Monday, August 30, 2010
The unheralded innovations CIOs may overlook In an exclusive excerpt from his new book, a former Gartner analyst shows how a new kind of polymath is creating a renaissance in the possibilities around IT -- for those companies smart enough to recognize them
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
McMaster University to study future car processors The Hamilton, Ont.-based school is teaming up with IBM to determine how car companies can connect a vehicle’s multiple microprocessors into one cohesive unit. The researchers will utilize IBM’s multi-core processors throughout the study
Friday, July 24, 2009
Linux code released by Microsoft violated GLP says engineer Real reason for release is revealed. The Hyper-V Linux drivers recently released by Microsoft had to be released in the first place to comply with the open source license, says Stephen Hemminger, of network vendor Vyatta
Thursday, December 14, 2006
The great afterthought: your broadband router We all know the saying about the weakest link and recognize its inherent truth. In the great chain of technology that is our broadband service, we seldom think of our state-of-the-art routers as being that link, but perhaps we should.
Monday, November 13, 2006
What you need to know about Vista You should be aware there are many pluses and minuses to Vista. It's not a slam-dunk decision, but there's a lot to like about the new Windows. Once you decide to make the upgrade, you'll find that you're confronted with more than the usual number of questions to answer and details to sort through before you arrive at your Vista upgrade path.
Thursday, October 12, 2006
New tactics in telematics push envelope Commercial uses of vehicle-based telematics — the application of both the sending and receiving of data through electronic devices installed on fleet vehicles and wireless receivers — is an ever-evolving method of tracking and monitoring business assets off-site.
Saturday, September 30, 2006
Innovation needs structure Businesses that clutch on to arcane innovation practices are less likely to realize success than if they take an open, collaborative approach, according to senior IT industry analysts.
Thursday, July 13, 2006
Invisible rootkit heralds trouble ahead Security researchers have discovered a new type of rootkit they believe will greatly increase the difficulty of detecting and removing malicious code. 
Sunday, November 13, 2005
US pitches wireless highway safety plan The U.S. Department of Transportation and automakers are attempting to garner participation from the telecom industry in an ambitious project to enable nationwide wireless communication between cars and roadside facilities with the goal of heading off accidents and alleviating traffic congestion.
Monday, August 29, 2005
Zend, Oracle move ahead on PHP development Zend Technologies and Oracle will release a beta version of a product linking Oracle's database to PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor) programming, which is becoming a prominent alternative or supplement to the Java and .Net application development paradigms.
Thursday, June 09, 2005
SAP Canada’s rite of Safe Passage SAP AG wants your business, and seems to be working hard for it. The software vendor launched “Safe Passage” to lure PeopleSoft Inc., J.D. Edwards & Co. (JDE) and Retek Inc. customers away from Oracle Corp., which acquired those companies. SAP plans a new product with Microsoft Corp. that could make SAP more of a household name than it is today. And SAP’s beefing up analytics in its apps. But SAP also has some explaining to do about problematic implementations. Bob Courteau, SAP Canada Inc.’s president, talked to Stefan Dubowski about it all at Sapphire, the company’s user conference in Boston last month.
Thursday, June 09, 2005
Lost Packets During the 131st running of the roses last month, winner Giacomo wasn’t the only one heading towards the finish line. IT staff at Churchill Downs were racing towards their own goals too: deploying wireless technologies.
Thursday, February 17, 2005
TorStar delivery goes wireless The Toronto Star Media Group installed a wireless mobile delivery system to eliminate paper forms that drivers previously used to track newspaper deliveries to stores and street boxes. 
Thursday, February 03, 2005
Intel Centrino chip upgrade covers many flavours of WiFi Intel Corp. recently released the upgrade to its Centrino chip, which includes support for more wireless protocols, improved graphics and better sound, and is now on par with performance of its best desktop PC chip, the Pentium 915, the company said. 
Monday, November 22, 2004
The CIO role ranges beyond IT Just what does "CIO" stand for? Increasingly, the answer goes beyond IT, according to a newly released survey by the Meta Group Inc. consultancy.
Tuesday, August 31, 2004
BMO gets smart after server situation A near disaster involving sensitive customer information, an outsource service provider and an eagle-eyed computer reseller caused BMO Financial Group to batten down its data management hatches. 
Thursday, August 05, 2004
Food handler satiates delivery appetite Whenever Barrie, Ont.-based food service distributor Stewart Foodservice would send out delivery trucks from its central distribution centre, it would have to rely on a “shot in the dark” when trying to estimate delivery times for its customers, according to Dennis Hrytzak, the firm’s director of finance. 
Thursday, July 22, 2004
Tale of Oracle exec rivals Dracula’s celebrity status An Oracle Corp. director has ventured into theatre with a one-man show about growing up in Transylvania. 
Thursday, April 29, 2004
Canada could lose 75,000 jobs to outsourcing: PwC More than 75,000 Canadian IT jobs could be lost to offshore outsourcing by 2010 unless the country repositions itself as a nearshore venue and provider of IT services for U.S. and European companies, according to a study released earlier this month by consultants PricewaterhouseCoopers. 
Monday, February 23, 2004
Linuxant wrapper lets users run Linux on Centrino Montreal-based Linuxant Inc. last week released DriverLoader 1.6, a compatibility-wrapper allowing Linux users to use the wireless capabilities of Intel Corp.'s Centrino chip. 
Wednesday, November 19, 2003
FIs apply IT strategies to customer-related priorities Since acquiring Meridien Research about 10 months ago, IDC provides strategic technology advice to both buyers and sellers of technology in the financial services space. We spoke with James Sharp, research director for Financial Insights Canada, an IDC company. 
Monday, May 26, 2003
HP Thailand launches Linux laptop for US$450 Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) has begun selling inexpensive, Linux-based notebooks in Thailand, in a move that underscores the open source platform's growing popularity in emerging markets. 
Thursday, February 20, 2003
No wonder they still hate us Famous last words: “I’m from IT, and I’m here to help.”
Monday, November 04, 2002
Novell updates directory Novell Inc. announced Tuesday that it has shipped the next version of its directory management software, eDirectory, which helps IT managers integrate user and resource information among networks.
Thursday, August 08, 2002
Wanted: one killer application In the past, lulls in the market have been eventually swept away by the
demand generated by a "killer application."