Wednesday, August 04, 2010
Position-based quantum cryptography: A scientific breakthrough? Three University of California researchers have published a paper showing how quantum physics can be used to do cryptographic tasks, such as key exchange protocols based solely on location. One prof says classic triangulation techniques can be spoofed
Monday, May 10, 2010
Foreign ownership rules hurt satellite operators: Telesat During testimony before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology, Dan Goldberg of Telesat Holdings Inc. said foreign companies competing with this do not have to follow the same Canadian rules
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Globalstar tracks 1,600 km Yukon sled dog race Sled dog racing fans can go online to watch mushers progress along their 1,600-kilometre route across the Yukon Quest Trail from Fairbanks, Alaska to Whitehorse, Yukon as part of this year’s Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race.
Friday, January 08, 2010
Barrett Xplore to lease ViaSat-1 for satellite Internet The New Brunswick satellite Internet provider claims it will have 20 times the Ka band capacity once Loral Space and Communications Inc. launches ViaSat-1 and it leases capacity on a Hughes satellite. Barrett Xplore plans to offer voice and data plans for enterprise customers 
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Canadian electronic firms benefit from Super Hercules purchase Defence contractor Lockheed Martin, which has agreed to supply 17 mid-sized transport planes to the Canadian military, is subcontracting some of the electronic work to companies in Ontario
Thursday, October 04, 2007
Network intelligence: It's about more than speed Next-generation infrastructure is sometimes very good at executing a few specific things at lightning speed, but lacking judgment as to their relevance or appropriateness, and unable to perform some essential tasks
Tuesday, September 19, 2006
Toshiba offers to trade 'flawed' laptop batteries Toshiba Corp. has offered to exchange 340,000 notebook computer batteries, but said they do not pose a fire hazard. Instead, defective batteries could unexpectedly cut power to the notebooks, causing users to lose unsaved work.
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
Judge denies request to block Google Earth Google Inc. won an early round in a patent lawsuit regarding the technology that drives Google Earth, the search giant's lawyer said. The suit, filed by Skyline Software Systems Inc. in the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts, charges Google Earth with patent infringement.
Wednesday, February 08, 2006
Japan gets high-def Super Bowl coverage via IP link NTT Communications Corp. has used its IP (Internet Protocol) backbone for high-definition transmission of a live sporting event from the U.S. to Japan for the first time, it said Wednesday. 
Monday, May 02, 2005
Canadian tech lives on after its champion dies on Everest A Canadian who made great strides – literally and figuratively – in the service of information technology lost his life while doing so. Ottawa native Sean Egan, 63, died today after leaving a Mount Everest base camp (located at a height of 17,500 ft).
Tuesday, May 18, 2004
EU clears cable operator merger The European Commission approved UnitedGlobalCom Inc. subsidiary UPC Broadband's acquisition of French cable company Noos on Tuesday, without imposing any conditions. 
Thursday, January 08, 2004
Emirates to spruce up flights with Wi-Fi e-mail Emirates, an airline that offers private suites in first class, is now adding a wireless LAN e-mail service on some aircraft. 
Friday, July 25, 2003
Nunavut enhances satellite network The Government of Nunavut has chosen Ottawa-based Dyband Corp., a provider of IP traffic management offerings, to help manage its broadband traffic.
Thursday, May 29, 2003
European Space Agency approves Galileo satnav system The European Space Agency (ESA) has reached an agreement with its member states and the European Union for the development of the Galileo satellite-based navigation system, which will rival the U.S. Global Positioning System (GPS). The agreement comes just weeks ahead of an international conference where frequencies for the EU system and power levels for the next generation of GPS satellites will be determined.
Tuesday, November 12, 2002
Crafting a wireless network strategy Pockets of wireless connectivity abound, making mobile and remote work easier than ever. The trouble is with today's wealth of wireless networks - mobile 2.5G WANs, satellite, broadband wireless last-mile Internet access, Bluetooth personal-area networks, and paging and messaging services - in various stages of standardization and deployment, and applications overlap, make crafting an integrated wireless network plan a tough task.
Thursday, July 11, 2002
Sony makes a play in storage space Although best known for its electronic gizmos and digital gadgets, Sony of Canada Ltd. has ventured into the storage market and hopes its name will help get its foot through the door.
Monday, June 10, 2002
Did Toshiba flub notebook fix? A handful of frustrated Toshiba Corp. customers say the vendor's attempt to fix a known flaw has created performance issues with their 5005 Series Satellite notebooks.
Tuesday, April 30, 2002
High-speed Internet comes to the Arctic Nunavik’s first high-speed Internet service was launched in April.
Wednesday, April 03, 2002
Satellite pay-radio firms spar with Wi-Fi supporters Two start-up satellite pay-radio operators have asked the U.S. FCC to sharply limit emissions from wireless LANs, Bluetooth short-range wireless devices and fixed wireless systems that operate in the unlicensed 2.4GHz band.
Thursday, October 18, 2001
Ford turns to Telesat for broadband services Telesat Canada and Ford Motor Company announced a multimillion-dollar satellite-based program late last month that will provide high-speed intranet and Internet services to Ford Motor dealerships across North America.
Wednesday, September 05, 2001
In It For The Long Haul Think trucking’s stuck in the Dark Ages when it comes to technology? Take a look at Schneider National, and you’ll never look at an 18-wheeler the same way again.
Thursday, August 09, 2001
First Nations find a Quick Link to the ’net In a town where the closest urban centre is an eight-hour train ride away, high-speed Internet access is a pipe dream — or at least it was.
Monday, June 18, 2001
Canadian company launches satellite service C-COM Satellite Systems Inc. of Ottawa and Hughes Network Systems (HNS), a division of Hughes Electronics Corporation, has launched its high-speed satellite-based Internet service — DirecPC Satellite Return Service — in Canada.
Thursday, May 17, 2001
Toshiba Satellite Pro 4600 CD-RW/DVD combo drive with integrated wireless networking antennas built into the lid. 
Thursday, April 05, 2001
New Iridium service shifts focus to vertical markets New Iridium service shifts focus to vertical markets under the new management of the Leesburg, Va.-based Iridium Satellite, the Iridium service is re-launching.