Paul Nicholls

[Toronto, CANADA] Look Communications has made a definitive purchase and sale agreement to acquire substantially all the assets of Internet Connect Inc., an Edmonton-based Internet service provider with more than 8,000 residential and business subscribers. Look Communications is a wireless broadband carrier, delivering a full spectrum of communications services including digital television distribution, high speed […]

[Toronto, CANADA] Bell ActiMedia has hired Organic Inc. to build its newest online business. Bell ActiMedia is the Bell Canada subsidiary responsible for directory publishing, e-commerce solutions for small and medium-sized businesses, and Bell’s Internet portal strategy. Organic will provide Bell Actimedia with a broad range of Internet professional services, including strategic consulting, site development, […]

[Toronto, CANADA] Quicken.ca today unveiled its second-annual Online Banking Report and awarded TD Bank “Best Online Banking Product” recognition. TD also won the Best Web Advocate Award and tied with CIBC for Best Email Support in English. The report rates the services offered by Canada’s major financial institutions. As part of its extensive background research, […]

[Markham, CANADA] IBM and Siebel Systems have extended their strategic alliance to provide e-business solutions to mid-sized customers around the world. They have also announced plans to market Siebel’s e-business applications directly to IBM’s 90,000 Business Partners in order to standardize internal business processes, eliminate inefficiencies, and improve customer satisfaction. The combination of Siebel Systems’ […]

[Toronto, CANADA] Basis100, an e-commerce technology provider for the financial services industry, has signed a servicing agreement with TD Bank Financial Group to supply TD with mortgage origination technology. The Basis100-powered solution allows TD to interact directly with consumers through a growing number of Internet portals. “With 2.7 million online customer accounts worldwide, TD is […]

[Concord, CANADA] Unique Broadband Systems (UBS), a broadband wireless solutions provider, has inked a multi-year supply contract with Bell Canada to provide equipment for use in the delivery of high-speed wireless Internet access to institutional customers. Under the deal, which has a projected value of $3.9 million, UBS will supply Bell Canada with wireless transport […]

[Montreal, CANADA] Ericsson Canada and Microcell Connexions have inked a multimillion dollar (Canadian) deal for the supply of a new high-speed wireless data system based on General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) technology. Ericsson already claims more than 50 percent of the worldwide GPRS orders and has installed 44 test systems with leading operators. GPRS is […]

[Toronto, CANADA] Allied Riser Communications Corporation (ARC) has acquired a 68 percent stake in Shared Technologies of Canada (STOC), and will begin bringing high- speed, IP-based broadband applications and services to businesses across Canada. The

[Toronto, CANADA] According to a recent Media Metrix study, Sympatico is the most visited Canadian Web site. The total number of unique visitors to Sympatico, the top Canadian domain site, rose from 3.3 to 3.4 million since May, with more than 83 million page views per month. And, for the second consecutive month, the French-language […]

Nortel Networks has concluded a definitive agreement to acquire San Jose, California- based Alteon WebSystems, a provider of content aware switching. Nortel will pay an estimated US $7.8 billion in its common shares for Alteon WebSystems on a fully diluted treasury stock basis. Alteon WebSystems will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Nortel Networks. The […]

[Toronto, CANADA] E*TRADE Canada has made an alliance with Ticketmaster Canada that will extend its brand and service to hundreds of thousands of concert, theater, and sporting event ticket buyers all over Canada. As part of the agreement, Ticketmaster Canada customers will receive a $100 gift certificate redeemable with Ticketmaster Canada when they open a […]

[Toronto, CANADA] Hummingbird Ltd. has forged an alliance with Newtec Consulting to provide a Web-based reporting solution to Newtec’s corporate customers. Under the terms of the agreement, Newtec will integrate Hummingbird’s business intelligence solution, BI/Suite 6.0, into Newtec’s SmartMart Enterprise Data Warehouse System. Newtec’s SmartMart technology enables systems to deliver both Ad-Hoc and Online Analytical […]