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The Directors Guild of Canada joins the industry in expressing disappointment at the recent announcement by the Government of Saskatchewan that the Saskatchewan Film Employment Tax Credit (SFETC) program has been terminated This decision will have a negative impact on the audiovisual industry in Saskatchewan and DGC Members residing in Saskatchewan. Read the rest of this entry »

Spending by organizations on electronic discovery-related services grew in 2011 and should continue to increase through 2013, new research from Robert Half Legal eDiscovery Services indicates. Nearly one-quarter (23%) of lawyers interviewed said their law firms and corporate legal departments increased e-discovery expenditures in the last year, while just 2% said they reduced spending. Seventy-one percent indicated costs remained the same. Looking ahead, nearly one-third (33%) of lawyers said they expect to step up spending on e-discovery in the next two years, while 56% plan to maintain current levels and 4% anticipate a decrease. Read the rest of this entry »

EXFO Inc. has announced that since the launch of the FTB-880 NetBlazer eight months ago, 10 of the world’s 15 largest operators have chosen this modular multiservice tester for their deployments. NetBlazer series testers offer fast, intuitive and ultra-portable test solutions designed for frontline technicians. Read the rest of this entry »

Driven by widening demand from law enforcement agencies around the world for its MPA PlayBook 2.0 police apps, Mobile Innovations has built a case to help make its own case for cheaper, better and faster in-vehicle policing. Called MPACaseMaker, turnkey benchmarking kit is easily shippable via courier, virtually indestructible, weighs under 20 pounds and contains a PlayBook with BlueTooth keyboard, license scanner, ticket printer and camera connected via USB SmartHub. Read the rest of this entry »

True Voice Technologies Inc., a top 20 most innovative Canadian company as selected by the Canadian Innovation Exchange (CIX) in 2011 is proud to announce and welcome Tom Liebmann as Quebec’s Territory Manager. Tom will be responsible to expand the company’s services into the province of Quebec. Read the rest of this entry »

To celebrate UN World Water Day, The Water Brothers TV Series and TVO have announced the launch of QUENCH, a free app for iPhone and iPod touch that instantly connects you to the closest public water fountains and official water Re-fill Locations in the Greater Toronto area. Read the rest of this entry »

Award-winning desktop and mobile VoIP software products and solutions provider CounterPath Corporation has announced that the Internet Telephony Service Providers Association (ITSPA), the UK’s industry body for Internet telephony service providers, has named CounterPath’s Bria iPad Edition mobile softphone as the recipient of its 2012 Most Innovative VoIP Product Award. Read the rest of this entry »

Trend Micro’s 3^rd annual “What’s Your Story” video contest encourages young people to tell their stories about online safety. Teens, schools and other video enthusiasts have until April 3^rd to submit their entries and everyone can view and vote for their favourite through April 17^{th. Read the rest of this entry »}

Innovative motion technology developer D-BOX Technologies Inc. has announced a new agreement with Muvico Entertainment to equip four of its existing U.S. theatres with a second D-BOX screen. Considering this new agreement, D-BOX will have 121 screens worldwide equipped with D-BOX MFX systems. More specifically, 12 theatre locations will now be equipped with more than one screen. Read the rest of this entry »

It is not difficult to come across investment fraud today – a flip through a major newspaper or a quick Google search will likely produce at least one recent story about a victim of fraud. The pursuit of attractive returns through investment is laudable, but it is not just ‘how to invest’ that should be considered. Who to trust with your investment advice and services is equally critical. Investment scam artists don’t often personify the typical villain and that can make it extremely difficult to decide who to trust with your money. Read the rest of this entry »