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Research In Motion has announced that BlackBerry® smartphones running on the powerful new BlackBerry® 7 and BlackBerry® 7.1 Operating Systems (OS) have been awarded FIPS 140-2 certification by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC). FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standard) 140-2 is recognized by the U.S. and Canadian governments and is required under the Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 (FISMA). Read the rest of this entry »

Arius3D Corp. and Masterfile Corporation have agreed to extend to March 31, 2012 the closing of the previously announced proposed acquisition by Arius3D of all of the issued and outstanding securities of Masterfile. Read the rest of this entry »

The board of directors of Rainmaker Entertainment Inc. has announced that its Chief Financial Officer, Bryant Pike, has tendered his resignation effective April 16^th, 2012, in order to pursue other business opportunities. Read the rest of this entry »

Ecommerce platform provider Shopify has acquired award-winning Select Start Studios Inc. (“S3”), also based in Ottawa. This strategic acquisition will allow the company to rapidly execute on their mobile growth strategy, and is the first major investment since raising $15 million in Series B funding on October 17, 2011. Read the rest of this entry »

ACD Systems Inc. has announced its new antivirus software, acdONE Antivirus + Total Security. The new addition to ACD Systems’ product family is intended to guard the user’s system, protecting valuable assets such as photos, documents and videos from e-threats such as viruses, worms, malware and spam. Along with this new product offering, ACD Systems has dramatically discounted many of their products. The company is also offering limited-time deals on product bundles, giving customers a chance to further their savings even more. Read the rest of this entry »

The Saskatchewan Motion Picture Industry Association (SMPIA) is excited to announce that we will be shining a spotlight on Saskatchewan interactive and traditional media partnerships at the Banff World Media Festival June 10-13th, 2012. Thanks to a Culture on Go: Market Access Grant from the Saskatchewan Arts Board, SMPIA will lead an industry delegation of Saskatchewan cross-media professionals to showcase their works as well as meet with creators and investors as part of the official Banff Festival program. Read the rest of this entry »

Big Blue Bubble Inc. is excited to announce the newest version of the epic side-scroller, Dark Incursion, now with iCade and Joypad support and a 99 cent price. The new update, which features movable and configurable controls along with improved AI and bug fixes, is now live on iTunes. Read the rest of this entry »

Secure digital media distribution company YANGAROO Inc. has announced the launch of its online music contest “DMDS Rising Star.” This initiative will support the tens of thousands of independent musicians who do not have the necessary means to connect with key decision makers at radio stations and TV networks across the US and Canada. Read the rest of this entry »

Wave Accounting, the Toronto-based innovators of award-winning small businesses accounting software, announced today the launch of Wave Payroll, an easy, 100% online payroll tool saving time and money for small business owners, self-employed contractors and freelancers, and families who hire home care workers and nannies. Wave Payroll provides a full suite of features, including direct deposit, year-end tax forms (T4s), and remittance to government, for one low flat fee priced per employee per payroll. Read the rest of this entry »

TVO announced today that the TVO Docstudio iPad App will feature an exclusive pre-broadcast opportunity to view the documentary Lone Twin. The TVO-commissioned film Lone Twin, by filmmaker Anna Van der Wee (The Dead Are Alive: Eyewitness in Rwanda), airs exclusively on the TVO Docstudio App, from February 1-12. The documentary will have its world broadcast premiere on TVO on Wednesday February 15 at 9 pm ET. Read the rest of this entry »