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RIM comes in ahead of expectations on healthy BlackBerry sales |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Friday, June 30, 2006
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Research In Motion Ltd., maker of the BlackBerry handheld device, performed better than analysts had predicted in the first quarter this year, as the number of subscribers, revenue and profit all shot straight up from the previous quarter.
Editors Note: RIM maintains a Halifax office
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DemoWolf releases 42 new Voice tutorials for FTP, DNS and Email |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Thursday, June 29, 2006
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DemoWolf, provider of flash tutorials for the web hosting industry, today announced the release of 42 new VOICE tutorials for FTP, Updating DNS, and Configuring Email. There are 18, 14 and 10 tutorials in each of the three new series respectively.
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Have password, can move |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Saturday, June 24, 2006
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WHEN AIR LINE check-in agents arrive for their morning shift at Halifax International Airport, they may be positioned at any one of a number of counters. Where previously they were tied to one station by the location of individual airlines’ phone and computers systems, a recent decision by the airport authority to install of a voice-over-Internet protocol, or VoIP, system, means the agents can work at any of the counters.
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Graduating by way of computer what next? |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Saturday, June 24, 2006
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Nova Scotia’s smallest post-secondary institution will use some mighty communications technology to graduate 35 students Saturday at five campuses in this province and one on Prince Edward Island.
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Layoff rumours at EDS denied |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Saturday, June 24, 2006
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Rumours continue to swirl that a Port Hawkesbury call centre will lay off 400 people. But EDS of Texas says no changes are in the offing.
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Active third quarter for IT hirings: study |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Friday, June 23, 2006
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Chief information officers (CIOs) expect an uptick in information technology (IT) hiring in the third quarter of 2006, according to the Robert Half Technology IT Hiring Index and Skills Report. Almost 15% of executives polled plan to add IT staff in the next three months, and 3% anticipate cutbacks. The net 12% hiring increase is up two percentage points from the previous quarter’s forecast.
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Microcredit Summit seeks a little bit of help |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Friday, June 23, 2006
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Loans of just a few dollars can make the difference between abject poverty and entrepreneurship for poor people in developing countries. It’s called microcredit, and Sam Daley-Harris, founder and head of the Washington non-profit Results Educational Fund, is passionate about it. He gave over 400 Halifax businesspeople a taste of the issue at a luncheon on June 16 in the hopes that they’ll sponsor or volunteer for the Global Microcredit Summit.
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C.B. cops eating up BlackBerrys |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Thursday, June 22, 2006
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Cape Breton Regional Police have developed an addiction to the wireless handheld devices commonly called CrackBerrys.
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Eagle Certified Professional Contractor Program Sets Industry Standard for Code of Conduct... |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Thursday, June 22, 2006
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This is an older press release but we just became aware of this in a recent newsletter.
Ottawa, ON, March 15, 2006 - Eagle is pleased to announce the release of the first IT Contractor Certification Program in the Canadian IT Staffing Industry. The Eagle Certified Professional IT Contractor Program recognizes and rewards excellence in the IT contractor profession.
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CrossOff Incorporated Changes Name to Nexient Learning Inc. |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Thursday, June 22, 2006
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CrossOff Incorporated, the parent-company of Polar Bear Corporate Education Solutions, CDI Education and Acerra Learning, is pleased to announce that the Company has changed its name from CrossOff Incorporated to Nexient Learning Inc. The Company will continue to trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the new trading symbol “NXN” effective at the market open on June 22, 2006. The Company has also launched a new website at www.nexientlearning.com.
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Cyberplex announces proposed private placement |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Thursday, June 22, 2006
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Cyberplex Inc. (TSX: CX) (the "Company" or
"Cyberplex"), a North American technology consulting firm, announces that it
will be undertaking a proposed private placement to raise up to $3,250,000.
Editor's Note: Cyberplex maintains a Halifax office.
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Portable Internet from Rogers Yahoo! |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Thursday, June 22, 2006
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Rogers Cable Communications Inc. today announced the availability of Portable Internet from Rogers Yahoo! Hi-Speed Internet, giving customers wireless access to the Internet that they can take with them to 20 cities across Canada.
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Billboards going digital |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Wednesday, June 21, 2006
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DIME Inc.’s high-tech signs featuring Internet technology used by Aliant
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Aliant launches Mobile Suite - a new wireless email and messaging service |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Tuesday, June 20, 2006
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Aliant, Atlantic Canada's leading information and communications technology provider, today announced a new wireless email and messaging service called Mobile Suite. Mobile Suite offers small and medium-sized business customers, and others, wireless email and messaging on devices using Palm and Pocket PC operating systems - providing customers additional choice, functionality and value.
