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Bestselling author, entrepreneur and one of the world’s top business Thinkers50, Don Tapscott will officially be installed as Trent University‘s eleventh chancellor during the campus’ convocation ceremonies on Friday, June 7 at 10am. As part of the installation ceremony, Mr. Tapscott will address graduating students, their families and members of the Trent community prior to the conferring of degrees. Following the presentation of degrees, Mr. Tapscott will officially be installed as chancellor by taking the Oath of Office. Representatives of different sectors of the University, including faculty, the Board of Governors and alumni, will divest Mr. Tapscott of his honorary robes and invest him with his chancellor robes to complete the installation. Read the rest of this entry »

Vantrix, a Montreal-based provider of intelligent media delivery solutions to mobile network operators, announced the availability of version 3.2 of its flagship product, Bandwidth Optimizer. Its new bump-in-the-wire deployment option provides a transparent proxy that can be placed directly in the mobile data network without the need for an upstream Deep Packet Inspection (DPI), load balancing or HTTP browsing element. With bump-in-the-wire, Bandwidth Optimizer monitors and steers all traffic, deciding on which media traffic should be optimized and which can be bypassed for direct delivery. Read the rest of this entry »

Samsung Canada is giving Canadians the opportunity to show their talent and win an experience of infinite possibilities. Inspired by the GALAXY S 4’s features, the Infinite Possibilities contest recognizes the immense talent that Canadians have to offer and will help three lucky individuals on their road to success. To enter the contest, Canadians need to demonstrate whatever their gift or passion is, and Samsung Canada will pick the biggest and brightest stars from across the nation and build once-in-a-lifetime experiences around their talent. Entry deadline is July 10 2013. Read the rest of this entry »

The Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada has announced the five finalists for its eighth annual SOCAN Songwriting Prize (formerly the SOCAN ECHO Songwriting Prize) in English, and the nominees once again reflect the breadth and depth of Canada’s rich songwriting talent. Read the rest of this entry »

A new report released today by the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA) reveals the Canadian wireless sector generated an overall economic benefit of $50.2 billion in 2011, an increase of 16.7% from the $43 billion in 2010. The Benefit of the Wireless Telecommunications Industry to the Canadian Economy study, conducted by Nordicity, concludes that the Canadian wireless sector’s economic benefit has increased dramatically, as Canadians’ adoption of smartphones, tablets and mobile data services and applications has also increased at a rapid pace. Read the rest of this entry »

Rogers Communications, along with Microsoft Canada and Compugen, has announced a new broadband internet pilot project called Connected for Success that will provide affordable broadband internet, computers and software to Toronto Community Housing (TCH).  As part of the Rogers Youth Fund program, Connected for Success will bring more youth online and give them the tools and resources needed to experience the benefits of connectivity. Read the rest of this entry »

Accounting and business management solutions developer Dynacom Technologies has announced the release of version 11.6 of its flagship software, Dynacom Accounting. Placed under the sign of performance and innovation, this new version reflects Dynacom’s main concerns which are to remain attentive to its customers’ needs and demands, but also to attach great importance to provide its customers with innovative products. The new 11.6 version presents itself as an answer to these concerns by providing, among other things, a new tracking document service that lets users send documents to their customers by email and be notified when they access the documents, and a new mobile invoicing application that allows users the opportunity to invoice customers easily even on the road, and transfer these invoices automatically to their Dynacom Accounting software. Read the rest of this entry »

With many incredible tech company success stories in the GTA it can be difficult to start and grow a company that stands out among its peers, but last Friday evening in a gala event held at the BMO Institute For Learning, the York Technology Alliance (YTA) recognized five companies that are leading the way in the GTA tech hub.  Read the rest of this entry »

Canadian women are significantly underrepresented in key creative and content-creating roles in Canada’s TV production industry. This means the stories and values communicated through the influential and far-reaching medium of television are badly skewed, according to a report released today by non-profit organization Women in View. In its report Women in View on TV 2013, the organization examined 21 Canadian live action television series, which, in 2010-2011, received a total of $99.1 million in public funding by the government’s Canada Media Fund. Productions examined include Being Erica, Flashpoint, The Listener, Rookie Blue, Republic of Doyle, The Borgias, Heartland, Murdoch Mysteries, Hiccups, Lost Girl, and Little Mosque on the Prairie. Read the rest of this entry »

In a keynote address at the Ottawa International Game Conference (OIGC), Jayson Hilchie, President & CEO of the Entertainment Software Association of Canada (ESAC) today unveiled new research about the Canadian video game industry. The research shows that Canada’s overall video game industry is still growing at a moderate pace, even as the sector and its business models continue to evolve. Unveiling top-line results from new research conducted by Nordicity for ESAC, Hilchie showed that Canada’s 329 video game studios are a critical component of this country’s new digital economy generating over $2.3 billion in GDP for the Canadian economy in 2012. Read the rest of this entry »