Cindy Steinman

Scotiabank has launched a new subsidiary, e-Scotia.com, to help Canadian companies secure their business on the Internet, and has signed an agreement with Microsoft Canada Corp. to help with its endeavour.

Keeping track of Windows 2000 and Windows NT file systems can be time consuming and difficult, according to Rick Pleczko, vice-president of marketing and product management for Houston, Tex.-based Mission Critical Software.

After announcing their e-services alliance in August, Hewlitt-Packard Company and Oracle Corp. have now enhanced their relationship by planning to jointly develop and deliver Oracle Internet solutions on the HP platform, according to the companies.

Microsoft Corporation and CGI have formed a three-year enterprise alliance, which will include a marketing partnership to increase revenue in the U.S. market.

Sprint Canada Corp. is entering the growing remote access market with an IP-VPN service for Canadian businesses.

Nearly 20 per cent of companies have no formal IT security policy or standard in operation, according to a study conducted by Arlington, Mass.-based Cutter Consortium.

In an effort to continue its push into the networking market, Intel Corporation recently announced the addition of two new families of switches and routers and has already released three new products from the lines. 

Businesses, whether large or small, are requiring more and more from their telecomm service providers. But up until now, small and mid-size enterprises have had few options for their carrier needs, according to Saied Nadjafi, president and chief executive officer, Norigen Communications Inc.