Bohemia Interactive

BISim™ announces VBS Builder Edition

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Wednesday, March 27, 2024

ORLANDO, Fla., March 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Bohemia Interactive Simulations (BISim™) today announced VBS Builder Edition. This full-featured simulation solution development platform makes it easier for systems integrators and developers of complex simulation solutions to build and deploy their capabilities faster and at lower costs to serve the critical needs of their defense customers in simulation, training, mission planning, mission rehearsal, and wargaming.

Key Points: 
  • "Using VBS Builder Edition, our partners are surprising us by integrating their solutions, such as high-fidelity vehicle and aircraft simulators, custom AI for training, and wargaming features with VBS.
  • KONGSBERG has been using the VBS Simulation SDK, a key feature of VBS Builder Edition, to develop a high-fidelity Remote Weapon Systems Training Simulation.
  • BISim's president, Rahul Thakkar, will present the VBS Builder Edition at DisTec ( https://www.itec.co.uk/distec ) at 11:00 am on 10 April 2024.
  • VBS Builder Edition demonstrations will run throughout IT2EC ( https://www.itec.co.uk ) at booth #B20 from 9 to 11 April 2024.

VirTra CEO John Givens Appointed as Executive Committee Chair for National Center for Simulation

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Thursday, February 15, 2024

(Nasdaq: VTSI) ("VirTra" or the "Company"), a global provider of judgmental use of force training simulators, firearms training simulators for the law enforcement and military markets, has today announced that CEO John Givens was appointed Chairman of the Board for National Center for Simulation (NCS), an association of defense companies, government, academic, and modeling and simulations industry members.

Key Points: 
  • (Nasdaq: VTSI) ("VirTra" or the "Company"), a global provider of judgmental use of force training simulators, firearms training simulators for the law enforcement and military markets, has today announced that CEO John Givens was appointed Chairman of the Board for National Center for Simulation (NCS), an association of defense companies, government, academic, and modeling and simulations industry members.
  • Givens has been an executive committee member on the Board of Directors for NCS for 6 years and has held the secretary, treasurer, and co-Chair providing valuable experience and insight to its industry members.
  • In addition to his positions as CEO of VirTra, and previously President of Bohemia Interactive Simulations, Givens continues his mission to increase awareness and use of simulations across a broad spectrum of industries.
  • As the simulation industry continues to rapidly expand, VirTra aims to continue its legacy of being a pioneer of simulation training technology and adapt to the changes in the defense space and support the efforts of the National Center for Simulation.

VirTra Debuts New Integration of VBS4 at I/ITSEC 2023 to Support Military Clients

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Wednesday, November 29, 2023

(Nasdaq: VTSI) (“VirTra” or the “Company”), a global provider of judgmental use of force training simulators, firearms training simulators for the law enforcement and military markets, has debuted at the I/ITSEC 2023 its integration of VBS4 and BlueIG, offering added capability to its simulators.

Key Points: 
  • (Nasdaq: VTSI) (“VirTra” or the “Company”), a global provider of judgmental use of force training simulators, firearms training simulators for the law enforcement and military markets, has debuted at the I/ITSEC 2023 its integration of VBS4 and BlueIG, offering added capability to its simulators.
  • By integrating VBS4 into the VirTra Operating System (VOS), VirTra can provide military personnel with a rich, complex environment for training.
  • Starting in 2024, simulators with VBS4 integration will be made available to new customers, while existing VOS clients will have the option to upgrade their simulators.
  • We at BISim are proud to support VirTra with our VBS series of products, given their best-of-breed capability for marksmanship training and more.

Virtuos Expands Game Engineering Capabilities with Launch of Virtuos Labs - Prague

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Tuesday, August 22, 2023

SINGAPORE, Aug. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Virtuos, a leading global video game development company, today announced the launch of Virtuos Labs - Prague, its latest studio dedicated to networking, UI, mobile, and optimization. Partners will be able to tap on the studio for support in online services, software development and operations (DevOps), UI implementation in games, co-development of mobile games and adaptation of PC and console games to mobile, as well as CPU and GPU performance optimization for games across all platforms, among other solutions.

Key Points: 
  • SINGAPORE, Aug. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Virtuos, a leading global video game development company, today announced the launch of Virtuos Labs - Prague, its latest studio dedicated to networking, UI, mobile, and optimization.
  • Virtuos Labs - Prague is the fourth studio in the Virtuos Labs network, which focuses on providing clients advanced engineering solutions in commercial and proprietary engines.
  • Virtuos Labs - Prague is actively hiring and aims to grow to a team of 20 employees by the end of 2023.
  • Virtuos Labs - Prague adds to Virtuos' vast European presence, which comprises over 500 employees across seven studios in the region.

Fountain Life Appoints Helen Messier, M.D., Ph.D., as Chief Clinical and Scientific Officer

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Wednesday, December 7, 2022

NAPLES, Fla., Dec. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Fountain Life, a preventative health and longevity company committed to transforming global healthcare from reactive to proactive, today announced the appointment of Helen Messier, M.D., Ph.D., as the company's first Chief Clinical and Scientific Officer. Dr. Messier is a scientist and a certified family practice physician who has devoted most of her career to harnessing data to close the translational gap in medicine. She has cultivated a unique capability of integrating multi-omics data and digital health technologies in real-world clinical care to enable patients to realize the beneficial potential of biomedical technologies.

