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Destiny Media Technologies is pleased to announce a series of steps have been taken to protect the intellectual property behind its new Clipstream® G2 (second generation) streaming format. Clipstream® videos can be uploaded to any web server where they will play directly on most web browser enabled devices (computers, smart phones, tablets, etc.).  The publisher doesn’t require costly streaming server infrastructure and the viewer doesn’t need to download, install and maintain plug-in player software. Read the rest of this entry »

CIBC has launched powerful new text message (SMS) customer Alerts, continuing its leadership in mobile financial services. The new Alerts bring important financial information to clients at a time and place that’s convenient for them through their smartphone, or through email or online banking, to help clients manage their day to day finances. Read the rest of this entry »

Today e-Radio Inc. had the rare honour of being invited to “the hill” in Ottawa to present a media event and real-time demonstration of its FM radio-based smart communications solutions ideally suited to the energy and automotive sectors. By combining the reach of the Canadian broadcasting industry and Public Radio Satellite System (PRSS) in the US, e-Radio enabled FM-RDS technology has the potential to communicate with over 300 million people and their devices in two countries in about two seconds. Read the rest of this entry »

The National Council of Women of Canada (NCWC) has approved an affinity partnership with Waterloo-based Mindr Mobile to offer a Smartphone application aimed to improve safety of women and others who use it. Council members saw demonstrations and gave feedback on the app at the NCWC’s 119^th annual meeting in Ottawa. “We Can Change Minds” was the theme of the meeting. Read the rest of this entry »

In a milestone for Canadian television, Shaw Direct is the first direct-to-home provider in Canada to use adaptive streaming technology to deliver On Demand content directly to set-top boxes. With the launch of Online Video On Demand last April, Shaw Direct customers can already access many of their favourite titles On Demand through their web browser. Read the rest of this entry »

Digital communications may once have been the domain of the young, but Canada’s senior citizens are increasingly crossing the digital divide, according to new research from Revera, a Canadian seniors’ accommodation, care and services.  Read the rest of this entry »

On-demand TV software and solutions provider Espial has announced that the Espial TV Browser has been selected to power new Sharp^® AQUOS^®LED TVs in Japan, China, and North America, offering consumers the most advanced Smart TV Web experience based on the open source momentum of WebKit and HTML5. Read the rest of this entry »

Seven of Canada’s leading health care organizations have joined together to launch new electronic tools to help Canadians use their medications safely and appropriately. The tools are the latest innovation in the Knowledge is the Best Medicine (KiBM) program which was created by Canada’s Research Based Pharmaceutical Companies (Rx&D) in 1994 to help Canadians better manage their own health care, including a free new iPhone and iPad app developed by the Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada with input from Canadian patient groups and health care provider organizations. Read the rest of this entry »

TransGaming’s GameTree Mac digital distribution platform for Mac games offers special promotional pricing throughout Summer 2012, including new releases such as Disney•Pixar’s BRAVE: The Video Game (Behaviour Interactive), in order to promote the Mac platform and to address the desires of the growing Mac gaming community. Read the rest of this entry »

SkyWave Mobile Communications, an Ottawa-based provider of wireless data communications for the Machine-to-Machine (M2M) market, today announced the introduction of the IP SCADA service to work with its IDP series terminals designed for low power, reliability and ease of installation. IP SCADA allows IP-based point-to-point satellite communication connections between small remote sites and SCADA systems where leased lines, GSM, RF or satellite backhaul communications are unavailable, unreliable or cost prohibitive. Read the rest of this entry »