TORONTO, May 22, 2012 /CNW/ - Just in time for the unofficial start of cottage season, Hydro One's free mobile app is now available for download on smartphone and tablet devices allowing customers to check the status of power outages anywhere in Hydro One's service area.

"Hydro One customers asked for this capability and we listened," said Laura Formusa, President and CEO of Hydro One. "By giving customers mobile access to check on power outages, we give them the information they need in a way they want to receive it."

Hydro One's free mobile app puts an interactive outage map that's updated every 15 minutes in the palm of customer's hands anytime, anywhere.

The map displays both planned and unplanned outages and is searchable by address. If there is a power outage, crew status, estimated time of power restoration and cause, if known, are displayed. Customers will also get the latest news from Hydro One delivered directly to their device.

To download the app, just search "Hydro One" on your smartphone or tablet's application store.

Hydro One delivers electricity safely, reliably and responsibly to homes and businesses across the province of Ontario and owns and operates Ontario's 29,000 km high-voltage transmission network that delivers electricity to large industrial customers and municipal utilities, and a 121,000 km low-voltage distribution system that serves about 1.4 million end-use customers and smaller municipal utilities in the province. Hydro One is wholly owned by the Province of Ontario.

contact Hydro One Media Relations 24 hours a day at 1-877-506-7584 (toll-free in Ontario only) or 416-345-6868. Our website is www.HydroOne.com.

TORONTO, May 24, 2012 /CNW/ - Today, Health & Safety Watch introduced a new app for Apple devices to help Canadians stay on top of recalls, advisories and health warnings. Health & Safety Watch designed the app to provide a simple point of reference for users to check everything from boil water advisories and local disease outbreaks to consumer product and food recalls.

With over 1000 recalls and advisories each year, it is difficult to keep up-to-date, especially during the busy summer months when Canadians travel more and are less likely to be tuned into the news.

"For Canadians heading to cottages and campgrounds and hitting the highways for a good old-fashioned road trip this summer, it's important to have up-to-date health and safety information," says Dr. Jeff Aramini, President of Health & Safety Watch. "Our app makes this quick and easy. Everything can change very rapidly - for example a destination that had safe drinking water when you left on your road trip, may actually be under a boil water advisory by the time you arrive."

The free app, which is based on the Healthandandsafetywatch.com website, aggregates information from various government sources on a variety of topics including product, food and drug recalls, as well as, public health and environmental advisories. A geo-tagging and ranking system enables the app to provide the most relevant and local information to users based on their current location. Category and city search functions also enable users to search coast-to-coast based on their preferences, travel itinerary and interests.

In addition, the app provides local public health inspection results for restaurants in Toronto. This feature lists the establishment's current status and outlines any recent infractions. Health & Safety Watch will be expanding this offering to include other communities in the coming months.

"A quick search of the restaurant name enables users to see the status and any infractions that may impact their decision to eat there," Aramini says. "It's great when planning a night out because you have all of this information at your fingertips, without having to first visit the restaurant and read the inspection notice."

About Health & Safety Watch Inc. Health & Safety Watch Inc. is a science and technology-based organization dedicated to helping Canadians get the most up-to-date and accurate information on all types of health and safety recalls, warnings, and advisories. Information is event-based, with each health and safety issue managed as a single occurrence so visitors can easily find the most recent, accurate updates. Geo-location mapping technology ties each event to a specific location in Canada making it easy to identify where an event is occurring. In addition to the website and smartphone apps, several other products and services are in development. Health & Safety Watch Inc. was established in 2009, the website www.healthandsafetywatch.com was launched in 2010. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter @hswtweet.

For more information or to set up interviews, please contact:

Amanda Fearon
Environics Communications
416.969.2654
afearon@environicspr.com

OTTAWA, June 1, 2012 /CNW/ - TELUS will invest $210 million in Ottawa-Gatineau over the next three years to further expand TELUS' 4G LTE network to the community, using the fastest wireless technology in the world.

"TELUS is investing in technology because having the best services and solutions in the market is absolutely essential to our customers in the National Capital Region," said Joe Natale, TELUS' Chief Commercial Officer. "For them, technology isn't a luxury: it's the foundation of communication, education and collaboration for their businesses, and for their personal lives. Today's announcement of our strong financial commitment to strengthening the technology platform here speaks to our resolute commitment to our Ottawa-based customers. We are deeply grateful to be of service."

TELUS' investments will also result in the hiring of 80 people in Ottawa and Gatineau in 2012 to support its wireless growth.

TELUS' commitment also extends to supporting local charities and community organizations. As part of our commitment to give where we live, TELUS is hosting today a series of community workshops to educate not-for-profit organizations on how to provide the safest environment for youth in partnership with the Canadian Centre of Child Protection, BackCheck, the Ottawa Police, the Ottawa Citizen and Sheldon Kennedy, a former NHL player who has publically shared his own story of childhood abuse. The workshops will focus on helping Ottawa organizations take a proactive approach to protecting children in their care. As part of its commitment to supporting local charities, TELUS presented a cheque to the Centre of Child Protection for $185,000.

"There is a symbiotic relationship between the success of business and the health of our communities," Mr. Natale said. "At TELUS, we recognize that it's a partnership. As our company benefits from a strong, loyal base of consumers and customers, we have an inherent obligation to return that loyalty by helping forge richer and fuller communities. Today's event with the Canadian Centre of Child Protection is one of many examples of sharing our spirit of innovation and support in Ottawa. Tremendous good can be done when we all care enough to contribute."

Since 2000, TELUS and our more than 640 team members and retirees here in the Ottawa-Gatineau region will have contributed more than $11 million to local charities and community organizations by year-end through Team TELUS Charitable Giving and more importantly, TELUS Ottawa and Gatineau Team Members have helped support countless charities and community organizations including The Ottawa Mission, the Children's Hospital Of Eastern Ontario and the Ottawa Food Bank.

In addition, the TELUS Ottawa Community Board has contributed $3.3 million to 204 charities including Youth Services Bureau of Ottawa, South East Ottawa Community Health Centre and the Ottawa Art Gallery since its inception in 2005. Moreover, in 2012, the Board will donate an additional $400,000 to local grassroots charities.

TELUS' $210 million investment over the next three years will enhance and expand its 4G LTE network in Ottawa-Gatineau Region. 4G LTE is the most advanced, fastest wireless technology available in the world today. TELUS 4G LTE network supports manufacturers' rated peak download speeds of up to 75 megabits per second (Mbps), with an expected average of 12 to 25 Mbps.

The capital investment disclosed in this release is consistent with TELUS' overall capital expenditure target for 2012.

