Chinese ZJF Group acquires plastic optical fiber company Firecomms
Chinese corporation ZJF Group has acquired Cork, Ireland-based Firecomms, a manufacturer of transceivers for consumer plastic optical fiber (POF). READ...
Telecom profits to increase in 2010 says Conference Board
Even in a weak economic recovery, says the Conference Board of Canada, Canada's telecom industry has continued to experience increases in profitability thanks to cost control and demand for new technologies. READ...
IT managers predict widespread private and public cloud adoption
Cisco says global IT professionals are creating new job opportunities by increasing collaboration among teams in the data centre, and adopting new technologies such as virtualization and cloud computing, but they are also struggling to maintain security and data governance. READ...
IEEE foretells of networks more powerful than the internet
A network more powerful than the internet, while perhaps inconceivable right now, is just one of many potentially life-changing applications for wireless sensor networks (WSN) highlighted in a special update issue about Sensor Networks and Applications in Proceedings of the IEEE. READ...
BICSI establishes Pearson Electrotechnology Centre as Authorized Training Facility
BICSI, an association supporting the information technology systems (ITS) industry, has expanded its training opportunities in Canada by granting Authorized Training Facility (ATF) status to Pearson Electrotechnology Centre (Lachine, Que.). READ...
What about the little guy? IBM and Telvent creating smarter traffic solutions for smaller cities
Telvent and IBM aim to develop smarter traffic solutions that are ''affordable and customized for small cities, university and government campuses and business districts''. READ...