Waterloo Tech News

MarketWatch - Avvasi Inc., the award-winning leader in video traffic management and analytics solutions for fixed and mobile communication service providers (CSPs), is delighted to announce it has been selected as a finalist for a prestigious GSMA Global Mobile Award 2012. Over 600 nominations were filed and more than 170 independent analysts, journalists, academics and subject matter experts throughout the world participated in the judging of the 2012 awards.

The Engineer - Researchers are aiming to extend mobile phone battery life by capturing waste light from the screen and converting it into electricity.

TheRecord - It is difficult to write this piece without it sounding like an obituary, which it most certainly is not.

CBC News - Jim Balsillie is no stranger to controversy in both the business and sports arenas, with the latest chapter in the wealthy Canadian's career seeing him step down along with Mike Lazaridis as co-CEOs of struggling Research In Motion Ltd. Here are some highlights in the life of Balsillie:

MarketWatch - OpenText and Microsoft Expand Global Alliance to Widen Support for Cloud Computing Initiatives Including Hybrid Offerings and BPM.

Directions Magazine - Descartes Systems Group, a global leader in logistics technology, acquired GeoMicro, Inc., a leading California-based provider of advanced geographic information systems (GIS) and commercial turn-by-turn navigation.

Digital Journal - Tech sector momentum continues to grow in Waterloo Region, as Communitech reports that 450 startup jobs and 300 new companies emerged in the Region during 2011, along with continued hiring in established companies.

TheRecord - While investors hope changes in Research In Motion’s management helps hike share prices, others hope for a different kind of boost.

Marketwire - P&P Optica Inc., a world leader in the development of high performance spectrometers, announced today it is now making its holographic gel gratings - a key component in the company's industry-leading spectrometers - independently available for broad market sale.

National Post - After a year of huge investor losses, service outages and product delays the heads of Canada’s dominant and most visionary technology company have stepped down.

CBC News - Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie, the co-chief executives of Research In Motion Ltd., have stepped down as heads of the Waterloo, Ont.-based technology company.

Businessweek - Research In Motion (RIMM) is rumored to be launching a 10-inch LTE tablet in addition to an updated 7-inch PlayBook this year.

PCWorld Business Center - RIM had a rough 2011…very rough. Its rapid decline in relevance has made it a popular target for acquisition rumors, but so far the main question seems to be “who would want it, and what would they use it for?”

CanadianBusiness.com - Is it all falling apart? It seems an absurd question to be asking about a company like Research In Motion, Canada’s most successful and influential tech firm.

The Beacon Herald - The QR code at the entrance of the University of Waterloo Stratford campus Wednesday was the first clue that the students there were doing something unique.

MarketWatch - Teledyne DALSA, a Teledyne Technologies company and a global leader in digital imaging and MEMs, will showcase its latest advances at the SPIE Photonics West 2012 conference being held in San Francisco, January 21 - 26, 2012. Teledyne DALSA will exhibit in booth 4516.

TheRecord - When Dennis Kavelman left Research In Motion at the end of 2010, he faced a curious dilemma.

thestar.com - Research in Motion remains a likely takeover target, says technology analyst Shaw Wu. But the price needs to fall before a deal is consummated.

Techvibes.com - It was recently announced that Waterloo-based TribeHR has been nominated for Business of the Year Award (20 employees or under) in the 2012 Greater Kitchener Waterloo Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards Gala. Kitchener-based Desire2Learn was also nominated for Business of the Year but in the 20 or more employee award category.

Techvibes.com - Walter worked at Open Text for 10 years until 2008 before taking on a position with Sandvine.

ZDNet Asia News - Talk of Research In Motion being acquired just won't go away. But this time, it might be RIM's fault.

MarketWatch - Today, Descartes Systems Group, the global leader in logistics technology, unveiled significant extensions to its Logistics Flow Control solution.

SBWire - TELUS Spark, The New Science Centre, is welcoming visitors with the help of 48 Christie® MicroTiles® and an assortment of Christie® projectors.

TheRecord - Derek Ting and Jon Lerner won’t soon forget Christmas of 2009.

London Free Press - A quad-rotor, remote-controlled drone helicopter, created by Aeryon Labs Inc., in Waterloo, was brought in to provide an aerial view of the Sydenham River.

CNW Group - COM DEV International Ltd. today announced fourth quarter and year end financial results for the three- and twelve-month periods ended October 31, 2011. All amounts are stated in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted.

TheStreet - Speculation has crept up again that Research In Motion could be looking for buyers, as the company tries to soothe shareholders over its floundering stock price

Recharge - Arise Technologies, once a high-flying PV silicon and cell manufacturer and project developer, is on the brink of bankruptcy and struggling to stay intact long enough to make a go of its solar installation business.

The Globe and Mail - At a trade-show booth bathed in electric blue light, Research In Motion Ltd. staff in BlackBerry shirts are busy showing off the company’s latest devices.

TheRecord - Hongwei Liu is not one to be turned off by a stale idea. When the University of Waterloo student moved into Velocity, the on-campus residence and business incubator 18 months ago, his goal was to come up with a product or service to build a business on.