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Presents results of a reader survey on how and why they use the Internet, focusing on how this relates to electronic commerce in Canada. Types of home Internet access; Hours of Internet use per week, from home and from work; Types of Internet-enabled devices used; Amount of online trading; Other results.

Reports on the purchase by several Canadian telecommunications companies of content providers. Reasons for the mergers seemingly different forms of media; View that the Internet will cause a shift in economic power; How the method of delivery of the Internet will become less important and less lucrative than the product. INSET: The Titans of Convergence.

Discusses ways in which Internet use in Canada is increasing, and television viewing is decreasing. Doug Schwartz, producer of the television program 'Baywatch,' and his plans to develop shows for the Internet; Drop in television's appeal; Advertisers' desire to reach young audiences, who are major users of the Internet; How the Internet and television can work together in the future. INSETS: The next roundup, by Ian Austen;Indie heaven, by Craig Douglas;Say "cheesy", by Rob Colapinto;Have your Nintendo call my Nintendo, by Charles Mandel

Focuses on electronic commerce and the Internet, the revenue it generates, and its impact on Canada in particular. Rapid growth rate of the Internet traffic, and of Internet users; The constancy of change for online businesses; Canadian businesses and their slow response to e-commerce; Business-to-business sales as responsible for much of e-commerce.

The article offers information regarding the changes in the economy of U.S. in terms of adopting technology. Topics discussed include the growth of the Internet in North America which helps the region to have more advantage in Canada, the expectation that the Web economy of the Canada will grow to Canadian dollar (CAN$) 155 billion in 2003, and the development of the extensible markup language (XML) by World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).

Reports an increase in electronic commerce in Canada. Details of economic conditions in Canada, and how they affect shopping trends; Comparison of Internet shopping in Canada and the United States; Attempts of retail stores to compete with Internet stores; Predictions of continued increases in electronic commerce. INSET: Big woes for some small Web vendors, by D.H..

Looks at several developments in December 1995 in the race by large Canadian companies to cash in on the Internet's explosive growth. The rise in iStar internet inc. stock; Rogers Cablesystems Ltd.'s Rogers Wave service; Bell Canada's Sympatico; The Royal Bank's Internet service; Implications of the entrance of Canada's cable companies into the Internet business.

The article profiles Dale Begg-Smith, who will skate for Australia in the 2010 Winter Olympics. Begg-Smith grew up in Canada and was on the Canadian team until the team expressed displeasure at the amount of time he was spending at an internet startup company in which he was involved. In 2006 he left Canada and skated for Australia, winning the gold medal.

Offers news briefs relating to Canada's economy as of September 2000. Erosion of Canada's economic self-sufficiency since the implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); Burning of five million acres of land in the western United States, which casts smoke over western Canada; Reports of on-line sales revenues for Canadian companies; Others.

Discusses the changes of CyPost Corp. of North Vancouver, British Columbia. Reasons why it became a cross between an Internet service provider an application service provider, and a distributer of encryption technology and antivirus software; How CyPost's stock is climbing in worth and price; Uncertainty of CyPost's financial future.

Offers commentary on the slow growth of Internet sales in Canada. Comparison of Canadian and United States drug markets; Comment on the tendency of Canadians to follow US trends in electronic commerce; Analysis of attempts by Canadian Internet book retailer Chapters Online to compete with US companies like Amazon.com.

Focuses on the role of the Internet and e-commerce in the travel industry. The small- scale success of the Expedia travel web site, launched by Microsoft Corp.; Slower growth of online ticket sales in Canada compared with the United States; Areas in which online companies cannot match the services of travel agents such as Bailey's Travel Ltd.

Focuses on media web sites and Internet companies in Canada. Yahoo! Inc. and their self-proclamation that they are the pre-eminent 21st-century media company; Sympatico, the most popular web site in Canada, and its ownership by MediaLinx Interactive LP; Canoe, the second-most popular site; Involvement of the phone companies in the media business.

Focuses on the growth of online banking and other online services in Canada. Popularity of E*Trade Canada; Changes the Internet will bring to payment for services; Banks and telephone companies, or telcos, that drive e-commerce in Canada; Speculation about the convenience of paying bills using the Internet.