Key Points: 
  • "Helen brings a unique medical and scientific background to Fountain Life, and we are excited to add her insights and expertise to our leadership team," said Bill Kapp, M.D., Fountain Life CEO and co-founder.
  • In addition to leading the company's clinical and scientific programs, Dr. Messier will establish Fountain Life University to train Fountain Life certified practitioners and lead the effort to gain insights and publish findings from Fountain Life's vast amount of data.
  • Bringing the capabilities of Fountain Life to more people is key to positively affecting patient outcomes that lead to improved quality of life."
  • Fountain Life brings together the world's most renowned scientists and physicians to boost longevity and performance putting health back in healthcare.

Hadean Awarded British Army Contract To Build Cloud Distributed Simulation Pathfinder

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Thursday, July 14, 2022

LONDON, July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Deep tech start-up, Hadean , have been awarded a contract to help build and scale a cloud distributed simulation demonstrator for the British Army.

Key Points: 
  • LONDON, July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Deep tech start-up, Hadean , have been awarded a contract to help build and scale a cloud distributed simulation demonstrator for the British Army.
  • Hadean CEO, Craig Beddis said: "This is a significant milestone for Hadean and an opportunity for us to contribute to the British Army's vision of large-scale, collective training.
  • Founded in 2015, Hadean are a venture backed startup, reimagining distributed, spatial and scalable computing for web 3.0 and the metaverse.
  • The distributed cloud platform provides the foundations of web 3.0 applications for the metaverse, enterprise organisations and the defence sector.

OcuDoc Announces Appointment of Dr. Richard Lindstrom as Chief Medical Advisor, Ophthalmology

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Tuesday, June 21, 2022

COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Columbus-based ophthalmic MedTech startup, OcuDoc, announced the appointment of Dr. Richard Lindstrom as its new Chief Medical Advisor, Ophthalmology. The firm brings on Dr. Lindstrom to provide his extensive experience in cornea, cataract, glaucoma, laser surgery, refractive surgery, innovation and the business of ophthalmology. 

Key Points: 
  • Richard Lindstromas its new Chief Medical Advisor, Ophthalmology.
  • The firm brings on Dr. Lindstrom to provide his extensive experience in cornea, cataract, glaucoma, laser surgery, refractive surgery, innovation and the business of ophthalmology.
  • OcuDoc has announced the appointment of Dr. Richard Lindstrom to serve as its Chief Medical Advisor, Ophthalmology.
  • "We are thrilled to have Dr. Lindstrom, a 50-year industry veteran, join our organization as a Medical Advisor.

VirTra Appoints Director and Military Simulation Training Expert John Givens as Co-Chief Executive Officer

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Monday, May 2, 2022

(NASDAQ:VTSI) (VirTra), a global provider of judgmental use of force training simulators, and firearms training simulators for the law enforcement and military markets, has appointed John Givens as co-chief executive officer (CEO), effective today.

Key Points: 
  • (NASDAQ:VTSI) (VirTra), a global provider of judgmental use of force training simulators, and firearms training simulators for the law enforcement and military markets, has appointed John Givens as co-chief executive officer (CEO), effective today.
  • Givens has been a member of the board of directors for VirTra since November 2020.
  • From operational excellence to record-setting business development successes, John has an unmatched and proven track record in the military simulation marketplace.
  • VirTra (NASDAQ: VTSI) is a global provider of judgmental use of force training simulators, firearms training simulators and driving simulators for the law enforcement, military, educational and commercial markets.

Optimove Named a Leader in IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Retail and CPG Customer Data Platforms 2022

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Thursday, April 28, 2022

NEW YORK, April 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Optimove, the leading CRM Marketing Platform, was recognized as a "Leader" in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Retail and CPG Customer Data Platform 2022 Vendor Assessment (Doc #US47506221, April 2022). The report follows the recognition of Optimove by Forrester as a Leader in the 2021 Forrester Wave: Cross-Channel Campaign Management and by Optimove customers on G2 in the CDP category. 

Key Points: 
  • The report by the leading global market intelligence firm highlights Optimove's ability to drive personalization at scale through multichannel, AI-led customer journeys
    NEW YORK, April 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Optimove, the leading CRM Marketing Platform, was recognized as a "Leader" in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Retail and CPG Customer Data Platform 2022 Vendor Assessment (Doc #US47506221, April 2022).
  • In 2020, Optimove created retail and ecommerce-specific customer data models, aiming to support specific industry requirements and data exploration based on different delivery models.
  • Optimove provides marketing teams with a single platform to scale personalized customer journeys across channels:
    Customer Data Platform: With a Customer Data Platform (CDP) at its core, Optimove ingests, consolidates, cleanses and shares data, in realtime, from/to dozens of different systems.
  • "We're delighted to be recognized as a Leader by the IDC MarketScape," said Pini Yakuel, Founder and CEO of Optimove.

OcuDoc Announces Dr. Dwight Akerman as New Chief Medical Advisor

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Wednesday, March 30, 2022

Dwight Akermanas its new Chief Medical Advisor.

Key Points: 
  • Dwight Akermanas its new Chief Medical Advisor.
  • The firm brings on Dr. Akerman to share his deep experience in myopia and the broader eyecare industry.
  • OcuDoc announced the appointment of Dr. Dwight Akerman as its new Chief Medical Advisor.
  • Dr. Akerman currently serves as President of Global Visionary Consultants, LLC, and ChiefMedical Editor of Review of Myopia Management.