lookin' for a techie job?

November 15, 2006 under Communitech, Jobs, Kitchener, Waterloo

Head over to Playdium in Mississauga on November 22 and check out the Communitech members that are seeking talent. Kitchener-Waterloo tech companies that will be in attendance are RIM, Google, Christie Digital, Desire2Learn (where I work), DiskStream, Handshake VR, LiveHive Systems, Covarity, Software Innovation, Sirific, and many others. Our CEO, John Baker, will even be one of the guest speakers 🙂

The word on the street is that the tech companies in Kitchener-Waterloo have over 2,000 positions that need to be filled. You should consider attending if you have skills in RFID/ASIC design, software development, QA, product management, IT and network administration, sales or marketing. Browse to Communitech’s Events Page and click on the “Communitech TechVibe Tech Talent Recruitment Reception” link for registration info – it’s free:

http://communitech.esolutionsgroup.ca/events/event_list.aspx

If you’re not from the area, here the tech stats and benefits about the high tech companies in Kitchener-Waterloo.

Wow, that was quite the PR and HR moment that I had there, eh? 😉

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waterloo penguins?

October 5, 2006 under Blackberry, Communitech, Hockey, Kitchener, NHL, Sports, Waterloo

Jim Balsillie, chairman of RIM, has purchased the Pittsburgh Penguins. The burning question on a lot of people’s minds is whether the Penguins will move, and if so, where? It’s been speculated that Hamilton was considered. Wouldn’t it be something, though, if they moved the team to Kitchener or Waterloo so as to be closer to RIM‘s offices? It seems like a decent idea to me. We’re a bit further away from Toronto than Hamilton is, so the Leafs will have less reason to cry about encroachment on their market. Plus, Kitchener-Waterloo is within close proximity to plenty of surrounding cities like London, Guelph, St. Catherines and even Barrie; a potential market of well over one million people, if not close to two million. Imagine Sid Crosby and Evgeny Malkin playing in “Blackberry Arena” over on Phillip Street 🙂 That would be wild. We’ll have to wait and see where Balsillie will move the Penguins or if he’ll keep them in Pittsburgh.

Either way, RIM must be selling a whole lot of Blackberries and related software and services 🙂

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waterloogle

September 22, 2006 under Communitech, Google, Kitchener, Waterloo

I know it seems like my blog is becoming Google-centric. That’s not on purpose, and it’s totally not my plan. I just call it like I see it. Chalk this up to another Silicon Valley company moving into our neighbourhood.

McAfee was the latest Silicon Valley heavyweight to open shop here. Communitech is reporting that Google may be opening a research office in Waterloo (PDF). It’ll be nice to be able to submit feature requests with a local phone call. HA! I’m kidding. I’d do it in-person 😉

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livin' in the fast ilane

July 27, 2006 under Blackberry, Communitech, Computers, Hardware, Kitchener, Waterloo

Now this is a good idea, and it’s from local yokels! IMS in Waterloo has created the world’s first solution for hands-free and (more importantly, I believe) eyes-free email communication for when you’re driving. They call it the iLane. It works via Bluetooth with smart phones and Blackberry‘s (another Waterloo invention).

The great thing about this device is that it will probably help in reducing accidents caused by drivers that become distracted while driving. The funny side effect is that we’ll see more people who appear to be talking to themselves in traffic 🙂

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