Dell takes shots at HP, continues IT services push
Company CEO Michael Dell unveils “the New Dell” at Dell World conference
Feds bring back copyright reform, and with digital locks
Much of the details from last year’s controversial bill stay the same, with a digital locks rule at the centre of the legislation. Plus, commentary from ITAC and Internet law professor Michael Geist
Investors punish RIM stock after Q2 report
After profits and PlayBook shipments failed to meet analyst expectations, RIM shares were sold off in big numbers on Friday. Plus, some perspective from Scotia Capital analyst Gus Papageorgiou
Why IT shops might skip the tablet-focused Windows 8
Microsoft’s new operating system, which is designed to work as both a mobile tablet OS and a traditional PC OS, runs the risk of being too many things to too many users
Ontario wants to partner with feds on data centres
SHOWCASE ONTARIO 2011: David Nicholl expressed a desire for vendors to build Canadian-based data centres. The IT leader also expressed an interest in working with Ottawa a lot more closely
Video from CDN’s women in the IT channel luncheon
CDN and Ingram Micro honour the top women in Canada’s IT channel
Feds consolidating IT systems in bid to slash spending
To stifle rising IT costs, the Conservative government has enacted a plan to streamline its services. The government said custom created solutions, overlapping networks and too many data centres could eventually lead to major service problems
RIM’s future may ride on slick new hardware offering
Smart phone industry observers argue for both a leadership shake-up and a significant redesign of the BlackBerry device
EMC hypes VPlex
The company extended its VPlex virtual storage system to work between data centres situated several thousand miles apart
EMC packages Hadoop into its Greenplum data centre appliance
Integration will help businesses better analyze their data
Cisco puts the axe to the Flip & its consumer aspirations
The networking giant trashes its popular Flip Camera business to refocus on its core enterprise collaboration and networking capabilities
Canada must stand on guard against cyber-attack
A cyber attack originating from foreign soil could call into question the federal government’s IT security policies
Feds taking a second look at usage-based Internet billing
CRTC decision to force independent ISPs to move to usage-based billing has been met with criticism from thousands of Canadians
Innergie mMini DC 10 Dual USB Auto Adapter
Sleek charger charges two devices at once
Huawei bets big on Canada, and the cloud
The Chinese company says the new Markham, Ont., office, along with its recently announced Joint Innovation Centre, will help it become more widely known to Canadian IT organizations