This document provides an overview of the information and communications technologies (ICT) cluster in Greater Montreal. It finds that ICT is a major pillar of the Montreal economy, accounting for over 92,000 jobs and a GDP of $10 billion in 2012. Montreal ranks highly in North America for ICT job growth and university research funding. The document also profiles the major ICT subsectors and companies in Montreal, finding world-leading clusters in video games, IT services, and telecommunications. In summary, ICT is a driving economic force in Montreal and the city is establishing itself as a global digital innovation hub thanks to its competitive advantages in costs, taxes, and talent.
Telcom Industry Review and Future of Telcom Providers - Telco 2015IBMTelecom
How will the Telcom industry evolve over the next five years? Will telcom providers strategies be proactive or protective? Our research suggests four plausible scenarios and the events that would signal their unfolding. More important, we outline the characteristics of companies most likely to succeed in each of these possible futures.
Retrouvez en version anglaise l’étude 2019 d’Arthur D. Little sur l’économie des Télécoms : messages clés et analyses sur l’écosystème numérique mondial et français.
L’étude du cabinet de conseil Arthur D. Little édition 2019 met à jour les indicateurs économiques sur le marché des Télécoms. Vous trouverez les messages clés, les analyses sur l’écosystème numérique mondial et celui de la France.
Telcom Industry Review and Future of Telcom Providers - Telco 2015IBMTelecom
How will the Telcom industry evolve over the next five years? Will telcom providers strategies be proactive or protective? Our research suggests four plausible scenarios and the events that would signal their unfolding. More important, we outline the characteristics of companies most likely to succeed in each of these possible futures.
Retrouvez en version anglaise l’étude 2019 d’Arthur D. Little sur l’économie des Télécoms : messages clés et analyses sur l’écosystème numérique mondial et français.
L’étude du cabinet de conseil Arthur D. Little édition 2019 met à jour les indicateurs économiques sur le marché des Télécoms. Vous trouverez les messages clés, les analyses sur l’écosystème numérique mondial et celui de la France.
Retrouvez en version anglaise l’étude 2018 d’Arthur D. Little sur l’économie des Télécoms : messages clés et analyses sur l’écosystème numérique mondial et français.
L’étude du cabinet de conseil Arthur D. Little édition 2018 met à jour les indicateurs économiques sur le marché des Télécoms. Vous trouverez les messages clés, les analyses sur l’écosystème numérique mondial et celui de la France.
DWS17 - A time for big strategic bets - Plenary session - Pierre LOUETTE - Or...IDATE DigiWorld
Making telcos great again
Inspite of the attack of the web giants: we're still there!
One sky, two realities...
there is a bright future for telcos
From higher ground to one world
The DRC is considering imposing a tax on voice bundles of USD 0.0075 per minute, USD 0.003 per SMS and USD 0.00005 per MB. At the same time, the regulator has prohibited any price increases. The net effect will be to slow investment and economic growth. The new proposed taxes on SMS, minutes and data will limit the commercial freedom of mobile operators and force SMS, voice, data and mixed bundles to be withdrawn because prices cannot be increased. The net effect will be an indirect price increase through the withdrawal of bundles. This will hit the poor hardest.
2015 Global Telco Innovation Targets from TC3 2014 Telecom Council
What types of companies are the world’s top telcos looking to partner with? This year’s TC3 service provider keynote presenters told the 400+ executive attendees more about their external innovation focuses for 2015 – they highlighted their innovation programs throughout the ecosystem, opened the door to discuss opportunities for their larger vendor partners, and met entrepreneurs and developers who had potential value to contribute to their networks.
Telecom 2020: Preparing for a very different futureRob Van Den Dam
Mega market and technological trends are creating a very new world for consumers, businesses and markets as a whole. A potential role for communications service providers in this new world charts a path to growth
Where do telecom operators go from here?CM Research
Why have telecom operators performed so badly over the last decade and what strategy do they need to adopt in order to remain relevant in the Digital World?
Telcos’ have consistently underperformed analyst and market expectations … their stock market recoveries after the 2000 crash and the 2007 crash were weak relative to the rest of TMT.
Their core revenues – voice, messaging and internet access – are now in terminal decline (or at least moving towards terminal decline).
Their future is tied to over-the-top services such as internet TV, mobile payments and cloud services.
Telcos remain the most over-regulated part of the internet value chain, so any super-normal profits they attempt to make from new technology cycles risk being capped by the regulator.
In order to survive, Telcos need to latch on to one of the many emerging technology cycles mentioned on page 19.
But they also need to change their business models:
- By moving towards software services
- By restructuring their businesses such that their new products are not regulated
- By consolidating to eliminate excess competition
SK Telecom is an example of how the move to software can raise shareholder returns.
BT’s ring-fencing of its regulated activity into Openreach is an example of the type of internal restructuring that can raise shareholder returns
AT&T and Verizon are living proof that industry consolidation will raise shareholder returns.
2015 Global Trend Forecast (Technology, Media & Telecoms)CM Research
Global Trend Forecast Report: Technology, Media & Telecoms
by CM Research
This report is an extract from the fourth edition of our Global TMT Trend Forecast series, originally published on 16 July 2014. In it, we identify the major disruptive technologies that we will see in 2014/15 and predict how they will impact the world’s largest technology, media and telecom (TMT) companies.
