CRTC Searches for Sustainable Solution to Telecommunications Needs of Disabled Canadians
The Canadan Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission continues its search for a "sustainable solution" to the telecommunications needs of Canadians with hearing and speech disabilities.
"Text relay services available nationwide meet the needs of the vast majority of people with such disabilities," the CRTC says. "However, people with disabilities who use a sign language as their first or primary language have submitted that video relay, a sign-language service, would better meet their needs." So the CRTC has decided that further study is required to better understand the different projections regarding use and cost of the service.
read moreQuickMobile Launches Analytics Dashboard with Real-Time Data for Event Marketers
Event marketers and organizers will now have access to real-time analytics data to improve event logistics and measure success with the release of QuickMobile’s new Analytics Dashboard. Accessible through the Vancouver startup's content management system, the new dashboard is available to all customers and delivers hourly updates of data captured from event attendees’ use of QuickMobile’s mobile meeting apps.
read moreToronto's SecureKey Raises $30 Million from Intel, Visa, MasterCard, Rogers, and Telus
Toronto's SecureKey Technologies announced this morning that it has raised $30 million in growth capital to fund the commercial rollout of its innovative online and mobile authentication solutions.
The financing round was led by Intel Capital and included new investors Visa Inc., MasterCard, Discover Financial Services, Rogers Venture Partners LLC, and TELUS Corporation.
read moreWayne Gretzky is a Subaru Forester and Other Funky Findings from Autotrader Study
A new survey reveals the car may be our new aphrodisiac. 36% of Canadians, including half of those under 35, report that driving a sexy car makes them feel more attractive.
read moreIdeaConnection Launches Crowdfunding Service for Canadian Entrepreneurs to Research, Patent, and Invent
Victoria-based IdeaConnection is unveiling a Canadian crowdfunding service with a unique business model next month.
read moreSuccess of Bait Cars Inspires Laptop and Bicycle Spinoffs (That May Even Get a Reality TV Show)
Bait cars have been so successful in capturing thieves in BC that the system has inspired spinoffs for bait computers and bait bicycles. In fact, a team of youth in Vancouver is developing a reality television show based on a bicycle with a GPS-broadcasting device hidden inside the frame.
Meanwhile, RCMP in the Vancouver suburb of Maple Ridge this week announced the recovery of four laptops stolen from local schools, thanks to tracking devices installed by the school district. It was the technology's first real-world test and passed with flying colours.
read moreAllstream Wins Cisco Collaboration Partner Award for Canada
Canada's Allstream, a business communications provider, announced today that it is the recipient of a Cisco Partner Summit theater award for Collaboration Partner of the Year in Canada.
read moreToronto's XMG Studio Launches Next Mobile Game, Fashion Star Boutique
Toronto-based game developer XMG Studio has released their next mobile game.
Designed by fashion lovers for fashion lovers, Fashion Star Boutique is an "innovative fashion experience" that is inspired by runways around the world and teaches aspiring designers how to manage their own line of apparel and their own clothing store.
read moreMontreal's Parta Dialogue Launches eValue Social Media ROI Suite
Parta Dialogue, which is headquartered in Montreal, has launched its eValue Social Media ROI Suite.
Meaningfully measuring social media's return on investment is a challenging but highly demanded goal that Parta is not alone in trying to achieve—Vancouver startup HootSuite is one of many companies attempting to calculate the ROI of social media. Google is another.
Parta's eValue Social Media ROI Suite is a set of software-as-a service tools designed to "calculate the performance of corporate social media campaigns by comparing natural engagement behavior of online communities against the paid promotion and management efforts deployed by companies to build these followings."
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