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Radiant Communications Corp., a Vancouver-based provider of managed network and cloud hosting solutions for medium-size enterprises, today announced the availability of its cloud-based Network Monitoring Service for business networks in Canada and the United States. The new service provides users with enhanced visibility to their network status and performance and enables quick problem resolution to ensure maximum network availability across any North American network footprint. Read the rest of this entry »

Corporate Performance Management (CPM) software developer Prophix Software Inc. has unveiled its latest software offering: PROPHIX 10 R3. Automating and simplifying the non-transactional financial processes that drive businesses (budgeting, forecasting, planning, financial reporting, etc.), R3 is delivering greater visibility, accountability, and collaboration to allow organizations to drive proactive performance management activities. Read the rest of this entry »

Fabric Engine Inc, a Montreal-based software company focused on high-performance 2D and 3D graphics solutions, have announced Creation Platform, a framework for building custom, high-performance graphics applications. By providing the major building blocks for tool creation, Creation Platform allows developers to spend less time building back-end architectures, and more time building critical workflows and high-performance functionality into their tools.

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Funcom has launched the first content update for The Secret World, bringing new experiences to the recently launched modern-day massively multiplayer online of myths, legends and conspiracies. The update, called Issue #1: Unleashed, is the first of many updates — or Issues — that are part of Funcom’s ambitious monthly update plan where the company will bring one major content update to the game once every month. Read the rest of this entry »

Today at Village Gamer we are celebrating the release of Game Development for iOS with Unity3D  by Jeff Murray, owner of PsychicParrot Games and personal friend of Orby. In his debut title, Jeff takes you through the complete process of Unity iOS game development. A game developer for over 12 years, the author presents production-proven techniques and valuable tips and tricks needed to plan, build, test, and launch games for the iPhone, iPod, and iPad. He walks you through all the necessary procedures, including how to publish your game to the App Store. Read the rest of this entry »

Rebellion Media has completed the acquisition of Universal Properties , a portfolio of direct navigation domains and established websites including osha.com, findanyone.com, HazwoperTraining.com and whmisdirect.com. Read the rest of this entry »

The makers of social media management system HootSuite have strengthened their ever-expanding App Directory with the introduction of social app plugins. App Plugins make it easier for HootSuite’s nearly 5 million global users to access HootSuite’s social network content from the dashboard, with the option of sending individual posts (native to Twitter or Facebook) to third-party applications outside the dashboard. To celebrate the launch, HootSuite adds three new (and free) app plugins, including Evernote, Zendesk, and Storify —  to help users take control of their content curation and customer service needs. Read the rest of this entry »

Retrofit Films, an award-winning digital production company in Los Angeles, announced earlier today that Ryan Copple has joined the executive management team as VP of Digital Development. Copple brings to the company an expertise in digital series development, strategy and production with partnerships at BBC Worldwide, Syfy, E One, Muse Entertainment and Content Media, among others. Read the rest of this entry »

Credit and debit card processor Moneris Solutions^® has announced the launch of an integrated mobile payment processing solution designed for mid-size and large merchants. Built to encase Apple iPhone or iPod touch devices using a Wi-Fi connection, the solution combines Moneris’ POSPAD software and iSMP hardware by Ingenico^® to provide the security and simplicity retailers and developers need to quickly enable mobile payment and point-of-sale cash register features. Read the rest of this entry »

Canadian men and women may agree that July’s scorching temperatures have been too hot to handle, but a survey of moviegoers tell us they have very different ideas about how they’d like to spend these steamy days and nights. Asked by Cineplex Entertainment to name the movie that best represents their ideal summer, 40% of women chose the romance of Dirty Dancing. Twenty-six per cent of men, on the other hand, favoured the debauchery of American Pie. Read the rest of this entry »