{"id":7970,"date":"2015-05-10T07:00:57","date_gmt":"2015-05-10T12:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=7970"},"modified":"2015-05-10T07:00:57","modified_gmt":"2015-05-10T12:00:57","slug":"the-big-business-of-selling-canadian-technology-to-turkey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=7970","title":{"rendered":"The big business of selling Canadian technology to Turkey"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"story-headline\">\n<h3 class=\"story-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/world\/the-big-business-of-selling-canadian-technology-to-turkey-1.3066377\" target=\"_blank\">The big business of selling Canadian technology to Turkey<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"story-deck\"><strong>Turkey&#8217;s booming defence sector is making it a &#8216;priority market&#8217; for many Canadian companies<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Canadian flag is flying in Istanbul this weekend, where\u00a0Canadian technology and innovation are very much in evidence and it&#8217;s all\u00a0for sale.<\/p>\n<p>The Canadian presence at the annual defence industry fair (IDEF) is larger than it has ever been.\u00a0 This year, nearly 30 companies from cities like\u00a0Toronto, Hamilton, Montreal and Vancouver are busy\u00a0pitching their products.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/politics\/high-tech-surveillance-tech-nets-75m-federal-investment-1.3005252\">High-tech surveillance nets $75M federal investment<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Many are world leaders in their industries. But there are other companies at the fair that\u00a0many Canadians have never heard of.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They are surprised that this kind of technology originates in Canada,&#8221; says Ken Smart, president of EOMAX Canada, a company that makes thermal cameras and wireless video systems.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The automatic assumption is that these kind of things come from somewhere else.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>But\u00a0they\u00a0develop\u00a0their products in Toronto. The city&#8217;s heavy urban search-and-rescue team uses the company&#8217;s gear, as do police forces around the world.<\/p>\n<p>The Los Angeles Police Department&#8217;s\u00a0SWAT team is another client.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The [technology has]\u00a0this ability to understand whether people are armed,&#8221; Smart says. &#8220;Whether these are just innocent bystanders that have been caught in a position where they are in danger.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Quebec-based Genetec\u00a0Solutions&#8217;\u00a0electronic eyes are watching in a different way &#8212; particularly if you&#8217;ve ever passed through a major airport in North America, Europe, or the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Rome, Schiphol, Prague, Charles de Gaulle,&#8221; Genetec\u00a0vice-president\u00a0Ted Ghali says, listing off some of the airports the company\u00a0serves. Their systems run at Toronto&#8217;s Pearson airport, too.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Mecca is also protected by Genetec,&#8221; he adds.<\/p>\n<p>So are two of Istanbul&#8217;s most important historical sites \u2013 Topkapi Palace and the Hagia Sophia.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;click on the above link to read the rest of the article&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The big business of selling Canadian technology to Turkey Turkey&#8217;s booming defence sector is making it a &#8216;priority market&#8217; for many Canadian companies The Canadian flag is flying in Istanbul this weekend, where\u00a0Canadian technology and innovation are very much in evidence and it&#8217;s all\u00a0for sale. 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