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HootSuite has extended the functionality of their market-leading social media management system with a new wave of partner integrations. Joining their growing App Directory are MailChimp, Chime.in, Identi.ca, Vision Critical Surveys, and RSS Reader. These apps are available immediately to HootSuite’s Free, Pro, and Enterprise clients which now make up close to 4 million users worldwide. Read the rest of this entry »

Nightingale Informatix Corporation, an application service provider (ASP) of electronic medical record (EMR) software and related services, today announced that it has signed a $2.15 million services contract with the Association of Ontario Health Centres (AOHC) to i) migrate data from their member centres’ existing EMR databases to Nightingale’s EMR platform and ii) create virtualized local environments for each of the members’ existing databases so the original client data will be accessible for reference purposes as needed. This services agreement follows the EMR software deployment contract awarded to Nightingale in December 2011 by the AOHC for the benefit of its member centres. Read the rest of this entry »

Sargas Capital‘s portfolio company Kontexto, a high growth leader in real time data collection and analysis for media organizations, has announced the launch of version 2.0 of publishflow™, a real time content analytics service trusted by digital media publishers around the world. Read the rest of this entry »

TVO‘s Chief Executive Officer Lisa de Wilde spoke yesterday at the Journalism Strategies conference in Montreal, a two-day discussion on journalism and its role in strengthening civil society. In a session entitled “Paying the Bills”, de Wilde focused on the unique role educational media plays, the public policies that underpin TVO’s financial model and the funding challenges and opportunities in an era of declining public sector financial capacity. Read the rest of this entry »

“My top public speaking tips are simple. They’re simply to relax, focus on your message and your audience – and yes, it really is that simple,” Toronto Public Speaking Coach Thomas Moss told Rogers Television during a recent taping of the cable company’s Know It All program. Read the rest of this entry »

The 4 Little Pigs is changing the way parents are teaching their children about money.  The publishing company’s momentum is building with the release of the award winning book “The 4 Little Pigs” – a financial values book for children – on iTunes.  The innovative new digital release will help children become aware of the different ways that money can be used through a simple and engaging story.  The book has already been honoured by receiving a Moonbeam Children’s Book Award and a Mom’s Choice Award. Read the rest of this entry »

On May 3, 2012, the Kids’ Internet Safety Alliance (Kinsa) will host the second annual Spring for Kids Gala at Waddington’s Auction House. The Gala is Kinsa’s largest fundraising event through the year, providing the organization with important funds needed to protect and rescue child victims of online abuse. Because the Internet works globally, so does Kinsa which educates police forces in multiple countries to track, identify and arrest child pornographers. Read the rest of this entry »

The Television Bureau of Canada has announced at today’s invitation-only event TV Day 2012, the results of a comprehensive biometric and eye tracking study, revealing significant cross-platform connections between television advertising and online advertising. The research, presented to the leaders of Canada’s marketing and advertising communities, was aimed at determining if responses to online ads differ when they are primed by exposure to ads for the same brands on TV, Radio, or Newspaper. Read the rest of this entry »

PwC is launching new research to see if Canadians are ready to receive more services and information electronically through their phones, computers and tablet devices. The project, called Citizen Compass, began April 18, 2012 and invites the public to participate, in either a survey format or an idea forum to make suggestions or discuss issues. Read the rest of this entry »

Geosoft has announced the availability of its 2012 Software Release, including updates to Oasis montaj, Target, Target for ArcGIS and GM-SYS Modelling software, and the new release of  Geosoft VOXI Earth Modelling, a geophysical inversion software service that generates 3D voxel models from airborne or ground gravity and magnetic data. The 2012 release includes major 2D and 3D workflow enhancements and new capabilities that deliver greater efficiency and flexibility for resource explorers and earth scientists exploring the earth’s subsurface. Read the rest of this entry »