Remembering fondly when the acronym BTO referred to Bachman Turner Overdrive with Canadian musician Randy Bachman, I found it amusing to learn that BTO now also represents what IT consulting and outsourcing firm Accenture heralds as the most strategic form of outsourcing relationships: Business Transformation Outsourcing.
Laurentian Bank of Canada, PEAK Financial Group, North Shore Credit Union, RBC Investments, Royal Bank Financial Group, the Bank of Montreal, and First Calgary Savings & Credit Union Ltd. were recently feted as winners of the 2001 Canadian Information Productivity Awards (CIPA).
A $185 million gift of computer-aided design, manufacturing and engineering (CAD, CAM, CAE) software, hardware and training given to three Canadian universities this week is putting smiles on the faces of givers and receivers alike.