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Since 2006, WatchMojo has created one of the largest libraries of professionally-produced, premium videos on the people, places and events that have shaped the world. As the Montreal-based media company celebrates its six year anniversary, it is now adding a new layer of local programming in different cities around the globe that will feature the trendsetting tastemakers who inspire and influence the worlds of fashion, entertainment, lifestyle, food, and everything else the company has covered across its catalog of seven thousand-plus videos since 2006. Read the rest of this entry »

Karta Mobile Inc., a provider of mobile apps for Getting Things Done has announced the immediate availability of its new BlackBerry productivity app Presta™. Intuitive to use and easy to get started with, Presta is designed for everybody who wants to get things done on the go quickly and easily. With Presta users can effortlessly organize their to-dos, projects, commitments, lists, priorities and reminders directly from their BlackBerry smartphone. Read the rest of this entry »

High technology supplier of security systems and software Viscount Systems Inc. has announced that it will launch a new version of its application, Freedom, that works with Microsoft Windows Azure to offer customers enhanced security, as well as innovative user interface features and reliability improvements. As a new member of the Microsoft Partner Network Viscount is now authorized to use the Powered by Windows Azure logo on its Freedom cloud software application and list Freedom in the Windows Azure marketplace. Read the rest of this entry »

March Networks^®, a global provider of intelligent IP video solutions, has announced that Woolworths Limited – an Australian company with extensive retail interests throughout Australia and New Zealand – is deploying new Visual Intelligence software across thousands of existing March Networks video recording systems in a phased upgrade program. The software delivers enhanced live monitoring and searching capabilities that make it even easier for the retailer to centrally manage surveillance video used for security and loss prevention in more than 1,300 remote locations. Read the rest of this entry »

Payfirma has announced the availability of the next version of its mobile payment app. The updated app brings a host of new features that make accepting credit cards on iPhones and iPads faster and easier than ever before. The app also boasts a sleeker design that doubles the speed to make transactions. Read the rest of this entry »

The city of Halifax recently launched a pilot program to aide patients suffering from Alzheimer’s’ disease and other forms of dementia. According to Laipac Technology, the company issuing the service, the program is the first of its kind to launch in Canada and is a joint effort between Halifax Regional Police and the Alzheimer’s Society of Nova Scotia. Read the rest of this entry »

Toronto’s Route1 Inc., a security and identity management company that provides solutions to the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. Federal Courts, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada and a myriad of other organizations, today addressed the vulnerable state of pcAnywhere following Symantec’s warning to its users of its remote control software advising them to disable it. Read the rest of this entry »

Businesses and entrepreneurs can now make Android apps that include interactive maps and navigation features using Andromo App Maker for Android. Andromo is a free web-based service for creating professional Android apps without programming. The service, owned by Indigo Rose Software Corporation, allows anyone to make an app and reach an audience of millions. Read the rest of this entry »

Canadian IT solutions integrator Scalar Decisions has announced the launch of their RenderCloud project, which will see a number of British Columbia digital media studios move to a high-performance cloud computing model to render their digital productions, availing of Scalar’s centralized IT facilities at the Centre for Digital Media on the Great Northern Way Campus in Vancouver. Read the rest of this entry »

Rogers has announced that its Long Term Evolution (LTE) wireless network is now available in more cities surrounding Montréal, including; Laval, Terrebonne, Brossard, Longueuil and Vaudreuil with plans to expand to more than 25 additional cities this year. This will bring LTE to more than half the Canadian population by the end of the year. Read the rest of this entry »