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Vancouver – NewspaperDirect Inc., the world leader in multi-channel newspaper and magazine content distribution and monetization, announces that version 2 of its PressReader software is now available for the iRex Digital Reader, delivering more than 1,000 full content newspapers and magazines to users of this unique eReading device.

Introduced in December 2008 and now pre-installed on the iRex 1000 series of digital readers, NewspaperDirect’s PressReader software has enabled thousands of downloads of publications from the largest online newspaper and magazine kiosk in the world, PressDisplay.com, as well as hundreds of privately labelled ePapers powered by PressDisplay and SmartEdition technology; publications such as: The Washington Post, The Guardian, The Times, The Daily Telegraph, Daily Mail, The Age, Le Figaro, The Irish Times and all CanWest, Sun Media and Transcontinental titles.
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Quebec City – All non-profit organizations now have access to an affordable project management system for their activities. “Starting May 1st, it is the official policy of Websystems to give a 20% discount to all non-profits who use AceProject,” says Daniel Raymond, President of Websystems, inc.

Non-profit organizations that already subscribe to AceProject can request the rebate by emailing info[at]aceproject[dot]com. Other non-profit organizations who would like to subscribe to AceProject, can request the rebate at the time of purchase. AceProject is available now online. A demo is available at demo.aceproject.com and free accounts can be created at free.aceproject.com.

Toronto – The Order of the Business Hall of Fame officially welcomed this year’s Order of the Business Hall of Fame Companions 31st annual Gala Dinner Induction Ceremony last night at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.

The annual awards program honours leaders of Canadian business who have made exceptional contributions to the economy, community and Canadian society. “In today’s economy, it is more important than ever to have active role models who demonstrate exceptional leadership. The 2009 Inductees are examples of what all of us in business and education might aspire to, said Ross Maund, President, Junior Achievement of Canada Foundation.
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Montreal – With the theme of Innovation and Digital Identity, the sixth annual Webcom Montreal International Conference will take place on May 13 at the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICOA) in Montreal. Speakers and participants alike will explore current issues such as innovation and digital identity, but also how to bring added value to businesses through the application of social networking tools as a means of increasing productivity. Webcom is the largest French-language conference in North America to look at new information and communication technologies.
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Toronto – TELUS today announced that it has signed an agreement with Microsoft Corp. in which TELUS is granted the exclusive license to host and operate the HealthVault platform for the development of a consumer-focused e-health service in Canada. The service will be called TELUS Health Space, powered by Microsoft HealthVault.

The service will be the first of its kind in Canada, letting Canadians manage and store their personal health information and have access to applications like personal health record, chronic disease management, pediatric care and wellness products that will allow better management of their health and the health of their family.
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Waterloo – Open Text™ Corporation, a global leader in Enterprise Content Management (ECM) software, and Vignette Corporation, the company that the world’s leading brands rely on for innovative and dynamic web experiences, today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which Vignette will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Open Text.

Vignette shareholders will receive US $8.00 in cash plus 0.1447 of an Open Text common share for every Vignette common share which equates to approximately US $12.70 at close of market on May 5, 2009. This represents a premium of approximately 74% above the 30 trading day average closing price of Vignette’s shares and approximately 41% above the most recent closing price. This values the transaction at approximately US $310 million.
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Toronto – MySpace Canada, the leading social portal in Canada, today announced a new social classifieds service called MySpace Canada Classifieds. Powered by Oodle, MySpace Canada Classifieds offers users a safe – and social – marketplace to buy and sell products and services within their trusted group of friends for free.

Through MySpace Canada’s social networking framework, users are able to easily share information about what they are looking for with their friends through MySpace bulletins and blogs. Because user profiles are attached to each listing, MySpace users get a better understanding of who they’re selling to, trading with or buying from. These features make MySpace Canada Classifieds a safer environment and provide a more efficient way to connect buyers and sellers.
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Toronto – Organizations who are looking for new ways to engage with their customers, employees, students, or stakeholders are finding that virtual world technologies provide a cost-effective way to broadcast and interact with their communities. Metanomics™, a weekly on-line broadcast on the serious uses of virtual worlds, is a leading source of insight into the best practices, case studies, and research into these cost-effective methods to build and inform community, and was re-launched today by Remedy Communications.

Remedy Communications also announced that it was starting a new season of the Metanomics weekly show with special guest Mark Kingdon, CEO of Linden Lab, and that it had unveiled new Web resources and social media applications.
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Salzburg – Australia, Austria, Canada and New Zealand will walk the stage at the World Summit Award Gala on June 12th and collect the winning trophies for the world’s best e-Contents. These four countries emerged as clear leaders in the global contest held in the framework of the United Nations and its follow-on activities to the World Summit on Information Society.

Canadian Winners:

A Journey Into Time Immemorial from the Simon Fraser University Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology Department won the e-Culture & Heritage Award. The site, which is based on First Nations traditional knowledge and content was developed in collaboration with the Sto:lo web site development committee and staff of the Xa:ytem Longhouse Interpretive Center. It is an artistic and cultural interpretation and is not meant to convey precisely accurate archaeological information. Contemporary archaeologists view First Nations as partners and value oral traditions as a source of information about the past that augments the scientific approach.

The multi-award winning site Homeless Nation was victorious in the e-Inclusion & Participation category. Homeless Nation is a non-profit endeavor founded by Daniel Cross, a documentary filmmaker whose films deal with social justice and Canada’s homeless. Montreal-based Homeless Nation is an internet forum where Canada’s homeless community could share their stories and refuse to be ignored. A place to create equal access to online media, of sharing truths through audio/visual content for everyone to learn from. To have these stories told as an on-going dialogue for social awareness and positive change.

Genomics Digital Lab took top prize in the e-Science & Technology category. Operated by Toronto’s SpongeLab, Genomics Digital Lab is an integrated on-line learning environment where users experience the world of biology through discovery-based learning. GDL was developed as a series of curriculum-aligned and integrated games, modules, and interactive simulations covering an array of topics in biology. To meet the needs of students, teachers, and schools, GDL is designed to be fully online, accessible through a web browser, with no downloads, or installation, accessible from home or school, and provides teachers with much needed class creation tools and integrated real-time assessment. Read the rest of this entry »

Ottawa – A coalition of independent telecommunications service providers is asking the Canadian Federal Government to send a clear message that increased competition in the broadband Internet market is necessary for Canadians and Canadian businesses.

In April, MTS Allstream, Bell Canada, Bell Aliant and TELUS petitioned the Federal Government. MTS Allstream’s petition sought to ensure and expand competitive access to last mile broadband facilities, while Bell and TELUS asked that recent CRTC decisions and orders in that regard be overruled.

“Internet access and other broadband services are a fundamental element of economic growth,” said Coalition spokesperson and Chair of the Canadian Association of Internet Providers (CAIP) Tom Copeland. “The Coalition is concerned that the full creative and productivity-enhancing potential of these services will not be realized if Bell and TELUS are allowed to control the pace and extent of competition through their stranglehold on network infrastructure.”
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