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May 21, 2010

The Globe and Mail - Viruses, worms and data breaches, begone

(21-May-10) The age of innocence, when companies could rely on only basic security to keep their systems safe, is sadly long gone. This presents a challenge for smaller organizations: How do they keep their computers and data secure without having to spend a lot of time and money? With a threa...

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May 20, 2010

CDN - Symantec to acquire VeriSign's security business

(20-May-10) Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC) announced yesterday that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Verisign's security business. The agreement would mean that Symantec would acquire VeriSign's identity and authentication business, which includes the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) C...

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May 14, 2010

CP24 - 3D on smartphones could take off as emerging technology due to small screen size

(14-May-10) The annual top 10 list of emerging technologies compiled by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology says 3D on smartphones could take off -- without the use of special glasses. "At the moment, we can only really do that effectively on the big screen with dumb-ass glasses," Jason ...

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thumbnail for IT Business - Office 2010 'cements Microsoft's supremacy' in productivity suites market
May 13, 2010

IT Business - Office 2010 'cements Microsoft's supremacy' in productivity suites market

(13-May-10) Canadian businesses overwhelmingly plan to upgrade to either Microsoft Office 2010 or 2007 by the end of 2011, and some will complement licences of the office suite with less expensive or free alternatives, according to an analyst survey. Nintey-nine per cent of businesses surveyed...

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thumbnail for ITWorld Canada - Not all developers are created equal, Info-Tech says
May 13, 2010

ITWorld Canada - Not all developers are created equal, Info-Tech says

(13-May-10) IT leaders must do a better job of evaluating their Web developer talent before undertaking a Web site redesign, according to Info-Tech Research Group Ltd. The London, Ont.-based research firm says 90 per cent of Web redesign projects, when executed without an effective strategy,...

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thumbnail for Small Business Computing - 5 Ways to Use an iPad for Small Business
May 05, 2010

Small Business Computing - 5 Ways to Use an iPad for Small Business

(5-May-10) Early in the iPad era -- a few weeks ago -- a debate raged in the tech blogosphere about whether Apple’s new tablet computer could be used as a mobile tool for business. That debate has pretty much died down, and the reason is simple. Whatever the iPad’s technical merits or shortcom...

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thumbnail for Microsoft Momentum - NHLPA sharpens its service edge
May 01, 2010

Microsoft Momentum - NHLPA sharpens its service edge

(May-10) In each National Hockey League game, thousands of event-level statistics are meticulously recorded and stored for future use and examination. Players’ performance is evaluated based on over 65 criterion, some of which include goals, assists, plus-minus, giveaways, takeaways, face-offs, t...

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thumbnail for CIO Canada - Coach like a pro: Why women in IT need mentors
Apr 30, 2010

CIO Canada - Coach like a pro: Why women in IT need mentors

(30-Apr-10) When Paula Bohn first graduated from university with a degree in French and German, she moved across an entire continent to pursue her goal of becoming a language teacher in Europe. Until recently, as a woman in IT, her aspiration to ascend the corporate IT ladder to a CIO-equivale...

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thumbnail for ITBusiness - HP acquires Palm in US$1.2 billion acquisition
Apr 28, 2010

ITBusiness - HP acquires Palm in US$1.2 billion acquisition

(28-Apr-10) After struggling in recent years to reclaim the success it once had in pioneering the personal digital assistant market, smart phone vendor Palm (Nasdaq: PALM) has agreed to be acquired by Hewlett Packard Co. (Nasdaq: HPQ) in a deal worth US$1.2 billion. The acquisition, which is ...

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