Vista on the horizon
Microsoft wants to boost efficiency and tighten security with the immenent releases of Windows, Office and Exchange
HP takes aim at SMB storage
Eager to snatch a piece of the burgeoning SMB storage market, Hewlett-Packard Co. has released its own…
New McAfee Canada GM named
Push partners to deliver managed servers among Fournier’s goals
Dutkowsky named Tech Data’s new leader
Veteran IT executive will have to find ways to erase distributor’s multi-million dollar losses
Intel’s quad core chips about to see daylight
Chipmaker insists users are demanding speed for online searches, video streaming and games
MSI brings notebooks to Canada
Company will offer concept notebooks, such as one powered by the sun and another designed by Swarovski
Time for VARs to start sharpening blades
The strategy behind blades is all about regaining control of the customer’s IT department
HP acquires VoodooPC
San Francisco – Hewlett-Packard is purchasing VoodooPC, a Calgary-based firm best known for its high-end gaming machines…
Partners preparing to cash in
Microsoft VARs are readying for Vista and Office 2007 releases
Xerox says it needs the channel more
The imaging company wants to boost partner sales because it’s not making the most of customer opportunities. To help increase its presence in SMB accounts it has released what the company says is its fastest multifunction printer
An entrepreneur manages to find a niche
Providing managed services to customers is not a new idea, but this company believes it has found a way to differentiate itself from competitors
Transitioning with the times
Picking the brains of its customers helped this company create a plan to build expertise in data availability, message management and disaster recovery
Fueling the need for RFID technology
Years of industry experience paid off for three partners who were able to avoid the pitfalls hit by many upstarts and build a successful business around radio frequency identification
The New Breed
The industry has cooled since the collapse of the high-tech bubble, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t opportunities. We canvassed the country to find four VARs that have carved out promising niches, demonstrating that with imagination solution providers can find new business models
The success of telework
Academics don’t study it anymore, but remote working still has unrealized potential