Technology

Vancouver-based technology company Jostle this morning announced that it has secured $3.1 million in equity investment from private investors to accelerate the market entry of its software.

The B.C. government announced January 18 that it is investing $733,006 in new skills training equipment at Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU).

Engine Digital, a Vancouver web and mobile web design company, is making the move into the U.S. by opening an office in New York City.

The Vancouver maker of the popular social media game Margaritaville has been acquired for an undisclosed amount by game developer Kabam, which plans to keep the studio's team working in Vancouver.

Three B.C. universities will receive $33 million in research money from Ottawa for projects ranging from stem cell research to an underwater monitoring project that uses the Internet and submarine cables and sensors study the ocean.

The federal government is getting into the venture capital game with a $400 million fund to help high-growth companies access capital.

Toronto-based LifeLabs Medical Laboratory Services announced yesterday it has entered into an agreement to purchase B.C. Biomedical Laboratories Ltd.

With Canada's three major telecoms owning 92% of the wireless space, industry newcomers say Ottawa must help them compete to increase marketplace options

Patent could give CounterPath edge in softphone market

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