Small Business

Distribution

D&H celebrates tenth year in Canada at Toronto trade show

September 28, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on D&H celebrates tenth year in Canada at Toronto trade show
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.

Software

Celebrating Canadian entrepreneurship and success at Sage Summit Toronto

August 8, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Celebrating Canadian entrepreneurship and success at Sage Summit Toronto
Sage Canada head Paul Struthers recaps the highlights of the recent Sage Summit in Toronto.

Backup

SolarWinds MSP unveils new, more granular automated document recovery solution

August 3, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on SolarWinds MSP unveils new, more granular automated document recovery solution
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.

Cloud

New Toronto office highlights Canadian-specific announcements at Toronto Sage Summit

June 28, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on New Toronto office highlights Canadian-specific announcements at Toronto Sage Summit
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.

Enrique Lores, president of imaging and printing for HP Inc.
Printing and Imaging

HP print boss: “We’re driving a print renaissance”

June 19, 2017 Robert Dutt Comments Off on HP print boss: “We’re driving a print renaissance”
With its printing business growing again, HP is focusing on outcomes in three key markets to keep the growth going.

Servers

HPE strengthens small business servers with ClearCenter partnership, reborn MicroServer

June 5, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on HPE strengthens small business servers with ClearCenter partnership, reborn MicroServer
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.

Software

Why Small Businesses Need to Focus on Human Resources

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Sage Canada’s Managing Director outlines the significance of human resources management for small businesses.

Security

Trend Micro brings new XGen technology to small business Worry-Free services

April 11, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Trend Micro brings new XGen technology to small business Worry-Free services
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.

Cloud

WPS Office enhances software, looking to take small business share from Office 365

April 11, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on WPS Office enhances software, looking to take small business share from Office 365
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.

Mobility

Cisco beefs up SMB wireless portfolio

March 29, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Cisco beefs up SMB wireless portfolio
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.