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

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

Ottawa to outline options on foreign investment

Industry Minster Tony Clement tells the Canadian Telecom Summit of a short discussion paper outlining three ways to liberalize investment in the telecom industry

Kerio firewall moves into unified threat management

The venerable WinRoute Firewall is now named Kerio Control after gaining intrusion protection. It also adds a new anti-virus engine from Sophos.rnrn

New Polycom telepresence series raises table stakes

The company says its table allows telepresence rooms to be used for more than just video meetings. A face-to-face setting enhances onsite collaboration, Polycom saysrnrn

Wind blows into Vancouver, Mobilicity adds more skin

Wind Mobile has reached the West Coast by starting service in Vancouver on Thursday, the fifth city in the startup's network.The others are Toronto,...

Telus gets testy at CRTC speed matching hearing

When an exec from MTS Allstream complained Telus drags its feet in certain negotitations, fireworks started and someone cursed. Meanwhile one commissioner put it straight to the telcos and cablecos: They want to kill ISPs

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