Mari-Len De Guzman

Experts agree that security is one of the toughest IT elements to outsource, but that isn't stopping the practice from catching on in Canada.

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Canadian universities and ICT industry associations are targeting students, trying to sway them into pursuing a computer science program, as part of a comprehensive drive to spur greater IT enrolment.

Montreal-based transit company, Societe de transport de Montreal (STM), hopped aboard the virtualization bus in the fall of 2005. It

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Incidents of laptop theft have put many organizations in hot water in recent months, but one Canadian institution is refusing to fall prey to this escalating IT security breach.

Smart cards are poised for growth in 2006, according to an analyst report, but as far as the Canadian market goes, some industries are smartening up faster than others.

Faced with an escalating shortage of skilled IT workers, Canadian companies are turning to educational institutions to help develop new generations of IT practitioners. But trends in university computer science enrolments indicate this wellspring of future IT professionals might be going dry.