Ryan B. Patrick

Articles by Ryan B. Patrick

Calgary firm’s patent may have big impact

How a new enterprise application integration (EAI) patent potentially affects the US$70 billion EAI market and thousands of customers remains to be seen, industry experts say.

Microsoft charts its Great Plains roadmap

As Microsoft Corp. unveils its latest Great Plains enterprise resource planning software suite, the Redmond, Wash. software firm finds itself in a unique position within the enterprise resource planning technology market, according to one industry observer.

Oil and gas pumps up its IT

A recently announced venture between several Western Canadian oil and gas companies to jointly develop a common IT solution is a template other sectors could feasibly follow, according to one industry observer.

Fierheller blazed a trail for Canadian IT

For more than 40 years, Fierheller

LCBO keeps supply chain flowing

As the largest single purchaser of wine, beer and spirits in the world, the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) is using business intelligence (BI) technology to keep up with the flow.

Travel firms look to outsourcing

Two Canadian travel companies recently announced they were signing deals to hand over their online travel reservations and services, enabling them to instead focus on getting customers from A to B.

EAI vendor secures ETL patent

How a new enterprise application integration patent potentially affects the US$70 billion EAI market remains to be seen, industry experts say.

B.C. accountants swap legacy for Web apps

Cutting down a swath of internal manual processes allowed the Certified General Accountants Association of British Columbia (CGA BC) to better see the forest from the trees.

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