Allison Taylor

SAN FRANCISCO

SAN FRANCISCO

The Research and Technology Park at the University of Waterloo in Ontario is getting a boost, as Dublin, Calif.-based Sybase Inc. announced a plan on Wednesday to launch a Wi-Fi competency centre at the university.

Software piracy rates jumped slightly in Canada in 2002, as the country continues to lead the United States in theft of commercial software, says an annual survey on global software piracy.

Cisco Systems Ltd. unveiled a plan for managing wireless local area networks (WLANs) on Monday.

Canadian businesses with aging fleets of desktop and notebook PCs subscribe to a false belief they are saving money by postponing capital expenditure on IT, according to a recent panel discussion.

While overall salaries in IT are expected to drop this year, a recent study found that salaries of highly skilled software developers in Canada specializing in fields such as customization and embedded software will command salary increases of 13 to 15 per cent in 2003.

With protecting remote and mobile PCs on its mind, Vancouver-based Absolute Software launched a new offering on Thursday.