Security from the bottom up
CEOs may set the tone, but that’s all they should have to do. Leave security to the smart guys in ITrn
Nortel targets Experts with new channel plan
Nortel Networks wants to attracted a small group of highly skilled VARs with the launch of its…
GE Access drops GE from its name but not logo
Storage distributor reinvents itself with new campaignrn
Building the software factory may be a problem
Microsoft is touting the concept, but some in the industry predict it won’t be a revolution for developersrn
SNIA debuts in Canada
Storage distributor Bell Microproducts said while it supports the Storage Networking Industry Association coming to Canada, it’s not going to sign up to be a member just yet.rn
Viruses hit epidemic proportions
New report from Symantec indicates patch management troubles, protocol problems and the time it takes hackers to exploit vulnerabilities has dropped significantlyrn
Visioneer envisions new channel program to reach businesses
Pleasanton, Calif.-based company says it hasn’t signed up any Canadian VARs yet for DSA programrn
Trend Micro outlines Canadian plan
New SMB security suite and OEM partnership with Cisco will be part of vendor’s strategyrn
eBay.ca opens up online recycling depot
E-tailer launches IT Asset Recovery Centre, targeted at solution providers and VARsrn
Sun goes pay-per-use
New plan aimed at financial market charges $1 per processor per hourrn
PeopleSoft shows its CEO the door
With Oracle’s hostile takevoer bid looming, PeopleSoft fires Craig Conwayrn
A First Nation Creation
IBM Canada announced last month it will create a national strategy to help aboriginal businesses. There’s hope VARs will follow
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Fortune 1000 launches CRM
Quebec City-based Fortune 1000 has taken software it created for its own use more then a decade ago and released it as the first-ever Canadian-made customer relationship management product for the small and medium-business market.
HP brings PartnerReach north
U.S.-based Microsoft alliance program to be offered to resellers in Canadarn
VARs pushed to go after SMEs
Resellers have a tremendous opportunity to sell Internet applications to small and medium enterprises, says the president of Cisco Systems Canada and the co-chair of the Canadian e-Business Initiative.