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Growth Acceleration Partners Announces Intent to Acquire the Application Migration Business Unit of Mobilize.Net

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Thursday, January 19, 2023

Growth Acceleration Partners (GAP), a strategic technology solutions partner, announces it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Application Migration Business Unit of Mobilize.Net — a software company based in Bellevue, Washington.

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  • Growth Acceleration Partners (GAP), a strategic technology solutions partner, announces it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Application Migration Business Unit of Mobilize.Net — a software company based in Bellevue, Washington.
  • GAP’s acquisition of Mobilize.Net’s Application Migration Business Unit comprises employees, intellectual property and products that include: Visual Basic Upgrade Companion (VBUC) and WebMAP for Web Forms, Winforms, PowerBuilder, Silverlight and Microsoft Access.
  • Additionally, GAP is acquiring specialized transformation and code analysis tools for Informix 4GL, Unisys Linc, J2EE and Java.
  • The acquisition of Moblize.Net’s automated migration technology increases the time to value of those projects compared to other approaches.

NYNJA Retains Impact Partners as PR Agency of Record to Help Grow and Evangelize the NYNJA Platform Globally

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Monday, July 13, 2020

NEW YORK, June 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- NYNJA , the security-first, all-in-one communications platform for all mission-critical needs, is pleased to announce it has retained Impact Partners as PR Agency of Record to help drive the reputation and adoption of NYNJA's business-to-business SAS Platform globally.

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  • NEW YORK, June 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- NYNJA , the security-first, all-in-one communications platform for all mission-critical needs, is pleased to announce it has retained Impact Partners as PR Agency of Record to help drive the reputation and adoption of NYNJA's business-to-business SAS Platform globally.
  • Impact Partners will provide NYNJA with the insights and relations to continue to drive the rapid growth of NYNJA's existing business and activate competitive advantages, while enhancing company valuation.
  • "We are excited to work with the team at Impact Partners, and look forward to a long and strategic partnership," said JR Guerrieri, co-founder and CEO, NYNJA.
  • "Our team at NYNJA is focused on centralizing all of the best communication features into one platform, and the team at Impact can now help spread this message and our platform to businesses, governments and institutions."

Virtual SAS Global Forum 2020 sessions available free on demand

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Thursday, July 9, 2020

With an average content rating of 4.7 out of 5 from conference attendees, the complete archive of Virtual SAS Global Forum 2020 Users, Executive and Partner Connection sessions spans 95 hours.

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  • With an average content rating of 4.7 out of 5 from conference attendees, the complete archive of Virtual SAS Global Forum 2020 Users, Executive and Partner Connection sessions spans 95 hours.
  • It offers expertise and thought leadership from SAS executives, customers and partners via industry insights, presentations, tutorials and demos.
  • For all the free content and resources from Virtual SAS Global Forum 2020, visit sasglobalforum.com .
  • SAS and all other SAS Institute Inc. product or service names are registered trademarks or trademarks of SAS Institute Inc. in the USA and other countries.

Progress Announces Recipient of First Annual Mary Székely Scholarship for Women in STEM

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Wednesday, June 24, 2020

BEDFORD, Mass., June 24, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Progress (NASDAQ: PRGS), the leading provider of application development and digital experience technologies, today announced the recipient of the first Mary Szkely Scholarship for Women in STEM.

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  • BEDFORD, Mass., June 24, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Progress (NASDAQ: PRGS), the leading provider of application development and digital experience technologies, today announced the recipient of the first Mary Szkely Scholarship for Women in STEM.
  • Mary led development efforts at Progress for its flagship technology platform, Progress OpenEdge, for more than 30 years.
  • She was a trailblazer for women pursuing careers in STEM fields.
  • Kaya is an exceptional individual and were thrilled that she is the first recipient of the Mary Szkely scholarship, said Yogesh Gupta, CEO Progress.

SAS and Handshake connect early-career analytics talent with eager employers

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Tuesday, June 16, 2020

With students from more than 900 US colleges and universities, Handshake makes it easy for SAS customers to find early-career analytics talent in their backyards and across the nation.

