Ottawa ON –
30 April 2008 - Named one of Canada's Top 10 Technology Companies last December, IPeak Networks Inc. celebrates spring by taking wing from OCRI’s new Business Accelerator Program. Now with a new CEO, CFO, first customer and bridge financing that can take the company through 2008, IPeak Networks is the product of a new OCRI approach to identify and nurture Ottawa’s most promising technology companies. That new approach to start-ups is also the subject of this month’s OCRIRadio.com podcast.
IPeak Networks Founder, Matthew Williams, is the feature interview on the current episode of OCRIRadio.com. Our second guest interview this month is with Michelle Scarborough, Vice President of Investment and Commercialization, who leads OCRI’s Business Accelerator Program and explains how entrepreneurs can take advantage of her team’s services.
“Probably the single thing that I can say as a result of being at OCRI is I now have large investors asking me to come give them a pitch,” says Williams. “My pedigree has been raised by this program to the point at which I am in demand now, which is of course the place you want to be.”
IPeak Networks has developed a unique network acceleration solution, the IP 4000. IP 4000 is unique in its ability to accelerate all real-time applications, including video and voice over IP. At the same time, TCP application performance is increased by about 15 times. The IP 4000 improves the performance of all applications, regardless of the underlying protocol being used.
The interviews with Matthew and Michelle are available today at www.ocriradio.com.
OCRIRadio.com is hosted by Jeffrey Dale, President and CEO, OCRI, and Nathan Rudyk, President and CEO of market2world communications inc. The podcast is produced by market2world. Past guests on OCRIRadio.com include Geoffrey Moore, author and partner with Mohr Davidow Ventures, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, Andrew Waitman, Managing Partner, Celtic House Venture Partners and Rod Bryden, CEO, Plasco Energy Group.
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About OCRI
OCRI (Ottawa Centre for Research and Innovation), the city's economic development corporation, is leading the way for Ottawa. OCRI is the rallying point to bring business, education and research together to create the winning economic conditions that allow Ottawa's technology companies to thrive locally and compete globally. At OCRI we promote sustainable economic development to maintain our high quality of life. For more information on OCRI visit our website at www.ocri.ca and for more information on the Ottawa Region please visit www.ottawaregion.com.For media inquiries, please contact:
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