VMWare upgrading Zimbra enterprise email server
The new version will be easier to install and be available Wednesday as a downloadable beta
Microsoft ratchets up channel incentives
Software giant also releases cloud-ready products under Windows 8
McAfee announces channel profitability stack
New offering targeted at company’s SecurityAlliance solution providers
Get aggressive on cloud, Windows 8, Turner tells partners at WPC
It’s time to stop playing defense against rivals like Apple and Google and get aggressive, Kevin Turner told 16,000 channel partners at the WPC in Toronto
Surface tablet won’t hurt Microsoft’s OEM partners
Though one Canadian analyst says the tablet has left Microsoft’s OEM partners fuming, the company’s global channel GM says Surface will create new partner opportunities
Samsung to release Windows RT tablet in October
Samsung will compete with Microsoft, HP and others with Windows tablet
Windows Server 2012 to hit the market in September
Microsoft also announced a new program at WPC so partners can help their customers transition from VMware’s virtual infrastructure to Microsoft cloud
Windows Phone 8 gets demo but no firm release date at WPC
Microsoft took partners through a demo of Windows Phone 8’s bells and whistles. But what one Canadian partner really wants to see is a simple, compelling story from Microsoft that will grab the attention of consumers and businesses once again
Microsoft releases the shackles from Office 365 partners
Office 365 can be one of the most competitive weapons in the cloud market
SAP HANA opens wide to channel partners
SAP has announced that all versions of HANA will now be available to its partners, as well as the option to provide support and receive migration credits
Galaxy S III spontaneous combustion tale was a hoax
Forum user admits to helping the phone combust with a microwave
Synnex Canada adds new printer manufacturer to line card
Kyocera Document Solutions will now be available through Synnex in Canada
Using cloud to resolve power issues
Data security and integration are still challenges facing users
HP shows off four new all-in-one touchscreen PCs
Hardware giant to back Windows 8 touchscreen technologyrn
Intel invests $2.1 billion in semiconductor tools vendor
Chip maker will take an initial stake of 10 per cent