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  • With students from more than 900 US colleges and universities, Handshake makes it easy for SAS customers to find early-career analytics talent in their backyards and across the nation.
  • Research from Emsi,a labor market analytics firm, shows a 30% increase in job postings seeking SAS skillsover the last threeyears.
  • We're excited to collaborate with SAS to help students and employers easily discover opportunities and talent across the nation."
  • According to Letukas, employers should look to Handshake to target, reach and recruit young talent, just like SAS did.

The next release of SAS Viya introduces a new category of analytics for the cloud

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Tuesday, June 16, 2020

This transformational release of cloud-native SAS Viya is one outcome of SAS' $1 billion investment in AI .

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  • This transformational release of cloud-native SAS Viya is one outcome of SAS' $1 billion investment in AI .
  • "This release marks an aggressive and innovative step for the SAS platform and for our customers," said COO and CTO Oliver Schabenberger at SAS.
  • Those are the attributes of SAS Viya 4 cloud-native advanced analytics and AI for users of all skill levels, turning business intelligence into intelligent business in the cloud."
  • "SAS Viya enables a flexible and efficient way to execute data and analytics workloads within container- and microservices-enabled architecture.

SAS honors excellence in teaching and learning data science and analytics

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Tuesday, June 16, 2020

At the virtual SAS Global Forum 2020, the company is recognizing the educators and studentswho are teaching, learning and using SAS in innovative ways.

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  • At the virtual SAS Global Forum 2020, the company is recognizing the educators and studentswho are teaching, learning and using SAS in innovative ways.
  • TheDistinguished SAS Educator Awardrecognizes an educator who has made significant contributions to advancing analytics education and preparing students for careers in analytics and data science.
  • Myers has been teaching for over four decades and considers himself an "evangelist" for data science.
  • A new award, theEmerging SAS Educator Award,honors an educator who has shown exemplary progress in advancing analytics education and creating new analytics and data science talent.

Stratacent Achieves Platinum Status in the SAS Partner Program

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Monday, June 15, 2020

JERSEY CITY, N.J., June 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Stratacent Inc., an IT managed services firm with headquarters in Jersey City, NJ, is pleased to announce that it has achieved the platinum tier in the SAS Partner Program.

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  • JERSEY CITY, N.J., June 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Stratacent Inc., an IT managed services firm with headquarters in Jersey City, NJ, is pleased to announce that it has achieved the platinum tier in the SAS Partner Program.
  • Reaching the platinum tier demonstrates Stratacent's advanced analytics capabilities and the company's proficiency with technologies from SAS, the leader in analytics.
  • The SAS Partner Program includes approximately 1,200 unique companies spanning 95 countries.
  • With its newly achieved Platinum status, Stratacent will receive an invitation to sit on the SAS Partner Advisory Board, an exclusive group of executives from SAS' top partners around the world to provide strategic insight and guidance to help shape SAS' business.

Clarion School Rolls Out Open-ended COVID-19 Compassionate Discounts to Families in Need

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Monday, June 15, 2020

DUBAI, UAE, June 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Clarion School announced to existing and incoming parents that it will extend its compassionate discount program to all families in need of tuition relief.

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  • DUBAI, UAE, June 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Clarion School announced to existing and incoming parents that it will extend its compassionate discount program to all families in need of tuition relief.
  • Responding to calls for help from Clarion families, relief packages were put into place as soon as the crisis hit.
  • "It's a great initiative of Clarion School Dubai and reflective of their social ethos.
  • Clarion School is the leading progressive American school in the UAE and currently offers education for children from PK to Grade 5.

Clarion School Rolls Out Open-ended COVID-19 Compassionate Discounts to Families in Need

Retrieved on: 
Monday, June 15, 2020

DUBAI, UAE, June 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Clarion School announced to existing and incoming parents that it will extend its compassionate discount program to all families in need of tuition relief.

Key Points: 
  • DUBAI, UAE, June 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Clarion School announced to existing and incoming parents that it will extend its compassionate discount program to all families in need of tuition relief.
  • Responding to calls for help from Clarion families, relief packages were put into place as soon as the crisis hit.
  • "It's a great initiative of Clarion School Dubai and reflective of their social ethos.
  • Clarion School is the leading progressive American school in the UAE and currently offers education for children from PK to Grade 5.