Patricia Pickett

Articles by Patricia Pickett

Police training leads to forensics career

Rene Hamel has spent most of his career fighting bad guys. But for the last ten years his greatest weapons have been his IT skills and his investigative mind.

Hospitals try wireless remedies

Two Ontario hospitals have opted for voice over IP and wireless LAN technologies to help improve overall communication in their facilities.

Open Text cuts 130 jobs

Waterloo, Ont.-based enterprise content management (ECM) vendor Open Text on Tuesday said it is improving operational efficiency by cutting 130 jobs from IXOS Software AG, the German ECM software maker it recently acquired.

Samsung launches into colour laser space

Toronto-based Samsung Electronics Canada Inc. on Wednesday launched its 2004 printer lineup, which includes mono laser and multi-function printers (MFP), as well as its first colour laser solution.

City of Calgary migrates to Linux

A downward pressure on IT budgets is the main reason why the City of Calgary has moved from a Unix-based infrastructure to a Linux environment.

Tour business makes content journey

A Toronto-based travel company has tapped into a content management system that gives non-technical people greater flexibility when making changes to the company Web site.

How to snag your ideal security-related gig

When Robert Garigue first delved into IT security in 1976, the career profile for a security administrator was vastly different from what it is today.

Spam elimination techniques proposed

Although some industry pundits recently predicted that spam will slow down to a trickle by 2006, others are wondering whether that's possible without first solving the problem of e-mail anonymity.

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