Griffintown Multimedia City Welcomes AQT, the Largest ICT Business Network in Quebec

 

 

Griffintown Multimedia City Welcomes AQT, the Largest ICT Business Network in Quebec


MONTREAL, Dec. 3, 2012 /CNW Telbec/ - On the first of December, the Quebec Technology Association (AQT) relocated to 32 Soeurs-Grises Street in Montréal Quebec (H3C 2P8).

New offices have been optimized to foster closer ties between our members and provide a business centre, training facility, and consulting space for stakeholders in the ICT industry. AQT's 10 staffers will share a semi-open office area conducive to brain-storming and creative thinking.

"Since our lease was coming due, we decided to find an equivalent-sized office space that would better reflect the growth and image of AQT members, as well as our stature as a network that represents the most dynamic SMEs and sets a benchmark for the Quebec ICT industry, stated Nicole Martel, Chief Executive Officer of AQT. In addition, being in the heart of Multimedia City and visible to passersby and visitors, this new location is more readily accessible and enhances the visibility of the AQT and its members."

A venue to implement the AQT Board of Directors' new triennial plan:

  • Growing the industry's reach and representation on the strength of our network, in our capacity as industry spokesperson to various bodies, and through the publication of industry data.
  • Helping companies enhance performance through the implementation of best business practices by providing members with activities and services in conjunction with willing partners and sponsors.
  • Promoting networking and business partnerships amongst members through local and international networking opportunities, guides, and access to a technological platform.

Specific Interest Groups. Specific Interest Groups provide a prime example of the impact of this move. Unlike AQT Peer-to-Peer groups that connect members based on their functions, Specific Interest Groups are designed to empower ICT CEOs and executives by providing relevant information based on their specific areas of interests, markets, and business practices. Beginning this coming January, groups comprised of no more than 15 people will be able to take part in "round table" events from 11:30 a.m to 2 p.m. to discuss strategies and best practices.

Business Centre for members passing through Montréal. An office has been specially equipped for members who are just passing through! In addition to the usual services (office furniture, audio-visual equipment, and reception desk), users will have robust technological infrastructures at their fingertips. They will also have access to training facilities and a conference room for business meetings.

Cloud Computing will enhance AQT operations. Thanks to help from its members, AQT has acquired robust technological infrastructures which are essential to the overall effectiveness of the team. Local infrastructures will be migrated through cloud computing by Oriso while favouring the streamlining of information technologies. In addition, thanks to a new and fully Web-accessible database implemented this past fall, an enhanced system has been put into place to allow members to update their own data.

Technological platform designed to promote business partnerships. A new Web site will be rolled out as early as January; designed by K3 Media, the new site is more in tune with the image of AQT members. In addition, it will be possible by this spring to search our extensive database for partnership opportunities thanks to a brand new technological platform.

AQT takes the opportunity to thank its members who provide technologic services and solutions. And on behalf of its members AQT would like to thank all sponsors and partners who supports its projects and activities to pursue its mission. List of sponsors and partners available on aqt website : http://www.aqt.ca/en/partners.htm.

About the Quebec Technology Association (AQT) www.aqt.ca

The Quebec Technology Association promotes innovative SMEs in the ICT industry by helping their CEOs and management teams reach business development objectives.

Now the largest ICT business network in Quebec, the AQT, a non-profit, self-funded organization, provides its 500 member and affiliate companies with local and international networking opportunities, as well as business comparison and improvement tools - true building blocks of success!

SOURCE: Quebec Technology Association (AQT)

For further information:

AQT - Valérie Danger, Director of Communications and Projects, 514 874-2667, ext. 118, vdanger@aqt.ca


Brazil-Canada 3.0 Conference to Address Brazil's Digital Economy and Enhance Digital Media Collaboration Between Canada and Brazil

 

Brazil-Canada 3.0 Conference to Address Brazil's Digital Economy and Enhance Digital Media Collaboration Between Canada and Brazil


WATERLOO REGION, ON, Dec. 3, 2012 /CNW/ - When the first Brazil-Canada 3.0 Conference opens today in the Brazilian northeastern city of João Pessoa, it will be the culmination of a dream shared by two world leaders from two continents. In August 2011, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, pledged their commitment to increased collaboration and enhanced business opportunities between their two countries. Now, inspired by the format of the CDMN Canada 3.0 digital media forum which Brazilian representatives attended last spring, Brazil-Canada 3.0 is under way today and tomorrow in João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil to move that commitment forward.

"Deepening our trade, investment and educational ties with Brazil is a key part of Canada's Economic Action Plan to create jobs, growth and prosperity in every region of our country," said Ed Fast, Canada's Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway. "That is why we are delighted to see that following the Brazilian delegation to the CDMN Canada 3.0 digital media forum in Stratford, Ontario last spring, Canadian thought leaders are now invited to participate in an equivalent forum in South America. We look forward to continuing to work with our Brazilian partners to build a mutually beneficial relationship that generates benefits for people in both countries."

The Brazil-Canada 3.0 Conference will bring together representatives of government, academia and the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector to discuss the challenges and opportunities for the digital economy in Brazil. Collaboration between the two countries was undertaken as part of joint initiatives under the bilateral Science, Technology and Innovation Agreement adopted in 2011.

"It is the ultimate compliment that the Brazil conference was inspired by the CDMN Canada 3.0 event to advance digital media in Brazil," said Kevin Tuer, Managing Director of the CDMN. "Going forward, we would like to explore how the Canada 3.0 conference model could be used in a similar fashion around the world to enhance the global digital media economy."

Numerous presenters from across Canada are included in the Brazil-Canada 3.0 program. Tom Jenkins, Chair of the CDMN Advisory Board, who played a vital role in launching the Canadian forum, will address cooperation between the two countries in digital media.

