Pulvermedia : Podcasts

Jon Arnold / Elliot Katz - Microsoft Vista - Enterprise Update

Tue, 28 Aug 2007 11:40:37 -0500

On this week's podcast, Jon's guest was Elliot Katz, Senior Product Manager, Windows Client, with Microsoft Canada. Jon talked with Elliot about what Vista and Office 2007 brings to the business market, and how they are supporting today's communications and networking needs. Elliot elaborated further on key aspects of what's new with Vista, especially security and mobility. The security topic was particularly timely in light of the recent Skype outage, and Elliot commented briefly on why this was not caused by Microsoft. Elliot also noted how adoption trends of Vista compare between Canada and the U.S.

Elliot Katz
Product Manager, Windows Client
Microsoft Canada Co.
Mississauga, ON
As a senior product manager for Windows Client at Microsoft Canada, Elliot Katz is responsible for marketing strategies and key initiatives for Microsoft Windows desktop products, including the release of Windows Vista.

Elliot joined Microsoft Canada as the Windows 3.1 Product Manager in 1992. Over the past decade he has been instrumental in steering numerous products to launch, including Windows 95, Windows NT, Windows XP, Pocket PC and the Tablet PC. Having contributed to many areas within Microsoft Canada including sales, evangelism and the overseeing of product management teams, Elliot returned to his role as Product Manager for Windows Client in 2002 to drive the marketing vision of the operating system. Prior to joining Microsoft Canada, Elliot spent 15 years working with industry leaders in both hardware and software.

A native Torontonian, Elliot holds a B.Sc. from the University of Toronto and an MBA from York University. He enjoys traveling throughout Europe, bike riding, and playing defense for his pickup hockey team.

Craig Gosselin, NewStep Networks, with Carl Ford

Tue, 21 Aug 2007 15:44:36 -0500

A conversation between Pulvermedia's Carl Ford and Craig Gosselin from NewStep Networks about some of the FMC solutions NewStep offers, including of course dual-mode call continuity, but also strong single-mode convergence, and extending the features of the PBX in meaningful ways.

Craig Gosselin, Chief Marketing Officer, NewStep Networks
Craig is responsible for business strategy, offer management, marketing, and communications at NewStep Networks. A leader with 20 years of experience, Craig has successfully led business units, marketing, and sales organizations in corporate, venture capital, and private equity environments. He has worked with leading brands in technology, financial services, and consumer products while also having managed large global operations teams.

Prior to joining NewStep, Craig served as Chief Marketing and Sales Officer at Velocita Wireless. Velocita was a Cerberus Capital portfolio company and a leader in wireless data networking with nearly $150M in revenue. The company exceeded EBITDA objectives and was successfully sold to Sprint Nextel in 2006, representing a significant increase in value.

Prior to joining Velocita, Craig served as Vice President of Sales and Channel Marketing at Virgin Mobile USA. He joined the startup company prior to market launch and led the development of the distribution network and Virgin Mobile presence at over 30,000 locations, resulting in 2 million new customers.

Previous to Virgin Mobile, Craig held the position of Senior Vice President at American Express. In this capacity, Craig was a member of the senior management team and guided a 1000 person sales and service organization that also had responsibility for internet service strategy, new account development, and product development.

From 1998 to 2000, Craig was a Managing Director with Deutsche Bank, where he was responsible for creating, building, and leading the worldwide Client Service Organization supporting the Securities Services business. In this role, Craig's organization supported the custody and security transaction needs of asset managers throughout the world. From 1986 to 1998, Craig held multiple leadership roles within AT&T, directing large sales, product management, marketing, and service organizations. In his last assignment at AT&T, Craig led the international consumer long distance business where he had profit and loss responsibility for a $3.5 Billion business unit.

Craig received a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and a M.B.A. degree from the University of Houston.

Jon Arnold / Mark Farmer - meemo and Mobile Email for the Masses

Tue, 21 Aug 2007 11:49:13 -0500

On this week's Canadian IP Thought Leaders podcast, Jon's guest was Mark Farmer. Mark is the Vice President of Marketing for Toronto-based OceanLake Commerce, a company that has recently launched a new mobile service called meemo that works on regular cellular phones. Mark spoke with Jon about the market opportunity for consumer-based mobile email, and the need for affordable solutions that can be used with existing handsets.

He discussed how email is a natural extension of text messaging, and for the under-30 market, the time is right now for mobile email solutions such as meemo. Jon and Mark also touched on the business models that could arise from this, including both subscriber-based and advertising-based.

