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probably have WIFI, so it’s easy to add a ‘smart’ Karpoff, says, “We tend to focus on key areas:
doorbell to your system,” Karpoff says. “In an metro rail systems (e.g. Vancouver’s Skytrain),
industrial context, it’s harder to do that because pipeline network flow management (e.g. Singapore’s
of system security and operational requirements. gas energy supplier, Taiwan’s water distribution
Willowglen bridges those gaps. Our clients’ network), heavy rail systems and electrical power
products and services are typically mission critical (e.g. in all provinces in China). With headquarters
– when something goes wrong, very bad things in Edmonton and an office in Calgary, Willowglen’s
can happen.” Building an infrastructure that must solutions are an excellent example of a Canadian
function correctly every time is a highly complex tech company with a global impact.
undertaking.
At the moment, the University of Alberta is home
Understandably, quality control is of the utmost to the most prolific engineering college in Canada.
importance. Willowglen often builds to the same And the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
safety standards as companies that produce nuclear (NAIT) – also Edmonton-based – is the largest
reactors. You may not know the Willowglen brand, polytechnic in the country. Those institutions
but you might be reading while riding a transit graduate world-class students who are scooped up
system their products support. by employers around the world. As a result,
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