Waterloo Tech News

CNW Group - Dr. Neil Turok, Director of Canada's Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics (PI), is pleased to announce that Prof. Stephen Hawking will visit the institute in Waterloo, Ontario, this summer to conduct scientific research and participate in a televised outreach event.

RDM Corporation (TSX: RC), a leading developer of specialized software and hardware products for electronic payment processing, today reported its financial results for the three month period ended December 31, 2009.

teleclick.ca - Waterloo, Ontario-based smartphone manufacturer, Research In Motion, has reportedly started working on version 6.0 of its BlackBerry operating system, according to a report on the technology blog, Boy Genius Report.

CNW Group - ARISE Technologies Corporation (TSX: APV and Frankfurt: A3T), which is dedicated to becoming a leader in high-performance, high-quality, cost-effective solar technology, today announced that on February 2, 2010, the Company completed the fourth drawdown in the amount of $400,000 from its previously announced Committed Equity Facility Agreement with Haverstock Master Fund ("Haverstock").

The Globe and Mail - The ruling comes as Motorola, which has been losing market share to RIM for years, pursues similar complaints in U.S. courts, claiming RIM has infringed on five Motorola technology patents.

Globe and Mail - Business software maker Open Text Corp. OTC-T reported a sharp increase in second-quarter profit Wednesday, boosted by strong revenue growth and cost savings from a recent acquisition.

CNW Group - Open Text(TM) Corporation, a leading provider of Enterprise Content Management (ECM) software, today announced unaudited financial results for its second quarter ended December 31, 2009.

The Desire2Learn Incorporated, a leading provider of mission-critical enterprise eLearning solutions, today announced an exciting new initiative that will see the company move into The Tannery in the third quarter of 2010.

Tungle Corp., the company that is pioneering the online scheduling industry, today announced the expansion of its management team with the appointments of Jonathan Levitt as vice president of Marketing, and Richard Zeidel as vice president of Alliances.

CNN Money - Descartes Systems Group, a federated global logistics network, announced that Clearfreight Inc., a business specializing in U.S. customs brokerage and freight forwarding, is using Descartes’ Customs Filing and Compliance solutions and forwarder management solution to help streamline its customs filing requirements and back-office processes.

The Globe and Mail - It's the competitive advantage that happened almost by accident. When Research In Motion executives made the decision many years ago to route much of the e-mail traffic on BlackBerrys through RIM's own servers, they probably weren't thinking about a future in which everyone carries around a mobile, bandwidth-hogging computer.

The Record - For David Li, the breakthrough came during a routine visit to one of his clients.

metronews.ca - The quest for “green” vehicles is far more than just fuel consumption or emissions: What goes into a car can be just as important as what comes out of it. That’s the reason why Ford Flex contains a revolutionary new plastic that’s reinforced with wheat straw.

ameinfo.com - SquareOne Technologies and Open Text Corporation, a global leader in enterprise content management (ECM), announced the immediate availability of Open Text Fax Server Connector for Microsoft Exchange 2010.

Forbes.com - Research in Motion is the maker of the ubiquitous BlackBerry smart phone, a wireless communication device that integrates hardware, software and service. RIMM is a Canadian company listed on both the Toronto Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq.

acceleratorcentre.com - Clearpath Robotics, innovators in the design and manufacture of unmanned vehicle systems, announced today that it has partnered with the Institute for Aerospace Studies at the University of Toronto. Clearpath Robotics is working with Dr. Tim Barfoot, Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Autonomous Space Robotics. Dr. Barfoot is spearheading the Autonomous 3D Site Mapping Using Rover(s) project on behalf of U of T in collaboration with the Canadian Space Agency and MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates.

The Record - Mate Prgin’s goal is to help wireless telecom carriers measure, improve and monetize video on their networks.

TradingMarkets.com - Descartes Systems Group, a federated global logistics network, announced New Trend International Logistics Technology Ltd. (NTI), a leading Chinese material handling technology provider and Descartes United by Design reseller, has signed its first customer, Jiangsu Tobacco.

Third Factor - Research In Motion (RIM), developers of BlackBerry smart phones and mobile devices, have extended a patent for biometric scanners embedded into their phones to include a fingerprint scanner built into the new BlackBerry Trackpad, according to a Network World article.

CNW Group - Celtic House Venture Partners has led a $15 million Series "B" financing round of Avvasi. Based in Waterloo, Ontario, Avvasi is developing solutions that enable mobile network providers to measure, improve and monetize mobile video.

Reuters - Network equipment maker Sandvine Corp (SVC.TO) said it received a contract from Japan's NTT Communications Corp to deploy its policy traffic switch (PTS) on NTT's high speed network in Japan.

CSSU - The University of Waterloo’s VeloCity program will take place this spring term (May – July).