Deborah Jessop

ATI Technologies Inc. has joined the Web3D Consortium, an industry group created to accelerate development of open standards for Web 3D specifications. With growing virtual model applications for product display, the Consortium is a driving force to for Web 3D adoption in desktop PCs, notebooks and set-top boxes. Neil Trevett, president of the Consortium said, […]

CMGI Inc.’s 1stUp.com will extend its free ad-supported Internet access network in Canada through a partnership with AT&T Canada. 1stUp.com powers ad-supported free access offerings, including AltaVista FreeAccess and FreeWorld by Excite@Home. AT&T Canada’s network has added a new pool of Internet dial-up numbers in Canada that are available to 1stUp.com-affiliated users. 1stUp.coms relationship with […]

High-speed wireless Net and data communications company Wi-LAN Inc., inked a deal with telco equipment manufacturer Digital Transmission Systems, Inc. (DTS) and two DTS security holders to take the majority stake in the company. Wi-LAN and DTS are also negotiating the licensing of Wi-LAN’s patented W-OFDM technology (Wideband Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing) for new products […]

Mortice Kern Systems Inc.‘s Integrity Framework was selected by Germany’s Giesecke & Devrient to manage its Web-based development and deployment of systems for banknote printing, smart cards, cryptographic software and security systems. Giesecke & Devrient has a intranet-based remote development and knowledge management environment which allows them to export all pre-approved application data to local […]

Salter New Media Ltd. and Activate.net Canada Corp. announced an agreement to provide high performance broadcast streaming services for Canadian publicly listed companies and investors. The agreement involves Salter New Media’s service Q1234.com, an aggregator of live and archived broadcasts of quarterly earnings calls, annual general meetings, and other announcements for publicly traded companies. Under […]

Internet content company Urbana.ca Inc. has started deployment of 100 set-top boxes in a pilot area through its wholly-owned subsidiary Enersphere.com Inc. Enersphere’s set-top-box provides a local Internet connection via hardware that connects to a television set. The set-top-box delivers relevant community content and services to specific geographic areas. While the beta test is deploying […]

Nortel Networks not only commands the largest share of the virtual private network (VPN) gateway market, but its share is growing faster than those of its competitors, according to a report from the Synergy Research Group (SRG). SRG reported that Nortel Networks is the leader for the third consecutive quarter, enlarging its share of VPN […]

Onvia.com and canada.com will offer small business solutions to Canadian entrepreneurs through a link on the Canadian portal, canada.com, to Onvia.com’s small business operations centre. With this agreement, Onvia.com will provide a co-branded version of its online store, offering business products, tools, ideas and expert advice through canada.com, a portal which includes online shopping, free […]

Videotron ltee has set a precedent in cable high-speed Internet resale by signing agreements with two independent ISPs. The deal is in line with the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission’s (CRTC) terms established last September. In its decision, the CRTC requires cable carriers to sell their Internet services to other ISPs under specified terms and […]

AT&T Canada has launched ADSL Internet access service for businesses, the first in a planned rollout of a series of DSL-enabled offerings. AT&T Canada’s Dedicated ADSL service offers business customers high-speed access to connect local area networks (LANs) to the Internet over standard copper telephone wires. This fully managed, “always on” connection includes domain name […]

Bid.Com International Inc. Friday forged an agreement with Sprint Canada Inc. to provide the auction component for its revamped portal. The deal is part of Sprint Canada’s portal expansion, in which it has introduced new features such as a shopping engine with 2,500 online retailers, a free online directory resource, e-calendaring and auction functions, free […]

CTV Inc. and Blue Zone Productions Ltd. have agreed to jointly develop an interactive television and broadband news site. When CTVNews.com is completed next year, the companies expect to offer consumers access to real-time news broadcasts and supporting print information. “We’ve crossed the platform,” said Henry Kowalski, senior vice-president, News, CTV Inc. “For the first […]