Wednesday, May 06, 2009
Microsoft's controversial antipiracy tool resurfaces in Windows 7 Windows Genuine Advantage which checks computers to determine if the owner is using an original copy of Windows has been re-branded as Windows Activation Technology is Windows 7 
Monday, May 04, 2009
Startup Axxana ties disaster recovery gear to EMC The company's 400-pound black box is designed to survive terrorist attacks and natural disasters, with the capability of wirelessly sending data to safety
Thursday, April 30, 2009
DNS plays role in Craigslist killer case The CEO of DNSstuff claims Interpol and the FBI have used his company’s tools for criminal investigations by matching IP addresses to devices. How this may have led police to a suspect
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Trend Micro buys Third Brigade, gains Canadian presence The anti-virus vendor hopes the newly acquired Ottawa security firm will boost its data centre security plans and help them keep pace with other industry giants such as Symantec and McAfee. Plus, analyst reaction from Info-Tech and IDC Canada
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Citrix NetScaler adds Web 2.0 Push to cut data centre costs Citrix Systems Inc. has integrated a new feature, Web 2.0 Push technology, into its NetScaler product line, designed to alleviate the heavy-lifting caused by resource-hungry online applications
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Vancouver embarks on Digital City project The host of the 2010 Olympics Games is on a mission to transform Vancouver's old school city plans from a bunch of blocks to an interactive digital model more accessible to the public
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Brocade switch joins emerging storage, network standards The 8800 switch has 24 ports for 10 Gigabit Ethernet and eight Fiber Channel ports. Richard Villars of IDC explains why iSCSI users shy away from Fiber Channel.
Monday, April 13, 2009
EU sues UK over Internet privacy European Union's move indicates growing government concern over how Internet companies are using individuals' private data 
Tuesday, April 07, 2009
EXCLUSIVE: Canada's new CIO The Treasury Board Secretariat has filled Canada’s federal CIO position -- a job that had been vacated since last December. Find out who’s taking the job
Tuesday, April 07, 2009
New lightweight laptops pack heavy punch Vendors are introducing tweener laptops – lightweight units that straddle the line between netbooks and ultra-portables. Here's what's in the pipeline 
Monday, April 06, 2009
Salvadoran BPO firms ideal recession buster for Canadian businesses New government, tax brakes, stable economy makes El Salvador's fledgling business processes outsourcing industry an attractive off shore alternative during the economic recession. Here are three strategies to get your off shore BPO project soaring
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Canadian cloud manifesto author surprised by Microsoft protest Contrary to Microsoft's claims of being shut out, Microsoft was among the first companies to review the document, says Reuven Cohen of Enomaly. The Open Cloud Manifesto will be released on Monday 
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Free cooling: Hip or hype? With cooling systems eating up half your data centre dollars, it makes sense to slash your cooling costs any way you can. But can data centres use cold weather to their advantage? The case for, and against, free cooling
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Cisco enters server market After decades of providing connectivity equipment, Cisco System launches Unified Computing Systems as a direct shot across the bow of long-time partners IBM and Hewlett-Packard Co.
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Securing virtual environments Many thrifty managers believe that the same technologies currently used to protect conventional physical servers can simply be extended to virtualized environments. This could lead to being trapped by threats in several areas, including software, administration, mobility, the operating system and network visibility
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
How a Toronto firm engineers its video traffic A Canadian engineering firm with eight branch offices was having problems doing video conferences over the Internet. Find out how it solved them
Sunday, March 08, 2009
Economic crisis means hard times, hard decisions for IT As the economic news continues to get bleaker, double-digit budget cuts are becoming a fact of life in many IT departments - resulting in postponed purchases, delayed projects, hiring freezes and layoffs.
Saturday, March 07, 2009
Alcatel-Lucent CEO: Stimulate broadband At CeBIT in Hannover, Ben Verwaayen said the digital agenda should be a major part of government stimulus plans. Find out what the Alcatel-Lucent chief said about WiMAX
Thursday, March 05, 2009
Is your layoff strategy killing the business? Learn from the lessons of the 2001 recession and avoid sacrificing your company's future by cutting the wrong IT personnel
Wednesday, March 04, 2009
HP hypes new BI services The global economic recession hasn’t stopped the tech giant from rolling out a new set of business intelligence services that it says will improve corporate governance and cut costs. Plus, find out why Forrester analyst Boris Evelson thinks BI is a key driver for economic recovery
Monday, March 02, 2009
Do you have a cloud computing exit strategy? Vendor lock-in is one of the primary fears expressed by IT leaders considering a move to cloud computing. Tech experts share their favourite strategies for keeping their cloud computing skies clear
Monday, February 16, 2009
Infoway launches new e-health certification The government-funded organization works to accelerate the adoption of electronic health records in Canada. Its new e-health certification aims to make consumer health vendors bake more security, privacy and interoperability features into their applications
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Feds push Internet eavesdropping legislation Proposed legislation that will provide law enforcement agents sweeping powers to obtain user information from ISPs is in the works once again despite previous setbacks
Monday, February 09, 2009
Citrix upgrades XenDesktop, Branch Repeater HDX is designed to compress data streams between servers and end points. Find out about the adaptive orchestration feature
Wednesday, February 04, 2009
Wireless startup shows orphan spectrum works Public Mobile showed the press that handsets are easily available for the rarely-used PCS spectrum it won in last summer's Canadian frequency auction. Now it has to choose an equipment supplier and build a network