Village Gamer

MasterCard Canada has announced the launch of MasterPass, the future of digital payments, making Canadian consumers the first in North America to be able to register for MasterPass services.  MasterPass is an innovation that delivers value to both consumers and merchants for its simplicity and security: Read the rest of this entry »

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has released statistical and financial summaries for Canadian specialty, pay, pay-per-view (PPV) and video-on-demand (VOD) television services. Revenues for these television services have climbed by 35.4% over the past five years to reach nearly $4 billion in 2012. During the past year, a significant portion of these revenues, close to $1.4 billion, was invested in the creation of a variety of Canadian programming, resulting in thousands of jobs in the Canadian production sector and new television programs for Canadians. In 2012, Canadian specialty, pay, PPV and VOD television services created 226 new jobs, directly employed 6,176 people and paid $487 million in salaries. Read the rest of this entry »

Wmode is pleased to announce the commercial launch of Ingage, an essential customer self-care app aimed at driving consumer loyalty and reducing customer care costs. Designed with the core values of providing an intuitive customer care approach, Ingage will provide subscribers with an unprecedented experience across their entire line-up of smart phones. Alltel Wireless recently launched My Alltel – a customized application using Ingage to provide a unique self-care service available for Alltel Wireless subscribers on their phones. Read the rest of this entry »

Konica Minolta Business Solutions (Canada) Ltd. has announces the launch of a cloud-based document management solution that integrates with Konica Minolta’s bizhub MFPs. KM Document Genius is designed to simplify document management for small to medium business or corporate departments that need to scan and manage paper-based documents alongside electronic information in a seamless fashion. Read the rest of this entry »

Telemerge Canada Inc. and 3D datacomm Inc. announced today their new partnership agreement to bring cloud-based video conferencing services to Atlantic Canada. With this agreement, 3D datacomm is able to resell Telemerge’s Telepresence-as-a-Service (TPaaS) video conferencing services subscription model. Telemerge’s TPaaS solution is a subscription-based video conferencing service that makes it easy and affordable for companies of any size to take advantage of the tremendous business value that video communications can bring to an organization. Read the rest of this entry »

HIPOM (Home Internet Peace Of Mind) is an innovative new startup using home automation technology to tackle the rising problem of tech addiction among children. The HIPOM website provides a 100% cloud-based service that enables parents to reestablish control over the amount of time their children spend on the internet. The free HIPOM service shows parents every connected device in their home and gives them the ability to individually turn its internet access on or off, in real-time over the web, like a virtual light switch. The service’s unique home automation approach ensures that any device that connects to the internet through the home router can be easily controlled. Read the rest of this entry »

Global web hosting provider PEER 1 Hosting has unveiled its brand new eco-friendly EMEA headquarters in Southampton, forming part of a regeneration project across its European offices in the UK and France. The new environment has been designed to realise the company’s commitment to powering human potential online and to strive for excellence. The office has been built with energy efficiency in mind, covering 17,000 sq. ft., built from a combination of modern, recycled and natural materials. It also marks a significant investment in the company and its staff, cementing its position as one of the most innovative internet companies in Europe. Read the rest of this entry »

Secure digital media management company Yangaroo Inc. has announced a multi-year, comprehensive partnership with New-York based USA Studios, a leading provider of postproduction and distribution services for brands and agencies. As a result of the partnership, Yangaroo and USA will jointly sell and market their services – Yangaroo’s leading digital distribution technology and USA’s full spectrum of capabilities – to drive growth and revenue. At the same time, Yangaroo and USA will benefit by being integrated into each other’s workflows and that of their customers as well as from opportunities for collaborative, customer-centric product development. Read the rest of this entry »

Cloud Dynamics Inc., a global provider of data centre and cloud computing solutions, is pleased to announce that it was awarded a project to modernize three data centres for Seneca College, one of Canada’s largest post-secondary institutions with campuses across the Greater Toronto Area. Read the rest of this entry »

The Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), today announced a Government of Canada investment that will allow ThoughtWire to accelerate development of its innovative software platform, and access close to $2 million in financing from southern Ontario angel investors. Ted Opitz, Member of Parliament for Etobicoke Centre, accompanied Minister of State Goodyear. Read the rest of this entry »