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$55,000 awarded to emerging Canadian artists – the largest competition of its kind in Canada

Ottawa – RBC, with the support of the Canadian Art Foundation, today announced the call for entries for the 2009 RBC Canadian Painting Competition. Entries must be submitted by May 3, 2009.

Winners will be announced in October, with the national winner receiving $25,000, and two honourable mentions each receiving $15,000. Semi-finalists in the competition will see their work displayed at prominent Canadian art galleries and featured in Canadian Art magazine.

“RBC is an important contributor to the Canadian visual arts community,” said Ann Webb, Executive Director, Canadian Art Foundation. “The RBC Canadian Painting Competition discovers and recognizes the skill and talent of Canada’s emerging artists and provides national exposure of their work.”

RBC has worked closely with the Canadian Art Foundation to deliver a top quality competition that continues to grow in stature. The Canadian Art Foundation oversees the adjudication process, allowing the works to be judged by a select panel of distinguished members of the visual arts community.

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Ottawa – WICKSoft Corporation, the leader in mobile collaboration solutions, has released WICKSoft Mobile Documents for Microsoft Exchange, the latest version of their award- winning solution for the BlackBerry smartphone from Research In Motion (RIM).

In addition to providing document, calendar, and contact access to Microsoft SharePoint and file servers, this latest version gives BlackBerry users a way to access Microsoft Exchange public folders and delegate content from their BlackBerry smartphone. Some of the new features include:

– Create and edit appointments in public and delegate calendars
– Update and create new contacts in Exchange public and delegate folders
– Access to email messages, even if they are no longer on the phone
– View, upload, and download attachments
– Fast and easy ‘one-thumb’ navigation
– Simple installation with no modification to Exchange or BES
– Import and export PIM content
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