ITWorldCanada.com staff

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Starting today local calls in Toronto made using seven digits only may be interrupted by a recorded announcement reminding callers to add the (416) area code next time.

Manitoba Telecom Services Inc. announced Thursday it will be spending $50-million to expand its digital PCS service in the province over the next year.

Failure to drum up investment has led regional Canadian broadband carrier Look Communications to restructure and lay off 300 employees.

Investment into IT has had a growing impact on Canadian productivity and output growth over the past decade, the Conference Board of Canada reported yesterday.

Canadian health insurance processing services provider Rx Plus Ltd. announced Thursday its new Internet-based health benefit claims processing and plan administration ASP System called ClaimSecure has gone live.

Microsoft Canada Co. and The NRG Group, Inc. announced Thursday the signing of an e-commerce agreement to help accelerate high-tech. investor NRG's portfolio companies to market.

Spectra Securities Software, a wealth management software solutions provider, launched a pilot project with Yorkton Securities Inc., a technology investment bank, allowing Yorkton brokers to access their clients' portfolios using wireless devices.