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A+ Technology & Security Solutions Honored by LISTnet as a 2019 LISA Winner

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A+ has set the standard for IP Security in the market place


BAY SHORE, N.Y. (PRWEB)

A+ Technology & Security Solutions, Inc. a pioneer in school security technology is honored to be recognized as a 2019 Long Island SummIT Award (LISA) winner by LISTNet. The LISA award honors those that have made impactful contributions to the Long Island tech and business community. This award comes as A+ celebrates its 30th year in business contributing to the LI Community.

”A+ has set the standard for IP Security in the market place”. stated Paul Trapani, President of LISTnet who presented A+ with the Summit Award. ”The 30 year success and leadership of David Antar is an example for all tech companies to follow and a testament to the LI technology market”.

The company was founded by David Antar in 1989, a true entrepreneur at heart. Over his 30 years in the security industry, he has started several successful high-tech companies based on a keen ability to understand the needs of his customers and the trends in the marketplace that drive business growth.

”We are very honored to recieve this recognition from Listnet. This is a testament to the efforts of our employees and the loyal clients who have supported us over these 30 years”. States David Antar, President of A+ Technology & Security. ”We have big plans to expand the company and stay on Long Island!”

Today, A+ is a leading regional system integrator and is one of the largest providers of IP video surveillance into K-12 and higher education facilities throughout the New York Metropolitan area. A+ is headquarted in an 18,000 square foot facility in Bay Shore, New York, and a 7,000 square foot Bridgeport, Connecticut office.

A+ is committed to its mantra of Making a Smarter & Safer World through:


  •     Work that supports hundreds of school districts in New York State and on Long Island through security initiatives

  •     Free security training provided to local schools, police and houses of worship on Long Island

  •     Free seminars provided on school and business safety and active shooter preparedness.

  •     Charity support for numerous local associations including: SCOPE, ASSET, NYSCOSS, NYSSBA, Suffolk and Nassau Police Chiefs Association etc.

  •     Internship programs for local college students

About A+ Technology & Security Solutions, Inc:

Celebrating its 30th year, A+ Technology & Security Solutions, Inc. is a systems integrator specializing in the convergence of physical security, A/V, LED and IT infrastructure solutions, headquartered in Bay Shore, NY. Since 1989, A+ Technology & Security Solutions has been providing integrated solutions to schools, law enforcement, local, state and federal governmental agencies, healthcare and commercial organizations. Working closely with local, regional and national clients, including the New York Police Department, Suffolk County Police Department, Department of Homeland Security, City of Bridgeport, CT, City of Fort Myers, FL, numerous fire departments, and over 100 public and private schools in the greater New York area, A+ Technology & Security Solutions is widely recognized as a trusted expert in school and public safety and security, providing efficient and innovative solutions with a proven and vetted track record of success. A+ Technology & Security Solutions Inc. is a subsidiary of ACG.    

For more information http://www.aplustechnology.com

About LISTnet:

LISTnet was started as a member supported organization in 1997. Our ongoing mission is to promote Long Island as a national center of excellence for software and technology. We connect companies, educators and government, to form a strong technology ecosystem.

We help companies collaborate with other, create events to share ideas and information, work to improve the tech workforce, help new technology companies get off to a successful start, and partner with companies providing the high tech centers and work spaces needed for the growth of the Long Island software and technology community. Above all, we believe that as a community, we are stronger working together than we are apart. Our goal is increased business for every LISTnet partner. Join us and… Grow With Us!

For more information http://www.listnet.org

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Evolv Technology Launches First Free-Flow Weapons-Detection System Designed to Stop Active Shooters and Other Threats

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Applications for Express include addressing workplace gun violence and school shootings, protecting iconic landmarks and keeping sports and entertainment venues safe. Venue managers no longer have to choose between effective security and a positive visitor experience.


WALTHAM, Mass. (PRWEB)

Evolv Technology, the leader in free-flow weapons detection, launched Evolv Express™, the first no-stop weapons-screening system built to automatically screen groups of people as they walk through without slowing or stopping. With hundreds of systems deployed globally that have screened more than 25 million visitors to-date, Evolv continues to deliver innovative threat detection products. Express screens visitors individually or together, while automatically differentiating weapons from personal items.

