Ryan B Patrick

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Tele-robots probe latency from afar

In a supreme test of signal latency, a Hamilton, Ont.-based physician recently performed remote tele-robotic assisted surgery on a patient simulator located in Aquarius...

Mercury focuses on IT governance

Mercury Interactive recently took the wraps off an enhanced version of its Mercury Quality Center software quality testing platform, a product geared toward SOA and Web services. Mercury is an IT governance and applications-testing software developer that, in 2005, had annual revenue of US$685 million.

HP stacks server line with AMD chips

Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) last month unveiled its latest server line which features ramped-up dual-core processors from chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD).

Big Blue unveils collaboration picture

IBM Corp. recently gave a foretaste of the future to Notes/Domino users with the release of WebSphere Portal 6.0 and its support of next-generation Web technologies.

Novell pushes Linux to the desktop

While Novell Inc. hopes that its new enterprise Linux desktop product will be enough to entice enterprises to view desktop Linux as a viable alternative to Windows, some analysts aren

IT shops slow to adopt VoIP

When it comes to Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) adoption, 40 per cent of Canadian IT businesses say the primary driver to adoption is the potential cost savings from combining voice and data onto a unified infrastructure, according to a Network World Canada study, sponsored by Hewlett-Packard (Canada) Ltd.

Software’s year ahead

Gone are the days when organizations were hooked into making huge software purchases, and were more enticed by vendor promises than the actual return on investment (ROI). Those days have long been replaced by smaller, incremental investments in software with an unyielding eye on the bottom line. Within this environment, organizations have been becoming more open and receptive to new ways of using software.

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