Howard Solomon

Currently a freelance writer, I'm the former editor of ITWorldCanada.com and Computing Canada. An IT journalist since 1997, I've written for several of ITWC's sister publications including ITBusiness.ca and Computer Dealer News. Before that I was a staff reporter at the Calgary Herald and the Brampton (Ont.) Daily Times. I can be reached at hsolomon [@] soloreporter.com

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Network equipment sales will be strong: IDC Canada

Industry analyst firm believes that over the next five years spending on network equipment in Canada will grow faster than the overall IT spend.

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Who’s winning in F1?

By Howard SolomonAssistant Editor, Network WorldCanadaAfter two-and-a-half years of Formula One sponsorship, Intel and Dell have finally backed a winning car.Sunday’s victory in Montreal...

CounterPath to broaden availability of audio conferencing application

CounterPath solutions used to make an audio conferencing software application just for Mitel Networks. Now it's opening up sales to any telephony manufacturer. An industry analyst says it could be a good product for organizations that only need voice meetings.

Communicating at the speed of F1

By Howard SolomonAssistant Editor, Network World CanadaIt’s Formula One week in Montreal again, which means IT companies have been urging industry reporters to come...

Nortel short on ISV strategy: Analyst

At Nortel's annual user group conference, the company spoke to reporters and analysts about its ongoing efforts to shift products to run on commodity servers. But one analyst says she didn't hear the company talk about encouraging a community of software developers, which is needed to help spur sales

Supreme Court to decide fate of Bell deal

BCE Inc. will go to the nation's highest court in two weeks and fight to uphold a $35 billion deal that will see it privatized. It is battling a decision last month by the Quebec appeal court that the deal is unfair to Bell bondholders, a ruling which if upheld imperils the buyout

Nortel moving in the right direction, CEO says

'We're making the right bets,' Zafirovski tells customers at an annual user group conference. Plus, moving toward unified communications doesn't mean boiling the ocean on Day 1

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