Linux server sales up in 2004
Research firm IDC Canada predicts Linux momentum to continue in 2005 as resellers hope their own Linux sales will grow in the double-digit range in the new yearrn
Oracle finally nabs PeopleSoft
Though last month’s an-nouncement that Oracle will buy PeopleSoft for US$10 billion brought some closure to the 18-month battle, resellers have mixed feelings on the deal.
Keating speaks up
Founder and CEO of Keating Technologies talks about the IT downturn, the lessons he has learned and the true meaning of sibling rivalryrn
Alec Taylor, Director, Platform Strategy, Microsoft Canada
Number 24: Showing up on trade show floors of Linux Conferences, Alec Taylor says users won’t be migrating from Windows to Linux any time soonrn
Greg Milkovich, Director of Sales & Marketing
Number 23: Channel veteran Greg Milkovich talks about his first year at Samsung Electronics Canada and what’s in store for the next yearrn
Jimmy Davlouros, General Manager, BenQ Canada
Number 18: In business just over a year, BenQ Canada beats Samsung as the market leader in Panel displays in Q3 2004rn
Rick Reid, President, Tech Data Canada
Number 17: Tech Data Canada managed to stay afloat during tough times but said it won’t see the double digits of its heydays.rn
Doug Cooper, Country Manager, Intel Canada
Number 14: Big Numbers at the channel conference and an innovative SMB strategy marked Intel’s 10th year in the channelrn
Jim Estill, CEO, Synnex Canada
Number 1: Last year he was number three on our list for buying a competitor. This year Jim Estill tops the chart for being acquired by Synnex Canada, vaulting him into the distributors’s big leaguern
NetSuite treks north of border
A software company founded by Oracle chief Larry Ellison hopes to grow its number of channel partners here tenfold with its recent expansion into the Canadian market.
Identify your buyers better, says Intel
Chipmaker says system builders have to do a better job of identifying their customers, and offers a tool to help them do the jobrn
Synnex opens new warehouse
Synnex Canada Ltd. is looking to grow its components business by five per cent in 2005 with last month’s opening of a new warehouse location, said company CEO Jim Estill.rn
Three times a Top 100 VAR for Telecom
Burlington, Ont.-based solution provider shares its secrets to success in a tough industryrn
Newcomer has long history in IT
After a year in operation, HighVail Systems makes this year’s list of top solution providersrn
EMC looks to partners to send ILM message
Storage vendor highlights several of 30 new ILM-related offerings conference including storage virtualizationrn