Mon, 14 Jun 2010 10:08:38 -0700 http://www.fup.ca/ FUP - Software and Technology News en-ca http://www.fup.ca/images/logo.gif http://www.fup.ca/ info@whitebark.ca http://www.fup.ca/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=44 This domain name and website are now for sale. FUP.ca is a premium LLL (3 character) domain name and the website has been online for over three years. Created and maintained by WhiteBark Innovations Canada, FUP.ca along with all the original content articles and website is for sale to the highest offer. If you would like to purchase this domain name and website please use the contact link and make your best offer in Canadian dollars. We have a 100% positive sales track record with domain names and websites and we would be happy to show you where you can verify our solid sales records. Mon, 14 Jun 2010 10:08:38 -0700 http://www.fup.ca/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=43 The Iphone has revolutionized the way cell phones are perceived. With its wide array of features that include GPS navigation, Internet Browsing and touch screen interface, the Iphone has advanced the cell phone market. The Iphone was officially launched and available for purchase on June 29th, 2007. The phone became such an instant sensation that it was sold out almost immediately upon launch. The anticipation of the launch was so overwhelming that within a span of only 30 hours, over 270,000 Iphones was sold during that period of time. One of the great features of the Iphone is the touch screen. The ease of simply touching the screen to complete commands was a welcomed feature for a cell phone. The liquid crystal display with scratch resistant glass also added to the allure of the Iphone. The Iphone is also considered to be a very interactive phone which means you control how you use its functions. The ability to pinch, expand, move up and down what you see on the screen are features that set apart the Iphone from any other phone on the market. Mon, 22 Dec 2008 14:39:19 -0700 http://www.fup.ca/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=42 The Canadian Journalism Foundation is hosting an event that should be of interest to everyone who publishes material on the Internet. The not-for-profit CJF presentation will feature a discussion with Dr. Michael Geist. Dr. Geist will be presenting the pertinent legal issues that are impacting everyone from the seasoned blogger to the average internet user. Afterwards Dr. Michael Geist will be partaking in a Q&A moderated by Sally Armstrong. According to Dr. Geist, anyone who blogs, comments, sends e-mail or otherwise publishes electronically is subject to the laws of defamation and libel. The Ottawa Law School professor will also discuss the Internet and new technologies while identifying the business and policy challenges that this creates for journalists and journalism. Fri, 22 Feb 2008 23:16:13 -0700 http://www.fup.ca/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=41 Intel of Canada is presenting the World Series of Video Games. The WSVG is making its Canadian debut August 24-26 at the Fan Expo Canada at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Who says playing video games wouldn't pay off? With cash prized totalling some $70,000 U.S., gamers from around the world have come to Canada for a piece of the gaming action. To date, this is the largest single video game tournament in Canadian history. With Intel on hand you know there will be plenty of new toys for the boys! Intel is unveiling the very latest in PC gaming via the Intel Core 2 Extreme processor. Team Evil Geniuses who are Canada's best gamers will be on hand to lend their expertise on the very latest in video games. Fri, 24 Aug 2007 20:21:43 -0700 http://www.fup.ca/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=40 A new survey has found that every second American adult has a high-speed Internet connection. At 47% of adult Americans now have broadband band connections at home. In 2005 30% of adult Americans reported having broadband Internet connections. The largest growth came from African American households who saw broadband rates of use increase by 8% since 2006. Among those individuals surveyed, of those who use the internet at home, 70% have a high-speed connection while 23% use dialup. A little slower to adapt are senior citizens who can claim only 15% using high-speed connections amongst Internet users at home. Sat, 07 Jul 2007 22:46:25 -0700 http://www.fup.ca/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=39 The United States Senate has voted on Coal-to-Liquid amendments. These are amendments to the Senate version of the Clean Energy Act of 2007. The purpose of the amendments is to help reduce America's dependency on foreign oil imports. By investing in clean, renewable, and alternative energy resources, the United States is also helping spur on the promotion of new emerging energy technologies, and help in developing greater energy efficiency. The Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve