Until recently, paper and pens always travelled better across rugged terrain than personal computers. But thanks to advances in the way tablet PCs are made, technicians at Hydro One can now take their
Published on: November 4th, 2004
Scott Foster
@itbusinessca
Electronic health records for the military, document-tracking for federal public servants and a wireless Internet system for Saskatchewan residents: these three ongoing projects are some of the hot topics at GTEC this year.
Published on: October 13th, 2004
Scott Foster
@itbusinessca
If a proposal to expand the surveillance powers of Canadian police forces becomes law, it would render electronic encryption technologies ineffective and gouge the profits of those who supply them, according to a
Published on: October 7th, 2004
Scott Foster
@itbusinessca
Linux is poised to threaten Microsoft's dominance in the desktop and notebook market, assuming it can overcome interoperability issues, according to experts. It's only a matter of time, they say, before the open
Published on: September 23rd, 2004
Scott Foster
@itbusinessca
OTTAWA — The best way for e-businesses to rebuild the public's waning trust of online transactions is to comply with Canada's new privacy rules, says Jennifer Stoddart, privacy commissioner of Canada. Stoddart went
Published on: September 23rd, 2004
Scott Foster
@itbusinessca
Dr. Claire Bombardier envisions a day when her patients can perform self-assessments of their disease and measure their own progress with the help of an Internet portal. For the last two years, the
Published on: September 21st, 2004
Scott Foster
@itbusinessca
OTTAWA -- A stone’s throw away from the health-care summit where provincial premiers and Prime Minister Paul Martin are trying to hammer out a new funding deal, a Toronto-based company was demonstraitng technology
Published on: September 14th, 2004
Scott Foster
@itbusinessca
If a proposal to expand the surveillance powers of Canadian police forces becomes law, it would render electronic encryption technologies ineffective and gouge the profits of those who supply them, according to a
Published on: September 1st, 2004
Scott Foster
@itbusinessca
OTTAWA -- The best way for e-businesses to rebuild the public’s waning trust of online transactions is to comply with Canada’s new privacy rules, says Jennifer Stoddart, privacy commissioner of Canada.Stoddart went before
Published on: August 25th, 2004
Scott Foster
@itbusinessca
New links between Canadian and Chinese high-tech clusters could create more opportunities for local technology firms, according to the Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance. CATA recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the
Published on: August 24th, 2004
Scott Foster
@itbusinessca
A one-stop service portal for British Columbia's university students is one step closer to completion.Bccampus, the overseer of the $1-million Web-based project, recently selected Vancouver-based MAKE Technologies to contribute its connector toolkit to
Published on: August 19th, 2004
Scott Foster
@itbusinessca
Linux is poised to threaten Microsoft’s dominance in the desktop and notebook market, assuming it can overcome interoperability issues, according to experts.It’s only a matter of time, they say, before the open source
Published on: August 17th, 2004
Scott Foster
@itbusinessca
A directive issued by the federal government will put many small and medium-sized IT firms on the ""endangered species list,"" according to one Ottawa businessman. Pending a departmental review of its sole-source contracting
Published on: August 10th, 2004
Scott Foster
@itbusinessca
In an effort to comply with impending federal regulations, the Ottawa International Airport has commissioned a $14.4-million baggage-handling system that can sniff out explosives.The system responds to Transport Canada rules that require all
Published on: August 6th, 2004
Scott Foster
@itbusinessca
For weeks, Bell Canada has been bracing for a possible technician strike and the resultant loss of business, analysts say. Over the next several weeks, the 7,000 Bell technicians in question will vote
Published on: July 30th, 2004
Scott Foster
@itbusinessca
