Kathleen Lau

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Microsoft Expression Studio fosters designer-developer synergies

Microsoft's Canadian launch of Web and desktop application design suite, Expression Studio, will likely mean richer media apps for the consumer before it will make a dent in the enterprise space, said an analyst

Image spam gets a whole new look

There may have been a drop in the amount of image spam recently, but messaging security providers are warning it's merely the quiet before the storm.

Be focused and fearless, wired women tell colleagues

Nine women at different stages of their IT careers shared challenges and successes of their respective professional journeys last week at the Toronto Chapter Wired Women Society, an association that aims to help women build careers in IT. Topics included succession, career changes, work/life balance, and the roller coaster of change in the IT world

Canadian firms struggle to retain IT talent says survey

A recent survey by Deloitte and the Information Technology Association of Canada (ITAC) concludes that while Canadian technology and telecommunications firms may be growing, they don't have the strategies that are necessary for retaining IT talent. Part of the issue with lack of talent strategies, is the "the complacency of yester-years," says Sebastien Ruest, vice-president of the risk services group at research firm IDC Canada.

Build security processes into the business, experts urge

Embedding and automating risk practices

Canadian tech firms lack strategies to retain IT talent

Canadian technology and telecommunications companies may be on the verge of unprecedented growth, but they lack strategies for developing and retaining IT talent, according to a recent survey by Deloitte and the Information Technology Association of Canada (ITAC)

RBC, Fidelity make use of broadcast search tool

A single platform for searching across different mediums

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