A publication ban is a court order which prohibits the public or media from disseminating certain details of an otherwise public judicial procedure. Publication bans are most commonly issued when the safety or reputation of a victim or witness may be hindered by having their identity openly broadcast in the press. They are also commonly […]
The Canadian Judicial Council, an organization founded to promote efficiency and uniformity throughout the judicial system in Canada, has recently featured OpenRoad’s legal applications: the Supreme Court Scheduling System (SCSS) and the Web-based Court of Appeal Tracking System (WebCATS). System features are highlighted, along with some of the challenges and solutions of these two unique […]
Vancouver User Experience Group (VanUE) is celebrating its one year anniversary and we want to wish the group all the best! Recent meetings have seen some great topics discussed and increased attendance. VanUE is a group of user experience professionals who, via monthly sessions, wish to share unique approaches, experiences and challenges. The group encourages […]
OpenRoad Communications is proud to be a sponsor of the 2004 Tour de Gastown. With annual crowds of nearly 30,000, the legendary Tour de Gastown is one of the most famous bicycle races in Canada and the centrepiece of BC Superweek, British Columbia’s most prestigious week of bicycle racing. Run over a super-fast 1.2 km […]
OpenRoad Communications is proud to be a sponsor of the 2002 Steamworks Tour de Gastown. One of Canada’s oldest and most prestigious bike races, the Tour de Gastown (formerly Gastown Grand Prix) returns to the cobbles of Water St. after a 9 year absence. OpenRoad created the Tour de Gastown website, providing cyclists and fans […]
Gordon Ross, Vice-President of OpenRoad, recently appeared as a panelist for NewMediaBC’s Internet Marketing Special Interest Group. The panel, entitled “Accessing the Government Market: Building Bridges Between the Public Sector and the New Media Community,” discussed issues of federal and provincial government IT purchasing, as well as the dynamics of working with government at all […]
Darren Gibbons and Gordon Ross recently delivered two days of instruction on web application development to the students of Simon Fraser University’s (SFU) Information Technology Project Management program. The eight month program in advanced IT project management topics is offered by SFU’s Applied Sciences Continuing Education and hosted at the Harbour Centre campus.
OpenRoad President Darren Gibbons and Senior Java Architect Jeff Pennal have been selected to speak at the upcoming 2001 JavaOne Conference to be held in San Francisco this June. Gibbons and Pennal will be speaking on the challenges of migrating Microsoft web applications to a Java environment.
