Alex Coop

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

Articles by Alex Coop

OpenText buys Hightail

OpenText Corp. has purchased Hightail Inc.

Kaspersky Lab discovers zero-day vulnerability in Telegram messenger

Zero-day vulnerability discovered in the messaging service Telegram.

Justin Trudeau zigzags through Silicon Valley, asks companies to invest in Canada

Justin Trudeau asks Silicon Valley companies to invest in Canada during visit to Bay Area.

Ontario chooses Shopify to run online cannabis sales

Ontario has chosen Shopify Inc.’s e-commerce platform for cannabis sales in-stores and online.

Hashtag Trending – Twitter posts a profit; Samsung and Roku Smart TVs; Amazon whole foods groceries

Twitter posts a profit but struggles to attract new users, Samsung and Roku smart TVs are vulnerable to hacking, and Amazon starts delivering Whole Foods.

Kaspersky bundles security products into single solution

Kaspersky Lab is combining its cybersecurity products into a single platform called Kaspersky Threat Management and Defense solution.

Hashtag Trending – Goodbye to CDs; Cryptocurrency’s richest people; Uber breach

Best Buy is pulling CDs off shelves this summer, Forbes introduces its first list of Cryptocurrency's richest people, and Uber confirms the two hackers...

CRTC exec director reconfirms Canada’s commitment to net neutrality

Telecom watchdog Chris Seidl reiterated the importance of net neutrality in Canada during a House of Commons committee meeting yesterday.

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