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Zylog Systems (Ottawa) Ltd has been selected as a Vendor of Record (VOR) for the Government of Ontario in both task-based and solutions-based information and information technology services. The Ontario Government allows qualified organizations to apply to become a VOR every three years. Gaining this status allows broader public sector organizations, including municipalities and services organizations, to approach the vendors directly in a three bid system. Read the rest of this entry »

Fresh from the successful first edition of its So You Want To Be An Artist contest, which last year attracted more than 120 participants, some 50,000 visitors to the makeart.gallery.ca website and 20,000 votes, the National Gallery of Canada (NGC) is once again inviting youth aged 16 to 19 from across the country to express their creative side through the visual arts, and submit their artworks. Read the rest of this entry »

Seccuris and SaskTel have announced a partnership to develop an Information Assurance Portal (IAP) which will provide a comprehensive set of information security services to small and mid-enterprise business customers in Saskatchewan, and across Canada. Read the rest of this entry »

Reboot Communications, in partnership with Greedy Productions, is pleased to announce the Canadian Video Game Awards will be held April 21, 2012 in Vancouver. As the third largest developer of video games in the world, this year’s show will recognize the contribution of Canadian developers to the international interactive entertainment community. Read the rest of this entry »

The Ontario Science Centre is set to explore the theme of modern innovation in its first-ever Facebook Live event, which will be held inside Leonardo da Vinci’s Workshop: The Exhibition. Called “Inspiring Inventiveness: Beyond da Vinci,” the 45-minute live discussion begins at 1:00 p.m. EST on February 2^ndand will examine da Vinci’s amazing contributions to modern invention and how his spirit can spur young minds toward invention in such a different world. Read the rest of this entry »

TELUS and ACTI-MENU have announced they will help Quebecers take charge of their health in the New Year by launching two mobile applications: Help me Quit! and 30mobile. Designed by TELUS and available on all networks, these two applications will support Quebecers as they quit smoking and track their daily physical activity. Now available on Apple, BlackBerry and Android mobile devices, they are free for download for participants in the Quit to Win! Challenge and the 5?30 Health and Wellness Challenge. Read the rest of this entry »

MTS Allstream has said today that its focus on expanding its IP fibre network into targeted markets across Canada has continued to generate strong new sales wins with 46 new IP contracts signed in the fourth quarter of 2011. Read the rest of this entry »

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has announced that Leonard Katz will serve as Acting Chairman until the Government of Canada appoints a new Chairperson. The mandate of the previous Chairman, Konrad von Finckenstein, Q.C., ended yesterday. Read the rest of this entry »

The average e-commerce website takes 10 seconds to load, web pages are getting bigger, and Internet Explorer 9 outperforms other browsers. These were the findings of the 2012 Annual State of the Union: E-Commerce Page Speed and Website Performance study, the second annual report published by site acceleration solution provider Strangeloop Networks. Read the rest of this entry »

Maplesoft has announced a major adoption of its products by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). JPL is implementing Maple, MapleSim, and MapleNet in its various projects. Whether creating America’s first satellite, Explorer 1, sending the first robotic craft to the moon, or exploring the edges of the solar system, JPL has been at the forefront of pushing the limits of exploration. Read the rest of this entry »