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Technicity: Grow Toronto’s IT cluster by aiming global
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Technicity: Grow Toronto’s IT cluster by aiming global
Enterprises in Toronto’s tech cluster must think beyond local users in order to thrive alongside Silicon Valley and New York technology clusters, was the message at Technicity. A new report identifies innovation areas despite tough economic times
Tech start-ups flock to Waterloo, report finds
Tuesday, July 06, 2010
Tech start-ups flock to Waterloo, report finds
A new study from Communitech indicates that more than 700 tech companies now operate in the Waterloo region, up 21 per cent from 2008. Find out more about the report
HTML5 won’t kill Flash: Adobe exec
Monday, April 26, 2010
HTML5 won’t kill Flash: Adobe exec
Flash can do things HTML cannot, said an Adobe exec. One Toronto Web designer expresses frustration over lack of Flash support in the iPhone and iPad
How three year olds consume media
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
How three year olds consume media
Writer Simon Jary queries his three-year-old daughter about her digital media diet. She reports that 140 characters may be too much but she does have some followers on Twitter
Microsoft rolls out high-performance platform
Monday, September 22, 2008
Microsoft rolls out high-performance platform
The Cluster Manager now includes a job scheduler and gives administrators the option of spinning work off to larger clusters. Find out about its rapid application development features
Microsoft, RealNetworks settle for US$761 million
Tuesday, October 11, 2005
Microsoft, RealNetworks settle for US$761 million
Microsoft Corp. and RealNetworks Inc. announced that they have settled their antitrust case and forged a partnership to promote digital music and games in three agreements worth US$761 million, the companies said.
Microsoft, E.U. give final arguments on remedy suspension
Thursday, September 30, 2004
Microsoft, E.U. give final arguments on remedy suspension
The war of words over Microsoft Corp.'s business practices continued at a Luxembourg court on Friday with the its opponents arguing that unless the company offers a version its operating system without Windows Media Player, Microsoft will extend its quasi-monopoly in the PC market over the digital media sector.
New Microsoft mouse, keyboard read fingerprints
Sunday, September 12, 2004
New Microsoft mouse, keyboard read fingerprints
Microsoft Corp. introduced a new line of keyboards and mice on Wednesday, including some with fingerprint readers that lets users scan a finger instead of having to enter a log-in name and password when accessing online services or logging on to the PC.
Update: MS ANTITRUST : AOLTW, MS settle Netscape suit
Friday, May 30, 2003
Update: MS ANTITRUST : AOLTW, MS settle Netscape suit
Microsoft Corp. will pay AOL Time Warner Inc. (AOLTW) US$750 million to settle a private antitrust suit filed on behalf of Netscape Communications Corp. by America Online Inc. in January 2002, the companies announced Thursday.
Real opens Helix server code
Tuesday, January 21, 2003
Real opens Helix server code
RealNetworks Inc. is releasing source code to the third component of its Helix platform, in a move that it says will create the industry's first open-source media delivery system.
Viacom chooses IBM for outsourcing deal
Sunday, May 05, 2002
Viacom chooses IBM for outsourcing deal
Global media giant Viacom Inc. will outsource its help desk, data centre and call center operations in the United States to IBM Corp. in an attempt to save money and achieve more uniformity in its IT platform support.
Simplifying streaming presentations
Thursday, November 29, 2001
Simplifying streaming presentations
Microsoft Corp. is releasing a free tool to help companies create streaming media presentations more easily, eliminating the need for multiple tools to create a single presentation.
Addiction program available on-line
Thursday, December 14, 2000
Addiction program available on-line
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