This guest blog is the first in a five-part series written by David Canton of Harrison Pensa LLP. The Canadian Anti-Spam Act was passed in December of 2010, and is expected to come into force some time in 2013. If you think it won’t affect you because you don’t send mass emails trying to sell…
This blog post was written by Howie Chan, Business Analyst at TechAlliance. Looking at today’s smartphones and laptops, I’ve come to believe that we’ve hit a point where we no longer need faster and more furious devices. Ask the average consumer what the difference between a 2.4GHz quad core Q6600 CPU is and a 2.3GHz…
This post was written by Alec Miller, Manager of Measured Innovation, at TechAlliance “The past decade was about finding new social and innovation models on the web. The next decade will be about applying them to the real world.” – Chris Anderson “In the age of democratized industry, every garage is a potential micro-factory, every…
This post was written by Alec Miller, Manager of Measured Innovation, at TechAlliance On November 22, TechAlliance, in conjunction with Javelin Technologies and two design collaborators, ran a new event called Print Your Part. Held at Windermere Manor, the event was designed to give TechAlliance clients and the regional technology community the chance to learn…
This blog was posted by Howie Chan, Business Analyst at TechAlliance Many entrepreneurs with a mobile app idea often hit a hurdle early in the development process and scramble to find a developer (see my blog “I need a developer – now!” for tips and tricks on finding talent). The problem may be systemic, attributed…
TechAlliance is now accepting nominations for the 2013 Techcellence Awards, recognizing the best of our regional tech community in Growth, Innovation and Community Engagement. Companies wishing to submit themselves for the Techcellence Awards should complete the appropriate online nomination process for the Growth, Innovation and Community Engagement award. This year, we have also opened up…
This post was written by Deniz Temelli, Business Analyst at TechAlliance. Earlier this week, I attended the monthly TechAlliance Breakfast Club with speaker David Canton and learned about IP and copyright laws for the music industry and online photo content. From David’s comments, it was clear that each industry has its own issues with IP,…
This post was written by Howie Chan, Business Analyst at TechAlliance. One of the most common problems mobile start-up companies face today is the difficulty of finding good developers. Particularly, London (Ontario) doesn’t seem to have a booming mobile community. So where can you find talent in the Forest City? Here are a few ideas:…
This guest blog was written by Trisha Beausaert, Marketing & Communications, LEDC London is quickly emerging as a centre for the digital interactive and gaming sector. With expertise in digital interactive game development, website publishing, content creation, robotics, artificial intelligence, and mobile applications, London is becoming a niche market. It is for this reason that London is attracting…
This blog post was written by Ian Haase, Vice President, Advisory Services at TechAlliance. At TechAlliance, we spend a great deal of time monitoring and tracking the progress our clients make along the commercialization pathway. How our resources impact the development of tech companies is essential, because this helps us to ensure we are delivering…