Recession doesn't dampen SwiftRadius' prospects

Fredericton information technology company SwiftRadius is growing while many other firms are shrinking during the recession. The firm plans to add a dozen more employees in the next year, according to a story in the nbbusinessjournal.

The firm deals in enterprise resource planning and integration, among other technologies. Last year Halifax-based Progress Magazine named the company the best place to work in Atlantic Canada. From its beginning as a sole proprietorship in 2003, the company has grown to encompass offices across Atlantic Canada.

T4G finds the new offshore in Atlantic Canada

T4G Limited, a national project-based technology company, made the Globe and Mail's annual list of Best Workplaces in Canada. Company president Geoff Flood says the firm's number one priority is "winning the war for talent."

In a news release celebrating the company's win, Flood added the firm believes in opening offices in communities where "great people want to live. In September 2008, we began operations in Moncton [New Brunswick] for that very reason.

"Instead of sending work 'offshore,' T4G has found that the 'near shore' of Atlantic Canada is filled with talented programmers and professionals who produce the highest quality work." Founded in 1996, the company has more than 215 employees at offices in Moncton, Halifax, Saint John, Toronto and Vancouver. The firm specializes in information technology that spans application development, business intelligence, technology infrastructure and other services.

Halifamous sputtering?

The latest addition to the hyperlocal movement, Halifax's Halifamous, appears to be fading before it even gets off the ground. Greg Bates, a self-professed Halifax Internet marketeer, launched the site January 28, 2009, calling for writers, bloggers, graphic designers, web designers, video producers and others to help “showcase the people and events that make Halifax such a cool place to live.” The site also promised to “blog about events, situations and news that nobody else is [sic].”

Now, with nary a post to its name, Halifamous is flirting with Haliobscurity at which Bates has dubbed “Halifamous 2.0,” and hosts nothing more but a plea for web designers, graphic designers and bloggers and a note saying the space will be updated soon with more information.

Should he ever get Halifamous launched, Bates will have his hands full competing against local urban alternative weekly, The Coast, which already offers an extensive website featuring, well, the people and events that make Halifax such a cool place to live.

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