13th February 2013

Acting Classes Help Bullied Kids Gain Confidence

mini-orbyWith over 10 years of experience coaching kids and teens in the arts, John Stevens and his partner Doug Sloan, the owners of Talent INC Canada, are on a mission to empower the young people they work with. “The arts offer such a unique opportunity for young people to express themselves in a fun and safe environment,” says Stevens. Read the rest of this entry »

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13th February 2013

OfficeTime Announces Top 10 Time Killers

officetimeFebruary is recognized as Time Management Month, giving focus on the need to evaluate and reprioritize out-of-balance lives. To help draw attention to the massive amount of time spent on time-killing activities that throw life out-of-balance, OfficeTime, which began in 2003 as a spin-off from former Edmonton software developer Transcena Design, has released its annual “Top 10 Time Killers” list. The list was created following a worldwide survey of over 600 people, mostly small business owners, freelancers and other professionals. Results were ranked based on the percentage of people spending between one to two hours on each activity. Read the rest of this entry »

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13th February 2013

cfactor Welcomes California Pizza Kitchen As Newest Client

cfactor workscfactor Works Inc. (cfactor), a Saskatoon-based developer of socially infused Human Resource technologies, announced the addition of California Pizza Kitchen (“CPK”) to its client portfolio. At the outset of this new relationship, cfactor will deploy Talent Effectiveness for CPK. This solution is designed to enhance the execution of employee engagement initiatives and programs by providing managers with on-demand access to engagement survey results, relevant engagement metrics and the ability to roll out and track engagement action plans. Read the rest of this entry »

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13th February 2013

Klipfolio Enhances Its Partner And White-Label Program

klipfolioOttawa’s Klipfolio Inc. has announced the release of a number of features available through its white-label and partner program. This release is designed to make it easy for marketing agencies to manage multiple clients using a centralized master account. Klipfolio Dashboard is fast becoming a top choice for marketing agencies, in large part due to its ability to integrate multiple, disparate data sources using clean and simple data visualizations. Read the rest of this entry »

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13th February 2013

Gibraltar Solutions Partnering With Cisco to Architect Advanced Datacentre

mini-orbyOntario company Gibraltar Solutions has announced that the company has signed a partnership agreement with Cisco with the intent on achieving Cisco’s authorization for Advanced Datacentre Architecture and Advanced Unified Fabric Technology. The partnership with Cisco marks an extraordinary milestone for Gibraltar. Gibraltar will be joining a short list of companies in Canada with proven ability and experience of architecting, deploying and managing advanced virtualization and cloud solutions across multiple hardware platforms. Read the rest of this entry »

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13th February 2013

FCAC Commissioner Clarifies Code of Conduct for Credit and Debit Cards

Government of CanadaThe Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC) today issued Commissioner’s Guidance to clarify three issues related to the Code of Conduct for the Credit and Debit Card Industry in Canada (the Code). The Commissioner’s Guidance, which stems from the Code, applies to payment card network operators (PCNOs) that operate in Canada and their participants, including independent sales organizations (ISOs) and other service providers (e.g. processing, terminal leasing). Read the rest of this entry »

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13th February 2013

Shaw And Shaw Direct Announce NBA League Pass App On Shaw Go

shaw-newThe latest development in the Shaw Go suite of apps has arrived with the NBA League Pass app on Shaw Go launching first in Canada for Shaw and Shaw Direct customers. Unlocking access to hundreds of out-of-market NBA games from across the continent; the NBA League Pass app on Shaw Go delivers an exceptional NBA experience. Complimentary with an NBA League Pass subscription on Shaw or Shaw Direct, the app lets customers watch both live and playback games on the go with their mobile device up to 48 hours after the game. The league’s schedule of games is also available to browse. Read the rest of this entry »

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13th February 2013

Unite 2013 Call for Speakers

Unity Unity Technologies, provider of the Unity multi-platform engine and development tools, today announced that Call for Speakers for Unite 2013, taking place in Vancouver on August 28-30, has now begun and submissions will be accepted through April 3, 2013. Tickets are already on sale, and Early bird registration discounts are available through April 22. Read the rest of this entry »

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13th February 2013

Behaviour Interactive And Reliance Games Announce Strategic Partnership

behaviour interactiveChicago-based Reliance Games (formerly known as Jump Games), part of Reliance Entertainment Digital, and Montreal’s Behaviour Interactive, have announced a strategic alliance to develop and to co-publish mobile games based on upcoming, high-profile feature films. Behaviour specializes in adapting both emerging and well-known film and television properties to games; the studio’s main pillars are design, quality, and, in today’s world of constant connectivity, socialization. Reliance and Behaviour plan to announce the two film-based mobile games in development by Spring 2013. Read the rest of this entry »

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13th February 2013

KnexxLocal Launches Word-Of-Mouth Marketing App For Local Businesses

knexxlocalKnexxLocal, a Toronto-based technology startup, has launched Instamonial, a free iOS application designed to help local businesses market themselves online. Instamonial allows local businesses to snap photos of their work using the app’s camera feature. The user then sends an email to the customer directly from the app with the attached photos, requesting feedback on the work. Once reviewed, the photo is posted to the business’ website and distributed via social media channels along with the real-time customer review. Read the rest of this entry »

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