Lindsay Bruce

According to a survey released by global management consulting company Accenture on Tuesday, almost half of North American manufacturing executives anticipate a high return on investment (ROI) from their radio frequency identification (RFID) investment.

In what was sure to have been a public relations nightmare for Canada's largest bank, the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) said in a statement on Sunday that as of Monday morning, "virtually" all of its clients' accounts should reflect all transactions processed up to and including Friday, June 4. This statement came after the bank last week assured its clients that all problems would be resolved over the weekend.

The Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) said it will recover by Thursday from a processing glitch it discovered during a routine programming update to one of its computer systems. However, on Friday reports indicate that accounts may not be fully up to date until the weekend.

Toronto comes in ahead of Montreal and Ottawa as having the largest concentration of private information and communications technologies (ICT) facilities in Canada, and places third in North America after San Francisco and New York, according to a new study.

Canadian companies are more confident in their security decisions, according to a recent study conducted by Branham Group Inc., but the topic is still at the forefront of respondents

Industry Canada is joining forces with various consumer, marketing and industry groups to try to put an end to unsolicited e-mail.

Back in 2000, La Capitale Assurance Generales noticed that its customers were going virtual, but thanks to limitations in communication technology, the Quebec-based insurance company had a hard time keeping up with this high-tech trend.

One company is reaping the benefits of a new wireless offering, allowing its remote workers to stay in touch with the head office when they are out in the field.