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

Technology News Gallery Jan. 9, 2012

Worldwide technology news in pictures. This week: A different way of remembering Steve Jobs, a Canadian network equipment company rebuffs a takeover and get ready for Wi-Fi speeds to triple

Ex-Canadian tech giant makes acquisition here

JDS Uniphase Corp. once lost billions, but it bounced back. On Thursday it bought a Vancouver-based maker of wireless capacity test systems

Mobility may spark UC adoption: Report

Unified communications has been long on expectations and short on results, but an analyst report says mobility may give the kick it needs

ISPs to fight Bell again on competition

A group of independent Internet providers is about to go to the CRTC to complain over Bell's negotiating tactics. Meanwhile an ISP has increased some rates as a result of a CRTC ruling

RuggedCom board rejects takeover bid

Hoping to start a bidding war, the board of the Ontario network equipment company says the $280 million offer from a competitor is insufficient

Digital signs help Ontario college boost its image

Bulletin boards and posters on walls are so old hat, a student association decided. Students today want the digital age. Here's how one institution got it

Nova Scotia hospital’s new facility to leverage IT

Being able to start from scratch has allowed the institution to plan for a digital infrastructure to carry it into the future

Report: Wind, Mobilicity in purchase talks

Wind Mobile is in talks to buy fellow Toronto-based wireless startup Mobilicity, according to a report Tuesday by Bloomberg News

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