#5 Newsmaker: Ross Allen of McAfee
After years of quiet, steady growth in Canada, a pending acquisition by chipmaker Intel has people talking about McAfee again
#6 Newsmaker: Judson Althoff of Oracle
Oracle’s channel chief is leading the direct-first software giant into the channel, and is trying to convince partners there’s opportunity with Oracle
Ctera Networks CloudPlug
A great product for more-advanced users
Server workload forecasts according to IDC
Plus, a new Android-based tablet from NEC and Microsoft’s Endpoint Protection security solution
#3 Newsmaker: Charles Salameh of HP Canada
Through a year of change at HP, Salameh was able to steer HP Canada’s Personal Systems Group to calmer seas
#4 Newsmaker: Ross Pellizzari of Avaya Canada
With a boost from Nortel, Avaya has products, a new partner program, and a new Canadian leader to help it take on Cisco
10 last-minute gift ideas for Linux geeks
If there’s an open source aficionado on your Christmas shopping list, look no further than these gift ideas
The ghosts of the Internet
A Christmassy play about the Web’s evolution
Toshiba to show no-glasses 3D TV at CES
The TV is the first that doesn’t require 3D glasses
EU may delay Intel’s McAfee acquisition
European regulators are looking closely at the deal and may launch an investigation, The Wall Street Journal reportsrnrn
Intel’s Atom chip: Can it take on ARM?
Or will Intel’s chip manage to co-exist with the widely used ARM?rnrn
HP Photosmart Premium C310a
Worth a look if you’re interested in a speedy multifunction inkjet with wireless capabilities
Tablet expectations in 2011
Plus, when is RIM releasing its PlayBook tablet? And Seagate’s Barracuda Green hard drive