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The Canadian Digital Media Network (CDMN) has announced that the largest ever international contingent attending Canada 3.0. The annual conference brings together business and government leaders from the Netherlands, Japan, Germany, Norway, and across Canada. To highlight the international collaboration, Scott Fraser, Director General, Global Business Opportunities Bureau, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAIT), will moderate a panel that discusses the importance of ICT and mobile technologies to each nation’s economy, what industries benefit most from ICT and mobile, and how Canadian companies can best connect with international business leaders for partnership and problem-solving. The panel will include: Read the rest of this entry »

In advance of its upcoming Upfront Presentation, CTV announced today its latest pick-up for the 2013/2014 broadcast season with a second season order of its original drama series Motive (@MotiveTV). The #1 new Canadian series of the year, CTV has ordered an additional 13 episodes for the series’ second season from Vancouver-based Foundation Features and Lark Productions. Production is set to begin this summer. The announcement comes with just one episode remaining before Motive’s first-season finale next Thursday, May 16 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on CTV and CTV Mobile. Read the rest of this entry »

Absolute® Software Corporation endpoint security and management solution providers for computers, laptops and ultra-portable devices has announced the launch of Computrace® Mobile Theft Management (MTM), the first – and only – iOS loss management and theft recovery service on the market for the enterprise. Computrace MTM allows organizations to safeguard the iPad and iPad mini devices in their deployment. Based upon the same investigative techniques used by the Absolute Investigations and Recovery Services team for Absolute Computrace theft recoveries, customers now have the infrastructure and support to prevent and respond to iOS loss and theft. Read the rest of this entry »

Conquer Mobile, a Vancouver-based developer of secure enterprise workforce apps, joined Sanotron’s recent Hacking Health event and swept up awards with eBeeper, a breakthrough mobile app for Emergency Departments. The Sanotron Hacking Health event in Vancouver attracted over 200 people and assembled over 30 projects, to innovate health technology and complete for prizes. Judges included emergency physicians from BC and Alberta, managers from Fraser Health IT, and Vancouver General IT, and the Vancouver Coastal Health director.  eBeeper won three awards: Read the rest of this entry »

The finalists for Innovator Idol were announced today by the Research Innovation Commercialization Centre (RIC Centre). The start-up companies will pitch their new business ideas to an expert business panel on Wednesday, June 5, 2013, at the annual Innovator Idol competition. At stake is a prize package worth over $30,000 to help propel business forward for the lucky winner. This year’s title sponsor of “Innovator Idol” is intellectual property law firm Bereskin & Parr LLP. Read the rest of this entry »

Today pilots across the Inner Sphere can add “Misery” to their list of weapons in their arsenals as Piranha Games and Infinite Game Publishing announce the long-awaited 85-ton Stalker Mech, Misery, now available in the Mech Lab for MechWarrior Online. Sporting top speeds of 48.6 kph and armed with four medium lasers, a Gauss rifle, a large laser and an SRM-6, this is what Misery truly looks like. Additionally this gigantic update brings pilots the chance to nab the new Jenner Champion Trial Mech as well as the hugely anticipated option to customize the color of all Hero Mechs – get all of the goods in the Mech Lab and start customizing now! Read the rest of this entry »

SES Conference & Expo, the leading online and integrated marketing event series, announced today that online marketing and advertising professionals who attend this year’s SES Toronto Conference, June 12-14, 2013 at the Toronto Marriot Downtown Eaton Centre, will be able to participate in the popular “Meet the Experts Roundtable Forum.” This forum facilitates face-to-face interaction and discussion with industry thought leaders and leading practitioners. Attendees will also be able to hear these industry luminaries speak throughout two morning keynotes, over thirty conference sessions, theatre presentations and express clinics on the Sponsor Showcase floor, and 4 ClickZ Academy onsite training workshops. Read the rest of this entry »

EA Sports™, a division of Electronic Arts Inc. and the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) have announced an extension of their existing licensing agreement until December 31, 2022. Under the terms of the agreement, EA Sports maintains exclusive rights to release FIFA-branded action and management videogames. In addition, EA Sports also holds exclusive rights to release the official FIFA World Cup™ videogame, as well as retaining its status as a Presenting Partner of the FIFA Interactive World Cup. Read the rest of this entry »

In honour of Mother’s Day, and starting today through to May 13th, game publisher G5 Entertainment is offering Masters of Mystery: Crime of Fashion by Big Blue Bubble to iOS, Google Play, Kindle Fire and Nook users at no charge. Initially released for PC, this hidden object adventure has spent over 10 days in top 10 of all major casual game charts and has instantly won hearts of mobile players. Now you can get this detective adventure for free. Read the rest of this entry »