Coalition of Startup Advocates Voice Strong Support for IGNITE American Innovation Act

Blockchain | Business Process Management | Cloud | CX | Data Science & Analytics | Digital Health | Fintech | Information Security | Infrastructure | Marketing | Media & Entertainment | Mobility | Product Management | Smart Communities & Sustainablility | Southeastern Software Association | Supply Chain, Logistics & Manufacturing | Transportation Tech | Young Professionals

A coalition of advocates for the startup ecosystem today expressed their strong support for the IGNITE American Innovation Act, introduced by Reps. Dean Phillips (D-MN) and Jackie Walorski (R-IN). The coalition organizations include: The National Venture Capital Association, Biotechnology Innovation Organization, TechNet, AdvaMed, Center for American Entrepreneurship, Medical Device Manufacturers Association, Angel Capital Association, and Technology Councils of North America.

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Local Company Plays Well with Global Tech Giants: AMI Joins HPE and Industry Partners in the Open Distributed Infrastructure Management (ODIM) Initiative for Simplified 5G Deployment

Cloud | CX | Data Governance | Data Science & Analytics | Devops | Fintech | Information Security | Infrastructure | International Business | Smart Communities & Sustainablility | Supply Chain, Logistics & Manufacturing | Transportation Tech | Young Professionals

AMI® (ami.com), a local Gwinnett County-based technology firm joins HPE and Industry Partners in the Open Distributed Infrastructure Management (ODIM) Initiative for Simplified 5G Deployment. AMI is best known for its BIOS firmware that boots computers and servers, and for its BMC firmware that is found in data centers worldwide. ODIM is an open source initiative that will simplify the management of geographically distributed infrastructure and address some of the more challenging issues telco providers confront when deploying 5G networks. The primary objective of ODIM is to harmonize the vast amount of hardware from a multitude of vendors to ensure interoperability across a multitude of sites and across multiple networks. AMI is contributing to the manageability aspect of ODIM with AMI Composer (ami.com/composer), a robust hyperscale node, rack and POD management system for both traditional and telco cloud infrastructure.

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Now Accepting Applications for Pitch for Purpose Startup Competition

Blockchain | Cloud | CX | Data Science & Analytics | Digital Health | Diversity, Equity & Inclusion | Fintech | Media & Entertainment | Mobility | Smart Communities & Sustainablility | Transportation Tech | Young Professionals

PITCH FOR PURPOSE is a startup competition celebrating social entrepreneurs and their ideas that will change the world. Finalists will get the opportunity to pitch their venture for a chance to win $15,000.

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Orasi Joins the HashiCorp Partner Network Reseller Program

Cloud | Devops

Through a cooperative agreement, Orasi’s DevOps experts will sell HashiCorp’s enterprise products and provide strategic consulting services to Orasi’s global enterprise customer base.

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Curiosity Lab at Peachtree Corners Engages Arketi Group to Execute Public Relations and Marketing Initiatives

Cloud | Infrastructure | Marketing | Transportation Tech

Marketing and communications targeted towards innovative smart city and autonomous mobility technology companies.

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CMMC Is Here. And We Are Here To Help You.

Blockchain | Cloud | Data Governance | Data Science & Analytics | Georgia Defense Industrial Base Taskforce | Information Security

In the last five years, approximately 4,000 Georgia businesses have received DoD contracts, making defense contracting a $7.3 billion dollar industry in the state of Georgia. This crucial supply chain is increasingly at risk for cybersecurity attacks, particularly the small businesses that make up the largest percentage of Georgia’s defense industrial base. In January 2020, The Department of Defense established a new, unified cybersecurity standard.

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BlueFletch Validated As A Partner In Google-Led Android Enterprise Recommended Program For Enterprise Mobility Management

Cloud | Corporate Development | Mobility

BlueFletch, an Atlanta-based software company focused on helping enterprises secure, manage, and support their company-owned Android devices, today announced that its mobility management solution, Enterprise Installer, has been validated by Google for supporting all the standard Android Enterprise features for work profile, fully managed, and dedicated device management sets.

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Abacode and Apptega Partner to Deliver Holistic, Framework-Based Cybersecurity and Compliance Programs

Cloud | Fintech | Information Security | Supply Chain, Logistics & Manufacturing

Abacode, one of the fastest growing and Top-100 Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs), will leverage the Apptega platform throughout its design-implement-manage-report process as they conduct framework-based compliance gap assessments and mature the cybersecurity programs of their clients.

