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ViXS Systems Inc. and KWorld today announced HU320 USB HD Transcoding Stick, a reference platform that OEMs can adopt to enhance their products with media content mobility functions. The HU320 platform has been designed to add HD transcoding technology to Set-top Box, PC, NAS, Router and other CE platforms, allowing consumers to view their media content anywhere in the world. Read the rest of this entry »

Destiny Media Technologies, the global standard for the secure distribution of pre-release music to radio, is pleased to announce the successful soft launch of Play MPE® version 5.  The new website and Mac, PC and ‘Direct to Web’ versions of the player software were made available beginning on May 15^th.  iPhone, iPad, Android, Android Tablet and Blackberry versions are under development. Read the rest of this entry »

Canada’s wireless industry generated $43 billion for the Canadian economy in 2010 according to UK-based Ovum Consulting. In a report released today by the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA), Ovum quantifies the economic impact of Canada’s wireless sector in terms of gross domestic product (GDP), investment and employment. Read the rest of this entry »

Relic Entertainment^® is celebrating 15 years of innovation in the PC gaming market today. Founded in 1997 on a personal credit card and based out of a 1,600 sq. ft. office above a night club, Relic Entertainment began work on its first title. From these humble beginnings this strategy game went on to become the critically-acclaimed Homeworld^®, which released two years later with an average Metacritic.com Metascore of 93 and winning PC Gamers’ Game of the Year award that year. Read the rest of this entry »

Wavefront and the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) are actively seeking established Canadian companies with innovative solutions in Mobile Marketing, Mobile Content, Mobile Advertising or Mobile Social Media who are ready to export their solutions to the Japanese market. Read the rest of this entry »

A new Canadian report highlights a dramatic shift in views toward the Internet, and a remarkable dichotomy between children and parents. The report, titled “Talking to Youth and Parents about Life Online”, is part of an ongoing study – Young Canadians in a Wired World. It is the most comprehensive investigation into the role of the Internet in the lives of Canadian children. Read the rest of this entry »

Online voting begins today to determine which of the eight projects competing in the finals of the BDC Young Entrepreneur Award contest will take home the $100,000 BDC Grand Prize for Innovation. The BDC Young Entrepreneur Award runner up will receive a customized Internet strategy developed by BDC Consulting and valued at $25,000. Read the rest of this entry »

The integration of GenAudio’s AstoundSound® for Gaming with Audiokinetic’s award winning Wwise game audio engine offers game developers the ability to provide a new dimension in audio performance ranging from stereo enhancement to full-blown, immersive audio spatialization. Read the rest of this entry »

Based on thorough market analysis, Frost & Sullivan has recognized Toon Boom Animation Inc. with the 2011 Global Frost & Sullivan Award for Entrepreneurial Company of the Year. In a highly concentrated market, in which the top three companies hold nearly 67 percent of the market share, Toon Boom has shown remarkable entrepreneurial spirit, rapidly gaining a strong foothold through product innovation, marketing and the implementation of a well-rounded strategy. Read the rest of this entry »

Accessible Media Inc. (AMI) has announced the launch of the first annual AMI Scholarships as part of the non-profit organization’s continuing mission to improve, increase and promote media accessibility for all Canadians. Starting this fall AMI will award two $5,000 scholarships per year to qualifying individuals, one of which will be reserved for a student with a permanent disability. Read the rest of this entry »