#6 Newsmaker: Eric Gales of Microsoft Canada
The company had several big news stories in 2011, including the beta launch of Windows 8 and the acquisition of Skype
#7 Newsmaker: Renee Bergeron of Ingram Micro North America
This year, the distributor announced several cloud initiatives and partnered with new vendors
#8 Newsmaker: Bruce Ross of IBM Canada
After 100 years, the company is still making headlines, this year around the cloud and with several acquisitions
RIM reportedly turned down takeover proposal from Amazon
Plus, leadership changes at Rackspace and a new Facebook feature
2011 in acquisitions: Vendors hungrily snapped-up competitors
A hand-picked selection of the technology company mergers and acquisitions that mattered this year, from IBM and Oracle to Microsoft, HP, Salesforce.com and more
How the channel can sell to the SMB market
At a live CDN debate this month, two solution providers discussed how the channel can tackle the challenges of selling to the market
Oracle Q2 net income jumps 17 per cent, but hardware sales slump
Still, sales of Oracle’s specialized hardware-software appliances grew rapidly in the quarter, according to CEO Larry Ellison
Robust 2012 tech IPO scene is likely
Following trail of Zynga, Groupon, sector already is far ahead in volume for Q4, according to PwC’s study
Cloud computing disrupts the vendor landscape
Cloud computing may be disruptive to businesses, but also to the vendors
HP Canada removes channel chief position
In a restructuring of the vendor’s partner organization, John Cammalleri gives up the channel chief role with channel responsibility now residing within the business units
Galaxy Nexus: First Android 4 smartphone
A gorgeous screen, business-class security, and Android 4 push this smartphone to a new level. Too bad about the several flaws
#9 Newsmaker: Ed Vos of Onx Enterprise Solutions
This year, Onx broke out of its Canadian shell and earned several partner awards