January 29, 2013 - Thanks to David Pilon, electrical inspector with SaskPower, for reminding us the Prairie Chapter of the International Association of Electrical Inspectors (IAEI) is hosting the IAEI Canadian Section’s annual general ...
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January 29, 2013 - BICSI—an association supporting the information technology systems (ITS) industry with information, education and knowledge assessment—concluded a successful 2013 Winter Conference & Exhibition last week in ...
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Umesh Patel has been named manager, Power Quality Operations, Eaton Canada, reporting directly to Perry D’Ortenzio. He is responsible for driving revenue in power quality products and service. Prior to joining Eaton, Patel was ...
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Flash storage vendor STEC is super-sizing the kind of flash storage used in smartphones and portable music players, coming out on Monday with 2TB SSDs in configurations for enterprise equipment vendors. The SSDs (solid-state drives) being ...
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Appearing to further distance itself from VCE coalition partners EMC and VMware, Cisco this week expanded collaboration with storage titan NetApp to deepen integration and market reach. Cisco and NetApp, a storage rival of EMC's, are ...
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Electro-Federation Canada (EFC) and the Canadian Institute of Plumbing & Heating (CIPH) today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) “designed to establish a framework for cooperation that will enable continued development of the ...
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Improved reliability and affordability of energy systems, increased community and Aboriginal involvement in decision-making, and reducing environmental impacts due to energy use were some of the key issues identified as requiring attention ...
3M Canada has realigned its structure to reflect the global realignment of 3M Company effective January 1, 2013, adding this will better serve Canadian markets and its customers. The new structure is made up of five business groups: 1) ...
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Philips Lighting says it will further realign its North American business sales and operations around a solution-selling approach. The company says these efforts will give partners and customers access to the full suite of Philips’ ...
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A consortium led by eCamion—along with Toronto Hydro, the University of Toronto, and Dow Kokam—has unveiled what it says is the first energy storage system installed directly into an urban community. Located at the Roding Arena ...
Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) has received a $733,006 investment from the ministry of Advanced Education, Innovation and Technology, to purchase a LabVolt electromechanical trainer (pictured right), along other equipment, for its ...
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On January 23, British Columbia’s energy, mines and natural gas minister, Rich Coleman, released the following opinion editorial on helping customers understand the benefits of smart meters: I am writing to assure your ...
Electrical Business has learned the Alberta Electrical League (AEL) is endorsing and encouraging everyone to get involved in a network of Canadian businesses whose employees become instant volunteers should a child goes missing in the ...
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Perry D’Ortenzio has been named vice president and general manager, Eaton’s Power Distribution Organization, Canada, where he is responsible for the Power Quality Operations, Electrical Components Organization, and Electrical ...
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EBMag will be there for MCEE 2013–a four-shows-in-one meeting place for Canada’s mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) industries. This year’s tradeshow and conference takes place April 17-18, 2013, at Place ...