Mari-Len De Guzman

Hackers succeed 99 per cent of the time when they use human weakness as a tool for breaking into corporate systems, a security expert said Monday.

If you thought you could take software quality for granted, think again. According to one expert, the software industry has a history of launching products before they are fully debugged. As a general practice, software companies release a product once it reaches 80 per cent functionality, said independent analyst Warren Shiau.

The decision by the Canadian Radio Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) limiting regulation of voice over IP (VoIP) to local phone service would turn off telecom players from further investing on next-generation networks, an industry analyst said today.

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Leaders across academia and the private sector are forming a coalition to protect Canada

The imminent availability of 911 emergency calling services for voice over IP (VoIP) phone systems is likely to heat up competition in the telecom space, according to a senior Canadian analyst. A Canadian Radio Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) ruling making it mandatory for VoIP service providers to offer these services has removed a major obstacle to the adoption of VoIP and wireless technologies, said Lawrence Surtees, director, telecom and Internet research at IDC Canada Ltd.

Armed with strong government support and technology guidance, a growing number of Canadian doctors are moving to paperless health care. And they