 | Whether we're making news or bringing you breaking news, we invite you to follow our progress and get the latest, most up-to-date information on everything we're up to. | Veritaaq Continues Its Winning Ways | | Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010 | Kathy Logue | Veritaaq Continues Its Winning Ways
Announced in February 2010, Veritaaq reclaimed its award as one of Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies for the 2009 fiscal year. "In tougher economic times, great management shines," says John Hughes, Deloitte partner, Private Company Services, and national leader of Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies Program. "One of the most impressive aspects of this year's award recipients is the commitment by management teams and employees to work in concert to develop innovative ways of tackling their company's strategic issues in the face of a reset world."
Every year, since the launch of the program in 1993, hundreds of entrepreneurial companies have competed for this designation in a rigorous and independent process that evaluates their management skills and practices. The awards are granted on three levels:
1. Best Managed winner (one of the 50 new winners selected each year)
2. Re-qualified member (repeat winners retain the Best Managed designation for two additional years, subject to annual operational and financial review)
3. Platinum Club member (winners that maintain Best Managed status for a minimum of six consecutive years).
Winning the award for the 5th time, Veritaaq continues to stand out from other IT consulting firms by emphasizing commitment and dedication throughout its employee base, contributing to excellence and quality each and every day. Veritaaq is adamant in staying committed to its core values of respect, long-term relationships, quality, and openness, which have been major contributors to its overall success. |
| | | | Teeing Up for a Cause | | Monday, May 31st, 2010 | Kathy Logue | Teeing Up for a Cause
In partnership with the 8th Annual Women Tee Up For Y Kids Charity Golf Tournament held on June 3rd, 2010 at the Loch March Golf & Country Club, Veritaaq looks to make a difference in the lives of many girls, giving them the opportunity to develop leadership skills, confidence, and memories to cherish for a lifetime.
The Women Tee Up For Y Kids Charity Golf Tournament is an all-women golf tournament which was founded in 2003. Since its inception, $217,000 in charitable funds have been raised to give local girls an opportunity to attend the NCR YMCA-YWCA's Camp Davern. Camp Davern is an all-girls summer residence camp for 6 - 16 year olds set on Lake Davern near Maberly, Ontario. The camp is characterized by choice, adventure, and environmental practices that help develop confidence, and empower young women. All proceeds raised from the Women Tee Up For Y Kids Charity Golf Tournament go directly to giving girls:
- An opportunity to go to camp
- A place to learn leadership skills
- A place to play, belong, and connect
Ottawa, the Nation's Capital, may appear affluent; however there are tens of thousands of families living at or below the poverty line. According to Statistics Canada, 23% of all children in the National Capital Region live in poverty. With such unforeseen poverty numbers in Ottawa region alone, Veritaaq has recognized the opportunity to give back to the community and make a difference in a girl's life. As the title sponsor of this year's Women Tee Up For Y Kids Golf Charity Golf Tournament, Veritaaq looks to take part in positively changing a child's life forever.
To date, the tournament has helped give over 650 girls the magic of a summer camp experience, and this year Veritaaq looks to take a swing at poverty and help young girls achieve what every young child dreams of, the dream of going to summer camp! |
| | | | Veritaaq Enters New Territory | | Monday, May 31st, 2010 | Kathy Logue | Veritaaq Enters New Territory
The month of May has been a very positive month at Veritaaq. Veritaaq was successful in winning another Standing Offer, this time at the House of Commons. This is a three year contract, with a value of $3M which will enable Veritaaq to provide the House of Commons with Project Management Services and to assist in its development and support of applications on an as-and-when required basis.
Having received 25 submissions, the House of Commons chose Veritaaq as one of 3 winners to provide professional services to its clients. Veritaaq is excited to be in a position to provide the House of Commons with outstanding resources in the following categories:
- Senior Project Manager
- Intermediate Project Manager
- Senior Business Analyst
- Intermediate Business Analyst
- Senior Enterprise Architect
- Senior Application Architect
- Senior Application Architect (MS Dynamic CRM)
- Senior Application Architect (MS SharePoint and SharePoint Search)
- Intermediate Application Architect
- Senior Programmer (BI Tools)
- Senior Programmer (MS Dynamic CRM)
- Senior Programmer (BI Tools)
- Senior Programmer (MS Dynamic CRM)
- Senior Programmer (MS SharePoint and SharePoint Search)
- Intermediate Programmer
- Senior Database Administrator
- Intermediate Database Administrator
- Senior Quality Assurance Tester
- Intermediate Quality Assurance Tester
- Junior Quality Assurance Tester
- Technical Writer
The candidates presented for future requirements will work within Information Services (IS) department of the House of Commons which requires assistance in the delivery of application development and support services. Many of these services will include but are not limited to the preparation of business technology plans; the development, maintenance and support of information technology solutions; and, project management.
