Paul Nicholls

[Toronto, CANADA] BCE, Thomson Corporation and The Woodbridge Company today announced the creation of a premier multimedia company combining some of Canada’s strongest media brands – – CTV, The Globe and Mail, Globe Interactive, and Sympatico. The synergy resulting from this integrated cluster of media and content companies will generate far greater value together than […]

[Montreal, CANADA] Canada’s first totally interactive and fully transactional travel agency officially opened its doors today at exit.ca. Relatively simple and easy to navigate, the site allows vacationers to select a destination and a convenient departure schedule from a real time inventory. Users can also launch a search according to criteria such as destination, price […]

[Toronto, CANADA] The provincial securities regulatory authorities and The Toronto Stock Exchange have relieved E*TRADE Canada from the Suitability Rule, effective today. While operating under the Suitability Rule, brokers are required to review all customer orders to determine if they are consistent with the customer’s general investment objectives and risk profile. For discount brokers, this […]

[Toronto, CANADA] Chapters Online announced today the launch of a new online radio station located at chapters.ca/radio. Chapters.ca Radio features 23 channels with a selection of more than 20,000 songs. The channels include: Alternative, Blues, Children’s, Classical, Country, Dance & DJ, Folk, Jazz, New Age, Pop, Rap & Hip-Hop, R&B/Soul, Religious, Soundtracks, Top 40, World, […]

[Mississauga, CANADA] Canadian retailers are slow when it comes to integrating the Internet into their businesses and adopting an e-commerce strategy, according to a new study by IDC, Microsoft, and Compaq Canada. The National Online Retail Industry Study indicates that 64 percent of Canadian retailers recognize that they are lagging behind their U.S. counterparts in […]

[Toronto, CANADA] Norigen Communications has entered into an agreement to acquire Liberty Technology Services, a Canadian e-business consulting and integration services company. The acquisition brings new capabilities to Norigen that complement the company’s One source communications services to include e-business information management tools and implementation services. Norigen’s One source telecommunications services product includes a full […]

[Toronto, CANADA] HA-LO Industries, a brand marketing and promotional products leader, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Westminster International Computers, a Canadian Internet company with a patented technology to build customized Web pages and deliver personalized e-mail for customer communication. Westminster will become part of UPSHOT, the brand marketing agency of HA-LO and work […]

[Tel Aviv, ISRAEL] Nortel Networks today launched Nortel Networks Israel (Sales and Marketing) Ltd. The new joint venture is intended to build on a successful 20-year relationship with Koor Industries subsidiary Telrad to deliver high- performance Internet solutions to carrier and enterprise customers in Israel. Koor Industries Ltd. is an investment holding company with headquarters […]

[Toronto, CANADA] Stratos Global Corporation has made a strategic investment in Telesis North. Telesis is a developer of wireless connectivity software that significantly improves the throughput and reliability of wireless Internet Protocol (IP) communications. Stratos is an international telecom service provider offering customers operating in remote locations a variety of wireless, IP, data, and voice […]

[Toronto, CANADA] Las Vegas-based fetchOmatic Global International has retained Canada’s Deloitte & Touche, one of the world’s leading professional services firms, to provide a full range of e-business services. “Deloitte & Touche’s involvement with fetchOmatic includes identifying and implementing technological advancements, progressive financial and structural development, marketing and management strategies and solutions,” said Shayne Gregg, […]

[Montreal, CANADA] Netgraphe, a major Canadian French language Internet editor, and 9 TELECOM, a French subsidiary of TELECOM ITALIA, have reached an agreement in principle for the creation of a 50/50 joint venture in the Internet sector. The joint venture’s primary objective is to to position itself among the top five Internet editors in France […]

[Toronto, CANADA] CANOE and Flex Logistics have forged an ambitious strategic alliance in which Flex Logistics will provide CANOE’s retailers with immediate fulfillment and distribution capabilities across Canada and ultimately the United States and South America. As part of the agreement CANOE will have the option to acquire an equity position in Flex. CANOE is […]