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Mobile and integrated payment solutions developer Payfirma Corporation, a leading developer of mobile and integrated payment solutions, is proud to announce the appointment of Mr. Kalle Radage to Chief Product & Strategy Officer.

Mr. Radage has a broad background in product management, marketing, and business development, primarily focused on Internet, mobile, and emerging technology.

Prior to joining Payfirma, Mr. Radage co-founded and ran the product & strategy teams for various business units within Nokia. Prior to Nokia, Mr. Radage was Senior Product Manager at Oracle, with the objective to create new revenue streams by driving emerging technologies into Oracle’s main product lines. Read the rest of this entry »

Futurist and author Owen Greaves, along with special guest Rick Rake, will be presenting a Future of Business workshop at the Sandman Hotel & Suites in Abbotsford on September 26th. Cost to attend is $99.00 per person for those who register before September 23rd, and $149.00 per person thereafter. Please visit the web site for registration information.

Workshop Description:

The Future of Business Workshop is more than social media, the Internet or the world online; it’s about looking at business differently and fighting for your Businesses Survival. Together with Owen, you will see the Future Of Business and will apply that knowledge to create new ways of embracing the future in your business. A workbook will be provided to each participant in the 2 – 4 hour workshop to encourage home study and application of the concepts presented. Read the rest of this entry »

D-Link is now offering an IP Surveillance Technology Specialization through its Value in Partnership Channel Program. With the new specialization, D-Link provides channel partners with the technical background to develop and implement IP surveillance solutions, as well as resources designed to enrich the D-Link® business experience, making it seamless and rewarding. The IP Surveillance Technology Specialization is now available through D-Link’s Value in Partnership Program online partner portal. Read the rest of this entry »

hyperWALLET has announced the availability of its new low-cost online merchant payment processing service for organizations and their customers with the “Direct Pay” online merchant payment option. The service provides a secure, cost-effective complement to card payments by enabling customers to pay for products using funds from their bank account, an online e-wallet, or combination of both.

“Until now, organizations experiencing high merchant processing fees had little choice when it came to lowering payment costs or offering customers additional payment acceptance methods,” states Bill Crowley, VP of Product Development at hyperWALLET Systems Inc. “By using Direct Pay, companies can gain dramatic cost-savings compared to card processors, and can offer customers a convenient way to make purchases online without maxing out their credit cards.” Read the rest of this entry »

Merging Media Productions Inc. and the Canadian Media Production Association-BC are delighted to announce the top Vancouver companies that have been selected to exhibit their innovative products and technology at the first VEDC Innovation Gallery presented during the Merging Media Conference + Masterclass on October 27th and 28th.

Exhibiting Companies:

1. Atimi Software 
2. Invoke Media 
3. Magnify Digital
4. Pug Pharm
5. OverInteractive
6. Scan2 Mobile 
7. Xomo Digital Inc.

“Merging Media is a great event that merges thought leadership with innovators, and connects them to Vancouver’s business ecosystem” observed Lee Malleau, CEO of the Vancouver Economic Development Commission, key sponsor of the Gallery. “It’s a catalyst event during an exciting time for the creative economy in Vancouver.”

The VEDC Innovation Gallery presented at the W2 Media Café on October 28th will showcase a selection of cutting edge platforms, software and technology produced by some of our city’s top innovators to introduce media producers to the latest tools in gamification, social media and multi-platform development.

In addition to the Innovation Gallery, there are 45 world class speakers presenting at Merging Media and a terrific program that is full of inspiration and ideas for attendees.

If you don’t yet have a pass for Merging Media, or know someone who would like to attend, enter the Merging Media Sweepstakes.  Until September 23rd, we will be providing two chances to win a pass to Merging Media 2011. Entering is easy, all you have to do is “Like”  Merging Media on Facebook and fill out the sweepstakes entry form. If you prefer Twitter, you can enter over there as well.

You have just two weeks left to take advantage of the Early Bird Rate and to submit your Pitch 360 cross media project. Be one of eight participants to present at M+M2011’s Masterclass and Pitch 360 sessions and have a chance to win the $10,000 BC FILM development award.

If you are interested in meeting YouTube and Google representatives along with other VIP guest delegates when you attend Merging Media 2011,  the M+M2011 International B2B Sessions will match US business delegates with local companies attending the conference on October 28th from 9 am to 5 pm at W2 Media Café, as part of the Business activities during the event.

Montreal’s Needium, a pioneer in the nascent social media lead generation space, announced today the public debut of the much anticipated next-generation of its social media customer discovery platform and managed service at the DEMO Fall 2011 conference in Santa Clara. Every minute in social media, consumers publicly express explicit (“Can anyone recommend a good sushi restaurant in New York?”) and implicit (“I’m hungry”) needs via status updates; the vast majority of these needs go unanswered.

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Thanks to new partnerships with the University of Toronto, fourteen businesses in southern Ontario will have an opportunity to bring innovative products to market and increase their productivity and competitiveness, in areas such as information technology, biomedical sciences, life sciences and engineering. Today, the Honourable Peter Van Loan, Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, on behalf of the Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, announced the agreements between the University and local small- and medium-sized businesses. Read the rest of this entry »

Shaw Communications and Cisco have announced their partnership agreement to deploy an extensive and advanced Wi-Fi network in Western Canada to provide broadband wireless access that will be available to Shaw customers in various markets where Wi-Fi access points are deployed. The next-generation network will allow Shaw customers to connect Wi-Fi enabled devices like tablets, mobile phones and computers to thousands of Wi-Fi access points in Shaw’s communities. The Shaw Wi-Fi network is set to begin deployment in late 2011, with a customer launch in Spring 2012.

Data usage and the demand for connectivity continue to increase: according to Cisco’s Visual Networking Index (VNI) Forecast (2010-2015), there will be nearly 15 billion network connections by 2015. Shaw will use several advanced Cisco® Internet networking technologies, including the Cisco CRS-3 Carrier Routing System, and Cisco ASR 5000 and 1000 Series routers to deliver enhanced video, data, and mobile services to residential and commercial customers. Read the rest of this entry »

If you are a Canadian company ready to do business in the United States, don’t miss this fall’s Western Canada Technology Growth Initiative (TGI) hosted by the Trade Commissioner Service (TCS).

There are two ways to participate to TGI:

• Put your skills to the test and apply to become a competitor. If selected, you’ll receive professional coaching and the chance to pitch your technology to a panel of industry experts.
• Not ready for the spotlight? Register as an attendee to take advantage of insightful presentations and on-demand webinars on topics like marketing, protecting intellectual property and influencing financial decision makers. Read the rest of this entry »

Enterprise resource planning  provider Dynamic Manufacturing Solutions (DMS), one of Canada’s fastest growing companies, has partnered with Backup Manager Corporation (BMC) to provide customers with a safe, cost-efficient way of storing and recovering critical data. The partnership between the two Edmonton companies is effective immediately.

BMC delivers powerful cloud backup capabilities, sometimes referred to as on-line data backup, that allow companies to modernize their data storage processes for greater efficiency, control, and availability. Users can easily perform cloud data backups and restoration utilizing the simple and flexible processes in BMC’s business-class cloud backup and recovery solution. Read the rest of this entry »