Mandy Kovacs

Mandy is a lineup editor at CTV News. A former staffer at IT World Canada, she's now contributing as a part-time podcast host on Hashtag Trending. She is a Carleton University journalism graduate with extensive experience in the B2B market. When not writing about tech, you can find her active on Twitter following political news and sports, and preparing for her future as a cat lady.

Articles by Mandy Kovacs

Big banks and telcos backing $185 M supercluster bid for national digital identity system

Identification systems have been based on face-to-face interactions and on physical documents for centuries, but as the world becomes more digital and reliant on technology, these systems need an upgrade. One supercluster is trying to do just that.

PointClickCare aims to digitally transform the senior care sector

The senior care sector may not be known as an early adopter of the latest technologies, but with Canadians over the age of 65 outnumbering children under 15 for the first time in history, the industry will need to become more innovative if it hopes to keep up with an aging population.

10 tech executives on back to school disruptions – September Community Slideshow

Welcome to IT World Canada’s community slideshow! We want to get to know the community a little better, so every month we’ll be asking the Canadian technology company leaders we cover so often about a general life topic. This month revolves around the back to school season.

Hashtag Trending – iOS 11 global rollout has some issues, Equifax breach gets worse

iOS 11 launches worldwide with some hiccups, the Equifax breach keeps getting worse, and Google takes aim at fake news in Canada.

OpenText closes the deal on acquiring Guidance Software

OpenText Corporation has announced today that it has closed the previously announced acquisition of Guidance Software, a Pasadena, Calif.-based digital endpoint security software provider.

Hashtag Trending – Google’s Pixel 2 is coming, Canada could get a Hyperloop

Google has set a release date for its Pixel 2, Canada is one step closer to getting a Hyperloop route, and mom and pop...

How HP is preparing for a disrupted future

HP Inc. split from Hewlett-Packard in 2016, and in the year and a half since, the company has focused on having the heart and spirit of a startup, but with the brains and muscle of a Fortune 500 company.

HP reinventing printing with four new solutions for cloud, security, IoT, and workflow optimization

In what’s been a busy few days for HP Inc., the company has continued the momentum and unveiled four major solutions at its global partner forum, HP Reinvent, held this year on Sept. 12 in Chicago, with a goal of reshaping the printing industry for an increasingly digitized world.

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