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

Canadian firms finally getting into wireless: Analysts

This will be a big year for mobile technology, according to a trio of experts. Expect to see an increasing number of organizations taking advantage of smartphones, banking by cell phone and mobile store fronts.

Bell switches to wireless for 102 underserved areas

Instead of offering high speed landline service to underserved Ontario and Quebec communities, the telco wants to extend its wireless network to them. That's what the Inukshuk wireless effort was supposed to be about, says an industry analyst, who thinks Bell's move means Inukshuk is dead

Video infrastucture startup gets cash infusion

Ottawa's Celtic House Venture Partners has co-led a syndicate that put in $15 million of second round financing into Waterloo, Ont.'s Avvassi Inc., which is...

Do Canadian wireless operators have iPad lust?

So how hungry are Canadian wireless operators for Apple's iPad? We can't tell you, because they're not saying. A spokesman for Telus Corp. said...

Scrutinizer adds unusual map to flow analyzer

The latest version of the network analysis tool has a different way of graphically showing what's connecting to hosts. In addition, the tool now has NetFlow NBAR

SolarWinds expands line with storage management

SolarWinds Inc., which makes the Orion network and application monitoring applications, has added Tek-Tools Softwares' Profiler suite of products to its lineup. Profiler gives users...

Cisco protocol promises telepresence interoperability

Organizations have complained for years that video systems from one manufacturer won

Cisco creates new certifications for service provider techs

Cisco Systems Inc. has created a new Service Provider Operations certification track as pat of a major revision of its popular CCNP (Cisco Certified...

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