Wi-Fi Alliance officially announces Wi-Fi 6 certification

Since 2002 Cisco Systems Inc. has dropped more than two-thirds of its channel partners, but the network equipment manufacturer is still looking for integrators specializing in IP services, telephony and security.rn

The new owner of IBM’s PC division has five years to prove it can maintain quality, says an Edmonton resellerrn

Research firm IDC Canada predicts Linux momentum to continue in 2005 as resellers hope their own Linux sales will grow in the double-digit range in the new yearrn

Number 16: Jumping from Cisco to an information management company, Brent Rebus is ready to rebuild another channelrn

Number 12: It was another busy year for Cisco’s channel man, who helped bring in many new programsrn

If you’re thinking about adding blade servers to your data centre, you’re not alone. While these compact units are more costly than their beefier counterparts, they offer reduced energy consumption and improved server management. They also provide a tidy solution for IT managers drowning in a tangle of cables.rn

Number 7: As president of Bell Canada’s Enterprise Group, Isabelle Courville rules over the utility’s latest Canadian VAR acquisition. But the channel shouldn’t be worried, she says. There’s lots of room for more playersrn

Number 5: For the beleaguered head of Nortel, 2004 has been a perfect storm: A confluence of bad news from accountants and regulators. So far, partners and customers haven’t abandoned shiprn

Number 2: The year started with Tidd in a staff role, testifying at a trial and then becoming a vice-president. The frequent flyer points are nice, but he admits 2004 has been exhaustingrn

Burlington, Ont.-based solution provider shares its secrets to success in a tough industryrn

VAR’s services, new products increase revenue enough that it’s able to open third office in the U.S.rn

However, industry analyst says only the country’s biggest integrators or solution providers will be affected by the strategyrn

Storage vendor highlights several of 30 new ILM-related offerings conference including storage virtualizationrn

WebSphere Business Integration Server now bundled with company’s i- and xSeries servers

The Yankee Group reports e-mail archiving services will outpace software and storage vendors over the next several years as providers bring end-to-end solutions to marketrn