Express is the fastest weapons-screening system on the market, consistently screening 60 people every minute for firearms and other threats. That’s 3,600 people per hour – 10X faster than a traditional checkpoint system. Express is designed to address the active shooter epidemic by detecting potential shooters before they enter a venue, without slowing the flow of visitors. Applications for Express include addressing workplace gun violence and school shootings, protecting iconic landmarks and keeping sports and entertainment venues safe. Venue managers no longer have to choose between effective security and a positive visitor experience.

“We live in an era of viral violence which has created a mass vulnerability problem. There is a clear need for a better way to deter or detect firearms and other threats before they enter a safe space, all while maintaining a positive experience for visitors and employees. Since the vast majority of visitors pose no threat, how do you allow them to walk right through while simultaneously identifying and separating those few individuals who may require a closer look?” stated Mike Ellenbogen, Chief Executive Officer, Evolv Technology. “We’re dedicated to solving the protection paradox. Today’s facilities need a solution that can quickly identify a threat but still welcome the crowds. We’re proud to have developed the first weapons-detection system capable of preventing the mass slaughter of innocent people without subjecting visitors to the traditional prison-like security experience.”

Using a new patented method of threat detection, Evolv’s Cortex AI™ software platform can instantly detect and identify a person carrying a weapon without slowing the flow of visitors who are carrying their personal items and bags. By fusing the latest high-speed sensors and Cortex AI, Express is the only weapons-detection system to deliver:


  • 10X Faster Throughput than Traditional Checkpoints: Screening more than 3,600 people per hour. Visitors and employees walk one at a time or in groups through multi-lane entrances up to eight feet wide.

  • Free-Flow Screening: Only with Evolv, groups of people are screened simultaneously without removing personal items. Visitors no longer must stop and empty their pockets or remove their bags. They simply walk through naturally.

  • Real-Time Weapons Detection: The Evolv Cortex AI software instantly distinguishes between threats and personal items such as keys, coins, belts, and cell phones on their body or in their bag. Weapons include firearms, explosive devices, and knives.

  • Targeted Searches: Express provides guards with a real-time image on a local tablet, highlighting the individual with the potential threat and the location on the visitor’s body or in their bag.

  • Smarter Over Time: Stay ahead of the threat landscape. With the Evolv Cortex AI software platform, Express becomes more intelligent as new threat profiles are discovered.

Evolv is being used by iconic venues worldwide to screen people for threats in a free-flow operation. Express debuted at the Global Security Exchange (GSX) Conference in September, enabling security teams to experience the system live in action for themselves. View our GSX video.

Evolv reduces the burden on security teams and takes the hassle out of people screening. Contact us to Experience Evolv.

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About Evolv Technology

Evolv Technology has screened more than 25 million people to-date, preventing visitors from bringing over 5000 weapons into public venues and places of work worldwide. Organizations such as Lincoln Center, Oakland Airport, Gillette Stadium, and LL Bean use Evolv’s free-flow weapons detection to prevent active shooters and terrorists from entering their venues. By fusing the latest sensors and Cortex AI, Evolv delivers the only weapons detection smart enough to screen thousands of people per hour, without the need to stop, and empty pockets or remove bags. Evolv eliminates the need to choose between safety and convenience reducing the burden on security teams and taking the hassle out of people-screening at places of work, schools, transportation hubs, sports stadiums, entertainment venues, hotels and conference centers, airports, houses of worship, and government agencies. For more information, visit http://www.evolvtechnology.com.

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Kimble Announces New Workflow for Iterative Project Planning in Winter 20 Release

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BOSTON (PRWEB)

Kimble Applications, a global leader in professional services automation, today announced another update to its Intelligent PSA. The latest release introduces multiple enhancements that support the needs of Kimble’s growing base of global, enterprise customers, including a new iterative planning workflow that makes planning projects with teams of any size much easier, encouraging more accurate forecasts as well as more proactive resourcing.