Being a Top 5 provider of IT Services to the Federal Government, Veritaaq is confident that their past success will continue as it enters into the new territory. |
| | | | PWGSC Comp-Compensation Win | | Thursday, May 27th, 2010 | Kathy Logue | On May 21st 2010, Veritaaq became a successful PWGSC vendor once again. Veritaaq was awarded a three year, $3.5M contract to provide professional services to clients in the Accounting, Banking, and Compensation Branch (ABC Branch) of Public Works and Government Services of Canada (PWGSC). Veritaaq is excited to be in a position to provide Canada with outstanding resources in the following categories:
- Business Analyst
- Business Architect
- System Analyst
- Web Developer
The candidates proposed for future requirements will provide services for, but are not limited to, two major crown projects: the Pension Modernization Project and the Pay Modernization Project. Veritaaq's resources will have the opportunity to work with commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) solutions and in turn, provide support to these major crown initiatives.
With the possibility to provide informatics professional services and ongoing support, maintenance, and modification services for two additional years, Veritaaq is confident that their long-standing relationship with PWGSC in providing intermediate and senior level resources will continue to hold strong, keeping Veritaaq well positioned in the future market.
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| | | | News out of Veritaaq's Toronto Office | | Friday, January 1st, 2010 | Kathy Logue | News out of Veritaaq's Toronto Office:
Veritaaq Wins Cancer Care Bid
Cancer Care Ontario (CCO) recently issued a proposal for Recruitment and Staffing Services for the provision of Placement Services, Contracting Services, and Payroll Services. After receiving an overwhelming number of bids to evaluate (more than 90!), Veritaaq was selected as one of only a handful of qualified firms permitted to provide CCO with the following categories of service:
- Information Technology Services,
- Informatics Services,
- Project Management Services, and
- Communications and Administration Services.
Veritaaq responded to CCO's Request for Proposal, illustrating the strengths of our Recruitment Services including our Recruiting Practices and Process; our Customer Relationship Methodology; and demonstrating our experience and knowledge of the categories of service outlined above.
Highlighting our awareness of the critical skills and abilities currently in demand is one of our corporate assets. Our familiarity with this attribute emphasizes Veritaaq's timely and up to the minute industry specific knowledge that helped to establish ourselves as a vendor of choice. Providing CCO with our relevant expertise related to the key roles within each category was well matched to CCO's technical resource needs and requirements.
Veritaaq's ability to build strong, sustaining relationships with our contractors and our ability to ensure our clients receive resources who outperform the necessary tasks and the required roles of their contracts was key when determining successful vendors for this engagement. We have already begun to work with this prestigious client and we look forward to a long and mutually rewarding relationship.
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| | | | United Way High Tech Challenge | | Tuesday, December 1st, 2009 | Kathy Logue | News out of Ottawa and the Ottawa Business Journal December 14, 2009:
Veritaaq Wins United Way High Tech Challenge 2 years running!
For a second consecutive year, Veritaaq is excited to announce another successful campaign for the Ottawa Chapter of the United Way. The 2009 campaign raised over $14,000 which will quickly be put to good use at a local level. This accomplishment was timely delivered, coinciding with the holiday season while revealing the true nature of Veritaaq's kind-hearted employees. We surpassed our charitable giving goal by achieving 135% of our plan!
Personifying the gift of giving were 7 contributors who achieved Friendship status and 2 contributors who attained Leadership status within the company. Friendship status denotes an individual contribution of $500 or more and Leadership status represents an individual contribution of $1,000 or more. For a company in the "Under 50 Employee" category, these particular donations are worthy of an extra special mention. Check out the front page of the upcoming Ottawa Business Journal for photographs to be published December 14, 2009.
Veritaaq is a proud supporter of the United Way. Our relationship with this crucial organization is one that we hope will continue - and grow, for some time.
