Technology

Spam messages down to lowest levels since 2003: report

If one’s email inbox is becoming a little easier to comb through, it’s not a fluke. Symantec’s June Intelligence report reveals the global spam rate has fallen to levels not seen in more than a decade.

Jul 17, 2015 12:00 PM Read more >

Weighing anchors: the quest to build bigger companies in B.C.

BCTIA’s program targets tech startups that have the potential to become the next ACL, Hootsuite or Global Relay

Jul 14, 2015 5:00 PM Read more >

Vancouver’s TIO Networks acquires U.S. fintech Softgate for US$31m

Financial technology (fintech) firm TIO Networks is acquiring Softgate Systems for US$31 million, in a deal the Vancouver-based company says will create North America’s largest walk-in bill payment network.

Jul 14, 2015 10:30 AM Read more >

PlentyOfFish sold to American dating site giant Match for US$575 million

Vancouver’s PlentyOfFish has been purchased by The Match Group, which operates OkCupid, Tinder, Match and Meetic

Jul 14, 2015 8:27 AM Read more >

Vancouver firm delivers first F-35 components from $2m contract

A Vancouver-based company delivered its first components Monday (July 13) to Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT ) for the controversial F-35 fighter jet. IBC Advanced Alloys Corp.’s (TSX-V:IB) $2-million contract with the U.S.

Jul 13, 2015 11:05 AM Read more >

EnWave gets into Starbucks, signs Moon Cheese pacts

Revenue surges more than tenfold in most recent quarter to help stem net loss

Jul 10, 2015 4:40 PM Read more >

Life Lessons: Peter Lukomskyj, Elastic Path Software

Get out of your comfort zone

Jul 10, 2015 4:00 PM Read more >

B.C. fintechs challenge ‘conservative’ mindset of big banks

Report predicts bankers will face major challenges from upstart financial tech companies

Jul 10, 2015 2:06 PM Read more >

U.S. revenue up but Canadian tech startups still wary about IPOs: PwC

Nearly two-thirds (63%) of Canadian CEOs surveyed said they planned to exit the company through an acquisition. Just 6% envisioned an exit via an initial public offering (IPO).

Jul 9, 2015 3:55 PM Read more >

Why Canadian expats are inspiring homegrown tech resurgence in B.C.

Professionals who settled in U.S. during 1990s tech boom mentoring Vancouver entrepreneurs

Jul 7, 2015 5:00 PM Read more >