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Retailers find new ways to boost walk-in business

Posted by Curt Cherewayko on Tue, March 16, 2010 9:20 PM · Filed under Vancouver , Success Stories, Mobile · 1 Comment
Every week Techvibes republishes an article from Business in Vancouver. This article was originally published in issue #1064 - March 16-28, 2010. The Internet is typically seen as a tool to connect people at the global level. Many retailers in Vancouver, however, are boosting efforts to grab the online attention... [more]

VANOC’s online store becomes Olympic shopping refuge

Posted by Curt Cherewayko on Wed, March 3, 2010 2:19 PM · Filed under Vancouver , Success Stories · No Comments
Every week Techvibes republishes an article from Business in Vancouver. This article was originally published in issue #1062 - March 2-8, 2010. While official Olympic clothier Hudson’s Bay Co. (HBC) is experiencing around-the-block lineups and empty shelves at its retail locations thanks to the consumer frenzy for Olympic merchandise, many fans... [more]

Rolling the dice in Las Vegas: For technology companies, it’s all about building relationships

Posted by Curt Cherewayko on Tue, January 26, 2010 11:23 AM · Filed under Vancouver , Success Stories · No Comments
Every week Techvibes republishes an article from Business in Vancouver. This article was originally published in issue #1057 - Jan. 26 - Feb. 1, 2010. It’s in Las Vegas, and it’s all about technological glitz and glamour. The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is one of the world’s largest technology conventions. This year’s event,... [more]

Island life has business challenges, but revenue in Victoria’s tech sector has doubled since 2000

Posted by Curt Cherewayko on Wed, January 13, 2010 11:24 AM · Filed under Vancouver, Victoria , Associations · 1 Comment
Every week Techvibes republishes an article from Business in Vancouver. This article was originally published in issue #1055 - Jan. 12 - 18, 2010. Victoria’s leading technology industry association is taking stock of the sector in a bid to better promote its economic impact locally and abroad. A report released in late November... [more]

Angels get innovative in B.C.

Posted by Curt Cherewayko on Tue, January 5, 2010 4:08 PM · Filed under Vancouver , Venture Capital · 1 Comment
Every week Techvibes republishes an article from Business in Vancouver. This article was originally published in issue #1054 - Dec. 5 - 11, 2010. The closing of new funds and other events in the angel and venture capital investment community are promising signs that B.C.’s investment climate is improving, but don’t expect... [more]

Piracy concerns temper B.C. tech’s embrace of Chinese development boom

Posted by Curt Cherewayko on Tue, December 15, 2009 11:16 AM · Filed under Vancouver · No Comments
Every week Techvibes republishes an article from Business in Vancouver newspaper. This article was originally published in issue #1051 - Dec. 15 - 21, 2009. Members of B.C.’s forestry and resource sectors are hoping to capitalize on China’s infrastructure-development glut, but technology-driven businesses in the province remain leery about doing business with... [more]

From print to pixels: Internet news sites grapple with revenue realities

Posted by Curt Cherewayko on Tue, December 8, 2009 1:57 PM · Filed under Vancouver · No Comments
Every week Techvibes republishes an article from Business in Vancouver newspaper. This article was originally published in issue #1050 - Dec. 8 - 14, 2009. Clarity Digital Group LLC’s acquisition last month of Vancouver-based NowPublic was a major development in Vancouver’s online journalism community, but two other local websites that have similar... [more]

Open-source software opens business doors for web development companies

Posted by Curt Cherewayko on Tue, November 24, 2009 1:24 PM · Filed under Vancouver , Success Stories · No Comments
Every week Techvibes republishes an article from Business in Vancouver newspaper. This article was originally published in issue #1048 - Nov. 24 - 30, 2009. The marketing phrase “your one-stop shop” is frequently used by web-development companies that promise to take care of everything from website design and marketing to e-commerce for... [more]

Innovative drug research centre’s first private-sector project widens Xenon’s product pipeline

Posted by Curt Cherewayko on Tue, November 10, 2009 3:23 PM · Filed under Vancouver , Success Stories · No Comments
Every week Techvibes republished an article from Business in Vancouver newspaper. This article was originally published in issue #1046 - Nov. 10 - 16, 2009. After maintaining a low profile for much of its nearly five-year existence while it developed a business strategy and toiled in the lab, the Centre for Drug... [more]

Mingleverse making 3D ripples in telemeeting technology

Posted by Curt Cherewayko on Tue, November 3, 2009 11:38 AM · Filed under Vancouver , Start-up, Video · No Comments
Every week Techvibes republished an article from Business in Vancouver newspaper. This article was originally published in issue #1045 - Nov. 3 - Nov. 9, 2009. While it’s still an emerging trend, telepresence technology has been used almost exclusively by the executive set. However, Vancouver startup Mingleverse Laboratories Inc. is trying to introduce... [more]