Greg Meckbach

Articles by Greg Meckbach

Toshiba unveils nine laptops

Toshiba of Canada’s information systems group has announced nine notebook PCs, four of which have fingerprint readers.The vendor yesterday announced four Tecra A10 models,...

Did IT learn nothing from the blackout of 2003?

On the fifth anniversary of a major outage, an Info-Tech analyst warns many executives are too cheap to buy adequate power backup systems. Plus: How Toronto Fire Service handled the Propane explosion

Vancouver’s Inetco keeps eye on retail transactions

Insight 4.1 is available in beta form and is designed to monitor service level agreeements and historical trends about online experiences. Find out what one ASP is using it for

Liberal pol wants further study of Bill C-61

Marlene Jennings is concerned about the restrictions in Bill C-61, the Act to Amend the Copyright Act, tabled by the federal government last June,...

Gartner tempers cloud computing hype

hype cycle report cites the quality of the latest telepresence products, but a vice-president says cloud computing may not make IT as simple as some would hope. Plus: Why some firms are sitting out the Facebook craze

Turn your handset into a hotspot

Joikusoft has joined forces with FON to make a Symbian-based tool for Wi-Fi access. Find out how it works

Readers react to petition results

We recently published a story on the results of our Save XP petition, which gathered 2,125 signatures. Reaction was mixed.Shawn Wright of London, Ont....

Liberal politician campaigns against Bill C-61

Hedy Fry, a Liberal Member of Parliament, recently took part in a round table discussion on Bill C-61. Fry, who represents the riding of...

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