Kathleen Lau

Articles by Kathleen Lau

Ontario wants to be a smart province

At the Toronto Forum for Global Cities, Ontario minister of economic development and trade Sandra Pupatello outlines initiatives that should give citizens online access to basic services and potential foreign investors ample reason to say 'yes'

Companies fear wrath of ex-staff

Seventy-five per cent of companies surveyed by Ernst & Young are afraid of reprisals from disgruntled ex-employees. Companies turn to data loss prevention, even ranking it more important than regulatory compliance

T.O. business adopts SAP Business All-in-One

Store fixtures vendor Wilson Display underwent a 90-day implementation of a new manufacturing system in what was an unusually complex business environment for a small enterprise. The risk of an accelerated implementation and why SMEs are resistant to technology change

HP’s new architecture tackles IT sprawl

Hewlett-Packard announced HP Converged Infrastructure architecture and HP Converged Infrastructure Consulting Services based on a new architecture to reduce customer footprint while allowing for new business. One analyst said big technology vendors like HP finally get it

GS1 Canada Web portal to hasten product recall

The Toronto-based supply chain standards organization launches a national recall system so manufacturers can more quickly communicate directly with retailers to pull affected products off store shelves. WITH VIDEO

Fake security tools still big threat, worms on the rise

A new edition of the Microsoft Security Intelligence Report reveals the biggest threats to Canadians among worms, trojans, and rogue security software. A Toronto security expert says rogue security tools prey on fear and training

Proposed copyright law hurts users

An Athabasca University professor argues there is a smear campaign by the U.S. to make Canada out to be a haven for content piracy. The effect of stricter copyright law on open source. WITH VIDEO

PhoneSnoop

An Indonesia-based security guru said he created the proof-of-concept app that lets hackers listen in on a BlackBerry user

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