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’s future still unclear

Whether the $51.7-billion sale to a private equity group lead by the Ontario Teachers Pension Plan finally makes the utility an efficient and competitive telecommunications force across the country isn

Mitel, Inter-Tel merger deal hits snag

Voting on Canadian firm's offer to acquire the American telecom provider gets delayed as Inter-Tel's Mihaylo tries to buy more time.

SMBs couldn’t care less about telecom ‘extras’

Service providers spend a lot of money creating and marketing extra telecom services beyond voice and data access. But according to a recent study, small and medium-sized organizations are yawning at them.

Cisco forges ahead with IronPort technology integration

It's acquisition of e-mail security firm IronPort, says Cisco, enables it is able to provide a far more end-to-end offering than networking competitors or leading security vendors.

Cisco to push IronPort

Cisco Systems is moving quickly to integrate technology it

Patience pays off for utility

Some IT projects take a long time to come to fruition. The campaign to get Newfoundland Power to switch to a virtualized environment for its office, ERP and billing systems took half a decade.

Avaya COO touts benefits of going private

When a US$8.2 billion deal to take Avaya Inc. private is finalized in the fall, the telecommunications manufacturer will be able to bring new IP-based products to market faster than before, according to the company

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