Tom
Pechloff
- Onix Networking Corp, out of Lakewood, Ohio, has purchased Ottawa’s Capital Technology Partners, Onix announced Tuesday.
- NXP Semiconductors’ impending acquisition of Freescale Semiconductors should have no negative effect on Freescale’s recent purchase of Gatineau-based CogniVue Corporation, CogniVue’s former CEO say
- Carleton University announced on Monday a nine-year, $1.8-million partnership with Cisco Canada that will see the university establish a new Research Chair in Sensor Technology for the Internet of
- Ottawa-based Versature announced Tuesday it has secured $1.15 million in funding without giving up any equity.
- Ottawa-based Advanced Software Concepts has been flying under the radar for most of its 23 years, but CEO Shawn King says that is about to change now that his company has been acquired by e
- Ottawa-based DragonWave continues to be in transition, CEO Peter Allen told a conference call Thursday.
- A local tech firm is hoping a new deal with the Ottawa Champions baseball team will create opportunities with other local sports franchises and help it come full circle.
- As an early stage company, one of Graphite Software’s main goals is to get its technology on as many devices as possible.
- A Montreal startup currently embedded in the L-Spark incubator is focused on rapid growth after launching the first phase of a pilot program with the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce this
- A team from Earl of March Secondary School walked away with the top prize this weekend when the second annual Technovation program wrapped up at Carleton University.
- Ottawa isn’t a fintech hotbed yet, but BMO officials said Wednesday they hope a new national competition launched in conjunction with Ryerson University’s business incubator can help change
- Ten months after its shareholders rejected a sale to San Diego-based Pico Digital, Ottawa’s International Datacasting Corporation has found another potential partner.
- Giant Tiger founder Gordon Reid was honoured Monday night with the Lifetime Achievement Award at a gala event that was part of the Canadian Franchise Association’s 25th annual national conference.
- As the dust settles on the biggest acquisition the city’s tech sector has seen in years, Mitel CEO Rich McBee said Monday the company will look to find ways to expand its Ottawa centre of e
- The Bleeker Mall has lost its namesake, with the owners of Bleeker Stereo & TV announcing Tuesday the store will close its doors after 56 years in business.
- The money keeps coming for The Better Software Company, with the west-end tech startup announcing Friday it has secured another $1.6 million in venture capital funding.
- Two weeks after landing almost $1 million from a European angel investor, 3Dprintler.com is looking to share some of that wealth.
- A New York-based private equity firm with strong ties to the capital announced Wednesday it has acquired a majority interest in Kanata’s Solace Systems in a deal Solace CEO Craig Betts said
- Initiatives in the latest provincial budget to make post-secondary education more accessible are part of the solution to a key problem plaguing the tech sector, Premier Kathleen Wynne said
- The National Capital Region’s tech sector has set an all-time high for employees with 68,000 people now working at 1,700 companies, according to an Invest Ottawa survey released Tuesday.
- An Ottawa-based search engine for the 3D printing industry has turned to a European angel investor for almost $1 million in funding.
- A two-man startup enrolled in L-Spark’s current accelerator program has some pretty big shoes to fill.
- Ottawa-based BluMetric Environmental announced Wednesday it has secured a three-year contract worth about $1 million to provide occupational hygiene, health and safety services to a multina
- Huawei announced Tuesday it plans on investing up to $303 million in Ontario over the next five years as it accelerates its partnership with the province on its 5G Ontario project.
- The detection on Feb. 11 of gravitational waves was a “big day” for Ottawa’s Nanometrics, the firm’s vice-president of products told OBJ recently.
- The L-Spark incubator’s second cohort oversubscribed earlier this month, a sign that more than just Ottawa’s tech community is experiencing a revival, according to venture capitalist Code C
- Mitel is “firing on all cylinders” heading into 2016, CFO Steve Spooner said after the Ottawa communications system provider reported record 2015 fourth-quarter revenues Thursday.
- International Datacasting Corporation issued a “significant” number of temporary layoffs Tuesday as its board begins to explore strategic alternatives for the beleaguered company.
