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

Data roaming shelter for new carriers vital: Report

Ottawa has to step in to ensure new carriers will have to only pay reasonable roaming fees to incumbents, says a telecom consulting firm. Read why Rogers says it isn't needed, while two new carriers say it's a necessity

Gnodal to sell high performance switches

By creating custom chips, the company says it can promise low latency in its 1U-sized switches. It hopes to find Canadian distribution by the time the devices are on the market

Cisco prices sure to drop, say analysts

With the company under financial pressure to improve results, it's time to play Let's Make a Deal. One analyst says you mustn't make a purchase now without getting several competitive bids first

Bandwidth the biggest challenge for videoconferencing: Survey

Unscientific surveys are the bane of journalism, but they can serve to stimulate debate. In that light I pass on to you the results of a survey...

Cdn exec crows over Juniper

Canadian executives from Juniper Networks held a long-scheduled briefing for reporters and industry analysts in Toronto today, by coincidence a day after competitor Cisco...

Interop 2011: Loud, cloud and crowds

One of the biggest draws at this year's annual networking show couldn't be bought: A demo of the OpenFlow network control technology manufacturers are increasingly interested in. Elsewhere there were lots of new product announcementsrn

HP finally unveils converged network architecture

Called FlexNetwork, the company says the platform and new switches allow network managers to create a converged network across the enterprise rn

Independent study needed for UBB: Telus

After a cabinet minister and public groups say there

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