February
·   CME cuts nearly all staff after funding search fails
·   Com Dev sees better quarters ahead; problems mar Q1 results
·   MKS sales fall short for second straight quarter
·   RDM reports strong scanner sales
·   Open Text acquires Ixos
Plus news from RIM, ARISE, Onlinetel, Senesco, Dalsa, Dspfactory, Ergus, Fakespace, Virtek, Turbosonic, PrinterOn, IMS, LogiSense.

March
·   ARISE fundraising falls short; acquisition plan scuttled
·   Descartes ends year with earnings miss
·   CME tries to raise funds ... again
·   Onlinetel achieves absurd market value after merger
·   STOCK REPORT: RIM has losing month, then sets 3-year high
Plus news from Handshake, Pattern Discovery, Navtech, Biorem, SRE Controls, ClearFrame, GBG, Dalsa, Com Dev, Ignis, Dspfactory, Brock Solutions, RIM, Sandvine.

April
·   CME stays alive with $2.2M round of funding
·   Virtek receives $3.8M claim from Bio-Rad
·   Virtek ends the year with small quarterly profit
·   Dalsa profits strong in traditionally weakest quarter
·   RIM beats expectations ... as expected
Plus news from FibreTech, SlipStream, Covarity, ClearFrame, Bannister Lake, Sirific, Reqwireless, J2X, GBG.

May
·   Descartes fires CEO, cuts another 130 jobs, writes off US$18M
·   Sirific raises another $23M
·   RDM forecasts profitability and record revenue over next 6 months
·   Com Dev on pace for first annual profit since 1997
·   Symbility acquired by Alberta public company
Plus news from Open Text, CME Telemetrix, ARISE, MKS, UW, SlipStream, IMS, RSS Solutions, AccessTNG, LogiSense, Dspfactory, Web Pearls, Turbosonic, Meikle Automation, ATS, Onlinetel.

June
·   RIM reports another record quarter for BlackBerry
·   Handshake attracts $3M in venture capital
·   Virtek sales fall below expectations
·   Navtech quarterly sales hit US$2M
·   CME Telemetrix leaves town, plans name change
Plus news from CheckFree, ATS, Descartes, Reqwireless, FibreTech, Sandvine, PrinterOn, Kaparel.

July
·   Dalsa forecasts strong revenue growth after record quarter
·   RDM sets all-time quarterly revenue record
·   STOCK REPORT: A rough month for tech stocks
Plus news from EMJ, GBG, Golden Triangle Online, Covarity, Descartes, ClearFrame, Bannister Lake, Reqwireless, Sybase, RIM .

August
·   Com Dev keeps busy and maintains profits while new orders ebb
·   Open Text's forecast for 2005 spooks investors
·   Biorem to go public through merger with capital pool company
·   ARISE grapples with tight cash resources
·   Descartes pays the price for future savings
Plus news from RSS, Unitron, RIM, Virtek, IMS, J2X, Onlinetel, PrinterOn.

September
·   Dspfactory to be acquired for $55M
·   RIM's quarterly profits top US$70M
·   Open Text becomes tenant #2 at UW park
·   Nuvation opens Waterloo design centre
·   MKS starts the year with record revenue, tepid profits
Plus news from Virtek, Reqwireless, SlipStream, Navtech, Turbosonic, UW, Sirific, RSS, Jaywil.

October
·   Open Text stumbles, misses on sales and profits
·   Dalsa revenue hits record levels
·   Dalsa to open digital cinema rental business in L.A. area
·   Meikle raises another $8M
·   Dspfactory shareholders approve AMI deal
Plus news from RFTune, Com Dev, LaunchPad, Kaleidescape, McAfee, Reqwireless, FibreTech, Symbility, IMS, Aruna, PrinterOn, Equitrac.

November
·   DiskStream raises $2M in seed funding
·   Descartes records smallest operational loss in over 6 years
·   MKS reports another quarter of record sales & low profits
·   RDM hurt by delays, but reports profitable quarter and year
·   ARISE sees summer orders dry up, raises cash
Plus news from Symbility, Slipstream, AMIS, Dalsa, EMJ.

December
·   2004: Banner year for RIM; Navtech tops stock chart
·   RIM reports quarterly profits of US$90M
·   RIM loses appeal of patent infringement decision
·   Inscriber acquired by Leitch for $18M
·   Com Dev sales up 35% in 2004; first profitable year since 1997
Plus news from Virtek, Navtech, Biorem, RDM, Unitron, GBG, WorldWithoutWire, Reqwireless, Open Text.