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IAB Canada has released its new Mobile In Canada: A Summary Of Current Facts + Trends Report (PDF) to add to the Canadian information presented within the IAB US Global Mobile Anthology (PDF). The IAB US Global Mobile Anthology Report presents highlights of research from 17 countries worldwide, and shows among other insights: Read the rest of this entry »

Business management software and services provider Sage has announced the results of its annual Sage Business Index survey. The Sage Business Index gathered the opinions of 2,278 Canadian business owners and is part of a multi-country survey conducted in Canada, the United States, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Spain, Austria, South Africa and Malaysia-Singapore. Read the rest of this entry »

Canadian magazine readers remain loyal to the print versions of their favorite titles, with fewer than one in ten newsstand customers – and one in twenty women readers – having purchased an e-edition in the past year, according to a national survey. Read the rest of this entry »

Softchoice’s analysis of 78 corporate networking environments reveals that neglecting device management is exposing organizations to the risk of network outage, ratcheting up maintenance costs, and degrading network performance. While global spending on network security is estimated at more than $7 billion annually and growing, without effective asset management, network maintenance represents a significant and largely overlooked threat to many organizations. Read the rest of this entry »

Findings from Randstad’s latest Global Workmonitor, surveying employees in 29 countries around the world, reveal that Canadian workers can’t stand technological interruptions during meetings, and want more face time with their colleagues. Read the rest of this entry »

According to new research from Netflix, 61% of parents would like to give their children the ability to select their own programming, but 67% worry about what they’re watching. The research, conducted by Ipsos-Reid on behalf of Netflix in Canada, takes a look at Canadian families’ television viewing habits to understand how parents and children watch television together and alone. Read the rest of this entry »

We all want to be liked, but a majority of businesses may be willing to pay more for the distinction, a new survey by The Creative Group suggests. More than half (53%) of advertising and marketing executives interviewed said they expect companies to increase their investment in Facebook this year. Respondents also anticipate more marketing dollars will be channeled toward LinkedIn (43%), YouTube (42%), Google+ (41%) and Twitter (39%). Read the rest of this entry »

Microsoft Canada has announced the results of its Flexible Workspaces survey – a study which examined the workstyle preferences of employees and bosses with regards to working remotely and how they ranked their productivity while working remotely. Read the rest of this entry »

Spending by organizations on electronic discovery-related services grew in 2011 and should continue to increase through 2013, new research from Robert Half Legal eDiscovery Services indicates. Nearly one-quarter (23%) of lawyers interviewed said their law firms and corporate legal departments increased e-discovery expenditures in the last year, while just 2% said they reduced spending. Seventy-one percent indicated costs remained the same. Looking ahead, nearly one-third (33%) of lawyers said they expect to step up spending on e-discovery in the next two years, while 56% plan to maintain current levels and 4% anticipate a decrease. Read the rest of this entry »

TELUS is making it even easier for customers to get into the latest, greatest wireless devices with the introduction of a trade-in program. TELUS’ new trade-in program will reward customers with instant in-store credit for their used devices while giving them a chance to dispose of their electronic waste safely and smartly. Read the rest of this entry »