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| | | | Veritaaq Awarded 3 year Contract | | Wednesday, November 18th, 2009 | Kathy Logue | Application Management and Information Technology Operational Services (AM&ITOS) to PWGSC
Awarded on November 18, 2009, Veritaaq became a successful PWGSC Vendor to provide clients in Compensation, Acquisitions, Receiver General, Real Property and Corporate services - with as-and-when requested professional services under a contract valued at $8M. Veritaaq is excited to be in a position to provide Canada with outstanding resources in the following categories:
Application/software architect
Business analyst
Database modeler
Database administrator
Database analyst
Enterprise resource planning (ERP) programmer analyst
Security specialist
Programmer/analyst
Project leader
Project manager
Project administrator
Enterprise architect
System analyst
Technical architect
System administrator
Technical writer
Tester
Web graphics designer
The candidates proposed for future requirements will provide substantial experience supporting and developing web applications; as well as client server and mainframe platforms that utilize various programming languages and Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) products. Veritaaq's resources will provide technical advice to Canada's AM&ITOS Team; and, facilitate a seamless transfer of both functional and technical knowledge to all stakeholders involved. This will be carried out through top-notch individual and group training and demonstrations as well as through the expert development of written instructions and other documentation.
Our strong database of consultants possessing the education required (university degree related to the requirement or equivalent), and more than 5 years experience in a related discipline or technology (such as VB, .NET, COBOL, HTML, MS Project; JSP, SQLJ, PL/SQL, Endevour; Crystal, Infoman, Entrust TruePass) will greatly contribute to Veritaaq's ongoing success.
Veritaaq has maintained a long-standing relationship with PWGSC and we are positive that together with our intermediate and senior level resources, that we are well positioned to provide informatics professional services and ongoing support, maintenance and modification services, in support of various project initiatives from now until November 30, 2012 - with the possibility of two additional option years!
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| | | | Go Transit takes Veritaaq along for the Ride! | | Monday, June 1st, 2009 | Kathy Logue | Veritaaq has recently been awarded a contract with a potential value of up to $3 million to assist GO Transit with the development of their new "PRESTO" Fare system.
GO Transit is Canada's first, and Ontario's only, interregional public transit system, linking Toronto with the surrounding regions of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). Go Transit carries nearly 55 million passengers a year in an extensive network of train and bus services that is one of North America's premier transportation systems.
In collaboration with the Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) and nine other Municipal/Regional Transit Services Providers of the GTA and National Capital Region, GO Transit has enlisted the services of Veritaaq to develop and implement a seamless transit farecard system (PRESTO) based on contactless Farecard ("Smartcard") technology.
Among the benefits that the PRESTO system will provide are:
A common means for all fare payments;
Faster transit system boardings to improve operating efficiencies;
A seamless transit service across the GTA and Ontario; and
Enhanced security for the protection of value on lost or stolen cards.
Work is underway for a staged "rollout" of full system implementation and is scheduled to commence in the fall of 2009. |
| | | | Veritaaq Goes Green! | | Thursday, April 23rd, 2009 | Kathy Logue | Veritaaq Goes Green!
Veritaaq is proud to announce the launch of its new Green Campaign, a multi-phase initiative aimed at transforming its home office into an eco-friendly place of business.
Looking to reduce the company's environmental footprint, the following measures are being made to help improve quality of life in the National Capital Region:
- Establishing internal green policies and programs
- Fostering environmentally friendly habits
- Partnering with like-minded organizations - clients and suppliers alike
- Encouraging eco-responsible habits in the vendor community
Veritaaq recognizes that environmental awareness is an ever present topic and an increasing corporate responsibility - to clients, contractors and future generations. Although becoming a zero-waste organization does not occur over night, becoming an eco-friendly entity, on the other hand, is an increasingly attainable goal. Veritaaq's plan is to continuously decrease its wasteful footprint while augmenting client and contractor services.
Veritaaq's outlook on the environment can be summarized by analyzing the Triple Bottom Line, which considers people, planet and profit. This is a form of management that takes into account the impact of business in terms of social and environmental values coupled with financial returns. Following this line of thought, Veritaaq is kicking off its environmental campaign, and will be continuously improving as it moves forward.
To learn more about being eco-friendly, go to - Green Living Tips |
| | | | Veritaaq Moves and Shakes its way up the Branham Rankings! | | Wednesday, April 1st, 2009 | Kathy Logue | Fresh off its recognition as one of Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies, Veritaaq continues to grow by providing industry leading, high quality IT professional services to its valued clients. Directly reflecting such efforts is the company's current Branham 300 Rankings.
