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Univa Data Centre Automation Company and home of Grid Engine has announced the release of License Orchestrator to provide license management through Univa Grid Engine, the most widely deployed, distributed resource management software platform today. Reducing the operating costs of IT departments, Univa’s latest solution adds essential planning tools, such as reports on license usage, to maximize a company’s budget spent on software licenses. Built by the creators of Grid Engine, with License Orchestrator you can expect the same robust, enterprise-grade and scalable product as all Univa solutions. Read the rest of this entry »

LULU Software, the publisher of Soda® PDF, a portable document format (PDF) editing and creation application, has announced the acquisition of DOC2PDF Limited, a leader in online document conversion. DOC2PDF has enabled visitors to convert various document formats to PDF and vice-versa for more than 8 years. The UK based company has developed and maintained its dominance as a top source for free online conversion tools. Last year, DOC2PDF converted over 100 million documents for over 10 million users around the world. DOC2PDF will continue to offer free online conversion tools to its users; additionally the company will now have the ability to offer a wider range of services and conversions options. Read the rest of this entry »

Kelsey Ramsden, President of Belvedere Place Developments and Founder of Spark Play, will be in Kelowna on Thursday June 2oth and Friday, June 21st, 2013 to share her insights and random thoughts at two very different events hosted by TEDx and BDC.  Named the #1  Female Business Woman of 2012 by Profit and Chatelaine’s W100 list, Kelsey is coming to Kelowna, a community she loves and who she helped build over the last decade, to encourage Business Owners and Business leaders to play again. Read the rest of this entry »

The Banff World Media Festival (BANFF) came to a close today, culminating in four days of cutting-edge sessions, V.I.P. interviews, star-studded award ceremonies and a thriving business market, together with many of the world’s leaders from the evolving media landscape. The Festival took place in beautiful Banff from June 9-12th, and we have lots of pictures and video to share with you once we get back in the office to edit them. Read the rest of this entry »

A slew of Canadian-produced video games are on display at this year’s E3 Expo, putting a spotlight on the strength and vitality of Canada’s growing video game industry. At this year’s E3 Expo, taking place in Los Angeles from June 10 to 13, 2013, Canadian-developed games from ESAC member companies include: Read the rest of this entry »

I also tweeted from the Banff World Media Festival session yesterday where the Canada Media Fund (CMF) announced the official launch of a new website dedicated to information on crowdfunding. Read the rest of this entry »

QuickPlay Media has revealed the results of a survey focused on mobile TV and video viewing habits as well as ad tolerance in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. The survey results reveal insights about ad tolerance across streaming devices, the popularity of Live TV versus video on demand (VOD) and the factors that motivate users to pay for premium services. Read the rest of this entry »

Here are all of the details about the new Eye On Canada national promotional brand that I was tweeting about yesterday from the Banff World Media Festival. Valerie Creighton, President and CEO of the Canada Media Fund (CMF), Carolle Brabant, Executive Director of Telefilm Canada and Michael Hennessy, President and CEO of the Canadian Media Production Association (CMPA) presented an update of this National Promotion Strategy and the new brand to promote Canadian audiovisual content. Read the rest of this entry »

The Canada Media Fund has released a new study (PDF) on the Aboriginal screen-based production sector paints a portrait of a dynamic and vibrant industry sector. Producers in the sector typically employ Aboriginal Peoples, combine the roles of producer, writer and director and create original productions in Aboriginal languages. The report prepared by Maria De Rosa, President of Communications MDR, and her Associate, Marilyn Burgess, examined the state of Aboriginal television, interactive and feature film production in Canada and measured production activity over the five-year period 2007-2008 to 2011-2012. In that period, the sector created over 3,300 full-time jobs, generating almost $173 million in production activity. Read the rest of this entry »

According to PwC’s annual Global Entertainment and Media Outlook 2013-2017 (available by paid subscription), spending on traditional media will continue to dominate over the next five years– the 9% of overall consumer E&M spend on digital content in 2012 will rise to just 16% of total spend in 2017. However, digital innovation is crucial for E&M companies in North America, the South Pacific and Western Europe and will be a key priority for these markets over the next five years. Read the rest of this entry »