The Interlink Conference is a small, handcrafted event created for all types of creative web professionals. Taking place on June 6 and 7 at UBC Robson Square in downtown Vancouver, Interlink will explore the intersection of web design, code, and content during two days of curated talks and workshops.
In the first quarter of 2012, Canadian buyout and private equity market activity maintained a "steady course," with "moderate" year-over-year growth in deal-making. But Canadian venture capital investment began the year at a much slower pace, according to a new report by Canada's Venture Capital & Private Equity Association.
read moreSo there are startups everywhere these days, all over the world, ranging from solo endeavours to rapidly growing teams of dozens of people. But when most people think of a job, or even a career, they imagine climbing a corporate ladder in a medium to large business. So who are the people behind these tiny little budding companies?
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How well do Canadians know their bosses?
A new CareerBuilder.ca survey of full-time workers in Canada suggests that most employees have met their CEO and know what he or she looks like. The survey, conducted online by by Harris Interactive, reveals that 61% of workers says they've met their CEO while 39% have not. More female workers (64%) have met their CEO compared to 58% of males.
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Solo Mobile, a subsidiary of Bell in Canada, has decided to stop accepting new customers.
"At Solo Mobile, we’ve loved giving wireless service to Canadians since 2005—and we’re super excited to support our existing clients for years to come," the company's new website landing page reads. "However, we’ve decided not to take on any new customers."
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Toronto-based startup Scalability officially launched on Wednesday, looking to provide businesses and startups with back office services for everything that encompasses accounting, administrative duties and human resources. Essentially, they really want to “take care of this stuff so you don’t have to.”
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ESL Explorer recently emerged from stealth mode, and the Vancouver-based startup is already making waves in the ESL education market.
The ESL market is worth over $4 billion annually, with over 25% of that spend currently going to agencies who place students in schools.
ESL Explorer wants to bring a healthy dose of the Internet into an industry that operates like the travel-agency industry did 15 years ago.
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Even among Apple fans, there are many Google Chrome lovers.
Fortunately for them, Safari may be on the verge of losing its relative monopoly on Apple's iOS platform: Google is expected to release a Chrome app for the iPhone and iPad this year.
Macquarie Equities Research anticipates Apple will approve Chrome for iOS "later this quarter."
However, don't get too excited—numerous limitations will prevent Chrome from being a true alternative to Safari on your smartphone or tablet.
For example, Safari will remain the only browser set to "default," which means that emails, text message,s third party app links, etc., will still open in Apple's browser.
Canadian retailer London Drugs has deployed iPads to staff across all 74 of their locations in BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. The iPads will assist customers with real-time research and price comparisons, the company says. The rollout will occur over the next two weeks, according to the retailer.
“At London Drugs, we know we have the right prices and highly educated staff in our stores and so this new ability for the customer to see first-hand information at the purchase decision further affirms this superior service commitment to our customers,” says Wynne Powell, London Drugs president and CEO. “Providing access to open information allows the customer and our staff to engage in a fully knowledgeable discussion about a product with the aid of online research at their fingertips.”
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Last week, the US Department of Defence awarded Research In Motion's BlackBerry 7 a security certification. Today, RIM's platform got a similar nod of approval in the UK.
Indeed, RIM's BlackBerry, which remains the most secure mobile platform, has been approved by CESG, the National Technical Authority for Information Assurance in the UK, for government use.
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