Data-driven macro perspectives on how digital adoption evolved in South Korea
For any inquiries regarding this research, please contact kh.lee@murexpartners.com.
Retrouvez en version anglaise l’étude 2018 d’Arthur D. Little sur l’économie des Télécoms : messages clés et analyses sur l’écosystème numérique mondial et français.
L’étude du cabinet de conseil Arthur D. Little édition 2018 met à jour les indicateurs économiques sur le marché des Télécoms. Vous trouverez les messages clés, les analyses sur l’écosystème numérique mondial et celui de la France.
DWS17 - A time for big strategic bets - Plenary session - Pierre LOUETTE - Or...IDATE DigiWorld
Making telcos great again
Inspite of the attack of the web giants: we're still there!
One sky, two realities...
there is a bright future for telcos
From higher ground to one world
The DRC is considering imposing a tax on voice bundles of USD 0.0075 per minute, USD 0.003 per SMS and USD 0.00005 per MB. At the same time, the regulator has prohibited any price increases. The net effect will be to slow investment and economic growth. The new proposed taxes on SMS, minutes and data will limit the commercial freedom of mobile operators and force SMS, voice, data and mixed bundles to be withdrawn because prices cannot be increased. The net effect will be an indirect price increase through the withdrawal of bundles. This will hit the poor hardest.
2015 Global Telco Innovation Targets from TC3 2014 Telecom Council
What types of companies are the world’s top telcos looking to partner with? This year’s TC3 service provider keynote presenters told the 400+ executive attendees more about their external innovation focuses for 2015 – they highlighted their innovation programs throughout the ecosystem, opened the door to discuss opportunities for their larger vendor partners, and met entrepreneurs and developers who had potential value to contribute to their networks.
Telecom 2020: Preparing for a very different futureRob Van Den Dam
Mega market and technological trends are creating a very new world for consumers, businesses and markets as a whole. A potential role for communications service providers in this new world charts a path to growth
Where do telecom operators go from here?CM Research
Why have telecom operators performed so badly over the last decade and what strategy do they need to adopt in order to remain relevant in the Digital World?
Telcos’ have consistently underperformed analyst and market expectations … their stock market recoveries after the 2000 crash and the 2007 crash were weak relative to the rest of TMT.
Their core revenues – voice, messaging and internet access – are now in terminal decline (or at least moving towards terminal decline).
Their future is tied to over-the-top services such as internet TV, mobile payments and cloud services.
Telcos remain the most over-regulated part of the internet value chain, so any super-normal profits they attempt to make from new technology cycles risk being capped by the regulator.
In order to survive, Telcos need to latch on to one of the many emerging technology cycles mentioned on page 19.
But they also need to change their business models:
- By moving towards software services
- By restructuring their businesses such that their new products are not regulated
- By consolidating to eliminate excess competition
SK Telecom is an example of how the move to software can raise shareholder returns.
BT’s ring-fencing of its regulated activity into Openreach is an example of the type of internal restructuring that can raise shareholder returns
AT&T and Verizon are living proof that industry consolidation will raise shareholder returns.
2015 Global Trend Forecast (Technology, Media & Telecoms)CM Research
Global Trend Forecast Report: Technology, Media & Telecoms
by CM Research
This report is an extract from the fourth edition of our Global TMT Trend Forecast series, originally published on 16 July 2014. In it, we identify the major disruptive technologies that we will see in 2014/15 and predict how they will impact the world’s largest technology, media and telecom (TMT) companies.
Data-driven macro perspectives on how digital adoption evolved in South Korea
For any inquiries regarding this research, please contact kh.lee@murexpartners.com.
Les MOOCs et l'apprentissage numérique. Quel avenir pour l'école à l'ère numé...Marcel Lebrun
Formation, recherche, nouvelles technologies, attractivité, innovation… quelles stratégies mettre en place à l’horizon 2020 ? EducPros organise une conférence sur cette thématique jeudi 28 mars 2013. L'occasion d’échanger avec des penseurs du changement, des acteurs de l’enseignement supérieur et des experts du monde socio-économique.
Au programme, l’avenir des savoirs avec Edgar Morin, François Taddéi et Denis Kambouchner ; l’innovation avec Marcel Lebrun, Alain Bravo et Pascal Morand ; les enjeux sociétaux de l’éducation avec Martin Hirsch et Pierre Mathiot ; la notion de marque avec Benoit Heilbrunn ; l’impact et les évolutions de l’architecture universitaire avec Nicolas Michelin (campus Artem notamment) ; l’avenir des universités en France et dans le monde avec Eric Charbonnier, Louis Vogel et Jean-Michel Blanquer… Valérie Pécresse conclura cette rencontre en évoquant les atouts et contraintes françaises en matière de politique publique d’innovation.
