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Fresh technologies converge at Concordia

Concordia University is a hotbed of learning and research, but it's also a focal point for new communication-technology concepts. The Montreal school has embraced voice and data convergence, Software as a Service (SaaS) and Service Oriented Architectures (SOA).

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MoboVivo moves with eye on future of digital content

Given that it's in one of the fastest-moving industries in Canada – and located in one of the most dynamic provinces – it's no surprise that change is constant at Calgary-based mobile video retailer MoboVivo Inc.

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Regulation & Policy: Feds’ light touch graces business links

The CRTC released details of its new light-touch approach to telecom regulation earlier this summer and there will be some near-term impact on business communications services. Telecom Public Notice 2007-12 launched a proceeding to review the general tariff bundling rules as well as those regarding market trials.

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Using a Bluetooth device just became a little easier

Last week, the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) announced the official launch of Bluetooth v2.1 + EDR (Enhanced Data Rate). The new specification doesn't increase the range at which devices can connect using the protocol or the data transfer speed of 3 Mbps, but it promises to make the user experience easier and more secure.

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Chodorowicz, Wills to head up new Nordicity UK office

Toronto- and Ottawa- based film, television, interactive media and telecommunications sector consultancy Nordicity Group Ltd. has announced it will open a new office in London, UK on August 28. Nordicity veterans Dustin Chodorowicz, director, and Terri Wills, manager, will manage the London office. Chodorowicz, who brings more than 10 years experience to the UK, has worked with clients in Africa, Europe, Southeast Asia and the Middle East. Prior to joining Nordicity, Wills was a head of Strategy for the BBC in London, and also worked for Forrester Research in the UK. "A London office will not only allow more European clients to readily access Nordicity's expertise but also enable Nordicity to bring international expertise and knowledge back to our Canadian clients," said Nordicity's senior partner Peter Lyman in a news release.  

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FLASHBACK: Club Penguin founder’s big plans for future

By now, everyone has heard about Canada's latest interactive media success story. On August 1, Kelowna BC-based Club Penguin, an avatar-driven site for preschool-aged kids up to ‘tweens, was sold to The Walt Disney Co. for US$350 million cash, plus a possible $350-million earn-out over the next two years.

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On the Line: Funding, staffing and keeping current are telecom’s biggest hurdles

Recently, I asked dozens of people – primarily those who work in enterprise IT: "What is the biggest challenge for IT and telecom managers and executives today?" The responses I received suggest people struggle with keeping current, finding funds, finding staff, and cutting through the vendors' hype.

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Bundling and market trials first up in Policy Direction action plan

The CRTC has kicked off a review of general tariff bundling rules and requirements for market trials as the first elements to be re-evaluated under the commission's action plan for the implementation of the Policy Direction. The commission released its action plan and the public notice on the bundling and market trial proceeding on July 11.

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Quebec investment agency inks $400M deal with Lionsgate

Santa Monica CA-headquartered film and television product Lionsgate has signed a blockbuster deal with the Société générale de financement du Québec (SGF), which will see the provincial economic development agency provide up to 35% of budget costs – up to a maximum of $410 million in aggregate funding – for select Lionsgate productions shot in Quebec over the next four years.

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Maven to provide new online video player for Alliance Atlantis

Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc. has tapped Cambridge MA's Maven Networks, Inc. to provide its new broadband video technology.

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