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SimplyCast Adheres to EU Data Rules

  • Mar 29, 2018
  • Carol Moreira

SimplyCast announces it’s in accord with new General Data Protection Regulation

Dartmouth-based communication automation company SimplyCast has announced its compliance with the European Union’s new General Data Protection Regulation.

The

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Spritely Unveils Web Application

  • Mar 27, 2018
  • Jennifer Lee

Spritely, a Halifax company that aims to show newcomers around their new cities, showcased its web platform at its soft launch Tuesday night in Bedford.

“This launch is just a taste, and will give users an idea of what the platform will look like,”

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Axem Builds Headset at China’s HAX

  • Mar 27, 2018
  • Jennifer Lee

Halifax-based Axem Neurotechnology is attending the HAX Accelerator in Shenzhen, China, where it plans to complete the prototype of its device, which enhances mental training for athletes.

The company’s co-founders, Tony Ingram and Chris Friesen,

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Eight Companies Enter Startup Zone

  • Mar 27, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

Startup Zone has taken on eight new resident companies after seven clients graduated this month.

The startup house in downtown Charlottetown said in a press release on Monday that seven members have graduated and joined its alumni network: Kim

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Mitacs Recognizes Chinova’s Huq

  • Mar 26, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

When the national research organization Mitacs named 150 leading Canadian researchers in December, one name on the list was Tanzina Huq, the CTO of Fredericton natural preservative company Chinova Bioworks.

Huq is a postdoctoral fellow in Chemical

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Jobs: Community Manager at Propel

  • Mar 26, 2018
  • Jennifer Lee

A position as a Community Manager with PropelICT is our lone posting in our Jobs of the Week column today.

Propel is the main IT accelerator in Atlantic Canada, known for its Launch and Build accelerator programs. The Community Manager will report

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Quber Unveils FinTech Savings App

  • Mar 23, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

After a summer of intense mentorship in Singapore and a 100-member beta test, Moncton-based fintech company Quber has just launched its product, which helps people manage their spending and savings.

The product — an app that helps people visualize

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EhEye Now Detects Guns in Video

  • Mar 22, 2018
  • Jennifer Lee

EhEye, a New Brunswick startup that aims to make security cameras more effective, has completed its “MVP 2.0”, which is able to detect guns and quickly alert security teams to potential threats.

The software is able to recognize people and, more

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Itavio Gains Funds, Joins HearstLabs

  • Mar 22, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

Itavio, a startup that helps gaming companies increase revenues and retain customers, has received several hundred thousand dollars in funding, and is expanding its marketing efforts as it joins a New York accelerator.

The company – which has

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UNB Displays Electric Car Conversion

  • Mar 21, 2018
  • Carol Moreira

A team of New Brunswick students on April 5 will showcase a simple process to convert gas-guzzling vehicles to electric power -- a process that is the basis for their new startup. 

The engineering students at University of New Brunswick will park a

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LifeRaft partners with PlanetRisk

  • Mar 21, 2018
  • Jennifer Lee

LifeRaft, a Halifax Software-as-a-Service company that detects safety threats through social media, said Tuesday its technology will be integrated into the leading security product at PlanetRisk, a security and risk analytics firm in Virginia.

The

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Mariners Are Kinduct’s 9th MLB Client

  • Mar 21, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

Halifax health-technology company Kinduct Technologies said Tuesday the Seattle Mariners have become the ninth Major League Baseball team to subscribe to the company’s athlete management system, or AMS.

With this new partnership, the Mariners will

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