Site EducPros : http://www.letudiant.fr/educpros/actualite/enseignement-superieur-quelles-strategies-a-l-horizon-2020.html
Hybridation dans l'enseignement et l'apprentissage à l'ère numériqueMarcel Lebrun
Conférences données à Ardon (Valais), le 27 février 2014 et à Genève le 28 février 2014
Vous en avez certainement entendu parler. Que ce soit à l’école avec les ressources de la Kahn Academy ou dans l’enseignement supérieur avec les fameux MOOC, ces cours massifs, ouverts en ligne promus par de prestigieuses universités américaines, de partout nous viennent ces savoirs déjà transmis et accessibles à tout un chacun. Pour certains, ils remettent en question l’espace-temps de la classe et du campus et ouvrent de nouveaux horizons à l’apprentissage toute la vie durant. Ce sont aussi de nouveaux rapports aux savoirs qui sont érigés et de nouveaux rôles à assumer par les enseignants que ce soit à l’école ou dans l’enseignement supérieur.
Et les « jeunes » alors ? Parallèlement à ce tsunami de ressources, la plupart d’entre nous, que ce soit les natifs de la génération numérique ou encore les adoptants précoces ou plus tardifs des technologies de l’information et de la communication, nous nous sommes équipés de différents outils pour effectuer nos tâches professionnelles, pour mener notre vie quotidienne et sociale, pour prendre nos loisirs. Au travers de ces environnements hyperconnectés de travail, et d’apprentissage, affranchis des contraintes de l’espace et du temps, nous créons, nous communiquons et nous collaborons dans des réseaux de plus en plus large.
Mais quelle place alors pour la classe ou pour l’amphi, pour l’enseignement dit « traditionnel » hérité d’un moyen-âge où le livre était rare ? Les technologies nous condamnent à devenir intelligents nous dit Michel Serres et aussi à rechercher ces tierces places entre savoirs déjà transmis et compétences toujours à reconstruire.
Les classes inversées (les fameuses « flipped classrooms », un concept inventé dans l’enseignement secondaire) proposent de telles stratégies pédagogiques pour apprendre dans un monde où les savoirs sont distribués et les intelligences connectées.
L’exposé nous permettra d’approfondir ce concept de classes inversées, de découvrir différents outils et ressources et d’imaginer de nouvelles configurations d’enseignement et d’apprentissage dans lesquelles les technologies apporteront leurs valeurs ajoutées.
Conférence interactive à l'ULB le samedi 30 janvier 2016 dans le cadre des "Rencontres pour faire Apprendre"
Après une définition de ce qu'est la "culture numérique", 12 réflexions sont menées en lien avec l'école.
Pour accéder aux 12 thématiques, les participants ont dû trouver quelles étaient les associations d'images et de nombres (dia 9) . Dans une case des colonnes A, B ou C se trouvent une image ou des nombres, ils sont à mettre en correspondance avec une image ou des nombres dans les colonnes D, E ou F. (Les cases des cellules sont actives dans la version keynote et permettent d'accéder par un lien vers le début de la thématique associée aux deux cellules)
Cyberstates provides comprehensive data, trending, and analysis of the tech workforce, tech economic impact, tech wages, innovation, occupation characteristics, and more. Cyberstates provides insights into the trends driving growth at the national level, state level, and the top metro areas in the United States. Visit www.cyberstates.org to access the full report.
Cyberstates provides comprehensive data, trending, and analysis of the tech workforce, tech economic impact, tech wages, innovation, occupation characteristics, and more. Cyberstates provides insights into the trends driving growth at the national level, state level, and the top metro areas in the United States. Visit www.cyberstates.org to access the full report.
Cyberstates provides comprehensive data, trending, and analysis of the tech workforce, tech economic impact, tech wages, innovation, occupation characteristics, and more. Cyberstates provides insights into the trends driving growth at the national level, state level, and the top metro areas in the United States. Visit www.cyberstates.org to access the full report.
Cyberstates provides comprehensive data, trending, and analysis of the tech workforce, tech economic impact, tech wages, innovation, occupation characteristics, and more. Cyberstates provides insights into the trends driving growth at the national level, state level, and the top metro areas in the United States. Visit www.cyberstates.org to access the full report.
ICT SUMMIT 2010
17 February 2010
International ICT Industry
Summit on ICT Economic
Stimulus, Employment
and Investment Policies
Information Technology
Outlook 2010
Greham Vickery
Cyberstates provides comprehensive data, trending, and analysis of the tech workforce, tech economic impact, tech wages, innovation, occupation characteristics, and more. Cyberstates provides insights into the trends driving growth at the national level, state level, and the top metro areas in the United States. Visit www.cyberstates.org to access the full report.
Cyberstates provides comprehensive data, trending, and analysis of the tech workforce, tech economic impact, tech wages, innovation, occupation characteristics, and more. Cyberstates provides insights into the trends driving growth at the national level, state level, and the top metro areas in the United States. Visit www.cyberstates.org to access the full report.
Cyberstates provides comprehensive data, trending, and analysis of the tech workforce, tech economic impact, tech wages, innovation, occupation characteristics, and more. Cyberstates provides insights into the trends driving growth at the national level, state level, and the top metro areas in the United States. Visit www.cyberstates.org to access the full report.
Cyberstates provides comprehensive data, trending, and analysis of the tech workforce, tech economic impact, tech wages, innovation, occupation characteristics, and more. Cyberstates provides insights into the trends driving growth at the national level, state level, and the top metro areas in the United States. Visit www.cyberstates.org to access the full report.
Cyberstates provides comprehensive data, trending, and analysis of the tech workforce, tech economic impact, tech wages, innovation, occupation characteristics, and more. Cyberstates provides insights into the trends driving growth at the national level, state level, and the top metro areas in the United States. Visit www.cyberstates.org to access the full report.
