Mounties charge IT guy over botnet scam
Plus, Lync as the new killer platform in the channel and Nokia’s disappointing financials
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Apple’s corporate iPhone, iPad app strength bad news for rivals
Plus, Microsoft BPOS faces a cloud outage and Dell’s use of social networking
Enterprise tablet use a growing trend for 2011: IDC Canada
IDC Canada says that 2011 will be a year of experimentation with tablets in the workplace, but the devices are still primarily built for consumers
LulzSec takes on Murdoch empire with
Plus, confusion around virtualization and the cloud could mean wasted money or opportunity
Cogeco Cable acquires Toronto managed services provider
The acquisition of Quiettouch Inc. may be profitable but probably not enough to extend Cogeco’s national reach, one analyst says
Breaking Android: Who is worse, Google or the OEMs?
Plus, Dell’s new asset management solution and Bloomberg’s cloud compliance strategy for Office 365
RIM rumoured to be planning Apple TV competitor
Plus, Microsoft’s new challenge and missing Google Apps earnings
Go inside the world’s meanest, greenest data centre
Cisco shows off a customer with 2.2 million square feet of data centre space
Acer slips to 4th place as global PC sales edge up
Plus, updates on Microsoft’s cloud billing and why one writer still dislikes McAfee
Cisco updates data centre products for cloud efficiency
The company is looking to improve the user experience and administrative efficiency with updates to is UCS and WAAS products
Cisco refreshes core technology
The updates allow partners to protect customers’ investments while providing faster, better technology, the company said
Apple flings patent lawsuit against HTC (again)
Plus, the coming trends in mobile malware and Microsoft WWPC rumours
LG slashes smartphone sales estimates for 2011
Plus, Oracle’s slow on the rebates and Cisco’s new video content strategy
SMB storage vendor moving into Canadian market
The company is looking to serve the SMB market with its network attached storage (NAS) solutions
Fusion-io enters Canada with Tech Data
The company has partnered with Tech Data Canada to allow fewer than 15 solution providers to sell its products