Companies combine expertise to deliver innovative technology solutions for arenas, stadiums, convention and exhibition centers, and performing arts venues

Simpleview and ASM Global are pleased to announce a partnership created to provide a unified network of websites and technology solutions for the ASM Global portfolio of venues. The partnership was strategically designed to develop cohesive branding powered by a best-in-class technology stack and ticketing integrations that promote visitors and drive web conversions for arenas, stadiums, convention and exhibition centers, and performing arts venues.

Simpleview, a leading provider of CRM, CMS, and marketing solutions for destinations worldwide, and ASM Global, the world's leading venue management and services company, will serve the meetings and events ecosystem; by leveraging Simpleview's advanced technology and ASM Global's extensive global network, this partnership will enable clients to create captivating digital experiences that drive engagement and ticket sales and enhance venue marketing efforts.

Highlights of the partnership include:

• Enhanced Website Capabilities: a new generation of website solutions with state-of-the-art features and functionalities equipped with user-friendly content management systems, robust event and ticketing integrations, interactive mapping tools, and seamless integration with social media platforms
• Personalized Experiences: clients can deliver tailored content and offers to individual users, ensuring a highly personalized and engaging journey for every visitor
• Mobile-Optimized Design: prioritization of mobile optimization, ensuring that websites are fully accessible across all screen sizes and platforms
• Data-Driven Insights: comprehensive analytics and reporting gain insights into visitor behavior, marketing performance, and conversion rates so venues can make informed decisions and optimize marketing strategies effectively

"ASM Global is thrilled to work in partnership with Simpleview to create a cohesive, best-in-class website solution for our diverse global portfolio of stadiums, arenas, theaters, and convention centers," said Alex Merchán, chief marketing officer at ASM Global. "From the start of this relationship, Simpleview has impressed us with its tech stack, service offering, data-driven approach, and talented team. We look forward to building and scaling this partnership in the years ahead."

IZEA Worldwide, Inc. , the premier provider of influencer marketing technology, data, and services for the world’s leading brands and agencies, today announced its launch in the South Korean market. Senior Client Partner Seunghun (Edward) Choi spearheads the expansion and will be pivotal in establishing an in-market presence in South Korea. Choi brings over 25 years of experience to the role and will focus on leveraging essential brand and agency relationships in Korea to drive growth through expanded partnerships.

“South Korean brands are highly regarded in domestic and international markets for their innovation, quality and global appeal,” said IZEA President and Chief Operating Officer Ryan Schram. “Influencer marketing is a powerful strategy for Korean businesses to target both domestic and global consumers in an authentic and impactful way. We are excited to hit the ground running in South Korea to provide the tools, resources, and connections to clients who seek to access the entirety of the modern Creator Economy.”

“Our launch in South Korea comes after our successful launch in China in 2022, where we established direct relationships with some of the largest companies in the country, and expect double-digit growth this year,” Schram continued. “Pairing IZEA’s 17 years of industry trailblazing and international expertise with Edward’s impressive local connections and business acumen, we are confident in our ability to elevate Korean brands and agencies to new heights.”

Choi joins IZEA with a wealth of experience in brand, product and digital marketing for major global companies across a range of industries and geographies. He previously served as Executive Vice President at Geometry Global; Head of Marketing at Gen.G Esports; and Regional Marketing Director at LG Electronics.        

IZEA was founded by Ted Murphy in 2006, launching the global creator economy that thrives today. The company has facilitated nearly four million collaborations between influencers and brands, providing influencer marketing campaigns and custom content creation for Fortune 500 businesses and some of the biggest agencies in the world.

1Bstories, is a pioneering start-up founded by Anuvrat Rao, along with a team of esteemed ex-Google founding members, collectively having 23 years of experience developing and scaling products internationally, proudly announces its emergence from stealth mode. The company has successfully raised $5.5 million in a recent funding round from Northstar Group and 47 other VCs and angel investors to launch its breakthrough product, Vidiofy.

Vidiofy is a cutting-edge generative AI video tool designed specifically for publishers and brands seeking to enhance engagement with their communities, expand their social following, and create new revenue streams. With Vidiofy, businesses can effortlessly create hundreds of high-quality videos every month, eliminating barriers traditionally associated with video production, time and manpower.

"We are thrilled to officially introduce 1Bstories and unveil Vidiofy to the world," said Anuvrat Rao, CEO and Founder of 1Bstories. "Our mission is to empower publishers and brands to seamlessly create captivating videos at scale, leveraging generative AI technology. Vidiofy is set to disrupt the industry by revolutionizing video creation, allowing businesses to create content like never before."

