HP’s FlexNetwork line-up is expanded
More switches, expanded capabilities announced for Hewlett-Packard’s converged infrastructure strategy. But an industry analyst says there are still gaps
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New HP CEO Whitman must regain partner confidence
‘We are at a critical moment and we need renewed leadership to successfully implement our strategy and take advantage of the market opportunities ahead,’ says board
Keys to a successful unified communications project
Plan before buying technology, cultivate the luddites on your staff and once unified communications is entrenched make sure your staff isn’t quietly working in India
Cogeco buys Quiettouch to gain managed services
Bringing more value to the customer base
Rogers launches Canada’s first LTE service
Businesses won’t be pleased with the pricing, says one analyst
RIM and others win big for Nortel patents
A consortium including the BlackBerry maker keeps Google from buying any wireless patents as the last auction for Nortel assets finishes
Gigamon adds chassis-based data access switch
A Canadian telco is among the first customers for the unit, which can handle up to eight line cards offering almost 100 10g ports
Rogers issues a warning to the new Industry Minister
Christian Paradis won’t say when digital strategy and telecom ownership rules will be released. Meanwhile, a Rogers executive sent him a warning
Harper’s new Industry Minister makes debut at Telecom Summit
Telecom summit will hear first public speech from Christian Paradis. While the conference is on the telecom regulator will release a decision new wireless carriers see as vital to their futures
Cisco’s problems don’t include Canada: Kawale
The company is undergoing a restructuring after revenues dipped, but its Canadian president suggests there aren’t any sales problems here
Cabinet shuffle means new point-person on telecom, digital economy
Appointing a new minister may mean delays in government’s digital economy strategy, says a telecommunications consultant
HP unveils long-awaited converged network architecture
New FlexNetwork platform and switches allow network managers to create a converged network across the enterprise
Interop 2011 missing key vendors
One of the biggest draws at this year’s annual networking show couldn’t be boughtrnrn
Brocade outlines its vision for overhauling data centre networks
Company roadmap, dubbed CloudPlex, aims to help customers move to new data centre network designs
Government tables digital strategy in budget
In the absense of a full digital economy strategy, government promises to spend $720 million over three years for education, business and media creatorsrn