By Rosa Saba The Alacrity Global Initiative continues to expand its portfolio of tech startups and venture capital funds around the world, with recent additions in Mexico City and Pune, India. The Ala…
Veronica Farmer named KNBA director of operations
The Kanata North Business Association announced the appointment of Veronica Farmer as their new director of operations. According to the press release, Farmer has more than 20 years of business and co…
Amid rapid growth, Lytica hires Gnowit founder Shahzad Khan as chief research officer
By Rosa Saba Earlier in 2018, Dr. Shahzad Khan had a decision to make. He had a few job offers that would take him away from Kanata, where he had worked for several years as the founder of Gnowit, a p…
Solink Ushers In the Smart Business Era
Photo above of the Solink Team outside their office in Kanata North on March Road. Renewed vision for a connected business takes full advantage of a store’s raw data We’re all familiar with ‘smart hom…
Giving back in Kanata North with Saba Software
Saba Software, located on March Road, recently rallied its staff together for three major spring fundraising events. Earlier in May a team of employees took part in the Royal Run for Mental Health, be…
John Proctor’s climb to the top
By Rosa Saba John Proctor came to Martello Technologies at a time when the company was gearing up for change. From the acquisition of Montreal firm Elfiq in January to the recent announcement that Mar…
Magnet Forensics’ growing Kanata team helps law enforcement fight crime in the cloud
By Rosa Saba Ask any of the people who work in Magnet Forensics’ Kanata office why they are there, and they will give you one of two reasons. For Ian McGillen, it’s the work itself. McGillen, who once…
Jamie Petten scales up: New KNBA executive director aims to be a ‘champion for talent’ in Canada’s largest technology park
By Rosa Saba For virtually her entire career, Jamie Petten had a front-row seat to see the strength and ingenuity of the Kanata North tech community as its established anchor firms and startups alike …
Discover TechNATA showcases growth and success of Kanata North
The diversity of Kanata’s tech sector was on full display this spring at the Brookstreet Hotel as some 2,500 attendees gathered for one of Canada’s largest tech expo and career fairs. The 80 exhibitor…
Infinera expands Kanata presence on strength of local talent pool
An optical networking firm that set up shop in Kanata just under a decade ago is entering a new phase of growth in Canada’s largest technology park with plans to hire dozens of additional engineers in…