Microsoft and HP bring zero per cent financing to Canada
Looking to help partners close deals in a challenging economy, Microsoft and HP are offering zero per cent financing to entice customers
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.
Microsoft hires former Wal-Mart exec to launch retail business
The software giant plans to get into the retail business with storefronts it promises will transform the PC and Microsoft buying experience
McAfee launches a security-as-a-service push
The security vendor has created a new business unit to focus on the SaaS opportunity, and help partners become security managed service providers
QuickTax Standard 2008
Intuit improves installation and activation and boosts number of included returns
McAfee alliance program provides partner choice
VAR partners can access tested and approved third-party security solutions through McAfee program
Federal budget offers “awesome” VAR opportunity: Estill
Synnex Canada CEO says accelerated tax write-off provisions in budget could fuel strong IT sales
Hitachi’s consumer business pulls back from Canada
Hitachi Home Electronics is closing its Canadian office, and will serve the market out of the U.S.
Slideshow: Lotusphere heads for the cloud in pictures
IBM’s software group brings in A-listers like Dan Ackroyd
Kaspersky Lab taps channel vet to head Canadian operation
Former Symantec Canada channel chief Kevin Krempulec outlines Kaspersky Lab’s plans for Canada, and new support for the security vendor’s Canadian partners
Budget 2009: What’s in it for the channel?
Hardware and software tax deductions and broadband spending may spur channel opportunity, but one industry association is unimpressed
Future of The Source by Circuit City stores remains cloudy
InterTAN Canada received a number of bids for the sale of the chain Friday, but is keeping mum on the potential suitors
IBM Canada cutting jobs, vendor confirms
Though Big Blue isn’t releasing numbers, there are rumours the cuts might reach 16,000 employees worldwide. Canadian operations aren’t being spared, a spokesman confirms
Six tips for a successful social networking software implementation
Fresh off its own Lotus Connections implementation, HSBC shares six tips from its own lessons learned
Identifying IBM Lotus channel opportunities
Big Blue’s Lotus channel chief shows where partners can make money with Lotus, and a Montreal partner explains why IBM’s SaaS offerings will best Google and Microsoft
IBM growing partner capacity in portal space
Big Blue sees untapped business opportunity for WebSphere portals, and is developing new mashup and widget technology to help partners tackle the space