Stories by: Howard Solomon

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LTE now in eight Canadian cities 29 September, 2011 03:20:30

Canada's biggest wireless carrier is now offering LTE service in three of the nation's biggest cities as operators try to out do each other in launching the next generation wireless technology.
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'Big' WLAN announcement coming soon, says HP exec 15 January, 2011 10:15:00

Hewlett-Packard Co. will shortly make a significant move around its wireless LAN products, an executive has promised Canadians reporters.
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Polycom lures CTO from Cisco in exec shakeup 21 September, 2010 08:39:00

Five months after taking control of unified communications equipment maker Polycom Inc., CEO and president Andy Miller has overhauled the company's executive.
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Mitel Networks CEO to leave post 04 September, 2010 07:26:00

After just over nine years at the helm of Mitel Networks Inc., Don Smith is leaving as chief executive officer of the unified communications applications developer to sit on the board directors.
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Unified communications war will heat up in 2009 22 December, 2008 08:12:00

The unified communications war between Microsoft and IBM has so far been pretty one-sided, with the giant from Redmond having the publicity edge over Big Blue.
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Another way of monitoring 13 August, 2008 11:18:45

Running a network without monitoring it is like playing with fire: Sooner or later you're bound to get burned.
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IP video surveillance from March Networks, Cisco 03 April, 2008 10:24:32

As video surveillance turns increasingly to IP-based systems, more companies are announcing new products to deal with the technology.
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Racing towards 10Gigabit Ethernet 02 April, 2008 11:40:06

A university data centre may not seem the place to adopt leading edge technology, given that publicly-funded institutes are chronically short of money.
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The battle for the data centre 19 March, 2008 10:09:20

Last month Cisco Systems unveiled its future. It's merely a big switch, but if some industry analysts are to be believed, it's also the first shot in a war to control the data centre.
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The knock on NAC 14 March, 2008 12:40:56

Three years ago, network access control was the big buzzword in security.
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University pursues self-powered wireless networks 13 February, 2008 08:28:35

Imagine a network of wireless sensors scattered across thousands of hectares of forest watching for signs of dry conditions that could set off fires.