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The Canadian National Stock Exchange (CNSX) has announced a new strategic partnership with Innovate Calgary and Alberta Deal Generator (ADG). Innovate Calgary and CNSX have forged a partnership agreement to enhance and support the technology and startup sector in Canada. Innovate Calgary is the first technology transfer office in Canada to develop a joint venture with CNSX.  Read the rest of this entry »

The various benefits that can be generated for producers and broadcasters by second screen initiatives as well as the potential impacts of these initiatives on the television production chain are the focus of the white paper entitled The Second Screen and Television — Benefits and Impacts (PDF 5MB). This 20 page report is the second in a series of three white papers dedicated to the second screen phenomenon. Prepared by Evolumedia Group, co-published with the Canada Media Fund (CMF) and funded by the Société de développement des entreprises culturelles (SODEC) is currently available as a PDF in English and French on the CMF and Evolumedia websites. Read the rest of this entry »

Exploring the latest in digital media, TVOKids celebrates a love of new technology, creativity and film at the TIFF Kids digiPlaySpace™ (March 9 – April 21) and TIFF Kids International Film Festival™ (April 9 – 21). Kids can play TVOKids’ newest fun and educational children’s apps in the digiPlaySpace. The learning continues with the premiere of episodes from favourite TVOKids series Dino Dan: Trek’s Adventures and Wild Kratts at the TIFF Kids International Film Festival. In collaboration with the TIFF Kids Jump Cuts program, TVOKids inspires young filmmakers to hone their craft with the TVOKids Choice Award. Read the rest of this entry »

LinkedIn is the world’s largest and most influential professional social network, and in order to help organizations effectively build their presence on this epicenter of networking, HootSuite is excited to release powerful new LinkedIn features in the HootSuite dashboard. Marketers, HR professionals and community managers using LinkedIn Company Pages can now fine-tune messaging with advanced targeting options (for Enterprise clients), and improve the performance of page and status updates with the introduction of new analytic modules (available to Pro and Enterprise clients). Read the rest of this entry »

Michael Audain’s $5-million gift to Emily Carr, through the Audain Foundation for the Visual Arts, will create an enhanced visual arts learning environment offering a studio-based education reflective of the diversity and complexity of contemporary art. The Audain School of Visual Arts will be a cornerstone for the new Emily Carr Great Northern Way Campus. Read the rest of this entry »

The world’s largest touring exhibition on the evolution of video games makes its first Canadian appearance at the Ontario Science Centre. With more than 150 playable games, Game On 2.0 charts key game developments from 1962 to the present day; from the very first commercial coin-operated pinball game to the latest in virtual reality, multi-player experiences and 3D video games. This new exhibition runs from March 9 to September 2, 2013 and is free with general admission. Read the rest of this entry »

Student teams representing 35 high schools from Ontario, Quebec, Michigan and Mexico are poised for a fierce yet friendly three-day robotics competition this week at University of Ontario Institute of Technology.  Competitors aged 14-18 will match their Frisbee shooting, pyramid climbing, 140-lb robots in high-intensity robo-sports, in front hundreds of cheering fans at UOIT’s Campus Recreational and Wellness Centre. The FIRST Greater Toronto East Regional Final begins March 7, and kicks off a series of three Ontario regional FIRST Robotics Competitions (FRC).  Organized by FIRST Robotics Canada, the Ontario FRC regional finals are sponsored by BlackBerry® and Hatch, and supported by a number of other leading engineering and technology companies. Read the rest of this entry »

Despite flatlining global technology mergers and acquisitions (M&A) volume year over year in 2012, Canadian volume was up 21% according to Ernst & Young‘s Global technology M&A update. The report highlights that risks such as incorrect valuation were top of mind as equities markets fluctuated and buyers believed many company values remained high. But deal volume held steady as macroeconomic pressures forced companies to clarify what’s important. Read the rest of this entry »

Although some computer users may actively seek pirated software in hopes of saving money, they are taking a big risk because the chances of infection by unexpected malware are one in three for consumers and three in ten for businesses, according to a new study (PDF) commissioned by Microsoft Corp. and conducted by IDC. As a result of these infections, the research shows that consumers will spend 1.5 billion hours and $22 billion identifying, repairing and recovering from the impact of malware, while global enterprises will spend $114 billion to deal with the impact of a malware-induced cyber-attack. Read the rest of this entry »

Business Intelligence (BI) solutions developer Panorama Software has announced a new release of Panorama Necto, the industry’s first BI 3.0 solution that brings the concept of social networks and recommendation systems into BI. Panorama Necto’s new release delivers the best of Corporate BI and Data Discovery by satisfying the needs of IT, analysts and business users in one unified and easy-to-use web-based application. It is a scalable and secure BI solution that also offers the flexibility and agility that Data Discovery tools have to offer. Read the rest of this entry »