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Ottawa Tech news and happenings - Archives - March 2008

40% growth

SiGe Semiconductor records US$69 million in revenue for 2007, achieving 40% year-over-year growth on increased sales in the computing, home entertainment and mobile markets.

March Networks finalizes its $29-million acquisition of Italian rival Cieffe S.p.A. and subsidiary Insignis technologies S.r.l. The Ottawa-based maker of IP-based video and business analysis applications is paying roughly $24 million in cash and 1.2 million in common shares for the two vendors, as well as considerations for revenues earned over a specified period.

Bridgewater announces new products, services

» Ottawa Business Journal - Technology News - 03/31/08

Bridgewater Systems has launched two new products for wireless and mobile service providers, as well as a new professional services group to help customers integrate and support their Bridgewater......

March Networks completes Cieffe acquisition

» Ottawa Business Journal - Technology News - 03/31/08

March Networks has wrapped up its $29-million acquisition of Italian rival Cieffe S.p.A. and its subsidiary Insignis technologies S.r.l....

Global IQX, specializes in configurable, component-based solutions for the Insurance industry

» 82000reasons blogs - 03/31/08

Global IQX is laser focused on delivering intelligent and integrated sales and service automation modules to insurance companies that offer employee benefit plans. Founded in Ottawa in 1999, Global IQX also has a sales office in Roanoke, Virginia.

MOSAID Technologies Inc. has sold its Ottawa head office campus for a profit, at $10.5 million in cash...

Defusing a tax time bomb

» Ottawa Business Journal - Technology News - 03/31/08

Tech workers burned by huge tax bills on stock options number in thousands, says group...

TPG launches $250M lawsuit against Public Works

» Ottawa Business Journal - Technology News - 03/31/08

Engineering services company TPG Technology Consulting has resurrected an old quarrel with the federal government, with the launch of a $250-million lawsuit Monday....

Deal with Zonet

» National Capital SCAN - 03/30/08

Wi-LAN Inc. signs California�s Zonet USA Corp. to a six-year licensing deal for its Wi-Fi patents. The Ottawa-based IP licensing firm says the deal includes Zonet, a designer and manufacturer of computer peripherals for the network and connectivity industry, signing a running royalty agreement, as well as paying for past use of the technology.

Solution scores with MLBPA

» National Capital SCAN - 03/30/08

Cognos�s business intelligence and performance management software proves a hit with the Major League Baseball Players Association, which chooses IBM Cognos TM1 Executive Viewer to help analyze data such as players� statistics.

Acquisition pays off

» National Capital SCAN - 03/30/08

Seprotech Systems Inc. signs new contracts worth $1.6 million as it reaps the benefits of its October purchase of PJ Hannah Equipment Corp., which is responsible for half of the new business.

Tech Now: March 30, 2008

» CTV Ottawa - Tech Now Videos - 03/30/08

No vacancy: Internet reaching capacity

» CTV Ottawa - Tech Now Videos - 03/30/08

Corel gets buyout proposal from majority shareholder

» Ottawa Business Journal - Technology News - 03/28/08

Ottawa's Corel Corporation might be taken private. ...

Cognos hits home run with Major League Baseball union deal

» Ottawa Business Journal - Technology News - 03/28/08

Cognos has signed a deal to provide its business intelligence and performance management software to the Major League Baseball Players Association....

Wi-LAN seals six-year Wi-Fi licensing deal with Zonet

» Ottawa Business Journal - Technology News - 03/28/08

Wi-LAN Inc. has bagged another wireless licensing deal, this time with California's Zonet USA Corp....

Ottawa universities get $1.3M injection

» Ottawa Business Journal - Technology News - 03/28/08

The University of Ottawa and Carleton University are receiving more than $1.3 million from the Canada Foundation for Innovation as part of an investment supporting 31 institutions across the......

Urgent Need for CIOs and CFOs to Make Better Case for IT Spending:

» CATAAlliance - Press Releases - 03/28/08

Reaction to Ontario Budget

» CATAAlliance - Press Releases - 03/28/08

Grantium Inc. Leading the Market in Enterprise Grants Management (EGM) Software Solutions to the Public Sector

» 82000reasons blogs - 03/28/08

Grantium Inc.  Leading the Market in Enterprise Grants Management (EGM) Software Solutions to the Public SectorGrantium Inc. is quietly realizing its mission to be the leading provider of enterprise scale software products that significantly improve the efficiency, transparency and accountability of grants programs.

