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Xos Secures 30-Truck Purchase Order From Repeat Customer UniFirst

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Tuesday, August 1, 2023

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Xos, Inc. (NASDAQ: XOS) today announced that repeat customer, UniFirst Corporation (UniFirst), has signed a purchase order for 30 additional 2023 Xos SV Stepvans.

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  • LOS ANGELES, Aug. 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Xos, Inc. (NASDAQ: XOS) today announced that repeat customer, UniFirst Corporation (UniFirst), has signed a purchase order for 30 additional 2023 Xos SV Stepvans.
  • The order comes as part of UniFirst’s Memorandum of Understanding to purchase 200 vehicles from Xos.
  • In addition to the purchase of vehicles, Xos Energy Solutions™ will support charging infrastructure, with a charging purchase order already in place for UniFirst's Ontario, CA location.
  • “There is nothing more satisfying than seeing a world-class customer return to make another purchase order,” said Dakota Semler, CEO & Co-Founder at Xos.

DealerTeam Shifts Gears to MariaDB Enterprise Server in the Cloud

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Monday, July 31, 2023

MariaDB plc (NYSE:MRDB) today announced that DealerTeam , a cloud-based dealership management system built on Salesforce®, is driving MariaDB Enterprise Server in the cloud deployed on MariaDB SkySQL running on AWS.

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  • MariaDB plc (NYSE:MRDB) today announced that DealerTeam , a cloud-based dealership management system built on Salesforce®, is driving MariaDB Enterprise Server in the cloud deployed on MariaDB SkySQL running on AWS.
  • By selecting MariaDB Enterprise Server as a fully managed cloud database service, DealerTeam aids its car dealerships with a better process and workflow management by connecting all departments with a 360-degree view of any customer.
  • MariaDB Community Server to fully managed MariaDB Enterprise Server in the cloud for its enterprise reliability, stability, and long-term maintenance.
  • MariaDB SkySQL is a fully managed multicloud database service for MariaDB Enterprise Server and MariaDB’s distributed SQL database, Xpand.

COMPUTEX closed on a High Note

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Monday, June 5, 2023

TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2023 COMPUTEX successfully concluded on June 2, the first physical exhibition after the border was opened, attracting a huge crowd of visitors. During the 4-day show, 47,594 professionals from 150 countries, a 12% increase compared to before the pandemic in 2019. The top ten countries/region of visitors were Japan, the United States, Korea, China, Thailand, Hong Kong, Vietnam, India, the Philippines, and Indonesia. COMPUTEX 2023 took "Together we create " as its call, successfully re-gathered the abundant energy of the global technology ecosystem after the pandemic, and worked with leading technology companies and startups in Taiwan and globally to promote a super-smart technology life.

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  • This year's COMPUTEX is closely related to smart AI and high-performance computing.
  • Exhibitors presented high-performance computing products and solutions, and the forum and activities also demonstrated the potential of high-performance computing and applications.
  • Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of NVIDIA, the top AI computing company, took the lead in the COMPUTEX Keynote the day before the exhibition.
  • In addition, the COMPUTEX Forum, held simultaneously during the exhibition, focused on metaverse, semiconductors, and sustainable development.

InnoVEX 2023 Gathers Startups From 22 Countries Demonstrating Endless Possibilities

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Monday, May 29, 2023

As a global platform for startups, InnoVEX 2023 will integrate 5G, AIoT, healthcare technology, metaverse and XR, electric vehicles and smart mobility, green technology, and other innovative solutions.

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  • As a global platform for startups, InnoVEX 2023 will integrate 5G, AIoT, healthcare technology, metaverse and XR, electric vehicles and smart mobility, green technology, and other innovative solutions.
  • A total of 400 participating startup teams from 22 countries and 8 pavilion countries, including France, Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Japan, Brazil, and Israel, will showcase diverse creativity.
  • Every year, InnoVEX brings together startups and ICT experts from many countries, connecting rich creative industry resources and funds worldwide.
  • The Garage+ leads 37 technology startups selected from over 200 startups from 38 countries worldwide to participate in the exhibition.

MariaDB Brings Its Vision to Life at OpenWorks 2023, Making Everyone Unstoppable with MariaDB Cloud and Distributed SQL

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Tuesday, May 9, 2023

MariaDB OpenWorks 2023 -- MariaDB plc (NYSE:MRDB) today, at its global user conference OpenWorks 2023 , unveiled its vision to bring the power of distributed SQL through its award-winning Xpand database to both the MariaDB/MySQL and PostgreSQL communities.

