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Mary Ann Yule to come from CDW Canada to run HP Canada Co.

January 7, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Mary Ann Yule to come from CDW Canada to run HP Canada Co.
HP names a well-known Canadian channel veteran as the replacement for Lloyd Bryant in Canada.

Computers

HP touts collaboration, security innovations in new, mainly AMD Elite products

October 5, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on HP touts collaboration, security innovations in new, mainly AMD Elite products
Several new desktops, all-in-ones and notebooks were announced, with HP emphasizing new design, security and collaboration features, some of which are unique to them.

Computers

D&H sees value in Chrome beyond education

August 24, 2015 Robert Dutt Comments Off on D&H sees value in Chrome beyond education
D&H Canada adds Chrome Device Management console, says it will focus on SMB opportunities as new platform comes of age.

Computers

Security heart of theme HP wants partners to sell around Windows 10

July 23, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Security heart of theme HP wants partners to sell around Windows 10
In addition to a host of new Windows 10 products, HP is launching an aggressive campaign to help partners sell them, especially into 10-100 person organizations.

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Acer brings first Chrome All-in-One desktop with touch display to Canada

June 26, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Acer brings first Chrome All-in-One desktop with touch display to Canada
Acer Chromebase DC221HQ series, which is coming to market in Canada through Acer’s commercial channel, has both touch and non-touch display options.

Channel Programs

New Dell partner benefits kick in with new fiscal year

February 27, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on New Dell partner benefits kick in with new fiscal year
Compared to last year, the changes to Dell’s partner program as the company begins a new fiscal year are much more modest, although the extension of rebates for new business to Registered partners will cause much cheer in that quarter.

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New Year’s Podcast Series: Stefan Bockhop of Lenovo Canada

February 18, 2015 Robert Dutt Comments Off on New Year’s Podcast Series: Stefan Bockhop of Lenovo Canada
Lenovo Canada channel chief Stefan Bockhop recaps a busy 2014 and offers predictions for 2015 on this edition of the ChannelBuzz.ca Podcast.

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Lenovo nearing full integration of growing server business

February 4, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Lenovo nearing full integration of growing server business
In a review of Lenovo’s North American quarter from a channel perspective, Chris Frey also talked channel growth, tablets and PCs, and why we are still waiting on the new North American mobility strategy.

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HP announces next-gen workstation Ultrabooks

January 5, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on HP announces next-gen workstation Ultrabooks
The Zbook 15u checks in at 6.3 lbs compared to 4.23 for the HP Zbook 14, while both have 5th-generation Intel Core processors, up to 16 GB of memory and up to 1.25 TB of storage.

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New ultra thin and light Elitebook 1020 highlights HP notebook announcements

December 2, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on New ultra thin and light Elitebook 1020 highlights HP notebook announcements
The major news here is the introduction of an entirely new product, the HP EliteBook Folio 1020 family, which HP is touting as the thinnest and lightest business-class notebooks in the industry, and which is targeted mainly at the executive market.