Kimble unveils its Winter 20 release – the company’s largest release yet, with over 100 enhancements coming directly from customer input – at the Technology Services World Conference in Las Vegas this week. There, visitors can attend “How to smash the bottlenecks that prevent services success”, a presentation by Kimble Managing Director Sarah Edwards, and Marc Lacroix of Kimble partner RTM Consulting.

“We want to help businesses answer a crucial question: ‘How do we become more efficient and scalable in decision making?’” says Edwards. “What we want to call out, is that businesses can use technology like Kimble to predict and to prevent bottlenecks, and make decisions closer to the customer. Our mission is to help our customers drive success with services, and we think the new features in Winter 20 certainly further that mission.”

Kimble’s iterative planning enhancements in Winter 20 help break through a bottleneck that plagues many services organizations – how do we arrive at a realistic plan for a project without worrying too much about the small details too far out, and then how do we keep that plan up-to-date and achievable based on what’s actually happening? Kimble has built out its suite of project planning workflows based on an understanding that planning is not something that’s undertaken in one sitting; instead planning starts from the moment an opportunity first comes into view, and it evolves continually as that deal gets closer.

“I think of project scoping as similar to tackling a golf course – you’re not going to use one club the whole time,” says Kimble product marketing manager Charles Gustine. “What approach you use depends on how far you are from a hole or how difficult the terrain is. Sometimes you need the power of a driver and sometimes you need the finesse of a putter. And with Winter 20, Kimble PSA completes its set of clubs.”

Model assignments, introduced to Kimble PSA in Winter 20, provide salespeople and project managers a scoping tool with unprecedented power. Kimble users can leverage one easy-to-manage Model Assignment to represent the need for multiple assignments that meet a common requirement, such as a team of developers that will need to contribute to a project. In this way, a large group of resources can be added to the scope early with minimal detail required and minimal effort; more detail can be added when the user is ready to apply the model assignment and generate the underlying resource demand.

Users can also shape the requirements for the team – this means that they can quickly specify the number of resources that will be required in each month or each week, refining their requirements with one simple change to the model assignment. Kimble’s new iterative planning workflow applies this aspect of assignment profiling throughout the project lifecycle, because planning not only continually evolves as a deal takes shape; planning also never stops until work on a project is done. Project managers constantly replan throughout delivery, and Kimble’s enhancements to assignment profiling make it easier than ever for project managers to take the reins and adjust usage in a spreadsheet-like interface at the daily, weekly, or monthly level.

“Kimble is working with larger and larger businesses,” says Sean Hoban, co-founder and CEO of Kimble, “and those large businesses typically deploy very large project teams. We’re working diligently with our customers to innovate new ways to streamline their planning processes, reflecting the ways they work while also developing market-leading functionality that might very well change and improve the way they work.”

Many of the enhancements in Winter 20 help users at large companies maintain alignment across their global enterprises. In Winter 20, Kimble introduces support for consolidated enterprise currency reporting, as well as intercompany invoicing which allows legal entities within an organization to transfer revenue when sharing resources. In support of its global reach, Kimble has now translated its application into four languages – French, Spanish, Portuguese, and German – with plans to undertake further languages.

New features and new partnerships also underscore Kimble’s success across a wide spectrum of businesses. New micro-scheduling functionality supports the planning needs of businesses deploying field service teams. Kimble’s Supplier Portal API allows customers to build and integrate a portal where suppliers can view and maintain their resource records and skills. The Kimble Avalara Connector, created in partnership with automated tax compliance software vendor Avalara, uses Avalara AvaTax to generate accurate tax code information when generating invoices in Kimble. Kimble will be announcing connectors to other industry-leading third party applications later in the year.

About Kimble Applications

Kimble Applications helps professional service organizations run their project-based businesses better. Global leaders in consulting, software and hi-tech such as NTT Data, TCS, Sage, and Canon use Kimble to optimize resource utilization, profitability and business scalability. Kimble is the only leading software vendor that focuses exclusively on professional services automation (PSA), putting all its energy into innovating features and easy-to-use functionality that improve team collaboration and efficiency around the key services processes. Built to work seamlessly with CRM, Kimble drives a forward-looking focus and more timely decision making with intelligent insights and guidance.

