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Sierra Wireless bolsters M2M product portfolio with Wavecom acquisition

Sierra Wireless plans to leverage the acquisition of France-based Wavecom to strengthen the Vancouver-headquartered firm’s ongoing push into the machine-to-machine (M2M) wireless connectivity space. Sierra Wireless announced earlier this month that it had inked an agreement to purchase Wavecome for about $343 million.

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McAfee names new CIO

Mark Tonnesen has been appointed senior VP and chief information officer at McAfee Inc. Based in Santa Clara CA, Tonnesen will be responsible for the worldwide management and implementation of the company’s information technology and infrastructure.
Tonnesen joins McAfee from Logitech, a provider of personal peripherals, where he was VP and CIO. Prior to Logitech, he spent more than a decade at Cisco Systems, where he held a variety of senior management roles. At Cisco, Tonnesen spearheaded Cisco’s successful implementation, evolution, and adoption of Cisco’s extended e-Business strategy.

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MTS boosts College of Physicians shared services model

MTS Allstream Inc. has been chosen by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada to implement a shared services model within the organization – the first phase in a business transformation project.

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Cogeco gets Toronto school board contract

Cogeco Data Services has inked a 10-year, $39 million contract with the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) to link up nearly 600 facilities throughout the Greater Toronto Area, including elementary and secondary schools and administrative buildings serving over 300,000 learners and 30,000 educators and administrators.

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Nortel banks on carrier VoIP amid rumours of bankruptcy

Nortel Network Corp. continues to forge ahead with its key growth areas, particularly the carrier voice over IP (VoIP) and applications business, despite speculation the telecommunications equipment giant is exploring bankruptcy protection. This market represents significant potential for the firm as only a small percentage of traditional telco lines have made the jump from TDM to IP.

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Social media will land some Canadian companies in court

A recent Toronto conference has raised the alarm: Canadian companies had better draft policies for social media in the workplace. Otherwise, they could end up in court and get hit hard by negative publicity generated by the likes of Facebook and Twitter.

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Cybersurf wins appeal, gains access to speed matching

Cybersurf Corp. has won an important battle against the incumbent telephone companies, gaining access to the same broadband speeds on a wholesale basis as the ILECs offer their retail customers.

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Bell appeal for new wholesale services framework denied

Bell Canada and some of its friends have lost their bid for a regulatory framework for new wholesales in a decision by the CRTC today. The company, along with Bell Aliant, SaskTel and Télébec, wanted to the commission to immediately deregulate without a transition period new wholesale services that were deemed non-essential.

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Montreal firms bids to expand IPTV coverage in Europe, Africa

Valtech Inc., a small triple play company based in Montreal, hopes to make big inroads into Europe and Africa. The subsidiary of HIPSO Multimedia Inc. is among four companies selected to bid for an exclusive 20-year digital TV licence in Slovaki, serving two million homes. The deal would generate about $100 million in new revenue for Valtech.

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Consumers confused over high definition TV

Many Canadians are confused over how high definition signals are received and how many services are available in the HDTV format, according to new research released by CTAM Canada, the Canadian chapter of the Cable Telecommunications Association for Marketing.

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