Jennifer Kavur

Symantec unveils a tool that calculates what a cybercriminal would pay for your online identity and announces the release of Norton 2010. Plus, Michael Calce provides pointers on consumer Internet security. WITH VIDEO

The Australian-based company notorious for selling Twitter followers and Digg counts has added Facebook to its catalogue. Facebook begins to investigate.

Nina Hargus, vice-president of Global Services Marketing for EMC, discusses large-scale enterprise private cloud deployments and 30 new services and solutions added to EMC

Bell and Microsoft are launching independent portals today to replace the former Sympatico.msn.ca site. Vice-presidents Gary Anderson and Owen Sagness discuss what brought them together and why they decided to break up.

Upcoming changes to Facebook

The IBM Toronto Lab wrapped up its annual E.X.I.T.E. Camp last week, a 3-day program designed to get pre-teen girls interested in technology and engineering. WITH VIDEO

A new survey from Sapphire Technologies and IBM on hiring intentions in the Canadian IT sector reports a very positive outlook ahead, with 87 per cent of senior-level executives planning to maintain or increase staff. But an Info-Tech analyst cautions the layoffs might not be over yet.

Canpages will become the first search directory in Canada to incorporate social networking, providing recommendations on businesses from GigPark friends.