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Creation Technologies Finalizes Global Deployment of Kinaxis Rapid Response

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It is critical to our success to be able to generate fast and accurate supply and demand planning scenarios to provide timely responses to our customers’ requests for product deliveries,


VANCOUVER, British Columbia (PRWEB)

Creation Technologies LLC has teamed up with Kinaxis, a leader in empowering people to make confident supply chain decisions, to gain end-to-end visibility of its $500M+ global supply chain, generate fast and accurate what-next planning scenarios and optimize and manage inventories. With a company-wide deployment of Kinaxis RapidResponse® live in all nine business units, Creation Technologies has built improvements across all functions in customer response times and supplier constraint visibility.

“It is critical to our success to be able to generate fast and accurate supply and demand planning scenarios to provide timely responses to our customers’ requests for product deliveries,” said Ana Cantu, Executive VP Supply Chain. “With Kinaxis we can do that and more. With everyone looking at the same data, we now spend our time on things that matter the most, analysis and decisions, instead of gathering and challenging data. We’re able to be even better business partners to our customers by passing on additional insights and proposing new solutions that best fit their business needs.”

A global provider of end-to-end solutions for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), Creation helps customers accelerate time-to-market, reduce operating costs and grow revenues. Creation is using Kinaxis to provide a scalable solution that brings together data from nine manufacturing locations, two design centers, a prototyping center and its Oracle enterprise resource planning system (ERP). Kinaxis will also help Creation to standardize its practices across all operations in the United States, Canada, Mexico and China. Additionally, Creation has been rapidly analyzing the impact of supply and demand changes along the entire supply chain, mitigating risk to its growing inventory, increasing revenue realization, automating communications and improving customer and supplier response times.

“With hundreds of customers and thousands of inputs flowing through its supply chain, Creation Technologies needed a solution that allowed them to stay flexible as customer demands evolve, and help to improve responsiveness to customers and suppliers,” said John Sicard, CEO of Kinaxis. “The agile Kinaxis planning experience ensures companies like Creation use holistic data to evaluate what-next scenarios, which leads to confident decision-making. We are pleased to see Creation continue to expand its use of Kinaxis across its organization.”

About Creation Technologies

Creation (http://www.creationtech.com) provides total product lifecycle solutions including turnkey design, rapid prototyping, manufacturing and fulfillment to its customers around the world. Since 1991, Creation has been focused on making it easy for OEMs to ‘say yes’ to their customers. The company of approximately 3,000 people operates nine manufacturing locations, two design centers and a rapid prototyping center in the USA, Canada, Mexico and China. Its OEM customers are in the Industrial & Instrumentation, Medical, Communications, Transportation, Aerospace, Defense & Security, and Energy & Environmental markets.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this release constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable securities laws. Forward-looking statements include statements as to Kinaxis’ growth opportunities and the potential benefits of, and demand for, Kinaxis’ products and services. These statements are subject to certain assumptions, risks and uncertainties, including our view of the relative position of Kinaxis’ products and services compared to competitive offerings in the industry. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such statements. Kinaxis’ actual results, performance, achievements and developments may differ materially from the results, performance, achievements or developments expressed or implied by such statements. Risk factors that may cause the actual results, performance, achievements or developments of Kinaxis to differ materially from the results, performance, achievements or developments expressed or implied by such statements can be found in the public documents filed by Kinaxis with Canadian securities regulatory authorities. Kinaxis assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as expressly required by law.

SOURCE Creation Technologies

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Servion renews three major contact center Cisco Certifications

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PRINCETON, N.J. (PRWEB)

Servion Global Solutions (Servion), a leading Contact Center and Digital Customer Experience (CX) solution provider announced today it has renewed three major Cisco certifications consolidating its membership of the select group of partners able to deploy, integrate, and manage Cisco Contact Center solutions globally.

