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IT World Canada: Salesforce Touch brings fight to Adobe, Microsoft
(September 20) Developers can code in any language they are comfortable with and deploy an app to any mobile device with the new platform, according to Salesforce.com. But an analyst says they might be too late to the race to gain real traction as a pure development platform With the launch of...
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Maclean's Magazine: Microsoft hits control-alt-reboot
(September 18) It was just over a year ago that hedge fund manager David Einhorn called for Steve Ballmer, the CEO ofMicrosoft Corp., to step down. Citing a stock price that hasn’t budged from US$30 in a decade, and a stuck-in-the-past corporate world view, Einhorn said it was time to “give someo...
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Maclean's: Bell pitches Astral deal as key to take on Netflix, Apple, Google
(September 11/ 2012) MONTREAL – Bell will launch a “made-in-Canada” competitor to Netflix and other big U.S. online TV and entertainment providers, CEO George Cope said Monday as part of his pitch for the company’s $3.4-billion acquisition of Astral Media. The service would be available on dem...
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Maclean's Magazine: Apple and Facebook sow their data-farms
(September 6) From above, the warehouses look as nondescript as a Costco. But inside they house the backbones of some of today’s biggest, most important companies. As online services like cloud computing grow, and people move to store more of their lives online, the push is on to build ever more ...
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MSN Canada: Get ready for a wave of virtual helpers
(August 29/2012) MONTREAL - Virtual assistants are never in a bad mood. And they can repeat basic information over and over and over without changing the message, unlike employees who can be unpredictable at times. These digital helpers are now starting to be found on websites for governments,...
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The Globe and Mail: As Windows XP deadline looms, firm hopes to clean up
(Aug 14/2012) After more than a dozen years as an IT consultant, much of it helping big businesses keep their software up to date, Alex Topitsch decided to build a better mousetrap. In 2010 he started Futurestate IT, which helps corporate customers keep desktop applications current and curb th...
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Ed Tech Magazine: How to Save Money, Time and Sanity with Mobile Device Management Software
(July 31/2012) Some people seem to live on their smartphones. Such is the case at the University of Pittsburgh, where many of its employees rely heavily on the devices to access information, connect with other staffers and manage their calendars. Richard McIver, senior systems administrator fo...
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Ed Tech Magazine: Districts use MDM to secure tablets
While most school districts are grappling with how to best manage and secure mobile devices, few have the challenge that the IT department at McAllen Independent School District in Texas is facing. As part of an initiative to transform learning in the district, every student, teacher and administ...
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IT World: Savvis opens doors to Canada-based public cloud
(June 12, 2012) Following calls for a public cloud hosted on this side of border, Savvis Inc. on Tuesday announced the availability of its Symphony VPDC (virtual private data centre) in Canada. Symphony is part of a class of public clouds that provide additional layers of data security. They a...
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