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Toronto CIO roundtable explores ways to enhance business value

Details: Monday, 10 March 2014 08:45

Over a dozen senior IT executives gathered in Toronto on March 5 to discuss ways and means of “Putting Business Value Creation on Steroids”, the latest CIO Master Series roundtable, produced by The IT Media Group (ITMG), one of Canada’s leading producers of events for IT executives.

The private event, sponsored by IBM Global Services Canada, attracted top IT executives from a variety of public and private organizations. Various industry segments were represented at the table, including financial services, automotive, healthcare, transportation, retail, building and real estate.

“The conversation was excellent. Participants drilled into some very interesting issues, such as fostering innovation in their organizations and creating the right conditions for IT to help drive business value,” said John Pickett, the event moderator and ITMG’s Principal and VP, Executive Programs.

Packed house for IT security roundtable

Details: Monday, 09 December 2013 17:46

Not a chair was empty at The IT Media Group’s latest CIO Master Series roundtable, “Securing Information in an Unsecure World”, held December 6 in Toronto. In fact a little last minute reshuffling had to be done to add another seat to the table, as all 20 CIOs and CISOs expected for the event showed up for the peer discussion.

“It’s normal for there to be at least two or three last minute cancellations for these types of events, so we were quite surprised and delighted that every confirmed attendee was able to take their seat at the table,” said roundtable moderator John Pickett, VP Executive Programs for The IT Media Group. “It shows what an interest there is in events that consistently bring together true IT executive peers, and it also shows the interest that organizations of all types are taking in security issues.”

CIO roundtables explore future directions for enterprise IT

Details: Friday, 08 November 2013 19:59

Many of Canada’s leading IT executives will be gathering in Toronto and Calgary this March to discuss new and evolving models for IT delivery, collaboration and innovation.

These events are part of The IT Media Group’s CIO Master Series Roundtables, one of the most successful event programs for IT executives in Canada, bringing together scores of CIOs from across the country for thoughtful and penetrating private discussions around the top issues facing enterprise IT.

The sponsor for both CIO Master Series Roundtables is IBM Canada Ltd.

Two IT executive roundtables take deep dive into security

Details: Monday, 21 October 2013 12:39

Senior IT executives and CISOs in the Toronto area will have the opportunity to drill deeply into various important aspects of security during two private Master Series roundtables scheduled by The IT Media Group (ITMG), a Canadian leader in producing events for senior IT management.

The breakfast events, slated for Dec. 6, 2013 and May 8, 2014, are both sponsored by Symantec.

At the December 6 roundtable “Securing Information in an Unsecure World”, IT executives from key private and public sector organizations will share ideas, personal insights and best practices around:

ITMG expands relationship with Hitachi Data Systems

Details: Thursday, 25 July 2013 07:06

Hitachi Data Systems logo The IT Media Group (ITMG) has expanded its partnership with Hitachi Data Systems Corp., assuming responsibility for public relations and executive communications in Canada.

One of the world’s leading providers of information technologies, services and solutions to mid- and large-sized organizations, HDS helps companies drive down IT costs and increase agility. The firm’s recent global “Maximize IT” announcement outlines important enhancements to three key storage infrastructure offerings, enabling customers to maximize their IT investments through significantly improved performance.

Liu takes Hot Mommas Project global case writing award

Details: Thursday, 23 May 2013 17:40

Nasheen Liu, VP of Marketing & Vendor Relations for The IT Media Group, recently won a major category award in the 2012-2013 Global Case Study Competition, conducted by The Hot Mommas® Project (HMP), an award-winning social venture that pairs the world’s largest digital case study library of female role models with cutting-edge teaching tools.

“I am thrilled to be given this award. It’s an honour to be in the company of such amazing and inspiring women,” said Liu. “It’s especially gratifying to be part of a venture that is making an important positive impact on women and girls around the world.”

The IT Media Group Welcomes ARTEX Environmental Corporation

Details: Sunday, 21 April 2013 12:31

Artex Environmental executives

ARTEX Environmental Corp., Toronto, has selected The IT Media Group (ITMG) as their marketing vendor of choice. ITMG will be providing marketing strategy consulting and content development services to the senior executive team at ARTEX.

Founded in 2005, ARTEX is a privately owned and managed Canadian corporation that provides end-of-life E-waste solutions and services to Fortune 1000 organizations.

ITMG Dishes On Their LinkedIn Company Page Award

Details: Thursday, 11 April 2013 23:33

Since winning LinkedIn’s “Best Company Pages of 2012” in December 2012, The IT Media Group has been gaining new followers with curious minds from all over the world. In March, our VP of Marketing, Nasheen Liu, was approached by LinkedIn to share her tips about what makes our page so compelling for LinkedIn users.

On April 11th, 2013, LinkedIn announced Top 10 Tips From Best LinkedIn Company Pages of 2012 and highlighted our internal social media strategy as a key strategy.

Here are more insights behind our Best Company Page.