Brian Jackson

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

Articles by Brian Jackson

OpenText completes Documentum acquisition to become largest ECM vendor

OpenText completes a major acquisition from Dell EMC, becoming the largest enterprise content vendor in terms of revenue and market share.

Jeannie Button: better at her job than she is at golf

Jeannie Button has been working at ITWC for 22 years, helping the company move from the print era to the digital era.

Shopify’s new R&D office just a stepping stone in growth plans

Shopify is growing its presence in Toronto and plans to hire hundreds of senior developers over the next two years.

Photo tour of Shopify’s new R&D office in Toronto

Shopify opened up a new R&D office in Toronto that contains all the frills you'd expect of a Silicon Valley tech startup. The ecommerce platform is hiring various positions.

Microsoft and RBC fueling new Canadian AI investments

Both Microsoft and RBC are making investments in AI research at Canadian universities.

IBM CEO assures us that AI won’t attain consciousness

The CEOs of IBM and Microsoft spoke about how AI must be designed to help humans, not replace them, at the World Economic Forum.

Ford’s self-driving car plan for 2021 doesn’t include a brake pedal

Ford's CEO says he has big plans for an autonomous fleet of cars that could see the wheel taken right out of human hands.

Canada’s ICT industry groups give cabinet shuffle two thumbs up

New Cabinet ministers are getting good reviews from leaders of Canada's ICT lobby groups.

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