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Mercatus MoBros

December 1, 2011

It’s December 1st, which means an end to yet another successful Movember, and not to mention a lot of happy wives/girlfriends. Our brave and dedicated team has changed the face of men’s health again this year and raised just over $500 to a great ca...


Experiences at Mercatus

November 2, 2011

A few weeks ago I asked one of our coop students, from Waterloo, to write about his experience working at Mercatus. Not knowing what to expect, and obviously hoping for a positive response, he emailed me this… People will often ask me “So how are...


Fall Climb up the CN Tower

October 25, 2011

Every year the thousands of people gather around the Metro Toronto Convention Centre to prepare to partake in Climb up the CN Tower. The event is hosted bi-annually with a Spring and Autumn event raising money for the United Way and World Wildlife Fe...


Remembering Steve Jobs

October 6, 2011

We here at Mercatus Technologies just wanted to pay our respects to Mr. Jobs and all that he has done for the Tech industry, Media & the World. Mr. Jobs once said that he wanted to “put a ding in the universe”. We sure think that he d...


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NextPoint 2011

October 6, 2011

We had the opportunity to showcase our leading edge technology, that connects retailers to their customers, at the NextPoint 2011 conference in San Diego this past week. We started off the event with a news release announcement of our multi-year d...


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Mercatus Names Rick Laanvere Vice President, Sales & Marketing

September 6, 2011

Today is Rick's first day with Mercatus. Welcome to the Mercatus family Rick! We're all looking forward to working with you and getting to know you better.


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5 Big Mobile Trends That Your Company Needs to Know

August 3, 2011

Mobile Web usage is growing at an exponential rate. It seems as though everyone has a mobile device, or two, these days. By 2012, 85% of all smartphones will be web enabled, driving an explosion of the mobile web and mobile search along with it. Mobi...


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Google Announces Google Wallet

June 8, 2011

Google has dealt its hand for mobile payment and released its “Google Wallet” application. Designed initially to work with Citi Mastercard and Google prepaid cards, but they say eventually it will accept other credit and gift cards. It works by ta...


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Why follow Mercatus?

April 18, 2011

We want you to know who we are. We want you to follow us. We want you to stalk us. That's right. We want you to read our blog, follow us on Twitter, be our friend on Facebook and connect with us on LinkedIn. Why you ask? It's real simple. Following u...


Ideas around agile development

February 10, 2011

"In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins, not through strength, but through flexibility." – Buddha We've recently been bouncing around ideas regarding our processes and how to deal with contract negotiations wh...


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Welcome

February 3, 2011

Welcome to the Mercatus blog. This is our first "hello world" from our new home. Many changes have taken place since your last visit. We have a new name, a new online home and a new home in the real world. You get a first glance without bringing a ho...


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