Print Audit Premier is a new subscription plan that gives dealers access to all of Print Audit’s products for one low monthly fee. Premier subscribers will receive access to an exclusive web portal which will help track the programs three brand promises which are to help dealers Win New Customers, Keep Current Customers and Make a lot of Money.

The subscription program is disruptive in that it greatly increases office equipment dealers’ profit margins on print management solution sales. With the program, dealers can charge their customers for Print Audit’s software under a per page or device model, while only paying a fixed cost to Print Audit. This means that the dealer’s profits go up with every customer they sell to.

Print Audit’s statistics show that 80% of MPS and equipment deals are won using device and user assessment tools. Premier provides a full array of print management tools that can be used to uncover more sales opportunities, truly manage printing in any environment, lower print costs and add value to the dealers machines in field

The application is available through all global Apple App Stores as a free download and can be configured to connect to any existing eSCRIBE system running the upgraded Publishing module.

The company is running a number of webinars to demonstrate the application and brief prospective customers and channel partners, including:

Wednesday February 8, 2012 1:00 PM ET
Wednesday February 22, 2012 1:00 PM ET
Wednesday March 7, 2012 1:00 PM ET
Wednesday March 21, 2012 1:00 PM ET

For more information or to register for one of the events, contact eSCRIBE sales at 1-905-305-3424 or by email to sales@escribecorporate.com.

“This preset pack for Avid FX gives Media Composer 6 and Symphony 6 editors something they have been really looking for,” commented Jordan Stabile, Senior Product Manager, Eye Scream Factory. “Avid editors will turn to these organic and fluid DVE transitions for many of their edits.”

Editors can easily preview and apply presets to host application video inside the Avid FX or Boris RED Library Browser. The graphical preset Library Browser makes finding the desired look a snap. The package also includes Avid and Final Cut Pro 7 bins containing all of the presets, giving Avid Media Composer 6 editors, Avid Symphony 6 editors, and Final Cut Pro 7 editors who use Boris RED 5 instant access to the DVE transitions – without ever having to leave their timeline.

All of the included preset effects can be customized and combined with other effects. Editors can then save new customized presets to the Avid FX or Boris RED Library Browser – or an Avid or Final Cut Pro 7 bin – for future use. In addition, the presets can be used with Boris RED 5 or Avid FX 6 as a standalone application or inside any Macintosh or Windows host application in which Avid FX 6 or Boris RED 5 is installed.

Eye Scream Factory’s 74 DVE Transitions by Kevin P. McAuliffe is available immediately from the Boris FX worldwide reseller channel and direct from the Boris FX and Eye Scream Factory websites for $49.95 (USD).

Raj’s hotshot team of archaeologists is led on a quest around the globe in pursuit of Jiang Hao and her pirate posse. On their journey, the group must use their skills to uncover secrets about the Sapphire Dragon. The threats to their lives are constant, yet romance is in the air as a love triangle forms between three of the friends. Discover whose heart will melt and whose will be broken as you become part of the team. Take on the treacherous sea and brave a raging volcano to catch your nemesis and solve the mystery. The journey will lead you through 200 brand new jewel boards as you unearth ancient wonders and discover the secret behind the elusive Sapphire Dragon in Jewel Quest 6.

This special collector’s edition of Jewel Quest: The Sapphire Dragon includes 40 Bonus Jewel Boards, a Strategy Guide, Concept Art, Wallpapers & a Screensaver.

Jewel Quest: The Sapphire Dragon Collector’s Edition is available immediately as a $13.99 digital download exclusively through Macgamestore.com. A free trial version allows users to download and try the game for 60 minutes before a purchase is required.

System Requirements: Intel Mac with Mac OS X 10.5 or later, 1 GB RAM, and 128 MB video ram.

“Our patented product includes advanced features within an incredibly easy-to-use device,” said Raj Jain, Managing Director of CWD. “We’ve customized every facet of ERA with the functionality and technology that today’s tech-savvy parents expect. With an intuitive user interface, parents will be amazed at how simple it is to use.” said Jain.

When parents view their baby doing something memorable on the ERA they don’t have to scramble for a camera. They can capture photos and video of their child right from the parent unit. And with more frames per second and a higher data transfer rate, the resulting video and images are vibrant and smooth. The photos and videos are saved to an included micro SD card for easy uploading and sharing.

Another unique feature to ERA is more than 6 hours of battery life with an energy-efficient, power-save mode. With superb performance and value, ERA is unquestionably a significant addition to the digital video baby monitor market. ERA will be available for advanced online purchase in February 2012.

The SOP is automatically generated and populated with all inputted EPC content related to procedures, and centrally stored in the EPC repository allowing it to be systematically versioned and subject to all approval cycles. Additionally, if any procedure, process or related information (role, rule, doc, control, etc.) is changed within EPC that relates to the SOP, the document automatically marks itself as “outdated” and sends a notification email to subscribers. “The automated monitoring feature of the SOP module bridges the gap between ongoing process management and procedural associated documents, and is a great aid for compliance purposes, which constantly require up to date information,” says Corey Lynch Business Improvement and Compliance Manager of Rema Tip Top.

The process orientated approach to SOPs provides users with the benefit of visual maps within the documentation and provides context as to when to apply the correct step-by-step text based procedures. The maps are intuitively and intelligently laid-out across multiple pages, by-passing page breaks by auto-shifting objects to the next page, and inserting inter-page connectors (IPC) for fluid and continuous reading. Additionally, the documents are enhanced by EPC’s full rich text editor which supports bullets, tables and even embedded images, allowing instructional images or supporting diagrams to be included alongside procedures.

The new module produces detailed, professional and printable SOPs, similar to industry standards, ideal for employee training material and user guides. These documents focus on how work is done, and are designed to be easily readable and simplified for end user employees. SOPs are a vital part of every business, and even mandatory by many compliance programs, but are time consuming projects that pose significant challenges to companies to create, approve, distribute, revise and maintain; EPC 7.3 reduces this strain on an organization and increases the overall value achieved from their efforts.

Some requirements are needed for the application to run successfully. First of all, the application must be installed on a computer running a Windows operating system. Secondly, the computer that the application is installed on must be on the same subnet as the BACnet IP device to be monitored or tested. Lastly, the BACnet IP device being monitored or tested must have objects of types:

• analog input/output/value
• binary input/output/value
• multi-state input/output/value

Upon successful download, a user manual will pop up automatically to explain on its general operation, instructions and Frequently Ask Questions. If this application is being used on a trial basis, the notification banner will display the “Trial Version Active” message. The Trial Version limits the user to monitor a maximum of 3 BACnet objects.

To mark the release of this exciting new mode, Z8Games will be hosting events through February 5^thin which players can earn new weapons and items, just for playing. For current players, the update will download automatically upon launching Cross Fire.

The electricity-infused alien, Xeno, has landed. Under its leadership, Mutants everywhere are now united towards the goal of conquering Earth!  To combat the alien threat, an elite squad of super Commandos armed with dual Kukri’s and a no fear attitude has risen up. Play as either Xeno or Commando in the new Hero Mode X and earn three new ribbons to show off on your profile as a symbol of your participation in Earth’s final battle! Hero Mode X debuts with two maps: the multi-level “Mansion”, and the gritty, suburban “Rooftops”.
The Hero Mode X update also includes six new weapons: a Remington 870 shotgun, an RX4 Storm assault rifle, a tiger-striped AWM sniper rifle, a camo-skinned QBZ95, and an MG3 machine gun with an alternate gold-skin variant. These weapons are available via the in-game Store and Black Market.

Cross Fire is a free online military first-person shooter for the PC platform. It includes a military ranking system, in-game friends lists, an integrated clan system, deep character customization options and social media integration via the Cross Fire website. More MAPS. More GUNS. More MODES. More HEADSHOTS. Join millions of players online today in the ultimate military FPS experience.

