Rebecca Reid

Cisco Systems Inc. is back on the acquisition road, with plans to snap up wireless vendor Linksys Group Inc. Thursday in a stock deal valued at US$500 million.

Businesses in Montreal and Quebec City are being reminded they have less than two weeks left to review their software programs and obtain licenses for all pirated software.

Transmitting data wirelessly is a risky business, but on Monday Microsoft Corp.

Straight from the nation

Disaster recovery planning (DRP) is no longer the sole responsibility of the IT department, an Ernst & Young LLP consultant told a room full of attendees during a seminar in Toronto on Thursday.

The Code Red worm has slithered its way back into the news, but top security vendors have declared only a yellow alert.

In an effort to realize its goal of providing devices that ensure "always-on" cellular coverage, Spotwave Wireless Inc. announced two products Monday that help solve in-building reception problems common to users of wireless voice and data services.

Increased reliability is the primary theme of Microsoft Corp.