VEPS serves the needs of complicated, cross-functional enterprises with a solution that is easy to use, more secure, and higher performing.

DENVER (PRWEB)
September 02, 2020

B2B enterprises that sell tens of thousands or even millions of products face significant challenges when it comes to strategic pricing initiatives designed to maximize margin, especially in light of today’s market conditions and growing customer expectations. To enable the effective operationalization of more advanced pricing strategies for a better bottom line, Vendavo, the market leader in commercial excellence solutions, today launched the latest update for Vendavo Enterprise Profitability Solutions (VEPS).

“Large enterprises need a highly configurable pricing solution for their unique enterprise environments,” said Alex Hoff, VP Product Management and Marketing, Vendavo. “VEPS serves the needs of complicated, cross-functional enterprises with a solution that is easy to use, more secure, and higher performing while we also deliver additional cloud-based solutions that are quick to scale and dynamic.”

VEPS11 is the latest edition of the Vendavo Enterprise Profitability Solution and is part of the broader set of solutions that make up the Commercial Excellence solution suite. It includes: Profit Analyzer, Deal Manager, Deal Guide, Price Manager, Segmentation Manager, Price Optimization Manager, and Business Risk Alerts. Other complementary solutions include CPQ Cloud for quoting and sales effectiveness, PricePoint for dynamic price management and Deal Price Guidance for intelligent pricing guidance delivered to quoting systems.

As part of the continued innovation and investment in VEPS, Vendavo has added additional APIs for even easier integration of Vendavo Profit Analyzer to identify leakage from unnecessary discounting, unwanted price variation and unrecovered cost-to-serve. Now, users can select workspaces, add measures to charts, add reporting and more.

Enhancements have also been made to the integration with solutions that deliver pricing insights to sales teams, Vendavo Deal Manager and Vendavo Deal Guide.

A SaaS solution, VEPS is hosted and managed in the Vendavo cloud. This update also includes the improvement of in-app user guides for each of the Vendavo modules within VEPS with the ability to track usage of implementation and a centralized Help Center. A new program to ‘create your own user guides’ has also been added as a pilot.

VEPS is updated twice per year, in the fall and spring. The next major release is slated for March 2021.

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About Vendavo

Vendavo powers the shift to digital business for the world’s most demanding B2B companies, unlocking value, growing margin and accelerating revenue. With the Vendavo Commercial Excellence platform, companies develop dynamic customer insights and optimal pricing strategies that maximize margin, boost sales effectiveness and improve customer experience. With an annual margin improvement totaling more than $2.5 billion across companies in chemicals, distribution, high-tech and manufacturing, Vendavo delivers cutting-edge analytics and deep industry expertise that help companies stay one step ahead. Vendavo is headquartered in Denver, CO and has offices around the globe. Learn more at Vendavo.com.

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Charu Vijay is IEI’s summer 2020 scholarship winner.

Many developing nations are struggling with the transition away from fossil fuels, given that it is expensive and complicated. I’ll use what I’ve learned utilizing novel technology to make conservation easier for every country, business and person.

SAN DIEGO (PRWEB)
August 29, 2020

Ivey Engineering, Inc. (IEI), an engineering consulting firm, is pleased to announce that Charu Vijay of Sarasota, Calif., is the winner of the summer 2020 bi-annual scholarship essay contest. Vijay, an environmental engineering major, plans to attend Tufts University in Medford, Mass., this fall.

“Thank you so much for this opportunity,” says Vijay, after finding out she won the scholarship.

Vijay is IEI’s seventh winner of the bi-annual scholarship. The company started the scholarship in 2017. Vijay competed with more than 100 other college students from the United States and Canada. Applicants were tasked to write an 800- to 1,000-word essay on one of three topics and were judged for creativity and originality.

Vijay’s winning essay discusses six tips for hiring a building contractor for a commercial project. One tip she mentions is to select a contractor with exceptional character. “Someone with a strong moral compass will follow the right standards and be trustworthy, assets necessary for a successful project,” Vijay explains in her essay.

Good communication skills is another essential contractor component of character, she says. “Through the building process, it is necessary to have someone who establishes effective methods of contact and clearly explains procedures.”

