Dave Webb

Dave Webb is a freelance editor and writer. A veteran journalist of more than 20 years' experience (15 of them in technology), he has held senior editorial positions with a number of technology publications. He was honoured with an Andersen Consulting Award for Excellence in Business Journalism in 2000, and several Canadian Online Publishing Awards as part of the ComputerWorld Canada team.

Articles by Dave Webb

Rules of engagement for cyberwarfare

There are international laws covering the invasion of other countries. But what about attacks over the Internet? A think tank looks at what in and out of the law

Patent win could be ‘corrosive’ to Apple’s future

Gartner Inc. group vice-president Mark McDonald says the patent win could breed complacency and stifle innovation. What should Apple do?

Computer-induced stress worse than tax time?

Crashes and performance issues are driving users up the wall. Is it because the apps are crappy, or because we're too reliant on technology?

Should Hadoop come out of open source?

IT WORLD CANADA CURATED Zettaset's CTO says the Hadoop community is focused on its own needs, not the needs of the enterprise. Is that such a bad thing?

Embedding EMC technology in vSphere ‘kick in the groin’ to partners, SP says

IT WORLD CANADA CURATED: One solution provider says VMWare will face a "nerd riot" at its conference over the integration of owner EMC's backup technology in its flagship virtualization product

Apple v Samsung goes to the jury

IT WORLD CANADA CURATED Did Samsung intentionally produce an "iPhone knock-off"? Or is Apple trying to compete in the courthouse instead of the market place? Jurors get to decide this week

Heins previews RIM’s BB10 future

IT WORLD CANADA CURATED: Research in Motion's CEO doesn't care that the company's missing the holiday rush. He's focused on winning back BlackBerry deserters and serving its loyalists

Stand and deliver: HP preps to face off with Apple

IT WORLD CANADA CURATED: The hardware maker is declaring an all-out Windows 8 assault on Apple's stronghold in the consumerizaton of IT market, and Microsoft's Steve Ballmer says Cupertino will be forced to defend on all fronts

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