T-Base Communications provides solutions to reach a wider audience

» 82000reasons blogs - 03/28/08

By Sharlyn Ayotte, President and CEO of T-Base Communications In previously attempting to independently access information from within my personal and confidential documents, it was the lack of available accessible communications that inspired my business vision, and transitioned me from blind consumer to blind entrepreneur.

Ottawa Startup Directory: Jaded Pixel / Shopify

» Startup Ottawa - 03/28/08

Company Name: Jaded Pixel / Shopify URL: http://www.shopify.com � Description: "We are a hosted e-commerce software company that helps businesses by providing the smartest and easiest e-commerce application for them to become and stay successful at selling online." Contact Information ...

LoyaltyMatch is going to Boston�

» Startup Ottawa - 03/28/08

Mike Ball of LoyaltyMatch just let me know that they won the vator.tv contest that I recently wrote about and have been selected to make a presentation at Venture Summit East 2008.

This week on Tech Now

» CTV Ottawa - Tech Now Videos - 03/28/08

Claude Haw

» National Capital SCAN - 03/27/08

is appointed to the board of directors at security semiconductor IP company Elliptic Semiconductor. Mr. Haw is a professional engineer with more than 30 years in tech company management and venture investment.

India�s a marketplace not just an outsourcing centre for tech companies

» OCRIRadio.com - 03/28/08

Interviewed by OCRIRadio.com co-host Nathan Rudyk at last month�s Telfer India Forum at the University of Ottawa, four technology executives and one experienced India observer brush aside the myth that India�s only role in the technology sector is as a supplier of outsourced labour.

High Tech Report - March 27/2008

» Ottawa Citizen - Semi-Annual High Tech Report - 03/27/08

How insects fly, The need for speed, WiMAX for the world, Own the brainwave, Arming the isolated with high tech, Open source, open markets, Learning from locusts and other insects, Father's comments turn on light bulb, Who's Who in High Tech the directory, College's green architecture program 'not just theory', AFORE goes it alone -- and well, Don't order me to unplug, Rimrocked takes GPS to the next level...

e2 alum awarded $5,000

» National Capital SCAN - 03/27/08

Heliocentric Technologies Inc., an alumnus of OCRI�s (Ottawa Centre for Research and Innovation) Entrepreneur�s Edge (e2) program, receives a $5,000 EIOC Innovation Award from Entrepreneurship and Innovation Ottawa Corp., �based on [Heliocentric�s] potential for commercial success and creating high-value jobs in Ottawa.� Heliocentric Technologies is focused on producing innovative solutions to known bottlenecks in traditional industries, chiefly the mineral resource industry.

Partnership with IPcom

» National Capital SCAN - 03/27/08

PIKA Technologies Inc. signs an agreement with Latin American custom telecom solutions company IPcom to power its call features offering. The Ottawa-based developer of media-processing hardware and software says IPcom will use PIKA�s PrimeNet quad E1 boards to enable its new Carnival Ringback Tones platform.

Local exec honoured

» National Capital SCAN - 03/27/08

Julia Elvidge, president of Ottawa-based Chipworks Inc., is named �Trailblazer of the Year� at the CWC 2008 Annual Awards Gala at the Ottawa Congress Centre.

$2.1 million for R&D

» National Capital SCAN - 03/27/08

Ottawa-based Precarn Inc. boosts investment by $2.1 million to support research and development in the environmental and manufacturing sectors. The not-for-profit company says it is asking Canadian businesses to submit proposals for funding to help develop or implement intelligent systems technologies related to cleantech or manufacturing, particularly automotive parts.

Ottawa gets B- score from Nortel

» Ottawa Business Journal - Technology News - 03/27/08

Nortel chief technology officer John Roese on Thursday said Ottawa scored a B- on its quality as a research and development centre, and hinted that local workers might be "repositioned" to fit the......

The OCRI / University of Ottawa Executive MBA scholarship will be awarded to one candidate and is valued at over $59,500. The deadline for applications is May 9th.

