Ottawa Business Journal

Strong Q2 prompts Kinaxis to raise 2015 guidance

Techopia

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

Powerstick.com reaches Kickstarter goal with three weeks to spare

Techopia

Kickstarter is not usually the fundraising tool of choice for most tech companies, but for Powerstick.com and its new product Mosaic, it was a perfect

May wins social media sentiment debate, says Klipfolio

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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

City’s retail market hit hard by Target, Future Shop departures: report

Non-Residential

Ottawa’s retail market has yet to recover from the departures earlier this year of Target Canada and Future Shop, according to Cushman & Wakefield’s second-quarter

Record-breaking recurring revenue for Halogen in 2015 Q2

Techopia

In its first earnings report since Paul Loucks stepped down as chief executive last month, Ottawa-based Halogen Software said Thursday the company is pleased with

Ottawa housing market steady in July: OREB

Residential

Sales in July were a near carbon copy of the same month in 2014 for members of the Ottawa Real Estate Board, its president said

Foreign currency has impact on Mitel’s 2015 Q2 bottom line

Techopia

Mitel’s second-quarter results were “significantly impacted” by foreign currency fluctuations, the Ottawa-based company’s chief financial officer said Thursday. “Continued focus on operational execution across the

IBM to pay $1 billion for medical imaging firm Merge Healthcare in bid to expand Watson

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IBM says it will pay $1 billion to acquire medical imaging and software company Merge Healthcare, part of an effort to boost the health care

Calian revenues up, profit down slightly in 2015 Q3

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Calian Technologies continues to see “momentum and growth” despite “challenging market conditions,” its CEO said Thursday. The Ottawa-based technology consulting business posted third-quarter revenue of

Calian revenues down in Q3

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Reduced government spending played a key role in lower third-quarter revenues for Calian Technologies, the company’s president and CEO said Wednesday. The company reported revenues