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The increasing pressure of corporate responsibility — combined with the fact that the global information technology (IT) industry is on par with the aviation industry in terms of global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions — is driving companies to look for ways to reduce their carbon footprint. IT is an important part of the equation.

On January 28, 2009, Canada Health Infoway announced $500 Million in funding to support electronic health record systems as part of the 2009 Federal budget.

We’ve written many posts in the past on SEO and how you can effectively target keywords to drive organic traffic to your website. However there is an important aspect to keyword research that is often forgotten, long tail keywords, and today's post will help to explain the ways marketers can use long tail keywords to improve their targeted website traffic.

Governments have long sought ways to regulate Internet activity, whether for the purposes of taxation, content regulation, or the application of national laws. Effective regulatory measures have often proven elusive, however, since, unlike the Internet, national laws typically end at the border. Earlier this month, the United States began to move aggressively toward a new way of confronting the Internet’s jurisdictional limitations - the domain name system.

The topic of content has been a big deal recently with service providers, and there are many angles to consider here. I just started exploring this, based largely on what's happening in Canada right now, and that's the focus of my latest Service Provider Views article on TMCnet.

The Canadian Medical Association has released their 4th fourth annual update and overview of health care-related information technology (IT) activity in the provinces and territories, and trends across Canada.

ZDNet recently posted an article about the perils of an ERP industry in which most of the major players are somehow aligned with ERP vendors. Panorama’s business model is based on independence from software vendors, which we have discussed in this blog on a number of occasions. It appears as though, finally, we may not be alone in our line of thinking that suggests that the well-established network of ERP resellers and partners may not be the best thing for enterprise software clients and prospects.

With the House of Commons back in session this week, there has been growing speculation that Bill C-32, the copyright reform bill, will emerge as a government priority. Given the rhetoric we've seen over the past three months, it seems likely that proponents of the digital lock approach will seek to paint critics as anti-copyright, pirates, and radical extremists. While the rhetoric may seek to delegitimize consumers and many Canadians vocal on the copyright issue, the reality is that many consumer and education groups have been far more supportive of the bill than proponents such as the music industry.

Day Two of the Mobile Media World Conference in Toronto focused on mobile marketing, yet one of the early speakers declared "Nobody wants advertising". His continuing remarks highlight the overall theme of how to be effective in mobile marketing, "Nobody wants advertising, but they do want content. And the difference is relevance."

By now, you’ve no doubt heard 2010 proclaimed as the year of mobile. Auguring the profound impact of mobile media, a speaker at this year’s Mobile Media World conference believes 2010 is instead the year you do mobile or you’re dead!

Last week Google introduced their newest search update, Google Instant and since then there has been a lot of talk in the blogosphere about what effects this will have on web marketing.

The Canadian Media Guild has posted two maps comparing the availability of transmitters before and after the planned digital transition.

SAP and Oracle have been duking it out for years. Although the two companies have a clear combined majority market share of ERP system providers, neither has won the battle to determine a clear victor for ERP supremacy.

When you developed your sourcing strategy it probably had several key elements articulated in order to achieve the resultant business case. In the end, were you able to execute against the entire plan, or did you achieve objectives only in specific areas?

Published in Technology for Doctors, this article highlights the strategy that has been adopted in Canada to focus on EHRs vs. EMRs in physicians practices. It is time to shift the focus to the end-user and encourage widespread adoption and use of EMRs.

M&A activity has been on the rise across industries as companies seek advantages that will help them stand out from their competition. With enterprise spending accounting for more than 80% of software industry revenues, companies in that sector have struggled with lower sales in mature markets while emerging markets have helped to sustain them. As companies in emerging markets continue to grow, demand for computers, software and operating systems is increasing.

Ron Karr recently published a fascinating look at the leadership practices of top sales performers. Simply put, Karr says sales people should lead (and thereby sell), or get out of the way. He contends that the future in B2B sales belongs to leaders who are willing to create outcomes that others have not imagined. Such sales leaders create whole new levels of performance for their customers, and hold themselves personally accountable for their success in doing so. Karr’s book explains some of the best practices of top sales performers. It's an inside glimpse at how to create exceptionally valuable buyer experiences.

Okay, so you have a company blog and you’ve been getting some traffic, but not enough to justify your blogging efforts. Well, you’re not the only ones, this is a common problem and it can be solved with a simple fix: proper promotion.

We recently launched our online ERP database, where web-site visitors can review vendor data and rate ERP vendors on a number of criteria. This database asks visitors to rate their ERP vendor on variables such as functionality, pre-sales support, technical support, and a number of other key factors. While the ERP database is relatively new, initial responses are trickling in and some of the results are interesting.

The CRTC yesterday affirmed an earlier decision requiring incumbents to grant wholesale access to faster speeds to independent ISPs.  The government could still overrule the decision within the next 90 days.