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Octopz has been selected as one of Top 25 Up and Comers in the Branham300, an annual roundup of Canada’s top-performing tech companies. The Top 25 Up and Comers are all companies established within the past three years, and which show tremendous promise within Canada’s information and communication technology industry. The Branham300, published annually by the Branham Group and Backbone magazine, is the most comprehensive listing of publicly traded and privately held IT companies in Canada.

In creating this year’s list, a number of significant trends were noted and are expected to have an ongoing impact, including resource virtualization to allow cost savings through simulation, and on-demand Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) — hosted software solutions that help reduce software maintenance costs while ensuring the most up-to-date products. In addition, the Internet has seen noteworthy developments related to collaboration, which is becoming increasingly important for both business and social interaction.

Our CEO Ron McKenzie has this to say about this latest acclaim in our news release:

We are delighted with this recognition from the Branham Group and Backbone magazine. Since its inception, the Branham300 has represented a truly insightful view on the Canadian information technology market. To be named to this year’s list of up-and-coming companies is a tremendous vote of confidence in the power and innovation of the Octopz collaboration platform.

The full news release is on our website.

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