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Lawyers and detectives may be the roles most commonly depicted on TV, but the jobs that get high ratings in real-life are often lesser known. According to salary research from Robert Half, demand for positions such as mobile applications developers, data warehouse analysts and web designers is expected to grow in the coming year as companies look to invest in their information technology (IT) infrastructure and digital presence. Read the rest of this entry »

Ten of Ontario’s leading screen-based producers have just returned from an inaugural ten-day Mission to India led by the Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC) in partnership with Telefilm Canada.  The trade mission took delegates to Mumbai and Goa, including visits to the National Film Development Corporation’s (NFDC) Film Bazaar and the International Film Festival of India (IFFI), providing the delegates with an opportunity to forge new relationships between Ontario and Indian filmmakers and build the foundation for future collaboration between the two jurisdictions. Read the rest of this entry »

Vancouver’s Gener8 Digital Media Corp., a rapidly growing company that is redefining the landscape of 3D film production, is pleased to welcome visual effects veteran and producer Art Repola to its advisory board. Repola’s insight and expertise will help shape the company’s direction and further evolve their groundbreaking G83D™ technology, which provides filmmakers with an entirely unique method for creating movies in stereoscopic 3D. Read the rest of this entry »

The Cosmodome‘s transformation will soon be completed, making it a centre that will stimulate interest in space adventure and spark enthusiasm for space. On December 15th the centre open its doors to a new and unusual concept: a virtual experience of space and methods of space exploration. Unique in Canada, this museum dedicated to astronautics will present three interactive space missions that are scientific, educational and entertaining. During their 60-minute virtual experience, visitors will take part in a mission of their choice: reliving the conquest of the Moon, embarking on the perilous journey to Mars, or discovering the mysteries of the cosmos by launching a probe. Read the rest of this entry »

The Next 36 – a ground breaking initiative to transform the country’s most promising undergraduates into Canada’s top entrepreneurs – has selected its second cohort of 36 young innovators from over 1,000 of the country’s leading students. The successful candidates were chosen from a group of 72 finalists, who had flown from across Canada and from overseas to compete for a spot in the program’s National Selection Weekend in Toronto. Read the rest of this entry »

The process begins with a thorough client assessment covering a wide range of issues, organized by categories, such as Corporate, Server, Workstation, Custom Software, Commercial Software, Employee Knowledge, Awareness & Satisfaction, and areas of Business Opportunity. Read the rest of this entry »

Innovative learning tools will be used to teach thousands more southern Ontario students about careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields thanks to a Government of Canada investment of nearly $1 million in Partners In Research. Read the rest of this entry »

Canadian businesses are unclear when it comes to cloud computing reveals a Microsoft Canada survey released today. The survey, conducted by Leger Marketing, polled Canadian C-level executives across all sectors and found that 19 per cent of those who indicated they are not currently using cloud services were in fact leveraging cloud computing solutions and services like Microsoft Web Apps, Microsoft Office 365 and Windows Azure. Read the rest of this entry »

Are you a digital media or gaming professional seeking to advance your skills or launch new gaming projects? Ryerson University’s G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education, in partnership with Interactive Ontario, now offers courses for digital professionals seeking to advance in the fields of gaming and digital media development. From project and human resources management to entrepreneurial finance, behaviour, and strategy, the EDGE: Education for Digital Games Entrepreneurs program will deliver the expertise and training digital professionals and entrepreneurs need to advance in a dynamic and growing industry. Read the rest of this entry »

Canadian entrepreneurs’ new business registrations outperform all mature market G20 countries, according to Ernst & Young’s latest report, Entrepreneurs speak out: a call to action for G20 governments. The full report is available for reading on the Ernst & Young web site, with lots of searchable demographic information. Read the rest of this entry »