Productivity-improving technologies

Outreach Announces Abhijit Mitra as President of Product and Technology

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Thursday, October 26, 2023
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SEATTLE, Oct. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Outreach, the leading AI Sales Platform helping revenue organizations create better pipeline and close more deals, today announced engineering veteran Abhijit Mitra as its new President of Product and Technology. Mitra will lead the Product, Design, and Engineering (PDE) organization.

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  • Product and Engineering Veteran to Lead Sales Execution Platform Expansion Across New Verticals and Personas, Continue Enterprise Growth
    SEATTLE, Oct. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Outreach , the leading AI Sales Platform helping revenue organizations create better pipeline and close more deals, today announced engineering veteran Abhijit Mitra as its new President of Product and Technology.
  • Mitra will lead the Product, Design, and Engineering (PDE) organization.
  • As a business and customer-oriented leader, Abhijit will work closely with David Ruggiero, Outreach President of GTM, to bring these new innovations to market.
  • "When searching for our Product and Technology President, we wanted someone with visionary excellence to lead Outreach in our platform journey," said Manny Medina, CEO and Co-founder of Outreach.

Kevin Andrews Named President of PrismHR

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Thursday, October 5, 2023
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CHANDLER, Ariz., Oct. 05, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PrismHR , a Vensure Employer Solutions company and the leading HR technology software powering payroll, benefits and HR for businesses across the U.S., today announced that Kevin Andrews has been named the company’s president.

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  • CHANDLER, Ariz., Oct. 05, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PrismHR , a Vensure Employer Solutions company and the leading HR technology software powering payroll, benefits and HR for businesses across the U.S., today announced that Kevin Andrews has been named the company’s president.
  • Andrews joined PrismHR in 2022 as President of Product and Technology before now assuming the new role of President.
  • “By working with PEOs and ASOs,” Andrews said, “PrismHR helps support small and midsize businesses across the U.S.
  • He is an ideal fit for PrismHR, and we are thrilled to have Kevin as the company’s president.”

LivePerson recognized in report on generative AI and innovative AI applications by independent research firm

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Tuesday, October 3, 2023
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NEW YORK, Oct. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- LivePerson (Nasdaq: LPSN), a global leader in Conversational AI, has been recognized in Forrester's new report: "How Generative AI Will Transform CRM." The report details how generative AI capabilities can enhance customer relationship management — including customer service, sales and marketing — by increasing productivity and helping agents deliver better customer experiences.

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  • NEW YORK, Oct. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- LivePerson (Nasdaq: LPSN), a global leader in Conversational AI, has been recognized in Forrester's new report: "How Generative AI Will Transform CRM."
  • The report details how generative AI capabilities can enhance customer relationship management — including customer service, sales and marketing — by increasing productivity and helping agents deliver better customer experiences.
  • The report also acknowledged how LivePerson's AI and automation capabilities have led to specific business outcomes.
  • Download the Forrester report " How Generative AI Will Transform CRM " using your Forrester.com login.

Tecsys Innovation Lab™ to Unlock Customer Value Through Emerging Supply Chain Technologies

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Monday, September 18, 2023
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(TSX: TCS), an industry leader in supply chain management software, today announced the launch of the Tecsys Innovation Lab™, designed to harness the practical potential of state-of-the-art technologies in service of its hundreds of supply chain customers worldwide.

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  • (TSX: TCS), an industry leader in supply chain management software, today announced the launch of the Tecsys Innovation Lab™, designed to harness the practical potential of state-of-the-art technologies in service of its hundreds of supply chain customers worldwide.
  • The Tecsys Innovation Lab™, a research-driven group within Tecsys' Product and Technology Team, is committed to evaluating cutting-edge technologies to address intricate supply chain challenges.
  • "The establishment of the Tecsys Innovation Lab™ reflects our commitment to not only setting the standard in the world of supply chain management but continuing to raise it.
  • The Tecsys Innovation Lab™ emphasizes a scenario-based approach for research, ensuring it is a meaningful testbed for customer value.

Germany kicks-off a significant reduction of CO2 footprint in cereal crops

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Thursday, August 10, 2023
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Yara Germany, the Bindewald & Gutting Milling Group and Harry-Brot signed a cooperation agreement aimed at decarbonizing cereal cultivation in Germany through the use of green fertilizers.

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  • Yara Germany, the Bindewald & Gutting Milling Group and Harry-Brot signed a cooperation agreement aimed at decarbonizing cereal cultivation in Germany through the use of green fertilizers.
  • The outcome is a fertilizer with up to 90% reduced CO2 footprint, compared to conventional methods.
  • ​​​​​​​​​​​​​In this context, Yara Germany, all nine locations of the Bindewald & Gutting Milling Group, and Harry-Brot signed a cooperation agreement with the shared goal of reducing CO2 emissions in cereal production.
  • The CO2 footprint provides a measure of a product's climate-friendliness by encompassing the total greenhouse gases generated throughout its production process.

