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TheKidScoop.com has announced that they will be expanding West into other Canadian cities including Vancouver and Calgary this summer, offering Canadian parents a searchable database of hyper-local kids activities, events, content and family friendly deals. Read the rest of this entry »

Honeycomb Creative Solutions has announced the addition of a Business App Development Division to its print and web communications firm. To promote the new division and the services it offers, Honeycomb Creative Solutions launched Honeycomb Apps.
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Vancouver’s Strangeloop Networks has announced the release of its newest innovation – the Strangeloop Network Accelerator – a service that gives network operators and telecommunications providers the ability to deliver a powerful performance boost for site owners, accelerating web content by at least 100 percent. Read the rest of this entry »

After a successful showing at E3 that saw Ubisoft® take home more than 100 awards, the company has provided updated release dates for some of its biggest titles being launched during the 2012 holiday season. Along with these new release dates, Ubisoft also is reaffirming its previously communicated financial guidance for 2012-13. Read the rest of this entry »

The steady shift in consumer preferences toward electronic information sources has gone beyond print media and is now taking its toll on demand for paper to produce books. As a result of this waning demand in North America, combined with ongoing turmoil in the world economy, Canada’s paper products industry faces a weak outlook in the next few years, according to The Conference Board of Canada‘s Spring 2012 outlook for the industry. Read the rest of this entry »

Destiny Media Technologies is pleased to announce a series of steps have been taken to protect the intellectual property behind its new Clipstream® G2 (second generation) streaming format. Clipstream® videos can be uploaded to any web server where they will play directly on most web browser enabled devices (computers, smart phones, tablets, etc.).  The publisher doesn’t require costly streaming server infrastructure and the viewer doesn’t need to download, install and maintain plug-in player software. Read the rest of this entry »

CIBC has launched powerful new text message (SMS) customer Alerts, continuing its leadership in mobile financial services. The new Alerts bring important financial information to clients at a time and place that’s convenient for them through their smartphone, or through email or online banking, to help clients manage their day to day finances. Read the rest of this entry »

In an online contest that drew widespread participation from across Canada, voters have chosen the project submitted by Two If By Sea Café of Nova Scotia as the recipient of the $100,000 BDC Grand Prize for Innovation. Two If By Sea Café founder, Zane Kelsall, is the winner of the 2012 BDC Young Entrepreneur Award. Read the rest of this entry »

Greyhound has announced it is giving one lucky person and their guest the chance to “Go Greyhound to Gotham City.” The contest is in partnership with Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ The Dark Knight Rises — the epic conclusion to filmmaker Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy, hitting theaters July 20th. From today until August 3rd, Dark Knight enthusiasts can enter to win a trip for two to New York and live like Batman’s billionaire alter-ego Bruce Wayne. Read the rest of this entry »

Rogers Communications is excited to announce that OutRank, a provider of local online marketing solutions to Canadian small businesses, has been selected by Google to the AdWords Premier SMB Partner Program. To achieve premier partner status, Rogers has met Google’s highest standards and criteria for qualification, transparency, and customer service, which includes completing extensive Google product and account management training. This ensures Rogers can provide small businesses with effective AdWords advertising solutions. Read the rest of this entry »