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
Shad Young, Founder of CLIC
Like many other people Shad Young was concerned about SCO’s actions because Linux is his livelihood. Which is why he created the Canadian Linux Interests Coalition to combat SCO and its controversial claim on open sourcern
Paul Kent, COO Xwave Solutions
Paul Kent may have thought he was entering the lion’s den when he accepted the position of Xwave COO, but instead he looks at the job as an opportunity to reinvigorate his workforce and to strengthen the company bond with Aliant Inc.rn
Frank Clegg, President of Microsoft Canada
With major releases of Office System, CRM, Small Business Server, Windows Server 2003 and the opening of a brand new state of the art headquarters, Microsoft Canada’s president had a very eventful year, but that is not the sole reason he is a top newsmakerrn
Mary Percat, Channel Manager Apple Canada
Several product launches including Panther OS X Server allowed Apple Canada to re-enter non-traditional markets in 2003. Through the VAR recruitment program, Apple Canada’s channel strategy and development manager formed new partnerships with resellers that would have shunned Apple a few years agorn
Serge Godin, CEO CGI Group
CGI boss pulled the trigger on the year’s biggest reseller acquisition (Cognicase). But the CEO is steadfast in his goal to be an integration leader in the market placern
Rick Reid, President of Tech Data Canada and Paul Girard, President of Seanix Technology
Tired of watching sales slip to Dell, Seanix Technologies and Tech Data Canada teamed up to offer resellers quick build-to-order desktop and notebooks PCs.rn
Jim Estill, CEO EMJ Data Systems
Call him an opportunist if you want, but this chief executive simply likes to keep busy and with a major acquisition that will see his company literally double in size, plus a slew of new product distribution agreements, 2003 will be another hectic year for EMJ’s bossrn
Doug Cooper, Country Manager, Intel Canada
He speaks on everything from PCs to copyright, but this year Doug Cooper made his mark on the industry by giving WiFi a national boost. Through imaginative marketing Canadians are now hunting for wireless hotspots and demanding Centrino-based laptops.rn
Nick Tidd, President of 3Com Canada
When 3Com was looking for an executive to lead the Huawei integration it turned to a Canadian. The promotion has changed his life dramatically, making him cross the globe many times this year.rn
History of high tech
Important to know about history only to help you not make the mistakes of the pastrn
Westcon Canada adds to security line up
Westcon Canada is looking to beef up its network security portfolio in 2004rn
HP launches Canadian PC making facility
Hewlett-Packard (Canada) Ltd. has opened a new PC manufacturing facility in Toronto
Showing some flash
Flash memory is in short supply, great for consumers not for retailersrn
Channel partners under pressure
VARs turn to distributors for financing optionsrn