Rubbermaid gets into IT business
Billion-dollar company known for kitchen and cleaning products buys Dymo brand from Ontario firm to complement its office lineup
Phishing expedition warning
Targeted e-mail campaigns are hitting individuals in financial institutions and governments, cautions IBM
Avnet brings NEC servers to Canada
A value-added distributor has begun looking for several dozen Canadian VARs to carry NEC’s high-end servers, storage and software products.
Dynamic Digital furthers NEC distribution
Adds large displays to its lineup from display manufacturer
Novell links Linus to Microsoft apps
Company says new system management suite can control Windows workstations from Linux
More tools for McAfee VARs
McAfee Inc. is increasing its efforts to move from relying on sales of anti-virus software to pushing its security appliances and content management applications with a
Alcatel’s calling for more VARs
Alcatel hopes seven will be its lucky number this year.
Hitachi drives hard to expand Canadian sales
Signs Synnex Canada to be second distributor, vows to make bigger impact among system builders
M&A firm buys U.S. Robotics
Once prized for its modems, USR has fallen on hard times. The new owner wants to build around the remains
Macromedia shakes things up with Studio 8 release
Software firm adds content management tools, but drops FreeHand
Intel makes power consumption a priority
At the Intel Developers Forum, the chipmaker announces architectural changes, which executives say will make enterprises more energy-efficient
Retail sector open for security VARs
According to research, about 20 per cent of retailers still use disk and file encryption software
Wi-Max in Canada
Canada’s first-ever WiMax connection was demonstrated at the Intel Developer Forum.
Would-be empire builders
Little-known On The Go Technologies acquires Infinity Technologies
Zotob worm wreaks havoc
Microsoft Corp. is disputing conflicting reports about the network worm that affected computers running Windows 2000 last month.