Aliant CLICKS with kids in hospital

HALIFAX – Bell Aliant has partnered with Microsoft Canada on a program providing bedside access to the Internet and virtual classrooms for hospitalized children at the IWK Health Centre in Halifax. The program, called Child Life Interactive Computers for Kids (CLICK), allows the children to access their classrooms virtually in real time via a laptop and a webcam. It also provides wireless connectivity, hardware, software, and Xbox consoles and games. "Aliant is excited to partner with the IWK and Microsoft to bring the CLICK program to Atlantic Canada. We understand the power of communications and we recognize the role it plays in...