EXFO’s FTB test platforms now offer 3G, VPN and Wi-Fi connectivity, providing users with real-time, 24/7 access to the EXFO Apps portal, right from the field. This unmatched data connectivity to the FTB platforms provides users with real-time notifications of new test application releases as they become available. In addition, EXFO Apps users can benefit from on-the-spot training through on-demand “How-To” video capsules. Downloadable and viewable on the FTB platforms, these capsules provide field technicians with application-specific, EXFO-recommended test methods and procedures.

The exclusive applications found in EXFO Apps enable FTB platform users to work faster and smarter, with an immediate positive impact on test-routine efficiency and everyday productivity. In fact, the software applications—such as ConnectorMax and EXpert IPTV—can run simultaneously with the platform’s test modules. In addition, EXFO is the first to introduce on-demand timed trials of all test applications, allowing users to benefit from test enhancements immediately in a “try-before-you-buy” environment. All software upgrades can be automated through the EXFO Connect systems, another key element for field productivity enhancements.

“The vision behind the FTB Ecosystem is to offer our customers the right tools to help them face their biggest single challenge: controlling their operating expenses,” said Étienne Gagnon, EXFO’s Vice-President of Product Management and Marketing. “The EXFO Apps portal is another key component of the FTB Ecosystem. It enables network operators to provide their teams with value-added software applications that boost their on-field productivity.”

Two new features in Clipboard Magic 5 can greatly help with this problem. In the new version, clips can now be assigned a short descriptive label to make particular clips easier to find in a long list. Users can now also color-code clips to quickly visually organize the clips into different types.

Previous versions of Clipboard Magic allowed users to translate the text labels into their own language. A big problem though was that text of multi-byte languages such as Chinese, Japanese and Russian did not show up properly in the clip list display grid. With the complete Unicode support added to version 5, the display grid now fully supports all multi-byte languages. The new backup and restore features enable recovering important clip data after a hard drive crash and help facilitate switching to another computer.

Clipboard Magic can greatly improve the productivity of those that spend a lot of time cutting and pasting repetitive text. By default any plain text copied to the Windows Clipboard is automatically stored in Clipboard Magic. The text can range from a single line to several pages. At the click of the mouse any item in the stored clip list is automatically copied back to the Windows Clipboard allowing you to paste the text in any document or web form. Features include text drag and drop between other Windows applications, search and replace, series paste hotkeys and clip sorting. Clipboard Magic also has multi-language capabilities.

Clipboard Magic runs on Windows ME, XP, 2003 Server, Vista, 2008 Server and Windows 7. Clipboard Magic is free and contains no adware or spyware.

“Many people receive or purchase new expensive items and neglect to inform their broker and update their policies,” stated IBAO CEO Randy Carroll. “Items, such as expensive jewelry should to be added to your insurance policy to ensure you are properly covered in case of any future claims. You never know when a disaster may strike, but you can be prepared with an up to date home inventory.”

IBAO encourages home owners to perform a thorough home inventory update of their contents and review it with their broker. The MyInsuranceShopper Know Your Stuff® inventory tool makes this process convenient, by allowing consumers to store and update their details and within the digital space. Include a list of contents, a brief description or photograph and an estimate of the replacement value of each item. Consider making a video of your rooms, cupboards and shelves and store it off-site.

“A home inventory will help you itemize your property if you need to make a claim, and it is a good way to test if your overall policy limits are adequate,” added Carroll.

IBAO wants to remind Ontarians that it is common practice for policies that cover personal property, to have special limits on the amount that will be covered for specific items, or items within specific categories. If you require the full replacement or market value to be insured, you will have to arrange for additional insurance and pay the appropriate premiums.

“Knowing the value of the contents of your home is vital to being properly insured,” added Carroll. “Your broker can help you find the tools and resources you need.”

Editor’s Note: There is a wide variety of home and business inventory software or services available in addition to the one listed above. If you have stuff, insure it. If you have stuff, inventory it. I’m not recommending or endorsing any of these programs or services, but they are something that you should all look into – simply search online for home inventory tools.

]]> http://www.villagegamer.net/2012/02/02/brokers-launch-new-home-inventory-tool/feed/ 0 http://www.villagegamer.net/2012/02/01/acd-systems-introduces-new-addition-to-product-family/ http://www.villagegamer.net/2012/02/01/acd-systems-introduces-new-addition-to-product-family/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:15:42 +0000 Tami http://www.villagegamer.net/?p=23642 ACD Systems Inc. has announced its new antivirus software, acdONE Antivirus + Total Security. The new addition to ACD Systems’ product family is intended to guard the user’s system, protecting valuable assets such as photos, documents and videos from e-threats such as viruses, worms, malware and spam. Along with this new product offering, ACD Systems has dramatically discounted many of their products. The company is also offering limited-time deals on product bundles, giving customers a chance to further their savings even more.

“We are committed to making high-end photo editing and management software used by professional photographers available to the avid amateur,” said Doug Vandekerkhove, Founder and CEO of ACD Systems. “These price cuts allow anyone to take advantage of the benefits of our software by offering it at a fraction of the price of other professional quality options. And when combined with our new antivirus software, we can promise increased security of the valuable assets managed by our other products.”

acdONE Antivirus + Total Security will protect all digital assets via live, virtualized, and behavior-based detection. Top features of acdONE include Active Virus Control, a virtualized browser, vulnerability scanner, and Antispam. These features protect against phishing, blocking websites supporting various scams or credit card fraud attempts, as well as file encryption, which enables users to secure confidential files in an encrypted vault. It is available for an introductory price of $34.99 for one PC computer for one year, or $39.99 for three PC computers for one year.

ACDSee Pro 5, ACD Systems’ premium solution for photo editing and management, is now available at a price of $99.99, down from the original MSRP of $239.99, a savings of over 58%. ACDSee 14, their product targeted at sophisticated amateur photographers, is now available at a price of $49.99, down from the MSRP of $79.99. There are no changes to the products; they still incorporate the company’s patented technology and user-focused design which have made ACDSee the product of choice for over 50 million users worldwide.

ACDSee Pro 5 and ACDSee 14 are each being offered in bundles with ACD Systems’ new utility products, acdVIDEO Converter and acdONE Antivirus + Total Security. For example, ACDSee Pro 5 and acdVIDEO Converter, with a combined MSRP of $269.98, are being offered together for a price of $119.99. ACDSee 14 and acdVIDEO Converter, with a combined MSRP of $109.98, are being offered for the reduced price of $69.99.

Other standalone product price reductions include ACDSee Photo Editor 2008, Foto Slate 4 Photo Print Studio, as well as the acdVIDEO Converter and acdONE Antivirus + Total Security products.

Dark Incursion is a side scrolling “Metroidvania” style game with a vivid steam punk art style using eye-popping pixel art combined with the stereoscopic 3D that will literally make the action jump off the screen. It takes place in an alternate reality in the late 1800′s, amidst an industrial revolution and a world war. Play as Anya, one of the few who knows about a secret bunker where scientists have been attempting to bio-engineer their own soldiers, hoping to turn the tide in war.

In Dark Incursion, players have a multitude of bio-engineered weapons at their disposal with which to eradicate the abominations from the city. Weapon and ability upgrades will get more powerful the deeper players get and the more advanced the monsters become.

Can Anya complete her mission before the allied forces enter the city and mistakenly allow these creatures to escape?

Key features of Wave Payroll include:

• Incredibly fast and easy-to-use platform
• A full suite of impressive payroll features — including direct deposit — set at a low, easy-to-understand price
• Ideal for small businesses, families, the self-employed, solo entrepreneurs and others who have been neglected in the past by traditional payroll software
• Easy accounting integration – Wave Payroll and Wave Accounting work together seamlessly to simplify every step of small business finances

Wave Payroll also keeps track of vacation time, records of employment, overtime, payroll reminders and ensures compliance for all government withholding and remittances. Additionally, the platform is 100% online and compatible with any computer with an Internet connection and standard browser. All platform features are available for $3 per employee per payroll, with discounts for companies with 10 or more employees.

“After helping tens of thousands of Canadian small business owners run their businesses with Wave Accounting, we’re very happy to continue making their work easier with Wave Payroll,” said Kirk Simpson, CEO of Wave Accounting. “Traditional payroll software is costly and complicated for average users. With Wave Payroll, we wanted to offer an easy, all-inclusive platform with none of the nickel-and-dime nonsense of typical payroll applications.”

