IDC Canada identifies 2009’s IT spending priorities
While the analyst firm is forecasting a challenging year ahead, there are still opportunities for the savvy channel partner
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.
Cisco sees channel play for its Linksys connected home offerings
A new Consumer Channel Network program will help support partners in the consumer space
CES Video: Samsung and LG bring the Web to TV
The latest HDTV offerings from Samsung and LG at CES are bringing the Web to the big screen
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Digital convergence and the connected home were centre-stage at CES, with Microsoft and Cisco adding details to their consumer strategies
Murai’s move to Synnex makes IT distribution headlines
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Lenovo makes consumer notebook push at CES
Also new from Lenovo is an enterprise-class notebook with two screens
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In a game of executive musical chairs, Greg Chappell is HP Canada’s new channel chief and Dave Frederickson takes over the Enterprise Storage and Servers Group
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Grand and Toy’s Empower Web site aim to be an SMB social networking portal
Video: Microsoft partners don’t see an Impact from the economy
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Cisco positions IP networks as the platform for video
The networking vendor has unveiled new products and a
SAP eyes big time distribution deals
Synnex and Tech Data are considered potential partners as SAP looks for more Business One channel capacity
Software piracy doesn’t pay for repeat Quebec offender
Already facing $700,000 in damages for counterfeiting Microsoft software, a Quebec retailer pleads guilty to contempt charges for counterfeiting again
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