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Adobe Co-Founder Dr. John Warnock Passes at 82

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Sunday, August 20, 2023
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It is with profound sadness that Adobe shares the passing of the company’s beloved co-founder Dr. John Warnock.

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  • It is with profound sadness that Adobe shares the passing of the company’s beloved co-founder Dr. John Warnock.
  • Dr. Warnock co-founded Adobe in 1982 with Dr. Charles Geschke after meeting as colleagues at Xerox.
  • Adobe Chair and CEO Shantanu Narayen sent the following email to all Adobe employees:
    It is with profound sadness that I share that our beloved co-founder Dr. John Warnock passed away at the age of 82.
  • Dr. Warnock is survived by his wife Marva Warnock and his three children.

80 Is the New 50: Vint Cerf Is at the Top of His Game

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Tuesday, March 21, 2023
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NORTH OLMSTEAD, Ohio, March 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Vinton G. Cerf turns 80 this year and he's busy as ever. As Google's Chief Internet Evangelist continues his tireless efforts to advance the beneficial use of the Internet, he receives The Marconi Society's prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award. Cerf's work will be celebrated at the organization's Awards Gala on October 27.

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  • NORTH OLMSTEAD, Ohio, March 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Vinton G. Cerf turns 80 this year and he's busy as ever.
  • Cerf is the first person in the Marconi Society's nearly 50-year history to receive both the Marconi Prize (1998) and the Lifetime Achievement Award.
  • While industry players focused on proprietary networks, Cerf had a wider vision built upon open standards.
  • "The problem with getting a lifetime achievement award is that everyone thinks you're done," said Cerf.

Creating a Safer, More Resilient Society: 2023 Marconi Prize Awarded to Hari Balakrishnan

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Wednesday, February 22, 2023
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NORTH OLMSTED, Ohio, Feb. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Marconi Society is proud to award the 2023 Marconi Prize to Hari Balakrishnan in recognition of the broad impact to society of his fundamental discoveries in wired and wireless networking, mobile sensing, and distributed systems.  By focusing his research on the application of technology to solve large societal problems, Balakrishnan's work has made millions of people safer and has made the Internet and wireless communications more efficient and robust. 

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  • Hari Balakrishnan is the Fujitsu Professor of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence in the Department of EECS at MIT.
  • "His focus on scientific excellence that creates positive impact at scale, along with his humanitarian contributions, makes him a perfect choice for the Marconi Prize."
  • Hari Balakrishnan will be honored at the Marconi Society's annual awards Gala on October 27, 2023 in Washington, DC.
  • Nominations for the 2024 Marconi Prize are being accepted through June 30, 2023.

Evolution Equity Partners Appoints Taher Elgamal as General Partner

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Thursday, January 19, 2023
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NEW YORK, Jan. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Evolution Equity Partners a leader in cybersecurity venture capital announced today that Taher Elgamal has joined the firm as a general partner. Taher joins the firm after serving as venture partner at Evolution since 2016 and after a decade at Salesforce where he was CTO, Security. He joins a team of twenty investment professionals with six general partners focused on investment in best of breed cybersecurity companies.

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  • Elgamal joins Evolution as the firm expands team, capital base and access to best of breed cybersecurity software companies amidst growing investment opportunity
    NEW YORK, Jan. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Evolution Equity Partners a leader in cybersecurity venture capital announced today that Taher Elgamal has joined the firm as a general partner.
  • He joins a team of twenty investment professionals with six general partners focused on investment in best of breed cybersecurity companies.
  • said Richard Seewald, Founder and Managing Partner at Evolution Equity Partners.
  • Taher Elgamal, General Partner at Evolution Equity Partners stated " I am excited to be joining this great team at Evolution Equity Partners and to continue the work of building companies and growing a portfolio of leading cybersecurity companies.

Marquis Who's Who Debuts the Maker's Power List

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Monday, January 2, 2023
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UNIONDALE, N.Y., Jan. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Marquis Who's Who (MWW), the world's leading biographical publisher, is proud to announce the individuals selected for the fourth quarter of the 2022 Maker's List by releasing the Power List. The Maker's Lists are curated by a selection committee and compiled by MWW Maker's List administrator Lisa Diamond with an aim to recognize both established and emerging leaders in their respective fields.

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  • Marquis also celebrates pioneers in such disciplines as storytelling, art, music and more
    UNIONDALE, N.Y., Jan. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Marquis Who's Who (MWW), the world's leading biographical publisher, is proud to announce the individuals selected for the fourth quarter of the 2022 Maker's List by releasing the Power List.
  • Diamond continued, "In the final installment of this year's Maker's List, we aim to highlight individuals whose steadfast dedication to their causes has transformed 2022 and beyond."
  • Accruing a wealth of success and recognition since Google's inception, he was named #1 on Forbes' "America's Most Popular Chief Executives" list in 2015.
  • The full Power List is below:

Building Digital Equity through Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration: Marconi Society Announces 2022 Symposium and Gala

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Wednesday, September 14, 2022
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The annual forum convenes leading visionaries in technology, business, policy, and digital inclusion to help build pathways to digital equity by 2030.