Lead developer Sean Walberg created SmallPayroll.ca, the precursor to Wave Payroll, when he saw no viable payroll solution for families who employed nannies or home-care workers. He created a simple, intuitive platform that could easily be used by people who had zero familiarity with running payroll. After acquiring Small Payroll in Fall 2011, Wave enhanced several key components of the existing platform to be able to launch Wave Payroll today.

Wave Payroll is now available for all Canadian-based businesses except Quebec, which is coming soon. The U.S. edition is set to launch in mid-2012. Customers can sign up for a free account at WavePayroll. There is no cost until the first payroll is run.

“We are excited to offer this new avenue for our TVO viewers to enjoy our exclusive high quality content,” says TVO’s commissioning editor Jane Jankovic. “Now TVO viewers can watch many of their favourite documentaries anywhere and anytime on their iPad.”

In Lone Twin, filmmaker Anna Van der Wee asks the question: what happens when one twin dies? Having lost her fraternal twin brother in a tragic accident at age 20, Van der Wee takes audiences deep into the fascinating world of twins by revealing what twins can teach us about ourselves and our search for the perfect soul mate. Lone Twin is a moving journey into the nature of solitude, togetherness and the universal search for wholeness.

The TVO Docstudio App lets users view a selection of award-winning and critically acclaimed Canadian documentaries in HD from their iPad. The app also features an up-to-date look at the TVO broadcast schedule, and features a social component that allows users to share what they are watching with their friends and family via email, Facebook or Twitter.

The TVO Docstudio App is available for free from the App Store on iPad.

mpengo Ltd. offers a suite of electronic tools created for people with businesses that require desk work to be done on-site. Created for the iPad™ and iPhone™, mpengo Ltd. apps allow users to effectively perform their work electronically and on-the-spot with clients, staff, trades, and suppliers. These apps change the way business is conducted. Instead of bringing work back to the office, the office can now be brought to work – moving traditional office tasks directly to the work site.

With mpengo Quotes, it’s easy to prepare a detailed estimate of the work required, with quantities, labor rates, unit costs and measures, and prepare a quote from the estimate complete with customizable or standard contractual phrases for any business. And mpengo Ltd.’s Signature Capture provides the ability to confirm agreements immediately. For insurance adjusters or those who work in restoration, mpengo Quotes can help by creating Scope of Work documents, making it easy to assess and record property loss.

mpengo Quotes makes the work easier by providing standardized pricing across quotes, and allows calculation of the client price from estimates. With integrated email, completed proposed quotations or confirmed agreements can be sent to clients, the office, or partners. This work can also be exported to our companion product, mpengo Project, to manage and control the costs of the new project.

The Year of the Dragon edition features an intricate laser-etched engraving on an aircraft-grade aluminum fused onto a durable, lightweight, soft-coated polycarbonate frame. It showcases an ultra-light, ultra-thin form, adorned with a unique, decorative design that captures the spirit of the Dragon within the Sh?ngxiào Chinese Zodiac.

This limited edition possesses the same features that are expected from all iSkin premium cases, including a flash guard that eliminates glare when using the built-in flash of the iPhone in dark environments, and an ultra-clear front screen film that adds yet another level of protection to the front of your iPhone 4/4S.

Presta sports a stylish touchscreen interface, comes with a free trial from App World and is supported on all BlackBerry models with OS 5.0 or better, including OS 7. The touchscreen capabilities allow owners of touchscereen BlackBerry models like the Torch 9800/9810 and the BlackBerry Bold 9900 to perform all frequently-used actions with just a tap on their smartphone’s screen. Presta also boasts full two-way sync with the BlackBerry native tasks subsystem ensuring that any to-dos entered externally are accessible from Presta as well.

While in itself not a complete implementation of David Allen’s Getting Things Done® like Karta Mobile’s flagship application Viira and the GTD Outlook solution the Viira Outlook Suite, Presta focuses on a core subset of the principles of GTD to provide a workflow that is often referred to as “GTD lite”. Presta comes to the rescue of many people who are looking for ways to effectively stay organized without the complexity of feature-rich productivity apps or the learning curve often associated with time-management solutions.

Userful MultiSeat enables schools and businesses to deploy over twice as many computers for the same cost, while enabling multiple users to use different applications at the same time from one host computer, each with their own monitor, keyboard and mouse. The HP t200 provides the capability to connect multiple stations to a single host PC such as the HP ms6200 directly over USB for close proximity computing environments without the need for a LAN, or install computer stations in multiple rooms using a single host PC with each station connected over Ethernet.

Userful MultiSeat enables schools to quickly deploy large numbers of computer stations for a very low cost, whether in the classroom, computer lab, or school library. It is easy to set up, use and maintain, and provides teachers with the tools they need to give their students a high quality computer-based education. It dramatically reduces electricity use, paying for the computers in power savings alone in 4 years or less, and reduces environmental heat, noise and pollution at the same time. It also enables schools to reinvest by starting new computer labs with the computers recovered as a result of a MultiSeat computing upgrade.

“The HP t200 thin client combined with Userful MultiSeat software provides the highest performance shared computing solution available on the market today,” said Tim Griffin, President of Userful. “The HP t200′s support of both Ethernet and USB provides the flexibility to position stations far away from the host computer, or operate without a LAN, making it a very compelling solution for many use cases.”

More than 50,000 schools worldwide are already using Userful MultiSeat to provide millions of students with computer access. Userful has proven to be the computer solution of choice for governments with digital inclusion mandates to provide school age children with computer access, on limited budgets. Countries such as Brazil, who have already successfully deployed over 500,000 Userful computer stations to schools in every municipality, have shown that with the combined cost savings of Userful MultiSeat, Linux, and open source software, it is feasible to provide every student with a comprehensive education using computers, regardless of whether they live in a city or a remote indigenous village with little infrastructure. The Brazilian Ministry of Education has reported saving 60% in up-front costs, and 80% in annual power savings as compared to their previous PC-per-station solutions.

Every ministry of education worldwide is eligible for a free 90 day pilot so that educators can easily experience first hand the high performance, and ease of use of the solution. Support for Ethernet and up to 15 stations per PC is currently available for evaluation purposes. Commercial support starting Q2 2012. An update to support more than 15 stations per PC will follow.

Created in collaboration with merchants, the focus of this release is on user efficiency, location awareness, and real-time information. Businesses can now access real-time transaction reporting with daily, weekly, and month-to-date sales keeping merchants on top of their business. Each transaction is tagged with the location of the sale, so merchants and their customers can see their transactions on a map, right on their mobile device. This gives small businesses a new set of business intelligence to improve their sales and also increase security.

Payfirma also updated the app to support multiple languages, starting with French. If the operating language is set to French on an iPhone or iPad, Payfirma’s app will be automatically rendered in French. This makes the app easier for the French Canadian market and also prepares the app for international expansion.

Research and development has already started for the next version to support the emerging NFC standards and the EMV payments standard, which is popular in Canada and European markets.

Until now, entrepreneurs wanting to create an app have come up against the barriers of expensive development fees or the need to learn how to program. Andromo addresses both issues. With over 700,000 Android devices being activated each day, having an app is no longer a luxury but a necessity for businesses wanting to stay competitive.

Andromo’s interactive map feature is ideal for companies looking to use apps for advertising and promotional purposes. For instance, a neighborhood coffee shop owner could mark the shop’s location on a map, and direct app users to their location from wherever they might be. Chain businesses, including retailers and restaurants, can also benefit since there is no limit to the number of addresses that can be plotted on the map.

Andromo users can add interactive maps to their apps by simply adding this feature from a list and then typing in their location’s full address. With a few mouse clicks, users can also personalize the appearance of their app and add other advanced features such as RSS feeds (Twitter, Facebook, WordPress, Blogger etc), websites, photos and more. Andromo then generates a customized, professional Android app that can be shared with their customers.