About TELUS
TELUS (TSX: T, T.A; NYSE: TU) is a leading national telecommunications company in Canada, with $10.5 billion of annual revenue and 12.7 million customer connections including 7.4 million wireless subscribers, 3.5 million wireline network access lines and 1.3 million Internet subscribers and more than 550,000 TELUS TV customers. Led since 2000 by President and CEO, Darren Entwistle, TELUS provides a wide range of communications products and services including wireless, data, Internet protocol (IP), voice, television, entertainment and video.

In support of our philosophy to give where we live, TELUS, our team members and retirees have contributed more than $260 million to charitable and not-for-profit organizations and volunteered 4.2 million hours of service to local communities since 2000. Eleven TELUS Community Boards across Canada lead TELUS' local philanthropic initiatives. TELUS was honoured to be named the most outstanding philanthropic corporation globally for 2010 by the Association of Fundraising Professionals, becoming the first Canadian company to receive this prestigious international recognition.

For more information about TELUS, please visit telus.com.

Forward looking statement:
This news release contains statements about expected future events of TELUS that are forward-looking. By their nature, forward-looking statements require the Company to make assumptions and predictions and are subject to inherent risks and uncertainties. There is significant risk that the forward-looking statements will not prove to be accurate. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements as a number of factors could cause actual future events to differ materially from that expressed in the forward-looking statements. Except as required by law, TELUS disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements.

Elisabeth Napolano
TELUS Media Relations
416- 906-9830
elisabeth.napolano@telus.com

OTTAWA/TORONTO, May 31, 2012 /CNW/ - CAW Economist Jim Stanford testified today that Canada faces years of continuing surplus labour supply, not a looming labour shortage.

Stanford appeared before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance regarding the federal government's omnibus budget bill, Bill C-38.

He tabled data showing that Canada's labour market has recovered only marginally from the worst days of the 2008-09 recession. Since July 2009, when the recession bottomed-out, the employment rate (which measures the proportion of working-age Canadians holding a job of any kind) has recovered barely one-fifth of the ground it lost during the downturn.  As of April 2012, the overall (seasonally adjusted) employment rate was 61.9 per cent, still far below the pre-recession level of 63.8 per cent, and only 0.6 points higher than the low of 61.3 per cent recorded in the summer of 2009.

"The oft-made claim that Canada's labour market has fully recovered from the recession is blatantly and empirically false," Stanford said.  "In fact, the labour market remains almost as weak as during the worst days of the downturn."

The decline in the official unemployment rate mostly reflects a decline in labour force participation by Canadians, not stronger employment conditions, he noted.

Because hundreds of thousands of non-working Canadians are excluded by definition from official unemployment statistics, the standard unemployment rate badly underestimates true unemployment, Stanford argued.  He presented the Committee with estimates of actual unemployment, which he pegged at almost 2.3 million Canadians, or over 12 percent (see table).  This captures not just those who meet the official definition of unemployment, but also the decline in labour force participation since the recession, involuntary part-time work, and workers waiting for future shifts.

"Canada continues to experience a condition of severe and chronic underutilization of our labour supply," Stanford said.  "It is simply not credible to speak of a 'labour shortage' that somehow constrains our economic growth.  This feared labour shortage is a myth invoked to justify painful and unnecessary cuts to important social programs."

"Government policies aimed at compelling labour supply (including proposals to defer Old Age Security, cut Employment Insurance benefits, and dramatically expand the Temporary Foreign Worker program) are motivated not by a labour shortage, but by a desire to suppress wages."

The omnibus budget bill would alter over 60 pieces of federal legislation, including major changes to the Old Age Security and Employment Insurance programs.

For additional information, please contact Shannon Devine, CAW Communications Director, at (416) 302-1699, or Jim Stanford, CAW Economist, at (416) 230-2046

MONTREAL, May 29, 2012 /CNW Telbec/ - Beginning today, May 29, and through May 31, Montreal is hosting an international symposium on the challenge of green information and communication technologies (ICT) at the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). The importance of successfully meeting this challenge lies in the mainly untapped opportunity of annual savings of $800 billion dollars in energy efficiency and the elimination of 15% of the world's greenhouse gas emissions.

Since 2008, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), a United Nations organization, has been rallying the international ICT sector to focus on ICTs as an essential part of the solution to climate change. As a member state of ITU, Canada is the host of this seventh ITU Symposium on ICTs, the Environment and Climate Change, organized by PROMPT, an organization that stimulates university-industry R&D partnerships in information and communication technologies.

"Québec has demonstrated great leadership in promoting renewable energy and green ICTs, which constitute a growth area, from both an environmental and an economic standpoint. We believe in the potential of green ICTs and are proud to host this major event that confirms the strategic role of Québec and Montréal in their development", said Charles Despins, president of PROMPT.

"The seventh edition of this international symposium has many renowned speakers whose thoughts and observations contribute to providing solutions to climate change through ICTs. The growing popularity of this symposium is a testament to the willingness around the world to successfully meet the challenge of green ICTs, "said Malcolm Johnson, Director of the ITU Telecommunication Standardization Bureau

The Montreal Symposium, the ITU's first in North America, brings together hundreds of participants from around the globe over three days to discuss green ICT issues such as:

• Green next-generation networks

• Smart grids, smart cities

• Mitigation and adaptation to climate change

• E-waste management

• Disaster preparedness and emergency communications

• Methodologies for the environmental impact assessment of ICTs

• Challenges and opportunities in the transition to a green and resource-efficient economy.

To view the full event program, click here and to follow the event on Twitter, use the #ITUgreen hashtag.

About Prompt

Prompt is a non-profit corporation that stimulates industry-university R&D partnerships to increase the competitiveness of the information and communications technologies (ICT) sector in Quebec. With financial assistance from the Quebec government and the private sector, Prompt finances R&D initiatives that add value to Quebec companies, optimize the benefits of public investments in research and support the provincial innovation system. The partnerships Prompt supports are funded by the private sector and the governments of Quebec and Canada. In addition, since these initiatives benefit from federal and provincial tax credits for scientific research and experimental development (SR&ED), the value of every dollar invested by a company can generate a return of more than a factor of five. For more information, please visit www.promptinc.org.

About ITU

ITU is the leading United Nations agency for information and communication technology issues, and the global focal point for governments and the private sector in developing networks and services. For 145 years, ITU has coordinated the shared global use of the radio spectrum, promoted international cooperation in assigning satellite orbits, worked to improve telecommunication infrastructure in the developing world, established the worldwide standards that foster seamless interconnection of a vast range of communications systems and addressed the global challenges of our times, such as mitigating the impact of natural disasters and climate change and strengthening cybersecurity. For further details, please visit: www.itu.int

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CALGARY, May 29, 2012 /CNW/ - The Electronic Recycling Association of Alberta is a non profit organization, based in Calgary. The ERA has been approached by businesses and government departments across the province of Alberta, and in British Columbia.

