The Top 25 Newsmakers of 2006 – Number 20: AutoDesk Al Steel
The acquisition this year of a Canadian company has helped Autodesk fatten its bottom line
The Top 25 Newsmakers of 2006 – Number 19: Symantec Canada Fred Patterson
Channel manager helped to put many program pieces together and streamline it for partners
The Top 25 Newsmakers of 2006 – Number 18: Synnex Canada Jim Estill
A big acquisition highlighted his year, making the company dominant in printer supply distribution
A better way to communicate
With big colour screens, keyboards and Bluetooth, smartphones have become essential tools for people on the go. Of the six we tested, one edged out ahead.
The Top 25 Newsmakers of 2006 – Number 17: OnX Sheldon Pollack
He’s splitting the company he co-founded to save it. Now Pollack has to build the publicly-traded firm again
The Top 25 Newsmakers of 2006 – Number 16: Compugen Harry Zarek
The head of one of the biggest solution providers in the country strengthened its hand in Quebec
The Top 25 Newsmakers of 2006 – Number 15: BEA Canada Linda Whelan
She builts a reseller channel from scratch and mades a name for BEA Systems in Canada
The Top 25 Newsmakers of 2006 – Number 14: Open Text John Shackleton
The long-time Open Text executive outbid a competitor to get Hummingbird, but will the merger fly
The Top 25 Newsmakers of 2006 – Number 13: Palm Michael Moskowitz
Palm’s top executive in Canada had to figure out how to make the Microsoft partnership work here
The Top 25 Newsmaker of 2006 – Number 12: Cisco Canada Ross Pellizzari
This year marked the debut of new specialization certifications Cisco hopes will make VARs more profitable
The Top 25 Newmakers of 2006 – Number 11: Voodoo Rahul Sood
The co-owner of a speciality PC manufacturer is now playing a new game within Hewlett-Packard
The Top 25 Newsmakers of 2006 – Number 10: Lenovo Murray Wright
He landed at Lenovo, launched the first non-IBM line at the company and then left for former rival Tech Data
The Top 25 Newsmakers of 2006 – Number 9: Acer Canada Terry Tomecek
After fast growth in the notebook market, Acer is going full speed to take on competitors on the PC front
The Top 25 Newsmakers of 2006 – Number 8: Ingram Micro Canada Martin Kalsbeek
Taking charge during a turbulent time at the distributor, Kalsbeek delivered in a big way
The Top 25 Newsmakers of 2006 – Number 7: SAP Jeff Watts
SAP Canada’s top channel executive now has responsibility for the entire North American channel