“People love the high-quality app they’re able to make with Andromo,” says Andromo founder Colin Adams. “Quality is especially important to the small business owners who use our service. They don’t want a generic app that is just ‘okay’ and makes them look amateur. They want a slick app that represents exactly who they are and allows them to effectively communicate news to their customers.”

While still in beta release, 21,285 Andromo members have already started work on 18,638 Android apps. The free service is producing market-tested apps for businesses of all sizes – today.

The DLC includes four songs:

• Bollywood’s “Katti Kalandal”
• Love Letter’s “Why Oh Why”
• Sweat Invaders’ “Skin to Skin”
• Snap’s “The Power”

This DLC pack will become downloadable on January 31st for Kinect and February 1st for Wii and is rated E for Everyone by the ESRB.

“Fotobounce now provides the most comprehensive and secure way to manage and enjoy your photos with friends and family across all major operating systems on the desktop and on mobile devices,” says Applied Recognition President Ray Ganong. “We will continue to add features for managing and sharing your photos with privacy as the key driving principle.”

Privacy with Chinese language support are delivered with Fotobounce v3.7. Anyone wishing to manage their photos using Chinese can do so easily with this latest release. These photos can then be shared securely with friends and family members in China and around the world. Now that the first non-English language (Chinese Simplified) has been enabled, Fotobounce plans to add new languages in 2012 including: Japanese, Korean, German, French and Spanish.

In addition to its Chinese language support, Fotobounce v3.7 contains several enhancements to the tagging process that saves time, as well as many stability improvements. With the Fotobounce Viewer streaming photos directly from the desktop library to the mobile device, there are significant advantages over other photo sharing applications.

Streaming ensures users always have their latest photos at their fingertips. It also saves time and reduces the user’s home network bandwidth usage since there is no need to sync photos to a cloud service or to the mobile device itself. Most importantly, the Viewer’s direct streaming protects a user’s privacy should the mobile device be lost, ensuring private family and other personal photos are not exposed to an unauthorized viewer. Connections between the Fotobounce Viewer and the user’s desktop Fotobounce library are secured with SSL encryption to protect against interception of private photos.

The Viewer app is available at Apple iTunes™, Google Android market, Amazon Android market, and  Blackberry App World market. The Fotobounce desktop software for Windows, Mac and Ubuntu is available via the download page on their web site.

Version 7 is the world’s first automated application that allows customers to broadcast their message over as many as 13 channels (whether it’s email, fax, SMS, Twitter or others), all from a single solution. The convenience and efficiency of SimplyCast’s existing software has already won it thousands of customers in 175 countries. In releasing the most extensive software upgrade in its history, SimplyCast now offers both beginners and experienced marketers more tools on a single platform and greater pricing flexibility than any other automated marketing service.

“Marketing automation is changing rapidly and with the launch of SimplyCast Version 7.0, businesses can finally have every tool they need in one user account,” said Saeed El-Darahali, president and CEO of SimplyCast. “By enhancing and adding key features to every part of the application, clients can now use the power of 13 different marketing channels using one user subscription.”

The numerous upgrades include SimplyCast’s new Epic Free 5,000 credits plan. This feature allows every registered user to send up to 5,000 emails, 50 faxes, 5 SMS messages and use a Twitter automation tool and signup form creation tool free each month. It was created not only to introduce automated marketing to small companies looking to get noticed, but also to help struggling businesses hit by the global downturn. The Epic Free plan is also ideal for non-profit organizations as they can spread their message via multiple forms of communication at no cost.

The other upgrades featured in Version 7.0 include a press release submission tool, A/B split testing, the option to create custom packages, and a social media bar to easily share campaigns. When users need to upgrade their plan, they have the choice to select the extras they want to pay for. There is also a managed service option that provides a hands free approach to marketing, where everything is done on behalf of the client by the SimplyCast team for $99/month.

The tablet-ready application also includes feature upgrades to the Twitter marketing service to improve follower growth, the option to sign into a user account through Twitter or Facebook and integration with PayPal for International clients.

Setting up an e-mail server requires many small decisions with high potential for configuration errors. CanIt 8.0.12 identifies unexpected problems (for example, errors communicating with LDAP servers or back-end SMTP servers). These problems are logged in the Web interface. If they are severe enough, administrators are e-mailed nightly.

In addition to the monitoring feature, CanIt can now inspect ZIP files. Spammers are using ZIP archives to deliver phishing attacks and this new feature allows filename extension rules are applied to filenames found within zip archives as well as directly within the email.

CanIt Archiver adds two major new features: You can now reply to an archived message from within the CanIt web interface and CanIt Archiver can now import existing archives in mbox or .pst format.

CanIt Archiver, “The Uninterruptible Email Supply”, is a highly-configurable email archiving solution focused on email continuity.  CanIt Archiver ensures that email is accessible in the event of a mail server outage and queues email to ensure that it is delivered when mail service is restored.  CanIt Archiver is also available as a Hosted Email Archiving Service.

CanIt 8.0.12 is available as:

* CanIt-PRO, an anti-spam software solution suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.
* CanIt-Domain-PRO, spam filtering software for MSPs to host anti-spam for their customers.
* Hosted CanIt, a fully outsourced, hosted anti-spam service.
* CanIt Archiver, email archiving software.
* Hosted CanIt Archiver, a fully outsourced, hosted email archiving service.

“We’re very interested in work-flow efficiencies that no software company is solving well, or at all,” says Cameron Peters, CEO and Founder of Trilogy Software. “By leveraging new technologies such as .NET and Optical Character Recognition (OCR), we’re able to bring a new level of productivity to tax accountants, where source document management is one of the largest challenges faced by a firm.”

This is the first software product from Cameron Peters’ new technology startup in Calgary; Cameron has spent the last 20 years in the Canadian accounting industry creating innovative new solutions for professional tax preparers, with companies like Cantax, Greenpoint and Intuit Canada & U.K.

DoxCycle trial versions can be downloaded from the product’s site. The production licensed version is also now available on the website.

DoxCycle allows tax professionals to gather and manage thousands of client documents through many sources: scanning, attachments from email, and dragging / dropping from folders. Features include the categorization of over 62 T-Slips and forms, DoxZoom, TaxLink, and Stamps / Annotations.

For Intuit Canada’s ProFile T1 users, DoxCycle also includes the introduction of a new EZ-OCR feature that automatically populates tax return software data recognized on field level OCR (T4 slips supported).

“We have taken a key recommendation of the federal government’s Task Force on Financial Literacy – a self-assessment tool – to heart and evolved it considerably with the creation of this engaging interactive game,” says Investor Education Fund (IEF) President Tom Hamza. “Self-assessment is an important first step to education, and it won’t happen unless we reach people with something that captures their interest and makes financial literacy appealing and relevant.” While the Task Force recommended a self-assessment tool, IEF has not only done this but has gone above and beyond the objective by creating a game that provides direct interaction with Canadians about their knowledge of financial concepts through an interactive game. It appeals to their competitive nature and comes in a package that is fun and appealing.

The Cranial Cash Clash is an extensive online and mobile game released for Apple iOS, Google Android and available on our website to help Canadians assess how much they really need to learn about money. The fun and educational “stump-em” multiple-answer questions test players’ knowledge on a wide range of financial topics in such categories or “episodes” as Debt Drama, Quest to Invest, Scam Exam, Saving for School and Investment Shopping. The game features eight “episodes” that tackle financial topics like spending, saving, investing, debt, financial fraud, financial planning, Registered Retirement Savings Plans (RRSPs) and retirement planning. Players compete to score cranial points, which IEF believes will challenge Canadians to raise their scores – and improve their financial knowledge.

The game features provide help to money-challenged players, including “brain boosters”, which are helpful hints that offer the player a guiding hand when needed. It is designed to be fun, and players can also “clash” with their friends and family and see how they rank against them and the global community. A benefit of the game is that each answer is explained and tips are bountiful.

Mr. Hamza says “Canadians have radically changed the way they accumulate debt and save, and the change isn’t good. This game is designed to help people self-assess their financial knowledge and then help them learn about these topics on the most extensive financial literacy site in Canada.”

