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HitFar will be presenting their extensive line of device skins, pouches and protective solutions at the 2012 Canadian Wireless Trade Show this September 12th and 13th. This year’s two-day event will be held at the Direct Energy Centre in Toronto. Specializing in sleek, unique designs for all major brands, their quality blends fashion with strength to protect your gear. They also provide a full line of accessories for tablets, PDAs and laptop. Read the rest of this entry »

Canadian small business owners are counting down the days until October 20^th, the date set for Canada’s first Small Business Saturday. It’s a new campaign from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) sponsored by Interac® that aims to encourage consumers to shop at local, independent businesses and help entrepreneurs promote their businesses online. Read the rest of this entry »

A new study by CareerBuilder.ca finds 45% of workers said they have felt bullied at work; a third of these workers reported they suffered health-related problems as a result of bullying and 26% decided to quit their jobs to escape the situation. The study also found nearly half of workers don’t confront their bullies and the majority of incidents go unreported. The survey was conducted online by Harris Interactive^© from May 14 to June 4, 2012 and included more than 550 workers nationwide. Read the rest of this entry »

The BCIC-New Ventures Competition is partnering with BCIC, Wavefront, VEF Momentum and Startup Drinks to deliver a tech focused startup event called Aha! Defining Moment of 20 Tech Entrepreneurs, taking place September 19th at the Vancouver Convention Centre. If you have a company to feature at this event, this is a call for pitch submissions! Get all the details below:  Read the rest of this entry »

Wild Games Studio would like to inform you that the studio has canceled exclusive retail and online sales around the world for Dungeon Gate publishing and distribution agreement it had with Mamba Games due to a failure on Mamba Games’ part to to respect the agreement. Read the rest of this entry »

Montreal’s SENSIO Technologies Inc. has announced an agreement with Big Picture Digital Productions to distribute 3D movies via on-demand rental on 3DGO!. Available in Fall 2012 across the US, 3DGO! is the first dedicated 3D transactional VOD service that offers the largest selection of high-quality 3D content – such as Hollywood blockbusters and must-see documentaries – to consumers whose 3DTVs support SENSIO^® Hi-Fi 3D technology. Read the rest of this entry »

Igloo Software, a Kitchener-based provider of social business software in the cloud, today announced the opening of its second European office alongside growing traction in the Asia-Pacific region. One in four of the company’s over 200 customers have international operations and Igloo now has three regional offices around the world providing sales, service and support to its global customer base. Read the rest of this entry »

Category management specialist ToolBox Solutions has officially announced the launch of a new iPad App that will help increase margins across different categories and empower store managers to take control of their assortments, with one of Canada’s top Gas & Convenience Retailers. The app will be launched as a pilot in 5 sites across the GTA, covering 5 categories (Alt Bev, Meat Snacks, Gum & Mint, Chocolate Bars, Novelty Candy). ToolBox Solutions and the retailer are scheduled to expand the pilot to nationwide in 2 months. Read the rest of this entry »

Wishpond has officially launched its new social commerce platform for small businesses— Wishpond Social Buttons. Think of them as super-charged Like buttons—shoppers engage on ecommerce websites to share expressive stories and recommendations to their social network on Facebook. The platform is designed to allow businesses to leverage the Open Graph on any website without spending $10,000’s to hire developers or purchase enterprise solutions. Read the rest of this entry »

As the use of social media in the workplace continues to become a widespread reality in the corporate world, staffing, recruitment and HR Services provider Randstad Canada, says today’s leading employers must learn how to harness these “social business” tools, if they haven’t already. Read the rest of this entry »