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Discusses the move toward a paperless society, in which all important information would be stored electronically. Details of Wildred Lancaster who consulted the United States Central Intelligence Agency on how to digitize its records; Increase in use of printers since the Internet age began; Reason why people prefer to read from printed out pages as opposed to electronic pages.

The article looks at technological and other innovations being created by businesses in order to solve a wide range of problems, as of 2014. It describes the research being conducted by Massachusetts-based firm Cubist Pharmaceuticals on antibiotics to address the problem of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Other technologies discussed include paper made from straw from the firm Prairie Pulp & Paper and a solar energy toilet being developed at the California Institute of Technology.

The author reports on the technological innovation Geoweb, which allows for the sharing of physical elements in a virtual environment. Examples of online services which allow users to see the physical world within a three-dimensional environment are mentioned. The potential for the use of Geoweb products by companies is discussed. INSET: Eraserhead.

This article discusses Recombo Inc.'s new technology that attempts to remove paper products from the office. Recombo's Waypoint online services transmit information via the web or e-mail and are tracked to prevent tampering. The recipient then enters a personal identification number in place of a signature, verifying they received the document.

Discusses a paper written by Canadian Industry Minister Allan Rock on innovation strategy and improving productivity. View of Rock that Canada must increase its spending on research and development and encourage the growth of several world-class technology clusters; Belief that Rock's innovation strategy provides few new creative ideas and fails to ask tough questions like which past policies have failed Canada.

Reports on the collaboration of Nathan Myhrvold, Chief Technology Officer of Microsoft Corp., and Philip Currie, Paleontologist, for research on dinosaurs. Paper they co-authored published in `Paleobiology'; Computerized dinosaur simulations called cyberpaleontology; How Myhrvold and Currie began their research; Investigation of how sauropods used their tails; Results of their research; Skepticism of their findings.

Looks at the work of the company RenewABILITY Energy Inc., which designs pipes that capture and recycle the energy from warm water that would otherwise go down the drain. Savings in energy costs provided by the technology; Environmental benefits of heat-exchanging pipe technology; Review of Canadian energy use; Comments regarding heat-exchanging pipe technology from Denis Van Decker, CEO of RenewABILITY Energy Inc.; Environmental goals and business goals of the company.

Examines how the latest fax machines, photocopiers and personal computers can not only diagnose their own ailments but can pick up the phone and order the right medicine. Xerox Canada Ltd.'s Remote Interactive Communications (RIC); Operation; Cost; Remote-diagnosis systems on copiers by Kodak Canada Inc. and Canon Canada Inc.; Sharp Electronics of Canada Ltd.'s Facsimile-Automated Service Technology (FAST) for fax machines; Comment by Rod Schrock of Compaq Computer Corp.; More.

Reports on development of software containing maps with approach information for airports around the world. Marinvent Corp. of Quebec and their CD-ROM containing maps of runways; How the company licenses its technology to other companies to keep overhead low; Advantages of electronic maps over paper maps.

Discusses loopholes of the Canada's only instant telephone voting system and their implication for Alberta's Liberal party. Failure of some voters to receive their personal identification numbers (PIN); Use of paper proxy ballots; Overload at the MT&T Technologies Inc.'s operation center in Halifax; Reactions of the Liberals and some candidates.

This article presents information on the upcoming decision in the NTP Inc. vs. Research in Motion Ltd. (RIM) patent lawsuit. If the worst-case scenario comes true, Judge James Randolph Spencer will rule against RIM and pull the plug on its U.S. Blackberry services. This case illustrates the rising cost of innovation in the knowledge economy and how these costs drive up the cost of technologies downstream that industries purchase. While RIM and NTP fight, Nokia and Microsoft are developing their own Blackberry-type technology.

The article discusses the development of location-based transmitters and their role in targeted, rapid-response messaging and marketing on mobile devices. Topics include the role of location-based marketing in the retail industry, details on the costs of location-based transmitters, and the impact of location-aware transmitters (beacons) on this technology.

The article profiles Canadian Tire, which is working to create digital initiatives for the company and consumers beyond basic online shopping in 2013. Topics include how the store is integrating a digital component into its brick-and-mortar stores, chief executive officer Stephen Wetmore's plans for the sports retailer's continued innovation, and a discussion of the company's finances after 2012.

Focuses on Guigne International Ltd., a company in Newfoundland which specializes in the dynamically responding ultrasonic matrix system (DRUMS). Information about its founder and president, Jacques Guigne; How the Space-DRUMS technology will be used on the International Space Station for manufacturing; Uses for the nondestructive testing (NDT)-DRUMS.

The article offers information on the ways technology will change the way humans deal with waste. Information is provided on technology that turns organic food into fertilizer and gas, artificial intelligence machines that can sort industrial waste for reuse, and the CleanSpace One satellite gathering system.

The article focuses on a digital economy plan to be unveiled by Industry Canada Minister Tony Clement in 2009. Potential components of Clement's plan were on display at the Forum on the Digital Economy held in June 2009 in Ottawa, Ontario. His presentations centered on issues such as broadband infrastructure and access, how to promote business innovation through the use of technology and building safer online marketplace. Clement and Heritage Minister James Moore also held a series of forums across the country to make amends for Bill C-61.

For our third annual ranking of the best managers in Canada, Canadian Business once again turned to Bain & Co. to find the country's top-performing public companies. Bain surveyed the 221 companies on the S & P/TSX composite index (as of Dec. 31, 2003) for profitable growth. To make our short list, companies had to pass a series of three-calendar-year hurdles: the compounded annual growth rate of net income and net sales must exceed GDP growth, and total shareholder return (including dividends) must exceed the cost of equity. Once we'd singled out the top performers, we dug up information on each company's senior executives and ran them by our panel of industry experts, and our own senior writers and editors, for comments on reputation, recent accomplishments, and performance against other executives in their sector. This year, we chose the best of the best in six categories--chief executive, operations, finance, sales, technology and innovation--along with a few CEOs who deser

The article focuses on technological advances that record every day life activities. Such trend dubbed as life blogging is done with the use of digital cameras capable of shooting video. It references the findings of a research conducted by Microsoft Research principal researcher Gordon Bell and colleague Jim Gemmell. The convergence of three technology trends as identified by the researchers include the proliferation of recording devices, the availability of inexpensive storage and computer software that can organize everything.

The author discusses the lack of technical innovations in Canada. He suggests that a dependence on natural resources and lack of researchers has led to Canada's decrease in innovation. The author recommends government policies that focus on strengthening specific industries. The cost of carbon sequestration in Canada is also discusses. Rob Renner, Environmental Minister of Alberta, warns that building a pipeline for carbon sequestration may be costly for taxpayers.