Jeff Jedras

Noting shifting demographics, aging baby boomers and a growing disabled population, IBM Corp. is seeking to draw attention to the need for universities to teach principles of accessible design in their computer science curricula.

While Jim Firestone doesn

By automating its forecasting system retailer Loblaw Companies Ltd. is freeing up its staff to spend more time on the floor with customers, and making sure items those customers are looking for are actually on the shelves.

Business intelligence (BI) is becoming more critical to decision-making across the enterprise, according to an executive survey. The survey showed 41 per cent of firms polled were using BI to make more than half the decisions in the company.

A report on The Future of Enterprise Software from Forrester Research predicts modest price declines and industry growth below historical highs, with new paradigms around software architecture and delivery.

When asked what will be the

Eyeing some 23 million branch offices worldwide, Microsoft Corp. and Citrix Systems Inc. have announced a collaboration to develop a new line of branch office appliances, with the first device in the family scheduled to ship by the end of 2007.

The University of Calgary prints so many documents each year the stack would rival the 525-foot landmark Calgary Tower. And it's only going to get bigger. That's why it signed a seven-year contract with Xerox covering the range of the university's document management needs.