Deborah Jessop

[Calgary, CANADA] – Cell-Loc Inc.’s TimesThree and SUMmedia.com Inc., through its eCoupon portal, www.savingumoney.com, unveiled eCouponing at TimesThree’s wireless location network launch. “Our partnership with SUMmedia.com is right on target with our business plan as we move to deploy our Cellocate Network and enable location sensitivity for the wireless world,” said Lew Turnquist, executive vice […]

[Ottawa, CANADA] In anticipation of the lifting of Canadian restrictions on Internet domain names, Internic.ca is sponsoring pre-booking registration for a top level .ca domain name. This allows anyone to reserve, on a first come first served basis, a .ca name. When the rules change later this fall, Internic.ca will attempt to register all new […]

[Bedford, CANADA] InfoInterActive Inc., an application service provider and developer of Internet call management services, agreed with Innovatia Inc. to deliver Internet-based call management technology through Innovatia’s interactive television (ITV) portal. This fall, Innovatia will introduce network-based Caller ID on its interactive television service, the first in a series of telephony services offered with InfoInterActive. […]

[Mississauga, CANADA] The Boards of Psion PLC and Teklogix International Inc. agreed to Psion acquiring Teklogix through a combination of cash and shares, subject to regulatory approvals. Psion is a group of four technology companies focused on providing mobile Internet and corporate network solutions. It is the largest shareholder in Symbian, a joint venture company […]

[Toronto, CANADA] Cyberplex Inc. (CX), a North American Internet professional services firm, and Cashback2.com launched Canada’s first real estate agent referral site to offer a cash incentive to customers buying or selling a residential, commercial or recreational property across Canada and the U.S. Cashback2.com rewards customers who use an agent chosen through the site by […]

[Toronto, CANADA] – Travelocity.ca’s new design is meant to provide members with direct access to online travel tools, offering quick click options for travel services. It is the first major full-service travel site to offer direct online booking capability for VIA Rail Canada. Members can make train reservations for VIA’s services in the corridor between […]

[Toronto, CANADA] Internet infrastructure software developer 724 Solutions Inc. and CheckFree agreed to make electronic billing and payment (EBP) available to financial institutions’ customers that use CheckFree and the 724 Solutions financial services platform. These financial institutions will enable customers to receive and pay bills, such as telephone, utility, home loan, cable, credit card and […]

[Toronto, CANADA] Royal Bank will offer one-stop personal account access to Canadian Internet banking customers using technology developed by CashEdge Inc. Royal Bank will be the first Canadian bank with a service that allows online customers to consolidate and organize personal financial information from other financial institutions, including deposit accounts, investments, personal loans, and residential […]

[Nepean, CANADA] JDS Uniphase Corp. and SDL, Inc. agreed to a merger valued at approximately $41 billion based on closing stock prices. Subject to customary closing conditions, this deal means that SDL will operate as a wholly-owned subsidiary of JDS Uniphase. Internet growth has created rapidly accelerating demand for bandwidth that is driving the build-out […]

[Toronto, CANADA] – JAWS Technologies Inc. inked a business alliance with eInc Internet, an Application Service Provider (ASP) specializing in online commerce, marketing, and applications. JAWS will provide information security and network storage services to eInc clients. In turn, eInc will promote JAWS’ range of security services to new and existing eInc clients. Robert Kubbernus, […]

[Vancouver, CANADA] – WaveRider Communications Inc., a provider of fixed wireless Internet access products, signed with TESSCO Technologies Inc. to supply WaveRider’s NCL products throughout Canada and the United States. TESSCO will include WaveRider’s NCL family of wireless bridge/routers in its solution portfolio offering technical support services and customized solution and logistics support to customers […]

[Toronto, CANADA] – Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) formed a business alliance with IBM Canada Ltd., Microsoft Canada Co., and Oracle Corporation Canada Inc. in which alliance members work together showcasing HBC’s integration of technology solutions as an electronic retail leader in North America. This model enables HBC to pursue its e-business goals under competitive terms […]