In Alberta, the ARMA (Alberta Management Recycling Authority) operates in conjunction with municipal landfills, electronic waste collection sites.

These sites are usually poorly manned and supervised, and in many cases in very remote parts of the province.

The corporations and government departments that approached the ERA, have had their computers, laptops, servers, and event routers and switches, removed from these sites, and sold, without having their information erased. In some cases the processors that collected the equipment for recycling on behalf of ARMA have resold these items, with sensitive data inside.

In  British Columbia, Encorp Inc operates in conduction with Bottle depots, electronic waste collection sites.

These bottle depots are frequented by various scrap dealers, and operated by private owners who consider profits prior to anything else. Laptops, servers, computers and routers, delivered for recycling, that are still in working condition, have been recorded leaving the premises to private buyers. These items were then recovered by ERA and sensitive information was extracted.

The ERA is warning the public, corporations and government departments to erase their hard drives, or remove them completely before bringing them to any electronic waste collection depots. The ERA also offers mobile hard drive shredding services to guarantee total data destruction.

For more information about the companies affected, and if your corporate data might have been compromised, please contact the ERA directly. If you have dropped off your computers at any of the mentioned depots in the past 2 years, you might have been victim to data theft.

Media Contact

Bojan Paduh 403-262-4488  604-214-4483 bojan@era.ca www.era.ca

MISSISSAUGA, ON, May 30, 2012 /CNW/ - Samsung Electronics Canada, today announces the models details and availability date of the much-anticipated GALAXY S III. Beginning June 20^th, the Samsung GALAXY S III will be available through leading Canadian wireless carriers and authorized national retailers.

"We are very excited to bring the highly anticipated GALAXY S III to Canadians so they can experience firsthand, the power, performance and passion that Samsung is known for," said Paul Brannen, Vice President, Enterprise Business Group, Samsung Canada. "This next generation of the GALAXY S series is sleek and stylish, and offers users features that promote sharing, and are intuitive and powerful, allowing Canadians to enjoy a more human experience with their smartphone."

Natural Interaction

Smart enough to detect face, voice and motions, the GALAXY S III adapts to the user, providing users an interface that is convenient and natural.

• With the innovative 'Smart stay' feature, the GALAXY S III recognizes how the user is using their device such as, reading an e-book or browsing the web. By having the front camera identify eye motion the phone maintains a bright display for continued viewing pleasure.
• The GALAXY S III features 'S Voice,' an advanced natural language user interface, to listen and respond to user commands. S Voice presents powerful functions in regards to device control and commands, such as allowing the user to play a favorite song, turn the volume up or down, send text messages and emails, organize schedules, or automatically launch the camera and capture a photo.
• With 'Smart alert' the GALAXY S III will alert the user by catching any missed messages or calls with a vibration to notify missed statuses when picked up after being idle. If the user is messaging someone but decide to call them instead, they can simply lift phone to their ear and 'Direct call' will dial their number.

Easy and Instant Sharing

The Samsung GALAXY S III is more than a personal device that can be enjoyed by one user - it wants to share and experience smartphone benefits with family and friends, regardless of location with the following features:

• With the new 'S Beam,' the GALAXY S III expands upon Android™ Beam™, allowing a 1GB movie file to be shared within three minutes and a 10MB music file within two seconds by simply touching another GALAXY S III phone, even without a Wi-Fi or cellular signal.
• The 'Buddy photo share' function also allows photos to be easily and simultaneously shared with all friends pictured in an image directly from the camera or the photo gallery.
• 'AllShare Play' can be used to instantly share any forms of files between GALAXY S III and tablet, PC, and televisions that are DLNA enabled, regardless of the distance between the devices.
• The 'Group Cast' feature that allows users to share their screen among multiple friends on the same Wi-Fi network; users can comment and draw changes at the same time as co-workers- witnessing real-time sharing on individual devices.
  • The preloaded 'Dropbox' application provides an even more convenient sharing experience, supplying 50GB of free storage for two years for not just image and music files, but now also for video content. With the GALAXY S III files can also be instantly uploaded through data networks without requiring WiFi access.

Uncompromised Performance

With a 4.8" HD Super AMOLED display, the GALAXY S III offers a large and vivid viewing experience. Samsung Mobile's heritage Super AMOLED display even enhances to HD and 16:9 wider viewing angles. To ensure faster content sharing and connectivity, the GALAXY S III offers Wi-Fi Channel Bonding which doubles the Wi-Fi bandwidth.

The GALAXY S III not only presents features with enhanced usability, but also provides an ergonomic and comfortable experience through its human-centric design. Its comfortable grip, gentle curves, and organic form deliver a rich human-centric feel and design. Available in Pebble Blue and Marble White at launch, Samsung will introduce a variety of additional color options.

The GALAXY S III also sports a range of additional features that boost performance and the overall user experience in entirely new ways, with features such as:

• 'Pop up play,' users can play a video anywhere on their screen while simultaneously running other tasks, eliminating the need to close and restart videos when checking new emails or surfing the Web.
• An 8MP camera features a zero-lag shutter speed that lets users capture moving objects easily without delay, with the 'Burst shot' function that instantly captures twenty continuous shots, and the 'Best photo' feature that selects the best of eight photographs, the GALAXY S III ensures users a more enhanced and memorable camera experience.
• HD video can be recorded even with the 1.9MP front-facing camera, which users can use to capture a video of themselves. An improved backside illumination sensor further helps to eliminate blur in photos that result from shaking, even under low light conditions.
• With Samsung Hubs, users can continually refresh phone content through the 'Game Hub,' which provides access to numerous social games, while Video Hub, a new service offering to the Canadian marketplace, brings users high quality TV and movies for rent . Furthermore, Samsung Music Hub will offer a personal music streaming service.

The GALAXY S III will be available for purchase in Canada starting on June 20, 2012.  Samsung is pleased to be working with all of the leading wireless providers in Canada, to give our customers a choice of service provider.  The SGH-i747 variation of the GALAXY S III will be available from Bell Mobility, Virgin Mobile, SaskTel, TELUS and Rogers Wireless.  The SGH-iT999 model will be available from Videotron, Wind and Mobilicity.

