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Alaska Communications Brings High-Speed, Reliable Broadband to Kuspuk School District
A ugust 02, 2018 08:55 AM Eastern Daylight Time ANCHORAGE, Alaska--( BUSINESS WIRE )-- Alaska Communications (NASDAQ: ALSK) is proud to announce it now supports the Kuspuk School District in rural Alaska. The company provides satellite-based internet service to the school district’s nine schools and main office, located on the Kuskokwim River in western Alaska. “We shared many examples of live video feeds, file transfers and let district officials see first-hand how our solution could work...
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C Spire Business named to CRN's MSP 500 list for sixth straight year
WESTBOROUGH, Mass. , Feb. 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- C Spire Business has been named one of the leading managed information technology service (IT) providers (MSPs) in North America for 2019 by CRN, a brand of The Channel Company and a top technology news and information source for solution providers, IT channel partners and value-added resellers (VARS). A subsidiary of C Spire, the Mississippi -based diversified telecommunications and technology services parent company, C Spire Business was...
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Servpac Announces Data Center And Disaster Recovery Office In Hawaii
HONOLULU, HI, JANUARY 17, 2020 — Servpac Inc., Hawaii’s Largest Independent Telecom Provider, announces a new data center in Mililani Tech Park. Known as MTP, the new data center facility offers state-of-the-art colocation, disaster recovery, and other interconnection services available to new and existing customers. The new facility helps businesses grow their data capacity and enable global businesses to expand operations to Hawaii. This 30,000 sq. ft facility is located in Mililani Tech...
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Alaska Communications Reports First Quarter 2020 Results
ANCHORAGE, Alaska--( BUSINESS WIRE )--Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALSK) today reported financial results for the first quarter of 2020. “We are pleased with our first quarter 2020 results: Broadband revenues increased 7.2% year over year, and growth revenues continued to outpace declining legacy revenues. This strong business performance strengthens our foundation, and the company is well prepared to manage the challenges related to COVID-19. “As a premier broadband...
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Weekend Copier Notes from 06/28/09
WEEKEND MFP INDUSTRY NOTES 6-28-09 The following is a quick review of copier/MFP industry news from various trade publications. Canon’s executive vice president of research & development, Toshiaki Ikoma, was interviewed recently and made following comments: - Will gradually shift from make-everything-in-house approach to open style I which Canon purchases and licenses technologies from other firms - “I will primarily focus on deepening and broadening the company’s...
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TELEHOUSE and Verizon Digital Media Services Announce Plan to Unite on Further Internet Exchange Points
NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - Apr 14, 2016) - TELEHOUSE , a global leader for data centers, international Internet exchanges and managed IT services, today announced the formation of a long-term plan with Verizon Digital Media Services , the next-generation digital media platform, to build out Internet Exchange points. Verizon Digital Media Services is already a member in TELEHOUSE's LAIIX and NYIIX, and plans to participate in potential future TELEHOUSE Internet Exchange points. "Working...
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Troubled Xerox
Troubled Xerox searches for a new directionBut that won't be easy in post dot-com boom eraCopier company aims to duplicate its prior successM. COREY GOLDMANSPECIAL TO THE STAR INVESTINGMontreal—In the age of sizzling dot-com booms and busts it...
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Better Brush up on your Chinese
Official: China to Surpass U.S. on Tech01/25/2003 15:10DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 25, 2003 (AP Online via COMTEX) -- China will soon become the world's largest Internet and information economy, surpassing the United States, the president of one of the...
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Savvis Acknowledged by Analyst Firm as an Industry Leader for Managed Hosting in Europe
Savvis Acknowledged by Analyst Firm as an Industry Leader for Managed Hosting in Europe LONDON, Jun 26, 2013, 2013 (Menafn - Canada NewsWire via COMTEX) --Businesses Turn to Savvis for Breadth of IT Services, OperationalExcellence. Savvis, a...
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CenturyLink expands its managed hosting availability into China
MONROE, La. , Sept. 29, 2014 /CNW/ -- CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL) today announced the availability of its global managed hosting services in China , expanding the availability of its Asia-Pacific capabilities to better serve multinational corporations conducting business in the world's second-largest economy. CenturyLink customers can now access a comprehensive portfolio of managed hosting, security, cloud and networking solutions through a Shanghai data center. "For multinational...
