Stefan Dubowski

Kevin Janzen, a network administrator at the University of Manitoba

WorldCom group, a subsidiary of the global communications firm WorldCom Inc., confirmed suspicions on April 3 that it would cut staff, but the company would not say if the announcement will affect its Canadian workers.

In an effort to better define its roadmap for customers, 3Com Corp. announced new networking gear to be released later this year.

An assertion by Industry Minister John Manley that some Canadian firms are relying on the low loonie to compete and are not, in turn, investing as much as they should be in technology, could be pointing to a dark secret within the world of Canadian IT.

Cisco intros CCIE SecuritynCisco Systems Inc. says its new expert-level certificate in network security gives managers the knowledge they need to keep intruders at bay, but one industry observer questions the validity of Cisco

Among the insights gleaned from a survey of chief financial officers comes a warning for telecommunications and network gear manufacturers: if you have to reduce your workforce to meet fiscal deadlines, do so cautiously, lest you find yourself unable to compete.

Hewlett-Packard Co. figures its six new servers represent a strong commitment to IA-32 architecture, but one industry analyst said the devices also address previous confusion concerning HP

While technology and business requirements seem to be changing faster than ever, Lotus Software from IBM Corp. is taking the slow lane to improving the Lotus Notes/Domino messaging platform.