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On October 12, 2012, HootSuite reached 5 million signups. Who uses HootSuite (I do), and where in the world can they be found? The company has put together a new infographic that illustrates its journey to-date, and to see what five million looks like. At five million users, HootSuite spans the globe, with expansion into Europe and Asia is driving growth, and there’s a good chance the social media management system speaks your language. How fast is HootSuite growing? The first million took nearly two years. The fourth million took almost eight months, but the fifth million took just two months. HootSuite is picking up speed, and not looking back. Read the rest of this entry »

Ottawa’s Klipfolio Inc. has announced the latest release of its cloud business intelligence dashboard, Klipfolio Dashboard for web and mobile. At the center of this release is a new optimization that makes dashboard rendering in web browsers anywhere from 1.5 to 4.5 times faster. This optimization will have the greatest impact on accounts with a large number of KPIs displayed on their dashboard. Note that there are no restrictions on the number of KPIs or dashboards that users can create. Read the rest of this entry »

DRM Informatics Corp., a subsidiary of Toront0-headquartered Preventia, Inc., plans to unveil a functioning prototype of its patent-protected anti-piracy technology by November 30. A demonstration for global software industry users and buyers is expected to provide evidence of the effectiveness of this solution to digital piracy, theft, and unauthorized use of digital property. Read the rest of this entry »

Enterprise Information Management (EIM) solutions provider OpenText has announced the immediate availability of a new set of services that leverage the company’s recently acquired EasyLink cloud infrastructure to facilitate secure information exchange in the OpenText cloud. Read the rest of this entry »

Trend Micro Incorporated is introducing “Custom Defense” – the industry’s first advanced threat protection solution that enables businesses and government agencies not only to detect and analyze advanced persistent threats (APTs) and targeted attacks, but also to rapidly adapt their protection and respond to these attacks. Custom Defense integrates software, global threat intelligence, and specialized tools and services to deliver a customized and comprehensive solution for businesses and government. Read the rest of this entry »

prairieFyre Software, a Microsoft Gold Communications and Independent Software Vendor (ISV) Competency Partner developing unified communications and contact center solutions, is proud to announce the general availability of their Contact Center for Microsoft Lync Version 5.10.1. Read the rest of this entry »

Toon Boom Animation Inc. and California-based Bento Box Entertainment (“BBE”) have combined their expertise to develop an exclusive and state-of-the-art digital animation production pipeline uniquely designed for Bento Box’s production on prime-time animated television series, among them Bob’s Burgers, Allen Gregory, and the upcoming new series Brickleberry, Out There, and The Awesomes, as well as multiple Network prime-time animation pilots. The all-digital global workflow methodology set up under the arrangement is on the industry’s cutting edge, and Toon Boom and BBE will be promoting the innovative pipeline and processes to other studios around the world that could potentially benefit from this customized methodology. Read the rest of this entry »

Angoss Software Corporation as announced the availability of KnowledgeEXCELERATOR, a powerful visual data discovery and prediction tool for business analysts and knowledge workers who commonly use Microsoft® Excel to analyze and understand their business data. Marketers, managers and business intelligence users continue to mine for valuable insight hidden in the voluminous data within their businesses to improve revenue performance and make actionable decisions. These users require affordable tools that allow them to easily understand, visualize and uncover the predictive power of their data without relying on quantitative analysts or statisticians to perform this analysis. Read the rest of this entry »

Integrated payment solutions provider AJB Software Design, Inc. has outlined its mobile strategy for merchants, which entails extending credit and debit card payment processing beyond legacy systems and into new mobile applications and POS environments. Over the coming months, AJB will be announcing products and partners that make it easier for merchants to deploy mobile payment solutions; increasing convenience and facilitating transactions, while maintaining the strictest levels of payment security. Read the rest of this entry »

Annex Pro is inviting NUKE artists of Vancouver, join them at the first ever Vancouver NUKE User Group Meetup, and get a first look at what’s new in NUKE 7.0, which was unveiled at IBC 2012 on September 7th. The pub night will be hosted at The New Oxford on Homer Street, and with only 30 spots available, early registration is recommended. Read the rest of this entry »