Notebooks

Data Centre

Dell lays out aggressive strategy to partners for North America expansion

October 20, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell lays out aggressive strategy to partners for North America expansion
Dell’s North American head Bill Rodrigues laid out Dell’s plans for growth to partners at Dell’s PartnerDirect Summit at Dell World.

Computers

HP touts collaboration, security innovations in new, mainly AMD Elite products

October 5, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on HP touts collaboration, security innovations in new, mainly AMD Elite products
Several new desktops, all-in-ones and notebooks were announced, with HP emphasizing new design, security and collaboration features, some of which are unique to them.

Hardware

Designing Dell: Dell’s Industrial Design team talks turkey with media

May 29, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Designing Dell: Dell’s Industrial Design team talks turkey with media
Dell’s hardware designers explain their original mandate, to turn Dell from a follower to a leader in product innovation, and discuss their design philosophy and principles that underlay the large degree of success they have in this area now compared to a decade ago.

Computers

New ultra thin and light Elitebook 1020 highlights HP notebook announcements

December 2, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on New ultra thin and light Elitebook 1020 highlights HP notebook announcements
The major news here is the introduction of an entirely new product, the HP EliteBook Folio 1020 family, which HP is touting as the thinnest and lightest business-class notebooks in the industry, and which is targeted mainly at the executive market.

Computers

‘One Lenovo’ philosophy to guide both smartphone, server integrations

November 11, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on ‘One Lenovo’ philosophy to guide both smartphone, server integrations
Lenovo’s view is that the telcos are the preferred route to market for Motorola, but Lenovo also wants to go to market with alternative routes as well, to get more devices to more people.

Vincent Brissot, HP’s Vice President of Worldwide Channel Marketing for Printing and Personal Systems.
Mobility

HP targets mobile workplace with joint Microsoft-Intel program

July 14, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on HP targets mobile workplace with joint Microsoft-Intel program
A new partnership will see HP, Microsoft and Intel work together on a cohessive commercial mobility strategy from hardware through to go-to-market strategy.

Lenovo North American channel chief Chris Frey
Channel Programs

Lenovo simplifies incentives with upfront rebates

May 14, 2014 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off on Lenovo simplifies incentives with upfront rebates
Lenovo continues to woo the channel community by providing resellers with upfront rebates, simplified purchasing and sales reporting and expedited payments.

Synnex Canada president Mitchell Martin
Channel Communities

Synnex Canada looks for more engagement from Varnex members

April 22, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Synnex Canada looks for more engagement from Varnex members
Members of Synnex’s Canadian Varnex community need to engage, or its time for them to move on, distributor says.

Colin McIsaac, managing director, Lenovo Canada
Computers

Lenovo Going After SMB With “Renewed Optimism”

November 1, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Lenovo Going After SMB With “Renewed Optimism”
Lenovo Canada’s chief says the PC vendor is gaining ground in areas outside of its traditional enterprise and public sector strongholds.

HP ChromeBook 14
Computers

HP Chromebooks Reflect Erosion in Windows Dominance

October 23, 2013 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) 2
At a time when HP CEO Meg Whitman says former allies Microsoft and Intel are now rivals, HP’s move towards Chromebook show the challenges Windows faces.