A New Initiative for the Digital Commerce Community

The early months of 2011 were busier for us than usual. Thanks to some funding from IRAP, ITAC was in a position to conduct a series of forums on digital commerce in cities across Canada. We showcased some of the leading experts from our community at these forums and got to meet some dynamic folks working in other hotbeds of digital interactive activity. Lynda Brown-Ganzert, for example, is a central figure in the national interactive industry and is a tireless community-builder in the Vancouver digital commerce community.

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NEW MEMBERS

• Alphinat Inc.
• Business Development Bank of Canada
• Catmedis Healthcare Inc.
• Freedom 55 Financial
• iVedha Inc.
• MicroStrategy Canada
• Ontario Environment Industry Association
• Wulei Info Inc.
• zuluMe

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The future is just a click away

Alexandra Brown, President, Aprilage

For those of us who wonder what we might look like in 20, 40 or even 60 years, thanks to a Canadian software company, we need not wonder anymore.

Aprilage is based out of Toronto – and their age progression software, APRIL, can virtually transform a photograph of a face as young as six years old into a rendition of what that face will look like when it is as old as 72.

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Making the top 10

Lynda Brown-Ganzert, CEO and Founder, zuluMe

While many of the world’s most prolific social networking tools facilitate and encourage interaction with huge numbers of people, there is a new player on the scene who is going to be introducing more of a “quality over quantity” approach to staying connected.

Lynda Brown-Ganzert is CEO and Founder of zuluMe – a new private mobile social network app that allows users to create exclusive private groups comprised of themselves and 10 other users.

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Meet Denise Shortt: the newest member of the ITAC team

Denise Shortt, Vice-President of Industry Development, ITAC

When you ask Denise Shortt about her background, the answer often depends on who is asking. This isn’t because she’s trying to be elusive. Rather, she’s worn enough hats over the past 20-plus years – as an internationally respected educator, speaker, best-selling author, consultant and researcher, to name a few – that a simple one-sentence reply no longer suffices.

Earlier this month, Denise joined the ITAC team as Vice-President of Industry Development. In this role, she will assist ITAC’s efforts in promoting the development of Canada’s ICT and digital industry, while building and supporting communities of interest within the ITAC membership. She will also act as the lead in ITAC’s digital ICT strategy and community building efforts on both the national and global levels.

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