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Radialpoint, a provider of white-label Connected Home support and consumer services, today announced it has launched its third generation technology platform. The SaaS based platform enhancements include a greater degree of interoperability, flexibility and revenue potential for consumer technology brands – CEs, MSOs/Telco’s, PC OEMs, and Retailers – so that they can build, manage and deliver consumer technology services to their end-users. Read the rest of this entry »

InnoTechnix, provider of the leading ID card software solution for printing on plastics or paper format is proud to announce the release of IDpack Professional 9, IDpack Business 9 and IDpack Element 9. The development team has been working for more than 2 years to create this new version of IDpack 9, and the company has worked with many partners and customers to enhance IDpack and add many new features. Read the rest of this entry »

Toon Boom Animation Inc. has announced that Garfield’s Comic Boom has been granted the prestigious Honours Award by the National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA), in the software category. This NAPPA Award is a remarkable addition to Garfield’s Comic Boom impressive award-winning track record since its launch in August 2011. It has already received the 2011 Parent Tested Parent Approved Seal of Approval and the 2011 Preferred Choice Award granted by Creative Child Magazine. Read the rest of this entry »

Firmware-embedded endpoint security and management solutions provider Absolute^®Software Corporation has announced the general availability of Absolute Manage 6.0, a product which offers the only single, unified console that natively enables IT administrators to efficiently manage all of their Mac, PC, Android and iOS devices by automating time-consuming IT processes such as software distribution, patch management, and asset inventory.  Read the rest of this entry »

In a move that makes it easier for customers to manage documents and website content within the SAP NetWeaver® Portal component, SAP AG has expanded its relationship with enterprise content management developer OpenText. The agreement adds two new applications to SAP NetWeaver Portal, which were developed by SAP together with OpenText: the SAP® Portal Content Management application by OpenText, an enterprise solution for managing document-related content; and the SAP® Portal Site Management application by OpenText, a solution helping a broad number of users easily manage Web content. Read the rest of this entry »

Eidos-Montreal used some of the latest game development technology from Autodesk, Inc.  to develop the critically acclaimed “Deus Ex: Human Revolution” video game. Autodesk Scaleform middleware helped the developer build immersive user interfaces (UIs) — from interactive world objects and the hero’s Augmented Reality bio-engineered enhancement, to basic menus and heads-up displays (HUDs). Autodesk Maya, Autodesk 3ds Max and Autodesk MotionBuilder software were used to create and populate the game’s large futuristic world. Read the rest of this entry »

Desire2Learn U.K. Ltd., a member of the Desire2Learn family of companies, has announced that England’s University of Surrey will be implementing Desire2Learn® Learning Suite across several faculties and departments within the institution. The six year agreement will see implementation of the Desire2Learn platforms begin in October 2011 with the system due to go-live in August 2012 for the 2012/2013 academic year. Read the rest of this entry »

For many, “innovation” evokes notions of “radical change” or “transformation,” but Canada’s 2.4 million small business owners have a different definition. For them, innovation is less about disrupting markets and more about changes that generate the greatest impact for them and their livelihood. Read the rest of this entry »

UNIT4 Business Software,  provider of business software for Businesses Living IN Change (BLINC™), has signed a significant deal with the City of Surrey in British Columbia. The contract, worth $1,633,800 in software and services, will see the City of Surrey replace its numerous disparate systems and implement Agresso Business World Route 66, the next generation of fast, flexible and user-friendly enterprise resource planning (ERP) software. The second largest city and the fastest growing in British Columbia, the City of Surrey selected Agresso Business World’s Financials, Procurement, PCB and Reporting modules ahead of ERP heavyweights SAP and Oracle. Read the rest of this entry »

Education software specialist NetSupport has announced updates to two of its core education solutions. The technical landscape within the modern learning environment is continually evolving, offering students an increasingly wide range of inspiring computing opportunities. This presents educators with the challenge of ensuring that classroom technology is effectively managed and maintained, that the learning experience is enhanced through the use of technology, not impacted by students who prefer to ‘experiment’ with the equipment rather than focus on the task in hand. Read the rest of this entry »