Deborah Jessop

[Toronto, CANADA] Microforum Inc. agreed to acquire certain assets of P2P3 Systems, Inc., including its two proprietary customer relationship management applications systems, P2Plive! and P2Pengine, which allow a company to interact “live” with visitors to their site. Terms were not disclosed. As part of the transaction, Microforum will employ key personnel of P2P3, including its […]

[Ottawa, CANADA] International Datacasting Corp. (IDC) finalized acquisition of Ottawa-based wireless Internet companies Storm Internet Services and CDS/Prometheus (CDSP). IDC will invest to grow Storm’s infrastructure to increase their coverage in what has become the region’s largest wireless Internet network, according to Ron Clifton, president and chief executive officer, IDC. He continued that at home […]

[Waterloo, CANADA] Cisco Systems, Inc. will purchase privately-held PixStream Inc., a provider of hardware and software solutions to distribute and manage digital video across broadband networks. This acquisition supports Cisco’s plan to accelerate broadband deployments and build networks that enable service providers to offer data, voice and video services to businesses and consumers. Under the […]

[Toronto, CANADA] Mazda Canada has retained OnX.com to design, develop and maintain Mazda’s new e-commerce initiative and Web site. “Our new site will cover everything from consumer price quotes and purchases to dealer training and education. OnX.com is designing an e-business site that will put us and keep us as a leader in automotive e-business […]

[Montreal, CANADA] BCE Emergis Inc. plans to acquire InvoiceLink Corp., of Greensboro, North Carolina, a privately-held company in Web-based invoicing and payment solutions for B2B applications. The deal is worth US $88.3 million, payable in BCE Emergis shares and options. BCE Emergis also will repay InvoiceLink’s US $5.3 million in debt. The transaction, subject to […]

[Whistler, CANADA] Pivotal Corp. and webPLAN Inc., a provider of e-business solutions for manufacturers, have integrated Pivotal’s demand chain network solution with webPLAN’s CeO solution-set. This hybrid solution will simplify the selling and fulfillment process by giving customers a personalized e-commerce front end for configuring and placing orders, integrated with manufacturing systems and the supply […]

[Toronto, CANADA] 1stUp.com, a provider of private label Internet access solutions and a majority-owned operating company of CMGI, Inc. says that it has registered more than 800,000 Canadian users, making it the largest Internet service provider in Canada. It now has an agreement with Loblaw Companies Limited, Canada’s largest grocery retailer, to offer free Internet […]

[Toronto, CANADA] — ProCure.com Inc., a provider of hosted, Web-based order management solutions, negotiated a strategic partnership with TheraSense, Inc., a privately held medical device manufacturing firm in Alameda, CA. TheraSense will use ProCure’s order management services to streamline fulfillment processes. By adopting ProCure’s Net*Order and NetgTrack applications, TheraSense will be able to automatically receive, […]

[Toronto, CANADA] — VideoNEXT and Rhythms Canada Inc. will provide videophone services over digital subscriber line (DSL) based Internet connectivity. Using DSL technology, VideoNEXT’s agreement with Rhythms Canada is to provide VideoNEXT business customers with video solutions through an applications service provider (ASP) model. The partnership makes videophone service, including multipoint conferencing, point-and-click dialing, video […]

[Toronto, CANADA]- Inisoft Corp. and H&R Block Canada, Inc. have signed an exclusive licensing agreement for the Initax Online Personal Tax Preparation solution for the Canadian market. With this agreement, H&R Block retains exclusive marketing rights in Canada for an H&R Block-branded version of Initax. Inisoft will continue to develop, maintain and host the H&R […]

[Ottawa, CANADA] — CyberStar, a provider of satellite and broadband data services, has selected International Datacasting Corporation ‘s SuperFlex satellite receiver technology for their new broadband multimedia data services infrastructure. The selection was accompanied by orders to IDC for an initial quantity of satellite data receivers, training and a network expansion in Europe. The initial […]

[Toronto, CANADA] Sideware, a developer of customer service solutions for e-businesses inked an e-business partnership agreement with NextClick: The Personalization Agency, a Calgary-based network of personalization technology companies. NextClick will offer Sideware’s electronic customer relationship management (eCRM) software to companies in NextClick’s network of personalization technology organizations. “Personalization is an important part of Sideware’s eCRM […]