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Researchers out to jam network security breaches |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Thursday, June 28, 2007
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A Dalhousie University research team is exploring ways to prevent the kind of major database theft that hit the parent company of Winners and HomeSense stores last year.
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Queens Region wants TDC broadband investment |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
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Seventy-five customers of TDC Broadband Inc. lost their high speed internet service in May when the company declared bankruptcy. During a recent Region of Queens Committee of the Whole meeting, a new receiver was named. Mayor John Leefe said the Region of Queens has filed an interest with the receiver, Haley and Associates Inc., so if there are assets to be sold, the Region may be able to recoup some of the investment they made in TDC Broadband Inc. With some support from the province of Nova Scotia, Mayor Leefe said the region really underscored the importance of providing broadband service to rural areas.
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GenieKnows how to find it |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Monday, June 25, 2007
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ALL THE technical wizardry in the world doesn’t mean a thing if you don’t have vision and a flexible business plan, says Barbara Manning, president and CEO of IT Interactive Services Inc. in Halifax.
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BizTech: Broadband service providers invited to get in the zone |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Friday, June 22, 2007
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With a successful broadband pilot project nearing completion, the province is ready to take the next step to make Nova Scotia the most connected area in all of North America. The province issued a request for proposals on June 21, inviting qualified service providers to bring broadband Internet service to all unserved areas of Nova Scotia.
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Eskasoni celebrates opening of first call centre |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Thursday, June 21, 2007
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This First Nation community celebrated the opening of its first call centre Wednesday. Catalog Teleservices, the inbound call centre for American catalogue companies Newport News and Spiegel, now employs 20 Eskasoni band members at a former fisheries building in the community. The first call at the centre was taken April 23. The company operates a larger call centre in New Waterford and also employs remote agents who work out of their homes. In all, it employs about 600 people in Cape Breton.
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Medusa and EHS Introduce Electronic Patient Care Reporting to Nova Scotia |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Thursday, June 21, 2007
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HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, June 15 /CNW/ -- Medusa Medical Technologies Inc. (Medusa) announced today that its flagship electronic patient care reporting software, the Siren ePCR(TM) Suite, is currently being implemented in a pilot
program for ground ambulances operated by Emergency Health Services Nova Scotia (EHS). Upon completion of the pilot program, the Siren ePCR Suite will be in all 150 of EHS' ground ambulances, as well as in both LifeFlight air
ambulances, and more than 800 paramedics will have been trained by EHS to use the system.
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T4G Acquires Canadian Operations of U.S.-based Aculix |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Thursday, June 21, 2007
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T4G Limited, a leading full-service, project-based technology services company, is pleased to announce the acquisition of the Canadian operations of Aculix Inc., a U.S.-based leader in the Business Intelligence technology market. The acquisition further expands T4G's ability to deliver significant Business Intelligence solutions across North America.
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T4G Developer Wins Prestigious MSDN Code Award |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Thursday, June 21, 2007
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The entire team at T4G Limited, a leading full-service, project-based technology services company, wishes to congratulate colleague Michael Amanfi in capturing the 2007 MSDN Code Award, Individual Developer.
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Electronic recycling coming our way |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Thursday, June 21, 2007
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ISSUES SURROUNDING the environment are front and centre in society. It is virtually impossible to go a day without hearing about global warming, climate change, or learning about more efficient ways to use energy and resources.
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Minacs to add 350 employees to Port Hawkesbury operation |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Monday, June 18, 2007
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Minacs, an international business-process outsourcing company, plans to create up to 350 jobs in Port Hawkesbury. The province, through Nova Scotia Business Inc. (NSBI), has authorized a payroll rebate for Minacs to a maximum of $2,684,500 over the next five years. Premier Rodney MacDonald made the announcement on Friday at an event in Port Hawkesbury.
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Valley Community Fibre Network to be up by fall |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Monday, June 18, 2007
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Businesses, institutions, public sector, and residents will soon enjoy the benefits of a ‘dark’ fibre-optic network from Halifax to Middleton. The 250 GB/second Valley Community Fibre Network will be up and running by September, say those involved in the project. The VCFN 2007 annual general meeting took place at Acadia University on Wednesday afternoon.