was also created to invest in alternative energy. Unfortunately, both amendments failed to pass the Senate vote. Fri, 22 Jun 2007 12:53:24 -0700 http://www.fup.ca/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=38 GreenField Ethanol who is Canada's leading ethanol producer, just yesterday accepted its 100,000th delivery of corn to its Chatham Ontario plant. GreenField Ethanol gets its corn from local Canadian producers. For the 100,000 delivery, local truck driver Gary Johnston of Wallaceburg, Ontario arrived early yesterday morning to deliver corn from the farm of Jim and Lorne Smith which is in Kent Bridge Ontario. GreenField Ethanol President and CEO Bob Gallant said of the event, "Since our Chatham plant opened in 1997, GreenField Ethanol's success has been linked with the Chatham-Kent community. This 100,000th delivery of corn would not have been possible without our Chatham employees and the local farms and businesses that we work with on a daily basis, year in, year out. This milestone would not be possible without the local farmers and everyone in the Chatham-Kent community." Fri, 08 Jun 2007 21:40:22 -0700 http://www.fup.ca/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=37 The 3rd annual conference of the Association of University Research Parks Canada saw nearly thirty representatives from Canada's research parks reach an agreement that will help create a formal association that will group together the 17 Canadian research parks. Mayor of Saint-Laurent, Mr. Alan DeSousa congratulated the instigators of the research park project. This includes such people as Mr. Claude Normandeau, President-Executive Director of the Technoparc Saint-Laurent, Mr. Austin Beggs, Director, Corporate Relations, at Saskatoon-based Innovation Place, and Mr. Dale Gann, Vice-President of the Vancouver Island Technology Park at the University of Victoria. Alan DeSousa said of the project, "In our opinion, university research parks provide the ideal environment for synergy and interconnectivity which are at the very heart of the technological clusters we have adopted to chart the future of the Montreal economy." Fri, 08 Jun 2007 21:31:16 -0700 http://www.fup.ca/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=36 Did you know that currently millions of Canadians file their income tax return electronically every year? You can too, by using NETFILE to safely and securely send your return over the Internet to the Canada Revenue Agency. You can also ask your tax preparer to use EFILE. The advantage of filing your return electronically means that you don't have to mail your return or send in your receipts, unless the Canada Revenue Agency asks to see them. You may also get your refund quicker. Sometimes your return may come in as little as eight business days! To find out more about Canada Revenue Agency's electronic services, you can visit www.cra.gc.ca/eservices for more information. Tue, 03 Apr 2007 14:22:00 -0700 http://www.fup.ca/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=35 Announced today is the newly signed agreement by Tri-Vision International Ltd and Sharp Corporation for V-Chip licensing. The previous deal expired at the end of March 2007. The FCC - Federal Communications Commission, has mandated a series of phased-in rules crafted to ensure that the V-chip can fully respond to any rating system changes in digital television receiver products by March 1, 2007. This comes as part of the transition to a digital television broadcast system in the United States. Currently, Tri-Vision's open V-chip is the only known patented technology capable of accepting modified or new rating systems. "We thank Sojitz and Sharp for the long and successful relationship between our three companies for these many years, and we look forward to working directly with Sharp. We anticipate concluding a new agreement shortly that will run through the term of our U.S. and Canadian patents", Tri-Vision President Toshinori Ikebe said of the discussions. Tue, 03 Apr 2007 13:49:04 -0700 http://www.fup.ca/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=34 Responding to calls to make a new resource tool available to small business owners and the self-employed, Canada Revenue Agency is now offering a new product to help make their tax lives easier. With a business card sized CD-ROM, Canada Revenue Agency is making available a whole host of information to make keeping on top of taxes much easier. The CD's which are available on the CRA website highlights all the electronic services available. "Small business owners have told me that government forms and information services must become simpler and easier to use," explained Minister of National Revenue Carol Skelton. "There is a vast amount of information and great services available on the Canada Revenue Agency website, but many small businesses do not know what is available to them. This tool simplifies the search for information by providing an overview of relevant business topics