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| The Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA) recently launched a pilot project at Kelowna International Airport to test millimetre-wave (mm-wave) whole body imaging technology on a voluntary basis. |
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Case Studies
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| When elderly patients are admitted into an emergency room, they are asked for a list of medications currently being taken, but prescriptions and dosages cannot always be remembered. Without knowing the patient's complete drug history, there is the possibility of an adverse reaction to treatments provided at the hospital. |
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| Advances in hardware and software have made it easier to transform paper-based processes into streamlined digital workflow. For example, multi-function printers (MFPs) can handle the entire life cycle of a document securely, efficiently and economically, as they are able to print, scan, convert formats, index, extract data and export documents to a network. |
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| Sixteen hospitals across the country, including Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children (pictured), are now managing their surgery wait-time reduction projects using Microsoft's SharePoint Server 2007, a browser-based suite of collaboration, information sharing and document management software. |
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| The city of Mississauga, Ont., is replacing its Oracle PeopleSoft software with SAP's Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Human Capital Management (HCM) software to help improve its human resources (HR) and payroll functions. |
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| The government of Canada and the province of British Columbia are encouraging a more competitive and productive local economy in the resort municipality of Whistler, B.C., by implementing BizPal, an online business permit and licence service. |
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| Ontario's University of Windsor recently deployed the first phase of a new surveillance system, which will be closely tied to a new software application for emergency management. |
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August 24-27, 2008 CACP Annual Conference Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP) Fairmont Queen Elizabeth, Montreal, Que. Visit www.cacpconference.ca. September 11, 2008 Security Canada Atlantic Canadian Security Association (CANASA) Ramada Crystal Palace, Moncton, N.B. Visit www.securitycanadaexpo.com. September 14-16, 2008 NAFA Fleet Management Seminar National Association of Fleet Administrators (NAFA) Four Points Sheraton Montreal Centre-Ville, Montreal, Que. Visit www.nafa.org/fms. September 21-24, 2008 TAC Conference Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) Toronto, Ont. Visit www.tac-atc.ca. September 22-23, 2008 6th Annual Wireless Healthcare Summit Strategy Institute Hilton Toronto Airport, Toronto, Ont. Visit www.strategyinstitute.com.
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