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Satellite television access to CBC/Radio-Canada: It’s time to get it right says CBC
All satellite TV subscribers across the country should have access to their local CBC or Radio-Canada signal. Unfortunately, that’s not the case today. It’s a problem that CBC/Radio-Canada is asking the CRTC to resolve once and for all in the context of a major policy review now underway. Satellite television subscribers account for one-third of viewers across Canada. Yet despite the deep penetration of satellite TV, current CRTC policy does not oblige satellite service providers to guarantee Canadians access to their local stations. [September 3, 2010]

 

  

Apple TV Gives Apple Entry into Booming Internet-Enabled Living Room Market
Steve Jobs’ unveiling of the second-generation Apple TV today will give Apple Inc. an entry in the market for Internet-enabled living room devices, the fastest-growing major segment of Internet-connected products, according to the consumer electronics industry analysis firm iSuppli Corp. [September 2, 2010]

 

  

TweetPhoto Expands Its Photo Sharing Services for the Social Web and Changes its Name to Plixi
TweetPhoto, a photo sharing platform for the social web with over 25 million unique monthly visitors world-wide, is expanding its photo sharing services and has changed its name to Plixi. Targeting Twitter and Facebook users, Plixi allows people to share pictures based on common friends, places and events through its website, open API and mobile applications. [September 2, 2010]

 

  

66% of iseemedia Shares Tendered to Synchronica Take-Over Bid
iseemedia Inc. TSX-V: IEE) and Synchronica plc (AIM: SYNC) have unveilded that 66% of the iseemedia shares have been tendered to Synchronica’s take-over bid for all the issued shares of iseemedia (the "Offer"). Synchronica has extended the Offer until 5:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on September 14, 2010 and has committed to take up and pay for all iseemedia shares tendered by that date. Synchronica has also waived the principal conditions to the Offer except for the minimum tender condition that at least 51% of the issued iseemedia shares are tendered to the Offer by September 14. [September 2, 2010]

 

  

Email, Social Networking Channels and Mobile Devices Main Culprits for Corporate Data Loss
In its seventh annual study of outbound email and data loss prevention issues, Proofpoint Inc. found that email continues to be the number one source of data loss risks in large enterprises as more than a third (35 percent) investigated a leak of confidential or proprietary information via email in the past 12 months. At the same time, the number of data loss events associated with social media channels continued to increase. [September 2, 2010]

 

  

The NPD Group: Despite the App Invasion, Music Still Sets the Beat with iTunes Shoppers
The NPD Group, a market research company, recently surveyed Apple iTunes, iPod, iPhone, and iPod Touch users to determine how they use iTunes to acquire music, video, games and other entertainment content. According to NPD’s “iTunes User Report,” apps are garnering a lot of attention among iTunes users, but music is still central to the iTunes experience. [September 2, 2010]

 

  

IBM Breaks Double Digit Performance Barrier With 10 Million Transactions Per Minute
IBM (NYSE: IBM) has presented an IBM POWER7-based system with IBM DB2 database software and IBM System Storage broke all previous records and topped the 10 million transactions per minute mark using the industry standard TPC performance benchmark, easily besting all results previously achieved by competitors such as HP and Oracle. [September 2, 2010]

 

  

Bell disappointed with CRTC decision denying rural and remote communities the latest wireless broadband network technology
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) issued a very disappointing decision as to how funds accumulated in telecom company "deferral accounts" must be used to expand broadband service to rural and remote Canadian communities. [September 2, 2010]

 

  

Apple Premieres New Apple TV for Breakthrough Price of $99
Apple has unveiled the new Apple TV which offers the simplest way to watch your favorite HD movies and TV shows on your HD TV for the breakthrough price of just $99. Apple TV users can choose from the largest online selection of HD movies to rent, including first run movies for just $4.99, and the largest online selection of HD TV show episodes to rent from ABC, ABC Family, Fox, Disney Channel and BBC America for just 99 cents (only available in the US). [September 2, 2010]

 

  

Symantec Solutions Give Customers the Confidence to Virtualize Their Business-Critical Applications
Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ: SYMC) has made key technology developments designed to help customers more effectively deploy, protect and manage their essential applications and databases running in virtual environments. Security, availability and data protection challenges have restrained many organizations from realizing the full benefits of virtualization for the applications that are critical to their businesses, including CRM, ERP and email. [September 1, 2010]

 

  

CAE USA wins USAF contract to upgrade C-5 training devices
CAE USA has been awarded a contract from the United States Air Force (USAF) initially valued at more than US$10 million to upgrade two C-5 Galaxy weapon systems trainers (WSTs). The contract includes options to upgrade additional C-5 WSTs as well as C-5 cockpit procedures trainers that could bring the value to more than US$50 million. [September 1, 2010]

 

  

Cenango Releases Next Generation Community Engagement Software
Cenango, a Florida-based web design and software development firm, has released WikidForum Community Edition beta is now available under the OSL 3.0 license. This groundbreaking hybrid forum is coupled with a wiki engine, and delivers unparalleled scalability and ease of implementation when compared to similar applications. [September 1, 2010]

 

  

MTS Allstream Endorses CRTC Decision
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission ("CRTC") rightly opted to promote competition, investment and innovation in Canadian telecommunications. The decision acknowledges the clear concerns expressed by tens of thousands of Canadian consumers and businesses. [September 1, 2010]

 

  

TekSavvy Solutions Inc. Reaction to Landmark CRTC Decision: Competitors Allowed to Exist but Denied the Means to Innovate
TekSavvy Solutions Inc. (“TSI”), a Canadian independent providers of communications services, is pleased that, in its landmark decision Telecom Regulatory Policy CRTC 2010-632 (“TRP 2010-632”), the Canadian radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (“CRTC”) adopted a more pro-competitive approach to the provision of communications services in Canada in certain respects. However, TSI is concerned that the decision does not go far enough to sustain a competitive environment and bring the full benefits of such competition to Canada in the longer term. Competitors will be allowed to exist but not to innovate fully. [September 1, 2010]

 

  

Comprehensive census shows ABC, FOX and NBC account for majority of Hulu Plus full-episode additions
A just-completed analysis of television content made available from Hulu’s new monthly subscription service, Hulu Plus, shows the $9.99-per-month online video service is offering 3,564 full-length TV show episodes that are not available from the free Hulu.com platform. Two-thirds of the added episodes are drawn from prime time schedules of the broadcast TV networks associated with Hulu’s owners Walt Disney Co. (ABC), NBC Universal (NBC) and News Corp. (FOX). [September 1, 2010]

 

  

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