The Cranial Cash Clash “connects the world of financial literacy with the practical application of financial knowledge in the average Canadian household,” says Hamza. “If we want to make a significant change, we have to develop a tool that is interesting on its own. Then people will use it and start to take steps to address their shortfall in knowledge or action. That’s what this game will do.”

The Cranial Cash Clash will be rolled out to coincide with RRSP and tax season, with specific promotions at several Ontario Hockey League (OHL) games.

PluralEyes for FCP X went through an extensive public beta before its release with thousands of editors putting the software through its paces. Photography Bay reviewed the PluralEyes for FCP X beta release, commenting on its ability to better handle real-world sync projects, “…syncing multiple takes to a single audio clip is a challenge in FCP X, but is something that the new PluralEyes beta shreds through easily.” The full Photography Bay review can be viewed at its website.

PluralEyes for FCP X Pricing and Upgrades:

* PluralEyes for FCP X is available today for 149.00 USD.
* Existing PluralEyes for FCP customers can upgrade to PluralEyes for FCP X free of charge.
* FCP X editors can test-drive the new release by downloading a 30-day trial version.

“At TELUS, we believe technology can be a powerful tool to help everyone who wants to take charge of their health and adopt a healthy lifestyle,” said Paul Lepage, senior vice-president, TELUS Health Solutions. “Studies show that the use of mobility significantly increases the success rates of participants wishing to improve their lifestyle. With the Help me Quit! and 30mobile applications, participants can take action to improve their lifestyles while enjoying all the benefits of mobility. This is one more step in our journey to help modernize health care in Canada through innovative technologies.”

Participants of the Quit to Win! Challenge and anyone who downloads the Help me Quit! application can create a group of supporters who can then cheer them on through the process. Participants can also share their victories and their struggles with supporters who in turn can send messages congratulating and encouraging them.

The 30mobile application for the 5?30 Health and Wellness Challenge tracks the physical activity of participants to evaluate and assess the results of their efforts. Whether as part of sports or daily activities, the integrated pedometer can calculate the number of calories burned, the distance and duration of the activity. Starting March 1^st and continuing throughout the 5?30 Health and Wellness Challenge participants will also receive daily messages of encouragement to help them stay focused on their resolution and achieve their health goals.

“At ACTI-MENU, we believe that every person can have a significant influence on their health and quality of life by adopting preventive behaviors and making good choices in terms of their lifestyle,” says Dr. Louis Gagnon, co-president of ACTI-MENU. “We are thrilled about our partnership with TELUS, a company that shares this vision. These two new applications are additional tools that will help Canadians take charge of their health.”

Network principal partners Derik Murray and Paul Gertz are also the producers behind the acclaimed Muhammad Ali documentary Facing Ali, directed by Pete McCormack and shortlisted for an Academy Award in 2010.

The prolific Canadian production company has earned an international reputation for creating original content for a worldwide audience. Among its many productions, Network broke new ground with 2004′s Making the Cut series, the first time that reality television was partnered with a professional sports league, the National Hockey League.

Murray and Gertz have again teamed up with director McCormack for I Am Bruce Lee, and joined forces with Bruce Lee Enterprises and Lee’s daughter Shannon Lee, in the executive producer’s chair. Featuring the very best footage of Bruce’s motion pictures and rare archival footage and photos provided by Bruce’s family, the film gives us access to rarely viewed Lee interviews and home movies —offering a close-up look at the man whose wit was as rapid-fire as his martial arts moves.

“Our goal was to bring Bruce Lee and his dynamic personality to life in a way never experienced before, and we were able to achieve this with amazing content and our dynamic cast,” says Network founder Derik Murray. “You will laugh, you will cry, and you will walk out of the theater inspired by the spirit of the remarkable Bruce Lee.”

Murray says response to the I Am Bruce Lee trailer — which shot to No. 1 this week on iTunes — has been off the charts. The film’s cast includes UFC President Dana White who calls Lee the “Father of Mixed Martial Arts,” NBA superstar Kobe Bryant, boxing champions Manny Pacquiao and Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini, UFC stars Jon Jones, Cung Le, Stephan Bonnar and Gina Carano, actor and star of the hit show ‘Modern Family’ Ed O’Neill, Academy Award Nominated actor Mickey Rourke, the Black Eye Peas’ Taboo, Bruce Lee’s daughter Shannon Lee and his wife Linda Lee Cadwell, as well as martial arts legends like Dan Inosanto, Bob Wall and Gene LeBell.

“We’re excited to provide MaxHire customers with complete end-to-end automation with the addition of MaxHire Financials,” said Peter Blitz, CEO of MaxHire. “Our goal is to provide staffing firms with one integrated solution so including functionality to allow firms to manage commission calculations, payroll, invoicing, timesheets and expense reporting was a clear path for us.”

By listening to feedback from current and prospective customers, MaxHire realized that people wanted a solution that would automate the full recruiting and staffing lifecyle from business development to invoicing customers. Adding Financials to the existing MaxHire product will help recruiting and staffing firms reduce costly mistakes, eliminate duplicate data entry and cut down on the time it takes for recruiters get paid, all problems associated with using disconnected software from multiple vendors.

MaxHire Financials will be fully integrated with popular back office accounting software like QuickBooks and Microsoft Dynamics so that financial workflows will be completely automated. The software has been built to support complex permanent and contract commission plans so that firms do not need to purchase a separate specialized commissions program. MaxHire Financials is easy to use for both employees and customers and since it is built right into MaxHire, recruiters and account managers will be able to see live revenue and commission totals from their MaxHire dashboards.

Developed in partnership with Logiag, an agri-environmental specialist company, FM PRO 360 includes the valuable field and crop record management tools that are already available as part of Field Manager PRO. The GIS capability shows aerial images of fields so producers can map and compare their yields.

“Our new Field Manager PRO 360 software is another example of FCC’s commitment to helping producers succeed through innovative technology,” says Glen Kroeker, Director, FCC Management Software. “The GIS feature will help producers see their operation in a new light, and save them time and effort while assessing their fields.”

Adding GIS capability gives producers the complete picture they need of their operation through geo-referenced data. This data can then be used to map yields, apply variable rates for fertilizer, and display soil test results.

“What’s great about FM PRO 360 is that producers see high resolution satellite images of their operation,” says Kroeker. “They can look at their entire field with layers of data and specific details, which really helps when they’re evaluating current yield, or planning for next year.”

Another feature is that it can import GIS, variable rate and other data directly from various equipment manufacturers. These features will allow all information to be readily available in a single system.

As Canada’s leading agriculture lender, FCC is advancing the business of agriculture. With a healthy portfolio of more than $22 billion and 19 consecutive years of portfolio growth, FCC is strong and stable – committed to serving the industry through all cycles. FCC provides financing, insurance, software, learning programs and other business services to producers, agribusinesses and agri-food operations. FCC employees are passionate about agriculture and committed to the success of customers and the industry.

OneDesk’s cloud-based co-creation & management suite combines Product, Project and Requirements Management, Roadmapping, Issue and Defect Tracking, Social Media Monitoring & Engagement, Customer Feedback Collection & Control, Idea/Innovation Vetting & Scoring and Customer Service/Help Desk Management. With the ability to integrate with enterprise applications such as Salesforce, SAP, Oracle, and NetSuite (to name but a few), OneDesk further expands the solution’s unique collaborative power and flexibility.

“OneDesk’s unified cross-functional environment allows companies to quickly adapt the application suite to the unique processes within their organization,” said Derek Gold, Vice President of Product Marketing at OneDesk Inc. “With the launch of the new API, our customers will benefit from a vibrant social product development ecosystem that will extend the platform’s agility and reach.”

OneDesk’s new public API allows for even more flexibility, control and automation over the product development process. It also enhances usability and increases functionality for its users. With OneDesk’s API, third party developers can leverage the company’s social product development platform to create an end-to-end collaborative environment, which ultimately helps increase visibility, productivity, and streamlines product workflows.