Focuses on electronic commerce and Canada's lack of participation in it. Call for Canadian businesses to reorder their priorities to include Internet commerce; Indication that Canada lags one year behind Europe and two behind the United States in e-commerce development; Online competition as so fierce that companies like Amazon.com sometimes offer products at a loss; The incredible availability of products online.

Focuses on globalization and its effects on Canada. The necessity of speed in computing and in society; The role of the Internet in the new millennium; Nortel Networks and its focus on a global network infrastructure; Prediction of dramatic growth in the North American Free Trade Agreement nations.

Reports on efforts by Mark Blumes, a retailer in Calgary, Alberta and founder of Mark's Work Wearhouse, to launch an Internet shopping venue, Mark's Virtual Store. Why his first effort failed; Expenses in his personal life; His request for lower monthly payments to his ex-wife; Amazon Books, another Internet venue; Comments from Blumes.

Profiles Don Beauchamp, marketing director of V3 Studios, of Edmonton, Alberta. His joint effort with computer retailer CWC Compuware and Internet access provider TicNet to turn the Brass Rail Lounge in the city's Renaissance Hotel into Edmonton's first Internet cafe; Features of the cafe including ability for patrons to download their electronic mail (e-mail), scan financial databases, or play a computer game while also quaffing a beer.

Reports on the planned implementation in the fall of 1996 of Canada's first Internet trading system called WebBroker. Early tests by the service's provider, Toronto-Dominion Bank's Green Line Investor Services; The security of the trading system.

Reports that Bayshore Trust Co. of Toronto will become the first Canadian financial institution to allow customers to do their banking on the Internet. How consumers in English Canada will be able to use their home computers to apply for unsecured loans up to a maximum of $15,000.

Examines how entrepreneurs in Canada are taking their companies onto the Internet, the global web of computer networks. Problem that direct advertising is banned on the Internet; The Net's origins as a communications tool for professors and American defense researchers; Fear of some that business/commercial interests will ruin the Internet; Brief profile of Jerry Tucker of Seaside Book and Stamp in Halifax.

Features several news about the computer industry in Canada. Estimated Internet integration market in Canada by 2001; Licenses approved by Motorola Inc. for its Elliptic Curve Engine for Certicom Corp.; Terms of year 2000 conversion contract awarded by Provigo Inc. to Dynasys Technologies Inc.

Reports that Canadian music publishers are finding that advances in technology are creating greater opportunities for their music to reach a broader audience. Contention that publishers are flexible and are faster than record labels; The increased awareness of digital issues by music publishers; How the Internet is creating new avenues of revenue for publishers.

Discusses the important Internet trends in Canada as of May 2001. How to deal with the trends; Effect of the high-speed Internet access at home; Impact of the Internet; Effectiveness of online advertising.

Discusses the Software & Information Industry Association's InfoSoft Essentials conference in Toronto, Ontario on September 15-18, 1999. Aim of the conference to discuss issues on Internet economy; Potential growth and opportunities of electronic business; Availability of InfoSoft Essentials' Web Tactics to managers and executives.

Focuses on the funding plans of the Ottawa government in Ontario for the deployment of Internet in the province. Budget of the country for the creation, dissemination and commercialization of knowledge; Background of the initiatives proposed by Ottawa for Canada.

Presents news briefs on computer-related issues in Canada as of March 1999. Purpose of General Electric Corp.'s NBC to license Internet technology from Telescan Inc.; Increase Internet spending of companies; Terms of the agreement signed by VeriSign Inc. and Netscape Communications Corp.

Discusses the results of a survey showing that Canadian investors and stockbrokers view the Internet as a valuable but potentially dangerous business tool. Data from Toronto, Ontario-based Wertheim + Co. Inc.; Percentage of respondents who recently have access to the Internet; Issues concerning security; Internet's potential as a medium to publish misinformation and rumors.

Reports on British Columbia publishers and advertisers' exploration of the Internet. Efforts by Doppler Computer Superstore and `The Computer Paper' in providing an Internet `node' called DTVi; Fleet House Information Management Solutions' `Destination Canada'; Telemedia Publishing's `Vancouver Magazine.

Looks at the role of the Internet in vehicle marketing in Canada. What marketing in cyberspace requires; Views of Steve Landry of Chrysler Canada on the reality of budgeting when using the Internet; Lessons learned by automobile makers from Internet marketing.