
Ottawa satellite firm Telesat swings to $172M profit in Q1
Telesat’s revenues dipped slightly in the first quarter of fiscal 2019, a decline the Ottawa-based satellite communications company blamed on less demand for its short-term
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Ottawa satellite firm Telesat swings to $172M profit in Q1
Telesat’s revenues dipped slightly in the first quarter of fiscal 2019, a decline the Ottawa-based satellite communications company blamed on less demand for its short-term

Ottawa-based retail analytics firm omNovos acquires Vancouver company
A few years after spinning off from parent company DataKinetics, omNovos is finding enough success in the retail industry to make a major purchase of

Hotels, cars and mail: Ottawa’s Martello racks up global contract wins
The Mandarin Oriental hotel in Kuala Lumpur is offering Martello Technologies’ potential clients the ultimate try-before-you-buy experience this week. John Proctor, the CEO of the

Ottawa blockchain firm Leonovus records $5M loss as R&D spending ramps up
Leonovus posted a net loss of nearly $5 million in 2018 as it ramped up its spending on R&D and sales and marketing, the company

Startups to watch: App8 aims to simplify restaurant payments
There was something about sitting down in a restaurant that always nagged at Elias Hage. The food could be delicious, the atmosphere could be lively

‘Serious games’: Ottawa’s Simutech enters 3D simulation space
An Ottawa company that makes a simulator that teaches workers how to repair and maintain factory equipment is bringing a whole new dimension to its

Losses mount at Thermal Energy as Ottawa cleantech firm ‘accelerates’ investments
A slight dip in third-quarter revenues isn’t cooling the optimistic outlook of Thermal Energy International’s executives, who continue to forecast that the Ottawa cleantech firm

Update: Shopify shares soar after Ottawa tech firm reports 50% jump in Q1 revenues
Shopify touted the “encouraging” growth of its e-commerce platform in international markets Tuesday, after announcing its first-quarter 2019 revenues rose 50 per cent year-over-year to

Ottawa’s Shopify partners with Facebook, Snap on new ad-creation apps
Shopify is partnering with two of the world’s leading social media companies to make it easier for businesses to advertise on their platforms. The Ottawa-based

Rumoured Mitel-Avaya merger could create new telecom industry leader: analyst
Ottawa-based unified communications service provider Mitel’s reported bid to acquire U.S. competitor Avaya is aimed at creating a combined entity with the heft to battle
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