L-Spark announces startups in first cohort of Secure IoT Accelerator program
Summary
Ottawa-based L-Spark has announced the first cohort of its Secure IoT Accelerator, a program being launched in partnership with Telus, BlackBerry, and Solace. “The explosive growth of the IoT market has prompted intensive interest in securing this proliferation of devices, applications, and systems,” said Leo Lax, executive managing director of L-Spark. Based in Ottawa, the company develops and implements policies that support Canada’s internet community and represents the .CA registry globally. The organization builds programs, products, and services, with a goal of fostering a strong online community in Canada. The startup combines advanced big data geo-analytics with machine learning and remote sensing to automate the delivery of insights supporting engineers’ decisions in real-time.