Monday, January 17, 2011
A CIO's take: Good consultants, bad consultants The chief information officer of CareGroup HealthCare System reflects on what works well with outside helpers, what doesn't and what it's like being in their shooes
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Canada needs a CIO to boost innovation, author says But not the CIO you think, says John Kao, a San Francisco-based author and consultant who advises governments around the world on innovation. The global consultant wants Canada to create a chief innovator post
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
LinkedIn: 3 ways to polish your profile in 2011 Want to start the New Year off fresh? Here are a handful of quick changes you can make right away to your social networking presence to ensure your credentials set you apart from the competition
Thursday, June 10, 2010
LinkedIn tip: How to score higher in search results If you're looking to gain exposure in your industry, appearing on the first page of search results will help keep you top of people's mind. And if you're looking for new clients or business opportunities, ranking high is essential for that, too
Wednesday, April 07, 2010
New eHealth Ontario CEO wants to rebuild image Former Dundee Bank of Canada CEO and long-time consultant Greg Reed officially took over as the new head of eHealth Ontario on Tuesday. Find out how he plans to improve the organization’s public image, his strategies to engage IT partners, and his thoughts on a Chief Medical Officer position
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
It may be time to fire your outsourcer Find out the nine signs that you should can your IT outsourcer … or get some counseling
Wednesday, October 07, 2009
eHealth Ontario: $1B later, the apps aren't done Ontario's auditor general says out-of-sync apps development, lack of planning and frequent changes in leadership hamstrung the initiative in his long-awaited review of the electronic health record initiative in Ontario
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
How CIOs know it's time to take up consulting If you're considering becoming a consultant, listen up: Some CIO's aren't cut out for the job
Thursday, March 12, 2009
IT cost-cutting tactics: LinkedIn users tell all In LinkedIn Answers last week, Peter B. Giblett raised the question, “Cost effective IT? How is your business adapting to changing economic circumstances?” Senior technology executives respond
Thursday, January 01, 2009
Dell revamps business sales units Computer maker hopes gain global perspective and respond quicker to customer requests 
Monday, September 29, 2008
One in five employees alter IT security settings Data leakage isn’t just a networking issue, says survey sponsor Cisco Systems. The study of people in 10 countries found employees persist in engaging in risky behaviour
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
NYC to debate broadband project for low-income residents A NYC council spokesperson says access and resources are more important than wireless
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Experts: Sierra Leone needs an ICT resource centre Only a small number of people in the country use the Internet. That could be boosted if there was an information and communication technology resource centre to increase IT knowledge
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Canadian Standards Association converts to MDF The mobile device format is expected to bring a lot of portability and ease of use to those in the field who typically carry around bulky documents. Find out which handheld platform will be supported first
Thursday, May 24, 2007
A dictionary of markup languages There's an alphabet soup of tools with which to create and share information. Here's how to make sense of them all
Thursday, April 26, 2007
Hot jobs: Program manager A program manager oversees a set of interdependent IT projects that need to be synchronized and completed successfully to achieve a broader goal.
Monday, April 09, 2007
Hot jobs: Program manager "The program manager is responsible for pulling those teams together and tying those projects into a single view," says Sam Lawler, practice director of project management and strategy at GlassHouse Technologies Inc
Thursday, March 29, 2007
Customers want better user interface in new Notes vers John Head isn’t spilling any secrets when he says, “Most people think Lotus Notes is ugly.” 
Monday, March 05, 2007
Second Life island becomes platform for Italian politics His main political rival controls three national television networks, a newspaper, a weekly magazine and a publishing house, so an Italian minister has decided to try to level the propaganda playing field by buying himself an island in Second Life.
Sunday, March 04, 2007
Second Life island becomes platform for Italian politics Antonio di Pietro, Italy's infrastructure minister, announced the purchase of the island last Wednesday, appropriately enough, on his personal blog. The island is part of the 3-D virtual world created by the U.S. company Linden Research Inc. and recently discovered as a potentially valuable mirror for real-world political activity.
Monday, January 22, 2007
Cisco iPhone violates license Cisco Systems Inc. plans to resolve a license compliance issue regarding the use of Linux in one of its iPhones, the company wrote in a blog posting, but a researcher contends that Cisco has more work to do. 
Thursday, January 18, 2007
Shark tank These IT staffers spend after-work time on old-fashioned role-playing games. “The type where you use paper, pencil and a bunch of different-sided dice,” explains a pilot fish in the group. 
Thursday, October 26, 2006
Trust sinks secure ships The weak link, of course, is people. We’re so darn trusting, naive and greedy. It’s called social engineering, and it’s all about trust. Social engineering is the principle behind phishing, pretexting, gimme schemes - in which you seemingly get something for nothing - and other methods that criminals use to gain your confidence before doing their dirty work. 
Tuesday, June 20, 2006
IEEE suspends mobile broadband group over Qualcomm influence The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. (IEEE) has suspended the working group developing 802.20, a wireless broadband standard expected to challenge WiMax, following accusations that Qualcomm was improperly influencing the group's decision-making process. 
Thursday, October 13, 2005
Rogers and Bell partner up When Rogers Communications, Canada’s biggest cable company, and Bell Canada, the nation’s largest phone company joined forces last month to build a national wireless broadband network, the news was met with some mixed feelings from industry analysts.