The 16th annual edition of Cyberstates provides a state-by-state analysis of the size and scope of the U.S. tech industry and tech workforce. Using Bureau of Labor Statistics and other data sources, it details industry and occupational employment trends, wages, tech concentration, job openings, counts of establishments and more. The report is a handy reference guide of the state of technology in the U.S.
Cyberstates provides comprehensive data, trending, and analysis of the tech workforce, tech economic impact, tech wages, innovation, occupation characteristics, and more. Cyberstates provides insights into the trends driving growth at the national level, state level, and the top metro areas in the United States. Visit www.cyberstates.org to access the full report.
Pushing the limits of ePRTC: 100ns holdover for 100 daysAdtran
At WSTS 2024, Alon Stern explored the topic of parametric holdover and explained how recent research findings can be implemented in real-world PNT networks to achieve 100 nanoseconds of accuracy for up to 100 days.
Why You Should Replace Windows 11 with Nitrux Linux 3.5.0 for enhanced perfor...SOFTTECHHUB
The choice of an operating system plays a pivotal role in shaping our computing experience. For decades, Microsoft's Windows has dominated the market, offering a familiar and widely adopted platform for personal and professional use. However, as technological advancements continue to push the boundaries of innovation, alternative operating systems have emerged, challenging the status quo and offering users a fresh perspective on computing.
One such alternative that has garnered significant attention and acclaim is Nitrux Linux 3.5.0, a sleek, powerful, and user-friendly Linux distribution that promises to redefine the way we interact with our devices. With its focus on performance, security, and customization, Nitrux Linux presents a compelling case for those seeking to break free from the constraints of proprietary software and embrace the freedom and flexibility of open-source computing.
Securing your Kubernetes cluster_ a step-by-step guide to success !KatiaHIMEUR1
Today, after several years of existence, an extremely active community and an ultra-dynamic ecosystem, Kubernetes has established itself as the de facto standard in container orchestration. Thanks to a wide range of managed services, it has never been so easy to set up a ready-to-use Kubernetes cluster.
However, this ease of use means that the subject of security in Kubernetes is often left for later, or even neglected. This exposes companies to significant risks.
In this talk, I'll show you step-by-step how to secure your Kubernetes cluster for greater peace of mind and reliability.
The Metaverse and AI: how can decision-makers harness the Metaverse for their...Jen Stirrup
The Metaverse is popularized in science fiction, and now it is becoming closer to being a part of our daily lives through the use of social media and shopping companies. How can businesses survive in a world where Artificial Intelligence is becoming the present as well as the future of technology, and how does the Metaverse fit into business strategy when futurist ideas are developing into reality at accelerated rates? How do we do this when our data isn't up to scratch? How can we move towards success with our data so we are set up for the Metaverse when it arrives?
How can you help your company evolve, adapt, and succeed using Artificial Intelligence and the Metaverse to stay ahead of the competition? What are the potential issues, complications, and benefits that these technologies could bring to us and our organizations? In this session, Jen Stirrup will explain how to start thinking about these technologies as an organisation.
Removing Uninteresting Bytes in Software FuzzingAftab Hussain
Imagine a world where software fuzzing, the process of mutating bytes in test seeds to uncover hidden and erroneous program behaviors, becomes faster and more effective. A lot depends on the initial seeds, which can significantly dictate the trajectory of a fuzzing campaign, particularly in terms of how long it takes to uncover interesting behaviour in your code. We introduce DIAR, a technique designed to speedup fuzzing campaigns by pinpointing and eliminating those uninteresting bytes in the seeds. Picture this: instead of wasting valuable resources on meaningless mutations in large, bloated seeds, DIAR removes the unnecessary bytes, streamlining the entire process.
In this work, we equipped AFL, a popular fuzzer, with DIAR and examined two critical Linux libraries -- Libxml's xmllint, a tool for parsing xml documents, and Binutil's readelf, an essential debugging and security analysis command-line tool used to display detailed information about ELF (Executable and Linkable Format). Our preliminary results show that AFL+DIAR does not only discover new paths more quickly but also achieves higher coverage overall. This work thus showcases how starting with lean and optimized seeds can lead to faster, more comprehensive fuzzing campaigns -- and DIAR helps you find such seeds.
- These are slides of the talk given at IEEE International Conference on Software Testing Verification and Validation Workshop, ICSTW 2022.
GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using Deplo...James Anderson
Effective Application Security in Software Delivery lifecycle using Deployment Firewall and DBOM
The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
Speakers:
Bob Boule
Robert Boule is a technology enthusiast with PASSION for technology and making things work along with a knack for helping others understand how things work. He comes with around 20 years of solution engineering experience in application security, software continuous delivery, and SaaS platforms. He is known for his dynamic presentations in CI/CD and application security integrated in software delivery lifecycle.
Gopinath Rebala
Gopinath Rebala is the CTO of OpsMx, where he has overall responsibility for the machine learning and data processing architectures for Secure Software Delivery. Gopi also has a strong connection with our customers, leading design and architecture for strategic implementations. Gopi is a frequent speaker and well-known leader in continuous delivery and integrating security into software delivery.
