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Canadians have lots of reasons to enjoy mashing mosquitoes. But now with a new online game called Mosquito Masher, they can bash those bothersome bugs and save lives at the same time. Read the rest of this entry »

OpenText™  celebrated 20 years of innovation and growth yesterday with the official opening of the company’s Innovation Centre at its headquarters location. The company that started as an offshoot of a University of Waterloo search engine project has burgeoned into Canada’s largest software company, operating around the world with annual revenues in excess of US $1 billion. Read the rest of this entry »

TVO‘s Chief Executive Officer Lisa de Wilde spoke yesterday at the Journalism Strategies conference in Montreal, a two-day discussion on journalism and its role in strengthening civil society. In a session entitled “Paying the Bills”, de Wilde focused on the unique role educational media plays, the public policies that underpin TVO’s financial model and the funding challenges and opportunities in an era of declining public sector financial capacity. Read the rest of this entry »

The demand for knowledge about intellectual property rights by owners of small and medium-sized businesses has strengthened in recent years as these businesses realize the importance of intellectual property (IP). Indeed, while most people have heard of IP, few are very familiar with the different kinds of IP-namely, patents, trade-marks, copyright and industrial designs-and how they can help to grow a business. Read the rest of this entry »

Over the past year, Canada has put new regulations in place to bring government agencies up to speed with international Web accessibility guidelines. As a result, all Canadian government websites must now be in compliance with Common Look and Feel standards or CLF. HiSoftware Inc., a US-based provider of content aware compliance and security solutions, today announced it has released a new out-of-box checkpoint group to allow Canadian government agencies to monitor and enforce CLF standards on both public-facing websites and intranets. Read the rest of this entry »

500px, a Toronto-based platform and community for sharing, discovering, and selling great photographs, announced today the launch of its first ever free Android smartphone and tablet application. Additionally they also released a major upgrade to their highly acclaimed iPad application which now features retina graphics support for the latest iPad as well as in-app purchase capability. Read the rest of this entry »

“My top public speaking tips are simple. They’re simply to relax, focus on your message and your audience – and yes, it really is that simple,” Toronto Public Speaking Coach Thomas Moss told Rogers Television during a recent taping of the cable company’s Know It All program. Read the rest of this entry »

CIOsynergy, a provider of thought leading conferences, today announced its upcoming and highly anticipated event to take place in Toronto. The event will be held at the Hyatt Regency Toronto on King, Thursday May 3, 2012 and will feature discussions incubated under the thought leading direction of keynote speakers, culminating with a networking dinner. Read the rest of this entry »

The 4 Little Pigs is changing the way parents are teaching their children about money.  The publishing company’s momentum is building with the release of the award winning book “The 4 Little Pigs” – a financial values book for children – on iTunes.  The innovative new digital release will help children become aware of the different ways that money can be used through a simple and engaging story.  The book has already been honoured by receiving a Moonbeam Children’s Book Award and a Mom’s Choice Award. Read the rest of this entry »

Hosted by TELETOON Canada Inc., this year’s Kids & Animation program at the Banff World Media Festival will keep you at the forefront of the industry, featuring insight from some of the most prominent commissioners and creative minds in the space. There will be a great array of programs, sessions and networking opportunities to help you finance deals, get exposure and see what’s hot in the marketplace. Read the rest of this entry »