CDN Morning Briefing, July 13 – A one-on-one with Lenovo’s Steve Biondi
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New channel market data provides clues for navigating the rough road ahead
Growth in Canadian channel revenue in the first five months of 2020 is keeping pace with the same period in the last few years. However, the outlook for the remainder of the year remains precarious.
CDN Morning Briefing, July 9 – The channel’s guideposts to the ‘new normal’
A handy morning briefing to help you get caught up on the firehose of recent news.
FreshBooks joins Ingram Micro’s Cloud Marketplace
Distributor Ingram Micro has picked up a new partner in Toronto-based cloud accounting and invoicing company Freshbooks this week.
Corsair recalls popular SF power supplies
Corsair Components, an American-based computer peripheral manufacturer, has issued a recall for its SF series power supply…
Ingram Micro Cloud unveils Microsoft Remote Work Rebate Program
Microsoft Teams has grown from 20 million daily users at the end of 2019 to 75 million daily users in April, and the tech giant is hoping to see those numbers increase through Ingram Micro Cloud’s new rebate program.
D&H Canada’s Roy Rivers announces retirement
D&H’s Roy Rivers is retiring this summer.
D&H Canada announces new credit options to support partners during COVID-19
D&H Canada is rolling out new credit options in coordination with finance partners to provide some support for qualified D&H partners during the COVID-19 crisis, the distributor recently announced.
Cisco, Dell announce relief packages for embattled customers and partners
Dell Technologies and Cisco have announced relief efforts to help channel partners overcome rising challenges related to COVID-19.
IDC says PC shipments saw 10% decline in Q1 2020, Canada’s channel inventory levels have been ‘decimated’
Despite soaring demands for PCs from employees looking to work from home, not to mention the thousands of consumers seeking beefy gaming PCs to keep themselves entertained, IDC says global PC shipments saw a nearly 10 per cent decline in the first quarter of 2020.
Forget optimistic scenarios and buckle up for a big drop in IT spending this year, says IDC
IDC’s Nigel Wallis didn’t mince words during an online briefing this week while walking participants through the research company’s latest projections for Canadian IT spending.
Canadian ICT spending could shrink by 5 per cent in 2020: IDC
As the world responds to the COVID-19 pandemic, Canada’s ICT spending is expected to shrink by up to five per cent in 2020, predicted a new IDC report.
Ingram Micro announces two new partner financing programs in response to COVID-19
Ingram Micro today released two new partner financing programs to help Canadian and U.S. small and medium businesses (SMBs) solve for expected cash crunch amid COVID-19.
Local restrictions making things tricky for distributors as COVID-19 pandemic continues
Channel partners are navigating largely unchartered waters. Thousands of businesses globally continue to urge employees to stay…
Ingram Micro calls France’s competition regulator’s claims against it ‘false’
Technology distributor Ingram Micro isn’t happy with the French antitrust agency’s latest decision to fine Apple and two of its distributors a total of US$1.23 billion.
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