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uOttawa invests in second location in Canada’s largest tech park

Four years after the University of Ottawa opened its first satellite campus in Kanata North, the university is expanding its presence in the tech park.  

Why you should consider a career transition to cybersecurity

Increasing the number of women in cybersecurity would go a long way to help close the skills gap and put much-needed defenders on the front line against cyber-attacks.

Amazon’s Alexa Smart Properties System debuts at Ottawa’s Bruyère Village

The Alexa Smart Properties system will have its Canadian debut at Bruyère as a six-month pilot program, with 50 Alexa-enabled Echo 8 devices being deployed to residents.

Shopify says merchant sales set Black Friday record at US$3.36 billion

Shopify Inc. says sales by merchants on its system set a new record for Black Friday as they rose 17 per cent compared with a year ago.

‘We’re feeling pretty good’: Calian Group nears $600M in annual revenues in 2022 after record fourth quarter

Kanata-based firm's “diversity is strength” approach paid off handsomely in fiscal 2022 as Calian reported revenues of $582 million, up 12 per cent from the previous year.

No ‘funding problem’ in Canada despite declining investment levels, Ottawa VC says

The Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association of Canada said Thursday that companies raised $896 million across 144 deals in the third quarter, a 50 per cent drop from the previous quarter and the lowest total since the first quarter of 2020.

Intouch Insight CEO in buoyant mood as software firm’s bounceback 2022 continues

Amid all the uncertainty gripping the tech sector, Cameron Watt is sleeping easy.

Martello’s sales fall in Q2 as software firm phases out legacy products

Kanata-based company that makes wireless network troubleshooting software reported sales of $3.8 million in the three-month period ending Sept. 30, down 13 per cent from $4.4 million a year earlier. 

Canada falling behind as electric vehicle sales pick up around the world

Electric-vehicle sales in Canada grew by more than one third in the first half of this year but they are not keeping pace with the rest of the world.

Sensing opportunity: Kahi’s high-tech beacons aid disaster cleanup efforts across North America

With climate change triggering a rise in events like hurricanes, floods and wildfires, Kahi is seeing growing demand for its technology that tracks cleanup equipment in disaster areas.

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