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 On the heels of a successful demo tour with some of the top investors in Silicon Valley, GrowLab is bringing its first cohort back to their home base of Vancouver to reconnect with those looking to fund new startups. In May, GrowLab announced the launch of an accelerator in Vancouver to enable new technology companies to work with the smartest mentors and most active investors in the industry.  Read the rest of this entry »

Payment is the very essence of commerce… getting paid should be as easy as possible. Vogogo, the easy to use, online payment service has rolled-out across Canada. With a focus on convenience, effective tools and security, Vogogo believes that getting paid should be simple and hassle free. Read the rest of this entry »

The process begins with a thorough client assessment covering a wide range of issues, organized by categories, such as Corporate, Server, Workstation, Custom Software, Commercial Software, Employee Knowledge, Awareness & Satisfaction, and areas of Business Opportunity. Read the rest of this entry »

EA SPORTS™ has signed the world’s top soccer player, Barcelona and Argentina superstar Lionel Messi, to a multi-year endorsement contract that will see him become the global face of the EA SPORTS FIFA Soccer franchise. The biggest transfer deal this season sees the FIFA Ballon d’Or 2010 winner transfer to EA SPORTS and make his debut in March, 2012 on the cover of FIFA Street. Read the rest of this entry »

Cyber Monday is only six years old, but has already become one of the largest online shopping days in Canada, next to Boxing Day. Much like US Cyber Monday shoppers, a majority of Canadians seek to purchase the best deals online from their desks on Monday morning. And with time ticking down towards the holidays, Future Shop is giving customers huge savings on Futureshop.ca and its smartphone app with the start of the second annual Cyber Monday sale. Canadians can save big on items from all of Future Shop’s departments, including HDTVs, laptops, headphones, appliances and more – this holidays’ “most-must haves” that are sure to please loved ones this season. Read the rest of this entry »

Canadian businesses are unclear when it comes to cloud computing reveals a Microsoft Canada survey released today. The survey, conducted by Leger Marketing, polled Canadian C-level executives across all sectors and found that 19 per cent of those who indicated they are not currently using cloud services were in fact leveraging cloud computing solutions and services like Microsoft Web Apps, Microsoft Office 365 and Windows Azure. Read the rest of this entry »

Canadian entrepreneurs’ new business registrations outperform all mature market G20 countries, according to Ernst & Young’s latest report, Entrepreneurs speak out: a call to action for G20 governments. The full report is available for reading on the Ernst & Young web site, with lots of searchable demographic information. Read the rest of this entry »

D-BOX Technologies Inc. has announced a new agreement with Cobb Theatres to equip Cobb Countryside Theatre 12-plex in Clearwater, Florida with 41 D-BOX MFX Seats when it opens to the public this December. Read the rest of this entry »

iWatchLife, developers of a smart video monitoring system that combines better event detection to reduce false alerts and lower-bandwidth security camera software, has announced new pricing for its web-based service. iWatchLife now offers a full-featured free service, which lets users save up to 60 minutes of recorded video online. Users wanting additional storage can purchase iWatchLife Extra which provides 75 hours of online video storage for $59.99/year while iWatchLife Plus offers 200 hours of online video storage for only $79.99/year. Read the rest of this entry »

Canada’s employers have received a mixed report card, with less than half of all survey respondents saying that their bosses have done a good job in preparing them for future success, according to the latest survey results from global workforce solutions leader, Kelly Services®. Read the rest of this entry »