D&H co-President Dan Schwab was in attendance at the Toronto show and gave his views on the event and their Canadian business in general.
Distribution, Small Business
D&H celebrates tenth year in Canada at Toronto trade show
by Mark Cox •
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Software, Sponsored Content
Celebrating Canadian entrepreneurship and success at Sage Summit Toronto
by Mark Cox •
Sage Canada head Paul Struthers recaps the highlights of the recent Sage Summit in Toronto.
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Backup, Managed Services, Security, Small Business
SolarWinds MSP unveils new, more granular automated document recovery solution
by Mark Cox •
SolarWinds MSP’s price to partners of $4 per endpoint in Canada is designed to allow both the MSP to make money while also being less expensive for the customer than consumer-grade alternatives.
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Cloud, Small Business, Software
New Toronto office highlights Canadian-specific announcements at Toronto Sage Summit
by Mark Cox •
Sage also announced new data from a survey they commissioned about small business in Canada, and pledged to work to bring together groups to lobby on their customers’ behalf.
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Printing and Imaging
HP print boss: “We’re driving a print renaissance”
by Robert Dutt •
With its printing business growing again, HP is focusing on outcomes in three key markets to keep the growth going.
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Servers, Small Business
HPE strengthens small business servers with ClearCenter partnership, reborn MicroServer
by Mark Cox •
The exclusive deal with ClearCenter provides a Linux platform that provides server, networking and gateway functionality, and combined with the HPE ProLiant MicroServer, provides a low-cost offering for small businesses and SOHOs.
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Software, Sponsored Content
Why Small Businesses Need to Focus on Human Resources
by Mark Cox •
Sage Canada’s Managing Director outlines the significance of human resources management for small businesses.
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Security
Trend Micro brings new XGen technology to small business Worry-Free services
by Mark Cox •
XGen technology brings Trend’s machine learning to the endpoint, both to improve effectiveness, and to provide Trend Micro partners with a counter to machine learning-based next-gen providers.
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Cloud, Software
WPS Office enhances software, looking to take small business share from Office 365
by Mark Cox •
WPS Office has been primarily consumer and OEM-focused in North America, using a freemium model, but they have a paid product, and recently began to recruit a reseller channel.
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Mobility, Networking, Small Business, Uncategorized
Cisco beefs up SMB wireless portfolio
by Mark Cox •
The highlight of the multiple product announcement is the upgrading of the Cisco Mobility Express management software, to deliver true enterprise functionality at a small business price point.
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Networking, Small Business
Zyxel targets upgrades from 1GB with new 10G Uplink Layer 3 Managed Switches
by Mark Cox •
The new series, a complete redesign rather than an upgrade of the series it replaces, is also priced at around half what similar switches used to go for, which Zyxel thinks will help it with small business customers.
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Managed Services, Security
Avast to embrace AVG for Business non-freemium model as acquisition closes
by Mark Cox •
Avast also stresses its commitment to AVG’s RMM business, and indicates that while the goal is to expand the number of resellers, they will also be rationalizing the product line.
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Managed Services, Security, Small Business
My Digital Shield adds assurance protection against breaches
by Mark Cox •
Security-as-a-service provider My Digital Shield recently launched an assurance program to cover its small business customers in the event of a breach, with a major mobility initiative likely the next to roll out.
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Channel Programs, Cloud, Internet of Things
Digital transformation focus creates larger opportunity: Nadella
by Robert Dutt •
Kicking off the company’s 2016 Worldwide Partner Conference in Toronto, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella outlines what a focus on the digital transformation of business will mean to both Microsoft and its partners.
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Big Data, Cloud, E-commerce
Sad news: SAP Anywhere launch in Canada delayed indefinitely
by Mark Cox •
SAP Anywhere formally launched in the U.S. this week. But while demand for the small business-focused CRM solution is strong, a change in SAP’s SMB applications strategy has led to the Canadian launch being put on hold for now.
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Managed Services, Storage
Datto unveils SMB Sync and Share offering with low cost, free year offer
by Mark Cox •
Datto is looking to disrupt a highly commoditized market, attract a significant number of new prospects for its channel, and provide upgrade options to better monetize the offering.
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Managed Services, Small Business
HPE releases hybrid compute managed service for small business/ROBO market
by Mark Cox •
The HPE ProLiant Easy Connect Managed Hybrid solution is a subscription based offering for small businesses and ROBO environments. But while American partners get access to it in a couple weeks, Canadian ones will have to wait a while – like until Q4.
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Networking, Small Business
Linksys enhances small business line by adding clustering to all wireless APs
by Mark Cox •
Linksys continues a strategy it began by expanding captive portal from its flagship product to its entire wireless line, to beef up the entire portfolio at a time when small business demand for wireless is strong.
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Mobility, Networking
Xirrus enhances MSP support with CommandCenter to simply Wi-Fi-as-a-Service management
by Mark Cox •
In addition to CommandCenter, which greatly simplifies the provisioning of new customers, Xirrus is also announcing enhancements to their MSP program to improve benefits.
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Networking
Cisco Canada opens Toronto Innovation Centre
by Robert Dutt •
Cisco Canada’s new Innovation Centre aims to create a place to work together with customers and partners on creating new solutions.