Le nuove frontiere dell'AI nell'RPA con UiPath Autopilot™UiPathCommunity
In questo evento online gratuito, organizzato dalla Community Italiana di UiPath, potrai esplorare le nuove funzionalità di Autopilot, il tool che integra l'Intelligenza Artificiale nei processi di sviluppo e utilizzo delle Automazioni.
📕 Vedremo insieme alcuni esempi dell'utilizzo di Autopilot in diversi tool della Suite UiPath:
Autopilot per Studio Web
Autopilot per Studio
Autopilot per Apps
Clipboard AI
GenAI applicata alla Document Understanding
👨🏫👨💻 Speakers:
Stefano Negro, UiPath MVPx3, RPA Tech Lead @ BSP Consultant
Flavio Martinelli, UiPath MVP 2023, Technical Account Manager @UiPath
Andrei Tasca, RPA Solutions Team Lead @NTT Data
Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey 2024 by 91mobiles.pdf91mobiles
91mobiles recently conducted a Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey in which we asked over 3,000 respondents about the TV they own, aspects they look at on a new TV, and their TV buying preferences.
Encryption in Microsoft 365 - ExpertsLive Netherlands 2024Albert Hoitingh
In this session I delve into the encryption technology used in Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Purview. Including the concepts of Customer Key and Double Key Encryption.
Accelerate your Kubernetes clusters with Varnish CachingThijs Feryn
A presentation about the usage and availability of Varnish on Kubernetes. This talk explores the capabilities of Varnish caching and shows how to use the Varnish Helm chart to deploy it to Kubernetes.
This presentation was delivered at K8SUG Singapore. See https://feryn.eu/presentations/accelerate-your-kubernetes-clusters-with-varnish-caching-k8sug-singapore-28-2024 for more details.
GraphRAG is All You need? LLM & Knowledge GraphGuy Korland
Guy Korland, CEO and Co-founder of FalkorDB, will review two articles on the integration of language models with knowledge graphs.
1. Unifying Large Language Models and Knowledge Graphs: A Roadmap.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08302
2. Microsoft Research's GraphRAG paper and a review paper on various uses of knowledge graphs:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/graphrag-unlocking-llm-discovery-on-narrative-private-data/
zkStudyClub - Reef: Fast Succinct Non-Interactive Zero-Knowledge Regex ProofsAlex Pruden
This paper presents Reef, a system for generating publicly verifiable succinct non-interactive zero-knowledge proofs that a committed document matches or does not match a regular expression. We describe applications such as proving the strength of passwords, the provenance of email despite redactions, the validity of oblivious DNS queries, and the existence of mutations in DNA. Reef supports the Perl Compatible Regular Expression syntax, including wildcards, alternation, ranges, capture groups, Kleene star, negations, and lookarounds. Reef introduces a new type of automata, Skipping Alternating Finite Automata (SAFA), that skips irrelevant parts of a document when producing proofs without undermining soundness, and instantiates SAFA with a lookup argument. Our experimental evaluation confirms that Reef can generate proofs for documents with 32M characters; the proofs are small and cheap to verify (under a second).
Paper: https://eprint.iacr.org/2023/1886
Epistemic Interaction - tuning interfaces to provide information for AI supportAlan Dix
Paper presented at SYNERGY workshop at AVI 2024, Genoa, Italy. 3rd June 2024
https://alandix.com/academic/papers/synergy2024-epistemic/
As machine learning integrates deeper into human-computer interactions, the concept of epistemic interaction emerges, aiming to refine these interactions to enhance system adaptability. This approach encourages minor, intentional adjustments in user behaviour to enrich the data available for system learning. This paper introduces epistemic interaction within the context of human-system communication, illustrating how deliberate interaction design can improve system understanding and adaptation. Through concrete examples, we demonstrate the potential of epistemic interaction to significantly advance human-computer interaction by leveraging intuitive human communication strategies to inform system design and functionality, offering a novel pathway for enriching user-system engagements.
Alt. GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using ...James Anderson
Effective Application Security in Software Delivery lifecycle using Deployment Firewall and DBOM
The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
Speakers:
Bob Boule
Robert Boule is a technology enthusiast with PASSION for technology and making things work along with a knack for helping others understand how things work. He comes with around 20 years of solution engineering experience in application security, software continuous delivery, and SaaS platforms. He is known for his dynamic presentations in CI/CD and application security integrated in software delivery lifecycle.
Gopinath Rebala
Gopinath Rebala is the CTO of OpsMx, where he has overall responsibility for the machine learning and data processing architectures for Secure Software Delivery. Gopi also has a strong connection with our customers, leading design and architecture for strategic implementations. Gopi is a frequent speaker and well-known leader in continuous delivery and integrating security into software delivery.
2. Table of Contents
Section 1
Profile of the Greater Montreal ICT Industry……… p.3
Section 2
Presenting TechnoMontréal …………………………. p.25
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3. 3
Profile of Greater Montreal ICTs
A collaboration of TechnoMontréal and Montréal International
[updated January 15, 2014]
4. ICT Profile
ICT Employment
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*according to the Ministry of Finance and the Economy’s new definition, integrating 11
NAICS codes
92,377 jobs in the metro region,* more than 8% of Greater Montreal jobs
73% of ICT jobs in the province of Quebec
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2010 2011 2012
Montréal reste du Qc
5. ICT Profile
ICT JOB GROWTH (%)
TOP 20 OF THE LARGEST METROPOLITAN REGIONS OF NORTH AMERICA, 2008-2012
5
Despite the global economic downturn in recent years, Greater Montreal
ranks third among the 20 largest North American metro regions in ICT
job growth.
