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Showing all articles by author: Ian McDonald
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Startup culture, talent brings global leader in warehouse tech to region
08 September 2014 | By Samantha Clark in: Enterprise, Featured
As the world’s largest provider of order fulfillment systems, Dematic builds machines that automate warehouses across the globe. It employs more than 4,000 employees worldwide and has just made Waterloo… Read more
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TD announces innovation agreement with Communitech
04 September 2014 | By Communitech in: Announcements, Enterprise, News
TD has announced their innovation partnership with Communitech. Read more
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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