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Emily Carr University of Art + Design and the CUPE Local 15 support staff have reached a tentative agreement under the 2012 Cooperative Gains Mandate, Minister of Finance Michael de Jong announced today. The two-year agreement provides for modest wage increases funded from savings found within existing budgets, as required under the 2012 Cooperative Gains Mandate. This agreement covers about 160 staff working in a variety of positions ranging from information technology, administration, studio and library technicians, facilities and other services that support students and the institutions. Read the rest of this entry »

EA Partners, a group within Electronic Arts Inc., has launched Vue for iOS in Canada, Vue: Where life meets music is a free entertainment mobile app that brings your photos to life with your favourite music to create an unparalleled digital experience that can be shared with friends and family. Vue was developed under the creative vision of EA Partners in partnership with Vancouver’s Finger Food Studios. Using your Facebook® photos and any song available through Rdio™ or your iTunes® library, Vue easily and instantly combines your favourite songs and photos live to create interactive shows you can share with friends… and it’s free! Read the rest of this entry »

Absolute® Software Corporation, the industry standard for persistent endpoint security and management solutions for computers, laptops and ultra-portable devices announced today it has been issued patent No. 8,418,226, dated April 9, 2013, by the United States Patent and Trademark Office for a persistent servicing agent. Read the rest of this entry »

MasterCard Canada has announced the launch of MasterPass, the future of digital payments, making Canadian consumers the first in North America to be able to register for MasterPass services.  MasterPass is an innovation that delivers value to both consumers and merchants for its simplicity and security: Read the rest of this entry »

The Canadian Digital Media Network (CDMN) has secured a number of key sponsors for CDMN Canada 3.0 – a two-day conference on May 14 and 15 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto. CDMN Canada 3.0 is the annual culminating event for CDMN’s world-class commercialization activities like international soft landings, sharing of best practices, online collaboration and access to expertise and research that enables Canadian digital media companies to succeed at home and abroad. Additional sponsorship opportunities are still available. Read the rest of this entry »

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has released statistical and financial summaries for Canadian specialty, pay, pay-per-view (PPV) and video-on-demand (VOD) television services. Revenues for these television services have climbed by 35.4% over the past five years to reach nearly $4 billion in 2012. During the past year, a significant portion of these revenues, close to $1.4 billion, was invested in the creation of a variety of Canadian programming, resulting in thousands of jobs in the Canadian production sector and new television programs for Canadians. In 2012, Canadian specialty, pay, PPV and VOD television services created 226 new jobs, directly employed 6,176 people and paid $487 million in salaries. Read the rest of this entry »

The Government of Canada has launched a national Call for Concepts to identify organizations who are interested in forming a pan-Canadian network focused on improving the literacy and essential skills of Canadians. The announcement was made by Dr. Kellie Leitch, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development and to the Minister of Labour, at the 16^th Annual Skills Manitoba Competition. Read the rest of this entry »

On Monday April 22 from 7 – 8 pm, TVO celebrates Earth Day with the world broadcast premiere of two new episodes from the multi-platform series GreenHeroes. Produced by CineFocus Canada in association with TVO, GreenHeroes profiles eco-crusaders from all walks of life, chronicling their green epiphanies, the changes they’ve made and the actions they’ve taken in the name of improving lives and protecting the natural world. The two episodes, “Biting into Change” and “Green is the New Black,” feature Canadian icons such as renowned chef Jamie Kennedy and award-winning record producer and musician Daniel Lanois. Read the rest of this entry »

Wmode is pleased to announce the commercial launch of Ingage, an essential customer self-care app aimed at driving consumer loyalty and reducing customer care costs. Designed with the core values of providing an intuitive customer care approach, Ingage will provide subscribers with an unprecedented experience across their entire line-up of smart phones. Alltel Wireless recently launched My Alltel – a customized application using Ingage to provide a unique self-care service available for Alltel Wireless subscribers on their phones. Read the rest of this entry »

Konica Minolta Business Solutions (Canada) Ltd. has announces the launch of a cloud-based document management solution that integrates with Konica Minolta’s bizhub MFPs. KM Document Genius is designed to simplify document management for small to medium business or corporate departments that need to scan and manage paper-based documents alongside electronic information in a seamless fashion. Read the rest of this entry »