Organization: Carleton Univ

IBM and OCE launch cloud computing pilot

IBM, the Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) and several Ontario-based universities and health institutes are participating in a pilot project to deliver anywhere, anytime access to IBM’s proprietary business software via cloud computing – an emerging compute model for delivering and consuming information technology capabilities as a service. The software — IBM’s WebSphere Integration Developer…

ICT main focus of follow-on CECR competition

The Networks of Centres of Excellence (NCE) secretariat has announced a new competition for the Centre of Excellence for Commercialization and Research (CECR) program with a high priority being given to information and communications technology (ICT). The targeted nature of the competition acknowledges the absence of successful ICT proposals in the inaugural round, which prompted…

Carleton and DFO establish new research network

Carleton Univ and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans have teamed to establish a network for assessing the impact of hydro power facilities on aquatic ecosystems. The network held its inaugural meeting at a two-day workshop at Carleton attended by representatives from industry, government and academia. Hydro power is expected to double in Canada over…

New network and security forum established

A new forum for network and information security has been formed, comprised of representatives from industry, academia and government. The Forum for Information Security Innovation in Canada (FISIC) was unveiled at the annual conference of the Mathematics of Information Technology and Complex Systems (MITACS) last week. In addition to MITACS, its founding members are the…

Cloakware receives $10 million in VC financing

Ottawa’s Cloakware Corp has received US $10 million in Series B financing led by Globespan Capital Partners, Palo Alto CA. The developer of security software to protect applications and systems from piracy and unauthorized access will use the funding for R&D, international expansion and marketing. Cloakware is headquartered in Vienna VA and has R&D facilities…

NSERC expands Northern Research Chairs program

The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) has expanded its Northern Research Chairs program with the announcement of an additional $6.1 million to fund six new chairs. The chairs will be located at Carleton Univ, McGill Univ, Univ of Manitoba, Univ of Alberta, Univ of Laval and Wilfred Laurier Univ. They will focus their…

Ontario doles out funding for indirect research costs

After months of negotiations with the university community, the Government of Ontario has announced the first awards under its $30-million Research Performance Fund, created last year to cover the indirect costs of research funded by the province. Toronto area universities, teaching hospitals, research institutes and colleges received $14.5 million from the Fund, while Ottawa’s two…

CSA and CITR launch research program

The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and the Canadian Institute for Telecommunications Research (CITR) have selected the first projects stemming from a $1.9-million, potentially renewal agreement focused on leading-edge space communications systems and technologies. The CSA will provide the funds over the next five years for research awards and collaborative research initiatives involving industrial partners. The…