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Monica Priscilla Celebrates 20 Years As A Children’s Entertainer

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Friday, February 10, 2023

At first, Dr. Monica Lombardi kept her job as a pedagogy teacher and business trainer separate from her career in children’s entertainment.

Key Points: 
  • At first, Dr. Monica Lombardi kept her job as a pedagogy teacher and business trainer separate from her career in children’s entertainment.
  • Speaking of laughter, Monica is also a certified teacher of laughter yoga, a valuable discipline as a children’s entertainer, trainer, and pedagogist.
  • In her 20 years of activity, Monica Priscilla has made her professionalism and creativity available to her clients to create unique and unforgettable events for children and adults.
  • To find out more about Monica Priscilla and her unique and unforgettable children’s events, please visit her website at www.monicapriscilla.it .

ConnectWise integrates with OpenAI to solve complex problems and save time for MSPs

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Thursday, February 9, 2023

“The explosive growth of artificial intelligence tools like OpenAI’s ChatGPT present huge potential in the technology sector, particularly in use cases for MSPs,” said Raghu Bongula, chief technology officer, ConnectWise.

Key Points: 
  • “The explosive growth of artificial intelligence tools like OpenAI’s ChatGPT present huge potential in the technology sector, particularly in use cases for MSPs,” said Raghu Bongula, chief technology officer, ConnectWise.
  • “ConnectWise has long been a pioneer in building innovative solutions for MSPs, and we’ve been prototyping with AI for some time; our engineers love challenging tasks and finding new ways to solve problems for our partners.
  • We had plans to bring AI to our RMM and the ConnectWise Asio™ platform later this year, but with OpenAI, this accelerated our launch plans.
  • For MSP partners interested in becoming an early adopter for ConnectWise Automate with OpenAI or to sign up to use future ConnectWise offerings with OpenAI integrated, please visit connectwise.com/platform/ai .

Andes Technology: Stepping into the 18th Year with Perseverance and Proud Accomplishments

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Thursday, February 9, 2023

Andes has made remarkable strides in its intellectual property portfolio, and the cumulative number of IP license contracts has exceeded 450, establishing Andes as a leader in the industry.

Key Points: 
  • Andes has made remarkable strides in its intellectual property portfolio, and the cumulative number of IP license contracts has exceeded 450, establishing Andes as a leader in the industry.
  • In 2022, Andes’ customers deployed their solutions into a variety of applications such as AI, Datacenter, FPGA, IoT, MCU, Sensing, Server, Touch Panel, Video/TDD and Wireless.
  • Due to its commercial success, Andes won numerous awards for its unique technologies and contributions to the industry.
  • “We remain committed to reshaping the computing industry by delivering the best-in-class RISC-V processors and the companion solutions.

Avid Media Composer Enhances Interoperability with Pro Tools to Accelerate Workflows for Video and Audio Post Production Teams

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Thursday, February 9, 2023

These features deliver the first step towards gaining significant production efficiency by bringing video and audio post teams and workflows closer together.

Key Points: 
  • These features deliver the first step towards gaining significant production efficiency by bringing video and audio post teams and workflows closer together.
  • “Media Composer interoperability with Pro Tools was accelerated by collaborating with the Avid Community Association to deliver the workflow enabler our industry has been asking for to accelerate production of high-quality content,” said David Colantuoni, Vice President, Product Management Video and Media Solutions, Avid.
  • Remote production teams using Media Composer can collaborate more efficiently by using Avid NEXIS | EDGE to build innovative proxy workflows.
  • Avid, the Avid logo, Pro Tools, Media Composer, Media Composer | Enterprise, MBOX, MBOX Studio and Avid NEXIS | EDGE are trademarks or registered trademarks of Avid Technology, Inc., or its subsidiaries in the United States and/or other countries.

Sumo Logic to be Acquired by Francisco Partners for $1.7 Billion

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Thursday, February 9, 2023

The all-cash transaction values Sumo Logic at an aggregate equity valuation of approximately $1.7 billion.

Key Points: 
  • The all-cash transaction values Sumo Logic at an aggregate equity valuation of approximately $1.7 billion.
  • Under the terms of the Agreement, Sumo Logic stockholders will receive $12.05 per share in cash.
  • Added Chuck Robel, Lead Independent Director of the Sumo Logic Board of Directors, "The Sumo Logic Board conducted a thorough evaluation of strategic alternatives and spoke with a number of strategic and financial partners.
  • "Sumo Logic is ideally positioned to capitalize on the large and growing demand from enterprises for observability and security solutions," said Brian Decker and Evan Daar, Partners at Francisco Partners.

GlobalFoundries and GM Announce Long-Term Direct Supply Agreement for U.S. Production of Semiconductor Chips

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Thursday, February 9, 2023

Through this first-of-its-kind agreement, GF will manufacture for GM’s key chip suppliers at GF’s advanced semiconductor facility in upstate New York bringing a critical process to the U.S.

