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OMERS Ventures, the venture capital investment arm of the OMERS Worldwide group of companies, and leading social media management system company HootSuite Media Inc., are announcing one of the largest Canadian venture capital transactions to take place in the past 10 years. OMERS Ventures is buying a $20 million ownership stake in Vancouver-based HootSuite via a secondary purchase from the company’s existing shareholders. Read the rest of this entry »

DHX Media Ltd. is pleased to announce that it has signed its first content deal with Netflix, the world’s leading internet subscription TV and film content viewing platform. The video-streaming provider has acquired three DHX Media-produced preschool series: Franny’s Feet, Bo On The Go! and Mighty Junglefor its expanding kids’ entertainment offering. Read the rest of this entry »

Drew Green, CEO and founder of SHOP.CA, is proud to welcome Rana Florida to SHOP.CA’s Board of Advisors. Florida is the CEO of the Creative Class Group, an advisory services firm that provides strategy, research, and consulting to businesses, communities and governments worldwide. Read the rest of this entry »

March Networks^®, a global provider of intelligent IP video solutions and the supplier of banking video surveillance systems in the Americas, is pleased to announce enhancements to its Searchlight applications portfolio to help banks and credit unions further reduce losses from ATM fraud, cash harvesting and other crimes. The latest Searchlight features include a new color detection analytic, improved facial detection, and a new snapshot timeline that combine to triple an investigator’s search capabilities – allowing them to conduct fraud investigations even faster and build better case evidence. Read the rest of this entry »

Canadian business and litigation law firm Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP (FMC) is challenging the communications channels used in the traditional legal landscape by harnessing digital platforms as part of an overall communications strategy.  FMC is leveraging the online space to add value to its clients, while providing quick and easy updates on relevant business topics, such as doing business in Canada, mining, tax law, and mergers and acquisitions in Canada. Read the rest of this entry »

Roaring Penguin Software Inc., makers of  CanIt line of anti-spam and e-mail archiving solutions, today announced that they will be supporting MSP Exchange.  MSP Exchange is a fast growing website focused on the managed service provider (MSP) and IT service provider industry. Read the rest of this entry »

Samsung Canada announced today that the company is enhancing the way Videotron customers watch TV with the launch of two new set top boxes – the Samsung HD box and the HD PVR. Both products will be available exclusively through Videotron, in support of their next generation illico digital TV service. Read the rest of this entry »

Bluedrop Performance Learning Inc. announced earlier today that Carl M. Youngman,  a globally recognized authority in Entrepreneurship and Managing Growing Businesses and the author of “In Search of Turnarounds” has accepted a position as a Special Advisor to the company’s Board of Directors.  Read the rest of this entry »

cfactor, in partnership with the Human Capital Institute (HCI), has announced the launch of an online talent community dedicated to delivering insightful content, fresh perspectives and a variety of media resources for human resources practitioners. Read the rest of this entry »

Good e-Reader, along with parent company Oak Branch Media Inc, announced earlier today that the company has acquired Shop e-Readers. This move was to bolster their ability to be able to better serve educational institutions and deliver a wider array of products to customers internationally. The purchase of Shop e-Readers will allow the Oak Branch Media Inc. to expand further into the educational market across Canada and internationally. Read the rest of this entry »