SanFrancisco;14,3%
Seattle;3,0%
Montréal;2,5%
Atlanta;2,4%
Phoenix;0,8%
Washington;-0,9%
WashingtonDC
Dallas;-3,0%
NewYork;-3,1%
Toronto;-3,5%
Philadelphia;-4,0%
Riverside;-5,6%
Chicago;-5,8%
Houston;-5,9%
St.Louis;-6,8%
Miami;-7,7%
Minneapolis;-7,8%
Detroit;-8,7%
LosAngeles;-10,6%
SanDiego;-15,2%
6. ICT Profile
ICT Job Distribution
6
IT services represent half of ICT jobs and more than 75% of ICT companies in the region. This
subsector includes software developers, computer services and multimedia. It is one of the most
stable and promising sectors of the industry.
ICT jobs in Greater Montreal by
subsector, 2012
6%
53%
33%
8%
ICT jobs in Greater Montreal
by subsector, 2012
ICT companies in Greater
Montreal by subsector, 2012
6%
53%
33%
8%
Manufacturing
IT services
Telecom services
Wholesalers and
repairers
7. ICT Profile
Real GDP of ICTs
Real GDP of ICTs ($B of 2007), province of Quebec and Greater Montreal, 2002-2012
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The Greater Montreal ICT sector’s GDP has seen a growth of over 25% since
2002 to reach close to $10B in 2012, making it over 70% of the GDP of ICTs in
all of Quebec.
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2002e 2003e 2004e 2005e 2006e 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Province of Quebec Greater Montreal (estimate)
8. ICT Profile
GDP Growth Index for Greater Montreal
ICT sector versus the overall economy, 2002-2012
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The ICT industry is the economic growth engine of the Montreal region: its GDP
has grown twice as fast as the overall economy in the last 10 years!
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9. Operating Revenues by ICT Subsector ($B)
Greater Montreal, 2006-2011
ICT Profile
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Operating revenues for ICT companies rose by more than 20% since 2006,
exceeding $21B in 2011.
16,0 % 11,4 % 8,6 % 5,8 % 6,7 % 5,8 %
23,0 % 27,5 % 29,7 % 30,1 % 30,8 % 30,8 %
37,8 % 37,9 % 36,8 % 40,1 %
40,1 % 41,6 %
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23,5 % 25,4 % 24,5 %
21,7 % 20,7 %
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Wholesalers and repairers
Telecom services
IT services
Manufacturing
10. ICT Profile
Industrial R&D Spending ($M)
Greater Montreal ICT sector, 1997-2010
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In 2010, close to 85% of industrial R&D spending for ICT in Quebec occurred in the
Greater Montreal region. This represents approximately $750M, close to double
the level reached in 1997.
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11. ICT Profile
Funds Allocated to University Research ($B)
Top 5 metropolitan regions of Canada, 2005-2010
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Greater Montreal tops the list in terms of funds dedicated to university research,
pulling significantly ahead of the other large Canadian metropolitan regions. Since
2005, the total funds allocated to university research has surpassed $6B.
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12. ICT Profile
Total Operating Costs of an ICT Company*
Top 20 largest North American metropolitan regions, 2013
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According to KPMG (2013), Greater Montreal ranks 1st among the largest North
American metropolitan regions in terms of total operating costs in ICT. The
parameters used account for workforce, energy and office space.
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13. ICT Profile
Cost-Benefit (%) of Greater Montreal
Compared to the average of the 19 other largest North American metropolitan regions, 2013
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Companies whose main activities are web content creation, electronic systems testing,
software development, telecom equipment and component assembly have the most
pronounced cost-benefit in Greater Montreal compared to the average of the 19 other
North American metropolitan regions.
Source: KPMG, 2013 (Exchange rate: CAN$1 = US$0.9805)
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Component assembly
Telecom equipment
Software development
Electronic systems testing
Web content creation
14. ICT Profile
Index of Total Taxation for Companies in the Digital Sector*
Top 20 largest North American metropolitan regions, 2012
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According to KPMG (2012), Greater Montreal companies that work in the digital sector can
benefit from taxes that are up to four times less than the average of North American
metropolitan areas, ranking the region 2nd in North America.
* Average of US metropolitan regions = 100
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15. ICT Profile
Index of Total Taxation for Companies in R&D*
Top 20 largest North American metropolitan regions, 2012
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Greater Montreal has one of the world’s most competitive tax loads. Companies in the
region specializing in R&D can benefit from taxes up to fives times less than the average of
North American metropolitan areas, ranking the region 1st in North America.