» OttawaMEDTECH - News - 03/27/08

New: Ottawa Startup Directory

» Startup Ottawa - 03/27/08

I always love hearing about local startups, but it’s not that easy to find them. With that thought, I figured it was time to add a startup directory to the StartupOttawa blog.

BLOGARHYTHMS> 'S PICK OF THE DAY'S BEST BLOGS

» National Capital SCAN - 03/26/08

It's time to abolish VC beauty contests Posted by Alec Saunders A friend of mine pointed out the Canadian Innovation Exchange event happening in Toronto to myself and another entrepreneur and suggested we might consider attending.

Provance and BDNA launch joint hardware and software management solution

» Ottawa Business Journal - Technology News - 03/26/08

Gatineau's Provance Technologies has teamed up with California-based BDNA Corp. to launch a new joint solution for software and IT asset management....

Remote IT administration inviting security troubles?

» Ottawa Business Journal - Technology News - 03/26/08

Not necessarily, say users, providers...

Precarn offers $2.1M boost for clean tech, manufacturing

» Ottawa Business Journal - Technology News - 03/26/08

Precarn Inc. is investing $2.1 million to promote research and development in the environmental and manufacturing sectors....

Nortel won't confirm rumours of local layoffs

» Ottawa Business Journal - Technology News - 03/26/08

Reports that Nortel's WiMAX group has experienced cuts or has been abandoned could not be confirmed or denied by Nortel officials this week. ...

Vanier College BDC Case Challenge

» Business Development Bank of Canada - Press Releases - 03/26/08

Macadamians sound off about their reasons for choosing Macadamian and Ottawa

» 82000reasons blogs - 03/26/08

$100-million deal

» National Capital SCAN - 03/25/08

Nortel lands a deal worth more than US$100 million with India�s largest telecom services provider. The giant network equipment maker reports it has signed an agreement with state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd.

�Product of the Year�

» National Capital SCAN - 03/25/08

Ottawa-based Spartan Bioscience Inc. wins the 2008 Frost & Sullivan Global Polymerase Chain Reaction Product of the Year Award. The molecular diagnostics company was recognized for its portable Spartan DX DNA analyzer for small-scale, on-demand DNA analysis.

US expansion

» National Capital SCAN - 03/25/08

Ottawa-based consulting and training company Capital Technology Partners opens CT Partners USA, located in Chicago, the firm�s first office in the US. A member of Oracle�s partner network, Capital Technology helps improve its clients� operations by implementing Oracle applications.

Carl Smith

» National Capital SCAN - 03/25/08

is named CFO at Espial Group Inc., succeeding Bob Daly who took on the CFO role to help complete the company�s IPO last year.

Spartan Bioscience Inc. Receives Frost & Sullivan Global Award

» OttawaMEDTECH - News - 03/25/08

Nortel lands $100M deal to provide cellphone service in India

» Ottawa Business Journal - Technology News - 03/25/08

Nortel has won a deal worth more than US$100 million with India's largest telecom services provider....

Job Posting: RealDecoy is hiring�

» Startup Ottawa - 03/25/08

Mark Stephenson from RealDecoy just got in touch to let me know that they are hiring for a number of new positions including Developers and Information Architects.

Ottawa VC Roundtable

» Startup Ottawa - 03/24/08

Rick Segal of JLA Ventures just let me know that he will be heading to Ottawa on April 16th to host the Ottawa edition of the VC Rountable. What To Expect: 25 attendee limit Informal/Free About 2 - 3 hours in length Information on VC/Angels and the process[...]

» The Ottawa Network - 03/24/08

Wednesday March 26th 5:30-7:00 pm at the Nepean Sailing Club, 3259 Carling Ave Sales Round Table & Networking There's lots of talk that Ottawa is short on Sales savvy tech workers. This week we've established a panel of experienced sales professionals willing to spend time to improve and dispel this situation. Come out and spend time with our distinguished panel...

Kaben Wireless leading the way in reconfigurable RF technology

» 82000reasons blogs - 03/24/08

Kaben Wireless Silicon has developed innovative, reconfigurable RF technology that enables new, low cost, high performance radio architectures. Kaben Wireless Silicon Inc is a developer of wireless semiconductors specializing in the design of high performance radio microchips for variety of wireless applications...

