Technology

Avigilon Corp. (TSX:AVO) shareholders have seen their stock take a wild slide in recent days, and analysts say the recent departure of several senior executives have a lot to do with it.

The number of students from India enroling in Simon Fraser University has been rising steadily over the past four years but business connections between India and British Columbia are still hampered by a lack of easy access, according to a Surrey businessman.

Telus Corporation (TSX:T) posted revenue and earnings growth in 2014’s first quarter compared with the same period last year, the company announced May 8.

Telus (TSX: T) CEO and president Darren Entwistle marked his last day serving in those positions on a high note.

Irrespective of our personal opinions about social media, the fact is, social media is an integral part of researching for suppliers, sourcing for personnel and job hunting.

The City of Penticton has signed a five-year partnership with Shaw Communications Inc. (TSX:SJR.B) to provide free Wi-Fi to the public in city locations regardless of whether users are Shaw customers, the city announced May 7.

The increasing importance of big data in health care was confirmed recently by LifeSciences BC when it awarded the Emerging Life Sciences Company of the Year award to a supercomputing startup.

At $19 million, it is the single biggest donation ever to a Canadian independent school and certainly the largest donation Shawnigan Lake School has ever received.

Telus (TSX: T) is promising to invest $2.8 billion across B.C. over the next three years in bid to boost infrastructure and increase Internet connectivity in urban and rural areas.

Staples, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPLS) is set to buy Vancouver-based PNI Digital Media (TSX: PN) after coming to an agreement allowing the office supply retail giant to acquire the tech company for $74 million.