and services," said Minister Skelton. Thu, 15 Feb 2007 00:47:31 -0700 http://www.fup.ca/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=33 Mixpo, a new online media publishing service that lets individuals effortlessly create portfolios of video, photos and audio right from their desktops, is offering its service to more than 120 million users of Windows Live Spaces through the Windows Live Gadgets platform. Users will now be able to add compelling multimedia stories to their Space as an embedded blog entry or a gadget called a Mixcard, with no limits to the number of files or file size. "Rich media is an important way for people to share their stories with friends or the world," said David Fortin, senior director of product management at Windows Live. "Mixpo offers users the simple tools for publishing multimedia they want to maintain control of, expanding the ways in which they can share their stories with confidence. Mixpo's use of the Windows Live Gadgets platform is innovative and showcases an important pillar of our strategy to create an ecosystem of partners." Fri, 02 Feb 2007 20:40:22 -0700 http://www.fup.ca/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=32 Bioscrypt Inc., a leading provider of enterprise access control technologies, has announced that the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority has selected a handheld rugged biometric reader from Labcal Technologies Inc. that incorporates Bioscrypt technology to authenticate employees in 29 Canadian airports. Bioscrypt and Labcal collaborated closely to integrate Bioscrypt's award winning fingerprint matching algorithm in Labcal's reader, the Be.U Mobile. CATSA's Restricted Area Identification Card program is similar to the U.S.-based Transportation Worker Identification Credential program implemented by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security program. The Canada-wide deployment of the solution provided by Bioscrypt and Labcal allows airport authorities to immediately adjust the level of security at any access point or in large areas such as the tarmac. The solution can be deployed in any airport in any country looking to enhance the safety of passengers and diminish the threat of terrorist attacks. Tue, 30 Jan 2007 14:44:23 -0700 http://www.fup.ca/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=31 Cloakware Inc., a security solutions provider that makes security inseparable from software, has announced the immediate availability of Cloakware Server Password Manager 3, the first and only commercial solution to automatically and securely manage passwords that connect administrators to critical network infrastructure and hard-coded passwords that connect applications to other applications. CSPM 3 meets the needs of even the largest, most regulated companies. Organizations worldwide face pressure from commercial and federal legislation that either indirectly or explicitly requires all passwords within an enterprise be managed and changed on a regular basis. In addition, organizations struggle to secure shared privileged passwords that grant IT administrators and other insiders or contractors access to critical assets. CSPM is the first commercially supported product to provide comprehensive management of both application-to-application (A2A) and privileged administrator passwords. CSPM 3 now supports a broader set of server, agent and target platforms and supports most target applications. With CSPM 3, organizations improve compliance, protect confidential data, decrease system downtime and lower operating costs across the enterprise. Tue, 30 Jan 2007 14:31:41 -0700 http://www.fup.ca/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=30 A leading provider of motion technology for immersive home entertainment, D-BOX Technologies Inc., is announcing that its first D-BOX motion-enhanced Blu-ray movies are to be released this week across North America. This follows a licensing agreement signed between them and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment LLC on August 2nd, 2006. "To see the D-BOX logo on Blu-ray disk covers is something we are very proud of. It shows that we are one step closer to reach our goal to become an industry standard" said Claude Mc Master, President and Chief Executive Officer of D-BOX Technologies. "This will greatly enhance our credibility and visibility and shows that D-BOX is on the right track to implement its business plan." Thu, 25 Jan 2007 21:52:35 -0700 http://www.fup.ca/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=29 This year, more than half of all personal income taxes completed in Canada will be filed electronically. And if last year is any indication, more than three million of those returns will be prepared by Canadians who switched from pencil and paper to easy-to-use QuickTax tax preparation software. As tax regulations become increasingly complex and change from year to year, tax software delivers real benefits to Canadians looking for an easier and more accurate way