Dell Canada will enter the channel
Michael Dell discusses his company’s departure from its traditional sales model and why hardware support doesn’t have to break your budget. Also: one VAR explains why he’d lie down with the lion
The true confessions of a maddog
He calls himself a Luddite, but the executive director of Linux International has plenty to say about power consumption, the benefits of open source and an upgrade path for his parents
ATI’s David Orton is CDN’s Top Newsmaker for 2006
Chipmaker CEO chosen for orchestrating the biggest deal in Canadian IT business history
The Top 25 Newsmakers of 2006 – Number 1: ATI/AMD David Orton
The CEO of ATI orchestrated the biggest deal in Canadian IT business history, giving AMD a bigger foothold in Canada. That’s why we chose him top newsmaker of the year
Hard drive maker brings encryption to device level
Seagate’s DriveTrust promises to lock down data in the hardware, rather than through firewalls or software
No shock over battery recall
While there have been several reports of minor injuries, Canadian Apple VARs say that the recent Mac battery recall is no reason to push the panic button.
Symantec and Juniper join forces
Partnership will focus on the creation of UTM devices and network-centred security
The upside of downtime
New survey highlights application performance concerns
AMD’s blockbuster bid for ATI
Canada’s most successful chipmaker becomes part of Intel’s biggest rival in a deal worth more than US$5 billion
AMD acquires ATI
Canada’s most successful chipmaker becomes a part of Intel’s biggest rival in a deal worth US$5.4 billion
EMC acquires RSA Security
Canadian storage and security experts did not see this acquisition coming
Canadian IT spend under pressure
Forrester Research predicts slight dip in growth curve due to competing economic forces
IBI goes after everyone
ORLANDO, Fla. – Information Builders Inc. will expand its relationship with Google and create more ties with Microsoft desktop tools, the company told its annual user group conference here.
Lenovo’s PC pledge
Yang Yuanging wants to grow business in SMB and consumer spaces
Is RFID safe?
Radio frequency technology may one day be used to track everything from tanks to toothbrushes