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RIM to review stock-option grants |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Friday, September 29, 2006
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TORONTO (CP) — Research In Motion Ltd. surprised the market late Thursday by announcing it has initiated a review of stock-option grants as far back as 1997 but the news failed to dampen investors’ enthusiasm for RIM stock.
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Helical to acquire interest in CableTec Business Network Solutions Ltd. |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Thursday, September 28, 2006
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HALIFAX, NS, Sept. 28 /CNW/ - The Helical Corporation Inc. ("Helical"), (TSX Venture-HSI) announced today that it has entered into a Letter of Intent with CableTec Business Network Solutions Ltd. ("CableTec Business Network
Solutions") of Dartmouth, NS. to subscribe for 4,000,000 shares in CableTec Business Network Solutions representing 80% of the outstanding common shares of CableTec Business Network Solutions.
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"Atlantic Canada is not close to reaching its full potential" |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Wednesday, September 27, 2006
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Although this article doesn't focus specifically on IT, it seems to express some of the concerns raised by many in the local IT sector on how our government "supports" business development in the region. Perhaps it is time that this issue be raised to a higher level and actually reviewed.
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Helical Announces Changes in Officers and Directors |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Thursday, September 21, 2006
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HALIFAX, NS, Sept. 20 /CNW/ - The Helical Corporation Inc. ("Helical"), a corporation whose trades of common shares are quoted on the TSX Venture Exchange, (TSX Venture-HSI) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr.
William (Bill) Fleming as President and Chief Executive Officer of Helical.
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Cyberplex Announces Elimination of its $13.5 Million Lease Obligation |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Wednesday, September 20, 2006
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TORONTO, Sept. 20 /CNW/ - Cyberplex Inc. (TSX:CX) ("Cyberplex" or the "Company") today announced that it has successfully negotiated a termination agreement for its current leased facilities in Toronto resulting in a reduction to its long-term commitments by approximately $13.5 million.
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nCipher profits halve despite sales boost |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Tuesday, September 19, 2006
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LONDON (SHARECAST) - Encryption specialist nCipher gave an upbeat assessment of its prospects despite profit halving in the first half of the year.
Editor's Note: nCipher owns local Halifax based Abridean
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Workers’ Internet use can be a problem |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Sunday, September 17, 2006
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MOST SMALL businesses have relatively few employees, but almost all have computers and Internet access. So the question remains, do you need to have an Internet access policy, or IAP?
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Wait for high-speed Internet hurting businesses |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Thursday, September 14, 2006
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Businesses and people who live in the Eastern Shore area can’t wait another four years for high-speed Internet, says Marike Finlay-de Monchy, a freelance writer and publisher.
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Router woes disrupt service |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Wednesday, September 13, 2006
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A dead router has disrupted service at Supercity Internet Services Ltd. of Halifax, says company president John McNeil.
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Province pumps $430,000 into rural Internet project |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Wednesday, September 13, 2006
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AMHERST — A pilot project that could determine the best way to bring high-speed Internet service to rural and remote areas of the province is about to start in the Tidnish-Port Howe area of Cumberland County.
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The Pearl is a real gem of a BlackBerry |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Friday, September 08, 2006
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TORONTO — Research In Motion Ltd. has revealed the latest addition to its line of BlackBerry products, the Pearl, which adds consumer-oriented features such as a camera and a "pearl-like" trackball to move the cursor.
Editor's Note: RIM maintains a Halifax office.
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ACIS® Receives Top Marks in Fuld Intelligence Software Report® |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Thursday, September 07, 2006
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Halifax, Nova Scotia, September 6, 2006 - Coemergence's ACIS® has received a highly positive review in Fuld & Company's annual Intelligence Software Report®, positioning Coemergence as a leading player at the top end of the intelligence software market. Fuld is the preeminent research and consulting firm in the field of business and competitive intelligence (CI).
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Aliant Customers first to access Streaming TV Clip service... |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Wednesday, September 06, 2006
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Atlantic Canada - Aliant customers now have access to the first mobile streaming video clip service in Atlantic Canada via their cellular phone. Streaming TV Clip service, powered by QuickPlay Media, provides customers with unlimited access almost instantly to the latest news headlines, sports updates, weather forecasts, music videos and entertainment TV highlights right on their Aliant multimedia cellular phone.
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Medusa Medical draws an angel |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Monday, August 28, 2006
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Firms attracting venture capital in bid to computerize health care.
Aug 29 - Additional story link added
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Minacs to cut up to 200 jobs |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Thursday, August 24, 2006
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Just months after hiring 300 people for its Halifax call centre, Minacs Worldwide is laying off workers.
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Queens forgives Lightbridge rent |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Thursday, August 17, 2006
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LIVERPOOL — The Region of Queens has signed off on a deal to wipe out eight months of rent owed by the Lightbridge Inc. call centre in return for all the furniture and equipment in the municipally owned building out of which it operated.
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Cheticamp rings one up |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Tuesday, August 15, 2006
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Cape Breton community gets $2-million call centre, up to 115 new jobs
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Students create website to fund education |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Tuesday, August 15, 2006
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A quartet of Dalhousie University students — three in commerce and one in science — has begun their own website, www.paymydegree.com, to try to convince businesses and ordinary folks to pay for their education.
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Sierra Systems Group Q3 profit $1.3M, down from $2.7M a year ago |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Tuesday, August 08, 2006
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Sierra Systems Group Inc. (TSX:SSG) said Thursday that its third-quarter profit was cut in half compared to a year ago, hurt by the cancellation of a contract in the U.S., severance costs and contract implementation delays.
