SMEs get edge on IT strategies.

• Position: In Brief; Small-and medium-sized businesses - Brief Article

Small-and medium-sized businesses in northeastern Ontario are being provided with an opportunity to integrate technology into their operations.

NEOnet, northeastern Ontario's non-profit telecommunications development organization, announced a contribution of $80,000 from the National Research Council's Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP) to launch a one-year pilot project for small-and medium-sized businesses. The purpose is to integrate relevant software and technology into the business thereby allowing them to compete more effectively and internationally.

"Sometimes they do not know what is available, what is possible or what is affordable," Christy Marinig, chair of NEOnet, says.

"This project will help link...