Canadian Technology and IP Law is Stikeman Elliott's online and technology and intellectual property law blog, featuring timely and practical information on important developments in these areas of law.

The Encyclopedia of Small Business is a comprehensive and easily accessible reference source for entrepreneurs that demand practical information that can be applied to their own business.

HighBeam Research is a premium information service built for students, instructors, researchers, professionals, and others looking to gain deep knowledge on subjects of interest.

AccessMyLibrary is a service of Gale, a part of Cengage Learning — one of the world's largest publishers of reference information that has serviced libraries for more than 50 years.

Totally Paperless is a K2 Enterprises-sponsored site intended to augment their educational seminars with an independent review of today's leading enterprise content management (ECM) solutions for a paperless office.

Canadian Virtual University (CVU) is an association of Canada's leading universities in online and distance education. They offer more than 300 degrees, diplomas and certificates, and 2,000 courses — all online or through distance education.

All Computers is an affiliate partner of Tiger Direct Canada, which was was established to serve the needs of computer users, and today they are one of the industry's top computer and computer-product retailers. Their success has been built on a simple principle: take care of every customer like they are a member of the family.

More than a quarter of business owners have been victims of fraud, which can result in thousands of dollars in losses to your business and, in some cases, even bankruptcy. To fully protect your business finances, you need to have strong security controls in place in your financial management software.

This article discusses how enterprise search solutions can combine electronic and human resources to organize and catalogue information and make office operations a lot more time efficient.

The reasons organizations are adopting EC have little to do with dot-com mania. Yes, the media spurred some otherwise reluctant managers to seek out new technologies and apply them to existing problems but, for the most part, the move toward EC began before the Internet achieved critical mass, and it will continue far into the future...

The days of using the Internet and making phenomenal profits with very little effort are long gone. 80% of commercial web sites today do not meet the needs of their customers. Is your company in that 80% or in the other 20%? How can you find out? Where do you start? Well, it is “back to business” basics!...

As competition intensifies and trade barriers disappear, businesses today are faced with the task of managing significantly more financial risk exposures in their day-to-day operations. Businesses are now forced to be educated in various risk mitigation strategies including...

Forensic accounting is not to be confused with the traditional practice of auditing. Forensic accounting is almost always reactive rather than proactive. Whereas an audit may be carried out on an annual basis as a protective measure, even when there is no indication of wrongdoing, forensic accountants are generally reacting after-the-fact to suspected criminal or...

Network security has received most of the attention lately. Organizations have invested heavily in firewalls, encryption, and other technologies and controls to protect data from theft. One serious threat may have been overlooked: the threat posed by the new generation of compact and diverse storage media. Published December...

ISPs are beginning to roll out various flavours of DSL, giving us more choices when it comes to the amount of bandwidth we have at our disposal. This site, provided by European Telework Online, fills in the details. Posted February...

This Microsoft site will help you to get the most out of Visio when it comes time to diagram your organization's network. Some of the links are not available unless you have purchased specific Visio add-ons but the majority of this useful site is accessible to all users. Posted February...

This well-organized online dictionary contains thousands of computer terms and definitions. Posted February 2004

Server Watch makes it easier to research the various types of server software available and its features. You can select servers by category or use the Server Compare tool to search for server products based on your own criteria. Posted February...

Many of us use cable modems every day without really understanding them. This site not only explores the world of cable modems, it also provides some excellent background material on SOHO networks and broadband Internet connectivity. Posted February...

For those who have a basic understanding of RAID (Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks), this site provides additional information on the levels of RAID and how they protect your data. Posted May...

Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL)--a specialized form of XML (extensible markup language)--is becoming more familiar to creators and users of electronic financial statements, but few people have actual hands-on experience with it. This article from the May 2004 issue of the Journal of Accountancy explains how to obtain, install and use the tool to create...

This is a five-part series of books on the topic of computing controls for Small and Medium Practitioners/Enterprises (SMPs/ SMEs) that the International Federation of Accountants is producing in association with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. This book is found at the IFAC electronic Bookstore under "Small and Medium Practices." Simply register with the IFAC site to access a downloadable PDF...

NETg, a Thomson Learning company and worldwide leader in corporate blended learning solutions, offers a full complement of products and services to help you align corporate knowledge with business objectives. All of their content can be delivered in a variety of formats tailored to individual learning styles - including e-Learning, instructor-led training, books and e-Books. NETg's...

Quickbooks small business accounting software now includes several different versions, each one catering to a different industry. Of course if your business is no longer "small," you may want to check out the new Enterprise version. Posted September...

Trend Micro may not top the list of best known anti-virus products but their anti-virus product PC-cillin is factory installed on thousands of new PC's annually. PC-cillin includes a built-in firewall for added protection. Posted November...

No matter how good a project manager you are, you can't eliminate risk in IT projects. But you can and must manage it. Since you can't manage what you can't measure, good risk metrics should be part of your project tool kit.

The Reference Library provides links and useful online information to the auditor looking for specific IT-related information. Posted December...

If you want to learn more about the confusing world of finance you've come to the right spot. What you learn here will set the foundation for everything in your financial future.

The ProFile Canada database was conceptualized and developed in the late 1980s as an alternative to the then existing B2B marketing databases.