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

Bell calls in managers for pink slips

As part of a plan to shake-up Bell Canada, 2,500 managers are being laid off. However, the company stressed service staff aren't affected

Organizations have to

IDC expects there will be a shortage of 60,000 network staffers over the next four years. To meet the demand organizations will have to recruit internally and pay for their training rather than expect to hire from the outside

And the winner is . . . everyone

By Howard SolomonAssistant editor, Network World CanadaIt's now four days after the AWS spectrum auction closed, time enough take a breath and ask who...

Chaos in the data centre

By Howard SolomonAssistant editor Network World CanadaIT is a relatively young discipline, particularly if you date it from the advent of PCs, networking and...

EXFO adds more modules for testing networks

Devices can examine Fibre Channel and Ethernet deployments

Record-setting spectrum auction ends

Bell, Rogers and Telus grabbed most of the licences, but two cablecos and a long-distance provider seem about to become new wireless carriers

What they won

A synopsis of the licences many of the bidders will be paying for

Spectrum auction trivia

Who paid the most at the just-concluded auction, who paid the least and what wasn't bought at all

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