Mark Farmer, Vice President Marketing, OceanLake Commerce
Based in Toronto, Canada, Mark Farmer brings almost 15 years of technology and marketing experience to his role at OceanLake where he is responsible for leading market strategy, product positioning and communications. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Farmer held several senior marketing positions at various technology companies primarily in the mobile communications marketplace. Most recently he was Director of Marketing for QuickPlay Media where he oversaw the launch of the company, its brand and portfolio of mobile platforms and services. Before joining QuickPlay Media, he was Director Services Marketing at Amdocs for their services portfolio including managed services, consulting and integrations services. He came to Amdocs by way of acquisition of Solect Technology Group in April 2000. Solect was acquired for US $1.2 Billion, which at the time was the largest private acquisition in Canadian corporate history. At Solect, Mr. Farmer held various product-marketing positions with responsibility for service management and their broadband market strategy. Mr. Farmer graduated from the University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Applied Science (Engineering).

Pulverize - Booth Staffing

Mon, 13 Aug 2007 17:06:51 -0500

This episode of the Pulverize series covers where the rubber really meets the road at a face-to-face marketing event: your booth staff. Without a capable and coordinated staff to execute your plans in the booth, all the planning and strategy you've done to plan the event will be for naught. Pulvermedia's VP and GM of Events Bill Sell speaks with CMO Glenn Gaudet about the three types of people he recommends you have in the booth:

Salespeople

Technical People, Engineers

"Random" Booth Staffers

Of course, Bill has a large number of suggestions to help each kind of staffer be more effective on the floor. Listen in to learn how to maximize your ROI on booth and staff expenditures.

Pulverize - 3 Important Event Planning Strategies

Mon, 13 Aug 2007 16:35:33 -0500

Pulvermedia's CMO Glenn Gaudet and VP & GM of Events Bill Sell team up again to discuss 3 important strategies to consider separately when planning to exhibit at a trade show:

Lead Generation

Branding

Bill and Glenn cover each strategy in depth, touching on pre-show preparation, on-site execution, and post-show follow-through.

Jon Arnold / Mike Fox - High Tech Recruiting

Mon, 13 Aug 2007 11:51:58 -0500

On this week's podcast, Jon's guest was Mike Fox, who runs Toronto-based recruiting firm, Brightlights. Mike is an established high tech recruiter, and he spoke with Jon about the state of the industry. His focus is mainly on senior level talent, and he talked about the challenges that start ups face in attracting these people, especially for Canadian-based companies.. He also emphasized the richness of Toronto's job market, and the diversity of talent that makes it a great place for startups.

Mike added his perspective on how the job market has changed from the bubble days, and how imporant it is for seasoned tech workers to adjust their expectations to today's realities. He also provided some practical advice for people just starting out and looking for a career in tech.

Mike Fox is passionate in his efforts to help organizations meet their true potential. His last 15 years have been in recruitment in the Technology sector, focusing on executive, senior management, sales, marketing, and technical roles. He has a deep understanding of the ICT sector and his monthly reading includes MIT Technology Review, Computing Canada, Business Week, Business 2.0, Information Week, Harvard Business Review, and Strategy and Business among others.

Mike was a senior recruiter for one of Canada's largest recruiting firms (CNC Global) and was the top performer, out of 187 recruiting specialists, for each of his last five years with the company. He also spent 1.5 years working with Mandrake, an Executive Recruiting Specialty firm. Previous to that he worked with Comdisco Disaster Recovery Services, Hamilton Computers (which later became GE Capital), Vernon Computer Financing, and ran his own training company. He has been a sales representative, a sales manager, a product manager, and a fledgling entrepreneur. This provides a wide experience base from which to provide clients a perspective on the best candidates possible.

Mike interviews 200-300 professionals each year and brings a wealth of knowledge to provide you with information on best practices. He has been a speaker at 2 Conference Board of Canada National Conferences as well as the IHRIM (International Human Resource Management Association) National Conference. As well, he was a past Board Member of The Strategic Leadership Forum and now the MIT Schulich Enterprise Forum.

Jon Arnold / Dave Dobbin - Toronto Hydro Telecom

Tue, 07 Aug 2007 16:34:16 -0500

On this week's podcast, Jon's guest was Dave Dobbin, President of Toronto Hydro Telecom. Jon invited Dave to talk about how and why public utilities become telecom providers, and in his particular case, why they recently launched One Zone, a WiFi service serving Toronto's core downtown area.

