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Ontario’s research and education sector gain access to preferred-pricing video conferencing solutions

July 16, 2021

ORION has signed an agreement to enable Ontario’s research education institutions to access both Kaltura, a video experience cloud, and BlueJeans, a cloud-based video conferencing service. This is part of a national procurement agreement through Canada’s National Research and Education Network (NREN) to offer cloud- based video ... Continue Reading

Enabling Education and Innovation that Supports Smart Mining

February 5, 2020

Mining is a key contributor to Ontario’s economy: the province’s 28 mines generate about $10 billion in revenues per year — more than any other province — and employ almost 80,000 people. Mining spurs spinoff activity among other sectors, making ... Continue Reading

ORION presents 2019 Leadership Award winners

May 15, 2019

TORONTO, May 15, 2019 – ORION has recognized three parties for their contributions to Ontario’s research, education and innovation communities by awarding them with a 2019 Leadership award at the Advance Ontario conference. This award is presented to those who ... Continue Reading

ORION’s Belt: Issue 2

Brian Orlotti Network Operator, ORION

October 12, 2018

Your guide star to innovationUniversity of Waterloo professor the Nobel Prize in PhysicsDonna Strickland, an associate professor at the University of Waterloo, has become the first woman in 55 years and the third ever to win the Nobel Prize in ... Continue Reading

CANHEIT Conference 2018

DAVID SMITH Chief Technology Officer, ORION

July 20, 2018

Overview A few weeks ago, ORION’s Director, Marketing and Communications, Cathy Bogaart, our Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) Farooq Naiyer and I attended the CANHEIT conference that took place at Simon Fraser University (SFU) in Burnaby, BC. CANHEIT is the ... Continue Reading