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29th May 2012

Accessible Media Inc. Unveils Inaugural Scholarship Program

Accessible Media IncAccessible Media Inc. (AMI) has announced the launch of the first annual AMI Scholarships as part of the non-profit organization’s continuing mission to improve, increase and promote media accessibility for all Canadians. Starting this fall AMI will award two $5,000 scholarships per year to qualifying individuals, one of which will be reserved for a student with a permanent disability. Read the rest of this entry »

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29th May 2012

Allstate Canada Launches New Program With Smart Home Monitoring From Rogers

allstate canadaAllstate Insurance Company of Canada is excited to announce a new program for customers who have installed Smart Home Monitoring from Rogers. The two companies are teaming up in an exclusive collaboration to provide more value to their customers and to help homeowners feel confident that their property and family are protected when they’re away from home. Read the rest of this entry »

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29th May 2012

Citytv Greenlights Two New Original Comedy Series

CitytvIn its continuing support of Canadian productions, Citytv announced today during the network’s Upfront Presentation that it has greenlit two new original comedy series – Package Deal and Seed. Commissioned by Citytv’s original content team and produced by Thunderbird Films, the Vancouver production company who brought us the award-winning and prematurely cancelled series Endgame, and Force Four Entertainment, another Vancouver production company. The two series are slated to launch exclusively on Citytv in mid-season. Additional production and broadcast details will be announced at a later date. Read the rest of this entry »

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29th May 2012

OpenText Announces Capture Center Software Solution

OpenTextOpenText™ has announced a new OpenText Capture Center software solution that allows organizations to more quickly and efficiently capture, digitize and fully index paper documents, forms and faxes, and then move them into virtually any back-end system. The new version offers several enhancements including improved precision for highly demanding recognition tasks, such as scans from mobile devices, helping users to reduce their dependence on paper-based processes and deliver business critical electronic content to corporate workflows and business processes. Read the rest of this entry »

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29th May 2012

Canadian Government Supports Business Growth And Global Connections Through Mitacs

Government of CanadaToday, the Honourable Lynne Yelich, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification, announced federal funding to support Mitacs’ efforts in strengthening the knowledge based economy, supporting business growth and international competitiveness in Western Canada during her keynote address at the Mitacs inaugural Globalink Symposium. Read the rest of this entry »

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29th May 2012

Ubisoft Reveals Far Cry 3 E3 2012 Trailer

ubisoft canadaUbisoft is giving gamers a one minute peek at Far Cry 3‘s E3 2012 trailer, with an invitation to watch the studio’s press conference live on June 4th at 3 pm Pacific Time, via YouTube as Far Cry 3 drags you into the depths of your psyche and the lawless jungle island. Read the rest of this entry »

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29th May 2012

Bioware Announces Rebellion Pack DLC

BiowareThe Mass Effect 3 Multiplayer Rebellion Pack from Bioware opens two new fronts against the Reapers: Firebase Jade’s jungle reservoir and Firebase Goddess on Thessia. Available at no additional cost to players who have redeemed an online pass for Mass Effect 3, this new DLC pack will be available some time today on the XBL Marketplace – I just checked a few minutes ago, and it hadn’t yet been added to the list of game add-ons for ME3. Read the rest of this entry »

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29th May 2012

Fixmo and Mobileyes Solutions Bring Defense-Grade Mobile Application and Data Security to Canadian Government

fixmomobileyes solutionsMobile risk management company Fixmo has announced that Mobileyes Solutions Inc., the mobile solutions experts serving federal and provincial government departments and non-government organizations (NGOs) across Canada, has become the first Canadian partner to join the Fixmo SafeZone™ Certified Partner Program. The partnership enables Mobileyes Solutions to build custom enterprise applications for iOS and Android devices that leverage Fixmo’s defense-grade mobile security architecture and the Fixmo SafeZone secure workspace. Read the rest of this entry »

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29th May 2012

BCIC New Ventures Announces Round 2.5 And 3 Companies

New Ventures BC CompetitionBCIC – New Ventures BC Competition has named The Top 15 competitors who will advance to Round 3 automatically, along with the 26 companies  who will move to Round 2.5, where they will be assigned temporary mentors. These 26 companies will pitch in-person for a chance to be one of the additional 10 companies to advance to Round 3. Read the rest of this entry »

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29th May 2012

Space Trader Drifter Expands To Desktops Thanks to Kickstarter Supporters

Celsius GamesCelsius Game Studios, creator of critically-acclaimed iOS arcade space shooter Red Nova, is excited to announce that its upcoming space trading game Drifter, originally slated for an iOS-only release, will now be coming to the desktop as well thanks to crowd-funding site Kickstarter. Read the rest of this entry »

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