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Inceptive Solutions Inc., a small business solution provider that offers services, products and grant funding to help entrepreneurs and small business owners start or grow their business, has announced the promotion of Justin Nowak to Director of Sales. Read the rest of this entry »

French company INSIDE Secure and Toronto’s SecureKey Technologies Inc. have announced they are working together to make mobile and online payments and other authentication transactions more convenient and secure. Going beyond using an NFC-enabled smartphone to make payments at local merchants, the combined INSIDE Secure and SecureKey solution enables a smartphone, tablet, laptop or other device to act as a secure terminal to read chip-based contactless cards for point-of-sale and other authentication applications. It will be available to device OEMs as an integral part of INSIDE Secure’s award-winning SecuRead® solution. Read the rest of this entry »

International Datacasting Corporation has announced the unveiling of several new solutions designed to boost revenue generation for the world’s premiere broadcasters at NAB 2012, being held in Las Vegas this April 16th through 19th. Read the rest of this entry »

Montreal-based product management solutions provider Ryma Technology Solutions Inc. has named Mike Gero as Vice President of Business Development. In his role, Gero will oversee Ryma’s various partner programs, including the recently-announced Affiliate Partner program. He will also work closely with customers and partners to elicit feedback and better understand the needs of the market. By doing so, Ryma will be well-positioned to define the features and benefits for future builds of FeaturePlan and maintain its position as the industry’s leading product management solution. Read the rest of this entry »

Recently the federal government introduced Bill C-12 that contains amendments to the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and will require organizations that have suffered a privacy breach to notify affected individuals.  Further, the Privacy Commissioner of Canada has publicly called for substantial fines against companies who fail to effectively protect Canadians’ personal information.  Read the rest of this entry »

Canadians who shop online will no longer be treated as second-class citizens, with the pending arrival of SHOP.CA. Launching May 2012, and now signing up Canadians through a $10 million and 5x Rewards programs, SHOP.CA is poised to change forever the way Canadians SHOP and socialize online. Read the rest of this entry »

A new “Global Study on Mobility Risks” reveals that corporate mobile devices and the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) phenomenon are rapidly circumventing enterprise security and policies in Canada. Seventy-one percent of more than 400 respondents in Canada agree that the use of mobile devices in the workplace is important to achieving business objectives. But 72 percent also believe that these devices put their organizations at risk—and only half the organizations surveyed have the necessary security controls to address the risk. Read the rest of this entry »

TELUS and The Globe and Mail have announced the launch of The Challenge, the second annual contest inviting Canadian small business owners to present their biggest business challenge for the opportunity to win a $100,000 grant from TELUS. Entrepreneurs across Canada are invited to submit entries and be judged by a panel that includes entrepreneurs and small business experts. Read the rest of this entry »

Mood Media Corporation has signed an agreement to acquire US-based multi-sensory branding service provider DMX Holdings, Inc. for US$86.1 million in cash including net debt repaid on closing, subject to certain adjustments for working capital. The equity value of the transaction will be approximately US$53.8 million. Read the rest of this entry »

IGLOO Software, a provider of social business software in the cloud, has announced that International Data Corporation (IDC), a global provider of IT market intelligence, advisory services and events, has selected IGLOO to power their customer community. Read the rest of this entry »