UPDATE: SEC and OSC charge Melnyk with accounting fraud

» Ottawa Business Journal - Technology News - 03/24/08

Biovail founder and Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk is in hot soup again with securities regulators....

Sitebrand plans public debut as online shopping market explodes

» Ottawa Business Journal - Technology News - 03/24/08

Company chief says U.S. recession fears could mean boon for online retail business...

Tech Now: March 23, 2008

» CTV Ottawa - Tech Now Videos - 03/23/08

Nortel's new learning tool for teachers

» CTV Ottawa - Tech Now Videos - 03/23/08

Job: Head of ( Sr. Manager ) TravelPod Labs

» Startup Ottawa - 03/22/08

Company: TravelPod( part of TripAdvisor / Expedia ) Job Title: Head of ( Sr. Manager ) TravelPod Labs Description: ( link to full description and application form ) Founded in December 2007, TravelPod Labs (TPL) is a software development division within the TripAdvisor Media Network family. Based in Ottawa, TPL was created to develop new ideas and test home [...]

BLOGARHYTHMS> 'S PICK OF THE DAY'S BEST BLOGS

» National Capital SCAN - 03/22/08

No 'sour grapes' for OCRI Posted by Peter Childs I admire the Toronto tech community because they've shown us what committed organizers, working at the grass roots, can do. They look at cities like Ottawa, with its powerful economic development agency, wistfully - sometimes to the point that those of us who have questions...

Robert Thompson

» National Capital SCAN - 03/21/08

is named Distil Interactive�s new CEO, succeeding Jonathan Adair who will remain with the company as chief operating officer. Mr. Thompson has over 15 years of experience in the tech industry, holding marketing and management positions in Canada, US and Europe. Formerly chairman and CEO of QueryObject Systems...

Inaugural Technology Innovation Management Lecture�

» Startup Ottawa - 03/20/08

Luc Lalande, from the Innovation Transfer Office at Carleton University asked that I post the below invitation to the following Technology Innovation Management (TIM) lecture. It is open to all. You are cordially welcomed to attend the inaugural Carleton University Technology Innovation Management (TIM) Series Lecture on campus Friday, March 28th starting at 4:00pm. The TIM [...]

Diversity Procurement Study Launched: Invitation to Participate at Procurement Fair Roundtable

» CATAAlliance - Press Releases - 03/20/08

This week on Tech Now

» CTV Ottawa - Tech Now Videos - 03/20/08

Canadian Pavilion Confirmed for Gartner Outsourcing Summit in Washington

» CATAAlliance - Press Releases - 03/19/08

One-Day Pass Now Available for IT360 Conference & Expo

» CATAAlliance - Press Releases - 03/19/08

BLOGARHYTHMS> 'S PICK OF THE DAY'S BEST BLOGS

» National Capital SCAN - 03/19/08

Maintaining your personal brand online Posted by Jonathan Snook This seems like a really subtle thing but it's something that I've tried to do and that is establish a personal brand and maintain it throughout all of my online activities. Maintaining a personal brand using your own name or alias can actually be easier...

Join the Ottawa?s eBusiness Cluster at Internet Retailer 2008

» OCRI Global Marketing - Newsletter - 03/19/08

UPDATE: Enablence grows cash and investments in Q3

» Ottawa Business Journal - Technology News - 03/19/08

Fibre optic supplier Enablence Technologies Inc. dipped further into the red during its fiscal third quarter but dramatically increased its cash and short-term investment position as well as its total......

Wi-LAN jumps up ranking of country's tech firms

» Ottawa Business Journal - Technology News - 03/19/08

Wi-LAN leapt up in the rankings of the country's top tech firms after the patent licensing company increased its revenues to $61.3 million in 2007, up from only $2.1 million a year earlier....

Adobe stock rises after release of Q1 results

» Ottawa Business Journal - Technology News - 03/19/08

Shares of Adobe Systems Inc. rose about 10 per cent Wednesday morning, to around US$35, after the company reported it surpassed first quarter revenue targets and posted a strong year-over-year......

