Archives for 2014
Research Software Blog: WARN geohazard detection Research Software Platform keeps Canada’s west coast safe
Posted by Scott Henwood, Director, Research Software Program Although many Canadians may not know this, there are sensors located along the BC coast, as well as off the coast, in the Pacific Ocean. Underwater-cabled observatories collect data on ocean and Earth processes through sensors that measure a variety of physical and chemical properties, including pressure, movement […]
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Date: December 5, 2014Colleges partner with CANARIE, adopt cloud technologies to support applied research projects with small businesses
CANARIE, a vital component of Canada’s digital infrastructure supporting research, education and innovation, today announced new partnerships with Centennial College, George Brown College, Humber College and Selkirk College. CANARIE will provide its Digital Accelerator for Innovation and Research (DAIR) cloud resources to support these colleges’ applied research programs. These programs engage local businesses with college […]
Read More...Date: December 3, 2014CANARIE partners with Startup Canada to present Startup Canada Day on the Hill
CANARIE, a vital component of Canada’s digital infrastructure supporting research, education and innovation, will join Startup Canada on Nov. 26 to facilitate collaboration between entrepreneurs and political decision makers. CANARIE is a proud sponsor of Startup Canada Day on the Hill, a highly influential entrepreneurship event that moves the bar forward on new approaches and […]
Read More...Date: November 26, 2014How Canadian firms can leverage digital technology to push innovation
Read the latest Op/Ed from CANARIE President and CEO, Jim Ghadbane, as first posted on the Financial Post website.
Read More...Date: November 25, 2014DAIR Cloud Blog: Canadian entrepreneurs are creating new businesses based on the transformative power of the cloud
Posted by Susan St. Maurice – Director, Technology Development Some of these new businesses, like Halifax’s topLog, tested and perfected their business applications in a simulated customer environment via CANARIE’s DAIR program, which offers free cloud resources to small and medium-sized businesses. topLog offers companies the ability to predict system and applications failures, and in doing so […]
Read More...Date: November 18, 2014Advanced North Atlantic 100 Gbit/s ring for R&E operational
Internet2, NORDUnet, CANARIE and SURFnet, four advanced Research and Education (R&E) Networks from both sides of the North Atlantic Ocean, today announced the completion of a collaborative advanced network, called ANA-200G, that spans the North Atlantic, enabling R&E users to transfer data between North America and Europe at speeds that were previously only possible within […]
Read More...Date: November 17, 2014CANARIE and its partners join to ensure Canadian businesses get their share of $5 trillion Information and Communications Technology market
The Centre of Excellence in Next Generation Networks (CENGN) was officially launched today in Ottawa. It brings together the entire industry supply chain—leading multinationals, scores of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), high-tech start-ups, service providers, research scientists and academics to create a web of organizations focussed on commercializing new network and communications technologies. CENGN’s unique […]
Read More...Date: November 6, 2014Research Software Blog: Research Platform developed by CANFAR helps researchers discover Pluto’s neighbours
Posted by Scott Henwood, Director, Research Software Program Through its Research Software Program, CANARIE funds the development of software tools, called Research Software Platforms, to help Canadian scientists and researchers do their work. As science is a collaborative, international endeavour, these platforms have made a global impact. Research Software Platforms are complex software […]
Read More...Date: November 5, 2014A Note from the President: Research, collaboration and innovation. Anytime.
Posted by: Jim Ghadbane, President & CEO Research, collaboration and innovation. Anytime. These five simple words that make up CANARIE’s vision statement create the beacon which guides our activities. This vision represents a future state where the digital infrastructure, made up of network, compute, storage, and software, seamlessly converts data into knowledge to help […]
Read More...Date: November 3, 2014Technology Leaders from Private and Public Sectors Join CANARIE Board
CANARIE wishes to thank departing Board member Dr. Rick Bunt, former Chief Information Officer at the University of Saskatchewan, for his service to CANARIE and its stakeholders. Dr. Bunt sat on the Board for five years, providing insighful guidance on the evolution of CANARIE as key infrastructure supporting world-class research, education and innovation across Canada. […]
Read More...Date: October 2, 2014