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The Digital Alberta Awards, now in its third year, is a ceremony designed to recognize leaders in innovation, creativity and the evolving digital sector in Alberta. Award submissions are now open until May 15th. This year’s categories include companies, individual entrepreneurs, student and education leaders, organizations in both the government and not for profit sector, and those whose industry sectors may not traditionally be considered in the realm of ‘digital media’, but are pioneering and raising the bar as they converge with technology. 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 »

Absolute® Software Corporation, persistent endpoint security and management solutions provider for computers, laptops, ultra-portable devices today announced Absolute Computrace® was named the Best Forensic Tool by SC Magazine for the second year in a row. Organizations are well aware of the importance of data security with many businesses implementing governance, risk management, and compliance procedures to safeguard this information from unauthorized access and potential breaches. In support of these efforts, it’s become an absolute requirement that they have the tools in place to properly protect this sensitive information. Read the rest of this entry »

Unity Technologies, provider of the Unity multi-platform engine and development tools, have opened up public nominations for their annual Unity Awards event held during the Unite conference, this year at the Vancouver Convention Centre in Vancouver. Nominations for awards categories will be accepted through June 30. The Unity Awards, first celebrated in 2008, recognize the most outstanding examples of games, simulations, visualizations and other projects created using the Unity development platform across a variety of categories. Winners will be revealed in front of the Unity community during a ceremony at Unite 2013 in Vancouver on August 29th. Read the rest of this entry »

For nearly three decades, the CATAAlliance Innovation and Leadership Awards program has been the most prestigious annual awards conferred on individuals and corporations by Canada’s advanced technology community. They are presented in recognition of exceptional contributions made to the creation of technology-based industrial strength in Canada. CATAAlliance in partnership with our Gala host, the Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa, will acknowledge one outstanding individual or company in each of the following award categories: Read the rest of this entry »

The BC Technology Industry Association (BCTIA) has announced the finalists for the 2013 Technology Impact Awards (TIAs). Under the awards theme of ‘BC’s Mark on the World’, the 2013 finalists reaffirm British Columbia’s status as innovators in a cross-section of technologies including enterprise software, telecommunications, hardware, biotechnology and nanotechnology. The breadth of technologies being developed, and the markets that they serve, illustrate the strength and diversity of the BC Technology Industry. Solutions include a variety of hardware and software technologies, and in many cases include a blend of both. Read the rest of this entry »

Yukon writer Mitch Miyagawa is the recipient of a coveted Writers Guild of Canada Screenwriting Award, presented April 22 at the Uniun Nightclub in Toronto, for his film documentary A Sorry State. Read the rest of this entry »

Softchoice is proud to announce it has earned the top spot on Computer Dealer News Magazine’s annual ranking of Canada’s Top 100 solutions providers. This is the seventh time Softchoice has received this prestigious award. The honor comes after a year of significant milestones, including the launch of Softchoice Cloud, North America’s first end-to-end platform for procuring, deploying and managing cloud-based applications. Read the rest of this entry »

Enterprise Information Management developer OpenText™ announced earlier today that it has received a 2013 SAP® Pinnacle award as a Solution Extension Partner of the Year. SAP Pinnacle awards are presented annually to the top SAP partners that have excelled in developing and growing their partnership with SAP and driving customer success. Finalists and winners in 19 categories were based on field recommendations, customer feedback and performance indicators in the following four categories: co-innovation, market expansion, service delivery and sustainability. Read the rest of this entry »

The Sara Kirke Award for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is presented to the woman who has shown the most outstanding technological innovation and corporate leadership — leadership that has significantly expanded the frontiers of Canada’s advanced technology industry. The purpose of the Award is to celebrate innovation, entrepreneurship and create positive role models for women in Canada’s technology sector. The Sara Kirke Award for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is presented annually to the woman who has demonstrated consistent innovation and leadership skills, resulting in the creation and international acceptance of significant world-class products and/or services. The Call for Nominations for 2013 is now open until April 19th. Read the rest of this entry »