Update: Ottawa’s Mitel to be acquired by Searchlight Capital for $2B
A shift back to private ownership will help Mitel focus on its long-term cloud strategy, CEO Rich McBee told OBJ Tuesday after the firm announced
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Ottawa’s Ensyn to build new Quebec plant with BDC investment
An Ottawa firm is among the first recipients of the Business Development Bank of Canada’s new clean-tech fund. Four Canadian clean technology firms, including Renfrew-based
Ottawa’s Thermal Energy adds major new order in solid Q3
Ottawa’s Thermal Energy International continues to report a significant order backlog as the company’s heat recovery systems attract new customers, the clean-tech firm said while
Syntronic expands Ottawa presence with new Terry Fox Drive office
Though the original plan in 2014 called for 120 employees in five years, Swedish design house Syntronic has just passed a headcount of 200 in
Ottawa-based drone firm lands spot in Hong Kong accelerator
A local drone startup is hoping a pivot and an accelerator will help the firm reach new heights. DroneEntry, an Ottawa-based company that’s been bootstrapped
University of Ottawa’s Top Startups prepare for Silicon Valley trip
Some of the University of Ottawa’s top entrepreneurial talent will be taking their early stage businesses to Silicon Valley this spring.
Kanata North BIA hires L-Spark’s Jamie Petten as new executive director
The Kanata North Business Association’s search for a new leader culminated with a pick from its own tech park. The BIA announced Thursday that L-Spark’s
Ottawa entrepreneurs have strong startup, scaleup mindsets: report
Ottawa’s entrepreneurs have the right mindsets to launch and scale up their businesses, but the startup community could use a bit more cohesion, according to
Carleton University, BlackBerry QNX join forces to put brakes on cyber threats to self-driving cars
A group of Carleton University students is working with Transport Canada and BlackBerry QNX to devise ways of thwarting potential cyberattacks against self-driving vehicles. Richard
Quarterhill caps first year in IIOT with US$5M California contract win
One year after announcing a pivot to acquire companies in the emerging industrial Internet of Things sector, Ottawa-based Quarterhill announced this week that one of
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