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Global web hosting provider PEER 1 Hosting has unveiled its brand new eco-friendly EMEA headquarters in Southampton, forming part of a regeneration project across its European offices in the UK and France. The new environment has been designed to realise the company’s commitment to powering human potential online and to strive for excellence. The office has been built with energy efficiency in mind, covering 17,000 sq. ft., built from a combination of modern, recycled and natural materials. It also marks a significant investment in the company and its staff, cementing its position as one of the most innovative internet companies in Europe. Read the rest of this entry »

Secure digital media management company Yangaroo Inc. has announced a multi-year, comprehensive partnership with New-York based USA Studios, a leading provider of postproduction and distribution services for brands and agencies. As a result of the partnership, Yangaroo and USA will jointly sell and market their services – Yangaroo’s leading digital distribution technology and USA’s full spectrum of capabilities – to drive growth and revenue. At the same time, Yangaroo and USA will benefit by being integrated into each other’s workflows and that of their customers as well as from opportunities for collaborative, customer-centric product development. Read the rest of this entry »

Internationally celebrated composer Cris Velasco provides the original score for Relic Entertainment, Inc.‘s Company of Heroes™ 2, the sequel to the highest rated strategy game of all time according to Gamerankings.com (with more than five reviews), with an average of 93.82% based on 56 reviews. The game features similar acclaim on Metacritic.com with a Metascore of 93% based on 55 reviews. Read the rest of this entry »

Cloud Dynamics Inc., a global provider of data centre and cloud computing solutions, is pleased to announce that it was awarded a project to modernize three data centres for Seneca College, one of Canada’s largest post-secondary institutions with campuses across the Greater Toronto Area. Read the rest of this entry »

Kamloops developer iCompass Technologies has officially announced upgrades to its AgendaNotes iPad application. This next-generation version has made AgendaNotes iPad the most reliable paperless agenda application for elected officials in North America. AgendaNotes iPad was launched in May 2012 and has 122 organizations and over 750 elected officials using the application. Upgrades have been implemented without interruption to iCompass users, who use the application to conduct meetings on a daily basis. Read the rest of this entry »

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings is the latest speaker to join the TED Talk-caliber roster of presenters at CDMN Canada 3.0 2013, which is organized by the Canadian Digital Media Network. Canada 3.0 is the annual culminating event for CDMN’s world-class commercialization activities like international soft landings, sharing of best practices, online collaboration and access to expertise and research that enables Canadian digital media companies to succeed at home and abroad. Read the rest of this entry »

Corus Entertainment has announced the relaunch of TreehouseTV.com, the online destination for Canada’s #1 preschool channel featuring a refreshed design, more games and videos for kids and the introduction of a brand new parenting portal, Treehouse Parents. With more than 1 million visits a month (comScore Inc., Total Canada, Home and Work, February 2013), TreehouseTV.com is Canada’s top entertainment broadcast website for kids and parents starring favourite Treehouse characters Dora, Franklin, Backyardigans, Bubble Guppies, Mike the Knight, Peppa Pig, Max & Ruby, Octonauts and Toopy and Binoo. 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 announced a Government of Canada investment that will allow ThoughtWire to accelerate development of its innovative software platform, and access close to $2 million in financing from southern Ontario angel investors. Ted Opitz, Member of Parliament for Etobicoke Centre, accompanied Minister of State Goodyear. Read the rest of this entry »

Namco Bandai Studios Inc. announced today from Japan that its new subsidiary, Namco Bandai Studios Vancouver Inc., will start operations in June. The studio will develop online social games and significantly boost jobs in British Columbia’s technology sector. The company has said it is important for them to develop content derived from local cultures and trends as well as those in Japan, adding that they hope to establish the organizational structure for delivering to customers across the globe. Read the rest of this entry »