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Kelowna airport tests 'virtual strip search'

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

 
 
 

Records Management Case Study: Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care

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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Document Management Case Study: City of Langford

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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Hospitals implement new collaboration software

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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Mississauga updates HR processes

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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Government helps new businesses in Whistler

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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University of Windsor ups security

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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AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

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CIPA recognizes CCO

 
    Cancer Care Ontario (CCO) was honoured with a Canadian Information Productivity Awards (CIPA) Diamond Award of Excellence for its Wait Time Information System (WTIS).  
   

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Spacesaver wins Product Innovation Award

 
    Buildings magazine's 13th annual Product Innovations Awards recently honoured Spacesaver's Xtend Mobile High-Bay Storage System with a grand prize in the 'safety and accessibility' category.  
   

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