Thursday, May 16, 2013
Boost in SR&ED credit needed by Ontario IT industry: Deloitte The tax credit for SR&ED probably should be higher and refundable to make a better impact, says Deloitte partner
Thursday, May 02, 2013
Toronto mobile firm reveals how it got CIA contract U.S. government and security agencies tend to consider Canada as one of their own, so it's not that hard to land a procurement contract with them, says Rick Segal
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Cellphone user protection bill gets another call Ontario’s proposed legislation is similar to those in effect in Manitoba, Quebec, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Government-IBM supercomputing project marks 1st year Twenty Ontario universities benefit from government-business R&D initiative using IBM's supercomputing resources
Thursday, April 04, 2013
ServiceOntario hit by ‘complex’ computer problems Five months after it had to shut down all its automated kiosks permanently, ServiceOntario offices are bogged down by Internet connectivity problems
Monday, March 18, 2013
3 lessons learned by eHealth Ontario chief Some electronic health records projects are better suited for the private sector, government should focus on setting standards, says eHealth Ontario CEO Greg Reed
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Elections Ontario lashed for missing data fiasco After losing two unencrypted data sticks, staff were given two more to continue their work. ‘I hit the roof,” Ann Cavoukian told reporters
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Was the Elections Ontario data loss a 'perfect storm'? The security rules were in place and apparently the instructions were clear. Why didn't staff do as they were told?
Friday, June 01, 2012
Ontario seeks public cloud provider for Web workloads The CIO for the province’s infrastructure services gives his peers at the municipal level an overview of how the OPS is cutting costs and driving efficiencies, including an important forthcoming RFP
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Dell to provide hardware, services to Ontario schools Dell Inc. has won a bid to provide Ontario schools with computer hardware and services over the next few years.The company announced Wednesday it had been selected by theOECM (Ontario...
Thursday, March 08, 2012
Ontario preparing to meet IT accessibility deadline At a recent seminar, public servants were told that making the province's electronic material accessible to the disabled is more than an obligation
Tuesday, March 06, 2012
How Privacy by Design should meet electronic health records Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario, Ann Cavoukian, released a white paper about electronic health records reminding operators to keep Privacy by Design in mind at every stage of the process
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Ontario should outsource IT further: Report The debt-laden province needs to look at shifting as much of its information technology systems as it can to the private sector, says commission
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
4 tough challenges for RIM's new team For the first time since its founding, Research in Motion has changed its top leadership, with a new president/CEO, a new board chairwoman and a new major investor who specializes in turnarounds. But can they save RIM?
Monday, November 28, 2011
U of T upgrades e-mail infrastructure using PbD In a lot of cases, making decisions by committee is a great way to sink innovation. However, in the case of U of T, and its project to move e-mail and personal storage into the cloud, it worked and helped focus priorities
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Ontario health centres mobilize case management The Ontario Association of Community Care Access Centres is building on the success of an existing IT project by offering access through laptops. The point of care just got more powerful 
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Stikeman Elliott streamlined its data with DataCore Using DataCore’s SANSymphony V, corporate law firm Stikeman Elliott was able to re-purpose valuable storage devices and add new units into the chain without risking downtime
Wednesday, October 05, 2011
Ontario cities prowl U.S. show for IT investment The person beside you at Interop New York is shopping, but not for a router or a server. Meet Blair Patacairk, who's part of a team encouraging IT execs to branch out 
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
IBM stakes $20M in Southern Ontario Water Consortium The tech giant joins more than 70 companies and eight universities in Ontario in an effort to research safer and more efficient water practices
Monday, August 22, 2011
Former colleague remembers Mark Vale The province's deputy minister of government services remembers the late Mark Vale, Ontario’s first chief information and privacy officer
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Cisco, Ontario to invest almost half billion in R&D CEO John Chambers and Trade Minister Sandra Pupatello sign a memorandum of understanding for a five-year deal. The province will add $25 million to Cisco's $455 million investment in Ontario research facilities
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Ontario government’s first CIO Mark Vale passes away Vale, the Ontario government’s first chief information and privacy officer, passed away on Friday Aug. 12. Here's a brief look at his career in IT. WITH VIDEO
Tuesday, August 02, 2011
Huge expansion for Ontario telehealth network Deal with Vidyo will allow the Ontario Telemedicine Network to offer videoconferencing to thousands of health professionals from their offices to patients in their homes
Wednesday, July 06, 2011
Guelph upgrades network for Bring Your Own Device policy A new security network infrastructure was needed by the City of Guelph after it introduced a BYOD allowance to employees and contractors. What the combination of visibility and automation means for IT departments that must do more with less
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Cambridge strives to be the next Smarter City With the help of IBM, the City of Cambridge in Ontario is leading the way to create smarter, more interconnected cities. How analytics identifies and schedules maintenance for issues that haven’t yet happened, and how the 90s PC game, SimCity, might play into this