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3Com embraces open source
The company is offering modules for its routers, switches that run open source network control applications. An analyst outlines the steps necessary to make the program a success
SAP partner confident new All-in-One will boost business
New version out in March will give partners the ability to sell hosted as well as in-premises version
Jimmy Davlouros takes charge of new consumer brand
The former BenQ COO returns home to Canada with a different electronics company
Come to a social, says Lotus
IBM division announces two new applications with Web 2.0 capabilities and collaboration features
Lotus racking up impressive numbers
Analysts and partners applaud financial performance but skeptical on marketing message
VAR New Year resolutions
Channel players discuss their goals for 2007 while one analyst offers his own tips. Learn how to: manage your cash, grow your business, manage your relationships, win wallet share
Four-core AMD powerhouse for gamers coming
But resellers will have to wait until early next year for HP’s models
The Top 25 Newsmakers of 2006 Number 3: Tech Data Rick Reid
A new distribution centre in B.C., more TechSelect members and record revenues made it merely a
The Top 25 Newsmakers of 2006 Number 2: Northern Micro Herman Yeh
Until federal bureaucrats came out with a proposal to overhaul the procurement of printers, he was a relatively unknown head of an Ottawa solution provider. Then he decided he wasn’t going to take it anymore
The Top 25 Newsmakers of 2006 – Number 21: Novell Canada Ross Chevalier
Major updates were rolled out this year, but the big gest events took place just as 2006 was coming to an end
The Top 25 Newsmakers of 2006 – Number 18: Synnex Canada Jim Estill
A big acquisition highlighted his year, making the company dominant in printer supply distribution
The Top 25 Newsmakers of 2006 – Number 17: OnX Sheldon Pollack
He’s splitting the company he co-founded to save it. Now Pollack has to build the publicly-traded firm again
The Top 25 Newsmakers of 2006 – Number 14: Open Text John Shackleton
The long-time Open Text executive outbid a competitor to get Hummingbird, but will the merger fly
Nortel expands Ethernet line
Nortel Networks has added two Ethernet switches to the low end of its line, aimed at helping partners sell to small and mid-sized companies