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Corus Entertainment‘s YTV is pleased to announce that the network’s top-rated series The Next Star will be back for Season 6.  Hot on the heels of Season 5 winner Brooklyn’s popular single “Lemon & Lime,” The Next Star is anticipating another year of pop-star talent discovery. The series will premiere July 2013 on YTV and will follow the young finalists on their once-in-a-lifetime journey as they master their sound, style and stage presence. JUNO Award-winning R&B/pop recording-artist Keshia Chanté, country sweetheart and TV personality Tara Oram, and A&R pro and label executive Mark Spicoluk return as this year’s judges and mentors. A soon to be announced new host will join the trio and embark on a nationwide, six-city search for Canada’s most talented young performers, one of whom will be crowned Canada’s Next Star. Read the rest of this entry »

Frima Studio has announced that the release date of Zombie Tycoon 2: Brainhov’s Revenge for the PS3 and PS Vita will be April 30^th, 2013 in the US, May 1^st in Europe and Asia. The sequel to 2009’s hit PS Minis title Zombie Tycoon, Brainhov’s Revenge expands on the hilarious RTS gameplay of the original with new factions of zombies, expansive, detailed maps and Cross Play functionality to link players on consoles and handhelds. The game will be available on PSN for $9.99 and is a Cross Buy title. Read the rest of this entry »

Business Intelligence (BI) solutions developer Panorama Software has announced a new release of Panorama Necto, the industry’s first BI 3.0 solution that brings the concept of social networks and recommendation systems into BI. Panorama Necto’s new release delivers the best of Corporate BI and Data Discovery by satisfying the needs of IT, analysts and business users in one unified and easy-to-use web-based application. It is a scalable and secure BI solution that also offers the flexibility and agility that Data Discovery tools have to offer. Read the rest of this entry »

CyberPatriot V will culminate next week with the National Finals Competition on March 14-16 at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, MD. After three impressive preliminary rounds for which over 1,200 teams registered, just 28 teams remain, including 2 teams from Manitoba. The teams will compete for top honours in the All Service and Open Division categories. Secretary of the Air Force Michael B. Donley will be the Keynote Speaker at the National Finals Competition Awards Banquet on Saturday evening. Awards will be presented by Maj. Gen. Suzanne M. Vautrinot , Commander, 24th Air Force, and Kathy Warden , Corporate Vice President and President, Northrop Grumman Information Systems. Read the rest of this entry »

Reader™ Store from Sony has announced the addition of Kids Corner, a dedicated shopping section that will offer illustrated and enhanced children’s content. Kids Corner, which is available in the US and Canada, supports EPUB3.0 content, a new industry standard file format, allowing customers to enjoy embedded media and interactivity within the book itself when viewed on compatible Android tablets and smartphones. Read the rest of this entry »

Consumer electronics retailer Best Buy Co., Inc. has announced Ron Wilson as its new president and chief operating officer of its Canada operations, effective immediately. In this role, Wilson will lead the business in Canada under the Future Shop and Best Buy brands, including online. Read the rest of this entry »

The Girard family regrets to announce the death of Omer Girard. Mr. Girard passed away last Saturday, March 2 at his home in Magog. Born on December 28, 1920, Mr. Girard was a remarkable entrepreneur in Canada’s telecommunications industry. He made a name for himself in particular in the early 1970s with his battle for open access to existing telecommunications transport infrastructure for cable businesses in Canada. Read the rest of this entry »

Ram Raju, President and CEO of Kivuto Solutions Inc., an Ottawa-based complex digital distribution service provider, has received the IMPACT Award from the International Talent Acquisition Centre (In-TAC), another Ottawa-based organization that connects internationally-trained IT professionals with local employers. Raju received the award for his continuing support of In-TAC’s efforts through Kivuto’s proactive hiring practices. In 2012 alone, Kivuto hired 16 graduates of In-TAC’s employment programs. Read the rest of this entry »

Telefilm Canada has announced that it is supporting the production of four new French-language feature films through the Canada Feature Film Fund. The four films are Ghost(s) (Stéphane Lapointe), Les Loups (Sophie Deraspe), Le Relampeur (Martin Talbot) and Tu dors Nicole (Stéphane Lafleur). Read the rest of this entry »

ACIS Consulting, a Toronto-based provider of search technology services, has launched a new Membership Product Promotion Platform (M3P) as part of the Cloud Search Portal service offering. M3P is a specialized cloud based service offering tailored to meet the needs of associations that are looking for an easy-to-manage and less costly “Source Guide” solution for promoting the brands, products and services of their membership base. In addition to providing a needed service for the association membership, M3P can also be a new revenue stream generator for some associations. Read the rest of this entry »