Dave touched on several aspects of their initiatives, including some pertinent regulatory issues that explain why they focus on the business market with voice services, and do not pursue residential telephony. He also drew some parallels to the U.S. market and how the regulatory environment differs there.

Jon and Dave also discussed how their broadband infrastructure is based on fiber optics and is different from broadband over powerline. Finally, Dave shared some perspectives on One Zone, including an overview of how different types of subscribers use the service.

David Dobbin, President, Toronto Hydro Telecom Inc.
David Dobbin is responsible for leading the market growth and development of Toronto Hydro Telecom Inc., with operational responsibilities for business strategy, sales and marketing, network operations, services creation and customer care.

Dave has extensive knowledge of the telecommunications industry in Canada. In recent years, he has provided strategic counsel to carriers and large corporations both nationally and internationally on projects related to telecom network construction and optimization. He has been instrumental in assisting a large number of municipal electric utilities in Ontario enter the telecom business.

Prior to joining Toronto Hydro Telecom, Dave was the Chief Operating Officer of Telecom Ottawa Limited where he created a successful telecommunications subsidiary for Hydro Ottawa Holdings Inc. Prior to this, he served in senior level executive positions with organizations such as Hydro One Telecom and BDO Watson/Watson and Associates.

Carl Ford with Todd Keefe, pt 2.

Tue, 31 Jul 2007 16:59:25 -0500

The first in a series of two brief conversations between Carl Ford and Todd Keefe, President of For Immediate Release. Todd is trying to help Carl to elucidate from a PR perspective exactly why some of the topics to be discussed at Fall VON are so exciting.

In this podcast: is VoIP over 3g a "Vonage for Wireless"?

Link to part 1 of this series.

Carl Ford with Todd Keefe, pt 1.

Tue, 31 Jul 2007 16:32:54 -0500

In this podcast: should the conversation be framed ad HMP's vs. DSP's, or simply Why Voice Is Becoming Free?

Link to part 2 of this series.

Jon Arnold / Brian Mahony - IPTV Middleware Focus

Wed, 25 Jul 2007 16:12:30 -0500

On this week's podcast, Jon spoke with Brian Mahony, VP of Marketing for Ottawa-based Espial Group. The company is one of the leading independent vendors focused on IPTV middleware, and Brian provided both an overview and an update on this market. It's a key enabler of IPTV, and Brian spoke to the realities of today's deployments and adoption trends across various geographies. Espial also just had a successful IPO, and Brian shared some high level thoughts with Jon on what this means to the company and their future plans.

Brian Mahony is Espial's Vice President of Marketing and manages marketing and product management activities. Mr. Mahony has 15 years of marketing experience in the IT and telecom industry. Prior to joining Espial in 2006, Mr. Mahony was Vice President of Marketing for Netcentrex. From 2002 to 2006, Mr. Mahony promoted Netcentrex brand leadership until that companys acquisition by Comverse Technology. Mr. Mahony has also held various management and consulting roles including at Siemens Unisphere Networks, Nextel Corporation, Loral Corporation and Nortel Networks Corporation. Mr. Mahony has a Master of Business Administration from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and a Bachelor of Arts from Boston College.

Mahesh Lalwani, Ccube, with Carl Ford

Wed, 18 Jul 2007 12:49:42 -0500

In a brief conversation with Carl Ford, Mahesh Lalwani, CEO and Founder of Ccube, explains how his service works, and gives some real world examples (from craigslist to a local deli) of how people are using Ccube to connect to each other.

Mahesh Lalwani, Founder & CEO Ccube, is the former founder and CEO of a successful 28-people technology consulting company. Over nine years leading Pacview Mahesh bootstrapped startup activities while handling business development, new customer acquisition, contract negotiation, and built and managed teams.

A successful, results-driven professional with 14 years of experience in Information Technology, Networking, Databases, and Telecommunications in Silicon Valley. He has authored several white papers, and filed for a Patent in Speech, Internet, Database, and Telecommunications processes. Mahesh has his Masters in Electrical Engineering from Concordia University in Montreal, Canada and a Bachelors in Electrical Engineering from India.

