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By KRYSTLE CHOW
Published in the Ottawa Business Journal.
May 28, 2007

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RAMTelecom CEO Ralph Misener.
Photo by DARREN BROWN for the Ottawa Business Journal

Satellite services company RAMTelecom Inc. has ended takeover negotiations with Texas-based SkyPort Global Communications Inc., with SkyPort walking away from the deal just a few weeks after appointing a new CEO.

Ottawa-based RAMTelecom last week announced that it has a reached a mutual agreement with SkyPort to “terminate the proposed acquisition of RAMTelecom to SkyPort and, alternatively, strengthen their alliance moving forward.”

“We recognize the common synergies between the two companies and strengthening the existing business-to-business relationship will help us expand our satellite-based business communications services,” said RAMTelecom chief executive Ralph Misener in a statement.

Mr. Misener added that the company has started (more…)

By KRYSTLE CHOW
Published in the Ottawa Business Journal newspaper and website.
May 14, 2007 (May 16 on OttawaBusinessJournal.com)

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It’s no secret that the wireless consumer market is heating up. One needs only to look around to see how Bluetooth headsets for mobile phones have become the accessory for gadget junkies and the average urbanite alike.

Now Kleer Semiconductor - a California-based startup with its roots and research and development firmly planted on Ottawa soil - is looking to break into the market with its high-fidelity wireless headphone technology, although it faces a tough fight against the industry leaders.

Kleer’s product is a chip that allows headphone manufacturers to make wireless headsets which produce crisp, CD-quality audio, use less battery life and are less bulky than other headsets.

The company says its product uses 10 times less power than (more…)