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There’s more to life than concrete and motors

Last week, Chrysler Canada asked both the Ontario and federal governments for $1 billion in aid. Though he did not mention Chrysler specifically, Liberal leader Stepane Dion Tuesday called on the federal government to help, citing a report predicting...

Published Thu, Nov 27 2008 5:29 AM by Greg Meckbach
Why we don’t give investment advice

Today your editor discovered for the first time in his life he lacks the muscle flexibility necessary to kick himself in the head. That’s what he tried to do when he discovered a plethora of news stories raising doubts about the privatization of...

Published Wed, Nov 26 2008 5:16 AM by Greg Meckbach
Internet traffic shaping tool sales double

As companies like Bell and Rogers continue to use “traffic shaping” to restrict Internet access for certain applications, the vendors that make the software used to allocate bandwidth are seeing a spike in sales. In a recent report, <a...

Published Tue, Nov 25 2008 5:15 AM by Greg Meckbach
Citigroup investment bodes well for BCE privatization

Last week, we predicted the BCE privatization will go through Dec. 11 , despite a lack of investor confidence. Then on Monday, the U.S. Treasury Department said it would buy US$20 billion worth of Citigroup Inc. preferred shares and protect it from investment...

Published Mon, Nov 24 2008 5:15 AM by Greg Meckbach
Will the Bell Canada Enterprises acquisition go through?

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Published Thu, Nov 20 2008 3:26 PM by Greg Meckbach
Will the Bell Canada Enterprises acquisition go through?

BCE is scheduled to be taken private next month by a consortium led by the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan. On Dec. 11, all shares will be bought by Teachers’ Private Capital (the organization that actually invests the pension funds), along with...

Published Thu, Nov 20 2008 5:14 AM by Greg Meckbach
Is Bell coercing the federal government?

An ongoing dispute between Public Works and Government Services Canada and Bell Canada, over a contract currently held by Telus Corp., raises concerns about telecom competition. Imagine your boss fires you and replaces you with someone who will accept...

Published Wed, Nov 19 2008 5:13 AM by Greg Meckbach
Will Mobile App for iPhone recognize your voice?

Google Inc. has added voice search capabilities to its Mobile App for iPhone, which is designed to let users speak into a microphone and get location-based search results. This will be a cool feature for sure – provided the voice recognition software...

Published Tue, Nov 18 2008 5:12 AM by Greg Meckbach
The state of telecom competition

The U.S. Department of Justice today published a report based on remarks made at a symposium held a year ago. A lot can happen in a year, especially in the telecom industry, and this report raises questions as to whether satellite providers will compete...

Published Mon, Nov 17 2008 5:10 AM by Greg Meckbach
Another Internet revolution is coming

I am a media man - that is to say, I live and depend on the media for a living. I keep an eye daily on a number of technology as well as straight news Web sites, and must start my day off with the morning radio news. Still, in many ways I'm a Luddite...

Published Mon, Nov 17 2008 5:08 AM by Howard Solomon
Why hotspots aren't hot here

Ever wonder what industry analysts do on their time off? Mark Tauschek of Info-Tech Research recently helped install a Wi-Fi hotpsot for a Toronto-area car detailing business. It was a favour for the owner, a friend of Tauschek, who knows what he's doing...

Published Fri, Nov 14 2008 5:05 AM by Howard Solomon
German release of BlackBerry Curve 8900 sparks reaction here

Research in Motion Inc. has announced its BlackBerry Curve 8900 is now available in Germany, and published reports indicate the device will be available in the U.S. and Canada early next year. This device includes Wi-Fi connectivity and is also quad-band...

Published Thu, Nov 13 2008 9:51 AM by Greg Meckbach
Can hackers take out critical infrastructure?

What’s worse? Having your phones go down for a few hours or losing access to purified water? Three out of four IT workers surveyed by Energy Insi ghts said they are "annoyed, angry or frustrated" with the state of critical infrastructure security...

Published Tue, Nov 11 2008 9:36 AM by Howard Solomon
The fast and the furious

Just how quickly the economic situation has plunged can be gleaned from a side comment by Nortel CEO Mike Zafirovski during yesterday's Q3 conference call announcing a ghastly $3.4 million loss in the quarter. You may recall that on Sept. 17 Zafirovski...

Published Tue, Nov 11 2008 4:42 AM by Greg Meckbach
How Obama will revolutionize telecom

Today marks the beginning of a new era. In a break from tradition, Americans have voted to have a middle-aged, married, wealthy male Christian politician as their next president. And not only is Barack Obama a lawyer by profession, but he went to Harvard...

Published Wed, Nov 05 2008 4:23 AM by Greg Meckbach

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November 2008 - Network World

There’s more to life than concrete and motors

Why we don’t give investment advice

Internet traffic shaping tool sales double

Citigroup investment bodes well for BCE privatization

Will the Bell Canada Enterprises acquisition go through?

Will the Bell Canada Enterprises acquisition go through?

Is Bell coercing the federal government?

Will Mobile App for iPhone recognize your voice?

The state of telecom competition

Another Internet revolution is coming

Why hotspots aren't hot here

German release of BlackBerry Curve 8900 sparks reaction here

Can hackers take out critical infrastructure?

The fast and the furious

How Obama will revolutionize telecom

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