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UrtheCast is pleased to announce that it has taken another giant leap towards launching the world’s first HD video platform of Earth from space, by entering into a contract with MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. As a preeminent provider of electronic solutions, MDA will supply information solutions in support of UrtheCast’s video of Earth from the International Space Station (ISS). Information solutions to be included in this agreement include space data handling hardware (data compression units), which will be integrated into UrtheCast’s two high-definition video cameras. Read the rest of this entry »

Parksville’s Pixton Comics Inc., creators of an online comic-making platform with an intuitive click-n-drag interface, has come out on top with the $30,000 grand prize in the 2^nd annual BCIC-New Ventures Competition: Regional. In total, $60,000 in cash prizes was awarded at a ceremony held in Kelowna Thursday, February 23, 2012. Read the rest of this entry »

Talent Technology Corporation, providers of Talemetry™, a talent generation solution for corporate human resource (HR) and recruitment agencies has announced the acquisition of Hew York-based HR Integrations, LLC, providers of the HRNX (HR iNtegration eXchange) integration network. HRNX is a cloud-based solution that connects HR systems with leading HR services providers through pre-built, managed integrations. HRNX delivers a revolutionary alternative to expensive, complex, multiple, one-of vendor integrations. Read the rest of this entry »

SED Systems of Saskatoon has introduced the third generation of its popular Decimator family of spectrum analyzer products. The Decimator D3 provides market-leading performance at a low price. It includes sophisticated functions, such as carrier monitoring and cross-pol isolation testing. Read the rest of this entry »

NewspaperDirect announced yesterday that the company’s PressReader application for the BlackBerry® PlayBook™ is included as part of the new BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 update and will be preloaded on new tablets that ship with the latest operating system. Read the rest of this entry »

Cloud Backup™, recovery and restore (BURR) software provider Asigra Inc. has unveiled a new enterprise-class service provider solution engineered to enable premier end-to-end data protection services. The Asigra and NetApp Data Protection as a Service (DPaaS) joint solution provides an enhanced offering that accelerates time-to-market and revenues for service providers that are either entering or expanding their roles in the growing cloud backup market. Read the rest of this entry »

Vistek is proud to present Rotolight’s Rod Aaron at a free event on Wednesday, February 29th for the Canadian launch of the revolutionary, new ANOVA™ studio lighting system. Two sessions – to be held at 11am and 2pm – will introduce what is being heralded as the world’s most advanced LED floodlight. Read the rest of this entry »

Social media participation is a given for most businesses today, but generating revenue and ROI continues to be a challenge — particularly for large B2B organizations with multiple business units. On Wednesday, February 29 and Thursday, March 1 Jonathan Astor, social business lead for international digital agency Valtech, and Sheldon Levine, Sysomos community manager, present “B2B Social Media: Turning Untapped Conversations into Business Value.” Read the rest of this entry »