CDN Morning Briefing, September 28, 2020 – Cohesity’s new disaster recovery solution, Hootsuite’s contract with ICE, and more

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

New SMB security suite and OEM partnership with Cisco will be part of vendor’s strategyrn

E-tailer launches IT Asset Recovery Centre, targeted at solution providers and VARsrn

With Oracle’s hostile takevoer bid looming, PeopleSoft fires Craig Conwayrn

IBM Canada announced last month it will create a national strategy to help aboriginal businesses. There’s hope VARs will follow

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Quebec City-based Fortune 1000 has taken software it created for its own use more then a decade ago and released it as the first-ever Canadian-made customer relationship management product for the small and medium-business market.

U.S.-based Microsoft alliance program to be offered to resellers in Canadarn

Resellers have a tremendous opportunity to sell Internet applications to small and medium enterprises, says the president of Cisco Systems Canada and the co-chair of the Canadian e-Business Initiative.