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Looking at the real reasons for the digital divide

(Please note that an abridged version of this column appears in the print version of Canadian NEW MEDIA)

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In concert with the acquisition of Wenfin.com Inc, Netgraphe Inc has announced that Gilles Lajoie will become its editor. Former managing editor of the French-language magazine L'Actualité, Lajoie possesses a long and distinguished career in the media industry. He was also director of the news section for the Les Affaires and managing editor for Commerce, two of Quebec's major business publications.

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CNM Short Takes

Mosaic Group bolsters digital marketing arm
Toronto-based Mosaic Group Inc, an outsourced marketing services agency, has bought a majority equity stake in fellow Toronto group Medium One Productions Inc. Mosaic execs say the 52 per cent buy-in to the company, with 45 Toronto- and Montreal-based staffers, will allow Mosaic to expand its electronic marketing efforts for its clients. Medium One builds interactive marketing materials for a client list that includes the Royal Bank of Canada, Chapters, Classwave Wireless, Cincinnati Bell and Canada Life. The Medium One acquisition is expected to add over $4 million in revenue to Mosaic's $60 million top line.

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Federal tribunal still reviewing impact of CRTC ruling on new media workers

Last year's ruling by the CRTC to classify most new media as broadcasting has prompted another federal tribunal to determine what impact this decision has on the collective bargaining rights of new media workers. At issue is a piece of federal legislation called The Status of the Artist Act, which protects independent contractors working for broadcast undertakings or federal departments and institutions (CNM, April 15/99).

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Univ of Calgary and JAWS to produce next generation of Internet security specialists

A new million-dollar facility will open this fall in Calgary which promises a new option for companies seeking security products, interoperability testing and training. The eSecurity Innovation Centre is opening in a new University of Calgary facility, jointly funded by the university and Toronto-based JAWS Technology Inc. The project is intended to ensure a stream of fresh new grads for the security software and hardware fields, and help companies achieve global certification for next-generation products.

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SaskTel and Craig Wireless join forces to develop regional multimedia content

Saskatchewan Telecommunications Inc (SaskTel) is making plans to become a regional developer of multimedia content, in the wake of two recent deals that will see the Crown-owned corporation move into broadband wireless cable. Details are sketchy at this point, and Sasktel executives will only say that they are evaluating several options to become content providers following the telco's 29 per cent purchase of Craig Wireless International, and its success in winning high-speed wireless spectrum licences in the province.

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Senate hearing to review online privacy, e-commerce, competition and content

The head of the Interactive Multimedia Producers Association of Canada (IMPAC) says he doubts that another federal inquiry into the Internet and new media will spur Ottawa to free up more money for the new media industry. On April 19, Senator Marie-P Poulin announced that the Senate Sub-committee on Communications will spend the next year examining a wide range of issues related to the Internet, broadcasting and telecommunications.

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New media projects to get money twice a year from CITO funding mechanism

An Ontario research fund is changing its grant structure to ensure new media projects receive grants sooner. Communications and Information Technology Ontario (CITO) says it will now fund projects in two rounds per year as opposed to the single flurry of grant activity it has held in past. The switch is intended to help companies with immediate research needs get access to grant cash more quickly to fund university- and college-level projects.

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New music portal promises to create a secure revenue stream for rights holders

A veteran in the Canadian music industry has teamed with a dot com incubator to bring the record label model online, without creating a new haven for copyright pirates. Montreal-based Donald K Donald (DKD), a high-profile Canadian concert promoter and label owner, and QR Canada Capital Inc, also of Montreal, are tying together a digital record label for unsigned indy talent with old-school management services to provide secure online music.

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