David Sali

Dave is OBJ’s senior writer and editor with two decades of experience in the newspaper industry working for a variety of publications from community weeklies to major dailies. He is a four-time award-winning journalist by the Alliance of Area Business Publishers (AABP). He has received awards for best news feature, best scoop and best overall writer among medium-sized business publications.

ID verification powerhouse Entrust acquires Ottawa-based WorldReach

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Local firm’s touchless passport verification system has gained further urgency during the pandemic as airports look to eliminate as many high-touch points of contact as

Ottawa firm’s COVID-killing robot gaining altitude in aviation market

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High-tech disinfectant on wheels has officially entered service on Hydro-Québec-owned Dash 8s, with more customers to come.

Co-working firm TCC Canada takes over chunk of Shopify’s former Elgin Street HQ

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Ottawa-based company confirms it is subleasing up to 100,000 square feet of space previously occupied by the e-commerce software giant in Performance Court.

Senior execs Forsyth, Frasca and Lemieux leaving Shopify

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Long-serving C-suite leaders are expected to end their lengthy tenures with the Ottawa-based e-commerce company in June.

Grade A-plus: Ottawa IT firm boosts U.S. presence with acquisition of Michigan company

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Deal comes hot on the heels of Grade A’s merger with Oregon’s Convergence Networks last December.

Fast-rising Field Effect sees big upside in local partnerships

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Cybersecurity startup’s headcount has already jumped 20 per cent since late December and now stands at 150.

Ottawa medical app-maker Vaultt partners with German pharma giant on data-sharing tool

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Startup hopes deal with Boehringer Ingelheim paves way for partnerships with other big health-care players as it launches $1M funding drive.

Ottawa’s Fastest Growing Companies: Pre-pandemic pivot pays off for bug-detection firm Noibu

Fastest Growing Companies

Noibu’s revenues soared nearly 600 per cent in 2020 as retailers realized that even minutes of selling time lost to glitches in their online stores

Leonovus boss ‘bullish’ on struggling Ottawa software firm’s future

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Company hopes decade-long effort to develop secure data-transfer technology will finally bear fruit after getting the green light to sell its products to the federal

Pythian acquires Chicago-area firm in bid to bolster cloud service offerings

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ManageServe specializes in working with customers who use software from suppliers such as SAP to manage various aspects of their business, from finance and HR