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411.ca, Canada’s Local Search Engine, re-launched today with great new features for advertisers and users. Advertisers will see a completely revamped Advertiser Centre. At a glance, business owners can now see their ad as it appears in search results as well as the number of times it has been viewed over the past 30, 60, 90 or 180 days. They can also send messages-such as announcements about a sale or special event-to 411.ca users and pick which review to highlight on their ad. All this in addition to existing features like direct access to edit their info, add logos and photos or request reviews from customers. Read the rest of this entry »

The Honourable Gordon O’Connor, Minister of State and Member of Parliament for Carleton-Mississippi Mills, on behalf of the Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), has announced an investment of up to $1,947,250 that will help three Ottawa-area start-up businesses get their innovative products and ideas to market faster, and create jobs and economic growth in southern Ontario. Read the rest of this entry »

Metro readers across Canada will be privy to a fresh and fabulous new family section powered by Erica Ehm’s YummyMummyClub.ca (YMC). The partnership between Canada’s number one free daily newspaper and YMC, a celebrated web magazine for modern mothers, comes on the heels of YMC’s re-launch. Read the rest of this entry »

LogiSense, an Ontario-based provider of Billing and OSS software, has reported its successful product launch with Stelera Wireless. Headquartered in Oklahoma City, Stelera Wireless deploys broadband services to rural markets throughout the United States. The company services a unique and underserved market and has seen substantial growth in customers and bandwidth requirements. Read the rest of this entry »

Litco Systems Inc., a Markham-based company and provider of Document Process Automation, Business Intelligence (BI) and Agile Development products, has announced the implementation of an Operations and Staffing Dashboard, built on the QlikView Business Discovery Platform, at Surrey BC’s Fire Service.

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GiveawayNow.com, the social media tool that offers companies additional exposure on Twitter and Facebook through giveaways, has officially launched its site, just in time for Mother’s Day with giveaways that include eReader Tablets, Jewelry and Ancestry.com subscription giveaways. Read the rest of this entry »

HootSuite, makers of the market-leading social media management system, releases HootSuite Teams, tools aimed at serious business collaboration. With corporate social media exploding, businesses have been stuck using tools intended for the dorm room, not the boardroom. Until now. Read the rest of this entry »

The CRTC has approved an application made in October 2011 for a broadcasting license to operate a new specialty Category B service known as Bulb Television. All of the licensing and channel details are laid out below in the official CRTC approval notice: Read the rest of this entry »

Canadian businesses are storing more and more personal information digitally, but many are not using the technological tools or implementing the recommended practices to protect this information, a new survey has found. In light of these findings, the Privacy Commissioner of Canada reminds businesses that when using technology to safeguard personal information, sometimes small steps can prevent a big loss. Read the rest of this entry »

Continuing the momentum of expanding its footprint in key Canadian markets, Citytv have announced an affiliate agreement with the Jim Pattison Broadcast Group that will deliver Citytv programming to new audiences on a long-term basis on all three of Pattison’s television stations in Western Canada. Read the rest of this entry »