Nortel execs’ defence says charges “entirely without merit”
Lawyer says three accused will rely on fact that external audtiors approved many of the company’s decisions to defend fraud charges
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Nortel staff were desperate to show a profit: prosecutor
Nortel executives not only pulled the wool over the eyes of the board, a fraud trial was told, the execs were sometimes fooled by others in the company
Former Nortel executives answer not-guilty on fraud charges
Long-awaited criminal trial starts into alleged manipulation of Nortel’s finances. The trial is expected to last months
Nortel executives lied about financials, says prosecutor
In a pre-trial outline of his case, the prosecution reduces the charges against three officials, but says
#2 Newsmakers: Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis of RIM
Poorly received product launches, declining share prices and service troubles led to a rough year for the company
Wireless equipment manufacturer from B.C. fights TSX delisting
Tranzeo Wireless Technologies is to be taken off the Toronto Stock Exchange for not meeting its listing requirements
Wireless carrier Mobilicity dumps Dave Dobbin
President of wireless startup is gone after 18 months of operations. An industry analyst says the debt from buying spectrum plus having to build its own network may have played a part
ISPs ring warning bells over CRTC’s broadband pricing scheme
After a night to review the latest regulatory ruling on wholesale rates for independent Internet providers, there is increasing unease
CRTC capacity-based billing plan could double consumer Internet rates: TekSavvy
Many independent ISPs are uncertain what the effect of the ruling will be on the prices they will charge residential and business customers
Wireless carrier Wind Mobile expanding across Canada
Carrier will add Winnipeg, Saskatoon and Halifax next year. Meanwhile it might resume public lobbying for a decision on the rules for the 700 MHz auction
Open data movement comes to Montreal
City joins a handful of Canadian municipalities in allowing citizens online access to data. However, an expert says the commitment in this country by governments is weak
Takeover fight between Ottawa competitors ends
WiLAN has surrendered to a U.S. private equity firm in its fight for Mosaid Technologies. It had hoped to create a Canadian-based patent powerhouse
Ciena taking next steps after Nortel metro acquisition
Interested parties to get a sneak peak in Ottawa of Ciena’s latest offering from the acquisition
IBM will have a new president and CEO for 2012
Virginia Rometty will be promoted to replace Sam Palmisano on Jan.1. Palmisano will remain Big Blue’s chairman
RIM co-CEO apologizes to BlackBerry users
Mike Lazaridis tries to explain how outage happened and what they’re doing to fix it