Jon Arnold / Iain Klugman - Communitech and the Waterloo Tech Market

Wed, 18 Jul 2007 12:45:02 -0500

On this week's podcast, Jon's guest was Iain Klugman, CEO of Communitech. This was a follow up podcast to recent trip Jon took to visit the Waterloo tech community. Communitech is a member-funded organization devoted to supporting this community in areas such as funding, government advocacy, startup advisory and recruitment. Iain spoke with Jon about the role Communitech plays, as well as the characteristics that make Waterloo such a strong community for tech startups. He also shared his insights about what successful startups have done right and what aspiring startups should be thinking about.

Iain Klugman
A Nortel veteran as Director of Branding and Advertising; Executive Director of Communications with CBC; and CEO of Ontario Tourism. Federal stints with the Privy Council Office and Industry Canada.

Overall, a 20-year background in marketing with a unique mix of technology and management experience. Iains Nortel work supported start-up technology companies around the globe. Here in Waterloo Region, hes committed to supporting technology businesses where they need it most: right in the trenches, providing practical services and programs to members of all sizes. Part of his role is as key contact for government relations, to make sure that all levels of government know about the developments and capabilities in Waterloo Region´s tech sector. Iain is also committed to community partnerships, sitting on several boards, including the Prosperity Council, the Guelph-Waterloo Biotechnology Council, the Accelerator Centre and the Research + Technology Park.

Iain holds an MBA from Wilfrid Laurier University, an MPA degree from Dalhousie University and an HBA from Laurentian University

Ram Fish, Trolltech, with Carl Ford

Tue, 17 Jul 2007 13:48:09 -0500

A conversation between Ram Fish, until recently the CEO and founder of FONAV and now Trolltech's General Manager of VoIP Products, and Pulvermedia's own Carl Ford about Trolltech's recent acquisition of FONAV and the resulting synergy.

FONAV was founded in January 2006 by Ram Fish and Dilip Kenchammana and was acquired by Trolltech in June 2007.

Since its inception, FONAV has focused its efforts on providing the best unified communications experience for Wi-Fi/WiMAX connected devices. Built with Qtopia, FONAV applications offer consumers a unified live inbox bringing together voice communication with visual voice messaging, email, instant messaging, and text messaging in a presence-enabled mobile environment. Consumers are able to seamlessly move through each of these modes. The solution moves VoIP beyond just inexpensive voice to inexpensive smart and rich communications.

Trolltech has seen tremendous success in the VoIP market with more than 40 VoIP/WiFi devices in the market today. FONAVs offerings deepen Trolltechs product expertise in this arena and widens the product capabilities of emerging consumer connected devices space. For device manufacturers, the combination of FONAV technology with Trolltechs Qtopia ensures quick time to market and cost efficiencies for creating innovative connected devices and services.

Ram Fish was recently appointed the General Manager of VoIP Products for Trolltech after Trolltech acquired his company, FONAV. Ram led FONAV as its CEO and founder.

His previous roles include Vice President, Software Product Marketing at IXI Mobile (creator of AT&T OGO) and Chief Product Strategist for the Client Group at Openwave Systems. He started his career as a product marketing manager at PCSI, where he worked on the world's first mobile phone with Internet access.

He received his M.S. and B.S. in Computer Engineering from Case Western Reserve University and his MBA from Yale University.

His blog is at pelp.wordpress.com.

Jon Arnold / Rod Piukkala - Telus and Emergency Communications

Mon, 16 Jul 2007 15:04:14 -0500

On this week's podcast, Jon spoke with Rod Piukkala, Director, Telus Business Solutions. Within this group his focus is on the Ontario Public Sector, and he joined Jon to speak about the current state of emergency communications in Canada.

He provided an overview of the challenges faced by first responders to emergency situations, and the need to collaborate quickly with real time information. Rod provided some specific examples with a health care scenario, and shared his own perspective of what it is like being on the front lines when these events occur. He also spoke about how Telus is addressing this market with their Web-based SafetyNet solution.

Rod Piukkala is a Director, TELUS Business Solutions, Ontario Public Sector, for TELUS Communications Inc., working out of Toronto. He has been employed with TELUS since September 2006 after retiring from the public safety sector in July of that year. He is presently responsible for ensuring the products, services and solutions offered by TELUS are compatible and responsive to the needs of Ontario municipalities and public safety agencies, the Province of Ontario and the federal government. Key focuses of those offerings are emergency management and security applications.

He is formerly the Deputy Chief of Police with the Durham Regional Police, east of Toronto, which employs in excess of 1100 members. He has previous experience as the Chief of Police of a mid-sized police service (Oxford Community Police Service) and held progressive leadership roles within Peel Regional Police where he attained the rank of Superintendent. He was a high profile member of Peel Regional Police for in excess of 26 years, with extensive Homicide investigation experience. Peel Regional Police has approximately 1900 staff.

