On a growing number of university campuses across Canada, students and teachers are able to log on to their networks while sitting in the bleachers at the football field, out on the campus grounds, or in some cases even from their dorms.
With layoffs galore and many companies having to shut down operations altogether, the Canadian IT job scene has been less than savoury and has in fact left a bitter taste in a lot of mouths over the last year.
In anticipation of up-and-coming wireless standards, Cisco Systems Inc. last month launched its latest line of Aironet Access Point wireless base stations, standalone devices that plug into a hub or server.
In a move that has surprised industry observers, a recently problem-ridden Enterasys Networks Inc. last month announced it would be reducing its workforce by 30 per cent.
Having already announced that it is reducing its workforce by 30 per cent, network equipment maker Enterasys Networks Inc. said Tuesday that its Canadian operations will not be spared.