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Payfirma has announced the availability of the next version of its mobile payment app. The updated app brings a host of new features that make accepting credit cards on iPhones and iPads faster and easier than ever before. The app also boasts a sleeker design that doubles the speed to make transactions. Read the rest of this entry »

BMO Financial Group donated $500,000 to Science World’s Bridging the Science Gap capital campaign at a ceremony yesterday during the BMO Power of Blue Day. The donation will go towards the naming of the new “Our World: BMO Sustainability Gallery”, which explores how everyday choices concerning electricity, water consumption and waste can affect the world and impact the future. Read the rest of this entry »

Intertainment Media Inc. is pleased to announce that its subsidiary, Ortsbo Inc, in partnership with Variety, have wrapped up its coverage of the 2012 Sundance Film Festival and has produced a microsite with The Variety Studio video interviews and Live & Global programming complete with Ortsbo’s proprietary Language Captioning System, providing real-time subtitling in the user’s selected language.  Read the rest of this entry »

Every seven seconds in Canada, a child is bullied. This alarming statistic fuels the passion behind CKNW’s 5^th annual anti-bullying campaign Pink Shirt Day – Bullying Stops Here! On Wednesday, February 29th, 2012, CKNW are encouraging British Columbians to show their support by wearing pink to symbolize bullying will not be tolerated. Read the rest of this entry »

As CFO and COO of FuseTalk, Tom is responsible for all aspects of the company’s financial, operating and administrative activities including M&A, financing, performance measurement, financial and board reporting, human resources, the company’s day-to-day operating activities, including revenue and sales growth; expense, cost and margin control; and monthly, quarterly and annual financial goal management. Tom’s experience includes strategic financial facilitation, M&A, financial and business planning, systems development and implementation, process engineering, and financial management. Read the rest of this entry »

The city of Halifax recently launched a pilot program to aide patients suffering from Alzheimer’s’ disease and other forms of dementia. According to Laipac Technology, the company issuing the service, the program is the first of its kind to launch in Canada and is a joint effort between Halifax Regional Police and the Alzheimer’s Society of Nova Scotia. Read the rest of this entry »

Toronto’s Route1 Inc., a security and identity management company that provides solutions to the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. Federal Courts, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada and a myriad of other organizations, today addressed the vulnerable state of pcAnywhere following Symantec’s warning to its users of its remote control software advising them to disable it. Read the rest of this entry »

Bluedrop Performance Learning started a new era of business when the TSX Venture Exchange opened this past Friday. A recently completed business transaction with Serebra Learning Corporation will see Bluedrop, long recognized as a pioneer and thought leader in eLearning, become Canada’s largest full service eLearning company. It becomes one of the few technology companies from Atlantic Canada to cross over the Public trading threshold. Read the rest of this entry »

Businesses and entrepreneurs can now make Android apps that include interactive maps and navigation features using Andromo App Maker for Android. Andromo is a free web-based service for creating professional Android apps without programming. The service, owned by Indigo Rose Software Corporation, allows anyone to make an app and reach an audience of millions. Read the rest of this entry »

Crowdsourced market intelligence companies Chaordix™ and Genius Crowds™ have announced the launch of a newly-enhanced crowdsourcing platform where consumers, industry experts and marketers collaborate on new product ideas. Genius Crowds operates one of the leading crowdsourcing communities (3,000+ members) that helps pave the path from product idea to market, and provides a channel for everyday people to get great ideas out of their heads and onto the shelf. Read the rest of this entry »