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Local firms land contracts with Lockheed Martin

Local firms land contracts with Lockheed Martin

Two B.C. firms announced contracts with American aerospace giant Lockheed Martin [NYSE:LMT] Friday at the B.C. Aerospace Showcase in Abbotsford. The showcase was held in conjunction with the 2012 Abbotsford Aerospace and Defence Expo.
GLENTEL sells radio towers to U.S. firm for $12m

GLENTEL sells radio towers to U.S. firm for $12m

GLENTEL Inc. (TSX:GLN), best known for its Wireless Wave stores, is selling its radio communications towers to SBA Communications, an American company, for up to $12 million.
Telus expands super-fast LTE outside Vancouver core

Telus expands super-fast LTE outside Vancouver core

If you are a Telus (TSX:T) customer who has been waiting for LTE to roll out beyond Vancouver's core before upgrading your smartphone or taking a gamble on RIM's new 4G BlackBerry PlayBook, your wait is over Telus has expanded its 4G long-term evolut
Vancouver video tutorial company buys TO counterpart

Vancouver video tutorial company buys TO counterpart

MacProVideo.com , a Vancouver company that makes video tutorials for Apple (Nasdaq:APPL), Adobe (Nasdaq:ADBE) and Microsoft (Nasdaq:MSFT) products has acquired AskVideo.com , a Toronto company involved in a related field. The deal includes AskVideo.
Local web developers cash in on switch to HTML5

Local web developers cash in on switch to HTML5

New developer language creates opportunities for Vancouver tech companies
Education Quest: innovative business plan drives private university growth

Education Quest: innovative business plan drives private university growth

Marketing a single degree offering at a school where tuition is five times that of UBC is one of many challenges for Squamish university
Are telecoms being smart about data?

Are telecoms being smart about data?

White paper shows smartphone owners use Wi-Fi for up to 90% of data consumption
SFU poised to join top U.S. collegiate sports association

SFU poised to join top U.S. collegiate sports association

Simon Fraser University (SFU) will learn tomorrow if it will get to be the first non-U.S. school accredited in the respected National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
B.C. tech sector failing to reach its economic potential

B.C. tech sector failing to reach its economic potential

More investment and focus on skills needed to increase sector's contribution to B.C.
Feds to fund five made-in-B.C. innovations

Feds to fund five made-in-B.C. innovations

A subsidiary of Macdonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) is among four B.C. high-tech companies to get help from Ottawa under a procurement policy designed to help Canadian firms commercialize innovative technologies.