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OVHcloud® US Launches Second Generation Bare Metal Scale Servers for the Most Demanding Workloads Including AI

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Tuesday, November 14, 2023

RESTON, Va., Nov. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- OVHcloud US, the global cloud leader, today announced the launch of its second generation of dedicated Scale Bare Metal servers.

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  • RESTON, Va., Nov. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- OVHcloud US, the global cloud leader, today announced the launch of its second generation of dedicated Scale Bare Metal servers.
  • First launched in 2021, this new generation of high-performance Scale Bare Metal servers delivering even more compute power.
  • The new second-generation of OVHcloud Bare Metal Scale servers benefit from AMD Secure Encrypted Virtualization (SEV) found in the fourth generation of AMD EPYC processors to allow for strengthening VM isolation.
  • Second-generation Scale Bare Metal servers also benefit from OVHcloud's well-known expertise in infrastructure, offering a trusted cloud in environmentally friendly data centers.

Anjuna Adds Support for Google Cloud Confidential Computing Powered by AMD SEV

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Tuesday, September 19, 2023

PALO ALTO, Calif., Sept. 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Anjuna Security Inc., a leading confidential computing software company, today announced general availability of its flagship product, the Anjuna Confidential Computing Platform, for Google Cloud Confidential Computing powered by AMD Secure Encrypted Virtualization (SEV) .

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  • PALO ALTO, Calif., Sept. 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Anjuna Security Inc., a leading confidential computing software company, today announced general availability of its flagship product, the Anjuna Confidential Computing Platform, for Google Cloud Confidential Computing powered by AMD Secure Encrypted Virtualization (SEV) .
  • The new capability elevates the security posture for Google Cloud customers and solidifies Anjuna as a leading multi-cloud confidential computing company.
  • Google Cloud Confidential VMs, powered by AMD SEV, enable seamless migration of enterprise applications through a "lift and shift" approach, eliminating the need for code modifications.
  • Anjuna’s integration with Google Cloud makes confidential computing adoption seamless, empowering enterprises to maintain trustworthy operations and turn security from an innovation inhibitor to an enabler.

AMD Shares The Technical Details of Technology Powering Innovative Confidential Computing Leadership Cloud Offerings

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Wednesday, August 30, 2023

This release from AMD will drive greater transparency for the security industry and provide customers the opportunity to thoroughly review the technology behind confidential computing VMs powered by AMD EPYC processors.

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  • This release from AMD will drive greater transparency for the security industry and provide customers the opportunity to thoroughly review the technology behind confidential computing VMs powered by AMD EPYC processors.
  • "As a leader in confidential computing, we are committed to a relentless pursuit of innovation and creating modern security features that complement our ecosystem partners’ most advanced cloud offerings," said Mark Papermaster, executive vice president and chief technology officer, AMD.
  • “By sharing the underpinnings of our SEV technology, we are delivering transparency for confidential computing and demonstrating our dedication to open source.
  • Using the AMD EPYC processors and the AMD Infinity Guard suite of security features, AMD continues to be a leading technology partner of choice for confidential computing including:
    AWS supporting AMD EPYC powered confidential computing with SEV-SNP in the EC2 M6a, C6a and R6a instances.

VMware and Industry Leaders Collaborate to Accelerate the Adoption of Confidential Computing

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Thursday, June 29, 2023

These industry and community leaders will work together to ease the transition to practical confidential computing by collaborating on and contributing to the open source Certifier Framework for Confidential Computing project.

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  • These industry and community leaders will work together to ease the transition to practical confidential computing by collaborating on and contributing to the open source Certifier Framework for Confidential Computing project.
  • To help democratize confidential computing, VMware researched, developed and open sourced the developer-focused Certifier Framework for Confidential Computing project.
  • By standardizing on an easy-to-use, platform-independent API for creating and operating confidential computing applications, AMD, Samsung and VMware aim to address a significant barrier to the adoption of confidential computing.
  • “Collaborating with industry partners, like VMware, is critical for accelerating adoption of confidential computing and securing workloads in the cloud.

Levine Leichtman Capital Partners Invests in SEV in Partnership with Founder and Management

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Wednesday, June 21, 2023

SEV will continue to be led by founder and CEO Sevana Petrosian and the existing management and clinical teams.

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  • SEV will continue to be led by founder and CEO Sevana Petrosian and the existing management and clinical teams.
  • Andrew Schwartz, a Partner at LLCP, said, “SEV has built an incredible brand, compelling service offerings, and a loyal customer base.
  • SEV is the tenth platform investment of Levine Leichtman Capital Partners VI, L.P.
    Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Polsinelli LLP acted as legal counsel to LLCP on the transaction.
  • North Point served as exclusive financial advisor to SEV, and Buchalter, a Professional Corporation, represented SEV as legal counsel.

