27th
March
2013
Global payment solutions provider hyperWALLET has announced the availability of new payment services and increased global payment network reach. hyperWALLET has added faster payment services, or same day clearing, in the United Kingdom, Europe and Mexico through financial partners in these regions: Read the rest of this entry »
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27th
March
2013
Wavefront, Canada’s Centre of Excellence for Wireless Commercialization and Research, and Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton are proud to announce a partnership that will enable joint delivery of services to accelerate growth and commercialization within the wireless ecosystem in Quebec. The partnership will offer Wavefront’s suite of programs and services to Quebec SMEs, in conjunction with valuable mentorship and support from Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton, a long-standing and trusted resource within Quebec’s business sector. Read the rest of this entry »
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27th
March
2013
Devolutions, a Montreal-based enterprise software firm with more than 200,000 users in over 85 countries, is celebrating the one-year anniversary of its popular Remote Desktop Manager Server (RDMS) tool by launching an enhanced and improved version 2.0. Designed to work with Devolutions’ Remote Desktop Manager (RDM) client, Remote Desktop Manager Server 2.0 is an easy-to-use, all-in-one management platform that empowers IT teams to control all of their remote connections, passwords, credentials and attachments. It creates an enterprise-wide centralized data store that can be securely deployed within a users’ infrastructure, or online using a users’ SSL certificate of firewall. Read the rest of this entry »
posted in National News, New Releases, Software By: Tami | Print This Post
26th
March
2013
Ubisoft has released a new Watch_Dogs video, in which viewers can witness the actions of Aiden Pearce in the city of Chicago through the eyes of the Central Operating System (ctOS). Watch_Dogs will be released on the PlayStation®3, PlayStation®4, Xbox 360®, the Wii U™ system from Nintendo and Windows PC.
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posted in Action Adventure, Mature, National News, Upcoming Releases By: Tami | Print This Post
26th
March
2013
Canadian out-of-home advertising provider Astral Out-of-Home, a subsidiary of Astral Media Inc., has launched the latest edition of the Carte Blanche for Creatives contest. New this year, the contest is expanding by adding a third part into the fold: the Digital Out-of-Home in Vancouver. Back for a fourth consecutive year, the contest offers agency creatives the opportunity to create an OOH ad on behalf of a client and submit it to the creative community for comments and votes, as well as to a jury made up of people from the industry. In addition to providing a vertical French advertising face in Montréal and an English bus shelter face in Toronto, the contest enters the Vancouver market with a digital English advertising face in English. Read the rest of this entry »
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26th
March
2013
Accessible Media Inc. (AMI) has announced that it will launch its 2013 Scholarship Program on Tuesday, April 2nd. Entering its second season, the AMI Scholarship Program reaffirms the organization’s continuing mission to improve, increase and promote media accessibility for all Canadians. The program awards two $5,000 scholarships per year to qualifying individuals, one of which is reserved for a student with a permanent disability. The application deadline for this year’s program is Tuesday, May 28th at 3 pm ET. Read the rest of this entry »
posted in Careers, Contests, Education, National News, scholarships By: Tami | Print This Post
26th
March
2013
The makers of Pipe Trouble, a game pulled from public broadcaster TVO‘s website under severe pressure by media and industry, say their game has been the victim of rampant misinformation and unfairly branded by critics as being an advocate for eco-terrorism. Pop Sandbox, which produced Pipe Trouble, says the game is clearly intended as over-the-top satire — and an engagement tool — that promotes a balanced approach to natural gas development. The game was created to drive awareness about the Six Island Productions documentary film Trouble in the Peace, and prompt a larger discussion surrounding natural gas production. Read the rest of this entry »
posted in Educational, Everyone, National News, New Releases, Simulations By: Tami | Print This Post
26th
March
2013
The Banff World Media Festival is pleased to announce exciting Master Classes and a Featured Session as part of the CBS Corp. Company of Distinction program. Gary Glasberg, NCIS Executive Producer, will be accepting the 2013 Program of the Year Award at BANFF. Check out this year’s agenda and then, if you haven’t done so yet, head over to the registration page and get your tickets for the Banff World Media Festival 2013 – the Early Bird rate ends on April 19th. We will be there this year, and on the hunt for Canadian entertainment producers for interviews. Read the rest of this entry »
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26th
March
2013
Electronic Arts Inc. has announced that Army of TWO™ The Devil’s Cartel is available today at retailers in North America and will be available Friday, March 29 in Europe. Building on the dynamic co-operative gameplay the franchise is known for, Army of TWO The Devil’s Cartel ups the ante further with deep customization and an intense story with unexpected twists and turns. The game introduces an innovative co-op feature called “Overkill” that rewards players for working together, allowing them to unleash the power of ultimate destruction. Read the rest of this entry »
posted in Mature, National News, New Releases, Shooters By: Tami | Print This Post
26th
March
2013
Louder Than Ten, in collaboration with Padraig Kennedy, recently launched Pupil, a menu bar utility for Mac that lets users label & order their favourite display settings, so they can switch resolutions quickly and easily without having to go into System Preferences. Users save time and can revel in the right amount of screen space whether they’re reading, writing, coding, designing, or immersed in any task requiring a quick change of resolution. A clean user interface lets them customize their experience so they can spend less time setting their preferences and more time using them. Read the rest of this entry »
posted in National News, New Releases, Software By: Tami | Print This Post