CDN Morning Briefing, September 17, 2020 – Pure Storage making moves, HP drops new hardware, plus more

A battle for partners is about to erupt, says the industryrn

John Buckle has spent a lot of time in Southern Ontario hospitals watching over his young daughter, who has a heart condition.

US$13.5-billion deal surprises industryrn

Though last month’s an-nouncement that Oracle will buy PeopleSoft for US$10 billion brought some closure to the 18-month battle, resellers have mixed feelings on the deal.

McAfee Inc.’s recent purchase of a network risk management appliance maker will be a boon for resellers, according to the company’s CEO.rn

Founder and CEO of Keating Technologies talks about the IT downturn, the lessons he has learned and the true meaning of sibling rivalryrn

Number 25: An opportunity few are certain about. Are jobs coming or going?rn

Number 24: Showing up on trade show floors of Linux Conferences, Alec Taylor says users won’t be migrating from Windows to Linux any time soonrn

Number 23: Channel veteran Greg Milkovich talks about his first year at Samsung Electronics Canada and what’s in store for the next yearrn

Number 22: Hartman overhauled CDW’s operations here, setting the stage for what he hopes will be big sales in 2005rn

Number 21: Revenue’s up at the graphics chipmaker, which the CEO attributes to product mix and the channelrn

Number 20: This executive of a small B.C. reseller is the leader of one of the nation’s biggest VAR organizationsrn

Number 19: This was a big year for Acer sales, and with a distribution agreement with ingram next year promises to be even betterrn

Number 18: In business just over a year, BenQ Canada beats Samsung as the market leader in Panel displays in Q3 2004rn

Number 17: Tech Data Canada managed to stay afloat during tough times but said it won’t see the double digits of its heydays.rn