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Spending money to save money

As with any government organization, SNB is under heavy public scrutiny for the cost of any IT upgrades. It was easy for SNB to show that, while money was spent, even more was saved, through a methodical rather than an aggressive strategy. In addition to some of the more obvious cost reductions for system maintenance, consolidating disparate data sources and improved efficiencies, SNB has experienced cost reductions in the following areas:

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Al Rivera has been appointed Director — Business Development, Oil & Gas Industry, for Calgary-based Talvent North America Ltd. He will assist energy companies...

IT vision statements too short-sighted

Again and again during the past year, Vancouver-based executive advisor Bruce Stewart’s clients have told him that they are rewriting their IT...

Wireless at work

The City of Nanaimo developed the following custom applications, as described by Guillermo Ferrero, Manager of Business Applications for the city:

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Jim Makela has been appointed Vice-President, Information Technology for the Skidmore Group of Burnaby, B.C. His major challenge will be reducing the cost of...

Healthcare advisory council established

The formation of a new council that seeks to improve delivery of healthcare services throughout Ontario was announced recently at a Toronto conference on Best Practices for Ontario

Firms admit confidential data at risk

While 98% of Canadian business leaders and decision makers believe it is important for a company to ensure that any sensitive data is protected against improper activity, the facts tell a different story, according to a recent poll of businesses and consumers.

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Here are a few insights into how to deal with change within your organization and not let it get the better of you or...

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