Research + Education News

Key to productivity is innovation, not invention

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 17:08:24 +0000

TORONTO STAR: Canada's lacklustre innovation record hurts Canadians' prosperity - and governments recognize this. With our large public investment in R&D and in training new scientists, why aren't we an international leader in innovation?

The Institute for Competitiveness & Prosperity released a report titled Canada's Innovation Imperative…

- Author: 03 Admin Ali Abbas Mehboob Hirji

ORION Research + Education News April 2011 - ORION Summit Edition

Wed, 06 Apr 2011 21:21:38 +0000

APRIL 2011 - ORION SUMMIT SPECIAL EDITION

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- Leaders in research, education and innovation convene at the 2011 ORION Summit

- Purdue U's mobile social media apps for student engagement

- Digital pens enhance learning in the…

- Author: Gary Hilson

2011 ORION Awards Submissions Now Open

Thu, 13 Jan 2011 19:15:32 +0000

- Author: ORION Services Curator

CANARIE launches R&D testbed for ICT companies

Thu, 16 Dec 2010 20:54:08 +0000

CANARIE, Canada's Advanced Research and Innovation Network, is launching a research and development environment - Digital Accelerator for Innovation and Research (DAIR) - where Canadian firms can develop, test and demonstrate innovative information and communications technology (ICT) products, services and protocols.

The DAIR Program will allow…

- Author: Advanced Networks Curator

Nominations now open for the ORION Awards

Thu, 16 Dec 2010 20:40:33 +0000

ORION is now accepting submissions and nominations from Ontario researchers and educators who are leading the way in leveraging advanced networks to improve their research outcomes or enhance teaching practices to boost student learning.

Thirty-four organizations, projects and individuals have received the ORION Award since ORION launched…

- Author: ORION Services Curator

ORION adds new communities to the network

Thu, 16 Dec 2010 20:38:16 +0000

ORION is adding three Ontario communities to the network's official Points of Presence (PoPs), the first extension of the network's core backbone since ORION's launch in 2003.

Chatham, Orillia and Kirkland Lake are the new locations being added to the network, growing ORION's PoPs from 22 to 25. It is part of the recently announced $6.5 million…

- Author: ORION Services Curator

Ontario’s advanced network connects its first library

Tue, 23 Nov 2010 18:47:06 +0000

HAMILTON - Hamiltonians will soon have access to the global grid of research and education (R&E) networks, as the Hamilton Public Library - the first library to join - connects to the Ontario Research and Innovation Optical Network (ORION), Ontario's advanced R&E network.

"Libraries are changing to become even more relevant to the…

- Author: ORION Services Curator

College president Anne Sado new ORION board chair

Mon, 22 Nov 2010 17:21:03 +0000

TORONTO - The Ontario Research and Innovation Optical Network (ORION) announced today that Anne Sado, president of Toronto's George Brown College, has been elected chair of its board of directors.

Ms. Sado, who first joined the board in 2004, replaces Maxim Jean-Louis, president and CEO of Contact North, who steps down as chair after three years.

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- Author: 03 Admin Ali Abbas Mehboob Hirji

Schools Test E-Reader Devices With Dyslexic Students

Thu, 18 Nov 2010 20:47:50 +0000

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- Author: Patricia Presti

Ontario advanced network first to launch operational 100G network

Tue, 05 Oct 2010 21:00:00 +0000

TORONTO - ORION, Ontario's advanced research and education (R&E) network, today announced the first phase of a major technology upgrade, making it the first to deploy a 100G operational network in Canada and the first R&E network in the world to deploy a 100G production network to support research and education.

ORION made the…

- Author: ORION Services Curator