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D-Link has demonstrated its renewed commitment to the sales and service channel through the latest enhancements made to the Value in Partnership program, aimed at its resellers across Canada, available Feb. 7. Under the new name Value in Partnership+, D-Link offers a partner program that is unrivalled in the industry, creating additional revenue streams for its partners and allowing them to grow into new markets. Read the rest of this entry »

Discovery Air Innovations (DAI), in collaboration with the Canadian Transportation Research Forum, is pleased to announce the first annual Hybrid Air Vehicle (HAV) student paper competition.  DAI, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Discovery Air, is sponsoring the event to help foster the academic development of Heavy Lift Hybrid Air Vehicles in North America. Read the rest of this entry »

Extreme Startups, Canada’s premier startup accelerator program, is launching today with $7 million in committed funding for the world’s most promising new technology companies and ideas. Some of Canada’s leading venture capital investors have teamed up to provide funds and resources for Extreme Startups, a rebranded and expanded version of the Extreme University accelerator program founded by early-stage venture capital investor Extreme Venture Partners. Read the rest of this entry »

March Networks^®, a global provider of intelligent IP video solutions, has announced that Woolworths Limited – an Australian company with extensive retail interests throughout Australia and New Zealand – is deploying new Visual Intelligence software across thousands of existing March Networks video recording systems in a phased upgrade program. The software delivers enhanced live monitoring and searching capabilities that make it even easier for the retailer to centrally manage surveillance video used for security and loss prevention in more than 1,300 remote locations. Read the rest of this entry »

Linux desktop virtualization developer Userful Corporation has released the next generation of its Userful MultiSeat™ solution which turns one Linux computer into multiple high performance independent computer stations using the HP t200 thin client. At $99 including the keyboard and mouse, the HP t200 is the world’s lowest cost thin client device. Read the rest of this entry »

In a series known for delivering one of the most cinematic experiences in all of interactive entertainment with an emphasis on high quality digital acting, BioWare is aiming to once again set a new bar with Mass Effect™ 3, as the studio unveiled the cast for the upcoming title. The ensemble will see the return of fan favorites, including Martin Sheen as the Illusive Man, Mark Meer and Jennifer Hale as Male and Female Shepard and will introduce Freddie Prinze, Jr. as James Vega, a marine who will help Commander Shepard take Earth back. Read the rest of this entry »

Canada’s weak innovation performance is partly a result of Canadian business leaders’ sometimes inaccurate beliefs about the innovation environment, according to a Conference Board of Canada report based on results from the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Survey 2011-12. Read the rest of this entry »

Presented by Merging Media and CMPA, the Access 360 Monetization Workshops – Increase your ROI using Social Media and Gamification workshops feature two dynamic speakers and focuses on monetization, financing, developing virtual economies using Social Media and Gamification. Read the rest of this entry »

Radical Entertainment once again ramps up the studio’s signature over-the-top mayhem with the announcement of PROTOTYPE® 2’s RADNET Edition content.  Planned to launch on April 24, 2012 from Activision Publishing, Inc., a limited number of the launch quantities of PROTOTYPE 2 on PlayStation®3 and Xbox® 360  will contain free access to RADNET via a one-time use code that gives fans 55 free pieces of additional content delivered for seven weeks following the game’s launch.  Read the rest of this entry »

While I am loathe to sell ad space on this site, our household income was cut in half several weeks ago, which has made keeping up with the bills and the rent a rather big challenge. We had hoped to have our new project launched by now, but there is just never enough time in the day or an end to the crises at my day job for the two of us to get everything working the way it needs to. We have thus made the decision to rent out some advertising space to keep a roof over our heads for another month or three. Read the rest of this entry »