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 cities prowl U.S. show for IT investment

The person beside you at Interop New York is shopping, but not for a router or a server. Meet Blair Patacairk, who's part of a team encouraging IT execs to branch out

HP expands its FlexNetwork portfolio

More switches, expanded capabilities announced for Hewlett-Packard's converged infrastructure strategy. But an industry analyst says there are still gaps

CRTC to open hearing on northern phone rates

NorthwestTel, the region's incumbent phone company, is asking for a $2 a month hike in residential and business fees. But a competitor says it's time to end the monopoly

Rogers launches LTE service in three cities

With simultaneous launches in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver, the company says 5.5 million Canadians will have 4G access

Why CRTC chairman won’t get a second term

ANALYSIS: The usage-based billing was the last straw for the Harper government, which wants the regulator to obey its directive to interfere with the market as little as possible

Montreal hotel Wi-Fi solution provider sold to AT&T

Superclick Networks, which makes a Wi-Fi gateway for managing WLANs in multi-room facilities, has been bought by America's biggest phone company

Whitman named new Hewlett-Packard CEO

'We are at a critical moment and we need renewed leadership to successfully implement our strategy and take advantage of the market opportunities ahead,' says board

CRTC to be more open with Internet traffic complaints

Regulator will publish names of non-compliant ISPs and stats on the number of complaints it gets. An Internet law professor says it's about time

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