Microsoft releases out-of-band patches to address issues from January’s Patch Tuesday

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

Number 15: New PC Recycling and P.O.S businesses were the highlights of Murray Wright’s challenging yearrn

Number 14: Big Numbers at the channel conference and an innovative SMB strategy marked Intel’s 10th year in the channelrn

Number 13: Among other things Andy Aicklen had to worry about this year was who would be his bossrn

Number 11: A guy named Snow is executing a brush fire strategy

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Mers Kutt developed the first key edit system for punchcard machines, then built the personal computer. Now he’s taking on Intel over what’s really inside those pentium chipsrn

Number 9: With soaring income, sales to the U.S. government and a foothold in Europe, Softchoice is becoming many buyers’ top choice

Number 1: Last year he was number three on our list for buying a competitor. This year Jim Estill tops the chart for being acquired by Synnex Canada, vaulting him into the distributors’s big leaguern

A software company founded by Oracle chief Larry Ellison hopes to grow its number of channel partners here tenfold with its recent expansion into the Canadian market.

Number 6: This year Alan Schweitzer appointed a new president of the RAM Group following the death of his brother. The former court stenographer has come a long wayrn

Number 4: Would you have wanted this year? An accounting scandal, corporate resignations, and a channel shake-up – Joanne Moretti faced it allrn

Number 3: Taking time off to be with his family after shepherding the Microsoft Partners Conference here is a just reward. But Clegg will be backrn

The president of a Canadian laptop maker has some no-nonsense words for resellers:rn Stop waiting for customers to walk into your office

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Can you hurt someone by calling them an ‘information lifecyle manager?’rn