The Branham300, the most comprehensive listing of publicly traded and privately held IT companies in Canada is published annually. For the 2009 edition, Veritaaq has been recognized as a leader in three categories:
The Top 250 Canadian Tech Companies - this list is comprised of Software, IT Professional Services, IT Hardware and Infrastructure, and xSP (various types of service providers) companies. Veritaaq is no stranger to this list, and with its 62% increase in annual revenue, has jumped an impressive 29 places to the 97th position.
The Top 20 Movers and Shakers - directly reflecting the above ranking, Veritaaq is the 12 highest jumper on this year's list. This is once again attributed to its remarkable revenue growth over the course of 2008.
The Top 25 Professional Services Companies - Veritaaq is one of seven newcomers to this year's list. Being positioned alongside the largest IT professional service companies in Canada is a true testament to the company's ability to compete for the biggest projects at a national level.
Veritaaq is proud to announce these recent successes and is setting its sights toward the future, with intentions of moving even higher up the rankings by staying committed to its core values of Respect, Integrity, Long Term Relationships, Quality and Openness.
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| | | | Veritaaq - One of Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies for 2008 | | Monday, February 2nd, 2009 | Kathy Logue | Veritaaq - One of Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies for 2008
In its February 2, 2009 edition, The National Post announced VERITAAQ as a year 2008 recipient of Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies Program.
"We are honoured to be recognized by such a prestigious program as the 50 Best," says Paul Genier, president. "This award would not have been possible without the commitment and dedication that each of our employees make towards excellence and quality every day," Mr. Genier says.
Veritaaq wants to stand out from other IT consulting firms by emphasizing that it's all about quality as it fills contract and permanent positions for its public and private sector clients. "Our ability to match the right person with the right skills to the right job, and our ability to do it consistently, is what makes Veritaaq unique. We have an extremely rigorous screening process. We meet face to face with every candidate that we put forward for a role. Not every company does that." Besides checking references, Veritaaq likes to put forward candidates who have worked for it in the past. "So we have a real relationship and a level of trust and that we know them," Mr. Genier says.
The winners of the 2008 Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies Award continue to raise the bar for Canadian business. This year's winners generated $6.4 billion in combined revenue, had an average revenue increase of 43% (2006-2009) and employ over 28,000 in Canada. The 50 Best Managed companies, in eight provinces and across a significant number of industries, have shown the ability to maintain sustainable growth amid volatile economic conditions. "These companies are successful today because of their commitment to strong planning, understanding the market and adapting to their customers needs," says John Hughes, Deloitte partner, private company services, and national leader of Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies Program. "Even two years ago, these companies were building contingency plans in the event of economic softness."
Canadian entrepreneurs have been successful in competing globally and overcoming many diverse market challenges by being adaptable. "The ability of Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies to meet the challenges of a competitive market is a direct reflection of their pursuit of innovation, and their investment in meeting the needs of their clients" said Rick Lunny, Executive Vice-President, CIBC Retail Markets.
Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies continues to be the mark of excellence for Canadian-owned and managed companies with revenues over $10 million. Every year, since the launch of the program in 1993, hundreds of entrepreneurial companies have competed for this designation in a rigorous and independent process that evaluates their management skills and practices. The awards are granted on three levels: 1) Best Managed winner (one of the 50 new winners selected each year); 2) Requalified member (repeat winners retain the Best Managed designation for two additional years, subject to annual operational and financial review); 3) Platinum Club member (winners that maintain Best Managed status for a minimum of six consecutive years). Program sponsors are Deloitte, CIBC Commercial Banking, National Post, and Queen's School of Business.
For further information, visit Canada's 50 Best |
| | | | Veritaaq Announces Fiscal Results for 2008 | | Monday, December 15th, 2008 | Kathy Logue | Veritaaq Announces Fiscal Results for 2008
Ottawa, December 12, 2008: Veritaaq, an Ottawa-based IT consulting firm, today announced their fiscal year-end results for 2008 with $36.5M in revenues, representing a 62% increase from the previous year.
"In 2008, our Ottawa operations grew by 30% based on the strength of our federal government practice while our Toronto operations grew by 300% based on the acquisition of several major private sector accounts,"said Paul Genier, President of Veritaaq. These growth figures reflect the continued commitment to quality and growth on the part of Veritaaq's management and staff.
