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.

Articles by Eric Emin Wood

VMware wants to help accelerate your company’s digital transformation

Dell subsidiary VMware made several announcements at this year's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, but they all shared a common theme: Digital transformation.

Dell delivers IoT to remote spaces with new Edge Gateway 3000 series

It may have permeated seemingly every corner of the office, but the trucks that deliver business supplies, the cabinets and refrigeration units that store them, and the remote buildings where they're often installed have remained outside the Internet of Things (IoT) movement's reach - until now.

How Information Builders is leading York Regional Police into the 21st century

This might come as a shock to fans of Flash Point or CSI, but few police departments in real life can search a database of potential suspects whenever a crime is committed - but business intelligence software developer Information Builders is helping York Regional Police, at least, change that.

50% of Canadian executives say their businesses were hacked last year

Canadian executives are confident they won't fall victim to a cyber attack, but not for any good reason.

Why eBay’s leading the charge to increase Canada’s de minimis threshold

Tariffs that Canadian ecommerce operators often have to pay when their products are returned put them at a competitive disadvantage, eBay argues. Changing one policy point could help make a difference.

South Korean authorities arrest Samsung heir

Samsung Electronics Ltd. vice chair Lee Jae-yong has been arrested and accused of perjury and embezzlement, in a dramatic turnaround less than a month...

How Mississauga burnished its smart city credentials with a new automated traffic system

The City of Mississauga is revamping its traffic management centre with a digital makeover as it drives down the road towards being a smart city.

Big data requires big new privacy legislation, Ontario commissioner says

Big data collection might help government services in providing Canadians the support they need, but the way big data is often collected can raise significant privacy questions that haven't been properly addressed.

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