Technology

By IAN ROSS Northern Ontario Business Within a couple of years, all the pieces will be in place for the North American mining industry to begin converting its underground diesel and battery-power mining vehicles to fuel-cell technology.

Gord Brinkman, THE BEACON GORD BRINKMAN of Jellicoe recognized the need to enhance the safety of traffic control at construction sites, so he designed and produced a portable traffic control unit for use on two-lane highways and roads that easily hit

By KELLY LOUISEIZE Northern Ontario Business Hundreds of inventions pass by Mike Gauthier's desk every year; so many in fact, that inventing has become an industry in itself.

By ANDREW WAREING Northern Ontario Business Protecting customer privacy does not need to be a burden. In fact, it can be a major selling point. On Jan.

Peter Kaiser, Virtual reality KAISER is pioneering the use of virtual reality for mine planning and exploration decision making.

Entrepreneurs think carefully about the time and money spent setting up their business. Every penny and minute is precious. Use of the Internet during these initial phases is fundamental.

By ANDREW WAREING Drinks and dollars are combining with bits and bytes in Chris Painter and Drew Bennett's world.

By IAN ROSS Northern Ontario Business They do everything but fetch your morning coffee and pick up the dry cleaning.

By KELLY LOUISEIZE Business leaders concerned about client confidentiality and secure Internet transactions may want to consider a Thunder Bay technology business aimed at helping keep a lid on Web interference.

By Andrew Wareing Business owners have a myriad of accounting software packages to choose from, but before making the investment, one may wish to conduct one's own needs assessment, says a computer consultant with Ross, Pope and Company in Timmins.