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"” _ "f? leannot and l Think Security Centre has with two more compa» a, » saying were able to use that support as nies now successfully launched. “a ' 7“": ..â€". their launching pad to develop ‘ [Think Security Ltd. and Mon- . data protection products and pro- l stemt Inc. are the latest graduates .. e y 7 ,. vide cloud and mobile security in a ; from the local high-tech incubator. i "1;. ‘. system that rivals militarygtadc Since its inception in 2005, the its. ' '.fi'-,i'~fi",ré,.‘ ; "1; . encryption and has already landed j centre has launched 33 businesses ’2 _ , is; "9’: them big contracts with govern- ’ that have created 1,000 jobs and .5534 "cg‘gitsiz .3 . 1’- ments and major financial institu- generated more than $90 million {$01. .:;.' 5‘1"“ . _ tions. While the development in revenue forthelocal economy ""1 ‘~" office will remain in Waterloo l Think Security was the brain- Region. l Think Security will be child of Dr. Cédric leannot, 3 mp establishing a New York office in tologist and security expert. who the heart of the financial district to has turned his PhD thesis into a take advantage of its growing business that helps large institu~ reputation. tions. governments and financial “We‘ve gone from selling securir companies protect their most sen~ ty products and services to selling sitive information and prevent the security as an enabler." said lean- type of breaches that could lead to not. “Our security technology is massive financial losses. or worse. used for a whole whack of different a loss of confidence in their ability services including Open Data, to secure data. because you need to make sure leannot was a panelist at the that people can use the data with . Open Data forum held recently at out knowing too much about who : ()penText featuring Treasury Board Dr. Cédrk Jeannot. of I Think Security Inc, talked about the possibilities for his encryption services company in gave you that information." President Tony Clement. which the age of Open Data and open government after graduating from Waterloo’s Accelerator Centre last week. He said he‘s hoping to change - heralded the opportunities avail- ”mm” how the major institutions he's able to those who can mine and Centre. 'But because he was in sold completelyon Cedric." takes to launch a startup is also approaching with his technology L maintain the security of the big Kentucky wedid the intake session lcannot's late arrival to his own what attracted leannot to the high- think about security as they move data available in open government over the telephone, and we got graduation ceremony was an tech ecosystem that exists in forward. 4 databases. pan-way through the call when it example of the kind of energy and Waterloo Region. He was very "We want to make security an His ioumey to Waterloo is also dropped. enthusiasm he brings to his com- much interested in the collabora enabler of services“ said leannot, an interesting one. as he was in the 'The call dropped but he was puter encryption company. He was tive. community approached fose who said lThivtk Security would be US. looking for an opponunity to immediately back on the phone. running late after being caught in a tered by the Accelerator Centre approaching the health and edit advance his work when the Mom; and it was probably one oftheonly speed trap and was seen racing up and Communitech and he hasn't cation sector after they establish pellier. France. native approached times that l was ever sold comr to the building on his street legal been disappointed by the choice themselves in financial services :5 Accelerator Centre for pletelyonaperson. dirt bike. much to the delight of he made. ”We think there is a lot of growth deny. “A lot ofwhatwedo isabout the the assembled audiences He defi- “I think it was Ian Klugman at for us because we allow people to “i took an intake call from people. we obviously want to see nitely didn‘t fit the stereotype of (bmmunitech who said it takes a do a lot of things they couldn't do (Mn: and we don‘t usually do our scalable ideas, but it all comes the typical computer geek as he community to raise a startup and l before. intakes via the telephone.” said down to the people and on a very dol’fed his motorcycle helmet. think that’s very true here." said i rm Ellis. 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