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

TurboMeeting collaboration adds enterprise features

RHUB Communications solution now integrates with Outlook, offers high availability backup and the ability to have four video participants

NetScout dashboard gives business view of services

Service Delivery Manager lets IT group services to divisions, branches or workgroups. An industry analyst says it

Opposition may derail telecom ownership reform

Three opposition parties on a parliamentary committee are calling for more study before changing foreign telecom ownership limits. That could jeopardize the government's plan to bring new legislation in the fall

Extend broadband with spectrum cash: Report

Senate committee says the money Ottawa pulls in from wireless auctions should help extend high-speed Internet access to remote parts of the country. It's one of a number of recommendations for creating a digital society

Competition squeezing telecom profits: Report

The Conference Board says prices will only go up marginally as competition increases. Read why an industry analyst believes that if board looked deeper it would have found

Ottawa might lift all limits on telecom ownership

Ottawa has released its three choices for liberalizing telecom foreign investment, one of which would completely open the doors to offshore ownership

Losses grow at Ottawa’s March Networks

A rising Canadian dollar and a plunge in North American orders helped push March Networks Corp.'s loss to $32.5 million for the fiscal year...

Customers, not technology, to drive future networks

Customizable application-driven networks are what businesses will want in the future rather than speeds and feeds, a conference has been told. But it also hears that broadband also has to be extended deeper into the country

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