Allison Taylor

Managing its software development process is something that Tucows Inc. has always done, but now the Toronto-based company is ready to take a more measured approach to developing its software by implementing the Capability Maturity Model (CMM).

Security and infrastructure consolidation will present heavy burdens for several Canadian IT departments in 2004, even though a recent IDC study placed upgrading infrastructure at the top of the priority list.

Next time you sit down at a computer, imagine having several dozen IBM employees staring over your shoulder.

IBM Global Services announced on Thursday a seven-year, $720-million services agreement with Toronto-based TD Bank Financial Group, providing both PC and network support and services to the Canadian chain of banks.

Just one week before the launch of Microsoft Office 2003, Microsoft Canada Co. on Tuesday uncovered a set of developer tools that allow programmers to build software and services within the new version of Office.

"Cheap and fast" hardware is the way to go, according to Craig Nevill-Manning, a senior research scientist with Google Inc.

Automation and integration were the order of the day at IBM Corp., as the company announced on Monday the arrival of new enhancements to its Tivoli identity management line

Development and deployment of Web-based applications using Java and Linux can be up to 28 per cent more expensive than similar applications built using Microsoft Corp.