These mobile applications are compatible with the Borealis IMS, the social responsibility and environmental performance software that makes it possible for employees to work off-line and paperless wherever they operate around the globe.

“When working in the desert or in the jungle in extreme conditions, network access is frequently difficult. Our partners have experienced this problem with connectivity on a repeated basis. We developed these new applications in collaboration with them to further facilitate their work” said the Chief Technology Officer, Philippe Hammond.

“Companies in the mining, oil & gas fields have been taking advantage of our social responsibility and environmental performance software Borealis IMS for more than five years. Thanks to our new applications, they will continue to do so with greater autonomy” explained the president, Jules Paquette.

Based on Web technologies, the Borealis IMS is the only software that provides a proven solution that can meet the social and environmental challenges facing the extractive industry.

In addition to providing timely access to existing information on a given project, Borealis IMS mobile applications and the new Borealis iPAD application both allow access to remote field data. There are many advantages for businesses:

• increased productivity of field crews
• integrated photography and GPS locations
• direct uploading of digital reports
• remote access to system software
• Borealis IMS data synchronization when network becomes available

In addition to the offered flexibility, Borealis has ensured that its new applications can be used in compliance with company policies relating to corporate security. Mindful of the need to be particularly careful when working with sensitive information online, Borealis has equipped its new applications with a host of safeguards to ensure data security such as password policies, encryption, secure connections, as well as a new function to automatically delete data collected on mobile devices if lost or stolen.

“Borealis is recognized internationally for its pioneering products and services in social responsibility management and environmental performance. Because of in depth experience acquired on-site, we continue to innovate and improve our offer for the benefit of our customers, “says Jules Paquette.

• mobile Tee Time Confirmations (2-way automated confirmations)
• mobile Tee Time Bookings
• mobile Web App that can be created by the golf course in minutes
• mobile Golf Pro to give tips on how to play each hole
• mobile Marketing platform (text message marketing)

“We are extremely pleased be able to officially launch the m-Caddy mobile suite in time for the PGA Show and to be working with some of the leading Tee Time Reservation software companies in the industry”, said Barry Forth, President and Co-Founder of Sports Mobile Strategies.  “As a golf course owner myself, I have seen firsthand what the m-Caddy can do to help a golf course minimize no-shows, which cost golf courses tens of thousands of dollars each year .”

Through a full integration with tee time reservation software, the m-Caddy mobile tee time confirmation system speaks directly with the tee sheet of the golf course and sends an automated text message to golfers 24 hours in advance of their tee time, prompting them to reply with the number of confirmed golfers for their tee time.  Upon receiving the confirmed number of golfers, the m-Caddy tee time confirmation system confirms, cancels or modifies the tee time and physically removes those golfers from the tee sheet, allowing the golf course to sell the vacant tee times that would have otherwise gone unsold as no shows.  The entire process is automated and works behind the scenes in real time.

• All-new multiplayer maps to maneuver through: Jerusalem, Constantinople and Dyers
• Fan-favorite Italian Renaissance maps from Assassin’s Creed® Brotherhood to revisit: Firenze (Florence), San Donato and Siena
• All-new Trophies and Achievements to earn

The addition of six multiplayer maps introduces new gameplay opportunities through each map’s varied terrain, perches and hideouts. The new collection of Trophies and Achievements will allow players to try their hand at kills and escapes that are as impressive as they are effective.

The Mediterranean Traveler Map Pack is available for download at a price of 800 Microsoft Points on Xbox LIVE® Marketplace for Xbox 360 and $9.99 on PlayStation®Network and Windows PC.

To preview the Mediterranean Traveler Map Pack, players can download a free trial from Xbox LIVE Marketplace for Xbox 360 and PlayStation®Store. The trial will expire three days after playing the new DLC for the first time.

Virtutone has taken a leadership role in the development of web-based provisioning tools for VoIP services, allowing its customers to activate new lines within minutes instead of days or weeks. Using SNAP!, Virtutone’s customers can provision SIP lines (voice or fax ) from over 9,000 local exchanges in North America, any exchange in Australia, United Kingdom, and in over other 60 countries worldwide.

“SNAP! is an extremely advanced provisioning tool for the VoIP industry today, which allows our customers to activate new voice or fax lines in almost any area code or exchange in North America, Australia, United Kingdom and in over 60 other countries. This is especially important to companies who supply communication packages to oil and gas drilling rigs in North America. A drilling rig may be in one state for several weeks and then quickly move to another. Each move requires new telephone numbers. While it takes other VoIP providers days, or even weeks, to provision a new telephone number, Virtutone’s customers can provision voice lines themselves in just minutes, providing them a significant advantage. The development of SNAP! will help Virtutone to advance its position as a leading provider of VoIP and Fax over Internet Protocol (FoIP) to the drilling segment of the oil & gas Market as well as open up new markets that need a simple way to activate and deactivate lines and telephony features.” said Jason Allen, Virtutone’s President & Chief Executive Officer.

HootSuite University’s Higher Education Program provides professors and students free access to HootSuite Pro and HootSuite University’s online courseware in an effort to help increase student’s digital awareness and build their social media skills.

WANTED Analytics, an agency that provides real-time business intelligence for the talent marketplace, states, “Social media as a skill set, has reached new levels.” The agency claims that over the past year, the hiring demand for various social media skills has almost doubled.  Although there is an increase of available jobs, a 2011 study from ManpowerGroup found that 52% of US employers had difficulties filling jobs because candidates lacked the ‘hard’ technical skills required of today’s jobs.

Ryan Holmes, HootSuite CEO, chalks this phenomena up to the rapid changes taking place in the job market. “Three years ago, the job titles of social media manager and community manager were nonexistent, today they are the hottest, high growth roles in business,” he notes. “In preparing for the massive demand by enterprise, HootSuite is excited to be working with Newhouse School at Syracuse University, allowing each student the opportunity to receive certification through HootSuite University.”

Participation in HootSuite University’s Higher Education Program allows Newhouse students to complement the theory learned in their Newhouse social media classes with the hands-on experience of managing their own social media dashboard. “The value that Hootsuite University courseware provides to students is the opportunity to engage with the material at their own pace combined with the hands-on experience and technical skills of integrating and managing multiple social media accounts in one place,” said Dr. William J. Ward, the social media professor at Newhouse responsible for integrating the courseware into his classes.

During the 90-day program, students will have access to HootSuite University’s online courseware, which will walk them through the fundamentals of creating and managing social profiles for businesses. After completion of the course, students will have the opportunity to earn their HootSuite Certification, which publicly highlights their proficiency and provides them with recognized credentials to carry beyond their graduation.

Courseware is made available to S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University through HootSuite University’s Higher Education Program, which is currently in closed beta. For professors interested in participating, please find more information on the HootSuite web page .

The new B2B product, a multichannel platform that integrates web, customer service, print, mobile and social commerce functionality, is the world’s first ready-to-use multichannel solution based on centralized Product Content Management (PCM). This enables organizations to manage their product information in one place and consistently distribute it across multiple channels. Additionally, an integrated Order Management Module allows brands to collect and manage orders being placed across channels within a centralized hub. This not only gives them a single view of customers’ buying history and behaviours, but enables them to offer a more consistent and integrated shopping experience regardless of the channel.

Multichannel Accelerator also allows organizations to extend channel functionality as needed, such as adding more sites that introduce new products and address niche segments. This ready-to-use solution is tailored to the needs of B2B organizations by delivering tools to manage complex and even global relationships and multichannel selling in less time and at a lower cost than comparable options.

“The B2B market has yet to apply the same standards that successful B2C retailers have been utilizing to engage and interact with their customers,” said Ariel Lüdi, CEO of hybris. “While there are undoubtedly greater complexities involved for the B2B market than the B2C, the simple truth applies for both: the success of acquiring and retaining customers depends heavily on the ability to deliver exactly what the customers want. The B2B-specific version of Multichannel Accelerator drastically reduces development time for creating an online store and provides B2B companies with a feature-rich, centralized multichannel solution with faster time-to-market for new products. To deliver on customer expectations, the solution provides B2C-class marketing and merchandizing capabilities necessary to create an engaging customer experience.”

