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Creative professionals may want to “dress” their resume for success, a new survey by The Creative Group suggests. Nearly four in 10 (37%) advertising and marketing executives interviewed said for those pursuing creative roles, how a resume looks matters as much as what it contains. Another 48 per cent of respondents said good design is somewhat important; only 10 per cent of executives said a resume’s appearance is not very important. Read the rest of this entry »

Avigilon, a leader in high-definition (HD) and megapixel video surveillance solutions, today announced the expansion of its next-generation H.264 technology platform with the addition of a high-definition Pan-Tilt-Zoom (PTZ) camera available in 1 or 2 megapixel (MP) resolution. The indoor and outdoor pendant PTZ cameras are targeted specifically at expansive areas with manned operations, such as large retail chains, airports, petrochemical, casinos, and city surveillance, among others. Read the rest of this entry »

EXFO Inc. announced today the addition of Fibre Channel and multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) test capabilities to its popular NetBlazer multiservice testers. Housed in the powerful FTB-1 platform, NetBlazer series testers provide frontline technicians with fast, intuitive and ultra-portable test solutions.

Launched nine months ago, the NetBlazer series has quickly gained market acceptance. Namely, 10 of the world’s 15 largest operators have selected the flagship FTB-880 NetBlazer Multiservice Tester for their network deployments. The new Fibre Channel function offers a best-in-class range of interfaces (1, 2, 4, 8, 10X). These added capabilities further enhance the NetBlazer series’ feature set, extending its reach to include storage area networks (SANs) for cloud-based applications, data centers and financial communities.

The new Fibre Channel capabilities can be enabled on existing field units via a simple on-site software upgrade—they do not require a factory return. This provides customers with the highest level of flexibility without disrupting their ongoing activities. Within seconds, the user can therefore perform more tests, more effectively, with the same unit.

“Since its launch nine months ago, the NetBlazer series has enjoyed fast-growing success with our worldwide customer base, and the FTB-880 model is quickly establishing itself as the multiservice testing reference,” said Étienne Gagnon, EXFO’s Vice-President—Wireline Division and Corporate Marketing. “The new Fibre Channel and MPLS test capabilities widen the NetBlazer’s scope of applications, adding more power to this multiservice testing powerhouse, and more tools in frontline technicians’ toolbox.”

Sprylogics International Corp. is pleased to announce that it has filed additional patent applications with the United States Patent and Trademark Office related to the application of the Company’s technology platform within messaging and mobile application contexts. These patent filings, combined with an already pending application represent significant steps forward in the Company’s ability to realize value from its core semantic technology. Read the rest of this entry »

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) published the final regulations requiring Canadian broadcasters and broadcasting distributors to control the loudness of TV commercials by September 1, 2012. In December 2011, the CRTC published draft regulations for comment after responding to Canadians’ concern that commercial advertisements were too loud. Read the rest of this entry »

iStockphoto has launched an incredibly simple and intuitive plugin for several programs in the new Adobe^® Creative Suite^® 6 (CS6), that enables designers to search and directly download images within the programs without interrupting their workflow. A one-click comp replace feature automatically exchanges comp images with purchased images, perfectly resized and positioned within the working page layout or design. Read the rest of this entry »

The Canada Media Fund (CMF) actively encourages and supports the production of value-added digital media content that is associated with CMF-funded television productions. In order to encourage maximum use of the Convergent Digital Media Incentive (CDMI) program, the CMF will broaden the current scope of the Digital Media Investment factor by also taking into account the CMF contribution to CDMI-funded projects in its calculation of the Digital Media Investment factor in 2013-2014 Performance Envelope calculations.  The revised manual is available online.

Today during the first “PlayStation <3 Canada” event, Frima Studio announced the development of Zombie Tycoon 2: Brainhov’s Revenge for PS Vita and PS3. The sequel to the 2009 PSN hit Zombie Tycoon, Brainhov’s Revenge steps up the hilarious, irreverent RTS gameplay of the original with an array of new zombies, sharper graphics and multiplayer Cross Play capability.  Read the rest of this entry »

Just when you thought PROTOTYPE® 2 had enough gruesome, shape-shifting tools to get the job done, Radical Entertainment gives fans even more over-the-top viral powers with two great downloadable content (DLC) drops.  From Activision Publishing, Inc., PROTOTYPE 2’s first DLC pack, Colossal Mayhem, is available today, while the second DLC pack, Excessive Force, will be available on May 29, 2012. Read the rest of this entry »

Google recently launched a business photos program to help businesses attract customers.  Specially trained “Google Trusted Photographers” provide 360-degree interactive panoramas of the interiors of businesses. The panoramas are seen on Google Maps and Google Places.  Businesses get higher visibility when consumers search on Google maps for a particular type of business in a geographic area, since the Google Places listings are found at the top of the results page. Read the rest of this entry »