Cisco signs Avnet for UCS, data centre distribution
Distributor Avnet Technology Solutions will form a new business unit dedicated to Cisco’s data centre product suite
#7 Newsmaker of 2009: Todd Thibodeaux of Comptia
It’s been a year of strong membership growth for industry trade association Comptia
Looking ahead to 2010 in the IT channel
In 2010 we can hope for a recovery and perhaps a return of sanity, if only temporarily. As always, what does it mean for the channel?
CES: LG Display develops thinnest-yet LCD TV panel
The 2.6mm screen will be put on show at January’s CES
Firefox 3.5 edges ahead in browser race
Firefox adoption exceeds that of IE in particular versions
PC makers introduce netbooks with new Atom processor
The netbooks are smaller and offer longer battery lives
A new netbook from Fujitsu
Plus, Mozilla’s Firefox browser and a new LCD monitor from LG
#4 Newsmaker of 2009: Lynn Smurthwaite-Murphy of Westcon Canada
Distributor Westcon Group brought its Comstor business to Canada in 2009, making a big bet on Cisco Systems
#5 Newsmaker of 2009: John Cammalleri of Sun Microsystems
In a year largely overshadowed by the pending acquisition by Oracle, Sun Microsystems was also busy revamping its channel program
#6 Newsmaker of 2009: Loudon Owen of i4i
The little Toronto company that sued Microsoft … and won
IT relief will lag economic recovery
Although many companies are now reporting profits, it seems that we’re in for at least another year of tough times
SolarVoice 908 headset lets the sunshine in
This Bluetooth headset powers itself via a photovoltaic charging panel
Contrary to report, Psystar not shutting down, lawyer says
Mac clone maker’s lawyer says another attorney misquoted; Psystar not out of business, but site is down
ITC says Samsung infringed Kodak camera patents
The initial determination is subject to review by the full commission
Intel launches next-generation Atom netbook processor
Intel’s Atom N450 netbook is 60 per cent smaller, and draws 20 per cent less power than current Atom chips