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Mobify has announced that it has become a Demandware LINK Technology Partner, joining a best-of-breed community committed to accelerating the adoption of innovative commerce technologies that are complementary to the Demandware® Commerce platform. Through the LINK Technology Partner Program, Mobify, has developed a pre-built integration between the Mobify Platform and Demandware Commerce, making it possible for Demandware clients to implement Mobify’s mobile web platform solution. Read the rest of this entry »

Dundas Data Visualization has announced its membership with Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) Partner Network (APN) and is amongst the first AWS Partners ever to gain public designation as a Standard Technology Partner. As a result Dundas can now enable businesses to monitor and visualize their critical business metrics in a secure, scalable hosted environment. Amazon’s Partner Network is a global program that offers solution providers with technical information in addition to sales and marketing support to accelerate their business on AWS. Dundas works with Amazon Web Services to provide several new hosting options for your dashboards and data visualizations: Read the rest of this entry »

Vancouver-based expedited bill payment company TIO Networks Corp. has entered into an agreement to acquire Globex Financial Services, Inc., and its operating business Global Express Money Orders, Inc. (“Global Express”). Globex is a leading bill payment services provider to some of the largest utilities in the United States. The acquisition of Globex Financial Services, Inc. will strengthen TIO’s position in the bill payment industry and provide TIO with a national footprint. It is anticipated that revenue synergies will include the cross selling of TIO’s innovative mobile payment, self-service kiosk and financial wallet technologies to an expanded customer base. The combined companies will offer bill payment services to millions of consumers across the US and Canada. Read the rest of this entry »

Pretio Interactive is pleased to announce that it has received funding from two top venture capital firms to support the growth of its business. The investment by Ottawa-based Wesley Clover International and Vancouver’s Yaletown Venture Partners marks the latest in a series of significant milestones for the Victoria-based company. Founded as RewardsDen in early 2012, Pretio was accepted into two of Canada’s leading entrepreneurship accelerators – Accelerate Tectoria and the Alacrity Foundation – where it honed its unique offering and brought new members into the team. Read the rest of this entry »

Cloud intranet provider Igloo Software has announced the launch of the AlbertaArtsRebuild intranet site in conjunction with Calgary Arts Development. The pro bono project is designed to bring together 37 organizations in a virtual space to assess the flood impact, facilitate connections, distribute relief funds and coordinate restoration projects across southern Alberta. Read the rest of this entry »

The Motion Picture Association–Canada and the Canadian Media Production Association (CMPA) have released a new first-of-its-kind study on the economic contribution of the film and television industry in Canada, revealing that, in one year alone, the sector supported 262,700 jobs, including 132,500 FTEs in film and television production, and generated $20.4 billion in GDP for the Canadian economy. Launched at an industry event at William F. White International in Toronto, the Economic Contribution of the Film and Television Sector in Canada (PDF) is a comprehensive study of the economic contributions of the film and television industry in Canada, commissioned by the Motion Picture Association – Canada in collaboration with Canadian Media Production Association (CMPA) and conducted by Nordicity. Building on research released in Profile 2012: An Economic Report on the Screen-based Production Industry in Canada, the new study captures the direct, indirect and induced economic impacts of the industry’s entire value chain in Canada. Read the rest of this entry »

LightSpeed, a Montreal-based software company using Macs, iPhones and iPads to help retailers revolutionize the in-store shopping experience, today announced Web Store 3.0. LightSpeed Web Store is a powerful tool that offers retailers a fast and intuitive way to create a user-friendly e-commerce platform that is seamlessly integrated with their POS solution. Web Store 3.0 features a new template engine that offers unlimited customization options to empower retailers to build a tailored online presence and create a compelling e-commerce experience. This is the first in a series of announcements the company is making this month to enhance the LightSpeed platform. Read the rest of this entry »

Today at the International Start Up Festival in Montreal the Canada Media Fund (CMF) launched a report it commissioned about the audience engagement activities of Canada’s first digital entertainment accelerator, ideaBOOST.  Available only in English, ideaBOOST: Audience Engagement Report, is the result of a research partnership between the CMF and the Canadian Film Centre’s Media Lab and their ideaBOOST accelerator program.  Read the rest of this entry »

Music for Productions has just announced that they have added a chat feature to their stock music library website. With this new chat feature stock music library experts can see when a guest has arrived on the site. This allows Music for Productions to quickly answer questions, help customers with their searches, and even play music to them in real-time. This is ideal for customers that are producing a show or need a piece for a solo performance and may not have the time to search and decide on a track on their own. With the new chat feature, finding production quality music is made easier than ever before. The new chat application will open new possibilities for Music for Productions and their clients by having instant, live access to customers who are on the site and looking for a track or package for their project. Read the rest of this entry »

The information contained in The Download on Digital Report (PDF) was commissioned by WorldPay and created by Loudhouse in March 2013. The survey was conducted among consumers who have purchased digital content and video games online in the last 12 months. The sample comprised 11,483 consumers aged 18+, 10,075 of which purchased digital goods and services and 7,554 who have purchased video games and 6,776 that have purchased both. While the consumers were surveyed from 7 different countries not including Canada, I feel that the information contained in the report is of relevance to Village Gamer’s development industry reader demographic.  Read the rest of this entry »