Friday, September 03, 2010
IT doesn't handle aging well The aging of the workforce is a fact of enterprise life, but IT doesn't always celebrate experience
Monday, August 16, 2010
Oracle signals the end for OpenSolaris The company will no longer release binaries for Sun's open-source OS. Solaris 11 is the next major update to the Solaris operating system, which Oracle has said will be released next year
Thursday, February 18, 2010
The deepening data centre skills crisis PwC is looking for IT professionals to fill vacancies on its network operations, security and facilities staffs, for example. Some positions are suitable for those with just a bit of experience while others require a much richer IT background
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Facebook agrees to buy FriendFeed Neither side can say what features FreindFeed has to offer that Facebook doesn't already have. Instead, it's about a "shared vision"
Wednesday, July 01, 2009
No to SQL? Anti-database movement gains steam-1 The burgeoning NoSQL community, made up of Web and Java developers, promote building your own data storage. But can enterprises take open-source alternatives Hadoop, Voldemort seriously?
Monday, October 01, 2007
Google picks ex-IBMer to lead expansion in Europe Google Inc. has appointed a top IBM Corp. researcher to lead the expansion of its engineering group in Europe, the search company announced Thursday. 
Tuesday, February 28, 2006
Analyst Outlook: Riding the process-change wave There are now four different types of business process change. Each type represents opportunities and threats for IT. CIOs must understand how these four types differ, and what role IT should play in each.
Wednesday, February 08, 2006
BMW back in, blasts Google BMW denied that it used misleading practices on its German Web site and criticized Google Inc. for removing the German BMW Web site from its index, despite the re-inclusion of the site late Tuesday.
Wednesday, January 11, 2006
Claflin to step down as 3Com CEO 3Com Corp. President and Chief Executive Officer Bruce Claflin will retire as soon as the networking technology vendor finds a replacement for him, the Marlborough, Massachusetts, company said.
Thursday, September 15, 2005
Service elusive in maze of voices They say talk is cheap. Unfortunately, it’s not cheap enough. When we saw an opportunity to save money and get better service, we switched all our phones to Vonage and our DSL service from a static IP address to dynamic. However, this brave new world of better service and lower cost has yet to materialize.
Thursday, July 21, 2005
Todd McDermott’s presentation The end point is evidence…evidence that you can bring to court and use for prosecution. And that’s the intent. It’s not to go out and listen to everybody’s calls, because they don’t care if you’re calling Pizza Pizza. They are trying to get that smoking gun evidence that they can bring into court so that they can get a conviction. 
Monday, July 18, 2005
Rackspace aims Red Label at enterprise Linux users Rackspace Managed Hosting Ltd. unveiled Red Label, a bundle of Linux software and services running on Dell Inc. servers aimed at enterprise users, the company said. The move came in response to demand from high-end users who are looking for a vendor to manage their Linux deployments, according to a Rackspace executive.
Monday, July 11, 2005
RFID tracks wayward tools up north A Québec construction firm recently adopted radio frequency identification (RFID) tags to speed up, simplify and streamline tracking of its power tools on job sites. RFID is helping Moreau Construction Ltd. in Rouyn-Noranda to better manage its tools inventory worth around $1 million.
Thursday, May 12, 2005
Discussing ‘biz love’ and the bottom line “Nice people finish last,” conventional wisdom tells us. But Tim Sanders proves that, on this point, conventional wisdom is wide off the mark. Sanders, the leadership coach at Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Yahoo! Inc., affirms that personal likeability (or the L-factor, as he calls it) is the high road to meaningful relationships, greater resilience, a more fulfilling career and much more.
Sunday, April 24, 2005
Leadership Coach at Yahoo! and author of New York Times bestseller, Love is the Killer App “Nice people finish last,” conventional wisdom tells us. Tim Sanders affirms that – on this point – conventional wisdom is wide off the mark. Leadership coach at Yahoo! and New York Times best selling author, Sanders demostrates how personal likeability (or the L-factor, as he calls it) gives you that much needed edge in your personal and professional life. Sanders discusses this in detail in exclusive interview with Joaquim P. Menezes, editor of ITWorldCanada.com.
Thursday, February 17, 2005
Cisco expands its specialist program As part of the continuing expansion of its Qualified Specialist program, Cisco Systems Inc. added Cisco Unity Support Specialist to its existing IP telephony certification programs. 
Thursday, September 30, 2004
From the Editor-in-chief Sometime last year I was attending one of those IT executive conferences. 
Sunday, August 29, 2004
Outsourcing issue flares up at chip conference On August 23, the same day the California Senate passed a bill that would ban state agencies from contracting services out to companies that use overseas labour, opponents and proponents of offshore outsourcing clashed during a conference at Stanford University. 
Monday, July 19, 2004
Offshore guidance Your company just cleared its first hurdle by deciding to outsource software development, its customer-care call centre or financial business processes to an offshore location. Now where do you go? Who do hire? How do you connect from there to here? 
Thursday, May 27, 2004
VS Live: They came - they coded More than 450 software developers, engineers and architects from around the globe gathered in Toronto this month to get hands on with Visual Studio programming at the Visual Studio Developers Conference held at the Toronto Congress Centre. 
Thursday, April 01, 2004
Talent forum attracts laid-off workers After being out of work for two years, Roland Michaud feels like he is finally in "transition mode."
Tuesday, October 28, 2003
Sober virus in the wild but slow-moving An e-mail-borne virus that apparently originated in Germany is in the wild but has not yet spread widely or affected many users, an antivirus researcher said Monday.
Wednesday, June 25, 2003
HP plans turn-key clustered offering Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) is readying a new line of turn-key high performance Linux cluster products for release at the Linuxworld Conference and Expo in San Francisco this August, a company executive said this week.
Friday, June 13, 2003
Microsoft to introduce security certifications Microsoft Corp. announced this month its first set of certification credentials for IT administrators and engineers who specialize in security in a Windows environment.
Thursday, January 09, 2003
IT workers grin and bear it because of economy Given the sputtering economy and continuous budget-cutting, many IT workers are finding comfort in the basics right now. Like simply having a job.