No. 1, again

» National Capital SCAN - 03/19/08

BelAir Networks is named by the Dell�Oro Group as worldwide wireless mesh market leader for both revenue and mesh units and radios shipped in Q4 2007. This marks the second consecutive quarter that the Ottawa company has been recognized...

Reseller agreement

» National Capital SCAN - 03/19/08

Security authentication provider CryptoCard engages San Francisco-based equipment reseller Variable Path to integrate and resell its two-factor authentication technology. As a member of CryptoCard�s partner program, the California company partner will offer CryptoCard�s product...

Quiznos picks Halogen

» National Capital SCAN - 03/19/08

Halogen Software�s employee performance management software is chosen by fast-food restaurant chain Quiznos for its Denver headquarters. The sandwich maker says it is replacing its manual employee review process with the Ottawa company�s eAppraisal software...�

Start-Up Drop In - Cleantech Opportunities

» Startup Ottawa - 03/18/08

You, Me and Green IT : April 9 - 10, 2008

» CATAAlliance - Press Releases - 03/18/08

Accelerating the growth of Canadian technology companies - Webinar Series : Lead Generation 2.0

» CATAAlliance - Press Releases - 03/18/08

Product launched

» National Capital SCAN - 03/18/08

Software development solutions start-up Protecode Inc. debuts its first product, a tool that identifies code going into new software. The Ottawa-based company�s �protecoding� technology is a continuous process that resolves IP ownership uncertainties...

CRYPTOCard signs reseller agreement

» Ottawa Business Journal - Technology News - 03/18/08

Security authentication provider CRYPTOCard has signed an agreement to resell and integrate its technology with San Francisco-based equipment reseller Variable Path....

C-COM Satellite Systems' profit skyrockets

» Ottawa Business Journal - Technology News - 03/18/08

C-COM Satellite Systems Inc. reported net profit soared 335 per cent to $1.32 million last fiscal year, as sales of its iNetVu Mobile antenna systems increased....

Startup Ottawa Twitter Widget

» Startup Ottawa - 03/17/08

If you look to the right you'll notice that I added a Startup Ottawa Twitter widget. The idea behind this is simple. If you are part of the startup community in Ottawa, click on the "Do you follow me" link at the bottom of the widget, when I see the request I will set the [...]

Devshop V2 - Launches at Democamp8

» Startup Ottawa - 03/17/08

Craig Fitzpatrick, CEO of Devshop, tells me that the final coat of varnish is being applied to his upcoming v2 release of Devshop's project management application. Devshop released v1 into the wild last April so this has been almost a year in coming. For those of you familiar with the software biz, a v2 release [...]

Malaysia Market Study to Provide Canadian Businesses a Competitive Advantage

» CATAAlliance - Press Releases - 03/17/08

BLOGARHYTHMS> 'S PICK OF THE DAY'S BEST BLOGS

» National Capital SCAN - 03/17/08

New Canadian business IP coalition on the way Sources indicate that there may be a new business IP coalition on the way, presumably to counter the Business Coalition for Balanced Copyright. The BCBC, which includes a who's who of telecommunications, Internet, broadcast, and retail companies, has called on the government to adopt a balanced approach that addresses fair dealing and preserves consumer rights...

Microsoft integration

» National Capital SCAN - 03/17/08

N-able Technologies signs an agreement with Microsoft that will see the Ottawa company integrate its remote monitoring and management platform with Microsoft�s IT systems management software...

$102,000 raised

» National Capital SCAN - 03/17/08

RAMTelecom Inc. raises $102,000 in a private placement to support new network solutions for customers. The deal saw CEO Ralph Misener selling 510,000 common shares to finance the purchase of 510,000 share units valued at $0.20 cents. The deal awaits approval by the TSX Venture Exchange...

March 10, 2008 - Hair-like nanowires at root of solar's future

» Ontario Centres of Excellence - OCE In The News - 03/17/08

Microscopic slivers, a thousand times thinner than a human hair, are excellent at trapping light, scientists discover.

N-able Technologies, Microsoft, ink agreement

» Ottawa Business Journal - Technology News - 03/17/08

Ottawa-based N-able Technologies has signed an agreement with Microsoft to integrate its remote monitoring and management platform with Microsoft's IT systems management software products....

