Tag Archives: research

Psychology, spam! and exclamation points

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22 Apr 2010, ComputerWorld Canada

Symantec finds 5 out of the 6 most commonly used words in spam have exclamation points. These punctuation marks activate the human alarm system – speeding up brain processes and exaggerating judgment calls, according a social psychology professor at Utrecht.

 

Social networking unveils tacit knowledge: PwC

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16 Feb 2010, ComputerWorld Canada

Tacit knowledge is the most valuable distributed database in organizations and social networking provides new ways of unlocking it, said PricewaterhouseCoopers. A Richard Ivey prof and former Microsoft SharePoint expert weigh in on how to share knowledge that’s hard to communicate.

— reprinted by PCWorld.com, Social Networks Help Businesses Share Knowledge

— reprinted by IT World, Social networking unveils tacit knowledge: PwC

UWinnipeg and Cisco plan to commercialize research

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21 Jan 2010, ComputerWorld Canada

An upcoming commercial research centre at the University of Winnipeg intends to build a bridge between academia and business, with some help from Cisco. This may stimulate an intellectual property “growth spurt” and economic activity in Manitoba further down the road.

Are you a planner, problem solver or a pinball?

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14 Jan 2010, ComputerWorld Canada

A new study from the University of Western Ontario identifies six types of IT learners. Richard Ivey professor and co-author of the study Deborah Compeau reveals some surprises about how people learn technology in organizations.

— reprinted by ComputerworldUK.com, Are you a planner, problem solver or a pinball?

Are Canadians afraid to take risks?

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14 Oct 2009, ComputerWorld Canada

Canada is ranked 13th in the world on the innovation list. In a roundtable discussion at the IBM Science & Innovation Summit, experts debate if and how risk-taking fits into the problem.

A peek into Xerox R and D

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23 Sep 2009, ComputerWorld Canada

Scientists at the Xerox Research Centre of Canada reveal their research on reusable paper, printable organic electronics, photoreceptors that heal, editing colour using natural language and more. Plus, Xerox’s R&D strategy described by CTO Sophie Vandebroek.

— reprinted by ITBusiness.ca, Video: Sneak peek into Xerox’s print lab

The new soft skill: virtual competence

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14 Jul 2009, ComputerWorld Canada

Researchers from the University of Western Ontario’s Richard Ivey School of Business suggest that virtual competence is a soft skill managers should be encouraging in their staff. Why IT professionals would have higher virtual competence than those of other industries.

— reprinted by CIO.com, The New Soft Skill: Virtual Competence

CATA proposes test beds in government

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01 Jul 2009, ComputerWorld Canada

The Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance is calling out to municipal, provincial and federal governments for the creation of technology test beds that would provide opportunities current procurement processes don’t. The end game is accelerating enterprise creation in Canada, says John Reid.

 

GE launches $6-billion health care strategy

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10 May 2009, ComputerWorld Canada

Canada Health Infoway and eHealth Ontario are among the Canadian partners. Medical professionals give some advice on priorities.

Ontario universities tap into Tools as a Service

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23 Feb 2009, ComputerWorld Canada

IBM’s latest cloud computing project gives students and professors 24/7 access to IBM software development tools – with no hardware upgrades or installation required.

Budget commits $50 million to quantum computing centre

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28 Jan 2009, ComputerWorld Canada

With matching funds from the province of Ontario and RIM founder Mike Lazaridis, University of Waterloo’s Institute for Quantum Computing will receive $150 million to build a research facility and attract talent.

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