26th
April
2012
Trend Micro Incorporated has announced a strategic partnership with Facebook to help protect users’ digital life against malicious sites and malware. Facebook will support integration of the Trend Micro™ Smart Protection Network™ infrastructure, which uses cloud technology, threat correlation, and a global network of threat intelligence sensors to proactively stop malware and web threats. Read the rest of this entry »
posted in National News, Social Media, Software By: Tami | Print This Post
26th
April
2012
The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled against Public Mobile in its long-running fight against WIND and the Attorney General. Earlier today the highest court in the land denied Public Mobile leave to appeal an earlier Federal Court of Appeal decision that effectively confirmed WIND’s compliance with the Canadian ownership rules in the Telecom Act. Read the rest of this entry »
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26th
April
2012
Friends of Canadian Broadcasting launched an online vote this morning to select the People’s Pick for the next Chair of the CBC. Voting has begun online on the Friends website. The term of current chair Timothy Casgrain expired this week and the government has published a notice of vacancy to fill the position with someone who must be able to get along with the Minister of Canadian Heritage. Read the rest of this entry »
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26th
April
2012
To celebrate the joy of reading and the importance of sharing stories, TD Canadian Children’s Book Week will kick off May 5 with 116 free public readings held in public libraries, community centres, bookstores and local schools across Canada. More than 35,000 children are expected to participate during the annual event which is organized by The Canadian Children’s Book Centre and runs from May 5 to May 12, 2012. Read the rest of this entry »
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26th
April
2012
The most common management mistake has an easy remedy: don’t keep employees in the dark. In a new Accountemps survey, 39 per cent of chief financial officers (CFOs) interviewed said lack of communication between staff and management is the most frequent misstep companies make in managing their teams. Lack of recognition and praise was cited by 16 per cent of respondents. Read the rest of this entry »
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26th
April
2012
Enterprise cloud data protection solutions provider Perspecsys has announced a series of new capabilities that further extends its marketplace leadership. First among the company’s new capabilities is support for Federal Information Processing Standard 140-2 (FIPS 140-2) validated encryption modules, which are required for encrypting data within Federal organizations. The FIPS standards are also used extensively in many industries, particularly financial services, manufacturing, and healthcare, or wherever there are federal regulations governing data security. Read the rest of this entry »
posted in Business News, Digital Products, National News, Software By: Tami | Print This Post
26th
April
2012
Montreal-based visual communications company CBCI Telecom has announced that it is the recipient of a Cisco Partner Summit theater award for Cisco Business Video Partner of the Year for Canada. Cisco unveiled the winners April 17 at its annual channel partner conference in San Diego, California. Read the rest of this entry »
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26th
April
2012
Fresh off winning the award for Best Feature Film at the Canadian Film Fest, and the Gold Remi Award for Best Dark Comedy at the Houston International Film Festival, A Little Bit Zombie has become a smash hit on the indie film festival circuit and is headed to theatres for a special weekend event across Canada on May 17-20. Read the rest of this entry »
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26th
April
2012
Chicago-based JamTraxx Media Inc. and radio content syndication company Orbyt Media, a part of Astral Media Inc., are pleased to announce a multi-year renewal of their partnership to syndicate “RadioMixes” across Canada. Since 2003, RadioMixes has been the fastest-growing radio mix show service in North America. Read the rest of this entry »
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26th
April
2012
Marvel Entertainment LLC and Visa Inc. are taking readers in Canada and around the world on an action packed journey courtesy of the new comic book Avengers: Saving the Day. The 16-page comic book – available to Canadians in French and English – combines Marvel’s iconic characters with Visa’s financial literacy expertise, to introduce children to basic money concepts – and which some critics say encourages kids to borrow money. Read the rest of this entry »
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