
SupportSoft Acquires YourTechOnline.com Inc.Market Wire |
| May 6, 2008 - SupportSoft, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPRT), a provider of software and services that make technology work, today announced the acquisition of YourTechOnline.com Inc., an award-winning provider of premium technology services. |
| YourTechPurchased.pdf |
Okanagan’s reputation as an earthquake-free, flood-free zone helps lure international businessBusiness in Vancouver - Glen Korstrom |
| May 5, 2008 - BC’s bountiful fruit-growing Okanagan region is growing its reputation as Silicon Vineyard. The twist on the name of the world’s best known technology hub, Silicon Valley, comes because recent local headlines have touted plenty of new fast growing start-ups, huge technology-related corporate transactions and major technology-related real estate developments. |
| OkanaganBIVArticle.pdf |
Countdown starts May 1 for major Okanagan education symposiumUBC Okanagan School of Engineering |
| April 28, 2008 - |
| EngSymp.pdf |
Calling BC Entrepreneurs – Big Prizes for WinningNew Ventures BC |
| April 21, 2008 - Top entrepreneurs in B.C. can win $335,000 in prizes with this year’s New Ventures BC competition, one of North America’s largest technology business idea competitions. |
| NewVenturesBC.pdf |
Winners Announced at the Fifth Annual Silicon Vineyard Innovation Awards GalaOSTEC |
| April 11, 2008 - Innovative leaders in the science and technology community were recognized at the Fifth Annual Silicon Vineyard Innovation Awards Gala held last night at the Coast Capri Hotel. |
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Call for Nominations: 2008 BC Innovation Council AwardsBritish Columbia Innovation Council |
| March 31, 2008 - In order to recognize British Columbia's top innovators, BC Innovation Council is calling for nominations from members in industry, academia, and government. |
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Charities Win as Local Tech Company Plays ‘The Apprentice’Andrew Spoeth, Enquiro |
| March 27, 2008 - Just before ten o’clock on a Thursday morning as company staff were called into the board room, most were unaware of the task that lay ahead. Gord Hotchkiss and Bill Barnes, co-founders of local technology company Enquiro, had secretly planned Enquiro’s own version of ‘The Apprentice’ as a team building exercise. |
| EnquiroApprentice.pdf |
Precarn Announces $2.1 Million R&D Funding Boost for Environmental and Manufacturing InnovationPrecarn Inc. |
| March 27, 2008 - Today Precarn announced a $2.1 million funding boost to promote the research and development (R&D) efforts of the Canadian companies applying intelligent systems to solve commercial problems in the environment and manufacturing sectors. |
| Precarn.pdf |
TELEFILM CANADA WESTERN REGION BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT OUTREACH TOURTelefilm Canada |
| March 10, 2008 - The Western Region office of Telefilm Canada will be visiting key stakeholder cities this spring. Our goal is to meet with as many emerging film and new media producers, and current clients as possible to hear about your projects. Borrowing from the most successful film festival pitching sessions, 30-minute pitching sessions will be scheduled from 10am to 5pm in each city. |
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NRC-IRAP - SFU Initiative for SMEsSFU-UILO |
| February 26, 2008 - The National Research Council Canada - Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP) Pacific Region is collaborating on a new initiative with Simon Fraser University (SFU) with the objective of further encouraging collaboration between SFU and small to medium-sized technology companies in BC (SMEs). |
| NRCSFUSME.pdf |