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March/April 2008

PAINTING THE TOWN GREEN
Environmental fervour comes and goes, but this time we may
have the will and the systems to make it work.
By Hailey Eisen

INNOVATION DUMPS
New technology rapidly becomes piles of old technology,
but a few smart people have a few good ideas.
By Ian Harvey

GREEN PROFITS
IBM expects going green will save it US$450 million.
Not everyone can do that, but dollar savings are out there.
By Jim Harris

FROM THE EDITOR

FROM THE PUBLISHER

BACKSPACE
Skill shortage still primary concern
Mobile workers adopting bad security habits
Bad cellphone habits
Americans happier with e-com
AIM listings plummet
Get over RFID concerns - Cavoukian
By Peter Wolchak

EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW
Responsible governance: Here’s some advice.
By Danny Bradbury

E-TRENDS
Building productivity: How tech can ramp output.
By Gail Balfour

BIG IDEAS
Environmental office myths, plus some real advice.
By Mark Lorne

Q & A
Four steps to better efficiency: Use less paper and less electricity, and get more done.
By Trevor Marshall

AUTOFORWARD
Electric charge: GM’s Volt may finally be the electric car for all.
By Laurance Yap

TEK GADGETS
MP3 player with alarm
and FM radio to a big impressive iPod dock.
By Peter Wolchak

ENDGAME
Measha Brueggergosman: text messaging junkie.
By Hailey Eisen

Top Lists

Top 3 Smartest Canadian Cities in 2008

Edmonton
Fredericton
Vancouver

from the Intelligent Community Forum's Smart 21 shortlist

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Special Supplements

Green Technology - The rise of green technology.
Data Management - information sharing and data lifecycles.
eHealth - New technology is changing the face of healthcare in Canada.
Outsourcing - Read about how outsourcing can enhance your company's bottom line.
eLearning - Canada’s smartest businesses are applying new technologies to employee training.
eTravel - Learn how new technologies are helping hotels provide service.
Fast Cities - Technology is changing urban environments with updated options from voting to paying for parking.
Security - Converged security takes a holistic approach to safeguarding your company.
Technology - at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.
UK Trade & Investment - helps businesses prosper in the UK market.
Unified Communications - VoIP, human communication, converged networks, and more.
VoIP - Discover how Canadian companies are harnessing the power of VoIP.

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Gadget of the Week (Canadian)

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Creative Zen Stone Plus with Speaker

This MP3 player has a lot of features: 500-song capacity, 20-hour battery, an alarm clock, FM radio, voice recorder, stopwatch and—rare in an MP3 player—a built-in speaker. And it packs all that in a tiny space: check out the paperclip in the photo.

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Gadget of the Week (Japanese)

Sounds of Japan
Why record just the visual when you can capture the sounds as well.

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