Security

Patty Gray, Westcon's VP of global vendor relationships
Distribution

Westcon looks to ramp up F5 business as first global distributor

July 31, 2012 Robert Dutt 1
The networking-focused VAD sees the vendor’s emerging security focus as an opportunity to grow

Simon Dudley, video evangelist at LifeSize
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LifeSize video evangelist aims to conquer culture problem

July 10, 2012 Chris Talbot Comments Off on LifeSize video evangelist aims to conquer culture problem
Technological evolution has outpaced user acceptance, Simon Dudley says

Gavin Miller, vice president of marketing, solutions and sales acceleration at Avnet Technology Solutions, Americas
Distribution

Avnet inks Polycom distribution deal

July 3, 2012 Chris Talbot Comments Off on Avnet inks Polycom distribution deal
New partnership is distributor’s first foray into the video part of the unified communications market

McAfee Canada chief Ross Allen
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Government IT security still reactive, not proactive

June 18, 2012 Chris Talbot Comments Off on Government IT security still reactive, not proactive
McAfee study shows 97.5 of respondents have been exposed to security threat in past year

BlueStar Canada president Jacques Lapierre
Distribution

BlueStar to focus on natural resources for Canadian growth

June 12, 2012 Guest Poster Comments Off on BlueStar to focus on natural resources for Canadian growth
Distributor holds annual VARTech event in Toronto

HP CEO Meg Whitman
Cloud

HP’s Whitman: R&D will overcome infrastructure commoditization

June 5, 2012 Robert Dutt Comments Off on HP’s Whitman: R&D will overcome infrastructure commoditization
CEO outlines plans to re-establish HP as engineering- and innovation-driven company

Tech Data Canada's Rick Reid on picking up Hartco's distribution business
Distribution

Tech Data sales down, but profits up for Q1

May 30, 2012 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Tech Data sales down, but profits up for Q1
Big, enterprise-focused VARs gaining ground while smaller players hurting, Canadian chief says

Michael Calce, the hacker formerly known as MafiaBoy
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Top Internet security threats still basic: MafiaBoy

May 23, 2012 Guest Poster 1
The basic tenets of security still go a long way to keeping businesses safe, reformed hacker says

Paul Comessotti
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Check Point launches free updated ZoneAlarm firewall

May 21, 2012 Guest Poster 2
Free consumer-focused suite adds value to partner offerings, regional director says

Chris Doggett, managing director of Kaspersky Lab North America
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Kaspersky launches managed security service offering

May 15, 2012 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Kaspersky launches managed security service offering
MSP edition allows partner to charge for licenses on a monthly, rather than yearly, basis