Pelmorex

Public Test of Alert Ready on November 15, 2023

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Monday, November 13, 2023
Wireless Emergency Alerts, Television, Tornado, CRTC, Radio, Disability, Safety, EMO, Life, Fire, LTE, Mobile phone, Logging, Pelmorex

Participation in the testing of Alert Ready is at the sole discretion of each provincial and territorial emergency management organization (EMO).

Key Points: 
  • Participation in the testing of Alert Ready is at the sole discretion of each provincial and territorial emergency management organization (EMO).
  • The test message will simulate an emergency alert, beginning with the alert tone, known as the Canadian Alert Attention Signal.
  • Testing of the Alert Ready system provides the opportunity to:
    Increase public awareness about the system and spark emergency preparedness conversations, so that Canadians can be ready and prepared in the event of an actual emergency
    The test alert will be distributed on TV, radio and wireless.
  • In 2023, the Alert Ready system delivered more than 1064 public emergency alert messages to Canadians.

Pelmorex Corp. Re-Imagines the Users Weather Experience Through Use of Generative AI

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Thursday, October 19, 2023
Weather, Climate, Travel, The Weather Network, Satellite navigation device, Tourism, Pelmorex

OAKVILLE, ON, Oct. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Pelmorex Corp., which owns and operates weather brands The Weather Network , MétéoMédia , Eltiempo.es , Clima , and Otempo.pt , is announcing the launch of Your Weather Assistant , a generative AI tool to transform the way people consume weather information.

Key Points: 
  • OAKVILLE, ON, Oct. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Pelmorex Corp., which owns and operates weather brands The Weather Network , MétéoMédia , Eltiempo.es , Clima , and Otempo.pt , is announcing the launch of Your Weather Assistant , a generative AI tool to transform the way people consume weather information.
  • "The introduction of this generative AI technology takes our users' weather and climate related inquiry experience to the next level," said Pelmorex President and CEO Dr. Nana Banerjee.
  • Your Weather Assistant is available on The Weather Network app and online in English, with French and Spanish language capabilities currently in development, and helps people get personalized weather recommendations through the power of AI.
  • Weather and climate facts and phenomenons: Your Weather Assistant has the perfect arsenal of weather and climate phenomena and mind-blowing facts.

Pelmorex Announces Managing Director of Business Solutions and Services

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Thursday, October 12, 2023
Government, Climate, IBM, Sustainability, Pelmorex, Weather Central, AI, Organization, The Weather Company, Partner, Weather, Environmental studies, MIT, Fusion Global Business Solutions, The Weather Network, Renewable energy, Management

Andy Rice, formerly Global Lead for Sustainability, Climate and Weather Analytics at IBM, joins Pelmorex's Executive Leadership to Develop a Portfolio of Innovative Business Solutions

Key Points: 
  • Andy Rice, formerly Global Lead for Sustainability, Climate and Weather Analytics at IBM, joins Pelmorex's Executive Leadership to Develop a Portfolio of Innovative Business Solutions
    OAKVILLE, ON, Oct. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Pelmorex Corp., a leading weather, climate and data analytics company whose properties include top consumer media brands such as The Weather Network, MétéoMédia and Eltiempo.es, has hired Andy Rice as Managing Director of Business Solutions and Services.
  • "Andy's impressive career spans diverse and notable organizations focused on weather, climatology, advanced analytics, and AI.
  • "Pelmorex is uniquely positioned to arm the world with insights and decision-making platforms to manage the risk businesses typically encounter.
  • I am thrilled to be joining such a remarkable team that shares my mission to bridge the gap between weather and climate realities and actionable business strategies."

Public Test of Alert Ready on May 10, 2023

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Tuesday, May 9, 2023
CRTC, EMO, Life, Safety, Logging, Pelmorex

Participation in the testing of Alert Ready is at the sole discretion of each provincial and territorial emergency management organization (EMO).

Key Points: 
  • Participation in the testing of Alert Ready is at the sole discretion of each provincial and territorial emergency management organization (EMO).
  • The test message will simulate an emergency alert, beginning with the alert tone, known as the Canadian Alert Attention Signal.
  • In 2022, the Alert Ready system delivered more than 820 public emergency alert messages to Canadians.
  • For ongoing updates about the test, follow the official Alert Ready Twitter page

Dr. Nana Banerjee joins Pelmorex as President and CEO

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Wednesday, April 19, 2023
Cerberus, VRSK, BS, McGraw Hill Education, Doctor of Philosophy, Culture, Senior advisor, State university system, State, St. Stephen's College, Cerberus Capital Management, Pelmorex, Forecasting, MS, Credit card, Algorithm, Argus, United Kingdom, Applied mathematics, Indian Institutes of Technology, Weather, Hospital, Citibank, AI, Northern Westchester Hospital, Information services, Field Museum of Natural History, Management, Mathematics, Verisk Analytics

Dr. Banerjee also joins the Pelmorex Board of Directors.

Key Points: 
  • Dr. Banerjee also joins the Pelmorex Board of Directors.
  • Pierre L. Morrissette, Executive Chair of the Board said, "After conducting an extensive search, the Board is extremely pleased to welcome Nana to the Pelmorex team.
  • Nana brings a wealth of experience and expertise in leading, innovating and scaling, information services and technology businesses globally.
  • Previously, he was a Board member, President and CEO of the global education company McGraw-Hill and as Group President of the leading data-analytics company Verisk (Nasdaq: VRSK).

