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Solana Networks, a technology vendor that provides intelligent monitoring products for mission critical networks, has announced the launch of SparrowIQ, a cost-effective, network performance management tool for small and medium businesses (SMBs). Delivered as an all-in-one software solution, SparrowIQ is a packet-based traffic analysis and performance monitoring solution that enables businesses to easily monitor and troubleshoot network and application utilization and efficiency. With networks now more stable and reliable, and bandwidth consumption on the rise, the focus has turned to how the services and applications crossing the network are performing and hence serving end users. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s a dramatic one-two punch Thursdays on CTV as the network’s new original crime drama is promoted to the most-watched night on television. Beginning this week, Motive moves to Thursdays at 10 p.m. ET/PT on CTV, joining the night’s stellar primetime lineup following fan-favourite GREY’S ANATOMY in most of the country. Averaging 1.04 million viewers each week and winning its previous Sunday night time slot (among conventional programming, according to BBM Canada), the #1 new Canadian series of the season with total viewers and all key demos settles into the former Flashpoint time slot with an all-new episode this Thursday, March 14. Read the rest of this entry »

Enterprise Information Management  developer OpenText™ has unveiled OpenText SecureiX, its newest Cloud Services offering designed to let organizations exchange messages and information in a trusted, integrated and collaborative cloud environment. OpenText SecureiX is the first of a new generation of Information Exchange solutions that aims to fulfill the vision of exchanging any information in any format on any device. Read the rest of this entry »

Independent Montreal studio Red Barrels has announced that its first title – PC survival-horror experience Outlast – will be playable for the first time as part of the PAX East Indie MegaBooth in Boston, March 22-24. Attendees will be given a chance to walk the corridors of Mount Massive Asylum in the shoes of investigative reporter Miles Upshur as he tries to escape the evils that roam the complex’s halls. Red Barrels will be located in the Indie MegaBooth on the PAX East show floor, booth 776. Read the rest of this entry »

The Toronto Screenwriting Conference (TSC) has announced the recipients of the Telefilm Canada New Voices Award. Of the fifty-five applicants from across the country, five emerging writers have been selected. Each winner will receive a complimentary registration to the 2013 conference as well as an exclusive lunch with TSC founder and president of Meridian Artists Literary Agency, Glenn Cockburn. The fourth annual Toronto Screenwriting Conference takes place on April 6 & 7, 2013. Read the rest of this entry »

DHX Media Ltd. has announced a multi-year merchandising and licensing representation deal with Russian agent Icon Promotions. Icon Promotions will represent DHX Media’s popular kids TV series Animal Mechanicals, Johnny Test and the Richard Scarry collection, which includes Vintage Richard Scarry and Hurray For Huckle, at the Russian Licensing Forum in Moscow March 13-15.  Hurray for Huckle currently airs on local broadcaster Carousel, Channel 1, while Johnny Test is broadcast on Cartoon Network Russia. Russian SVOD provider TVZOR also carries a host of DHX Media favorites. Read the rest of this entry »

Tubetime, a Montreal company dedicated to improving the TV experience, is proud to announce the iTunes launch of Tubetime, the All-in-One TV app. Tubetime delivers a complete second screen TV experience, loaded with features that TV fans want. Tubetime’s interactive program guide allows viewers to enrich their TV experience while watching their favourite shows on TV. The guide makes show discovery intuitive through the search tool, category filters or by seeing what shows are popular with other Tubetime users. By customizing their TV guide with favourites and reminders, users will never miss their must-see shows. Read the rest of this entry »

Ottawa-based indie mobile games company, RocknRolla Games has announced that it will be releasing a free version of its popular game Color-Shift. RocknRolla Games has also integrated new features for the free game. Some of the new features are Facebook and Twitter in app integration, and a new results screen to detail user’s game statistics. Color-Shift Free will be released to Apple’s App Store on March 17^th 2013 and will run on all Apple supported iOS devices (iPhone 3gs, iPhone 4, iPhone 4s, iPhone 5, iPad 2, iPad 3, and iPad Mini). Read the rest of this entry »

Eon Altar is a new cooperative role-playing adventure that blends the experience of classic tabletop gaming and modern video games in a Tabletop Video Game. We had a sit-down chat with Flying Helmet Games‘ Project Director Edward Douglas a couple of weeks ago, and found the game and its mechanics to be rather intriguing. Personally, I think that Eon Altar will be a great way to bring back family game night, as it bridges the gap between those of us who played Dungeons & Dragons in high school and our digital kids. The nature of Eon Altar’s game play could also open doors for connecting with kids and encouraging conversation as quests are undertaken, feats are attempted, treasure is uncovered and beasts are defeated. Read the rest of this entry »

A Retro Video Game Tournament presented by My Plastic Heaven will be held at Play n Trade, 15983 – 97 Street, Edmonton, on 16 March 2013. Pixel Blue College is pleased to announce that it will be awarding ten $1,000 scholarships to its five or six month diploma programs. Programs which qualify for the scholarship are: 3D Animation, 2D Character Animation, Design and Motion Graphics and Digital Audio Production. Read the rest of this entry »