Conservatism makes it hard to manage the Canadian channel in a multinational company, experts say

IBM pledges to fund $1 billion worth of loans to help small and medium sized businesses purchase IBM systems and services

The ability to run Mac OS X Lion VMs has real appeal, but the implementation is not fully baked

Tablet prices are dropping, so we compare sub-$350 offerings from Lenovo, Acer, ViewSonic, and Samsung

Plus, iCloud drops its Apple lawsuit and more iPad rumours

A company rep says while the service is just up and running, Symantec has a team ready to help interested channel partners

Leaked memos reveal that the hardware division is being prepared for spin-off

Ronald G Wayne’s autobiography Adventures of an Apple Founder released

The latest version of QuickBooks offers new CRM, reports, inventory, and invoicing features

Carol Bartz out as chief executive of Yahoo. The board fired her, although her contract didn’t expire until 2013

As Apple insider Tim Cook steps into Steve Jobs’ role, here’s a look at how other successors to tech giants fared

One partner said the release will open the door for customers to consider using Oracle for server virtualization

Plus, where has the webOS team gone and Red Hat wants user advice

Leaked document also suggests Sprint will be offering iPhone 5 at launch