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As Winnipeg gears up to host the 108th Annual Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP) Conference this August, Mobile Innovations founder and President Gary Bauer announced the showcase appearance of a 2013 Ford Interceptor with MPA In-Vehicle Office at the BlackBerry exhibit. Anticipating BlackBerry’s move away from tablets, Mobile Innovations will be using a Google tablet tied to BB10. Read the rest of this entry »

Montreal-based eXplorance has announced a new partnership with Desire2Learn Incorporated, integrating course evaluations, assessments, surveys and feedback analytics using Desire2Learn’s SDK. This integration allows educational institutions to obtain a high performance interface, minimizing IT involvement and turning the Learning Management System (LMS) into a focal point for an efficient training experience. Read the rest of this entry »

Easy-to-use social media marketing tools developer Wishpond has announced its philanthropic commitment to making marketing applications accessible to all. Wishpond is now offering an NPO Discount Program to eligible non-profit organizations and charitable causes for use of its Social Marketing Suite. Read the rest of this entry »

Astral Media Inc. and BCE Inc. have announced that with yesterday’s approval by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), Bell has now obtained all necessary regulatory and other approvals to close its $3.2-billion acquisition of Astral on July 5, 2013. Read the rest of this entry »

TVO‘s Chair of the Board of Directors, Peter O’Brian is pleased to announce that Gary Comerford, Kristin Morch and Mark Wakefield have been appointed to the Board as new members. Pursuant of the Ontario Educational Communications Authority Act, the Ontario Government appointed all three board members for three-year terms that run from June 19, 2013 to June 18, 2016. Read the rest of this entry »

Empire Company Limited has announced that Empire Theatres has reached a definitive agreement with Cineplex Inc. for the sale of 24 theatres and 170 screens in Atlantic Canada and 2 theatres with 48 screens in Ontario. Empire Theatres has also reached a separate definitive agreement with Landmark Cinemas for the sale of 20 theatres and 179 screens in Ontario and Western Canada. Read the rest of this entry »

WhatsNexx, a Canadian provider of cross-channel marketing automation software, has announced the completion of its second round venture capital financing in the amount of $2.33 million. The financing was led by BDC Venture Capital and GO Capital LP, along with Feldman Advisors, WhatsNexx Chairman Alan Shuster and included both existing and new investors. Read the rest of this entry »

The crowdfunding innovators at FundRazr are proud to announce they are powering PayPal Galactic’s partnership with SETI Institute to crowdfund life on earth, and search for ET (extraterrestrial) life beyond it. SETI’s Curiosity Movement crowdfunding campaign is changing the way scientific research is funded and completed; FundRazr’s platform is making the exploration of these new frontiers possible. As many of you are aware, PayPal has announced the launch of PayPal Galactic, an initiative that addresses the issues to help make universal space payments a reality. PayPal Galactic brings together leaders in the scientific community, including the SETI Institute and Space Tourism Society, to prepare and support the future of space commerce.  Read the rest of this entry »

Via Newsletter: Continuing the momentum from last month’s Canada 3.0 2013 conference, the Canadian Digital Media Network is busy at home and abroad, helping create jobs, companies and wealth through digital media for Canada.  With summer upon us, the CDMN has a new cohort of businesses going international through the Outbound Soft-Landing Program. The nine companies will visit myriad international markets from Shanghai to Brazil, to make important connections, and close lucrative business deals. To keep track of Soft-Landing Program companies past and present, they have launched a new interactive soft landing map on the CDMN website that allows you to learn about the landing sites across the globe and the Canadian companies that have gone there. Read the rest of this entry »

Samsung Electronics Canada has announced the commercial availability of Samsung School in Canada, a fully integrated one-to-one education solution that combines the latest tablet and display technology to create an interactive, student-centric learning environment. Samsung School is a complete classroom solution which  consists of the Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet for student and teacher use as well as Samsung School software licenses. Additional Samsung components can easily be configured, including a 55 or 65-inch digital e-Board, wireless printer, notebook PC for class curriculum management and an AllShare Cast dongle for existing in class e-boards. Read the rest of this entry »