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Open Text Corp. executive chairman Tom Jenkins believes that Canada should invest in information and communications technologies to be competitive with other countries. Jenkins, a former chief executive officer of Open Text, loves Sudoku puzzles, while also dreaming of making Canada a global power in digital media. Other information on Jenkins are presented.

Twenty five financiers, industry leaders, and policy officials that influence Canada's business affairs are presented. The list, which is arranged alphabetically, includes Elyse Allan, Jim Balsillie, and Geoff Beattie. Information presented includes designation, as well as their roles in their organizations.

Firms such as Geminare are finding it hard to convince Canadian venture capitalists (VCs) for financing. Figures show that venture capital has been tightening in Canada since 2005, with Canadian VCs believed to be more concerned with metrics such as revenue. Venture capital deals in Canada decreased by 36% in 2008, down to $1.3 billion.

Canada China Business Council (CCBC), along with the Council of the Federation, visited China for a four-day, three-city trade mission. The trade mission aims to re-establish the strong relationship between China and Canada. Other views and information on the trade mission and on the trade relations between China and Canada are presented.

A list of potential investments for 2009, made up of companies that are expected to rebound from the recession, is presented. Stock price of BCE Inc. for example, while dropping to an intraday low of $31 in 2008, is likely to rebound in December 2008 with the completion of its privatization deal. Magna International Inc., while exposed to the troubled U.S. industry, also promises significant returns to investment.

The hostile takeover of Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan's of Bell Canada Enterprises has led to a controversial and unruly process which resulted in a shareholder lawsuit filed at the Quebec Court of Appeals. However, the shareholder eventually voted 97% in favor of the buyout. Details of the events surrounding the privatization of the telecommunications company are presented.

The International Monetary Fund projected in its 'World Economy Outlook' that there is a 25% chance that a global recession will occur in 2008 and 2009. Global growth rate is forecasted at 3.7% in 2008. Inflation in Asia emerging markets and forecasts on stock price indexes are presented.

Executives need the vision to create a strategy that prepares for an uncertain future in light of growing global competition. Canadian business leaders have the right skills and education but do not have enough tolerance for risk.

Mihnea Moldoveanu provides much of the academic rigour that underpins Roger Martin's theories on how to improve the way business leaders think. Moldoveanu is also a classically trained pianist and founder of Redline Communications and has a mechanical engineering degree from MIT on top of his astounding knowledge on many academic fields.

Idee Inc. is testing an Internet search engine for images that does not rely on tags but compares its visual data to a database of other images. The company was founded and managed by Leila Boujnane as an off-shoot of their risk-management software firm. Their software has already been used by image companies to track copyrighted images and to find images in their archives.

John Schwarz, chief executive officer of SAP AG, has discussed about his expertise on software mechanics and strategies. Schwarz also stressed that the IT industry results on mergers and acquisition especially on Business Objects and SAP AG which he believes will win both on their employees and customers.

2007 is a banner year for Ted Rogers as Rogers Communications Inc. (RCI) takes in huge profits from its phone and wireless business and his personal wealth grows 67 percent to $7.6 billion. Rogers has a record of betting on technologies that get the best returns relative to the investment in the marketplace such as its use of the GSM network and its cable hybrid fib er-co-axial network.

Michael Treacy's career in the United States is discussed. Treacy, a Canadian entrepreneur, believes that Canada has few comparative advantages aside from its natural resources. Because of this, he also believes that it would not be feasible to do business in the country. Economic factors influenced him to do business in the United States instead.

The study and teaching of entrepreneurship at the University of Waterloo is discussed. Research projects in the university are expected to be influential in Canada's economic development. In spite of the success of these studies, financing is still a problem for the university, especially in technological innovations.

The article focuses on the life of Canadian professional golfer Stephen Ames, his family, accomplishments on the golf course and his restaurant business. Ames, who is originally from Trinidad Tobago, is in 56th place on the 2007 United States Professional Golfers Association's money list after 11 tournaments.

The trends in the stock prices of companies like Loblaw Companies Ltd., Domtar Inc. and Biovail Corp., from January 2006 to January 2007, are analyzed.

The team plans of Nortel Networks to improve its technology market by appointing new team are analyzed.

The conversion of BCE Inc. into an income trust for tax advantages, soon after the transition of its business rival Telus Corp. into an income trust, is discussed.

The decision of ATI Technologies Inc., a Canadian computer peripherals company to acquire cash and stocks worth US$5.4-billion from American microprocessor maker Advanced Micro Devices Inc., is discussed.

Creativity skills and management strategies of Rob McEwen, founder and chief executive officer of Goldcorp Inc., are presented.

Top 100 information technology companies in Canada are ranked by their market capitalization as of June 1. The statistics that show the revenues of these companies are also presented.