to face the annual task. Canada's No. 1 best-selling tax preparation program is QuickTax. It is available as computer-installed software or as an online tax software service, QuickTaxWeb. Both versions handle virtually all tax situations, no matter how simple or complex the return. Wed, 24 Jan 2007 01:29:32 -0700 http://www.fup.ca/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=28 Global security experts see a difficult year ahead for cybercrime issues, according to a compendium of expert predictions released by Risk Bloggers today. Among the key findings of the group, sophisticated criminal organizations will increasingly exploit technology to stay ahead of corporate and consumer defenses and cause unprecedented losses in 2007. Among the key vulnerabilities cited were large groups of zombie computers organized into Botnets, web server security holes and uncontrolled mobile devices, such as smart phones and portable storage. ccording to Dave Cullinane, noted Chief Information Security Officer and co-founder of the Alliance for Enterprise Security Risk Management, "Attack methodologies will become dramatically more sophisticated and dangerous. The risk of cyber-terrorism will continue to increase as world tensions increase. Lack of preparation and plans to deal with the consequences place countries and businesses at significant risk." Thu, 18 Jan 2007 14:35:46 -0700 http://www.fup.ca/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=27 The U.S. Navy Reserve is using some unconventional tactics in a new campaign to help support its enlistment effort. The campaign, which was launched in mid-November, uses phone kiosk advertising supplemented with Bluetooth technology. Preliminary download data through December has been extremely positive, showing an opt-in rate of 31.6% among users responding to the Bluetooth alert and an overall opt-in rate of 16.9%. The ads, which are placed on Navy bases across the U.S. including sites in California, Virginia, and Florida feature the headline "Make a Difference a Few Days at a Time." On selected locations at each base, the phone kiosk ads are augmented with a 2-minute recruitment video delivered to the cell phones of passersby using Bluetooth technology. Wed, 10 Jan 2007 21:03:05 -0700 http://www.fup.ca/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=26 The New Year often brings resolve to change one's life, and it appears many Canadians started looking for new careers before the fireworks cooled or the champagne lost its fizz. Week one kicked off with a high-profile job change: Prime Minister Stephen Harper shuffled Rona Ambrose out of her post as Environment Minister, and curious Canadians brought searches for her to the top of our list of breakout subjects. Perhaps this inspired more job changes as the week progressed, when Canadians conducted a slew of searches related to jobs, career change, and job-hunting. Some notable search-growths: "Work from home" increased 122 per cent, "Canada Job Bank" grew 113 per cent, and "Job Search" was up 102 per cent. "Along with all the usual New Year's resolutions related to diet and exercise, many Canadians seemed to decide on finding a new job in 2007 is a priority, and that made a significant impact on Canadian online culture in the first week of the year," says Oliver Ho, pop-culture specialist and editor of the Buzz Index for Yahoo! Canada. Wed, 10 Jan 2007 20:58:05 -0700 http://www.fup.ca/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=25 Delivering on its global mobile strategy, Visa has launched a mobile platform that lays the foundation for the commercial availability of mobile payments and services to millions of mobile users around the world. The new platform is designed to foster collaboration between the financial services and mobile telecommunications sectors for the delivery of mobile payment applications and payment related services. "Visa has long realized the importance of the mobile channel to the future of payments and as a medium to deliver consumer services," said Patrick Gauthier, senior vice president, innovation, Visa International. "The launch of the mobile platform is a significant industry milestone because it will enable innovative trials and go-to-market strategies for mobile payment services globally." The platform is a comprehensive suite of technology tools and applications, security standards, and business models that will enable Visa issuers and mobile operators to engage in market trials to drive product development and commercialization of mobile payment services. Informed by years of experience in the mobile payments market and developed in partnership with mobile technology companies, including handset manufacturers, chip suppliers, mobile applications developers, over-the-air (OTA) service providers and mobile messaging providers, the platform is both flexible and complementary to existing technologies so that it can seamlessly integrate with global wireless technology and payments infrastructures. Tue, 09 Jan 