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CTECH Consulting Group and BackupPlan merge

Calgary, Alberta-based companies CTECH Consulting Group and BackupPlan have merged and financial terms were not disclosed. Sources have confirmed to CDN that an official announcement...

Here is who will get the Windows 10 Anniversary Update first – It’s not who you think

It's August 2, 2016, which means Microsoft's much-touted Windows 10 Anniversary Update will begin to roll out to users around the world. The update will...

Sage names new Canadian leader

Nancy Harris, who has been in charge of the Canadian operation at Sage, is leaving Canada to become essentially the new North American channel chief...

Few spots left for Canadian Computer Charity Golf Classic 2016

There are only two spots left for this year's Canadian Computer Charity Golf Classic. If you are interested in joining a great group of...

Microsoft Canada on its LinkedIn acquisition and Surface-as-a-Service [video]

TORONTO - In Part 2 of CDN's interview with Microsoft Canada channel chief Jason Brommet, we discuss Microsoft's new types of partnerships, its recent...

Microsoft Canada on the company’s largest channel investment in a decade [video]

TORONTO - Another Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) in Toronto has concluded. Its the third time the city of Toronto has hosted WPC. This year...

Sage consolidating channel programs for the cloud

CHICAGO – In one fell swoop Sage whittled down the number of regional channel programs to the bone. Sage Channel Chief Alan Laing announced that...

Europol partners with security vendors on public education on ransomware and decryption tools

Ransomware, it would seem, has grown to a big enough problem that it is forcing international policing bodies to collude with security vendors. Europol's European...

BlackBerry’s next Android phone passes FCC certification, nears launch

While BlackBerry has yet to unveil its next Android device, codenamed "Hamburg", reports indicate that the smartphone has passed the FCC (the U.S. Federal Communications...

Yahoo to sell to Verizon for $4.8 billion USD

Basking Ridge, N.J.-based telecommunications firm Verizon Communications Inc. plans to acquire Internet search and media company Yahoo Inc. for $4.83 billion USD in cash,...

Sales, Sales, Sales, Sales

For my first blog post, I asked myself "what do tireless I.T. sales professionals and business owners want to read about, anyway?" I find that...

Dimension Data brings analytics to Tour de France

With the Tour de France taking place over the course of this month, South-African based Dimension Data has partnered with the event to make it...

French government gives Microsoft 3 months to stop collecting excessive user data

It seems that while privacy concerns for Windows 10 have all but died down, one government is adamant about holding Microsoft accountable. France's Commission Nationale de...

In photos: A look back at Microsoft WPC 2016

Microsoft's annual Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) took place in downtown Toronto last week. The week-long conference started Sunday night and spanned Toronto's Air Canada Centre...

The “LinkedIn” of the channel wants to connect ISVs and solution providers around the world

While social networks for the masses aside from Facebook and Twitter have largely failed - we're looking at Google+ and MySpace - those that...

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