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Global web hosting provider PEER 1 Hosting has announced a strategic alliance with Dell Inc. to deliver cloud services in Canada. As the newest addition to Dell’s recently announced public cloud partner program, PEER 1 Hosting will service the critical Canadian market and help Dell provide its customers with choice and best-in-breed capabilities. Read the rest of this entry »

Canadian talent will be highly visible at this year’s Locarno International Film Festival, in Switzerland, which runs from August 7 to 17, 2013. Six Canadian films will be screened at the festival: three features—the coproduction Gare du Nord, by Claire Simon, Gabrielle, by Louise Archambault, and The Dirties, by Matthew Johnson; and three shorts—Acrobat, by Eduardo Menz, Quelqu’un d’extraordinaire, by Monia Chokri, and L’Ours, by Dan Karo. Four of the six films will be presented in competitive sections. Read the rest of this entry »

At San Diego Comic-Con this past weekend, Capcom and Microsoft Studios released the first Dead Rising 3 ViDoc, titled “Zombie Apocalypse Evolved: The Making of Dead Rising 3,” giving fans a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the popular franchise’s newest installment – coming from Capcom Vancouver exclusively to Xbox One when the system launches in November. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s… a Winged Pikmin! In celebration of Pikmin 3’s North American launch on August 4, Nintendo of Canada is putting a new type of Pikmin, the Winged Pikmin, front-and-centre at Red Bull Flugtag Ottawa-Gatineau. If you haven’t heard of it, Red Bull Flugtag challenges teams to design, build and pilot homemade flying machines… off the end of a 22-foot high flight deck. Our Pikmin may have wings, but will it fly? We’ll find out on July 27! Festivities start at 10:30 a.m. in Ottawa-Gatineau at the Museum of Canadian Civilization, and the event is free. Read the rest of this entry »

Business services agency LaunchRaft launched last week with the mission to help entrepreneurs and small business owners get off the ground quickly by providing online tools that facilitate the important step of registering a business correctly and efficiently. The founders of the Toronto-based company are experienced business professionals who have worked with some of Canada’s leading business organizations. Ultimately however, it was the exciting path of entrepreneurship that convinced the founders of LaunchRaft to strike out on their own; they quickly realized that the skills they had developed over the last several years could be leveraged to help new business owners make a smooth launch. Read the rest of this entry »

Research And Markets offers the 7th edition of Video Game Watch (Quarterly) With Unmetered Analyst Support and 3-Hour Consulting Services subscription, a service that provides users with a unique way to keep track of the latest developments in a video game industry on the brink of massive change. Delivering analysis of growth engines, core market trends and how the key players are positioned, along with volume and revenue growth forecasts up to 2017. The service’s database represents the combined expertise of a team of senior consultants who have been producing top-flight analysis of the world’s video game markets for 15 years. Among other things, it enables users to obtain a clear perspective on the latest trends shaping all of the video game sectors around the globe. Read the rest of this entry »

Established in 2007, the MPPIA Short Film Award provides one filmmaker with the opportunity to further develop their directing career by realizing a unique creative vision in a short film project.  Applicants will be short-listed into a field of candidates who will pitch their projects at the 2013 Whistler Film Festival taking place December 4 to December 8. The successful candidate will receive a $15,000 cash award plus services ‘in-kind’ valued up to $100,000 from across the industry, enabling the filmmaker to complete their project with the guidance of experienced industry professionals and support services provided by the top supply houses in British Columbia. The completed film will have its world premiere screening at the 2014 Whistler Film Festival. Read the rest of this entry »

In a bold new move, Premier Digital Publishing, in partnership with Gandolfo-Helin Literary Management, Producer Steve Ecclesine, and novelist Jonathan Ryan have announced the launch of an unprecedented film adaptation director contest. The “3 Gates of the Dead Filmmaker Competition” invites aspiring film directors from across the United States and Canada to enter the contest in one of two ways. Using the horror mystery novel “3 Gates of the Dead” by Jonathan Ryan, to be published October 15, 2013 in eBook and print by Premier Digital Publishing. Read the rest of this entry »

A University of Calgary faculty member will speak at the world’s largest face-to-face gathering of elite hackers. DEF CON, the biggest conference of its kind, brings together over 15,000 professional and amateur computer security experts every year to discuss the latest tech vulnerabilities. It’s the first time a University of Calgary professor will present at the conference and it takes place August 1 to 4th in Las Vegas. Read the rest of this entry »

A Joint Federal-Provincial-Territorial Report report on Cyberbullying and the Non-consensual Distribution of Intimate Images was released earlier today by the Canadian government. The Report is divided into two parts, with the first part of the report addressing the issue of cyberbullying, including information relating to the scope of the problem, the impact of cyberbullying on victims, existing legislative and policy responses and options for Criminal Code reform to address the issue. The second part of the Report addresses the issue of the non-consensual distribution of intimate images and contains information about the scope of the problem, existing Criminal Code responses and options for a new Criminal Code offence. Work on this report began in October 2012, when the Federal/Provincial/Territorial (FPT) Ministers responsible for Justice and Public Safety directed senior officials to identify potential gaps in the Criminal Code on cyberbullying and the non-consensual distribution of intimate images and report back to Deputy Ministers. Read the rest of this entry »