“Charu’s essay was thorough and creative in explaining tips to follow for hiring a contractor,” says Scott Friesen, president of IEI. “The quality of her essay shows why she came out on top as the winner,” he says.

Vijay chose environment engineering as a major because of her passion for saving the Earth. She felt even more determined to explore conservation after seeing the effects of plastic pollution on marine ecosystems during a school trip to Belize. She sees herself in the next 10 years starting a company that ensures access to sustainable solutions around the world.

“Many developing nations are struggling with the transition away from fossil fuels, given that it is expensive and complicated, ” Vijay explains. “I’ll use what I’ve learned utilizing novel technology to make conservation easier for every country, business and person.”

“We’re excited for Charu and wish her the best as she pursues her goals,” Friesen says.

Any potential or current college or university undergraduate student within the United States or Canada is able to apply for the scholarship. The next deadline for essay submissions is Nov. 1, 2020. For contest requirements or for more information about the scholarship, visit IEI’s scholarship web page.

About Ivey Engineering

IEI is an expert witness and building systems consulting firm in San Diego, California. Established in 1994, IEI services clients in over 40 states and in several Canadian provinces. IEI’s consultants have experience in the design, construction, service and repair of HVAC, plumbing and fire protection systems, as well as energy efficiency related issues. To read more about Ivey Engineering and its consulting services, visit the company’s website.

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This unique collaboration aligns perfectly with Gallaudet’s bilingual mission and will serve a critical role in advancing both ASL vibrancy and greater equity for our community.

CUPERTINO, Calif. and WASHINGTON (PRWEB)
August 26, 2020

Apple and Gallaudet University, the world’s premier university for deaf, hard of hearing, and deafblind students, today announced a multifaceted collaboration to make learning more accessible and expand both academic and career opportunities for Gallaudet students.

Beginning this fall, Gallaudet University will provide all students and faculty with an iPad Pro, Apple Pencil, and SmartFolio for iPad Pro to support their learning and teaching. Students and teachers at the Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center, Gallaudet’s federal demonstration programs for students in grades K-12, will also participate in this new initiative.

Reflecting Apple and Gallaudet’s shared goal of greater inclusion, the collaboration also will include participation in a new Apple scholarship program for students of color with disabilities, and employment and career opportunities for Gallaudet students. Furthering the university’s unique bilingual mission, the initiative with Apple will provide Gallaudet students with the opportunity to design bilingual apps in American Sign Language (ASL) and English.

“On behalf of the Gallaudet University family, I want to extend my thanks and deep appreciation to everyone at Apple,” said Gallaudet University President Roberta J. Cordano. “This unique collaboration aligns perfectly with Gallaudet’s bilingual mission and will serve a critical role in advancing both ASL vibrancy and greater equity for our community. We very much look forward to working with Apple and I have no doubt that our students will benefit from this collaboration far beyond their college years.”

“Gallaudet has been at the forefront of advancing education and acceptance of Deaf culture in this country for more than 150 years,” said Lisa Jackson, Apple’s vice president of Environment, Policy and Social Initiatives. “We are honored to work together with this incredible institution to create even more opportunities for Gallaudet students and for all underserved and underrepresented communities.”

Part of a broader Gallaudet initiative, Connected Gallaudet, the iPad Pro integration is aimed at rethinking the learning environment both physically and virtually. The university’s bilingual mission—education delivered in both English and American Sign Language—will be further enhanced through Apple’s industry-leading accessibility technology and design, as well as video and digital content.

The benefits to Gallaudet of having the Apple technology include increased personalized learning capabilities, greater digital fluency, an increase in student performance and engagement, quicker turnaround time for assessments, improved record-keeping of students’ progress, and instant communication between peers and teachers. It also presents new opportunities for innovative learning and teaching strategies.

Since its launch in 2010, iPad has become the most accessible education device ever, transforming the way learners learn and teachers teach. iPad and iPad Pro enable opportunities for tens of millions of students with disabilities all over the world, and make learning more inclusive for all types of learners.

