Missed the Metric show? Highlights from the free Toronto street concert Posted on August 6, 2010 by Jennifer Kavur 06 Aug 2010, ComputerWorld Canada Two days before the launch of the Galaxy S Vibrant smart phone in Canada, Samsung decided to stir up some excitement by sponsoring a free 45-minute Metric concert in front of Union Station in Toronto. Scenes from the show and demos of the smart phone in action — walk and text, Google Goggles and more.
Michael Scissons on social media in business Posted on August 4, 2010 by Jennifer Kavur 04 Aug 2010, ComputerWorld Canada The 26-year-old CEO of burgeoning Canadian start-up Syncapse talks about the challenges businesses face, where social media could be in five years and why Toronto wasn’t really the Facebook capital of the world.
Lac Carling 2010: Q&A with David Eaves Posted on June 17, 2010 by Jennifer Kavur 17 Jun 2010, ComputerWorld Canada David Eaves discusses open data in Canadian government. Where the three levels of government stand, how Canada compares to other nations and whether top-down support is necessary. Plus, open vs. default vs. common standards.
Interview with Ann Cavoukian: privacy, smart grids, best practices Posted on June 16, 2010 by Jennifer Kavur 16 Jun 2010, ComputerWorld Canada An interview with Ontario’s privacy commissioner, the first to release best practices for protecting privacy on smart grids in partnership with two of Canada’s largest utility companies.
Computerworld in Conversation Posted on March 18, 2010 by Jennifer Kavur IT World Canada staff discuss eHealth Ontario’s new CEO, the open government movement and wireless regulation.
Cash crunch, cultural resistance “curbing” e-health progress Posted on April 13, 2009 by Jennifer Kavur 13 Apr 2009, ITBusiness.ca Cultural resistance – not the least from healthcare workers – and a huge shortfall of public funds continue to be major obstacles to the widespread adoption of e-health programs in North America. Newt Gingrich, Frank McKenna and Peter Reuschel discuss economic stimulus programs in a roundtable discussion hosted by eHealth technology provider InterComponentWare.
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