Showing all articles in the Enterprise category
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TD taps into startup vibe at Communitech Hub
04 September 2014 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Ecosystem, Enterprise, Featured, News
Communitech News sat down with TD's Ian McDonald to discuss their innovation lab. Read more
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D2L ‘just getting warmed up’ with $85M Series B round: Baker
15 August 2014 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Enterprise, Featured, News
Kitchener-based Desire2Learn has closed an $85-million Series B investment round as its global footprint in educational technology following the $80-million Series A round it closed in 2012. Read more
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BlackBerry and Beyond: Tech Jobs Connex is a team with depth
27 June 2014 | By Mirko Petricevic in: Ecosystem, Enterprise, News, Startups
The $1.2-million program, designed to keep former BlackBerry workers employed in Ontario, is funded by the province and run by Communitech. Tech Jobs Connex launched as a short-term series of events in… Read more
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BlackBerry and Beyond: Husband-and-wife team swift to launch two startups
26 June 2014 | By Mirko Petricevic in: Ecosystem, Enterprise, News, Startups
After leaving Blackberry, Middleton launched Swift Mobile Solutions to develop web-based software and wearable technology for the health and fitness industries. And started a company that provides services… Read more
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BlackBerry and Beyond: Wireless Group all-stars stick together in search of new opportunities
25 June 2014 | By Mirko Petricevic in: Ecosystem, Enterprise, News, Startups
10 senior leaders of BlackBerry Wireless Group approached Communitech’s Tech Jobs Connex program and started a new adventure with the Waterloo Wireless Group Read more
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Unitron's 50-year head start in wearable tech
24 June 2014 | By Trish Crompton in: Enterprise, Featured
Unitron celebrates its 50-year anniversary. The company was founded in Newfoundland in 1964 before moving to Waterloo Region, and released their first hearing aid in 1965. Read more
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India’s Tata Consulting launches collaborative innovation network in Canada
20 June 2014 | By Trish Crompton in: Enterprise, Featured
K Ananth Krishnan, chief technology officer at Tata Consultancy Services in Mumbai, India discusses Waterloo Region, and the Co-Innovation Network. Read more
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Culture as strategy: Tech Leadership Q&A with Sandvine's Dave Caputo
05 June 2014 | By Trish Crompton in: Enterprise
At Communitech’s Tech Leadership Conference on May 29, Caputo led a packed breakout room through the story of Cisco’s shutdown of PixStream, the digital video distribution startup where he had worked,… Read more
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View from the 'Loo: Global brand builder Scott Bedbury on why EQ trumps IQ
15 May 2014 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Enterprise, View from the ‘Loo
Scott Bedbury, who leads a global brand development agency called Brandstream, will take the stage at Communitech’s Tech Leadership Conference, and he’ll touch on what makes the difference between a great… Read more
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How a shattered glass inspired an award-winning innovator
18 November 2013 | By Trish Crompton in: Enterprise, Featured
Henry Luo found a clue that would help eliminate the discomfort of acoustic shock, but still leave the user aware of the relevance of the sound Read more