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The Interactive Fund is a program created in partnership between BC Film + Media and the BC Arts Council. The program is intended to support the production of high quality, original, interactive digital media content owned and controlled by BC companies or individuals. Funding is in the form of a non-recoupable advance of up to $50,000. Read the rest of this entry »

Secure digital media distribution company Yangaroo has announced that Scott Wambolt will resign as President, Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors, effective February 29, 2012. Gary Moss, currently a member of the Board of Directors, will assume the role of Interim President and Chief Executive Officer, immediately and has been approved unanimously by the Board of Directors. Read the rest of this entry »

Klipfolio Inc is celebrating 10 years in business and is dedicating February to commemorating this achievement. Based in Ottawa, Canada, Klipfolio began in 2001 based on the idea of reconciling disparate data sources and displaying them on a consolidated view called a dashboard. Over the past 10 years, Klipfolio has become a leading desktop KPI dashboard and mobile BI dashboard vendor. Read the rest of this entry »

Vancouver developer Intrinsyc Software International, Inc. and Ubiquisys, a UK-based developer of 3G and LTE small cells, will demonstrate Small Cell WiFi Wake-up at Mobile World Congress, February 27 – March 1. An innovative combination of handset and small cell apps, WiFi Wake-up switches on WiFi as the user enters a 3G/LTE/WiFi small cell hotspot and logs into the hotspot’s secure WiFi network. When the user then leaves the hotspot, the WiFi is turned-off. This provides a compelling new tool for operators to maximize data offload by integrating carrier WiFi with small cell base stations. Read the rest of this entry »

Acer America has expanded its commercial business unit in Canada to meet the needs of small and medium enterprise (SME) customers and their IT departments. To support this new focus, Acer has moved call centre support services from off-shore to North America and made considerable investments in resources including service and support. Read the rest of this entry »

Netcelerate has been selected to provide voice and data communications solutions to Invest Ottawa (formerly Ottawa Centre for Regional Innovation). The solution consists of a hosted PBX telephone system as well as fibre connectivity, while featuring the ability to seamlessly add, move or change extensions and phone lines to meet Invest Ottawa’s growth demands. Read the rest of this entry »

Montreal’s AlertPay has officially entered Bangladesh as the country’s first online payment service provider. AlertPay, in collaboration with Bangladesh-based Casada Technology Ltd., will be providing Bangladeshi freelance IT workers with the ability to receive international payments conveniently and affordably, directly transferred into their local banks. Until now, this essential service has not been available to Bangladesh. Read the rest of this entry »

Closing on approximately $5,000,000 in round financing from existing shareholders, TeamBuy.ca has announced that they will be re-investing this funding into offering Canadians additional shopping experiences via their newly launched Kids & Baby and Home categories, while also growing their existing Local, Products, and Travel channels. Read the rest of this entry »

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has created a single Web page where businesses can access all available online options for managing their tax information. Do you need to make a payment? Need an access code? Those services and more are available on this page. The CRA’s online services make handling your business tax matters fast, easy, and secure. Read the rest of this entry »

On Monday March 5^th, MobileMonday Toronto will return for its seventh annual venture capital panel pitch event. This has become a must attend annual event, drawing hundreds of prospective mobile entrepreneurs to pitch their business ideas to some of Canada’s leading venture capital companies. The March 5^th meeting will take place at the MaRS Discovery District, located at 101 College Street (S.E. corner College and University). Read the rest of this entry »