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Druide Extends its Support for the Ligue nationale d’improvisation
Druide informatique and its subsidiary Éditions Druide have announced their continued support for the Théâtre de la ligue nationale d’improvisation (LNI), extending it for another five years. By contributing to this well-known cultural institution, Druide intends to recognize the commendable use of French by participants in the LNI’s exciting...
Awarding of the First Antidote Prize at Science Fair Final
To mark International Francophonie Day, Druide informatique and Réseau Technoscience have established the first Antidote Prize for Quality of Language at the Hydro-Québec Science Fair. At the Science Fair’s 23 regional finals, as well as the Quebec final, the Antidote Prize will be awarded to the team with...
Antidote integrates with Beenote
Druide informatique and Comnet Technologie are pleased to announce Antidote 9’s integration with Beenote, a new meeting management solution available in French and English.
Featuring all the benefits of cloud software, Beenote offers a user-friendly environment for drawing up an agenda, recording discussions, writing up and sharing minutes,...
The Court of Appeal Grants Druide’s Motion
Just before the holidays, the Court of Appeal of Quebec granted Druide informatique leave to appeal the Superior Court’s ruling regarding the application for injunction and damages sought by Québec Amérique (“QA”). In addition to granting Druide’s motion, the Court ordered a stay of execution of the monetary...
The Superior Court Partially Accepts Druide’s Defence
Druide informatique is considering the possibility of appealing the Superior Court’s decision to partially accept its defence against a motion for a permanent injunction and damages filed by Québec Amérique (“QA”). QA’s often-amended motion, filed over five years ago, sought to compel Druide to remove the contents of...
Typing Pal’s New Features for 2017
Druide informatique is delighted to announce the rollout of its most customizable version ever of Typing Pal, its web-based typing tutorial application for schools and individuals. In addition to new custom settings, this update brings an array of interface and content improvements.
A number of new personalization options...
Druide Raises $41,000 for the Fondation Paul Gérin-Lajoie
This week, Druide informatique and its subsidiary Éditions Druide held their ninth annual Golf Classic for the Fondation Paul Gérin-Lajoie. The event raised $41,000, bringing the total contributions to the foundation to more than $350,000 since the Druide Classic began in 2009.
The money donated this year will...
Antidote and the French Exams at La Ruche High School
Druide would like to set the record straight with regards to the Ministère de l’Éducation’s French exams held at the La Ruche high school in Magog, which were purportedly invalidated due to the unintentional use of its Antidote software. Contrary to what was stated in the Tribune de...
Sollum Technologies Wins Druide’s Grand Prize for Entrepreneurship
At the Gala for the 19th Défi PME MTL held earlier this month, the company Sollum Technologies won Druide’s Grand Prize for entrepreneurship, earning a grant of $3000 and several services. The winners in each category also received a copy of Druide’s renowned software, Antidote.
Druide informatique has...
First Antidote Scholarship Awarded to Alexandre de Brébisson
Yesterday, as part of the Druide Fund for Research in Text Analysis—which was recently created through a donation from Druide informatique—the MILA (Montreal Institute for Learning Algorithms) Laboratory at University of Montreal awarded its first ever Antidote Scholarship. The lucky recipient is Mr. Alexandre de Brébisson, a doctoral...