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CenturyLink expands global data center presence in eight markets
MONROE, La., March 25, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- CenturyLink, Inc. today announced further investment in its hosting capabilities with plans to expand its global data center presence in eight markets during 2014. The opening of three new data centers in North America, paired with expansions to five existing CenturyLink data centers, responds to global demand for secure cloud, colocation and managed services, particularly in regions with a strong CenturyLink network presence. These plans follow...
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Reliance Globalcom will now provide Philadelphia Technology Park Customers with access to its private optical network and extensive fiber footprint
Reliance Globalcom will now provide Philadelphia Technology Park Customers with access to its private optical network and extensive fiber footprint PHILADELPHIA -- Reliance Globalcom , the leading global provider of managed network communication services for multinational enterprises and carriers and Philadelphia Technology Park (PTP), Philadelphia’s leading data colocation company, announced that Reliance will be providing PTP customers with access to its private, optical network and...
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Reliance Globalcom Upgrades Trans-Atlantic Submarine Network with Ciena's GeoMesh
MUMBAI, India & HANOVER, Md., Dec 05, 2013 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Reliance Globalcom, a leading global provider of managed network and communication services for multinational enterprises and carriers, and Ciena(R) Corporation, the network specialist, have upgraded Reliance Globalcom's FA-1 North submarine cable system with 100G wavelengths. With Ciena's converged packet optical and GeoMesh solutions, Reliance Globalcom can now deliver high-speed, low latency OTN and 100GbE client services...
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CoreSite's new data center opens in Secaucus, New Jersey
Providing enterprises with secure and reliable performance for mission-critical data and IT infrastructure
NEW YORK, Dec. 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CoreSite Realty Corporation (NYSE: COR), a provider of network-dense, cloud-enabled data center products...
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21Vianet Teams With IBM to Bring IBM's Managed Private Cloud to China
BEIJING and ARMONK, N.Y., Dec 18, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE via COMTEX) -- IBM and 21Vianet Group, Inc. ("21Vianet") announced today that they have entered a definitive agreement to introduce IBM's premier private cloud infrastructure service and...
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COMLINK's Healthcare Focus Attracts Major Provider Of Managed IT Services
East Lansing, MI (PRWEB) November 12, 2013 Network, voice, and cloud services provider COMLINK announced today that healthcare-focused IT provider Mnemonix Technology Consulting has relocated its facilities to COMLINK’s state-of-the-art datacenter in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Mnemonix specializes in providing managed services to facilities such as doctors’ offices and healthcare clinics, and required facilities that met the stringent regulatory and security specifications of its customer base.
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Savvis responds to IT demand in Canada with 2014 data center launch in Toronto area
TORONTO, Nov. 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Savvis, a CenturyLink company (NYSE: CTL) and global leader in cloud infrastructure and hosted IT solutions for businesses, today announced plans to expand its presence in Canada with the summer 2014 launch of a...
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CenturyLink Launches Managed Office, a Fully Managed IT Services Solution For Small And Medium-Sized Businesses
MONROE, La., Jan. 22, 2014 -- /PRNewswire/ -- CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL) announces the launch of Managed Office - a user friendly, fully managed IT services and communications network bundle for small and medium-sized business customers that features a game-changing level of customer care typically reserved for large enterprise business customers. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/p...20090602/DA26511LOGO ) "Managed Office is CenturyLink's solution for customers who are frustrated...
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InterCloud Announces New Managed Service Agreement With the Brooklyn Hospital Center (TBHC)
RED BANK, N.J., Jan 31, 2014 (Menafn - GLOBE NEWSWIRE via COMTEX) --InterCloud Systems Inc. ICLD, a single source provider of IT solutions through cloud platforms and professional services announced today that they have entered into a two year...
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Savvis and VMware to expand VMware vCloud® Hybrid Service(TM) locations and deliver complementary hybrid cloud solutions
ST. LOUIS and SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Today at VMworld® 2013, Savvis, a CenturyLink company, and VMware, Inc. announced they have expanded their partnership to include Savvis' adoption of VMware vCloud® Hybrid Service(TM). During today's VMworld General Session keynote, VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger announced the general availability of VMware vCloud Hybrid Service and VMware's agreement with Savvis to be its hosting partner in the U.S. and Canada: -- By deploying...
