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PPM 2000 Inc., an Edmonton-based developer of Incident Reporting and Investigation Management software, has published a new case study on the use of their flagship application, Perspective, throughout Microsoft Global Security. This insightful look at a real-world application focusses on Microsoft’s deployment of Perspective in all three of their Global Security Operations Centers (GSOCs)—Redmond Washington, Reading UK and Hyderabad, India. Read the rest of this entry »

The results of fifty-two million end-user speed tests have shown Canada as a global contender in broadband internet performance, ranking often in the top ten of international countries, according to a new report by Lemay-Yates Associates Inc. Read the rest of this entry »

The MindShare Learning Report – Canada’s Leading, Learning & Technology eMagazine is pleased to announce the winners of the 4th Annual MindShare Learning 21st Century Classroom Video Challenge. The contest is a testament to the digital learning revolution that is happening across the Canadian education landscape and beyond. This year Mindshare had a record number of submissions, and it was the most competitive to date. The quality was outstanding and the judge’s panel was extremely challenged in arriving at three national winners. Read the rest of this entry »

Ideaca, a Canadian based consulting firm that helps customers through a portfolio of management consulting, advisory, implementation and support services, announced today their partnership with WatServ, expert providers of Cloud Computing Services for hosted Microsoft Dynamics AX, SharePoint, CRM and Business Intelligence solutions.  This partnership allows Ideaca and WatServ to deliver innovative, leading-edge solutions to the Waterloo market and Canada overall. Read the rest of this entry »

CyberMatrix has released version 5 of Clipboard Magic, a freeware Windows clipboard manager for plain text. This latest release contains several important new features to make copying and pasting text easier and more efficient. Clipboard Magic users can end up with many clips in one list that are difficult to differentiate between. For example, a technical support analyst using Clipboard Magic can have many similar canned responses that are hard to keep track of. Read the rest of this entry »

Quorum Information Technologies Inc. announced yesterday that one of its largest dealership customers has increased its service efficiency and throughput by deploying Apple iPads to use with Quorum’s dealership and customer management system, XSellerator™. Read the rest of this entry »

As part of the Animated Exeter Festival, Toon Boom is presenting  two workshops designed for young animation enthusiasts aged 7-11 and 12-15. The festival takes place at several venues in Exeter, UK this February 11th through 19th. Animated Exeter is an annual festival originally initiated by Exeter City Council in 1999 before expanding into an independent company. With an audience of around 21,000, Animated Exeter is now the premier animation festival in the South West. Read the rest of this entry »

The National Screen Institute and Banff World Media Festival are excited to announce an amazing new workshop designed to help give entertainment creators a competitive edge at Banff 2012. Developed for both new and returning Banff delegates, this jam-packed, one-day workshop will give creators insider information on what broadcasters are looking for, tips for maximizing your attendance at the festival and professional feedback on your website and marketing materials. Read the rest of this entry »

ACD Systems Inc. has announced its new antivirus software, acdONE Antivirus + Total Security. The new addition to ACD Systems’ product family is intended to guard the user’s system, protecting valuable assets such as photos, documents and videos from e-threats such as viruses, worms, malware and spam. Along with this new product offering, ACD Systems has dramatically discounted many of their products. The company is also offering limited-time deals on product bundles, giving customers a chance to further their savings even more. Read the rest of this entry »

The Saskatchewan Motion Picture Industry Association (SMPIA) is excited to announce that we will be shining a spotlight on Saskatchewan interactive and traditional media partnerships at the Banff World Media Festival June 10-13th, 2012. Thanks to a Culture on Go: Market Access Grant from the Saskatchewan Arts Board, SMPIA will lead an industry delegation of Saskatchewan cross-media professionals to showcase their works as well as meet with creators and investors as part of the official Banff Festival program. Read the rest of this entry »