Paul Nicholls

[Montreal, CANADA] General Trust of Canada has selected Watch4me to develop, implement, and host its transactional Web site for specialized mutual funds. The agreement has an initial term of four years. The new site will offer a range of electronic services to corporate clients and members of organizations whose financial portfolios are managed by General […]

[Calgary, CANADA] Wireless Matrix today announced an R&D agreement with the Bell Wireless Alliance / TELUS Mobility Wireless Investment Fund. Under the terms of the agreement, Wireless Matrix will make its IP Anywhere services available to mobile users via Internet-enabled wireless phones. IP Anywhere service gives companies the ability to interact with and control remote […]

[Waterloo, CANADA] Open Text Corporation (Nasdaq:OTEX)(TSE:OTC) today announced that it has joined the Application Service Provider (ASP) Industry Consortium as an executive member. An application service provider manages and delivers application capabilities to multiple entities from data centers across a wide area network, giving customers a viable alternative to procuring and implementing complex systems themselves. […]

[Vancouver, CANADA]] Inglenet Business Solutions has completed production of a dynamic Web based system for PeopleQuick.com that matches project lawyers with sole practitioners, law firms, businesses, and government departments looking for temporary legal help. “Working as a lawyer, I saw a need for this type of system,” said Jennifer McJannet, president of PeopleQuick.com. “Lawyers often […]

[Sainte Foy, CANADA] Bell Mobility and e-plicity have introduced North America’s first wireless payment processing service designed for the Enterprise market. The product, PayLink, allows enterprise businesses with workers in the field to process and authorize their customer’s cash, credit card, and corporate account transactions in real time. The product is delivered over Bell Mobility’s […]

[Montreal, CANADA] Bell Canada says that its Sympatico Internet Service provider (ISP) now has more than one million residential customers nationally–nearly 800,000 dial-up and more than 200,000 high-speed. “Not only do Canadians choose Sympatico as their favorite ISP overall, but Bell will exceed its Sympatico High Speed Edition customer target for Ontario and Quebec in […]

[Toronto, CANADA] ADP Canada and E-Cruiter.com, have made an agreement that will provide ADP Canada’s clients with the ability to leverage the power of the Internet to attract, select and hire talent more quickly and cost effectively. Under the strategic agreement, ADP Canada will offer clients E- Cruiter.com’s Internet recruiting solutions which allow companies to […]

[Toronto, CANADA] thestar.com, the Web site of Canada’s largest newspaper, The Toronto Star, has unveiled a new look making it faster, better and easier for Internet users to find trusted, local, regional, national and international current news and information. The new look incorporates the best of the past with new features and functionality to be […]

[Ottawa, CANADA] As of today, CIRA certified registrars are processing requests for new .ca domain names under the new, broader registration rules. Under the new rules anyone meeting the Canadian Presence Requirements can register one or more .ca domain names on a first come first served basis. CIRA is a not-for-profit organization mandated by the […]

[Toronto, CANADA] Canada made some progress in closing the e-business gap with the U.S. last year and will close it further through 2004, but U.S. companies still remain far ahead in the online world. The findings are part of ongoing research, released today by IBMs Canadian E-Business Opportunities Roundtable’s E-Business Acceleration team, led by IBM […]

[Ottawa, CANADA] C-COM Satellite Systems (CDNX: CMI) has inked a Cdn $1 million (US $1.48 million) reseller agreement with Warp 9 Communication to distribute TurboCell in North America. TurboCell is the first commercially available cellular modem designed to deliver high-speed digital data connections using existing cellular infrastructure. “This unique technology offers a faster, more efficient […]

[Mississauga, CANADA] United Parcel Service Canada has launched UPS Signature Tracking, a Web feature that is expected to affect the way its customers do business. It’s the first interactive Internet membership service to be released on the UPS Canada Web site. The new feature allows customers to verify that a package was received by viewing […]