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IT Lingo and Computer Terminology
IT Lingo and Computer TerminologyActiveX-This Microsoft-based technology was built to link desktop applications to the World Wide Web. Using ActiveX development tools, software developers can create interactive Web content for their applications. For...
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Butcher Named CFO of Alaska Communications
Alaska Communications (NASDAQ: ALSK) has named Laurie Butcher chief financial officer. Butcher, who joined Alaska Communications in 1997, has served as senior vice president of finance since October 2015 and principal financial and accounting officer since November 2015. "Laurie has been critical in implementing Alaska Communications' initiatives to reduce debt, lower interest obligations, navigate the changing regulatory landscape and generate cost savings, all of which have yielded an...
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Frontier Communications Introduces Frontier® Cloud Managed Solutions
NORWALK, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Frontier Communications Corporation (NASDAQ:FTR) has expanded its business services with the launch of Frontier® Cloud Managed Solutions, a new offering that enables enterprises to benefit from cloud native automation, elasticity and agility with more transparent and right-sized cloud IT consumption and billing models. The new Cloud Managed IT Solutions can be used as a fully managed service or through a self-service portal and has a simple, flexible billing...
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MSP & MSSP Industry Notes for October 27th, 2019
October 28th 2019 MSP & MSSP Industry Notes Sponsored by Arcoa Group ARCOA has established itself as an industry leader in the recycling and processing of electronics scrap. Our management has over 30 years of experience in scrap and precious metals recycling. As an R2:2013, ISO 14001:2015 and OHSAS 18001:2007 certified electronics recycler, we can assure you that all of our material processing is done in a safe and environmentally responsible manner. Office1 Partners with Chaparral...
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HUAWEI CLOUD to Form Business Alliance with 1Cloudstar, to Go-all-in on Cloud Computing, 5G ...
SINGAPORE, Oct. 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- 1CLOUDSTAR has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in order to forge a strategic business alliance & strengthen the partnership with HUAWEI CLOUD." SINGAPORE , Oct. 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- 1CLOUDSTAR has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in order to forge a strategic business alliance & strengthen the partnership with HUAWEI CLOUD. As Huawei's Premier HCPN consulting partner, 1Cloudstar will work to deliver cloud advisory,...
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Bishop Named President and CEO of Alaska Communications
ANCHORAGE, Alaska--( BUSINESS WIRE )--The Alaska Communications (NASDAQ: ALSK) board of directors has named William (Bill) H. Bishop president and chief executive officer. Bishop has served as Alaska Communications’ interim CEO since June 2019. He joined the company in 2004 and has served in several leadership roles, including senior vice president of customer and revenue management and chief operations officer. Bishop will also serve on the company’s board of directors. “Bill knows Alaska...
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MSP & MSSP Industry Notes for December 15th 2019
December 15th MSP & MSSP Industry Notes Sponsored by Arcoa Group ARCOA Group is here to help you successfully manage your IT Asset Disposition process. We help you recover value from retired electronic equipment through responsible methods of reuse and recycling. We ensure proper handling of assets which may contain data, while being environment stewards for assets that have no reuse value and are headed for recycling. We’ve built a robust de-manufacturing process to offer additional...
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FirstLight Acquires ColoSpace
ALBANY, N.Y. -- FirstLight, a leading provider of fiber-optic data, Internet, data center, cloud computing, unified communications, advanced technologies and construction services to enterprise and carrier customers throughout the Northeast, announced today that it has acquired ColoSpace. Headquartered in Massachusetts, ColoSpace is a regional provider of colocation, managed IT services, cloud solutions, and disaster recovery services in New England. Financial terms of the transaction were...