- Early stage tech companies interested in three months of office space in San Francisco and the opportunity to pitch in Silicon Valley have until the end of the day Tuesday to register for t
- The National Capital Commission is “very pleased” with the community response to the two LeBreton Flats redevelopment plans, a spokesman said.
- Ottawa-based TUC IT Managed Solutions announced Monday it has merged with CareWorx, a technology solutions provider focusing on the senior care industry.
- It is “too early” to tell what Merivale Mall will do with the space that will soon be vacated by the YMCA, mall manager Cindy Lavigne said Tuesday.
- Sarah Daniele says she believes firmly that less is more.
- BDC Capital’s announcement Tuesday that it has committed another $3 million to Mistral Ventures Partners early stage venture capital fund will have “significant impact,” according to Mistral’s mana
- If QNX Software Systems has any fears about the possibility of Apple crowding into its Ottawa territory, the company is keeping them close to its chest.
- Ciena’s latest acquisition will help the Maryland-based company “bolster” its R&D centre of excellence in Ottawa, it said Tuesday.
- Just over two months into its existence, Datakinetics spinoff omNovos has acquired a West Coast firm it says will add to its product line by adding mobile payment options to its suite of retail app
- With more than double the number of participants and new sponsors on board, momentum is growing for the Technovation program, organizer Jennifer Francis said Monday.
- The gadget show held in Las Vegas last week might be officially known as the Consumer Electronics Show, but make no mistake – there was plenty of business-to-business interaction as well.
- Significant network expansions with key customers in India and North America will boost Ottawa-based DragonWave’s revenue in the coming months, CEO Peter Allen said in a conference call Wednesday.
- The organizer of a business match-making event between Arab Israeli and Ottawa tech companies said Wednesday the event succeeded beyond expectations.
- Ottawa-based Diablo Technologies announced Tuesday it has secured $19 million in series-C funding that will be used to expand the company’s sales, support and research and development teams.
- Ottawa-based Interset ushered in the new year with a change of location for its office and the promise of even more growth, CEO Dale Quayle said Thursday.
- It’s down to business for the 4,139 exhibitors at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, and for one Ottawa company, it’s “the perfect opportunity to showcase” what it does.
- Klipfolio might have had a banner 2015, but as it looks back to its biggest milestones of last year, the dashboard provider is promising even better things ahead
- When Toronto-based CellWand launched its new app, The Ride, on Dec.14, many media reports dubbed it the taxi industry’s response to Uber.
- There is still much to do on the outside and a little more work to do on the inside, but Pythian celebrated the grand opening of its new Westboro office Friday.
- There is still much to do on the outside and a little more work to do on the inside, but Pythian celebrated the grand opening of its new Westboro office Friday.
- Construction is set to begin in 2017 on a controversial 12-storey condo tower on Wellington Street after the Ontario Municipal Board approved the Mizrahi Development building Friday.
- It’s not every day a kangaroo makes an appearance in the capital. But then again, The Better Software Company’s Steve Cody is not your average CEO.
- Ottawa-based DataKinetics announced Thursday it has started a new company to deliver omni-channel customer engagement solutions to Global 100 retail companies.
- The possibility of solving a $3.7-trillion global problem was too good to pass up for the judges at TieCon Canada 2015’s Pitch Fest last Friday.
- In the shadow of the federal election, more than 4,000 people are expected to converge on the Shaw Centre for the GTEC conference and exhibition this week.
- Ottawa-based DragonWave’s fiscal 2016 second quarter was “difficult,” CEO Peter Allen conceded when the company reported its quarterly results earlier this week.
- Thales Canada opened its new experience centre Thursday, a clear sign the international company is ready to expand its Ottawa business beyond the defence industry.
- A whirlwind weekend of activity saw Plasco Energy Group change hands twice, ultimately ending up where it began – under the control of Rod Bryden.
- Workspace provider Breather is promising aggressive expansion in Ottawa and other cities after securing $20 million US in Series B funding.
- Four Algonquin First Nations in Quebec have come out opposed to Four Algonquin First Nations in Quebec have come out opposed to Windmill Development Group’s Zibi project at Chaudiere Falls.
- CENX closed a Series D round of financing Tuesday worth $12.5 million, investment the company said will go to accelerating its global market and portfolio expansion.
