IBM acquires storage compression company
IBM acquires Storwize acquired for an undisclosed amount.
Microsoft to push harder for cloud
The company hopes that selling the cloud harder will also sell on-premise software
‘Year of the Virtual Desktop’ more hype than reality
The predicted surge this year in virtual desktop implementations has this far failed to materialize
Dell, HP to resell Oracle’s operating systems
The move provides more choice for running Solaris, Enterprise Linux and Oracle VM on x86 platforms
Lab tested: 21.5-inch Core i3 iMac/3.06GHz
There’s an impressive performance improvement over the system it replaces
Oracle sees North American partners, not Canadian partners
Sun legacy partners used to working with a Canadian partner organization are adjusting to Oracle’s continental model. Avnet says it will mean better service, support
Microsoft names release data for IE9
Plus, the Kindle in the education sector and Microsoft’s core focus areas
A new Sherriff in Cisco town
Cisco finds a new channel lead for Canada and the U.S. in China
A Canadian Microsoft store? The new channel chief speaks out
In a video interview, Jon Roskill addresses the new program changes and a retail store in Canada
Avnet eyes cloud computing & managed services
The value-added distributor had had a big year with Oracle/Sun, adding Cisco, and acquiring Bell Micro and Tallard. Now, it has its head in the cloud
Juniper buys smartphone securer for $70 million
Company is acquiring privately held SMobile Systems
LG says Android tablet due out in Q4
The company launched its third Optimus Series smartphone, also with Android
IBM invests in infrastructure sensing and analysis tech
With Carnegie Mellon University, IBM will develop monitoring systems for buildings, water lines and other infrastructure
Cisco needs Avnet to conquer the data centre
Cisco tells Avnet partners it needs them to make its network-cenric data centre vision a reality
Can Avnet change Oracle’s direct stripes?
Oracle says it needs the channel but would rather go direct