Year: 2013

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

Communications

Making it easier for partners to do business with Cisco in the mid-market

March 14, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Making it easier for partners to do business with Cisco in the mid-market
Donna Cooney, direct of partner development for collaboration at Cisco Canada, on the Business Edition 6000 and the Express Collaboration Specialization

Synnex Canada president Mitchell Martin
Distribution

Supercom deal driven by Synnex’s commitment to Canada: Martin

March 8, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Supercom deal driven by Synnex’s commitment to Canada: Martin
Distributor plans to combine brands, but keep Supercom’s Markham, Ont. headquarters open

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

Kaspersky sees new channel opportunities with Endpoint Security for Business

March 8, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Kaspersky sees new channel opportunities with Endpoint Security for Business
Sales chief Chris Doggett discusses KESB plans for current and new partners

Supercom Headquarters
Distribution

UPDATED: Synnex Canada snaps up Supercom in $36.5m distie deal

March 7, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on UPDATED: Synnex Canada snaps up Supercom in $36.5m distie deal
Venerable specialty distributor to join the Synnex family; Frank Luk appointed Synnex SVP of partner advocacy

Cisco UCS C-Series
Data Centre

Cisco opens UCS C-Class to CTO by Canadian disties

March 7, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Cisco opens UCS C-Class to CTO by Canadian disties
Agreements with Ingram Micro, Tech Data could reduce lead times for servers from weeks to days

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

Kaspersky’s Doggett outlines Canadian strategy

March 6, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Kaspersky’s Doggett outlines Canadian strategy
Security vendor outlines “partner-led” approach to Canadian market

Dan Baigent, senior director of business development for HP Cloud
Channel Programs

HP to open public cloud up to partners

March 6, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on HP to open public cloud up to partners
New programs will allow solution providers to refer, and eventually resell, HP public cloud services