Additional Features Include:

• Processor:
  • Snapdragon S4 Dual Core 1.5 GHz
  • Qualcomm MSM8960 Chipset
• OS (Shipping): ICS 4.0.4
• Data: LTE (SGH-i747 variation) and HSPA+ 42 (SGH-iT999 variation)
• Memory: 2 GB RAM
• Dimensions: 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
• Weight: 133g
• Memory: 16/32GB internal memory (SGH-i747)/ 16GB internal memory (SGH-iT999)
  • Expandable microSD up to 32GB
• Display: 4.8 HD Super AMOLED 1280x720 (306ppi)
• Connectivity: NFC, Bluetooth 4.0, DLNA, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n, MHL Video Out
• Camera: 8MP Rear-facing, 1.9MP Front-facing
• Battery: 2100 mAh
• Other:
  • TouchWiz with Motion UX
  • S Beam
  • AllShare Play enhance functionality
  • MP3/ACC+/WAV audio player
  • DivX/Xvid/MP4/WMV/H.263/ H.264 Video Player

For pre-orders, specific pricing and details, please visit your nearest carrier or retailer. For multimedia content and more detailed information, please visit www.samsungmobilepress.com. In addition, you can find a product introduction video at http://www.samsung.com/global/galaxys3/media.html.

* All functionality, features, specifications and other product information provided in this document including, but not limited to, the benefits, design, pricing, components, performance, availability, and capabilities of the product are subject to change without notice or obligation.

＊Android, Google, Android Beam, Google Search, Google Maps, Gmail, Google Latitude, Google Play, Google Plus, YouTube, Google Talk, Google Places, Google Navigation, Google Downloads are trademarks of Google Inc.

About Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Samsung Electronics Canada delivers unrivalled consumer experiences. Samsung enables Canadians to pursue their passions by offering abroad range of award-winning digital consumer electronics, IT, telecommunications and home appliance products. The Canadian arm upholds Samsung's global mission to provide consumers with innovative digital convergence products that possess exceptional technology, quality, features, performance and value. As a result of its commitment to innovation and unique design, Samsung has become one of the most decorated brands in the electronics industry. The company was ranked #17 in BusinessWeek/Interbrand "100 Best Global Brands" and was named as one of Fast Company's "50 Most Innovative Companies of 2011."

For more information, please visit www.samsung.ca.

You can also Like Samsung on facebook.com/SamsungCanada or follow Samsung on twitter @SamsungCanada. For customer service inquiries, please call 1-800-SAMSUNG (1-800-726-7864).

OTTAWA, May 28, 2012 /CNW/ - The Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, today announced that the Government of Canada is continuing its commitment to advance clean vehicle technologies and work with the automotive industry to make safe, clean and innovative transportation options available to Canadians.

"Our government is pleased to launch the next phase of the ecoTECHNOLOGY for Vehicles Program," said Minister Lebel. "This program will assess the safety and environmental performance of new vehicle technologies to ensure that innovations can be introduced in Canada in a safe and timely manner."

Over the next several years, the automotive industry will introduce a range of innovations to improve vehicle safety and to meet increasingly stringent environmental regulations.

The ecoTECHNOLOGY for Vehicles Program is a five-year, $38-million program that will proactively test advanced vehicle technologies to develop safety and environmental regulations, as well as industry codes and standards.  Test results will help align vehicle regulations in North America to reduce and prevent barriers to cross-border trade, lowering costs for business and consumers, and supporting jobs and economic growth.

The program builds upon a successful predecessor program with the same name, which focused on testing environmental technologies for passenger cars. The new ecoTECHNOLOGY for Vehicles Program will expand testing activities to include heavy-duty trucks and a broader range of technologies.

Funding for the program was provided in Budget 2011 as part of a suite of Clean Transportation Initiatives under the renewal of the Government of Canada's Clean Air Agenda.

The Clean Transportation Initiatives focus on aligning Canadian regulations with those in the United States and with international standards, improving the efficiency of the transportation system and advancing clean technologies.

These initiatives will help Canada achieve its economy-wide target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 17 per cent from 2005 levels by 2020.

For more information about the ecoTECHNOLOGY for Vehicles Program and test results from the predecessor program, please visit Transport Canada's website at www.tc.gc.ca/eTV.

Geneviève Sicard
Press Secretary
Office of the Honourable Denis Lebel
Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, Ottawa
613-991-0700

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WATERLOO, ON, May 29, 2012 /CNW/ - OpenText™ (NASDAQ: OTEX, TSX: OTC) today announced a new OpenText Capture Center software solution that allows organizations to more quickly and efficiently capture, digitize and fully index paper documents, forms and faxes, and then move them into virtually any back-end system. The new version offers several enhancements including improved precision for highly demanding recognition tasks, such as scans from mobile devices, helping users to reduce their dependence on paper-based processes and deliver business critical electronic content to corporate workflows and business processes.

Business processes that depend on paper are inherently slow and hard to manage. Seeing opportunity for rapid efficiency gains, enterprises are aggressively adopting the latest generation of advanced capture solutions such as OpenText Capture Center. As an open document capture platform, it uses optical character recognition (OCR) and intelligent document recognition (IDR) to classify documents and to extract business or index data. Once documents are collected from various sources, such as document scanners, multifunctional peripherals, file shares or email connectors, they are analyzed and delivered to a variety of backend systems from OpenText and other vendors, such as SAP and Microsoft, for further processing or placed into an archive to significantly boost storage efficiency and greatly improve records management and governance.

"While the use of digital communications continues to rapidly expand, incoming paper documents are not declining in volume and we also see increasing use of smartphones for mobile image capture," said Peter Lipps, Vice President, Capture Solutions, OpenText. "Improvements in acquiring the data from these paper assets and also advancing the technology to support documents captured by mobile devices are critical for today's businesses. Capture Center version 10.2 provides this as well as integration with any enterprise backend system, whether from OpenText or other industry-leading solution providers, through standard interfaces or our customizable application programming interface (API)."

The latest version of OpenText Capture Center has shown that it can help businesses reduce document test errors by 20 percent, providing the quality required for the most demanding applications. Capture Center includes the industry-leading OpenText OCR engine which is licensed to a wide range of OEM partners and is used throughout the industry for high demanding recognition tasks.

Mobile Capture
The new version also offers improved support for documents captured by mobile devices, which is quickly becoming an ad-hoc document scanning alternative. As the cameras deployed in these devices do not provide the same fidelity of images as document scanners, Capture Center 10.2 employs improved image handling algorithms as well as a new method for improved character recognition. This new offering builds on OpenText's advanced capture technologies and proven track record of building world-class solutions and integrates with OpenText Tempo for fast and easy file sharing and syncing from any device.

Several additional new capabilities are available within Capture Center 10.2. New user and task management allows customers to manage which user or user group should handle which document batch. It also provides fine-grained access control to prevent unauthorized access. Additional support is now available for high availability scenarios. For example, critical resources such as databases can now be individually managed and re-located. Version 10.2 also offers improved support for unattended operations. Certain scenarios require uninterrupted and unattended operation such as high volume TIFF to searchable PDF/A rendering. Improved failure recovery and a new notification mechanism in Capture Center 10.2 are helpful in this and other scenarios.

