The CGI Nearshore Warriors who will be playing in the 2007 Geeks on Ice tournament have signed up to the Geeks Team Zone powered by YourTeamOnline.ca. Visit our Team Zone page and checkout the Warriors' team website.
Get your team zone for the Geeks On Ice tournament at YourTeamonline.ca!
Once you have created your team zone, send your link to geeksonice@gmail.com and it will be posted to this website.
Geeks on Ice would like to thank its 2007 sponsors Whitehill Technologies, Inc., G4 Tech TV, Government of New Brunswick, Wild Rose Inn, YourteamOnline.ca and Rising Stars. Prize donors include Red Bull and NRC.
Thursday, March 29, 2007
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Geeks On Ice Welcomes G4 Tech TV Sponsorship
Moncton, NB - The Geeks On Ice 2007 organizing committee is pleased to announce the sponsorship partnership with G4 Tech TV. "G4techTV is the ultimate on-air destination for those excited by and curious about all things related to technology."
G4 Tech TV will be providing promotional support for the Geeks on Ice 2007 hockey tournament and United Way fund raiser, on the web ( http://www.g4techtv.ca/ ) and their TV network. They have also agreed to provide a prize package for the winning team, consisting of jacket, shirt, and hat as well as additional hat and shirts to be used as misc. prizes at the tournament.
We are excited to have G4 Tech TV bring national attention to the Geeks on Ice tournament and the IT industry in Atlantic Canada. Contact your cable / satellite service provider to order G4 Tech TV at home, or visit www.g4techtv.ca for more information about G4 Tech TV.
Monday, March 26, 2007
Knowledge Industry Research Project - Survey Request
I am currently working on a university research project for my Bachelors Degree which examines whether New Brunswick's knowledge industry has an image problem. I would like to ask for your assistance by completing my online survey. The survey is just 10 question and will take approximately 5 minutes to complete. The results will help me report my findings and make recommendations. The survey is completely anonymous and I encourage you to forward this email to your friends, family and colleagues to get them to participate. We are looking for members of the knowledge industry community as well as individuals from the general public to participate.
To complete the survey, please go to the following link:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=19833553727
Thanks you in advanced for your co-operation.
Cheers,
Trevor Macausland
Geeks on Ice Founder & 2007 Co-Chair
W: 506-855-0005
C: 506-872-2348
H: 506-852-8096
Email: tmacausland@gmail.com
www.GeeksonIce.com
Friday, March 23, 2007
Wild Rose Inn Snuggles up to Geeks on Ice
Moncton area inn to offer an exclusive “Geeks in the Sheets” package to registered participants of annual hockey tournament.
Moncton, NB: Joanne and Ron Gaudet, proprietors of the Wild Rose Inn in
Moncton, New Brunswick are offering Geeks on Ice registrants an exclusive ‘Geeks in the Sheets” package to help accommodate visitors during the April event. The is located within minutes of Downtown Moncton and features gourmet dining, fireplaces, a snooker table and is adjacent to an18-hole golf course.
The Geeks in the Sheets package includes:
Room: Standard or Junior suite
Rate: $105.00 (plus tax) per night
Extra’s: Includes a Full Hot Breakfast
More information on the Wild Rose Inn can be found on their website at www.WildRoseInn.com. To book your “Geeks in the Sheets” special, please call 1-888-389-7673 and ask for Joanne or email wildroseinn@hotmail.com.
The Geeks on Ice tournament will have 16 teams play at the Moncton 4Plex from April 20 to 22. IT workers can sign up as a team, or individually as free agents. To register, or for more information about Geeks on Ice 2007, please visit www.geeksonice.com or write to .
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Moncton, NB: Joanne and Ron Gaudet, proprietors of the Wild Rose Inn in
Moncton, New Brunswick are offering Geeks on Ice registrants an exclusive ‘Geeks in the Sheets” package to help accommodate visitors during the April event. The is located within minutes of Downtown Moncton and features gourmet dining, fireplaces, a snooker table and is adjacent to an18-hole golf course.The Geeks in the Sheets package includes:
Room: Standard or Junior suite
Rate: $105.00 (plus tax) per night
Extra’s: Includes a Full Hot Breakfast
More information on the Wild Rose Inn can be found on their website at www.WildRoseInn.com. To book your “Geeks in the Sheets” special, please call 1-888-389-7673 and ask for Joanne or email wildroseinn@hotmail.com.
The Geeks on Ice tournament will have 16 teams play at the Moncton 4Plex from April 20 to 22. IT workers can sign up as a team, or individually as free agents. To register, or for more information about Geeks on Ice 2007, please visit www.geeksonice.com or write to .
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Thursday, March 22, 2007
Whitehill Technologies one of the Top 3 “Movers and Shakers” in Canadian IT, according to the Branham 300
MONCTON, NB, Canada - March 21, 2007 - Whitehill Technologies has been named one of the Top Three “Movers and Shakers” on the 2007 Branham 300, an independent annual ranking of the 300 largest information technology (IT) companies in Canada.
