Technology

Schools retool as big data shapes industry demands

UBC, BCIT offering new programs aimed at easing skills shortage in North America

May 26, 2015 12:00 PM Read more >

For-profit mandate pushes Powertech’s innovation button

Best known for its testing facility, BC Hydro subsidiary Powertech Labs is rapidly expanding its research and consulting divisions

May 26, 2015 8:00 AM Read more >

SFU bookstores bid for Bitcoin buyers as virtual currency ATMs launch on campus

Students at Simon Fraser University (SFU) looking to buy books for the summer semester have one more payment option available to them.

May 25, 2015 1:34 PM Read more >

General Fusion raises $27m, construction on large-scale prototype two years away

A B.C.-based clean energy company is continuing to clean up when it comes to investments.

May 19, 2015 12:31 PM Read more >

Could we soon run out of IP addresses?

Cyberspace is infinite and we will never have to worry about running out of Internet-related resources, right? Wrong. Every single device that connects to the Internet must be identified by a unique IP (Internet Protocol) address.

May 15, 2015 11:09 AM Read more >

Ondine CEO Carolyn Cross set for first all-women Brazilian trade mission after receiving president’s award

When Carolyn Cross was first making her way through the business world, finding same-gender peers who could understand the challenges she was facing was a bit like searching for water in the desert.

May 13, 2015 11:01 AM Read more >

Junior talent fuels growth for rising B.C. tech star Fortinet

Employee head count at network security firm founded in Burnaby has ballooned to 550 from 100 since the 2008 recession

May 12, 2015 2:51 PM Read more >

Videotron, big spender Telus expand B.C. footprint in wireless spectrum auction

Telus (TSX:T) has walked away from Industry Canada’s latest high-speed wireless spectrum auction as the biggest spender after acquiring licences for the coveted 2,500 MHZ airwaves.

May 12, 2015 11:06 AM Read more >

GE, Cisco invest US$17.2 million into Burnaby’s Bit Stew in latest funding round

U.S. industry giants and technology giants GE (NYSE: GE) and Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) are among the big investors putting money into a Burnaby software developer. Bit Stew Systems announced Tuesday (May 12) it’s closed US$17.

May 12, 2015 10:15 AM Read more >

Tech-savvy consumers leave B.C. retailers playing catch-up

Local stores slow to adopt wearable technology, face-recognition software and other customer interaction and tracking innovations

May 12, 2015 9:54 AM Read more >