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Channel Bytes May 13, 2022 – Zomentum supports NCE; Egnyte enhances MSP program; Computer Golf Classic announced; and more

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Channel Bytes May 13, 2022 – Zomentum supports NCE; Egnyte enhances MSP program; Computer Golf Classic announced; and more

Staying informed is a constant challenge. There’s so much to do, and so little time. But we…

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SAP highlights four focus areas at Sapphire conference; cuts Store costs for partners

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SolarWinds Betting On Subscription Revenue For Growth

IT management and observability technology developer SolarWinds is counting on a surge in subscription revenue for the…

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Coffee Briefing May 10, 2022 – Zerto 9.5 announced; Vector Scholarship in AI winners announced; She’s Next Grant recipients announced; and more

Coffee Briefings are timely deliveries of the latest ITWC headlines, interviews, and podcasts. This briefing is delivered by IT World Canada’s editorial team!

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Channel Bytes May 6, 2022 – State of Wireless WAN Report released; SONiC project joins Linux Foundation; NINJIO partners with TD SYNNEX; and more

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Channel Strategy Videos

Strong growth in Channel Top 100 despite pandemic: Channel Benchmark Report for 2022

CIA Awards panellists talk about the changes that need to be made in a post-pandemic work world

CIA Awards: IDC’s Bremner outlines steps channel must take to succeed

CDN Lifetime Achievement Award: John Cammalleri

CIA Awards panel with SmartONE Solutions, Esri Canada, Shinydocs and Ingram Micro talks harnessing data

CDN 2021 Channel Innovation Conference and Awards: No. 3 solution provider winner Insight Canada

CDN 2021 Channel Innovation Conference and Awards: No. 4 solution provider winner Compugen

CDN 2021 Channel Innovation Conference and Awards: No. 2 solution provider winner Softchoice

Channel Strategy News

HP pays US$425,000 to settle claims over hazardous laptop batteries

The company eventually recalled 32,000 batteries, which a watchdog agency said were at risk of overheating or catching fire

Lenovo IdeaPad U400

High style and decent battery life highlight this all-purpose laptop, but it lacks a Blu-ray option

Google looks to speed up the Internet

The search giant proposes enhancements for the Web’s TCP transport layer to reduce latency

RIM stock drops as markets, channel react to new CEO

The BlackBerry maker’s stock fell by nine per cent on the appointment of Thorsten Heins as president and CEO

Apple denied Samsung Galaxy sales ban

Plus, financials from VMware and whether VCs will continue funding cloud start-ups

Avnet launches vertically-focused SolutionsPath service

The new strategic consulting service targets five data centre-specific markets

Meet Thorsten Heins and learn why he’ll make a difference at RIM

The BlackBerry maker’s co-CEOs finally succumbed to the pressure and left their posts for Heins

Oracle move could push rivals toward big data bundles

Analysts say Oracle’s delivery of a Hadoop appliance could force IBM, HP and SAP to follow suit

Google kills more services

Picnik, Google Message Continuity, Needlebase and others are on the chopping block this time

Windows Phone ‘to beat iOS by 2015’

IHS claims Microsoft’s tie-up with Nokia will displace Apple from number two smartphone slot

Microsoft gives details on mobile broadband improvements in Windows 8

The upcoming version of the operating system has been designed with mobility in mind, according to the company

Brocade aims to boost partner enablement and profitability

Several new channel initiatives look to both help Broade attract new partners and help existing partners be more successful

First look: Windows 8 breaks new ground

The OS is an aggressive play by Microsoft to take on its rivals

Microsoft carried by enterprise customers

Plus, Europe’s data protection law and an MDM offering for the Kindle Fire

RIM’s founders step aside: Lazaridis and Balsillie are out at BlackBerry maker

The two BlackBerry cofounders will stay on RIM’s board but Thorsten Heins takes over as president

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