Open Text Capture Center version 10.2 is available now. For further information, please go to: http://www.opentext.com/2/global/products/products-opentext-capture-center. 

Follow OpenText on Twitter @opentext and on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/opentext.

About OpenText
OpenText, a global ECM leader, helps organizations manage and gain the true value of their business content. OpenText brings two decades of expertise supporting 100 million users in 114 countries.  Working with our customers and partners, we bring together leading Content Experts™ to help organizations capture and preserve corporate memory, increase brand equity, automate processes, mitigate risk, manage compliance and improve competitiveness. For more information, visit www.opentext.com.

Certain statements in this press release may contain words considered forward-looking statements or information under applicable securities laws. These statements are based on OpenText's current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about the operating environment, economies and markets in which the company operates. These statements are subject to important assumptions, risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict, and the actual outcome may be materially different. OpenText's assumptions, although considered reasonable by the company at the date of this press release, may prove to be inaccurate and consequently its actual results could differ materially from the expectations set out herein.  For additional information with respect to risks and other factors which could occur, see OpenText's Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other securities filings with the SEC and other securities regulators. Unless otherwise required by applicable securities laws, OpenText disclaims any intention or obligations to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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MISSISSAUGA, ON, May 29, 2012 /CNW/ - Ontario's Electrical Safety Authority is warning residents and workers in Conmee Township and the Municipality of Oliver Paipoonge to ensure that electrical equipment in your homes and businesses has not been compromised following flooding.

Electrical equipment and wiring that has been exposed to water through flooding may be dangerous if re-energized without proper evaluation and reconditioning or replacement by qualified persons.

Electrical Equipment - impacted by flood water could be unsafe, this includes the main breaker.  Power should be disconnected at the service by ensuring that the main switch is left in the "off" position until all electrical equipment has been tested.  In the event that flood water has risen above outlets, covers power cords, or is near the service panel you should contact your Local Distribution Company and arrange for them to disconnect power to your home.  Once power has been turned off or disconnected a licensed electrical contractor should be contacted to determine if electrical equipment (wires, plugs) need to be replaced.

Do not plug in or attempt to use electrical appliances that have been wet until they have been checked or serviced by a licensed electrical contractor or service agency.  Ask your contractor, or contact the manufacturer or dealer for the nearest service location.

Portable Generators - should not be connected to electrical appliances or wiring components that have been impacted by flood water.

Portable generators can cause electrical hazards if connected or used incorrectly.  Check your generator and all component parts to ensure that they have been approved by a recognized certification agency.  Portable generators that are hard wired into your electrical wiring are required to have a transfer device to protect your home and the utility system.  In addition, hardwired generator installations must be inspected by the Electrical Safety Authority to ensure they comply with Ontario Electrical Safety Code requirements.  Portable Generators should only be used in well ventilated areas. For more information on portable generator safety and certification requirements visit www.esasafe.com.

Upon returning home after a flood homeowners should stay a minimum of 35 feet away from downed powerlines and immediately report these to the Local Distribution Company.

In the event of a powerline emergency call 911 and your Local Distribution Company.

Ontario's Electrical Safety Code requires generators to be connected to a wiring system with an approved transfer device.  The device prevents Utility power from entering your home when a generator is in use; and prevents generator power from flowing back onto the Utility system.

Cathy Chernysh, Director of Communication, (905) 712-5371
Ted Olechna, Provincial Code Engineer, (905) 712-5366

MONTREAL, May 30, 2012 /CNW Telbec/ - Online voting begins today to determine which of the eight projects competing in the finals of the BDC Young Entrepreneur Award contest will take home the $100,000 BDC Grand Prize for Innovation. The BDC Young Entrepreneur Award runner up will receive a customized Internet strategy developed by BDC Consulting and valued at $25,000.

"We invite Canadians to start voting today at bdc.ca and show their support for the entrepreneurs competing for our $100,000 innovation award," says Michel Bergeron, Senior Vice President, Marketing and Public Affairs at BDC. "All the finalist projects are solid contenders, and their fate is now in the hands of the public.  By casting a vote every day, between now and June 19, the public can help a young entrepreneur get one step closer to building a stronger, more competitive business."

The general public can now view the finalist profiles and the project videos, and vote for their favourite innovation project on the contest's microsite or on Facebook at BDC Entrepreneur.  Voting for the 2012 BDC Young Entrepreneur Award contest runs from May 30 to June 19 and the public can vote once a day. Frequent contest updates will be posted on Facebook,  Twitter at @BDC_News and LinkedIn.  The BDC Young Entrepreneur Award winner and runner-up will be announced on June 25.

The road to the finals
Selection committees around the country —one for each province and one for the combined territories—met to review the BDC Young Entrepreneur Award applications.  The judges looked at the quality, feasibility and relevance of the innovation project.  They also took into account the financial health of the company, its growth potential and the extent to which the project met genuine client needs.

Following are brief descriptions of the eight finalist innovation proposals:

Nova Scotia: Anchored Coffee, Zane Kelsall, 27, Two If By Sea Cafe, Dartmouth
Zane Kelsall and Two If By Sea Cafe are looking to make a difference at home and globally by opening the first roastery in Atlantic Canada to buy all of its coffee direct from farmers. This project will benefit coffee farmers, while ensuring a sustainable supply of high quality beans for the company's existing cafes and its partner network across Canada. A front-of-house coffee lab will serve as a community hub, offering tasting sessions and direct-trade seminars and courses. Vote to help Two If By Sea make a real impact!

Quebec: Sole Solution, Philippe Durocher, 34, Laboratoire Bergeron, Montreal
Laboratoire Bergeron's new approach to creating orthotics could completely change the field as we know it.  Conceived by Philippe Durocher, the patent-pending system uses a liquid resin injected into a prefabricated insole that moulds to the patient's foot and creates a less-costly, more precise, ready-made product.  The company is perfecting the system and has plans to take it to international markets.  Vote to help Laboratoire Bergeron improve the orthotics experience for patients and specialists around the world!

Ontario: A Robot with Smarts, Miguel Clement, 30, Inovatech Engineering Corp., Vankleek Hill
Miguel Clement and his team aim to expand Inovatech's line of robotic cell machines.  They plan to produce a robot that can be programmed to understand customized drawings and recognize how to make the appropriate cuts in steel beams and plates with minimal room for error.  With the unique ability to read 3-D, 2-D and bevel drawings, the Steel Pro 900 will help structural steel manufacturers increase their operational efficiency, speed and accuracy. The machine will also eliminate some of the industry's laborious and hazardous tasks and allow steel manufacturers to take on more work. Vote to give Inovatech Engineering the tools to succeed!