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Nicom IT Solutions is Gold Certified |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Thursday, June 14, 2007
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Nicom IT Solutions has hit Gold. The Halifax IT professional services firm has recently been awarded Microsoft's highest certification level, which means they have exceeded standards for training, proof of competency, and customer satisfaction.
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Top Email Marketing Company Achieves 150 Per Cent Sales Growth |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
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Halifax, Nova Scotia, June 11, 2007 – Halifax-based email marketing company Mailworkz today announced its achievement of 150 per cent sales growth in May. The company increased its total customer base by an average of 23 per cent per month from January 2007 to May 2007, resulting in the sharp increase in sales.
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Nova Scotia Company Sets Up 60% of the Ambulances in England With Its Software |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
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HALIFAX, Canada, May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Medusa Medical Technologies Inc. (Medusa) enters into an agreement with Computer Sciences Corporation (NYSE: CSC) to outfit 2,600, or 60 per cent, of the ambulances in England with the Siren ePCR(TM) Suite, Medusa's electronic patient care reporting (ePCR) and data-management software. Medusa will support CSC's work with the United Kingdom's National Health Service (NHS) on the NHS' Connecting for Health program to improve healthcare service for patients. CSC is currently implementing this program for the NHS across the North, the Midlands and the East of England.
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Oxford’s Bragg Communications to buy Persona |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Friday, May 04, 2007
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Bragg Communications Inc. and Persona Communications Corp. announced on Friday that a purchase and sale agreement has been signed which will result in Bragg Communications acquiring Persona.
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Please, give that optimist a medal |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Thursday, May 03, 2007
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I WOKE UP yesterday morning in Halifax to find that the sun was shining. The sky was neither louring nor black nor falling.
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Tourism Marketing Focuses Online |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
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Nova Scotia is taking its online tourism marketing to a new level with innovative new tools such as Google Earth Nova Scotia to reach the 70 per cent of tourists who use the Internet for travel planning.
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SolutionInc Appoints Gary Dodge as Chief Financial Officer |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Sunday, April 22, 2007
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Halifax, Nova Scotia - April 19, 2007: SolutionInc Limited Technologies (TSX-VEN:STL), a leader in Internet management, provisioning and billing, announced today that it has appointed Mr. Gary Dodge, CA, as Chief Financial Officer.
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SecureTRANSIT Attains Gold Certified Partner Status in Microsoft Partner Program |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Sunday, April 22, 2007
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HALIFAX, Nova Scotia — SecureTRANSIT Inc., announced today that it has achieved the status of Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, reaching the highest level in two separate competencies as a result of its success in working with Microsoft and delivering Microsoft-compatible solutions to airline customers: ISV/Software Solutions and Microsoft Business Solutions.
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Client information at your fingertips |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Thursday, April 19, 2007
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THERE ARE things all businesses need to do, regardless of their industry. For instance, they need to identify and make contact with clients, manage contacts and track sales.
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SportsDirect lays off 28 employees |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
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SportsDirect Inc. of Halifax announced a layoff of 28 people Monday, reducing its Bayers Lake operation to 122 staffers.
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Province bullish on broadband target |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
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The provincial Office of Economic Development is moving aggressively toward fulfilling Premier Rodney MacDonald’s commitment to have 100% broadband Internet coverage in Nova Scotia by 2009.
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New Keane CEO to Receive $8.8M |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Saturday, April 14, 2007
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BOSTON (AP) - An executive who became CEO at Keane Inc. in late January just nine days before the information technology firm announced it would be bought out stands to receive at least $8.76 million in compensation for less than four months' work once the deal closes, according to an Associated Press analysis of a regulatory filing Friday.
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BlackBerry maker’s Q4 profit tops $187m |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Thursday, April 12, 2007
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TORONTO — Research In Motion Ltd. had a US$187.9-million profit in its latest quarter as revenue increased 66 per cent from a year earlier, the maker of the BlackBerry reported in preliminary results Wednesday.
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E-health next wave of patient care |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Thursday, March 29, 2007
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IT’S NO surprise that health-related issues are on the minds of most Canadians, from politicians and lobbyists to concerned citizens from coast to coast. What may be a surprise to you is that there are information and communications technology companies in Nova Scotia that focus on health-related issues, particularly e-health.
