Month: November 2013

Miles Davis, Avaya Canada channel chief
Channel Programs

New Avaya Canada Channel Chief Focused on Capacity and Capability

November 14, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on New Avaya Canada Channel Chief Focused on Capacity and Capability
Miles Davis takes over Canadian channel as former channel chief Renzo Dipasquale heads up vendor’s enterprise business.

Dan Sottile, CMO of Long View Systems
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Long View CMO Dan Sottile Passes Away

November 13, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Long View CMO Dan Sottile Passes Away
Veteran executive the reason Long View has grown as it has, solution provider’s CEO says.

An HP Moonshot Server
Data Centre

HP’s New AMD-fueled Moonshot Aimed at VDI

November 13, 2013 Chris Gonsalves (Channelnomics) Comments Off on HP’s New AMD-fueled Moonshot Aimed at VDI
HP continues to shoot for the moon with its power- and space-thrifty Moonshot servers, this week rolling out a line based on Opteron processors from AMD.

ERP Guru president Martin McNicoll, a NetSuite Partner
Cloud

NetSuite Introduces Consultant Certification

November 13, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on NetSuite Introduces Consultant Certification
NetSuite says certification program for consultants implementing cloud-based ERP will provide partners differentiation and customers clarity.

Mike Feldman, president of Xerox’s Large Enterprise Operations.
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Xerox Infuses Managed Print With Intelligence

November 13, 2013 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off on Xerox Infuses Managed Print With Intelligence
Xerox is taking the wraps off a series of managed print tools and services that give enterprises more intelligence on document processes.

Lenovo's Touch Combat Kit
Computers

Quarterly Numbers Good for Lenovo, Bad for PCs in General

November 11, 2013 Chris Gonsalves (Channelnomics) Comments Off on Quarterly Numbers Good for Lenovo, Bad for PCs in General
The PC market is a tough place even for the world’s largest maker of the increasingly commoditized gear.

Former Microsoft exec Stephen Elop is reportedly one of the finalists for the CEO role.
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Microsoft Narrows CEO Search, Strategic Shift Possible

November 11, 2013 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off on Microsoft Narrows CEO Search, Strategic Shift Possible
Microsoft reportedly narrowed the list of possible replacements for retiring CEO Steve Ballmer.

Podcast Microphone
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ChannelBuzz.ca Podcast: Cisco’s Gidwani and VMware’s Gales

November 11, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on ChannelBuzz.ca Podcast: Cisco’s Gidwani and VMware’s Gales
Shanti Gidwani of Cisco Canada discusses healthcare opportunities, and VMWare Canada boss Eric Gales discusses the hiring of Donna Wittmann.

Donna Wittmann, new executive director, channels, alliances and commercial sales, VMware Canada
Channel Programs

VMware’s Wittmann To Build Out Canadian Channel Plans

November 7, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on VMware’s Wittmann To Build Out Canadian Channel Plans
Donna Wittmann, new executive director, channels, alliances and commercial sales, VMware Canada

Cisco's Nexus 9000 family is a big part of its Insieme Application-Centric Infrastructure Play
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Cisco Unveils Insieme Plans: Application-Centric Infrastructure

November 7, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Cisco Unveils Insieme Plans: Application-Centric Infrastructure
Cisco unveils plans to purchase the rest of spin-in Insieme Networks, and to use their technology to power a new assault on software-defined networking,