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IAB Canada has announced the formation of a new Western Regional Council to support both IAB Canada Members, and the overall marketing community in the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan. The Council, which will be lead by new Regional Director, Trevor Carr, CEO, Noise Digital, will begin seeking candidates for the Council in April 2012, and start its planning shortly after that. Read the rest of this entry »

Intelligent broadband network solutions provider for fixed and mobile operators Sandvine, has announced that the company has received over $7 million in Network Policy Control expansion orders from a tier-1 North American cable operator, a customer for over five years.  Read the rest of this entry »

ThinkTel Communications, a Canadian provider of IP-based business telecommunications operating an advanced carrier network in over 1,000 cities across the country, announced today that it is launching a  Professional Services practice. This new specialized group will assist Canadian enterprises in adopting and deploying unified communications technology delivered through a variety of platforms, with a particular focus on Microsoft Lync. Read the rest of this entry »

Today’s Canadian launch of Xenoblade Chronicles for Nintendo Wii  lets players jump into an epic story that merges the best elements of fantasy and science fiction – ahead of other North American gamers. The real-time battle system, character and weapon customization and the ability to explore a huge, open world sets this title apart from other role-playing games. The game has already received critical acclaim from both media and consumers since its launch in Europe and Japan. Read the rest of this entry »

Ubisoft has just announced that exclusive special editions of Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Future Soldier are currently available for pre-order at EB Games Canada and Future Shop. These Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Future Soldier special editions, as well as their Standard editions, will be available for the Xbox 360® and PlayStation®3 on May 22, 2012. As revealed yesterday, the PC version will be available on June 12. Read the rest of this entry »

Radical Entertainment and GameStop rev things into high gear and unveil the PROTOTYPE®2 GameStop Epic Rewards Giveaway™ and its grand prize — Sgt. James Heller’s Camaro.  Beginning today and ending at 11:59 PM CT on April 30, 2012, U.S. gamers – not Canadian gamers from the country where the game was made – can enter into a drawing to win this one-of-a-kind PROTOTYPE 2 – themed 1SS Camaro and a limited edition Sgt. James Heller leather jacket — one of only 200 ever made.  Read the rest of this entry »

BioWare, a Label of Electronic Arts Inc. announced Mass Effect™ 3: Extended Cut, a downloadable content pack that will expand upon the events at the end of the critically acclaimed Action RPG. Through additional cinematic sequences and epilogue scenes, the Mass Effect 3: Extended Cut will give fans seeking further clarity to the ending of Mass Effect 3 deeper insights into how their personal journey concludes. Read the rest of this entry »

There is more than immediately meets the eye in this 2006 VFS 3D Animation & Visual Effects program student film by Jonathan O. Yaber, which is why it’s our video pick of the day. Well that, and it’s got zombies… Read the rest of this entry »

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) released statistical and financial reports on Canadian conventional television stations, cable and satellite providers for the broadcast year ended August 31, 2011. Although revenues remained slightly below pre-recession levels, the profitability of private conventional broadcasters improved mainly due to a reduction in overall program expenses. Read the rest of this entry »

Bartsoft Inc. has published new cards and frames for its eCard Express for iPhone and eCard Express HD for iPad applications. All of these new cards are free of charge for current eCard Express users. eCard Express now offers a total of more then 260 greeting cards and frames in 18 different categories. Read the rest of this entry »