Two more added to HP board
New outside directors bring total board to 10
I/O Magic finds dazzle in China
Company sells control to China’s KHD for US$95 million
Search engine conference coming to Toronto
Show said to help organizations make best use of Web search technology
Big Blue gets its green on
IBM shows how it plans to help IT managers optimize power consumption in areas other than severs, storage and telecom equipment. Plus: A “Cool Battery” close-up
TechSelect goes country-wide
At its semi-annual conference this week, members learned the Tech Data Canada elite program now extends to 90 locations across the nation. Attendees also got an analysis of their strengths and weaknesses
Preparing customers to go mobile
Focusing on issues critical to corporate users will help generate sales
China makes progress on reducing software piracy, but Canada holds steady
But this country is still counted among those with the lowest piracy raternrn
A gold-plated system builder
This company found a niche building luxury PCs from exotic wood
The hunt for higher margins
It’s not exactly headline news that product margins have dropped significantly over the past few years, which is why smart VARs are re-evaluating their business models and trying to sell more high-margin products.
SAP won’t be a big buyer, says CEO
Internal innovation, not acquisition, is company’s future, Kagermann tells Sapphire
Bright new promo
Ingram Micro Canada and Optoma partner on a promotion
A field trip to Second Life
Plus thoughts on a famous Silcon Valley garage and a musing on robots
Disties turn up heat in managed services market
Tech Data to offer network anti-virus and content security software and services via a usage-based licensing program
CA forms mid-market and storage division
New business unit concentrating on recovery management, compliance and data protection will go completely through the channel. We spoke to one partner who praises the strategy
Hardware and software markets growing
Two new research studies found that profits are high for both areas in Canada