During 2005-06, 28 new patent applications were filed and nine new patents were issued. The patent portfolio has 246 active patents and applications, based on 104 distinct inventions. Total revenues generated during this period were $983,800.

Taking R&D activities to the global marketplace is one of the key ways for Canada to expand its economic potential. CRC is among the organizations leading this process, and examples from the past year include:

• The development of an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for Software Defined Radio (SDR) technology, which enables different types of computing and information technology hardware to handle multiple radio transmissions protocols. This product, named the Software Communications Architecture - Reference Implementation (SCARI) Software Suite, has been honoured with the "Excellence in Technology Transfer Award" from the Federal Partners in Technology Transfer, a federal network dedicated to recognizing the public good and economic value created in government research organizations. Transferred to 14 major companies nationally and internationally, SCARI has an educational version and has been downloaded more than 7,000 times from its Web site (www.crc. ca/rars).
• CRC’s well-established strength in the field of Bragg grating optical component research has been heralded by the acceptance and publication of 17 international peer reviewed scientific journal publications, three outstanding submissions to peer reviewed journals, 14 conference publications, an invited talk, the issuing of two US patents and the filing of four US patents. These activities have spawned several national and international collaborations, including the transfer of technology to manufacturers.