The Brains of The (Transportation)Operation Willowglen Systems is an Albertan company whose technology is deployed across five continents and, after fifty years of operation, is still making waves in the industrial automation industry! In 1971, when Willowglen Systems was founded in Edmonton, AB, the cutting-edge technology it developed included the first electronic [...]
Bridging The Gap Between Software & Businesses Have you ever wished there was a single software platform that encompassed Customer Relationship Management, Enterprise Resource Planning, and Business Intelligence functionality? Kenneth Bond wants to you know that there is. Kenneth is the CEO & Enterprise Software Solutions Architect of ROOK Connect. They developed [...]
By Tina Costanza More than half of business executives who reported a data breach cited the main cause as human error by employees, Shred-it’s 2019 Data Protection Report suggests. Now, in this period of COVID-19, in which many employees are working remotely, organizations are potentially more susceptible to events such as data breaches and [...]
A World of Innovation By Anna Guy Regardless of size, employing the right platform for the proper service is a fine balance; Embracing new tools can elevate the services companies provide exponentially, but understanding which tool, and how to use them, is a major challenge. Companies such as Air Canada have relied on NOVIPRO [...]
Netflix Co-Founder Marc Randolph took the stage at the Four Seasons Toronto on June 5th for Audi’s Innovation Series Audi Speaks where for half an hour, the audience was privy to a once-in-a-lifetime conversation led by Dwight Drummond about what it’s like to create a once-in-a-lifetime company like Netflix. Originally formed in 1997 in [...]
Research Today For Advancements Tomorrow By Anna Guy “Discovery, to prevent, to cure, through creating, sharing and applying knowledge for the benefit of the population and people with cardiovascular, respiratory and obesity-related diseases”. Cardiology, respirology and obesity-related diseases effect hundreds of thousands of Canadians. Thanks to the men and women at the [...]
Reducing Energy Costs Has Never Been Easier By Anna Guy When the property management team at Vancouver’s 789 Pender Street (owned by Triovest Realty Advisors) were looking to reduce the energy consumption, and bill, on its property, they didn’t realize the solution would be found locally in Vancouver—they didn’t dream it could [...]
The Sky Is The Limit LGT is an incubator for experience, knowledge, and success—just one of the many ways LGT is impacting the Quebec Engineering community. Soon, it sets it sights on the rest of the country. LGT is an award-winning consulting engineering firm specialized and dedicated to the building industry whose influence [...]
The Revolution will be Digitalized By Anna Guy There is no denying digital transformation and customer experience are inextricably linked: businesses with successful digital strategies have increased market share, increased customer engagement, greater web and mobile engagement, and increased customer revenue. One telling statistic: 58 per cent of CEOs rank IT-related priorities first [...]
CARS, COMPUTERS, AND COMMUNICATION By Anna Guy Of all of Steve Wozniak’s ample and celebrated talents, there is a hidden one. He is impervious to hyperbole. Try it: It’s nearly impossible to overstate his contributions to the 20th and 21st centuries as co-founder of Apple Computers; embellish on his genius as a computer [...]