The reasons because of which Canadian companies like Keller Williams Ottawa Realty, S.C. Johnson and Son Ltd., Sasktel, etc., are ranked as some of the best companies to work for in Canada, are discussed.

Car racers Dwayne and Kevin Andrews' experiences in the Gumball 3000 racing event are discussed.

The professional life of John Swainson, president of Computer Associates International Inc. is discussed.

Zi Corp., a Canadian software company with headquarters in Calgary, that principally allows text to be entered into cell phones with both traditional and simplified Chinese characters used for Mandarin and Cantonese, as well as Pinyin, is discussed. Zi Corp., the maker of China's leading text-entry software, is in an enviable position to benefit from the largest mobile phone market in the world.

China's population of 1.3 billion has put strain on the water supplies and other natural resources. The costs of solving water problems in China are high and its risks could be severe, such as economic collapse, social unrest and also global geopolitical instability.

Mers Kutt's company, All Computers Inc. is suing Intel Corporation for patent infringement and is seeking US$ 500 million in damages. The lawsuits principle claim is that the method of upgrading the performance of a computer by replacing it with and synchronizing a second faster microprocessor has been used without permission in the design of Intel's nearly ubiquitous line of Pentium processors.

In a Mississauga, Ont., industrial park of sprawling, nondescript warehouses, an unassuming one-storey building with golden mirrored windows glints in the sun. Passersby wouldn't know it, but behind the glass [...]

The bursting of the high-tech bubble a couple years ago sullied the prospects for new technologies-in some cases, for good reason. After all, many so-called tech revolutions haven't even come [...]

On Saturday, March 1, a few weeks before Hollywood's who's who walk down the red carpet, Doug Walker will attend a black-tie gala dinner at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel [...]

Milestones are an opportunity for reflection, and the 75th anniversary of Canadian Business is no different. So, in the fall of 2002, the editors and writers set about collecting and [...]

Another sultry August day is coming to an end in Tokyo, and the cavernous streets of Shibuya, a popular shopping and entertainment district, are just beginning to glow with colored [...]

TAMARA MEDWIDSKY John Molson School of Business (Concordia) While most MBA students study competition in the abstract, Tamara Medwidsky lives it. Besides juggling the demands of completing the demanding degree, [...]

The boardroom table in Westwind Partners Inc.'s 10th-floor Toronto office is a sweeping expanse of bright, golden wood. There is enough room around its 20 feet of polished cherry veneer [...]

In mid-August 2000, four former hotshot Nortelers met for the first time at their brand-new headquarters--a renovated, three-storey brick building in the grungy, west-end Ottawa neighborhood of Hintonburg. They were [...]

Dotted across northern Germany stand 18 sleek white windmills, towering 45 metres over the rolling landscape like things planted by giant aliens. Each windmill's three 22.5-metre-long blades rotate in the [...]

Unless you got into the wireless game early, you've probably been burned. The airwaves are littered with the near-worthless remnants of failed wireless ventures and overly optimistic revenue projections. It [...]

Looking to start a new career? We've found the top jobs where hiring sprees, skill shortages and salary wars put you in demand At 23, Ian Mortimer has it all [...]

Canadian business schools are actively seeking corporate donors in attempts to increase global competitiveness through specialization. Recently, the University of Toronto received $1 million from Strategic Value Corp CEO Mark Bonham to establish the Bonham Centre for Finance.

Shares of entrepreneurial companies have taken a pounding, but don't be discouraged. Selective buying could yield big returns. Last year we argued that avid investors ought to pay close attention [...]

They're the ultimate lone wolf risktakers. They never leave their homes and rarely take their eyes off their computer screens. For thousands of Canadians, stock market day trading is irresistible [...]

While Charles Sirois' fortune has decreased since the dotcom bubble, Sirois has created a nonprofit organization Enablis in Africa. Enablis is a members-driven organization of 500 entrepreneurs to help through small-scale financial loans and in improving their businesses. Other information on Sirois and on Enablis are presented.

Canada ranks badly in terms innovation yardsticks that directly translate to economic growth such as business R&D as a percentage of GDP and R&D per capita. Canada's reliance on natural resources does not provide incentives to innovate unlike smaller countries with little natural resources. Canada could spur innovation through regulations that encourage industrial research.

Forecasts on the Canadian telecommunications industry for 2008 are presented. Details on consumer spending growth, the popularity of broadband, and activities in the wireless sector are also discussed.

The prospects of the turnaround of the electronics and telecommunications equipment manufacturer Celestica Inc. are discussed. The restructuring of the company's operations by Craig Muhlhauser is described.

The disadvantages of teleworking for both employees and the company, in view of lack of an office environment and self-discipline on the part of workers, are discussed.