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The newest findings in a new report (PDF) from Trend Micro compare the ability of several different mobile platforms to meet the demands of use in the enterprise.  Canada’s own BlackBerry 7.0 scored highest across the board, ahead of Apple iOS5, Windows Phone 7.5 and Google’s Android 2.3.  Altimeter Group, Bloor Research and Trend Micro’s own specialists carried out the research. Read the rest of this entry »

Realizing an objective announced by Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff in August, 2011, the CDMN Canada 3.0 digital media forum will include a breakout stream customized for a delegation of more than 30 representatives from Brazil when the forum convenes here April 24-25, 2012 (tickets available). Brazil, the 6^thlargest economy in the world, is interested in collaborating with Canada to expand the digital media forum concept to Brazil and enhance business opportunities between the two countries. Read the rest of this entry »

In biotech news, Toronto-based CardioComm Solutions, Inc. has announced expansion of the company’s HeartCheck™ PEN 2012 Marketing and Communications Campaign. In-print and on-line promotion will occur in association with three major conferences: The Heart Rhythm Society Meeting (“HRS”) in Boston specializing in the cardiac arrhythmia medical field, the American Telemedicine Association Meeting (“ATA”) in California which focuses on global deployment of telemedicine technologies and the international World Conference of Cardiology in Dubai (UAE). Read the rest of this entry »

Customer communications management company Prinova® Inc. has announced the release of messagepoint® version 3.7 which adds support for highly-personalized, targeted messaging for email and SMS channels. Through integration with ExactTarget and Clickatell cloud-based delivery services, Prinova has added these new features to its messagepoint platform to drive increased response rates and return on investment for digital marketing efforts. Read the rest of this entry »

On April 10, 2012, Siskinds LLP, on behalf of eBook consumers, filed in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice a proposed class action against Apple Inc., Hachette Book Group, Inc., HarperCollins Publishers, Inc., Holtzbrinck Publishers, LLC carrying on business as Macmillan Publishers, Inc., Penguin Group (USA) Inc., Simon & Schuster, Inc. and their Canadian subsidiaries for the price-fixing of eBooks. Camp Fiorante Matthews Mogerman (CFM) has filed a related claim in British Columbia. Read the rest of this entry »

It has just become a lot easier to add a personalized touch to your wedding, birthday party or corporate event thanks to an exciting new line of products being launched by Toronto’s StickerYou this month at retailers across Canada and the United States. Make+Print Your Own™ is the first online-based resource allowing consumers to create glossy, professional quality stickers, labels and iron-ons and print them on their home printers. Read the rest of this entry »

Outlisten, an innovative new platform for crowd-sourced concert videos that Wired Magazine called ‘a new music format’, has chosen Singular Software product CloudEyes™ — a media synchronization technology that lets producers and contributors share and mine footage remotely—as the foundation for their offering. Read the rest of this entry »

DTM Systems Corporation is pleased to announce their strategic partnership with Rackforce Networks Inc. In partnering with Rackforce, DTM Systems intends to further expand the business technology options available to customers by providing the latest in innovative technology solutions. Operating System layer, Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) services are all part of what Rackforce can bring to the client as a service from their class-leading ‘GigaCentre’ data centre in Kelowna and cloud centers in Calgary and Toronto. Read the rest of this entry »

Talent Technology Corporation is pleased to announce their upcoming non-sales webinar on how to Build Your Talent Networks to Ensure Recruitment Success. In a time when so many questions surround talent networks and talent communities, they hope to provide some clarity. Read the rest of this entry »

Mobile Innovations President Gary Bauer has announced his company’s Bronze Sponsorship for the upcoming BlackBerry World Conference to be held at the Marriott World Centre in Orlando this April 30th to May 3rd. Rubbing shoulders with vendors such as HP, Information Week, Ingram Micro as well as many of the worlds biggest mobile carriers, the company intends to build on its performance as a 2011 winner of the Wireless Achievement Award for innovation in the public sector. At last year’s event the company won the coveted award as recognition for its outstanding mobile law enforcement work for the Chatham Kent Police Service. Read the rest of this entry »