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What does Canada's digital media economy look like? Find out in the Financial Post's feature on Justin Kozuch's Pixel to Product research which surveyed Canadian companies and individuals.

As stated in Aurp Canada's blog "The Canadian Innovation Exchange (CIX) has partnered with the Government of Canada, through its Canadian Trade Commissioner Service office in San Francisco-Silicon Valley, to announce a prestigious development opportunity for Canadian companies working in Information and Communication Technology and Digital Media." The CIX Top 20 will take place on December 1st, 2011 at the MaRS Centre.

Sangoma® Technologies Corporation a leading supplier of hardware and software enabling server-based voice and data communication applications, announced today that the company has ranked 40th among the Deloitte Technology Fast 50TM. MaRS is a program sponsor for the Deloitte Technology Fast 50TM. Oct 5, 2009

MaRS is a program sponsor for the Deloitte Technology Fast 50TM. Oct 5, 2009

IDC is a global provider of market intelligence, advisory services, and events for the information technology, telecommunications, and consumer technology markets. Technology advice can be searched by industry (energy, financial, health, life sciences, manufacturing, and other), or by country/region. The Canadian site provides geographical, business, communications, consumer, web, health, manufacturing, financial and other market reports. For the full list go here. The site also requires a subscription (free) to access most full-text documents - some reports may still require payment.

The IT Forum Exchange Network (ITFX) has launched its first microsite, Unified Communication in Canada, designed to stimulate informed discussion of Unified Communications and its role in enhancing the competitiveness of Canadian private and public sector enterprises. UC in Canada's Unified Communications discussion area will be featured on "forum pages" across the network. Visit the Unified Communication in Canada Website. About ITFX: Leading trade publishers and other technology thought leaders have created ITFX with the intention of establishing a national problem-solving dialogue on key IT issues. Issues which are within their discussion forums include; Green IT, Unified Communications and Investment and Go-to-Market activity linking portals operated by leading trade publications, IT industry associations and social media sites.

A total of 50 Canadian technology companies are being honoured in the 2009 Deloitte Technology Fast 500TM, a ranking of the fastest-growing North American technology, media, telecommunications and life-sciences companies, based on percentage revenue growth over five year.MaRS is a program sponsor for the Deloitte Technology Fast 50TM. Oct 20, 2009

Find out the "cost per friend" or "cost per email name" to compare with the costs of recruiting people elsewhere.

Omar El Akkad, Globe and Mail Technology Report states "the aftershocks of the global recession have greatly reduced the amount of money big funds are willing to give venture capital firms, and how much money those firms are willing, in turn, to give startups. But with the rise of mobile platforms and Web 2.0, the cost of starting up a tech company today are often much lower than just a few years ago, and venture capital firms are increasingly handing out cash with the expectation that it doesn't take as much money as it used to, to launch the next technology powerhouse." Oct 26, 2009

On November 2, 2009, at the MaRS Centre, MobileMonday Toronto will explore mobile video and film content from the point of view of both creators and distributors, and will feature a sneak peak 30-minute screening of the world's best mobile films, provided by MobiFest. Nov 2, 2009

The Ontario Innovation Summit: The Business of Aging - Dec. 1-2, 2009 - will feature some of the world's top experts on the many issues that the aging of the global population poses for communities, governments, academic and health-care institutions, and businesses. The Summit's audience of technology, health care and business leaders will explore the profound public policy challenges as well as the growing opportunities associated with the aging demographic phenomenon. The Summit's Science & Technology Showcase will give organizations a unique opportunity for exposure to this influential audience. Nov 10, 2009

Bitstrips, a MaRS digital media client, was recently featured in the Globe and Mail. Bitstrips is an online comic book that is created by users. Their free online toys make it fast, fun and easy to create comics. The article shows how Bitstrips for Schools is helping teachers get students engaged creatively using digital media while promoting reading, writing and media literacy. Find out more about this company to watch.

Segasist Technology has developed special software for doctors to help read medical images. Jaqueline Csonka-Peeren, president and CEO, Segasist Technology tells BNN more. Nov 6, 2009

On December 7th, Anthony Lacavera CEO of Globalive will join the MobileMonday Toronto community to give a one year update on launching a new, national wireless carrier in the Canadian market. The session will include discussion around competition, Canadian policy, Canadian global competitiveness and the creation of jobs. Nov 17, 2009

Great article on business models for digital media by Adam Cahan on paidContent (a site that discusses the value/econom of content).

RMS officially unveiled its new insurance-to-value (ITV) indexing technology at the MaRS Centre. Nov. 23, 2009

The December 7 MobileMonday Toronto networking event for mobile professionals in the Toronto region will feature guest speaker Anthony Lacavera, Chairman and CEO of Globalive Holdings, a provider of telecommunications solutions in Canada and internationally to the consumer, business and hospitality markets. The event will be held at the MaRS Centre. Nov 25, 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.

Haroon Mirza talks about the beginning of Cognovision: How they identified & pursued their business idea. Cognivision was a MaRS client before they were purchased by Intel last year.

GigaOm features the launch of Guardly's mobile app. A MaRS client, Guardly's product provides a single-tap, multi-target alert system for iPhones or the iPod touch.