A new investment by Technology Partnerships Canada (TPC) in a small B.C. company could help solve the significant problem of noise interference in applications that rely on voice recognition. Wavemakers Inc. recently announced $4.4 million in new loans from the Industry Canada funding body, money that it will use to hire more research and development staff. The increased payroll will bolster Wavemakers’ chances of developing voice recognition software that is more accurate and requires less processor power within three years.

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January 23, 2002

EMMA awards to bring international contingent to Toronto for jury process

Toronto’s new media community will have an opportunity to bolster its international profile this fall when the international Electronic Multimedia Awards (EMMA) winners are chosen in that city. The event, scheduled for mid-October, marks the first time a North American city will host the EMMA jury.

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January 23, 2002

Groupe I.C.E. suspends game development activities

Veteran Montreal video game firm Groupe I.C.E. has put its video game development section on a three- to five-month hiatus as it reacts to important marketplace changes. The company, known for popular edu-tainment CD-ROM game titles such as Land of the Magic Stones and Adiboo, develops exclusively for the personal computer market, which spokesperson Ron Vaillancourt says is in decline when compared with titles for the console audience. To compete, Vaillancourt says the company took the strong measure of laying off 31 developers and graphic designers while a core staff researches the console market for opportunities.

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January 23, 2002

Suite101 to experiment with co-op model as company abandons site revenue hopes

Executives at Vancouver’s Suite101.com Inc. are preparing to transfer operation of their money-losing online writer’s community to the editors who have been contributing to the site for the past six years. The unusual move comes as the company hopes to launch a new online learning initiative in a bid to preserve its remaining investment capital and find a viable revenue model.

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January 22, 2002

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The opinions expressed in this editorial are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Decima Reports.

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January 22, 2002

RoW International Short Takes

Aperto gear approved for sale
California-based Aperto Networks received the green light to begin selling its broadband wireless access equipment into the Canadian market. Industry Canada granted the company approval on Jan. 7. The gear operates in the 3.5 GHz band. Aperto had previously received Canadian approval to sell 5 GHz band equipment.

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January 22, 2002

RoW People

Obituary: David Simmonds, 73, passed away on Jan. 14 following a battle with cancer. For more than 55 years, Simmonds displayed leadership and enterpreneurship in the Canadian telecommunications and electronics industries. Founder of the Lenbrook Group, Clearnet Communications, NAD Electronics, AirIQ and many other enterprises, he was a mentor and encourager to many. He is survived by his wife Barbara and their six children. He also had 23 grandchildren.

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January 22, 2002

RoW Short Takes

Ericsson Canada gets $21-million grant
The Canadian subsidiary of Swedish telecom equipment maker, Ericsson, has landed a $21.5-million grant from a Quebec provincial government agency Ericsson Canada Inc. received the money from Investissment Québec and will use to it create more jobs at its Montreal-area design facility. The company has already been the beneficiary of a job-creation grant from the Quebec government when it received $4.5 million in 1999.

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January 22, 2002

CSI Wireless expands telematics offering with second product line, Asset-Link

Calgary-based CSI Wireless Inc. is taking aim at a larger slice of the telematics equipment market with the release of its second product line for the burgeoning market. Already in the vehicle and asset tracking space with its older AssetVision line since October 2000, the newest product is the first in a family of lower-cost products that the company hopes will gain broad acceptance in the global marketplace.

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January 22, 2002

Star Choice founder gets into broadband satellite game with new venture, LinCsat

The founder of Star Choice Communications Inc. is getting back into the satellite game to provide two-way high-speed Internet access via satellite to under-served communities in Canada. Toronto-based LinCsat Communications Inc., founded by Brian Neill, has already begun offering the DirecWay broadband access service in several Canadian communities, and plans to officially launch service by the end of the first quarter, supported by an anticipated network of thousands of dealers.

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