Brian Piccioni

Triant Technologies, Inc. develops semiconductor equipment and health monitoring software. It develops software equipment health monitoring and advanced fault detection. The firm's brand product, ModelWare, monitors equipment used to manufacture computer chips which measures and analyses equipment performance. The company was founded in November 1983 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Founded in 1949 by Hamilton Bolton, BCA Research is an independent global investment research firm headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. The firm provides comprehensive coverage of all major financial asset classes on a global basis. They employ a consistent approach across all areas of their services by utilizing economic, liquidity, performance and valuation trends. BCA Research's methodology is based on an understanding of the macroeconomic environment and the identification of key investment themes. BCA Research provides global coverage of equities, currencies, commodities/energy, fixed-income, asset allocation and unique trading ideas.

The Group's principle activities are developing, marketing and supporting equipment health monitoring, advanced fault detection and sophisticated data analysis technology. The Group continues to focus on the semiconductor industry and FPD industries where it provides innovative software solutions that enable its customers to improve their productivity and lower their manufacturing costs. It also pursues other opportunities for its technology in the area of psychometrics. The Group's product is ModelWare.

Averna Technologies, Inc. operates as an test solutions provider for communications and electronics device-makers. The firm’s solutions include prototyping & consulting services, automated test solutions, in-line test systems, precision assembly & production, test system replication and test products & platforms. It provides RF instruments, proligent analytics & reporting, iridium test solutions, RFID test solutions and broadband solutions. The company was founded by Richard Maltais and Pascal Pilon in 1999 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

BMO Capital Markets Corp. (Canada) (BMO Capital Markets-Canada) is the Canadian brokerage arm of BMO Capital Markets Corp., a full-service financial services provider in the US. The firm was founded in 1817 and is a subsidiary of BMO Asset Management, Inc., which is owned by Bank of Montreal (NYSE, TSX: BMO) in Canada. Headquartered in Toronto, BMO Capital Markets-Canada provides full-service, institutional brokerage services to corporate, institutional and government clients around the world.