Deborah Jessop

[Vancouver, CANADA] NorthVoice Communications Inc., a provider of Internet Protocol (IP) telephony and other communication services, completed deployment of its Canadian Point of Presence (POP) in Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal, while it continues its worldwide network roll-out. “By building its network across the country in all of Canada’s major cities, NorthVoice […]

[Toronto, CANADA] – Funcow.com Inc., an Internet access and e-commerce company, offers consumers additional software on its installation CD ROM, through an electric distribution technology offered by Cinram International. Cinram Digital Delivery Solutions (CDD) allows Funcow to let consumers sample additional computer software, games or music contained on the installation CD. The consumer can then […]

[Ottawa, CANADA] Chrysalis-ITS, developer of Ultimate Trust products for e-business and networking, joined the Radicchio alliance, a global industry initiative promoting security in wireless e-commerce. This joint initiative is to enhance growth of global wireless e-commerce services. Chrysalis-ITS will provide transaction-based security processing platforms to customers to enable a secure WAP environment for wireless e-commerce. […]

[Toronto, CANADA] – Maxxcom Inc. acquired TargetCom, a direct and relationship marketing agency, and its two business units, bang!zoom, and etelligence. Beverley Morden, president and chief executive officer of Maxxcom, said that acquisition of Chicago-based TargetCom follows Maxxcom’s purchase of Accent Marketing Services, in the direct marketing segment. TargetCom established its two separate divisions two […]

[Toronto, CANADA] – Nortel Networks acquired Architel Systems Corporation, a provider of software systems that allow service providers to enhance Internet Protocol (IP) services. Service providers can deliver new IP services to customers with greater speed, quality and reliability, helping them realize business opportunities offered by the high-performance Internet. A subsidiary of Nortel Networks amalgamated […]

[Winnipeg, CANADA] MTS Advanced Inc. has bought the dial-up Internet service business of Steinbach-based ISP CCCO Net. According to Jeff Rohne, president and chief operating officer of MTS Advanced Inc., CCCO Net’s customers will be able to choose from a larger range of Internet services, at better prices. They’ll have access to services such as […]

[Toronto, CANADA] NetZero Inc. has chosen Strategic/Ampersand Inc. as its agency of record while it prepares its Canadian launch this summer. Strategic/Ampersand will execute all Canadian advertising, media buying, direct mail and marketing programs, as well as public and media relations. With more than 4 million registered users, NetZero offers consumers free Internet access and […]

[Waterloo, CANADA] – Linking Internet shopping with support for cancer research across North America is the foundation for one of the largest Internet shopping malls on the continent. InStoreForACure.com has secured partnerships with major American retail organizations that have agreed to donate an average of 10 percent of their e-commerce revenue to the Waterloo-based non-profit […]

[Toronto, CANADA] CTI Solutions Group of Toronto, MicroAge Group of Southwestern Ontario (SWO) and MicroAge Calgary will merge existing operations to form Metafore Corporation. The merger is expected to be completed by August and will create a national e-business solutions company that leverages the experiences and relationships of more than 500 associates in 10 locations […]

[Montreal, CANADA] National Bank of Canada and COGNICASE Inc. have created ClickOn-Markets, with HP Canada and SAP as strategic partners. It’s a multi-client, multi-supplier e-commerce wireless Internet portal for Canadian companies. This portal offers a shared platform for multiple clients linked to multiple suppliers. Business customers will buy goods and services electronically, from their own […]

[Montreal, CANADA] – Trader.com, a provider of print and online classified listings has acquired Visitenet.com. The Montreal-based site specializes in resale and rental real estate, and builds on Trader.com’s print based real estate services throughout Quebec. The acquisition of Visitenet.com is Trader.com’s first online real estate Web site in Canada. “Visitenet.com is a strategic addition […]

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