Apple Scholarship Support for Gallaudet Students

Apple will begin offering scholarship support for students of color with disabilities to include talented Gallaudet students pursuing degrees and coursework in information technology, computer science and other science, technology, and mathematics fields. Gallaudet students will also have the opportunity to take part in the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC). The event is held annually and brings together innovators and entrepreneurs to connect, share, and create. Students will get to join more than 5,000 developers attending the event’s engineering sessions, forums, laboratories, and keynote presentations to learn about the latest app and software innovation available through Apple platforms.

Employment and Career Opportunities

Apple also has established a recruitment program with Gallaudet through Apple Carnegie Library. Located on Mount Vernon Square in Northwest Washington, the store employs more than 30 team members who identify as members of the deaf or hard of hearing community. Many of these employees are Gallaudet students or alumni. The store has worked with both Gallaudet and Clerc Center to develop customized training, sessions, and programming for students, faculty, staff, and K-12 teachers. In addition, other Apple Stores in the Washington metropolitan area have team members from the Deaf community and can provide a customer experience in ASL.

Gallaudet University, federally chartered in 1864, is a bilingual, diverse, multicultural institution of higher education that ensures the intellectual and professional advancement of deaf and hard of hearing individuals through American Sign Language and English. The university enrolls over 1,600 students in more than 40 undergraduate majors, as well as many graduate programs at the master’s and doctoral level. It also conducts much research in a variety of fields, including brain imaging, educational neuroscience, education, linguistics, psychology, Deaf history and culture, and Black Deaf history and culture.

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Enterprise protection against zero-day attacks

The combination of Polyverse Polymorphing and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server helps protect against the exploitation of memory-based vulnerabilities, enabling IT teams to focus more on forward-facing, innovative projects that drive business value – Jeff Lattomus, president, North America SUSE.

BELLEVUE, Wash., (PRWEB)
August 24, 2020

Polyverse Corporation has entered into an agreement with SUSE to provide Polymorphing for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server as an innovative way of helping protect government and enterprise customers against zero-day attacks.

“We are excited about the opportunity this partnership brings our customers,” said Alex Gounares, Polyverse CEO. “The combination of SUSE, the world’s largest independent open source software company, and Polyverse, a provider of leading-edge cybersecurity technology for open source, makes SUSE the natural choice as a preferred partner.”

Currently used by the Department of Defense and other government institutions to protect some of the most critical military infrastructure, Polymorphing mitigates risk from rapidly increasing and adapting cyberattacks on Linux. It provides immediate protection against the #1 most dangerous software weakness identified by MITRE 2020 – memory-exploiting zero-day attacks – whether systems are patched or unpatched, without any negative impact on application performance or disruptive changes to working practices or processes.

“Security is top of mind for government and enterprise customers, and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server is one of the most secure platforms for mission-critical applications,” said Jeff Lattomus, president, North America, for SUSE. “The combination of Polyverse Polymorphing and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server helps protect against the exploitation of memory-based vulnerabilities, enabling IT teams to focus more on forward-facing, innovative projects that drive business value.”

Polymorphing for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server can be applied to containerized cloud native applications and virtualized or physical data center environments. Polymorphing can be used to secure workloads on AWS Public and GovCloud, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud.

Polymorphing for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server is available immediately. For more information, see our website or contact suseteam@polyverse.com.

About Polyverse:

Polyverse Corporation is a cybersecurity company that uses its revolutionary Polymorphing technology to defend global enterprises and governments against the most devastating zero-day cyberattacks. Validated by the U.S. Department of Defense to mitigate against zero-day memory exploits, Polyverse’s turnkey solution supports all major versions of Linux, installs in minutes and works with existing systems without changing performance or IT processes. Founded in 2015, Polyverse is led by founder and CEO Alex Gounares. CNBC named Polyverse as one of the Top 100 Startups in the World. Visit our website, read our blog, and follow us on Twitter @PolyverseCorp. For any questions please contact Joanne Harris on +1 855 765 9837 or jharris@polyverse.com.