Carrie Lysenko Named CEO of Zoocasa

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Monday, April 17, 2023
Marketing, The Weather Network, Pelmorex, Livestreaming, Weather, Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission, TSX, Growth, Exp, Torstar, Management, Rogers Communications

BELLINGHAM, Wash., April 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Zoocasa Realty LLC, a subsidiary of eXp Realty ® (Nasdaq: EXPI), today announced that Carrie Lysenko has been appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

Key Points: 
  • BELLINGHAM, Wash., April 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Zoocasa Realty LLC, a subsidiary of eXp Realty ® (Nasdaq: EXPI), today announced that Carrie Lysenko has been appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
  • “Carrie has been a driving force behind Zoocasa since late 2019, bringing product and technical leadership, lead generation and conversion capabilities to agents across Canada,” said Glenn Sanford, CEO of eXp Realty.
  • “Since we acquired Zoocasa in 2022, Carrie and the team have scaled services coast to coast and have begun expansion efforts into the United States.
  • Lysenko brings more than three-and-a-half years experience as chief operating officer and 20 years of business, technical product and marketing leadership to the helm at Zoocasa.

Public Test of Alert Ready on November 16, 2022

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Monday, November 14, 2022
Life, Climate change, Organization, Environment, Safety, LTE, Radio, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Television, Industry, Mobile phone, Logging, Pelmorex

Testing of the Alert Ready system provides the opportunity to:

Key Points: 
  • Testing of the Alert Ready system provides the opportunity to:
    increase public awareness about the system and spark emergency preparedness conversations, so that Canadians can be ready and prepared in the event of an actual emergency.
  • Alert Ready was developed in collaboration with federal, provincial, and territorial government agencies, Pelmorex, the broadcasting industry and wireless service providers.
  • So far in 2022, the Alert Ready system has delivered more than 800 public emergency alert messages to Canadians.
  • For ongoing updates about the test, follow the official Alert Ready Twitter page
    Alert Ready is Canada's emergency alerting system.

Imply Announces Major Open Source Contribution for Apache Druid; New Financial Guarantee for Apache Druid Users

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Tuesday, September 20, 2022
Software, Technology, Data Management, Apps, Applications, Software, TrueCar, Weather, Time, Paytm, CXO, Database, Data visualization, Apache Druid, Privacy, PMC, Economics, Partnership, Informatica, MongoDB, Ownership, CEO, SQL, CTO, Running, JSON, TCO, Architecture, Bessemer Venture Partners, Foundation, Ecosystem, The Apache Software Foundation, DSP, Thoma Bravo, Pelmorex, Great Expectations, HyperLogLog, Sales, Information technology, Computer data storage, Polaris, Avro, Atlassian, Reddit, Druid, Implication

Implys Total Value Guarantee, a global guarantee for Apache Druid users that shows how the Imply subscription is effectively free for qualified participants.

Key Points: 
  • Implys Total Value Guarantee, a global guarantee for Apache Druid users that shows how the Imply subscription is effectively free for qualified participants.
  • Today, Imply is making it possible for Apache Druid users to get all the value of a partnership with Imply effectively for freeand lower their TCO for Druid.
  • Imply, the Imply logo, and Imply Polaris are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Imply Data, Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.
  • Apache, Apache Druid, Druid and the Druid logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of the Apache Software Foundation in the USA and/or other countries.

The Weather Network launches new TV App

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Tuesday, July 12, 2022
Technology, The Weather Network, Data management, LTE, Weather, News, Science, TSX, Shaw Spotlight, SJR, Consumer, FAST, Wireless Emergency Alerts in Germany, Partnership, Business, Human, Entrepreneurship, Wireless, Clima, Wi-Fi, City, Climate, Shaw, Consumer-to-business, Wireline, NYSE, Nature, Climate change, Internet, Mobile phone, Video game, Online shopping, Cable television, Pelmorex

OAKVILLE, ON, July 12, 2022 /CNW/ - The Weather Network announced today that their TV app is now available for the more than 500,000 Shaw TV subscribed households in Canada.

Key Points: 
  • OAKVILLE, ON, July 12, 2022 /CNW/ - The Weather Network announced today that their TV app is now available for the more than 500,000 Shaw TV subscribed households in Canada.
  • The Weather Network TV App provides viewers easy on-demand access to hyper-local weather information, down to a user's postal code.
  • In response, The Weather Network developed this app in partnership with Canadian TV operators to adapt to these changes.
  • The Weather Network TV app will soon be available to subscribers on all other major telco or cable providers, with deployments scheduled throughout 2022.

New Content Series Explores Innovative Environmental Projects Lead by Indigenous Peoples

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Friday, June 17, 2022
The Weather Network, Climate change, Pelmorex, Science, Weather, Climate crisis, Climate, Student, Digital media, IPTV, Afro-Brazilian and Indigenous History and Culture Law, Editorial, Indigenous peoples, Farm, Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission, Entrepreneurship, Awareness, Data management, Social responsibility, Clima, Renewable energy, Journalism, People, Power

Each week, host Melina Laboucan-Massimo uncovers fascinating renewable energy or sustainable living projects driven by Indigenous Peoples.

Key Points: 
  • Each week, host Melina Laboucan-Massimo uncovers fascinating renewable energy or sustainable living projects driven by Indigenous Peoples.
  • "This docu-series provides us with the opportunity to share with our Canadian audiences the climate solutions that Indigenous Peoples are creating in Canada," said Maureen Rogers, Managing Director, Editorial & Public Alerting, of The Weather Network.
  • From revolutionary wind farms and solar power plants to run of river hydroelectric projects and tidal energy initiatives, the series explores the challenges, simplifies the science, and showcases the benefits for the community.
  • The Weather Network's commitment to climate change storytelling focuses on how weather and climate work together and highlights Indigenous Peoples' stories, videos, and content.