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Terence Young, Member of Parliament for Oakville, on behalf of the Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), today announced a new Government of Canada investment for Angel One Investor Network that will help the organization connect more angel investors with promising new businesses in the region. Read the rest of this entry »

The Canada Media Fund (CMF) has launched a Digital Media Performance Measurement Framework as the result of a consultation with industry stakeholders. This new tool is designed to measure the performance of digital media projects funded through the CMF’s Convergent and Experimental Streams through a process that includes classifying projects and collecting metrics on key performance indicators. Read the rest of this entry »

Rogers Business Solutions has announced the availability of SIP Trunking, a new IP-based voice solution designed to complement its fibre-based internet and WAN connectivity services. SIP Trunking uses Internet Protocol (IP) to provide businesses with an alternative to traditional voice network signaling, delivering a cost-effective solution to enterprises seeking scalable voice services. Read the rest of this entry »

Bell Mobility Inc., and its parent company, BCE,  were served this morning with a $100 million lawsuit, which alleges the expiry dates on its pre-paid wireless services are illegal. A copy of the Statement of Claim and more information about the lawsuit can be found online. Read the rest of this entry »

Portlogic Systems Inc., a mobile and Internet software developer and kiosk solutions provider for electronic payments, marketing delivery and community communication systems today announces the appointment of AdaptMedia Inc. as its exclusive out-of-home advertising agency. Portlogic will use AdaptMedia’s vast National network to deploy its mobile marketing network in Canada. Read the rest of this entry »

Revenue Automation Inc., a digital marketing agency in North Vancouver, has started a LinkedIn group for B2C companies interested in sharing ideas regarding the transition from email marketing to marketing automation. B2C professionals can join the conversation by going to the B2C Marketing Automation group on LinkedIn. Read the rest of this entry »

Nearly half of technology executives are allowing employees to access the company network using their personal smartphones and other technology tools, a concept known as “Bring Your Own Device” (BYOD), a new Robert Half Technology survey shows. Forty-nine per cent of chief information officers (CIOs) interviewed said employees can access their companies’ corporate networks using their personal smartphones, tablets, computers or other devices. Read the rest of this entry »

Scotiabank has launched its new Scotia iTRADE®¹ mobile trading app, giving customers on-the-go the ability to make equity and option trades and manage their own investments with real time market data²right from their smart phones. Read the rest of this entry »

More than half (54 per cent) of wireless customers in Canada currently own a smartphone, up from 36 percent in 2011, according to the J.D Power and Associates 2012 Canadian Wireless Total Ownership Experience Study^SM released today. Read the rest of this entry »

Rogers Communications and US-based Axeda Corporation announced today an alliance that will accelerate the deployment and reduce the complexity around development of machine-to-machine (M2M) solutions in Canada. As of today, businesses and developers across Canada will have access to the award-winning Axeda® Platform to build and roll-out enterprise M2M applications for connected products in Canada. Read the rest of this entry »