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Contrasts in IT innovation – IBM vs. HP since 1992

Innovation is a mantra in the information technology sector that typically refers to a new technology and disruptive business model. In 1992, the innovative...

On Premise or On Demand: How do you choose?

Does this situation sound familiar? You started out with an off-the-shelf accounting software package, but now your business has outgrown its many limitations. Or...

Kodak nets a Canadian Gold reseller

Kodak has named Spicers Canada Ltd. a Gold reseller for its portfolio of commercial imaging solutions throughout Canada. The Vaughan, Ont.-based Spicers has been a...

12 questions to determine if you are a customer company

Not sure what a customer company is? Well it’s more than just having a loyalty program. It’s more than just over-servicing customers. Every business...

Microsoft snags Oracle’s channel chief to lead North American sales & marketing

Microsoft Corp. has reached into the ranks of a rival, snagging Oracle worldwide channel chief Judson Althoff to take on the role of president...

Canadian Tire goes high tech

Canadian Tire COO Marco Marrone may have said it best: “Why would Canadian Tire want to open up a digital development lab” at Communitech,...

CDN’s Technology in Retail Roundtable

The latest influx of U.S. retail giants such as Target setting up shop in Canada may be a competitive threat to Canadian retailers -...

Sometimes market correction requires rocking the boat

OMG Yahoo’s Marissa Mayer made a policy change and told people they had to show up to work. It’s obvious she’s the Wicked Witch of...

The CDN Channel Census, Samsung’s new smartphone and more on the big distribution deal in this month’s CDN digital edition

In this month’s tablet-friendly digital magazine edition of CDN, we feature the first ever Channel Census for 2013. CDN has produced a report straight...

Panasonic’s new smart display can now listen too

Nuance Communications Inc. announced that Panasonic’s new lineup of Smart Viera HDTV displays now feature voice capabilities powered by Nuance’s Dragon TV. If you can imagine...

3D printing used to make gun parts

CDN Curated: The ability to make guns through 3D printing gets easier I read Christina DesMarais’ article in PC World called Gun maker: Printing 3D...

Major retailer opens up digital lab in Waterloo-region tech hub

Canadian Tire COO Marco Marrone may have said it best: “Why would Canadian Tire want to open up a digital development lab” at Communitech,...

No new Shared Services details in Budget 2013

Federal finance minister Jim Flaherty delivered the 2013 federal budget on behalf of the Government of Canada on Thursday, and if the channel was...

Non-profit think tank takes aim at Apple

Who is Isaac Shapiro? And, why should the channel hear what he has to say about Apple Computer Inc. and its $137 billion in...

Ontario reseller opens up shop in Newfoundland

The province of Newfoundland and Labrador is affectionately called the "Rock." And, for the most of its history the economy of Newfoundland has been rocky,...

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