January
· Dalsa to acquire foundry, image sensor unit; raises $23M
· Dalsa sales climb slightly in 2001
· ADexact looks for new CEO
· V Technology returns Focus to Waterloo owners
· STOCK REPORT: Dalsa shares up 77% in three months
Plus news from Open Text, RDM, Mitra, Com Dev, BNW Software, Biomedical Photometrics, RIM, Gensel, JPH International, Systematic.
February
· Feldgajer sues VoiceIQ; company closes Waterloo operations
· QJunction shut down by investors three months after relaunch
· ARISE plans to go public with $1-3M IPO
· Descartes ends year with US$59M loss; losses to continue
· Dspfactory raises additional $5M; brings total raised to $21M
Plus news from IBM, CheckFree, Open Text, Virtek, Com Dev, Endgame, CME Telemetrix, Avvida Systems, Covarity, EMJ, Biorem, 3C Infotech, RIM, PrinterOn, Turbosonic, Cyberplex, Finline.
March
· Virtek CEO resigns after $7M loss in fiscal 2002
· CheckFree i-Solutions cuts 60 jobs in Waterloo
· Big bonuses for Com Dev executives
· CME still working toward accuracy targets
· Navtech records small quarterly profit
Plus news from Cyberplex, RDM, Fakespace, Dalsa, Meikle Automation, Handshake Interactive, TurboSonic, Gensel.
April
· Open Text achieves record earnings despite slow software sales
· Dalsa maintains million-dollar profit in soft quarter
· RIM sales climb 33% in fiscal 2002
· RIM to license technology to other device manufacturers
· Com Dev CEO tells shareholders he deserved big bonus
Plus news from RDM, Cyberplex, iAnywhere, Intellitactics, VoiceIQ, Descartes, CME Telemetrix, Navtech, Com Dev, Virtek, GeneFocus, SlipStream, Dspfactory, Betacom.
May
· Com Dev to spin off M/ERGY after another cash-draining quarter
· SlipStream Data receives $1.5M investment
· Dspfactory gets $4.6M TPC investment
· CME CEO gets big bonus despite dismal stock performance
· NDI acquires Swiss partner
Plus news from Descartes, Virtek, Finline, RIM, Open Text, Fakespace, Dantec, Biorem, SRE Controls, TurboSonic.
June
· Virtek sells biotech instruments business to large U.S. firm
· Sybase becomes first tenant for UW research & tech park
· Intellitactics receives US$2 million follow-on investment
· Descartes erases another 120 jobs world-wide
· MKS improves bottom line in 2002; forecasts 30% growth this year
Plus news from Navtech, Mitra, BlueNexus, ARISE, RIM, Onlinetel, Senesco, UW, Finline, Com Dev, Sandvine, Open Text.
July
· Acquisitions help Dalsa double revenues
· RDM reports record sales from new business units
· Open Text shows new account strength in record quarter
· Waterloo's Philips Analytical acquired by U.S. company
· Former JPH business acquired by knowledge management firm
Plus news from RIM, ATS, MKS, PrinterOn, Cyberplex. Dspfactory, Sirific, Waterloo Maple, Global Beverage Group, Descartes, Com Dev, Handshake Interactive, Onlinetel.
August
· Com Dev gives M/ERGY to Broadband executives
· Com Dev CEO to step down; jobs cut as sales decline expected
· Descartes reports big losses in provision-filled quarter
· MKS' year begins slowly, but big finish expected
· STOCK REPORT: Dalsa overtakes Descartes in market value
Plus news from CME Telemetrix, ARISE, Onlinetel, Virtek, Dspfactory, RIM, Finline, VideoLocus, Fakespace.
September
· Open Text offers to buy Centrinity in $30M deal
· RIM ready for "major breakout" this fall; lowers forecasts
· MKS sues customer, claims US$10M in damages
· RDM files copyright infringement suit against large competitor
· Dalsa receives $1.7 million TPC investment for digital cinema
Plus news from Virtek, Navtech, Meikle Automation, Com Dev, Dspfactory.
October
· Com Dev seeks court approval to pay $19M debt with $2M in shares
· Dalsa records another strong quarter with profits of $3.7M
· Open Text reports earnings of US$5.4 million in Q1
· New CEOs for Sirific, ADexact
· STOCK REPORT: Big month for big caps
Plus news from Medicalis, MKS, Intellitactics, Onlinetel, Descartes, Global Beverage Group, Dspfactory, RIM, ARISE, Virtek.
November
· RIM chops over 200 jobs
· Jury says RIM infringed on patents; awards US$23M to US company
· Sirific closes $18M round of funding
· Dalsa raises $18M million with share offering; CEO gets $20M
· VideoLocus acquired by NYSE-listed company
Plus news from Philips Analytical, Descartes, IMS, ARISE, Fakespace, Open Text, UW, SlipStream, Onlinetel, RDM, CME Telemetrix, Finline.
December
· 2002: The year Dalsa broke through
· Virtek looks for acquisitions, FONA partner
· RDM reports first annual profit in years
· ADexact shuffles management team
· MKS expects first profit in three years this quarter
Plus news from Com Dev, RIM, Agile, Sybase, Intellitactics, Sandvine, Descartes, IMS.
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