"This is a phenomenal opportunity for the leaders of government, the ICT industry, and representatives of culture and the arts in Brazil to consider opportunities for digital media expansion in Brazil, and for Canada and Brazil to further collaborate on joint initiatives," said Jenkins. "It is indeed exciting to see the forum take root in another part of the world, and we wish Brazil much success as a result of this conference."

The event includes conference streams on connectivity/internet governance; digital content; development of talent; and digital entrepreneurship. It also includes a startup company pitchoff competition, and the reward for the top startup will be a week of coaching at CDMN's headquarters location at The Communitech Hub in Waterloo Region.

"Events like these are of great importance, as they offer opportunities to address, in a bilateral fashion, the vision, fully endorsed by Brazil, that ICTs can be a powerful tool for development. Likewise, being held in the northeastern region of our vast country, it may help balance the country's digital inclusion scenery, traditionally more notable in the southeastern states," notes Franklin Silva Netto, General-Coordinator of the Conference.

Organizers of the Brazilian Conference (Federal Government, State Government, Academia, Private Sector) have identified gaps in Brazil's digital economy, with disparities in access to the Internet, with some areas of the country having higher access rates, and rural populations having less access to the Internet than urban dwellers. Canadians have addressed similar issues at previous Canada 3.0 forums and are striving - through the CDMN Canada 3.0 digital media conference -- to enable all Canadians to do anything on-line by the target timing of 2017, Canada's 150th birthday. The 5th Canadian forum, slated for May 14 & 15, 2013 will be held for the first time in downtown Toronto.  Registration is now open and further details are available at: www.cdmn.ca/canada30.

About The Canadian Digital Media Network
The Canadian Digital Media Network (CDMN) www.cdmn.ca is dedicated to establishing Canada as a world leader in digital media by enabling connections and collaboration of people across the country - entrepreneurs, companies, research institutes and government - and bringing more digital solutions to market. The CDMN comprises Canada's largest concentration of business-driven digital media research, technology development, and digital commercialization expertise; it connects digital media expertise and capability from coast-to-coast, creating a digital convergence corridor. Digital media covers a broad spectrum of technology and services, and includes any information created and shared virtually. Follow @CDMN on Twitter, join the Canadian Digital Media Network Group on LinkedIn and like the CanadianDigitalMediaNetwork Page on Facebook.

SOURCE: The Canadian Digital Media Network

For further information:

Media Contact
Shelley Grandy, Sr. PR Advisor, CDMN, shelley@cdmn.ca













































































Vancouver-based Destiny Media Announces Commercial Prototype for Disruptive Streaming Video Technology


Destiny Media Announces Commercial Prototype for Disruptive Streaming Video Technology


Secure Streaming Video Format Plays on Computers, Smart Phones, Tablets, Internet TV's and E-book Readers Without Player Plug-ins, Transcoding or Content Delivery Networks

VANCOUVER, Dec. 3, 2012 /CNW/ - Destiny Media Technologies (TSXV: DSY) (OTCQX: DSNY) is pleased to announce that it has successfully expanded the prototype announced August 22nd to include functionality and features required for full commercialization.  Demo videos at http://www.clipstream.com showcase support for full screen HD on broadband, feature length movies, instant access to any point chosen from thumbnail scenes displayed above the seek bar and automatic adjustment of quality to support a wide variety of environments.

The solution is much simpler than alternatives which require proprietary streaming servers and plug-ins.  Once run through Destiny's encoder software, the video is just dropped into any web page server and it will play back natively on 100% of HTML 5 compliant browsers.

The industry is searching for a new video standard, but none are widely adopted.  Adobe Flash is   being phased out on smart phones and none of the new HTML 5 video tag formats (which include H.264, WebM and Ogg Theora among others) have more than 56% support, according to Statcounter Globalstats October 2012 data.

The industry is spending $3 billion annually on content delivery networks for hosting video and video usage is growing 48% per year and currently represents more than 50% of all data transferred on the internet.  Clipstream® allows publishers to host their content directly on their own web servers rather than outsourcing, because streams are recycled through HTTP caching which can reduce loads by 99% for popular content.

It is estimated that by 2014, the industry will spend $1.6 billion on transcoding.  Because Clipstream® plays on all modern browsers, users can create a single video format rather than three or more, reaching their entire audience without any transcoding at all.

HTML 5 video tag formats are unprotected and videos can easily be copied and shared.  Clipstream® encoded videos can be watermarked and locked to only play from authorized source websites or to authorized viewer computers.

Because there are no plug-ins for users to maintain or upgrade, content owners will be able to reach their entire audience.  It is estimated that 10-15% of users are unable to see player based video because of misconfigured or missing plug-in software.

With other solutions, videos become obsolete over time, as new formats replace old ones. The H.265 format, due out in January 2013, won't be compatible with any existing web browser and is intended to phase out old videos encoded in H.264.  By contrast, Clipstream® encoded videos will have extreme longevity as all future web browsers will be required to be backwards compatible with the technologies behind it.

Clipstream® is protected by seven pending US patents claiming priority to August 2011 and international PCT filings.

About Destiny Media Technologies, Inc.
The recording industry uses Destiny's Play MPE® secure distribution service to deliver their pre-release music to radio, online retail, DJ's, sports stadiums, journalists and VIP's. Destiny's Clipstream® instant play streaming includes internet radio, internet TV, online surveys and new cloud and mobile offerings. Patents include watermarking, peer to peer locking and pending cross platform playerless streaming video.

SOURCE: Destiny Media Technologies, Inc.

For further information:

Media Contact:
Steve Vestergaard
CEO Destiny Media Technologies, Inc.
604 609 7736 x222
steve@dsny.com