Cisco touts marketing tools for Canadian partners
The company wants the channel here to take advantage of the now bilingual Partner Marketing Central
HP Compaq 8200 Elite All-in-one
If speed’s the name of your business-class, all-in-one game, you won’t be disappointed by this system. But that’s all it brings to the table
Seagate completes acquisition of Samsung’s HDD business
The deal recently got approval from China, Australia, and the European Commission
Apple wins import block on some HTC devices
The U.S. International Trade Commission will block some products in the patent fight starting next April
EMC works to boost acceptance of public and private clouds
The company will push a “cloud curriculum” for a workforce that can support Big Data
Fusion-io board gets ex-HP hotshot
Plus, more news on MDM and patent battles
#10 Newsmaker: Apple Inc.
It was a big year for the company, with several high-profile product releases, new leadership in Canada and the death of co-founder Steve Jobs
Nick Tidd, senior managers exit D-Link North America
The networking vendor promises its commitment to the channel remains firm as Tidd tells CDN the company is looking to go in a new direction
Can Windows 8 picture password redefine mobile security?
Plus, Angry Birds maker prepares for Asian IPO and Red Hat’s potential for 2012
Cisco impresses with UCS
If you want an integrated compute farm consisting of blade servers and chassis, Ethernet and Fibre Channel interconnects, and a sophisticated management system, then UCS might be for you
#14 Newsmaker: Rick Reid of Tech Data Canada
The distributor had a busy year in Canada, with the launch of a services division and some cloud-related moves
#13 Newsmaker: Ross Pellizzari of Avaya Canada
In 2011, Avaya moved toward being a channel first company and drove the business toward the SMB market
Hard drive manufacturers slash warranty periods
Seagate cuts warranties from five years to one for certain desktop and laptop drives
Microsoft-Novell antitrust case ends in hung jury
The jury was unable to agree on whether Microsoft acted to deliberately impede Novell’s WordPerfect software
#12 Newsmaker: Stefan Bockhop of Lenovo Canada
Bockhop led the charge to invest more in partner training and marketing, as the company surpassed Dell in the PC market