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Dr. Hossein Rahnama who is known for his groundbreaking work in context-aware and cloud computing platforms has been recognized as part of MIT's Technology Review magazine's 2012 list of the world's top innovators under the age of 35. Dr. Hossein Rahnama founded Flybits, which is a spin-off of Ryerson University and is supported by Digital Media Zone and MaRS Innovation.

Social media is all about making connections. "Individuals and businesses alike need to be as open, transparent and "authentic" as possible when it comes to their online presence, said Karen Schulman Dupuis, a Stratford social media strategist and manager, digital communications, at the MaRS Discovery District in Toronto."

Finizi Corp, a MaRS Client, provides a free online platform where financial institutions are able to bid for the business of customers in live and fully-transparent auctions. Finizi is conveniently located in Ryerson University's Digital Media Zone. Since Finizi's launch they have generated over 100 registered users, generating $7 million of pending and completed sales within three days.

Greg Meckback, Digital Media Editor from Daily Commercial News states "Toronto real estate developer Tridel is partnering with Cisco Systems Inc. to use Internet Protocol (IP) technology to improve energy efficiency, security and entertainment systems in its buildings....TowerLabs with Tridel co-founded with the MaRS Discovery District, is getting feedback from focus groups on devices such as programmable thermostats or the possibility of putting programmable thermostat functions on a portable electronic device such as Apple Inc.'s iPhone."

Dr. Hossein Rahnama, Research & Innovation Lead at Ryerson's Digital Media Zone, is a world authority on location-based context-aware mobile services.  MaRS Innovation  is in the process of working with Dr. Rahnama to spin out a company called Flybits.  Dr. Rahnama is interviewed on Metro Morning.

Guru Banavar, CTO, Global Public Sector, IBM spoke at the Innovation City conference at the MaRS Centre on July 18 & 19, 2012 where he talked about how using data can help the physical infrastructure of a city.

Adult digital artery imaged with a conventional high frequency linear transducer (200 micron resolution). Image Source: SonoSite SonoSite, a developer of point-of-care ultrasound systems, today signed an agreement to acquire privately held Visualsonics, a Toronto-based company focused on high-frequency micro-ultrasound technology, in a transaction approximately valued at $71 million net of cash and debt.

Stanford on iTunes provides access to a wide range of Stanford-related digital audio content via the iTunes Music Store, Apple's popular music jukebox and online music store. Of particular interest are their Technology Ventures Program podcasts

March 12, at the MaRS Centrer Mr. Bob Dechert, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice and Member of Parliament for Mississauga-Erindale, on behalf of the Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State (Science and Technology), will present a Canadian Innovation Leader certificate to Intrafinity Inc. - an innovative company from Toronto that provides software services and products to create, publish and manage digital content and online learning.

Bering Media is offering digital direct mail marketing with a unique privacy-protection service.The company has attracted both investors and clients in its first 18 months of operation. Bering Media has received business development assistance from MaRS Discovery District.

The number of Canadians purchasing smartphones may be rising, but an overwhelming number of Canadians continue to use their mobile devices for the most basic functions - texting and taking pictures, according to Delvinia Dig, a quarterly report on the digital behaviours and attitudes of Canadian consumers.

Digital brain fitness products are being designed to sharpen memory. "Baycrest and MaRS launched a company, Cogniciti, that aims to develop brain fitness products based on scientific principles introduced by the Rotman team.

The Village Gamer reports on the Ontario digital media delegation of companies and venture capital investors heading to New York City next week, organized by MaRS. Delegate companies will present at the prestigious OnMedia NYC 2011 conference, a two-and-a-half day executive gathering on Jan. 31 - Feb. 2, 2011.

Ryerson University's Digital Media Zone (DMZ) announced its sixth and newest graduate, Shape Collage. Shape Collage is a MaRS Client and is a MaRS Up-Start Competition Champion.

Net Change Week is a celebration showcasing social and digital change-makers. Powered by the Social Innovation Generation Team at MaRS (SiG@MaRS), Net Change Week is a concerted effort to join forces in order to facilitate cross-disciplinary learning and create new models for change. April 21, 2009

The Association of Chinese Canadian Entrepreneurs presented its 15th annual awards on April 2, 2011, including one to Vincent Cheung of Shape Collage. Shape Collage, a MaRS client, won Best Start-up for their web application that creates collages in shapes using digital photos.

The MaRS Online Communications team wins a 2011 OVATION Award of Excellence for Electronic, Digital and Interactive Communications for the MaRSDD.com Website Redesign.

How did a woman who dropped science in high school come to develop and run one of the world's top scientific websites?