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The newly released 2012 Salary Guides from Robert Half International show Canadian starting salaries will increase an average of 3.2 per cent next year. Technology positions are projected to see the largest gains among all fields researched, with an anticipated 4.4 per cent increase in base compensation. Accounting and finance professionals can expect starting salaries to rise an average of 2.5 per cent, according to the research. Read the rest of this entry »

Results from the annual Best Employers in Canada study, conducted by global human resources consulting and outsourcing solutions business Aon Hewitt, identifies those organizations with the highest employee engagement. At the same time, the data provides insight into the types of workers that are least engaged and thus more likely to leave to join competitors and other organizations. The list of 2012’s 50 Best Employers appears in the October 31 issue of Maclean’s magazine, available on newsstands today, and the November 3 edition of La Presse. Read the rest of this entry »

Changes to the way that Canadians make and accept payments for goods and services holds many positive and worrisome implications for the country’s small- and medium-sized businesses, according to the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB). Top among the concerns to entrepreneurs is the future of cheque writing in Canada as there is a very real possibility that a federal review may recommend the phasing out of paper cheques in the near future. Read the rest of this entry »

iBwave announced today that it has ranked number 197 in the Technology Fast 500™, Deloitte’s list of the 500 fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and clean technology companies in North America. Rankings are based on percentage of fiscal year revenue growth during the period from 2006-2010. iBwave grew 476 percent during this period. The company also ranked 33rd in Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50™. For 14 years, the Deloitte Technology Fast 50™ program has tracked the successful growth of Canadian-grown global leaders. Read the rest of this entry »

International family entertainment rights creation and management company DHX Media is pleased to announce that it has licensed publishing rights in the UK for its hit children’s series Rastamouse to Macmillan Children’s Books. The license, which was heavily sought after by other UK children’s publishers, will enable Macmillan to publish a wide range of Rastamouse products – storybooks, sound books, graphic novels, annuals and ebooks amongst others. The first of these will launch in the UK in Spring 2012. Read the rest of this entry »

QuickPlay Media, Inc., a provider of managed solutions for the distribution of premium video to IP-connected devices, today announced it has been named to Deloitte’s North America Technology Fast 500 and Canada Technology Fast 50 lists. The awards recognize the fastest-growing companies in North America and Canada, respectively. Both awards are based on a company’s revenue growth over the past five years. QuickPlay’s revenues grew 360 percent from July 1, 2005 to June 30, 2010. This is the company’s second year being named to the Canada Technology Fast 50 list. Read the rest of this entry »

Just A Game GmbH (“JAG”) has announced that the company has taken legal action sanctioned by the order of the Regional Court of Berlin against Biart Studio LLC (“Biart”). JAG has obtained a restraining order against Biart and with this legal procedure the German based publisher counters the recent assertion made by the Managing Director of Biart, Mr.Konstantin Popov regarding the publishing rights of ‘Deep Black’ (PC). JAG is the licensed world wide publisher (Excluding CIS states of former Soviet Union) of the PC software title “Deep Black” and has sub-licensed the title for the North American Territory and worldwide digital distribution on Steam to Canadian publisher Strategy First Inc.

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TransGaming Inc. and  Activision Publishing, Inc. have announced that Activision’s innovative new game, Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure™, has been brought to the Mac platform using TransGaming’s Mac enablement technology so that Spyro fans around the world can enjoy the game on their Mac computers. Read the rest of this entry »

American-based mobile entertainment provider Games2U, Inc. has announced that the company has signed a deal to expand its presence throughout North America. With a reputation for delivering out-of-this-world residential, corporate and fundraising events across the U.S., Games2U has expanded its franchise opportunities into Canada. Read the rest of this entry »

The Federal Government of Canada and The Government of British Columbia are supporting the International B2B Meetings at Merging Media 2011 to enable Canadian companies to meet visiting delegates to the Merging Media 2011 Conference. US Media Companies including Amazon, YouTube, Lionsgate and Google will be participating in the one-on-one sessions that will be held at the W2 Media Cafe from 9am-5pm on Oct 28. Please sign up by Oct 24 to be included in these sessions. Read the rest of this entry »