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cDemo Mobile Solutions is pleased to announce that its “Mobile Inspector” (Mi) App was named a finalist in two categories for the “2011 Mashable Awards”in the Technology Core Category. Mobile Inspector was chosen amongst hundreds of thousands of nominations and is a finalist for both “Most Useful Mobile App” and “Most Innovative Mobile App”. Read the rest of this entry »

The DATA Group Income Fund has launched a new digital publishing solution called Limelight PhotoBooks, a web-based application that businesses can brand and offer to consumers in the form of a customized website. Their customers log on to the website and create personalized photobooks and calendars which also can be branded with client-specific content. The DATA Group handles all site customization as well as back-end eCommerce, print fulfillment and customer support. Businesses receive a rebate for every product sold. Read the rest of this entry »

Washington, DC-based Blackboard has announced the official opening of a new data centre in Calgary to support growing interest from Canadian institutions for an in-region facility to host and manage their learning environments. The centre, which began production earlier this year, already hosts systems for several Canadian higher education institutions including Dalhousie University, the University of Ottawa and George Brown College. Read the rest of this entry »

To support the growth of the tech sector, Granite Networks has emerged as the first and only Tier 3 data center in Eastern Ontario, by building the largest independent hosting facility of any kind in Ottawa. Data centres act as warehouses for hundreds and thousands of networked computer servers, storing everything from videos and music, to emails and webpages, to online games and business transactions, and enabling users around the globe to connect and access this information around the clock. Read the rest of this entry »

Sierra Wireless and ACTIA have announced that the ACTIA Group, an international provider of value-added electronic equipment for the automotive market, has selected Sierra Wireless AirPrime™ AR Series modules to provide high-performance connectivity for its latest in-vehicle technology platform. AirPrime AR Series modules were designed and developed to achieve the highest level of compliance with automotive specifications, providing an unmatched level of quality and performance under harsh operating conditions. Read the rest of this entry »

Chat innovator FaceFlow has announced that its free video chat and video conferencing service recently passed 10,000 daily visits. FaceFlow provides its users a simple and completely free way to talk to friends and family even while apart. Unlike other video chatting platforms, FaceFlow is web-based, there is absolutely no download required. Since the launch of FaceFlow a few months ago, they now have over 200,000 members, and they are growing at a fast rate. Read the rest of this entry »

YellowPages.ca™ launches an innovative deals feature that redefines local search by offering timely and relevant deals linked directly to business search results on the YellowPages.ca website and its popular mobile application. This new deals feature will become Canadians’ best ally for the Holiday shopping season since deals can be easily found with each business search on the YellowPages.ca website, its mobile app and on the mobile version of the website. Read the rest of this entry »

Airline and passenger travel industry onboard retail and payment technology provider GuestLogix Inc. is set to establish GuestLogix Asia Pacific operations, located in Hong Kong, underscoring the Company’s continued focus on growing market share in the region by expanding its local presence and leveraging its relationships with current partners. Collectively, the region’s airlines carry 700 million passengers annually, representing one-quarter of global passenger traffic. Read the rest of this entry »

Intertainment Media Inc. announced yesterday that its subsidiary Ortsbo Inc. has made an investment in Hong Kong based China Green Channel International (“CGCI”), an officially sanctioned Canadian & Beijing joint venture that has signed a partnership agreement with China Education Television for the development, distribution and management of advertising and sponsorship for Western and native Chinese programming focusing on humanities and early child education. Read the rest of this entry »

Simulation-based electrical troubleshooting training software developer Simutech Multimedia has announced the release of a new title, Troubleshooting PLC Circuits 1, in the Troubleshooting Skills Training System line of products. Focusing on troubleshooting Programmable Logic Controller systems, not programming them, Troubleshooting PLC Circuits 1 is designed for the maintenance person who is required to troubleshoot and maintain electrical equipment and systems containing PLC controls. Read the rest of this entry »