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Zi names new board member

Calgary-based Zi Corp. has announced that Andrew Gertler has joined the company's board of directors. His appointment was effective June 27. Gertler replaces Richard Tingle, former chair of the board. Gertler is currently a principal at Lester Asset Management Inc., a discretionary money management and advisory firm.

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PwC predicts broadcast ad growth in the black – albeit slower

Advertising is set to be the fastest growing segment of the Internet's economic equation over the next four years with no region experiencing growth at a faster rate than Canada according to the latest edition of PricewaterhouseCoopers' (PwC) Global Entertainment and Media Outlook: 2007-2011. But will that increase come at the expense of advertising on traditional broadcast media?

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Canada to play big part in Nokia-Siemens’ North America efforts: Part I

Nokia-Siemens Networks has a message for its competitors: we’re gunning for a much bigger share of the North American market.

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Cheap digital cameras create an all-seeing “I”

The number of consumers equipped with digital cameras globally is reaching eye-popping proportions. Driven by the explosion of camera phones, projected sales for 2008 are one billion units, according to the NY-based International Imaging Industry Association (I3A). The tipping point where most people will have the tools for instant visual communications at their fingertips will soon be reached.

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Lessons learned from early telehealth deployments

Since many initiatives in the early days of telehealth didn't survive after financing ran out – a hard lesson that telehealth enthusiasts have learned – its proponents have had to revise their approach to implementing telehealth.

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Thorne-Stone readies to take up reins at OMDC

The Ontario Media Development Corp.'s incoming president and CEO will have a busy start to her tenure. The appointment of Karen Thorne-Stone, to fill the vacancy left by retirement of Michel Frappier, was announced last month. Before taking the job with OMDC, Thorne-Stone had served as City of Toronto Film Commissioner since February 2006. Before that, she spent more than a decade in other roles with the city, including as Acting Executive Director of Economic Development. She was also an active player in the Mayor's Film Board. In the corporation's top spot, she'll be busy with two deadlines for the Entertainment and Creative Cluster Partnerships Fund coming in August.

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Broadcasters, BDUs and regulators, don’t forget your Jim exercises

Jim seems like a regular guy. He went to university, found a job after graduation, pays rent and would like to own a home someday. But in spite of his regularity, Jim does not have the patience, money, or need for our regulated broadcasting system.

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SaskTel changes view for spectrum auction

SaskTel dramatically changed its position regarding the upcoming advanced wireless services (AWS) spectrum auction because the company realized it might not be able to get additional spectrum through BCE Inc., a company spokesperson confirmed.

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Telemanagement: July 1, 2007

The fix is in: Repairing the contact centre
Nortel fades to black
Olympics CIO faces network challenges of alpine proportions
Tandberg puts video conferencing on Web diet

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BCE sale: a done deal?

Amid rumours that other potential buyers were still in the running, BCE Inc. announced Teachers Private Capital – the investment arm of the Ontario Teachers Pension Plan – Providence Equity Partners Inc. and Madison Dearborn Partners LLC as the winning bidders for ownership of the Canadian telecom giant. On June 30 BCE said the board of directors recommends shareholders accept the all-cash offer of $51.7 billion for all common shares. The price represents a 40% premium over the average share price in Q1 2007. Reports suggest BCE rival Telus Corp. is still considering mounting a bid, even though the Vancouver firm abruptly pulled out of the process late last week.

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