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Wikimedia Based Bluespice Offers Open Source Alternative For Collaboration Solution

Posted by Westcom Medium | Oct 7, 2020 | Open Source

MapleSEC 2020: Canadian Focused Virtual CyberSecurity Conference Set To Get Underway – Monday ...

Posted by Westcom Medium | Oct 2, 2020 | Cyber Security

Palo Alto Networks Announces Canadian Option For Cortex Data Lake

Posted by Westcom Medium | Aug 28, 2020 | Cyber Security

VDI Remote Access Solutions Offer Advantages Over Traditional Client Based VPNs

Posted by Westcom Medium | Aug 28, 2020 | Networking

Cloudy With A High Probability Of Confusion

Posted by Westcom Medium | Aug 27, 2020 | Strategy And Innovation

Open Source Software For The Future Of Free Societies

Posted by Westcom Medium | Aug 27, 2020 | Open Source

Shared Services Canada and CRA Catch Cyber Attack Early Minimizing Damage

Posted by Westcom Medium | Aug 24, 2020 | Cyber Security

GC: $8.5m Investment For Rural Fiber

Posted by Westcom Medium | Aug 18, 2020 | Telecom And Carrier

Cyber Security Alert: Government of Canada and CRA Accounts Hit By Credential Stuffing Attacks

Posted by Westcom Medium | Aug 16, 2020 | Cyber Security

Virtual Reality Finding Niche in Resort and Hospitality?

Posted by Westcom Medium | Aug 14, 2020 | Resort And Hospitality

Tips for Building Out Microservices Architecture

Posted by Westcom Medium | Aug 14, 2020 | Networking

Zoom Facing More Legal Challenges over End-To-End (E2E) Encryption

Posted by Westcom Medium | Aug 14, 2020 | Cyber Security

CPaaS Adoption in Enterprise Markets Picking Up Steam

Posted by Westcom Medium | Aug 14, 2020 | Collaboration

Google Home Devices ‘Accidentally’ Recording All Sounds Without Authorization

Posted by Westcom Medium | Aug 13, 2020 | Cyber Security

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Cyber Security

MapleSEC 2020: Canadian Focused Virtual CyberSecurity Conference Set To Get Underway – Monday Oct.7 – Oct. 9

Oct 2, 2020 | Cyber Security

The innagural MapleSEC virtual online conference, which focuses on the Canadian cybersecurity...

Palo Alto Networks Announces Canadian Option For Cortex Data Lake
Aug 28, 2020 | Cyber Security
Shared Services Canada and CRA Catch Cyber Attack Early Minimizing Damage
Aug 24, 2020 | Cyber Security
Cyber Security Alert: Government of Canada and CRA Accounts Hit By Credential Stuffing Attacks
Aug 16, 2020 | Cyber Security
Zoom Facing More Legal Challenges over End-To-End (E2E) Encryption
Aug 14, 2020 | Cyber Security

Networking

VDI Remote Access Solutions Offer Advantages Over Traditional Client Based VPNs

Aug 28, 2020 | Networking

Performing large scale remote access rollouts for transitioning workforces quickly highlights the...

Tips for Building Out Microservices Architecture
Aug 14, 2020 | Networking
Pros and Cons of VPN, VDI, and Teleworker Gateways for Remote Workforces
Aug 7, 2020 | Networking
The Evolution of DNS
Jun 22, 2020 | Networking
Ciena 6500 “Model-T” Addresses 100G Demand in Metro Ethernet Market
Jan 27, 2018 | Networking

Strategy And Innovation

CIO Association of Canada: In Conversation With Navdeep Bains, Federal Minister of Innovation and Science
Aug 13, 2020 | Strategy And Innovation
What Is The Long-Tail Problem In AI?
Jul 28, 2020 | Strategy And Innovation
50 Years Since First ARPANET System Message
Oct 29, 2019 | Strategy And Innovation
Understanding Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies
Feb 10, 2018 | Strategy And Innovation

Cloud Computing

AWS CloudTrail Offers Auditing Capabilities
Aug 11, 2020 | Cloud Computing
Amazon AWS: Well-Architected Framework – Updated White Papers, Tools, and Best Practices
Jul 28, 2020 | Cloud Computing

Collaboration

Cisco Systems Recognized By IDC Marketplace For Leadership in Collaboration Space

Aug 26, 2020 | Collaboration

Cisco Systems have been involved in pioneering collaboration and contact centre technologies since the beginning, leading or contributing to development of many of the protocols and processes which make possible the rich media...

