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1st August 2012

Rainmaker Entertainment Announces Shareholder Approval of Sale of Animation Studio

RainmakerRainmaker Entertainment Inc. is pleased to announce that the previously announced proposed sale of certain assets comprising substantially all of Rainmaker’s animation studio assets to Rainmaker Studios Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Xing Xing Digital Corporation, was approved by 99.91% of the votes cast in person or by proxy at the special meeting of the Rainmaker’s shareholders held yesterday afternoon. The Transaction, which is expected to close during the fall, remains conditional upon, among other things, the receipt of all required regulatory approvals.

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1st August 2012

Toon Boom Fuels 4 Out of 5 2012 Emmy Nominees For Outstanding Animated Programs

Toon BoomEmmy® Award-winning Toon Boom Animation Inc. is honoured to announce that the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences has nominated four animated programs, in what is a category of five nominees, powered by Toon Boom. These animated programs include: Read the rest of this entry »

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1st August 2012

HERO Network App To Locate Missing Children Now On iTunes

hero appVictoria’s WEC Inc. and Media One have released their HERO Network app on iTunes. A free goodwill utility application that allows parents or guardians to securely keep a profile of their children, including pictures and vital statistics (e.g. health conditions) online and on their Smart-phone. In seconds HERO Network allows any guardian to activate a HERO Alert if their child is lost or missing. HERO  Network uses geo-location technology to send an Alert to other HEROES who are within 10 KM/6.21 Miles. Read the rest of this entry »

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1st August 2012

Canadian Cloud Council Announces Roadmap to the Canadian Cloud

Canada Cloud CouncilRobert Hart, President and CEO of the Canadian Cloud Council, announced the launch of their “Roadmap to the Canadian Cloud” today – a national program designed to build a stronger and more collaborative Canadian cloud ecosystem and accelerate Canada’s position as a global leader in the field of cloud computing. Read the rest of this entry »

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1st August 2012

Randstad Survey Says Most Canadians Use Traditional Job-Search Methods

randstadIf you’re a Canadian job seeker, the traditional means to finding a job are still the most commonly used. Canadians ranked online job boards and newspaper advertisements as the most common ways to find jobs, according to a survey recently conducted by ICMA International and sponsored by Randstad Canada. Read the rest of this entry »

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1st August 2012

Sandvine Predicts Two Thirds Of Peak Bandwidth Use Will Be Streaming In 2015

sandvineSandvine, a Waterloo-based provider of intelligent broadband network solutions for fixed and mobile operators, has announced the launch of its Peak Period Analysis Dashboard, the latest dashboard in its Network Analytics library.  Sandvine’s Peak Period Analysis Dashboard provides valuable statistics and predictions using actual network data captured within the periods of peak bandwidth usage to enable more accurate capacity planning. Read the rest of this entry »

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1st August 2012

Teletoon Says This Fall Will Be Epic

teletoonTELETOON Canada Inc. has announced its fall programming lineups for TELETOON, TELETOON at Night, TELETOON Retro, Cartoon Network and Adult Swim. Full to the brim with new series, seasons, movies and episodes, the TELETOON Canada fall season officially launches on Monday, September 3, 2012.  Read the rest of this entry »

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1st August 2012

Max Payne 3 Summer DLC Updates

RockstarOn August 9th, the Max Payne 3 Local Justice Pack will be available to PC players worldwide. This pack features three new maps for Max Payne 3 Multiplayer (The Imperial Palace, Departure Lounge and 55th Battalion HQ), along with the M4 Assault Rifle, Light Fingers Item and a new São Paulo Police multiplayer faction. The Local Justice Pack will be available for one week only at the discounted price of $5.99, before reverting to its normal price of $7.99. Read the rest of this entry »

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1st August 2012

Athentech Imaging Announces Perfectly Clear for Android

athentech Perfectly Clear by Calgary’s Athentech Imaging has arrived for Android. The Perfectly Clear app is Intelligent Image Correction that transforms less than stellar images into stunning memories to keep and share. Perfectly Clear automatically applies 10 patented corrections in a few seconds allowing consumers to share perfect photos from their Android device with confidence. Read the rest of this entry »

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1st August 2012

Renown Entertainment Develops Getting Buckets on iOS for 5 Balloons Interactive

renown entertainmentGet the latest game developed by Vancouver’s Renown EntertainmentGetting Buckets features basketball superstars Baron Davis, Steve Nash, Rajon Rondo, Brandon Jennings and Candace Parker dribbling through four US basketball hotbeds armed with amazing Mad Skills, Power Ups, and ricochet ball passing physics. Shut down Hack and Swat… the D’s on the street trying to take you out. Read the rest of this entry »

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