The Multichannel Accelerator platform also holds significant benefits for implementation partners. For instance, its ready-to-use framework enables partners to quickly and easily modify client projects to meet the organization’s business requirements.

For more information about hybris Multichannel Accelerator, please visit: hybris.com/multichannel-accelerator

“The objective behind our Customer Care Portal is to provide a best-in-class level of support to match our best-in-class software solution,” said Michel Besner, President and CEO at Ryma. “Not only does the Portal help customers efficiently solve technical issues, but it provides them with a wealth of information to fully leverage FeaturePlan’s features and benefits.”

The Portal also serves as a customer self-service site where FeaturePlan administrators can go to locate the technical information required to answer any support questions that customers may have. The Customer Care Portal is currently divided into three main sections:

•     Ryma University, which features how-to videos and guidebooks for getting started with our solutions.
•     A Downloads section that features the latest documentation and release notes.
•     An FAQ to quickly answer any questions you may have about our solutions.

In the coming months, more sections will be added to the portal, including pages dedicated to enhancement requests, customer Q&A forums and more.

“Ryma’s tech support team is always resourceful and efficient when it comes to resolving technical queries,” said Mike Moser, Product Manager, BMC Software. “With Ryma’s Customer Care Portal in place, we’re looking forward to accessing key product information and learning more about the features and benefits of FeaturePlan.”

Customer driven features that dominate this release include layers, simultaneous and selection tools and mobile intelligence. Business leaders around the world are demanding better and more sophisticated business intelligence tools as the market continues to grow. IDC reports, “In 2010, the BI tools market grew 11.8%, reflecting an improved economic environment and pent-up demand from 2009. The fundamental demand factors for BI software remain strong,” says Dan Vesset, program vice president, Business Analytics Solutions from IDC.

With GeoDash 2, customers can take layers to a new level with the ability to layer multiple reports, integrate multi-source data sets and easily import KML data sources.

“This release is very focused on delivering high value features to customers and puts more intelligence in their hands,” said Stephen Hayward, president of Project X Labs. ”It’s now easy for users to input multiple data sources and layer data in their visualizations. Ultimately, these tools drive business decisions and our customers will be able to easily visualize their business data either at their desk or on the go.”

“MicroStrategy is delighted to continue to partner with Project X Ltd. and now Project X Labs, as they remain focused on extending customer value on MicroStrategy exclusively,” said Sanju Bansal, MicroStrategy Chief Operating Officer.

Mobile intelligence and taking business data on the road is now delivered through integration in the HTML container and works on both Android and Apple mobile devices. This new mobile intelligence functionality means that users can dynamically interact with location business data when viewing prospective retail sites, surveying project locations or evaluating new business opportunities.

GeoDash now also includes new simultaneous tools such as SimulSearch that allows users to search multiple points of interest simultaneously allowing rich data points for analysis. As well, SimulRouting provides access to search multiple routes simultaneously.

GeoDash continues to include a Google license bundled as part of its low cost and now also includes Google Places search API integration.

You can experience GeoDash 2 for yourself and learn more about Project X Labs at MicroStrategy World 2012, taking place in Miami this January 23rd through26th.

Featuring two modes of play, automatic positioning, tap to rotate a quarter turn, and drag to position, Evil Square is for players of all ages. The game challenges the puzzle solver to visualize and experiment with the way irregular shapes, having few 90-degree angles, fit together.

Evil Square includes four puzzle packs with 20 puzzles each. Players can choose either Classic Mode or Evil Mode. In Classic Mode, players are scored by the amount of time they take to complete each puzzle. They can ask for up to three hints per puzzle, with a 30-second penalty for each hint. In Evil Mode, the puzzles are completely different, and players have a maximum of two minutes to complete each puzzle. There are no hints available in Evil Mode. In addition, players progress from puzzle to puzzle, but if they fail at any time, they are required to start over from the beginning.

The colors and shading of each 3D shape are realistic and add visual flair to gameplay. The puzzles quickly become quite challenging, requiring fitting together 5 – 12 differently shaped and sized pieces. As players reach higher levels, the playing grid increases in size, allowing for more puzzles of greater complexity. Fortunately, only the bases of each shape must fit together; the third dimension, height, does not affect gameplay.

There is a major emphasis on rectilinear thinking and visualization in modern society. Books, television screens, houses, furniture, and many mass produced objects reflect the primacy of the box and the 90-degree angle. Evil Square is a game that challenges the player to manipulate, both mentally and physically, three and four-sided shapes that do not possess the structural right angles we are accustomed to. These puzzles are difficult at higher levels, and they provide much entertainment and mental exercise.

Feature Highlights:

* Move and rotate pieces to fit perfectly into the square
* 1 touch game play
* Stunning HD graphics
* Easy, intuitive touch controls
* Hint system
* Visual progression
* Perfect for all ages
* Play for a minute or play for hours
* Evil Mode allows only 2 minutes with no hints
* Openfeint Leader boards and more

“Evil Square is a diabolical puzzle game where fitting together a few simple shapes is harder than you ever thought possible,” commented Isaac Papismado of 1 Last Try Games. “Evil Square made it to the Top 25 in two categories (Puzzle and Board) in Canada in just two days.”

Evil Square is available on iTunes for $ 0.99 USD. This game is rated 4+ and is compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad devices running iOS 4.0 or later.

Plus, Remote Desktop Manager Server operates in a high-end security environment with its own private SSL cerificate, and such it’s an ideal solution for users who demand a higher level of safety, privacy and confidentiality.

Packaged with a Remote Desktop Manager Enterprise (global license), and capable of being deployed internally or online, Remote Desktop Manager Server also features:

•     Comprehensive built-in security management
•     Client and server side caching optimization
•     A 100% compatible with SQL server data source
•     Unlimited maximum session count
•     Unlimited multi-user support
•     Support for Windows authentication
•     Support for Active Directory group management
•     Real-time connection logs
•     The ability to add session document attachments (Word, Excel, .pdf, visio, etc.)

“We know that our customers want the freedom and flexibility to share and work remotely, but not at the cost of security, performance or stability,” commented Devolutions’ CEO and founder David Hervieux. “And after many months and thousands of hours, we’re pleased to launch Remote Desktop Manager Server as the logical next step in our commitment to meeting the full-field security and integration needs of our valued customers around the world.”

A 30-day trial of Remote Desktop Manager Server (beta) is available here. The first official version is due to be released in February, 2012, and will be offered at a special introductory price.

KrangGames has included a level editor in the game, which players can unlock for $4.99. Those who unlock the editor will also gain the ability to browse levels created by other player as well as a few special bonus levels. With the unlocked level editor, players are able to create their own levels from scratch, using the exact same tools that krangGAMES used to build Eunaborb’s levels. The player can save up to three levels in the game itself, and can export/import a level code so players can share their creations. Players can submit their levels to krangGAMES for review, and every week ten outstanding player levels will be chosen and featured in-game.

For an additional $2.50, players can increase the number of available save slots from 4 to 12. Eunaborb also features an original musical score that is available for download.

Eunaborb Features:

• over 100 campaign levels
• a narrative storyline
• over 60 Challenges (Achievements)
• user-created content
• player customization
• cheats
• unlockable secret levels

Firebase Industries Ltd. is hoping to raise $5,000 over two days to help support a five person, friends and family, cycling team dedicated to completing the Ride to Conquer Cancer. All funds collected by and for the team directly supports  research at the British Columbia Cancer Agency.

The 200 mile ride takes cyclists on a two day journey (June 16th and 17th of 2012) between two metropolitan video game development hotbeds: Vancouver and Seattle. Last year 2879 cyclists entered in the event and raised a record $11.1 million for cancer research

Orbitron: Revolution for Xbox 360 is priced at 240 Microsoft Points which is approximately US$3.00 and the net revenue from each copy sold is approximately US$2.00. To reach our goal of $5,000, we have to sell at least 2500 copies of the game over the two day period.

We are counting on your kind and generous support!

