Village Gamer

Marvel Entertainment LLC and Visa Inc. are taking readers in Canada and around the world on an action packed journey courtesy of the new comic book Avengers: Saving the Day. The 16-page comic book – available to Canadians in French and English – combines Marvel’s iconic characters with Visa’s financial literacy expertise, to introduce children to basic money concepts – and which some critics say encourages kids to borrow money. Read the rest of this entry »

With consumerized handsets penetrating IT departments, enterprises are more than ever looking for ways to converge services between their enterprise communication systems and employees’ mobile devices. This, coupled with the growing tendency for employees to bring their own device (BYOD) to the office, is impacting the way IT managers address convergence and their control over the devices that connect to their networks. Read the rest of this entry »

Hannah Chapplain, a singer from Alton, Ontario, stepped into the spotlight as a new class of entrepreneur ready to make her mark bringing digital media content to market. Chapplain was among 50 startup entrepreneurs who pitched in the Road to Banff® competition at the CDMN Canada 3.0 2012 digital media forum yesterday, aspiring to be one of three top finalist prizes to the Road to Banff forum later this year. Read the rest of this entry »

Sandvine,  a Waterloo-based provider of intelligent broadband network solutions for fixed and mobile operators, today released its Internet traffic trends report, entitled “Global Internet Phenomena Report 1H2012“, based on data from a selection of Sandvine’s 200-plus customers spanning North America, Europe, Middle East and Africa, Caribbean and Latin America and Asia-Pacific. Read the rest of this entry »

Frank Evanshen, CEO of WordLogic Corporation, a predictive intelligence technology company that markets patented solutions for the mobile, tablet, and computer industry, has appointed Mark Dostie as the Company’s Chief Technology Officer. Mark Dostie is re-joining WordLogic where he led the original development and invention of WordLogic’s patented prediction technology which is part of the company’s current IP portfolio. Read the rest of this entry »

Via Interactive Ontario: OMDC is now accepting applications for the 2012/13 cycle of the OMDC Export Fund – Interactive Digital Media. The Export Fund is an excellent opportunity for interactive content producers to get significant financial support to attend conferences, undertake sales trips and participate in trade missions. The Export Fund can help grow your business by assisting with the cost of travel, accomodations, conference fees and marketing materials for up to 5 business development-related events. Read the rest of this entry »

Social Campaign Optimization and Social Learning developer Parta Dialogue Inc. has announced that its affiliate company Edu-Performance has signed an eLearning agreement to distribute online content under American company OpenSesame. Read the rest of this entry »

The Business Development Bank of Canada’s venture capital arm will issue up to six million dollars in convertible notes over two years to graduates of FounderFuel, the Montreal-based startup accelerator program. Some 40 young enterprises from all over the country in the web, mobile, software as a service (SaaS), and gaming fields, will each be eligible for a $150 000 BDC convertible note upon their successful completion of FounderFuel’s 12-week, mentor-driven business “boot camp”. Read the rest of this entry »

The University of Waterloo’s newest high-tech accelerator is showcasing some of the latest in interactive digital display technologies from an equally new ‘sandbox for serious play’ – the FELT Lab – throughout CDMN’s Canada 3.0 2012. Read the rest of this entry »

MaRS has announced the creation of JOLT, a new technology accelerator dedicated to building high-growth web and mobile companies that promise to transform the way consumers and enterprises connect, work and play. Housed in the MaRS Commons, JOLT will select up to 15 high-potential startups annually, providing them with space, seed financing and mentorship, as well as access to partners and some of the top angel and venture capital investors in the industry. The goal of the program is to accelerate market validation and, in turn, help these companies secure the capital and talent necessary to scale efficiently. Read the rest of this entry »