- Kinaxis saw “impressive growth in many areas” in its 2015 second quarter, its CEO said late Thursday, prompting the Ottawa-based company to raise its guidance for the fiscal year.
- Most of the country’s leading pundits might have declared Thursday night’s federal leaders’ debate a draw, but Klipfolio’s public dashboard for social media sentiment – created especially for the d
- Mitel’s second-quarter results were “significantly impacted” by foreign currency fluctuations, the Ottawa-based company’s chief financial officer said Thursday.
- Twenty-five enthusiastic Grade 5 and 6 students are glued to their computers at a room in the IBM building on Riverside Drive.
- PopKey, Wipebook and Gymtrack were the big winners at ProductHunt Ottawa’s season-ending awards last Friday night.
- The Center of Excellence for Next Generation (CENGN) highlighted its successes in its annual report released Monday.
- Carleton Place’s Triacta Power Technologies announced Thursday it has been acquired by Toronto-based Enercare Connections, a wholly owned subsidiary of Enercare, in a deal worth $7.5 million.
- Carleton Place’s Triacta Power Technologies announced Thursday it has been acquired by Toronto-based Enercare Connections, a wholly owned subsidiary of Enercare, in a deal worth $7.5 million.
- California-based Synopsys Inc. announced late Monday it had acquired Ottawa’s Elliptic Technologies.
- Tech startups interested in being part of Axis Ottawa 2015 have two days left to take advantage of early-bird rates for the event, which connects them with international investors.
- L-Spark, the Kanata-based incubator and accelerator for enterprise software, announced Thursday it is accepting new applicants for its accelerator, which will start its second session this fall.
- Microsoft announced Tuesday it has selected Ottawa’s L-Spark to be one of 150 global incubators and accelerators for its BizSpark Plus program.
- It’s a time of great change for the Ottawa gaming company formerly known as Glitchsoft.
- In proclaiming 2015 the International Year of Light and light-based technologies, the United Nations has recognized the importance of photonics research, the co-chair of Photonics North 2015 told t
- AVG Business’s new global centre of excellence in Kanata positions the company for growth in the region, a company vice-president said at a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday.
- When walking through the office space at Lansdowne Park, the first thought that comes to mind is the need for a hard hat and possibly steel-toed boots.
- The shovels went in the ground Wednesday on a condominium project in Kanata that originally caused a lot of consternation in the Beaverbrook community.
- The Ottawa International Game Conference is a way to “send a message” to the gaming industry, its founder told OBJ recently.
- Windmill Developments marked a couple Canadian firsts Thursday, announcing collaborative agreements with the Algonquin-Anishinabe community that will ensure that community has a strong pres
- Around 380 people converged on the Shaw Centre for the two-day Wavefront Summits this week, exceeding organizers expectations, according to Wavefront CEO Jim Maynard.
- Renewity RMA, one of two companies in the Kanata-based L-Spark enterprise software accelerator, announced Wednesday it has received “a joint injection of capital” from Wesley Clover and Naavon Capi
- A team of girls from Merivale High School not only walked away with the top prize at the Technovation Challenge Showcase and Competition at Carleton University on Sunday, but they might get some hi
- The mobile enterprise explosion is seen by some as being as significant as the invention of the steam engine or electricity, Wavefront CEO Jim Maynard told OBJ recently.
- Toronto-based DREAM REIT has confirmed to OBJ it won a federal government tender last week for 126,500 square feet of office space at 219 Laurier Ave. W.
- International Datacasting Corp.
- The week of April 12 provided both excitement and stability for the Ottawa tech scene, according to one marketing strategist.
- A new spinoff company from Ottawa-based Kivuto Solutions is going to be “a bit of a game-changer” in bringing education further into the digital age, a top executive says.
- The Ottawa business community needs to work together to build a thriving culture of innovation, a Silicon Valley executive told a group of local entrepreneurs and investors Tuesday.
- Just over a week after its launch, demand is high for Reporting Manager, the latest tool from Babbage Systems, CEO Jim Cain says.
- Large global accounts are being credited for record-setting software revenue at Ottawa-based Magor Corporation, CEO Mike Pascoe said Tuesday.
