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Midea Group releases its first-ever ESG brand story with an unexpected VIP visit highlighting its commitment to sustainability.

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Friday, March 29, 2024
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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240328526418/en/
    Midea Group, a leading global technology group, recently released its 2023 Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Report with ambitious sustainable development goals set for 2030.
  • Midea’s ESG credentials are comprehensive but communicating them to a wider audience can be complex and run the risk of sounding dry.
  • With its unwavering commitment to sustainability, Midea Group is well-positioned to continue leading the way towards a greener and more sustainable future.
  • - In recognition of its dedication to sustainability, Media Group was listed in Forbes' World's Top Companies for Women in 2023.

CDG Integration with Blue Planet Helps Conterra Networks Improve Efficiencies

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Tuesday, July 18, 2023
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill., July 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Communications Data Group (CDG), in partnership with Conterra Networks, is elated to announce the recent completion of an integration with Blue Planet's alert and alarm monitoring tool that enables automated trouble ticket creation for their customers in the event of a fault at a customer's location.

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  • CHAMPAIGN, Ill., July 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Communications Data Group (CDG), in partnership with Conterra Networks, is elated to announce the recent completion of an integration with Blue Planet's alert and alarm monitoring tool that enables automated trouble ticket creation for their customers in the event of a fault at a customer's location.
  • The integration utilizes Blue Planet's intelligent automation portfolio and CDG's vendor-agnostic OSS/BSS platform, MBS, and leverages AWS services to create tickets in MBS from Blue Planet alarms and send notifications to affected customers of any potential issues or outages, which streamlines Conterra's business processes.
  • Gigi Sizer, Vice President of Information Systems Management for Conterra, noted, "As we strive to seek integration solutions for our major systems platforms, this API between Blue Planet, our NMS, and our MBS trouble ticketing system creates efficiencies in our NOC, allowing us to decrease our mean time to acknowledge and triage service interruptions more rapidly.
  • Enhancements like this allow us to further our mission to provide excellent service to our customers."

MATRIXX Software and Blue Planet to Offer Dynamic Monetization and Intelligent Automation at Scale

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Wednesday, May 24, 2023
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MATRIXX Software , a global leader in 5G monetization solutions, is working with Blue Planet , a division of Ciena (NYSE:CIEN), to offer intelligent automation solutions.

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  • MATRIXX Software , a global leader in 5G monetization solutions, is working with Blue Planet , a division of Ciena (NYSE:CIEN), to offer intelligent automation solutions.
  • The combined MATRIXX and Blue Planet solution offers dynamic orchestration and charging at scale, delivering critical capabilities for 5G standalone networks and cloud computing,” said Marc Price, CTO of MATRIXX Software.
  • “Unifying Blue Planet’s intelligent automation and orchestration capabilities with MATRIXX’s real-time monetization offers dynamic 5G experiences that leverage CSPs’ network and edge applications for optimized outcomes,” added Kailem Anderson, Vice President for Portfolio and Engineering at Blue Planet.
  • “In today’s rapidly evolving environment, our combined solution gives CSPs the necessary flexibility and scalability to provide smooth, real-time experiences that customers have come to expect.”
    The MATRIXX and Blue Planet solution is available now.

Award-Winning Watch Brand CIGA Design Unveils Sophisticated New Addition to Blue Planet Collection

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Wednesday, March 15, 2023
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NEW YORK, March 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- CIGA Design, an original watch brand with international designers, has announced the launch of its' latest watch, the Gliding version of its' renowned Blue Planet collection.

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  • NEW YORK, March 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- CIGA Design, an original watch brand with international designers, has announced the launch of its' latest watch, the Gliding version of its' renowned Blue Planet collection.
  • CIGA Design has a reputation for excellence and innovation in design, having won a cumulative total of 17 international design awards to date.
  • "A golden touch, a timeless heritage," CIGA Design's new Blue Planet watch will be released and ready to order on 15th March.
  • Visit CIGA Design to view the Blue Planet collection and learn more about the Gliding version.

Ciena Names Joe Cumello Senior Vice President and General Manager of Blue Planet Division

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Tuesday, January 24, 2023
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Ciena ® Corporation (NYSE: CIEN), a networking systems, services and software company, today announced the appointment of Joe Cumello as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Blue Planet, a division of Ciena.

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  • Ciena ® Corporation (NYSE: CIEN), a networking systems, services and software company, today announced the appointment of Joe Cumello as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Blue Planet, a division of Ciena.
  • Cumello has served as Ciena’s Senior Vice President, Global Marketing & Communications since September 2020, and previously as Vice President, Global Marketing & Partners.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230124005373/en/
    Joe Cumello, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Blue Planet Division (Photo: Business Wire)
    In his new role, Cumello continues reporting to President and CEO Gary Smith, and will be responsible for all aspects of driving the next phase of growth for the company’s Blue Planet division.
  • Rebecca Smith Appointed as Senior Vice President, Global Marketing & Communications
    Concurrently, Ciena named Rebecca Smith to succeed Cumello in the role of Senior Vice President, Global Marketing & Communications.

