Zombie Steve Jobs, and other 2013 tech predictions
Three crystal ball predictions for the technology sector in the year ahead
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.
Gamification may be the next trend in municipal government
Two municipal CIOs tell an SAP best run cities event that gamification could be coming soon to a government near you
Canadian businesses need big help with big data
A report by IDC Canada finds Canadian businesses are lagging behind their international peers when it comes to capitalizing on big data
Windows 8 not boosting PC sales: report
CDN CURATED: Analyst firm NPD Group reports PC sales are declining, despite the launch of Windows 8
More business-friendly Microsoft Surface Pro tablet coming soon
CDN CURATED: The Surface Pro, with better specs and a full version of Windows, will launch in January
Two Canadians inducted into Venture Tech Network’s Hall of Fame
Don Conaby and Anthony Gorjan are honoured for their work building the channel community
War of words: Autonomy’s co-founder vs. HP’s board
CDN CURATED: The two sides in the HP/Autonomy drama aren’t staying quiet. Read their most recent broadsides in their own words
New partner specialization for mobility solutions
Symantec has created a new partner specialization for partners focused on mobility solutions
Canadian cloud computing market will hit $1.39 billion by 2016: IDC
New data from analyst firm IDC Canada indicates Canadian businesses increasingly have their heads in the cloud
HP takes US$8.8 billion hit; cries foul on Autonomy deal
The vendor takes earnings hit as it claims it was seriously misled by Autonomy prior to the mega-acquisition
Four reasons RIM wants app developers to think BlackBerry, not iOS or Android
With the launch of BlackBerry 10 approaching, Research in Motion has launched a new portal and program for its enterprise partners
Three security-related channel trends for 2013
Security solutions vendor Websense looks ahead to channel trends in 2013
Mitel’s new channel organization targets SMB growth
Ottawa’s Mitel Networks has two new channel executives and plans to grow its footprint in Canada’s SMB market
HP’s PC boss no fan of Windows RT or Microsoft Surface
CDN CURATED: HP’s Todd Bradley doesn’t view Microsoft’s tablet as competition to HP’s eventual entry
Early look inside Microsoft’s first Canadian store
Take an early peek inside the first Microsoft retail store in Toronto, and hear how Microsoft is working to avoid channel conflict