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CRTC to keep VoIP providers one step ahead of phone companies

The Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) Friday admitted competition in the local phone service market was heating up faster than forecast.

Hospital streamlines patient care with server upgrade

Upgrade of Microsoft BizTalk server software has enabled a hospital in Ontario to streamline patient care by improving the management of system errors.

Survey: FirstGov.gov is top fed Web site

The federal Web portal FirstGov.gov and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's home page are the most highly rated federal Web sites, according to the seventh annual e-government analysis by Brown University.

CIOs need say in security legislation

With privacy and security breaches now making news almost daily, there has been a recent spate of legislation aimed at helping solve the problem. Unfortunately, this has created a whirlwind of ineffective compliance activity throughout public and private sector organizations in Canada.

CRTC deserts cell phone and Internet users

The Canadian Radio-Telecommunications Commission's (CRTC) legalese-free "bill of rights" - covering local telephone service - has been lauded as a pro-consumer initiative.

Data discord threatens transatlantic flights

A failure by the U.S. and European Union to reach a new agreement next month on the provision of passenger data for transatlantic flights could ground up to 105,000 people each week, the International Air Transport Association's (IATA) director general said.

EC reviews creation of telecom super-regulator

The creation of a pan-European telecoms regulator has found significant industry support for the idea, though most remain against the notion overall.

Streamlined patient care reduces tech errors

An upgrade to Microsoft BizTalk server software has enabled a hospital in Ontario to streamline patient care by improving the management of system errors. For the staff of Credit Valley Hospital in Mississauga, Ontario, even a momentary glitch in the facility's information system could mean more than just a minor hindrance.

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The GDPR is about to change your business. Are you ready?

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