Jon Arnold / Rob Moffat - Wallace Wireless and Business Continuity

Tue, 03 Jul 2007 13:46:22 -0500

On this week's podcast, Jon spoke with Rob Moffat, President and co-Founder of Toronto-based Wallace Wireless. The topic was business continuity, and the market opportunity around providing this to mobile devices. Rob addressed issues and challenges related to business continuity and how important it is becoming to provide wireless solutions. Jon and Rob talked about how Wallace Wireless is approaching the market, as well as the advantages of being Toronto-based, especially in terms their business partnership with Waterloo-based RIM.

Rob Moffat
President and Co-Founder, Wallace Wireless
Rob Moffat co-founded Wallace Wireless with a vision to bring practical wireless applications to market. He is a 17 year veteran of software development in the high-tech, financial services and telecommunication sector where he was instrumental in growing Metex Systems into a leading supplier of large grained software components for Telco provisioning and billing.

Rob is a graduate of the University of Toronto and has been an active entrepreneur for over 25 years. Rob is a popular speaker who frequently presents about wireless technologies and applications at industry conferences.

Jon Arnold / Don Albert - Skype - Canadian Update

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 12:38:29 -0500

On this week's podcast, Jon's guest was Don Albert, VP and General Manager for Skype North America. Don provided an update on how Skype is doing in Canada, and shared some metrics on users and broadband adoption. The discussion touched on several topics, including Skype for Business, SkypeIn/Out, the Canadian developer community, and routes to market for Skype. Don noted how the family of Skype-supported endpoints continues to grow, and that by year-end, their online store will start shipping to Canada.

Don Albert is Vice President and General Manager of Skype North America, in which role he manages North American operations for the Internet communications company owned by eBay.

Don moved to Skype in early 2006 from eBay, where he managed business development in the Strategic Partnerships Group for four years, during which time he formed strategic partnerships with companies ranging from HP to Toyota to Twentieth Century Fox. Don was recognized in 2004 as a Marketer of the Year by Promo magazine for his team's innovative marketing partnerships.

Before joining eBay, he held senior management roles at several leading Internet and media companies. He was Senior Vice President of Marketing and Sales at wireless technology startup fusionOne and Senior Vice President of Advertising Sales and E-Commerce at rich-media pioneer PointCast. He led early efforts in online classified and directory advertising at AOL's Digital City, where he was head of advertising sales and marketing, and at washingtonpost.com, where he was part
of the launch team and Senior Vice President of Advertising Sales.

Jon Arnold / Deloitte / MyThum Interactive - Canada's New Media Sector

Thu, 21 Jun 2007 18:19:45 -0500

On this week's podcast, Jon hosted 3 guests to talk about the New Media sector in Canada. This podcast was a follow up to the Canadian New Media Awards, which Jon covered on his blog in late May. Joining Jon was Gary Gluckman and Richard Lee from Deloitte, along with Michael Carter, CEO of MyThum Interactive.

As noted on Jon's post, Michael's company won the Company of the Year Award at CNMA, and he talked about what the award means to MyThum, as well as the many positive benefits that have come with the recognition. Gary and Richard spoke about the new media sector in general, and the growth drivers behind it in Canada. Three speakers made for a crowded, but lively session, and anyone interested in New Media will find this of interest.

Michael Carter - President and CEO, MyThum Interactive

Michael Carter is the President and CEO of MyThum Interactive, a leader in interactive mobile media. In his leadership role at MyThum, Michael draws on more than a decade of wireless, e-commerce, interactive entertainment and management consulting experience.

With direct connections to all Canadian wireless operators and access to major U.S. carriers, MyThum enables brands and media companies to build relationships with more than 220 million consumers through their mobile phones. Since 2002, Michael and his team have launched over 600 hundred successful mobile initiatives, many being the first of their kind in North America.

MyThum powers the direct-to-consumer mobile content storefronts for Warner Music Canada, Universal Music Canada and Best Buy USA and interactive television solutions for broadcasters such as MuchMusic, MTV Canada, Global Television and Rogers Sportsnet. MyThum is also the mobile marketing partner for leading brands such as Molson, Nike, Nissan and Shoppers Drug Mart.

