Brian Jackson

Former editorial director of IT World Canada. Current research director at Info-Tech

Articles by Brian Jackson

Apple HomePod coming to Canada June 18

The Apple HomePod becomes the third major smart speaker to enter the Canadian market since last Spring, dropping Siri into smart home contention.

Hashtag Trending – Russian router hack; Lenovo Z5 teased; Canadian banks suffer breach

The FBI asks if you’ve tried turning it off and back on again, Lenovo’s new Z5 smartphone sounds impressive, and two Canadian banks are reporting a new data breach that affects customers.

OpenText underlines AI platform Magellan’s open source approach to counter Watson

OpenText is positioning Magellan as a competitor with IBM's Watson. Key to its strategy is scaling up to solve more business problems with the help of third-party developers.

GDPR deadline: 10 ways to show you’re preparing and why it’s not too late

LAS VEGAS -- If this is the first time you've heard that as of today, the European Union will begin enforcing the General Data...

OpenText CEO explains to James Comey why he quit Facebook

Former FBI Director James Comey chatted about ethical leadership, data privacy, and more at OpenText Enfuse.

Gartner upgrades Toronto event to Symposium status for 2019

Gartner is upgrading its annual event in Toronto.

Parks Canada put remote wilderness on Google Street View one hike at a time

After three years of collaborating with Google on bringing Parks Canada spaces to Street View, three-quarters of the parks have been covered.

Parliament Hill’s own emergency alert system powered by BlackBerry AtHoc

Similar to the Alert Ready system that was tested across Canada earlier this month, Parliament HIll has its own emergency notification system that's powered by BlackBerry technology.

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