Joaquim P. Menezes

In 1988, responding to an ad in the London Financial Times, Allen Timpany purchased Vanco

As network needs of multinational companies get more sophisticated, recent research indicates "softer" issues such as flexibility, quality of service, and customer/partner relationship management are being looked at more closely by CIOs, and influencing their provider selection process.

Vanco plc is holding its 7th International Media Conference at the ancient city of Prague in the Czech Republic. To my mind, the London, U.K.-based virtual network operator (VNO) epitomizes the word "paradox."

The Samsung YP-K5 mp3 player is certainly a device worth considering. The K5 meets buyer demand for versatility. While principally an mp3 player, it also functions as an FM radio, an alarm clock and an electronic picture viewer.

Friction between IT and lines of business continues to be a reality in many companies. Indications are, however, that the situation is changing for...

The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) has stated that one of its mutual funds subsidiaries - Talvest Mutual Funds - has lost a backup computer drive containing information on around 470,000 clients. The drive includes everything from personal client data such as names, addresses, signatures, date of birth and social insurance numbers to financial information - bank account numbers and beneficiary information.

Nortel and Microsoft have unveiled a comprehensive road map for what the two companies call their "shared vision for unified communications (UC)."

Some detailed reviews of Windows Vista have concluded that Microsoft