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Library and Archives Canada and the future Canadian Museum of History acquired the Sherbrooke Collection today, the largest and most complete collection of War of 1812 documentation ever, which has been in the Sherbrooke family exclusively for the last 200 years. The collection of books, maps, manuscripts and images from the War of 1812 era once belonged to Sir John Coape Sherbrooke, former Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia and Governor General of British North America. Read the rest of this entry »

Cologix™, a network neutral interconnection and colocation company, has announced a 26,000 SQF expansion in downtown Montreal at 1155 University Street to meet demand for growth from its customers. Phase 1 of the new site will be available by year-end 2013 with full access to the 70+ networks present today in the carrier hotel at 1250 Rene Levesque West. Read the rest of this entry »

ACIS Consulting Inc., a Toronto-based provider of search technology services, has launched a free cloud based interactive Directory of Canadian Business and Trade Associations as a showcase of its Membership Product Promotion Platform (M3P) service offering. The Directory of Canadian Associations is used to search and quickly find associations by name, by location, by category or even by a given topic or search keyword of interest. If a researcher is looking for Vancouver based associations that discuss “environmental services” these can be discovered with three clicks of the mouse. Read the rest of this entry »

Facebook has become a powerhouse marketing tool for businesses worldwide. There are more than 1.1 billion active Facebook users all over the world – this is a 23% increase from one year ago. If a small business owner has been doubting the viability of Facebook – these stats are too great to ignore. If utilized properly, Facebook can be a valuable asset in generating new leads – which could turn into paying customers. However many business owners are afraid of social media and have not learned how to use it to their advantage. Read the rest of this entry »

Elastic Path Software Inc., a Vancouver-based digital commerce company, has announced that Brian Nutt has joined the organization as Vice President of Client Solutions. Brian, a seasoned executive with 25 years of experience, will lead Elastic Path’s solutions, support and training teams, whose members help Elastic Path customers and partners to plan, design and implement world-class digital experiences.  Read the rest of this entry »

Snipp Interactive Inc., a Vancouver-based provider of mobile marketing solutions listed on the TSX Venture Exchange, has announced the launch of SnippQR, a free custom QR code generator. Users can create unlimited number of codes with no restrictions on the number of scans per code and all QR codes can be created in high-resolution, print-ready formats. Read the rest of this entry »

Today Magazines Canada released its latest PDF white paper titled, “Plotting a Course across Canada’s Business Media Landscape.” Commissioned by the association and authored by respected industry consultants John Milne and D.B. Scott, the paper was inspired by the February 2013 Business Media Leadership Summit. The white paper reflects the authors’ broadly based analysis of current and future opportunities for the vibrant business media publishing sector. Read the rest of this entry »

Webtech Wireless Inc., a Vancouver-based provider of vehicle fleet location-based services (LBS) and telematics technology, today announced the release of its MDT 3100 In-Cab mobile data terminal, version 2.5 with new capabilities enabling enhanced truck navigation. In partnership with ALK Technologies, a New Jersey-based specialist in GeoLogistics™ and navigation software, Webtech Wireless is offering ALK Technologies’ CoPilot® Truck™ in-cab navigation solution as part of the MDT 3100 and Quadrant Manager. Read the rest of this entry »

Wavefront, Canada’s Centre of Excellence for Wireless Commercialization and Research, has announced that it will accelerate the growth and development of wireless companies in Atlantic Canada with the support of the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP). Building on four years of productive collaboration, Wavefront has entered into an agreement with IRAP that will benefit wireless entrepreneurs and firms in Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick. Read the rest of this entry »

Cineplex Entertainment has announced the launch of SuperTicket™, a first-ever bundled offering from multiple studios that allows movie-goers to purchase a movie admission ticket and pre-order the UltraViolet digital download of a movie at the same time. UltraViolet provides consumers with the ability to watch the movie anywhere on all their devices. Read the rest of this entry »