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On this 100th anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Titanic, Halifax will be commemorating the event and the role the city played in the aftermath of the disaster. Destination Halifax helps connect Nova Scotians and visitors with this historic milestone through event listings, an animated site map, and other unique features available on its website. Read the rest of this entry »

Unlimi-Tech Software will be showcasing its suite of accelerated file transfer solutions in their booth,  SL11120, at the NAB show, held in Las Vegas from April 16th to April 19th. The lineup presented at the show includes FileCatalyst Direct, FileCatalyst Workflow and FileCatalyst Central. Read the rest of this entry »

California-based computing solutions provider ViewSonic Corp. and Calgary-based cloud managed Linux desktop virtualization developer Userful have announced a partnership to deliver a low cost zero client solution that enables schools and businesses to deploy three to four times as many computer users for the same cost. Read the rest of this entry »

I was watching one of the Titanic shows on National Geographic channel last evening and found out about the Fisheries and Marine Institute’s Centre for Marine Simulation, which is located in St. John’s, Newfoundland. The simulator was used to run some simulations in regards to the Titanic’s collision with the iceberg. Already being familiar with the number flight simulation developers we have in Canada, I wasn’t really surprised to find that we also have a pretty incredible marine simulator as well.

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The newest findings in a new report (PDF) from Trend Micro compare the ability of several different mobile platforms to meet the demands of use in the enterprise.  Canada’s own BlackBerry 7.0 scored highest across the board, ahead of Apple iOS5, Windows Phone 7.5 and Google’s Android 2.3.  Altimeter Group, Bloor Research and Trend Micro’s own specialists carried out the research. Read the rest of this entry »

Talent Technology Corporation is pleased to announce their upcoming non-sales webinar on how to Build Your Talent Networks to Ensure Recruitment Success. In a time when so many questions surround talent networks and talent communities, they hope to provide some clarity. Read the rest of this entry »

PsychTests.com, a Montreal-based online source of personality, career, and IQ assessments, has released the results of a study using the Management Skills and Styles Assessment, a multi-faceted test that assesses different traits and skills related to management. PsychTests’ study reveals that what differentiates excellent from satisfactory managers relates a great deal to their personality and attitude rather than solely their skills. Read the rest of this entry »

Interactive Ontario has announced that Jesse Schell, CEO, Schell Games and faculty member at the Entertainment Technology Center at Carnegie Mellon University, will be a Keynote speaker at INplay 2012. A much sought after speaker, his past lectures at events such as TED and the DICE Summit have been raved about and in 2004 he was named one of the world’s Top 100 Young Innovators by MIT’s Technology Review. Read the rest of this entry »

IAB Canada has announced that long-time President, Paula Gignac will step down from her current position, beginning September 1, 2012. Gignac, who has led IAB Canada since September 2004, is moving out of the Greater Toronto Area for the next two years (where IAB Canada’s main office is located), in support of her partner who will pursue a Masters Degree elsewhere in Ontario. Read the rest of this entry »

Want to keep employees satisfied in their jobs without one foot out the door? Give them a little credit, a new OfficeTeam survey suggests. More than half (54%) of workers interviewed said they would be somewhat or very likely to leave their current position if they didn’t feel appreciated by their manager.
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