Bill Gates on security
Microsoft’s co-founder gives some advice on safeguarding your applicationsrn
Solange Dugas Bazier, President of GB Micro Electronics
GB Micro president almost did not make the list. Thanks to her partners the company is celebrating 20 years in business
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Tom Turchet, VP of mid-markets for IBM Canada
IBM Canada takes Express lanes to SMB markets with utility computing, e-business on demand and the channelrn
Dave Walsh, VP Marketing Ingram Micro Canada
Walsh creates Canadian SMB Alliance with the support of 21 vendor partners such as NEC and IBM’s software divisionrn
Sean O’Mahoney, CEO FatPort
WiFi service providers like FatPort are bringing wireless internet connectivity to bars, hotels and even hospitals
Brad Keates, Channel Manager Sun Microsystems Canada
Sun sharpens its Blade strategy but not at the expense of its reseller base thanks to this newsmakerrn
Kevin Krempulac, VP Channels Symantec
Serious lack of security-focus VARs was a challenge picked up by Symantec Canada’s head of channels this yearrn
Barbara Klein, CFO CDW
Resellers start shaking in your boots because CDW is coming to town after acquiring select assets from Microwarehouse Canadarn
Harry Hart, CEO Hartco
The chairman of the Hartco empire appointed Patrick Waid to run day-to-day operations, but kept the CEO title for himselfrn
Andy Aicklen, President of PeopleSoft Canada
The Canadian PeopleSoft chief was caught in the middle of one of the biggest mergers in IT history. Managing the union with J.D. Edwards in Canada, when his own CEO was being challenged on all fronts by Larry Ellison of Oracle, was quite the achievementrn
Doug McLaren, Channel Manager, Computer Associates Canada
Computer Associates’ new channel partner program trimmed the fat and put the emphasis on profit for its major software product lines thanks to some Canadian content
Derek Burney, CEO Corel Corp.
After struggling for years, Corel’s chief struck a deal with a U.S. venture capital company to take the software firm private — then announced more layoffsrn
Steve Simmons, VP of channels, Cisco Canada
Cisco delivered the most significant channel program this year. A plan based on fairness and profitability After…
Murray Wright, Vice-President and GM of Ingram Micro Canada
Ingram Micro Canada boss continues to further the distributor’s e-commerce commitment with iBiz10rn
Paul Tsaparis, President of HP Canada
Tsaparis took up the battle against media levy in 2003, while tweaking the Partnerone.ca channel plan and opening a PC facilityrn