Editor's Note: Sierra maintains a Halifax office
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N.S. to offer new geomatics diploma |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Saturday, July 29, 2006
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MIDDLETON — Ten students from across Canada are expected to enrol in a new advanced diploma program in geomatics programming at the Nova Scotia Community College.
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CGI-AMS WINS OVER $50 MILLION IN CREDIT CONTRACTS GLOBALLY |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Friday, July 28, 2006
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CGI-AMS Inc., a wholly-owned U.S. operating subsidiary of CGI Group Inc. (CGI) (TSX: GIB.A; NYSE: GIB), has continued to build its credit business with the signing of multiple contracts for Credit services globally year to date totaling over $50 Million (with an average duration of 3 years). Clients include, PNC Consumer Services, Wachovia Corporation and other major financial institutions.
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Cape Breton buys new wireless technology |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Wednesday, July 26, 2006
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A Sydney company has purchased the exclusive Canadian rights to European wireless technology that it says will provide faster and better Internet, telephone and cable television service at a lower cost.
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CGI ANNOUNCES ADJUSTMENTS TO SENIOR MANAGEMENT |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Wednesday, July 26, 2006
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Montreal, Quebec, July 26, 2006 - CGI Group Inc. (CGI) announced today its decision to make some adjustments to the responsibilities of its senior management, effective immediately.
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CGI SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVES ITS PERFORMANCE IN Q3 |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Wednesday, July 26, 2006
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CGI Group Inc. (CGI) reported third quarter net earnings from continuing operations before restructuring costs today of $46.4 million or 14 cents per share on revenue of $866.5 million. This compares with $34.8 million or 10 cents per share in the previous quarter. In the quarter's results were pre-tax restructuring costs related to specific items of $15.0 million. Including these costs, CGI net earnings were $35.9 million, or 11 cents per share compared with
14.1 million or 4 cents per share in the previous quarter.
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Givex and ABMIS Announce Successful Gift Card Integration |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Wednesday, July 19, 2006
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Givex, a card management company specializing in customer acquisition and retention programs, and ABM Integrated Solutions, announce the successful integration of gift card transaction processing into the MARKET2 POS (point-of-sale) application.
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Entrepreneurs reach finals |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Tuesday, July 18, 2006
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TWENTY-SEVEN entrepreneurs who have demonstrated leadership, drive and innovation have been selected as Atlantic region finalists in the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2006 awards.
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Economic Growth Picking Up Steam In Nova Scotia |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Monday, July 17, 2006
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Nova Scotia's economy is gathering steam in 2006, according to the Provincial Outlook report issued today by the BMO Financial Group Economics Department. Growth of 2.0 per cent is expected this year, compared to last year's 1.1 per cent.
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Satellite Internet goes country |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Friday, July 14, 2006
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The latest in modern technology is making its way into Atlantic Canada. Cumberland Satellite Services of Springhill is now set up to install Satellite Internet services to rural customers.
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Nexient Learning Inc. Named Dual Finalist for the 2006 Microsoft Partner of the Year Award |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Saturday, July 08, 2006
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Nexient Learning Inc. (TSX: NXN) formerly CrossOff Incorporated and parent company of Polar Bear Corporate Education Solutions / CDI Education, Canada’s largest provider of skills development, today announced it has been nominated for Microsoft Corp.’s Partner of the Year Award for Technology Innovation and Sales & Marketing in the Learning Solutions Award category.
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Aliant Plan of Arrangement Completed |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Saturday, July 08, 2006
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Aliant Inc. (TSX: AIT) announced today that the Plan of Arrangement creating the new Bell Aliant Regional Communications Income Fund (Bell Aliant) has been completed. The transaction has received all shareholder, board, court and regulatory approvals, and all other closing conditions have been satisfied or waived.
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Aliant obtains Certificate of Arrangement in respect of the Plan of Arrangement |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Friday, July 07, 2006
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Aliant Inc. (TSX: AIT) announced today that it has filed articles of arrangement under the Canada Business Corporations Act and has received a certificate of arrangement with an effective date of July 5, 2006 in respect of the previously announced Plan of Arrangement for the creation of the new Bell Aliant Regional Communications Income Fund (Bell Aliant). The transaction is expected to be completed on July 7, 2006. The closing of the Plan of Arrangement is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of closing conditions.
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Quest to make restatements after review |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Wednesday, July 05, 2006
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Database management software maker Quest Software Inc. said Wednesday it will restate annual and interim financial statements for 2000 through 2005 and for the quarter ending March 31 as the result of initial findings of a special committee review of stock option grants.
Editor's Note: Quest maintains a Halifax office
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Consolidation could kill Canadian call centre jobs, analysts say |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Tuesday, July 04, 2006
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Canadian call centre jobs, especially those in the Atlantic provinces, could be in jeopardy of being shifted overseas if burgeoning Asian and Middle Eastern outsourcing firms continue to ride a wave of global consolidation, industry experts say.
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RIM comes in ahead of expectations on healthy BlackBerry sales |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Friday, June 30, 2006
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Research In Motion Ltd., maker of the BlackBerry handheld device, performed better than analysts had predicted in the first quarter this year, as the number of subscribers, revenue and profit all shot straight up from the previous quarter.
Editors Note: RIM maintains a Halifax office
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DemoWolf releases 42 new Voice tutorials for FTP, DNS and Email |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Thursday, June 29, 2006
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DemoWolf, provider of flash tutorials for the web hosting industry, today announced the release of 42 new VOICE tutorials for FTP, Updating DNS, and Configuring Email. There are 18, 14 and 10 tutorials in each of the three new series respectively.
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