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Small business savvy to modern marketing |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Sunday, June 18, 2006
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A RECENT survey by professor Peter Mombourquette at Mount Saint Vincent University is causing experts to reconsider the adoption rate of marketing technologies among small- and medium-sized businesses in Atlantic Canada.
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Launch of New Corporate Entity - Premier Assistive Canada |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Saturday, June 17, 2006
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Premier Assistive Technology, Inc. goes international with the grand opening of Premier Assistive Canada, located in Sydney, Nova Scotia. This is not simply a branch office, but a true Canadian-based corporation, and is located on the island of Cape Breton.
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Strait area hit with rumours of cuts at EDS |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Friday, June 16, 2006
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In a town already on edge due to uncertainty surrounding Stora Enso, rumours of pending job cuts at Port Hawkesbury’s other major employer are heightening anxiety about the region’s economic future. Reports are circulating in the community that as many as 400 jobs may be lost at EDS Port Hawkesbury, with the loss of an airline contract at the call centre
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Nova Scotia Votes - Political Parties talk IT in NS... |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
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Prior to the June 13th date of Nova Scotia's General Election, ITNovaScotia.com sent a brief questionnaire composed of five IT related questions to each of the four main political parties participating in the 2006 Nova Scotia general election. While the election is now over, you may still click here to view the responses we received from the Progressive Conservatives, the New Democrats and the Green Party, as posted prior to the election date.
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How are we going to pay for this? |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Saturday, June 10, 2006
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On behalf of the 5,000 small- and medium-sized business owners in the Canadian Federation of Independent Business in Nova Scotia, I am urging you to make the economy the focal point for the remainder of the election campaign.
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EastLink cleans up in HRM |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Friday, June 09, 2006
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Facing the reality of a growing but dirty city, EastLink employees donned rubber gloves and filled refuse and blue bags on Wednesday to support HRM’s 20-Minute Makeover.
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Internet Solutions Ltd. Receives ISO 9001 Certification |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Friday, June 09, 2006
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Internet Solutions Limited (ISL), a leading Web development firm, has achieved ISO 9001:2000 certification for consulting, design and development of websites. In doing so, they become the first web design and development company in Canada to be certified, and the first in North America whose primary business is website development. ISO 9001 is an internationally-recognized standard that serves as an industry benchmark, ensuring business to business interactions of the highest quality.
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IronSentry releases new email archiving tool |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Friday, June 09, 2006
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IronSentry announced today the release of several product enhancements to its email archiving solution. Notable changes include the integration with Microsoft Exchange and a streamlined installation and signup process.
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NovaKnowledge 2006 Luncheon Series |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Friday, June 09, 2006
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NovaKnowledge's Luncheon Series is taking a provocative look at innovation, and whether Nova Scotia has the people, skills and confidence to pursue new ideas and achieve sustainable growth. On June 21st, CBC Television broadcaster, journalist and author Evan Solomon will speak at the NovaKnowledge luncheon.
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Cyberplex acquires WebAffairs Inc. |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Friday, June 09, 2006
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Cyberplex Inc. (TSX: CX), a North American technology consulting firm, is pleased to announce the acquisition of
WebAffairs Inc. ("WebAffairs"), a Toronto based Internet solutions and services company supporting all of its clients creative and technology needs.
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GenieKnows.com launches local search engine |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Friday, June 09, 2006
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GenieKnows.com, part of IT Interactive Services Inc. has launched a local search engine – GenieLocal.com - for its flagship GenieKnows.com search service. The new engine will help users pinpoint specific information about a U.S.-based locale to find the type of business establishment, attraction or products they are seeking.
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Quest Software Announces Update in Stock Option Matter |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Sunday, June 04, 2006
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Aliso Viejo, Calif., June 1, 2006 – Quest Software, Inc. (Nasdaq: QSFT) today announced that it had been contacted by the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding an informal inquiry relating to Quest’s past stock option grant practices. Quest will cooperate fully with the SEC’s inquiry.
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Minacs to hire 300 workers in Halifax |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Thursday, June 01, 2006
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Minacs Halifax Contact Centre at Purdy’s Wharf is adding about 300 people to its staff and increasing its local employment numbers to more than 1,100.
