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400,000 reasons why Quebec firm says unified communications rocks
Cogan Wire and Metal Products says its new unified communications system saves it $400,000 a year in avoided travel costs. But for the company the "biggest benefit" is customer retention.

Unified communications still confusing, but benefits better understood
The unified communications market is still in its early stages, and according to one industry analyst participating in a Microsoft virtual roundtable discussion, there is still much confusion among potential end-users as to exactly what is unified communications.

Video: Microsoft in action at Purolator
CTV WebMania showcases how Purolator is leveraging BizTalk software to track packages.

Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 Puts Business Productivity Centre Stage
Landmark release and other innovations for ERP and CRM customers highlighted at Convergence 2008 Copenhagen.

Coming soon to a Cineplex near you: SharePoint
Keeping track of unstructured data can be a real pain, but many businesses-including Cineplex Odeon Corp.-are using enterprise search solutions like Microsoft Corp.'s SharePoint to find what they need within the e-clutter.

Microsoft Helps Customers Overcome Barriers to Virtualization and Get Virtual Now
Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 released; company announces new services and training offerings to ease adoption.

News and Business Information

Maclean’s Magazine’s “Thinking The Unthinkables” Debate Series
www.macleans.ca/microsoft

CBC News: The Bottom Line: Everything you need to know about the economy
www.cbc.ca/news/background/economy

Canadian Business
www.canadianbusiness.com

Report on Business: The Globe and Mail
http://business.theglobeandmail.com/

Business News Network
www.bnn.ca/

Chief Information Officer Association Canada
www.ciocan.ca/

CEP News
www.economicnews.ca/cepnews/

Business Week
www.businessweek.com

Financial Post
www.financialpost.com

Banks

RBC
http://rbc.com/economics/index.html

BMO
http://rbc.com/economics/index.html

Scotiabank
http://scotiabank.com/cda/content/0,1608,CID8339_LIDen,00.html

TD
http://td.com/economics/national.jsp

CIBC
http://research.cibcwm.com/res/Eco/EcoResearch.html

Government and Organizations

Government of Canada: The Canadian Economy Online
www.canadianeconomy.gc.ca/english/economy

The Conference Board of Canada: Economic forecasts, public policy, and organizational performance
www.conferenceboard.ca/

Bank of Canada (monetary policy, rates and statistics, etc.)
www.bankofcanada.ca/en

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