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Marissa Mayer and the maternal side of IT

IT WORLD CANADA CURATED: Breaking all the stereotypes, Mayer could be an inspiration to young women to choose careers in technology

Fortran is like rocket science

There are many good reasons why we’re told to respect our elders.With the news that Oracle was cancelling its support for its Fortress project,...

Voice over LTE is taking off–slowly

IT WORLD CANADA: When it comes to LTE, voice is on the agenda but less of a priority than mobile broadband

Ontario government to help laid-off RIM workers

IT WORLD CANADA CURATED: Provincial government will work with lobby group Communitech and two Ontario universities to soften the blow of RIM's restructuring

DFAIT provided platform for IT firms at Olympics

IT WORLD CANADA CURATED: Thirteen tech companies from Canada showcased their products and services during London Olympics

Telus sounds alarm about BCE-Astral merger

IT WORLD CANADA CURATED: The wireless company is warning that the $3.38 billion merger would put too much power in the hands of its rival

Cisco: Video will soon dominate Internet traffic

IT WORLD CANADA CURATED: Cisco predicts that video traffic will account for up to 90% of data flowing over networks in the next few years

Gartner: Cloud hype confuses, distorts technology

IT WORLD CANADA CURATED "Cloudwashing" is a phenomenon in which vendors use the buzz around cloud computing to sell services that don't have cloud's defining characteristics, Gartner says

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