Technology

Support workers at Simon Fraser University are expected to hold a one-day walkout at the school's main campus in Burnaby today. Similar strikes are expected at SFU's Surrey campus Friday and its Harbour Centre location Saturday and Sunday.

It was a good-news, bad-news day for Westport Innovations (TSX:WPT) Tuesday, when the company's shares took a slide, along with its adjusted revenue projections, on the same day it announced a new deal with Indian engine maker Tata Motors.

Canada Post announced this morning that it is introducing what it calls a "groundbreaking" e-commerce product line for those businesses wanting to integrate postal data into their online stores or customer applications.

Its iwishfor app is designed to let friends, family know what gifts you really want

In the latest chapter of the CUPE saga, support workers at Royal Roads University reached a tentative agreement yesterday, as yet to be ratified by members of CUPE 3886 and the university.

Telus has invested $1.8 million to provide new wireless coverage to stretches of highway near 100 Mile House, as part of a partnership with the B.C. government.

The BC Technology Industry Association (BCTIA) is expanding its Centre4Growth acceleration program to the District of Maple Ridge and the City of Surrey. The program is geared toward the growth and acceleration of B.C. technology companies.

Absolute Software Corp. (TSX:ABT) announced October 24 that it plans to grow through acquisition and confirmed that its products are compatible with both Apple Corp.'s recently launched OS X 10.

The province has announced three more tentative agreements reached with locals of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) at Thompson Rivers University (TRU), the University of British Columbia (UBC) and the University of Northern BC (UNBC).

Vancouver company switches from mining lithium to perfecting lithium-ion batteries