Vidiofy offers an intuitive and user-friendly interface that streamlines the entire video production process. Leveraging the power of generative AI, the platform enables publishers and brands to generate an extensive library of video content effortlessly from scratch or from an existing article or web page. From captivating social media clips to personalized marketing messages, Vidiofy equips businesses with the tools to maximize their online presence and achieve unparalleled levels of engagement.

Part of the team is Stacie Chan, ex-Googler, award-winning journalist, and Emmy-nominated actress. She was thrilled to join 1Bstories and bring her love of storytelling and technology into one bold vision. Alongside Stacie is the "godfather of tech" Ravi Hamsa, with an illustrious career of working with top tech companies like Uber, LinkedIn, InMobi, and Yahoo.

1Bstories' growth has their investors showering them with praise. One high profile investor, Tom Blomfield, founder of Monzo said "1Bstories has an interesting vision for the future of AI video technology, and I'm thrilled to support their journey. With a talented management team at the helm, I'm excited to see what they do to online storytelling."

Alongside Tom, was another prominent voice in the AI industry, Caesar Sengupta, Co-Founder & CEO of Arta finance who mentioned "Generative AI is going to transform most industries over the next few years. 1Bstories, with their cutting-edge AI video platform and a management team of industry veterans, is set to revolutionize the way we engage with video content. I'm excited to support their mission and witness their groundbreaking impact."

Another high-profile investor, Ian Doody, co-founder of Powerhouse Capital also mentioned "Powerhouse is thrilled to partner with Anu Rao and the 1B team. We believe AI has the ability to drive personalized content at scale while delivering a better user experience. 1B's Vidiofy product is a powerful tool that arms creators with additional capabilities to deliver deeper engagement and relevance with their audiences.  We are excited to support this team on the journey."

"We believe deeply in 1Bstories and their pioneering product, Vidiofy. The revolutionary AI-powered video tool is destined to redefine the digital publishing landscape by enabling companies to churn out compelling, high-quality videos with unprecedented ease and efficiency. We foresee Vidiofy becoming the gold standard in AI video production, effortlessly bridging the gap between ambition and execution while creating new horizons of engagement and monetization." said Quentin Reyes, Managing Director of Alpha Praetorian Capital, another VC investor in 1Bstories.

Other investors also include Tim Dattels who served as the Managing Partner for TPG Asia and Partner and Managing Director of Goldman Sachs.

1Bstories is already working with a wide variety of customers across verticals, from mainstream US news publishers to niche digital Australian publications to large telecommunication companies in Indonesia, and even real estate developers in Singapore. With the ability to quickly publish and translate content to over 20 languages, Vidiofy also helps their customers grow their brand internationally as well.

The $5.5 million investment will accelerate product development, expand the team, and drive widespread adoption of Vidiofy in the market.

Andi, which is building search for the next generation, announced today a new semantic content engine that makes what was already the most accurate GenAI search tool even more precise in its answers. The company also revealed a new UX with a cleaner conversational design, a TikTok-style visual results feel, and better presentation of sources and citations.

Unlike GenAI search tools that leverage Large Language Models to both find and compose answers, Andi first filters for high-quality content sources on the Internet and then uses LLMs to provide accurate summarized answers with links to those sources. Andi summarizes answers by reading the entirety of each source – not just using web snippets, like all other GenAI search tools do. This helps improve accuracy of answers as well.

Now, Andi is launching a brand new semantic search backend, based on the last year of feedback from users. Semantic ranking works by looking for context and relatedness in content. Andi can understand concepts and likeness, elevating the most relevant and highest quality sources and filtering out low quality content. It’s most powerful on knowledge and information-based searches, such as finding the latest news and research/statistics.

Andi pioneered conversational, generative question answering and realized early on that the most important thing to users is concise answers that are reliable, trustworthy and accurate. “Factual accuracy is still a huge challenge in GenAI, and Andi made it a priority early on,” said Angela Hoover, Co-founder and CEO of Andi. “While others have focused on form over substance – and turned into misinformation machines – Andi has maintained its focus on delivering the most accurate results. Users are discovering this, and our user base has grown organically more than 300 percent since the beginning of the year.”

The other major problem with search and LLMs is source attribution. Hoover shares, “What makes the web great is the high quality content that producers spend hours researching, writing and creating. Fair content attribution, however, has been an issue in search from all the way back when Google started doing snippets, and now LLM search opens up a new paradigm for an experience that buries the original content producer even more. As part of this vision for search, we are deeply focused on source accreditation. Our commitment is to showcase great content and useful information, not steal it. There’s a way to do GenAI search that benefits both the user and producers of media.”

Andi has introduced several big innovations since opening Andisearch.com to the public in January 2023:

• A Summarize feature that provides accurate summaries of articles and other source material, with citations.
• An Explain feature on every result that simplifies complex topics and articles, like having a tutor right inside your search engine.
• A Generated Content feature that provides the most accurate generative AI content and reliable source citation in the industry. Users can ask Andi to write summaries, draft blog posts, lists, poems or tweets. Andi pulls in content from the latest search results so that the generated text is factually accurate and grounded in high-quality sources.
• A universal image discriminator that detects in real time the size and quality of images and displays them in a beautiful visual feed.

