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Social media optimization expert PARTA Dialogue Inc. has published a white paper outlining predictions that in 2012, the next frontier for tech companies will be the measurement of performance, cost-efficiency and return on investment of corporate social media investments. Read the rest of this entry »

Business software for Businesses Living IN Change (BLINC™) provider UNIT4 Business Software has signed a significant deal with Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA). The $677,200 CAD contract in license and services will see TRCA reduce its need for IT resources and increase its ability to respond rapidly to change through the implementation of Agresso Business World’s latest version called Route 66, epitomizing the next generation of fast, flexible and user-friendly enterprise resource planning (ERP) software. Read the rest of this entry »

Mr. Alex Dolgonos, the founder and original chief executive officer of Unique Broadband Systems, Inc. announced late yesterday that a corporation associated with him, 2064818 Ontario Inc., at 207 Arnoro Avenue, Thornhill, Ontario, has increased its shareholding in UBS. The Company has also been notified that a corporation or corporations associated with Mr. Dolgonos intend to make a take-over bid for up to 10,000,000 UBS shares at a price of $0.08 per share. Read the rest of this entry »

As part of the company’s continued international growth, performance media platform Acquisio announced today that it has appointed Diarmid Thomson as the company’s new Vice President of Sales. As VP of Sales, Thomson will be responsible for structuring and managing the global sales organization across all regions. He will also oversee all strategic agency relationships, and will focus on growing the company’s sales team by setting the tone for the sales culture throughout the organization. Read the rest of this entry »

IT and cloud solutions provider Ignition Ltd. is pleased to announce the appointment of Daniel Doucette as Business Development Manager. In this new role, Daniel will develop, implement and manage all key aspects of the Business Development efforts in the Atlantic Canada region. Read the rest of this entry »

App strategy and marketing firm App-Promo has announced the official launch of their Windows Mobile version of the App-Promo app. The App-Promo app is an effective tool for app owners, brands and developers alike to learn the secrets of app marketing in order to increase downloads and overall app success in the marketplace. The app is also available for sale for iPhone, Android, BlackBerry and Nokia QT for $6.99 in app stores. Read the rest of this entry »

National Bank is proud to announce that over 250,000 logins have been registered to its Mobile Banking Solutions since the application was launched on November 19. Just as they already do with their computer, clients with smartphones (iPhone^®, Blackberry^®1 and Android™) can use the m.nbc.ca mobile site to view their account balances, pay their bills, manage the limits of their Client Card and transfer funds from one account to another, not only at National Bank, but using Interac e-Transfer^®2, to any personal account in a participating Canadian financial institution. Read the rest of this entry »

VeriCorder Technology Inc. is proud to announce the appointment of Jason Neale as the company’s new CEO. VeriCorder was founded in 2008 with the goal of producing a new, and highly disruptive, Online Media Publishing Platform. It allows users to quickly create high-quality video on a mobile device, and publish directly to their website. Typical customers include news agencies, schools and SMEs (Small to Medium Enterprises) wishing to produce short marketing videos. Read the rest of this entry »

Organized by Interactive Ontario, GameON: Finance connects the games industry’s leading players to new business opportunities in the interactive entertainment industries.

While the first day offered a variety of sessions on venture capital, project-funding, value of analytics, lean start-up models, and exit strategies, there was a single and consistant message to game studios: Read the rest of this entry »

Shaw Communications Inc. announced today that it has entered into a five-year $1 billion bank credit facility having a maturity date in January 2017 with a syndicate of ten financial institutions, including The Toronto-Dominion Bank as lead arranger and sole bookrunner, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Royal Bank of Canada and The Bank of Nova Scotia as syndication agents and Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi as documentation agent. This facility replaces the prior credit facility which was scheduled to mature in May 2012. The new facility is to be used for general corporate purposes. Read the rest of this entry »