Nobody talks about WiFi 6, but they should, says Martello CEO

With a sleek new antenna-less design and one router selling for less than US$100, Linksys hopes to breathe new life into what they admit have been disappointing sales of 802.11n products.

Re-branding reflects information and communications company’s customer-centric focus

While AMD may challenge it on the technology front, Intel can thank system builders and resellers for its continued market dominance

It can be a great way for distributors to get feedback on what partners like and don’t like

NComputing has been making waves in the IT world with its low-cost computing terminals that open up new markets for resellers – while at the same time offering high margins. There’s also the added bonus of being able to help economically limited markets.

Vancouver-based Apparent Networks Inc. will be a vendor to watch in 2008 as it ramps up its go-to-market strategy to convert the company from a direct sales force to a channel-based model.

Pillar Data Systems has been plugging along with its unique storage solutions that seamlessly unite SAN and NAS. The company is noted for being one of Oracle billionaire Larry Ellison’s pet projects.

When she took the helm just 24 days into 2007 as president of Novell Canada, Katie McAuliff had three goals: increase the visibility of the brand, leverage its partner ecosystem and sharpen the subsidiary’s focus on pushing open source to financial services and identity management for healthcare.

Dave Frederickson, vice-president of the solution partner organization at HP Canada, had one of those years where all the stars align. He and his team could do no wrong.