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- Saskatchewan School Boards Score Top Marks in Efficiency With New Financial Management System
- According to a 2003 survey by Statistics Canada, literacy skills in the province of Saskatchewan are among the highest in Canada. Clearly, education is a top priority in the province, thanks in part to the efforts of provincial government department Saskatchewan Learning. The provincial government funds about 60 per cent...
- Tags: Saskatchewan, Financial, Board, Microsoft Corp., Financial Management, Financial Accounting, Investment, Financial Planning, Finance
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- Canadian Secretary Is Promoted to Software Support for Saskatchewans Third Largest Public School Division After Becoming Microsoft Office Specialist Master
- Wendy Krip was recently promoted to Software Support at Saskatchewan Rivers School Division No. 119 after earning her Microsoft Office Specialist Master certification at the Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology SIAST in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada. In her new job, Krip earns increased pay, runs a helpdesk to...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Tools & Techniques, Help Desk, Microsoft Office, Management, It Operations, Office Suites, Software
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- Be careful when you use the Exchange DST fix
- FrancoisI live in Saskatchewan, Canada. When applying the Microsoft suggested registry changes, we found that they did not include our province in the list of timezones. We are the only provice that does not change time. We had to add that entry into the script that they...
- Tags: francois.lachance@..., timeZone
- Discussion threads 2007-02-23
- Oracle Case Study: Regina Public Schools
- Regina School Division No. 4 of Saskatchewan is the largest school division in the province. The district's legacy system was paper based, which meant that work requests were sometimes duplicated and often had to be rescheduled. Existing work-order process did not capture the full range of costs, so reporting was...
- Tags: District, Oracle Corp., Asset Management, Hardware Upgrade, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Hardware
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- SaskTel Driving IPTV Service Growth With Cisco IP NGN Featuring CRS-1 Core Routing Platform
- As the company continues development and rapid deployment of advanced services to their growing customer base, they look for technologies that will not only facilitate, but actually help them drive that growth. SaskTel, a leading full service communications provider in Saskatchewan, selected the Cisco CRS-1 after an intensive and successful...
- Tags: Cisco CRS-1, SaskTel, IP Television, Cisco Systems Inc.
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- Results of Tool Tracking System Implementation by AMECO at the Scottford Upgrader Facility
- AMECO, delivers integrated equipment and tool solutions, to construction, mining, government and industrial markets in five operating regions - Canada, The USA., Mexico, The Caribbean and South America. The £775 million Scotford Upgrader construction project is located beside Shell's Scotford Refinery in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada. The project involves the...
- Tags: Construction, Tool, AMECO, Productivity, Asset Management, Operational Planning, Business Operations
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- Happy April Fool's Day
- I would love to hear about any tricks played on you, or tricks you have played on others.Here is a trick that was inadvertently played on Australians in general.The automated time service (dial 1194 to get the precise time) fell victim to an oversight by whoever monitors the service.Daylight saving...
- Tags: clock, Daylight Saving, jokes, april fool, jardinier, off-topic, Daylight-Saving
- Discussion threads 2006-03-31
- Members share methods for getting projects approved
- There was a time in the not-so-distant past when we were all rich and stupid. IT projects would get approval based on “educated hunches,” with ROI computed to justify a build vs. buy decision. But after the bubble burst and the CEOs at Enron and WorldCom got nabbed for using...
- Tags: David Southgate, information technology, IT Project, Ken Tupman, project approval, ROI
- Technical articles 2003-02-24
- Catastrophic Success Story.
- I just had an experience this week which I want to relate as it may cause some to stop and think about thier own situation.We are all told to have our desaster plan in place, just in case the unspeakable should happen. On Monday, I came into work to...
- Tags: window, serverS, backup, server, linux, disaster, AmberHaze, hardware
- Discussion threads 2006-03-12
- Sometimes it's the simple things that can save money
- As one TechRepublic member relates, saving money doesn't have to involve shelving one project in favor of another or cutting back on staff. Sometimes just spending a little extra time studying the tech budget can bring forth unexpected savings.IT leaders trying to make the most of their ever tightening budgets...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, David Southgate, Selinger
- Technical articles 2002-07-22
- Will mighty IntelliMouse save your day?
- Microsoft's IntelliMouse Explorer uses an optical sensor instead of a rubber ball to maneuver around your desktop. Find out what users have to say about this sought-after device.One of the most sought-after gadgets this year was Microsoft’s IntelliMouse Explorer. Touted by Microsoft as the “Revolutionary New Mouse,” the...
- Tags: Mice, Paul Baldwin, Microsoft IntelliMouse Explorer, IntelliMouse Explorer, mouse, Matt Olsen
- Technical articles 2000-01-04
- the really late in the day friday yuk
- Weird Al Yankovic: Canadian Idiot***Don't want to be a Canadian idiotDont want to be some beer swillin' hockey nutand do I look like some frost bitten hoseheadI never learned my alphabet from A to zedThey all live on donuts and moose meatand they leave the house without packin' heatnever even...
- Tags: patient, Jaqui, Canadian Idiot, friday yuk, jokes, humour, off topic, off-topic
- Discussion threads 2006-10-06
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