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International Datacasting Corporation has announced that Radio Maria and World Family of Radio Maria have selected and started to deploy the STAR Pro Audio receivers within its worldwide network. IDC will unveil its newest STAR receiver at NAB 2012, Las Vegas, April 16-19, 2012. Read the rest of this entry »

Open source license management solutions provider Protecode has launched QuickAudit™, a code auditing service for small projects of 5,000 software files or less. QuickAudit is a one-time software assessment service that identifies all open source and third party code, highlighting licensing and copyright obligations associated with the code. This service is ideally suited for small and medium-sized organizations and for smaller projects in larger organizations. Read the rest of this entry »

The Canadian Youth Business Foundation (CYBF) announced today the launch of the 2012 CYBF Chairman’s Awards for Best Business, a celebration and recognition of CYBF’s successful young entrepreneurs from across Canada. This year, the CYBF Chairman’s Awards for Best Business will align with the 2nd annual FuEL Awards, a national awards program produced by PROFIT Magazine in association with Impact Entrepreneurship Group. This alliance will allow CYBF entrepreneurs to apply for two high profile and exclusive awards programs with one seamless application. Read the rest of this entry »

Staples Canada is giving over $500,000 worth of computer equipment to 20 schools across Canada in recognition of their eco-responsible improvements. The Staples Canada Eco Computer Lab Contest is one of many in a long list of environmental initiatives created and supported by Staples Canada. Read the rest of this entry »

Ottawa’s CrowdWave, a division of Vision Interactive Technologies Inc., is pleased to announce that it has launched several new installations and partnerships over the past few weeks. On April 2, CrowdWave entertained and engaged over 70,000 fans at the NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four Championships at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans. Read the rest of this entry »

Kobo has announced its partnership with the McClatchy Company that brings all of the company’s daily newspapers to the Kobo store. Available today, Kobo customers can enjoy a two-week free trial to any of the company’s 30 daily newspapers including the prestigious Miami Herald and its Spanish counterpart El Nuevo Herald. Read the rest of this entry »

Vancouver-based translation and localization services company ABC Language Solutions has announced the introduction of a new social media translation service for businesses and translators. The benefits of localization are being acknowledged by more and more businesses of every shape and size in an ever increasing global market. Read the rest of this entry »

California-based computing solutions provider ViewSonic Corp. and Calgary-based cloud managed Linux desktop virtualization developer Userful have announced a partnership to deliver a low cost zero client solution that enables schools and businesses to deploy three to four times as many computer users for the same cost. Read the rest of this entry »

The newest findings in a new report (PDF) from Trend Micro compare the ability of several different mobile platforms to meet the demands of use in the enterprise.  Canada’s own BlackBerry 7.0 scored highest across the board, ahead of Apple iOS5, Windows Phone 7.5 and Google’s Android 2.3.  Altimeter Group, Bloor Research and Trend Micro’s own specialists carried out the research. Read the rest of this entry »

In biotech news, Toronto-based CardioComm Solutions, Inc. has announced expansion of the company’s HeartCheck™ PEN 2012 Marketing and Communications Campaign. In-print and on-line promotion will occur in association with three major conferences: The Heart Rhythm Society Meeting (“HRS”) in Boston specializing in the cardiac arrhythmia medical field, the American Telemedicine Association Meeting (“ATA”) in California which focuses on global deployment of telemedicine technologies and the international World Conference of Cardiology in Dubai (UAE). Read the rest of this entry »