The “Movers and Shakers” list represents companies that, through remarkable performance, showed the most significant increases in their rankings compared to the 2006 Branham listing.
Thanks to its 142% revenue growth, Whitehill rocketed up 48 places on the Branham ranking—from 143rd to 95th—making it one of the Top Three “Movers and Shakers” of the year.
This is the first time that Whitehill Technologies has cracked the Top 100 on the Branham rankings. Based on annual reported revenues, Whitehill is now the 25th largest software vendor in Canada, and the 5th largest privately held software company.
“Leapfrogging 48 places really is a tremendous achievement, especially when you consider our size,” says Paul McSpurren, President & CEO, Whitehill Technologies, Inc. “Growth like this is pretty rare among companies as well established as ours.” Whitehill served its 1,000th customer this year, and has 200 employees working at multiple locations in Canada and the United States.
“What isn’t mentioned in the rankings, but which is even more important, is that Whitehill achieved all of this growth while remaining profitable,” McSpurren continues. “Whitehill bases its business philosophy on three pillars: innovation, customer satisfaction, and business performance. Our entire staff made a great team effort to achieve tremendous growth over the past year, and to maintain our track record of high customer satisfaction.”
The Branham Group provides “go to market” direction to IT product and service companies. The Branham 300 listing, published annually in the March issue of Backbone Magazine, is a ranking by revenue of the top Canadian IT companies. The listing offers a snapshot of the Canadian IT market, and has become an important gauge by which IT companies are measured. The complete Branham 300 listing is available at www.backbonemag.com.
About Whitehill Technologies Inc.
Whitehill Technologies, Inc. develops and implements document and compliance automation solutions that help customers accelerate key business processes. More than 1,000 customers in 45 countries have used Whitehill software, including half the largest 100 insurers in North America and two thirds of the largest 250 law firms in the world. Headquartered in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, Whitehill is a privately held company with more than 200 employees in Canada, the United States and the UK. For more information, please call 1-888-944-8344 or visit www.whitehilltech.com.
For further information, or to arrange for interviews, please contact:
Lynne Reid
Media Relations
Whitehill Technologies, Inc
888-944-8344 x521
lreid@whitehilltech.com
The “Movers and Shakers” list represents companies that, through remarkable performance, showed the most significant increases in their rankings compared to the 2006 Branham listing.
Thanks to its 142% revenue growth, Whitehill rocketed up 48 places on the Branham ranking—from 143rd to 95th—making it one of the Top Three “Movers and Shakers” of the year.
This is the first time that Whitehill Technologies has cracked the Top 100 on the Branham rankings. Based on annual reported revenues, Whitehill is now the 25th largest software vendor in Canada, and the 5th largest privately held software company.
“Leapfrogging 48 places really is a tremendous achievement, especially when you consider our size,” says Paul McSpurren, President & CEO, Whitehill Technologies, Inc. “Growth like this is pretty rare among companies as well established as ours.” Whitehill served its 1,000th customer this year, and has 200 employees working at multiple locations in Canada and the United States.
“What isn’t mentioned in the rankings, but which is even more important, is that Whitehill achieved all of this growth while remaining profitable,” McSpurren continues. “Whitehill bases its business philosophy on three pillars: innovation, customer satisfaction, and business performance. Our entire staff made a great team effort to achieve tremendous growth over the past year, and to maintain our track record of high customer satisfaction.”
The Branham Group provides “go to market” direction to IT product and service companies. The Branham 300 listing, published annually in the March issue of Backbone Magazine, is a ranking by revenue of the top Canadian IT companies. The listing offers a snapshot of the Canadian IT market, and has become an important gauge by which IT companies are measured. The complete Branham 300 listing is available at www.backbonemag.com.
About Whitehill Technologies Inc.
Whitehill Technologies, Inc. develops and implements document and compliance automation solutions that help customers accelerate key business processes. More than 1,000 customers in 45 countries have used Whitehill software, including half the largest 100 insurers in North America and two thirds of the largest 250 law firms in the world. Headquartered in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, Whitehill is a privately held company with more than 200 employees in Canada, the United States and the UK. For more information, please call 1-888-944-8344 or visit www.whitehilltech.com.
For further information, or to arrange for interviews, please contact:
Lynne Reid
Media Relations
Whitehill Technologies, Inc
888-944-8344 x521
lreid@whitehilltech.com
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
HNIC's Ron Maclean Interviews for Geeks on Ice
Our hat is off to the gang over at Property Guys for this one! They managed to get an interview for Geeks on Ice from Hockey Night in Canada superstar Ron Maclean. yes that Ron Maclean!
Ron and Don seem to thing that Property Guys will be recapture the Whitehill Cup this year, but I think the competition will be stiff.
