MONTREAL – Telus Health and McGill University have announced a new three-year, million dollar partnership to create a learning environment and conduct research on how best to use technology to improve health and healthcare delivery for Canadians.
“This partnership will contribute to our effectiveness in generating quantifiable results by allowing us to document patient outcomes from our health IT applications and cutting-edge collaborative services,” said Telus Health president Paul Lepage in a release. “It enables us to gain valuable knowledge and further insights on the impacts of ehealth initiatives from both the clinical and business perspectives…
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TORONTO – Andrea Wood has joined Telus as its vice-president of legal services, the company announced this week. She is joining the team lead by Monique Mercier, senior vice-president, chief legal officer and corporate secretary.
Wood brings more than 25 years of legal experience, much of that in the telecommunications and related industries. She was most recently with Wind as the wireless company’s chief legal officer.
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VANCOUVER – Telus has announced improvements to its Optik mobile app that lets users watch movie trailers before renting, and provides better video quality and more HD titles.
The app allows customers to rent more than 1,500 new release movies and TV shows and then watch them on their smartphones, tablets, and laptops. Optik customers can rent a movie once and have the choice to watch it on any screen during the rental period. Customers have the flexibility to rent select Movies On Demand from Optik TV at home, watch a portion of the movie and…
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TORONTO – Cisco and Telus have joined together to donate collaborative technology tools to help international charity Free The Children become more mobile and connected with youth around the world.
Cisco’s donation of six of ITS TelePresence, WebEx Telepresence and Jabber Video units allow the organization’s staff to connect face-to-face with colleagues in offices in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver, as well as the organization’s offices around the world. Telus, which has been a sponsor of Free The Children since 2006, supplies the network platform for the Telepresence technology.
“Cisco’s TelePresence technology will revolutionize the way…
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TORONTO – Telus says a vacation phone scam that uses the company’s name to target Ontario residents is fraudulent and is warning its customers to hang up if they receive such a call.
The call features a recorded voice message which thanks the customer for choosing Telus and offers a free vacation for being a good customer. If the person stays on the line they are connected to a real person who asks them for personal information or to send money as a down-payment on vacation fees.
The scam is common, re-surfacing periodically using the…
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VANCOUVER – Telus announced today that it has completed its previously announced two-for-one stock split of the company’s common shares, making the trading price of each share approximately half of yesterday’s closing price of $70.56.
Yesterday, the company’s shareholders received one additional share for each share owned. The newly issued common shares commenced trading on the Toronto and New York Stock Exchanges at the start of business today. With the completion of the stock split, the number of Telus common shares outstanding has doubled to approximately 653.7 million.
“Telus’ stock split builds upon a number…
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BOWMANVILLE and CORNWALL, ONT. ?– Telus announced the latest launch of its 4G LTE wireless network service today to customers in Bowmanville and Cornwall, Ont.
The company?'s 4G LTE service now covers more than 70% of the Canadian population, or 24 million, across approximately 170 markets.
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HALIFAX – Telus and Advantage Wireless of Dartmouth announced they will open Atlantic Canada’s first Telus business centre this Thursday in Dartmouth.
The companies say the new consulting business store will help bring “big business” technology and telecom services to small- and medium-sized businesses in the Halifax-Dartmouth region.
Instead of choosing their devices or plans from the other side of a counter, dedicated Telus business specialists will consult with business customers to help meet their needs. Offerings include Google Apps for Business, Moneris POS and mobile payment systems, digital IP phone systems, web/mobile site development, management and…
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REGINA/SASKATOON, SK – Telus announced the latest launch of its 4G LTE network service today to customers in Regina and Saskatoon.
“Already enjoying Saskatchewan’s largest 4G network, we are pleased to welcome residents of Regina and Saskatoon to our 4G LTE wireless network service, which now covers more than 24 million Canadians across the country,” said Brent Johnston, vice-president, Telus Mobility Solutions, in a release. “Telus is committed to putting customers in Saskatchewan first by providing the best service, the fastest wireless technology available in the world today and the latest devices to keep connected while…
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SUMMERSIDE, PEI and NORTH BAY, ON – Telus announced today that its 4G LTE network is now available to its customers in Summerside and North Bay.
With these launches, Telus has expanded its presence in both Ontario and the Atlantic provinces. Recently, Telus launched its 4G LTE service in other southwestern Ontario regions including Woodstock, Windsor, Leamington and Brantford. Recent additions in the Atlantic regions include Saint John, St. John’s, Moncton, Charlottetown and Halifax. The company’s 4G LTE service now covers nearly 70% of the Canadian population.
Smartphone customers can also use the company’s new…
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