Clic.net to accelerate R&D with $3.1 million financing

Montreal-based Internet pioneer, Clic.net, has received $3.1 million from three investor groups to intensify its R&D and marketing activities. The investment was made by Investissement Desjardins and Fonds d'investissement Desjardin de Québec ($1.95 million) and a group of private investors led by Jacques Topping, founder of Groupe Informission ($1.15 million). As a developer of bilingual, multi-currency software for secure Internet transactions, Clic.net hopes to extend its markets to foreign countries and form corporate partnerships to expand its product line....