Key Points: 
  • Through this first-of-its-kind agreement, GF will manufacture for GM’s key chip suppliers at GF’s advanced semiconductor facility in upstate New York bringing a critical process to the U.S.
  • This agreement supports GM’s strategy to reduce the number of unique chips needed to power increasingly complex and tech-laden vehicles.
  • This agreement will help to further establish New York State as a major hub for semiconductor manufacturing.
  • Supportive policies like the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act are encouraging the onshoring of semiconductor production and reestablishing the U.S. as a global leader of this critical technology.

Ault Alliance and Ecoark Holdings Sign Share Exchange Agreement

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Thursday, February 9, 2023

LAS VEGAS, Feb. 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ault Alliance, Inc. (NYSE American: AULT), a diversified holding company (“Ault Alliance”) and Ecoark Holdings, Inc. (“Ecoark”) (NASDAQ: ZEST) announced today that they have entered into a share exchange agreement (the “Agreement”) whereby, upon closing, Ecoark will acquire 100% of the outstanding equity of Ault Alliance’s subsidiary BitNile.com, Inc. (“BitNile.com”).

Key Points: 
  • Agreement provides for the acquisition of BitNile.com, Inc. by Ecoark for $100 Million in Stated Value of Preferred Stock
    LAS VEGAS, Feb. 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ault Alliance, Inc. (NYSE American: AULT), a diversified holding company (“Ault Alliance”) and Ecoark Holdings, Inc. (“Ecoark”) (NASDAQ: ZEST) announced today that they have entered into a share exchange agreement (the “Agreement”) whereby, upon closing, Ecoark will acquire 100% of the outstanding equity of Ault Alliance’s subsidiary BitNile.com, Inc. (“BitNile.com”).
  • At the closing of the Agreement, Ecoark will acquire BitNile.com from Ault Alliance and other founders, in exchange for shares of Ecoark preferred stock (the “Preferred Stock”).
  • Ecoark will seek approval by its shareholders at a meeting called for such purpose, upon which Ecoark will be a majority-beneficially owned subsidiary of Ault Alliance and Ault Alliance will be able to convert and vote the entirety of the Preferred Stock.
  • In addition to the Platform, BitNile.com will also own, at the closing, Ault Alliance’s 19.9% equity ownership in Earnity, Inc. (“Earnity”).

Himax Technologies, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Financial Results; Provides First Quarter 2023 Guidance

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Thursday, February 9, 2023

TAINAN, Taiwan, Feb. 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Himax Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: HIMX) (“Himax” or “Company”), a leading supplier and fabless manufacturer of display drivers and other semiconductor products, announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2022 ended December 31, 2022.

Key Points: 
  • Q4 automotive business increased single digit quarter over quarter, better than guided as customers restocked, especially for TDDI.
  • Fourth quarter revenues from its non-driver business also beat guidance with revenues of $41.4 million, up 33.8% from a quarter ago.
  • IFRS operating expenses for the fourth quarter were $52.5 million, a decline of 27.9% from the previous quarter and down 6.2% from a year ago.
  • Non-IFRS operating expenses were $45.6 million for the fourth quarter, down 2.2% from the preceding quarter and down 6.0% from a year ago.

Backblaze Receives SOC 2 Type 2 Certification

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Thursday, February 9, 2023

Backblaze operates in data centers that are also SOC 2 certified.

Key Points: 
  • Backblaze operates in data centers that are also SOC 2 certified.
  • With Backblaze itself being SOC 2 certified, it publicly affirms that its cloud storage platform and internal policies and procedures follow industry best practices in securing customer data and account information.
  • "Completing a successful SOC 2 Type 2 examination provides external validation that our day-to-day operations and security measures are effective at protecting customers’ data," said Gleb Budman, CEO and Chairperson of the Board at Backblaze.
  • Eligible customers and prospects can contact Backblaze Sales to request a copy of the SOC 2 Type 2 report.

Synacor’s Cloud ID™ Now Available on Oracle Cloud Marketplace

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Thursday, February 9, 2023

Oracle Cloud Marketplace is a centralized repository of enterprise applications and solutions offered by Oracle and Oracle partners.

Key Points: 
  • Oracle Cloud Marketplace is a centralized repository of enterprise applications and solutions offered by Oracle and Oracle partners.
  • Making Cloud ID available on the Oracle Cloud Marketplace represents our continued commitment to this robust platform and providing flexibility in how our customers deploy,” said Jeff Bak, Senior Vice President of Cloud ID Product and Engineering at Synacor.
  • “Synacor’s participation in Oracle Cloud Marketplace further extends our commitment to the Oracle community and we look forward to leveraging the power of the Oracle Cloud to meet evolving business demands and requirements.”
    The power of Cloud ID is now available on OCI, which is quickly becoming the most performant, secure and cost-effective cloud platform in the global marketplace.
  • Oracle Cloud Marketplace is a one-stop shop for trusted business applications and solutions, including ones that extend Oracle Cloud Applications.