22nd November 2011

DHX Media Announces Substantial Issuer Bid For Common Shares

dhx mediaDHX Media Ltd. announced yesterday that the Company intends to make a substantial issuer bid (the “Offer”), pursuant to which the Company will offer to purchase for cancellation up to $5 million in value of its common shares (“Shares”) from shareholders (the “Shareholders”).  The Offer will proceed by way of a modified “Dutch Auction” and the range of Offer prices will be between $0.60 to $0.70 per share, with increments of $0.01 permitted within that range. Read the rest of this entry »

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22nd November 2011

Square Enix To Expand Further In Montreal

square enixThe Square Enix Group, an integrated entertainment group, has today announced plans for further expansion in Montréal with the growth of its Eidos-Montréal studio and the creation of a new second studio, Square Enix Montréal, to open in 2012. Read the rest of this entry »

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22nd November 2011

GuestLogix Establishes Asia Pacific Headquarters

GuestLogixAirline and passenger travel industry onboard retail and payment technology provider GuestLogix Inc. is set to establish GuestLogix Asia Pacific operations, located in Hong Kong, underscoring the Company’s continued focus on growing market share in the region by expanding its local presence and leveraging its relationships with current partners. Collectively, the region’s airlines carry 700 million passengers annually, representing one-quarter of global passenger traffic. Read the rest of this entry »

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22nd November 2011

Chaordix Q3 Results Reflect Strong Demand For Its Crowdsourcing Solutions

chaordixCrowdsourced market intelligence company Chaordix has had its strongest quarter ever, and overall successful performance results for Q3 2011, growing its crowdsourcing-generated revenues for the quarter, up by 193% from Q2 2011. This represents an increase of 86% in annual revenues compared to the same period a year ago. Read the rest of this entry »

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22nd November 2011

Max Payne 3 Special Edition Announced

Rockstar has announced the first details for the Max Payne 3 Special Edition for Xbox 360®, PlayStation®3 and Windows PC – available for pre-order starting today and only until January 15th, 2012 while supplies last. Retailing for $99.99 and featuring digital multiplayer character and weapon packs not found anywhere else, this definitive Special Edition of Max Payne 3 will include: Read the rest of this entry »

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22nd November 2011

DesignPractica Expands eCommerce and Custom CMS Services

designpracticaDesignPractica has been creating and maintaining custom websites for small businesses in Greater Vancouver area for several years. Now, in addition to offering WordPress, Django and Google Application Engine websites, DesignPractica will also provide support and development services with all top open-source and hosted eCommerce and CMS systems, such as Magento, Drupal, Volusion, Shopify, Satchmo and others, for small, medium and large businesses in the greater Vancouver region. Read the rest of this entry »

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22nd November 2011

Ortsbo Invests in China Green Channel International

ortsboIntertainment Media Inc. announced yesterday that its subsidiary Ortsbo Inc. has made an investment in Hong Kong based China Green Channel International (“CGCI”), an officially sanctioned Canadian & Beijing joint venture that has signed a partnership agreement with China Education Television for the development, distribution and management of advertising and sponsorship for Western and native Chinese programming focusing on humanities and early child education. Read the rest of this entry »

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21st November 2011

Canadian IT Stresses as Data Breaches Put Jobs on the Line

websenseHow are IT managers coping with today’s fast-changing threat landscape? Are they properly protected against the latest data-stealing malware? And would employees report if they compromised corporate data? To find out these answers and more, US-based Websense, Inc., a content security and data theft protection provider, commissioned independent research firm Dynamic Markets to survey 1,000 IT managers and 1,000 non-IT employees in the U.S., UK, Canada, and Australia about the latest threats to corporate and personal security, including modern malware and advanced persistent threats (APTs). Read the rest of this entry »

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21st November 2011

Toshiba Canada Village Gamer Trivia Contest

ToshibaVillage Gamer and Toshiba Canada would like to give one lucky winner a special holiday gift – simply enter The Toshiba Canada-Village Gamer Trivia Contest to win a brand new Toshiba Satellite® P755-0CP 3D Laptop, which has a retail value of $1149.00 CAD. All you need to do is answer five trivia questions for a chance to win – please see complete Contest Rules below. Read the rest of this entry »

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20th November 2011

BC Couple Crowdsources Baby Name

Vancouver couple Jon Peters and Brittany Gardner have hired PickyDomains.com to name their baby boy, much to the surprise of PickyDomains co-founder Dmitry Davydov. According to Order 2090, the couple are looking for a first and last name for their son, who is expected to arrive next month. Read the rest of this entry »

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