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22nd November 2011

Perplexus Original By PlaSmart Nominated As Educational Toy Of The Year

plasmartPerplexus Original, the first-ever 3D marble maze game and world-wide break-out hit, has been nominated by the Toy Industry Association (TIA) as Educational Toy of the Year (TOTY). The TOTY nomination is the latest in a series of awards and accolades won by Perplexus this fall which has also included a Disney Family Fun Top Toy Award, a Toy Insider Hot 20 award and a National Parenting Publications Award among many others. Read the rest of this entry »

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22nd November 2011

Canada Enhancing Research Collaboration Opportunities with Japan

Government of CanadaCanada and Japan need to build on the success of their research collaborations to strengthen their knowledge economies, said the Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State (Science and Technology) (Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario). Minister of State Goodyear delivered opening remarks today at the Canada–Japan Bilateral Workshop on Nanotechnology at the University of Waterloo. The two-day event highlights collaboration between universities and businesses from both countries in support of innovation. Read the rest of this entry »

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22nd November 2011

DHX Media Announces Substantial Issuer Bid For Common Shares

dhx mediaDHX Media Ltd. announced yesterday that the Company intends to make a substantial issuer bid (the “Offer”), pursuant to which the Company will offer to purchase for cancellation up to $5 million in value of its common shares (“Shares”) from shareholders (the “Shareholders”).  The Offer will proceed by way of a modified “Dutch Auction” and the range of Offer prices will be between $0.60 to $0.70 per share, with increments of $0.01 permitted within that range. Read the rest of this entry »

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22nd November 2011

Square Enix To Expand Further In Montreal

square enixThe Square Enix Group, an integrated entertainment group, has today announced plans for further expansion in Montréal with the growth of its Eidos-Montréal studio and the creation of a new second studio, Square Enix Montréal, to open in 2012. Read the rest of this entry »

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22nd November 2011

GuestLogix Establishes Asia Pacific Headquarters

GuestLogixAirline and passenger travel industry onboard retail and payment technology provider GuestLogix Inc. is set to establish GuestLogix Asia Pacific operations, located in Hong Kong, underscoring the Company’s continued focus on growing market share in the region by expanding its local presence and leveraging its relationships with current partners. Collectively, the region’s airlines carry 700 million passengers annually, representing one-quarter of global passenger traffic. Read the rest of this entry »

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22nd November 2011

Chaordix Q3 Results Reflect Strong Demand For Its Crowdsourcing Solutions

chaordixCrowdsourced market intelligence company Chaordix has had its strongest quarter ever, and overall successful performance results for Q3 2011, growing its crowdsourcing-generated revenues for the quarter, up by 193% from Q2 2011. This represents an increase of 86% in annual revenues compared to the same period a year ago. Read the rest of this entry »

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22nd November 2011

Max Payne 3 Special Edition Announced

Rockstar has announced the first details for the Max Payne 3 Special Edition for Xbox 360®, PlayStation®3 and Windows PC – available for pre-order starting today and only until January 15th, 2012 while supplies last. Retailing for $99.99 and featuring digital multiplayer character and weapon packs not found anywhere else, this definitive Special Edition of Max Payne 3 will include: Read the rest of this entry »

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22nd November 2011

DesignPractica Expands eCommerce and Custom CMS Services

designpracticaDesignPractica has been creating and maintaining custom websites for small businesses in Greater Vancouver area for several years. Now, in addition to offering WordPress, Django and Google Application Engine websites, DesignPractica will also provide support and development services with all top open-source and hosted eCommerce and CMS systems, such as Magento, Drupal, Volusion, Shopify, Satchmo and others, for small, medium and large businesses in the greater Vancouver region. Read the rest of this entry »

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22nd November 2011

Ortsbo Invests in China Green Channel International

ortsboIntertainment Media Inc. announced yesterday that its subsidiary Ortsbo Inc. has made an investment in Hong Kong based China Green Channel International (“CGCI”), an officially sanctioned Canadian & Beijing joint venture that has signed a partnership agreement with China Education Television for the development, distribution and management of advertising and sponsorship for Western and native Chinese programming focusing on humanities and early child education. Read the rest of this entry »

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21st November 2011

Canadian IT Stresses as Data Breaches Put Jobs on the Line

websenseHow are IT managers coping with today’s fast-changing threat landscape? Are they properly protected against the latest data-stealing malware? And would employees report if they compromised corporate data? To find out these answers and more, US-based Websense, Inc., a content security and data theft protection provider, commissioned independent research firm Dynamic Markets to survey 1,000 IT managers and 1,000 non-IT employees in the U.S., UK, Canada, and Australia about the latest threats to corporate and personal security, including modern malware and advanced persistent threats (APTs). Read the rest of this entry »

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