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No office? No problem. Softchoice undergoes rebrand, unveils new logo

One of Canada’s most prominent IT players says its latest rebrand is much more than a logo swap.

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No office? No problem. Softchoice undergoes rebrand, unveils new logo

One of Canada’s most prominent IT players says its latest rebrand is much more than a logo swap.

2 min read

Dead and dying: end of support approaches for these products

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Cisco announces intent to acquire Dashbase

Cisco couldn’t help itself but produce a bit of breaking news before the New Year by announcing its intent to acquire enterprise software firm Dashbase.

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The sloppy ‘digital stampede’ that was 2020, and what it means for 2021

We spoke to experts about the lessons learned from the rapid and often sloppy rollout of technology in 2020.

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RingCentral launches free smart video meetings, Glip Pro

RingCentral today announced a new product called Glip Pro, a free, unlimited collaboration tool with video and audio conferencing, integration with team messaging and file sharing, plus other important tools.

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Software Videos

Cisco Live Day 1- IoT and multi-domain integrations

BlackBerry QNX digital cockpit platform unveiled – All Hands on Tech at CES 2019

All Hands on Tech – Google Pixel 3XL full review

Using Apple’s HomePod in Canada

Accept Mastercard card payments with a smartphone app

Mastercard will let you withdraw cash from an ATM with a smartphone

Exploring Nuance’s voice-first AI – All Hands on Tech

Exploring Intel’s autonomous car – All Hands on Tech

Software News

Inside Apple’s iWork

The new edition gives Microsoft Office a run for its money on the Mac desktop

Pre-packaged security for the channel

U.S.-based distributor creates channel friendly security solutions with potentially high margins

Oracle unveils AIA for its partners

OpenWorld conference also showcased many other channel initiatives for Oracle partners and system integrators

Big blue acquires Cognos

The Cognos product brand will continue to exist

Corel brings more powerful photo editing tools to the masses

Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 makes the tools of higher-end photo editing suites available at a lower price point

ARC banking solution takes home the gold

Edmonton, Alta.-based ARC Business Solutions Inc. is the gold recipient of this year’s best enterprise solution for its work with BMO InvestorLine.

New factors give Green IT a red light

Nearly half of all Canadian data centres have gone green, but the rest are far behind

The top 25 newsmakers of 2007 – Number 13: Colleen Moorehead

Colleen Moorehead, the CEO of Nexient Learning, took partnering, not to mention mergers and acquisitions to a new level this year.

The top 25 newsmakers of 2007 – Number 7: Steve Mills

Big Blue pulled the trigger on a blockbuster deal to acquire Ottawa-based Cognos for $5 billion

The top 25 newsmakers of 2007 – Number 5: Phil Sorgen

The Microsoft Canada president speaks of a new development centre in Canada and some successes seen both inside and outside of the company

The top 25 newsmakers of 2007 – Number 2: Hubert Kelly, Rick Reid, Dave McDonald

While the curtain came down on the long-running NexInnovations drama this year, the final act was far from anti-climatic

Intuit stresses usability in upcoming QuickBooks 2008 release

At an event in Toronto recently, Intuit Canada gave members of the accounting industry a peak under the hood of QuickBooks 2008, the next release of the company’s flagship product.