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Ottawa-based embedded user interface (UI) solutions developer Crank Software has been selected by Nintendo to provide the WebKit technology that powers the Nintendo Web Framework. With Crank Software’s WebKit, web developers, in addition to traditional developers, can now use the Nintendo Web Framework to develop their newest games and applications on the Wii U system with the best technologies possible – including HTML5, JavaScript, and CSS. In a recent analyst briefing, Nintendo stated that there has been tremendous interest in the new Nintendo Web Framework development environment. Read the rest of this entry »

KPMG had its pencils sharpened as the new season of CBC’s Dragons’ Den kicked off last evening. As official advisers to the Dragons, KPMG provides assessments on prospective companies after a Dragon agrees to invest. KPMG provides the Dragons with the in-depth analysis necessary to uncover and understand what a company brings to the table before the deal is sealed. Read the rest of this entry »

The Canada Media Fund (CMF) has added new features to its website, including a new CMF-funded projects search function and a calendar of events. These enhancements are the result of points raised by stakeholders in a survey that focused on the CMF’s communications strategies and tools. Read the rest of this entry »

Eidos®-Montréal™, a Square Enix® studio, is pleased to announce that Deus Ex: Human Revolution® –  Director’s Cut, the definitive version of the critically acclaimed action-RPG title, is shipping for the Wii U™, Xbox 360®, PlayStation®3 and Windows® PC on October 22. The Mac version will launch in the near future. Read the rest of this entry »

Gamercamp festival director Jaime Woo has announced the 14 titles that were chosen from submissions from across North America and Europe, spanning a diverse range of genres and formats. The selections include many Canadian premieres, helping to establish both Toronto and Gamercamp as emerging players on the exhibition circuit. Read the rest of this entry »

Small Business Week Canada (October 20-26, 2013) is fast approaching and to celebrate, Constant Contact®, Inc. will host Get Down to Business, a nationwide series of business-building events, throughout the month of October. These events, each with unique formats of educational presentations and panels, will feature Constant Contact’s team of marketing experts, including Canadian Regional Development Directors, Lisa Kember and Guy Steeves, as well as other thought leaders from each participating region. Read the rest of this entry »

Telefilm Canada and the Canada Media Fund (CMF) will be showcasing the versatility of creators who alternate between television productions and feature films at MIPCOM, the largest annual global market for entertainment content across all platforms. Following its success last year as MIPCOM’s Country of Honour, Canada will be spotlighting its productions to buyers from around the world during the event to be held in Cannes from October 7 to 10, 2013. Read the rest of this entry »

The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) is pleased to announce the launch of ScopifyROM, an exciting new smartphone application that allows visitors to experience ROM objects in fun and interactive ways, including Animating a dodo, X-raying a mummy, and Skinning a dino. Developed by Toronto-based production company Kensington Communications, the studio behind Museum Secrets, ScopifyROM is a digital discovery platform that allows visitors to interact with select objects throughout ROM galleries in ways never before possible in any museum. By using their smartphone as a series of “scopes”, visitors can uncover exclusive ROM research and curatorial secrets. Read the rest of this entry »

The Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance (CATAAlliance) is pleased to announce that TELUS has become its newest corporate member. TELUS will now have seats on CATA Boards & Advisory Councils, such as National Advisory Leadership, Public Safety, Mobile Health Care, Women in Technology, and Shared Services. Read the rest of this entry »

PCoIP^® protocol developer Teradici announced yesterday that it has expanded its PCoIP Remote Workstation portfolio to bring greater mobility to power users on-the-go, enabling higher levels of productivity and collaboration in today’s fast-paced virtual work place. Available today, the company’s new PCoIP Software Clients make it possible for users to remotely access applications running on high-end tower, rack or blade workstations equipped with the Teradici PCoIP Remote Workstation card – at home or on-the-go – from a desktop or laptop PC or Mac. Software Clients enable remote workstation mobility and are complementary to popular Teradici PCoIP Zero Clients, which deliver full-performance workstation access in the enterprise. Read the rest of this entry »