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Cirque du Soleil has announced that it is investing in a significant minority equity stake in Sid Lee that will mesh the combined talents of both Quebec organizations in order to nurture innovative projects for the benefit of their respective clients and partners. Read the rest of this entry »

A new Application for the Apple iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, called the BLANCO Silgranit Sink Selector, helps designers and consumers identify the right granite sink and colour-coordinated countertop for their kitchen. Silgranit sinks are Canada’s leading coloured sink brand and are made of a unique patented composite material that includes up to 80 percent natural granite stone. Manufactured by Blanco in Canada and Germany, the sinks come in six natural colours and are available from retailers across Canada. Read the rest of this entry »

Communities in Canada’s North often lag behind the South in terms of educational outcomes, but they are leaders in developing innovative ways to improve educational programming and delivery, according to a new report from The Conference Board of Canada‘s Centre for the North. Read the rest of this entry »

A recent Analyst Insight report from Aberdeen Group Vice President and Research Fellow Derek Brink outlines the benefits to organizations of classifying data in order to effectively protect it. The report, titled Does Your Enterprise Classify Its Data? analyzes over five years of data loss prevention (DLP) research by Aberdeen, and concludes that data classification is a capability that is consistently linked with the best performing organizations in the area of data loss prevention. Read the rest of this entry »

Interfacing is pleased to announce the release of its new EPC Lean ITSM Toolkit, fully integrated within its award winning BPM software, the Enterprise Process Center®. This integrated solution aims at reducing the costs and complexities of implementing and supporting multiple ITSM strategies, by allowing efforts to be focused on IT process customization and improvement instead of building the core. Read the rest of this entry »

Research designed to understand the effect of text messaging on language found that texting has a negative impact on people’s linguistic ability to interpret and accept words. The study, conducted by Joan Lee for her master’s thesis in linguistics, revealed that those who texted more were less accepting of new words. On the other hand, those who read more traditional print media such as books, magazines, and newspapers were more accepting of the same words. Read the rest of this entry »

In just two short months following the announcement of their Enterprise partnership, Appnovation Technologies has now reached Enterprise Select partner status with Acquia. Enterprise Select is the highest level of partnership available with Acquia and is only awarded to a handful of elite companies that show progressive growth in their Drupal focused business. Read the rest of this entry »

Gary Hyman, principal of CT, Inc. has officially put the Kids’ Internet Safety industry on notice: The Internet can be potentially dangerous for the unassuming child. Parents need to take a shared approach to the safety of their children on the Internet – it is all about the safety and security of the Internet for your kids. Read the rest of this entry »

Research In Motion has selected Calgary-based Wmode to deliver content and technology for a new ringtones channel on BlackBerry® App World™. Users can now browse through the latest ringtones, then pay for and download them just like any other app on BlackBerry App World. Read the rest of this entry »

Sound Touch Interactive, an emerging new mobile software and applications developer in Vancouver, has announced the release of Music Color 1.1 for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. A revolutionary learning utility geared towards young kids and designed by parents, this unique app uses a wealth of classical music to teach users every color of the spectrum with effective and entertaining touch based activities. Read the rest of this entry »