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Forging International Relationships in China
3 February 2012
FORGING INTERNATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS CANADA’S TECHNOLOGY TRIANGLE PLANS BUSINESS MISSION TO CHINA FEBRUARY 3, 2012 – Kitchener, ON – Canada’s Technology Triangle's (CTT) first international business mission of 2012 will be to China, with targeted activities in Hong Kong, Chengdu and Shanghai. The mission, led by Cambridge Mayor Doug Craig (representing the Region Read More...
Canada's Technology Triangle Inc. and C-11 Consider Canada Coalition to participate in Financial Times Global Investment Series: Focus on Canada in San Francisco
11 January 2012
JANUARY 11, 2012 – KITCHENER, ON - John G. Jung, CEO at Canada’s Technology Triangle Inc. (the economic development organization representing Waterloo Region) will participate as part of the C-11 Consider Canada coalition in the Financial Times Global Investment Series: Focus on Canada event, held in San Francisco January 18, Read More...
Waterloo Region: Take Root and Thrive
3 January 2012
CTT is pleased to announce the formal release of a new animation entitled Waterloo Region - Take Root and Thrive. The animation was created in conjunction with Machteld Faas Xander, a corporate partner. The content will be used as an introduction during presentations to and meetings with international stakeholders. Canada's Technology Read More...
 


Regional Economic Development News
 

Open Text beats Street, new CEO lays out growth plan
1 February 2012
February 1, 2012, The Financial Post -  One month into his new job running Canada’s largest software company, Mark Barrenechea delivered his predecessor’s final victory. After markets closed Wednesday, Open Text Corp. reported revenue of US$321.5-million and US$1.39 in adjusted earnings per share for the second quarter of the Waterloo, Ont.-based company’s Read More...
BlackBerry 7 Smartphones Certified for U.S. and Canadian Governments
1 February 2012
February 1, 2012, Market Watch -  WATERLOO, ONTARIO, Feb 01, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Research In Motion (RIM) RIMM +0.48% CA:RIM -0.18% today announced that BlackBerry(R) smartphones running on the powerful new BlackBerry(R) 7 and BlackBerry(R) 7.1 Operating Systems (OS) have been awarded FIPS 140-2 certification by the National Read More...
Balsillie’s Igloo Software raises $5M in funding
31 January 2012
 January 31, 2012, Financial Post -  Jim Balsillie may have lost his position of co-chairman of the board at Research In Motion Ltd., but he still holds the position of chairman at Igloo Inc., a Waterloo, Ont.-based company that is attracting lots of attention from Canadian venture capitalists. On Thursday, Igloo – Read More...
 

“I came from the USA and picked Waterloo Region to start my business because it has a unique combination of critical factors that guarantee it will be one of the fastest growing high tech centers in North America over the next 10-20 years.”

Eric Meger, President
Broadband Learning Corp