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Following on the heels of its very successful workforce development project in Newfoundland and Labrador, Bluedrop Performance Learning has announced that a second Canadian province has signed on to CoursePark to deliver targeted online learning to its workforce and small business sector. Details are expected in September at a formal announcement where the province’s premier, a partner organization and Bluedrop will officially launch the program. Read the rest of this entry »

Adcentricity, a location-based marketing company headquartered in Toronto, has announced the acquisition of Media 2 Go International Inc., a Vaughan-based company with proprietary patent pending Wi-Fi and Bluetooth-based proximity marketing technology. With the newly acquired technology, Adcentricity has added the capability of broadcasting multimedia promotional content directly to any Wi-Fi or Bluetooth enabled mobile device. The new feature called ADAir will add to Adcentricity’s already robust location-based digital media management platform ADCentral. Read the rest of this entry »

Allstream, Canada’s all-business communications provider, is proud to announce the launch of its Managed Wide Area Network (WAN) Optimization service. Allstream’s Managed WAN Optimization service will accelerate existing key applications and free bandwidth for the installation of more applications and services. Read the rest of this entry »

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has approved BCE’s proposal to establish a Broadcasting Accessibility Fund. This independent fund will support initiatives to improve access to the Canadian broadcasting system by persons with disabilities. Read the rest of this entry »

Cambridge, UK based Frontier Developments Ltd. has announced that it is opening a new game development studio in Halifax, Nova Scotia. According to KPMG’s 2012 Competitive Alternatives report, Halifax ranks number one for cost competitiveness in video game production out of all global mature markets surveyed, and is in the top 10 out of all global mature and developing markets. Read the rest of this entry »

The Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) with support from the Canadian Marketing Association, has released the latest edition (Vol. 7, No. 2) of the MMA International Journal of Mobile Marketing (IJMM), focused specifically on Canada.  This special issue examines the dynamic progress mobile marketing is making in the country, and offers outlooks for areas of significant growth along with proprietary insights and data gleaned through case studies and research. Read the rest of this entry »

LightSpeed, a Montreal and Ottawa software company that helps retailers reinvent in-store shopping, was named the winner of the 5th Annual Innovative Solutions Award – Software Application for its LightSpeed for iPad product. The awards were announced at the RSPA Awards Dinner at RetailNOW 2012, which took place in Las Vegas from July 28 to August 1. Read the rest of this entry »

This fall, transmitBC will invite leaders in the TV, film, gaming, digital media and music sectors to become one of the 100 stakeholders that will define the BC Story for the province’s screen-based and creative industries. The summit will take place from September 19 – 21 in Vancouver. Read the rest of this entry »

Just as technology has reshaped how we communicate and do business, it also is making a significant impact on the practice of law. A just-released industry report from Robert Half Legal explores how emerging technologies are affecting management strategies in law firms and corporate legal departments, and changing how legal services are delivered. The report, Technology’s Transformation of the Legal Field, is part of Robert Half Legal’s 12th annual Future Law Office project, which also includes video interviews with leaders in the legal profession. Read the rest of this entry »

Rainmaker Entertainment Inc. is pleased to announce that the previously announced proposed sale of certain assets comprising substantially all of Rainmaker’s animation studio assets to Rainmaker Studios Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Xing Xing Digital Corporation, was approved by 99.91% of the votes cast in person or by proxy at the special meeting of the Rainmaker’s shareholders held yesterday afternoon. The Transaction, which is expected to close during the fall, remains conditional upon, among other things, the receipt of all required regulatory approvals.