Eric Emin Wood

Former IT World Canada associate editor turned consultant with public relations firm Porter Novelli. When not writing for the tech industry enjoys photography, movies, travelling, the Oxford comma, and will talk your ear off about animation if you give him an opening.

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How we can include more women in Canadian tech – March Community Slideshow Part 2

In honour of International Women's Day, this month's ITWC community slideshow asks female executives across the industry, "How can we increase the number of women working in Canadian tech?" Read on for answers from HP Canada, GE, eBay Canada, and more!

How we can include more women in Canadian tech – March Community Slideshow Part 1

In honour of International Women's Day, this month's ITWC community slideshow asks female executives across the industry, "How can we increase the number of women working in Canadian tech?" Read on for answers from Adobe, IBM, Telus, and more!

BlackBerry sues Facebook, alleges copyright infringement of BlackBerry Messenger

Waterloo, Ont.-based BlackBerry Ltd. filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Facebook Inc. on Tuesday, alleging that the social media giant's WhatsApp and Instagram apps had copied features and technology from BlackBerry Messenger.

Women in Data Science Ottawa aims to have an impact on Canada’s tech conference scene

For Alyson Gaffney, Carlton University's bachelor of engineering program provided an early glimpse at the gender imbalance which has long plagued the science, technology,...

Huawei reveals new notebook and tablet at Mobile World Congress

While Huawei has primarily made headlines recently by expanding its smartphone presence in North America (only to find those efforts obstructed), it's using Mobile...

Hashtag Trending – Waymo launching its own ride-hailing service, Apple’s new HQ giving employees headaches

Google’s self-driving division is preparing to launch its own ride-hailing service. A new browser extension cleans up Twitter on your desktop. And Apple’s new...

Visa’s chief risk officer shares the company’s four pillars of payment security

As the chief risk offer at Visa Inc., Ellen Richey knows a thing or two about data security. After all, the criminals who...

Hashtag Trending – Uber/Waymo trial settled; Amazon’s new delivery service; Facebook testing downvote button

The Uber and Waymo trial ends with a settlement. Amazon goes after FedEx and UPS with its new delivery service. And Facebook is finally...

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