Digital Transformation

The legalization of marijuana in Canada is imminent, and Toronto-based startup Resolve Digital Health hopes it is uniquely positioned to take advantage of it...

GM’s new Markham-based Technical Centre to act as company’s software hub

Eric Emin Wood - January 22, 2018

MARKHAM, ONT. - A new Greater Toronto Area (GTA) facility opened by General Motors on Friday will play a crucial role in the company's...

Bitcoin or bust – How Canada’s crypto-mining market booms while other blockchain solutions remain nascent

Alex Coop - January 20, 2018

On its surface, the massive, decentralized ledger of information known as the blockchain is a wondrous innovation in information registry and distribution: At its...

Researchers test AI-powered program to detect early stages of Alzheimer’s

Alex Coop - January 19, 2018

Researchers from Wilfrid Laurier University are testing an AI-powered program on 10,000 patients to detect early stages of Alzheimer’s. Led by Saint Elizabeth Healthcare, BrainFX will collect patient...

Legal, finance and medical industries could benefit from new reading AI, expert says

Alex Coop - January 18, 2018

A new reading AI that beat humans for the first time in one of the world’s most difficult reading comprehension tests could have a...

Visa Ready for Biometrics, begins testing fingerprint sensor-based payment cards

Eric Emin Wood - January 15, 2018

Visa Inc. is officially hopping onto the biometrics bandwagon. On Sunday the New York City-based payments giant announced that a new division, Visa Ready for...

Sidewalk Toronto will ‘stitch’ city together, Sidewalk Labs CEO says during AMA

Alex Coop - January 11, 2018

The first 21st century neighbourhood won't isolate itself from the rest of Toronto, the CEO of Google sister company Sidewalk Labs said Wednesday. “It should...

Canadians hate passwords, using them wrong, ready for biometrics instead: Visa

Eric Emin Wood - January 11, 2018

Consumers are ready to adopt biometric authentication technology such as facial recognition and fingerprint sensors to access the majority of password-protected services, according to...

CIBC targets tech-savvy businesses with new Innovation Banking arm

Eric Emin Wood - January 8, 2018

The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce is targeting the technology industry - and its tech-savviest clients - with its latest division. On Monday the 150-year-old...

Digital transformation disproportionately felt by millennials, high income earners, OVH finds

Eric Emin Wood - January 5, 2018

Digital transformation strategies aren't being distributed equally, and thus far have been disproportionately felt by millennials and high-income earners, according to a recent survey...

Lawyers and accountants increasingly turning to legal technology for real estate issues

Alex Coop - January 4, 2018

Lawyers and accountants put the technology available to them to good use last year, especially when it came to real estate issues. That's according to...

Adding AI to your line of business? Consider these 7 factors

Eric Emin Wood - January 3, 2018

Fearful of disruption and looking for a competitive advantage, boardrooms and CXOs alike have rushed to artificial intelligence (AI) as the next big thing,...

Consumers expect smartphones to shoot VR within 5 years, don’t want AI taking over customer service

Eric Emin Wood - January 3, 2018

Even the world's most forward-thinking consumers are freaked out by the idea of human customer service being overtaken by machines, according to the latest...

Real-time sales solution disrupting the real estate industry

Mandy Kovacs - January 2, 2018

While digital transformation has disrupted almost every sector, the real estate industry has been relatively slow to catch up – until now. A web-based sales...

Hyperloop, digital transformation, and office tours: 5 of the top ITBusiness.ca articles of 2017

Eric Emin Wood - December 22, 2017

As 2017 winds down to a close and the ITWC offices along with it (until Jan. 3, 2018 at least), we thought now would...

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Are federal IT systems supporting the targeted service outcomes? Deloitte examines the future role of the government

Global tech spend set to grow a healthy 5.3% in 2024, says Forrester

Charting Canada’s AI future: Firms must move quick, innovate, panel says

Canadian CEOs worried about economic outlook, but expect turnaround with AI: Report

Federal government launches new platform to recruit digital talent

Retailers at critical juncture due to severe tech gaps: SOTI study

Digital Transformation Blogs

Great project sponsors prep for the role and make the program manager their secret weapon

Jackie Clark - December 12, 2019

As the principal partner of Solutia SDO, Jackie Clark has had a direct role in managing the people behind the technology that’s transformed businesses...