Manitoba: Grants with a Difference, Michael Legary, 32, Seccuris Inc., Winnipeg
Michael Legary and Seccuris Inc. plan to reinvigorate grassroots entrepreneurship across Canada by providing grants to non-profit groups known as community innovation spaces. These entities enable innovation at the local level by providing physical space and equipment that would otherwise not be available to budding entrepreneurs. The grants will help kick-start projects and create new jobs and entrepreneurial opportunities. Vote to help Seccuris reinvigorate entrepreneurship!

Saskatchewan: The Drop-in Office, Curtis Olson, 34, Shift Development Inc., Saskatoon
Curtis Olson's Shift Development team wants to provide Saskatoon's growing mobile workforce with a service that the city lacks:  flexible office space equipped with world-class technology, offices and resources. Designed for creative entrepreneurs and start-ups that don't need permanent offices, Shift's project will provide access to access to high-tech amenities and professional development programs.  Users will also benefit from proximity to an existing community of creative entrepreneurs. Vote to give Shift the power to empower Saskatoon's mobile workforce!

Alberta: A Greener Footprint, Patrick Bergevin, 35, Chinook Foot Orthotic Laboratory Inc., Calgary
Patrick Bergevin and his team at Chinook Foot Orthotic Laboratory want to redefine foot orthotics manufacturing. Their project will reduce the company's environmental footprint, and, through sales to other labs, help reduce waste across the industry. By improving the efficiency of Chinook's manufacturing systems, the project will significantly reduce waste and improve productivity. It will also replace costly composites that are prone to defects and create more resilient, lightweight orthotics. Vote to give Chinook Lab and the industry a greener footprint!

British Columbia: Star Guitars, Mike Miltimore, 35, Lee's Music, Kamloops
Mike Miltimore and his team at Lee's Music are ready to scale up their manufacturing facility and launch Riversong guitars on the market.  Their patent-pending new guitar design featuring an adjustable neck joint fixes a lot of issues related to tension and tuning that have plagued guitar players for years. The company has also streamlined the guitar manufacturing process to reduce building time from 100 to 24 hours.  Mike and his team want to continue to use local materials and further develop the business to create more jobs in their community.  Vote to give Lee's Music the fullest sound!

Northwest Territories: Arctic Fitness, Tara Newbigging, 27, Fit 2 the T, Yellowknife
By developing a strong Web presence, Tara and Fit 2 the T want to build on the fitness wave they sparked in Yellowknife and extend the same life-changing wellness benefits to other remote communities. To get people started, Tara would travel to remote areas, host workshops and use technology to provide a sustainable remote connection as well as access to online fitness tools and programs. Vote to give Fit 2 the T the tools to build wellness!

About the BDC Young Entrepreneur Award contest
Created by the Business Development Bank of Canada in 1988, the BDC Young Entrepreneur Award contest pays tribute to successful Canadian entrepreneurs between 18 and 35 years of age.  For the first time in 2012, the contest will see finalists competing for the BDC Grand Prize for Innovation which will award $100,000 to one young Canadian entrepreneur to carry out a specific innovation project.  The Financial Post is the exclusive media partner of the BDC 2012 Young Entrepreneur Award.  The contest is sponsored by Les Affaires.

About BDC
Canada's business development bank, BDC, puts entrepreneurs first.  With almost 1,900 employees and more than 100 business centres across the country, BDC offers financing, subordinate financing, venture capital and consulting services to 29,000 small and medium-sized companies.  Their success is vital to Canada's economic prosperity.

Maria Constantinescu
Advisor, Public Relations, BDC
514 496-7146
maria.constantinescu@bdc.ca

TORONTO, June 1, 2012 /CNW/ - TELUS will invest more than $650 million in advanced technology over the next three years in Ontario.

The significant investment builds on the more than $22 billion the company has invested in technology and operations in the province since 2000. It will expand and extend TELUS' 4G LTE network, using the fastest wireless technology in the world. TELUS' investments will also result in the hiring of 900 people across Ontario to support its wireless growth.

"Technology is a foundation of a stronger provincial economy," said Joe Natale, TELUS' Chief Commercial Officer. "These investments will help support growth across our wireline and wireless services, meeting the exponential demand for advanced communications technology that we see across the province, and indeed across the country. They'll improve the reach and capacity of our network for existing business customers, and consumers. And, of particular importance, they will help to connect additional rural and small communities. At the same time, hiring 900 people will help us support the future economic prosperity of Ontario."

TELUS' commitment also extends to supporting local charities and community organizations. Since 2000, TELUS' family of more than 8,000 employees and retirees in Ontario have contributed more than $39 million and, more significantly, volunteered 235,000 hours to Ontario-based charities and organizations such as The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation, Tree Canada, Canadian Red Cross and Free The Children. Notably, the TELUS team will contribute more than $7 million to local, grassroots community projects in 2012.

"At TELUS, we have a fundamental belief that by supporting one another, we build a stronger foundation," said Mr. Natale. "From it, better businesses are built, and more importantly, stronger communities are created. We take our work in communities across Ontario seriously, bringing the same innovation and commitment to our charitable giving and volunteer work as we do to every other facet of our business. 'We give where we live' isn't just a slogan for our team. It's an authentic expression of our caring attitude and approach."

TELUS' $650 million investment will:

• Extend and expand TELUS' fourth generation network coverage to more than 95 per cent of people in Ontario. This year, TELUS will extend 4G LTE service to the National Capital Region, Barrie, Windsor, Muskoka, Niagara area and Kingston with more to come over the next few years if TELUS is able to secure necessary wireless spectrum through Industry Canada's upcoming spectrum auctions. 4G LTE is the most advanced, fastest wireless technology available in the world today.
• Continue to improve delivery of drug claims services through the company's healthcare technology. In May, TELUS earned a two-year contract extension with Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care for the operation of the Health Network System, which enables pharmacies to submit drug benefit claims electronically. The extension recognizes TELUS' excellence in on-line and real time drug claims adjudication under the Ontario Public Drug Programs. TELUS' healthcare solutions enable the processing of drug claims under the OPDP, the largest, real-time online transaction processing system in the Ontario government The system settles about 125 million online real-time transactions per year from the approximately 2.2 million Ontarians using Ontario Drug Benefit claims programs.
• Support unique community fundraising projects in Ontario. Similar programs in 2011 raised $250,000 for Junior Achievement of Canada towards a new national award for Canadian youth and $80,000 for the Canadian Beast Cancer Foundation - Ontario Region to fund clinical fellowships in breast cancer research.

The capital investment disclosed in this release is consistent with TELUS' overall capital expenditure target for 2012.

About TELUS

TELUS (TSX: T, T.A; NYSE: TU) is a leading national telecommunications company in Canada, with $10.5 billion of annual revenue and 12.7 million customer connections including 7.4 million wireless subscribers, 3.5 million wireline network access lines and 1.3 million Internet subscribers and more than 550,000 TELUS TV customers. Led since 2000 by President and CEO, Darren Entwistle, TELUS provides a wide range of communications products and services including wireless, data, Internet protocol (IP), voice, television, entertainment and video.

