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

Telus personal health portal gets hospital

A major Toronto hospital will link its online personal data portal for patients to Telus' upcoming repository, giving support to the carriers' national service

MAILBAG: Up in the cloud

A roundup of some of your recent comments on our stories on cloud computing, privacy and rural broadband

A holiday gift for new wireless entrants

The day before Toronto’s Santa Claus parade, a special package was delivered to Rogers Communications Inc. Unfortunately for management, it was not a gift...

Wireless speed war about to start

Bell has doubled its wireless network speed maximum to 42 Mpbs and will begin selling laptop modems to take advantage of it in Toronto starting Nov. 23

Inukshuk adds spectrum from Vecima

The Bell/Rogers consortium buys Saskatchewan spectrum, where it didn't have licences before, for $14 million from a rural broadband provider

Canadian firms too limiting on technology: Survey

Microsoft-sponsored survey says Canadians believe businesses risk losing talent by not offering the right technology. The report comes as the company releases its Lync unified communications software

Mobilicity hits Alberta capital

Edmonton will become the next city to feel the benefits of multiple facilities-based wireless competition when Mobilicity begins service there on Wednesday. The Toronto-based startup will be the...

How to flatten a data centre network

Juniper recently showed network managers how to shrink a network from three to two layers. An industry analyst says enterprises are increasingly embracing the strategy

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