Sean Michael Kerner

TORONTO — The Canadian government may soon have to change the official motto of Ontario to “Wireless she began and wireless she remains” as the number of hotspots continues to rise in the area. According to research collected by Bell Canada, one third of large businesses and 20 percent of medium-sized business in Canada use […]

Voice over wireless LANs , security, Wi-Max and more are on tap for discussion during the Wi-Fi Planet conference that kicks off today in Toronto. Kerry Eberwein, General Manage of Bell Canada, is also slated to deliver the keynote address at the Wi-Fi Planet Conference and Expo, which runs through Thursday. Sponsored by the parent […]

As the battle lines over Linux harden between The SCO Group and the open-source community regarding SCO’s challenge to parts of the Linux kernel, IT managers are being warned to take measures to minimize their potential legal exposure. The advice, from several industry analysts contacted by internetnews.com, comes amid apparent confirmation that Microsoft has been […]

As affiliate marketing continues to grow in the enterprise, many firms say they are looking at Web services to fuel innovation and future growth. The practice of affiliate marketing is popular especially among startups with very small marketing budgets. The advertising practice allows for site “A” to feature buttons from site “B”, and then site […]

IBM has added another software company to its expanding middleware lines. The company announced Tuesday that it will be acquiring supply chain integration player Trigo Technologies. Financial details were not disclosed, though the deal is expected to be completed early in the second quarter. The Brisbane, Calif.-based Trigo began business in 2000 and has been […]

Microsoft and AMD unveiled their latest plan to secure an operating system at the chip level, one that works in conjunction with future Windows upgrades. As part of the alliance, Sunnyvale, Calif.-based AMD revealed that its Enhanced Virus Protection security technology will work with Microsoft’s upcoming Windows XP Service pack 2 release in order to […]

Most stories about government deployments of Linux involve a distributor helping various federal and municipal agencies install the open source operating system. But in this case, a federal agency is helping Linux. The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA), also known as the codemakers and codebreakers cryptologic division within the Department of Defense, has helped to […]

Which Linux distribution is the most popular? For many players in the open source realm, that answer depends on which part of the globe is counting, and how. It could also depend on where the major Linux distributors stand with their product release cycles with the latest 2.6 Linux kernel . By most accounts and […]

News about the leaked Microsoft Windows source code has raced through the Internet Relay Chat (IRC)–the Internet’s real-time discussion forums–like wildfire. On Friday, there were more than 1,000 active IRC discussion channels in operation with ongoing conversations about the Windows leak. At the same time, the leaked code remained widely available over peer-to-peer networks such […]

Business software-maker Compuware believes that the model-driven pattern-based (MDPB) approach to Web services development will bridge what it calls a J2EE skills gap. To that end, the Detroit-based company released its OptimalJ development platform along with its MDPB approach. Company officials called MDPB structured to enable developers to deliver applications faster and more efficiently, saying […]

One-time online auto supply management play Covisint has sold its messaging products and technology to Compuware Corporation, a deal that signals Covisint’s B2B run is at the end of its road. The deal comes just over a month after supply management software maker FreeMarkets agreed to acquire Covisint’s auction services and customer base. Covisint launched […]

Telecom infrastructure firm Intrado is buying Swiss wireless messaging company bmd wireless in a cash and stock deal worth about $18.5 million. The new company will be known as bmd wireless, an Intrado company, and will be based in Intrado’s home state of Colorado. The deal, which is expected to close in late February, could […]