The clip is posted on our website at www.GeeksonIce.com, so check it out.
Ron and Don seem to thing that Property Guys will be recapture the Whitehill Cup this year, but I think the competition will be stiff.
The clip is posted on our website at www.GeeksonIce.com, so check it out.
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
propelsj launch32 Companies Recognized on National Watch List as Campaign Surges
Saint John, New Brunswick, March 20, 2007 – Two companies presented under propelsj 's launch32 campaign to see 32 new ICT companies in the city in 36 months have been recognized in the Branham Group's Top 25 Canadian Up and Comers List. Ambir and Mariner Partners were both recognized in the list comprised of young companies that have differentiated themselves by creating innovative products and services in interesting fields of information technology.
This announcement comes as the launch32 campaign builds momentum with propelsj recently announcing five (5) new companies to its list of new local ICT companies: YourTeam Online, Transetix GSI, Marius Search Consulting, Radian6 Technologies, and Open Ocean Systems. These five companies bring the total to 16 launch32 companies who have created jobs and established themselves in Saint John.
Now in its fourteenth year, the Branham300 continues to highlight the top Canadian ICT companies. It represents a truly insightful piece of intelligence on the Canadian information technology market. The listing has become pre-eminent the world over as the authoritative health indicator of the information technology industry in Canada.
"Ambir is thrilled to be recognized by the Branham Group as one of Canada's Top 25 Up & Coming companies along with Mariner Partners" said Jeff Sheehan of Ambir. "We believe in launch32 and this effort to substantially improve the sector through recognition of our shared value and cooperation within our local companies. The Branham Group ranking helps to extend this effort for our local sector."
"We have a team of exceptional professionals both within our company and within our local industry and we are very pleased to receive this recognition that reflects the calibre and quality of service and products coming from the New Brunswick ICT industry", said Mariner Partners President Curtis Howe.
"In our most recent survey, launch32 companies to date have created over 300 jobs, an exciting example of true growth as we continue to build the foundation for a local ecosystem of innovation, collaboration, and growth" said Jeff Roach, Executive Director of Catalict, the propelsj technology accelerator launched in October.
About Branham Group
Branham Group Inc. was founded in 1990 and is a leading strategy and marketing consultancy, exclusively focused on the global technology sector. As part of their commitment to promoting Canada, they produce the Branham300 - the most comprehensive listing of publicly traded and privately held Information and Communication Technology (ICT) companies in Canada - each year.
The Branham300 offers a review of the top companies in the Canadian Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industry and has become the gauge by which ICT companies measure their success. The 2007 Branham300 can be viewed online at www.branham300.com and in the March/April issue of Backbone Magazine.
About Ambir
Ambir, a 2006 KIRA finalist for "Most Promising Start-Up", combines expertise from the most experienced IT talent in our region with that of our Flatworld™ Network partners, to create customized, value based ICT solutions. The word Ambir, composed of the prefix amb-, "around", and the verb root ire, "to go", is based on the Latin root of the word ambition. And in all that we do, with our clients, with our partners, with our team and within our community, it is our ambition to advance a sphere of positive influence and to make a meaningful difference.
About Mariner Partners
Mariner Partners Inc. (MPI) is a Professional Consulting and IT Services firm with its head office located in Saint John, New Brunswick. Although the Company was founded in January of 2003, the majority of our resources draw on extensive backgrounds spanning decades in the ICT arena. MPI has proven leadership capability in assisting firms to develop and formulate their strategic plans and business objectives, and to execute on their ICT strategies. Mariner Partners Inc. has a history of delivering quality management consulting services, utilizing a number of proven methodologies that build customer value and improve the consulting and service delivery experience. Other Company strengths include end-to-end IPTV consulting, business process consulting, systems integration, IT outsourcing, and rapid and remote software development. In 2006 alone, senior consultants at MPI assisted over twenty companies around the globe with strategic business / information technology planning, project management and integration services.
The Company currently has over 60 multi - skilled employees and associates with expertise in business transformation, strategic planning, project management, application development, process development, and automation. Mariner Partners Inc.'s senior management team has unequalled expertise as a management and professional services consulting firm .
About Marius Search Consulting
Marius is based out of Saint John, Marius Search Consulting is an internet marketing company, specializing in Search Engine Optimization (SEO).
As an essential part of Internet marketing, Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is a new and evolving industry that has grown out of the increasingly important role that search engines such as Google, Yahoo and Ask.com play in North American culture and the world economy.
The SEO services offered by Marius Search Consulting will provide advice to help businesses in New Brunswick strengthen their online position and improve their opportunity for sales by attaining higher search engine rankings and an increase in targeted website traffic.
Search Engine Optimization can help New Brunswick small to mid size businesses with limited advertising power compete on a regional, national and North American scale for a fraction of the cost of traditional advertising.
By focusing on SEO, Marius Search Consulting can provide the most current and relevant information to help businesses get the most out of their online marketing efforts.
