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Vancouver – Aftercad Software is pleased to announce the Version 2 release of its ground breaking Visual Workspace.

The Aftercad Online Visual Workspace is a Software as a Service (SaaS) offering that allows businesses to upload, view, mark-up, manage and publish large and complex 2D & 3D CAD files onto the web, without the need for proprietary viewers, providing easy and instant access to project information by non-CAD professionals.

“With the release of Version 2 we have achieved our goal of bringing a complete online file system to our customers so that they can collaborate on all project documents alongside stunning visuals” said Chris Boothroyd, CEO of Aftercad. “The Goal of the Visual Workspace is to quickly centralize and visualize what it is you are trying to sell so that your clients can come to decisions faster and easier. Each Visual Workspace has its own secure online file system, event notification and sharing tools so that you can easily invite clients or partners to collaborate with you on a project.”
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Mission BC – Click Media Works, a small plain-language communications house specializing in clear and clever writing for real-life people in real-world business, is happy to announce that Rick Rake and John R. Laing have joined its team.

Rick Rake

A seasoned newspaper writer and editor, Rake has more than 30 years in print journalism, the last 10 as managing editor of an award-winning broadsheet newspaper in B.C.’s Fraser Valley. As Click’s media relations specialist, he provides no-nonsense writing and editing as well as a keen eye for typography and photography.

Laing, a noted “grammar hound,” brings a wealth of business acumen and technical writing experience to Click Media Works. His background in sales, marketing, and manufacturing, along with his passion for green building and sustainable forestry, make Laing the ideal technical writing specialist for almost any project.

Both are excited to provide effective on-time and on-budget communications to government, industry, small business, and non-profit organizations

Markham – Showcare Event Management Inc. announced today that they have developed the online photo identification card software used for ESCA’s new national badge program ESCA WIS. This national database was recently launched by the Exhibition Services & Contractors Association (ESCA) in order to streamline the identification of conference and exhibition workers at various convention facilities nationally. The Georgia World Congress Center was the first venue to adopt the program with more coming on-board in the near future. The exhibition Worker Identification System (WIS) online database provides a unique ability to manage worker data and capture photos from anywhere in the world. Upon entering worker data, the system allows administrative users to capture a photo of the employee using an attached webcam in real-time or upload an approved image from an offline digital camera. In addition, the employer can choose to order and pay for the identification cards all in one simple and secure process. Once completed a bar-coded color photo ID card will be issued to the employer so that it can be distributed to the individual worker for identification and tracking onsite.

“Showcare is very excited to be partnered with ESCA in this program” said Craig Giles, Vice President, Operations at Showcare Event Management Inc. “With ESCA’s vision and understanding of the need for a unified exhibition industry identification system along with our technology and badge fulfillment expertise, the benefits and opportunities for conference venues could be endless.”
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Vancouver – Sierra Wireless today announced that the robust ALEOS™ embedded intelligence platform will be available on the MP line of rugged in-vehicle mobile routers for the first time. With the addition of ALEOS, which enhances the intelligence and feature set of the MP product line, all AirLink™ gateways and routers from Sierra Wireless will share a common firmware platform, simplifying device management and support. The new release of ALEOS, version 4.0, also includes feature enhancements such as improved security and routing functionality, as well as embedded ACEmanager, the new browser based configuration and management utility in the ACEware™ remote management suite.

AirLink MP mobile routers have a rich history with public safety organizations due to their rugged form factor, reliability and multiple interfaces, and have become the industry benchmark for rugged in-vehicle communication gateways. The addition of ALEOS will serve to further cement the reputation of the MP as the product of choice for law enforcement, fire and rescue, and emergency field services organizations.
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Waterloo – Open Text, a global leader in Enterprise Content Management (ECM), today announced that it has been awarded a 2009 SAP(R) Pinnacle Award as the Regional Software Solutions Partner of the Year, EMEA. SAP Pinnacle Awards were granted to leading SAP partners that have excelled in enhancing the customer experience, addressing critical issues such as accelerating co-innovation and improving return on investment. Winners were selected based on over 300 nominations, twice the amount in 2008, received from partners and SAP employees. Open Text received the award at a special awards ceremony held on the eve of SAPPHIRE® 2009, SAP’s international customer conference being held in Orlando, Fla. May 11-14

“The SAP Pinnacle Awards reflect the continued success we are seeing both in EMEA and around the world helping customers connect their enterprise content with SAP solutions,” said Patrick Barnert, Vice President, SAP Solutions at Open Text. “We are especially pleased to have won an SAP Pinnacle Award two years running and look forward to even greater success in the coming year. By working closely with SAP, we are helping our joint customers lower costs, boost productivity and increase compliance.”
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