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Canadian companies are starting to recognize the power of online engagement through social media. The majority feel that social media offers an invaluable competitive advantage. However, many also believe that online engagement is something they would rather not engage in, but increasingly feel obligated to implement. Read the rest of this entry »

Autodesk Inc. has announced new versions of Autodesk Scaleform user interface (UI) middleware for mobile game development, offering an Adobe Flash-based gaming and application platform, as well as a new Unity game engine plug-in. Read the rest of this entry »

prairieFyre Software announced today the completion of field verification trials for prairieFyre Contact Center for Microsoft Lync and AudioCodes SmartTAP 2.0 call recording for Microsoft Lync. The combination provides a complete contact center solution for customers who have chosen Microsoft Lync 2010 as their enterprise voice platform. Read the rest of this entry »

Geomodeling Technology Corp., a Calgary-based provider of seismic analysis and cross-scale modeling software for the upstream oil and gas industry, today announced release of AttributeStudio™ 7.3, its state-of-the-art seismic attribute interpretation software. AttributeStudio 7.3 includes breakthrough features for fractured reservoir characterization using visualization and analysis of AVAZ, VVAZ, Volume Curvature, and other directional attributes. The new features in AttributeStudio 7.3 provide advanced unconventional and quantitative seismic interpretation workflows for geoscientists on Microsoft Windows platforms. Read the rest of this entry »

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer opened Microsoft Corp.’s annual Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) in Toronto by highlighting key product milestones and opportunities for partners contributing to the beginning of a new era for the company. The four-day event celebrates the accomplishments of the company’s more than 640,000 global partners and gives a preview of what will be the most exciting product releases for Microsoft in the coming year. Read the rest of this entry »

Freelancer.com, one of the top outsourcing and crowdsourcing marketplace, has acquired Toronto-based Scriptlance, earmarking the launch of dedicated freelance marketplace Freelancer.ca in Canada. Scriptlance has over 360,000 enterprise and professional users. Incorporated in 2001 as R3N3 International Inc., by the then 20-year old Canadian technology entrepreneur Rene Trescases, Scriptlance was one of the early pioneers in the online outsourcing industry. Read the rest of this entry »

IAB Canada has announced the launch of a new series of reports that address Competitive Online Advertising Trends in Canada. The reports are being compiled by comScore and Kantar Media in partnership with IAB Canada. Fueled by the two companies’ extensive Canadian paid advertising tracking databases, this collaboration marks the first of a series of reports that will be prepared by these two long-time, respected IAB Canada Member Companies. Read the rest of this entry »

With the Royal Assent of Bill C-11, The Copyright Modernization Act, Canada joins a long list of countries that recognize the importance of protecting intellectual property in the digital environment. Read the rest of this entry »

TVO is pleased to announce that the Ontario Government has appointed former Science North CEO Jim Marchbank of Sudbury and Waterloo entrepreneur Toby Jenkins to TVO’s Board of Directors for three-year terms.  Read the rest of this entry »

OpenText Corporation and EasyLink Services International Corporation announced yesterday that the merger of EasyLink with an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of OpenText has been completed. The merger was approved by the stockholders of EasyLink at a special meeting held earlier today. As a result of the merger, EasyLink became an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of OpenText. Read the rest of this entry »