About Open Ocean Systems
Open Ocean Systems Inc. (OOSI) is pursuing a strategic market opportunity focused on the deployment of breakthrough cage containment and farming systems technology within the emerging Open Ocean Aquaculture sector.
Founded in November of 2005, Open Ocean Systems Inc. is a knowledge based company with a global reach and outlook. Based in Saint John, OOSI is totally focused on export markets. Company founder, Andrew Storey, has many years of experience in the international and local aquaculture sectors and is confident that the timing and its technology will meet the challenges of this new environment.
Aquaculture has been an extremely successful method of producing food and now supplies over 30% of the world's seafood consumption. Population and per capita consumption increases as well as other factors are expected to push this to over 50% over the next 15 years, creating both challenges and opportunities for the sector.
Within that farmed seafood sector, the open ocean aquaculture (OOA) sector (which can best be described as marine fish farming activities outside of sheltered coastal areas) is anticipated to grow at an exponential rate over the next decade with billions of dollars in infrastructure and technology expenditures required to fuel this growth. While challenging, the ability to farm within this environment presents a number of benefits, opening up a huge potential pasture from which to meet future seafood demand in a sustainable fashion.
In 2007, the company will be carrying out Beta tests focused on commercializing its first generation products. Longer term, the system will be further developed past this first generation with technology and ICT overlays that, taken to its conclusion, will create an automated biomass management and farming system with the company providing the operating system as well as the containment system in a seamless integration of hardware and software. The company is employing "rapid prototyping" technology to meet these aggressive goals.
Radian6 Technologies
Radian6 enables PR and communications professionals to adapt as power continues to shift from institutions to communities and individuals as the result of the explosive growth of social media on the Internet. Our core technology provides real-time analysis and tracking of social media and the viral networks through which it propagates.
By analyzing the media in real-time, in conjunction with its social networking dynamics, Radian6's technology notifies you of important issues as they are happening, and enables you to engage. Whether you are monitoring social media as part of a daily process, dealing with or trying to diffuse a crisis situation or tracking the progression of a campaign - Radian6 enables companies to stay ahead of and leverage the viral nature of social media
The Radian6 management team has a proven track record and prior successes with venture-backed high tech startups taking these companies from inception to commercialization to exit (IPOs, acquisition). The team includes CEO Marcel LeBrun (iMagicTV, Alcatel), founder & CTO Chris Newton (Q1 Labs), VP of Business Development Chris Ramsey (Fulcrum Technologies, NCompass labs, Microsoft) and Chairman Gerry Pond (NBTel, Q1 Labs, iMagicTV, Mariner Partners).
About YourTeam Online
YourTeam Online was introduced to the hockey world in fall 2006 to a warm reception, and has continued to grow virally at "a team a day" pace throughout the web community via word of mouth and grassroots marketing. In 2007, YourTeam Online plans to create YourTeam communities for soccer and other sports. Leveraging the momentum behind the creation of a super niche, YourTeam Online plans to offer & sell this unique online advertising platform and opportunity to national and international advertisers in the coming months.
The success of social networking on the web, visible in the incredible popularity of such sites as Facebook, MySpace and YouTube, has created the mass awareness to open the door for a new opportunity in social networking: "The Super Niche". A super niche goes beyond the traditional social network and dives into a much more narrow topic that attracts a smaller, but highly targeted crowd. Super niche examples can exist in any subject but examples include cars, medicine, music, and food. YourTeam Online is a super social niche community for the team sport of hockey, built around improving team communication, coaching and fun. Best of all, YourTeam Online is FREE for teams, coaches, players & families to use!
A super niche provides a unique, high impact marketing vehicle for brands wishing to contact to their target customers "eyeballs" in an innovative, interactive and free-to-use environment. YourTeam Online gives any established brand the home ice advantage inside the team, the locker room, the family and the home. Having access to an already established community of users with something in common is a powerful commodity for any brand.
About Transetix GSI
Transetix GSI founder Chris Boudreau has moved back to New Brunswick from Ontario to expand the Transetix GSI customer base.
The Transetix team provides the following suite of services:
Technology Road Mapping
Business Process Re-engineering
Translation Technology Integrations
Workflow Solutions
Our team of professionals works together in a virtual environment using Transetix "DEVISE Portal". Our portal is a web based project management and communication system that allows not only our team to interact effectively but to also provide our customers with up to the minute information regarding the work we do for them.
The combined knowledge of our professionals and the use of our "DEVISE Portal" allow us to create infrastructure and methodology for expanding products and services that are scaleable and produce predictable results for our clients.
At Transetix GSI, our tag line, "Getting you there before you arrive" means your business "hits the ground running" in your new market. Everything's in place, systems up, communications are ready for delivery, no one would ever guess you just entered the market.
Seamless delivery, flawless ecommerce systems, and timely language specific support makes the difference in beating out the competition. With Transetix you truly are there before you arrive.
