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GTA commuters see double

GO Transit has ordered 22 double-decker buses from Alexander Dennis in Edinburgh, Scotland. Four will be in service in April, an additional eight will arrive throughout the rest of this year and another 10 will be added next year.

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Case Studies

 
 
 

Video Conferencing Case Study: Klondike Institute of Art and Culture

The Klondike Institute of Art and Culture (KIAC) in Dawson City, Yukon, installed a video conferencing system that allows students to take an Ontario College of Art & Design (OCAD) visual studies course without leaving their homeroom in the great white north.

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File Management Case Study: Ontario Provincial Police

In the late 1990s, the Ontario Homicide Investigators Association (OHIA), a group within the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), began recommending that investigators and law enforcement agencies assemble electronic disclosures (e-disclosures) using portable document format (PDF) files for delivery to courts and legal counsel.

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UBC hosts live stream lectures

The University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver recently used web and video conferencing technologies to reach more professionals with its medical lectures.

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Program encourages cartridge recycling

Samsung Electronics Canada recently launched a free service designed to help manage electronic waste from used printer toner cartridges.

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Mississauga gets new buses

Mississauga Transit purchased 35 New Flyer D60LFR articulated buses, which began service last month. The 2008 models are replacing the aging 1997 New Flyer D60LF buses, which have started retiring this year.

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Army knives stay Swiss

The procurement agency of Switzerland's defence ministry recently ruled out the possibility of allowing a modernized Swiss Army knife to be made overseas.

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April 1-2, 2008
Energy Matters Summit
Delta Meadowvale Resort and Conference Centre, Mississauga, Ont.
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April 2-4, 2008
ISC West
International Security Conference & Exposition
Sands Expo and Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nev.
Visit www.iscwest.com.

April 7-9, 2008
IT360 Conference and Expo
Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, Ont.
Visit www.it360.ca.

April 7-9, 2008
Ontario Transportation Expo
International Centre and Holiday Inn Select Toronto Airport, Toronto, Ont.
Visit www.ote.ca.

April 9-10, 2008
You, Me & Green IT
IDC Canada
Ontario Science Centre, Toronto, Ont.
Visit www.idc.ca.

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AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

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Graphtec receives four stars

 
    Graphtec, a manufacturer of colour printers and scanners, recently received Bertl's Four Star High Recommended Ratings for its CS500 and CS600 scanners.  
   

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Teknion receives Greenguard certification

 
    Toronto-based Teknion is the first office furniture manufacturer to receive Greenguard Children & Schools Certification for Indoor Air Quality for its major systems and seating products.  
   

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