NetApp unveils its Keystone

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

Laser printer produces outstanding colour documents, while making toner cartridge changes easyrn

The company that created the BIOS core system software is looking to expand its presence north of the U.S. border

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But its attempt to take shots at a competitor fly back in its face as EMC dismisses announcement as part of a battle for second place in the sectorrn