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Waggl retained a spot on the Bay Area Newsgroup’s List of Top Workplaces in the San Francisco Bay Area for the second consecutive year

“At Waggl, we’ve never worked harder because we’ve never more clearly seen the importance of our mission to empower the Voice of the Employee,” said Michael Papay, Co-founder and CEO, Waggl.

SAUSALITO, Calif. (PRWEB)
August 24, 2020

Waggl, the most powerful Employee Voice platform for strategic business and HR leaders, today announced that it is the recipient of two prestigious awards for corporate growth and culture. For the second consecutive year, Waggl has earned a place on the Inc. 5000 2020 list of the Fastest Growing Private Companies in the United States, with three-year revenue growth of 314% percent. In addition, Waggl retained a spot on the Bay Area Newsgroup’s List of Top Workplaces in the San Francisco Bay Area for the second consecutive year, ranking #5 for Small Companies.

“I’m as proud as I’ve ever been of our Waggl team,” said Michael Papay, Co-founder and CEO, Waggl. “The passion, commitment, and resiliency of our team has been remarkable these past few months. We’ve never worked harder because we’ve never more clearly seen the importance of our mission to empower the Voice of the Employee. Moving forward, we will continue to balance rapid growth with a keen focus on creating a great employee experience, as we’ve seen that into a great product, trustworthy brand, superior customer focus, and strong performance and shareholder return.”

The annual Inc. 5000 list is the most prestigious ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. The list represents a unique look at the most successful companies within the American economy’s most dynamic segment — its independent small businesses. Microsoft, Dell, Domino’s Pizza, Pandora, Timberland, LinkedIn, Yelp, Zillow, and many other well-known names gained their first national exposure as honorees on the Inc. 5000.

Waggl was also named as a Top Workplace of 2020 by the Bay Area Newsgroup, based solely on employee feedback gathered through an anonymous survey, measuring several aspects of workplace culture, including alignment, execution, and connection, among others. “Top Workplaces is more than just recognition,” said Doug Claffey, CEO of Energage. “Our research shows organizations that earn the award attract better talent, experience lower turnover, and are better equipped to deliver bottom-line results. Their leaders prioritize and carefully craft a healthy workplace culture that supports employee engagement.”

These award wins come on the heels of two more significant very significant award wins in August 2020. Waggl received a 2020 Stevie® Award for Great Employers in the category of “Most Innovative Use of HR Technology During the Pandemic” for its “Putting People First” initiative. Waggl was also honored for its technology advancements by Lighthouse Research and Advisory, which named the Waggl Engagement (WE) Solution as the “Best Innovative or Emerging Tech Solution” in Talent Management. The WE Solution serves as a critical component of the essential productivity suite for all workplaces, remote or in-person, by helping organizations harness the collective intelligence of their people. By delivering actionable insight, fresh perspective, and tangible knowledge to leaders and teams, the WE Solution helps organizations streamline and elevate their Employee Voice programs.

In Q1’20, Waggl was recognized for the third consecutive year as one of the Best Places to Work in the San Francisco Bay Area by the San Francisco Business Times, Silicon Valley Business Journal, ranking #8 for smallest companies. The company also received major accolades for corporate culture and growth from Forbes as one of America’s Best Startup Employers, and from Financial Times as one of The Americas Fastest Growing Companies 2020. In 2019, Waggl placed #15 on the San Francisco Business Times Fast 100 list of the fastest growing private companies in the San Francisco Bay Area. The company was named as “Employee Engagement Vendor of the Year” by the 2019 North American Employee Engagement Awards, and was also recognized by the 9th Annual Best in Biz Awards as “Best Local Company of the Year” for the San Francisco Bay Area. Co-founder and CEO Michael Papay was named as a recipient of the “2019 Founders to Watch” award by The Startup Weekly, a leading independent source of news and insights for business builders.

To learn more about Waggl, please visit https://www.waggl.com/.

About Waggl

For HR leaders who need to measure, and truly improve engagement, Waggl is an Employee Voice platform that crowdsources real-time insight to drive faster action and alignment around critical business topics. Inspired by the waggle dance honeybees do to communicate vital information, Waggl believes every voice matters. Unlike heavy surveys or basic pulse tools, Waggl is a dialogue-first approach to engagement that creates shared ownership through inclusive team-based action planning.

