Collateral Damage: Battle of titans at Toronto Star took down former Record publisher
Sometimes bigger is not always better. Just ask Fred Kuntz. His five years as publisher of the Waterloo Region Record, from 2001-2006,...
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- Apr 15, 2022
- 15 min
The Boardroom Battle That Shook OpenText
In the company's early years, a swashbuckling president flew high and then crashed. "Those Who Control the Present Control the Past ..."...
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- Jan 25, 2022
- 7 min
Is storytelling Waterloo’s killer app? An unorthodox theory behind tech success
Researchers Darius Ornston and Lorena Carmago told us how RIM/Blackberry's corporate misanthropy was a blessing in disguise for the...
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- Nov 4, 2021
- 13 min
Apathetic Anchor Fails to Weigh Down Waterloo
BlackBerry's indifference allowed tech sector to thrive Apathy is not a word uttered positively in Waterloo tech circles. With its...
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- Feb 21, 2021
- 11 min
Rolling Stone of Telecom Loves to Take on the Big Guys
[Disclosure: Walters is a family friend] VTG: Going The Last Mile To Broaden Broadband's Reach After 45 years of working in...
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- Jan 3, 2021
- 10 min
Tech rainmaker Aaron Bast starts by planting a seed
Safety in Numbers : An Accountant by Necessity Aaron Bast is a talent scout, but the candidates who audition for him don’t dance, sing or...
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- Nov 19, 2020
- 6 min
Putting IT in Community : Bob Jonkman’s Expansive Vision
You could call Bob Jonkman a high-tech maverick. As a founder and former member of the Pirate Party of Canada, a frequent Green Party...
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- Sep 27, 2020
- 6 min
Trafficking in Secrecy : On The Road with Mark Hill & Steve Ballmer
The first clue that this would be an unusually important client was the non-disclosure agreement. Normally Mark Hill didn’t have to sign...
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- Aug 10, 2020
- 6 min
On The Barricades and Between The Lines : Steve Izma & Anarchy in the UW (and beyond)
[Author's note: Mr. Izma's efforts helped get my foot in the door at Lorimer, the publisher of Blackberry Town] Class Struggle:...
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- Jun 21, 2020
- 8 min
From the cutting-room floor: Canada Day revelers get quantum surprise
In every book draft there are sections and passages that never make it into the final product. For BlackBerry Town, plenty of material...
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- May 17, 2020
- 10 min
Words don’t always flow easily for prolific Waterloo historian
Ken McLaughlin isn’t sure how many books he has written on local and Canadian history, but figures they number “at least a dozen” in his...
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- Apr 19, 2020
- 5 min
Who's the new guy talking to?
Did Tom Motz witness a telephonic courtship ritual that would lead to the birth of the BlackBerry? After BlackBerry Town was published in...
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- Mar 22, 2020
- 13 min
The Making of BlackBerry Town
A slow and intermittent jog through the first five years, then a desperate sprint to the finish line over the final 12 months. That’s a...
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