Sono Motors Commits to Focus Exclusively On Solar Tech Company, and Has Terminated the Sion Program

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Friday, February 24, 2023

Termination of the Sion program reflects a decision to focus on a capital-light business model – an estimated 90% of the funding needs for 2023 were generated by the Sion program – in light of depressed capital market conditions.

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  • Termination of the Sion program reflects a decision to focus on a capital-light business model – an estimated 90% of the funding needs for 2023 were generated by the Sion program – in light of depressed capital market conditions.
  • Given the resource-intensive nature of the Sion program, including personnel requirements, the Company is now implementing a significant cost reduction program.
  • “This pivot marks a significant step in Sono Motors’ business development," said Laurin Hahn, co-founder and CEO of Sono Motors.
  • Although Sono Motors has terminated the Sion program, the Company will continue to utilize patented technology developed in its ongoing integration and retrofit business.

Minesto publishes Year-End Report 2022

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Friday, February 24, 2023

At the beginning of October, Minesto announced that the site development of the world's first tidal energy kite array in Hestfjord, Faroe Islands, is progressing according to plan.

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  • At the beginning of October, Minesto announced that the site development of the world's first tidal energy kite array in Hestfjord, Faroe Islands, is progressing according to plan.
  • In November, Minesto joined the Swedish business delegation at United Nations' climate change conference COP27 in Egypt.
  • In December, Minesto doubled the production capacity of its grid-connected site in Vestmannasund in the Faroe Islands by installing a second foundation.
  • Minesto and the Faroese utility company SEV strengthened the partnership through a renewed and expanded collaboration agreement related to tidal energy buildout in the Faroe Islands.

The Parent Company Announces Social Equity Venture's Brand Success Program

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Wednesday, January 25, 2023

SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - TPCO Holding Corp. ("The Parent Company" or "the Company") (NEO: GRAM.U) (OTCQX: GRAMF ), a leading consumer-focused California cannabis company, today announced four participants in the Company's Social Equity Ventures ("SEV") Brand Success Program.

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  • SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - TPCO Holding Corp. ("The Parent Company" or "the Company") (NEO: GRAM.U) (OTCQX: GRAMF ), a leading consumer-focused California cannabis company, today announced four participants in the Company's Social Equity Ventures ("SEV") Brand Success Program.
  • Through the SEV Brand Success Program, The Parent Company aims to empower social equity brands with the knowledge and opportunity to scale their business, increase brand awareness, build customer loyalty, expand their retail presence and boost sales.
  • The first round of entrants to the SEV Brand Success Program include:
    CRONJA : CRONJA is a Los Angeles-based, black- and veteran-owned cannabis lifestyle company and social equity brand known for its connoisseur-focused strain selection and hand-crafted cannabis accessories.
  • "Plaid is extremely grateful to partner with The Parent Company as part of the Brand Success Program," said Plaid's CEO & Co-Creator, Sharoz Makarechi .

Minesto and SEV strengthen partnership for tidal energy build-out in the Faroe Islands

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Monday, January 23, 2023

An important add-on to the extended agreement stipulates the exclusive nature of the collaboration regarding the Hestfjord site development and build-out.

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  • An important add-on to the extended agreement stipulates the exclusive nature of the collaboration regarding the Hestfjord site development and build-out.
  • "Strengthened and extended collaboration with the utility company SEV is a corner stone for Minesto in creating one of our first tidal energy arrays.
  • "Minesto has shown a strong commitment to the Faroe Islands operations and the technology is in steady progress.
  • We are looking forward to the upcoming scale-up of the dragons as well as continued site development work in Hestfjord," says Hákun Djurhuus, CEO of SEV.

Sono Motors Demonstrates Solar Integration in Initial Sion Crash Test

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Tuesday, February 7, 2023

Solar Panels Behave as Predicted: No Splinter and Thus No Additional Risk to Passengers and Other Road Users, According to Initial Complete Vehicle Crash Test

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  • Solar Panels Behave as Predicted: No Splinter and Thus No Additional Risk to Passengers and Other Road Users, According to Initial Complete Vehicle Crash Test
    MUNICH, Germany, Feb. 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The affordable solar electric vehicle (SEV) Sion from Munich-based solar mobility solutions provider Sono Group N.V. (NASDAQ: SEV) (“Sono Motors” or the “Company”) successfully performed its first complete vehicle crash test .
  • The result of the 50 km/h frontal crash test met the Company’s expectations regarding the Sion’s crash safety and the robustness of Sono Motors’ proprietary polymer-based vehicle-integrated solar technology, which covers the vehicle's entire body.
  • In the initial, physical complete vehicle test simulating a heavy frontal crash, the integrated Sono Solar Technology did not splinter and thus did not cause danger to passengers and other road users.
  • Until homologation, Sono Motors will conduct around 300 physical component, sled and complete vehicle tests in total to confirm the results of years of crash simulations.