2007 14:22:25 -0700 http://www.fup.ca/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=24 Continuing with its industry leadership role and unwavering commitment to the Blu-ray disc format, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment has announced an impressive slate of upcoming Blu-ray Disc (BD) titles due for release through the first half of 2007 in North America. Following the chart-topping sales success of Q4 2006 releases X-Men: The Last Stand and Ice Age: The Meltdown BD releases, which were 2 of the top 3 BD sellers to date, plans call for the Company to collectively release an average of 5 to 10 titles per month from Fox and MGM. The Studio's new release titles will be released day-and-date with DVD whenever possible including the recent box-office smash hit A Night at the Museum and the fantasy epic Eragon coming later this year. "We are looking forward to this pivotal year and the ultimate establishment of Blu-ray as the high-definition packaged media standard. In fact, Blu-ray sales performance surpassed HD-DVD for the first time the week of December 24 and did so by an impressive 20 per cent. What's more, by the end of the first quarter our research shows the sales gap widening to Blu-ray outselling HD DVD by a 3.5-to-1 ratio," noted Mike Dunn, President Worldwide, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. "We remain extremely encouraged by the growth in sales and player penetration and are fully committed to creating the most compelling products possible and to the continued pioneering development of BD with our partners." Tue, 09 Jan 2007 14:12:04 -0700 http://www.fup.ca/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=23 A new year means that many businesses are starting their planning cycles and a common pain-point is determining what resources to budget for. In order to help businesses of all sizes ease the strain of IT purchasing, Info-Tech Research Group offers a list of the seven hot technologies businesses should be on the lookout for in 2007. "IT managers often struggle to get funding for technology acquisitions because they don't know how to make a business case for non-IT decision-makers," said Michael O'Neil, managing director of Info-Tech Research Group's Indaba Division. "Each technology that Info-Tech recommends companies to consider this year delivers an intrinsic business case, offering tangible benefits including productivity gains and financial savings." The Info-Tech Research Group's list of suggested technologies businesses should watch for in 2007 is as follows: Tue, 09 Jan 2007 14:03:38 -0700 http://www.fup.ca/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=22 Samsung, a leading provider and innovator of mobile phones, and Yahoo, have announced a strategic global partnership to distribute Yahoo's popular services on millions of new Samsung mobile phones in more than 60 countries. Samsung will pre-load Yahoo services, including Yahoo Go for Mobile 2.0, Yahoo oneSearch, Yahoo Mail and Yahoo Messenger, on its mobile phones beginning in the first half of 2007. This new relationship is the latest demonstration of the companies' clear focus on extending their leadership in the mobile Internet. Samsung has already launched its first mobile handset, the SGH-E570, pre-loaded with Yahoo Search. Samsung plans to greatly expand the number of its mobile handsets with pre-loaded Yahoo services in 2007 and will roll out Yahoo oneSearch after it goes live globally in the coming months. Tue, 09 Jan 2007 13:56:36 -0700 http://www.fup.ca/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=21 Forming the Hybrid Storage Alliance are Hitachi, Samsung, Seagate Technology and Toshiba. This alliance of companies was formed to bring to the growing number of people using notebook PCs, systems that run longer on a single battery charge while being more durable. To achieve their goals the industry group will illustrate how flash memory/hard drive hybrid technology can extend the capabilities of today's notebook computers and in turn, accelerate market adoption of the technology. Hybrid hard drive technology is the industry's answer to growing demand for notebook PCs that deliver the speed and durability of desktop PCs. Hybrid technology, which can be deployed in other mobile devices and computing systems, combines the unmatched capacity and cost-effectiveness of hard drives with the responsiveness, power-efficiency and durability of flash memory. Fri, 05 Jan 2007 20:54:10 -0700 http://www.fup.ca/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=20 Sophos who is a world leader in integrated threat management solutions, has revealed the most prevalent malware threats and email hoaxes worldwide during December 2006. The figures, compiled from Sophos's global network of monitoring stations, show that the long-established Dref malware has made an unexpected return to the top of the threat chart, thanks to two new variants currently causing computer users problems. Wed, 03 Jan 2007 17:41:42 -0700