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

FC test module from Spirent

Spirent Communications plc is now offering the HyperMetrics 2/4/8Gb Fibre Channel test module, a unified test system for data center operators, system integrators and network...

Tony Clement’s burden

Today's the deadline for telecom industry members to advise Industry Minister Tony Clement on how to get out of the mess the CRTC so inconveniently dropped...

Card reader for iPhones

Calgary's Wireless Dynamics Inc. has created the iCarte 110, a  near field communications and RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) reader/writer for iPhones. The device, which attaches...

Fewer WiMAX chipset makers expected

Some 4 million WiMAX chipsets for subscriber stations will be shipped this year, according to a survey from Montreal-based wireless broadband consultancy Maravedis Inc....

ProCurve brings out PoE switches for SMB

HP's new line of Power over Ethernet switches is aimed at helping smaller organizations get into VoIP

Free SMB firewall from Astaro

Astaro Corp.  is making the Essential Firewall edition of its flagship security solution, Astaro Security Gateway, available for free. The Essential Firewall edition includes all...

Zarlink says solution a boon for femtocells

Ottawa's Zarlink Semiconductor Inc. says it has created a standards-based ToP algorithm and Timing Protocol software solution that could lead to wide deployment of home and...

What will Hewlett-Packard buy next?

Assuming Hewlett-Packard Co.’s purchase of 3Com Corp. goes through, that would make it the world’s most diversified IT manufacturers: PCs, laptops, servers, storage and...

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