Gotransverse, Industry Leaders Win ‘Best Ecosystem Design’ Catalyst Award Second Year Running at TM Forum’s Digital Transformation World Event in Copenhagen

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Wednesday, September 28, 2022
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5G B2B2X Supercharged Edge-Aware Marketplaces Phase II is a continuation of the 2021 Catalyst Project, which received the Best Ecosystem Design award.

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  • 5G B2B2X Supercharged Edge-Aware Marketplaces Phase II is a continuation of the 2021 Catalyst Project, which received the Best Ecosystem Design award.
  • Automated revenue sharing is supported so CSPs, application developers, device vendors, service providers, and edge network operators can share revenue.
  • TM Forum showcased each Catalyst project during the Digital Transformation World 2022 event in Copenhagen.
  • The criteria for the awards consider factors such as industry standards, impact onglobalsustainability goals, andnoteworthycontributions to the acceleration of digital transformation throughout the telecoms industry.

Blue Planet Automation Accelerates CSP Adoption of 5G and Multi-Cloud

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Tuesday, September 20, 2022
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Blue Planet is providing new 5G automation capabilities that include:

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  • Blue Planet is providing new 5G automation capabilities that include:
    An open, productized 5G network slicing solution that incorporates end-to-end orchestration and observability for zero-touch lifecycle management automating design, activation, assurance, and modification of slices, including sub-slice management, across the radio access network (RAN) to the core.
  • Blue Planet has been making steady incremental progress to enable CSP automation, with its vendor-agnostic, modular, programmable take on service lifecycle management.
  • At Blue Planet, we are laser-focused on creating intelligent automation capabilities that help our CSP customers digitize operations and deliver exciting new digital services to improve the customer experience.
  • Blue Planet provides proven software solutions that accelerate digital transformation through intelligent automation.

Gotransverse Engages Next Phase of 5G Monetization Through B2B2X Marketplace at TM Forum, Copenhagen

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Thursday, September 15, 2022
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The project demonstrates how a marketplace for communications service providers (CSPs) can support new business models selling value-based 5G services.

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  • The project demonstrates how a marketplace for communications service providers (CSPs) can support new business models selling value-based 5G services.
  • The edge-aware marketplace incorporates knowledge of resources available at a service location, along with dynamic pricing based on value delivered, usage, and network orchestration activities.
  • Building on the success of last years TM Forum Catalyst demonstration, this year we will show the next phase of 5G marketplace monetization and the potential of offers for telecommunications companies, said James Messer, Founder & CEO of Gotransverse.
  • Among other advantages, the 5G edge-aware marketplace enables real-time insight and artificial intelligence forecasts for dynamic pricing.

EMA Webinar to Explain Why Network Automation Technology is Essential to the Collaboration Between Network Operations and Security Operations Teams

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Tuesday, August 2, 2022
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BOULDER, Colo., Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Enterprise Management Associates (EMA), a leading IT and data management research and consulting firm, today announced it will host a webinar titled "Building a Foundation for NetSecOps Partnerships with Network Automation," featuring Shamus McGillicuddy, vice president of research covering network management at EMA, Paul McCluskey, vice president of partner engagement at Blue Planet, and John Cavanaugh, chief technology officer at NetCraftsmen.

Key Points: 
  • EMA describes the increased collaboration between network operations teams and security operations teams as NetSecOps.
  • These partnerships are critical to addressing waves of disruption brought on by hybrid, multi-cloud architectures, work-from-anywhere initiatives, and the Internet of Things.
  • These teams are not natural partners, and they often lack the tools and processes needed to make it happen.
  • EMA research has determined that network automation technology is an essential enabler of this collaboration.

CIGA Design Launches Magician-Inspired Watch Series on Indiegogo

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Friday, July 15, 2022
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NEW YORK, July 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Award-winning CIGA Design, which specializes in mechanical watches, has launched an Indiegogo campaign in support of its new series of watches with transformative mechanism technology inspired by magicians who dazzle audiences with amazing tricks.

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  • CIGA Design's mechanical M Series Magician watches have breakthrough construction created to include one inner movement and multiple external cases, leading to three styles in one watch.
  • This design breakthrough changes the single fixed case design used throughout the history of watchmaking and allows wearers to unlock a new, magic-like timepiece.
  • CIGA Design's 'Blue Planet' series of watches was the Challenge Watch Prize Winner of the Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genve (GPHG) in 2021 and was the first Chinese watch brand to be awarded the top award in the global watch sector.
  • In 2019, CIGA Design was shortlisted for GPHG, which is hailed as the Oscar of watches an unprecedented honor for Chinese brands.