Avnet looks north
With the appointment of a new Canadian VP, the head of Avnet Partner Solutions hopes to expand its mid-market presence herern
ScanSnap returns
Fujitsu’s upgraded desktop PDF scanner shows its has some teeth for documentsrn
Playing with firewalls
Keeping intruders behind the network gates has become the No. 1 priority of information security teams. Firewalls, either hardware, software or a combination of the two, are tools that offer a first line of defence against unwelcome knocks at the network doorrn
VAR eyes new hard drive protection market
A Canadian reseller sees sales opportunities opening up with the release by Centurion Technologies of a new hard drive protection solution.
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Lessons for Lenovo
The Chinese firm still hasn’t set up a Canadian office, but resellers and analysts are already coming up with advice on how it can revive IBM’s money-losing PC business. Is anyone listening?rn
Supercom brings Touch line to the Extreme
Supercom has cracked the $500 barrier with its latest multimedia desktop.rn
CE/IT crossover
CES show provided many examples of the CE/IT product blurrn
To serve and protect
A number of resellers are turning into SSPs to offer security services not only to businesses but to other VARs as wellrn
Carousel contracts service revenue
Signs deal with Lexmark to provide implementation and support to B.C. health regionrn
Blackout bonanza
UPSforLess founder turned the blackout of 2003 into a money-making business by selling refurbished universal power suppliesrn
New Mac sales won’t be mini
At the Calgary branch of WestWorld Computers, Jim Dzaman was rushing the renovations late last month for a special occasion.rn
IBM PC sale to Lenovo is a milestone
Back in 1981, the IBM PC changed the business worldrn
Lessons for online retailers
Buyers expect a seamless shopping experience across online and offline channels, suggest two recent studies of consumersrn
Canon issues new VAR plan
Canon Canada Inc. has launched a new reseller initiative to expand the distribution and increase sales of its high-speed scanning solutions here.rn
Microsoft targets counterfeiters
Toronto company sued for $250,000 for COA label violationrn