Jeff Jedras

Jeff Jedras is a technology journalist with IT World Canada and a member of the IT Business team. He began his career in technology journalism in the late 1990s, covering the Ottawa technology sector for Silicon Valley North and the Ottawa Business Journal. He later covered the technology scene in Vancouver before joining IT World Canada in Toronto in 2005, covering enterprise IT for ComputerWorld Canada and the channel for Computer Dealer News. His writing has also appeared in the Vancouver Sun & the Ottawa Citizen.

Articles By Jeff Jedras

Six reasons CMOs need to be engaged in the future of work

The future of work is definitely changing -- but how? And just what will that change be? Canadian CIO's recent CIO Innovation Summit, sponsored by Rogers, explored the many ways business leaders need to not

Published on: November 6th, 2015 Jeff Jedras

HP’s Christmas technology lineup includes a Star Wars special edition laptop

 

Published on: November 4th, 2015 Jeff Jedras

Twitter dumps Favourites for Likes and stars for hearts

You may have just received a Twitter notification that someone has “liked” a tweet of yours, and momentarily wondered if Facebook and Twitter had merged. Well, not yet. But Twitter is revamping the

Published on: November 3rd, 2015 Jeff Jedras

Samsung brings massive 18.4” TV-streaming Galaxy View tablet to Canada

It doesn’t seem like that long ago that 13” televisions were common, and 20” was considered big. Samsung Canada is busting convention with the Galaxy View, an 18.4” tablet device optimized for streaming

Published on: November 2nd, 2015 Jeff Jedras

HP goes colourful and premium with new Chromebooks

Published on: October 28th, 2015 Jeff Jedras

Video produces higher conversions than other content: study

While marketers increasingly appreciate the importance of video in their content mix and agree it produces the best conversions, a new report finds most marketers are still not effectively measuring the effectiveness of

Published on: October 28th, 2015 Jeff Jedras
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Consumers declare Facebook winner of ad relevancy wars: Report

When marketers are deciding where to direct their online advertising spend, delivering ads to users that will find them relevant is a key consideration. And a new report from Adobe claims a clear

Published on: October 27th, 2015 Jeff Jedras

Should HR really be using wearables to monitor employee heart rates?

The quest for work/life balance isn’t a new drama, and with more companies pushing a flexible workplace model fueled by mobile technology that will only increase. But here’s a new wrinkle in the

Published on: October 27th, 2015 Jeff Jedras

Dell updates OptiPlex commercial desktops, Wyse zero clients

Getting smaller, faster and ready for the more flexible workplace of the future were the goals behind a recent refresh by Dell Inc. of its OptiPlex commercial desktops and the launch of a

Published on: October 27th, 2015 Jeff Jedras

Twitter Polls offer brands a new way to engage with social followers

Marketers and brand managers are always looking for new ways to interact with potential customers and drive engagement on social and a new tool from Twitter, Twitter Polls, offers a way to quickly

Published on: October 27th, 2015 Jeff Jedras

Canadians can now preorder Android-powered BlackBerry PRIV

Canadians interested in trying out the BlackBerry PRIV – the vendor’s first smartphone powered by the Android OS – will soon have their chance. The PRIV is now available for preorders. Waterloo, Ont.-based

Published on: October 26th, 2015 Jeff Jedras

Why the modern workplace needs to be more human

TORONTO – Say goodbye to the corner office as a status symbol and that picture of your children on your desk. The workplace of the future is open and unassigned, with your work

Published on: October 23rd, 2015 Jeff Jedras

Stratasys integration lets 3D models be ordered directly from Adobe Photoshop

LOS ANGELES – 3D printing and manufacturing solutions company Stratasys Inc. used the recent Adobe MAX conference to launch a new partnership with the vendor that allows for 3D models to be ordered

Published on: October 22nd, 2015 Jeff Jedras

Unified communications and collaboration can drive productivity gains

With workplaces becoming more mobile and, well, more millennial, there’s an even greater need for unified communications and collaboration (UCC) technologies. And bonus – they can also drive important productivity gains. The Enterprise

Published on: October 21st, 2015 Jeff Jedras

Wearables watch: Samsung’s new Gear S2 and the Gear S2 classic

 

Published on: October 21st, 2015 Jeff Jedras