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Mobility

Citrix is a security company: Citrix Canada’s Michael Murphy

February 25, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Citrix is a security company: Citrix Canada’s Michael Murphy
In a wide-ranging discussion of where Citrix is headed in the Canadian market, their country manager also identifies key issues with competition, mobility, storage, and the impact of recent announced changes to the partner program.

Mobility

Lenovo acquisition of Motorola finally done

October 30, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on Lenovo acquisition of Motorola finally done
The completion of the acquisition of Motorola Mobility will allow Lenovo to provide North American partners with smartphones for the first time. But don’t look for them to provide BlackBerry devices any time soon.

Matt Morgan, vice president of corporate product marketing at Citrix.
Mobility

Citrix unveils new mobile workspace solutions

May 7, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on Citrix unveils new mobile workspace solutions
Citrix debuts Citrix Workspace Suite, bringing together some of its key mobile workspace products.

secure messaging
Communications

Secure messaging: So hot, it’s crazy

May 6, 2014 Chris Gonsalves (Channelnomics) Comments Off on Secure messaging: So hot, it’s crazy
The perfect secure messaging app probably hasn’t been built yet, but give John McAfee credit for turning our attention to an area of real concern.

BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins
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Blackberry Sale Dead, CEO Out

November 4, 2013 Chris Gonsalves (Channelnomics) Comments Off on Blackberry Sale Dead, CEO Out
The deadline for Blackberry to find a suitor has come and gone with no deal, and it will now soldier on by raising $1 billion in new funding on its own.

Ashton Kutcher with a Lenovo Yoga Tablet
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Dude Where’s My Yoga? Lenovo Taps Ashton Kutcher for Tablet Development

October 31, 2013 Chris Gonsalves (Channelnomics) Comments Off on Dude Where’s My Yoga? Lenovo Taps Ashton Kutcher for Tablet Development
Lenovo introduces actor Ashton Kutcher, fresh from portraying Steve Jobs, as its development partner for new Yoga-branded tablets

BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins
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Blackberry Suitors Want Security, Not Phones

October 18, 2013 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off on Blackberry Suitors Want Security, Not Phones
The list of potential suitors for beleaguered Blackberry continues to grow, with Cisco, Amazon and Lenovo being added to the list.

BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins
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BlackBerry to Go Private in $4.7B Deal

September 23, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on BlackBerry to Go Private in $4.7B Deal
Waterloo-based BlackBerry has found its out — a consortium led by its largest investor, Toronto’s Fairfax, will buy the company for $9 per share.

Nokia Lumia
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Microsoft Out on $7B Limb With Nokia Mobile Buy

September 3, 2013 Chris Gonsalves (Channelnomics) Comments Off on Microsoft Out on $7B Limb With Nokia Mobile Buy
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer says acquiring handset maker Nokia is necessary to keep up with the smartphone R&D output of rivals Google and Apple.

Lenovo is the new PC king
Computers

Hail Lenovo: The New King of PCs

July 12, 2013 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off on Hail Lenovo: The New King of PCs
Lenovo overtook HP again in quarterly PC shipments, becoming the largest personal computer manufacturer in the world. But the PC market continues to shrink.