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Vancouver-based tech start up Foodtree Media, Inc. is excited to announce a new partnership with local restaurants including Bishop’s, Refuel and Nicli Pizzeria, heralding the next step in promoting transparency in food information. Read the rest of this entry »

MEGA Brands Inc. has announced today that the company has withdrawn its legal action in the U.S. District Court of the Central District of California against Lego Juris A/S and Lego Group. This voluntary decision was made after MEGA Brands received representations including formal confirmation that U.S. Customs and Border Protection will not interfere with the importation of any MEGA Brands products into the United States.

Montreal-based Mitec Telecom Inc. and Israeli wireless provider Optiway Inc. have signed a letter of intent for a combination between the two companies. The proposed combination will be subject to a number of conditions to be set out in a definitive agreement as well as shareholder approvals and regulatory approvals from relevant authorities in Canada and Israel. Read the rest of this entry »

Amaya Gaming Group Inc., an entertainment solutions provider for the regulated gaming industry, has entered into a development and licensing agreement with a subsidiary of Australia-based gaming company Aristocrat Leisure Limited. Read the rest of this entry »

People at the high-functioning end of the autism spectrum usually have a higher than average IQ, and special mental gifts – photographic recall is common. In spite of this, they have an unemployment rate higher than 85%. Observing the amazing abilities of his own son with Autism, Danish Information Technology professional Thorkil Sonne founded Specialisterne (‘The Specialists’) in 2004, employing persons with Autism as IT consultants, primarily in software testing and data conversion. Read the rest of this entry »

Dx3 Canada, Canada’s only expo dedicated to digital marketing, digital advertising and digital retailing has announced that Doug Stephens, Founder, Retail Prophet Consulting & Candice Faktor, President, Shopcatch and VP, Strategy and New Ventures, Torstar Digital will be delivering a keynote presentation on the second day of the expo. Read the rest of this entry »

Toronto-based Guardly develops mobile applications that broadcast calls for help and connects people to provide assistance in case of emergency. Today, Guardly is announcing a free nationwide service for students, faculty and staff at 67 Canadian universities and colleges across Canada. By simply downloading the Guardly app and registering with a university-issued email address, campus members can hold their own personal code-blue emergency phones, providing one-touch mobile access to campus security from virtually any location on campus. This is the first time that a service of its kind is being made available to Canadian students. Read the rest of this entry »

TELUS is making access to reliable, verified Canadian healthcare information online a snap with My Health Reference, a new health reference internet portal designed to help Canadians find the relevant information and tools they need to take better care of their health and the health of their loved ones. Read the rest of this entry »

Mobile coupon platform retailcommon has raised $250,000 in funding from its current shareholders in a strong vote of confidence in the company as its smartphone coupon platform has successfully passed the beta stage with a bright future in this exploding field. Read the rest of this entry »

Make Technologies, leader in legacy application modernization software and services, will team up with Kaavo, Inc., an American cloud management software provider, to deliver a webinar titled “Migrate Legacy Applications to the Cloud” on January 24, 2012 at 11 am PST/2pm EST. Cloud computing has moved from science fiction to business reality. Enterprises are looking to cut costs and gain agility by migrating mainstream business applications to cloud infrastructure and platforms. Read the rest of this entry »