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D&H Canada GM Greg Tobin
Distribution

D&H adds eight vendors, hints at new adjacency

July 7, 2011 Robert Dutt Comments Off on D&H adds eight vendors, hints at new adjacency
As new additions to linecard pile up, the distributor contemplates a new market opportunity

Jeff McFarlane
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BlueRange buys Mainline’s Canadian IBM business

July 5, 2011 Robert Dutt Comments Off on BlueRange buys Mainline’s Canadian IBM business
Parent group XTG also strengthens rental business with purchase of Germany’s Livingston Electronic Services

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Britec expands again with Empower purchase

July 5, 2011 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Britec expands again with Empower purchase
Acquisition strengthens solutions provider’s presence in Kelowna

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Consumerization of IT reaches tipping point: IDC study

July 5, 2011 Liam Lahey 2
CA Technologies-sponsored IDC study finds opportunity and risk for consumer-driven IT but denial is no longer an option

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Cloud

Office 365: Come for Exchange, stay for SharePoint, Lync

June 28, 2011 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Office 365: Come for Exchange, stay for SharePoint, Lync
Microsoft looking for the channel’s help in extending the Office 365 value prop beyond e-mail

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Cloud

Office 365: Addressing two potential channel caveats

June 28, 2011 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Office 365: Addressing two potential channel caveats
Billing questions persist, while VARs and MSPs also face competition from service providers

Eric Gales
Cloud

QuickVid: Partner opportunities with Office 365

June 28, 2011 Robert Dutt Comments Off on QuickVid: Partner opportunities with Office 365
Microsoft Canada chief Gales on partner innovations and cloud concerns

Judson Althoff Oracle
Channel Programs

Oracle tunes ISVs into Exastack with new program

June 28, 2011 Chris Talbot Comments Off on Oracle tunes ISVs into Exastack with new program
New program designed for software partners building on top of Exadata and Exalogic

Tim FitzGerald Avnet
Cloud

Avnet offers VARs customized cloud training

June 28, 2011 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Avnet offers VARs customized cloud training
Distributor’s new courses cover sales and engineering issues at its place or yours

Grant Aitken
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QuickVid: Top opportunities for VMware partners

June 28, 2011 Robert Dutt Comments Off on QuickVid: Top opportunities for VMware partners
Grant Aitken points partners at cross-selling and virutal desktop