New Centrino less about speed
Intel responds to changes in the mobility market with Santa Rosa, a set of chip technologies that emphasizes performance over speed. Execs walk through the need-to-know features
Sage reshapes its channel businesses
The head of Sage Software says its channel partners could be among the big beneficiaries of a restructuring effort to create business units linked to customer segments.
For Insight Canada, it takes two
One of the big channel acquisitions last year happened when Insight bough business-to-business IT solutions and services provider Software Spectrum.
Wireless next
NetGear has joined a number of vendors with the next-generation wireless devices based on a draft version of the Wi-Fi 802.11n standard
Consolidation keeps niche distributors on their toes
KeyLink is swallowed by Arrow, Avnet snaps up Access. Who’s next?
Nortel adds to SMB offerings
Nortel Networks will release telephony solutions next month focused at companies of up to 50 workers.
SAP adds Cisco to partnerships
Companies plan to develop business solutions around SOA and Cisco’s SONA network. An industry analyst says the strategy offers partner opportunities, but warned other vendors are buying up niche software makers fast
BenQ to split company
BenQ Corp. plans to spin off its BenQ brand name business and change the corporate identity of the Taiwan-based company
Managed services grow up
They received a bad rap in the early years from channel partners, but are finally starting to mature.
Speak to me
Microsoft is investing heavily in voice recognition, which could be a big opportunities for partners who are prepared
No lightweight
Nikon’s D80 isn’t heavy for a DSLR, making it ideal for carrying around
Notebook Internet phones
Targus Inc. announced two phones for the mobile worker, the USB Notebook Mouse Internet Phone and USB…
Growth over productivity
According to IDC, productivity has fallen out of favour as a priority among corporate managers
The future is now for Cisco CEO
In an exclusive roundtable meeting with John Chambers, the CEO of Cisco Systems, CDN finds the high profile executive hasn’t completed all his tasks at the networking giant. Chambers then reveals his to-do list
CMI picks up e-mail security appliance
After trying to service Canadian VARs from the U.S., an Israeli manufacturer choses a niche distributor to get its products out here