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Rogers Communications has introduced Rogers Live TV in beta, an app that lets customers stream live TV channels on their iPads. Marking a Canadian industry first, the app gives Rogers customers the freedom to watch shows from anywhere in the home, including places like the kitchen, bedroom and office, offering a seamless entertainment experience. Read the rest of this entry »

TELUS has invested $875,000 in a new wireless site west of Revelstoke to bring new 4G wireless service to an important stretch of Highway 1 between Kamloops and the Alberta border. This project is a result of the 10-year Connecting British Columbia agreement signed with the Province of B.C. earlier this year. Under the terms of the contract, TELUS will connect more than 1,700 kilometres of highway with wireless service and run fibre optic cable directly to nearly 450 B.C. schools over the next five years. Read the rest of this entry »

Security and compliance solution provider TITUS has announced the availability of a free limited version of TITUS Aware. This free download allows organizations to prevent the accidental leakage of personally identifiable information, such as credit card and social security numbers. Read the rest of this entry »

Smart network multimedia processor provider ViXS Systems Inc. has announced the support of digital rights management solution (DRM) from the company Widevine on its XCode™ products. The XCode™ multimedia processors from ViXS integrate an advanced security architecture allowing the porting of digital rights management (DRM) from companies such as Widevine, a global leader for securing high quality audio and video delivery. Read the rest of this entry »

Firmware-embedded endpoint security and management solutions provider Absolute^®Software Corporation has identified one of their largest education customers, Detroit Public Schools (DPS), as a national leader in using secure asset tracking software to help recover stolen educational technology equipment. Read the rest of this entry »

D-Link has announced a partnership with Tri-Ed, one of the largest independent security distributors in North America. Security integrators will have access to D-Link’s end-to-end portfolio of business class surveillance solutions and Professional Services through Tri-Ed’s extensive network of security system integrators, with stock hitting the shelves later this month. Read the rest of this entry »

Home video monitoring provider iWatchLife has announced that the iWatchLife Smart TV app has been launched in the LG Apps TV marketplace in  the United States and Canada. Read the rest of this entry »

Twilio, a San Francisco-based cloud communications company, announced today the ability of Canadian phone numbers to be used with its SMS API, enabling software developers to build applications that send and receive text messages with Canadian phone numbers. SMS is now turned on for existing Canadian Twilio numbers effectively immediately, and this is built into all new numbers purchased through the web-interface or REST API. Read the rest of this entry »

New York-based EasyVista Inc., a member of the Staff&Line Group global SaaS IT Service and Asset Management team, has expanded its presence in Canada following the addition of two new data centers, with dedicated local customer support, partners, affiliates and consulting services to support increased demand in the Canadian IT Service Management market. Read the rest of this entry »

Nightingale Informatix Corporation, a developer and provider of web-hosted Electronic Medical Record (EMR) software and associated services, announced today that it has received Conditional Approval for EMR Specification 4.0 from OntarioMD. Read the rest of this entry »