- Carleton University’s Lead to Win program launched a new initiative this week that has “huge” potential for the companies involved, program director Tony Bailetti says.
- It’s a time of great change for the Ottawa gaming company formerly known as Glitchsoft.
- The first 60 seconds are the key to a successful pitch, says an author and longtime tech investor who rolls through the capital Wednesday on a five-city book tour and pitch competition.
- Ottawa-based Corsa Technology announced Friday it has secured $16.5 million in Series B financing that CEO Bruce Gregory said puts the company on “really solid footing for growth for the ne
- Ottawa-based cyber-security company Interset has secured $10 million in funding that will “effectively double the size” of the company, CEO Dale Quayle said Wednesday.
- After five seasons on the Carleton University men’s basketball team – four of them ending with national titles – Kyle Smendziuk is used to winning.
- Students from Carleton University and the University of Ottawa will be among 20 Canadian third-year engineering students touring Huawei’s operations in China this spring as part of the “See
- Mitel announced Monday it has acquired software-based networking solutions provider Mavenir in a $560-million cash and stock deal chief financial officer Steve Spooner said will transform t
- The application deadline for the L-Spark enterprise software incubator passed Friday at midnight, and after conversations with 160 startups, 79 have are moving forward with their applicatio
- CENX had a very good year in 2014, with the company posting revenue growth of 500 per cent, but president and CEO Ed Ogonek said he is looking for more in 2015 and beyond.
- Windmill Development Group unveiled plans Tuesday for the first phase of a mixed-use project that will see the Chaudière Falls and Ottawa River’s rapids accessible to the public for the fir
- The CEO of Ottawa’s inBay Technologies has more than a little jet lag to show from his trip to South Korea as part of a recent trade mission led by the federal government.
- Ottawa-based International Datacasting announced this week it is in talks aimed at a possible acquisition of the company’s business.
- The Centre of Excellence for Next Generation Networks had its biggest turnout yet when it wrapped up a five-city road show Tuesday at its home base on Legget Drive in Kanata.
- An Ottawa-based startup dedicated to changing how people exercise announced Monday it has secured $2.5 million in its first round of seed funding.
- When the L-Spark accelerator for enterprise software launched last September, it was looking for up to six companies that could be accelerated over a nine-month period to the point they’d b
- Even though he runs one of the largest real estate companies in the country, with more than $14.5 billion worth of assets, Michael Cooper never really considered himself an icon of the industry.
- If the Kinaxis career fair Wednesday was any indication, employers in the city “need to be on top of their games” in order to attract and keep talent, the company’s vice-president of human
- A former OBJ Forty under 40 recipient says she’s excited about the opportunities that lie ahead, now that the training company she co-founded has been acquired by a national firm.
- Canada could see 10 to 20 initial public offerings in 2015, with several Ottawa companies on the list of potential candidates, according to the managing director of a Toronto-based investme
- Carleton University officially opened its business accelerator this weekend by playing host to a program designed to interest young girls in a career in technology entrepreneurship.
- Ottawa-based BTI Systems is entering the new year with record-breaking revenue for 2014 in the books, the company announced Monday.
- It’s the place where the VCR was first introduced in 1970. The compact disc player was unveiled there in 1981.
- With the L-SPARK accelerator now in full swing, the Kanata-based group began accepting applicants for its incubator program late Tuesday.
- The developers who purchased the former Saint-Charles Church from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ottawa late last month are promising “something special,” according to the Instagram acco
- A consortium of industry, academic and research leaders was launched in Ottawa Thursday, aimed at accelerating the commercialization of next generation communication solutions.
- Calling it a “nation-building initiative,” Algonquin College president Cheryl Jensen joined Windmill Developments co-founder Jeff Westeinde on Thursday to unveil a plan to let Algonquin stu
- The Kanata North Business Improvement Area is hoping a new promotional video will sell the community as the place to do business.
- A team from Ottawa-based Pleora Technologies is returning to home soil after a week-long tour of China.
- After 30 years with Calian Technologies, and 10 as its CEO, Ray Basler announced Wednesday he will step down March 31, to be replaced by Kevin Ford, who currently heads the company’s business and t
- Ottawa-based Martello Technologies announced Monday it has acquired French software development company Netvitesse in a deal Martello CEO Bruce Linton says is good for both companies.
