Entries from October 2008

October 31, 2008

Federal government receives wake-up call from Ottawa’s technology sector

OCRIRadio.com interviews angel investor Irving Ebert, venture capitalist Bernie Zeisig and OCRI CEO Jeffrey Dale to reveal opportunities for post-election innovation agenda
Ottawa, ON, October 31, 2008 – It starts with two paragraphs, according to Irving Ebert. Canada’s Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector currently accounts for 600,000 jobs, and $140 billion in revenue, yet Ottawa’s [...]

October 27, 2008

Canadian telecom giants including Nortel, Mitel and Telesat join rising Ottawa stars to mine BRIC gold at Brazil’s Futurecom 2008

Ottawa, ON – October 27, 2008 – While global technology analysts are busy slashing corporate spending estimates for European and North American companies affected by the global credit crunch, Ottawa’s telecom industry is going for gold in BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, China) markets with a combined presence at Brazil’s Futurecom 2008, on Oct. 27-30. Futurecom [...]

October 23, 2008

OCRI’s Entrepreneurship Centre satellite office now open in Orleans

Ottawa, ON – October 23, 2008 – OCRI and the Ministry of Small Business and Consumer Services together with the Mayor and local councillors opened the first satellite office of OCRI’s Entrepreneurship Centre in Orleans today. In response to the growing needs of the entrepreneurial business community in Orleans and Ottawa-East, the satellite office will [...]