Gary Gluckman - Partner: Technology, Media and Telecommunications Industry Practice, Leader: Media and Entertainment Practice, Deloitte

Gary Gluckman is the leader for Deloittes Media and Entertainment practice in Canada. He is also a Taxation Partner in the Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) industry practice and a member of Deloittes TMT Executive Management Committee.

Gary has almost 15 years experience as a tax consultant to leading TMT companies. He has significant experience in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganizations and international tax planning. Gary has advised Canadian and foreign-based multinationals on federal and provincial tax planning matters, foreign investment and financing structures, as well as domestic and foreign reorganizations.

Current and past clients include, CHUM Limited, CTV Globemedia, Microsoft, J.L. Albright Venture Partners, Birch Hill Equity Partners, Ampd Mobile, IRESS Market Technology, Panavision, Metro Goldwyn Mayer, Truition Inc., The Cookie Jar Company, and VFM Interactive.

Gary is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario, and the Canadian Tax Foundation. He is also invited to frequently speak at events and conferences on a number of topics, including the media industry.

Richard Lee - Partner: Technology, Media & Telecommunications Industry Practice, Deloitte

Richard Lee is the Consulting lead for Deloittes Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT) industry practice in Canada, a member of the firms TMT Executive Management Committee, and one of the leaders of Deloitte Canadas Customer & Market Strategy practice.

Richard has more than 20 years experience as a consultant, including over 15 years working with leading telecom and media companies. In that time, he has worked on three continents, staying at the forefront of changes in the communications and media sectors. Current and past clients include, Allstream, Bell Canada, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, the BBC, Lucent Technologies, MasterCard, Reuters, Rogers Communications, Sprint, and SBC.

Richard specializes in working with senior management to develop and implement practical, growth-oriented, customer-facing business strategies. His recent work focuses on building his clients capabilities to increase revenue by improving customer interactions. Specific projects cover customer strategy development and implementation, customer segmentation, channel strategy, and sales force effectiveness.

Richard started his consulting career with Deloitte in London, England. He moved to Toronto in 1993 after two years with Deloitte in Sydney, Australia.

He is the co-author of the white papers The Case for Using Mobile Phones for Payments (November 2004) and The Wallet Goes Wireless (July 2005) and is a frequent media commentator on trends and events in the communications industry.

Jon Arnold's Waterloo Mini-Tour, Part 3: Podcast with Dave Bullock, LiveHive Systems

Fri, 15 Jun 2007 16:15:44 -0500

For the third podcast of the mini-tour, Jon visited the offices of LiveHive Systems, and met with Dave Bullock, the company's President. LiveHive's flagship offering is called NanoGaming, which greatly enhances the interactive component for watching live events on television, especially sports and reality shows. They have been doing this quite successfully with the NFL and the reality show Survivor. Dave explains their business in more detail, especially the two screen interactive concept that their business is built around. If you're following disruptive broadcasting and the future of interactive entertainment, this podcast is for you.

NOTE - this podcast was not recorded under ideal conditions, and we have done our best to make it as good as possible.

Jon Arnold's Waterloo Mini-Tour, Part 2: Podcast with Linda Fegan and Mark Whaley

Fri, 15 Jun 2007 16:11:04 -0500

On the second podcast, Jon spoke with Linda Fegan and Mark Whaley. Linda is the Director of Marketing and Communications for Canada's Technology Triangle Inc., and Mark is a Councillor for the City of Waterloo. Linda provided additional insight to John Tennant's comments about what makes the Waterloo Region so attractive for tech companies. Mark did the same, as well as talk more about what it means for Waterloo being selected as the #1 Intelligent Community in the world by the Intelligent Communities Forum.

NOTE - this podcast was not recorded under ideal conditions, and we have done our best to make it as good as possible.

Jon Arnold's Waterloo Mini-Tour, Part 1: Podcast with John Tennant, Canada's Technology Triangle

Fri, 15 Jun 2007 16:05:37 -0500

On June 7, Jon spent the day in Waterloo, Ontario, doing a mini-tour of their thriving tech scene. More detail about his trip can be found on Jon's blog. Part of Jon's trip included a series of 3 onsite interviews that he has shared with PPN, and are being posted here as podcasts for your benefit.

The first podcast was conducted with John Tennant, the CEO of Canada's Technology Triangle Inc. This organization is a major focal point for suppporting tech companies and investment in the Waterloo Region. John discusses this in detail on the podcast, along with the many initiatives they have underway to promote the region to the world.

NOTE - these podcasts were not recorded under ideal conditions, and we have done our best to make them as good as possible.