Sell IT hardware in Ontario? Your business is changing in a big way April 1st
As of April 1st, the Ontario government will apply recycling fees to most electronics sold in the province. And if you’re not ready, you could be on the hook
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.
HP’s new storage offerings aimed at driving down costs
HP Canada’s Dave Frederickson says partners will have new, more powerful offerings to bring to mid market and enterprise customers
RSA revamps its SecurWorld program for a solution-driven world
Security vendor RSA has overhauled its partner program so its channel can better leverage its new products
Toshiba Qosmio X300
The Qosmio from Toshiba is an attractive and stylish gaming laptop, but it’s not designed for portability
Five partner pillars for managed services success
Experts from Dell and Intel explore how partners can become managed service providers, and an IDC analyst explains the market opportunity
Who’s still using Amiga?
Plus, Cisco’s social gaming foray and a possible prison term for the Pirate Bay defendants
IBM takes business partner program beyond the data centre
Big Blue’s New Enterprise Data Center program is being re-launched as Dynamic Infrastructure, with new resources and rewards for partners
Check Point wants partners to sell “software blades”
The security networking vendor expects its channel to find success with its new approach to security software marketing and architecture
IBM streamlines partner incentives while growing the pie
A revamp of IBM’s partner incentives mean less programs, but more dollars flowing to resellers
Conpute raises towers in Perth County and Durham
The solution provider’s work with OmniGlobe takes IT beyond the server room, and to new heights
Softchoice wins a round in its legal battle with En Pointe
En Pointe’s counter-suit has been dismissed as Softchoice continues to pursue the VAR for allegedly poaching its employees unfairly
UFile Standard 2008
The new edition of Dr. Tax’s UFile tax software adds tools to help seniors split their pension income
Video: Sun Canada’s channel chief discusses changes to incentives, partner enablement
Sun Canada’s John Cammalleri outlines recent changes to Sun’s channel program and IDC Canada’s Paul Edwards offers his insight in this CDN video report
Sun Microsystems revamps incentives to encourage partners to go deeper
With a majority of Sun Canada’s business now flowing through the channel, the focus for 2009 is delivering stable, long-term earning opportunities to committed partners
OtterBox for BlackBerry Curve
The OtterBox protects my BlackBerry, but I miss its Curve