(2/26/2007) The next time you're at an airport looking for a wireless hot spot, and you see one called "Free Wi-Fi" or a similar name, beware -- you may end up being victimized by the latest hot-spot scam hitting airports across the country. Here's how to protect yourself. | (10/17/2006) Checking into a hospital can be a hassle, with numerous forms to be signed, information to be updated, and the same questions to answer repeatedly for every person you approach. | (9/7/2006) Toronto went wireless Wednesday, joining the ranks of unwired municipalities like Ottawa, Fredericton and Whistler. Phase one of Toronto's Wi-Fi network -- dubbed One Zone -- is up and running and boasts the largest Wi-Fi network in Canada. | (8/22/2006) Erin Ruiz is a tech-savvy 17-year-old from Toronto who spends most of her spare time in front of a computer. But when asked whether she wants to make a career in Information Technology, the answer is, b Probably not.b | (8/16/2006) The Wi-Fi network Google Inc. built for Mountain View, Calif. becomes generally available on Wednesday, providing free broadband wireless access in this municipality that the search engine giant calls home. | (7/24/2006) A joint U.S. and Canadian organization that certifies encryption tools for use by federal government agencies has suspended its validation of OpenSSL cryptographic technology for the second time in less than six months. | (7/10/2006) SARS and the looming possibility of a flu pandemic necessitate that security and building access are critical issues for hospitals. | (6/8/2006) In light of last week's alleged terrorism plot and arrests in Toronto, national security is a hot topic that continues to garner much debate. And part of that debate is the growing demand from businesses, government agencies and individuals for background and security checks.
| (6/5/2006) A group of Asian journalists assailed Internet companies Yahoo and Google for siding with governments that curtail freedom of expression and information in cyberspace. | (5/18/2006) North America's share of the IT market is shrinking as China's share grows, said Philippe de Marcillac, president of the international business unit at research company IDC. | (4/27/2006) Canadian business got yet another smack from analysts for lagging the US in productivity and investment in new technology at the LinuxWorld and NetworkWorld Canada conference underway in Toronto this week. |
  | |  | | Blog Spotlight: Sandford Borins |  | As Professor of Strategic Management at the University of Toronto, Sandford Borins brings InterGovWorld.com readers exclusive insights into how and why the public sector is changing. You'll find new perspectives and questions, observations and objectives, lessons and answers. Cover to Cover, the blog by Prof. Sandford Borins, appears every Thursday. Inside Cover to Cover | |
| | | Unified Communications |  | Unity is a word often heard in the public sector, with myriad agencies and departments looking to foster collective thinking around some of today's most pressing issues. The word, however, doesn't usually get mentioned in the same breath as technology. That's a situation, though, that might soon be changing, thanks to a new software platform known as unified communications.
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