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LMI Technologies (LMI), a Vancouver-based developer of 3D scanning, measurement, and data visualization technologies, announced the official release of the next generation of the HDI Advance 3D scanning system at Siggraph 2013. This is the first HDI product launch since the acquisition of Burnaby company 3D3 Solutions earlier this year. LMI is demonstrating the new HDI Advance for the first time at the Siggraph Exhibition from July 23-25 in booth 819. LMI Technologies is part of German company AUGUSTA Technologie AG group. Read the rest of this entry »

Global web hosting provider PEER 1 Hosting has announced a strategic alliance with Dell Inc. to deliver cloud services in Canada. As the newest addition to Dell’s recently announced public cloud partner program, PEER 1 Hosting will service the critical Canadian market and help Dell provide its customers with choice and best-in-breed capabilities. Read the rest of this entry »

Canadian talent will be highly visible at this year’s Locarno International Film Festival, in Switzerland, which runs from August 7 to 17, 2013. Six Canadian films will be screened at the festival: three features—the coproduction Gare du Nord, by Claire Simon, Gabrielle, by Louise Archambault, and The Dirties, by Matthew Johnson; and three shorts—Acrobat, by Eduardo Menz, Quelqu’un d’extraordinaire, by Monia Chokri, and L’Ours, by Dan Karo. Four of the six films will be presented in competitive sections. Read the rest of this entry »

At San Diego Comic-Con this past weekend, Capcom and Microsoft Studios released the first Dead Rising 3 ViDoc, titled “Zombie Apocalypse Evolved: The Making of Dead Rising 3,” giving fans a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the popular franchise’s newest installment – coming from Capcom Vancouver exclusively to Xbox One when the system launches in November. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s… a Winged Pikmin! In celebration of Pikmin 3’s North American launch on August 4, Nintendo of Canada is putting a new type of Pikmin, the Winged Pikmin, front-and-centre at Red Bull Flugtag Ottawa-Gatineau. If you haven’t heard of it, Red Bull Flugtag challenges teams to design, build and pilot homemade flying machines… off the end of a 22-foot high flight deck. Our Pikmin may have wings, but will it fly? We’ll find out on July 27! Festivities start at 10:30 a.m. in Ottawa-Gatineau at the Museum of Canadian Civilization, and the event is free. Read the rest of this entry »

Business services agency LaunchRaft launched last week with the mission to help entrepreneurs and small business owners get off the ground quickly by providing online tools that facilitate the important step of registering a business correctly and efficiently. The founders of the Toronto-based company are experienced business professionals who have worked with some of Canada’s leading business organizations. Ultimately however, it was the exciting path of entrepreneurship that convinced the founders of LaunchRaft to strike out on their own; they quickly realized that the skills they had developed over the last several years could be leveraged to help new business owners make a smooth launch. Read the rest of this entry »

Research And Markets offers the 7th edition of Video Game Watch (Quarterly) With Unmetered Analyst Support and 3-Hour Consulting Services subscription, a service that provides users with a unique way to keep track of the latest developments in a video game industry on the brink of massive change. Delivering analysis of growth engines, core market trends and how the key players are positioned, along with volume and revenue growth forecasts up to 2017. The service’s database represents the combined expertise of a team of senior consultants who have been producing top-flight analysis of the world’s video game markets for 15 years. Among other things, it enables users to obtain a clear perspective on the latest trends shaping all of the video game sectors around the globe. Read the rest of this entry »