Rosie Lombardi

Knowledge grows like an amoeba. It absorbs bits and bites of information continuously, digesting and swelling until a critical mass is reached. Then it splits up and grows in new areas. Web site content grows in this organic fashion, and some companies are finding they

Once upon a time, IT people worried about keeping systems running. Auditors worried about financial statements. The twain rarely met. Then along came the Internet, which begat IT security and privacy requirements. Then fell Enron, which begat compliance requirements. Now auditors worry about systems. IT people worry about auditing. Worlds are colliding. People are not happy.

While the so-called crusade against terrorism may not be as hot here as south of the border, Canadian software companies are playing a key role in combating this threat. Highly innovative security systems

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The law generally lags information technology, requiring much time and casework to deliberate upon the novel criminal opportunities it presents. But the law is starting to catch up

How is a router worm like a flu pandemic? Medical researchers say an outbreak of influenza, similar to the devastating Spanish Flu of 1918, is likely in the near future. Somewhere in the world, a flu virus may be quietly mutating. We don

Researchers at the Xerox Research Centre of Canada (XRCC) received the 2005 Best Emerging Technology Award from CATAAlliance for their environmentally-friendly toner technology, called Emulsion Aggregation (EA). EA, the company says, has several advantages over standard toner technologies

Mason Olds' first impressions of Canada are frozen in memory