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Newsmaker #7 Rick Reid, Tech Data Canada

The only executive to make each CDN Top 25 Newsmaker list since its inception in 2001, Rick Reid, president of Tech Data Canada had...

Microsoft opens its fourth store in Canada

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Microsoft’s fourth retail location in the Square One Shopping Centre in the Toronto suburb of Mississauga will have a focus on service. In this video feature,...

Newsmaker #8 Gavin Garbutt, N-Able/SolarWinds

2013 saw the last of the original Canadian managed services providers N-Able Technologies get acquired. Ottawa-based N-Able was acquired by Texas-based IT management and monitoring...

Newsmaker #9 Mitchell Martin, Synnex Canada

The Canadian distribution market got a little smaller in 2013. The biggest deal saw Synnex Canada acquire all the assets of Supercom for approximately $36.5...

Newsmaker #10 Dave MacDonald, Softchoice

After taking the title of Top Solution Provider of 2012 in CDN’s Top 100 riding, Softchoice CEO Dave MacDonald seemed determined to ensure the...

Newsmaker #11 Nitin Kawale, Cisco Canada

In 2013, Nitin Kawale, the president of Cisco Canada, established himself as one of the great deal makers in the Canadian channel. The networking vendor...

Video maybe everywhere, but where’s the content?

You probably never thought much about why Google bought YouTube or why they’re building out fiber in the U.S. and putting wireless blimps up...

Google takes on video conferencing with Chromebox for meetings

Video conferencing can be an awkward experience. The equipment is hard to set up. It’s confusing as to how to connect to the right room....

Newsmaker #12 Mark Snider, Ingram Micro Canada

Mark Snider, the president of Ingram Micro Canada, spearheaded the creation of two new divisions inside is Canadian operation based in Mississauga, Ont. New to...

Newsmaker #13 Stefan Bockhop, Lenovo Canada

Lenovo had a record setting year in 2013. The company officially became the global leader in personal computing. IDC stats showed Lenovo grew faster...

SAP issues a business challenge to the channel

“There is nothing like a challenge to bring out the best in man.” That’s a quote from James Bond himself actor Sean Connery. And, issuing...

Newsmaker #14: Eric Gales, VMware Canada

The task for Eric Gales in his first full year as VMware Canada’s country manager was to transition the subsidiary from a segment of...

Newsmaker #15: Graham Palmer, Intel Canada

Processor vendor Intel signalled plans to grow its Canadian business in April by bringing Graham Palmer over from the UK business as its new...

Dell and NetSuite form alliance for mid-market SaaS

Dell and born-in the cloud software vendor NetSuite have forged a strategic alliance that will involve Dell Services acting as a global reseller of...

Newsmaker #16: Marcel Esorico, Hitachi Data Systems

Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) Canada got a major makeover in the executive suite in 2013 with the departure of long-time subsidiary head Barry Morrison...

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