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 »
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 »
Verafin Inc., a St. John’s-based provider of fraud detection and anti-money laundering (FRAML) software, today unveiled Summer ‘12, the latest update to their FRAML software. Verafin delivers four seasonal releases per year, ensuring financial institutions have the latest advances in fraud and money laundering detection analytics to protect both themselves and their customers.
LightSpeed, a Montreal and Ottawa-based software company that helps retailers reinvent in-store shopping, has launched a new retail technology that will enable interactive cross-selling in retail stores. Its new LightSpeed for iPad product is uniquely designed to arm retailers with tools to cross-sell more products and close more sales, while forging a stronger connection with their customers who can preview all related product information in one place. Read the rest of this entry »
EXFO Inc. has released Ethernet One, a centralized Ethernet service activation and monitoring solution that enables network operators to deploy cost-effectively, accelerate time to revenue and boost operational efficiency, while optimizing the customer experience. Ethernet One tests and monitors all network architectures, from the core to the last mile, and covers all stages of the service lifecycle, from construction and turn-up to monitoring and troubleshooting. Read the rest of this entry »
Southpaw Technology, a Toronto-area developer of production asset management (PAM) technology for digital content creation companies, announced today that it has signed a 100-seat licensing deal with the Korean visual effects studio, Dexter Digital. Southpaw’s production asset management system TACTIC will initially be used to support Dexter Digital on a 2,000-shot visual effects project for an ambitious, full-length stereoscopic 3D film called Mr. Go 3D. Read the rest of this entry »
Vancouver’s Strangeloop Networks has announced the release of its newest innovation – the Strangeloop Network Accelerator – a service that gives network operators and telecommunications providers the ability to deliver a powerful performance boost for site owners, accelerating web content by at least 100 percent. Read the rest of this entry »
International data erasure and computer reuse solutions provider Blancco has announced the company’s latest proactive solutions for enterprise data erasure, which combine a smoother process automation with powerful multi-tasking capabilities. Read the rest of this entry »