Canada NewsWire, Monday, April 23rd, 2001.  Toronto, Ontario - April 23, 2001 - J. L. Albright Venture Partners today announced that Rick Segal has joined as a partner. Mr. Segal brings more than 20 years of operating experience and technical expertise to one of Canada's premier venture capital firms known for its high-profile investments such as The Descartes Systems Group (TSE: DSG, Nasdaq:DSGX), Pixstream Inc., recently acquired by Cisco Systems (Nasdaq:CSCO), Servicesoft Technologies Inc., recently acquired by Broadbase Software (Nasdaq:BBSW), Isolation Systems, acquired by Intel Corporation (Nasdaq:INTC), Chrysalis-ITS, and Grocery Gateway. 

The Financial Post, Tuesday, April 10th, 2001.
Q9 Networks Inc., a Toronto-based provider of Web hosting and network management services for business customers, said yesterday it raised $88.5-million in a second-round financing.

National Post, Sunday, April 1st, 2001.  VCs are used to market collapses. So far, no amount of dot-com doom and gloom has been able to put a lid on their spending.