Servion latest certifications include:

  • Cisco Webex Contact Center Authorization that Servion leverages to offer packaged deployment of Webex Contact Center, Cisco’s cloud solution, in less than 4 weeks;

  • Cisco Master Collaboration Specialization that Servion harnesses to architect solutions including Cisco’s communication and collaboration applications;

  • Cisco Cloud and Managed Services Master Partner for Collaboration and Contact Center that Servion leverages to run contact center solutions cost-effectively.

Servion has been a Cisco Advanced Technology Partner since 2006. It has over 150 Cisco-certified engineers and has implemented more than 200 Cisco-based contact center solutions. The company enjoys one of the highest Net Promoter Score (NPS) of the industry, over 65 for the first half of 2019.

These certifications make Servion one of the few solution providers that can build and integrate any of Cisco’s contact center platforms with the choice of deployment on-premise, hosted, or in the cloud. The company can leverage its 6 data centers across the globe to serve all geographies and accommodate local regulations. Servion also makes its contact center expertise available through managed services.

“As enterprises look at how to transition their contact center to the cloud, we find the flexibility of deploying the different elements of a solution in the cloud, on-premises, or hosted, paramount,” said Shiv Tasker, EVP Global Sales at Servion. “Our broad expertise on Cisco solutions and technologies gives us the ability to design and deliver a smooth migration.”

About Servion

For more than 20 years, Servion has been trusted by customer-centric brands for architecting, implementing, and managing Contact Centers and Customer Experience (CX) solutions. Servion delivers complete solutions for businesses to innovate in providing digital experiences using the best available technologies while maximizing their existing investments. Our 1,000 CX professionals apply their passion and deep domain expertise to the entire build-run-optimize solution lifecycle. Servion has helped 600 enterprises across the globe deliver great experiences to their customers, partners, and employees.

For more information, visit https://www.servion.com

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Navitas Demonstrates GaN Leadership at Premier Asian Electronics Conference

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Navitas will showcase both its own advanced GaN (Gallium Nitride) power ICs and GaN-enabled power systems on the exhibition floor (booth A007) and during the technology presentations. Visitors can learn about the latest Navitas GaNFast devices and reference designs that achieve unprecedented small s


EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (PRWEB)

Navitas Semiconductor today announced it will showcase more than 20 production GaNFast-powered fast mobile chargers at the China Power Supply Society Conference (CPSSC), in Shenzhen, China, November 1st-4th, 2019.

“CPSSC is the highlight of the Asian power electronics calendar, with over 450 peer-reviewed technical papers and over 1,500 attendees from industry and academia”, noted Stephen OLIVER, VP Sales & Marketing. “The exhibition is a strong platform for Navitas to display 20+ production GaNFast chargers, demonstrating the aggressive adoption of Gallium Nitride for high-power, yet small and lightweight mobile chargers.”

“As a Diamond sponsor of CPSSC, with industry presentations and an exciting series of customer and partner meetings, Navitas once again shows commitment to bring GaNFast technology to Chinese customers.” said Yingjie (Charles) ZHA, country manager of Navitas Semiconductor (China). “We are very pleased with customers’ adoption speed and innovation across a wide range of mobile, 5G, AI and IoT markets, using GaNFast monolithic integration to enable a new class of high-frequency, high-efficiency & high-density power systems.”

The conference and exhibition will be held at the Shenzhen Yunshan Tianyuntian International Hotel (Shenzhen Pingshan Convention and Exhibition Center), 36, Ruijing Road, Pingshan District, Shenzhen, Tel: 0755-36359999, http://www.gshmhotels.com

Navitas will showcase both its own advanced GaN (Gallium Nitride) power ICs and GaN-enabled power systems on the exhibition floor (booth A007) and during the technology presentations. Visitors can learn about the latest Navitas GaNFast devices and reference designs that achieve unprecedented small size, low weight and high efficiency levels, with fast-charging speeds for end products ranging from smartphones and tablets, to laptops, monitors & gaming systems.

