By Yasmin Ranade
With the new federal budget announced at the end of February 2018, I wondered what tech professionals and thought leaders were hoping for. Were some looking for increased tech and STEM-related spending for Canadian businesses? Were others looking for incentives to bring new global tech companies to Canada, which would employ Canadian technologists? Would the Government increase spending for STEM in schools?
By Yasmin Ranade
I had the opportunity this month to interview Jeff Cates, President, Intuit Canada, to discuss the value of AI and data-driven insights for small business owners and accountants.
by Lee Rickwood
A small Canadian tech startup company says it plans to offer cheaper telecom service using satellites not much bigger than a breadbox.
by Lee Rickwood
This Canadian tech start-up is convinced it can help free government data and make the valuable information that may be caught in organizational silos available and useful to all.
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
Critical laptop features for SMB’s include solid build quality for use on field, long battery life and fast-charging capability, built-in ports to connect to external drives, projectors, monitors, keyboards and other peripherals.
by Lee Rickwood
CANARIE offers free cloud-based services and open-source software on an as-needed basis to Canadian startups and small businesses.
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
The problem faced by Silicon Valley, and really, any series or movie focused on tech personalities and companies (insert any of the failed and inaccurate Steve Jobs biopics here), is that it is difficult to make audiences care for the products or technologies being discussed or featured unless they’re total fanboys.
By Gadjo C. Sevilla
“The Canadian startup scene is electrifying,” said Google Canada’s Managing Director Sam Sebastian who opened up the summit by citing some of the unique success stories from Canadian innovators. Sebastian explained that next to Silicon Valley, “the Toronto-Waterloo Corridor has the most number of start-ups.”