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

Innovation impressed resellers so much they named it the leading distributor for 2004 in our annual votern

Nick Warnock was fired by Donald Trump on national TV last year, but he says the experience he gained by being on The Apprentice helped him land a job with a solution provider.

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Avnet Partner Solutions has appointed Gavin Miller to head up its Canadian operations

Large number of IT buyers asking for only one bid, showing need for alliancesrn

Direct vendor saying little on plans for program in Canada

Company’s scientists show how they’re trying to improve printer speeds, qualityrn

Bill Gates is banking on system builders to bring next generation of Media Center to marketrn

Xerox Canada resellers have been given more weapons to fire in the hot office printer market wars.rn

Analysts say that Corel Corp.’s acquisition of graphics software vendor Jasc Software and a renewed focus on the consumer segment may help put the company back on track.rn

As the autumn wind arrives so do vendors’ preparations for the Christmas buying season.rn

Ontario-based manufacturer specializes in “hard-to-find” computer productsrn

CEOs may set the tone, but that’s all they should have to do. Leave security to the smart guys in ITrn

Microsoft is touting the concept, but some in the industry predict it won’t be a revolution for developersrn

New report from Symantec indicates patch management troubles, protocol problems and the time it takes hackers to exploit vulnerabilities has dropped significantlyrn

Pleasanton, Calif.-based company says it hasn’t signed up any Canadian VARs yet for DSA programrn