AMD launches incentive program, distributor track
A year after launching its Fusion Partner Program, AMD is launching an incentive program and a new distributor track
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.
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Will HP be able to hang on to Livermore, Bradley and Joshi?
HP, Sony, Samsung and Lenovo preview their holiday PC lineups
At Microsoft Canada’s Windows 7 holiday showcase, the PC vendors showcase some of the offerings they hope will be hot this holiday season
HP wants desktop resellers to add higher-margin workstation business
HP wants its partners to emphasize the quality and the testing that goes into its workstations as a competitive differentiator
New Tech Data Canada Web site puts bid pricing up front
The distributor has redesigned its Web site to increase functionality for partners and ensure they’re able to leverage qualifying promotions
Virtualization management and data protection vendor signs with Ingram Micro Canada
Veeam Software is growing its Canadian channel and is seeking virtualization partners with VMware expertise
New Avaya video offerings carry channel expansion opportunity
With Avaya Collaboration Server, partners can offer customers video capabilities without replacing their existing backend
CyberPower offers channel cheaper Pure Sinewave UPS alternative
The vendor promises its Adaptive Sinewave technology is compatible with Active PFC power supplies, at half the price of a Pure Sinewave UPS
Unless RIM buys me a pony I’m ditching my BlackBerry
With the first domino having fallen, Research in Motion is being hit-up by restrictive governments worldwide
EMC overhauling partner program for cloud computing wave
The storage vendor is working on an overhaul of its Velocity partner program
New Check Point blades tackle applications, data loss prevention
Blades an opportunity for partners to add margin, go deeper with existing customersrn
Citrix and Cisco partner on desktop virtualization
Certified solution will help select partners bring a virtualization value-add
LG Canada tempts TV buyers with 3D video offer
LG is offering a free 3D video camera with select TV purchases to tempt consumers into going 3D
LinkedIn the preferred social media platform for channel partners
An IBM study shows LinkedIn leads YouTube, Facebook and Twitter amongst channel partners. We speak to two Canadian VARs about how they’re using social networking
Softchoice implements Business Objects for analytics advantage
CEO Dave MacDonald explains why Softchoice chose to implement Business Objects, and how better analytics has helped the reseller be a stronger competitor