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CARBYNE NAMED CYBERSECURITY AWARENESS CHAMPION BY INDUSTRY ALLIANCE, FEDERAL AGENCY

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Monday, October 2, 2023
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NEW YORK, Oct. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Carbyne, the global leader in cloud-native emergency call management, has been recognized as a Cybersecurity Awareness Month Champion by the National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCSA) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) under the Department of Homeland Security.

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  • Carbyne recognized for promoting safer, more secure internet
    NEW YORK, Oct. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Carbyne , the global leader in cloud-native emergency call management, has been recognized as a Cybersecurity Awareness Month Champion by the National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCSA) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) under the Department of Homeland Security.
  • Carbyne Named Cybersecurity Awareness Champion by NCSA and CISA, a division of Homeland Security.
  • "Cybersecurity and digital privacy of our employees and customers is important to Carbyne," said Paresh Patel, Carbyne's Vice President of Information Security.
  • Cybersecurity Awareness Month, held each October, is designed to raise the public's awareness about the importance of cybersecurity across all sectors.

CAE and New York City Department of Education Present Case Study on Innovative Periodic Performance-Based Assessment Program

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Tuesday, July 18, 2023
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New York City Public Schools is the largest school district in the country, serving 1.1 million students and 75,000 teachers in more than 1,800 schools.

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  • New York City Public Schools is the largest school district in the country, serving 1.1 million students and 75,000 teachers in more than 1,800 schools.
  • The decade-long collaboration includes a rich portfolio of baseline, benchmark, and end-of-year performance-based assessments for New York City students in grades 3-12.
  • CAE designs and develops performance tasks, scoring rubrics, and teacher scoring guides in subject areas including mathematics, science, English language arts, social studies, visual arts, and physical education.
  • These periodic assessments are designed to inform instruction to better prepare students for end-of-course assessments, college and careers.

Endeavor Completes Sale of IMG Academy to BPEA EQT, in Partnership with Nord Anglia Education

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Wednesday, June 28, 2023
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Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EDR), a global sports and entertainment company, announced today the closing of its sale of IMG Academy, a leading global sports education institution, to BPEA EQT in an all-cash deal reflecting an enterprise value of $1.25 billion.

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  • Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EDR), a global sports and entertainment company, announced today the closing of its sale of IMG Academy, a leading global sports education institution, to BPEA EQT in an all-cash deal reflecting an enterprise value of $1.25 billion.
  • IMG Academy will continue to operate under the IMG Academy brand with Brent Richard as President of IMG Academy, Tim Pernetti as President of IMG Academy Bradenton, Lisa Strasman as President of NCSA, and Ted Sullivan as Chief Growth Officer.

Rolls-Royce Rapidly Powers Sustainable Aviation with Ansys and Intel Technologies

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Wednesday, June 14, 2023
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PITTSBURGH, June 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ansys (NASDAQ: ANSS) collaborated with Rolls-Royce and Intel to reduce the simulation time of the thermo-mechanical model of Rolls-Royce's gas-turbine engine from more than 1,000 hours to less than 10 hours, saving energy and development costs. This collaboration was also supported by the computing resources at the Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility, HPE, and researchers at the NCSA (National Center for Supercomputing Applications).

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  • The advanced technology from Ansys and Intel also supports digital research and development (R&D), which incorporates simulation and digital twins to improve engine design for more sustainable, climate-neutral solutions for drive, propulsion, and power generation.
  • We believe cutting-edge technologies from Ansys and Intel will enable us to develop smarter, cleaner, and safer engines to power a more sustainable future for aviation while also reducing our operational carbon footprint."
  • "We are confident that Ansys' simulation portfolio and Intel's compute power will equip Rolls-Royce engineers to positively impact the future of aviation."
  • Visit Ansys at the 2023 Paris Air Show in France from June 19-25 to learn more about simulation's impact across the aviation industry.

Endeavor Enters Agreement to Sell IMG Academy to BPEA EQT, in Partnership With Nord Anglia Education, for $1.25 Billion

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Tuesday, April 25, 2023
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As part of the transaction, the business is expected to partner with BPEA EQT’s portfolio company Nord Anglia Education, which operates some of the world’s leading premium international schools.

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  • As part of the transaction, the business is expected to partner with BPEA EQT’s portfolio company Nord Anglia Education, which operates some of the world’s leading premium international schools.
  • “Our purpose is to empower student-athletes to win their future, preparing them for college and for life,” said Brent Richard, President of IMG Academy.
  • BPEA EQT and Nord Anglia are ideal partners to achieve and accelerate those goals, and we are excited for that future.”
    Headquartered in Bradenton, Florida, IMG Academy was founded in 1978 as the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy.
  • Endeavor acquired IMG in 2014, inclusive of IMG Academy, and has notably expanded both its on-campus and online offerings.

