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It World Canada: Polar gets $6 million investment in Media Everywhere
(24-Jan-2012) Polar Mobile says new product will provide seamless integration of media across platforms and screens Polar Mobile Group Inc. yesterday announced a $6 million cash infusion from investors into MediaEverywhere, a new product the company says will 鈥渢ransform the media industry.鈥� ...
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IT World Canada: Blackberry users are ready to move on: Study
(20-Jan-2012) In a study of its users, gadget enthusiast site Drippler found that 75 per cent of current Blackberry owners plan to buy something that isn鈥檛 a Blackberry to replace their current handset It鈥檚 a lot less shocking now when someone proclaims that former 91制片厂 in Motion Ltd. custom...
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IT World Canada: The myth of 'bulletproof' Linux
(12-Jan-2012) Security consultant: Users who don't run antivirus software on Linux 鈥渨orking in favour of the hackers鈥� Starry-eyed Linux desktop enthusiasts could become passive conduits for malware, security experts warn. From a quick perusal of support forums for the Ubuntu Linux distribu...
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Yahoo! Canada: The risks and rewards of digitalizing your wallet
(11-Jan-2012) At what cost do you value convenience? As the hype around Near Field Communications (NFC) or contactless payments intensifies one technology analyst wonders if we're inching toward a dangerous mobile security situation. Some have suggested paper money is going the way of the squa...
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ComputerWorld: Grow your data center with colocation
(9-Jan-2012) Brian Burch knew the moment had arrived. Two of his data center's key services -- availability and business continuity -- needed fast and dramatic improvement. Design and location limitations meant that his company's existing data center couldn't be upgraded to the levels necessary t...
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IT Business.ca: #2 Newsmakers: Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis of RIM
(5-Jan-2012) Queen Elizabeth once said she suffered an annus horribilis 鈥� a year so bad it couldn鈥檛 be said in English. Jim Balsillie and Michael Lazaridis, the co-chairmen and co-CEOs of smartphone maker 91制片厂 In Motion would probably describe 2011 the same way. They are on this year鈥檚 ...
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IT World Canada: Experts divided on 'grey hat' hackers
(3-Jan-2012) As criminal hackers become more sophisticated and ruthless, security-conscious companies are increasingly recruiting people to help fight a covert war. On the front lines of the fight stand many 鈥済rey hat鈥� hackers 鈥� security experts who have online street smarts but aren鈥檛 mixed u...
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CRM Magazine: Don't Count Out Email Yet
(Jan issue-2012) Email marketing has come a long way from spamming (and irritating) consumers with mass messages that are quickly deleted. Thanks to advances in technology, marketers can target potential customers with email messages that are personalized and trackable. Plus, many email marketing...
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Financial Post: IT has head in the clouds
(12-Dec-2011) Canada鈥檚 government must migrate its multibillion-dollar computing hardware to the cloud, the country鈥檚 largest technology industry group warns, or risk becoming 鈥渢echnologically incapacitated. Ottawa spends between $2-billion and $5-billion on technology each year, various estim...
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