Navitas will present in the following conference papers / events:

Saturday November 2nd

9:00-18:00 Exhibition

Sunday November 3rd

9:30-10:00 “GaNFast Power IC Modeling”, Michael Xu, Sr. Director, Applications R&D Center (for Xiucheng Huang), IS3.1.3

10:00-18:30 Exhibition

14:30-15:00 “GaN IC Enables Revolution in AC/DC Adapter”, Michael Xu, Sr. Director, Applications R&D Center (for Xiucheng Huang), S3.3.2

14:00-17:30 “PSMA Power technology Roadmap 2019”, Stephen Oliver, VP Sales & Marketing (as Chairman of PSMA), China-US Power Industry Innovation Forum.

18:30-20:30 “GaNFast Drives the Fast-Charger Revolution”, Stephen Oliver, VP Sales & Marketing, CPSS Annual Awards.

Monday November 4th

8:30~9:00 “150W high-efficiency and high-power-density adapter design based on GaN IC”, Wenhang Lu, Staff Application Engineer, IS4.2.1

To meet with Navitas at CPSSC 2019, contact (China) +86-158-2040-1428 / charles.zha@navitassemi.com , or (US) +1-844-654-2642 / info@navitassemi.com, or scan the QR code:

About Navitas:

Navitas Semiconductor Inc. is the world’s first and only GaN Power IC company, founded in 2014 and based in El Segundo, CA, USA. Navitas has a strong and growing team of power semiconductor industry experts with a combined 200 years of experience in materials, devices, applications, systems and marketing, plus a proven record of innovation with over 200 patents among its founders. GaN power ICs monolithically integrate power, analog and logic circuits to enable faster charging, higher power density and greater energy savings for mobile, consumer, enterprise, eMobility and new energy markets.

Navitas Semiconductor, GaNFast and the Navitas logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Navitas Semiconductor, Inc. All other brands, product names and marks are or may be trademarks or registered trademarks used to identify products or services of their respective owners.

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Good Leads® Extends the “End of Year” Incentive Plan for Outsourced B2B Lead Generation Services

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The goal is to quickly fill our client’s sales pipeline in the fall such that they meet their annual target and get an early start on their 2020 revenue goals stated Bob Good CEO


SALEM, N.H. (PRWEB)

Good Leads® is extending the “EOY” incentive plan with a 2 month offering and financing for outsourced B2B Lead Generation services. Good Leads will rapidly deploy a Strategic Strike inside sales team under their Prospect Builder® Program and extend delayed payments till the end of the contract term.

Using a proven process and knowledge of a client company, the Good Leads Strategic Strike Team will skillfully act as their inside sales team. Key features of the Build The Pipeline EOY incentive plan are customization of an ideal prospect contact database; rapid deployment of seasoned outbound calling business development professionals; short term program commitment that is scalable and extendable and a financial incentive of delayed payments on new programs.

The Good Leads “EOY” incentive plan is also applicable to their Sales Builder® Program and Event Builder™ Program, respectively, to drive fall sales or event attendance. And in all cases, the plan is backed by Good Leads’ signature guarantee and warranty to further protect and maximize client’s marketing and sales investment.

Good Leads CEO Bob Good stated, “Many companies are uncertain as to how to deal with the many marketing spend options. In extending the Good Leads ‘EOY’ plan, we are creating an incentive for our technology clients to finish the year with a pipeline of opportunities by offering a quick deployment of skilled business development resources and adding a delayed payment option to assist with cash flow. The goal is to quickly fill our client’s sales pipeline in the fall such that they get an early start on their 2020 revenue goals.”

About Good Leads:

Good Leads is a leading provider of outsourced business development services including qualified B2B lead generation, setting phone, face to face and web demo appointments specializing in enterprise software, healthcare IT, network security and product design & engineering software and design services. For 16 years, Good Leads has partnered with 450 domestic and international institutions, from high-tech to governmental agencies, to develop and implement a business development strategy as part of their integrated marketing plan. http://www.GoodLeads.com; 866 894-LEAD

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Pioneer Cellular Employs NetView 360 5G Design Services to Carry Out Innovative 5G Fixed Wireless Evaluation

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Without question, what we learned from this engagement will help us make important strategic decisions about future 5G deployment, and allow us to provide the best possible service to our customers. – Jeff Wittrock, Department Manager of RF Network Services for Pioneer


ORLANDO, Fla. (PRWEB)

ClearSky Technologies, Inc., a global provider of network analytics and design services for 5G, 4G and 3G networks, announces the completion of a visionary 5G fixed wireless design project with Pioneer Cellular. The project used the NetView 360™ service to analyze multiple options for delivering high-speed Internet using 5G technology to residential customers, considering both business and technical factors.

