Is Microsoft’s CEO hunt being slowed by fear amongst candidates that the old guard is going to stick around?
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With Ballmer and Gates around, can anyone lead Microsoft?
by Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) •
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Podcast: Kaspersky’s Doggett and Lenovo’s Bockhop
by Robert Dutt •
Chris Doggett of Kaspersky Lab and Stefan Bockhop of Lenovo Canada kick off the 2014 season of the ChannelBuzz.ca Podcast.
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Channel Programs, Featured Post, Mobility, Networking
Motion Computing building new channel for networking
by Robert Dutt •
Tablet vendor Motion Computing is branching out into networking, and needs new partners for its new market.
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Cisco Canada Channel Chief on New Role, Goals for 2014
by Robert Dutt •
Cisco Canada channel chief David De Abreu talks about his new position and goals for the networking giant’s Canadian partner organization.
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Black Friday Catching On, Distributors Say
by Robert Dutt •
As Canadians line up for Boxing Day sales, evidence is growing from distribution that the U.S. Black Friday phenomenon is gaining momentum.
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IT Pros Don’t Get Much of a Holiday Break
by Chris Gonsalves (Channelnomics) •
Even when IT professionals get some rare holiday time off, their minds are frequently on the job.
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PC Monitor Market Still Bleak
by Chris Gonsalves (Channelnomics) •
Global shipments of PC monitors in Q3 fell 8.6 percent from a year ago, a declined blamed on the continuing softness in PC sales.
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Dell Revamps Channel to Give Partners More Incentives, Opportunities
by Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) •
Dell is turning over thousands of previously direct accounts to partners under channel program changes that give more power and rewards to the channel.
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HP Targets Copiers with New MFPs
by Robert Dutt •
HP’s S900 family takes the printer vendor into the copier room, but will its sales strategy leave managed print service providers behind?
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Cisco Slashes Forecast, Foresees Tough Times
by Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) •
Cisco Systems says its growth will slow in the coming year as demand for its core networking products slows and sales in emerging markets cool.
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Security predictions: 8 things to watch for in 2014
by Guest Poster •
The top security trends to watch for next year from Websense Security Labs director Jeffe Debrosse.
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50 Percent Contavene BYOD Policy: Survey
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“When you use them all the time it’s easy to use them in the work environment,” says Fortinet CMO of BYOD security challenges.
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HP: Cloud Is a Partner Play
by Robert Dutt •
HP Enterprise Group chief Bill Veghte suggests that HP’s cloud goal is to help partners build clouds, minimizes the role of the vendor’s own public cloud.
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Kaseya Launches RoverApps-based BYOD Suite
by Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) •
Managed services tools provider Kaseya launched the first product based on its RoverApps acquisition, the Kaseya BYOD Suite.
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Symantec Taking Grief Over Axed Services
by Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) •
Symantec quietly discontinued its Managed Firewall and Managed Endpoint Protection in June, then exited the cloud backup market more recently.
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Whitman Previews “New Architecture” from HP Labs
by Robert Dutt •
HP CEO Meg Whitman details memristor and Photonics technologies in development at HP Labs that she says will lead to a new technology architecture.
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Ingram Micro Executive Shift Puts Focus on Mobility
by Robert Dutt •
Distributor Ingram Micro introduces Steve Roberts as the new head of its nascent but growing mobility practice.
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New HP Canada Enterprise Chief Stays The Course
by Robert Dutt •
HP’s Charlie Atkinson wants to make sure partners embrace “the new style of IT”, eyes Canadian cloud solutions.
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IBM’s Cure for Cloud Storage Fears: Spread the Love
by Chris Gonsalves (Channelnomics) •
Big Blue is showing off new cloud storage software that promises dynamic migration across multiple clouds while safeguarding confidentiality and security.
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HP Targets VCE with Converged System Lineup
by Robert Dutt •
HP says move to converged system data center offerings will help partners increase volume and focus on higher-value services.
