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Social media management system HootSuite has expanded its App Directory and its appeal for the second time in just over a month. This, the tenth wave of #SocialApps, includes some of the most popular content creation tools on the web: Vimeo, self-hosted WordPress.org blogs, Via.Me, Reachli, and Scripted. Among HootSuite’s over 5 million international users are countless artists, writers, filmmakers, musicians, and other creative spirits who, along with all highly engaged users, will be able to draw significant value from these new apps. Read the rest of this entry »

Global Game Jam Inc. has announced that Microsoft Studios & Imagine Cup 2013 have extended their leading role within the games industry by becoming GGJ’s Headline Sponsor for 2013. The Global Game Jam™ is the world’s largest game creation event that fosters the development of innovative and experimental game concepts while promoting global collaboration and teamwork. GGJ is a creative incubator for game makers to challenge, innovate and experiment within their craft. GGJ brings together thousands of game development enthusiasts participating through many local jams around the world on a single weekend. Read the rest of this entry »

Toon Boom Animation Inc., a 2012 and 2005 Primetime Emmy^® Engineering Award recipient, announced today that The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, will grant the Toon Boom Pipeline the Ub Iwerks Award at the upcoming 40th Annual Annie Awards™. As part of the juried awards category, the Ub Iwerks Award recognizes the technical advancements that make a significant impact on the art or industry of animation. Read the rest of this entry »

When the first Brazil-Canada 3.0 Conference opens today in the Brazilian northeastern city of João Pessoa, it will be the culmination of a dream shared by two world leaders from two continents. In August 2011, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, pledged their commitment to increased collaboration and enhanced business opportunities between their two countries. Now, inspired by the format of the CDMN Canada 3.0 digital media forum which Brazilian representatives attended last spring, Brazil-Canada 3.0 is under way today and tomorrow in João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil to move that commitment forward. Read the rest of this entry »

Following Startup Canada’s launch of its Startup Blueprints, which outlined key findings and action items from its 2012 National Tour, the non-profit, volunteer-run organization will unveil a major crowdfunding campaign during a press conference at the Waterloo Accelerator Centre tomorrow, in support of one of the Blueprints’ key initiatives. Read the rest of this entry »

DigiBC, the industry association for digital media and wireless companies in BC is hosting their annual DigiBC Holiday Party at Electronic Arts, Burnaby Campus on December 6th. This is an event you won’t want to miss. Two things come to mind when we think about the holidays: Generosity and Parties! In the spirit of holiday cheer, DigiBC is excited to bring the two together with a Holiday Networking Event. This event provides opportunity for you to eat and drink, socialize, dance and enjoy some holiday festivities with industry executives, digital media enthusiasts and academic institutions. Read the rest of this entry »

Investintech is proud to announce the release the Able2Extract 8 PDF Converter.  Able2Extract is a PDF conversion software program that allows users to convert PDF documents to popular Microsoft Office formats and more. This latest version is a major milestone for our flagship product. It is the first PDF converter on the market compatible on all three Windows, Mac and Linux platforms.  Investintech’s developers have worked hard and have successfully rebuilt Able2Extract from the ground up to run on all 3 systems. Read the rest of this entry »

Eyeball Networks has announced the release of AnyFirewall™ Engine v9.5 for Windows 8 and Windows RT. AnyFirewall Engine v9.5 also provides support for devices running Android, iOS, Linux, and OS X operating systems. It can be deployed with Eyeball’s AnyFirewall Server and AnyConnect Gateway for a complete end-to-end connectivity solution providing guaranteed firewall and NAT traversal, or be combined with other third-party, standards-based products. Read the rest of this entry »

Angoss Software Corporation has announced KnowledgeSEEKER® and KnowledgeSTUDIO® Version 8.5, which includes advances across the complete Angoss predictive analytics software suite, as well as the introduction of a new Cloud deployment option. The new features enhance support for R, text analytics classification, credit application scorecards and data analyst productivity. Read the rest of this entry »

Wavefront, Canada’s Centre of Excellence for Wireless Commercialization and Research, has signed an agreement with the British Columbia Innovation Council (BCIC) to deliver the Venture Acceleration Program, a BCIC Acceleration Network program supported by the BC Innovation Council. The BCIC Acceleration Network is a province-wide alliance of regional partners collaborating in the delivery of a structured program – the Venture Acceleration Program – to accelerate the growth of early stage technology companies in BC. Read the rest of this entry »