Quiznos picks Halogen HR software

» Ottawa Business Journal - Technology News - 03/17/08

Quiznos has selected Halogen Software Inc. to provide the fast-food restaurant chain's Denver headquarters with the Ottawa-based company's employee performance management software....

DragonWave 'breaking the speed barrier'

» Ottawa Business Journal - Technology News - 03/17/08

DragonWave Inc. announced two new products Monday, introducing a new pseudowire service delivery unit (SDU) product portfolio and expanding its line of native Ethernet radios....

'One-stop shopping' tool organizes crucial life data

» Ottawa Business Journal - Technology News - 03/17/08

Working in the financial industry showed Gerard Arsenault and Brian Jones that too often, people would be left with a legal and financial mess when their loved ones passed away, simply because the......

Protecode's new product cleans up open-source code use

» Ottawa Business Journal - Technology News - 03/17/08

Ottawa-based Protecode Inc. has announced its first product, a software development tool which detects and identifies the different types of code going into a piece of new software....

Tech Now: March 16, 2008

» CTV Ottawa - Tech Now Videos - 03/16/08

The next generation of credit cards

» CTV Ottawa - Tech Now Videos - 03/16/08

CIX conference and toronto startupcamp2

» Startup Ottawa - 03/14/08

Will Pate from CommandN.tv emailed me about the upcoming Canadian Innovation Exchange Conference in Toronto on April 29th and 30th. Like a lot of venture type conferences there is a component where startups can present to the VC�s in the audience [...]

LOUD AND CLEAR by Denzil Doyle

» National Capital SCAN - 03/14/08

While many government labs operate incubators that provide accommodation to entrepreneurs, very few of them of them add real value to those startups; in fact, very often, their pursuit of short- term dollars jeopardizes the chances of a startup...

Christine Doyle

» National Capital SCAN - 03/14/08

joins telecom consulting firm The Attain Group Inc. as senior manager, real estate services. In her new role with the company�s centre of expertise, she will provide real estate owners and managers with telecommunication ...

New funding, CEO

» National Capital SCAN - 03/14/08

Distil Interactive Ltd. secures $1.5 million in the opening phase of its second round of venture funding. The Ottawa-based video-game business training products maker says it has secured the preliminary portion of a Series-B round...

» The Ottawa Network - 03/14/08

Wednesday March 19th 5:00-7:00 pm at LaBarge Weinstein, 515 Legget Drive, Suite 800, Kanata Start Up, Drop-In Special Session: Cleantech Opportunities Featured contacts: Mark Wickham, TEAM Fred Ayoub, Sustainable Ventures Inc. Words of Wisdom provided by: Claude Haw, Venture Coaches Featured startups: Pierre Riyard, Magenn Power Bruce Linton, Clearford Industries

This week on Tech Now

» CTV Ottawa - Tech Now Videos - 03/14/08

UPDATE: RAMTelecom raises $102,000

» Ottawa Business Journal - Technology News - 03/14/08

Satellite services company RAMTelecom Inc. has raised $102,000 in a small private placement...

Melnyk calls for new Biovail board following disappointing Q4 results

» Ottawa Business Journal - Technology News - 03/13/08

Life sciences company Biovail Corp. posted red ink and lower revenues in its fourth quarter, prompting founder Eugene Melnyk to call for a change to the company's board of directors....

Harris Computer Systems buys California software firms

» Ottawa Business Journal - Technology News - 03/13/08

Harris Computer Systems has acquired California's Schoolhouse Software Inc. and its subsidiary KnowledgeCore Software Inc....

DISTIL gets $1.5M, new CEO

» Ottawa Business Journal - Technology News - 03/13/08

Ottawa-based DISTIL Interactive Ltd. has raised $1.5 million in its second round of venture investment, with more to come....

ON THE JOB by Nancy Clark

» National Capital SCAN - 03/13/08

It�s either a marvelous new communications tool or it�s an addiction, what some wits refer to as the CrackBerry. BlackBerry does it for you but beware of the darkside From SCAN's Print Edition By the end of next month it�s expected there will be 14 million BlackBerry users worldwide...

