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

Paessler adds failover clustering to Network Monitor

Version 8.0 of the product also includes a new licencing program based on the number of sensors, which have increased to 80

Troubles continue for Cdn PBX maker

It was another tough quarter for PBX maker Aastra Technologies Ltd., which again blamed the strong Canadian dollar for a drop in sales. The...

Completely lift foreign telecom controls: Consultants

The time has come to put our xenophobia behind us, says the SeaBoard Group. Remove the restrictions, quickly

We’re getting better in broadband. Or are we?

Another day another broadband study. The latest, funded by Cisco Systems Inc. and conducted by Oxford University’s Said School of Business, attempts to go...

DragonWave hopes acquisition brings more carriers

Buying pseudowire solutions maker Axerra Networks means Ottawa company can offer more scalable product to Tier 1 carriers

Fortinet extends its virtual appliance line

Four more appliances from the security vendor for protecting data in virtualized environments

Sandvine up, DragonWave down on quarterly revenue

Two networking-releated startups reported quarterly earnings this week reflecting different priorities for carriers. Revenues at Ottawa's DragonWave Inc. , which makes packet-based backhaul systems for...

Defensio adds Facebook integration, more protection

Websense's hosted service for social networking platforms adds integration with one of the most popular sites

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