Stories by: Nestor E. Arellano

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RIM's Certicom takeover bid hits a snag 29 December, 2008 08:14

With the end of the year upon us, Research in Motion's (RIM) CDN$66 million hostile takeover bid for encryption specialist Certicom has hit a snag.
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Planting seeds of sustainability on Facebook 23 July, 2008 09:36

Two Canadian university students hope to plant the seeds of sustainability on Facebook with an application that monitors power consumption and uses peer pressure and the spirit of friendly competition inherent among many gardeners to foster energy conservation.
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Canadian IT job site sacks Linux for .Net syste 15 July, 2008 09:32

When an upgrade of its open source-based Web site threatened to overwhelm its budget, a Canadian IT career organization decided to give Linux the pink slip, and recruit Microsoft instead.
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How to install a usable CRM system 03 July, 2008 10:34

Many businesses fail to realize the full potential of their customer relationship management (CRM) software because of poor integration with existing applications and business processes.
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Five effective ways to burglar-proof your laptop 05 June, 2008 07:55

Theft of laptops and other mobile devices is spiraling, and the consequences -- financial and other -- are getting increasingly dire.
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Churches finds early success in advent of e-religion 11 December, 2006 12:42

In a bid to gain greater relevance within an increasingly young and tech-savvy congregation, some churches in North America are looking to deploy automated kiosks to collect donations from the faithful.
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Nortel promises to get 'back on track' 20 November, 2006 14:53

Top Nortel Networks executives admitted Thursday that past financial problems had slowed the company's growth, but said the new management team had a clear strategy to turn the telecommunication equipment maker's fortune around.
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RFID tags take flight at Boeing, Airbus 20 November, 2006 14:50

A cursory inspection of the lifejackets stashed under commercial airline seats could add as much as 30 minutes to an aircraft's time on the ground.
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Face-to-face meetings vital to IT hiring process 20 November, 2006 14:00

"In-person" meetings between employers and job seekers remain crucial to the IT hiring process, a recent survey indicates.
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Harrah's bets on BI to gain customer loyalty 16 November, 2006 14:51

In the high stakes world of casino gambling, customer loyalty often trumps liquidity.
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Microsoft-Novell deal could hurt open source 10 November, 2006 10:28

Canadian supporters of open source software believe the recently forged partnership between Microsoft and Novell will have negative repercussions for the free software community.