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The Canadian Interactive Alliance/Alliance Interactive Canadienne (CIAIC) is pleased to announce that Ian Kelso has been named CEO. The CIAIC is the national federation of interactive digital media associations and Kelso will lead the organization as it gears up for several industry activities in 2012. Read the rest of this entry »

TD Canada Trust ranked first in Surviscor’s 2011 Public Website scorCard™, a comprehensive, impartial audit of online features and functionality on the public/pre-login website of leading Canadian banks and credit unions. RBC Royal Bank ranked a close second, followed by two newcomers to the top five, Scotiabank and BMO Bank of Montreal, each making notable website improvements. CIBC fell to fifth place this year, after taking the top spot in 2010. Read the rest of this entry »

maXx images, in conjunction with StockFood, is pleased to introduce living4media – a new picture agency specializing in home and living photography. The concept behind living4media is to unite the most outstanding images produced by internationally renowned photographers and well-known niche agencies under one roof. Read the rest of this entry »

WhereCloud Inc., a Montreal-Based Mobile Consulting and Development studio, announced today the nomination of tech industry veterans Scott Lake and Jean Boisvert as the first members of its Advisory Board. The newly created Board will provide advice on the company’s current and future strategy, practices and product initiatives. Read the rest of this entry »

THQ Inc. has just announced that the Quebec Court of Appeal for the District of Montreal, unanimously rendered a judgment in favour of THQ Montreal Inc. and its parent company THQ Inc. striking down a provisional injunction originally obtained by Ubisoft Divertissements which prohibited THQ from soliciting Ubisoft employees who were to THQ’s knowledge bound by a non-compete provision with Ubisoft. Read the rest of this entry »

Teralys Capital is proud to announce iNovia Capital has raised $110 million for its third fund, iNovia Investment Fund III L.P.  iNovia III will build on the current strategy of backing exceptional founders and management teams transforming the Internet, Digital Media and Communications industries. Read the rest of this entry »

They’ve got an opinion about everything and can get out of a tight spot better than MacGyver with a paperclip! Premiering Monday, Jan. 30 at 10 p.m. ET/PT, Discovery Channel’s biggest series ever – Canada’s Greatest Know-It-All is the ultimate brain-busting competition, featuring 10 of Canada’s biggest self-proclaimed smarties, competing head-to-head in a supersized arena of grit and wit to prove just who is Canada’s Greatest Know-It-All. Read the rest of this entry »

Toronto game publisher Wicked Interactive has teamed with Bellevue, Washington’s Primordial Computers for a special Mission Against Terror holiday bundle. The bundle will include unique in-game items not available anywhere else as well as 10% off a limited-edition Mission Against Terror-branded Satyr Computer, which recently received 4.5 stars out of 5 from PCWorld as well as a top score in PCWorld’s WorldBench 6 benchmark tests.  Read the rest of this entry »

Big Blue Bubble Inc. is excited to bring the 3rd Dimension to Android with the release of Dark Incursion, which is currently enjoying success on iOS, 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. Read the rest of this entry »

Vancouver’s Payfirma has announced a new milestone in its rapid growth. Having launched in early 2011, Payfirma is now processing more than $1 million per day across its thousands of merchants accepting credit cards through mobile, ecommerce and in-store payment solutions. Read the rest of this entry »