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Enterprise Information Management (EIM) developer OpenText™, announced yesterday that it has acquired its long-time BPM technology partner, ICCM Solutions – a leading provider of process applications based on the OpenText Business Process Management (BPM) platform. Based in Malmesbury, United Kingdom, ICCM Solutions has approximately 200 customers worldwide using its solutions, including two of the five largest service desks in the world. Read the rest of this entry »

Voltari Corporation, a New York-based veteran in data driven solutions for smart marketing and advertising, has announced the expansion of its already robust Canadian operation. This announcement comes on the heels of several new business wins and the addition of new products to its Voltari Connect platform for brands and agencies. Read the rest of this entry »

Industry leader and ETA’s 2012 ISO of the Year, Total Merchant Services (Total), today announced the opening of its new Canadian office in Toronto, a first step in the company’s global expansion plans. The company’s expansion into Canada will be led by industry veteran Tom Dolan, who will utilize his fifteen-plus years of experience to expand Total’s services, infrastructure and partnerships. Tom Dolan highlights the key differentiators while expanding on Total’s additional offerings that separate the company from other merchant services. Read the rest of this entry »

Calgary’s Times Three Wireless Inc. announced earlier today that it has entered into an agreement to purchase several fundamental patents along with the right to further develop the patent portfolio by filing additional continuing patent applications. Times Three’s proposed acquisition currently includes 4 patents issued and pending in the USA that relate to the essential development platform and tools widely used to create applications (“apps”) for smartphones, tablet computers and other mobile devices. Read the rest of this entry »

London, Ontario-based Voices.com, the company that created the online marketplace for voice over work, is part of the Ontario delegation exhibiting at SIGGRAPH 2013, taking place in Anaheim, California this week. Voices.com’s CEO and CMO, David and Stephanie Ciccarelli, will be attending the conference and exhibition as delegates representing Ontario on a mission of business development at SIGGRAPH 2013. Read the rest of this entry »

Bell Canada has called on the federal government to immediately close loopholes in its wireless policy framework that favour major US wireless carriers at the expense of Canadians and our country’s world-class wireless industry and network infrastructure.

“Federal wireless policies intended to help small startup competitors unintentionally give the same advantages to major US wireless companies that want to enter Canada – advantages paid for by Canadians and denied to the country’s major wireless carriers. With the potential impact on the country’s airwaves and infrastructure, it’s an unprecedented situation that affects all Canadians,” said George Cope, President and CEO of Bell Canada and BCE. Read the rest of this entry »

Reloaded Interactive, one of the World’s largest in-game ad companies, has announced the launch of a dynamic in-game advertising network that is capable of delivering real-time ads within AAA game titles for console, mobile, and PC platforms. The new network utilizes Reloaded’s ad servers and technology to display advertisements to gamers playing with an active internet connection. Reloaded plans to be the first ever in-game advertising network to support dynamic delivery into select eighth generation game consoles by the end of 2013. Read the rest of this entry »

Burnaby company Cansel, a provider of software, hardware and services to the engineering, surveying, construction, mining, architecture, utilities, forestry, manufacturing and government industries, announced yesterday that it has acquired Robert Steltman Inc., an Autodesk Authorized Developer based in Toronto. Founded in 1991, Robert Steltman Inc. created Steltman Software, a line of Autodesk software productivity tools for roads, sites, surveys, pipes and river channels. The company is dedicated to providing practical and time-saving solutions that deliver efficient workflows. Read the rest of this entry »

Two-time Emmy® award recipient Toon Boom Animation Inc. announced yesterday that its new app is now bundled with Toshiba‘s Excite Write tablets, offering users the ability to capture hand-written notes digitally as well as create fun animations in this unique high-resolution display. Excite Write tablets bundled with Flip Boon Draw will be available in Canada and other selected countries in Europe, Middle East, and Asia. Read the rest of this entry »

LightSpeed, a Montreal software company revolutionizing the in-store shopping experience, today announced the launch of LightSpeed Cloud, a web-based retail management and point of sale (POS) solution that boasts a fully-featured iPad app, as well as the acquisition of MerchantOS. Read the rest of this entry »