Emerging Tech

South African-based Dimension Data Holdings PLC (Didata) has agreed to buy North Carolina-based systems integration company, Premier Systems Integrators LLC in a US$138 million cash deal, the companies announced Thursday.

Stress and lack of work/life balance in the IT workplace is taking such a toll on women in the industry that 41 per cent of respondents to a recent survey reported they were considering leaving their jobs.

Analysts and carriers in Canada are in disagreement over the possibility that wireless service providers will have to take an initial financial hit when they roll out so-called 2.5-generation packet data services throughout this year.

NCR Corp. filed a lawsuit earlier this week that could send ripples through the handheld market, as the company alleges it possesses patents to the types of devices developed by Palm Inc. and Handspring Inc.

Compaq Computer Corp. issued an earnings warning after the close of the New York financial markets Thursday

Two companies are claiming to have reached a new speed record for data transmission over an existing fibre optic network.

Corporate tax departments have often been the last in line for big boosts in IT investments, since the process of preparing taxes is so labor-intensive that it's seen by many companies as a fixed cost.

Lucent Technologies Inc. finally caught a break today after being steadily pummeled by financial problems since last fall. Lucent announced a three-year, US$5 billion deal with Verizon Wireless Inc. to supply 3G (third generation) mobile telephony equipment.