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Entrepreneurial couple open Internet café in Annapolis Royal |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
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A group of Tim Horton’s regulars changed venues last week, trading in their double-doubles for a cup of organic, fair trade coffee at Annapolis Royal’s first Internet café. It’s a promising sign for owners Danny and Krista McClair, who felt it was important that the new storefront keep its doors open after dark.
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Budget Bulletin: Connected Communities |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Sunday, March 25, 2007
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Nova Scotia will become a world leader in information technology. The province's goal is to make Nova Scotia the most connected jurisdiction in North America.
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Province promotes IT sector |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Thursday, March 15, 2007
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Nova Scotia isn’t indulging in hyperbole by advertising the province’s "booming" information technology sector across Canada, says Angela Campbell, brand adviser with Communications Nova Scotia.
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Pleasant Bay hoping for broadband Internet access |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Monday, March 12, 2007
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Broadband Internet access is being viewed as the gateway to personal and economic growth for the residents of Pleasant Bay, Cape Breton Island. The high-speed portal to the information super highway would be a vast improvement over dial-up technology the community is currently enduring, said a local activist for the Internet upgrade.
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Stanfield’s legacy |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Sunday, March 11, 2007
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The outgoing head of Nova Scotia Business Inc. shares his successes, regrets
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RIM granted report extension |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Thursday, March 08, 2007
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TORONTO — An Ontario Securities Commission panel gave Research In Motion Ltd. executives a bit of relief as they handed the BlackBerry maker another deadline extension for its quarterly reports, as the company races to correct accounting errors for employee stock options issued several years ago.
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StFX Goes Wireless |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Thursday, March 08, 2007
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Aliant supporting innovative wireless Internet project
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RIM chairman steps down over US$250-million in accounting errors |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Tuesday, March 06, 2007
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TORONTO — Jim Balsillie, one of the high-profile executives behind the hugely successful BlackBerry portable devices, is resigning as chairman of Research In Motion Ltd. but will remain co-CEO, absorbing some of the blame for accounting errors worth US$250 million.
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Chamber hopes to attract new call centre |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Tuesday, March 06, 2007
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PORT HAWKESBURY — The Strait Area Chamber of Commerce is compiling a list of qualified call centre workers as part of an effort to attract a new tenant to fill the departing Electronic Data Systems operation.
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Telefilm gets gamey with interactive competition |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Tuesday, March 06, 2007
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When it launched 40 years ago, the Canadian Film Development Corporation was all about motion pictures. Today, the digital universe presents an entirely new space, and despite the platforms suggested by the agency's "Telefilm" moniker, it has also taken on interactivity, as evidenced by initiatives such as the Great Canadian Video Game Competition
Editor's Note: Mentions HB Studios of Lunenburg
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Lighting up the first few broadband customers |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
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All the hard work residents of Tidnish and Port Howe have put in to having high speed Internet connected through their communities has finally paid off. The first pole of the province’s broadband initiative is erected, and it won’t be long before residents of the pilot project are surfing wirelessly at high speeds.
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Pilot project aims to boost workers’ computer skills |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
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MILLBROOK — Nicole Fiddes was thoroughly excited at the possibility of getting a good job. The 30-year-old mother of three was convinced she had aced an interview with a local call centre. She knew she was intelligent, capable and highly motivated.
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Online courses have been offered since 1992 |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Sunday, February 25, 2007
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Distance education isn’t a new thing in Nova Scotia, but it appears the province plans to expand it to more public schools and make it easier for more students to access.
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Another call centre for Halifax |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Thursday, February 22, 2007
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Another call centre is coming to Halifax - this one setting up shop in Bayers Road Shopping Centre, with an anticipated start date of June. Admiral Group plc, a car-insurance company based in Cardiff, Wales, plans to hire 200 people by year's end. It will recruit its first 50 employees in April.
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N.S. IT firm connects U.S. voters |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Thursday, February 22, 2007
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A small Nova Scotia company is credited with helping millions of ex-patriot Americans vote in the U.S. mid-term elections last November.
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