A group of Canadian companies concerned about skill shortages plans to create a lab sharing program that will offer facilities and resources in the off hours. Bell Canada’s enterprise exec shares the rest of the strategy
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Speaking at this week’s Infosecurity Canada conference, the online auction site’s security director Dave Tyson singled out what he sees as the most significant threat to security at major organizations. Plus: A U.K. firm’s cautionary tale
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The bidding for Industry Canada’s wireless frequencies is now in Stage 3. With high bids on licences exceeding $3.5 billion, the auction could be over by the weekend
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Bill C-61 would change the federal copyright laws, making it illegal to circumvent technical protection measures though software developers and IT security researchers would be exempt. A copyright lobbyist says the exemptions don’t go far enough
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The Mississauga Board of Trade has launched services for tech entrepreneurs hoping to turn their ideas into products and services. How companies setting up roots west of Toronto can benefit
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RESEARCH@INTEL DAY, Mountain View, Calif, June 11, 2008 At the Computer History Museum today, Intel Corporation unveiled more than 70 futuristic projects and concepts underway in its labs in the areas of the environment, healthcare, visual computing, wireless mobility and more, reflecting areas where the company is investing some of its annual $6 billion in research.
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Entertainment industry publication Variety reported late Tuesday evening that Will Ferrell’s FunnyorDie.com Internet web start has sold a small stake in the firm to HBO. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. According to Variety, the deal includes the two sites partnering on future products, including possibly comedy tours or Funny or Die programming on HBO’s channels. Funny or Die is venture backed by Sequoia Capital and DAG Ventures, and last closed a round of funding in December of 2007. The firm’s founders include comedian Will Ferrell. FunnyOrDie is best known for its launch video “The Landlord” and also operates the sites ShredOrDie…. (more)
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Santa Monica-based Zag, a provider of software and technology for auto buying programs, said today that it has signed on Bonnier Corp.’s Parenting Group, the owner of Parenting.com and the Parenting and Babytalk magazines. According to ZAG, Parenting.com has launched a new auto buying program powered by Zag, which will be used to connect parents with automotive dealers on the web site. Zag’s technology provides full automotive configuration and pricing, along with research on new and used vehicles and financing. Financial impact of the deal was not disclosed. Zag also provides it white-label auto buying service to a number of AAA clubs, Overstock…. (more)
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Oxnard-based CalAmp, a provider of hardware for the wireless communications market, said today that it has consolidated two of its divisions and made a number of executive changes. The firm said it is consolidating its Wireless DataCom Division and Satellite Division into one operating unit, saying that the move would streamline its operating structure, and result in improved efficiencies. Michael J. Burdiek, former President of its Wireless DataCom Division, has appointed as the company’s COO; Robert Hannah, former VP Operations of its Satellite Division will also become VP and GM of its Satellite Products…. (more)
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Santa Monica-based Userplane, which provides widgets and other software for online websites, said Tuesday that it has expanded support for a number of third party blogging and other content management software platforms. Userplane said its Webmessenger, Webchat, and Webrecorder applications are now available VBulletin, WordPress, Drupal, Mambo, Joomla and phpFoX, software used to maintain blogs, run web message board, and for other web content management. Userplane’s applications are used for instant messaging, chat, and for recording and sharing voice messages…. (more)
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