With a seasoned Executive Team and premiere customers including Freddie Mac, Paychex, Heineken, 3M, Mastercard, UCSF Medical Center, McGraw Hill, Taylor Morrison and Parsons, Waggl partners with leading enterprises to harness the collective intelligence of their people. For more information and an expanded customer list, please visit https://www.waggl.com.

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PayBito aims to drive crypto adoption in India by offering the users with lucrative and result-oriented trading features, including a wide range of digital assets so that they can expand their portfolio and diversify their trading options..

PALO ALTO, Calif. (PRWEB)
August 20, 2020

The leading global cryptocurrency exchange PayBito is offering the most extensive range of crypto assets compared to other exchanges operational in India, diversifying the asset trading experience of the users in the region. After the ban on crypto trading was lifted in India, PayBito was one of the first global exchanges to launch its operations in the region with 70 percent market strength, allowing the traders to buy/sell/trade-in major cryptocurrencies, offering the best prices.

PayBito has an impressive portfolio of digital assets comprising of Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), HCX, Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Litecoin (LTC), Ethereum Classic (ETC), Ripple (XRP), Chainlink (LINK), EOS, Basic Attention Token (BAT) and many more. Its seamless connectivity with other global exchanges allows the traders to get the benefit of high volume liquidity of assets.

Speaking with the media about PayBito’s Indian venture, Raj Chowdhury, Managing Director of the exchange mentioned, “PayBito aims to drive crypto adoption in India by offering the users with lucrative and result-oriented trading features, including a wide range of digital assets so that they can expand their portfolio and diversify their trading options. We have inducted multiple exclusive features for the users to have a complete experience of digital assets trading.”

PayBito’s a global influence within the crypto domain grows with the exchange expanding its operations in India. Recently, the exchange created headlines by becoming the first and only exchange in the region to offer INR (native fiat of India) support for deposit and withdrawals, along with other major fiat currencies.

PayBito is a leading cryptocurrency asset trading platform operating globally. The platform is designed and managed by a team with rich experience in Banking security systems, Cryptocurrency trading, and Blockchain technology. It is available in the web version as well as in iOS and Android stores. PayBito services include white label cryptocurrency exchange, white-label payment gateway, exchange affiliate, and coin listing. PayBito offers some of the best rates and top-notch security in the crypto world.

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Definitive Business Solutions, Inc.

If you put safety first, you give your league the greatest probability of a successful season, which then opens the door to maximizing revenue by optimizing the schedule, team match-ups, and media platform revenue.

RESTON, Va. (PRWEB)
August 18, 2020

With the COVID-19 pandemic wreaking havoc on the professional and college sports world, league commissioners and university presidents are having to make complex, strategic decisions about whether to play or not, and if so, how best to plan their season. These decisions require synthesizing the latest medical data with judgment from a wide range of medical experts with insights from business leaders. With that as the backdrop, John Sammarco, Definitive’s President, announced a strategic partnership with React LLC, who are thought leaders in designing economically viable pandemic-proof game schedules.

Sammarco stated that some have the decision-making process backwards. “The goal shouldn’t be to put the economics first, and then try to arrive at a workable approach that is safe. The goal should be to maximize the safety of players, personnel, and fans, while finding the most economically advantageous approach to the season.” He went on to add: “If you put safety first, you give your league the greatest probability of a successful season, which then opens the door to maximizing revenue by optimizing the schedule, team match-ups, and media platform revenue.”

React’s CEO Frank Maggio reinforced the value of the partnership stating that “The number of variables and constraints that need to be included to intelligently meet the new challenges of COVID-19 requires cutting-edge analytic capabilities and innovative software. Definitive Pro® has evaluated over 50,000 alternative approaches to help us build two versions of our 10-game, 17-week schedule. The computational power to deliver these game schedules is significant, and Definitive was up to the challenge.” Maggio concludes, “We think there are solutions needed at the professional and collegiate levels, across many sports, and we’re looking forward to continued collaboration with the Definitive team.”

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