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Why tech companies are opening new offices despite allowing remote, hybrid work

Shopify is one of the many tech companies not backing away from new digs even as their leaders espouse hybrid or remote work arrangements.

Techopia Live: So long, Corel. Hello, Alludo.

One of Ottawa’s most iconic technology companies is changing its brand after 37 years and boldly looking to the future.

Rock solid: Cleantech trailblazer Giatec Scientific nabs $5M in fresh funding to fuel foreign expansion

It’s the latest major capital injection for the Ottawa software firm, which brought German building materials powerhouse HeidelbergCement on board as a minority investor earlier this year.

Ottawa’s new health care hub aims to prevent work stress – and overburdened emergency units

By focusing on preventative medicine, wellness and follow-up care, their goal is to keep people out of the hospital and the city’s overburdened emergency units. 

Better together: Collaboration between industry and universities is Ottawa’s key to success

As students make their return to campus for another academic year, the University of Ottawa is also...

‘Offline retail is all the way back’: Shopify launches new point-of-sale system in bid to kickstart growth

POS Go is a mobile unit equipped with a built-in barcode scanner that lets merchants check out items anywhere in the store.

Tablz serves up new income stream for restaurants looking to cash in on premium seats

Ottawa startup's platform that allows customers to take 3D online walkthroughs of restaurants and pay extra to reserve specific tables is now in use in more than 50 eateries.

BluWave-ai’s software takes centre stage at solar-powered Bryan Adams concert

In a North American first, Ottawa cleantech firm helped power Canadian rocker's evening show in Summerside, P.E.I., that was run entirely on solar energy.

Website development firm Craft&Crew acquires Ottawa’s Simple Story

Founded more than a decade ago, Simple Story has produced thousands of animated and live-action videos for customers that include Bell Media, Coca-Cola, CIBC, Pfizer, Shopify and Walmart.

IPO on Ross Video’s radar as video technology firm closes acquisition of European camera-maker

As Ottawa firm continues its steady march toward a billion dollars in annual revenue, even its CEO sometimes marvels at what his company has accomplished.

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