CPaaS Adoption in Enterprise Markets Picking Up Steam
Aug 14, 2020 | Collaboration
Cisco WebEx Room Phone: Collaborating Beyond Phone Calls
Jul 9, 2020 | Collaboration

Wireless

Safety Code 6: Health Canada’s Radiofrequency Exposure Guidelines

Aug 2, 2020 | Wireless

Health Canada is responsible for conducting research into potential health effects of wiress...

Cell Phone Tests Show FCC Safety Guidelines Exceeded, Class Action Lawsuit Filed
Dec 2, 2019 | Wireless
Wifi 802.11 Standards and Speeds
Feb 10, 2018 | Wireless

Open Source

Wikimedia Based Bluespice Offers Open Source Alternative For Collaboration Solution

Oct 7, 2020 | Open Source

There are numerous options in the collaboration and knowledge management space, from big ticket...

Open Source Software For The Future Of Free Societies
Aug 27, 2020 | Open Source
Modern Linux Command Line Alternatives
Jul 9, 2020 | Open Source

Telecom And Carrier

GC: $8.5m Investment For Rural Fiber

Aug 18, 2020 | Telecom And Carrier

Government of Canada stepping up to help extend fibre optics into rural areas… Excerpt from...

Carriers Signaling Return to Regular Data Usage Caps in US
Jul 1, 2020 | Telecom And Carrier
Higher Bandwidth Pluggable Optics On Horizon With ETC’s New 800GE Specs
Jun 29, 2020 | Telecom And Carrier

Policy And Regulation

US Tech Giants Face Tough Questions In Antitrust Probe

Aug 9, 2020 | Policy And Regulation

Important hearing in the US is looking into anti-competitive practices by tech giants. Excerpts...

GC: CSE Releases First Annual Public Report
Jul 14, 2020 | Policy And Regulation
ICANN Rejects .ORG Domain Registry Sale To Ethos Capital
May 1, 2020 | Policy And Regulation

Resort And Hospitality

Virtual Reality Finding Niche in Resort and Hospitality?

Aug 14, 2020 | Resort And Hospitality

Providing the capability of touring resorts in virtual reality might be a good way to showcase...

Hospitality Tech: Top Women in Restaurant Technology
Jul 25, 2020 | Resort And Hospitality
Banff Lodging Company Moving to Maestro PMS Suite
Dec 15, 2019 | Resort And Hospitality

Small Business

Small Business Series: Open Source Productivity Software Provides Powerful Cost Effective Solutions

Jul 9, 2017 | Open Source, Small Business

There has never been a better time for cost effective open source productivity tools, many of which are available for free to help small businesses compete in increasingly technology dependent markets.

Tips for safeguarding small business data and customer information
Mar 25, 2017 | Small Business
Small Business Series: How to identify and resolve double NAT
Mar 7, 2017 | Networking, Small Business

Server And Workstation

Ampere Announces 128-core Arm Server Processor

Aug 7, 2020 | Server And Workstation

Semiconductor upstart Ampere has announced plans for a 128-core Arm processor. he new processor,...

Industry News

Info Tech Industry News March 22, 2020

Mar 22, 2020 | Industry News

Strategy – Innovation Researchers: Are we on the cusp of an ‘AI winter’? –...

Info Tech Industry News January 5, 2020
Jan 5, 2020 | Industry News
Info Tech Industry News December 15, 2019
Dec 15, 2019 | Industry News

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