The NetView 360 analysis was performed, analyzing two different strategies for 5G deployment and contrasted these deployment alternatives to installing a fiber optic network. NetView 360 makes possible these type of analysis projects by including a combination of technical, financial and business factors. For each design scenario, deliverables included the number of 5G sites required, resulting network capacity, projected data throughput, and total cost of a deployment.

The Pioneer project was conducted using millimeter wave spectrum, so the effect of foliage was significant. At higher frequency bands (3.5 GHz and above), the effect of all obstructions, including trees and other vegetation, must be considered in a full 3D model or coverage predictions will be highly inaccurate. NetView 360 uses patented methodology to model obstructions at 0.3-meter resolution in 3D, including tree canopies and walls within every building. As a case in point, the Pioneer project showed the foliage density in one of the test cities was different from the other and profoundly affected the two designs, highlighting the importance of using actual obstruction or “clutter” data in 3 dimensions for 5G analysis.

“The NetView 360 team’s prior experience with 5G design provided invaluable guidance throughout the entire project,” said Jeff Wittrock, Department Manager of RF Network Services for Pioneer. “Without question, what we learned from this engagement will help us make important strategic decisions about future 5G deployment, and allow us to provide the best possible service to our customers.”

“As technology advances and operators’ needs evolve, we are committed to ensuring that NetView 360 delivers 5G design solutions that provides the greatest possible benefit to our customers and their subscribers,” said Ron Willett, ClearSky president. “The Pioneer team had the vision to evaluate multiple design strategies to ensure they get the maximum benefit at minimum cost out of their 5G deployments.”

About ClearSky Technologies

For more than a decade, ClearSky Technologies, Inc. has been an innovation leader in providing network Infrastructure as a Service to mobile network operators. The company’s powerful array of products and services includes network baseline, optimization and design, traffic and policy management, and hosted messaging services. Headquartered in Orlando, ClearSky has provided services to wireless operators of all sizes across five continents. For more information, visit http://www.clearskytechnologies.com.

About Pioneer Cellular

Cellular Network Partnership d/b/a Pioneer Cellular is a Partnership Group comprised of Pioneer, your local broadband provider, – KanOkla Telephone Association, South Central Communications of Kansas, and Hinton Cellular Company in Hinton, Oklahoma. Launching cellular service in 1988, the group serves customers in 45 counties in Oklahoma and 8 counties in southern Kansas and provides nationwide coverage through roaming alliances with national carriers. Pioneer Cellular provides advanced mobile data services and applications such as Video, Picture, Text Messaging and High-Speed Web Browsing. For more information about Pioneer Cellular, dial 800.641.2732 or visit https://gopioneer.com.

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WeSolve World Organizes 2019 NASA Space Apps Challenge Hackathon at the Holberton School in San Francisco

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SAN FRANCISCO (PRWEB)

WeSolve World welcomes participants from all backgrounds to take part in the challenge by building a team, choosing a challenge at https://2018.spaceappschallenge.org/challenges/, and starting their hacking on October 18, 2019. Participants under the age of 18 will require adult supervision for the entirety of the event. Each team must create a team page at https://www.spaceappschallenge.org/.

On October 19th, 2019, participants in the San Francisco area are welcome to join the onsite hackathon session at the Holberton School, located at 972 Mission Street in San Francisco. Doors will open at 7:00 AM, PDT, and participants are welcome to enjoy a complimentary breakfast before events begin. WeSolve event coordinators will assist in the configuration of necessary software accounts and explain the onsite challenges. Sponsors and mentors will provide insight and instruction for the onsite challenges before the events of the second day of the Space Apps Challenge begins.