- A new Ottawa company has had to fast-track the launch of its emergency response portal due to increasing demand, the company’s president told OBJ recently.
- An Ottawa satellite company with 250,000 subscribers and 400 channel partners has been acquired by an American provider of machine-to-machine solutions.
- Mitel announced third quarter results Thursday that beat its revenues and earning forecasts, and CEO Rich McBee credited his team for its strong execution of the company’s disciplined strategy.
- Calling itself the world’s first privacy marketing platform, Dodoname launched Tuesday in open beta.
- With the municipal election now in the books and a federal vote on the horizon next year, an Ottawa company says its technology is at the forefront of how such campaigns will be fought and
- The founders of Smart Technologies have turned to the capital to open a research and development office for their new Calgary-based company, Nureva.
- The message hasn’t changed much as far as the federal government’s real estate portfolio is concerned, an assistant deputy minister told the sold out Ottawa Real Estate Forum Thursday.
- This is not your father’s Mitel. In fact, it’s not even your older brother’s Mitel.
- Ottawa’s C-COM Satellite Systems has developed new technology that could eventually replace its current iNetVu antenna and massively open up its customer base, CEO Leslie Klein told OBJ on
- Fifty years is certainly something worth celebrating and that is exactly what the Halsall Associates Ottawa office will do Thursday night as the national engineering firm marks its golden a
- Everything old is new again, as Ottawa-based digital agency Soshal announced the launch of Soshal Demand, an autonomous online ad agency, which will focus more on the company’s roots.
- Ottawa-based dashboard solution provider Klipfolio will announce Thursday Mychelle Mollot will join its team as chief marketing officer.
- An American entrepreneur currently based in Israel wants to boost the Ottawa business ecosystem so it can “grow out” and experience the expansion seen in tech hubs such as Silicon Valley an
- Just under one month into its first foray into marketing directly to consumers, Kanata-based LiveQoS is very happy with the results, the company said Monday.
- On the heels of a wildly successful IndieGogo campaign, Ottawa-based GestureLogic is now working to get its wearable fitness device, LEO, ready for production.
- The ever-growing concept of co-working is alive and well in the land of the Internet, as was clearly shown at the recent CodeFest 2014 at Carleton University.
- While Cisco Systems will not offer specifics on a plan to cut up to 6,000 jobs it announced during its earnings call Wednesday, it appears the company’s 10-year agreement with the province,
- It doesn’t come with the glitz and glamour usually associated with television’s biggest awards show – ironically, in fact, the ceremony won’t be televised at all – but an Ottawa company has
- Mitel reported record-breaking revenue of $288.7 million in the second quarter of 2014, the company announced Thursday.
- Local online survey provider Fluidware was acquired on Tuesday by California-based SurveyMonkey in a deal the Ottawa firm calls a match made in heaven.
- Fears that Bitcoins will become a currency of choice for shady transactions are overblown, the co-founder of Ottawa-based BitAccess said Friday, responding to a recently released Finance De
- New Jersey-based information technology company Innodata has purchased Ottawa media monitoring firm MediaMiser for $5.78 million, the companies announced Tuesday.
- A startup’s journey doesn’t end when it is acquired by another firm.
- Ottawa-based Dragonwave reported extremely strong revenue growth in the latest quarter, and that trend is expected to continue into the next quarter, CEO Peter Allen said in a conference ca
- The revitalized Lansdowne project is right on track to begin opening in a few days, the Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group told the city’s finance and economic development committee on T
- Ottawa’s GestureLogic has launched a new product the wearable technology company says will allow users to stay healthy while maintaining an active lifestyle.
- Ottawa-based Pythian said Thursday it’s buying a California company which it says makes it the largest open-sourced database managed services company in the wo
- A 10-year process came to an end Wednesday night when Morguard Corp. officially opens the doors to 21-story Performance Court at 150 Elgin St.
- The opening of Ignite AC, Algonquin College’s new Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, is an exciting day for the college and its future, college president Cheryl Jensen said Thursday.