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Frontier Communications Launches Managed Wireless LAN: Fast, Secure and Reliable Wireless Networking for Medium and Enterprise Business
NORWALK, Conn.--( BUSINESS WIRE )--Frontier Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: FTR) announced the launch of Managed Wireless LAN for medium businesses and large enterprises, which combines hosted and managed technology with extensive, one-stop-shop network installation, management, maintenance and analytics. The solution is a key component of Frontier’s growing Fully Integrated Managed Solutions Portfolio. Frontier professionally designs, installs, operates, proactively monitors and manages...
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Alaska Communications Awarded Multi-Million Dollar, Pre-Funded Contract for Carrier Broadband Network in Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska--( BUSINESS WIRE )--Alaska Communications (NASDAQ: ALSK) secured a pre-funded contract to build a high-capacity network in Alaska and to provide network services to a major international telecommunications carrier and its customer. The agreement is expected to generate significant revenue annually over the next 10 years with the opportunity to extend for another 10 years. While meeting the broadband needs of Alaska Communications’ carrier partner and its customer, the...
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C Spire Business named one of world's top managed service providers in 2019
C Spire Business has been selected for the sixth consecutive year as one of the world’s premier managed service providers by Channel Futures, one of the leading media brands devoted to the diverse spectrum of channel companies that are part of the growing digital services revolution. C Spire Business placed 13th on the list of 501 companies worldwide released in June, up from 18th in 2018 and the only MSP in the southeastern portion of the U.S. to make the top 20 of the IT channel’s largest...
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MSP & MSSP Industry Notes for August 5th 2019
August 4 th 2019 MSP & MSSP Industry Notes NWOIT Services Has Acquired PenTech Computer Company N.W.O.I.T been in business since 2008 and founded by Nick Oughton Provides managed IT service and cloud solutions Based in Saint Louis, Missouri Pen Tech Computer Company is an IT service provider that emerged in 1984 Sullivan Data Management is Latest Addition to the Logically Managed IT Platform Logically offers Oplogic their intelligent MSP Platform Logicallly marks 20 years as IT service...
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Cogeco Peer 1 Changes Name to Aptum Technologies; Adds New Services to Enhance and Expand Hybrid Cloud Offerings
TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 19, 2019-- Cogeco Peer 1, a managed hosting and cloud services provider, today announced it has changed its name to Aptum Technologies. The move follows the April 2019, acquisition of Cogeco Peer 1 by Digital Colony, a global investment firm dedicated to strategic opportunities in digital infrastructure. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190819005121/en/ Susan Bowen, CEO of Aptum (Photo:...
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C Spire Business named one of 2019 top managed solutions providers by CRN
WESTBOROUGH, Mass. , March 25, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- C Spire Business has been named one of the top 250 managed information technology service (IT) providers (MSPs) in North America by CRN, a top technology news and information source for solution providers, IT channel partners and value-added resellers (VARS). A subsidiary of C Spire, a diversified telecommunications and technology services company, C Spire Business was included in the prestigious annual Tech Elite 250 list, which recognizes...
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GreenPages Technology Solutions Partners With FirstLight
GreenPages Technology Solutions Partners With FirstLight ALBANY, N.Y. , April 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- FirstLight , a leading provider of fiber-optic data, Internet, data center, cloud, and voice services to enterprise and carrier customers throughout the Northeast, announced today that GreenPages Technology Solutions has joined FirstLight's Channel Partners program to help clients modernize and streamline their telecommunications approaches. GreenPages is a systems integrator that helps...
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C Spire Business named one of 2021 top solution providers by CRN
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. , April 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- C Spire Business has been named one of the top 250 information technology solution (IT) providers in North America in 2021 by CRN, a top technology news and information source for solution providers, IT channel partners and value-added resellers (VARS). "We're pleased to be recognized again as one of the top solution providers in North America" - Allen McIntosh A division of C Spire, a diversified telecommunications and technology services...
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MSP, MSSP and IT Notes Industry April 12th, 2021
There are two IT FREE leads including in this weeks notes! Arcoa Group Why partnering with ARCOA makes sense Electronics Recycling is an important and profitable part of the IT asset lifecycle, but it can be overwhelming with all you already do, varying state regulations, and the limited resources at hand. That’s where ARCOA comes in. When you partner with ARCOA, you get all the benefits of a big company without any of the capital investment. We’ve been doing this since 1989 and have the...
