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Techopia is focused on Ottawa’s technology sector. This multimedia project includes regular online news coverage, a video and audio podcast, private networking events and quarterly reports. OBJ also partners with EY to create an annual magazine called Techopia-EY Insights.

National Research Council marks 100th birthday

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The quest for innovation may be a current theme, but it certainly isn’t a new one. Take the National Research Council, for instance, which marked

Ottawa’s Trustifier securing a key market niche

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Ahmed Masud had an unusual start in the cybersecurity industry. By Lucy Screnci. Shortly after he developed Trustifier KSE, a security solution that prevents data

Life sciences firm Avivagen raises $3.6M in private placement

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Avivagen CEO Cameron Groome was sounding an upbeat tone Friday morning after his company announced it had secured $3.6 million in new funding in a

McBee a consolidation king: latest acquisition makes Mitel a global leader, analysts say

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Buying up companies is getting to be old hat for Mitel Networks CEO Rich McBee. But even for someone who has spearheaded half a dozen

TechInsights and Chipworks to join forces

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Two Ottawa-based companies announced plans to merge Thursday in a deal they say will create a leading patent advisory services firm. Chipworks and TechInsights “come

Genband to open Ottawa centre of excellence for Kandy platform

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Genband will open a 70,000-square-foot centre of excellence in Ottawa next week, the Texas-based real-time communications software provider announced Thursday. The centre will complement Genband’s

IT skills gap hampering growth in video game sector, panel says

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A growing skills gap in the information technology sector is shackling Canada’s gaming and other tech industries, a panel of industry experts said Wednesday. By

Versature secures $1.15 million in financing from BDC Capital, RBC

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Ottawa-based Versature announced Tuesday it has secured $1.15 million in funding without giving up any equity. BDC Capital is providing $750,000 to the cloud-based business

IDC shareholders approve Novra acquisition

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International Datacasting Corporation shareholders voted Monday in favour of a deal that will see the Ottawa company merge with Winnipeg’s Novra Technologies. The acquisition, which was

Edgewater gets $2.7 million federal boost to update military aircraft computing systems

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Edgewater Computer Systems announced Monday it is receiving $2.7 million through the federal Strategic Aerospace and Defence Initiative. The repayable contribution will go to develop technology