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  • The annual forum convenes leading visionaries in technology, business, policy, and digital inclusion to help build pathways to digital equity by 2030.
  • "The Decade of Digital Inclusion is a rare opportunity to create collaborative solutions to bridging the digital divide.
  • The Marconi Society, through our deep expertise in information and communications technology and connections in policy and digital equity, is uniquely positioned to create this convening," said Vint Cerf, Board Chair of the Marconi Society.
  • The Marconi Society celebrates and supports visionaries building tomorrow's technologies upon the foundation of the connected world we helped create.

Beyond Identity Raises $100 Million to Accelerate Adoption of Invisible, Un-phishable MFA for Customers and Employees

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Tuesday, February 22, 2022
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Additionally, the Father of SSL and 2019 Marconi Prize recipient Taher Elgamal of Evolution Equity Partners will be joining the Beyond Identity Board of Directors.

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  • Additionally, the Father of SSL and 2019 Marconi Prize recipient Taher Elgamal of Evolution Equity Partners will be joining the Beyond Identity Board of Directors.
  • Few, if any, disagree that passwords the root cause of over 80% of breaches need to be eliminated.
  • As an industry, we are coming dangerously close to being complicit in cybercrime, said TJ Jermoluk, Co-founder and CEO of Beyond Identity.
  • Beyond Identity is leading the charge with a state-of-the-art MFA solution that cryptographically binds a users identity to their devices.

mimik Executive Chairman Siavash Alamouti Awarded Prestigious 2022 Marconi Prize

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Wednesday, February 9, 2022
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mimik Technology, Inc ., a pioneer in hybrid edge cloud technology and business solutions, today announced that Siavash Alamouti , Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of the Board and former President and CEO of mimik, has been awarded the prestigious 2022 Marconi Prize in recognition of his contribution to global wireless device accessibility.

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  • mimik Technology, Inc ., a pioneer in hybrid edge cloud technology and business solutions, today announced that Siavash Alamouti , Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of the Board and former President and CEO of mimik, has been awarded the prestigious 2022 Marconi Prize in recognition of his contribution to global wireless device accessibility.
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    Siavash Alamouti, Executive Chairman of mimik Technology, Recipient of the 2022 Marconi Prize (Photo: Business Wire)
    Granted annually by the Marconi Society, the Marconi Prize is often referred to as the Nobel Prize for Communications and recognizes the contributions and impact of innovators in the communications industry.
  • I would like to thank the Marconi Society for making digital equity a driving force behind its mission.
  • The Alamouti Code, which Alamouti developed in 1996, optimizes mobile signal reception via transmitters that are found in cellular base stations or access points.

Democratizing Internet Access: 2022 Marconi Prize Awarded to Wireless Innovator Siavash Alamouti

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Wednesday, February 9, 2022
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CLEVELAND, Feb. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Marconi Society is proud to award the 2022 Marconi Prize , the top honor in communications technology, to Siavash Alamouti in recognition of his impact on the accessibility of wireless devices.

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  • CLEVELAND, Feb. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Marconi Society is proud to award the 2022 Marconi Prize , the top honor in communications technology, to Siavash Alamouti in recognition of his impact on the accessibility of wireless devices.
  • The serial innovator, whose famous Alamouti Code can be found in billions of devices, has devoted his career to developing wireless technology that improves people's lives.
  • "Siavash has brought connectivity to billions of people by making wireless devices more efficient and affordable without reducing reception quality," says Vint Cerf, Chair of the Marconi Societyand 1998 Marconi Fellow.
  • "It's an honor to celebrate Siavash's astounding career with the 2022 Marconi Prize," says Samantha Schartman-Cycyk, the organization's Executive Director.

Shattering the Silicon Ceiling: 2020 Marconi Prize Awarded to Wireless Innovator Dr. Andrea Goldsmith

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Thursday, April 30, 2020
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SAN FRANCISCO, April 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Marconi Society today awarded the 2020 Marconi Prize to Dr. Andrea Goldsmith for her pioneering contributions to the theory and practice of adaptive wireless communications.

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, April 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Marconi Society today awarded the 2020 Marconi Prize to Dr. Andrea Goldsmith for her pioneering contributions to the theory and practice of adaptive wireless communications.
  • Goldsmith has been shattering silicon ceilings in engineering for decades and is an influential voice in creating an inclusive profession.
  • Goldsmith is donating her $100,000 Marconi Prize to the Marconi Society to start an endowment that will fund technology and diversity initiatives.
  • Just as she does for wireless network performance, Goldsmith sets the bar high for the engineering profession as a whole.