Zoho in Canada: Thinking Globally, Acting Locally
by Lee Rickwood
Providing software tools for business productivity, collaboration and unified communications, Zoom is well positioned for another 25 years — at both the local and the global level.
Tag: Canadian Innovation
Canadian Companies Developing Clean, Green, Effective Face Masks
by Lee Rickwood
There are plenty of reasons to keep the planet clean as we try keep ourselves healthy and safe. And there are Canadian-made products to help us do so.
Groceries, Health Care, Data Integration: High-Tech Feeds Growth at Loblaws
by Lee Rickwood
Integration among the traditional grocery store and other modern conveniences, collectively known as the “deep grocery” is being driven by new retail insights gathered by digital technologies and online applications.
Privacy in a Box: High-tech Privacy Booths Offer Privacy, Security, Peace and Quiet
by Lee Rickwood
Anticipating an at least partial return to work in the traditional office environment, a new high-tech product category has emerged to address the expected need for privacy, security and a quiet space to (at least temporarily) get away from it all: the privacy booth.
Technology Turns up the Heat: Smartphone Apps, LEDs, Solar Cells, and Chili Peppers
by Lee Rickwood
The hottest thing in technology today…chili peppers!
Torontonians to ConnectTO as City Gets Own Internet Service
by Lee Rickwood
Toronto City Council has approved a plan to create it own broadband network in the city, one that will connect residents to affordable, high-speed Internet services.
Government Injects $4.73M to Boost Canadian Semiconductor Output
By Yasmin Ranade
By helping to grow a made-in-Canada hardware supply chain, the Hardware Catalyst Initiative is playing a key role in keeping innovation in Canada, shoring up Canada’s much-needed supply of sensors and electronics, strengthening our tech sector, and supporting the next generation of tech leaders.
Mathematics Software Supports Student Learning
By Yasmin Ranade
Waterloo-based Maplesoft, provider of mathematics-based software to STEM educators, researchers and engineers, has launched Maple Learn, a free, online learning tool to make it easier for students and researchers to analyse and solve mathematical problems. It is also cool to note that this software is powered by the world’s most powerful mathematics engine, which is used by NASA and the Canadian Space Agency.