Jean Lachance

Part of Autodesk, Inc., Kaydara, Inc. is a Canadian company that develops three-dimensional production and broadcast software solutions. The company is based in Montréal, Canada. Kaydara was acquired by Alias Systems Corp. on 2004-09-27.

Quazal is the leading provider of multiplayer middleware and services to the gaming industry. Its middleware solutions are being used on all the major gaming platforms, and are applicable to all genres. The expertise they have developed over their 10-year history is also accessible through custom lobby development and other professional services. Quazal is dedicated to delivering multiplayer technologies to the ever demanding videogames market. Quazal offers three core technologies to encompass every multiplayer need, from development to deployment. Quazal Net-Z® is the most advanced distributed game state engine available on the market, providing game developers with an easy-to-use SDK that packs all the features required for videogames, from real-time data propagation for fast-paced games to synchronized game inputs for deterministic simulations. Quazal Rendez-Vous® is a fully featured lobby server that host game communities on all gaming platforms. The hosting services range from basic ranking and matchmaking to complex tournaments to game-tailored services. Quazal Spark!® provides a lobby-in-a-box implementation that makes it easy for clients who need a basic lobby to quickly integrate one into their game, yet still retain a strong set of core features. Integration is largely achieved through client-side customization, without touching the Python and MySQL backend.

Toon Boom Animation, Inc. provides animation software solutions. The firm offers digital content and animation creation software, delivering products and services online to its global community. It also offers product from pre-production tools to leading-edge animation production solutions. The company was founded on June 30, 1994 and is headquartered in Montréal, Canada.

The Bakery is an innovative technology company providing revolutionary software solutions for the production of CGI (Computer Generated Imagery, or '3D') animated feature films. Its technology is aimed at reducing production costs using customized software solutions. Because commercial tools are not aimed at 3D feature films, the leaders of the animation market in the U.S. have developed their own proprietary solutions. But few studios possess the necessary R&D expertise to do so, and so use commercial software instead. Their production costs increase exponentially because their tools do not scale well to the requirements of feature films. The Bakery has decided to build software solutions designed to scale up efficiently and give guarantees of delivery for the production of high quality 3D feature films.