* Average of US metropolitan regions = 100
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16. ICT Profile
Subsidiaries of foreign ICT companies, by employment, Greater Montreal
Top 20 largest North American metropolitan regions, 2012
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Source : Montréal International et TechnoMontréal
Company Employment Activities
Country of
Origin
Ubisoft 2,000-2,999 Video game development and publishing France
Ericsson Canada 1,000-1,999 Telephone and wireless telecommunications services Sweden
Esterline CMC Electronics 1,000-1,999 ICT manufacturer for the aerospace and defense markets United States
IBM Canada 1,000-1,999 IT services United States
Fujitsu Canada 500-749 IT services Japan
Morgan Stanley Canada 500-749 Software for the financial sector United States
Eidos (Square Enix) 500-749 Video game development and publishing Japan
CSC 500-749 IT services United States
SAP Labs Canada 250-499 Software for improving company management Germany
Epicor Software 250-499 IT services United States
Warner Bros. Games 250-499 Video game development and publishing United States
Gameloft 250-499 Video game development and publishing France
Accenture 250-499 IT services Ireland
Autodesk 250-499 2D and 3D modelling software United States
Insight Canada 250-499 Distributor of computer products and software United States
Nuance Communications 250-499 Software for digital imaging solutions and speech recognition United States
PC Mall Canada 250-499 Distributor of computer products and software United States
Dassault Systèmes Canada 250-499 3D software for various sectors France
Tyco Electronics Canada 250-499 Manufacturer of fibre optics and electronic components Switzerland
Xerox Canada 250-499 Distributor of office, printing and graphic arts products United States
VMC Game Labs 250-499 Postproduction services for the video game industry United States
ADP 250-499 Telecommunications services – hosting and data processing United States
Tata Communications 250-499 Cable telecommunication services, specialized in emerging markets India
Alstom 250-499 ICT manufacturer for the transportation sector France
Covidien 250-499 ICT manufacturer for the medical sector United States
Nokia 250-499 ICT manufacturer for the telecommunications sector Finland
17. ICT Profile
Top 10 ICT companies investing the most in R&D in Canada, with a presence in
Greater Montreal, 2011
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Source: RE$EARCH Infosource, “Canada’s Top 100 Corporate R&D Spenders 2012”
Company Name
R&D Spending in
Canada (in $M)
Intensity of R&D
(% of revenue)
Industries
Rank in
Canada
BCE 569.1 2.9 Telecommunications services 3
IBM Canada 500 N/D Software and IT services 5
Ericsson Canada 323 30.6 Telecommunications equipment 8
Alcatel-Lucent 237 N/D Telecommunications equipment 10
TELUS 183 1.8 Telecommunications services 12
Open Text 144.4 14.1 Software and IT services 16
CAE 117 7.2 Software – aerospace sector 19
Rogers Communications 109 0.9 Telecommunications services 21
Groupe CGI 86 2.0 Software and IT services 29
PMC Sierra 85 63.7 Manufacturing – semiconductors 30
18. ICT Profile
Ranking of companies in IT services, by employment, Greater Montreal 2013
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Source: Montréal International and TechnoMontréal
Company Employment Country of Origin
CGI 7,000 + Canada
IBM 1,000-1,999 United States
ACCEO Solutions 750-999 Canada
Fujitsu 500-749 Japan
CSC 500-749 United States
Groupe Conseil OSI 500-749 Canada
Accenture 250-499 Ireland
Cofomo 250-499 Canada
Epicor Software 250-499 United States
Iron Mountain 250-499 United States
Telus Santé 250-499 Canada
19. ICT Profile
Ranking of video game companies, by employment, Greater Montreal 2013
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Source: Montréal International and TechnoMontréal
Company Employment Activities Country of Origin
Ubisoft 2,000-2,999 Video game development and publishing France
Eidos (Square Enix) 500-749 Video game development and publishing Japan
Behaviour 250-499 Video game development and publishing Canada
Warner Bros. Games 250-499 Video game development and publishing United States
Gameloft 250-499 Video game development and publishing France
VMC Game Labs 250-499 Postproduction services for the video game industry United States
Funcom 100-249 Video game development and publishing Norway
Ludia 100-249 Video game development and publishing UK
Electronic Arts 100-249 Video game development and publishing United States
Babel Media 100-249 Postproduction services for the video game industry UK
SAVA Transmédia 100-249 Video game development and publishing Canada
20. ICT Profile
Ranking of multimedia companies (excluding video games), by employment,
Greater Montreal 2013
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Source: Montréal International and TechnoMontréal
Company Employment Activities Country of Origin
Pages Jaunes 1,000-1,999 Multimedia publications Canada
Canoë 250-499 Multimedia publications Canada
Sid Lee 250-499 Interactive marketing services Canada
Beyond the Rack 100-249 E-commerce Canada
Ciné Groupe Toontek 100-249 Animation studio Canada
Nurun 100-249 Digital services Canada
Framestore 100-249 Animation and visual effects studio UK
Google 50-99 Search portal United States
Sono Vidéo 50-99 Multimedia solutions Canada
Tonik Groupimage 50-99 Digital services Canada
Toutenkartoon 50-99 Digital services France
Vortex Solution 50-99 Web solutions Canada
21. ICT Profile
Ranking of telecommunications companies, by employment, Greater Montreal
2013
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Source: Montréal International and TechnoMontréal
Company Employment Activities
Country of
Origin
Bell 5,000 + Telephone, wireless telecommunications, high speed internet and digital television
