Alex Coop

Former Editorial Director for IT World Canada and its sister publications.

Articles by Alex Coop

Shopify Unite day 2: Buying clothes by playing virtual dress up

Shopify kicked off the second day of Shopify Unite with a keynote from its chief technology officer, Jean-Michel Lemieux, who compared e-commerce to the open...

eSentire opens new global HQ in Waterloo

Waterloo’s Factory Square used to be associated with uncertainty and disappointment after BlackBerry Ltd.’s downturn more than seven years ago, but now it’s home...

FireEye opens new headquarters in Toronto

Canada is one of FireEye Inc.’s fastest growing regions, so it only made sense to open up a new headquarters in Toronto, according to the cybersecurity firm’s area vice-president and general manager for Canada.

Hashtag Trending – U.S. carriers hit with FCC complaint; Amazon gets sued; Huawei in the hot seat

AT&T, Sprint, Verizon, and T-Mobile get hit with a FCC complaint, lawsuits aimed at Amazon suggest the company may be recording kids who use Alexa devices without their consent, and Huawei is in the hot seat again.

Global regulatory policies are ‘10 innovation cycles’ behind, says expert

The Big Data and AI Conference in Toronto this week featured dozens of businesses vying for attention and speakers talking about the potential implications...

SAP among 3 companies competing to replace Phoenix

Ceridian, SAP, Workday are competing to build a new public service HR and payroll system.

Salesforce finally acquires Tableau for $15.7B

After reports hinting at Salesforce’s strong desire to acquire Seattle company Tableau, it finally did for $15.7 billion in an all-stock deal.

Canadian Telecom Summit debates policies and competition

MISSISSAUGA – Canada's telecom industry spent three days last week at the 18th annual Canadian Telecom Summit exploring issues that will not only affect...

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