Dell’s acquisition of Silverback shouldn’t worry channel: observers
However, VARs looking to enter the managed services arena may want to make the move sooner, rather than later
A veteran technology and business journalist, Jeff Jedras began his career in technology journalism in the late 1990s, covering the booming (and later busting) Ottawa technology sector for Silicon Valley North and the Ottawa Business Journal, as well as everything from municipal politics to real estate.He later covered the technology scene in Vancouver before joining IT World Canada in Toronto in 2005, covering enterprise IT for ComputerWorld Canada. He would go on to cover the channel as an assistant editor with CDN.His writing has appeared in the Vancouver Sun, the Ottawa Citizen and a wide range of industry trade publications.
Mi5 hopes to leave channel stirred, not shaken
Web security start-up launches channel program and enlists CMI to penetrate the Canadian market
Making it easier to be green
The vendors are talking-up green-friendly technologies, but is anyone listening?
WebSense recognizes partner leadership and takes training online
A new contest will award a motorcycle to the partner that does the most SMB business
EMC simplifies storage offerings for a mid-market play
Vendor targets new products at SMBs and simplifies its partner program
IBM acquires DataMirror for $170 million
Substantial customer, partner overlap between Big Blue and the Canadian data integration software developer
NetSuite pitches usability, functionality and balance
One Canadian partner sees opportunities for the VAR community in NetSuite 2007 release
Cisco brings back role sharing
Responding to partner feedback, the vendor will allow limited sharing of specialization roles in its partner program
Partners can get smart with Microsoft
New Office promo will reward one customer, and one partner, with a new smart car
Oracle turns to the distributors for SMB help
The vendor is tapping TechData and Ingram Micro to reach the SMB space, but Sage Software says going down market isn’t always easy
Corel wants to help partners harness the digital media opportunity
After several recent acquisitions, the Ottawa-based software vendor is creating a digital media sales certification to help its partners sell the new Corel
NetSuite pitches usability, functionality balance
One Canadian partner sees opportunities for the VAR community in NetSuite 2007 release
Partner claims HP/Mercury is on the right track
Vendor takes significant steps toward integrating Mercury with other HP platforms
HP aims to simplify its notebook lineup
The 2007 roadmap for HP includes less product lines and more standardization