Government of Canada unveils move to public cloud
The time has finally come for the Canadian federal government to move to the cloud. In an…
Shared Services Canada leader responds to critics
TORONTO – Shared Services Canada, the government agency that merged most federal data centres and networking to…
Shared Services Canada finally getting into action
It’s been a slow process — nearly five years to be exact — but the federal government…
How BlackBerry is getting help from both Ottawa and the United Kingdom
As BlackBerry Ltd. prepares to roll out its latest smartphone the Classic, the Waterloo, Ont.-based company appears to…
3Quotes are better than none in IT procurement
Getting quotes from a provider sounds simple enough. However, this critical part of the IT procurement process…
Firm challenges OEM refresh cycles, costly service contracts
For many businesses, technology purchases often mean being tied to an original equipment manufacturer’s (OEM) pre-determined refresh…
Shared Services boss looks for IT savings, big and small
The new organization to consolidate federal government technology was the primary focus of the public sector technology conference. Why Liseanne Forand thinks Canada can succeed where Australia failed
McMaster gets a price advantage from Audcomp and HP
The Hamilton-area HP partner hopes to grow its business with the university through a new strategic relationship that includes preferred pricing
Toronto has a vision for greener procurement
Greening Greater Toronto wants to bring local businesses together to support greener buying, including in IT
Bringing print rationalization to the federal government
The public sector can be a tough market to crack, but a recent event in Ottawa may point to a way inside
Ottawa backs down again on procurement
Reverse auctions gone, proposed printer buying policy confused
Ottawa VARs wait and hope
VARs are anxiously waiting to see if the Public Works department overhauls or tinkers with the controversial printer tender rules it released earlier in the summer to loud industry protests.
Ottawa VARs still mad at Feds
VARs upset at Public Works’ overhaul of its printer procurement policy will lobby politicians to alter the initiative
Public Works takes tough line on printer buying rules
Department ‘not considering a wholesale change’ to new rules, says official