Alberta firm works with government organization to create networking virtualization standards

Proprietary workstations will disappear from market in four to eight years, analyst predicts

The new owner of IBM’s PC division has five years to prove it can maintain quality, says an Edmonton resellerrn

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

If you’re thinking about adding blade servers to your data centre, you’re not alone. While these compact units are more costly than their beefier counterparts, they offer reduced energy consumption and improved server management. They also provide a tidy solution for IT managers drowning in a tangle of cables.rn

WebSphere Business Integration Server now bundled with company’s i- and xSeries servers

Laser printer produces outstanding colour documents, while making toner cartridge changes easyrn

Touch-screen maker brings out a monitor-PC combo aimed at retail, hospitality marketsrn

New plan aimed at financial market charges $1 per processor per hourrn

Apple Computer Inc. is hoping to entice PC users who purchased iPods into buying the similarly designed new iMac G5 — but one Canadian reseller says, “they’re dreaming.”

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Believing that blade servers are the new cutting edge of IT, Hewlett-Packard is giving the thin devices their own division and releasing a bundle of new lower-cost installation services partners can deliver. rn

Channel referral program is a key part of Q9 Networks growth as well as its partnersrn

The emergence of dual-core processors will bring the parallel computing power necessary to virtualize enterprise IT environments and ease manageability issues

Thin clients offer customers cost savings, security and the ability to deploy applications fast.
But some say value-added resellers aren’t doing enough to educate their customers on the benefits of the technology, potentially losing out on business

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IBM launches second set of server products based on new microprocessor

When the B.C. government needed an inventory of its workstations, it turned to a Victoria SP