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Accelerator boosts digital firms of ‘Driven’ minority entrepreneurs

A Toronto program is looking to specifically support companies lead by 'under-represented minorities.'

IBM acquisition Q1 Labs among nominees for N.B. tech awards

It's the fourteenth annual edition of the KIRA awards, whose past winners include Fredericton-based social media analytics darling Radian6.

Big names put money into Waterloo’s new $30 million incubator

RIM and OMERS are among the players putting money into the Hyperdrive incubator for tech startups.

Producer explains why Kutcher is “perfect” for Jobs biopic

He says the actor best known as airhead Kelso on "That 70s Show" is capable of portraying the "psychological complexity" of Apple's founder on screen.

CEOs not giving CIOs their proper due, Gartner says

Most CEOs see their CIOs as "itinerant specialists" instead of innovation leaders, a new Gartner study finds.

Bell Aliant CEO honoured tonight as CWC’s woman of the year

President and CEO Karen Sheriff is the only female leading a major Canadian telecom firm right now.

Startup news round-up: April 16, 2012

In today's startup news: money-making tips, Montreal's Next 36 contingent, and Startup Weekend comes to Ottawa.

Express IT: 3 ideas for the Mint’s MintChip digital currency

The Royal Canadian Mint is experimenting with a digital currency standard. Doing away with cash could be beneficial for many transactions.

Toronto’s Varicent Software bought by IBM

IBM broadens its analytics portfolio by acquiring Toronto-based specialist in compensation and sales performance management software.

Toronto ranked fourth best startup ecosystem

Startup Genome also lists Vancouver and Montreal in the top 25 global startup ecosystems.

Apple accused of e-book price fixing by U.S. lawsuit

The Department of Justice is naming Apple and five large publishers in an antitrust lawsuit. The companies of accused on conspiring to raise e-book prices.

Will IBM data centre turn Barrie into a tech hub?

Tech startups and spinoffs are in the City of Barrie's future as Big Blue builds an environmentally-friendly data centre in the southern Ontario city as part of a $210 million research and innovation program by government, academe and the private sector.

Startup Round-up: April 10, 2012

A knight at the startup table, a new tech accelerator for women and minorities, and musings about a potential startup bubble.

Communitech launches $30 million Hyperdrive program for early-stage tech firms

A new $30 million program along the lines of YCombinator or Tech Stars is coming to the Waterloo Region. It aims to solve the problem of early stage funding for tech startups.

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