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Toronto-based Kairos Transmedia, a new media content creation company focused on youth, has acquired all the capital stock of Richmond Hill company The Directors Cut Canada as well as The Directors Cut USA. The Directors Cut (TDC) teaches kids digital literacy through its in-classroom work-shops, after school programs and week-long summer day camps. Read the rest of this entry »

On Thursday February 9^th Torstar Digital employees will gather after work to begin the ambitious task of building a new business in just 54 hours as part of Startup Weekend. The event is not part of their regular work, but a voluntary activity that provides all employees with the opportunity to make their mark in the organization by pitching an idea for a new venture they want Torstar Digital to pursue. They will form into teams based on their favourite ideas and spend the next two days turning these ideas into real ventures. All the teams will make final presentations and one will win. Read the rest of this entry »

Strong authentication and password management solutions provider for IT Service Providers and IT departments Scorpion Software has announced integrated support for AuthAnvil Password Solutions with Level Platforms, provider of remote monitoring and management (RMM) solutions for managed service providers (MSPs). Scorpion Software’s AuthAnvil Single Sign On will provide direct access to Level Platforms Managed Workplace without needing to know or enter a traditional password. Read the rest of this entry »

Professional training developer InfiniteSkills Inc has now released a full tutorial series on the newest version of Apple’s server operating system. With a focus on administrator and advanced techniques, this comprehensive Apple OS X Lion Server Training Video includes 121 lessons on everything from network and directory service configuration to file sharing, mail servers and Xgrid computing. These Lion server training videos show how to perform advanced tasks using a combination of graphical utilities and terminal commands. Read the rest of this entry »

Hosted business solutions provider SherWeb has announced that its founders, Peter and Matthew Cassar, have been named ACTION TI’s Personality of December 2011. This honorable mention, announced in the latest issue of their publication, underlines SherWeb’s important contributions to technology development and its astounding business success. Read the rest of this entry »

Telefilm Canada announces the Top 10 Canadian films, funded through the Canada Feature Film Fund (CFFF), with the highest foreign and US gross sales since the creation of the Fund 10 years ago. The Top 10 brought home a combined total of $140.2 million. What’s more, gross sales made between 2006 and 2010 ($126.5 million) represent an increase of more than 200% over the five years previous ($41.9 million), from 2001 to 2005. Read the rest of this entry »

App-Promo, a proud sponsor of BlackBerry® DevCon Europe, is making sure that developers don’t leave this year’s conference without understanding that app success is as much about code as it is about business. The firm is committed to working with the attendees giving away services, tools and providing free app consultations at their sponsorship booth. Read the rest of this entry »

Halifax is in the midst of nature’s charm and this spring, creativity is expected to flow from the heart of the city.  During March 23-25 2012, Startup Weekend will inspire minds at the Dalhousie University campus. This will be the second Startup Weekend for Halifax. Last March, the Government of Canada announced over $61 million in funding for research and innovation projects throughout Atlantic Canada. Read the rest of this entry »

A state-of-the-art downtown venue, new dates and fresh celebrity guests mark the third Wizard World Toronto Comic Con, which today announced its standout lineup scheduled to attend the event, April 14-15 at Metro Toronto Convention Centre (MTCC). Popular screen stars Paul Wesley, Jeri Ryan, Scott Bakula and Amy Acker will be joined by WWE® Superstar Edge® and dozens of standout celebs and talented comic book artists and writers at the convention, which promises to be even bigger and better in 2012. Read the rest of this entry »