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OneDesk Inc., provider of the world’s first all-in-one customer-centric solution for innovators, engineers, marketers, support, and product managers, is pleased to announce the addition of a new navigational tool: The On-Ramp. OneDesk bridges the gap between product teams and breaks down the silos that stifle productivity. It unifies employees, business partners and customers to facilitate collaboration and create products and services that meet market’s needs, fast. Read the rest of this entry »

Faced with global skills shortages, many Canadian employers are turning to global resourcing to find and attract talent, but when asked whether that will continue to be the case over the long-term, their answer is: we don’t know. According to a recent survey of Canadian business decision-makers commissioned by Randstad Technologies and IBM Canada, the IT staffing outlook for 2012, almost half of the survey respondents say they currently use global resourcing, in contrast with approximately one-third in 2009 and 2010. Read the rest of this entry »

The landscape of information risk in Canada is congruent with the risk governance posture across North America. With a per-record data breach cost of $204 and billions of records compromised over the past 8 years, organizations are at last focusing their efforts on preventative measures and tighter adherence to compliance standards. Read the rest of this entry »

During a CIO panel discussion on business intelligence yesterday at The Cable Show in Boston, Sandvine’s chief technology officer Don Bowman asserted Netflix has hit its peak and other video services are gaining traction.  As documented in Sandvine’s Global Internet Phenomena report, Bowman revealed that Netflix represents 33% of peak downstream traffic on US cable networks but projects a declining percentage as early as next year. Read the rest of this entry »

Communitech‘s HYPERDRIVE is top of mind for tech talent and financial backers alike as excitement over the startup incubator continues to grow. Seed round partners Canrock Ventures and the Canadian Youth Business Foundation (CYBF) share in the enthusiasm, with only two weeks left to submit applications for a coveted spot in the program. Read the rest of this entry »

Youth Science Canada (YSC) has announced the recipients of the Research In Motion (RIM) Platinum Awards – given to three of Canada’s best and brightest science students at the awards ceremony for the 2012 Canada-Wide Science Fair. Chosen for their innovative and groundbreaking science projects, the winners were selected from 400 top projects among their peers in three different age categories: Read the rest of this entry »

The 2012 E3 Expo is right around the corner, and fans from all over the world can look forward to accessing the latest Nintendo news right from the comfort of their homes. Nintendo will be using a mix of online, broadcast and social platforms to provide a steady stream of breaking news and announcements during the video game industry’s biggest annual trade show, taking place June 5-7 at the Los Angeles Convention Centre. Read the rest of this entry »

Via the Canadian Digital Media Network: Last month, CDMN’s fourth annual Canada 3.0 Digital Media Forum brought together nearly 2,000 delegates in Stratford to share their creativity, passion and technology expertise with Canadian entrepreneurs, industry thought leaders, academia and government representatives. Together, they reported on our nation’s progress towards what we call the Moonshot goal: To ensure that anyone can do anything online in Canada by 2017.   Read the rest of this entry »

The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) announced the winners of the second annual .CA Impact Awards at the mesh conference in Toronto yesterday. The .CA Impact Awards celebrate the people and organizations in four categories that use their .CA website to make a difference. Read the rest of this entry »

After months of fevered preparations, C2-MTL, the new international business conference on commerce and creativity, officially opened yesterday in Montreal. From now through May 25th, more than 1,200 movers and shakers from some 40 countries will attend the unconventional immersive and collaborative event. Read the rest of this entry »