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Best Buy Canada has announced the winners of the 2011 Best in Class Fund. More than $200,000 in technology grants is being awarded to teachers and students to help fund creative new programs to enhance learning and incorporate new and updated technology into the classroom. The first year the program has been open to schools with students in Kindergarten through Grade 8, all entries showed a lot of creativity and imagination to answer the submission question: How do you plan to use the technology with your students to inspire and enhance their education? Read the rest of this entry »

Corel has announced the release of Corel® VideoStudio® Pro X5, the most comprehensive version of the company’s award-winning video editing software. VideoStudio Pro X5 breaks new ground with the introduction of screen recording and HTML5 authoring capabilities, multi-core acceleration, and advanced video compositing while still maintaining the key elements that users have come to know and love. With outstanding speed, a robust collection of creative tools, and its user-friendly approach, Corel VideoStudio Pro X5 continues to break down the barriers to video editing, opening the door to truly inspired and diverse productions. Read the rest of this entry »

Based on thorough market analysis, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Toon Boom Animation Inc. with the 2011 Global Frost & Sullivan Award for Entrepreneurial Company of the Year. In a highly concentrated market, in which the top three companies hold nearly 67 percent of the market share, Toon Boom has shown remarkable entrepreneurial spirit, rapidly gaining a strong foothold through product innovation, marketing and the implementation of a well-rounded strategy. Read the rest of this entry »

Klipfolio Inc. has announced a major release for its mobile BI dashboard adding customer requested features and improved application functionality. Included in the release are new data connectors, simplifying retrieving data from Dropbox and allowing for direct access to SQL Databases. In addition to these new features, Klipfolio Dashboard has also improved functionality in key work spaces and on its dashboard view. Read the rest of this entry »

On International Women’s Day, March 8^th, the Women’s Executive Network (WXN) is waiving its membership fee to encourage smart women to be part of a community of female leaders. WXN is Canada’s leading organization dedicated to the advancement and recognition of women in management, executive, professional and board roles. Read the rest of this entry »

In celebration of International Women’s Day, the Canadian Labour Congress has launched Work it!, a web-based video game dealing with the challenges women face in balancing work and family life. The game will send a message about these challenges, but also about how unions can make working life better and more balanced for women. Read the rest of this entry »

The Canadian Interactive Alliance/Alliance Interactive Canadienne (CIAIC) is pleased to announce that attendance from Canadian companies at Game Developers Conference (GDC) has increased 50 per cent from 2011, proving that the Canadian games industry is stronger than ever. Read the rest of this entry »

According to Canadian hockey legend Wayne Gretzky, “a good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be.” And that’s exactly how the game is being played in the thriving Ontario Technology Corridor, as evidenced by “hockey stick” expansions by companies including Google Inc., Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), Gameloft Inc. and Arkadium Inc. Read the rest of this entry »

Cloud technology is expected to create millions of new jobs around the world and will be an important force in inspiring the business innovation needed to restore global economic health, according to a new IDC study released today. The study, commissioned by Microsoft, found that by the end of 2015, nearly 14 million new jobs will be created worldwide, and just over 70,000 across Canada. Read the rest of this entry »

Randstad Canada has announced that following Randstad’s acquisition of SFN Group, Inc. in 2011, Spherion Canada has now fully rebranded to Randstad Canada. With coast to coast geographic coverage, through an extended network of over 85 branches across 8 provinces, Randstad Canada now has unparalleled reach, providing local, personalized and in-depth recruitment expertise to both employers and job seekers from all over the country. Read the rest of this entry »