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California-based Voxeo Labs and Vancouver’s Layer 7 Technologies have announced their joint solution of Voxeo Labs’ Tropo and Phono APIs with Layer 7’s API Management platform. Layer 7 will be demonstrating the joint solution at their Mobile World Congress stand in the App Planet area, Hall 8.1 Booth A47. Read the rest of this entry »

Digital conference mesh and Digital Journal Inc. have announced a partnership to provide a newsroom for the 2013 mesh conference, which happens May 15 and 16 in Toronto. mesh will leverage Digital Journal’s /newsrooms platform to provide real-time content and coverage for mesh ’13 attendees and sponsors. mesh ’13 will explore new and emerging trends and feature two days of challenging, insightful and engaging content. Attendees will absorb new ideas and inspiration on how to address new trends that impact their businesses and their customers’ lives. Read the rest of this entry »

Radware®, a global provider of application delivery and application security solutions for virtual and cloud data centres headquartered in Tel Aviv, has completed the acquisition of Vancouver web performance developer Strangeloop Networks, reportedly paying in the neighbourhood of 14 million dollars to complete the transaction. Read the rest of this entry »

Awkward Silence Productions (ASP), an award winning Toronto-based production company, is expanding its business model and parlaying the success of its 2012 international film festival run by taking on commercial video work for public relations and event agencies in Ontario. Read the rest of this entry »

As a featured BlackBerry Experience Forum exhibitor specializing in mobile law enforcement with PlayBook and BB10, Mobile Innovations founder and President Gary Bauer was pleasantly surprised at the high level of interest from the agriculture and natural resource sector attendees. Accustomed to fielding questions from law enforcement agencies, EMS and fire departments, Mr. Bauer found himself speaking with interested attendees from agriculture, logging, mining and energy at the recently held BlackBerry Experience Forum Toronto. Attendees were particularly interested in the company’s new MPA Mobile Office solution with PlayBook docking system. Read the rest of this entry »

In an extension of its commitment to helping small businesses thrive, Yellow Pages Group (YPG) is launching a new event series called Shop Local tomorrow. This weekend shopping event is designed to draw awareness to the important role of local shopping in supporting neighbourhood businesses and creating sustainable communities. Read the rest of this entry »

DHX Media Ltd., a leading independent producer, distributor and licensor of mainly children’s entertainment content, through its licensing arm Copyright Promotions Licensing Group (CPLG), has signed a swathe of merchandising deals across its slate of owned and third-party kids’ properties prior to next week’s New York Toy Fair. Read the rest of this entry »

Via CATAAlliance: Please take four minutes to view the video of ICTC President & CEO, Namir Anani who was interviewed recently by CATAAlliance CEO, John Reid on the potential contributions of the apps sector to innovation and productivity in Canada. Mr. Anani makes a compelling case for the apps economy, first citing findings from a recent ICTC research report (PDF); an estimated 51,700 Canadian are employed directly and indirectly in the development of apps. Moreover, hundreds of millions of revenues now flow to entrepreneurs and businesses engaged in the development of apps by a diversity of enterprises across the country.

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Biznest Ventures Ltd., a Vancouver-based business development company for start-ups, has announced a Business Venture Challenge specifically dedicated to start-ups and anyone with creative new ideas looking to take their product to market. The contest began on January 21st and will run until February 24th, at which time all submissions received will close and the submissions will be reviewed by a panel of experts. The top ten will then be given a second challenge to complete and submit by March 10th, 2013. Read the rest of this entry »

Camcloud, an innovative provider of cloud video monitoring services for homes and small businesses, today announced that it has closed a private seed investment and opened a development office in Ottawa. The new resources will allow Camcloud to accelerate its product development and significantly increase its market reach. Read the rest of this entry »