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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The top 10 automotive news stories from CES 2018

The North American International Auto Show (otherwise known as the Detroit Auto Show) doesn't start until tomorrow, but if you could be forgiven for...

Hashtag Trending – FinTech predictions for 2018

OK Google, invest my savings into BitCoin - which could exceed $100,000 in market value next year. And financial institutions will need to step up their cyber security game.

Hashtag Trending – Apple’s been slowing down your old iPhone, beverage company pivots to blockchain

Apple admits to slowing down your old iPhone. A beverage company’s stock nearly quadruples after it announces a pivot to blockchain. And in a...

BlackBerry’s software and services division continues to shine in third quarter

After achieving what CEO John Chen described as “historical highs” during the company’s second quarter, BlackBerry's software and services continues to grow.

Eric Schmidt to step down as executive chair of Google parent Alphabet

Google parent Alphabet Inc. has announced that Eric Schmidt, its founding chair and the search engine giant's CEO between 2001 and 2011, will be stepping down from his current position.

12 predictions for Canadian tech in 2018 – December Community Slideshow

For our last community slideshow of 2017, ITWC decided to look at the year ahead and ask executives to give us a prediction for Canada's technology industry in 2018.

Ottawa’s $100M procurement program ‘great,’ but only a first step – analyst

A new program that will see the federal government spend $100 million to procure technology from Canadian startups and SMBs is an excellent boost for Canada's technology sector, but must be expanded to reach its full potential, an analyst with consultation firm Ernst & Young says.

98% of CIOs expect their companies to be digitally transformed within 5 years, Census finds

More than half of CIOs expect digital transformation to dramatically transform their business within two years, according to ITWC's latest CIO Census.

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