.conf23: Splunk Introduces New OT Offering to Enable Visibility Across Physical and Industrial Environments

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Tuesday, July 18, 2023
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Unveiled at .conf23, Splunk Edge Hub provides more complete visibility across IT and OT environments by streaming previously hard to access data directly into the Splunk platform.

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  • Unveiled at .conf23, Splunk Edge Hub provides more complete visibility across IT and OT environments by streaming previously hard to access data directly into the Splunk platform.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230717014624/en/
    Splunk Edge Hub facilitates the capture and analysis of data generated from sensors, IoT devices, and industrial equipment, delivering comprehensive visibility across IT and OT environments.
  • Achieve more comprehensive visibility across IT and OT environments to better detect, investigate and remediate threats and IT stressors from a single platform.
  • To learn about Splunk Edge Hub, connect with an authorized Splunk Edge Hub partner or to learn how to become an Splunk Edge Hub partner, visit https://www.edgehubcentral.com.

Epicor Appoints Chief Product & Technology Officer

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Monday, June 12, 2023
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Epicor, a global leader of industry-specific enterprise software to promote business growth, today announced Vaibhav Vohra has been appointed Chief Product and Technology Officer.

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  • Epicor, a global leader of industry-specific enterprise software to promote business growth, today announced Vaibhav Vohra has been appointed Chief Product and Technology Officer.
  • With this move, the Product Development and Product Management teams will be unified under Vohra’s leadership, further enabling Epicor to deliver customer-centric SaaS solutions and continued innovation through AI, automation, and design.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230612363939/en/
    Vaibhav Vohra, Epicor Chief Product and Technology Officer (Photo: Business Wire)
    “In his time at Epicor as Chief Product Officer, Vaibhav has been instrumental in driving our product strategy and spearheading the Epicor vision for the connected Data Supply Chain ,” said Epicor CEO Steve Murphy.
  • Wilson will continue serving as a technical advisor for all products and overseeing key customer initiatives, including leading the Retail product teams.

LogicGate, Inc.® Unveils OpenAI Integration at Gartner® Security & Risk Management Summit

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Monday, June 5, 2023
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CHICAGO, June 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- LogicGate®, the leading risk and compliance platform for cybersecurity teams, today shared at the Gartner® Security & Risk Management Summit a new OpenAI integration that will help automate and inform GRC processes, including policy generation. Founded in 2015 by seasoned risk consultants, LogicGate automates and centralizes tedious, time-consuming governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) workflows with Risk Cloud®, its integrated and scalable GRC platform.

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  • CHICAGO, June 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- LogicGate ®, the leading risk and compliance platform for cybersecurity teams, today shared at the Gartner® Security & Risk Management Summit a new OpenAI integration that will help automate and inform GRC processes, including policy generation.
  • Founded in 2015 by seasoned risk consultants, LogicGate automates and centralizes tedious, time-consuming governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) workflows with Risk Cloud® , its integrated and scalable GRC platform.
  • Fully- Managed Cyber Risk Quantification : Risk Cloud helps cyber leaders quantify security risk in financial terms, an important step as organizations prepare to address upcoming SEC regulations.
  • To learn more about LogicGate and Risk Cloud, visit the LogicGate team in Booth #1159 at the Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit from June 5-7, 2023 in National Harbor, MD.

DRC's Latest Pricing Impact Analysis Tools Reduce Book Runs to Minutes

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Wednesday, May 17, 2023
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PHILADELPHIA, May 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Decision Research Corporation (DRC), an industry leading provider of cloud-based enterprise solutions for the P&C insurance industry, is proud to announce the immediate availability of the DRC Insurance Platform Spring 2023 Release, complete with newly added capabilities and functions.  

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  • Cutting edge updates to the DRC Insurance Platform upgrades functionality and features across the enterprise system that drastically reduce time and touchpoints.
  • The Spring 2023 Release highlights DRC's continued commitment towards delivering innovation to the P&C insurance industry.
  • Key features for the DRC Insurance Platform Spring release include:
    Rate Impact Analyzer – Generate multiple permutations of a rate plan in the same day without any data manipulation to assess the potential impact of rate changes.
  • "We have achieved this with more powerful capabilities across the entire policy lifecycle, from product development, underwriting, claims processing, through portfolio analysis."

Luminar Reports Strong First-Quarter 2023 Business Update and Financials

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Tuesday, May 9, 2023
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Today Luminar (NASDAQ: LAZR), a leading global automotive technology company, provided its quarterly business update and financial results for the first quarter of 2023.

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  • Today Luminar (NASDAQ: LAZR), a leading global automotive technology company, provided its quarterly business update and financial results for the first quarter of 2023.
  • Major 2023 Milestone Targets and Financial Guidance:
    Today, the company provided a progress report on its key business milestone targets and maintained financial guidance for the full year of 2023.
  • Top Three Critical Business Milestones to Achieve by Year-End 2023:
    The company reported progress on its business milestones for 2023.
  • Luminar exceeded its Q1 revenue guidance and maintains a strong balance sheet for accelerating business growth and reaching positive cash flow.