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Canadian Tire has opened its new digital development lab in “Silicon Valley North”, joining nearly 1000 companies as the first retail partner in Communitech.  Communitech supports tech companies at all stages of their growth and development — from startups to rapidly growing SMEs, to large global players — in the commercialization of innovative technologies. Read the rest of this entry »

Wavefront, Canada’s Centre of Excellence for Wireless Commercialization and Research, in partnership with CRIM, announces the launch of the first mobile device library in the province of Quebec. Based out of CRIM’s applied research centre in Montreal, the Wavefront Device Library offers the mobile developer community unprecedented access to more than 1,000 of the latest and most widely used devices on the market for testing. Read the rest of this entry »

Digital Shelf Space Corp. and Spara Acquisition One Corp. are pleased to announce that subject to approval of the TSX Venture Exchange (the “Exchange”) they have entered into a letter of intent (the “LOI”), pursuant to which SAO will subscribe for common shares (the “DSS Shares”) of DSS, which, upon completion, will constitute SAO’s “qualifying transaction” pursuant to the policies of the Exchange. Read the rest of this entry »

Roadhouse Interactive and Games Workshop® today announced they have entered into an agreement in which the Vancouver-based studio will develop a side-scrolling action game for smartphones and tablets where you guide a lone Space Marine on his journey to destroy endless hordes of enemies set in the exceptionally rich Warhammer 40,000 universe. Read the rest of this entry »

A boutique talent agency has opened its doors as representatives for established and emerging artists in the York Region and GTA. Top Talent Management is proud to offer a diverse roster encompassing individuals with strong special skills and unique talents. Read the rest of this entry »

Intertainment Media Inc. is pleased to announce that its development platform Yappn, an upcoming online multi-lingual social community where people can meet, chat, engage and consume media, set to fully launch in Summer 2013, is releasing a concept design sneak peek today to provide the public with a preliminary glimpse into the platform’s user interface. Currently moving towards its beta testing stage and powered by Ortsbo‘s real-time multi-language technology, Yappn is set to create an engaged online community for users all over the world by providing access to topical discussion boards in almost 70 languages. Read the rest of this entry »

Rogers Communications has announced the certification of its suretap™ service for the Android and BlackBerry 10 operating systems. The certification allows credentials issuers including banks, loyalty and reward programs to develop mobile payment solutions for Android and BlackBerry 10 devices that leverage the secure SIM card in an NFC-enabled device. Rogers suretap service enables smartphones to securely perform payments on mobile devices and as of today, is accepted at tens of thousands of MasterCard PayPass^® and Visa payWave^® contactless terminals across Canada. Read the rest of this entry »

Multi-channel marketing Platform-as-a-Service solutions provider SimplyCast has announced the launch of its exciting Next Star Employee initiative, a paid internship program for high school students which is the only one of its kind in Canada. The program champions the education and advancement of high school students while also promoting the development of future leaders. Students with a passion for learning have the opportunity to build and strengthen their skills and have their ideas impact a successful real-world company. Read the rest of this entry »

Category management specialist ToolBox Solutions has officially announced Energizer Canada as a client to ToolBox Advantage™. This will provide Energizer with a web-based data analytics reporting platform for their category management professionals, executives and sales managers. Energizer’s choice was based on an extensive competitive analysis the company has competed over the past several months considering immediate ROI, knowledge and proven experience. ToolBox Solutions will be responsible for the complete integration and socialization of ToolBox Advantage, delivering easy transition and complete adoption. Read the rest of this entry »

CTS Forex, a Calgary based software company specializing in automated systematic currency trading, and Dr. Antony Ware from the University of Calgary, have received a grant from the National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). NSERC endeavors to foster partnerships between Canadian based firms and Canadian universities by supporting projects of high innovation and technical merits. CTS Forex was chosen for developing a robust mathematical approach that identifies foreign-currency movements and automating trades based on the algorithms’ analyses. The objective of the grant is to advance the analytical tools that will further CTS Forex’s product evolution. Read the rest of this entry »