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

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Fortinet boots branch UTM firewall up to 1 Gbps

By combining a new ASIC with CPU, performance leaps 10 times from the previous model. An industry analyst says branch offices rather than SMBs will be the beneficiaries

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Decision could help Ottawa sell loosening of foreign ownership restrictions on telecommunications companies to those worried about protecting Canadian content

ICT firms slow to advise Ottawa on digital strategy

The government has been asking since mid-May for advice on setting a digital economy strategy. With two days to deadline a lot of submissions have yet to appear

Shaw chooses NSN for new wireless network

Another big win for the telecom equipment maker, which will be an end-to end supplier of gear to the cableco

Traffic throttling rules apply to wireless data: CRTC

The telecom regulator will regulate wireless data services not only for discriminatory practices, but also traffic management. Telus says it isn

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