Deborah Jessop

Scotiabank and Microsoft Canada have partnered to develop online services for Canadian consumers and businesses. Scotiabank will be the premier banking partner on Microsoft’s portal MSN.Ca. Consumers who bank online will have access to personalized content and services via a specialized Scotiabank portal site. Businesses will have one contact point for developing e-commerce solutions using […]

NetManage Inc. has acquired e-commerce solutions provider Simware Inc. for approximately US$28 million. The combined company expects to build on the technology and user base established by Simware for its Salvo Commerce Servers and Salvo application re-engineering and integration servers, and to integrate the technology into NetManage’s eN2000 Connectivity Framework. It will also increase its […]

Scotiabank, one of Canada’s major financial institutions, has launched e-Scotia.com to provide companies with technology for conducting business transactions securely on the Internet. e-Scotia.com’s initial focus is to offer e-commerce products and services to companies to secure their business on the Internet. Entrust Technologies will supply e-Scotia.com with Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) technology. “We have […]

Net Shepherd Inc. and Pivotal Corp., a supplier of software to manage a company’s relationship with its customers across electronic networks, will work together strategically. Net Shepherd has purchased a licence to re-sell Pivotal’s products and integrate them with Net Shepherd’s offerings. Net Shepherd helps companies combine virtual communities, relationship management, legacy computing systems and […]

AltaVista Canada has launched its Canada Shopping Guide, site dedicated to increasing the profile of Canadian retailers on the Internet. Using graphical icons, it clearly indicates which retailers bill in Canadian dollars and ship from within Canada. One of the biggest frustrations for Canadian online consumers is that the majority of online retailers are American […]

Burnt Sand Solutions Inc. has been awarded a contract by US-based e-VideoTV, Inc. to develop an Internet-based e-commerce solution for video on demand (VOD). The solution includes a self-service ordering system, secure electronic payment and an Internet-to-cable head end delivery infrastructure. Burnt Sand has been retained as eVideo’s prime solutions partner for the development and […]

GetThere.com, formerly the Internet Travel Network, plans to provide its Internet-based flight booking technology to Air Canada, Canada’s largest airline. The companies also plan for Air Canada to make an equity investment in GetThere.com. Under the letter of intent, GetThere.com will provide its ITN FlightRez(tm) online booking technology for the Air Canada site. This technology […]

A Canadian survey conducted through the first half of this year shows that 61 per cent of Canada’s small- and medium-sized business sector is connected to the Internet, up from 44 percent last year. Results are based on 18,514 in-person interviews conducted by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business. CFIB director of research, Ted Mallett […]

Microlab Online Inc. has signed a letter of intent to acquire 100 percent of CanMusic.com, a portal site for Canadian music. CanMusic.com’s strategy is to create a comprehensive content directory of the music scene in Canada at a common site. The portal will offer continuous coverage and comments of musicians, their music, events, and media […]

Rodin Intelligent Enterprise Networks and Worldwide Online Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Worldwide Data, Inc., this week formed a strategic alliance whereby Worldwide will become the Web and e-commerce developer for clients using Rodin’s high-speed network. This network will provide T1, xDSL, and ATM services to clients in over 400 locations across Ontario and will […]

Enscribe Technologies has become a Canadian distributor for Clarinet Systems, Inc.‘s LAN/WAN, Internet and intranet technologies. San Jose, Calif.-based Clarinet Systems develops short-range, wireless LAN, WAN and Internet access systems which it sells through an international network of distributors, resellers and system integrators. Enscribe will distribute and support network administrators and other customers who need […]