Citadel Rock Online Communities was TheCodeFactory’s first drop-in group of multiple people. We had had individual drop-in members but they were the first group to use a drop in membership for the company. The two principles are co-founders Nelson Ko and Pascal St Jean, CEO and CTO respectively. Nelson participated in the Carleton TIM program and I met him when he was just starting Citadel. Pascal and I were connected through democamp when I used to help organize them. I badgered Pascal for several months to come out and demo one of his other start-ups PicSphere, which he did eventually present. Pascal also presented at one of our entrepreneurial panels. Citadel Rock Online communities sponsored Ottawa’s first TikiFest which was held at TheCodeFactory.
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About the Company:
Citadel Rock was founded in March 2006 with the aim of empowering organizations through online collaboration and social media solutions based on TikiWiki and other open source software. Our solutions combine the power of wiki collaboration and multimedia communications with a full range of Web 2.0 / Enterprise 2.0 technologies to enhance organizations’ productivity, influence and reach. Our customers include Mozilla, Carleton Centre for Community Innovation, International Council on Nanotechnology, and Orange Telecom.

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Ian Graham

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