About propelsj
propelsj (propelsj.com) is a private sector non–profit organization based in Saint John, New Brunswick dedicated to the growth of entrepreneurship, innovation, and the expansion of the ICT sector in the Saint John region.
About Catalict
Catalict (catalict.com) is a business accelerator project designed to foster the growth of new companies in the Information, Communications and Technology (ICT) sector. Targeting early stage and startup companies, Catalict provides mentorship and professional services to new ICT companies and entrepreneurs throughout New Brunswick.
Media Inquires:
Jeff Roach – 506-642-9029
This announcement comes as the launch32 campaign builds momentum with propelsj recently announcing five (5) new companies to its list of new local ICT companies: YourTeam Online, Transetix GSI, Marius Search Consulting, Radian6 Technologies, and Open Ocean Systems. These five companies bring the total to 16 launch32 companies who have created jobs and established themselves in Saint John.
Now in its fourteenth year, the Branham300 continues to highlight the top Canadian ICT companies. It represents a truly insightful piece of intelligence on the Canadian information technology market. The listing has become pre-eminent the world over as the authoritative health indicator of the information technology industry in Canada.
"Ambir is thrilled to be recognized by the Branham Group as one of Canada's Top 25 Up & Coming companies along with Mariner Partners" said Jeff Sheehan of Ambir. "We believe in launch32 and this effort to substantially improve the sector through recognition of our shared value and cooperation within our local companies. The Branham Group ranking helps to extend this effort for our local sector."
"We have a team of exceptional professionals both within our company and within our local industry and we are very pleased to receive this recognition that reflects the calibre and quality of service and products coming from the New Brunswick ICT industry", said Mariner Partners President Curtis Howe.
"In our most recent survey, launch32 companies to date have created over 300 jobs, an exciting example of true growth as we continue to build the foundation for a local ecosystem of innovation, collaboration, and growth" said Jeff Roach, Executive Director of Catalict, the propelsj technology accelerator launched in October.
About Branham Group
Branham Group Inc. was founded in 1990 and is a leading strategy and marketing consultancy, exclusively focused on the global technology sector. As part of their commitment to promoting Canada, they produce the Branham300 - the most comprehensive listing of publicly traded and privately held Information and Communication Technology (ICT) companies in Canada - each year.
The Branham300 offers a review of the top companies in the Canadian Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industry and has become the gauge by which ICT companies measure their success. The 2007 Branham300 can be viewed online at www.branham300.com and in the March/April issue of Backbone Magazine.
About Ambir
Ambir, a 2006 KIRA finalist for "Most Promising Start-Up", combines expertise from the most experienced IT talent in our region with that of our Flatworld™ Network partners, to create customized, value based ICT solutions. The word Ambir, composed of the prefix amb-, "around", and the verb root ire, "to go", is based on the Latin root of the word ambition. And in all that we do, with our clients, with our partners, with our team and within our community, it is our ambition to advance a sphere of positive influence and to make a meaningful difference.
About Mariner Partners
Mariner Partners Inc. (MPI) is a Professional Consulting and IT Services firm with its head office located in Saint John, New Brunswick. Although the Company was founded in January of 2003, the majority of our resources draw on extensive backgrounds spanning decades in the ICT arena. MPI has proven leadership capability in assisting firms to develop and formulate their strategic plans and business objectives, and to execute on their ICT strategies. Mariner Partners Inc. has a history of delivering quality management consulting services, utilizing a number of proven methodologies that build customer value and improve the consulting and service delivery experience. Other Company strengths include end-to-end IPTV consulting, business process consulting, systems integration, IT outsourcing, and rapid and remote software development. In 2006 alone, senior consultants at MPI assisted over twenty companies around the globe with strategic business / information technology planning, project management and integration services.
The Company currently has over 60 multi - skilled employees and associates with expertise in business transformation, strategic planning, project management, application development, process development, and automation. Mariner Partners Inc.'s senior management team has unequalled expertise as a management and professional services consulting firm .
About Marius Search Consulting
Marius is based out of Saint John, Marius Search Consulting is an internet marketing company, specializing in Search Engine Optimization (SEO).
As an essential part of Internet marketing, Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is a new and evolving industry that has grown out of the increasingly important role that search engines such as Google, Yahoo and Ask.com play in North American culture and the world economy.
The SEO services offered by Marius Search Consulting will provide advice to help businesses in New Brunswick strengthen their online position and improve their opportunity for sales by attaining higher search engine rankings and an increase in targeted website traffic.
Search Engine Optimization can help New Brunswick small to mid size businesses with limited advertising power compete on a regional, national and North American scale for a fraction of the cost of traditional advertising.
By focusing on SEO, Marius Search Consulting can provide the most current and relevant information to help businesses get the most out of their online marketing efforts.