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No decision from EDS on call centre’s future |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Thursday, June 01, 2006
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PORT HAWKESBURY — Concerns that Texas company EDS wants to gut the workforce of a Port Hawkesbury call centre were not completely allayed Wednesday when a spokesman confirmed a major restructuring is in the works.
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New web portal ITNovaScotia.com focuses exclusively on Nova Scotia’s High Tech Success |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
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Halifax, NS, May 30, 2006 - Two Halifax based consulting companies have banded together to start an industry based web portal dedicated to spreading the news about Nova Scotia’s province wide successes in Information Technology. ITNovaScotia.com, officially being launched today by partner companies Schooner Solutions and Coverra, is dedicated to becoming the home for news and information about this growing sector of the local economy, without distracting gimmicks.
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CrossOff Incorporated Negotiating New Financing |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Monday, May 29, 2006
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CrossOff announced today that it is currently in the process of negotiating for a new financing for the purpose of paying out the principal amount of its 9% Class A Unsecured Convertible Subordinated Debentures which are scheduled to mature on May 31, 2006.
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A pattern of success |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Monday, May 29, 2006
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Entrepreneur awarded Outstanding Young Canadian Award for design technology
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Bring 'em back |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Friday, May 26, 2006
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Initiative to appeal to IT workers who have left
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Help wanted finding more IT students |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Thursday, May 25, 2006
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MOST PEOPLE LIKE a good mystery. However, the mystery I am about to describe is one that I don’t enjoy and, try as I might, I just don’t understand it.
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Lightbridge Announces Closing of Liverpool Nova Scotia Contact Center |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Wednesday, May 24, 2006
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Lightbridge, Inc. (NASDAQ: LTBG), a leading e-commerce, analytics and decisioning company, today announced the planned closing of the Liverpool, Nova Scotia contact center. Affected by this decision are approximately 200 contact center employees in Nova Scotia.
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2006 Nova Scotia Export Achievement Award |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Saturday, May 20, 2006
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For 22 years the Nova Scotia Export Achievement Awards have celebrated the success and accomplishments achieved by Nova Scotia's exporters. By making great things happen in foreign markets, these companies have made even greater things happen at home in Nova Scotia. This year's award winners have made a combined contribution of more than $370 million to the province's economy.
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IMP gets $17m loan |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Thursday, May 18, 2006
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A Halifax technology company has received a $17-million term loan and another several million in payroll rebates, the province announced Wednesday.
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Lightbridge loses contract |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Saturday, May 13, 2006
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Parties pledge to keep Liverpool call centre connected
LIVERPOOL — Lightbridge Inc., the call centre that opened with much fanfare little more than two years ago, has lost a contract with one of its major clients.
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Aliant to host international broadband experts at Broadband Services Forum meeting |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Wednesday, May 10, 2006
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HALIFAX, May 10 /CNW/ - The Broadband Services Forum (BSF) will hold its second quarterly meeting at the Casino Nova Scotia Hotel in Halifax, Canada between May 9 and 10, 2006. The meeting, which is being sponsored by Aliant -
Atlantic Canada's leading information and communications technology provider - is open to both members and non-members and includes a keynote session from Graham Henderson, President of the Canadian Recording Industry Association, entitled "On Line Music: Redefining an Industry".
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Island businesses have a plan |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Tuesday, May 09, 2006
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AND THEN THERE were three.
There are just three Cape Breton businesses left competing for the chance to receive $100,000 in cash and in-kind contributions toward implementing their business plan in a competition spearheaded by Innovacorp, the province’s Crown corporation promoting small business development in the technology and life science sectors.
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CrossOff Incorporated Calls Meeting of 9%Unsecured Convertible Debenture Holders |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Monday, May 08, 2006
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(Halifax, Nova Scotia) CrossOff Incorporated announced today that it has requested that the holders of its 9% Unsecured Convertible Subordinated Debentures approve an extension of the term of the debentures for a period of two years, with a reduction of the conversion price to $0.90 subject to regulatory approval. The debentures are currently due May 31, 2006. A meeting of debenture holders has been called for May 30, 2006 for this purpose.
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Intel of Canada spearheads inspireyouth.ca |
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By ITNovaScotia Admin on
Friday, May 05, 2006
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Intel partners with youth science educators Actua and Youth Science Foundation Canada to strengthen the pool of industry experts, educators and researchers as mentors to support Canadian youth science education, careers and innovations
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