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D-BOX Technologies Inc., $0.34, symbol DBO on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 163.8 million; Market cap: $54.9 million; www.d-box.com), has developed technology for enhancing the experience of movies, amusement park rides and training simulators. The company mainly sells its products to movie theatre operators. Once they’re embedded inside seats, they cause them to sway and vibrate during the film. D-BOX also digitally encodes movies with the appropriate visual and sound cues, which its computer servers synchronize with the seats. The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is D-BOX’s largest shareholder, with an 11.67% stake. D-BOX has installed (or is contracted to install) its system at 402 screens in 29 countries. Its customers include large chains like Cineplex in Canada and Cinemark in the U.S. The company is also adapting its technology to home entertainment and video game systems. In its fiscal 2016 first quarter, which ended June 30, 2015, D-Box’s…