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The Royal Ontario Museum recently added digital book scanning technology from Ristech, making use of the Book2net Spirit high-resolution, energy-efficient digital book scanner in the library’s reading room. The Museum’s affiliation with the University of Toronto library system will enable university faculty and students to also benefit from the Book2net Spirit, which can help museums and libraries save time, money and energy while reducing environment footprint by eliminating the need for photocopiers, paper and toner. Read the rest of this entry »

Wishpond Technologies Ltd., a Vancouver-based provider of social commerce solutions, is announcing the launch of Mall360, a unique service that allows malls and shopping centers to provide their shoppers with a browsable, searchable, shareable online product discovery application across multiple channels: web, social and mobile. Read the rest of this entry »

MonkeyMedia Software, a Vancouver-based provider of complete catering solutions for multi-unit restaurant operators, is pleased to announce the winners of its Restaurant Leadership Conference T-shirt contest that took place in March. Visitors to the MonkeyMedia Software tradeshow booth were given personalized T-shirts, featuring the company’s creative tagline “Get Catering and Grow Sales!™”. Read the rest of this entry »

Confirmit, an Oslo-based global software provider for Customer Experience, Employee Engagement and Market Research, today confirmed the final speaker line-up for its global 2012 Mobile Research roadshow. Market Research and Customer Experience professionals who seek to implement or improve their mobile engagement strategies can register online for one of the three events. Read the rest of this entry »

Web-based driver risk management solutions provider AlertDriving has announced that the company’s FleetDefense^SM platform now takes advantage of the Akamai Intelligent Platform™ to optimize performance for end users around the globe. Read the rest of this entry »

New York-based audience buying company Xaxis continues its global expansion with the launch today of its first office in Canada. Digital ad executive Rodney Perry has been named managing director, Canada to lead the new Toronto office, which will provide clients with audience planning and buying solutions to connect with consumers throughout the Canadian market. Read the rest of this entry »

Rain or shine, Nintendo fans can now enjoy a fun flurry of tennis-themed challenges anytime, anywhere. Mario Tennis Open is now available for the Nintendo 3DS hand-held system, inviting players to step onto the court with Mario and his Mushroom Kingdom pals for fast-paced singles and doubles tennis matches, skill-building Special Games and new online modes that let friends and family members with wireless Internet access compete together. The game also features new ways for players to customize their Mii characters and interact with other players via the built-in StreetPass feature. Read the rest of this entry »

Xoom Data Services, Inc. has launched the newest versions of the acclaimed Xoomfile software.  Version 3 is a significant leap forward in both speed and usability with the interface adopting a more comfortable feel for the common user.  Add to this the use of GPU encryption and compression that they’re best known for and the software becomes one of the most powerful, biz-app with super-computing to date. Read the rest of this entry »

On September 20 -21, The Canadian Institute will be hosting the 2012 Forum on Privacy Law & Compliance at the One King West Hotel in Toronto. This event will be packed with top level executives from all over the country who will be sharing practical and in-depth strategies to help keep companies and organizations on-top of the latest privacy best practices. Read the rest of this entry »

Just in time for the unofficial start of cottage season, Hydro One’s free mobile app is now available for download on smartphone and tablet devices allowing customers to check the status of power outages anywhere in Hydro One’s service area. Read the rest of this entry »