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Annual report
BUSINESS IN VANCOUVER APRIL 29-MAY 5, 2008; ISSUE 966
Staying close to home - Page: B1
Scroll down BIV's list of the top high-tech companies in B.C. and it doesn't take long to realize that nearly all of the province's largest technology firms have an international address.
New distribution channels provide fresh incentives for independent publishers - Page: B2
Vancouver's video game scene is showing signs of maturation as independent game publishers and private sources of capital take root and challenge industry heavyweights' traditional stranglehold on finance, marketing and distribution.
Powering down and ramping up - Page: B3
As Canada's largest credit union fetes its new "carbon neutral" status, it's already working on new ways to fight climate change with a little help from a locally developed solution that's getting much attention across the U.S.
Lessons from Japan - Page: B10
With an abundance of natural resources, British Columbia may not relate to some of the afflictions that Japan has to manage as a nation devoid of resources and dependent on imported energy.
Technology harvest grows in Silicon Vineyard - Page: B11
BC's bountiful fruit-growing Okanagan region is growing its reputation as Silicon Vineyard.
DDS hails taxi growth strategy - Page: B11
2007 both challenged Richmond-based fleet management giant DDS Wireless International Inc. and buoyed it with hope.
CROs in B.C. battle global consolidation - Page: B12
Facing the twin pressures of globalization and consolidation, contract research organizations (CROs) in B.C. are forging alliances with competitors in a bid to expand their services and reach.
BIV Lists
High-tech companies - Page: B4-B9
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