Small Business

Mark Macaulay, senior director of sales for TP-Link Canada
Distribution

TP-Link inks distribution deal with D&H Canada

October 15, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on TP-Link inks distribution deal with D&H Canada
TP-Link’s new partnership with D&H in Canada paves the way to a broader channel, will provide greater coverage for new 802.11AC wireless products.

Networking

Linksys continues relaunch with new fully managed switches

August 1, 2014 Mark Cox 1
Linksys continues the rebuilding of its brand in the SMB market with the announcement of the first fully managed gigabit switches in its Linksys Business product lineup.

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Cloud

SAP creates new division to serve smaller firms

July 24, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on SAP creates new division to serve smaller firms
SAP detaches SMBs from SMEs in a new organization which will give their on-prem focused VAR partners new opportunities with hybrid and cloud solutions.

Cloud

My Digital Shield looks to defend small biz

July 23, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on My Digital Shield looks to defend small biz
Security-as-a-service startup with a Canadian connection looks to the channel to sell enterprise-grade security to small business

Seagate NAS Pro
Storage

Seagate unveils new NAS lines for small business

July 15, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on Seagate unveils new NAS lines for small business
Seagate NAS Pro line includes everything from fully loaded to completely diskless for VARs who prefer to specify their own storage for customers’ NASes.

Dell DL 1000
Storage

Dell rolls out two new backup appliances, latest AppAssure release

July 15, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell rolls out two new backup appliances, latest AppAssure release
New backup appliances include the DL 1000, Dell’s first purpose-built for SMB, an area of strength for the Round Rock, Tex. vendor.

Mark Macaulay, senior director of sales for TP-Link Canada
Networking

TP-Link building Canadian channel presence

July 15, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on TP-Link building Canadian channel presence
TP-Link has strong global market share in the wireless LAN market, and is now focusing on getting its story out as it builds it team here in Canada.

McAfee worldwide channel chief Gavin Struthers
Channel Programs

McAfee launches referral program for SMB services

June 2, 2014 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off on McAfee launches referral program for SMB services
McAfee, better known for its enterprise products, is going after the broad SMB market with security services, rewarding partners for referral.

John Tonthat, director of business development and marketing for the EMC solutions group at Avnet Technology Solutions
Data Centre

Avnet debuts first made-for-Canada converged offering

May 8, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Avnet debuts first made-for-Canada converged offering
Avnet Technology Solutions’ new A20 pre-configured architecture of EMC and Cisco technology is its first stack designed for SMB and the Canadian market.

Miles Davis, Avaya Canada channel chief
Featured Post

Avaya adds contact center to IPOffice

February 4, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Avaya adds contact center to IPOffice
The latest version of IPOffice continues Avaya’s move back to the SMB market, introducing contact center capabilities to a wider array of Avaya partners.