Saint John, New Brunswick, February 20, 2007 – propelsj will announce today 5 new additions to its launch32 initiative. At an After Hours networking mixer at the new Nougatine et Chocolat café, propelsj will host the ICT sector in an event to encourage increased awareness and networking within the local ICT community and the broader business community.

Twenty-seven months ago, propelsj announced its launch32 campaign with the goal of seeing 32 new ICT companies in our city within 36 months. Five new companies will be announced at today’s event: YourTeam Online, Transetix GSI, Marius Search Consulting, Radian6 Technologies, and Open Ocean Systems. These five companies bring the total to 16 launch32 companies who have created jobs and established themselves in our City.

“With today’s announcement, we continue to build the foundation for a local ecosystem of innovation, collaboration, and growth” said Jeff Roach, Executive Director of Catalict, the propelsj technology accelerator launched in October. “This campaign has a very clear goal – to mark the growth of our sector through the emergence of early stage companies that call Saint John home. This has been the prime focus of propelsj and a vision we all feel very passionately about growing.”

propelsj will also present Nougatine et Chocolat in their new location on Prince William Street as the newest freespot in the city. As of last week, visitors to the café can get online wirelessly for free.

Information on how to participate in launch32 or to apply to the upcoming propelsj accelerator program, please visit catalict.com [1]. Information on how to participate in freespots can be found at freespots.ca [2].

 

 

Marius Search Consulting is based out of Saint John, Marius Search Consulting is an internet marketing company, specializing in Search Engine Optimization (SEO).

As an essential part of Internet marketing, Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is a new and evolving industry that has grown out of the increasingly important role that search engines such as Google, Yahoo and Ask.com play in North American culture and the world economy.

The SEO services offered by Marius Search Consulting will provide advice to help businesses in New Brunswick strengthen their online position and improve their opportunity for sales by attaining higher search engine rankings and an increase in targeted website traffic.

Search Engine Optimization can help New Brunswick small to mid size businesses with limited advertising power compete on a regional, national and North American scale for a fraction of the cost of traditional advertising.

By focusing on SEO, Marius Search Consulting can provide the most current and relevant information to help businesses get the most out of their online marketing efforts.

 

 

Open Ocean Systems Inc. (OOSI) is pursuing a strategic market opportunity focused on the deployment of breakthrough cage containment and farming systems technology within the emerging Open Ocean Aquaculture sector.

Founded in November of 2005, Open Ocean Systems Inc. is a knowledge based company with a global reach and outlook. Based in Saint John, OOSI is totally focused on export markets. Company founder, Andrew Storey, has many years of experience in the international and local aquaculture sectors and is confident that the timing and its technology will meet the challenges of this new environment.

Aquaculture has been an extremely successful method of producing food and now supplies over 30% of the world’s seafood consumption. Population and per capita consumption increases as well as other factors are expected to push this to over 50% over the next 15 years, creating both challenges and opportunities for the sector.

Within that farmed seafood sector, the open ocean aquaculture (OOA) sector (which can best be described as marine fish farming activities outside of sheltered coastal areas) is anticipated to grow at an exponential rate over the next decade with billions of dollars in infrastructure and technology expenditures required to fuel this growth. While challenging, the ability to farm within this environment presents a number of benefits, opening up a huge potential pasture from which to meet future seafood demand in a sustainable fashion.

In 2007, the company will be carrying out Beta tests focused on commercializing its first generation products. Longer term, the system will be further developed past this first generation with technology and ICT overlays that, taken to its conclusion, will create an automated biomass management and farming system with the company providing the operating system as well as the  containment system in a seamless integration of hardware and software. The company is employing “rapid prototyping” technology to meet these aggressive goals.

 

 

Radian6 Technologies Inc. enables PR and communications professionals to adapt as power continues to shift from institutions to communities and individuals as the result of the explosive growth of social media on the Internet. Our core technology provides real-time analysis and tracking of social media and the viral networks through which it propagates.

By analyzing the media in real-time, in conjunction with its social networking dynamics, Radian6's technology notifies you of important issues as they are happening, and enables you to engage. Whether you are monitoring social media as part of a daily process, dealing with or trying to diffuse a crisis situation or tracking the progression of a campaign - Radian6 enables companies to stay ahead of and leverage the viral nature of social media

The Radian6 management team has a proven track record and prior successes with venture-backed high tech startups taking these companies from inception to commercialization to exit (IPOs, acquisition). The team includes CEO Marcel LeBrun (iMagicTV, Alcatel), founder & CTO Chris Newton (Q1 Labs), VP of Business Development Chris Ramsey (Fulcrum Technologies, NCompass labs, Microsoft) and Chairman Gerry Pond (NBTel, Q1 Labs, iMagicTV, Mariner Partners).

 

 

YourTeam Online was introduced to the hockey world in fall 2006 to a warm reception, and has continued to grow virally at "a team a day" pace throughout the web community via word of mouth and grassroots marketing. In 2007, YourTeam Online plans to create YourTeam communities for soccer and other sports. Leveraging the momentum behind the creation of a super niche, YourTeam Online plans to offer & sell this unique online advertising platform and opportunity to national and international advertisers in the coming months.

The success of social networking on the web, visible in the incredible popularity of such sites as Facebook, MySpace and YouTube, has created the mass awareness to open the door for a new opportunity in social networking: "The Super Niche". A super niche goes beyond the traditional social network and dives into a much more narrow topic that attracts a smaller, but highly targeted crowd. Super niche examples can exist in any subject but examples include cars, medicine, music, and food. YourTeam Online is a super social niche community for the team sport of hockey, built around improving team communication, coaching and fun. Best of all, YourTeam Online is FREE for teams, coaches, players & families to use!

A super niche provides a unique, high impact marketing vehicle for brands wishing to contact to their target customers "eyeballs" in an innovative, interactive and free-to-use environment. YourTeam Online gives any established brand the home ice advantage inside the team, the locker room, the family and the home. Having access to an already established community of users with something in common is a powerful commodity for any brand.

 

 

Transetix GSI founder Chris Boudreau has moved back to New Brunswick from Ontario to expand the Transetix GSI customer base.

The Transetix team provides the following suite of services:

• Technology Road Mapping
• Business Process Re-engineering
• Translation Technology Integrations
• Workflow Solutions

Our team of professionals works together in a virtual environment using Transetix "DEVISE Portal".  Our portal is a web based project management and communication system that allows not only our team to interact effectively but to also provide our customers with up to the minute information regarding the work we do for them.

The combined knowledge of our professionals and the use of our "DEVISE Portal" allow us to create infrastructure and methodology for expanding products and services that are scaleable and produce predictable results for our clients.

At Transetix GSI, our tag line, “Getting you there before you arrive” means your business “hits the ground running” in your new market. Everything’s in place, systems up, communications are ready for delivery, no one would ever guess you just entered the market. Seamless delivery, flawless ecommerce systems, and timely language specific support makes the difference in beating out the competition. With Transetix you truly are there before you arrive.

propelsj (propelsj.com [3]) is a private sector non–profit organization based in Saint John, New Brunswick dedicated to the growth of entrepreneurship, innovation, and the expansion of the ICT sector in the Saint John region.

Catalict (catalict.com [4]) is a business accelerator project designed to foster the growth of new companies in the Information, Communications and Technology (ICT) sector. Targeting early stage and startup companies, Catalict provides mentorship and professional services to new ICT companies and entrepreneurs throughout New Brunswick.

Media Inquires:
Jeff Roach – 506-642-9029

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