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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 »

Telemerge Canada Inc. and 3D datacomm Inc. announced today their new partnership agreement to bring cloud-based video conferencing services to Atlantic Canada. With this agreement, 3D datacomm is able to resell Telemerge’s Telepresence-as-a-Service (TPaaS) video conferencing services subscription model. Telemerge’s TPaaS solution is a subscription-based video conferencing service that makes it easy and affordable for companies of any size to take advantage of the tremendous business value that video communications can bring to an organization. Read the rest of this entry »

Ubisoft® has announced its new line-up of digital titles, adding to the portfolio of games to be released in the coming months and expanding the Far Cry 3 world. Read the rest of this entry »

HIPOM (Home Internet Peace Of Mind) is an innovative new startup using home automation technology to tackle the rising problem of tech addiction among children. The HIPOM website provides a 100% cloud-based service that enables parents to reestablish control over the amount of time their children spend on the internet. The free HIPOM service shows parents every connected device in their home and gives them the ability to individually turn its internet access on or off, in real-time over the web, like a virtual light switch. The service’s unique home automation approach ensures that any device that connects to the internet through the home router can be easily controlled. Read the rest of this entry »