Greg Meckbach

Articles by Greg Meckbach

Wireless interface includes GPS tracking

Vancouver-based Sierra Wireless Inc. has released version 3.1 of a user interface for mobile broadband devices.Sierra Wireless Watcher includes a dashboard that reports modem...

What the federal budget does for the telecom and IT sectors

Today the Government of Canada proposed a budget for the 2009-10 fiscalyear, and it doesn’t provide great news for the tech industry.PrimeMinister Stephen Harper’s...

Cisco adds power management to switches

EnergyWise will let IT managers turn IP phones and wireless access points off when they are not in use. Find out how the software can be used to manage climate control, lighting and ventilation

Alcatel-Lucent hints at Bridgewater sale

Alcatel-Lucent Canada Inc. will probably sell some or all of its 15 per cent stake in Bridgewater Systems Corp. Ottawa-based Alcatel-Lucent Canada occupies space...

Does VoIP give you what you pay for?

IP telephony has been a mainstream technology for some time now, withlarge organizations such as a Winnipegschool board opting for the technology.But userscomplain about...

Doh! Network World Canada editor gets it wrong again

Shortly before Christmas, I dismissedrumours published at the time that Nortel Networks Corp. wasseeking creditor protection. As one reader put it, “that’s gotta be...

Nortel will stick to core voice business

Nortel makes PBXs, firewalls and a whole whack of other products. CEO Mike Zafirovski is on the right track now but the Canadian manufacturer will probably discontinue a lot of product lines

Wi-LAN reports financial results

A Canadian wireless local-area network equipment maker has reported revenues dropped by more than half.Wi-LAN Inc. of Ottawa Tuesday released its financial results for...

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