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British Columbia ranks first overall for its eGovernment initiatives, specifically the provision of online services and information and online engagement of citizens, a Stratford Institute study released today reveals. In this first-ever national evaluation of provincial governments’ online presence (PDF) commissioned by the Stratford Institute and prepared by Vancouver firm Brainmaven Research, Alberta takes second place, and Ontario ranks third overall. Read the rest of this entry »

Funcom is excited to announce the launch of ‘The Secret War’, a browser-based online social experience inspired by the conflict between the secret societies in Funcom’s upcoming massively multiplayer online role-playing game ‘The Secret World’. Starting today ‘The Secret War’ will run as a campaign where players get to actively spread the influence of their secret society in a highly interactive experience that tracks each secret society’s level of power in the world. Read the rest of this entry »

Score Media Inc.  has announced the launch of a series of exciting baseball-related updates to ScoreMobile for iPhone, making the app the ideal companion for fantasy league managers wanting to track their rosters in real time. With more than 3.6 million unique users every month, ScoreMobile is already considered one of the leading free sports apps in the world. Read the rest of this entry »

Samsung Electronics Canada and Cineplex Entertainment have announced the official launch of the Cineplex Store App on select models of Samsung SMART TVs, Blu-ray Players and Home Theatre Systems. Allowing Canadians to share their passion for movies at home, the Cineplex Store has thousands of movie titles available to rent or purchase.  Read the rest of this entry »

OpenText™ has announced OpenText Global Brand Management, a new solution that empowers marketing professionals by giving them the tools to deliver a compelling and consistent brand presence across multiple channels worldwide.  Global Brand Management is the latest in a series of customer experience management solutions OpenText has introduced since last year. Read the rest of this entry »

Rockstar announced yesterday that a 3-part original Max Payne 3 comic series will be created in partnership between the game developer and Marvel Custom Solutions. The upcoming comic will be released as both a digital graphic novel and in limited print editions.
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CBC-Radio-Canada appeared before the CRTC yesterday to make the case for the preservation and strengthening of the Local Programming Improvement Fund (LPIF). At stake is the quality of local television programming, diversity of voices, and service to minority language communities. Read the rest of this entry »

Just weeks into Andromo‘s official release, there are 55,483 users signed up to make custom Android apps online. Andromo is an online web service for creating Android apps without coding. Aspiring app developers can now make their own professional app in minutes. Read the rest of this entry »

The Montréal Science Centre is proud to host the world premiere of Star Wars™ Identities: The Exhibition from April 19 to September 16, 2012. Produced by X3 Productions and made possible by Lucasfilm Ltd., the exhibition is a sensational event that explores the amazing nature of human identity through the magic of the Star Wars™universe and its legendary characters. The city of Montréal and the Montréal Science Centre are thrilled to be the first destination of the exhibition’s 12-city world tour. Read the rest of this entry »

Telefilm Canada’s Executive Director Carolle Brabant was honoured last evening by Canadian Women in Communications (CWC) at its 2012 Annual Awards Gala. Ms. Brabant is a recipient of a CWC 2012 Excellence in Leadership Award. The Awards recognize nationwide leadership excellence and commitment to women’s advancement and equality in the communications and technology industries. This year two leading organizations and eight top executives were spotlighted. Held at Ottawa’s Fairmont Château Laurier, the Gala attracted hundreds of industry and government leaders. Read the rest of this entry »