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"Dr. Cavoukian, Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario, Canada and IBM Chief Scientist and Fellow Jonas Release a report on how organizations should act now to address the privacy risks associated with Big Data, and the analytics technologies used to make sense of these vast data sets, before such risks become realities." The report was shared at the Future of Energy Summit that was held at the MaRS Centre.

Google announces an addition to Google Labs - the Public Data Explorer. The purpose of the new tool, Google says on the new lab's page, "The Google Public Data Explorer makes large datasets easy to explore, visualize and communicate

MaRS client Locationary talks about Saturn, its new beta -- a "Federated Data Exchange Platform." -- what the system can do, and how location-based startups can use it.

The cache optimization technology of Nevex Virtual Technologies CacheWorks 1.0 lets data storage administrators accelerate specific data by application, file type and location. The product installs on physical and virtual servers, and offloads I/O from primary storage to local high-performance media so storage is used for capacity, not overprovisioned for performance.

Skymeter, is developing a technology using 'financial-grade GPS' data. Skymeter is a MaRS Tenant.

Skymeter, is developing a technology using 'financial-grade GPS' data.\nSkymeter is a MaRS Tenant. Feb 19, 2009

Research from P.B. Stathopulos and colleagues has provided new data on biological chemistry.

Research from P.B. Stathopulos and colleagues has provided new data on biological chemistry. March 6, 2009

AdAge - In a not-atypical scenario, a publisher may only receive $1 of a $5 cost-per-thousand media buy once all the middlemen have taken their tithes. Where does the rest go? According to an estimate from Tolman Geffs, co-president of investment bank Jordan Edmiston, it gets divided like this: The agency ($.75), ad network ($2), data provider ($0.75), ad exchange ($0.25) and the ad server ($0.25).

On June 6, MaRs Data Catalyst announced it would be releasing a report on June 20, featuring information gleaned from the data of 34 different accelerators and interviews with 11 accelerator managers.

Guru Banavar, CTO, Global Public Sector, IBM spoke at the Innovation City conference at the MaRS Centre on July 18 & 19, 2012 where he talked about how using data can help the physical infrastructure of a city.

Using 21st-century Infonaut is using software to create maps - the containment of disease - by showing infection patterns that can be understood at a glance.

Founded in 2009 and launched late in 2010, Locationary Inc. is a Toronto-based company that synchronizes local business information from many different sources and broadcasts it to diverse kinds of customers. Its mission is "managing the world's local data."

Locationary Inc., which is dedicated to improving the quality of local business data for mobile and web content, has secured $2.5-million from new investors, including the Investment Accelerator Fund and Trellis Capital. Existing investors Extreme Venture Partners, Plazacorp Ventures, Angels and Management were also involved in the financing.

MaRS Discovery District has published an infographic that highlights Toronto's startup-savvy neighbourhoods. Leveraging location data from MaRS Advisory Services, the organization pin pointed concentration levels in the city's various sub-regions. 

MaRS Discovery District has published an infographic that highlights Toronto's startup-savvy neighbourhoods. Leveraging location data from MaRS Advisory Services, the organization pin pointed concentration levels in the city's various sub-regions. 

MaRS Discovery District has published an infographic that highlights Toronto's startup-savvy neighbourhoods. Leveraging location data from MaRS Advisory Services, the organization pin pointed concentration levels in the city's various sub-regions. 

Data from social media consulting firm Sysomos (MaRS client) says Twitter users are separated by six degrees. Article in the New York Times.

As stated in the Toronto Star, "Skymeter Corp., a MaRS Tenant has developed a BlackBerry-sized device that uses GPS signals; placed in vehicles, it meters the use of roads, parking and pay-as-you-drive insurance. Skymeter's goal is to put a dent in urban traffic congestion."

As stated in the Toronto Star, "Skymeter Corp., a MaRS Tenant has developed a BlackBerry-sized device that uses GPS signals; placed in vehicles, it meters the use of roads, parking and pay-as-you-drive insurance. Skymeter's goal is to put a dent in urban traffic congestion." Feb 19, 2007

GEM is a non-profit consortium that compiles international data on entrepreneurial activity. According to its' Vision & Values, its' goal is to develop international standards for social survey based research methodologies in entrepreneurship. GEM Global Reports compare and contrast Canadian entrepreneurial activity with 10 to 42 (2006) other countries in the world. Economic development, characteristics, institutions, sponsorships, and team work are all examined and interpreted scientifically. Ownership, income, opportunity, innovativeness, sectors, and demographics are all put into global perspectives. Check out the reports to see where Canadian entrepreneurs stand!

Express Scripts Inc., the big St. Louis pharmacy-benefit manager, is about to test an electronic pill container that issues a series of increasingly insistent reminders, in a national study among patient members. The GlowCap gives electronic reminders and collects data on habits. The container-actually a high-tech top for a standard pill bottle called a "GlowCap"-is equipped with a wireless transmitter that plugs into the wall. When it is time for a dose of medicine, the GlowCap emits a pulsing orange light