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Funcom to open new studio in Montréal
Oslo-based Funcom has announced that it will open a new studio in Montréal specializing in the development and publishing of massively multiplayer online (MMO) games.
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Fortune magazine names Research in Motion world's fastest-growing company
American business magazine Fortune has named Canadian technology icon Research in Motion Ltd. (TSX: RIM.TO), maker of the BlackBerry, the world's fastest-growing company. The rapidly expanding company, founded in 1984, has more than quadrupled its workforce in the last four years and expects to have about 12,000 employees by the end of the year as its profits and revenues soar.
Bombardier’s First Q400 NextGen Turboprop Airliner Bound for Norway
Bombardier Aerospace has delivered the first Q400 NextGen high-speed turboprop airliner. Norwegian regional carrier Widerøe’s Flyveselskap A/S accepted the aircraft – the first of six on firm order – at the Q400 aircraft delivery centre at Toronto Pearson International Airport. “This occasion is one of the shining moments of the year-long events marking the 75th anniversary of the founding of our airline,” said Lars Kobberstad, President and Chief Executive Officer of Widerøe.
Canada’s Technology Triangle Inc & Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics win Global City Award for Waterloo Region
the Waterloo Region is reshaping the Canadian “brain drain” and becoming an international “brain gain” region, earning the Canadian Urban Institute’s 2009 Global City Award
Research In Motion Reports Another Record Quarter and Year-End Results
Research In Motion (RIM) reports another record quarter with standout subscriber growth.
Special glasses developed by Canadian company may cut perils of the night shift
In December of 2007, the World Health Organization declared working shifts that disrupted your body’s Circadian Rhythm could result in higher incidence of cancer. The hormones melatonin and cortisol are key players in regulating the timing of circadian rhythms. Canadian company Zircadium Corporation has developed special glasses that may reduce this risk.
The Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games visits Oslo on its first international outreach
The Nordic region was the target of VANOC's first international outreach, promoting the 2010 Games to media, business, government and sports officials. A visit to Oslo was the first stop on the itinerary and included a presentation to the CNBA.
Vancouver 2010 mascots. Image © VANOC/COVAN.
IP-phones from Canada's Aastra Telecom sets sales record at the Norwegian Opera
Solidus eCare gives the sales department at the Opera a full overview of the influx of customer calls at any time. In the last year the company has experienced a dramatic increase in sales.
The Globe and Mail chooses Escenic and CCI NewsGate
Vizrt Ltd. announces that The Globe and Mail, Canada’s National Newspaper, has chosen CCI and Escenic, which was recently acquired by Norwegian company Vizrt, to create a multimedia newsroom for its print and online properties.
REC chooses Quebec for future silicon expansions
Renewable Energy Corporation ASA (REC) has announced Bécancour, Quebec as the site of choice for the next phase of the company's silicon materials expansions.