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Gordon Ross lectures at TechBC

Gordon Ross recently guest lectured for students at TechBC. Gordon covered several topics during his lecture, including success factors in e-commerce, managing web-application projects, and the future of Internet applications.

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Darren Gibbons speaks at Comdex on internet-connected remote office

OpenRoad President Darren Gibbons spoke to a standing-room only session at Comdex 2000 in Vancouver. He co-presented with Ruth Johnson, President of ITEC Corp., on the Internet-Connected Remote Office. Darren covered remote file sharing systems, firewalls and security issues, remote application servers, intranet software, and remote desktops during his presentation.

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OpenRoad President speaks at VanJUG

Darren Gibbons, President of OpenRoad, recently spoke on Sun’s Java Server Pages specification. A technology overview, the specification’s status, and sample code demonstrations were all performed for Vancouver’s Java User Group (VanJUG) at BCIT. The VanJUG was founded by OpenRoad in 1995.

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Web-based claims management system deployed for Kernaghan Adjusters

OpenRoad has deployed a complete business system for Kernaghan Adjusters, a national insurance adjusting firm with offices across Canada. The 128 bit web encryption allows Kernaghan offices across the country to securely store all their claims information in a common database, simplifying management reporting and reducing overall cost of system ownership. The Microsoft DNA architecture […]

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Gordon Ross lectures at BCIT

Gordon Ross, OpenRoad’s Director of Project Management, recently guest lectured for Integrated Management Information Systems students at BCIT. Gordon covered several topics during his lecture, including success factors in e-commerce, managing web-application projects, and the future of Internet applications.

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BC Hydro PowerPartnerships

Improving industry relationships is the goal of BC Hydro’s recently deployed PowerPartnerships site. This Power Smart initiative for business customers provides valuable information about energy management solutions, rates and billing services, and energy saving tips. Karo and OpenRoad designed and developed this site for BC Hydro.

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BC Hydro Power Smart Home

October is Power Smart month and BC Hydro has a new Power Smart Home site. With tips on how to conserve energy and save money, this site was designed and built by Karo and OpenRoad Communications.

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TransLink Area Transit Plans improve community transit services

TransLink’s Area Transit Plans are intended to identify 1-6 year priorities for improving local transit service in the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) municipalities. OpenRoad contributed to the web-based survey that collects feedback on community transit issues. Learn more about our work with TransLink.