Chromebooks for business? Vendors say yes, but barriers remain
In the consumer space, Chromebooks have been generating a great deal of hype, although that hype has…
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.
SMBs have false sense of IT security: report
A new report by security vendor McAfee and retailer Office Depot found there appears to be a…
SMBs have older PCs; channel can help with upgrades: Intel
A new study sponsored by Intel Corp. is highlighting the productivity costs small businesses are facing due…
Xerox Canada enters the retail channel
Printing and imaging vendor Xerox Canada is entering the retail channel, through a partnership with Best Buy…
BlackBerry looking at how to monetize 20 million new iOS, Android BBM users
The numbers are in and BlackBerry’s launch of its BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) service on Android and iOS…
Feds outline aggressive Shared Services transformation timeline
Attendees at the recent GTEC conference in Ottawa got an inside look at the federal government’s aggressive…
Montreal solution provider launches e-commerce solution for SMBs
Montreal-based solution provider Acceo Solutions is targeting small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) with an expanded management solution…
Six ways for your business to win with data
ORLANDO — How far ahead of the data curve was UK-based grocer and retailer Tesco PLC? It had to…
Dell says its new mobile workstation is light and ultra-thin
Workstations have traditionally been bulky and boxy, but Dell is trying to break that mold with its…
New Citrix partner certifications target XenDesktop 7 skills
Citrix Systems is taking a solutions-based approach with the roll-out of the first of several new sets…
SAS not ruling out channel-sales for joint SAP in-memory solutions
ORLANDO – A new strategic partnership between SAS Institute and SAP AG will see the vendors bringing…
8 new features coming to a BlackBerry near you with BlackBerry OS 10.2
While Android and iOS users have been eagerly downloading BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) this week, BlackBerry users are…
Microsoft Canada bringing next retail store to Square One in Mississauga, Ont.
The Greater Toronto Area is getting its second Microsoft store, with Microsoft Canada confirming this week that…
Reports of BlackBerry’s death are exaggerated: Yankee Group
As smartphone manufacturer BlackBerry has struggled to turn its fortunes around in recent years, it hasn’t had…
VMware boosts desktop as a service offerings, broadens mobile and cloud plays
Virtualization and cloud infrastructure solution vendor VMware made a number of announcements this week at its VMworld…