Accelerator launched for Canadian IoT ventures

L-Spark and telecoms company Telus will work in collaboration with technology companies Blackberry and Solace to build a secure IoT ecosystem for the country. Canadian software-as-a-service (SaaS) accelerator, L-Spark, has teamed with telecoms operator Telus to launch a secure Internet of Things (IoT) accelerator programme. Working in collaboration with BlackBerry and Solace, the accelerator is currently accepting applications from growth stage Canadian companies developing IoT applications in a variety of industries.The programme seeks to provide Canada’s emerging IoT ventures with global market reach capability with a Secure by Design technology.