Alex Coop

Former Editorial Director for IT World Canada and its sister publications.

Articles by Alex Coop

Cisco opens up DNA Center, brings intent-based networking to third parties

Cisco Systems has decided to make its intent-based network platforms open, allowing for the management of third-party devices

Apple Business Manager available in U.S. today, Canada by end of June

Canadian IT companies will soon be able to manage Apple’s tight-knit ecosystem through the new Apple Business Manager.

ROOT Data Center announces expansion of Montreal facility

In response to the growing number of cloud providers seeking more capacity, ROOT Data Center is expanding one of its facilities in Montreal.

Hashtag Trending – McDonald’s launches more kiosks; MyHeritage gets hacked; Facebook confirms data sharing with China

McDonalds plans to launch thousands of new self-serve kiosks, DNA testing and genealogy service MyHeritage admits it got hacked; and Facebook faces tough questions - again.

CTS 2018: CRTC’s push to stomp out nuisance calls ‘aggressive’ but necessary, says Neustar exec

While technology continues to improve the omnichannel experience for customers, more than half of Canadians still prefer to get answers quickly over the phone. But there’s a serious problem - when the phone rings, they’re barely picking up.

Diversity champions announced at Nova Scotia’s 3rd Digital Diversity Awards

Three women in Nova Scotia’s ICT sector walked home with some hardware Tuesday during Digital Nova Scotia’s third Digital Diversity Awards in Halifax.

Microsoft buys GitHub for $7.5 billion

It’s official - Microsoft Corp. has reached an agreement to acquire GitHub, the $2 billion startup that boasts 28 million software developers.

Hashtag Trending – Reddit surpasses Facebook in popularity; Waymo buys minivans; and California supports net neutrality

Reddit surpasses Facebook to become the third most visited website in the U.S., Waymo is getting more than 60,000 minivans, and California approves some strict net neutrality rules.

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