News

GoVenture CD-ROMs branded by HP
to help foster successful businesses

Sydney, Nova Scotia, December 13, 2001 - MediaSpark IT Solutions Inc., an emerging IT company, announced today that Hewlett-Packard (Canada) Ltd. will be using its award-winning GoVenture® - Live the Life of an Entrepreneur CD-ROM to help budding entrepreneurs experience the process of starting a business.

GoVenture® - Live the Life of an Entrepreneur is a visual and realistic simulation that shows people how to run a business while balancing their personal lives. HP Canada has branded lite* versions of the GoVenture CD-ROM and will distribute them through selected small business enterprise centres across southern Ontario.

"We are excited that HP Canada, a leader in computing and imaging solutions, has chosen to use our innovative product," said Mathew Georghiou, president and CEO, MediaSpark. "We are confident that the GoVenture program will enhance entrepreneurial education and foster successful businesses in Canada."

GoVenture helps individuals gain years of experience in minutes by providing tools and content that facilitates learning, experience and implementation. The GoVenture CD-ROM is supported by a comprehensive instructor/student manual and the GoVenture.NETwork Internet portal.

* lite version provides access to all GoVenture features, however limits the user to a shorter number of 'virtual days.'

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