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Elastic Path Software Inc., a Vancouver-based digital commerce company, has announced that Brian Nutt has joined the organization as Vice President of Client Solutions. Brian, a seasoned executive with 25 years of experience, will lead Elastic Path’s solutions, support and training teams, whose members help Elastic Path customers and partners to plan, design and implement world-class digital experiences.  Read the rest of this entry »

Snipp Interactive Inc., a Vancouver-based provider of mobile marketing solutions listed on the TSX Venture Exchange, has announced the launch of SnippQR, a free custom QR code generator. Users can create unlimited number of codes with no restrictions on the number of scans per code and all QR codes can be created in high-resolution, print-ready formats. Read the rest of this entry »

Today Magazines Canada released its latest PDF white paper titled, “Plotting a Course across Canada’s Business Media Landscape.” Commissioned by the association and authored by respected industry consultants John Milne and D.B. Scott, the paper was inspired by the February 2013 Business Media Leadership Summit. The white paper reflects the authors’ broadly based analysis of current and future opportunities for the vibrant business media publishing sector. Read the rest of this entry »

Webtech Wireless Inc., a Vancouver-based provider of vehicle fleet location-based services (LBS) and telematics technology, today announced the release of its MDT 3100 In-Cab mobile data terminal, version 2.5 with new capabilities enabling enhanced truck navigation. In partnership with ALK Technologies, a New Jersey-based specialist in GeoLogistics™ and navigation software, Webtech Wireless is offering ALK Technologies’ CoPilot® Truck™ in-cab navigation solution as part of the MDT 3100 and Quadrant Manager. Read the rest of this entry »

Wavefront, Canada’s Centre of Excellence for Wireless Commercialization and Research, has announced that it will accelerate the growth and development of wireless companies in Atlantic Canada with the support of the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP). Building on four years of productive collaboration, Wavefront has entered into an agreement with IRAP that will benefit wireless entrepreneurs and firms in Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick. Read the rest of this entry »

Cineplex Entertainment has announced the launch of SuperTicket™, a first-ever bundled offering from multiple studios that allows movie-goers to purchase a movie admission ticket and pre-order the UltraViolet digital download of a movie at the same time. UltraViolet provides consumers with the ability to watch the movie anywhere on all their devices. Read the rest of this entry »

Octasic Inc., a Montreal-based innovator of baseband and media processing solutions, has announced the latest release of its Vocallo MGW software. Version 2.0 adds support for the latest audio and video codecs. As the deployment of wideband audio codecs accelerates, operators need to transcode between an even greater range of codecs. Octasic’s Vocallo MGW software supports inter-working between all major wireline and wireless codecs. Version 2.0 adds support for important codecs in the Over-the-top (OTT) communications market, including emerging codecs such as SILK and Opus. Read the rest of this entry »

Vancouver-based Roam Mobility, the first network to eliminate roaming fees for Canadians travelling in the US, is planning a massive Canada Day giveaway this July 1^st. Any new customer who orders a 1, 3, or 7 day Talk+Text or Talk+Text+Data plan on Canada Day will receive their plan free (a retail value of up to $27.95). The Roam Mobility network eliminates roaming fees for Canadians travelling in the US by connecting them to a powerful, nationwide network for as little as $3 per day. Read the rest of this entry »

DHX Media Ltd., a Halifax-based independent creator, producer, distributor and licensor of mainly children’s entertainment content, has secured a several deals for its internationally successful library ahead of regional sales conference, NATPE Budapest. MTVA in Hungary has licensed Arthur, Caillou, and Sabrina, the Animated Series in a deal for Free TV. Read the rest of this entry »

Toronto-based self-serve media buying platform SiteScout has announced the acquisition, through a subsidiary corporation, of certain intellectual property assets developed by online ad exchange AdBrite. The terms of the deal are confidential. AdBrite – one of the first ad networks – was founded in 2002 and later repositioned as an ad exchange. The company ceased operations in February 2013. By purchasing these assets, SiteScout is acquiring cutting-edge video, data management and optimization technology, which it plans to integrate into its various products aimed at performance-driven digital marketers. Read the rest of this entry »