About Open Ocean Systems
Open Ocean Systems Inc. (OOSI) is pursuing a strategic market opportunity focused on the deployment of breakthrough cage containment and farming systems technology within the emerging Open Ocean Aquaculture sector.
Founded in November of 2005, Open Ocean Systems Inc. is a knowledge based company with a global reach and outlook. Based in Saint John, OOSI is totally focused on export markets. Company founder, Andrew Storey, has many years of experience in the international and local aquaculture sectors and is confident that the timing and its technology will meet the challenges of this new environment.
Aquaculture has been an extremely successful method of producing food and now supplies over 30% of the world's seafood consumption. Population and per capita consumption increases as well as other factors are expected to push this to over 50% over the next 15 years, creating both challenges and opportunities for the sector.
Within that farmed seafood sector, the open ocean aquaculture (OOA) sector (which can best be described as marine fish farming activities outside of sheltered coastal areas) is anticipated to grow at an exponential rate over the next decade with billions of dollars in infrastructure and technology expenditures required to fuel this growth. While challenging, the ability to farm within this environment presents a number of benefits, opening up a huge potential pasture from which to meet future seafood demand in a sustainable fashion.
In 2007, the company will be carrying out Beta tests focused on commercializing its first generation products. Longer term, the system will be further developed past this first generation with technology and ICT overlays that, taken to its conclusion, will create an automated biomass management and farming system with the company providing the operating system as well as the containment system in a seamless integration of hardware and software. The company is employing "rapid prototyping" technology to meet these aggressive goals.
Radian6 Technologies
Radian6 enables PR and communications professionals to adapt as power continues to shift from institutions to communities and individuals as the result of the explosive growth of social media on the Internet. Our core technology provides real-time analysis and tracking of social media and the viral networks through which it propagates.
By analyzing the media in real-time, in conjunction with its social networking dynamics, Radian6's technology notifies you of important issues as they are happening, and enables you to engage. Whether you are monitoring social media as part of a daily process, dealing with or trying to diffuse a crisis situation or tracking the progression of a campaign - Radian6 enables companies to stay ahead of and leverage the viral nature of social media
The Radian6 management team has a proven track record and prior successes with venture-backed high tech startups taking these companies from inception to commercialization to exit (IPOs, acquisition). The team includes CEO Marcel LeBrun (iMagicTV, Alcatel), founder & CTO Chris Newton (Q1 Labs), VP of Business Development Chris Ramsey (Fulcrum Technologies, NCompass labs, Microsoft) and Chairman Gerry Pond (NBTel, Q1 Labs, iMagicTV, Mariner Partners).
About YourTeam Online
YourTeam Online was introduced to the hockey world in fall 2006 to a warm reception, and has continued to grow virally at "a team a day" pace throughout the web community via word of mouth and grassroots marketing. In 2007, YourTeam Online plans to create YourTeam communities for soccer and other sports. Leveraging the momentum behind the creation of a super niche, YourTeam Online plans to offer & sell this unique online advertising platform and opportunity to national and international advertisers in the coming months.
The success of social networking on the web, visible in the incredible popularity of such sites as Facebook, MySpace and YouTube, has created the mass awareness to open the door for a new opportunity in social networking: "The Super Niche". A super niche goes beyond the traditional social network and dives into a much more narrow topic that attracts a smaller, but highly targeted crowd. Super niche examples can exist in any subject but examples include cars, medicine, music, and food. YourTeam Online is a super social niche community for the team sport of hockey, built around improving team communication, coaching and fun. Best of all, YourTeam Online is FREE for teams, coaches, players & families to use!
A super niche provides a unique, high impact marketing vehicle for brands wishing to contact to their target customers "eyeballs" in an innovative, interactive and free-to-use environment. YourTeam Online gives any established brand the home ice advantage inside the team, the locker room, the family and the home. Having access to an already established community of users with something in common is a powerful commodity for any brand.
About Transetix GSI
Transetix GSI founder Chris Boudreau has moved back to New Brunswick from Ontario to expand the Transetix GSI customer base.
The Transetix team provides the following suite of services:
Technology Road Mapping
Business Process Re-engineering
Translation Technology Integrations
Workflow Solutions
Our team of professionals works together in a virtual environment using Transetix "DEVISE Portal". Our portal is a web based project management and communication system that allows not only our team to interact effectively but to also provide our customers with up to the minute information regarding the work we do for them.
The combined knowledge of our professionals and the use of our "DEVISE Portal" allow us to create infrastructure and methodology for expanding products and services that are scaleable and produce predictable results for our clients.
At Transetix GSI, our tag line, "Getting you there before you arrive" means your business "hits the ground running" in your new market. Everything's in place, systems up, communications are ready for delivery, no one would ever guess you just entered the market.
Seamless delivery, flawless ecommerce systems, and timely language specific support makes the difference in beating out the competition. With Transetix you truly are there before you arrive.
