IT Business Information & News

Oct 24, 2007 - Research in Motion (RIM) becomes Canada's most valuable company
(CBC) -- RIM's market capitalization — share price multiplied by the number of shares — reached $67.351 billion by the close of trading Wednesday. Royal Bank's market cap at the end of the day was close behind, at $67.343 billion, according to figures from CBCNews.ca's market data provider. further details

Oct 22, 2007 - Identity thieves favour low-tech methods, study says
(CBC) -- Identity thieves aren't necessarily using the internet to perpetrate their crimes — in fact, most are sticking to low-tech methods such as stealing letters from traditional mailboxes, according to a new study. further details

Oct 14, 2007 - Electronic Arts Inc. acquires Edmonton-based video game maker Bioware
(CBC) -- Video games giant Electronic Arts Inc., the company behind the Madden series of football games, has acquired Edmonton-based Bioware Corp., a video game developer known more for its sci-fi and sorcery role-playing titles. further details

Sep 12, 2007 - RackForce Offers IBM Tivoli Backup
(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Web hosting provider RackForce (rackforce.com) announced on Wednesday that is has launched an enterprise grade backup service using IBM Tivoli Storage Manager in line with storage area networks and LTO4 tape systems. further details

Aug 29, 2007 - Finnish Security Firm says Sony is Hiding Files Again
By: CBC News
Sony Corp. is up to its old tricks again, hiding software that can be exploited by hackers in a line of portable USB drives, a Finnish security firm says. further details

Aug 27, 2007 - Yahoo adds mobile texting to web mail service
By: CBC News
Yahoo said Monday it is introducing a new version of its free e-mail service that will allow users to send text messages from computers to mobile telephones in select countries, including Canada. further details

Aug 27, 2007 - Back To School with Mac's
By: Ian Harvey
The over-leveraged parents' guide to cheap software further details

Aug 27, 2007 - Acer Inc. plans to acquire Gateway Inc.
By: Sumner Lemon and Dan Nystedt
Acer Inc. plans to acquire Gateway Inc. in a deal worth US$710 million that Acer says will make it the world's third-largest PC vendor. further details

Aug 13, 2007 - Microsoft closes US$6B buyout of AQuantive, wants to challenge Google
By: JESSICA MINTZ
In closing a US$6 billion buyout of digital marketing company AQuantive on Monday, Microsoft is taking a first step in its quest to leapfrog Yahoo and challenge Google in the online advertising business. further details

Aug 13, 2007 - Google shutting down a service that sold and rented online video
By: MICHAEL LIEDTKE
Google Inc. is shutting down a service that sold and rented online video, ending a 19-month experiment doomed by the proliferation of free clips on other Web sites like the Internet search leader's YouTube subsidiary. further details

Aug 10, 2007 - Wyoming task force tracks predators and purveyors of child pornography online
By: Ben Neary
Wyoming's Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, they are tracking child pornography for police agencies across the country - work that has led to the capture of major child predators. further details

Aug 10, 2007 - Device that spices up virtual sex in 'Second Life' spawns lawsuit
By: Phil Davis
Kevin Alderman didn't bring sex to "Second Life." He just made it better. The 46-year-old entrepreneur recognized four years ago that people would pay to equip their online selves - which start out with the smooth anatomy of a Barbie or Ken doll - with realistic genitalia and even more to add some sexy moves. further details

Aug 8, 2007 - Steve Jobs unveils newest iMac - Apple exec lambasts PC industry for not keeping pace with user expectations
By: Peter Cohen
CEO Steve Jobs took the stage at the company's headquarters in Cupertino, California, Tuesday morning to present to a select group of journalists and other VIPs. “Today's focus is on the iMac,” he told the assembled throng. further details

Aug 7, 2007 - The politics of spamming
By: Nestor Arellano
It may be perfectly legal, but some marketing firms are hitting people so hard with e-mail that they're starting to fight back. Experts argue over whether there's ever such a thing as good bulk mail. further details

Aug 2, 2007 - Microsoft clarifies open source plans
By: Eric Lai
Microsoft Corp. clarified its plans to seek open-source certification for its shared-source licenses on Wednesday, saying it will submit for approval only the two licenses that allow source code to be used on any platform. further details

Aug 1, 2007 - Big Blue rules for Second Life could set precedent
By: Briony Smith
An Associated Press story reported last week that IBM has instated official guidelines for its corporate denizens of the 3D online virtual world Second Life, which could become the norm in the Web 2.0-enabled workplace—and would require IT professionals to make sure they’re being followed. further details

July 31, 2007 - Google Analytics in data blackout since Saturday
By: Juan Carlos Perez
Google Inc.'s Analytics service stopped delivering data to users on Saturday, another in a series of recent performance and availability problems affecting this popular Web site traffic-monitoring service. further details

July 30, 2007 - Canadian outsourcing satisfaction rates plummet
By: Briony Smith
An increasing number of Canadian IT companies are displeased with their outsourcing vendors, according to an IDC Canada survey released last week. IDC Canada did an outsourcing satisfaction survey in 2004, with this recent survey revisiting similar indicators such as the number of referrals and contract renewals. further details

July 30, 2007 - Canadian IT execs embrace telecommuting
By: Vawn Himmelsbach
More IT personnel are telecommuting, thanks to wireless technologies and Internet applications that make it easier to work outside the office, according to a study by Robert Half Technology. further details

July 26, 2007 - Made in Canada security solution
By: Maxine Cheung
In response to the lack of a Canadian made anti-spam and anti-virus software for this marketplace, Jovian Technology, Inc., a Mississauga, Ont-based developer of IT infrastructure and application products, has released a new version of its Europa Anti-Spam & E-mail Appliance software program today. further details

July 24, 2007 - Business follows youth to new online world
By: Grant Buckler
These days lots of adults turn to their teenage offspring for help with technology, whether it's fixing the computer or figuring out an MP3 player. further details

June 19, 2007 - Working Harder, Drinking Less
(GLOBE AND MAIL [GRANT BUCKLER]) -- Toronto ONT Canada - June 19, 2007 - WHEN IT COMES TO SAVING ENERGY, Rackforce is doing better than most of us. Its three data centres in Kelowna, British Columbia, run computer applications for thousands of clients worldwide. Over the last four years, Rackforce has made those data centres 40 to 50% more energy efficient. further details

April 3, 2007 - Reliability up, power use down at Rackforce with IBM Servers
Kelowna, BC and Toronto, ON – April 3, 2007 – Rackforce, a Kelowna, BC-based advanced infrastructure provider for hosting and applications, is using new quad-core servers from IBM to give its customers more processing power and reliability while reducing its electricity costs.

March 27, 2007

TELUS Launches New Wireless Tool for Canadian Financial Institutions That Lets Their Customers Bank on the Fly

March 27, 2007

TELUS Launches New Wireless Tool for Canadian Financial Institutions That Lets Their Customers Bank on the Fly

March 20, 2007

ICANN terminates accreditation of Registerfly.com
"Terminating accreditation is the strongest measure ICANN is able to take against RegisterFly under its powers," Dr. Paul Twomey, President and CEO of ICANN said today.

If you use registerfly.com please transfer your domain to a legitimate registrar quickly.

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