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Wisemen Multimedia LLC Wins $33M U.S. Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, Joint Operations Center Support Contract

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Friday, October 6, 2023
Telecommunications, Software, Human Resources, Consulting, Data Management, Professional Services, Technology, Mobile, Wireless, Congress, Telephone, LOS, Organization, IRS, Computer, GSA, Maintenance, JOC, Cloud computing, OFP, Medical device

Wisemen Multimedia LLC (Wisemen) today announced that it was awarded a 5-year $33 million GSA contract for providing IT support to the IRS Wage and Investment (W&I) Division’s Joint Operations Center (JOC) program.

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  • Wisemen Multimedia LLC (Wisemen) today announced that it was awarded a 5-year $33 million GSA contract for providing IT support to the IRS Wage and Investment (W&I) Division’s Joint Operations Center (JOC) program.
  • In concert with this, JOC must respond quickly to Congressional and IRS Commissioner-level mandates that impact taxpayer experience.
  • With this contract, the Wisemen team builds upon an established track record of decades of service as a valuable partner supporting the IRS.
  • “We’re honored our team has the opportunity to continue providing support to our JOC partners,” said Eric Brown, CEO, Wisemen.

SPLASH SPORTS LAUNCHES IN 33 STATES, ANNOUNCES $2M COMMISSIONER REWARDS PROGRAM

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Monday, August 7, 2023
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DENVER, Aug. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Splash Sports (Splash), the new peer-to-peer real money gaming platform from the makers of RunYourPool (RYP) and Office Football Pool (OFP), today announced it is live in 33 states across the country, including Florida, Texas, and California. Now, friends and groups in these states can use Splash to organize Survivor, PickX and/or Daily Fantasy contests in accordance with state regulations.

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  • Now, friends and groups in these states can use Splash to organize Survivor, PickX and/or Daily Fantasy contests in accordance with state regulations.
  • Splash Sports is the new gaming platform built for friends and groups to safely compete in contests for real money.
  • "We are thrilled to bring Splash to the masses just in time for the NFL season," said Joel Milton, Splash Sports co-founder.
  • To start playing and see if Splash is available in your state, visit splashsports.com .

SPLASH INC. ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF RUNYOURPOOL AND OFFICEFOOTBALLPOOL, LAUNCHES SPLASH SPORTS PEER-TO-PEER REAL MONEY GAMING PLATFORM

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Monday, June 5, 2023
Elysian, Accomplice, NFL, Sport, Theo Epstein, Investment, DraftKings, Friends, RYP, 2022 PointsBet Invitational, Splash, FanDuel, Commissioner, OFP, Running, Friction, Acquisition, Sports club, NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, Water Splash, Inc. v. Menon, Security deposit, Fenway Sports Group, Community Building, DFS

DENVER, June 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Splash Inc. ("Splash," formerly known as BetterPool) announced today their acquisition of RunYourPool (RYP) and OfficeFootballPool (OFP) alongside the launch of their real money gaming platform SplashSports.com (Splash Sports).

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  • DENVER, June 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Splash Inc. ("Splash," formerly known as BetterPool) announced today their acquisition of RunYourPool (RYP) and OfficeFootballPool (OFP) alongside the launch of their real money gaming platform SplashSports.com (Splash Sports).
  • Splash Sports brings the sports pool space to the modern age by removing friction to handle payments in one platform.
  • Currently in private beta, Splash Sports provides a much-needed alternative to traditional wagering options in the United States.
  • "A trend we've seen in real money gaming is that players are tired of giving money 'to the house.'

Measurement, reporting and verification blockchain pioneer Open Forest Protocol raises USD 4.1m in pre-seed round

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Wednesday, January 11, 2023
Katherine Johnson Independent Verification and Validation Facility, POS, Non-governmental organization, NEAR, Climate, VC, VVB, USD, Forest, MRV, Blockchain, Carbon, History, Biodiversity, Environment, OFP, Renewable energy, Cryptocurrency

Founded in 2021, OFP is already working with some 40 afforestation/reforestation projects worldwide through its revolutionary blockchain-based measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) technology.

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  • Founded in 2021, OFP is already working with some 40 afforestation/reforestation projects worldwide through its revolutionary blockchain-based measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) technology.
  • These projects will be the first in history to utilize OFP's 100% blockchain-native MRV platform.
  • Projects record tree data within the forest using OFP's mobile app and then send the information to be immutably stored in the open, blockchain-based registry.
  • Fred Fournier, Open Forest Protocol CEO, said: "The strong support of investors experienced in our pre-seed round is a validation of both our vision and strategy.

Measurement, reporting and verification blockchain pioneer Open Forest Protocol raises USD 4.1m in pre-seed round

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Sunday, January 22, 2023
Katherine Johnson Independent Verification and Validation Facility, POS, Stress testing, Non-governmental organization, NEAR, Proof of stake, Climate, VC, VVB, USD, Forest, MRV, Blockchain, Carbon, History, Biodiversity, Environment, OFP, Renewable energy, Cryptocurrency

Founded in 2021, OFP is already working with some 40 afforestation/reforestation projects worldwide through its revolutionary blockchain-based measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) technology.

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  • Founded in 2021, OFP is already working with some 40 afforestation/reforestation projects worldwide through its revolutionary blockchain-based measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) technology.
  • These projects will be the first in history to utilize OFP’s 100% blockchain-native MRV platform.
  • Projects record tree data within the forest using OFP’s mobile app and then send the information to be immutably stored in the open, blockchain-based registry.
  • Fred Fournier, Open Forest Protocol CEO, said: “The strong support of investors experienced in our pre-seed round is a validation of both our vision and strategy.

The Open Group October Virtual Event To Celebrate 25 Years of Open Technology Standards

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Tuesday, October 19, 2021
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The Open Group , the vendor-neutral technology standards consortium, is hosting its upcoming Open Digital Standards event October 25 27, 2021.

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  • The Open Group , the vendor-neutral technology standards consortium, is hosting its upcoming Open Digital Standards event October 25 27, 2021.
  • The Open Digital Standards event will bring together vendors and end-user organizations from across the globe to discuss how the cross-industry development of open standards is helping businesses become digital-first.
  • The virtual event will start at 11:30 am Shanghai local time on Tuesday October 26 (8:30 pm PDT October 25), and finish at 1:30 pm local time in Boston on Wednesday October 27.
  • On Wednesday, attendees will have the opportunity to hear from The Open Group CDO Dave Lounsbury and Micro Focus CTO Dr. Lars Rossen about open standards for the digital enterprise and agile world.