Job: Java Web Application Developer

» Startup Ottawa - 03/13/08

Company: Sports Data Hub Job Title: Java Web Application Developer Description: Java Web Application Developer SportsDataHub is looking for a part-time Java developer to add to our growing team ASAP [...]

CIPS Hosts Community Connection IT Events

» CATAAlliance - Press Releases - 03/13/08

VCCS for Aruba

» National Capital SCAN - 03/12/08

SolaCom Technologies is providing its voice communication control system (VCCS) to the Department of Civil Aviation of Aruba. The Ottawa-based company says the installation of its Liberty-STAR technology...

Send LoyaltyMatch to Boston�

» Startup Ottawa - 03/12/08

Mike Ball is the CTO at very interesting Ottawa based startup up called LoyaltyMatch.com. Earlier today Mike was telling me that LoyaltyMatch is participating in a really interesting competition to pitch to at the AlwaysOn/Vator.tv Venture Summit East 2008 Competition in Boston [...]

Selling into the Financial Services Sector in a Global Economy

» CATAAlliance - Press Releases - 03/12/08

International environmental markets, partnerships in spotlight at Post-Globe 2008

» CATAAlliance - Press Releases - 03/12/08

Circle of Wisdom - CATA WIT Forum's Networking and Mentoring Series in Toronto

» CATAAlliance - Press Releases - 03/12/08

'Dream big, but be realistic'

» Ottawa Business Journal - Technology News - 03/12/08

Ed Ogonek became president and CEO of Bridgewater Systems Corp. in May 2004, bringing to the position some 24 years of experience in telecommunications, data networking and network/service management.......

Veritaaq wins four fed contracts worth $7.5M

» Ottawa Business Journal - Technology News - 03/12/08

Local IT consulting firm Veritaaq has won four new contracts with the federal government....

BLOGSCANNING by Robert Janelle

» National Capital SCAN - 03/12/08

"When it comes to reporting the news, the threat blogs may post to older news outlets is really no different than having a competing newspaper set up shop." There�s nothing much to choose between bloggers and journalists From SCAN's Print Edition Monitoring and writing about the blogosphere, I often see ...

BLOGARHYTHMS> 'S PICK OF THE DAY'S BEST BLOGS

» National Capital SCAN - 03/12/08

It takes a village to raise a start-up Posted by Ian Graham I read somewhere a while ago that all you need to grow a start-up is nerds and money. I am having some difficulties with that sentiment. If your intention is to develop some really cool technology...

Medtech goes global one niche at a time

» National Capital SCAN - 03/12/08

Finding success in a market dominated by large, well-funded firms is all but impossible without an eye on a niche market and a view to going global from day one. By James Bowen From SCAN's Print Edition Between 50 and 60 companies comprise Ottawa�s medical technologies cluster. And each knows all-to-well ...

Nortel launches bandwidth-boosting tech from Ottawa labs

� Ottawa Business Journal - Technology News - 03/12/08

Nortel is introducing a new homegrown technology which it claims will quadruple network capacity and provide the foundation for a tenfold increase later on, with two European customers already on...

SolaCom wins Caribbean deal

� Ottawa Business Journal - Technology News - 03/12/08

Gatineau's SolaCom Technologies will soon be taking a trip from the snowy winter climate of the National Capital Region to the sunny island paradise of Aruba....

Brian O�Higgins,

» National Capital SCAN - 03/11/08

chief technnology officer at Third Brigade, is named to the High-Level Experts Group for the Global Cybersecurity Agenda of the UN�s International Telecommunications Union (ITU) based in Geneva, Switzerland. Ottawa-based Third Brigade, a security software company...

More orders

» National Capital SCAN - 03/11/08

The mapping division of OSI Geospatial Inc. secures new contracts worth US$1.4 million in total. �Our mapping operations has closed on more than $4 million of business in the first quarter...

» The Ottawa Network - 03/11/08

Wednesday March 12th 5:30-7:00pm at the Nepean Sailing Club, 3259 Carling Ave Bootstrapping Your Venture Brian Parisien, Head of Operations, BluArc Communication Jay Swayze, CEO of BluArc Communication share their experiences in soliciting angel investment to kick-start their enterprise, and what they�ve learned about bootstrapping a rapidly growing business since then...

