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Fighting for the cloud: Behind the duel for 3PAR
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:01:00 -0400
PC industry titans Dell and HP are fighting over storage company 3PAR as part of the battle to dominate cloud computing.
Saskatchewan orders report on Potash deal
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:23:00 -0400
Saskatchewan, home to the country’s potash industry, has commissioned an independent look into BHP Billiton’s proposed takeover of Potash Corp, including conditions that Canada could impose on the deal.
TSX closes higher on U.S. economic data
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:39:00 -0400
The Toronto stock market closed at a three-and-a-half month high Thursday as further signs of U.S. economic growth helped lift most sectors, including financials even as TD Bank delivered earnings that narrowly missed expectations.
HP buys storage company 3Par for $2.1 billion
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:24:00 -0400
Dell Inc. has walked away from a bidding contest with rival Hewlett-Packard Co. for data-storage maker 3Par Inc.
Time to compromise, UN official urges RIM
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:44:00 -0400
The International Telecommunication Union agency’s Secretary-General Hamadoun Toure said that all governments engaged in the fight against terrorism had the right to demand access to users’ information from the maker of the BlackBerry — Waterloo, Ont.-based Research in Motion Ltd.
Hydro One control centre hums
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:28:00 -0400
Hydro One's $120 million control centre in Barrie keeps transmission lines humming
Toronto Hydro seeks 18 per cent rate hike
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:33:00 -0400
Toronto Hydro is looking for an 18 per cent rate increase, which would add about $5 to a monthly hydro bill
Kia recalls 35,000 vehicles in U.S.
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:04:00 -0400
Kia is recalling about 35,000 cars in the U.S. to fix wiring and prevent fires and the company is reviewing the possibility of a similar move in Canada.
Daw: Tax rules discourage safer benefit plans
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400
Ottawa is right to go after taxpayers who bend rules, but its rules create a divide in the level of security private and public sector employees enjoy
Star names Greenspon VP, business development
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:01:00 -0400
Edward Greenspon, a former editor-in-chief at the Globe and Mail, has been appointed vice president, business development at the Toronto Star and the Star Media Group.