Paul Nicholls

[Toronto, CANADA] Globeandmail.com has kicked off a $5-million national brand advertising campaign. The campaign is aimed to expose consumers to the globeandmail.com Web site and its full complement of specialty sites and in-depth content. The ad campaign, created by BBDO for Globe Interactive, uses a common visual icon of a red dot, which also appears […]

[Toronto, CANADA] The Howard Johnson Canada hotel chain is installing the CAIS Internet/VirtuaLINC hotel solution that allows its guests to access the Net from every room up to 50 times faster than traditional modem methods. The new broadband service is provided by VirtuaLINC, CAIS Internet, and Bell Nexxia. VirtuaLINC is a Dallas-based broadband communications services […]

[Toronto, CANADA] A new study from Deloitte & Touche for the Retail Council of Canada ranks Canadians’ top picks for online purchases and their Web site satisfaction. It’s the first study in Canada to measure more than just Web site hits or ‘stickiness’ and delve into the purchasing behavior of online shoppers. Deloitte & Touche […]

[Markham, CANADA] IBM has rolled out its eServer, a new generation of servers featuring mainframe-class reliability and scalability, broad support of open standards, and capacity on demand for managing the demands of e-business. “For those of us who have been involved from the beginning helping customers transform themselves into e-businesses, it’s now clear that we’re […]

[Toronto, CANADA] Royal Bank of Canada has joined IBM and Fluor Corporation in the creation of a global electronic procurement market that will allow businesses to purchase supplies and capital goods over the Internet. Electronic marketplaces act as Internet-based trading hubs allowing buyers and sellers to identify and locate products, request proposals, issue purchase orders […]

[Toronto, CANADA] Ernst & Young has unveiled a new service to connect with clients seeking tax advice with the launch of EY Online Advisor in Canada. EY Online Advisor is a service for clients looking for answers to relatively straightforward tax questions. For a capped fee, an Ernst & Young subject-matter specialist researches, analyzes, and […]

[Montreal, CANADA] Air Canada has redesigned its Web site with a new look and easier to access, more complete Interactive Services section. Canadian Airlines’ Web site has been integrated into the redesigned Air Canada one, where both airlines’ products and online services are now available. Effective immediately, customers can access the airlines’ interactive flight booking […]

[Toronto, CANADA] i4i has inked a contract for the largest ever deployment of XML authoring licences. The contract with the United States Patent and Trademark Office to provide 30,000 licences seems to confirm i4i as the world’s dominant supplier of XML collaborative content development tools. “We have supplied more seats in one implementation than all […]

[Quebec City, CANADA] Copernic.com has announced Copernic Aggregator, a new information management platform for businesses. Copernic Aggregator is a powerful, flexible information management platform. With the system, companies can, from one location, aggregate and integrate search results from scores of information sources simultaneously from the Internet, intranets, and extranets. The actual unveiling of the product […]

[Markham, CANADA] Nortel Networks has won contracts valued at an estimated US $525 million for new wireless networks expected to serve up to 17 million subscribers in Greater China, and to pave the way for next generation Wireless Internet services. The awards include an estimated US$ 250 million expansion of Chunghwa Telecom‘s Taiwan-wide GSM 900/1800 […]

[Ottawa, CANADA] Sybridge Technologies‘ Matriq, is named a Finalist in the e-commerce category of the Best of Show Awards competition at NetWorld+Interop 2000 Atlanta by CMP Media’s InternetWeek and Network Computing. Sybridge Technologies is a carrier-grade bridging infrastructure solution provider for B2B e-commerce. The editors of the sponsoring publications review submissions and then scour the […]

[Toronto, CANADA] Bell Canada, CIBC, Scotiabank, Mouvement des caisses Desjardins, and BCE Emergis today announced they are joining forces to create one of Canada’s largest business-to-business electronic marketplaces. The companies plan to launch a unique new e-procurement company, Procuron Inc., which will use combined purchasing volumes, along with its world-class strategic sourcing and e-commerce expertise, […]