Citrix bolsters services organization with Canadian acquisition
Quebec’s THConsultants will grow Citrix’s consulting and services capacity in Eastern Canada
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.
A laptop with a detachable tablet: Convergence 2.0?
With many businesspeople carrying both a laptop and a tablet, finding a way to marry
Bring your own device doesn’t include computers: HP
A study commissioned by Hewlett-Packard (Canada) Co. reveals that while smartphones and tablets are one thing, neither employers or employees are interested in
IBM Canada appoints new channel chief
Nancy Briglio will replace Shannon O’Connor as IBM Canada’s channel chief
Cloud computing and Shared Services top concerns for Tech Data Canada
At TechSelect in Calgary, Tech Data Canada president Rick Reid shared with partners the top concerns on his desk
New leadership at Microsoft Canada with departure of Eric Gales
Gales will be replaced as Microsoft Canada president by Max Long, an executive from the SMB and channel group
Partner helps University of Waterloo into a private cloud
With help from Microsoft partner Alantex, Waterloo’s housing department upgraded to System Center 2012
Clustered Dell workstations kept Martin Scorsese happy on Hugo
With clustered Dell workstations and a rendering cloud, animators in the U.S., Europe and Asia could all work on a shot for Hugo while Scorsese slept peacefully
Dell promises major channel push behind new Precision workstations
Admitting that the workstation channel hasn’t been a focus before, Dell is seeking to change that with its refreshed Precision workstation line-up
AT&T Global Services eyes Alberta’s oil sands, BYOD
AT&T’s new man in Canada sees opportunity in Western Canada, and a need to help companies with mobile device management
Cisco expands small business portfolio as mobile devices proliferate
New wireless access points, routers, switches, unified communications and partner-managedrnservice offerings highlight new Cisco SMB offerings
Ultrabooks give channel a BYOD weapon and a chance to go deeper with customers
In addition to playing into the bring your own device trend, ultrabooks also provide more opportunity for peripherals sales and a discussion about device management
Michael Murphy emerges to take the helm of Citrix in Canada
The former Symantec Canada country manager has landed at the virtualization vendor to replace the retiring David Wright
Will Windows 8 survive in the post-PC world?
Windows has been dominant for decades, but there’s a palpable change in the air
To the cloud! Over 14,000 Microsoft partners set to descend on Toronto
Microsoft’s worldwide partner conference in coming to Canada in July, and planning is well underway