Waterloo Tech News

Exchange Magazine - More than 2,000 Ontario college students – including many from Conestoga College – successfully put their research and innovation skills into practice with about 400 small and medium-sized businesses across the province, thanks to a first-of-its-kind program connecting the two groups.

Cad Cam News - Open Text Corporation today announced the latest release of Open Text Enterprise Connect, the revolutionary user experience for the Open Text ECM Suite. The new version furthers Enterprise Connect as a powerful content service that makes it easy to blend content and processes within users' preferred working environments.

Exchange Magazine - Canada’s Technology Triangle Inc (CTT) and its partners are offering an exceptional Business and Investment Attraction Mission to Germany from November 22 to 27, 2009 on the theme of Green Energy/Clean Tech. A key area of the mission will focus on Wind Technologies.

USA Today - Internet radio service Slacker isn't slacking anymore, thanks to the BlackBerry. When Research In Motion (RIMM) decided to make its BlackBerry phones less corporate and more entertainment-oriented, it tapped Slacker as its first music app, over powerhouse rival Pandora.

ComputerWorld - Research In Motion (RIM) is previewing on Tuesday technologies that help application builders use Web development skills to build programs for the company's BlackBerry smartphone. Previously, Java skills were required to build applications leveraging BlackBerry capabilities. New technologies set for release in a beta format include: the BlackBerry Widget Software Development Kit,; a command line tool to convert the Web application into a Java application; and a simulator to test applications.

Exchange Magazine - Gary Goodyear, Minister of State (Science and Technology) (Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario) and MP for Cambridge, along with Kitchener-Conestoga MPP Leeanna Pendergast and John Tibbits, President of Conestoga College, celebrated groundbreakings at the Cambridge and Waterloo campuses of Conestoga College. The college is to receive federal and provincial funding totalling $72 million through the Knowledge Infrastructure Program and Ontario’s 2009 Budget.

TMCnet - Sybase is reportedly partnering with Siemens Enterprise Communications (SEN) Group to provide a fully integrated mobile and fixed line voice and data solution to customers. This new solution will help customers to manage various device types in a heterogeneous environment, states the company.

The Visayan Daily Star - Cebu Pacific recently signed an agreement with Ontario-based Navtech Inc. for the use of the Navtech Flight Planning software which will further improve its operating efficiencies, a press release from the airline said.

Internet Retailer - HighJump Software Inc., a provider of web-enabled supply chain management systems, has named Jim Bork as vice president of sales. Bork is a former sales executive of Epicor Software Corp., a provider of enterprise business applications for retailers.

CNW Group - Open Text(TM) Corporation (NASDAQ: OTEX, TSX: OTC), a global leader in Enterprise Content Management (ECM), today announced that Rio Tinto, one of the world's largest mining and exploration companies, has transformed its Web presence through the implementation of Open Text Web Solutions.

PCWorld - Adobe Systems' Flash Player is getting closer to appearing on smartphones, with Research in Motion adding its BlackBerry to the list of devices that will run the software. Apple's elusive iPhone remains out of reach, however.

TMCnet - Eastern Management (News - Alert) Group recently reported that the open source PBX market has a greater market share than any single proprietary vendor, eclipsing the 18 percent mark last year. That growth is due, of course, to the inexpensive nature of open source, but also largely a result of the open environment it creates, allowing developers to easily (and cost effectively) bring new, innovative solutions to the communications market.

CNW Group - BIOREM Inc. ("Biorem" or "the Company") (TSX-V: BRM) announced today that it has been awarded an advanced biofiltration project valued at $720,000. Under the terms of the agreement, Biorem will supply a two-stage air emissions control system ("the System") to remove the odorous compounds from the air at a municipal wastewater treatment facility located in southern British Columbia. The System, which includes a biotrickling filter followed by a biofilter with Biorem's permanent XLD media, is expected to treat approximately 9,000 cubic meters of complex contaminated air sources per hour. The System is expected to be fully operational in the second quarter of 2010.

Automation World - This competitively priced all-in-one machine vision solution features multiple processors and flexible, easy-to-use software designed to meet the needs of both first-time and experienced vision users.

Exchange Magazine - Social technology expert, Ladybug Teknologies Inc., announced that it has developed a software application for smart phones that will keep social drinkers aware of their blood alcohol concentration (BAC) while they drink. BAQ TrackerTM Mobile integrates an advanced algorithm used extensively by leading forensic toxicologists into its easy to use Blackberry application. BAQ Tracker Mobile takes the user beyond a simple calculation of BAC and provides social drinkers with a real-time, on-device simulation tool that has been benchmarked against enforcement quality breathalyzers.

EarthTimes - The winners of the 2009 Deloitte Technology Fast 50(TM) have met this past year's economic turbulence with resilience, adaptability and a back-to-basics approach to their business strategy, while still managing to keep growth alive. In addition, the results from a survey of CEOs from Canada's fastest growing technology companies point to; a commitment to innovation, a reaffirmation of their optimism and competitive fire, and a decreased tolerance for riskier investments that deliver a less certain ROI.

The Globe and Mail - Research In Motion (RIM-T72.38-1.03-1.40%) shareholders got tossed into a meat grinder last week, after quarterly earnings triggered a massive decline. The stock has dropped more than 20% in the last four trading days, despite end-of-quarter mark-up pressure, and is back to mid-July levels. In other words, it has given up nearly every penny of the summer rally.

TheStar.com - Buying and selling stocks or currencies on Bay St. doesn't much interest John Schuster, but when it comes to trading his reward points, he's a regular wheeler-dealer.

Ottawa Business Journal - Cambridge's COM DEV International Ltd. (TSX:CDV) beat analyst expectations with its 19-per-cent increase in revenues between its 2009 third quarter and the same period last year, although the value of new orders was almost halved.

MarketWire - DALSA Corporation (TSX: DSA), a global leader in machine vision technology, today announced the availability of the BOA vision system, a highly integrated smart camera that comprises all of the elements of an industrial machine vision system.

cnet news - The long-awaited BlackBerry Desktop Manager for Mac is finally at hand, Research In Motion announced Wednesday. The new desktop software, designed specifically for Mac users, will be available as a free download on RIM's Mac page, starting at 10 a.m. PDT Friday.