In support of our philosophy to give where we live, TELUS, our team members and retirees have contributed more than $260 million to charitable and not-for-profit organizations and volunteered 4.2 million hours of service to local communities since 2000. Eleven TELUS Community Boards across Canada lead TELUS' local philanthropic initiatives. TELUS was honoured to be named the most outstanding philanthropic corporation globally for 2010 by the Association of Fundraising Professionals, becoming the first Canadian company to receive this prestigious international recognition.

For more information about TELUS, please visit telus.com.

Forward looking statement:
This news release contains statements about expected future events of TELUS that are forward-looking. By their nature, forward-looking statements require the Company to make assumptions and predictions and are subject to inherent risks and uncertainties. There is significant risk that the forward-looking statements will not prove to be accurate. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements as a number of factors could cause actual future events to differ materially from that expressed in the forward-looking statements. Except as required by law, TELUS disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements.

Elisabeth Napolano
TELUS Media Relations
(416) 906-9830
Elisabeth.napolano@telus.com

Ottawa, June, 05, 2011…CATAAlliance CEO, John Reid & its National Spokesperson, Sir Terry Matthews, also President & CEO of Wesley Clover released today a Venture Capital (VC) Blueprint for Canada to succeed as an Innovation Nation. The VC Blueprint reviews different mechanisms and models for urgent adoption in Canada to accelerate the success of start-ups to enterprise flagships.

TORONTO, June 5, 2012 /CNW/ - During a panel discussion on social networking yesterday at the Toronto Congress Centre, Sandvine's chief executive officer, Dave Caputo, pointed to Facebook as the killer app for mobile operators looking to implement price certainty for their subscribers. The social networking panel also included Jacob Glick, senior policy counsel Canada, Google Canada, Ken King, director telco & media convergence, SAS Institute and Keith McArthur, vice president social media, Rogers Communications Inc.

"We are finding that 50-percent of smart phones are actually connecting to Facebook every hour of every day, which perhaps is not surprising when you see Facebook icons on the home pages of most websites," said Dave Caputo, CEO, Sandvine.  "Facebook is a highly valued application with predictable data volumes that require a minimum amount of bandwidth.  This is the perfect scenario to implement tiered service plans that offer price certainty for subscribers and cost certainty for service providers."

Sandvine's network data is derived from a selection of their 200-plus communication service provider customers and aggregated in semiannual Global Internet Phenomena reports.  Sandvine's customers get the benefit of similar detailed network data reports to monitor the traffic trends on their networks, both on an ad hoc and pre-configured basis.

"Sandvine is an example of a vendor devoted to serving the global communication service provider community whose solutions can help its customer implement business intelligence tailored to their needs," said Jeff Cotrupe, Global Program Director, ACEM and OSSCS, Stratecast | Frost & Sullivan.

As part of its business intelligence offerings, Sandvine's Network Analytics is a comprehensive business intelligence tool that measures network performance to help gain insight into network trends and subscriber usage with executive-style dashboards.

To learn more about Sandvine and its products, visit www.sandvine.com.

ABOUT SANDVINE

Sandvine's network policy control solutions focus on protecting and improving the quality of experience on the Internet. Our award-winning network policy control equipment and software helps fixed and wireless and mobile operators better understand network traffic, manage network congestion, create new services and revenues, mitigate traffic that is malicious or undesirable to subscribers, deliver QoS-prioritized multimedia services and increase subscriber satisfaction. With over 200 service provider customers in over 85 countries, serving hundreds of millions of broadband and mobile data subscribers, Sandvine is enhancing the Internet experience worldwide. For more information, please visit: www.sandvine.com. 

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain statements in this release which are not historical facts constitute forward-looking statements or forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable securities laws ("forward-looking statements") and are made pursuant to the "safe harbour" provisions of such laws. Statements related to potential benefits of, and demand for, Sandvine's products are forward looking statements which are subject to certain assumptions, risks and uncertainties that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Sandvine to differ materially from the results, performance, achievements or developments expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such statements.

MEDIA CONTACT
Sacha DeGroot
Sandvine
+1 519 880 2232
sdegroot@sandvine.com

INVESTOR RELATIONS CONTACT
Rick Wadsworth
Sandvine
+1 519 880 2400 ext. 3503
rwadsworth@sandvine.com 

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Canaccord Genuity Limited
+44 0207 523 8000

NEW YORK CITY, NY (Book Expo America), June 5, 2012 /CNW/ - Kobo Inc., a global leader in eReading, today introduced its self-publishing portal Kobo Writing Life for independent authors and publishers. Designed to help writers become the best authors and publishers possible, Kobo Writing Life offers key reader insights and marketing tools to engage with fans on a global scale.

Another step in the company's focus and support of open standards, Kobo Writing Life uses industry standard ePub files giving readers more flexibility to choose on what computer, smartphone or eReading device they want to read the self-published titles. At no cost to the author, Kobo Writing Life titles are published easily using a revolutionary self-service portal in minutes. The platform is designed to put the power of all aspects of publishing - from price setting to advertising to marketing - in the hands of the writers helping them to maximize sales.

"When we started working on Kobo Writing Life, the first thing we did was ask authors what they felt was most important in a self-publishing platform," said Michael Tamblyn, EVP Content & Merchandising, Kobo. "They were incredibly clear: openness, control, great royalties, incredible reporting and global reach. It should be powerful but drop-dead simple. And there should be people running it who care about writers -- not like dropping your treasured manuscript into a machine. We can't wait to see what authors will do with this."

Unlike competitive self-publishing tools, Kobo allows authors to set their book price to "FREE" at any time without restrictive exclusive agreements, in addition Kobo pays 10% higher royalties on sales in many growing international markets and allows authors much more freedom on pricing. The company's focus on Social Reading will also give authors the opportunity to connect with readers through its Kobo Author Notes program enabling writers to provide commentary within the book for readers to enjoy as well as through Kobo's free apps, integrated with Facebook Timeline.

"Kobo has designed an intuitive dashboard that is easy to use and loaded with features important to me as an author," said Bella Andre, best-selling author of the Sullivan series. "The ability to see the performance of my books across different markets helps me to understand how my advertising and promotions are influencing sales so that I can engage with more readers around the world."

"Self-publishing is an important way for even established authors to strengthen a personal relationship with fans by offering them new or backlist titles that might not be suitable for large-scale print publishing," said Kevin J. Anderson, New York Times bestselling author. "The technology behind platforms like Kobo Writing Life is offering ways for writers to reach specific audiences easily. Some books are suitable for release by a major publisher, while others are better suited to a targeted approach."

