Technology
India’s Tech Mahindra On Seeing Success from New Brunswick
Tech Mahindra, an India-headquartered information technology and business process services company established a business services centre in Riverview in 2018. Part of Mahindra Group, Tech Mahindra is one of India’s top IT giants, with over 125,000 employees in 90 countries. Sunil Tiwari, Site Head, was among those making the move to New Brunswick to launch […]
New Brunswick’s LuminUltra Steps Up to Help Canada’s COVID-19 Testing Efforts
In recent weeks, Opportunities NB (ONB) has been sharing the stories of companies across our province stepping up with their products and resources to aid the country’s COVID-19 response. Fredericton biotechnology company LuminUltra Technologies is the latest New Brunswick business to join the country’s pandemic response effort. The company is increasing the production of reagents […]
Scale Up Program Proves to be Missing Link for New Brunswick Tech Company
Last December, in partnership with ACOA, Opportunities NB (ONB) announced support for Scale Up Atlantic Canada, a formalized approach to helping New Brunswick-based businesses reach their full potential. Scale Up Atlantic Canada is led by the University of New Brunswick’s (UNB) J Herbert Smith Centre for Technology Management & Entrepreneurship (TME) and was created by […]
Lateetud Chooses New Brunswick for Nearshore Expansion
Lateetud is an award-winning process automation company headquartered in Ashburn, Virginia. Working with medium and large-sized companies across the globe, Lateetud helps businesses stay competitive using robotic process automation (RPA), business process management, artificial intelligence, and machine learning. The company is among the latest technology firms to establish a nearshore location in New Brunswick, with […]
India’s Sedin Technologies Chooses New Brunswick for Nearshore Operations
Sedin Technologies is an IT consulting and software services company headquartered in Chennai, India. Since launching in 2006, Sedin has grown to include clientele in over 25 countries, including Fortune 100 companies. As the company looked to expand its North American presence to better service new and existing clients on this continent, CFO Mani Kandaraman […]
New Hampshire’s Appcast Chooses New Brunswick for Growth
New Hampshire-based Appcast is among the latest U.S. technology companies to establish operations in the province of New Brunswick with help from Opportunities NB. Officially launching its Fredericton office in August, the company has seen great early success recruiting its first team members in marketing, recruitment advertising, and business development roles. Appcast’s software solutions use […]
Club Auto to Support World’s Largest Automakers from New Brunswick
For 25 years, Club Auto, based in Thornhill, Ontario, has provided exceptional customer experience management service to many of the world’s largest and most prestigious automotive brands. New Brunswick has long been recognized as a North American leader in the customer service industry. Opportunities NB (ONB) continues to build on that success by creating a […]
New Brunswick Small Business Success: Websolutions.ca
Timed with BDC’s Small Business Week 2017, ONB is republishing some of our most popular small business-themed success stories. Bathurst’s Websolutions.ca is a web technology company specializing in the creation of custom websites and web-based applications. The firm’s services also include branding, search engine optimization, and digital/social media marketing. Company President and Co-Founder Josh Gammon recently […]
Bell Canada to Establish National Service Centre in New Brunswick
Many of the world’s most successful technology companies are taking advantage of New Brunswick’s nearshore value proposition. Our location is naturally strategic, enabling companies to work easily with all of North America in the same business day. Combine that advantage with our low cost of doing business and everything is here to make an expansion […]
Atlanta’s Pronto Establishes Canadian R&D Facility in New Brunswick
The team at Atlanta-based Pronto has developed an innovative technology platform allowing them to offer on-demand home repair, with a focus on small jobs around the house. CEO and Co-Founder Erik Stadler says the company hand-picks and vets all ‘Pronto Pros’ to ensure the highest quality work. The company’s professionals specialize in carpentry, plumbing, handyman (e.g. drywall […]
New Brunswick’s LuminUltra Sets Its Sights on Continued Growth
Innovation, award-winning, and results are three themes that come to mind when you think of New Brunswick’s LuminUltra Technologies. The company is changing the way we think and deal with the safe treatment and delivery of drinking water. ONB works to support companies with high growth potential, like LuminUltra, in diversifying their markets and expanding their […]
From Ukraine to New Brunswick — Welcoming Zwebra Web Studio
Opportunities NB (ONB) and the Province of New Brunswick understand the critical role that immigration plays in economic growth. Recent ONB announcements speak directly to this immigration focus. The arrival of Dream Payments in Moncton, for example, brought several new families to the province from Russia and Vietnam. That announcement came hot on the heels […]
New Brunswick’s Quick Service Software Lands McDonald’s Japan Contract
Fredericton-based Quick Service Software (QSS) provides web-based back office software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions for quick service restaurant clients. QSS services big name customers across the globe, assisting with financial reporting, inventory and labour cost management, and more. Co-Founder and COO Greg Noel created the company’s flagship product eighteen years ago in his spare bedroom. It began as a side project; […]
ONB Case Study: Bringing RevJet to Canada
In 2014, Silicon Valley-based LifeStreet Media (a leader in global in-app advertising for Apple iOS, Android, and Facebook developers) spun off some of its technology into a new company — RevJet. Working with Opportunities NB (ONB), and leveraging relationships forged in Silicon Valley’s startup culture, RevJet’s new R&D location for staff from two Ukraine locations was established in […]
ONB Case Study: Bringing Cardinal Path to New Brunswick
Many of the world’s most successful companies are taking advantage of New Brunswick’s nearshore value proposition. Our location is naturally strategic, enabling companies to work with all of North America and Europe in the same business day. Combine that advantage with our low cost of doing business and everything is here to make an expansion […]
Meet the Startup Looking to Make Its Mark in Biotechnology
Update: May 10th – On top of Mycodev’s 2016 KIRA Award for Innovative New Product, David Brown is among 2017’s recipients of the Governor General Innovation Awards. This post originally appeared in early 2016, it is being republished as part of New Brunswick Innovation Week. Mycodev Group is a biotechnology company focused on bringing to market […]
New Brunswick Startup Improves Public Safety with Artificial Intelligence
Update: May 8th – EhEye captured 2017 KIRA Awards for both Innovation Through Technology and Most Promising Startup. This post originally appeared in early 2017, it is being republished as part of New Brunswick Innovation Week. EhEye (pronounced AI) is a New Brunswick-based startup improving public safety and security via the use of artificially intelligent video analytics. The company’s innovative […]
New Brunswick Cybersecurity Companies Rule the KIRA Awards
Last night, New Brunswick celebrated some of the most innovative companies in the province at the sold out 19th annual KIRA Awards. During the high-energy, networking and entertainment-packed event, eight awards were handed out, and cybersecurity was the dominant focus. 1. Of the eight awards issued last night, Bulletproof took home the award for Economic Impact through Innovation. […]
Introducing New Brunswick’s Bio-Based Technology Leaders
On June 7, 2017, BioNB is offering a unique opportunity to tour several industrial sites around this province. If you have ever wondered about the link between our renewable natural resources and innovative technology opportunities, walking through these facilities and meeting the experts involved is a great introduction. These technology tours are part of the Atlantic Biorefinery […]
Meet Canada’s Most Prominent Translation Services Provider
New Brunswick’s CLS Lexi-tech is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lionbridge Technologies, the world’s largest localization solutions provider. Originally incorporated as Lexi-tech International in 1988, it has since become North America’s most prominent translation and linguistic services provider serving clients in multiple sectors across Canada, the U.S. and Europe. Upon its founding in Moncton, the company’s […]