About Orbitron: Revolution:

Orbitron: Revolution is a classic styled 2.5d scrolling shoot em up for the Xbox 360.  The game has been

developed on the Microsoft XNA 4.0 platform using Synapse Gaming’s Sunburn 2.0 rendering engine.  Orbitron: Revolution was entered into Microsoft’s Dream Build Play 2011 competition where it took a spot with the top 20 semi finalists from more than 200 game entries.

Orbitron: Revolution features 3 game modes:

Countdown – a wave based score attack mode that has the player racing against the clock to score as many points as they are able within a three minute time limit. Players build up points by shooting enemy droids as quickly as they can to increase their multiplier. Players need to use action strategy and choose when to release their power abilities as well as target certain enemies for maximum enemy destruction.

Guardian – protect the four Sector Ports around the Orbitron ring from laser drilling attack droids. Each Sector Port has a numeric health associated with it and when three of the four Sector Ports are destroyed the Orbitron Ring explodes.

Extra Mode – survive as long as possible with a single ship against an ever increasing spawn of enemy droids.

Additional game features include:

Full Instant Replay system for use in Countdown Mode. Players may fast forward, rewind, pause, and even select five different camera positions to view and track the action.

Ship Select where the player may choose between two visually different space craft.

Xbox Live Gold Members can add and compare their scores with others using the online high scoreboards.

Orbitron: Revolution features music by Audio Antics (Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved) and sound design by Studio X Labs (Homeworld).

•   The ability to create PDF files from 300+ different MS Windows applications that are 100% PDF compatible.
•   Convert PDF documents to Microsoft Office document formats.
•   Convert images and text from PDF and image documents to MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and other formats.
•   Secure your PDFs and control how others use them.
•   Modify and rework your PDF documents.
•   Convert Tiff documents into other formats such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Version 3 of PDF Converter Elite includes major improvements and new conversion options.  Here is a sneak peak at the brand new PCE 3:

Completely New Interface Design – PDF Converter Elite 3 features a new graphical user interface with sidebar conversion options to provide a more user-friendly experience.  The standard ribbon user interface is replaced with a toolbar which allows users to create, convert and modify PDFs right from the toolbar. The most used functions are now only one click away.

New Conversion Options – PDF Converter Elite 3 has added a PDF to Publisher conversion option for converting PDF documents into highly editable .pub files. PCE 3 also includes a batch conversion for converting multiple PDF documents at once.

Conversion Quality and Performance Improvements – Our conversion algorithm has been completely updated and improved.  PCE features further enhancements which make it work faster, better and produce a much better conversion output.

Try Before You Buy: PDF Converter Elite 3 is available for download as a 15-day free trial.

The DCS-3710/3112 box cameras offer greater lens flexibility, high resolution and flexible connectivity, making them excellent megapixel cameras for businesses looking to upgrade their current surveillance solutions. All four cameras are available now through all D-Link distribution partners.

“The D-Link DCS-6113/6112 dome cameras offer excellent value, a small footprint and full HD resolution, perfect for customer-facing interior locations such as stores, hotels and hospitals,” said Vance Kozik, director of product marketing, IP Surveillance for D-Link. “The D-Link DCS-3710/3112 box cameras feature Sony Exmor image sensors, which offer sharp megapixel resolution while still maintaining low noise performance in low light scenes.”

As a leader in IP networking(according to Gartner Market Share: Enterprise Ethernet Switches Worldwide, 2010, March 2011 Research Report), D-Link is the only company to offer small- to medium-sized businesses a complete end-to-end IP surveillance solution, and the DCS-6113/6112 and DCS-3710/3112 cameras are the newest products in the company’s line of industry-leading camera technology. All four cameras include D-ViewCAM™ video management software (VMS), a comprehensive surveillance system designed to centrally manage multiple IP cameras. The cameras are also ONVIF-compliant, the leading industry standard for the interface of IP-based physical security products, making them interoperable with a wide range of third-party VMS solutions.

Facility and IT managers currently using analog CCTV surveillance solutions require ease-of-integration and scalability as they transition to IP technology. D-Link’s unique Professional Services program provides a wealth of high-value presale, installation and post-sale support services, including access to experts who are uniquely qualified to assess a customer’s application requirements and assist with simple and complex installations, including multi-location IP surveillance installations. Security integrators can leverage Professional Services for added profitability as they develop their own IP practice.

The DCS-6113 and DCS-6112 Full HD Fixed Dome Cameras feature two megapixel, full 1080p HD resolution and H.264 compression, enabling high-quality video footage to be recorded and stored via the network, Internet or the built-in micro SD card slot. Ideal for interior locations, both cameras are equipped with a three-axis gimbal for flexible observation area adjustment, and Power over Ethernet (PoE). The DCS-6113 and DCS-6112 both support multiple video streams, each with its own independent resolution, frame rate and compression (H.264, MPEG-4 or MJPEG). The cameras also have an electronic tamper detection system that can sense whenever the camera has been redirected, defocused, blocked or spray-painted, and respond promptly with a notification. The DCS-6113 also includes built-in IR LEDs and a mechanical IR-cut filter, allowing for video capture in both dark and light environments.

The DCS-3710 and DCS-3112 HD Day and Night Network Cameras are megapixel box cameras ideal for CCTV system integrators and IT professionals looking to upgrade their current surveillance solution, supporting analog out and video motion detection. Both cameras capture HD video at resolutions of up to 1280 x 720/1280 x 1024 with frame rates up to 30 fps, and allow for multiple independent video streams, including H.264, MPEG-4 and MJPEG video. Further, both cameras incorporate Sony Exmor CMOS sensors (DCS-3710: equipped with 1/3″ Megapixel WDR Progressive Scan CMOS sensor and a 2.9-8.2 mm DC auto iris lens; the DCS-3112 is equipped with a 1/4″ 1.3 Megapixel Progressive Scan CMOS sensor and a 3.5-8 mm DC auto iris lens) for enhanced low light performance, as well as a mechanical IR-cut filter for day and night functionality. The DCS-3710 and DCS-3112 also allow for flexible connectivity with the inclusion of input and output ports, enabling connectivity to external devices such as IR sensors, switches and alarm relays. In addition, both cameras include SD card slots and an RS-485 interface, which provide connectivity to an optional pan/tilt enclosure, as well as a 12V interface offering power for an optional LED illuminator.

The DCS-3710 HD Day and Night WDR network camera is designed to capture clear video even under backlit conditions, making this the ideal camera for extreme high-contrast environments, such as lobbies, entryways and shipping docks.

The DCS-6112 ($472), DCS-6113 ($514), DCS-3710 ($787), and DCS-3112 ($577) (All prices CAD) are now available. All of D-Link’s IP surveillance cameras, network switches and IP storage products are sold through D-Link’s vast network of channel partners, including value-added resellers, solution providers and distributors.

Developers authorized under specific license agreements can then gain access to various tools and resources, including the appropriate Matrox programmer’s guide, register specifications, as well as consultation on suggested engineering and related devices to be used during the design process.

M-Series solutions offer an array of multi-display desktop-management features and render pristine images across multiple monitors boasting resolutions of up to 8MP. Meanwhile, the capability to combine multiple cards together in a single system can yield a multitude of configurations. Setting the bar in terms of versatility, quality, and long life cycles in such mission-critical environments as avionics, military, transportation, process control, and governmental sectors, M-Series’ already impressive level of functionality is primed for expansion in those and countless other markets.

The display drivers to Matrox’s highly successful G450, G450 Low Profile and G450 PCI graphics cards already possess open-source status for Linux 32 and 64-bit operating systems. Matrox is confident this latest bid to reach out to M-Series customers and potential business partners alike will prove to be just as mutually beneficial moving forward.

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App-Promo has helped many brands and app owners increase their market presence of their app to their target audience. The goal of the app was to take this experience and expertise and package it up in an affordable product that would reach a wider audience. Launching a version on the Windows Mobile platform is a key part of this plan seeing that the app is now available in five of the major mobile app storefronts.

The App-Promo app can be found in the Windows Market for download at $6.99.