6 posts and columns on Ontario

News Byte

Dell to Acquire SonicWall for $1.2 Billion

in News on March 13 at 6:28 am PT

Hardware giant Dell said it will acquire SonicWall, a privately held maker of network security gear, for a reported $1.2 billion. SonicWall had been publicly held from 1999 through 2010, when it was taken private in a $717 million buyout led by the private equity firm Thoma Bravo and the Ontario Teachers Pension Plan. SonicWall had projected annual sales of about $220 million that year.

Apple Rubs RIM’s Nose in It With Waterloo Store

in News on August 9, 2011 at 3:02 pm PT

The inhumanity. The unmitigated gall. Just minutes away from RIM headquarters. Doesn’t Apple know that RIM is the biggest technology company in Canada!?!
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Vidyo Lands a Telemedicine Deal That Everyone Wanted

in Enterprise on August 2, 2011 at 5:30 am PT

One of the biggest telemedicine networks in the world is about to get a lot bigger, and that’s a big win for the video conferencing start-up Vidyo.
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RIM Sends Message to Kik by Filing Lawsuit

in Commerce on December 1, 2010 at 11:19 am PT

Two weeks ago, the BlackBerry Messenger lookalike was banned by Research In Motion from its app store, and now the company is sending a more serious message by filing a lawsuit against Waterloo, Ontario-based Kik, claiming patent infringement.

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RIM Call Volume Rising; Falling Knife?

in News on September 28, 2009 at 4:00 pm PT

When last we left the Waterloo, Ontario-based maker of BlackBerries, Research in Motion’s shares were falling like a rock. Or, perhaps, like a kitchen knife.