Latest Happenings

Apr, 2023
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Dec, 2022
Each year we donate a portion of our profits to charity, and contribute to opensource projects and freeware!
Our donations for 2022 were to the
Red Cross Ukraine Humanitarian Aid fund to help Ukrainian people affected by the international conflict.
We also made a donation to
Let's Encrypt, the non-profit which provides free TLS certificates which we use to help keep our web applications secu...
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Dec, 2021
Each year we donate a portion of our profits to charity, and contribute to opensource projects and freeware!
Our donations for 2021 focused on global ocean cleanup by donating to
Team Seas which has so far raised money to remove over 30 million pounds of trash from the oceans!
This year we were also thrilled to see the creation of a non-profit foundation to support the development of the PHP...
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Jun, 2021
We are happy to announce a new tier to our web hosting services:
Managed VPS Hosting gives you fully provisioned and managed cloud servers with a layer of personal technical and customer support from Avinus.
With multiple plans and resources to choose from and servers from top global cloud hosting providers, there is a solution for any project. Perfect for companies without a server administrat...
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Dec, 2020
Each year we donate a portion of our profits to charity, and contribute to opensource projects and freeware! Our donation for 2020 was focused on local relief during the Covid-19 pandemic. We donated to
The Unemployed Help Centre of Windsor and
United Way Windsor/Essex to help support those in our community who have been most affected.
Open Source Projects
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Mar, 2020
Avinus would like to extend our encouragement and support during these uncertain times as the world works together to slow the spread and overcome the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic. In this article, we will share some information that may be relevant to our clients and partners.
Special Offers To Clients
Clients who need a notice placed on their website to notify visitors of office clos...
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Dec, 2019
Each year we donate a portion of our profits to charity, and contribute to opensource projects and freeware! Our donation for 2019 is to the
Australian Red Cross, due to the wildfire crisis happening there.
In lieu of open source project donations this year, we participated in Hacktoberfest to help out our favourite projects by working on them! We also donated to some of our favourite independe...
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Dec, 2018
Each year we donate a portion of our profits to charity, and contribute to opensource projects and freeware! Our donations for 2018 have been sent, including the following:
OpenMedia- OpenMedia works to keep the Internet open, affordable, and surveillance-free.
Open Source Projects
- Dokuwiki - Open Source PHP wiki software.
- Termux - a terminal emulator and Linux environment for Android...
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Jun, 2018
We have converted our main Avinus website to be mobile-friendly. No more redirecting to a separate abbreviated mobile site.
We can help you with a responsive website too! Many existing designs can be converted to a flexible layout.
Contact us today for a quote!

Apr, 2018
A new version of our
MatchLight Decision Engine has been released!
New features include:
- Browser language detection and switcher.
- User-facing search.
- Minor front-end refactor.
- Bug fixes.
All clients with a support plan have been updated to the latest version.

Mar, 2018
Each year we donate a portion of our profits to charity, and contribute to opensource projects and freeware! Our donations for 2017 have been sent, including the following:
Wings Rehab Centre- wildlife rescue and rehabilitation centre.
Direct Relief - We made this donation during the hurricane season of 2017. At the time Direct Relief was sending support for Hurricane Irma relief.
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Apr, 2017
We're excited to announce the launch of
Workforce WindsorEssex's
WEsearch tool, which helps employers and job-seekers find supports and resources in Windsor-Essex.
The tool, powered by our custom
MatchLight Decision Engine software, creates user-friendly and mobile-enabled decision trees using a friendly creator dashboard. The tool can be embedded in 3rd party partner websites and features a th...
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Feb, 2017
Each year we donate a portion of our profits to charity, and contribute to opensource projects and freeware! Our donations for 2016 have been sent, including the following:
Open Media- works to keep the Internet open, affordable, and surveillance-free. They create community-driven campaigns to engage, educate, and empower people to safeguard the Internet.
Ubuntu - Ubuntu is an open source so...
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Apr, 2016
Each year we donate a portion of our profits to charity, and contribute to opensource projects and freeware! Our donations for 2015 have been sent, including the following:
Crohn's & Colitis Canada- the only Canadian national, volunteer-based charity focused on finding the cures for Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis and improving the lives of children and adults affected by these diseases....
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Dec, 2015
We're happy to announce that in addition to making great websites and web software for business and independent clients, we have now expanded our development activities into Game Development. Our game projects (developed in-house) are released under the department name
Silver Key Games.
At this time we are developing our own projects and not taking on client-requested projects. Check us out at ...
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Feb, 2015
Each year we donate a portion of our profits to charity! Our donations for 2014 have been sent, including the following charity for men's health awareness:
Movember Canada- The Movember Foundation is a global charity committed to men living happier, healthier, longer lives. Since 2003, millions have joined the men's health movement, raising $677 million and funding over 1,000 projects focusing ...
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Nov, 2013
One of the many effective ways to integrate your print marketing with your online presence is through PURL marketing. PURL stands for Personalized URL and works by sending targets a printed marketing piece like a postcard or direct mail letter with a link which is personalized to their name. For example:
www.example.com/John-Smith and such URLs have been shown to have a much higher response rate t...
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Sep, 2012
You can now find news, tips and special offers from Avinus even easier. We are now on Twitter! Follow us here:
twitter.com/AvinusOnline.

Mar, 2010
Scam Warning - Domain Registry of Canada: We received a letter in the postal mail today which looks like an official letter from a government of Canada organization. It includes instructions on renewing a domain. We find it highly unethical that this company would try to trick people into moving their domains over to DROC's control by sending a letter that looks so much like an invoice. Please do ...
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