Monday, January 16, 2012
IBM unveils next-gen Connections LOTUSPHERE 2012 New IBM Connections features sophisticated business intelligence tools. Naming the three Cs of social business
Thursday, July 29, 2010
IT career site Dice launches technology network Called the Dice Talent Network, the new initiative combines social recruiting tools with a specialized job board environment. Employers can communicate directly via chat or IM 
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Assumptions about contacts can hinder a job search Individuals with a high need for closure, order and predictability can't accurately read the structure of their networks. In fact, they're more likely to read structure into their networks where it doesn't exist
Thursday, April 22, 2010
LinkedIn quick tip: Tour the new sharing options If you've found an industry article that your LinkedIn connections might find interesting-or a job posting at your company-the new Network Activity box now supports posting links that include images and an article excerpt
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
OPINION: Google CEO preaches 'mobile first' Mobile devices have displaced PCs for computing and communications, Schmidt tells attendees at this week's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Find out why Google has taken on the mantle as the new king of mobile
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Illegal downloaders face Internet ban in UK If efforts to stem illegal file sharing by 70 per cent fail, aggressive downloaders of copyrighted content will have their Internet connection blocked completely, according to report...
Monday, July 27, 2009
Seven schmoozing tips for shy techies Being an introvert, shy or both can be a disadvantage in the business world where career successes are often based on building solid relationships. Here are seven low-key ways to build relationships and boost your IT career
Friday, July 17, 2009
SSL VPN hack vulnerability details to emerge At the Black Hat conference, researchers plan to demonstrate a weakness in domain validation using secure sockets layer Web sessions, allowing hackers to get passwords. This is especially true in open Wi-Fi networks 
Thursday, April 16, 2009
EMC’s Symmetrix enters the virtual age EMC is positioning its updated Symmetrix storage line as an ideal platform for combining virtual servers and virtual storage in the modern enterprise data centre. Find out what the hoopla is all about
Wednesday, April 08, 2009
6 things to consider when installing IP telephony A speaker at IT360 gave some tips on security, quality of service, power over Ethernet, staffing, data networks and redundancy. Find out what analyst Matthias Machowinski has to say and how the Phybridge Uniphyer works
Tuesday, January 06, 2009
CES: Asus takes to the small screen The Eee Keyboard connects to anything with a display screen to the Net, but has its own five-inch screen just in case. WITH VIDEO
Monday, December 15, 2008
Wireless VPNs not as safe as you'd want People tend to fixate on the "private" in virtual public network. Users sitting in Starbucks work on their laptops thinking they're using a VPN so it's safe. It's not. Here are some tips for the CISO or CSO on how to select a safe and secure VPN 
Tuesday, December 09, 2008
ISPs want user-generated content in broadcasting definition As the CRTC asks for input on new media broadcasting, the Canadian Association of Internet Providers say the exclusion of UGC is "a fundamental error." How UGC, levies to compensate commercial artists and the threat of a net that's not neutral are intertwined in the debate
Tuesday, October 07, 2008
Welsh data centre to rise from abandoned LG chip factory Retrofit by Next Generation Data will create one of the most advanced secure data centres in Europe...
Thursday, August 14, 2008
One size fits all for WAN acceleration: Expand The ability to offer higher-spec hardware at a lower price is down to two factors - economies of scale, and the ability to limit the device's bandwidth via software, according to Expand Networks
Monday, August 11, 2008
Dell promises all-day laptop with 19 hours of life The company tapped into its customer base to help design updates to its Latitude and Precision lines, targetting "digital nomads" with a nine-cell battery-operated product. VIDEO: Take a look at the Canadian launch
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Turn your handset into a hotspot Joikusoft has joined forces with FON to make a Symbian-based tool for Wi-Fi access. Find out how it works
Wednesday, July 02, 2008
Small town Ontario to get wireless broadband Utilities Kingston has received $480,000 from the Ontario government to build towers and install fixed wireless base stations and customer premise equipment in sparsely populated areas. The project will connect three schools and bring broadband service to rural businesses
Monday, June 09, 2008
Free public Wi-Fi in Harvard Square launched by businesses, city As home to one of the world's top universities, Harvard Square normally hosts the exchange of ideas, but can now host the exchange of data, too. Last week a number of businesses and organizations partnered to launch free public Wi-Fi for users within a half mile of the square in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Vancouver firm aims to slow down spammers MailChannels said its Traffic Control 3 software will data throttle spammers just enough to prevent most junk from ever reaching your inbox. And while IDC Canada agrees that the system can be an effective, it could just be a matter of time before they fight back
Friday, March 14, 2008
SSHA glitch reveals risks lurking in network interdependencies No network is an island. An outage at the Smart Systems for Health Agency's (SSHA) One network in January that left several hundred doctors in Ontario unable to access patient health records for several days has roused concerns about the risks of housing electronic health records (EHRs) in interdependent networks.
Sunday, March 09, 2008
How to starve the bandwidth hogs GigaFin has added administrator software to its network appliances which lets IT departments limit or block traffic to specific users. This is designed to give critical applications the bandwidth they need
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Step into CGI's 'Internet Inside' The Montreal-based IT consulting firm offers a rare glimpse into its custom-built portal to show how it handles knowledge management. Try these three approaches
Monday, December 03, 2007
SMC to bring out 10G switch for copper networks SMC Networks will start the new year off by launching what it says will be the industry’s first multi-port combination 10GBaseT- and 10G Fiber XPF network switch.
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Eat packets, VoIP boy Those of us trying to save a few bucks by piggy-backing voice services on the Internet are starting to get what we've paid for.