About propelsj
propelsj (propelsj.com) is a private sector non–profit organization based in Saint John, New Brunswick dedicated to the growth of entrepreneurship, innovation, and the expansion of the ICT sector in the Saint John region.
About Catalict
Catalict (catalict.com) is a business accelerator project designed to foster the growth of new companies in the Information, Communications and Technology (ICT) sector. Targeting early stage and startup companies, Catalict provides mentorship and professional services to new ICT companies and entrepreneurs throughout New Brunswick.
Media Inquires:
Jeff Roach – 506-642-9029
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Congrats to Ambir and Mariner Partners
More great news coming out of Atlantic Canada...
"Please congratulate your colleagues in our local ICT industry; Both Ambir and Mariner Partners were listed in the "Top 25 Canadian IT Up and Comers" by the Branham Group."
You can view the complete listing here: http://www.branhamgroup.com/branham300/index.php?year=2007&listing=3
-- propelsj - surge aheadhttp://propelsj.com / 506.642.9029
"Please congratulate your colleagues in our local ICT industry; Both Ambir and Mariner Partners were listed in the "Top 25 Canadian IT Up and Comers" by the Branham Group."
You can view the complete listing here: http://www.branhamgroup.com/branham300/index.php?year=2007&listing=3
-- propelsj - surge aheadhttp://propelsj.com / 506.642.9029
Geeks on Ice Rumble on National Television
Geeks on Ice members join Mark and Calum on their quest to find the best ball hockey mad city in CanadaMoncton, NB, January 19, 2007: The hub city will be the setting for the 10th episode of Road Hockey Rumble. Each week the hosts, Mark and Calum, draft local players and face off in a game of road hockey! For the winner, bragging rights and beer...while the loser gets punished!
On the road Mark and Calum tap into the rivalries, legends and elbow-to-the-face grit of Canada's most colorful and competitive towns. In the border town of Lloydminster, AB, it's the Albertans vs. the Saskatchewanians. In Toronto it's Torontonians who were born there against players from other Canadian cities who now live in Toronto, but despise it.
Producers picked High Tech vs. Old Industry as the rivalry for the Moncton episode. Moncton’s transformation from the transportation sector to high tech was a natural fit for the show’s storyline, coupled with Moncton’s reputation as a mad hockey town. The producers indicated that they were drawn to Moncton because of the Geeks on Ice group combined with Moncton’s amazing transformation over the last 20 years.
“The show is not for the faint of heart!” says Trevor Macausland, Geeks on Ice Founder.
“While the show serves as entertainment to the audience, the game is very real and the players take the competition very seriously. There is colorful language used between Mark and Calum. The hosts have a very competitive rivalry which projects onto the small screen”.
The Moncton episode airs on the Outdoor Life Network on Wednesday March 17th, 2007 at 9:30 PM, then repeats on Saturdays at 7:30 PM. For more information on Road Hockey Rumble visit their website at http://www.roadhockeyrumble.com/.
Geeks on Ice is a 16 team hockey tournament focused on promoting networking among technology professionals, promote wellness within the industry and serve as a fundraising mechanism to purchase computers and peripherals for local non-profit agencies. For more information, visit www.GeeksonIce.com.
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On the road Mark and Calum tap into the rivalries, legends and elbow-to-the-face grit of Canada's most colorful and competitive towns. In the border town of Lloydminster, AB, it's the Albertans vs. the Saskatchewanians. In Toronto it's Torontonians who were born there against players from other Canadian cities who now live in Toronto, but despise it.
Producers picked High Tech vs. Old Industry as the rivalry for the Moncton episode. Moncton’s transformation from the transportation sector to high tech was a natural fit for the show’s storyline, coupled with Moncton’s reputation as a mad hockey town. The producers indicated that they were drawn to Moncton because of the Geeks on Ice group combined with Moncton’s amazing transformation over the last 20 years.
“The show is not for the faint of heart!” says Trevor Macausland, Geeks on Ice Founder.
“While the show serves as entertainment to the audience, the game is very real and the players take the competition very seriously. There is colorful language used between Mark and Calum. The hosts have a very competitive rivalry which projects onto the small screen”.
The Moncton episode airs on the Outdoor Life Network on Wednesday March 17th, 2007 at 9:30 PM, then repeats on Saturdays at 7:30 PM. For more information on Road Hockey Rumble visit their website at http://www.roadhockeyrumble.com/.
Geeks on Ice is a 16 team hockey tournament focused on promoting networking among technology professionals, promote wellness within the industry and serve as a fundraising mechanism to purchase computers and peripherals for local non-profit agencies. For more information, visit www.GeeksonIce.com.
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Monday, March 12, 2007
Geeks Team Up with YourTeam Online
Saint John Based Social Networking Portal to Provide Geeks Registrants a Chance to NetworkYourTeam Online and Geeks on Ice have announced a formal partnership today as part of the 2007 hockey tournament. The agreement will give each registered team their own team zone on the online social network.
