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An innovator in simplifying sophisticated numerical queries landed a big boost in May when it was named winner of the Alpha Exchange Innovation Campaign. EidoSearch, the brainchild of Xiao-Ping (Steven) Zhang, a Ryerson University professor in the...
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The annual Discovery industry show is a busy and bustling affair. Hosted in Toronto by Ontario Centres of Excellence in May, the show attracted thousands of attendees and hundreds of exhibitors who gathered to witness countless innovative ideas...
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“Keep your eyes on the road, your hands upon the wheel,” belted The Doors singer Jim Morrison more than 40 years ago in the opening stanza of Roadhouse Blues. And while the sometimes psychedelic poet likely knew a fair bit about...
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Most developers working on apps won’t make a penny from the effort, according to a new study from marketing firm App Promo. The company found that 59 per cent of developers indicated the revenue generated by their most successful app was not...
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Canadian workers enjoy among the highest levels of job satisfaction, according to the Randstad Workmonitor study. The company surveyed employees in 32 countries. Nearly one in three Canadians reported being very satisfied with their current employer....
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- audio and video streaming will exceed 60 per cent of North America’s mobile data by late 2014
- YouTube is the largest source of mobile video traffic, accounting for as much as 25 per cent of network data and no less than 12 per cent
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Staffing the IT help desk is not always an easy job, but at least there are plenty of ridiculous questions to keep experts entertained. Robert Half Technology asked Canadian and American CIOs what questions their support staff received: “Can...
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Eighty-one per cent: that’s the increase in malicious attacks against the computers in your home and business in 2011. Symantec’s Internet Threat Report also found that targeted attacks are spreading to organizations of all sizes, so...
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Apple’s iOS ecosystem is a walled garden: only Apple-approved apps are available for iPhones, and some people don’t like that restriction. They prefer the open world of Android, in which anyone can sell an app to anyone. Sounds good,...
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Canadian workers are craving more one-on-one time with colleagues and are growing tired of technological interruptions during meetings. In a survey spanning 29 countries, 73 per cent of Canadian respondents reported being bothered when people answer...
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When did printing your photos at home get so interesting, anyway? With powerful new features and functionality, the home printer is now an important component in any modern household’s “connected ecosystem,” according to Chris...
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Some executives believe the myth that going green is expensive—and I don’t blame them. When Conservative MP John Baird was Environment Minister, he told a 2007 Canadian Senate hearing that meeting our Kyoto goals would manufacture a...
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Not so very long ago, “clean tech” was the can of abrasive powder that people used to scour—and scratch—their enamel tubs and metal sinks. And ironically, it would end up polluting our rivers and lakes even as it cleaned...
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As the organization that manages gaming and gambling for the government of British Columbia, the British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC) can’t afford to gamble on the effectiveness of its staff. And with 900 employees, 300 of whom are...
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Looking for a new mobile app that’s going to boost the productivity of your employees, improve your customer service and even add a few bucks to the bottom line? Well, you’re not alone. Robert Half Technology reports that 31 per cent of...
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It takes a village. In the case of a young tech company, that village is an ecosystem of investors, incubators, accelerators, mentors, networkers, educators, researchers and experts in human resources, law and finance—a list that goes on and on...
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Delegates from more than 80 countries will descend on Montreal this year for the world’s leading information technology gathering. From Oct. 22 to 24, the World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT) 2012 will see up to 3,000 delegates and 1...
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The C200 Investment Forum, being held at the World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT) 2012 in Montreal this October, will place 200 of Canada’s best and brightest start-ups before international investors in an opportunity to show their...
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