12th
April
2012
Vanilla Forums has announced the general availability of its new commenting feature which allows publishers to use Vanilla to power blog comments and turn those transient commenters into engaged community members. When an article is published, a new discussion thread is automatically created in the community forum and commenters can then participate in further conversations with each other in the community. Any comment posted to the blog or to the corresponding thread in the community is displayed in both places simultaneously. Read the rest of this entry »
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12th
April
2012
EZ-Robot has announced the release of its latest firmware, codename “HiFive!” for the EZ-Builder platform. This significant update introduces biped support with user defined GAIT positioning to allow for customizable actions like walking, crouching, turning left or right, kicking, balancing and more. Read the rest of this entry »
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11th
April
2012
The Interactive Ontario Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Donald Henderson has been appointed to the position of President & CEO of the organization. As a veteran of the interactive media industry, Donald brings a wealth of valuable industry knowledge and leadership experience to this role. Read the rest of this entry »
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11th
April
2012
According to Health Canada, one in five Canadians will experience a mental illness in their lifetime and
virtually all of us will know someone who is or will be affected by mental illness. TVO, in association with the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), announces Mental Health Matters May 7 to 13, which will utilize TVO’s full media toolkit to inform and engage Ontarians in issues of mental health and addiction. Mental Health Matters will feature current affairs, lectures, documentaries and dramas, as well as extensive online resources and special in-the-community broadcast events to encourage informed discourse on an issue that affects us all. Read the rest of this entry »
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11th
April
2012
Canada’s tech savvy entrepreneurs have a new solution to help them build their businesses anywhere, anytime: QuickBooks Online. With Intuit‘s QuickBooks Online, small business owners can get instant snapshots of their businesses – helping them see what they’re making, what they’re spending, and who owes them money, all on a single screen. Read the rest of this entry »
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11th
April
2012
The 2012 Business of Aging Summit will be held at the MaRS Discovery District on April 30, 2012. This full-day event features renowned experts, targeted discussions and practical strategies to improve health and increase productivity both for aging employees and those caring for aging parents. Read the rest of this entry »
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11th
April
2012
New groundbreaking technology developed in SOTI‘s R&D Labs, code named “BlitFire 10X”, brings up to 10 times faster remote control performance to the Mobility industry. BlitFire 10X leverages a combination of algorithms that include Artificial Intelligence techniques to deliver faster response times and more efficient bandwidth usage. Read the rest of this entry »
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11th
April
2012
3D3 Solutions, a cutting edge developer of white-light 3D scanning systems, announces the official release of the next version of its 3D scanning software, FlexScan3D 3.1. The proprietary technology powers the company’s line of HDI 3D Scanners and is also available separately for companies that want to build their own custom 3D scanners for OEM applications. The updated version focuses on optimizing 3D scanning and mesh processing capabilities. Read the rest of this entry »
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10th
April
2012
App strategy and marketing agency App-Promo has kicked off its first annual App Developer Survey, focusing on the business side of applications. The goal of the survey is to reach out to the community and get a deeper statistical understanding on how developers are doing with their applications especially from a monetization and marketing perspective. The survey will be active from April 6 through to April 22, 2012. Read the rest of this entry »
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10th
April
2012
While organizations need an influx of fresh ideas, their efforts may be hindered as staff are often too busy juggling their day-to-day responsibilities and dealing with problems that arise, results of a recent Robert Half survey suggest. Nearly half (49 per cent) of chief financial officers (CFOs) interviewed blamed being bogged down with daily tasks or putting out fires as the greatest barrier to their company being more innovative. Read the rest of this entry »
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