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MTS releases rosy forecast for Allstream

Manitoba Telecom Services said this week it expects to see “solid growth” next year in its enterprise solutions division, which operates under the Allstream brand. In a financial outlook released to the public, the company said it anticipates revenues...

Published Fri, Dec 19 2008 4:12 PM by Greg Meckbach
New HSPA cards from Sierra Wireless

Sierra Wireless has announced two more ExpressCard/34 modem cards for people who use HSPA mobile broadband networks on portable devices. The AirCard 501 and AirCard 502 ExpressCard modems offer top download speeds of up to 7.2 megabits per second (Mbps...

Published Wed, Dec 17 2008 11:12 AM by Howard Solomon
Vancouver VoIP software maker announces loss

CounterPath Corp. of Vancouver announced this week it reduced its staff by 39 per cent and lost $3.9 million for the quarter ending Oct. 31. The voice over IP software vendor, which lost $9.3 in the six months ending Oct. 31, makes Enterprise Mobility...

Published Wed, Dec 17 2008 10:12 AM by Greg Meckbach
Change at the top for Fireswirl

Vancouver's Fireswirl Technologies , which is trying to switch from a mobile gaming company to one with telecom interests in China, has a new chief executive officer. Tony Lau, a co-founder and a director, is now the CEO following the resignation of president...

Published Tue, Dec 16 2008 12:12 PM by Howard Solomon
Novatel Wireless president resigns

Brad Weinert, president of San Diego-based Novatel Wireless , has suddenly left the company and won't be replaced. Peter Leparulo, chairman and CEO of the maker of wireless broadband access solutions for carriers and OEMs - which has a research and development...

Published Mon, Dec 15 2008 11:12 AM by Howard Solomon
Veritas storage management suite improved

Symantec Corp. has enhanced Veritas CommandCentral , its storage optimization suite, to include agentless capabilities in a new feature called Storage Change Manager. The result is said to increase storage utilization and control demand by mapping storage...

Published Mon, Dec 15 2008 9:12 AM by Howard Solomon
Rogers goes national with broadband wireless

Rogers Wireless Thursday announced its high-speed packet access network is available in the “top 25” Canadian markets with “peak download” speeds of 7.2 Mbps. By the end of this month, Rogers said, the HSPA network will be available in areas covering...

Published Fri, Dec 12 2008 2:12 PM by Greg Meckbach
Recession hits WiMAX market

A day after the Bank of Canada declared we’re entering a recession, a market research firm predicts the troubled economy will stifle sales of WiMAX equipment next year. Campbell, Calif.-based Infonetics Research Inc. Wednesday released its WiMAX and Wi...

Published Wed, Dec 10 2008 4:12 PM by Greg Meckbach
Feds use IP over satellite to get news to the troops

International Datacasting Corp. announced this week the federal government has awarded the company a new contract to broadcast radio and television content to troops serving overseas. The contract is valued at $2.7 million for the first year, with renewal...

Published Tue, Dec 09 2008 5:12 PM by Greg Meckbach
Gennum finds way to extend reach of displays

Gennum Corp. is expanding its ActiveConnect family of high-speed digital interfaces with a new connectivity solution to extend the reach of its DisplayPort cable products. The Burlington, Ont., company's DisplayPort interface for laptops, PCs, media servers...

Published Mon, Dec 08 2008 3:12 PM by Howard Solomon
RuggedCom expands i-Series industrial Ethernet switches

RuggedCom Inc. , which makes rugged communications networking solutions used in harsh environments, has expanded its Ethernet Switch product line targeting industrial applications. The Woodbridge, Ont., company's new RuggedSwitch i800 and i801 products...

Published Mon, Dec 08 2008 3:12 PM by Howard Solomon
Globalization versus outsourcing

In October, on the more-or-less anniversary of the opening of Cisco Systems Inc.'s Globalization Centre in Bangalore, I visited the campus (and the city) to learn more about operations there. I had expected the run-of-the-mill labour arbitrage play, but...

Published Mon, Dec 08 2008 3:12 PM by Dave Webb
Apple store offers Wi-Fi access at Montreal airport

A Montreal-based Apple dealer is offering free Wi-Fi service at Trudeau International Airport , formerly known as Montreal-Dorval International Airport. Boutique iStore, which sells Macintosh PCs, iPods, software and peripherals, announced Monday it plans...

Published Mon, Dec 08 2008 1:12 PM by Greg Meckbach
RIM makes bid to acquire Certicom

BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Inc. has made a hostile attempt to buy Canadian security vendor Certicom Corp. Waterloo, Ont.-based RIM said it plans to make a formal offer to Certicom’s shareholders on or before Dec. 12. to buy all shares of Certicom...

Published Thu, Dec 04 2008 10:12 AM by Greg Meckbach
Rogers Communications CEO Ted Rogers dies of heart failure

Rogers Communications Inc. has announced its founder and CEO, Ted Rogers, has died at 75 of congestive heart failure. Rogers, who also owned the Toronto Blue Jays, started the company that bears his name in 1960. His father founded radio station CFRB...

Published Tue, Dec 02 2008 10:12 AM by Greg Meckbach

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December 2008 - Industry Watch

MTS releases rosy forecast for Allstream

New HSPA cards from Sierra Wireless

Vancouver VoIP software maker announces loss

Change at the top for Fireswirl

Novatel Wireless president resigns

Veritas storage management suite improved

Rogers goes national with broadband wireless

Recession hits WiMAX market

Feds use IP over satellite to get news to the troops

Gennum finds way to extend reach of displays

RuggedCom expands i-Series industrial Ethernet switches

Globalization versus outsourcing

Apple store offers Wi-Fi access at Montreal airport

RIM makes bid to acquire Certicom

Rogers Communications CEO Ted Rogers dies of heart failure

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