Having finally started to think about the online activities of girls as distinct from boys, researchers, public policy makers and the news media are still mostly getting it wrong.That's the consensus of panelists
You've heard of the practice of Wi-Phishing, or setting up rogue wireless access points in public places. You're wondering how to avoid becoming a victim of the scam artists, who can use this
With the recent launch of BlackBerry App World, its online store for BlackBerry applications, Research in Motion recognized that for many "crackberry" users, the basic device is only the beginning. It's the growing
In the continuing computer security arms race, a technique called fast flux is the bad guys' latest way of thwarting attempts to shut down phishing scams and other Web nasties.Fast flux was first
Ottawa-based Wrapped Apps Corp. is extending a service that helps software vendors convert existing applications to the software as a service model. The move illustrates the emergence of a market for SaaS middlemen
Suppose you had a display that could be wrapped around a pop can, shaped into a sphere or even worn like a shirt? What would you do with it?That's what researchers at Queen's
In late March, Chrysler Leasing sent a letter to some customers warning them a tape containing some of their personal data - such as names, addresses and social insurance numbers - had gone
See you in court. It's a phrase nobody likes to hear, and one that should be used less in the technology sector, say lawyers with experience in arbitration and mediation.These alternative dispute resolution
Canadian software designed to evade government censorship of the Internet is the first recipient of a new award for digital pioneers chosen by an international group of specialists and awarded in Paris in
When a few dozen journalists gathered in Toronto last September for a one-day professional development seminar, they didn't expect the event on topics like interviewing and filing freedom of information requests to result
Think of it as just-in-time inventory management for money. According to International Data Corp.'s Financial Insights unit, it's an opportunity both banks and their customers should be thinking about more than they are.“There
Quicker cheque clearing, reduced fraud and less need for storage space will be among the benefits of a multi-year effort now under way to eliminate most of the paper from the way Canadian
Business Objects and Thomson Financial have teamed up to offer financial data and analytical software in a single package aimed at financial, sales and marketing customers.The deal is a way for Thomson to
Until last year, Experchem Laboratories relied on paper for keeping track of employees’ hours. It was a cumbersome system, says Mike Wiffen, information technology co-ordinator for the Toronto analytical testing laboratory. So last
Neither rain nor snow nor sleet nor dark of night will stop the e-mail going through, but anti-spam filters and firewalls are a different matter.Neither rain nor snow nor sleet nor dark of
