Howard Solomon

Currently a freelance writer, I'm the former editor of ITWorldCanada.com and Computing Canada. An IT journalist since 1997, I've written for several of ITWC's sister publications including ITBusiness.ca and Computer Dealer News. Before that I was a staff reporter at the Calgary Herald and the Brampton (Ont.) Daily Times. I can be reached at hsolomon [@] soloreporter.com

Articles by Howard Solomon

Ontario company touts Internet investigative tool

JADsoftware is about to release a new version of its Internet Evidence Finder, which it says is used by investigators around the world

Alberta city leverages surplus IT for mobile HQ

To save money, the city of Airdrie outfitted a former ambulance as a rolling emergency command centre from existing equipment, complete with a Wi-Fi hotspot

Avaya has Flare for Apple’s iPad

Want to run Avaya's Flare interface on an iPad? There's now an app for that. However, unlike its big brother, Flare Communicator can't do video conferencing

B.C. student gets royal treatment from Cisco

After being the top North American scorer in the annual NetRiders skills contest, Brody Murfin is among a select group to tour the networking equipment maker's HQ

PKWARE reinvents itself

(Due to a system error, this posting has the wrong byline. It was written by Brian Bloom of ComputerWorld Canada)Once upon a time, PKZip...

Tranzeo hopes for venture listing

B.C. wireless network equipment manufacturer has lost attempt to stay on Toronto Stock Exchange. Now it hopes to be listed on the Venture Exchange

Defence calls charges against Nortel execs ‘preposterous

Lawyer says three accused will rely on fact that external audtiors approved many of the company's decisions to defend fraud charges

Nortel board ‘sandbagged,’ says prosecutor

Nortel executives not only pulled the wool over the eyes of the board, a fraud trial was told, the execs were sometimes fooled by others in the company

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