HP looks to right its own IT ship
Vendor announces enhanced storage, software and security offerings and promises to practice what it preaches
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.
Channel revenue outpacing direct
IDC Canada forecasts indirect software revenue will surpass direct revenue by 2011
Webroot sets its sights on Canadian SMBs
Anti-spyware vendor taps Ingram Micro to help expand its Canadian channel
Nortel and IBM join forces
Powerhouse vendors come together for a joint unified communications solution for the SMB market
Linksys revamps channel program for SMBs
Vendor moving from a volume to a value based channel model, aligning more closely with parent company Cisco Systems
IBM to simplify business with channel
The vendor also announced an Express Advantage program for partners selling to midmarket companies in 23 new countries
Economists predict slow profit growth for Canadian IT manufacturers
Despite forecast, one Canadian distributor says customer demand is reaching record rnhighs this yearrn
Graphics card maker Nvidia facing 51 civil suits
The complaints allege price fixing with rival ATI. An analyst cautions system builders to check product prices
Ingram’s Seismic climbs the services scale
Four new additions to the distributor’s virtual services warehouse are intended to complete the offering
Microsoft looks to channel for BI growth
Business intelligence is more about implementation than the actual application, according to the software giant
Cisco still trying to defend its aftermarket turf
It’s urging partners to use its refurbished equipment program, but analyst says the vendor still can’t compete
SAP won’t be a big buyer, says CEO
Internal innovation, not acquisition, is company’s future, Kagermann tells Sapphire
Ingram’s Seismic climbs the Richter Scale
Four new additions to the distributor’s virtual services warehouse are intended to complete the offering
IBM chief wants Big Blue to be an SMB company
Palmisano also tells PartnerWorld the company is lowering headcount to bring staff closer to customers and partners
IBM to reduce complexity, increase collaboration with channel
The company didn’t waste time at PartnerWorld, announcing on the opening day new ways partners can team, exchange information and learn. Our convention coverage starts here