BNET Industries

Market Cap:$38.9M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$78.4M
  • Public
  • CA
Dow Jones Description

Our mission is to provide simple, useful services that help people unlock the power of the Internet. We accomplish this by reducing the complexity our customers experience as they acquire, deliver or use Internet services such as domain name registration, email and other Internet services. Our primary distribution channel is a global network of more than 9,000 resellers, in more than 100 countries who typically provide their customers, the end-users of the Internet, with a critical component for establishing and maintaining an online presence. Our primary focus is serving the needs of this network of resellers by providing superior services, easy-to-use interfaces, proactive and attentive customer service, reseller-oriented technology and agile design and development processes. We seek to provide superior customer service to our resellers by anticipating their business needs and technical requirements. This includes providing easy-to-use interfaces that enable resellers to quickly and easily integrate our services into their individual business processes, and offering brandable end-user interfaces that emphasize simplicity and visual appeal. We also provide second tier support to our resellers by email and phone in the event resellers experience issues or problems with our services. ...

President, Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and Director
Elliot Noss
Number of Employees 200
Contact Information

96 Mowat Avenue

Toronto, Ontario M6K 3M1

tucows.com

(416) 535-0123

NAICS Code Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services: 518210

Recent Events

  • Tucows Inc. reports financial results for the third quarter of 2009

    11/11/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Tucows partners with Return Path for e-mail service

    10/15/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • /C O R R E C T I V E RELEASE issued by Tucows Inc./

    8/13/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Tucows Inc. reports financial results for the first quarter of 2009

    6/14/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Elliot Noss President, Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and Director
Michael Cooperman Chief Financial Officer
Carla Goertz Vice President, Human Resources
David Woroch Vice President, Sales
Jeffrey Schwartz Vice President of the Juvenile Division of Dorel Industries
Ken Schafer Vice President Marketing
Ken Shafer Vice President, Marketing Mgmt
Bill Sweetman General Manager
Ross Rader Director, Research and Innovation
Michael E Callahan
Tukanas Link Extractor
Michael H Smith Software Image Editor

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Stanley Stern Chairman of the Board
Allen Karp Board of Directors
Erez Gissin Board of Directors
Eugene Fiume Board of Directors
Frez Gissin Board of Directors
Joichi Ito Board of Directors
Lloyd N. Morrisett Board of Directors

Mr. Noss, 46, is our President and Chief Executive Officer and has served in such capacity since the completion of our merger with Tucows Delaware in August 2001. From May 1999 until completion of the merger in August 2001, Mr. Noss served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Tucows Delaware. Before that, from April 1997 to May 1999, Mr. Noss served as Vice President of Corporate Services of Tucows Interactive Ltd., which was acquired by Tucows Delaware in May 1999.

Organization Position Status
Tucows, Inc. President, Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and Director Current
University of Toronto Chairman of Board Current
Tucows, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Tucows, Inc. Vice President of Corporate Services Former
Tucows, Inc. Lawyer Former
The University of Western Ontario Mba and Llb Former
University of Toronto Ba Former

Organization Position Status
Tucows, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Current
Sales Force Automation Software Former
University of South Africa Bachelor of Accounting Sciences Degree Former

Carla Goertz brings to Tucows more that 20 years of human resources experience, primarily in the Technology sector. She has held several senior roles, as VP Human Resources and Administration at Systems Xcellence Inc., and Castek Software Inc., as well as Director of Human Resources at Tech Data Canada Corp. Carla received her CHRP in 1994 and was educated at Sheridan College.

Organization Position Status
Tucows, Inc. Vice President, Human Resources Current

Organization Position Status
Tucows, Inc. Vice President, Sales Current
IBM Canada Ltd. Vice President of Sales Former
Wilfrid Laurier University Bachelor of Business Administration Degree Former

Organization Position Status
Dorel Industries Inc. Chief Financial Officer Current
Tucows, Inc. Vice President of the Juvenile Division of Dorel Industries Current
Dorel Industries Inc. Board of Directors Current
Tucows, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Dorel Industries Inc. Executive Vice President Former
Dorel Industries Inc. Vice President of the Juvenile Division Former
McGill University Former

Widely seen as a pioneer of the Internet in Canada, Ken has tirelessly promoted the Net as a significant force in business and culture. Ken conceived and oversaw Sony Music Canada's early online initiatives. From their first site in 1995, Ken's team built a global web presence for 25 Canadian artists, by pioneering viral and email marketing, rich media and community building long before they had become buzzwords. In 1996 he co-founded (AIMS) where as the president he helped it become Canada's largest organization for Internet decision-makers. In 1997 he co-authored the online portion of the Canadian Marketing Association's Code of Ethics. Ken's volunteer work was recognized in 2002 when he was named a finalist for "Volunteer of the Year" at the Canadian New Media Awards.More recently, Ken developed the curriculum and now teaches the 14-week CMA's Certificate in E-marketing program. Today, he is the vice president of marketing for Tucows Inc. and a contributing editor for One Degree, Canada's leading web site for Internet marketing professional. Ken received his degree in mathematics from the University of Waterloo and lives outside Toronto with his wife, parenting expert Alyson Schafer, and their two children.

Organization Position Status
Ispcon Vice President Product Management and Marketing, Tucows Inc. Current
Tucows, Inc. Vice President Marketing Current
Ken Schafer Current
University of Waterloo Degree In Mathematics Former

Organization Position Status
Tucows, Inc. Vice President, Marketing Mgmt Current

Array

Organization Position Status
Tucows, Inc. General Manager Current

Ross has been with Tucows virtually from the beginning. He was the Director of Marketing at Canada's largest independent Internet Service Provider, Internet Direct. When Internet Direct acquired Tucows, Ross managed the implementation of OpenSRS. He became the Director Research and Innovation in 2001 with the responsibity to explore new lines of business and opportunities for Tucows' channel of wholesale providers. Ross has published articles on software, domain name registation and domain name policies and spoken at numerous industry events. He was educated at the University of Winnipeg.