services
Canada
Telus 3,000-4,999 Telephone, wireless telecommunications, internet and digital television services Canada
Vidéotron 3,000-4,999 Telephone, wireless telecommunications, high speed internet and digital television
services, and multimedia development
Canada
Cogeco 1,000-1,999 Telephone, high speed internet and digital television services Canada
Ericsson Canada 1,000-1,999 Telephone and wireless telecommunications services Sweden
ADP 250-499 Hosting and data processing United
States
Allstream 250-499 Telecommunications services based on IP technology, only for businesses Canada
Rogers
Communications
250-499 Telephone, wireless telecommunications and high speed internet services Canada
Shaw Direct 250-499 Digital television services Canada
Tata Communications 250-499 Cable telecommunications services, specialized in emerging markets India
22. ICT Profile
Ranking of ICT wholesalers and repairers, by employment, Greater Montreal
2013
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Source: Montréal International and TechnoMontréal
Company Employment Activities
Country of
Origin
Future Electronics 1,000-1,999 Distributor of semiconductors and passive, interconnect and electromechanical
components
Canada
Insight Canada 250-499 Distributor of IT products and software United
States
PC Mall Canada 250-499 Distributor of IT products and software United
States
Xerox 250-499 Distributor of office, printing and graphic arts products United
States
Canon 100-249 Distributor of cameras and optical equipment Japan
Hartco 100-249 Distributor of IT products, services and solutions Canada
23. In summary…
ICTs are a pillar of the Montreal economy
In the last ten years, ICTs have seen a GDP growth twice as fast as
the overall economy
92,377 jobs in the metro region (73% of Quebec)
Ranked 3rd in North America for ICT job growth
A GDP of $10B in 2012, more than 70% the GDP of Quebec ICTs
Operating revenues for ICT companies is in constant growth ($21B in
2011)
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24. Montreal is the capital of ICT innovation
85% of spending in industrial R&D for ICT in Quebec occurred in
Greater Montreal
Ranked first in Canada, in terms of funds dedicated to university
research
Montreal’s competitive advantages help it become the digital capital
of the world
Ranked first in North America in terms of operating costs
Ranked 2nd in terms of taxation for ICT companies
Ranked 1st in terms of taxation for R&D companies
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In summary…
26. TechnoMontréal
Mission
TechnoMontréal is the Information and Communications Technologies
(ICT) Cluster of Greater Montreal. Founded in 2007, this non-profit
organization brings together and supports players in the ICT sector around
common goals. Through concerted actions, the Cluster aims to accelerate
and optimize the competitiveness, growth and reach of this industry that
provides 92,000 jobs in the metropolitan region.
TechnoMontréal assembles actors within the private, institutional and
public sectors. Together, they significantly contribute to the economic and
social vitality of the Montreal region, as well as to the development of
creativity and state-of-the-art technologies.
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27. TechnoMontréal
Partners
TechnoMontréal is proud to be able to count on partners recognized for
their implication in developing the ICT industry of Greater Montreal. The
financial support of TechnoMontréal’s partners, from the public, private
and institutional sectors, greatly contribute to the success of the Cluster
and to its influence on the local and international levels.
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28. TechnoMontréal
TechnoMontréal’s Four Major Working Groups
Innovation Working Group: aims to encourage innovation in Greater Montreal
through the implementation of key projects, like Montreal Digital Metropolis
(MDM) whose goal is to propel the metro region into the ranks of smart cities.
Talent Working Group: aims to respond to the needs of the industry’s workforce
and to rectify the disparity between job supply and demand.
International Visibility Working Group: aims to ensure the international
influence of the industry through the development of business corridors with
local and international players.
Industry Development Working Group: aims to support and encourage the
growth of all industry players.
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29. TechnoMontréal
TechnoMontréal’s ICT Partners Roundtable
The implementation of the ICT Partners Roundtable stems from the need to coordinate
the community milieu, a major player within a very fragmented industry.
Since 2012, the Roundtable’s work has facilitated various projects like standardizing
statistical information, coordinating messages delivered by the industry regarding public
consultations and developing joint communications projects.
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30. TechnoMontréal
Members of TechnoMontréal’s Board of Directors (2013-2014)
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Sabin Boily ÉTS
Pierre Boucher ERICSSON
Michel Boutin INFIDEM
Michel. O Côté CGI
Stéphane Couture BELL
Nicolas Darveau-Garneau GOOGLE
Martin Buteau U. de Sherbrooke
Philippe Turp UBISOFT
Mélanie Dunn Cossette Digital
Robert Desbiens R3D CONSEILS
Marc Dubé IBM
Didier Gombert OBJECTIF LUNE
Diane Hastie MFE
Jean-Claude Ouellet CISCO
Diane L’Écuyer INDUSTRIE CANADA
Alain Lavoie IROSOFT
Gilles Létourneau ACCEO
Louis Veilleux SOLOGLOBE
Jean-Sébastien Cournoyer Real Venture
Jean-François Nadeau MC GILL
Daniel Blanche CRIM
Yves Pelletier ALITHYA
André Petitclerc IQ
Hossein Samimi E-TRONICS
Gilles Savard POLYTECHNIQUE
Jacques St-Laurent MONTRÉAL INTERNATIONAL
Rose-Marie Tasseroul MAMROT
Roch Tremblay RCMM
Pierre-Yves Martel Telus