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Cyemptive Technologies Names Microsoft Veteran Paul Hiteshew as Vice President of Solutions Consulting

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Wednesday, January 17, 2024
Data Management, Security, Apps, Applications, Technology, Other Technology, Software, Networks, Security engineering, Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA, Microsoft, Delivery, Government, Safety, Principal Group

Cyemptive Technologies, an award-winning provider of pre-emptive cybersecurity solutions for business and government, today announced that it has named Microsoft veteran Paul Hiteshew as Vice President of Solutions Consulting.

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  • Cyemptive Technologies, an award-winning provider of pre-emptive cybersecurity solutions for business and government, today announced that it has named Microsoft veteran Paul Hiteshew as Vice President of Solutions Consulting.
  • In his new role, Hiteshew will be leading a team of deep cybersecurity experts that provide cybersecurity architectural blueprints for Cyemptive customers.
  • “Paul brings a unique perspective from the client side of the eDiscovery and digital forensics industry that will greatly benefit Cyemptive’s customers,” said Rob Pike, founder and CEO of Cyemptive.
  • With Cyemptive ZeroStrike there is no need for recovery and remediation, an industry first capability.

Ludia Consulting Expands Collaboration with Microsoft Product Engineering by Developing an Innovation Committee to Further Empower Customers to Receive Maximum Value in their Digital Transformation Journey

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Tuesday, October 17, 2023
Microsoft, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Human resources, Ludia, Mixed reality, FastTrack, Microsoft engineering groups, Principal Group, Field service management, Video game, LATAM

Ludia's Innovation Committee will focus on supporting product previews in Finance & Operations, Human Resources, Field Service, Mobility, Project Operations, and Mixed Reality.

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  • Ludia's Innovation Committee will focus on supporting product previews in Finance & Operations, Human Resources, Field Service, Mobility, Project Operations, and Mixed Reality.
  • Our collaboration  is based on innovation, technology, and experience to help drive the future at Microsoft," said Lucias Diaz, CEO at Ludia Consulting.
  • "By aligning with Microsoft's vision, roadmap, and customer needs, Ludia Consulting has been a critical partner in our engineering team's development.
  • Ludia Consulting is a minority-owned Dynamics 365 partner focused on oil & gas, manufacturing, and service industries in North America, LATAM, and Europe.

Certiport Names 2023 Microsoft Office Specialist World Champions

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Wednesday, August 2, 2023
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ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The winners of the 2023 Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) World Championship have been announced by Certiport, the leading provider of performance-based IT certification exams that accelerate academic and career opportunities for learners.

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  • ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The winners of the 2023 Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) World Championship have been announced by Certiport, the leading provider of performance-based IT certification exams that accelerate academic and career opportunities for learners.
  • To enter, students took a qualifying Microsoft Office Specialist certification exam to demonstrate their mastery of Microsoft Office technology.
  • "For over two decades, the Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship has recognized the top students using Microsoft Office from across the globe.
  • Next year, Certiport will host the 2024 Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship in Anaheim, California, from July 28 through 31.

Certiport announces the 2023 Microsoft Office Specialist and Adobe Certified Professional World Champions

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Wednesday, August 2, 2023
Cloud, International Rescue Committee, IRC, Pearson plc, Microsoft Office, Adobe InDesign, Microsoft, Principal Group, Microsoft Word, MOS, Microsoft Certified Professional, World championship, Adobe Creative Cloud, Student, Adobe, Pearson, International, Knowledge, Student Learning Objectives, VUE, Adobe Photoshop, Social media, Content, Tutoring, Video game, Nursing, Property management, Certification

ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Certiport, a Pearson VUE business, today announces that the winners of the 2023 Microsoft Office Specialist and Adobe Certified Professional National Championships.

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  • ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Certiport, a Pearson VUE business, today announces that the winners of the 2023 Microsoft Office Specialist and Adobe Certified Professional National Championships.
  • To enter, students took a qualifying Microsoft Office Specialist certification exam to demonstrate their mastery of Microsoft Office technology.
  • “At the IRC, we were thrilled to partner with Certiport and Adobe for Certiport’s 2023 Adobe Certified Professional World Championship.
  • We can’t wait to see where our competitors take their skills next.”
    Next year, Certiport will host the 2024 Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship and the Adobe Certified Professional World Championship in Anaheim, California, from July 28 through 31.

Vonage Names Vikram Khandpur Senior Vice President CPaaS Products and Developer Experience

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Wednesday, April 12, 2023
Product management, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft HoloLens, Senior, Engineering, Industrial and production engineering, API, Vikram, Microsoft, Human, Principal Group, Ericsson, Internet, Skype, Knowledge, SVP, GPM, SMS, Management, Sinch, Vonage

HOLMDEL, N.J., April 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Vonage , a global leader in cloud communications helping businesses accelerate their digital transformation, has announced that it has appointed Vikram Khandpur as Senior Vice President, CPaaS Products and Developer Experience.

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  • HOLMDEL, N.J., April 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Vonage , a global leader in cloud communications helping businesses accelerate their digital transformation, has announced that it has appointed Vikram Khandpur as Senior Vice President, CPaaS Products and Developer Experience.
  • Khandpur will report to Savinay Berry, Vonage Executive Vice President of Product & Engineering.
  • "With Vikram's breadth of knowledge and experience in the API and developer space, he is the perfect fit to help us execute on this vision.
  • "I couldn't be more excited to be joining Vonage at such a pivotal moment," said Khandpur.

