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Feb 02, 2011

CDN - How to survive an Egypt style Internet cut off

(2-Feb-11) As unrest continues to escalate in Egypt and thousands of Canadians scramble to flee the country, many business operators might be wondering how their companies should prepare if such a situation were to occur in their overseas locations. The countrywide Internet blackout Egypt is e...

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Jan 25, 2011

Globe and Mail - IT software buyers look online for advice: survey

(25-Jan-11) Business people contemplating technology purchases today rely heavily on online forums, communities and blogs to do their research. Most purchasers use mobile devices, and a growing number get information – and recommendations – through social networks such as LinkedIn, Facebook and ...

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Jan 18, 2011

IT World Canada - Huawei aims to be 'cloud integrator' with Canadian HQ

(18-Jan-11) Chinese telecom giant Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. officially opened a Canadian headquarters on Tuesday, which it said will help achieve its goal to become a stronger cloud services integrator for its Canadian partners. The new Markham, Ont., facility will house the company’s sales...

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Jan 15, 2011

The Street - Apple's iPad Luring Small Businesses

(15-Dec-10) While the grape fields of Northern California may be the last place you would expect to see one of tech's hottest-selling gadgets, that's not the case at Jordan Winery, where the company recently gave iPads to all 97 employees. The iPad is used by sales managers of the Healdsburg...

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Jan 13, 2011

CIO Australia - New worldwide channel chief at SAP

(13-Jan-11) There's been a change in the channel leadership at enterprise software vendor SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) with the departure this week of Pat Hume, the worldwide channel chief who has led SAP's ongoing transformation from a direct-first company to one that is embracing the indirect go to mark...

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thumbnail for The Globe and Mail - Plucky David aims a rock at cybersecurity Goliaths
Jan 06, 2011

The Globe and Mail - Plucky David aims a rock at cybersecurity Goliaths

(6-Jan-11) Last year, David Lowenstein, chief executive officer of Toronto-based Federated Networks, told attendees at the Demo technology conference in Santa Clara, Calif., that Federated’s soon-to-be released Connect Secure software will offer “cybersecurity that actually secures – imagine tha...

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thumbnail for The Vancouver Sun - Social media top list of business innovation possibilities in 2011
Jan 03, 2011

The Vancouver Sun - Social media top list of business innovation possibilities in 2011

Social media top the must-have list of technologies that businesses should consider adopting in 2011, an Ontario-based research company suggested on Monday. "Social media for business use is here to stay," Info-Tech Research said in a news release. The company noted that marketing sections ar...

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thumbnail for Computer World UK - SAP: Cloud makes Oracle strategy obsolete
Dec 09, 2010

Computer World UK - SAP: Cloud makes Oracle strategy obsolete

(9-Dec-10) SAP has claimed that the cloud will render Oracle's stratgey of owning the entire hardware and software stack irrelevant. Speaking to press and analysts gathered for SAP's Influencer Summit via satellite from Dresden, German, SAP co-CEO Jim Hagermann-Snabe said cloud computing isn't...

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thumbnail for Direct Marketing News - Google eBookstore could create ad-supported book publishing model: experts
Dec 07, 2010

Direct Marketing News - Google eBookstore could create ad-supported book publishing model: experts

(7-Dec-10) Google's just launched eBookstore, which made available approximately 3 million digital books from more than 4,000 publishers, will be a boon for the nascent e-tablet market, according to industry experts. It could also usher in ad-supported book publishing. The move is Google's pl...

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