Promevo, a leading provider of Google solutions, is thrilled to announce the release of the highly anticipated Enterprise tier of its gPanel® user management and reporting tool for Google Workspace. This advanced edition of the proprietary software is designed to empower businesses with unparalleled Workspace management and reporting capabilities, taking their Google experience to the next level.

As organizations continue to leverage the power of Google Workspace to streamline their operations and drive productivity, gPanel® Enterprise emerges as the ultimate solution for administrators seeking to optimize their management and reporting processes.

Packed with an array of powerful features, this new tier is set to revolutionize the way businesses harness the full potential of Google Workspace.

Key features of the gPanel® Enterprise tier include:

• gPanel® API: gPanel® Enterprise seamlessly integrates with other operational systems and tools through its robust API, enabling organizations to automate workflows, increase efficiency, and drive productivity across their entire technology ecosystem. The gPanel® API also allows administrators to access all system logs and automate onboarding, decommissioning, and standard policies.
• Advanced Reporting and Analytics: gPanel® Enterprise provides in-depth insights into user activity, storage usage, and application adoption. Administrators can generate customizable reports and leverage data-driven analytics to make informed decisions and optimize their Google Workspace environment. These reports span a user's entire lifecycle, going well beyond the six-month reports available in the Google Admin console.
• Advanced User Management: With enhanced user management tools, administrators gain comprehensive control over user access, permissions, and security settings. Streamlined workflows ensure efficient onboarding, offboarding, and management of user accounts.
• Delegated Administration: This feature enables the delegation of administrative tasks to specific users or teams within the organization, empowering them with the necessary control while maintaining overall security and compliance.
• Enhanced Security and Compliance: gPanel® Enterprise offers advanced security features, including auditing and monitoring tools, allowing administrators to detect and address potential security threats proactively. The software also facilitates compliance with industry regulations, data protection policies, and internal governance requirements.

The Advanced Reporting capabilities and gPanel® API are Enterprise-exclusive features and are not currently available in gPanel® Starter or Standard. These tools were developed using real feedback from software users and members of a Client Advisory Board, supporting Promevo's goal of being both product-led and client-driven.

"We are thrilled to introduce the Enterprise tier of gPanel® software, marking a significant milestone in our commitment to providing cutting-edge Google Workspace solutions," said John Pettit, Chief Technology Officer at Promevo. "This new tier offers an unparalleled set of features that will empower businesses to take full control of their Google Workspace environment, optimize their management processes, and unlock valuable insights through advanced reporting capabilities."

Set of new features bolster platform’s generative AI capabilities

Chime Technologies, an award-winning real estate tech innovator, today announced newly integrated ChatGPT functionality to eliminate the time consuming yet essential process of content creation for real estate marketing and communications. Widely recognized as an innovator, Chime is the first real estate technology company to deliver a practical application leveraging the power of ChatGPT to boost both efficiency and agent productivity. With nearly five years of experience humanizing the platform’s existing AI and continuous product development, this latest integration underscores Chime’s commitment to delivering innovative tech purpose built for the real estate community. To learn more about Chime’s ChatGPT functionality, click HERE.

A market leader, Chime recognized the transformative power of AI nearly 5 years ago and was the first real estate technology company to leverage Google’s machine learning algorithm to power its intuitive chatbot AI Assistant. New ChatGPT features are a natural extension of the platform’s existing AI that more than 40% of Chime customers rely on daily to help close more deals faster. Designed to help save agents time, easily generate new ideas, improve the quality of content, reduce costs, and scale effectively, new ChatGPT features are infused throughout the platform to ensure a seamless user experience. Learn more about the power of Chime’s AI HERE

"Chime’s integration with ChatGPT is going to change the future of real estate marketing. Agents will now be empowered to automate their business in ways they've never dreamed of," noted Tommy Mutchler, Managing Broker at the REAL Broker and longtime Chime customer.

Key features include:

• Auto-generated content for individual and mass communications via email and text
• Auto-generated content for marketing communications including blogs and social media posts
• Robust library of templated, popular prompts
• Opportunity to develop bespoke prompts based on specific customer needs
• Intuitive editing capabilities to improve marketing content and messages with simple commands

Agents are under intense pressure to identify, nurture, and convert leads in less time than ever. Effective marketing has never more important to differentiate and attract buyers and sellers. Chime’s ChatGPT features help alleviate the pressure of time-consuming content development to ensure agents stay focused on delivering the essential human touch in the real estate process. Relying on new ChatGPT functionality, agents can rest assured knowing the database they have worked so hard to build is regularly engaged with relevant and meaningful content, carefully curated to fuel the pipeline with sales ready leads.