�Bootstrapping Your Venture� session with BluArc

» Startup Ottawa - 03/11/08

I've never attended the Ottawa Network sessions but this one sounds interesting: Bootstrapping Your Venture Wednesday March 12th 5:30-7:00pm at the Nepean Sailing Club, 3259 Carling Ave Brian Parisien, Head of Operations, BluArc Communication Jay Swayze, CEO of BluArc Communication share their experiences in soliciting angel investment to kick-start their enterprise[...]

Atreus signs up California's De-Fi

» Ottawa Business Journal - Technology News - 03/11/08

Atreus Systems has won an order from California-based mobile communications company De-Fi Mobile Ltd....

BC lab launched

» National Capital SCAN - 03/10/08

Thermal Energy International opens a test and demonstration facility for its biomass- low-temperature drying DRY-REX system in British Columbia. The industrial energy...

March 10, 2008 - The dance of the particles

» Ontario Centres of Excellence - OCE In The News - 03/10/08

Through support from the Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE), McMaster researchers are at the cutting edge of innovation in solar energy technologies...

For CIOs and CFOs: The ROI on Innovation

» CATAAlliance - Press Releases - 03/10/08

Analysis of 2008 Budget Proposals for SR&ED Program

» CATAAlliance - Press Releases - 03/10/08

Tech Now: March 9, 2008

» CTV Ottawa - Tech Now Videos - 03/10/08

OSI Geospatial signs up $1.4M in new mapping orders

» Ottawa Business Journal - Technology News - 03/10/08

Navigational systems maker OSI Geospatial Inc. has signed US$1.4-million-worth of new contracts for its mapping operations division....

Triacta applies Ottawa telecom expertise to build a cleantech winner selling networked smart meter solutions around the world

» 82000reasons blogs - 03/10/08

Knowledge is power, and electricity usage knowledge is power saved when Triacta's smart meters are employed. Power consumption falls 15%-25% when tenants are directly responsible for energy use. Founded in 2003 by a management team with strong roots in Ottawa ...

BLOGARHYTHMS> 'S PICK OF THE DAY'S BEST BLOGS

» National Capital SCAN - 03/09/08

Ryerson student faces expulsion for Facebook use Posted by Michael Geist. The big story in Toronto today is news that a student may face expulsion from Ryerson University for their use of Facebook. In this instance, the student was an administrator of a Facebook group...

Dr. James Lipman

» National Capital SCAN - 03/09/08

joins Sidense Corp. as director of marketing, and will work from his home office in California. Previously, he was VP of client services at Cain Communications, which develops...

Saguenay � Lac-Saint-Jean's Aluminium Transformation Sector Receives a $27-Million Investment from Government of Canada

» National Research Council Canada - News Releases - 03/09/08

March 10, 2008Saguenay,QC � A vibrant cluster of firms, government organizations and university researchers working in Saguenay � Lac-Saint-Jean's "Aluminium Valley" received a welcome $27-million boost from the Government of Canada today. On behalf of the Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister of Industry and Minister ...

City of Ottawa far from 2.0

» Startup Ottawa - 03/08/08

I couldn't help thinking about the mayor's comments earlier this year about Ottawa going web2.0 while waiting in line to buy a street parking pass at City Hall yesterday. Every month I drive to city hall, pay for parking, and wait in line to ask someone to print a new parking pass that I can put [...]

Diorama Championships

» Startup Ottawa - 03/07/08

OK, This has nothing to do with startups. Every year some really good friends of ours put on a really cool diorama contest. I think it is by far the biggest contest of its kind in Ottawa, so its more of city championship for dioramas. This year my wife Jess and I entered and having never [...]

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Canada's Government to Invest in Public-Private S&T Partnerships in Saguenay - Lac-Saint-Jean's Aluminium Sector

» National Research Council Canada - News Releases - 03/06/08

March 6, 2008, Saguenay, QC � The Honourable Jean-Pierre Blackburn, Minister of Labour and Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, on behalf of the Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for the National Research Council Canada (NRC), will announce an investment in the NRC Saguenay � Lac-Saint-Jean's aluminium transformation cluster initiative.