Mitel targets Cisco’s Telepresence market
The Ottawa-based vendor says video conferencing needn’t be as expensive as Cisco would have you believe
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Nokia and Microsoft have a hand-held Office deal
Teaming with Nokia, Microsoft will offer Office Mobile applications on the Symbian operating system but still develop the Windows Mobile OS
The dismantling of Nortel Networks has begun
The 114-year-old Canadian icon has agreed to sell its carrier wireless division to Nokia Siemens
March Networks walks into red again
The Ottawa digital video security systems company lost $6.5 million again
HP re-imagines the wireless access point
The vendor says its new in-wall access point offers wireless and wired connectivity with
HP, Microsoft form unified communications partnership
Companies promise to spend $180 million over four years to create integrated hardware-software solutions
Canadian system builders targeted with anti-malware legislation
Canadian-based offenders could face fines of up to $10 million. However, an industry analyst doubts the law on its own will have much effect on most people’s inboxes
Recession isn’t slowing Research in Motion and its BlackBerrys
BlackBerry manufacturer scored net earnings of almost US$2 million, more evidence suggesting smartphone users won’t give up their devices even in tough times
Nortel reports $5.8 billion loss for 2008
CEO Mike Zafirovski tries a positive spin by applauding management operating margins and cash
More layoffs at Nortel Networks
Former networking giant to lay off another 3,200 workers
HP to hip-check Cisco out of data centre
ProCurve division launches end-to-end solutions that moves them from also ran to serious contender status
SonicWall helps SMBs avoid the enterprise wall
SonicWall adds muscle to UTM, SSL VPN lines
Redline looking at selling broadband division to save cash
A Victoria partner is buying up shares and talks of sharing resources, but it isn’t clear if it will be welcome
HP wraps up integration of key wireless acquisition
Now that Colubris Network and its 802.11n products have been swallowed, Hewlett-Packard says it’s ready to conquer new markets
Cisco accelerates replication between data centres
Company promises to ‘dramatically shrink’ replication times by adding technology to its Wide Area Application Engine appliances for data centres