Avaya rolls out Web.alive on-demand service
Quietly marketed until now, the company’s web.alive platform will be offered in a quick to use US$49 a month version to get the interest of enterprises
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Globalive court ruling puts Wind Mobile in legal limbo
Judge rules federal cabinet order allowing startup wireless company to go into business was flawed, but suspends ruling for 45 days
The end is nigh for IPv4
Canadian vendor warns there may be connectivity problems because providers and businesses are unprepared for shift to new Internet protocol
Nortel customers seek reassurance from Avaya
When competitors tried to tempt Nortel users to their platforms, an Avaya official fought back
How iPads and iPhones are changing health care
Unsatisfied with the applications on the market for linking disparate information systems, a CIO chose to build a new front end so medical staff can access data with mobile devices
EMC creates new unified storage family
Company unifies storage attached networks and network attached storage in one box. Also, for the first time it has created a line to appeal to small business
One year in Canada for Wind Mobile
After a scare from the CRTC and with the help of the federal cabinet, Wind Mobile got off the ground a year ago. Chair Anthony Lacavera looks back, while industry analysts look ahead
Avaya, Ericsson invest in legacy Nortel R&D labs
Money helps fulfill a commitment Avaya made to Investment Canada to get approval for the acquisition of keeping at least 350 R&D positions in the province
Bell Canada launches wireless speed war in Canada
The telco is set to double HSPA speed to 42 Mbps, and its competitors are expected to quickly follow
Bell Aliant to sell xWave to BCE
xWave is one of the top solution providers on CDN’s Top 100 Solution Provider list
Low-profile networking company rounding up system integrators, solution providers
With a new Canadian strategy, Allied Telesis needs channel help to push its little-known routers and switches
How long will Canadians have to wait for 4G wireless?
Now that MetroPCS has launched LTE service in Las Vegas, what’s holding up Canadians? No network congestion and Industry Canada
Polycom handsets will have browser, bar code reader
Voice over wireless LAN units are aimed at health care, retail and manufacturing industries. Analysts are divided on the enterprise potential