Shane Schick

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Business PC, personal PC: What’s the diff?

The lines between commercial and consumer IT may be blurring, but Gartner Inc. wants to make sure technology professionals continue to see clearly.At a...

Toronto firm creates app to reduce mortgage risk

Solidifi Inc. said its Insight product will allow lenders to automatically review and score property appraisals against a set of proprietary risk rules, built around appraisal industry standards

Vista a year later: Why IT managers clung to the status quo

It didn’t feel like anyone was really rooting for Vista last year. Seldom has a product been launched with such low expectations from industry...

BEA, Accenture open customer centre for SOA

The two firms will use their most successful customer stories to help other enterprises develop a service oriented architecture. Plus: BEA

Expose routine support for the IT grunt work it is

It was a four-letter word, but I didn’t think people would interpret as cursing.We were in a management meeting, talking about the steps involved...

Don Tapscott’s sells consulting firm to U.S. shop

The Wikinomics author's New Paradigm is acquired by BSG Alliance Corp. for an undisclosed amount

Peer 1 promises cheaper, easier SaaS for ISVs

The Vancouver-based infrastructure provider launches an incubation program that will give deep discounts on consulting services for companies moving to the on-demand model. An early adopter speaks up

Babes, bikinis and the IT buyer

“Yeah, baby,” the guy beside me purred. “I like that.”As you may have guessed by now, this was not your average IT conference I...

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