Always on the cutting edge,
De Marque is the obvious choice
for digital content.

De Marque has been a leader in information technology (I.T.) for the past 20 years. Founded in 1990 by Marc Boutet and Guy Bergeron, De Marque quickly set itself apart by combining I.T. and education.


Fast facts:
  • Products renowned the world over: Canada, the U.S., Mexico, El Salvador, France, Belgium, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Germany, Iceland, the Netherlands, South Africa, Australia, China, Japan, etc.
  • Some thirty employees, head offices in Quebec City and branch offices in Paris
  • Present in 85% of Quebec schools
  • The Typing Pal typing software, its featured product, translated into seven languages


Product development

2012
Development and launch of Bouquinarium, an ecommerce application that enables publishers to sell their ebooks directly on their website.

2011
Development and launch of Prêt numérique (Digital loan), in collaboration with the Bibliothèques et Archives nationales du Québec, Bibliothèques publiques du Québec and the Réseau BIBILIO du Québec, a platform that enables public libraries in Quebec to lend ebooks.

2009
Launch of the very first electronic book distribution platform in the province of Quebec, now marketed in France and Italy

2006
Release of the CaloriesExpress software

2004
Début of the SCOOP! activities, providing lesson plans that combine current events and information technology

2003
Release of Garfield’s Typing Pal
Release of Typing Pal Online

2002
Release of the BudgetExpress software

2000
Release of Typing Pal Online, De Marque’s first completely online application
Launch of L’École branchée magazine

1997
Breakthrough in the French market with the digitalization of the archives of Science & Vie magazine

1995
Launch of Cap-aux-Diamants magazine, first content CD-ROM, followed by Protégez-vous, Histoire du Québec and Les Débrouillards

1993
Launch of the archives of Les Débrouillards and Hebdo-Science magazines on diskette with a search interface on CD-ROM

1991
Release of the Typing Pal typing software

1990
Release of Le Menu, the company’s first software

Associations and Partnerships

2013
Partnership with Sony for the distribution of ebooks in Canada and United States in the Reader Store

2012
Partnerships with the most important book distributors in the world for distribution of ebooks from Quebec and French-Canadian publishers:

  • Amazon: Distribution through the Canadian and European Kindle Stores.
  • Nook (Barnes & Noble): Sale on the website of the most important book retailer in the US
  • Cyberlibris: Sale to European and African customers of Cyberlibris
  • Tumz: Availability in a book social network especially conceived to enable online users to discover new cultural products.

French publishing groups Gallimard, La Martinière and Flammarion jointly invest one million dollars in order to help De Marque to reinforce its leading position in the French-speaking book market.

2011
Partnership with Transcontinental, the leading printer in Canada and fourth leading printer in North America, to develop the English-speaking market.

Partnerships with the world’s largest book distributors:

  • Apple: Hundreds of electronic books added to the iBookstore and available in more than 30 countries.
  • Baker & Taylor: French books distributed throughout the world via the Blio reading application.
  • Kobo : Distribution of ebooks in more than 10,000 points of sale and in the Kobo store, directly accessible from the eReaders

2010

  • Acquisition of Prosemedia, principal technological partner for the development of the electronic book distribution platform
  • Partnership established with three of Italy’s leading publishing companies – Feltrinelli, Messaggerie Italiane/GEMS and RCS/Rizzoli – to distribute their electronic books
  • Partnership established with Mirego to develop La hutte, an application for purchasing and reading Quebec electronic books

2009
Partnership established with Eden Livres, a group made up of publishing companies Gallimard, La Martinière and Flammarion, to distribute its electronic books

2008
Partnership established with the Association nationale des éditeurs de livres (ANEL) to develop the first electronic book distribution platform in Quebec

2005
Agreement reached with Promethean to distribute ActivBoard interactive whiteboards in Canada
First partnership for online content distribution: Encyclopédie Hachette Multimédia en ligne, followed by Larousse, Le Robert, L’État du monde and eduMédia

2000
Acquisition of Septembre Média, its magazine Chroniques de l’Infobourg (now L’École branchée) and its website Infobourg.com

De Marque has succeeded in making a name for itself over the years thanks to its innovative projects.


Awards

2012


2010

  • Recipient of the Premio Venezia honouring excellence in Canada-Italy commercial collaborations, awarded by the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Canada
  • De Marque president Marc Boutet named La Presse/Radio-Canada Personality of the Week
  • Recipient of the OCTAS award of excellence for best IT project developed in Quebec and the OCTAS in the IT in the field of culture, education or media category, awarded by Réseau Action TI

2002

  • Recipient of the Prix d’excellence à l’exportation in the interactive digital works category, awarded by SODEC
  • Recipient of the Mérite du français dans les technologies de l’information in the magazine category for L’École branchée, awarded by the Office québécois de la langue française
  • Recipient of the OCTAS in the commercial success category, awarded by the Fédération de l’informatique du Québec

2000
Recipient of the Prix Fidéides in the electronic commerce category, awarded by the Chambre de commerce de Québec

Mentions

2003

  • Honourable mention at the Mérites du français dans les technologies de l’information, awarded by the Office québécois de la langue française, in the software application category for Budget Express
  • Honourable mention at the Mérites du français dans les technologies de l’information, awarded by the Office québécois de la langue française, in the information technology article, special report or media category for its Guide Internet, le magazine des sites à découvrir
Nominations

2010
Finalist for the Prix d’excellence en affaires Québec-France, awarded by the French Chamber of Commerce in Canada - Quebec section

2009
Typing Pal Online nominated for the Mérites du français dans les technologies de l’information, awarded by the Office québécois de la langue française, in the multimedia – online learning, games and edutainment software (small and medium organizations) category

2006
Infobourg nominated for the Mérites du français dans les technologies de l’information, awarded by the Office québécois de la langue française

2003
Nominated for the Rayonnement Hors Québec, awarded by the Chambre de commerce de Québec

2001
Finalist for the OCTAS in the multimedia – broad audience category, awarded by the Fédération de l’informatique du Québec

1999
Finalist for the OCTAS in the French in information technology - 200 employees and less category, awarded by the Fédération de l’informatique du Québec

1997
Finalist for the OCTAS in the emerging university graduates category, awarded by the Fédération de l’informatique du Québec