Established in 1983 and headquartered in Ottawa, Veritaaq is a professional IT consulting firm specializing in contract and permanent staffing services. Veritaaq has been chosen 3 times as one of Canada's 50 Best-Managed Companies and ranked by Branham Group for the past 6 years as one of Canada's largest IT Professional Services companies. |
| | | | 2008 United Way Campaign | | Thursday, December 4th, 2008 | Kathy Logue | With the recent completion of its 2008 United Way Campaign, Veritaaq is spreading good tidings and cheer this Holiday Season in record breaking style. In roughly one month, company employees raised and donated $10,906 for the United Way and the umbrella of charities it supports. This impressive number beat Veritaaq’s original target by 21%. Furthermore, due to the full participation of all its employees, Veritaaq was awarded Platinum Participation Status for the third year in a row and won the inaugural United Way Hi-Tech Company Challenge! Such recognition is an honour to receive within the community and sets Veritaaq apart from other IT consulting firms as a leader in corporate social responsibility.
On the whole, the United Way/Centraide Ottawa campaign raised $29.9 million this year, beating 2007’s number by more than $600,000. For more information, we encourage you to visit the following United Way press release.
United Way
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| | | | Year Over Year Revenue Growth & ISO CERTIFICATION | | Thursday, March 27th, 2008 | Kathy Logue | OTTAWA-BASED VERITAAQ ANNOUNCES YEAR OVER YEAR REVENUE GROWTH AND SUCCESSFUL AWARDING OF ISO CERTIFICATION
Ottawa, March 26, 2008: Veritaaq, an Ottawa-based IT consulting firm, today announced strong year-over-year revenue growth and the awarding of an ISO 9001-2000 certification.
"In 2007, our Ottawa and Toronto operations posted a 30 percent year-over-year increase - our largest year-over-year revenue growth in our history," said Paul Genier, President and Chief Operating Officer of Vertiaaq. "Revenue for the first quarter of 2007 was $5.4 million while revenue for the first quarter of 2008 was $7.1 million."
These growth figures reflect the continued commitment to quality and growth on the part of Veritaaq's management and staff. This commitment to quality resulted in the awarding of an ISO 9001-2000 certification at the end of 2007. This certification signifies that Veritaaq has achieved high levels of quality assurance in IT service delivery that are recognized throughout the world.
Established in 1983 and headquartered in Ottawa, Veritaaq is a professional IT consulting firm specializing in contract and permanent staffing services. Veritaaq has been chosen 3 times as one of Canada's 50 Best-Managed Companies and ranked by Branham Group for the past 6 years as one of Canada's largest IT Professional Services companies. The company's team currently includes over 300 Ottawa and Toronto based IT experts, with a further complement of over 10,000 seasoned professionals with in-depth knowledge, and unique skill-sets ideal for the Government of Canada and the private sector.
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| | | | Veritaaq Awarded Preferred Supplier List for Alcatel-Lucent | | Thursday, January 4th, 2007 | Kathy Logue | Veritaaq was recently named a preferred supplier of IT Staffing Services to Alcatel-Lucent. Veritaaq is excited to provide 'as-and-when-requested' resources to the world’s largest communications supplier. Veritaaq will be contracted to provide consultants that support technical environments such as Broadband , Convergence, Managed & Hosted Services, Mobility, Optical, Security & Business Continuity, Service Routing & Switching, Network Services & VoIP/Voice solutions. Veritaaq & Alcatel-Lucent share many of the same core values, making this partnership an exciting opportunity for Veritaaq & our consultants to engage in team work with this captain of industry.
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| | | | Veritaaq Awarded Supply Arrangement with the Ontario Lottery & Gaming Corporation | | Thursday, January 4th, 2007 | Kathy Logue | Veritaaq was successfully awarded a three year Supply Arrangement with the Ontario Lottery & Gaming Corporation (OLGC). OLGC anticipates spending approximately $5 million per year to obtain the right skills sets in a timely fashion from a collection of Vendors. Pre-qualified suppliers of IT services are contracted on an 'as-and-when-requested' basis to support the development & maintenance of technologies related to Lottery Products, OLG Casinos & Aboriginal Casinos, Commercial Casinos & Slot-as-Racetracks. Veritaaq will provide support in the following environments: System Development & Integration, Architecture Services Delivery, IT Risk Management, Web & E-business & Enterprise Resource Management. There are currently 24 roles on Streams A, B & C, from Operations Analyst to Peoplesoft Functional Specialist, all of which Veritaaq is qualified to supply.
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