Brian Jackson

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

Articles by Brian Jackson

Canada’s first 30 under 30 for developers created by mobile marketing agency

Canada is getting a 30 under 30 list for developers and nominations are open until Dec. 1.

How the U.S. election could have been hacked

A computer scientist lays out the method that could have seen the U.S. election hacked. Unless a ballot recount is requested, we may never know if it was.

Vancouver carrier’s fate may hinge on B.C. court battle against Telus

A B.C. courtroom may decide if Telus can disconnect service to a local exchange carrier today. It is the latest chapter of a history of litigation between the carriers.

Montreal is shaping up to be Canada’s cloud AI battleground

With public cloud vendors looking to AI as an edge over the competition, Montreal's mix of AI talent and cheap data centres could prove the right mix to benefit from the battle.

Weekly Top 3 Highlights – Microsoft goes open source, AdultFriendFinder hack, Deloitte’s Fast 50

IT World Canada's Brian Jackson and Alex Radu discuss the top stories of the week in tech news. This week, we discuss Microsoft's commitment to...

Combine corporate responsibility and satisfying hard drive destruction with Electronic Recycling Association

Since security concerns stop many companies from donating older computers, the Electronics Recycling Association has worked hard to solve that problem.

Xerox launches new marketing, document processing services

Xerox is expanding its services to include more ways to automate the handling of digital documents, all based around interactions with customers.

Microsoft makes open source commitment with new partnerships involving Google, Linux, Samsung

Microsoft has been slowly opening up its coding platforms, but seeing it as an influencer of the Linux OS is still hard for some to fathom.

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