Kobo Writing Life, currently being tested by 50 authors in its beta program, will be available in English at the end of June for the more than 1,600 authors already signed up. Additional languages and country-specific support will be added in the coming year. To sign up for Kobo Writing Life, please visit www.kobo.com/writinglife and check out the tutorial videos and FAQ.

About Kobo Inc.

Kobo Inc. is one of the world's fastest-growing eReading services offering millions of eBooks, magazines and newspapers- and counting. Believing that consumers should have the freedom to read any book on any device, Kobo has built an open-standards platform to provide consumers with a choice when reading. Inspired by a "Read Freely" philosophy and a passion for innovation, Kobo has expanded to nearly 200 countries, where millions of consumers have access to localized eBook catalogues and award-winning eReaders, like the Kobo Touch. With top-ranked eReading applications for Apple, BlackBerry, Android, and Windows products, Kobo allows consumers to make eReading social through Facebook Timeline and Reading Life, an industry-first social experience that lets users to earn awards for time spent reading and encouraging others to join in. Headquartered in Toronto and owned by Tokyo-based Rakuten, Kobo eReaders can be found in major retail chains across the globe.

For more information, visit www.kobo.com.

VANCOUVER, June 4, 2012 /CNW/ - Destiny Media Technologies (TSXV: DSY) (OTCQX: DSNY), the global standard for the secure distribution of pre-release music to radio, is pleased to announce the successful soft launch of Play MPE® version 5.  The new website (http://www.plaympe.com) and Mac, PC and 'Direct to Web' versions of the player software were made available beginning on May 15^th.  iPhone, iPad, Android, Android Tablet and Blackberry versions are under development.

A team of developers began development on this major initiative in 2010, with a goal to expand usage.  Demand for the new player suite was driven by a need to better accommodate new geographies and new recipient types, such as press.  Following this launch, the company will be rolling the service out into new territories including major markets such as Germany, Japan and Indonesia.

Mark Moroney, VP Production Universal Music Group International speaks to their plans for further global roll out.  "We've always liked the powerful feature set of Play MPE® that enables us to deliver promotional music globally in a timely and secure manner.  However, with the proliferation of commercial music streaming services, the end user interface of Play MPE® had become dated. We worked closely with Play MPE® to completely re-design both the interface and feature set, based on feedback from our recipients (mainly radio stations and journalists). We're extremely pleased with the new player and think it will enable us to further reduce our physical promotional CD distribution."

Play MPE® Player 5 was designed with the cloud concept in mind to reflect the way our users are accessing the system. Whether at their main PC, on the road, at their home office, or using one of the Play MPE mobile apps, their experience will be consistent. Account-wide features like flags, notes, streaming playlist, and usage history have been introduced. Some of the other new features are: improved player controls, one-click playback from alert emails and one-step downloading, improved and expanded account settings, and the ability to choose themed skins.

The player software and Play MPE® 'Direct to Web' player-less access are available in twenty seven languages and the new user interface brings the music, videos and album art to the front page, giving users a quick, simple experience to listen. Patented locking and watermarking technologies continue to protect the content from piracy. With Player 5, Play MPE® continues to offer the best file format choice in the industry. Users can download WAV, MP3, WMA, AAC, Ogg, or MP2 in the bitrates of their choice and they can also conveniently burn a CD and print a matching CD inlay.

About Destiny Media Technologies, Inc.
Universal, EMI, Warner, Sony and one thousand other labels use Destiny's secure distribution service to deliver most of their pre-release music to radio, online retail, DJ's, sports stadiums, journalists and VIP. Destiny's 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.

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

MONTREAL, June 6, 2012 /CNW Telbec/ - EquiSoft, a leader in the design and development of digital business solutions for the financial industry, today announced the launch of WealthElements™, a customizable, fully-integrated suite of wealth management tools designed to help financial advisors create industry-leading wealth management proposals for their clients and prospects. The new suite leverages the strengths of EquiSoft's flagship Asset Allocation Analyst™, a software tool trusted by thousands of financial advisors worldwide since 1995.

The new WealthElements suite includes Asset Allocation Analysis, Investment Policy Statements, Net Worth, Cash Flow, Retirement Needs, Education Savings Needs and Insurance Needs modules. More modules, such as Mortgage versus Investment Analysis, Disability Insurance Needs and Critical Illness Insurance Needs are to be added in the coming months. Each of the modules can be used on a stand-alone basis or as part of an integrated suite, allowing advisors to efficiently generate proposals customized to any client's particular needs. All modules are integrated into one industry-leading, investor-friendly proposal.

WealthElements includes robust mutual fund, segregated fund, stock, Separately Managed Account (SMA) and Exchange-Traded-Fund (ETF) data from several respected data vendors to ensure timely and thorough analysis of current and proposed investment portfolios. Also, WealthElements can be integrated to an advisory firm's back office system and/or insurance illustration system, minimizing the amount of data entry required to generate client and prospect proposals.

"Our objective in developing WealthElements is to offer advisory firms and their financial advisors a streamlined process that couples comprehensive analysis with speed and efficiency" said Jonathan Georges, Vice-President, Financial Products at EquiSoft. "With our one-stop wealth management solution advisors can now produce industry-leading proposals, literally, within minutes."

Furthermore, because WealthElements supports multiple currencies and languages and is highly customizable, advisory firms around the world can leverage EquiSoft's innovative suite to implement an advisor solution that best meets their specific needs.

About EquiSoft Inc.
Founded in 1994, EquiSoft specializes in the design and development of digital business solutions including web solutions, software design, development, integration and technical analysis for the financial and insurance industries.

Website: www.equisoft.com

Jonathan Georges

Vice President, Financial Products

(514) 989-3141 extension 201
jonathan.georges@equisoft.com

TORONTO, June 7, 2012 /CNW/ - English and French versions of the National Salary Survey of CreativeEarners, produced by RGD (www.rgdontario.com) and Creative Niche (www.creativeniche.com), went live today at www.creativeearners.ca. Canadians working in creative communications are encouraged to complete the survey before July 6.

The survey findings will provide valuable insight into the economic profile of the national creative industry.

Participants will receive an exclusive collection of digital wallpapers created by top Canadian designers and illustrators, and be entered into a raffle for the chance to a free ticket to the DesignThinkers 2012 conference (www.designthinkers.com).

Survey results will be made accessible to all in November 2012.

RGD is the professional body for graphic designers in Ontario, representing over 3,000 members. RGD is an industry hub, setting standards of practice and accrediting graphic designers with the designation Registered Graphic Designer (R.G.D.).

Michelle Pereira, Communications Coordinator, RGD, 1.888.274.3668 x26, comm@rgdontario.com.