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Contribution: Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms

Softdrive Technologies Inc.

$75,000.00

Parallelized Alternate-Frame Encoding For Remote Desktop Streaming

FY 2023-24 · 2023-06-01

Summary
Remote desktop software typically encodes a video stream of the remote display’s content as a form of compression. This project enables a new mechanism of encoding which resolves the typical bottleneck of frame rate being gated by the length of the encoding operation.
Program
Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsIndustrial Research Assistance Program-Contributions to Firms (linked with high confidence)
Location
Toronto|Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
For-profit organization
Business Number
754960078
Type
Contribution
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions

Amendments

Each version of the agreement as published, oldest first, with its total as of that version. The amount above is the latest.

AmendmentDateFiscal YearTotal
02023-06-012023-24$75,000.00
12023-06-012023-24$75,000.00

As published

Additional Information
This agreement has been amended 1 time(s). The end date of this agreements has been modified by 31 days.
Additional Information (French)
Cet accord a été modifié 1 fois La date de fin du présent accord a été changé de 31 jours.
Agreement End Date
2023-11-01
Agreement Number
1007384
Agreement Start Date
2023-06-01
Agreement Title
Parallelized Alternate-Frame Encoding For Remote Desktop Streaming
Agreement Title (French)
Encodage parallèle d’images alternatives pour la diffusion en continu d’un bureau à distance
Agreement Type
Contribution
Agreement Value
$75,000.00
Amendment Date
2023-10-20
Amendment Number
1
Coverage
IRAP Contributions to Firms projects stimulate wealth creation for Canada through technological innovation. | Les projets des Contributions aux entreprises stimulent la création de richesse au Canada grâce à l’innovation technologique.
Description
Remote desktop software typically encodes a video stream of the remote display’s content as a form of compression. This project enables a new mechanism of encoding which resolves the typical bottleneck of frame rate being gated by the length of the encoding operation.
Description (French)
Les logiciels de bureau à distance encodent généralement un flux vidéo du contenu de l’écran distant comme une forme de compression. Ce projet permet un nouveau mécanisme d’encodage qui résout le goulot d’étranglement typique de la fréquence d’images qui est déterminée par la longueur de l’opération d’encodage.
Expected Results
The purpose of IRAP Contributions to Firms is to support research, development, adoption and/or adaptation of innovative or technology-driven new or improved products, services or processes in Canada up to their commercialization
Expected Results (French)
Le PARI, par le biais des Contributions aux entreprises, vise à appuyer la recherche, le développement, l’adaptation et/ou l’adoption au Canada de produits, de services ou de processus novateurs ou axés sur des technologies nouvelles ou améliorées, et ce jusqu’à leur commercialisation
Federal Riding
Spadina--Fort York
Federal Riding (French)
Spadina--Fort York
Federal Riding Number
35101
NAICS Code
511211
Organization Code
nrc-cnrc
Organization
National Research Council Canada | Conseil national de recherches Canada
Program Name
Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
Program Name (French)
Programme d’aide à la recherche industrielle – Contributions aux entreprises
Program Purpose
The purpose of IRAP Contributions to Firms is to support research, development, adoption and/or adaptation of innovative or technology-driven new or improved products, services or processes in Canada up to their commercialization
Program Purpose (French)
Le PARI, par le biais des Contributions aux entreprises, vise à appuyer la recherche, le développement, l’adaptation et/ou l’adoption au Canada de produits, de services ou de processus novateurs ou axés sur des technologies nouvelles ou améliorées, et ce jusqu’à leur commercialisation
Recipient Business Number
754960078
Recipient City
Toronto|Toronto
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
Softdrive Technologies Inc.
Recipient Postal Code
M5T 1X8
Recipient Province or Territory
ON
Recipient Type
F
Reference Number
172-2023-2024-Q2-1007384
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