Tagged: operations

An Xbox fan celebrates being the first to purchase the new Xbox One X console at the flagship Microsoft Store on Fifth Avenue on Tuesday, Nov. 7th, 2017, in New York City. (Photo by Mark Von Holden/Invision for Microsoft/AP Images)

Tom’s Thoughts – What Canadians will be missing without the Microsoft Store

Tom Li

Published: July 10th, 2020

Coronavirus ‘decimated’ device manufacturing in February, says IDC

With files from Alex Coop   The spreading of Coronavirus has curtailed production in the tech industry, a new IDC study finds. Most affected sectors include factory, logistics, and transportation, many of them

Published on: February 28th, 2020 Tom Li

FreshBooks announces integration with Google’s G Suite cloud platform

If you're a G Suite user who wishes Google Inc.'s cloud platform would let you file invoices as easily as it helps you collaborate with your colleagues, or a FreshBooks user who wishes

Published on: November 11th, 2016 Eric Emin Wood

500 Startups gets active in Toronto

As a result of a sea change in Silicon Valley, Selcuk Atli, entrepreneur in residence of one of the Bay Area’s most successful and prolific accelerators, said that 500 Startups is getting active

Published on: January 25th, 2016 Geoff Foulds

Klenzoid gets operations flowing with NetSuite CRM

Although I personally am not familiar with issues of water scaling, I have learned that it is really important for large-scale institutions that depend on water for operating their HVAC systems. Keeping the

Published on: July 2nd, 2014 Marylka Empey

Video cameras not just for surveillance, survey respondents say

Businesses using digital video cameras aren’t just using them for surveillance purposes – they’re also planning to expand those cameras into other areas of operation, according to new survey results. Eagle Eye Networks

Published on: June 25th, 2014 Candice So

Will CIOs become dinosaurs?

It's hard to believe that it was over 30 years  ago the word CIO was first mentioned. And yes during this period, the leadership and value that CIOs contributed to  organizations has changed

Published on: March 20th, 2013 Catherine Aczel Boivie
Startup TO: Isn’t it time you got a cut of the deal?

Startup TO: Isn’t it time you got a cut of the deal?

Every click, scroll and eyeball is worth something. Heck, we even pay people to like us. Consumers like us have become an unassuming middleman within the ads and conversions. But what about our cut

Published on: August 14th, 2012 Ashley Huffman
Psst! Top startup secrets revealed at Mesh Conference 2012

Psst! Top startup secrets revealed at Mesh Conference 2012

by Christine Wong The best way to find out what it’s really like to launch a tech startup – and get advice for your own startup venture – is to get the goods

Published on: May 25th, 2012 Christine Wong
Startup TO: Why should you care about startups?

Startup TO: Why should you care about startups?

by Ashley Huffman If you’ve never worked in a startup company, it’s hard to imagine what it’s like to be in one. The way it’s portrayed in the media is fairly chaotic and

Published on: May 4th, 2012 Ashley Huffman
Should RIM sell the BlackBerry brand?

Should RIM sell the BlackBerry brand?

Rumors about a potential sale of BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion (RIM) have been circulating for months, due largely to the Canadian company's ongoing struggles to retain its place in the competitive mobile market

Published on: December 23rd, 2011 Al Sacco
Calgary incubator offers startups cheap desks, free beer

Calgary incubator offers startups cheap desks, free beer

Calgary is one of the country’s fastest growing cities but the Alberta metropolis’ real estate boom can be a tough barrier for many fledgling tech startups struggling to get their companies off the

Published on: October 26th, 2011 Nestor Arellano
Garfield creator helps Montreal’s Toon Boom unleash your inner comic artist

Garfield creator helps Montreal’s Toon Boom unleash your inner comic artist

Picture this: You're making your first cartoon strip and Jim Davis, creator of the world-famous lasanga loving, fat and lazy cat Garfield, is there by your side providing advice and encouragement. Toon Boom

Published on: August 12th, 2011 Nestor Arellano
Canadian start-ups get helping hand from Silicon Valley Canucks

Canadian start-ups get helping hand from Silicon Valley Canucks

They have hit it big south of the border and are now ready to lend a helping hand to fellow Canadian entrepreneurs developing their companies in the tech industry.Although the organization has only

Published on: July 18th, 2011 Martin Studzinski
How to turn great tech ideas into a successful business

How to turn great tech ideas into a successful business

Great IT inventions do not always translate into successful businesses. In fact, according to a Toronto-based SMB (small and medium sized business) mentor, many inventors end up wasting time and money on developing

Published on: November 3rd, 2010 Nestor Arellano