Mandy Kovacs

< 1 min read CDN’s 2017 Rising Star Award winner is Alex Wackett, the sales and operations manager at 3 Peaks Inc., an IT business solutions provider. The Wilfred Laurier University graduate joined the company in 2011 and is responsible for managing and building relationships with new and existing customers, selling customized hosting packages, security services, and products, and overseeing internal systems to align with the company’s overall vision and goal.

Not many children grow up dreaming of being in the Canadian tech channel. And not many people spend their entire careers in the channel, making such a mark on the community that they earn awards for it. But that’s exactly what Greg Myers has done. As a result, CDN will present Myers with a much-deserved Lifetime Achievement Award at its annual Top 100 Solution Provider Gala on Apr. 25, 2018, a recognition Myers says is “the perfect way” to end his career.

Digital security products company Avast acquired Ottawa-based security solutions provider AVG Technologies in September 2016, and it is now unveiling a new range of products that stem from this move. The company has announced the debut of its Avast Business solutions portfolio to simplify security for small and medium-sized businesses, which includes new consolidated channel services.