Susan Maclean

With beta users seemingly nodding agreement, Microsoft Canada Co. on April 24 proclaimed that its newly released Windows Server 2003 operating system within its trustworthy computing environment will offer server consolidation, improved performance, reduced management costs and increased productivity.

Dofasco, the Hamilton, Ont.-based steel producer, faces external trials your company can probably relate to: a global economy, growing competition, rapid change, increasingly sophisticated consumers, and the drive toward leaner organizations.

"If there's no business, there's no need for IT," stresses Elizabeth Beaver, senior manager, Business Recovery for...

Aware that a concern about security and privacy is the key deterrent to people buying online or doing online banking, Ron Cann is deliberately doing more than he sees is necessary to protect the online presence of North Shore Credit Union (NSCU).

Michael Smith was 12 years in IT in insurance prior to joining Ernst & Young LLP, four years ago where he is principal, Security and Technology Solutions. His comments are edited for brevity.

A growth in the reliance on interconnected applications such as CRM and ERP systems is driving companies to give business continuity the attention than it deserves, claims Eileen Ott, director of Global Business Continuity Practice at EMC Corp.

Business continuity by definition is not dramatic. Terrorism, threats of war, crime and natural disasters are much more riveting.

"You can have the best burglar alarm system in the world, but somebody's going to come along...