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Ontario college upgrades computers

Ontario's St. Lawrence College has selected Dell Canada as its preferred personal computer (PC) system provider for students, faculty and other staff members.

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Case Studies

 
 
 

Electronic Payment Case Study: University of British Columbia

Last year, in time for the back-to-school season, the University of British Columbia (UBC) became the first Canadian university to offer Interac's online system for tuition payments.

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Computer Systems Case Study: University of Toronto

The University of Toronto (U of T) has used PowerEdge servers from Dell Canada to provide the 'backbone' for its new high-performance computing cluster (HPCC) in support of public safety-related research.

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E-health records become easier

Canada Health Infoway, a federally funded organization that aims to accelerate the use of electronic health (e-health) information systems and electronic health records (EHRs), recently negotiated preferential conditions and pricing with GE Healthcare Canada for the Centricity Picture Archiving and Communications System (PACS) and Diagnostic Imaging Repository (DI-r).

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Saskatchewan supports border crossings

Next spring, Canadian citizens residing in Saskatchewan will have new identification (ID) cards available for U.S. border crossings.

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Magnetic Hill goes wireless

Magnetic Hill, a tourist attraction and concert venue near Moncton, N.B., was recently outfitted with a wireless mesh network for scanning concert tickets. The network was put in place in time for a music festival on August 2, which was expected to draw 50,000 concert-goers.

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Hydro-Quebéc expands broadband network

Publicly owned electricity provider Hydro-Québec has selected Ericsson's Mini-Link microwave transmission product to improve its own broadband network.

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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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RECOGNITION AND MILESTONES

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Ontario water systems win management innovation award

 
    The Lake Huron and Elgin Area Water Systems have received the Ontario Public Works Association's Management Innovation Award for their Drinking Water Quality Management System (DWQMS) project.  
   

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Braun unveils 5,000th ambulance

 
    Ambulance manufacturer Braun Industries will unveil its 5,000th ambulance on Friday, August 15, during the Fire-Rescue International Conference.  
   

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