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Backbone Magazine October/November 2009   



The Deloitte Technology Fast 50 2009The Deloitte Technology Fast 50 - 2009 
Backbone presents Deloitte’s annual wrap-up of Canada’s fastest-growing, greenest and most-promising companies. Plus: advice on getting your own company there.
By Trevor Marshall



The class behind craigslist 
Craig Newmark says he wants to do some good for people. And he actually means it.

By Lisa Manfield 


FROM THE EDITOR
Welcome to the 2009 Deloitte Fast 50.


BACKSPACE 
Why aren’t more people telecommuting?
Duck! Here comes the malware!
Feeling on edge? Blame the Internet 
Software CEOs - PwC survey
RFID tag sales soar
By Peter Wolchak


BIG IDEAS
Newspapers vs. Web sites 
Newspapers can fight back. It’s time they got on with it.
By Jim Harris


E-TRENDS 
3D explosions
The in-depth technology is coming to all movies, all ads and all television screens.
By Hailey Eisen


HOT TECH
Helping the most vulnerable 
A computer system in development at the neonatal intensive care department at Sick Kids will help save lives.
By Trevor Marshall


TEK GADGETS 
Business and pleasure
We’ve got gadgets to back up your data and then play your music.
By Peter Wolchak


SPECIAL ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENTS

FOCUS ON SEARCH
Paid search campaigns for the holidays

FOCUS ON OLYMPIC TECHNOLOGY
Bell’s partnership with VANOC

FOCUS ON FAST 50
How Gowlings helps technology start-ups grow

FOCUS ON OUTSOURCING
The recession and its impact on Canadian outsourcing

FOCUS ON E-HEALTH
ICT systems, IT Canadian initiatives, eHealth vision, Healthcare 3.0

 

 
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