Shane Schick

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YouTube Fridays: Meanwhile, back in Nortel’s data centre . . .

This was another sad moment in Nortel's history, with its former senior managers, including one-time CEO Frank Dunn, charged by the RCMP for alleged...

Microsoft calls shots on XP downgrades, says Dell

From Computerworld U.S.:Microsoft has put limits on the types of PCs that can be downgradedto Windows XP after June 30, Dell said yesterday, a...

IDC: Canadian IT buyers changing their priorities

The market research firm sees strong sales for CRM and systems infrastructure software, but customer

Some retail sales guys know how to treat an IT user

There’s nothing wrong with working at Future Shop, but I think Ben has more potential than that. My wife and I finally managed to...

CA takes on security, software compliance chores

The software firm wants to assist IT managers grappling with regulations and how many copies of Microsoft Office they own, along with bringing more automation to the data centre

First-time blogger takes top prize in Blogging Idol

I would like to publicly congratulate Don Sheppard for winning $1,000 in ComputerWorld Canada's first-ever Blogging Idol event.Don's posts generated the most overall traffic,...

The IT performance metrics that don’t exist (yet)

Of all the ways we try to measure IT’s return on investment, “progress” seems a little too broad. And yet most of the other...

Canadian-made video game tests software skills

Microsoft is trying to promote its TechNet software service to IT professionals by appealing to their competitive side. Meet the Ottawa firm behind

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