IDC's Canadian Technology Innovation Watch report series profiles emerging companies, examining their technologies, go-to-market strategies, partnering approaches, and customers. The series also highlights the trends impacting emerging companies, including challenges of bringing new technologies to market, and the opportunities and best practices for commercializing technology.

This service brings IDC's research and insight to senior managers of ICT companies, providing them with best practices and partner leads; to investors, identifying leads and promising new markets; to government organizations and ICT associations, providing examples of successful ICT commercialization in their regions; and to professional service providers serving small ICT companies.

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• Emerging Canadian ICT solutions and companies
• Trends impacting emerging ICT companies
• Opportunities and challenges facing emerging ICT companies
• Factors for successful growth and commercialization
• Examples of successful emerging Canadian ICT companies

• 10 Canadian Digital Media Companies to Watch
• 10 Canadian Mobile/Wireless Companies to Watch
• Emerging Trends: Links
• Emerging Technology Trends: IDC Presentations

In addition to the insight provided in this service, IDC may conduct research on specific topics or emerging market segments via research offerings that require additional IDC funding and client investment. To learn more about the analysts and published research, please visit: Canadian Technology Innovation Watch.

1. Who are the emerging Canadian companies developing innovative technologies in the ICT industry?
2. Which emerging technologies could have a disruptive impact on the ICT market?
3. What are the challenges these companies are facing in commercializing their technologies and growing their businesses?
4. What trends could affect their growth?
5. What best practices will help them succeed?

IDC's Canadian Innovation Technology Watch report series examines how emerging Canadian ICT companies are positioning themselves to compete in the global ICT market. This service reviews the strategies, market positioning, and future direction of several providers in the Canadian ICT market, including Apparent Networks, BelAir Networks, ComVu Media, Halogen Software, Idée, In Motion Technology, M-Tech Information Technology, Objectworld Communications, Osellus, and Privasoft.

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