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BlackBerry and Beyond: Tech Jobs Connex is a team with depth
27 June 2014 | By Mirko Petricevic in: Ecosystem, Enterprise, News, Startups
The $1.2-million program, designed to keep former BlackBerry workers employed in Ontario, is funded by the province and run by Communitech. Tech Jobs Connex launched as a short-term series of events in… Read more
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BlackBerry and Beyond: Husband-and-wife team swift to launch two startups
26 June 2014 | By Mirko Petricevic in: Ecosystem, Enterprise, News, Startups
After leaving Blackberry, Middleton launched Swift Mobile Solutions to develop web-based software and wearable technology for the health and fitness industries. And started a company that provides services… Read more
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BlackBerry and Beyond: Wireless Group all-stars stick together in search of new opportunities
25 June 2014 | By Mirko Petricevic in: Ecosystem, Enterprise, News, Startups
10 senior leaders of BlackBerry Wireless Group approached Communitech’s Tech Jobs Connex program and started a new adventure with the Waterloo Wireless Group Read more
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I Think Security turns to Kickstarter to fund Dropbox protection device
18 September 2013 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Featured, News, Startups
I Think Security has taken a further step into the consumer market with a Kickstarter campaign to fund its latest product: the Qi4BOX, which secures Dropbox users’ files. The $30,000 crowdfunding campaign,… Read more
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Canadian Tire taps Communitech in race to the retail future
21 March 2013 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Ecosystem, Enterprise, News
Canadian Tire has connected with Waterloo Region's innovative ecosystem via the Communitech Hub to expand their digital retail efforts through new technology in its operations and marketing activities. Read more
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The biggest hack at Hack the North
| By Phil Froklage in: Event recaps, Events, Featured, News
Hack the North draws 1,000 participants from all over the world to the University of Waterloo for Canada's biggest hackathon. Read more
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EnPowered and Amina Health to join Creative Destruction Lab
| By Member News in: Member news, News
The Waterloo Region-based startups are joining a seed-stage mentorship program for science-based technology companies. Read more
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Cybercrime gang FIN7 lands malware in law firm using fake legal complaint against Jack Daniels’ owner
| By Member News in: Member news, News
In early June 2021, eSentire’s Threat Response Unit (TRU) witnessed a malspam campaignconducted by the FIN7 cybercrime group. It used a fake legal complaint centering around Brown-Forman Inc., a large,… Read more
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ETS integrates with ApplyProof for seamless test score verification
| By Member News in: Member news, News
ETS and ApplyProof, the stand-alone trust solution powered by ApplyBoard, announced a new integration that will establish a seamless process for verifiers of students' TOEFL and GRE scores anywhere in… Read more