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

Telecom providers are overbuilding: Cogeco exec

Carriers and operators should be collaborating where they can instead of wasting money overbuilding building networks, says official -- but he doesn't want government-mandated open access

Cisco expands into desktop virtualization

To assure organizations that video and other rich media can work on virtualized desktops, Cisco will start selling thin clients and assure compatibility.

TeraGo revenue up again, but still in red

Wireless business broadband and voice services provider TeraGo Inc. continues to pull in record revenue but stay in the red. Revenue for the...

Blue Coat adds app awareness to PacketShaper

PacketShaper 8.6 now ties to Blue Coat's WebPulse URL rating service to broaden the grouping of Web applications

More rural broadband projects OK

Third round of conditional funding from Industry Canada is announced as a hearing wraps up into whether the telecom regulator should set rural broadband goals

Innovation means risk, CIOs warned: ‘Get over it’

The associate dean of Ryerson University's Ted Rogers School of Management tells the recent CIO Exchange conference about the companies show leadership in successfully trying new approaches through IT

Fortinet tweaks mid-range FortiMail appliance

A second CPU and fibre optic ports have improved throughput to its model 3000C messaging appliance for service providers

SIDEBAR: New VC standards on way

Groups are working on solving two of the biggest impediments to videoconferencing: Interoperability and bandwidth demands

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