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LMI Technologies (LMI), a Vancouver-based developer of 3D scanning, measurement, and data visualization technologies, announced the official release of the next generation of the HDI Advance 3D scanning system at Siggraph 2013. This is the first HDI product launch since the acquisition of Burnaby company 3D3 Solutions earlier this year. LMI is demonstrating the new HDI Advance for the first time at the Siggraph Exhibition from July 23-25 in booth 819. LMI Technologies is part of German company AUGUSTA Technologie AG group. Read the rest of this entry »

Research And Markets offers the 7th edition of Video Game Watch (Quarterly) With Unmetered Analyst Support and 3-Hour Consulting Services subscription, a service that provides users with a unique way to keep track of the latest developments in a video game industry on the brink of massive change. Delivering analysis of growth engines, core market trends and how the key players are positioned, along with volume and revenue growth forecasts up to 2017. The service’s database represents the combined expertise of a team of senior consultants who have been producing top-flight analysis of the world’s video game markets for 15 years. Among other things, it enables users to obtain a clear perspective on the latest trends shaping all of the video game sectors around the globe. Read the rest of this entry »

At long last, Super NES classic EarthBound is now available as a Virtual Console game in the Nintendo eShop for Wii U for $9.99. Nintendo announced its availability during today’s Nintendo Direct Mini video. Nintendo also revealed that Nintendo Zone locations will be getting StreetPass enhancements to let players connect with one another, and reminded people about this weekend’s Pikmin 3 demo program at select EB Games stores. Read the rest of this entry »

Retro City Rampage developer Vblank Entertainment has announced that the big game update released last month for the PC/Steam versions is now on available for PS3™ and PS®Vita. The studio also issued a reminder that there are some incredible deals available for those who have not yet purchased the game. Retro City Rampage is currently available on PC, Steam, PS3™ and PS®Vita for $ 4.99. Plus you can increase your savings if you take advantage of the Cross-Buy Deal, where purchasers get both the PS3™ & PS®Vita versions together for only $4.99. Read the rest of this entry »

Ottawa’s Mediagator has announced the launch of their flagship mobile app Gnow.it on the popular crowdfunding site Indiegogo in an effort to raise $30,000. Gnow.it is a news reading app powered by artificial intelligence that promises automated personalization in order to provide a unique reading experience for each of its end users. Read the rest of this entry »

Digital commerce company Elastic Path Software has announced the immediate availability of Commerce Engine 6.7 and Cortex 1.7, the world’s most powerful software for monetizing digital customer experiences. Read the rest of this entry »

Scribendi has launched new self-publishing and e-book publishing services to help authors achieve their dreams—no matter what they’ve written or which publishing route they’ve chosen. The new services include e-book editing, e-book proofreading, and e-book formatting and expand on Scribendi’s current manuscript service offering, which helps authors get their books published via the traditional route. Read the rest of this entry »

Enterprise electronic signature solutions developer Silanis Technology has announced the launch of version 9.5 of its cloud e-signing solution, e-SignLive™. This release sees the addition of Dutch, French and Spanish user interface forms and prompts to the existing English interface, allowing signers and senders to choose their preferred language. This means that the benefits of e-signing now extend to a broader audience, allowing all participants in the e-signing transaction to sign in their language of choice. Thirty six countries electronically sign documents using e-SignLive alone. Today they are using predominantly English but due to an accelerated adoption of e-SignLive in other countries, Silanis has aggressive plans for adding new language support in the upcoming releases. Read the rest of this entry »

Vantrix, a Montreal-based provider of intelligent media delivery solutions to mobile network operators, announced the availability of Message Optimizer 12.1, a market-leading solution that optimizes MMS messages sent between mobile devices. Now leveraging the same platform as Vantrix’s flagship product, Bandwidth Optimizer, this new release delivers a number of capability enhancements and a long-term upgrade path to help operators maximize the performance, efficiency and revenue potential of their MMS offerings. Read the rest of this entry »

BlueBat Games, an independent Vancouver studio that helps game developers and casino brands socialize their games on browser-based and mobile platforms, today officially announced its BlueBox Engine. BlueBox is a developer-centric social gamification engine that increases player engagement via proven social gamification strategies and mechanics. Designed from the ground up with online casinos in mind, it enables casino operators to leverage the social network effect and hook players into real life rewards. Read the rest of this entry »