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TwoRivers ITAD Solutions Joins Terra’s “Done with IT” Mail-in Electronics Recycling Program

Cloud | Corporate Development | Data Governance | Data Science & Analytics | Fintech | Information Security | Infrastructure | Mobility | Supply Chain, Logistics & Manufacturing | Transportation Tech

TwoRivers ITAD Solutions (TIS) has joined TERRA’s Done with IT program to provide a simple and safe electronics recycling mail-in option for businesses and individuals from their Certified R2 facility in Lithonia, GA.

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Money makes the cyber-crime world go round – Verizon Business 2020 Data Breach Investigations Report

Cloud | Data Governance | Devops | Digital Health | Information Security

“As remote working surges in the face of the global pandemic, end-to-end security from the cloud to employee laptop becomes paramount,” said Tami Erwin, CEO, Verizon Business. “In addition to protecting their systems from attack, we urge all businesses to continue employee education as phishing schemes become increasingly sophisticated and malicious.”

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OrasiLabs Advances Virtual Application Training for Instructors, Students

Cloud | Devops

Orasi Software, a leading DevOps technology and consulting firm, announced OrasiLabs, the train anyone, anywhere, anytime cloud-based hands-on learning lab solution—an engaging new training environment for software application instructors and students at independent software vendors and companies.

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Aventis Systems Announces Work from Home Bundle

Business Process Management | Cloud | CX | Data Governance | Information Security | Infrastructure

New Offering Is in Response to Urgent Need for Quick and Affordable Remote Office Solutions

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Cisco, Convoy, Flexport and GreyOrange Among the 2020 Atlanta Supply Chain Award Winners

Blockchain | Cloud | Diversity, Equity & Inclusion | Fintech | Information Security | Marketing | Product Management | Supply Chain, Logistics & Manufacturing | Transportation Tech

Cisco, Convoy, Flexport and GreyOrange were among the honorees at the 2020 Atlanta Supply Chain Awards, held March 10 at the Georgia World Congress Center during Modex 2020.

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Local Firm Uses Technology to Move Trade Shows Online as Coronavirus Cancels Hundreds of Shows Nationwide

Cloud | Marketing

Convey Services, a SaaS technology company headquartered in Roswell, today unveiled Cloud Conventions 2020, the largest virtual trade show in the telecommunications and cloud industry. The event will go live from May 11-14, 2020, hosting speakers, roundtable discussions, content and education. Cloud Conventions includes the elements of a trade show with live speakers, event-only promotions, live chat, discussion forums and on-demand content so vendors can connect one-on-one with sales partners across the country, without the risk and expense of travel.

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Envistacom Opens Research & Development Center in Frederick, MD

Cloud | Information Security | Infrastructure | International Business | Workforce Development

The new location will facilitate the company’s hiring of 30-50 engineers over the next 18-24 months.

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Sharecare Acquires Visualize Health to Drive Better Patient Outcomes

Cloud | Digital Health | Mobility

Sharecare, the digital health company that helps people manage all their health in one place, today announced its acquisition of Visualize Health, a company that supports value-based healthcare and enables payers and providers to close gaps in patient care.

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Technical College System Announces Online Academy to Expand Cloud Computing Workforce

Cloud | Education/STEM

The Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) has announced an innovative program designed to prepare more Georgians with the modern technology skills necessary for careers utilizing cloud technologies.

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PDI Acquires SwiftIQ Expanding Its Data and Insights Solutions to Include Analytics Cloud

Cloud | Data Science & Analytics

PDI paves the way for convenience retailers and CPG brands to maximize store-level profitability through automated analytics and AI technology.

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Optimizing Placements of Computing Workloads

Cloud

Today, 90% of enterprise-generated data is processed through traditional or cloud data centers. By 2025, Gartner predicts that only 25% of enterprise-generated data will be processed in the same way as computing workloads move to the edge.

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PDI Releases New Study On Evolving Consumer Preferences Towards Loyalty Programs And Rewards Currencies

Cloud | Marketing | Supply Chain, Logistics & Manufacturing

The ‘Road to Rewards 2019’ Report Uncovers Changing Consumer Priorities, Retailer Challenges and Mobile Technology Shifts

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