May 16, 2012, The Record -  WATERLOO — Agfa HealthCare’s new research and development facility in Waterloo brought some badly needed efficiency and consolidation to the company, the president of its parent company said Wednesday. When he joined the Agfa-Gevaert Group four years ago as president and chief executive officer, Christian Reinaudo Read More...

May 15, 2012, Daily Exchange -  WATERLOO - OpenText announced that analyst firm Forrester Research, Inc. has named OpenText a Leader in its report The Forrester Wave™: Digital Asset Management For Customer Experience, Q2 2012, authored by Stephen Powers and Anjali Yakkundi with Dave West and Shannon Coyne. OpenText was among Read More...

The Globe and Mail, Erin Anderssen May 11, 2012 This is part of The Immigrant Answer –The Globe's series on the future of immigration in Canada. Read the original story here. Stefania Cruz is a catch: 24, ambitious, bright and fluent in English as well as Spanish. In a year, she will complete Read More...

CrackBerry.com May 11, 2012 On Wednesday I had the pleasure of attending the 2nd annual Application Developers Conference, put on by Scotia Capital. There was a big focus on BlackBerry at this event, considering that it was held in Toronto, and what I'd like to do here is report on the main Read More...

Newswise May 11, 2012 Newswise — Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, May 11, 2012 – Researchers at Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics have recently received multiple recognitions for their achievements in areas such as subatomic physics, mathematical physics, quantum field theory and quantum gravity. Robert Myers and Freddy Cachazo Win Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP) Read More...

The Record, Julian Beltrame May 11, 2012 OTTAWA – Canada booked its best two-month employment gain in three decades with news Friday that the economy churned out 58,200 new jobs in April, the strongest signal in some time the economic recovery may be coming out of a mid-winter stall. The report was far Read More...

The Record May 10, 2012 KITCHENER — Free internet access will be available at 20 city-owned buildings by the end of the year. “I am very excited to see it happening,” Coun. Scott Davey said. “I have always hoped that some perhaps minimal level of internet service could be provided free across the Read More...

The Record, Craig Wong May 10, 2012 TORONTO — Strong stock markets and rising interest rates in the U.S. helped Sun Life Financial post a 57 per cent higher profit in first-quarter earnings compared with a year ago. The profit broke a streak of two consecutive quarters of losses at the Toronto-based insurance Read More...

PR Newswire May 10, 2012 Prestigious Global Partner Awards Presented to OpenText, Leading SAP Partner, for Delivering Outstanding Value WATERLOO, ON, - OpenText™ (NASDAQ: OTEX, TSX: OTC) today announced it is the recipient of 2012 SAP® Pinnacle awards in the "Global Software Solution Partner of the Year" and "SAP Enterprise Support Integrated Award" Read More...

CIO Journal May 10, 2012 The economics of cloud computing are driving down the cost structure of business so far and so fast that it’s scary, Google CIO Ben Fried says. “It deeply disturbed me … in 2006, 2007 consumer companies were forcing efficiencies on a scale never seen before,” Fried said Thursday during Read More...

The Hamilton Spectator May 10, 2012 Hamilton needs to find, nurture and celebrate its “startup superheroes” to create a “contagious” culture of innovation and entrepreneurship, said a panellist discussing the city’s small business sector. “That’s where a community catches fire,” said Ron Neumann, executive director of Innovation Factory and a veteran in technology Read More...

The Sacramento Bee May 10, 2012 ATLANTA and KITCHENER, Ontario, May 10, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Promax (www.promaxtpo.com) a world leading specialist in Trade Promotion planning, management and optimization solutions (TPM & TPO), today announced that it has been selected by Dare Foods, a family owned cookie, cracker, fine bread and candy Read More...

Forbes May 10, 2012 Although the company began as a mom and pop shop in Kitchener, Ontario in 1927, the story of Bauer Performance Sports, the world’s leading designer, marketer and manufacturer of hockey equipment, really begins in 2008. It was in February of that year Kohlberg & Co. and Canadian businessman Read More...

Techvibes May 9, 2012 The idea behind Dear Photograph has always been pretty simple, but the timeless and emotional stories behind each photo submission have created something nearly incomparable to anything else that can be found on the web. People from around the world have widely embraced the visually appealing Internet phenomenon over Read More...

Cambridge Times, Ray Martin May 8, 2012 Council votes 6-3 against $15-million project Cambridge council has turned down a $15.2-million project that would have created 60 new jobs and hundreds of thousands of dollars in city revenues. “Sixty jobs is nothing to sneeze at,” said Coun. Ben Tucci, as he urged council Monday night Read More...

The Record, Rose Simone May 8, 2012 KITCHENER — Piece by piece, the iconic Kitchener Frame plant on Homer Watson Boulevard is disappearing, as demolition crews clear the way for a new era of industrial and commercial uses. The complex, still known to area residents as the Budd plant, has been a fixture Read More...

The Exchange May 8, 2012 Kitchener - Tonight the Arts Awards are hosting a reception to honour the 2011 Arts Awards Nominees and 2010 Arts Awards Winners. There will be hors d’oeuvres, cash bar, and entertainment in a reception atmosphere for the arts community and supporters. Guest will meet Nominees for the Read More...

The Exchange, Angela Pause May 8, 2012 Kitchener - The Tannery District in downtown Kitchener, Ontario is officially a “game changer” in the growth of that city, now that it has won the prestigious “2012 Game Changer Award” from the Grand Valley Construction Association (GVCA), which represents the institutional, commercial and industrial Read More...

thestar.com May 8, 2012 Research In Motion Ltd.’s appointment of two mobile industry veterans to bolster its executive ranks as it readies a make it or break it line of smartphones has drawn a cautious response from investors and market watchers. Shares in the beleaguered BlackBerry maker seesawed and then finished slightly higher Read More...

May 8, 2012, Market Watch -  WATERLOO, ONTARIO, May 08, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Research In Motion (RIM) RIMM +1.61% CA:RIM +2.13% today announced key additions to its executive leadership team with the hiring of Kristian Tear as Chief Operating Officer and Frank Boulben as Chief Marketing Officer. With deep Read More...