tether.com Contact Person: Tim Burke, President Contact Information: 60C Otter Lake Court Halifax, Nova Scotia B3S 1L9 Phone: 902.450.1292 email

Tether has developed a simple and inexpensive way for laptop users to connect to the internet through smartphones, including the BlackBerry. For users who do not have free wired or WiFi access, but need to connect their laptops to the internet in an airport or a taxi, for example, Tether enables users to quickly connect through their smartphones, for a one-time fee, without incurring any additional charges. Tether has attracted worldwide media attention, including coverage in The New York Times, and has already been sold to thousands of users.

Tether was the provincial winner of Innovacorp's 2009-2010 I-3 Technology Start-Up Competition.