23rd
November
2011
The Société du Palais des congrès de Montréal is pleased to confirm that Just For Laughs will produce the first ever Montréal Video World Games in 2013, along with a special preview presentation in 2012. Scheduled to coincide with the peak of tourism season, this large-scale project aims to become a recurring event of international calibre that will attract over 50,000 participants from the general public, as well as 2,000 industry participants. The event will generate an estimated $8 million in economic spinoffs for Montréal and Québec. Read the rest of this entry »
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23rd
November
2011
AppAuthority was launched today to simplify how software business applications are presented and searched on the web. The online service lists complex technologies in a minimalist manner to quickly highlight product value in one central location. Through these listings, online visitors can easily find, research and evaluate business applications that fulfill their needs.
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posted in Digital Products, National News By: Tami |
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23rd
November
2011
cDemo Mobile Solutions is pleased to announce that its “Mobile Inspector” (Mi) App was named a finalist in two categories for the “2011 Mashable Awards”in the Technology Core Category. Mobile Inspector was chosen amongst hundreds of thousands of nominations and is a finalist for both “Most Useful Mobile App” and “Most Innovative Mobile App”. Read the rest of this entry »
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23rd
November
2011
Canada’s employers have received a mixed report card, with less than half of all survey respondents saying that their bosses have done a good job in preparing them for future success, according to the latest survey results from global workforce solutions leader, Kelly Services®. Read the rest of this entry »
posted in Business News, National News, Research Studies By: Tami |
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23rd
November
2011
The DATA Group Income Fund has launched a new digital publishing solution called Limelight PhotoBooks, a web-based application that businesses can brand and offer to consumers in the form of a customized website. Their customers log on to the website and create personalized photobooks and calendars which also can be branded with client-specific content. The DATA Group handles all site customization as well as back-end eCommerce, print fulfillment and customer support. Businesses receive a rebate for every product sold. Read the rest of this entry »
posted in Business News, Digital Products, National News, New Releases By: Tami |
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23rd
November
2011
Washington, DC-based Blackboard has announced the official opening of a new data centre in Calgary to support growing interest from Canadian institutions for an in-region facility to host and manage their learning environments. The centre, which began production earlier this year, already hosts systems for several Canadian higher education institutions including Dalhousie University, the University of Ottawa and George Brown College. Read the rest of this entry »
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23rd
November
2011
Sprylogics International Corp. has signed a Letter of Intent to license Sprylogics’ Semantic Search Technology to Softection PTY Limited (“Softection”) of Australia. Softection develops Digital Asset Protection (“DAP”) Enterprise solutions in the Data Loss Protection marketplace (which is growing at a rate of 20% per year according to The Radicati Group of Palo Alto, CA). Their current technology protects an organization’s sensitive digital assets through encryption, logging and tracking. Read the rest of this entry »
posted in Business News, National News, Software By: Tami |
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23rd
November
2011
The Honourable Tony Clement, President of the Treasury Board and Minister responsible for FedNor encouraged federal public servants gathered at PSEngage to further collaborate and interact with their government, and other Canadians, through social media. Read the rest of this entry »
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23rd
November
2011
To support the growth of the tech sector, Granite Networks has emerged as the first and only Tier 3 data center in Eastern Ontario, by building the largest independent hosting facility of any kind in Ottawa. Data centres act as warehouses for hundreds and thousands of networked computer servers, storing everything from videos and music, to emails and webpages, to online games and business transactions, and enabling users around the globe to connect and access this information around the clock. Read the rest of this entry »
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23rd
November
2011
PARTA Dialogue Inc.,a company that specializes in Social Media Campaign Optimization, is proud to announce the release of groundbreaking research it claims as the first step towards a universal method for calculating the return on investment of corporate social media campaigns. Read the rest of this entry »
posted in National News, Social Media, Upcoming Releases By: Tami |
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