Following sharp comments from Acer's JT Wang surrounding Microsoft's decision to compete with vital OEM partners in the tablet space, Mike Angiulo -- the vice president of Microsoft's Ecosystem and Planning team -- has stepped to the plate with a resounding "thank you" to those very associates. Aside from praising those who will be helping to make … [Read more...]
Microsoft trumpets Windows RT OEM partners, lists ASUS, Dell, Lenovo and Samsung
August 13, 2012 by The Techie
UBC president tops lists of highest paid public-sector execs
July 27, 2012 by The Reporter
Perhaps the numbers will drop now that the B.C. government plans to freeze financial compensation for Crown corporations. But several high-level public-sector executives earned more than $ 450,000 last year. Once again, the highest paid was University of BC president Stephen Toope, who earned $ 581,000 in 2011. But if you factor in severance, the … [Read more...]
Surgical wait lists proving costly
June 20, 2012 by The Reporter
The Fraser Institute says surgical wait lists cost the Canadian economy over one billion dollars last year.The think-tank's study author, Nadeem Ismail, says waiting for treatment means many people aren't able to work – and the cost works out to around 11-hundred dollars for each Canadian waiting in line. "We have to look to countries … [Read more...]