Eric Emin Wood

Former IT World Canada associate editor turned consultant with public relations firm Porter Novelli. When not writing for the tech industry enjoys photography, movies, travelling, the Oxford comma, and will talk your ear off about animation if you give him an opening.

Articles by Eric Emin Wood

Procure some digital transformation tips from the September 2018 Municipal Interface

The September 2018 issue of Municipal Interface offers a procurement-themed cornucopia of transformative tips and tricks for cities and their partners.

How the Esri platform helps the City of Cambridge reduce drug waste

The City of Cambridge had a crisis on its hands last September. It started with a toddler pricking his hand on a used needle, an...

Hashtag Trending – Apple’s next iPhone event; Huawei dropped from benchmarking tool; 58% of tech employees are faking it

Apple is scheduled to reveal its next iPhone on Sept. 12. Huawei has been dropped from benchmarking tool 3DMark after it was caught cheating on tests. And an informal test of Silicon Valley’s tech giants has revealed that 58 per cent of their employees feel like imposters.

Hashtag Trending – EU approves Apple/Shazam deal; alleged Sony hacker charged; Did IBM spy on New Yorkers?

The European Union has approved Apple’s bid to buy music identification service Shazam. An alleged participant in the 2014 Sony hack has been charged by the U.S. Department of Justice. And a report by the Intercept reveals that IBM had access to New York City surveillance footage when developing its object identification technology.

I will never understand how you heathens survive without physical keyboards

A hopeless physical keyboard lover seeks to understand why most smartphone users prefer touchscreens with the help of Google research scientist Françoise Beaufays.

Hashtag Trending – Facebook bans Cambridge Analytica (again); Australia bans Huawei and ZTE tech from its 5G network

Facebook bans another app by Cambridge Analytica for improperly sharing information. Australia has banned Chinese telecoms Huawei and ZTE from contributing equipment to its...

Lessons from BlackBerry, Moneris among highlights of 2018 Digital Transformation Awards

More than 200 tech professionals attended the 2018 ITWC Digital Transformation Awards. Read on for tips from BlackBerry, OpenText, AWS, Moneris, and more!

Most financial institutions embracing digital transformation in theory, but not practice: OpenText

A new report by OpenText and ITWC has found that when it comes to digital transformation, Canada's financial institutions are talking the talk, but not walking the walk.

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