This message contains images. If you don't see images, click here to view. Click here to advertise in this news brief. Text Version   RSS   Subscribe   Unsubscribe   Archive   Media Kit April 24, 2014 Home   About   Join   Certification    IT Events    IT Jobs    Contact         CIPS Webcast: Brian Hamilton - 'Social Media and Privacy of Data' (Member-Only Content) CIPS CIPS is pleased to announce that we will now be providing exclusive content for CIPS members, which can be found at www.cipsresources.ca. In February CIPS launched our new membership system, which will allow CIPS to provide new features and benefits for our members. Check out the CIPS Webcast by Brian Hamilton on "Social Media and Privacy of Data," from the CIPS Alberta ICE Conference.    Share this article:   READ MORE   CIPS SK Regina April 30th Event: 'Strategy Required: How Customer Experience is Changing the Role of Information Technology' CIPS Over the last decade, the art and science of application development has evolved significantly as organizations seek to maximize the value from their information technology investments. There is a fresh wave of thinking in the technology industry today — one that focuses on how to use technology to support a Customer Experience Strategy that engages customers and drives value through greater revenues and reduced cost. Share this article:   READ MORE CIPS SK Saskatoon May 1st Event: 'Strategy Required: How Customer Experience is Changing the Role of Information Technology' CIPS Over the last decade, the art and science of application development has evolved significantly as organizations seek to maximize the value from their information technology investments. There is a fresh wave of thinking in the technology industry today — one that focuses on how to use technology to support a Customer Experience Strategy that engages customers and drives value through greater revenues and reduced cost. Share this article:   READ MORE Canadian Imagine Cup finalists announced IT World Canada The Canadian finalists in Microsoft's annual Imagine Cup contest have been announced, with two teams coming from Alberta and one from Quebec. The annual contest provides students opportunities to demonstrate real world applications of their IT talent that impacts Canada and the world. Share this article:   READ MORE CIPS INTERVIEWS: Eric Jackson, CEO and Co-Founder Caplinked, Global Top Executive and Innovating Entrepreneur CIPS Eric ran the marketing team at PayPal, where he oversaw the campaign to monetize the online payment service and spearheaded product marketing efforts from 1999-2003. In 2004 he founded World Ahead, a media venture, which he grew to national prominence and profitability before being acquired. Share this article:   READ MORE Top 9 ways to write safer software IT World Canada With the Heartbleed vulnerability on people's minds we thought it a good time to revisit the CWE/SANS Institute's advice for eliminating or reducing the severity of the leading mistakes developers make when creating software. Follow these tips and your code will be more secure. Share this article:   READ MORE FEATURED ARTICLE TRENDING ARTICLE MOST POPULAR ARTICLE Freelancing allows IT professionals to earn extra and break free from monotonous work The Economic Times The idea of choosing your work and not be a clock-watcher is tantalizing and something Indian information technology professionals are increasingly getting to do, thanks to the numerous online freelancing websites. read more IT in Canada's post-secondary system key to economic impact IT World Canada Colleges in Canada were created to broaden access to post-secondary education, and their economic value has proven itself again and again. In British Columbia the numbers are in for 2014 and they are definitive. read more CIPS launches new membership system CIPS CIPS is pleased to announce that we have officially launched our new membership system! You will be emailed a link to access the new system and will be asked to setup a new username and password, or alternatively you can choose to login with your Google or LinkedIn account. read more Featured I.T. Jobs CIPS Senior Systems Architect, Calgary, Alberta Sap Analyst, Quality Management, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Sr. Programmer Analyst, Fredericton/Moncton, New Brunswick SAP Systems Analyst (ABAP Developer), Calgary, Alberta IT Network Analyst, Joffre, Alberta Dean, School of Information Technology, Doha, Qatar Business Technology Governance Analyst, Edmonton, Alberta Director, Information Technology, Regina, Saskatchewan Database Administrator, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Software Developer 1, 2 and 3, Winnipeg, Manitoba Technical Lead, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan System Analyst (Oracle DBA), Guelph, Ontario Team Leader - Infrastructure Services, Edmonton, Alberta See more Job Postings and Upload your Resume at: http://jobs.cips.ca Share this article:   Featured Whitepaper: Innovate Faster: Accelerate SAP CIPS Deployment fatigue? Backlog? Manual business process validations taking place? Download this white paper, "Innovate Faster: Accelerate SAP(R)," to understand how new automation software for business process validation can help stabilize your environment and reduce the risk associated with: working with multiple enterprise applications across systems; mergers & acquisitions; restructuring, and other change management initiatives. Share this article:   READ MORE TRENDING ARTICLES Missed last week's issue? See which articles your colleagues read most.     IT in Canada's post-secondary system key to economic impact (IT World Canada) 7 signs of Internet security trouble (IT World Canada) Featured I.T. Jobs (3) (CIPS) Click here to see what else you missed. iTech: IT Infrastructure & Cloud Services Conference in Toronto CIPS Once again CIPS will have an active participation in the iTech 2014 IT Infrastructure & Cloud Services Conference on May 15 at the International Centre in Toronto. As part of our partnership, along with a booth, CIPS members will receive free admission to the event. Share this article:   READ MORE CIPS Certification now requires completion of ethics exam CIPS As part of our mandate to establish Information Technology (IT) as a profession, CIPS has identified a need for testing knowledge and understanding of ethics in computing and IT. This is particularly important for those applying for CIPS' I.S.P. and ITCP certifications. Share this article:   READ MORE CIPS National Corporate Partners The following organizations have demonstrated their commitment to professionalism, ethics, and high standards for the I.T. profession through their support of CIPS. CIPS thanks all its partners for their contribution. 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