Hardware

Channel Programs

Lenovo Canada succeeding with Made in Canada messaging on SMB and channel strategy

May 21, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on Lenovo Canada succeeding with Made in Canada messaging on SMB and channel strategy
Colin McIsaac, Lenovo Canada’s executive director and GM, and Chris Fabes, Channel Leader in  Canada, discuss Lenovo’s Canadian strategy and the role of the channel in it.

Hardware

Dell sets new low price point with new entry level Precision mobile workstation models

May 20, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell sets new low price point with new entry level Precision mobile workstation models
The new Dell Precision 3540 provides a new low price point for Dell entry level workstations, while the more powerful Dell Precision 3541 becomes what Dell says is a new price-performance leader for the segment.

Hardware

LG looks to new IGEL partnership to expand its recent entry into end user computing

February 8, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off on LG looks to new IGEL partnership to expand its recent entry into end user computing
The IGEL OS will now support LG monitors and All-in-Ones broadly, but the major element in this new partnership will be a new LG-designed replacement for the IGEL UD 9 All-in-One.

Artificial Intelligence

HPE highlights memory-driven computing in cutting edge genomic research at HPE Discover

December 3, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on HPE highlights memory-driven computing in cutting edge genomic research at HPE Discover
Biotech startup Jungla is the first HPE customer to use the new Memory-Driven Computing Sandbox, to accelerate processing of individualized genomic testing data by more than 200 times compared with traditional hardware, taking the time needed to get results from around 250 days to as little as a day.

Hardware

Plantronics broadens headset use cases with three new series

October 9, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Plantronics broadens headset use cases with three new series
The newly announced ones are the Voyager 4200 UC, aimed at the ‘corridor warrior,’ and the Savi 8200, which extends the range of the Plantronics line that supports deskphones, mobile phones and PCs. They also recently announced the Elara 60 series, which is a mobile phone station.

Hardware

Scale Computing, APC bring Micro Data Center in a box solution to North America through Ingram Micro

September 17, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Scale Computing, APC bring Micro Data Center in a box solution to North America through Ingram Micro
The joint solution leverages Schneider Electric’s offerings, to provide a solution of racks, power, and HCI that Ingram Micro will integrate as well as distribute.

Hardware

ATEN brings Boundless Technology to 4-port KM switch

August 20, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on ATEN brings Boundless Technology to 4-port KM switch
ATEN has previously only made its Boundless technology, which removes the danger of short black screens when USB signals move from computer to computer, available in KVM-over-IP solutions. This gives it broader utility in control room applications which warrant always-on status.

Channel Communities

AV vendor Atlona looks to listen and learn with IT channel at CompTIA ChannelCon

July 26, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on AV vendor Atlona looks to listen and learn with IT channel at CompTIA ChannelCon
Atlona, which has been moving into the IT side of the AV space because of the convergence trends in the industry, is attending their first CompTIA ChannelCon event to talk with IT channel partners, get their take on convergence, and learn what the IT channel wants in an AV solution.

Hardware

Dell introduces industry-first 1U rack performance workstation with entry-level Dell Precision 3930

July 20, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell introduces industry-first 1U rack performance workstation with entry-level Dell Precision 3930
Dell also upgrades their two tower entry level workstations, with one, the Dell Precision 3630, getting a completely new chassis to make its form factor smaller.

Hardware

AMD touts software development as key in their hardware rebound

July 5, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on AMD touts software development as key in their hardware rebound
Dr. Jeffrey Cheng, the chief software architect at AMD, was just named an AMD fellow. He talks with ChannelBuzz about AMD software’s role in the company’s recent turnaround.