Channel Strategy

HP successfully redubs Tom Cruise movie, plus other partner takeaways from HP Reinvent 2019

While the hardware giant wasn’t shy about talking products, it focused a lot on differentiation this week, encouraging partners to invest in the ability to service the HP products being resold, specifically printers.

3 min read

Recent Channel Strategy Stories

HP successfully redubs Tom Cruise movie, plus other partner takeaways from HP Reinvent 2019

3 min read

Federal budget 2019: Tech community welcomes Global Talent Stream commitment, SR&ED expansion

6 min read

Martello Technologies delivers on Mitel promise, updates MPA with new features

A new unified communications (UC) monitoring and management solution developed by Ottawa’s Martello Technologies has been inserted into Mitel Networks Corp.’s performance analytics solution.

1 min read

Apple updates iMacs with new Intel processors, Radeon Pro Vega graphics

iMacs are getting an upgrade, as Apple Inc. announced that both size variations of its iMac desktop…

1 min read

HP introduces vendor financing model at Reinvent

Today at HP Inc.’s flagship global partner event, the company announced a new multi-vendor financing model and a revamped gateway to services training and sales assets.

2 min read

Channel Strategy Videos

All Hands on Tech – Fitbit Charge 3 review

Recap of Intel’s CPU announcements at CES 2019 – 10nm Cascade Lake, Ice Lake, and Nervana AI chip

Belkin’s new WeMo smart switches and Phyn Plus Smart Water Assistant – All Hands on Tech at CES 2019

Jabra’s new Elite 85h headphones & Evolve 65t wireless earbuds – All Hands on Tech at CES 2019

Take a tour inside Accenture’s new Canada Innovation Hub

All Hands on Tech – Anki Vector Robot full review

All Hands on Tech – Apple Homepod (full review)

2 Truths and a Lie: Bill Brandel, country chief Canada, Ingram Micro

Channel Strategy News

IBM boosts mobile access to Cognos, Lotus software

BlackBerry users will now be able to get their BI on the go

Sage consolidates and segments

Software vendor streamlines programs into four categories

Comcast to buy Plaxo for social networking

Acquisition expected to close in the next two months

Visual Basic to return to Mac Office

Next version of Mac Office to include important elements of Visual Basic

Philips announces two new touchscreen phones

Plus, mobile phones versus landlines and RIM’s Blackberry Bold

Three new competencies added to Microsoft’s partner program

Partners being encouraged to explore new opportunities around business intelligence, unified communications and hosted solutions

HP swallowing EDS may open channel services opportunity

The US$13.9 billion acquisition might mean job losses at EDS Canada, but it could also create opportunities for the channel to work with, and against, the new services organizationrnrn