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Markham-based Qdata inc. and the Viascan Group Inc. of Montreal are entering into a definitive merger agreement creating Canada’s leading company in the barcoding, RFID, and wireless networking industry. Read the rest of this entry »

With the release of MyAjaxApp.com, a new opportunity for supporting data-driven Ajax applications is launched. MyAjaxApp.com is now providing an easy, affordable and scalable way to construct a database that is instantly available for JavaScript programmers. This system is aimed towards small to medium sized companies who have been unable to build or use a database system, due to cost, infrastructure and technical barriers. Read the rest of this entry »

Real time, experiential social communications platform provider Ortsbo accelerated to more than 107 Million Unique users for the 30 day period of January 25, 2012 to February 23, 2012. The actual results of 107,771,092 Unique Users for the period represents an increase of 167% since Ortsbo’s last reported results on November 10, 2011. Read the rest of this entry »

Research In Motion Limited subsidiary QNX Software Systems Limited, a provider of software platforms for connected embedded systems, has announced new preferred partnerships with LS Research and Silex Technology to develop and co-market wireless connectivity solutions for embedded systems based on the award-winning QNX^® Neutrino^®Realtime Operating System (RTOS). Read the rest of this entry »

Building on its success as a specialized IT services investment firm in the United States, Technology Capital Investors (TCI) announced today it has broadened its reach into Canada — opening a new office in the Toronto area as TCI Canada.  Read the rest of this entry »

The Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), today delivered a keynote speech at the Creative Economy Summit where he announced a $4.85 million investment from the Government of Canada that will help eight Toronto-area start-up businesses get their innovative products and ideas to market faster, and create jobs and economic growth in southern Ontario. Read the rest of this entry »

Cyber-bullying is a phrase that has crept into our vocabulary over the last decade. According to Statistics Canada, about 1 in 10 adults living in a household with children reported a child victim of cyber-bullying. According to the most recent statistics, the most common forms of cyber-bullying against children are threatening or aggressive e-mails or instant messages. Girls are more likely than boys to be bullied on the Internet and 12 and 13-year-olds are the most common victims. Read the rest of this entry »

Vancouver’s Chuckanut Media is proud to announce their first Social Networking Photo app, Cover Photo Maker for Facebook, is now available exclusively for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad for $1.99 USD. Cover Photo Maker for Facebook allows users to create personalized Cover Photos for their Facebook Timeline using their own photos directly on their mobile device. Read the rest of this entry »

Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) consulting firm Boast Capital unveiled StartUpGauge at DemoCamp Calgary. StartUpGauge is a platform that enables people to easily validate their ideas and connect with the right resources to form a team and take the idea further. Read the rest of this entry »

Disk encryption specialist WinMagic Inc. will launch and demonstrate SecureDoc Version 5.3, which adds wireless capabilities to its market-leading PBConnex pre-boot network authentication, at Booth 939 at the RSA Conference currently underway in San Francisco. SecureDoc v5.3 will also introduce two other key features to simplify data encryption and management: SecureDoc OSA, which provides seamless Self Encrypting Drive (SED) integration, and Removable Media Container Encryption (RMCE), which makes it simple for users to securely transport and share data. Read the rest of this entry »