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Druide Raises $40,000 for the Paul Gérin-Lajoie Foundation

This week, Druide informatique and its subsidiary Éditions Druide held their eighth annual golf classic for the Paul Gérin-Lajoie foundation. The event raised $40,000, bringing the total for the Foundation to more than $300,000 since the classic began in 2009.
The money raised this year will allow the...

André d’Orsonnens Wins the MÉRITIC Honoris Causa Award

Druide informatique is pleased to announce that its Chairman of the Board and CEO, André d’Orsonnens, won yesterday’s annual MÉRITIC Honoris Causa award from Réseau Action TI. The award recognizes exceptional people in the information technology sector who, throughout their careers, have distinguished themselves in terms of both...

Druide Earns VÉLOSYMPATHIQUE Certification from Vélo Québec

Druide informatique is delighted to announce that it is among the first organizations in Quebec to earn VÉLOSYMPATHIQUE certification. This new award from Vélo Québec, a cycling advocacy group, celebrates efforts by companies or organizations to promote cycling.
Druide has taken several steps to facilitate bicycle commuting among...

Krome Wins Druide’s Grand Prize for Entrepreneurship

At the Gala for the Montreal region’s 18th OSEntreprendre challenge, held on April 28, Krome Services won Druide’s Grand Prize for entrepreneurship, earning a grant of $3000. The winners of each category also received a prize from Druide, which included a copy of its renowned software Antidote. ...

Antidote 9 Now Available for Networks

Antidote 9 is ready for network installation with the release of Antidote 9 v3. All the features of Antidote 9, including its new English resources, can now be deployed from a server with a number of helpful tools to simplify the process. Three products are available: French, English...

Druide Teams Up With the Ligue nationale d’improvisation

Druide informatique and its subsidiary Éditions Druide announce their support for the improvisational theatre company Ligue nationale d’improvisation, whose popular “improvisation matches” draw more than 25,000 people annually. Matches will now feature Antidote points for the quality of their French, with an Antidote Cup awarded to the player...

Antidote 9: A Powerful New Antidote

Druide informatique launches Antidote 9—a major landmark for the renowned software. This new edition offers an optional English module with a corrector, dictionaries and language guides boasting the same richness and quality as their French counterparts. The upgrade also includes extensive new content for French, and a new...

Antidote Comes to English

Druide announces Antidote 9: Antidote’s first edition for the English language. Users have long been clamouring for an English equivalent to their favourite writing assistance software, and Antidote 9 is their answer. It comes with a rich set of dictionaries and guides as well as a powerful corrector...

Le grand dictionnaire terminologique Accessible via Antidote

Antidote 9 comes with a further enhancement to its dictionaries. Word definitions now include smart links to many web-based external resources, in particular to Le grand dictionnaire terminologique, the invaluable terminology resource from the Office québécois de la langue française (OQLF). Users can also add links to...

Major Improvements to Typing Pal Online

Druide informatique announces the rollout of a significantly improved version of Typing Pal Online, its web-based typing tutorial application. As well as added compatibility with iPads and Chromebook laptops, the new version brings an array of interface and functionality improvements, including an innovative replay mode.
Compatibility with the...