Month: September 2013

D&H Canada GM Greg Tobin
Distribution

D&H Canada Looking Big for Events, New Home

September 13, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on D&H Canada Looking Big for Events, New Home
Distributor D&H Canada holds its sixth-annual technology trade show and looks to a new location that will double its available space.

Alistair Forbes, general manager of GFI MAX Business Unit
Featured Post

GFI MAX Boasts 8,000 MSPs Now in Network

September 13, 2013 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off on GFI MAX Boasts 8,000 MSPs Now in Network
As the managed services segment is undergoing consolidation and change, GFI MAX is boasting gains in the number of MSPs using its RMM platform.

Ingram Micro global cloud chief Renée Bergeron
Cloud

Ingram Micro buys Toronto’s SoftCom

September 13, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Ingram Micro buys Toronto’s SoftCom
Ingram Micro has been early to the game in building a distribution cloud practice, but the Toronto-based Web company is its first cloud acquisition.

Michael Dell
Channel Programs

The Vote’s In: Dell to Go Private

September 12, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on The Vote’s In: Dell to Go Private
Dell says it’s got the shareholder support for founder Michael Dell’s bid to take the company private, a move that will allow it to speed its transformation.

OnX Canada president Paul Khawaja
Featured Post

OnX Names Paul Khawaja First Canadian President

September 12, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on OnX Names Paul Khawaja First Canadian President
In his new role, Khawaja aims to continue building on OnX’s position as a partner that can assist customers at any point in their IT transition.

server sales are up, but revenues are not following
Computers

Good News: PC Sales Climb in Double Digits

September 12, 2013 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off on Good News: PC Sales Climb in Double Digits
PC sales through the channel are growing in spite of much faster growth for tablets and other devices, GTDC chairman says.

Internet of Things
Big Data

Xively Aims To Build Channel for Internet of Things

September 12, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Xively Aims To Build Channel for Internet of Things
Xively, a cloud platform for the Internet of Things owned by LogMeIn, looks to connect business expertise with technical skills to round out IoT offerings.

Manal Guirguis, director of product management at Tech Data Canada.
Distribution

Tech Data brings Activate-Here ESD program to Canada

September 11, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Tech Data brings Activate-Here ESD program to Canada
Tech Data Canada’s first foray into electronic software distribution includes most of the distributor’s Microsoft lineup, with more software to come.

HPC servers
Featured Post

IDC Finds Server Bright Spot in Global HPC Sales

September 11, 2013 Chris Gonsalves (Channelnomics) Comments Off on IDC Finds Server Bright Spot in Global HPC Sales
Worldwide revenue for the HPC servers jumped 7.9 percent to $2.6 billion in the second quarter of 2013, up from $2.4 billion in the same period last year.

Chimney Group CEO Henric Larsson at HP's workstations event
Computers

Apple Professional Customers Ripe for the Picking

September 11, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Apple Professional Customers Ripe for the Picking
As Apple’s de-emphasizes its professional lineup, even diehard loyalists in creative fields are looking for high-performance alternatives elsewhere.