Prokarium Announces $30 Million Financing to Deliver Lead Program into Clinic and Build Novel Therapeutic Platform

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Thursday, February 9, 2023
Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical, Health, Oncology, MBA, Synthetic biology, Francis Crick Institute, Immunotherapy, Ginkgo Bioworks, Cancer, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Principal Group, Doctor of Pharmacy, RNA, Bladder cancer, Codebase, Salmonella, Partnership, Bacillus, Albright, BCG, Doctor of Philosophy, MD, Vaccine

Prokarium, a biopharmaceutical company leading the oncology field of microbial immunotherapy, has raised $30 million in new funding.

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  • Prokarium, a biopharmaceutical company leading the oncology field of microbial immunotherapy, has raised $30 million in new funding.
  • This follows Prokarium’s announcement of partnering with Ginkgo Bioworks to leverage its world-class Foundry and extensive Codebase to develop a bactofection platform technology.
  • “We are excited to advance our vision to create living cures,” said Kristen Albright, PharmD, Chief Executive Officer of Prokarium.
  • “Proceeds of this financing will fund our lead oncology program entering clinical development this year and enable platform expansion for the delivery of novel therapeutic payloads, including RNA, via our proprietary bacteria.

Opening the London Stock Exchange With a Focus on Delivering Climate Investment Commitments by 2030

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Tuesday, June 28, 2022
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STOCKHOLM, June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --The Climate Investment Coalition (CIC) opened the London Stock Exchange today to celebrate the third edition of the Climate Investment Summit - a flagship event of London Climate Action Week 2022 that supports the acceleration of climate investments by 2030.

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  • STOCKHOLM, June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --The Climate Investment Coalition (CIC) opened the London Stock Exchange today to celebrate the third edition of the Climate Investment Summit - a flagship event of London Climate Action Week 2022 that supports the acceleration of climate investments by 2030.
  • The Summit was CIC's first major convening since COP26, welcoming globally recognised climate investment leaders at the London Stock Exchange, proving that investing in climate solutions and clean energy remains a key priority.
  • Peter Damgaard Jensen, Co-Chair of the Climate Investment Coalition,announced the launch of CIC's efforts to mobilise climate investments for emerging markets and developing economies by 2030, to be announced at COP27.
  • The Climate Investment Summit proves that there is still interest and demand from the finance sector to do so."

Retirement Capital Strategies Launches Digital Video Recording Studio to Create and Distribute Wealth Management Content

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Friday, April 8, 2022
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It will be used to create and distribute content to clients, and anyone interested in retirement planning, investment management and tax planning advice.

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  • It will be used to create and distribute content to clients, and anyone interested in retirement planning, investment management and tax planning advice.
  • With that in mind, the team at Retirement Capital Strategies spent the last 9 months planning and building a digital recording studio.
  • The launch of the video recording studio will see Tom Vaughan and the team at Retirement Capital Strategies dish out financial and wealth management tips, including daily market update videos, weekly live Q&A "Talk Money with Tom" shows discussing retirement planning, tax planning & investment management.
  • Retirement Capital Strategies is a Registered Investment Advisory firm located in Silicon Valley specializing in financial planning and wealth management.

Uptake Fusion to Support Microsoft Azure Data Explorer

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Tuesday, March 1, 2022
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CHICAGO, March 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Uptake , a leader in industrial intelligence software-as-a-service (SaaS), announced today that Uptake Fusion will support Microsoft Azure Data Explorer .

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  • CHICAGO, March 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Uptake , a leader in industrial intelligence software-as-a-service (SaaS), announced today that Uptake Fusion will support Microsoft Azure Data Explorer .
  • "With the addition of Azure Data Explorer to Uptake Fusion, asset-intensive industries improve their time to value for data lakes, data estates, digital twins, asset monitoring, and automated reporting."
  • "Azure Data Explorer makes enterprise-scale data readily available in low latency for real-time retrieval, analysis, and visualization," said Uri Barash, Principal Group Program Manager for Azure Data Explorer, Microsoft.
  • The support of Azure Data Explorer by Uptake Fusion comes as Uptake recently announced its partnership with Cognizant to enable unified data management in the energy and utility industries.

Ably Drives Next Chapter of Platform Development with New CTO and CPO Appointments

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Monday, February 14, 2022
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James joins Ably from Microsoft, where he was most recently Principal Group Engineering Manager on the Microsoft Mobile Experience Business Group.

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  • James joins Ably from Microsoft, where he was most recently Principal Group Engineering Manager on the Microsoft Mobile Experience Business Group.
  • James has also worked at companies including Swiftkey (which was later acquired by Microsoft), Symbian and Nokia.
  • As Chief Technology Officer, James focus is on implementing Ablys technology roadmap, ensuring Ably maintains its strict guarantees for dependability , and scaling the engineering organization at Ably.
  • Tim Buntel, CPO at Ably commented: This is an exciting time to be joining Ably, as realtime capabilities promise to underpin the next generation of audience engagement and multi-user collaboration.