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eXplorance, a Montreal-based provider of enterprise feedback management software, launched its newly revamped, dynamic website as part of the company’s ongoing commitment to progress, innovation and accessibility. Showcasing an aesthetically pleasing and contemporary look, the website is incredibly user-friendly, intuitive and engaging. The new layout allows users to easily learn about the wide range of solutions and services that eXplorance offers. With current and prospective clients needs in mind, the revamped website includes new key sections and information. Read the rest of this entry »

In a new Nintendo Direct video announcement yesterday (sorry, I was out of the office at a meeting most of the day), Nintendo revealed another massive list of news for its Nintendo 3DS and Wii U systems. Topping the list for many gamers is an entirely new Nintendo 3DS game in The Legend of Zelda series set in the world of The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. The game is scheduled to launch this holiday season. Fans will also be excited to hear that a new game in the Yoshi’s Island series is also being developed for Nintendo 3DS. And, after 20 years, EarthBound is finally returning to North America. The game is scheduled to be released this year on the Virtual Console service for the Wii U home console. Read the rest of this entry »

Blackspark Corporation, a Toronto-based provider of business traveler payroll compliance solutions, today announced that its borderFile application will be available in the new Concur® App Center from Concur, a leading provider of integrated travel and expense (T&E) management services. Unveiled yesterday in Las Vegas at Fusion, the new app center will help businesses and travelers discover applications that deliver significant value to the enterprise as well as to the business traveler.

borderFile replaces the costly manual processes within customer organizations that are required for business traveler payroll compliance. For both international and U.S. domestic state-to-state travel, borderFile automates the collection of travel data, the calculation of compliance metrics and the sharing of reports and dashboards with key stakeholders in the company.

For Concur customers, borderFile leverages the existing T&E environment and provides the tools required to execute payroll for employees that cross country and state borders. Once deployed, borderFile begins synchronizing historic and upcoming booked travel immediately. Graphical dashboards and reports are then automatically kept up-to-date as employees book new travel.

Key features of the Concur integration for borderFile include:

• Rapid deployment by the Concur Administrator (does not require linking individual Concur user accounts)
• Real-time synchronization of historical and upcoming booked travel
• Threshold-based dashboards highlighting employees’ workdays in all U.S. states with payroll compliance requirements
• Tools to execute U.S. multi-state payroll allocation
• Customizable reports and dashboards for international travel
• Automated workflows enabling employees to verify and sign-off their travel data for payroll compliance
• Secure, enterprise-class architecture with 24/7 on-demand access globally

“We chose to partner with Concur because the Concur T&E Cloud is the leading platform for customers with large populations of business travelers,” said Blackspark Co-Founder, Ramon Tavares. “Therefore, customers already have the travel infrastructure needed to meet multi-state and international payroll compliance requirements; all they have to do is turn on borderFile and begin using the reports and workflows.”

“We are focused on creating an ecosystem of partners with innovative new products and services for our customers and their employees,” said Tim MacDonald, EVP of Platform and Data Services at Concur. “The new Concur App Center will deliver seamless integration via Concur’s open platform and we are thrilled that Blackspark’s borderFile will be among the esteemed apps in the Concur T&E Cloud ecosystem.”

Reigning UFC® welterweight champion of the world, Georges St-Pierre (GSP) and UK software publisher Zolmo unveil Touchfit: Georges St-Pierre, a new fitness app that puts St-Pierre’s no-holds-barred training and nutrition regimen in the hands of the masses. The feature-loaded app, designed for iPhone and iPod Touch, learns and adapts after each exercise to serve up a virtually infinite number of tailored workouts based on the user’s own strengths, weaknesses and overall level of fitness. Read the rest of this entry »

Wild Apricot, a Toronto-based provider of membership software for small associations and non-profits, has launched Volunteer Recruitment Guide and Checklist resources, each designed to help organizations recruit much-needed volunteers. Read the rest of this entry »

Wrinkled Pants has announced that Are Bees Smart, or Not? is the first in a series of apps for the iPad, presented in English text with Mandarin voice over, now available on iTunes. Instructions and key words are given in Simple Chinese (Putonghua Syntax). The high-interest, fact-based story about the intelligence of bees is written in easy-to-read text, with a set of activities/games to improve literacy skills in basic English: oral reading, comprehension, vocabulary development, phonics, spelling and writing. The Bearded Dragon series provides self-instructional help for Chinese students who want to learn basic elements of the English language in an easy, and enjoyable medium. Read the rest of this entry »

Ortsbo, Inc., an innovator in real-time, cross-language communication experiences, announces a partnership with Digital Development Management (DDM), a Massachusetts-based consultancy and agency for video games and digital entertainment, to offer game developers and publishers the Ortsbo platform that enables cost effective in-game, real-time communication language transformation. Read the rest of this entry »

Toronto-based iMenuCards has launched its innovative restaurant app to offer competitive solutions to the hospitality industry. iMenuCards have come up with a mobile website, a Smartphone application and the Tablet Interactive Menu. With the changing technology, iMenuCards is offering a wonderful dining experience to customers. Now you can request for your desired meal just by simple tap through the iMenuCards app. Read the rest of this entry »

Easy Projects by Logic Software gives entrepreneurs and teams the power to quickly take the pulse of what’s happening within their business and projects. It helps companies get better organized and gain visibility into tasks, availability of resources, and profitability. Easy Projects ensures that internal and external projects are completed on budget and on time. Read the rest of this entry »

Clio is pleased to announce a newly designed Small Firm Innovation, its award-winning blog written by and for lawyers. Small Firm Innovation, sponsored by Clio, delivers first-person insights and advice to solo and small-firm lawyers from leading experts and experienced colleagues on the business realities of running a law practice. The site exclusively emphasizes practical solutions for real-world challenges. Its reliance on first-person accounts of small firm success creates an atmosphere for a dynamic exchange of ready-to-implement ideas. Read the rest of this entry »