Coffee Briefing, Oct. 19, 2021 – All the recent tech news; a podcast roundup; and more

The company faces the threat of increased rivalry from the likes of Microsoft and Nortel

Plus, talking tech with the top dogs and radio frequency interference

New Vista for Business has a promo from Ingram Micro Canada

After pumping US$6.5 billion into its software business in recent years observers are wondering when the vendor will begin to realize some return on that investment

Chip maker plans to leverage its ATI acquisition with processors for PCs but also for mobile devices

Notebook vendor will spend US$30 million to ramp up production

The Windows family install base is projected to reach one billion in 12 months, says Microsoft

The battle between Microsoft and Cisco in the unified communications market is brewing

A year into their alliance, Microsoft and Nortel say the time for partners to get onboard is now

Plus, Martha Stewart goes geek and Google on the Emerald Isle

Ingram Micro Canada and Optoma partner on a promotion

Proper cooling system placement in the data centre can equal big savings

A free new tool from Tech Data can help VARs tap renewal revenue

Enterprise VoIP vendor signs distribution agreement with White Radio and promises partners margins up to 40 per cent