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LULU Software, the publisher of Soda® PDF, a portable document format (PDF) editing and creation application, has announced the acquisition of DOC2PDF Limited, a leader in online document conversion. DOC2PDF has enabled visitors to convert various document formats to PDF and vice-versa for more than 8 years. The UK based company has developed and maintained its dominance as a top source for free online conversion tools. Last year, DOC2PDF converted over 100 million documents for over 10 million users around the world. DOC2PDF will continue to offer free online conversion tools to its users; additionally the company will now have the ability to offer a wider range of services and conversions options. Read the rest of this entry »

Kelsey Ramsden, President of Belvedere Place Developments and Founder of Spark Play, will be in Kelowna on Thursday June 2oth and Friday, June 21st, 2013 to share her insights and random thoughts at two very different events hosted by TEDx and BDC.  Named the #1  Female Business Woman of 2012 by Profit and Chatelaine’s W100 list, Kelsey is coming to Kelowna, a community she loves and who she helped build over the last decade, to encourage Business Owners and Business leaders to play again. Read the rest of this entry »

Eleventh Level Interactive will be launching the latest version of their new game onto the mobile gaming scene on June 19th. SnowSlide Lite is the fourth game from the developer, adding to an already strong foundation. SnowSlide provides easy playability and family friendly fun. The concept of the game is very simple: players use their finger to drag and release the cute animals, who then slide along the ice to their homes based on momentum.  The art style caters to a wide audience, bringing fun loving characters along with strong audio and voice over talent to entertain all ages.  Read the rest of this entry »

Allison Crowe has returned to Canada from the World Premiere screening of “Man of Steel” in New York City, where she experienced the thrills of walking the red carpet at NYC’s Lincoln Center, the musician is proud and humbled to have a cameo in the artistic and commercial hit cinematic reframing of the Superman myth. Read the rest of this entry »

BC’s Community, Sport and Cultural Development Minister Coralee Oake announced earlier this week that the B.C. government is investing $300,000 over two years in artsVest, a non-profit program helping small and mid-sized arts organizations help themselves through effective private sector fundraising. Read the rest of this entry »

The Banff World Media Festival (BANFF) came to a close today, culminating in four days of cutting-edge sessions, V.I.P. interviews, star-studded award ceremonies and a thriving business market, together with many of the world’s leaders from the evolving media landscape. The Festival took place in beautiful Banff from June 9-12th, and we have lots of pictures and video to share with you once we get back in the office to edit them. Read the rest of this entry »

The Toronto Animation Arts Festival International (TAAFI) adds to their programming roster, kicking-off the Festival with a keynote address by Oscar-nominated animator David Silverman, Director of The Simpsons and The Simpsons Movie. Read the rest of this entry »

After an award-winning inaugural year since its launch, AUX Magazine is excited to celebrate the first anniversary by announcing its expanded availability, now on Android. Kicking off with the June 2013 anniversary issue featuring The National, the expansion to Android means users on a variety of devices can access the digital magazine. Read the rest of this entry »

A slew of Canadian-produced video games are on display at this year’s E3 Expo, putting a spotlight on the strength and vitality of Canada’s growing video game industry. At this year’s E3 Expo, taking place in Los Angeles from June 10 to 13, 2013, Canadian-developed games from ESAC member companies include: Read the rest of this entry »

Ubisoft Motion Pictures, the film and television division of Ubisoft, announced yesterday that they are collaborating with Warner Bros. Pictures and Michael Bay the award-winning director of blockbusters, including “Armageddon,” “Pearl Harbor” and “Transformers” on development of a feature film based on Tom Clancy’s™ Ghost Recon. Read the rest of this entry »