Edmonton Technology News

Do you have a .CA domain name?

Posted by Rob Lewis on Wed, March 10, 2010 10:35 AM · Filed under Calgary, Edmonton, Montréal, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver, Victoria, Kitchener-Waterloo, Atlantic-Canada , Awards, Domain Names · No Comments
The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) is asking Canadians to show off their .CA website in their Showusyour.ca video contest and you only have until March 15th to get your entry in. All .CA website owners are invited to make a short video explaining why their website is the best. The... [more]

VFS brings back $30K Women in Games Scholarship for 2nd year

Posted by Rob Lewis on Fri, March 5, 2010 12:01 PM · Filed under Denver-Boulder, Portland, Seattle, Calgary, Edmonton, Montréal, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver, Victoria, Kitchener-Waterloo, South-Florida, Atlantic-Canada , Awards, Gaming · No Comments
The Vancouver Film School recently announced that they will be presenting a $30,000 Women in Games Scholarship for the second straight year. The Women in Games Scholarship covers the full tuition for a female aspiring game designer to attend VFS’s acclaimed one-year Game Design program. With International Women’s Day on March... [more]

Get your application in for the Technology Fast 50

Posted by Rob Lewis on Tue, March 2, 2010 1:11 PM · Filed under Calgary, Edmonton, Montréal, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver, Victoria, Kitchener-Waterloo, Atlantic-Canada , Awards · No Comments
Deloitte's Technology Fast 50 is a ranking of the country's 50 fastest-growing technology companies based on percentage revenue growth over five years. Deloitte launched the program over a decade ago to celebrate the achievements of the Canadian technology sector and it's time to get applications in for the 2010 Awards. Applying... [more]

Tomorrow brings a new type of Awards Show

Posted by Eric Floresca on Tue, February 23, 2010 7:36 PM · Filed under Denver-Boulder, Portland, Seattle, Calgary, Edmonton, Montréal, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver, Victoria, Kitchener-Waterloo, South-Florida, Atlantic-Canada , Awards, Events, Social Media, Digital Media · No Comments
What does tomorrow bring? The Tomorrow Awards is a new initiative for the international advertising community looking to discover what the future holds as technology and society races ahead. Most award shows have defined categories that separate entries, this award show will take a shot at the bow and remove categories... [more]

1st Annual Canadian Video Game and Digital Arts Awards coming in May

Posted by Rob Lewis on Mon, February 15, 2010 10:32 AM · Filed under Calgary, Edmonton, Montréal, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver, Victoria, Kitchener-Waterloo, Atlantic-Canada , Awards, Gaming · No Comments
Canada will celebrate its world-class video game and digital art developers at the 1st Annual Canadian Video Game and Digital Arts Awards ceremony to take place in Vancouver on May 5, 2010 at the Vancouver Convention Centre. The inaugural awards will be launched during the second annual Game Developers Conference (GDC... [more]

How to Nail Your Next Pitch so Investors Won't Walk Out On You!

Posted by Angel Pui on Thu, February 4, 2010 12:15 PM · Filed under Denver-Boulder, Portland, Seattle, Calgary, Edmonton, Montréal, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver, Victoria, Kitchener-Waterloo, South-Florida, Atlantic-Canada , Awards, Venture Capital, Events, Success Stories · 5 Comments
As an early-stage entrepreneur, whenever you leave the bat-cave for air and sunlight, you are almost always pitching. Whether it's on stage with life-changing VCs, in a boardroom with a sales lead, or convincing your spouse not to leave you because your pursuit is deemed crazy, the pitch will... [more]

CATAAlliance Innovation and Leadership Awards: Call for nominations

Posted by Rob Lewis on Wed, January 27, 2010 12:28 PM · Filed under Calgary, Edmonton, Montréal, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver, Victoria, Kitchener-Waterloo, Atlantic-Canada , Awards, Associations · No Comments
The Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance announced this week that it is now accepting nominations for its 2010 Innovation and Leadership Awards and that its Gala Dinner will take place May 19th at the Telfer School of Management at the University of Ottawa. For twenty-five years the CATAAlliance Innovation and Leadership Awards... [more]

Father of Femtochemistry: Ahmed Zewail

Posted by Karim Kanji on Sun, January 24, 2010 3:00 PM · Filed under Denver-Boulder, Portland, Seattle, Calgary, Edmonton, Montréal, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver, Victoria, Kitchener-Waterloo, South-Florida, Atlantic-Canada , Awards, Research · No Comments
Every once in a while I'll come across an article or news piece that falls outside my natural interests but is so fascinating that it becomes worth sharing with a wider audience.  Here's a little bit about what I learned about femtoseconds and femtochemistry.  And you thought Usain Bolt was... [more]

CoolIT bags four CES Innovation awards in Las Vegas

Posted by Sarah Blue on Tue, January 19, 2010 9:22 AM · Filed under Calgary, Edmonton , Awards, Events · No Comments
On January 7th at CES in Las Vegas, CoolIT Systems announced 4 new products set to revolutionize the computer cooling industry yet again. Following the huge success of the CoolIT Domino that hit the market by storm in 2009, CoolIT have wowed visitors at this year's Consumer Electronics Show with... [more]

RIM's Balsillie named Business Newsmaker of the Year

Posted by Rob Lewis on Fri, January 1, 2010 2:40 PM · Filed under Calgary, Edmonton, Montréal, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver, Victoria, Kitchener-Waterloo, Atlantic-Canada , Awards · No Comments
Jim Balsillie may have failed to land the NHL Coyotes last year, but his tenacious pursuit of the team gained the Waterloo billionaire both notoriety and the admiration of Canadians eager to see another professional hockey team in Canada. Off the ice, the co-CEO of Canada's most successful technology company, Research... [more]