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

Globalive fights for life with public campaign

Chairman now says CRTC ruling is 'unacceptable.' However, an industry analyst doubts campaign will get far

Trio issues financial results

Three Canadian network-related companies issued quarterly results that indicate the strengths and weaknesses of the economy.Ottawa’s March Networks Corp., which sells IP video surveillance...

100 GbEthernet standard gets closer

Ethernet protocols with operating speeds of 40 Gb/s and 100 Gb/s are closer after a vote last week by a committee of the IEEE (Institute of...

Blue Coat doubles income in Q2

Blue Coat Systems Inc. reported total net revenue for the second quarter of its second quarter (which ended Oct. 31) was US$120.4 million, an increase...

There’s some security in security

Network staff with security experience are among the most in demand these days, according to the latest report from an IT labour market firm

Vertical Communications upgrades IP phone system

Vertical Communications has enhanced its SBX IP converged IP telephony system. The Santa Clara, Calif. company said that Release 3.0 provides increases in capacity...

Signs of hope in optical networking sales

Worldwide optical market revenues continued to drop in the last quarter, according to Dell'Oro Group, which tracks the networking and communications industries. However, the...

Equipment makers show 100 GbE systems

Carriers and service providers need single-port 100 Gigabit Ethernet interfaces for high-performance data centres, cloud computing and scientific applications. Vendors test-fire equipment at SC09

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