Waterloo Tech News

PRNewswire - What if our best efforts to lower carbon emissions, wean off fossil fuels, and plan for a soaring population weren't enough? Would we ask ourselves why we didn't take action sooner, transforming the ideas from our greatest innovators into the technologies needed to prepare for a more secure and sustainable future?

CED - Sandvine today identified three of its wireless ISP customers; GCI, Thumb Cellular and Carolina West Wireless are all using Sandvine's network policy control to improve subscribers' quality of experience.

The Beacon Herald - Of all the statistics, ratios, percentages and totals presented at the Canada 3.0 digital media conference in Stratford this week, the ones flashed on the Rotary Complex screens at the wrapup Wednesday afternoon were perhaps the most compelling.

TheRecord - It is only the beginning of May, but already, Kunal Gupta has been on 27 flights this year, jetting around the world to meet customers and potential customers.

MobileSyrup.com - Can’t attend the upcoming Google I/O web developer conference on May 10/11th? No problem… Google is opening their doors where you can sit back and view the conference live in their offices.

CNW Group - Photowatt Ontario today announced that it will supply Ontario-made modules to the Canadian subsidiary of a leading global supplier of solar power serving the Ontario solar market.

The Beacon Herald - Open Text executive chairman Tom Jenkins put it bluntly at the kickoff to the Canada 3.0 digital-media conference in Stratford Tuesday, cautioning against the "technospeak" that threatens to bury the message about the critical importance of digital media to Canada's future.

CNW Group - ARISE Technologies Corporation, a leader in high-performance, high-quality, cost-effective solar technology, today announced that Judson Whiteside has joined the Company's Board of Directors.

TheRecord - Tim Jackson, head of the University of Waterloo Accelerator Centre and an associate vice-president in charge of commercialization at the university, will become the school’s interim vice-president in charge of external relations.

PCMag.com - At this week's BlackBerry World trade show, everyone expected the top headliner to be the company's just-released PlayBook tablet and its new software offerings. As it turned out, the gadget ended up taking second spot to a surprise guest: Microsoft boss Steve Ballmer.

TheRecord - The Record conducted an online survey about rapid transit and got very different results than a scientific poll of public opinion.

London Free Press - Less than 24 hours before the official kickoff of Canada's biggest digital media event of the year, things were surprisingly quiet at Stratford's Rotary Complex Monday.

Financial Post - Research In Motion Ltd. has opened another chapter in its complicated relationship with little green robots.

CNET News - Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer took the stage Tuesday morning at Research In Motion's Blackberry World conference in Orlando, Fla. to announce a new partnership between the computing giant and RIM, several reports indicate.

Daily Exchange - Descartes Systems Group announced that Big E Transportation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Estes Express Lines, implemented Descartes' Route Planner On-demand and MobileLink solution to plan, optimize and dispatch routes across its entire home delivery operations.

WYT - Like the pledge to land a man on the moon before the end of the ‘60s, the overarching goal here is to develop a technical infrastructure and digital environment in which anyone in Canada can do anything online – this time, in like just five years!

Daily Exchange - As leaders from industry, government and academia collaborate on the country’s digital future at Canada 3.0 this week, Conestoga College is helping facilitate the discussion and keep participants connected.

TWICE - Research In Motion (RIM) plans worldwide summertime shipments of its latest two touchscreen smartphones, both promoted as the company's fastest and thinnest smartphones to date.

VPO Press Release - Connect Tech Inc., a leader in delivering connectivity solutions for embedded and industrial technology applications, is pleased to announce the availability of its first Cellular I/O product, the RoadWarrior.

Exchange Magazine - CanWIT, a division of CATAAlliance, invites you to celebrate the launch of a Southwestern Ontario Chapter in Waterloo Region on May 12, 2011, 5:30-8:30pm.

570News - Canada 3.0 begins today and runs through Wednesday.The forum is aimed at advancing Canada's place in the global digital economy.

CNW Group - 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 March 31, 2011.