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Zebra upgrades its mid-range mobile computers

November 23, 2016 Mark Cox 2
These machines, targeted mainly at standard retail outlets, have met with a strong initial response, selling more units before launch than other Zebra phones typically sell in 3-5 months.

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New Canadian organizational structure for Dell EMC accelerates successful integration

November 16, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on New Canadian organizational structure for Dell EMC accelerates successful integration
Dell EMC has made a restructuring in Canada into Enterprise and Commercial Sections, which are very close to pre-combination EMC and Dell respectively. They are crediting this as a key reason for strong performance over the last nine weeks.

Mary Ann Yule, president of HP Canada
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HP Canada’s Mary Ann Yule sees Canada as fertile ground for new HP focus

September 16, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on HP Canada’s Mary Ann Yule sees Canada as fertile ground for new HP focus
Mary Ann Yule believes the message of the new HP has strong resonance in Canada, particularly with the emphasis she has made since taking over of having HP’s Canadian staff be more empathetic to partners.

HP CEO Dion Weisler
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HP boss Weisler pledges bigger channel role driving new HP forward

September 12, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on HP boss Weisler pledges bigger channel role driving new HP forward
Weisler also discussed HP’s billion dollar acquisition of Samsung’s printer business, and how it will make HP a power in the A3 market.

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Dell Technologies pledges to lead next industrial revolution as new company gets underway

September 7, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell Technologies pledges to lead next industrial revolution as new company gets underway
Dell promises massive innovation and change in technology, while pledging minimal disruptive changes to the old Dell and EMC product lines.

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Lenovo channel chief pleased with North American performance

August 23, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Lenovo channel chief pleased with North American performance
Sammy Kinlaw reviews Lenovo’s recently concluded quarter in North America and indicates their initiatives going forward, including a new distribution agreement for the Motorola products.

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Dell, EMC provide update on integration process

May 2, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell, EMC provide update on integration process
Many details still have not yet been determined, or cannot be made public, but at EMC World, Dell and EMC indicated some additional information about what the massive new organization would look like, and be called, once the merger is complete.

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Next-gen HP Z1 all-in-one workstation significantly smaller, lighter and lower in cost

April 18, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Next-gen HP Z1 all-in-one workstation significantly smaller, lighter and lower in cost
The Z1 G3 also has additional features and storage. What may be a negative for some – and a plus for others – is the reduction of the display size, from 27 inches to 24. HP also announced new receiver software, which will give Apple Mac OS X users access to HP Z workstations.

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Dell Canada chief Kevin Peesker rounds up pink fluffy unicorns of Dell-EMC merger

April 13, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell Canada chief Kevin Peesker rounds up pink fluffy unicorns of Dell-EMC merger
Kevin Peesker used his lead keynote at Dell Canada’s large customer event in Toronto to address fact and fiction about the approaching EMC acquisition, with the pink fluffy unicorns of myth taking pride of place in his discussion.

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Lenovo sets sights on 30 per cent PC share, enhanced server growth

February 5, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Lenovo sets sights on 30 per cent PC share, enhanced server growth
Lenovo channel chief Sammy Kinlaw said raising System x server sales is his top priority for the year, as some partners still don’t sell these at all.