Compared as the MySpace of the hockey world, YourTeam is an online social network dedicated to improving hockey teams, creating an online community where coaches, players and families can communicate better and share information. Teams can share game plans, schedules, statistics, photos, videos and information with their players, fans and other Geeks on Ice teams. YourTeam is an ideal tool for the event participants since the tournament focuses networking among peers.
Teams can register their team zone at http://www.yourteamonline.ca. As teams sign up, Geeks on Ice will post the links to each Team Zone section on the Geeks on Ice website. Teams are encourage to participate and alert the Geeks on Ice committee of the Team Zone web address.
The Geeks on Ice tournament will have 16 teams play at the Moncton 4Plex from April 20 to 22. IT workers can sign up as a team, or individually as free agents. To register, or for more information about Geeks on Ice 2007, please visit ,www.geeksonice.com or write to mailtto:geeksonice@gmail.com.
Friday, March 09, 2007
Dear Jim...
Dear Mr. Balsillie,
RIM’s deadline to register a team in the annual Geeks on Ice hockey tournament has now passed. It is regrettable that we have not received a response from you or an associate at RIM regarding your intentions. Our committee of volunteers does realize your schedule and pressing business concerns might have conflicted with the urgency for a response to our invitation.
The personal invitations from dozens of community leaders still stands. You can read each letter on our website at: www.GeeksonIce.com.
I want to reinforce our desire to have you participate in our special event. While team registration has passed and all 16 team slots have been filled, we do have openings for free agent players to take the ice with a registered Geeks on Ice team. If you are looking to connect with your inner child and take a break from your busy work schedule, I can guarantee that skating in our hockey tournament will provide you the opportunity to do so.
Our group has come under criticism that the “Draft Jim from Rim” campaign is just a thinly veiled attempt to ask for charitable donations or lobby for work. I assure you that our decision to launch a campaign was solely based on the “coolness” factor of skating next to Jim Balsillie. As a benefit to your reputation, we do realize that your participation would also attract the attention of the general public to help change the perception of our industry’s image throughout Atlantic Canada.
Do not miss this great opportunity to meet hundreds of technology professionals and connect with your inner child. We would appreciate the consideration of a response from you or an associate regarding your intentions. I can be reached by telephone at (506) 855-0005 or by email at tmacausland@gmail.com.
Thank you,
Trevor Macausland
Founder of Geeks on Ice
geeksonice@gmail.com
www.GeeksonIce.com
RIM’s deadline to register a team in the annual Geeks on Ice hockey tournament has now passed. It is regrettable that we have not received a response from you or an associate at RIM regarding your intentions. Our committee of volunteers does realize your schedule and pressing business concerns might have conflicted with the urgency for a response to our invitation.
The personal invitations from dozens of community leaders still stands. You can read each letter on our website at: www.GeeksonIce.com.
I want to reinforce our desire to have you participate in our special event. While team registration has passed and all 16 team slots have been filled, we do have openings for free agent players to take the ice with a registered Geeks on Ice team. If you are looking to connect with your inner child and take a break from your busy work schedule, I can guarantee that skating in our hockey tournament will provide you the opportunity to do so.
Our group has come under criticism that the “Draft Jim from Rim” campaign is just a thinly veiled attempt to ask for charitable donations or lobby for work. I assure you that our decision to launch a campaign was solely based on the “coolness” factor of skating next to Jim Balsillie. As a benefit to your reputation, we do realize that your participation would also attract the attention of the general public to help change the perception of our industry’s image throughout Atlantic Canada.
Do not miss this great opportunity to meet hundreds of technology professionals and connect with your inner child. We would appreciate the consideration of a response from you or an associate regarding your intentions. I can be reached by telephone at (506) 855-0005 or by email at tmacausland@gmail.com.
Thank you,
Trevor Macausland
Founder of Geeks on Ice
geeksonice@gmail.com
www.GeeksonIce.com
Monday, March 05, 2007
Introducing The New Geeks on Ice Website...
We have launched a new updated website today looking to create a more interactive atmosphere between tournament registrants and the public. The website's biggest addition is a chat section where visitors can talk to each other about the event and other various Geek topics. You can view the new site at: www.GeeksonIce.com
We have built the website using several Web 2.0 features and will continue to add updates as the date of the event approaches. Visitors can also find information about the hockey tournament, Geekfest, Draft Jim from RIM, fundraising initiatives, latest Geeks news, local IT community initiatives and browse the online photo album.
Let us know what you think of our new look and feel by email at geeksonice@gmail.com.
We have built the website using several Web 2.0 features and will continue to add updates as the date of the event approaches. Visitors can also find information about the hockey tournament, Geekfest, Draft Jim from RIM, fundraising initiatives, latest Geeks news, local IT community initiatives and browse the online photo album.
Let us know what you think of our new look and feel by email at geeksonice@gmail.com.
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