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HootSuite has teamed up with HootSuite Enterprise client WWE to bring to you the ultimate social media command centre. The live display will bring the social interactions of WWE WrestleMania 29 viewers to fans in New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium on April 7, 2013. Before the bout between two wrestling legends, The Rock and John Cena, fans will be able to follow along as these two athletes “duke it out” on Facebook and Twitter. Since WWE fans are some of the most active social media users on the planet, they’ll have plenty to say about the competing wrestlers before, during, and after the main event. Read the rest of this entry »

The Historica-Dominion Institute has announced that James Harley Marsh will retire effective March 31 after 33 years as editor-in-chief of The Canadian Encyclopedia. In the course of his remarkable career, Mr. Marsh – the founding editor of the Encyclopedia – oversaw the publication of several print editions of The Canadian Encyclopedia (with over 700,000 volumes sold); the translation of the Encyclopedia into French, the integration into its content of the Encyclopedia of Music in Canada, and the adaptation of the Encyclopedia first to CD-ROM and then online. Read the rest of this entry »

TIO Networks Corp., announced today that the company has surpassed 1 million transactions across the company’s wallet-based mobile and kiosk platforms. In total, TIO Wallet members have processed more than $160 million in bill payments and are completing more than 10,000 sessions per day. Read the rest of this entry »

Sierra Wireless has announced a sponsorship program with MedStartr, the first crowdfunding platform created to fund healthcare projects, startups, and innovations that help people live longer, healthier lives. As an exclusive sponsor, Sierra Wireless is the preferred provider of wireless communications technology for MedStartr companies. Read the rest of this entry »

Global payment solutions provider hyperWALLET has announced the availability of new payment services and increased global payment network reach. hyperWALLET has added faster payment services, or same day clearing, in the United Kingdom, Europe and Mexico through financial partners in these regions: Read the rest of this entry »

Wavefront, Canada’s Centre of Excellence for Wireless Commercialization and Research, and Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton are proud to announce a partnership that will enable joint delivery of services to accelerate growth and commercialization within the wireless ecosystem in Quebec. The partnership will offer Wavefront’s suite of programs and services to Quebec SMEs, in conjunction with valuable mentorship and support from Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton, a long-standing and trusted resource within Quebec’s business sector. Read the rest of this entry »

SecureKey Technologies Inc. has announced the commercial availability of its cloud-based briidge.net™ identity and authentication platform – a groundbreaking solution that enables people to use devices and credentials they already have to perform strong two-factor authentication, bringing trust to mobile and online transactions. The briidge.net suite of extended enterprise federated authentication services is easy for people to use and reduces the number of user IDs and passwords they manage, without sacrificing security and privacy. Read the rest of this entry »

MediaMiser has announced the release of MediaMiser SNAP and MediaMiser TEAM, a set of new intelligent media monitoring and media analysis products aimed at the small and medium enterprise (SME) market. MediaMiser’s intelligent monitoring platforms learn what is relevant to users as they easily collect, analyze and share the rising tide of data from digital news and social media sites. Read the rest of this entry »

With the growing complexity and organization of criminal activity, in tandem with an increasing emphasis on regulatory compliance, financial institutions are looking for an advanced solution to ease the burden. As a direct result of the need to stay a step ahead of the latest criminal advances, including online banking attacks and card fraud, over 1,000 financial institutions now rely on Verafin Inc., a St. John’s-based provider of enterprise fraud detection, anti-money laundering (AML) and compliance (FRAML™) software. Read the rest of this entry »

DHX Media Ltd. has announcd licenses in Canada to BlackBerry®, the CBC and Berkshire Axis Media Distribution. DHX Media has signed a deal with mobile content platform provider BlackBerry® for 1000 episodes of programming which will be available across the UK, US and Canada. The deal includes titles such as Inspector Gadget, perennial favourite Sonic the Hedgehog and several its Movie Toons titles. Read the rest of this entry »