Computers

May Ann Yule, president and CEO of HP Canada
Computers

Reworked channel focus at HP Canada delivering strong results

April 13, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Reworked channel focus at HP Canada delivering strong results
HP isn’t just driving more business through the channel, but is also making changes in how it interacts with it, something which it is better able to do as a more focused company.

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Computers

HP looks to channel to drive new Pavilion gamer lineup

April 12, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on HP looks to channel to drive new Pavilion gamer lineup
HP made its first announcement of a consumer product family at a channel event, as it expects the channel will sell almost all of these new rigs, and while much of it will go through etailers and retailers, there is a VAR channel play here as well.

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Computers

HP touts digital enablement to top partners as key to strategy going forward

April 11, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on HP touts digital enablement to top partners as key to strategy going forward
HP celebrated a very strong year with their top partners at the company’s Executive Forum, outlining the direction of their strategy, and the role of the channel in it.

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Computers

The IT trends behind Canada’s learning spaces of the future

January 30, 2018 Robert Dutt Comments Off on The IT trends behind Canada’s learning spaces of the future
HP Canada president Mary Ann Yule on the opportunity HP sees in the Canadian education market, and how solution providers can profit on it.

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Computers

Acer rolls out new durable commercial Chromebook

January 26, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Acer rolls out new durable commercial Chromebook
In addition to the Chromebook 11 C732, Acer also announced a new ChromeBox offering, as well as a retail-focused convertible Chromebook.

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HP personal systems president Ron Coughlin
Computers

HP says DaaS a channel-first strategy from the get-go

November 13, 2017 Robert Dutt Comments Off on HP says DaaS a channel-first strategy from the get-go
HP’s PC chief tells Varnex attendees the vendor will build its device-as-a-service business through the channel, outlines momentum for the model.

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Channel Programs

Panasonic enhances program benefits for exclusive Prime partners

November 2, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Panasonic enhances program benefits for exclusive Prime partners
In addition to providing increased benefits for those partners who elect to sell only Panasonic rugged notebooks, Panasonic has also increased its investment in a channel account team to provide more reps to work with partners.

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Computers

Selling the Dell Technologies cutting edge in Canada

October 30, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Selling the Dell Technologies cutting edge in Canada
While Canadian customers have a generally accurate reputation for being late technology adopters, Dell EMC execs at last week’s Toronto forum said that they are seeing movement towards newer Dell Technologies offerings.

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Cloud

Dell makes PCaaS more flexible with new capabilities and AirWatch integration

October 25, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell makes PCaaS more flexible with new capabilities and AirWatch integration
Dell beefs up a PCaaS offering that existed long before its formal announcement in May, to provide more differentiation from their competitors in what is a tiny market today, but which they think is poised to grow significantly.

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Computers

Panasonic beefs up memory, enhances keyboard in semi-rugged Toughbook 54

September 21, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Panasonic beefs up memory, enhances keyboard in semi-rugged Toughbook 54
8GB memory is now standard, up from 4 GB, with the high end model moving from 8GB to 15 GB. The keyboard is now backlit with red rather than white for better nighttime use.

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HP personal systems president Ron Coughlin
Computers

HP pushes PCs towards as-a-service model

September 13, 2017 Robert Dutt Comments Off on HP pushes PCs towards as-a-service model
HP further refines its device-as-a-service offering, and starts the march towards moving PCs from transactional to contractual engagements.

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Computers

Integration on several levels highlights Dell Technologies’ first year

September 7, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Integration on several levels highlights Dell Technologies’ first year
Michael Sharun and Kevin Connolly, who run the two divisions of the Dell EMC business in Canada, review the year’s achievements from a Canadian perspective.

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Computers

Fundamental redesign of Dell Workstations enables immersive, AI-driven tomorrow

August 14, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Fundamental redesign of Dell Workstations enables immersive, AI-driven tomorrow
Dell is stressing that its recent workstations announcement is far more than just the latest feeds and speeds, but is part of a strategy to give customers the massive capabilities, immersive computing, and virtual reality of an AI-driven future that has already started.

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Computers

EMC vet Kevin Connolly to replace Kevin Peesker as Dell EMC Canada Commercial head

July 18, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on EMC vet Kevin Connolly to replace Kevin Peesker as Dell EMC Canada Commercial head
Connolly acknowledges he will need to work hard to assure Dell EMC Canada customers, partners and staff that a guy coming from the EMC side of the house gets the commercial business, which is mainly legacy Dell.

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Computers

Long-time Tech Data Canada VP Greg Myers takes Lenovo Canada channel chief role

June 26, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Long-time Tech Data Canada VP Greg Myers takes Lenovo Canada channel chief role
Myers’ retirement from Tech Data last month turns out to be an extended vacation, as the veteran distributor moves into Stefan Bockhop’s old position at Lenovo Canada.

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Computers

NComputing’s new RX-HDX thin client looks to bring Raspberry Pi to the enterprise

May 23, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on NComputing’s new RX-HDX thin client looks to bring Raspberry Pi to the enterprise
The new NComputing RH-HDX thin client boasts enterprise device management and dual monitor support capabilities, addressing two key enterprise concerns where Raspberry Pi 3 had been lacking.

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Cloud

Michael Dell distributes wisdom at Dell EMC World

May 9, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Michael Dell distributes wisdom at Dell EMC World
Dell Technologies’ CEO took questions on a myriad of topics, ranging from the wisdom of doubling down on PCs when the segment is in decline, to why a traditional hardware company believes it to be well positioned for the cloud era.

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Computers

Dell EMC brings ProDeploy model to PCs with ProDeploy Client Suite

January 11, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell EMC brings ProDeploy model to PCs with ProDeploy Client Suite
Like the ProDeploy Enterprise Suite introduced a little over a year ago, the Dell EMC ProDeploy Client Suite offers three levels of service offerings, designed in a way to make it easy for partners to resell or co-deliver.

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HP Canada channel chief John Cammalleri and president and CEO Mary Ann Yule
Computers

New Year’s Podcast Series: Mary Ann Yule and John Cammalleri of HP Canada

January 10, 2017 Robert Dutt Comments Off on New Year’s Podcast Series: Mary Ann Yule and John Cammalleri of HP Canada
HP Canada president and CEO Mary Ann Yule and channel chief John Cammalleri discuss the year that was 2016 and offer their predictions for 2017.

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Computers

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

January 5, 2017 Robert Dutt Comments Off on New Year’s Podcast Series: Stefan Bockhop of Lenovo Canada
Lenovo Canada director of channels Stefan Bockhop on the company’s 2016 campaign to build its datacentre story, and a look ahead to its 2017 partner program.

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