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Why quality online content for kids is doomed to fail in Canada

Sadly, I must tell you that Nikolia.com has been forced to close its doors today. Why did Nikolai.com close? Well among the various reasons that have forced us into making this decision, perhaps the most fundamental one of all is that we live in a society which has forgotten how to care about the welfare of its children.

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Michael Zahra is the new GM of Yahoo! Canada. He will be responsible for all aspects of the firm, including strategic planning and business development, marketing, site production, finance and customer service. He spent 10 years at Schlumberger, eventually becoming VP and GM, before joining the Internet portal last year.

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CNM Short Takes

"Video Game U" offers $200k in scholarships
The Center for Digital Imaging and Sound (CDIS), Burnaby BC, has announced an additional $200,000 in scholarships for its three-year Video Game Development Pro-
gram. CDIS staff say it is preparing for a day when 4.5-8 GHz computers are a reality, allowing real-time interaction in virtual environments. $100,000 will be awarded starting in June, with an additional $100,000 awarded in various amounts for students who qualify to enter the second or third year of the program directly. Tuition is approximately $11,000 per year.

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Virtue wins $17 million pan-European webcasting deal with Interoute

A European telecom operator is investing $17 million in a Canadian video streaming company that will result in millions of new users for its online services. Interoute Telecommunications, which is building Europe’s largest fibre data network, has signed the U.K. subsidiary of Toronto-based Virtue Broadcasting Inc as its exclusive partner for corporate Internet broadcasting work. Virtue executives expect to see the first contracts emerge from this pan-European deal by the next quarter.

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Internet access grows in tandem with Canadian technology take-up

According to a new Decima Research Inc study, home Internet access continues to grow as 53% of the households in Canada now have access to the Internet, a significant increase from 46% in February, 2000. The study was conducted among over 2000 adults 18 or older via the Decima Express National Telephone Omnibus in February.

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CWC, Corus to launch intensive new media course for women in communications

A coalition of partners including Canadian Women in Communications (CWC), Corus Entertainment and the Banff New Media Institute are putting the final touches on a $490,000 education program to be announced at the Banff Tele-

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CANARIE funds “virtual business network” company with $1.5 million investment

A former Internet incubator has switched from developing new web technologies to selling business networking software, supported by a $1.5-million investment from CANARIE Inc’s E-Business Virtual Cluster Program. VENNGO Inc (formerly Equityengine.com Inc) of Toronto will use the money to finish development of a web-based software product which interconnects businesses into common communities. CEO Craig McKenney says over 25 different organizations are interested in the technology.

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Filter foiling company gives up expectation of ad revenue for pig Latin software

A student-owned college press isn’t worried that its new Napster-foiling software won’t generate any revenues. The software, which turns music titles into pig Latin to slip through Napster’s new filtering technology, was created in four days. James Chillcott of PulseNewMedia says their tool can be used to disguise any type of file in transit. Even if Napster is sunk by U.S. courts, similar programs will benefit from the privacy afforded by the Encoder.

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The Record folds as publisher struggles to find business case for multimedia organ

The publisher of a Canadian recording industry magazine says reluctance by the industry association to embrace digital delivery is responsible for the publication’s suspension earlier this month. After 20 years in business, one of those as an online concern, The Record closed its doors March 12 with uncertain prospects for re-opening.

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