Avaya’s roadmap integrates Nortel portfolio
Nortel partners will see many products continued by Avaya, but will also face changes to services attach and warranty structures
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.
Solving IT skills shortage needs more women: ITAC
ITAC is launching a new initiative to address the gender imbalance in the industry, saying getting more women into IT careers is crucial to addressing the skills shortage
Linksys WRT160NL Wireless N Broadband Router
This redesigned Linksys by Cisco wireless router is attractive, but also makes usability a priority
CES Video: Microsoft and Lenovo showcase slates, Sony’s 3D Love Story
CES is underway with product announcements from Microsoft and Lenovo, while Sony brings in Taylor Swift as its new HDTVs go 3D
CES: HP gets touchy with new touch-enabled netbooks, notebooks
The PC vendor also wants you to know the desktop PC lives, launching several new consumer and business desktops at the Consumer Electronics Show
HP Probook 5310m notebook
Attractive and stylish design at an affordable price point, but one major drawback
Cisco signs Avnet for UCS, data centre distribution
Distributor Avnet Technology Solutions will form a new business unit dedicated to Cisco’s data centre product suite
#5 Newsmaker of 2009: John Cammalleri of Sun Microsystems
In a year largely overshadowed by the pending acquisition by Oracle, Sun Microsystems was also busy revamping its channel program
Nortel’s Mike Zafirovski: CDN’s Top Newsmaker of 2009
In the end all the King’s horses and all the King’s men couldn’t put Nortel Networks back together again
Merger of Metafore and Microserv targets national customers
Metafore executives see no overlap and minimal redundancies, but its three-person leadership structure is raising some eyebrows
Metafore and Microserv announce merger agreement
Operating as Metafore, the solution provider will be one of the largest in Canada
SAP opens enterprise market for Business Objects partners
As SAP’s channel transformation continues, the business software vendor is opening up more of the market for its channel partners
Microsoft/Citrix virtualization alliance converges in the channel
New virtualization technologies and licensing are opening up new channel opportunities in the SMB, according to the vendors
Electronics recycling fee increase could be coming to Ontario
Ontario Electronic Stewardship is considering changes to its electronics recycling fees after underestimating laptop sales. Also, how the channel has adapted to the recycling fee program
IT procurement reform awareness campaign getting results
The Federal 911 campaign to raise awareness of possible changes to government IT procurement and their impact on SMBs has gotten the attention of Public Works