“While ChatGPT is gaining media attention, many companies are quick to claim they offer the benefits of this fast-growing technology, but most are not equipped to deliver the functionality agents need to be successful in today’s competitive market,” said Henry Li, CTO, Chime. “Our platform has been powered by AI for years, giving our training team the benefit of thousands of real conversations to coach the AI and improve outcomes. We are uniquely positioned to naturally integrate ChatGPT features and continue to enhance our platform with practical applications to support agents evolving needs.”

WISeKey’s WISeID Solution Provides a Secure Platform for Users to Manage Their Digital Identities and Protect Themselves Against Unauthorized Access

The recent launch of WorldCoin project, where digital coins are exchanged for iris scans, has underscored the urgent need for clear user control and consent on how personal data, especially sensitive biometric information, is used.

WISeKey International Holding Ltd. , a leader in cybersecurity, digital identity, and Internet of Things (IoT) solutions operating as a holding company, today announced that its WISeID solution offers a safer digital world to corporation and individuals, by protecting their data and privacy.

As new digital technologies such AI and Quantum evolve and reshape the world, the concept of digital identity becomes increasingly important. The recent launch of WorldCoin project, where digital coins are exchanged for iris scans, has underscored the urgent need for clear user control and consent on how personal data, especially sensitive biometric information, is used. 

The unique and unchangeable nature of the iris raises severe potential concerns about privacy and the misuse of data. The lack of regulation in the crypto and blockchain sector adds to the risks of data misuse and security breaches. With a significant part of WorldCoin's user base expected to be disadvantaged individuals willing to trade their iris scans for funds, the potential for exploitation is high, setting a dangerous precedent.

Creating a digital identity based on iris recognition, combined with a cryptocurrency reward system for data control transfer to WorldID, presents various risks. These include potential privacy and security breaches, misuse of biometric data, data ownership issues, and potential exploitation due to incentive misalignment. The centralization of power could lead to misuse and threaten individual freedom. Additionally, this system may increase digital divide issues and may face regulatory challenges depending on jurisdiction. Strong privacy protections, transparency, and user consent must be prioritized in designing such a system.

In contrast, solutions like WISeID.com, developed by WISeKey, emphasize the control and ownership individuals should have over their digital identities, including biometric data. WISeID.com provides a secure platform that not only allows users to manage their digital identities but also protects them from any unauthorized access. 

Nevertheless, the implementation of such solutions requires robust cybersecurity practices, clear international regulation, and complete transparency in data handling. Moreover, public education about digital identity management is a critical factor in maintaining personal privacy and security in this new digital age.

WISeKey is urging all stakeholders, from regulators to technology providers and users, to come together to create a safer digital world. By doing so, we can ensure that the benefits of these advanced technologies can be enjoyed without compromising the individuals’ privacy and data security.

Recognized for relentlessly pursuing innovative audience engagement solutions, Resulticks is now redefining the space with a laser focus on creating Connected Experiences for brands and their audiences through its flagship product RESUL.

Addressing this next leap in the product's evolution, Dakshen Ram, Co-Founder and Chief Product and Innovation Officer of Resulticks said, "RESUL began ten years ago as an omnichannel stack with the aim of moving clients steadily toward digital transformation. Now, recalibrating what audience engagement really means, we have created the definitive solution to deliver end-to-end Connected Experiences—real-time, contextual, everywhere, anytime, and across the phygital spectrum."

Connected Experiences reimagines how businesses can engage with their audiences. Brands will be able to leverage non-conventional channels for data consolidation and communications. The shift will also incorporate new channels of communication including IoT interfaces such as digital billboards, smart devices, and facial recognition devices, enabling organizations to facilitate customer engagement across the physical and digital landscape.

Operating at native latency, businesses will be able to deliver entirely hyper-personalized journeys at scale that are not only attributable but most importantly are limited only by end-point processing capabilities and speeds.

Ram also noted that there is a marked gap between what audiences expect in terms of real-time engagement and what is being served to them today. The interpretation of real-time often has been understandably subjective. "But from the audience's perspective," he said, "it's time to move the needle from real-time engagement to right-now engagement, which means effortlessly syncing with audiences traversing spaces, channels, devices, and IoT interfaces."

Commenting on edge computing and serverless infrastructure supported by the WebAssembly framework, Ram added, "Our next major release RESUL 5.5 slated for release in Q4 of 2023 as well as our work on a generative AI core will further equip brands to chart audience journeys leveraging the flexibility offered by technology rather than being bound by its limitations. This commitment to a connected experience framework is set to usher in, for brands, an era of audience engagement that is instant, creative, and attributable like never before."