Friday, December 25, 2009

IT News HeadLines (IT World Canada) 25/12/2009



YEAR IN REVIEW: April 2009
The biggest stories of April included the collapse of the IBM-Sun deal, the rise of a new Oracle-Sun deal, rampant speculation of a Twitter purchase, a new Canadian CIO, widespread panic over the Conficker virus, and more
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YEAR IN REVIEW: May 2009
In May, big stories included Oracle CEO Larry Ellison’s decision to keep spending money on acquisitions, Microsoft’s huge investment in its Bing search engine, the ongoing recession’s negative impact on Bell and Telus, and more
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YEAR IN REVIEW: June 2009
This month’s news included Michael Jackson posthumously crashing the Internet, Rogers teaming up with a former Mighty Ducks star, a nightmarish piece of proposed legislation for small ISPs, the continuing adventures of AMD and Intel, and more
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Videotron announces cellular launch plans
The Montreal firm anticipates its High Speed Packet Access wireless network will be operational by the summer of 2010. A Forrester Research analyst says Videotron will probably offer the Apple iPhone
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Nortel accepts US$282M deal for VoIP division
The company, which expects to finalize the deal in January, will ask for court approvals for the bidding procedures, bid deadline and a tentative auction date. Plus, Frost and Sullivan analyst Ronald Gruia explains why the bid may be a stretch for Genband
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YEAR IN REVIEW: April 2009
The biggest stories of April included the collapse of the IBM-Sun deal, the rise of a new Oracle-Sun deal, rampant speculation of a Twitter purchase, a new Canadian CIO, widespread panic over the Conficker virus, and more
Read More ...

YEAR IN REVIEW: May 2009
In May, big stories included Oracle CEO Larry Ellison’s decision to keep spending money on acquisitions, Microsoft’s huge investment in its Bing search engine, the ongoing recession’s negative impact on Bell and Telus, and more
Read More ...

YEAR IN REVIEW: June 2009
This month’s news included Michael Jackson posthumously crashing the Internet, Rogers teaming up with a former Mighty Ducks star, a nightmarish piece of proposed legislation for small ISPs, the continuing adventures of AMD and Intel, and more
Read More ...

Videotron announces cellular launch plans
The Montreal firm anticipates its High Speed Packet Access wireless network will be operational by the summer of 2010. A Forrester Research analyst says Videotron will probably offer the Apple iPhone
Read More ...

Nortel accepts US$282M deal for VoIP division
The company, which expects to finalize the deal in January, will ask for court approvals for the bidding procedures, bid deadline and a tentative auction date. Plus, Frost and Sullivan analyst Ronald Gruia explains why the bid may be a stretch for Genband
Read More ...

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