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Kingston hospital controls inventory wirelessly

Ontario's Kingston General Hospital has implemented a mobile warehouse and inventory control system based on Web Dynpro technology, which is part of the SAP NetWeaver development environment.

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Fleet Management Case Study: City of Windsor

From mid-May until the first snowfalls in November, four vacuum street sweepers fan out across Windsor, Ont., to clean the litter and dirt off of curbs and streets. However, their vacuums can miss some debris that can easily puncture their tires.

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E-Procurement Case Study: HSCM

L'Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal (HSCM), one of Quebec's largest hospitals, recently implemented a new enterprise resource planning (ERP) system to improve its business processes and speed up its decision-making process. Hospital officials also wanted to better understand the true cost of performing specific procedures that are vital to the hospital's ongoing funding from Quebec's provincial government.

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Canadian parts to power hydrogen buses

Two Canadian technology companies will provide parts for 10 hydrogen-powered buses bound for London, England, in 2009.

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Health network connects Ontario doctors

More than 20 of the largest health care organizations in Ontario's North Simcoe Muskoka Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) have increased their network bandwidth, allowing doctors to transmit digital images of patient X-rays, scans and ultrasound images over a private and secure network.

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School virtualizes for savings

Toronto's Ryerson University recently began virtualizing its two data centres, reducing its computing hardware footprint by 90 per cent.

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Database brings health services to Torontonians

Community Care Resources (CCR) is a new online tool funded by the Toronto Central Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) that enables local citizens to access information about health and support services.

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Storage Networking Conference
International Centre, Mississauga, Ont.
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May 7-9, 2008
District Energy: Fuelling Sustainable Development Across Canada
Canadian District Energy Association (CDEA)
Hyatt Regency, Calgary, Alta.
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Canadian Red Cross
Halifax, N.S.
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Waste – The Social Context: Urban Issues & Solutions
Edmonton Waste Management Centre of Excellence (EWMCE)
Shaw Conference Centre, Edmonton, Alta.
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Partnering for Public Infrastructure Financing, Development & Renewal
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Marriott Bloor Yorkville Hotel, Toronto, Ont.
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AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

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Alberta ministry wins ESRI award

 
    The information unit of Alberta's ministry of the environment, based in Lethbridge, Alta., recently received an Award of Excellence from the Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) for its leadership in implementing a centralized geographic information system (GIS) platform.  
   

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Permit process singularly honoured

 
    The city of Calgary won a Gold Award of Excellence from the Canadian Information Productivity Awards (CIPA) for its single construction permit process, which uses technology to streamline services for a booming housing market.  
   

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