WeSolve World event organization staff will be onsite to answer questions and assist with team placement during onsite events. Several science and technology mentors will also be available to answer teams’ questions. Project submission for onsite events is 5:00 PM, PDT, after which all participants will have the opportunity to watch globally livestreamed team demos, followed by sponsor-presented branded awards and the announcement of the first hackathon awards from global judges at an awards ceremony.

Online hacking challenges continue through October 20, 2019, with project submissions due by 2:00 PM, PDT. Invited judges will announce the winners before midnight. Participants can view the judging guidelines in the attched PDF file.

Awards presented for WeSolve’s 2019 NASA Space Apps Challenge include Best Use of Hardware, Best Use of Data, Galactic Impact, Most Inspirational, and Best Use of Science.

Download the WeSolve app to discover the 2019 NASA Space Apps Challenge Hackathon at https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wesolve-funding-scholarships/id1472513597.

WeSolve World is a platform for funding scholarships for student entrepreneurs. Since 2012, NASA has hosted the annual Space Apps Challenge, a hackathon that encourages young space enthusiasts, scientists, and hackers to compete at a global level while working toward solving prevalent challenges in the fields of space exploration and Earth science. NASA created the Space Apps Challenge to encourage participants of all backgrounds to develop innovative solutions using NASA data and software applications. The 2019 NASA Space Apps Challenge exists as part of NASA’s Earth Science Mission Directorate and the Open Government Initiative, working toward filling the requirements of the Open Government Partnership.

The goals of the NASA Space Apps Challenge include exemplification of the principles of collaboration, participation, and transparency, the use of openly available data supplied by NASA technology and missions, utilization of the skills and talents of passionate participants from all over the world, and advancing space exploration technology to improve life on Earth. NASA coordinates the global Space Apps Challenge across many locations all over the world, but each location is independently organized.

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SRND’s CodeDay Program Will Give Laptops to Hundreds of Low-Income High School Students

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Four high school students huddle around a laptop, looking happy.

High school students use their laptop to code a project at CodeDay New York.

If you have someone who gets really excited about coding, but she can only code in class for 30 minutes a day, it’s going to be hard for her to compete.


SAN FRANCISCO (PRWEB)

CodeDay, a 24-hour programming event hosted seasonally in 50 cities, is giving hundreds of laptops to low-income students who attend this school year, starting with its November 9th events.

Despite efforts to increase equality in computer science education, access to a computer is a big barrier for many students. Nearly one-third of schools serving low-income students now offer classes in computer science, but only half of these families have a home computer, according to a 2019 study by the Pew Research Center.

A majority of these students are also Black or Latinx, populations which are underrepresented in technology careers.

“Right now, these students can’t even do coding homework,” said Tyler Menezes, Executive Director at SRND. “Meanwhile, you go a few miles away, and kids are learning online with trial-and-error and YouTube videos. If you have someone who gets really excited about coding, but she can only code in class for 30 minutes a day, it’s going to be hard for her to compete.”

At CodeDay events, high school students learn about coding by pitching ideas for games or apps, then working in teams with mentors to create their ideas. No prior coding experience is required to participate.

The nonprofit has purchased and refurbished hundreds of laptops for CodeDay attendees using donations from individuals in the technology industry. Students from schools which have a low-income, underrepresented population are eligible to take home a laptop at the event.

Travis Heppe, a software engineer at a large tech company, led the effort because he was concerned about equity in the technology industry. “I didn’t realize until recently that the reasons are questions of access even more than of interest. I also didn’t realize until recently just how bad the numbers really were. If even one of these laptops gets a minority student into a high-paying tech job, the whole thing will have been worth it.”

Interested high school teachers, administrators, and families can learn more about CodeDay at CodeDay.org, but must contact the nonprofit directly for a free ticket and to register for a laptop.

About SRND: Since 2009, SRND has developed and grown worldwide initiatives to motivate students to pursue Computer Science. Its largest program, CodeDay, has reached more than 35,000 students. SRND, a non-profit, is headquartered in Seattle, Wash. and runs programs in 50 cities across the US and Canada.

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