Waterloo Tech News

ZDNet - It’s good to find that R.I.M. does not actually record employee phone calls, according to a company representative contacted this afternoon by Between The Lines.

Stockhouse.com - Texada Software Inc. ("Texada") (TSX VENTURE: TXS) announced today that John Kirincic has joined the Company's Board of Directors and Audit Committee.

GuelphMercury.com - Special effects wizard addresses Waterloo audience

Vision Systems - Two new GigE Vision-compliant camera, the Genie C1600 and Genie M1600, feature a new 2-Mpixel, high-resolution sensor appropriate for industrial imaging applications in the semiconductor, robotics, and traffic control industries.

SMARTHOUSE - Kaleidescape claims its new Mini System multi-zone server doesn’t need structured wiring or complex control system programming.

MetroNews.ca - In a bid to build a Canadian “Silicon Valley” of digital brainpower that can reboot the economy, three Ontario universities are planning a joint graduate program in downtown Toronto to tackle the challenges posed by new media and keep techno talent in this country.

CNW Group - President Barack Obama fought to keep his Ontario-made Blackberry. And Stephen Hawking's appointment as Distinguished Research Chair at the world-renowned Perimeter Institute in Waterloo further attests to the high degree of innovation and talent that exists in Ontario's high-tech sector.

TradingMarkets.com - BIOREM Inc. (TSXV:BRM) announced today that it has established a Representative Office in Beijing, China. The office has been operational since December 5, 2008 with Biorem staff setting up the sales representative and supplier networks.

itweb.co.za - Open Text Corporation, a global leader in enterprise content management (ECM), today announced its software solution that specifically helps mining, energy and chemical companies manage critical changes in processes at mines, oil refineries and chemical plants.

The Record - Amid Tuesday's excited chaos at the Waterloo Region Children's Museum, it's tricky asking a kid the simple question, "What are you doing for March break?"

The Record - Todd Cunningham will speak to Learning Disabilities of Kitchener Waterloo about adaptive technology at the organization's annual conference on April 3.

eweek.com - Research In Motion, maker of the BlackBerry line of mobile and wireless devices, announces that its application storefront will be called BlackBerry App World. The site will go live for developers on March 4 and will compete with the likes of the Apple App Store and the Android Market.

CNW Group - With the announcement of five more loans today, Michelin Development in the Greater Waterloo Region has created approximately 700 potential new jobs in the region and loaned close to $3million to local entrepreneurs since the program was launched two years ago.

ZDNet - BlackBerry maker Research in Motion admitted yesterday that it recorded all employee conversations in the interest of maintaining control over intellectual property.

volanteonline.com - With USD’s Desire2Learn system barely a year old, professors have continued integrating it into their classes, but some students are concerned with added oversight by professors under the new system.

newsrelease.uwaterloo.ca - A University of Waterloo professor will investigate how to develop tiny devices for biomedical diagnostics while another will probe how best to use decentralized energy sources with support from two new Canada research chairs awarded by the federal government.

CNW Group - ARISE Technologies Corporation (TSX: APVand Frankfurt: A3T), which is dedicated to becoming a leader inhigh-performance, cost-effective solar technology, today announced that it will release its 2008 fourth-quarter and year-end financial results after 4:00p.m. (Eastern) on Monday, March 9, 2009.

MarketWire.com - DALSA Corporation (TSX: DSA), a global leader in machine vision technology, today announced it has advanced the color capability of its Sapera Essential software for machine vision applications.

BusinessWire.com - Sybase iAnywhere today announced that Concept Connections, one of the largest Nokia Intellisync Certified Expert Mobility Partners in North America, is extending its customer support around business mobility solutions through the Sybase® iAnywhere® Nokia Intellisync Migration Program.

scansite.ca - The university technology transfer model is undergoing significant changes. The message is clear for resource-limited tech companies: take another look at what universities are doing.

Market Watch - Kaleidescape, Inc., the market leader in entertainment servers, today announced availability of the Kaleidescape Mini System, an innovative product that puts your entire collection of movies and music at your fingertips.

The Record - After years of dropping opaque hints about "thought networking," the local high-tech startup with the biggest buzz, Primal Fusion, is finally ready to reveal to the world what it's up to.

Sakaal Times - Airtel and Research In Motion (RIM) today introduced BlackBerry® Personal Mail service plan specifically for Airtel customers in India.

broadcastbuyer - Harris has been awarded a contract to provide an integrated large-scale broadcast solution to the Iraqi Media Network (IMN) as part of a major facility upgrade.

ComputerWorld - Open Text Corporation (NASDAQ: OTEX, TSX: OTC), a global leader in enterprise content management, today announced that VicRoads has awarded WindowLogic, a leading information management company, the contract for the implementation and support services of Open Text’s eDocs document management solution.

engadgetHD - Apparently unfazed by the fact that its target demographic openly disses the Blu-ray format, Kaleidescape is moving ahead with plans to deliver a Blu-ray player by the end of 2009, says the company CEO.

TradingMarkets.com - Orange, a brand of France Telecom, and Research In Motion have launched the new BlackBerry Curve 8900 smartphone in Spain.

570 News - You don't need phone lines anymore. Fibernetics, a Kitchener tech company, has launched an innovative new phone system that is helping businesses cut costs.

ReportonBusiness.com - With the economy on everyone's mind these days, talking about the positive impact of new technology may seem out of place. But there's no time like a crisis to make investment choices that will provide jobs and wealth creation into the future.

IT News Online - Nuvation, a leading Electronic Design Services (EDS) firm, introduces three new video security reference designs based on TI's new DaVinci(TM) DM357.

PRNewsWire - At the DEMO 09 conference today, Primal Fusion announced the launch of its semantic technology platform and the world's first consumer "thought networking" service.

Exchange Magazine - Desire2Learn Incorporated (Desire2Learn) a leading provider of mission-critical enterprise eLearning solutions, is extremely pleased to congratulate its Founder, President & CEO, John Baker, who has been selected amongst the Waterloo Region's 40 Under 40 for 2009.