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Desktop PC sales may be on the decline, but the channel should’nt worry

Partner opportunities in the PC market include mobility, network, storage rnand beyondrnrn

Hitachi’s consumer business pulls back from Canada

Hitachi Home Electronics is closing its Canadian office, and will serve the market out of the U.S.

Citrix improves XenDesktop administration, user experience

Company also to add multimedia capabilities to XenDesktop

Websense acquires Canadian blog-spam fighting security company

Defensio acquisition presents more opportunities for channel partners, Canadian country manager says

SAP launches Business Suite 7

Software a flexible and cost-effective option for lean economic times

Panasonic will cut 15,000 jobs as it forecasts $4.3 billion loss

Company will also shut down 27 factories worldwide

Expectations for technology can marginalize its role

Forrester research shows IT has work to do in proving its business value beyond simple cost reduction

Brother MFC-6490cw multifunction printer

Brother has released a serviceable MFP for the home office or departmental point user

Novell cuts its workforce, but is still on the prowl for acquisitions

Plus, Motorola's falling device sales and Dell uses Twitter to offer exclusive discounts

Newsmaker Video: Lora Gernon of Microsoft Canada

Channel director gives her views on partner readiness and software-plus-services

Uncertainty in chip market ‘unprecedented,’ SIA warns

Semiconductor Industry Association says chip sales are declining, and market visibility is murky

Motorola reports US$3.6B loss as phone sales fall by half

The vendor attributed much of the loss to tax charges and goodwill write-downs, and is hunting for a new CFO

Seagate releases 2TB enterprise-class drive

The new Constellation drives are aimed at Tier 2 applications, or near-line storage

HP hopes to gain net new business with its touch PC

The new all-in-one product will be combined with two new zero per cent financing options rnrn

Thoughts on Dell entering the smartphone market

Plus, netbooks and forecasts on Apple's next iPhone upgrade

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