Alex Coop

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

Articles by Alex Coop

Information Builders appoints Frank J. Vella as CEO

Information Builders has announced the appointment of Frank J. Vella as its new chief executive officer, who says he is focused on the bigger data challenges of today’s world.

Hashtag Trending – Flip phone returns; Auto-lacing sneakers from Nike; Kremlin’s Facebook pages deleted

The flip phone is making a comeback, Nike has new auto-lacing sneakers, and Facebook finally gets around to deleting Kremlin-backed pages on its website.

Oracle opens next generation Oracle Cloud Infrastructure data centre in Toronto

With a focus on security and performance, Oracle today announced the opening of a 700,000 square-foot data centre in Toronto to support customer demand in the region.

Hashtag Trending – Executive leaves Snap; Fake job interview leads to hack; Roku pulls InfoWars

Another executive has left Snap, a fake job interview over Skype leads to a nasty hack, and Roku pulls the plug in InfoWars.

BlackBerry CEO John Chen says business world ‘demanding’ secure IoT

Major business opportunities are on the horizon for organizations interested in securing the internet of things for customers, and BlackBerry Ltd. is actively looking to...

ShowStoppers at CES turns heads

Industry leaders and startups came together at the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas for the ShowStoppers event. ShowStoppers produces events at CES and Mobile...

Rumbo knows where you’ll park before you get there – All Hands on Tech at CES 2019

It’s no secret that street parking can be a nightmare, which is why a Montreal startup is showing off its intelligent parking device that’s already gaining traction in the public sector.

Dell unveils Latitude 7400 and XPS 13 – All Hands on Tech at CES 2019

Dell unveiled some new laptops at CES 2019, including a major step-up with its Latitude series. The 7400 2-in-1 model is much smaller than...

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