Arming officers with BlackBerries
One of the best endorsements a technology implementation can receive is when the end users say now that they have it; they can’t live with out it.
A veteran technology and business journalist, Jeff Jedras began his career in technology journalism in the late 1990s, covering the booming (and later busting) Ottawa technology sector for Silicon Valley North and the Ottawa Business Journal, as well as everything from municipal politics to real estate.He later covered the technology scene in Vancouver before joining IT World Canada in Toronto in 2005, covering enterprise IT for ComputerWorld Canada. He would go on to cover the channel as an assistant editor with CDN.His writing has appeared in the Vancouver Sun, the Ottawa Citizen and a wide range of industry trade publications.
Creating a new business model
Perhaps the biggest measure of success of the solution Cactus Commerce built for EPSI is that it opened-up entirely new markets and created a new business model for the Montreal-based human resources consulting company
Emerging technology investments pay dividends
Like seeds planted in fertile soil, past investments in areas of emerging technology paid dividends in three recent projects by Conpute that helped see the Oshawa, Ont.-based solution services company recognized as the Solution Provider of the Year.
Technology a key enabler to business growth, says study
Microsoft-sponsored research says IT can help small businesses cross the mid-sized business threshold
Will France surrender to Amazon.com?
Plus, behind the iPhone and the DRM debate
Google has an answer to Wikipedia
Plus, the importance of a pre-analysis and more tech support woes
Corel brings more powerful photo editing tools to the masses
Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 makes the tools of higher-end photo editing suites available at a lower price point
The inescapability of e-mail
Plus, virtual robbery and clueless users
Nortel seeks to deliver on its partner program redevelopment in 2008
New specializations will complement inventory financing and revamped distributor and deal registration programs
The top 25 newsmakers of 2007 – Number 2: Hubert Kelly, Rick Reid, Dave McDonald
While the curtain came down on the long-running NexInnovations drama this year, the final act was far from anti-climatic
Intuit stresses usability in upcoming QuickBooks 2008 release
At an event in Toronto recently, Intuit Canada gave members of the accounting industry a peak under the hood of QuickBooks 2008, the next release of the company’s flagship product.
Brains II bolsters break-fix business
Softchoice and Brains II partner to service former Nex customers after VAR acquires the remaining assets
Cisco Canada vice-president named top newsmaker
Ross Pellizzari pushing for greater investments
NexInnovations main players named newsmakers for 2007
Hubert Kelly, Rick Reid and Dave MacDonald make big news
IT as a service requires a new channel approach
Karl Meulema describes how Cisco is evolving its services approach to recognize the changing role of the CIO