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Bell Media Digital offers music fans the best and most in-depth digital experience to get ready and stay engaged during The 2012 Juno Awards on CTV (#theJunoAwards, #CTV) this Sunday, April 1. For the first time ever, a backstage production camera offers visitors to Junos.CTV.ca and the CTV iPad App an exclusive behind-the-scenes view of the television broadcast from rehearsals to the live show, with select Juno Award artists before and after they perform, along with never-before-seen set change-overs. Read the rest of this entry »

Social human resources platform TribeHR announced today that it was named ‘one to watch’ by AlwaysOn for 2012. The honor comes as AlwaysOn unveiled its third annual list of OnDemand 100 Top Private Companies. Each year this list identifies the top emerging Internet companies disrupting the established enterprise, reinventing legacy data streams and pioneering cloud computing and SaaS. Read the rest of this entry »

RTNDF Canada was established by RTDNA Canada in 1978 to offer financial assistance to journalism students. Nine scholarships will be awarded to Canadian students this year, bringing the total amount awarded by RTNDF to more than $281,500.00. Read the rest of this entry »

SiriusXM Canada has announced its support of the 2012 JUNO Awards, marking the company’s sixth consecutive year of support. The satellite broadcaster will be sponsoring the 2012 Songwriter of the Year Award and providing live coverage from the red carpet as well as the press room with artist interviews throughout the night on Sirius and XM channels 151. Read the rest of this entry »

The National Homeland Defense Foundation (NHDF) today announced the ten finalists for the Sixth Annual National Security Innovation Competition to be held at the University of Colorado in Colorado Springs this April 27th. Nearly 40 different projects competed, seeking the approval of 27  judges from across the US, representing scientists and technologists from industry and government agencies. The University of Calgary project is the only non-American entrant chosen as a Top Ten finalist. Read the rest of this entry »

The finalists in fourteen categories were announced today for the upcoming Canadian Videogame Awards, which will be held in Vancouver on Saturday, April 21, 2012 at the Vancouver Convention Centre. Over 100 nominations were received this year from all parts of Canada, with 28 games represented in the list of finalists.  Winners will be voted on by a body of industry experts from across the country. Read the rest of this entry »

Time is running out for holders of .CA websites wishing to enter the second annual .CA Impact Awards today – March 23rd – is the last day to enter. Organized by the Canadian Internet Registry Authority (CIRA), the awards celebrate.CA websites and applications that make a positive impact in their own communities. Winners of each category will receive $5,000.00 and visibility through CIRA communications. Read the rest of this entry »

Award-winning desktop and mobile VoIP software products and solutions provider CounterPath Corporation has announced that the Internet Telephony Service Providers Association (ITSPA), the UK’s industry body for Internet telephony service providers, has named CounterPath’s Bria iPad Edition mobile softphone as the recipient of its 2012 Most Innovative VoIP Product Award. Read the rest of this entry »

Canadian retailer and etailer of consumer electronics Future Shop, has announced it is the title sponsor of the third annual Canadian Videogame Awards (CVAs), a night dedicated to celebrating Canada’s world-class video game developers. This year the CVAs will be held on Saturday, April 21 at the Vancouver Convention Centre in conjunction with the first-ever Fan Expo Vancouver, a popular weekend showcase of video games, comic books, sci-fi, film, television, pop culture and web entertainment. Read the rest of this entry »

CanWIT celebrates female entrepreneurship and innovation each year with the presentation of the Sara Kirke Award, and nominations are now open for 2012. Submissions must be received at the CanWIT office by the entry deadline on April 20, 2012. All nominees must be a member of CanWIT, a Division of CATAAlliance. Read the rest of this entry »