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  • MariaDB OpenWorks 2023 -- MariaDB plc (NYSE:MRDB) today, at its global user conference OpenWorks 2023 , unveiled its vision to bring the power of distributed SQL through its award-winning Xpand database to both the MariaDB/MySQL and PostgreSQL communities.
  • Compounded by a world that is more connected than ever before, organizations face growing demand from across the globe.
  • Xpand is a distributed SQL database built from the ground up to solve these challenges, making our customers unstoppable.
  • Similar to the recent Observability news announced recently, MariaDB is extending its cloud backup service to databases running on-prem and in other cloud infrastructure.

MariaDB Announces Second Quarter Fiscal 2023 Financial Results

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Monday, May 8, 2023

MariaDB plc (NYSE: MRDB) today announced its financial results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2023, which ended March 31, 2023.

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  • MariaDB plc (NYSE: MRDB) today announced its financial results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2023, which ended March 31, 2023.
  • Gross profit: Gross profit was $10.3 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2023, representing a 76.1% gross margin compared to 70.5% in the year-ago period.
  • Loss from operations: Loss from operations was $13.0 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2023, compared to a loss of $10.4 million in the year-ago period.
  • MariaDB plc will host a conference call and webcast at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time (or 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time) today, May 8, 2023 to discuss its financial results.

MariaDB Xpand Wins Gold Stevie® in 2023 American Business Awards®

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Monday, May 8, 2023

MariaDB plc (NYSE:MRDB), a new cloud database company, today announced that its distributed SQL database, Xpand , was named the winner of a Gold Stevie® in the Customer Data Platform category in The 21st Annual American Business Awards®.

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  • MariaDB plc (NYSE:MRDB), a new cloud database company, today announced that its distributed SQL database, Xpand , was named the winner of a Gold Stevie® in the Customer Data Platform category in The 21st Annual American Business Awards®.
  • Xpand is MariaDB’s distributed SQL database that is built for high availability and scale.
  • According to the panel of judges, MariaDB Xpand won gold in the Customer Data Platform category given its faster analytical SQL queries, high performance, and flexibility.
  • Start a trial of Xpand today , or for the easiest and fastest way to get started use Xpand in the cloud , available in Google Cloud and AWS.

Xpand Portfolio: Advanced Starlink Connectivity for Yachting

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Tuesday, April 25, 2023

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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230425005564/en/
    IEC Telecom presents Xpand Maritime solution powered by Starlink (Photo: AETOSWire)
    Yacht owners are investing heavily in connectivity infrastructures.
  • The latest Superyacht Connectivity Report reveals that 74% of yacht owners expect to increase their satcom budget by 25% by 2025.
  • “The face of the yachting industry is changing and satcom connectivity needs to evolve to meet the needs of new and very connected generations,” Mr Loheac comments.
  • “We’re excited to bring Xpand to the yachting sector and are confident it provides the future-proof solution that tech-savvy yacht operators are searching for.”

MariaDB Showcases New SkySQL Cloud Database Features at AWS Global Summits

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Monday, April 3, 2023

Stop by MariaDB’s booths for:

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  • Stop by MariaDB’s booths for:
    A demonstration of the newest release of SkySQL, a second generation cloud database service.
  • MariaDB collaborated with AWS to bring SkySQL, MariaDB’s second generation cloud database, to its customers.
  • At the AWS Global Summits, MariaDB will demonstrate how in a few clicks customers can experience the unstoppable performance of MariaDB SkySQL on AWS.
  • MariaDB SkySQL is a second generation cloud database service that provides fully managed databases including its flagship distributed SQL product MariaDB Xpand for maximum resilience and scalability.

MOVING COMPANY SIGNS HISTORIC DEAL FOR THE FIRST ELECTRIC MOVING AND JUNK HAULING TRUCK

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Wednesday, April 5, 2023

TAMPA, Fla., April 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- College HUNKS Hauling Junk and Moving®, an award-winning company and industry leader in stress-free solutions for moving and junk-hauling needs, is making moves toward going even more green as they recently signed a deal with Xos to purchase a 100% battery-electric truck. This marks the first-ever electric moving and junk hauling truck in the United States. The vehicle will be used at a College HUNKS location in New Jersey before rolling out to the rest of the system.

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  • This marks the first-ever electric moving and junk hauling truck in the United States.
  • The vehicle will be used at a College HUNKS location in New Jersey before rolling out to the rest of the system.
  • The electric truck that College HUNKS will be piloting is the Xos MDXT™ box truck.
  • Xos is a Los Angeles-based technology company electric truck manufacturer, and fleet services provider with a mission to help fleets transition from internal combustion engines to battery-electric operations.