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MediaCore takes top prize in tech competition

MediaCore takes top prize in tech competition

Victoria-based MediaCore Technologies Inc. has taken top prize at the BC Innovation Council (BCIC)-New Ventures competition, which supports emerging B.C. technology.
HootSuite adds chat function to corporate team tool

HootSuite adds chat function to corporate team tool

Social media dashboard HootSuite has gained a real-time chat function, Vancouver-based HootSuite Media, Inc. announced this morning.
Technology firm aiming to develop the right touch

Technology firm aiming to develop the right touch

NGX Interactive, creator of UBC's new History of Medicines exhibit, is a former web design company that morphed into an interactive media leader
SFU Public Square and Vancouver Foundation engage local business community

SFU Public Square and Vancouver Foundation engage local business community

Yesterday members of the Metro Vancouver business community gathered at the Terminal City Club for a luncheon and discussion about the role of business in building connectedness in the urban environment.
$133m pharmacy science building and medical exhibit opens at UBC

$133m pharmacy science building and medical exhibit opens at UBC

The University of British Columbia officially opened a new $133 million Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences building Tuesday.
Absolute Software opens Asian office in Kuala Lumpur

Absolute Software opens Asian office in Kuala Lumpur

Vancouver’s Absolute Software Corporation (TSX:ABT), the maker of the LoJack anti-theft tracking device for computers, has opened a new Asian headquarters in Kuala Lumpur. The new office will provide sales support for consumers and businesses.
New digital animation and VFX school will fill local demand and raise standards: principal

New digital animation and VFX school will fill local demand and raise standards: principal

DigiBC agrees more program spots needed but says new schools are not the answer
Rogers plugs communication gap with M2M innovation centre

Rogers plugs communication gap with M2M innovation centre

Rogers Communications Inc. (TSX: RCI) has opened a wireless innovation centre in downtown Vancouver that aims to help companies understand how machine-to-machine (M2M) technology works and how it can help their business.
New rules on mobile payments “useful to small businesses”: CFIB

New rules on mobile payments “useful to small businesses”: CFIB

This morning’s announcement from the federal government that it will expand the code of conduct for the credit and debit card industry to deal with the growing use of mobile payments has been welcomed by the Canadian Federation of Independent B
Ride-for-hire alternative enters market

Ride-for-hire alternative enters market

Uber offers slick private drivers and a cool app but operates in a regulatory grey area