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C Spire Business named to CRN's 2021 Solutions Provider 500 list
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. , June 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- C Spire Business has been named a leading solution provider and information technology (IT) channel partner in North America for 2021 by CRN, a brand of the Channel Company and a top technology news and information source for solution providers, IT channel partners and value-added resellers (VARS). A division of C Spire, the Mississippi -based diversified telecommunications and technology services company, C Spire Business was ranked among the...
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GigNet Signs Agreement to Provide Managed Services to MERA Corporation Headquarters in ...
June 29, 2021 07:42 PM Eastern Daylight Time CANCUN, Mexico--( BUSINESS WIRE )--GigNet, a Digital Infrastructure company with an extensive regional fiber optic broadband network from Costa Mujeres north of Cancun through the Hotel Zone of Tulum, announced today it is providing Managed Services and Broadband for fast and reliable Internet to MERA Corporation for their Headquarters in Cancun, Mexico. MERA Corporation has extensive operations at the Cancun International Airport, one of the...
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Kyocera Celebrates 50 Years of U.S. Manufacturing
SAN DIEGO, July 27, 2021 --( BUSINESS WIRE )--The City of San Diego has honored Kyocera International, Inc. for 50 years of U.S. manufacturing. At its founding in Silicon Valley in July 1969, the U.S. company was Kyocera Corporation’s first subsidiary outside of Japan. In 1971, Kyocera International, Inc. acquired facilities in San Diego and started producing ceramic semiconductor packages, becoming the first Japanese-parented technology enterprise with manufacturing operations in the State...
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Selling Copiers in the Eighties with John Saramak
John Saramak and I go back to the first days of the Print4Pay Hotel. All of us had to learn about networking and how to connect our MFPs to networks for printing and scanning. It was a great learning lesson for us. Selling Copiers in the Eighties Art: John how did you find your way into the copier industry? John: I started in the industry in 1982. I had worked my way through college during the mid-70’s working at Republic Steel in Buffalo NY, worked in production then went through and...
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FlexITy Acquires the Managed IT Business Services Division of Rally Enterprises
TORONTO , Sept. 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ - FlexITy today announced its acquisition of the Managed IT Business Services division of Rally Enterprises, the first in a number of planned purchases that are part of FlexITy's focused acquisition strategy. Rally's Managed Services Division will further complement the integration and managed services that FlexITy already provides. The purchase and addition of Rally's team of knowledgeable, highly skilled service professionals will strengthen FlexITy's...
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Alaska Communications Expands Connectivity Offerings With Low Earth Orbit Satellites ...
Alaska Communications is turning up service for customers using a global communications network of low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20211115006195/en/ (Photo: Business Wire) LEO satellites deliver fiber-like connectivity performance to areas that have been inaccessible via terrestrial options. Businesses, local governments, schools, healthcare providers and resource developers need...
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Quest selects 6clicks for resale and to support their managed cybersecurity GRC offering
ROSEVILLE, CA, UNITED STATES, August 15, 2022 / EINPresswire.com / -- CA based cybersecurity advisory and managed services provider, Quest Technology Management selects 6clicks as their platform to provide digitally enabled cyber audit and management capabilities. Cyber governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) leader 6clicks is excited to announce Quest has selected the 6clicks platform to support their cyber audit services and related managed service offerings. With 40 years of experience,...
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Xerox loses large AI solution contract
Xerox loses large AI solution contract The Financial Review newspaper is reporting that the Australian government has cancelled a $16 million contract originally awarded to Xerox Was for a solution named “Eloque’ which included fiber optic sensors in dozens of bridges in the country The sensors were supposed to monitor bridge structural health Xerox apparently is abandoning plans to offer Eloque to Europe and the U.S.
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High Wire Networks Appoints Stephen LaMarche as Chief Operating Officer
BATAVIA, Ill., Feb. 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- High Wire Networks, Inc. (OTCQB: HWNI), a leading global provider of managed cybersecurity and IT enablement services, has appointed company director, Stephen LaMarche , to the position of chief operating officer. LaMarche brings to the COO position more than 25 years of executive leadership for private and public companies, including extensive experience in operations management, product innovation, sales and marketing, finance and M&A.