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BDO, one of Canada’s leading accounting and advisory firms and Microsoft’s Canadian Partner of the Year (2010, 2011), has chosen American company SaaSplaza to provide the infrastructure, service, and support required to deliver Cloud-based Microsoft Dynamics ERP and CRM solutions to its customers. Read the rest of this entry »

There is no denying the use of social media sites has exploded over recent years. Currently there are almost 16 million Facebook profiles live in Canada and over 5 million on the professional social network LinkedIn. And as more and more people spend their time online, it only makes sense for Randstad Canada, the country’s leader for staffing, recruitment and HR Services, and its skilled recruiters to use social recruiting techniques to be where the most qualified, talented, and largest pool of applicants are. Read the rest of this entry »

From checking blood glucose levels, to monitoring the movements of a newborn baby, Canadians are increasingly able to monitor their health across a growing variety of devices and services. What most will not know is that in the background, a wireless connection is powering the delivery of crucial information needed to improve the management and monitoring of one’s vitals and overall wellness. Read the rest of this entry »

Secure digital media distribution company Yangaroo Inc. has announced a partnership with HitLab, an industry leading independent artist site for the global music and video community headed up by superstar recording artist and Grammy-nominated artist/record producer, Akon. The partnership provides Yangaroo’s Digital Media Distribution System (DMDS) for music and music video delivery services, at preferred prices, to the tens of thousands of HitLab members throughout the world.  Read the rest of this entry »

Sprylogics International Corp. is pleased to announce that it has filed additional patent applications with the United States Patent and Trademark Office related to the application of the Company’s technology platform within messaging and mobile application contexts. These patent filings, combined with an already pending application represent significant steps forward in the Company’s ability to realize value from its core semantic technology. Read the rest of this entry »

Google recently launched a business photos program to help businesses attract customers.  Specially trained “Google Trusted Photographers” provide 360-degree interactive panoramas of the interiors of businesses. The panoramas are seen on Google Maps and Google Places.  Businesses get higher visibility when consumers search on Google maps for a particular type of business in a geographic area, since the Google Places listings are found at the top of the results page. Read the rest of this entry »

Shaw Media has announced an expanded partnership for Canadian digital sales with CBS Interactive. New premium digital websites joining the Shaw Premium Audience Network (S.P.A.N.) portfolio include the following properties: Read the rest of this entry »

Absolute^® Software Corporation, a Vancouver-based provider of firmware-embedded endpoint security and management solutions, announced it has completed a US$1.4 million Computrace^®Complete sale to provide its asset administration, theft management and investigative services to an existing education customer in the United States. Read the rest of this entry »

Cineplex Entertainment has announced plans to build a new movie theatre in Sarnia. The 31,000 square foot Galaxy Cinemas Sarnia will feature eight auditoriums and approximately 1,600 stadium seats. Located at Lambton Mall (Lambton Mall Road and Exmouth Street), the theatre is scheduled to open in spring 2013. Read the rest of this entry »

Sweet Tooth Inc., a Waterloo-based developer of eCommerce customer loyalty software, has secured $2.25 million in funding. Of this, a total of $1.5 million in seed financing will come from OMERS Ventures, the Ontario government funded MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund (IAF) and Points International. An additional $750,000 is forthcoming from other sources. Read the rest of this entry »