
Kanata connected car firm Irdeto opens new office in Detroit
A local connected car company is taking its Kanata-made tech to Detroit, establishing a new office in what it calls the “epicentre” of automotive growth.
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Kanata connected car firm Irdeto opens new office in Detroit
A local connected car company is taking its Kanata-made tech to Detroit, establishing a new office in what it calls the “epicentre” of automotive growth.

Ottawa’s Shopify opens first brick and mortar spot with goal of helping entrepreneurs
When Shopify Inc. opens its first brick-and-mortar space for the public Thursday, it won’t be crammed with aisles of products that the Ottawa-based company helps

Ottawa health startup Welbi wins $50K Ontario Brain Institute award
Ottawa-based health-tech firm Welbi is among six startups receiving funding from the Ontario Brain Institute for promising neurotechnologies. Welbi, which develops a platform for retirement

Galtronics releases made-in-Ottawa 5G antenna product
An antenna firm that came to Ottawa last year hoping to harness the capital’s telecom talent has released its first 5G-enabled product. Galtronics, a subsidiary

Eyeing new markets, Ottawa software firm Solufy acquired by U.S. firm
Ottawa-based Solufy, which counts the likes of NASA and Disney among its clients, announced this week it had been acquired by a U.S. firm, ending

Ottawa’s Kevin Ford opens his M&A playbook at CEO Talks luncheon
Kevin Ford has a theory for why more than seven in 10 mergers and acquisitions fail, and it has little to do with profit margins

Ottawa’s Ranovus, Giatec to receive millions in federal clean-tech funding
Two Ottawa firms will reap the rewards of the federal government’s latest round of spending aimed at promoting clean tech. Ranovus will receive $8 million

Beth Comstock bringing lessons in General Electric innovation to Ottawa’s TiECon
Beth Comstock knows a thing or two about making an impact at big companies. For three decades, Comstock spent her career effecting change at the

Ottawa’s C-Com Satellite snags US$1.3M in African orders
A few weeks before it reports its third-quarter earnings, Ottawa’s C-Com Satellite Systems (TSX-V:CMI) says its received US$1.28 million worth of antenna orders from several

Harvey’s, Swiss Chalet operator taps Gatineau firm’s compliance software
A Gatineau-based software firm says it’s been selected by one of Canada’s largest restaurant brand operators to help manage its franchisees’ audits. FranchiseBlast announced Tuesday
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