Onx acquires HP BTO specialist MIC Partners
Solution provider becomes one of only two HP Platinum software partners for Canada
SAP Canada names new president
Mark Aboud’s focus will be on building the SMB business with the channel’s help
15 great gadgets for the back-to-school crowd
We’ve selected these devices not only for their quality, but for their small size and portability
AMD to make a splash in the server chipset space
Chip vendor AMD has announced a new server platform that includes a new chipset that will accommodate AMD’s upcoming Shanghai chips
Dell loses bid for ‘cloud computing’ trademark
Dell can’t use “cloud computing” as a trademark since the term is a generic one, the USPTO said in a preliminary ruling
IBM’s XIV storage lacks high-end features, analyst says
A quiet release for the first fruits of IBM’s XIV acquisition has rival EMC taking note
Microsoft sues site to stop certification test leaks
A help site called pass4sure.com has been selling answers to its certification tests, says Microsoft
HP ruggedizes ultra portable laptops
HP offers tough ultra portable laptops that can read business cards and easily switch between 3G broadband networks
Citrix to raise prices 10 per cent
The weak U.S. dollar is cited by Citrix for the 10 per cent price hike across all product lines
Microsoft shares some of its Windows 7 plans
Plus, SanDisk’s Sansa Shaker and Intel’s Remote Wake technology
Ingram Micro to increase freight charges next month
Increased costs of fuel and transportation have led the distributor to modify shipping charges
Nick Tidd lands at D-Link
Former 3Com channel chief to have a significant role at the networking provider
Bleak prospects for privacy
Google already knows far more about you than even you do
Microsoft PDC, WinHEC will be Windows 7 coming-out parties
Senior Microsoft engineers say they’ve “definitely learned some lessons” about disclosure and talking about new features before they’re fully developed
IT managers choose SSDs over hard disks
SSDs run so fast a single unit can replace multiple HDDs in enterprise servers, says analyst