Month: March 2013

Joe Langner, EVP of midmarket solutions at Sage North America
Channel Programs

Sage looks to hook partners up with its own Big Data

March 26, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Sage looks to hook partners up with its own Big Data
ERP vendor will mine its database of millions of customers for partner upsale opportunities, introduces new MDF program

Bob Martin, national business partner manager, Cisco Canada
Channel Programs

Connecting the right talent to Cisco partners

March 26, 2013 Guest Poster Comments Off on Connecting the right talent to Cisco partners
Cisco Canada’s Bob Martin outlines some of the efforts the vendor is taking to help solution providers find the right people

Windows 8.1 Screen
Computers

Intel, Microsoft preparing channel for coming refresh

March 25, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Intel, Microsoft preparing channel for coming refresh
100-plus million PCs are in need of an update, and either new PC innovation or the looming XP deadline will drive the refresh

Stefan Bockhop
Featured Post

Lenovo extends 60-day terms through Tech Data Canada

March 25, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Lenovo extends 60-day terms through Tech Data Canada
The PC vendor adds a third distributor to those able to offer its extended terms to SMB-focused resellers

Dell XPS convertibe Ultrabook
Computers

Intel sees decline of 10-inch tablet

March 25, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Intel sees decline of 10-inch tablet
Chipmaker outlines plans for the future of the tablet and the ultrabook at its Intel Solutions Summit

Chris Doggett, managing director of Kaspersky Lab North America
Featured Post

Kaspersky gaining momentum with MSP program

March 20, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Kaspersky gaining momentum with MSP program
Antimalware vendor’s channel chief shares the company’s plans for building up its offering for managed service providers

Intel's Sharon Alt
Featured Post

Liveblog: Intel Solutions Summit 2013

March 20, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Liveblog: Intel Solutions Summit 2013
As it happens news from Intel’s annual solution provider event in Los Angeles

HP Elite 8300 All-in-One
Computers

All-in-ones cut the cord, not the performance

March 20, 2013 Guest Poster Comments Off on All-in-ones cut the cord, not the performance
HP Canada’s Maria Del Rio-Arbuckle weighs in on the benefits of the all-in-one PC design for business users.

Clouds
Cloud

Canada moves up in BSA’s cloud-readiness rankings

March 14, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Canada moves up in BSA’s cloud-readiness rankings
Intellectual property laws and improved access bump Canada up to ninth, but there’s still work to be done around security and accessibility

Greg Myers on Tech Data Canada's new Sharp distribution deal
Cloud

Tech Data Canada gets SPLA okay from Microsoft

March 14, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Tech Data Canada gets SPLA okay from Microsoft
Move gives a broader range of solution providers access to Microsoft’s easiest pay-as-you-go licensing model for hosted software offerings