Successful Coach and Administrator Jason Shelton Named Clarksville Christian Athletic Director

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Friday, April 21, 2023
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CLARKSVILLE, Tenn., April 21, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Clarksville Christian School President Brad Moser has announced that Jason Shelton, former head coach of Freed-Hardeman University Men's Basketball, will lead the Clarksville Christian Centurions as athletic director beginning in the 2023-24 school year.

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  • CLARKSVILLE, Tenn., April 21, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Clarksville Christian School President Brad Moser has announced that Jason Shelton, former head coach of Freed-Hardeman University Men's Basketball, will lead the Clarksville Christian Centurions as athletic director beginning in the 2023-24 school year.
  • Shelton comes to CCS from Jackson Christian School in Jackson, Tennessee, where he has served as director of athletics and secondary dean of students for the past five years.
  • Prior to working at Jackson Christian, Shelton spent 11 years as head coach for the Freed-Hardeman University Lions.
  • "We thank God for continuing to bring proven Christian leaders with a heart for service to Clarksville Christian.

SecureAuth to Present MFA is so 80s: Continuous Authentication for Invisible MFA at Identity Management Day 2023

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Wednesday, March 29, 2023
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SecureAuth , a leader in access management and authentication, today announced that it is a gold sponsor for the third annual ‘Identity Management Day,’ an annual awareness event that will take place on April 11, 2023.

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  • SecureAuth , a leader in access management and authentication, today announced that it is a gold sponsor for the third annual ‘Identity Management Day,’ an annual awareness event that will take place on April 11, 2023.
  • Additionally, Donovan Blaylock II, Director of Solutions Engineering will be presenting “MFA is so 80s: Continuous Authentication for Invisible MFA” at 9:45 am PT/12:45 pm ET at the virtual conference.
  • Arculix by SecureAuth delivers a risk-based continuous authentication platform powered by a data science approach to security.
  • Identity Management Day is an opportunity for all of us to evaluate our role in protecting our digital ecosystem.

NVIDIA Announces New System for Accelerated Quantum-Classical Computing

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Tuesday, March 21, 2023
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The world’s first GPU-accelerated quantum computing system, the NVIDIA DGX Quantum brings together the world’s most powerful accelerated computing platform — enabled by the NVIDIA Grace Hopper Superchip and CUDA Quantum open-source programming model — with the world’s most advanced quantum control platform, OPX, by Quantum Machines .

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  • The world’s first GPU-accelerated quantum computing system, the NVIDIA DGX Quantum brings together the world’s most powerful accelerated computing platform — enabled by the NVIDIA Grace Hopper Superchip and CUDA Quantum open-source programming model — with the world’s most advanced quantum control platform, OPX, by Quantum Machines .
  • The combination allows researchers to build extraordinarily powerful applications that combine quantum computing with state-of-the-art classical computing, enabling calibration, control, quantum error correction and hybrid algorithms.
  • DGX Quantum also equips developers with NVIDIA CUDA Quantum, a powerful unified software stack now available in open source.
  • CUDA Quantum is a hybrid quantum-classical computing platform that enables integration and programming of QPUs, GPUs and CPUs in one system.

Endeavor Releases Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Results

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Tuesday, February 28, 2023
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The decrease was primarily due to $332.8 million of revenue in the prior year quarter and $737.4 million of revenue from the prior year from the restricted Endeavor Content business, which was sold in January 2022.

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  • The decrease was primarily due to $332.8 million of revenue in the prior year quarter and $737.4 million of revenue from the prior year from the restricted Endeavor Content business, which was sold in January 2022.
  • Total debt was $5.169 billion at December 31, 2022, compared to $5.427 billion at September 30, 2022.
  • Endeavor will host an audio webcast to discuss its results and provide a business update at 2 p.m. PT / 5 p.m.
  • For the first time, the audio used for Emanuel's opening remarks on Endeavor’s Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 results call were generated by Endeavor partner Speechify, a company specializing in generative AI for voice synthesis.

U.S. News Acquires CollegeAdvisor.com

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Tuesday, February 21, 2023
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. News & World Report, the global leader in empowering student college decisions, today announced the acquisition of personalized college advising platform CollegeAdvisor.com from NCSA, an online experience of IMG Academy. CollegeAdvisor.com is the latest addition to U.S. News' education portfolio, which provides data, rankings, advice and tools for students navigating the complexity of finding the best college for their individual needs.

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  • CollegeAdvisor.com is the latest addition to U.S. News' education portfolio, which provides data, rankings, advice and tools for students navigating the complexity of finding the best college for their individual needs.
  • CollegeAdvisor.com was founded in 2019 to assist students of all backgrounds in achieving their college admissions goals.
  • "U.S. News helps students make the best college decisions that are right for them," said Eric Gertler, executive chairman and CEO of U.S. News.
  • CollegeAdvisor.com joins a suite of services developed by U.S. News for college students, including MyFit Custom Rankings and College Admissions Calculator.