The Business of Software
CSC 454/2527F
September-December 1997
Course Overview - Version 1 - 5 September 1997
Visitors (Subject to change without notice)
15 September
Ron Riesenbach is founder and President of Telepresence Systems, Inc. (http://www.telepres.com/), a fast growing high-technology firm providing expert advice and developing state-of-the-art Internet solutions for some of North America's largest financial and telecommunications firms. Previously Managing Director of the Ontario Telepresence Project, he is a graduate of this course.
22 September
Henry Campbell is President of Toronto-based Perceptix Inc., one of Canada's leading suppliers of interactive learning products to education -- products that include laser videodiscs, CD-ROMs, and computer software applications. Perceptix's customers include provincial departments of education and school boards, as well as libraries and universities. Perceptix also provides training, support, custom application development, and service to these customers.
29 September
Fred Sorkin is Chairman and CEO of Hummingbird Communications Ltd. (http://www.hummingbird.com/), a leading Toronto-based developer and worldwide marketer of software. His firm supplies world-class PC internetworking and document distribution software solutions, designed for seamless integration within corporate enterprise networks.
6 October
TBA
20 October
Glenna Ford is an attorney, lecturer, and author of several books and manuals on environmental issues, systems, and laws, and is currently an environmental consultant with Greenware Environmental Systems (http://www.greenware.ca/, where she has created several databases of Canadian environmental legislation and is involved in the design of and training for GreenWare environmental software products, including environmental auditing, compliance and due diligence checklists and programs.
27 October
TBA
3 November
Anthony DeCristofano is President and CEO of MGI ( http://www.mgisoft.com), a Richmond Hill developer and marketer of digital photography software. Previously, he held senior management positions at AST Canada and NEC Canada.
10 November
Penny Wilson is President of Alias|Wavefront ( http://www.aw.sgi.com, one of the world's leading innovator of 2D and 3D graphics software for the film and video, games and interactive media, industrial design and visualization markets. Based in Toronto with R&D offices located in Toronto, Vancouver, Santa Barbara, Seattle, and Paris, Alias|Wavefront is a wholly owned, independent software subsidiary of Silicon Graphics, Inc.
17 November
Greg Kiessling is co-founder along with Edward Lycklama of KL Group (http://www.klg.com/, a developer and marketer of the world's first commercial GUI toolkit extensions. For the past two years, KL Group has been recognized by Profit magazine as one of Canada's fastest growing companies, and as one of the most profitable in the Profit 100. In 1996 KL Group was selected by The Financial Post and Arthur Andersen as one of Canada's 50 Best Managed Private Companies.
24 November
TBA