Organization Position Status
Tucows, Inc. Director, Research and Innovation Current
Internet Direct Former

Organization Position Status
Shareware Industry Awards Foundation, Inc. Co-Founder Current
Tugboat Enterprises Ltd Advisor Current
Tucows, Inc. Current
Tugboat Enterprises Ltd Board of Directors Current
Simtel Former
Wugnet Former

Organization Position Status
Tucows, Inc. Software Image Editor Current

Mr. Stern, 52, has been a Managing Director and Head of Technology and Financial Institutions, Investment Banking with Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., an investment banking firm, since April 2004. From February 2002 to March 2004, Mr. Stern served as a Managing Director and Head of Investment with C.E. Unterberg, Towbin, an investment banking firm. From January 2000 to February 2002, Mr. Stern served as Managing Director of STI Ventures Advisory USA Inc. and as a member of the Board of Directors and the investment committee of STI Ventures, a venture capital company focusing on the high technology market.

Organization Position Status
Tucows, Inc. Chairman of the Board Current
Fundtech Ltd. Director Current
Ashford.Com Board of Directors Current
Diamond.com Director Current
Odimo Incorporated Board of Directors Current
Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. Managing Director Former
CIBC Oppenheimer Partner Former
Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. Partner Former
Stiventures Board of Directors Former
Tucows, Inc. Board of Directors Former
Queens College B.S. Former
City University of New York Degrees Former
Stiventures Member Former

Organization Position Status
Brookfield Real Estate Services Ltd. Trustee and Chair of the Governance Committee Current
Teknion Corporation Board of Directors Current
Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc. Board of Directors Current
Tucows, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Goodman and Carr Llp Partner Former

Mr. Gissin, age 48, is the chief executive officer of BCID Ltd., an investment company focusing on infrastructure development projects in China. From July 2000 till March 2005, Mr. Gissin has served as the Chief Executive Officer of IP Planet Networks Ltd., an Israeli satellite communication operator providing Internet backbone connectivity and solutions to Internet Service Providers. Before that, from July 1995 to July 2000, Mr. Gissin was vice president, business development of Eurocom Communications Ltd., a holding company that controls several telecommunications services, equipment and Internet companies in Israel and elsewhere. Mr. Gissin is also a director of Partner Communications Ltd. (NASDAQ: PTNR).

Organization Position Status
Bcid Chief Executive Officer Current
Partner Communications Company Ltd. Director Current
Tucows, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Mr. Fiume, age 49, is a Professor (since 1995) and past Chair (1998-2004) of the Department of Computer Science at the University of Toronto, where he also co-directs the Dynamic Graphics Project. Mr. Fiume s board positions include the Scientific Advisory Board of GMD, Germany, Max-Planck Center for Visual Computing and Communication, TrueSpectra, Inc., Communications and Information Technology Ontario (CITO). In addition, Mr. Fiume serves on the advisory boards of CastleHill Ventures, PlateSpin, BitFlash, TrueSpectra, OctigaBay Systems and NGRAIN Corporation and the Executive Advisory Board of the IBM Lab in Toronto. Mr. Fiume also works with venture capital companies and SMEs on due diligence and strategy.

Organization Position Status
Smes Current
Tucows, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Tucows, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Array

Organization Position Status
Neoteny Co.,Ltd CEO Current
Neoteny Co.,Ltd Founder Current
3DSOLVE, Inc. Founder, Neoteny Current
Digital Garage, Inc. Co-Founder Current
Atocha Workshop Current
Icommonssummit.Org Current
Technorati, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Web 2.0 Expo Board of Directors Current
Cpsr Co Board of Directors Current
Digital Garage, Inc. Board of Directors Current
3DSOLVE, Inc. Board of Advisors Current
Osdir.Com Board of Directors Current
Neoteny Co.,Ltd Board of Directors Current
Tucows, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers Board of Directors Former
Technology Network, Inc Board Member Former
Creative Commons Corp Board of Directors Former
Zerooneart Board Member Former

Organization Position Status
Tucows, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Tucows, Inc. Chairman of the Board of Directors Former

Executive News

  • Dorel Outlines Plans for Iron Horse

    Bicycle Retailer and Industry News - 8/13/09 - View Story

  • Tucows Inc. Enables More Web Hosting Companies and ISPs to Offer Trusted Protection With VeriSign SSL Certificates

    Reuters - 5/28/09 - View Story

  • Tucows Inc. Enables More Web Hosting Companies and ISPs to Offer...

    MSN Money - 5/28/09 - View Story

  • Tucows Inc. reports financial results for the first quarter of 2009

    Canadian Business Magazine - 5/13/09 - View Story

  • Tucows Inc. reports financial results for the first quarter of 2009

    Street Insider - 5/13/09 - View Story

  • Tucows Inc. reports financial results for the first quarter of 2009

    MSN Money - 5/13/09 - View Story

  • Tucows Appoints Rawleigh H. Ralls to its Board of Directors

    Reuters - 5/13/09 - View Story

  • Tucows Appoints Rawleigh H. Ralls to its Board of Directors

    PR Newswire - 5/13/09 - View Story

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Volume 153,249
Shares Outstanding 67.0M
Market Cap 38.9M
Year High 0.65
Year Low 0.10
Earnings Per Share 0.16
P/E Ratio 3.6250
Dividend 0.00
Yield 0.00
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