Bango, the global platform for data-driven commerce, today announces a partnership with Perlego to enhance the array of subscription services available via the Bango Digital Vending Machine®. This collaboration empowers telcos, banks, retailers and other channels to enrich their Super Bundling subscription hubs by incorporating Perlego's innovative online book subscription service.

As consumer appetite for content grows, there is increasing demand for greater control over the accessibility and management of subscription services. The Bango Digital Vending Machine® is a comprehensive solution for Super Bundling subscription services, bringing together multiple offers in a single, coherent consumer experience.

Perlego's one-of-a-kind online educational library offers students around the world unlimited access to an extensive collection of over 1 million educational ebooks from leading publishers. By teaming up with Bango, Perlego extends its reach to a broader audience through resellers on a global scale.

Resellers, including telcos, deploy the Bango Digital Vending Machine® to engage and captivate a larger customer base by seamlessly bundling third-party subscriptions with their own services at scale. The absence of Bango's technology in this market previously resulted in inefficiencies, relying on numerous separate one-to-one integrations, leaving consumers without an efficient means to manage their subscriptions in one centralized location.

"We're excited to welcome Perlego to our Digital Vending Machine®, expanding the diversity and range of subscription services immediately available for our reseller partners to offer their customers. The Digital Vending Machine® is stocked with a variety of subscription services that telcos, banks, and other large businesses offer their customers, allowing them to provide the best deals and discounts as part of a regular monthly bill," Anil Malhotra, CMO at Bango.

“Our mission at Perlego is to make education accessible and affordable for all. Working with Bango helps us broaden our reach to consumers across the world through a range of reputable brands allowing our users to easily opt into our service via their mobile phone plans. We’re looking forward to this next chapter in helping people get quick and easy access to high-quality books,” Gauthier Van Malderen, CEO at Perlego.

New solution helps enterprises modernize their use of Mainframes with Cloud, and unlocks the power of data and AI

Ensono, an expert technology advisor, innovation partner and managed service provider, today announced Ensono Cloud-Connected Mainframe for Microsoft Azure, a solution designed to help clients take advantage of Microsoft's cloud platform and AI by offering a seamless integration between mainframe environments and Microsoft Azure. The solution delivers a low-latency network connection between the mainframe data center and an Azure region, optimizing application performance, and facilitating deployment of core business applications that leverage both cloud and mainframe capabilities.

Ensono, an Azure Expert MSP, and Microsoft have come together to create a next generation solution that is designed to remove silos within an enterprise's IT organization and incorporate the mainframe's processing power and mission-critical data with strategic cloud initiatives, using Azure native services. Ensono Cloud-Connected Mainframe for Microsoft Azure optimizes this interaction by providing physical proximity, streamlined connectivity, and contractual flexibility. Whether clients are struggling to exit a data center due to mainframe dependency, have a desire to leverage the cloud for data analytics and AI or want to optimize their roadmap to Azure and mainframe cost center along the way, Ensono Cloud-Connected Mainframe for Microsoft Azure can be deployed to meet the needs of the customer.

"We're thrilled to collaborate with Microsoft in creating a solution that enables our clients to thrive in today's modern hybrid landscape," said Brian Klingbeil, Chief Strategy Officer of Ensono. "The low-latency connection and integration with Microsoft Azure's powerful AI and cognitive services position our clients at the forefront of digital transformation. This solution empowers our clients to harness the power of Azure while preserving the value of their mainframe investments."

Ensono Cloud-Connected Mainframe for Microsoft Azure delivers high-performance integration between mainframe and Azure, enabling the enterprise to make informed business decisions and the ability to use the power of the cloud without compromising on performance or security. This data component of the solution provides clients with seamless access to Azure native services for mainframe data including Microsoft Fabric, an end-to-end analytics platform that brings together all the analytics tools that enable an enterprise to unlock the value of their data and prepare for the era of AI.

"We are pleased to collaborate with Ensono on the launch of Ensono Cloud-Connected Mainframe for Microsoft Azure," said Merrie Williamson, Corporate Vice President, Azure Infrastructure and Digital & Application Innovation at Microsoft. "This collaboration allows us to bring together the power of Azure and the expertise of Ensono in mainframe systems, giving our customers more choice in how they modernize their legacy infrastructure and unlock new value in the cloud."

Ensono Cloud-Connected Mainframe for Microsoft Azure is part of Ensono's Modern, Cloud-Connected Mainframe, Ensono's approach to Mainframe Modernization that combines cloud flexibility with the resilience of the mainframe. In addition to achieving latency requirements of critical business applications, the Ensono Cloud-Connected Mainframe for Microsoft Azure seamlessly integrates the mainframe into the rest of the enterprise hybrid IT architecture, elevating its status to a first-class citizen. This integration allows data to flow freely, enabling faster and more informed business decisions - faster.

In addition to being an Azure Expert MSP, Ensono serves as a trusted Microsoft solution partner, providing comprehensive expertise in security, infrastructure, data and AI, as well as digital and app innovation. This diverse partnership further enhances Ensono's ability to cater to clients' varied technology requirements and deliver exceptional results.

Lightning Step, a leading provider of integrated CRM, EHR, and RCM solutions for behavioral health practices, has appointed Martin Ignatovski, Ph.D., as its new Chief Information Officer (CIO). In his new role, Dr. Ignatovski will lead Lightning Step's technology and product vision and strategy.

Dr. Ignatovski brings over 20 years of experience driving digital transformations, cybersecurity, compliance, product innovation, and product development across healthcare technology organizations. He has led high-performing agile teams to deliver cutting-edge solutions in multiple specialties and platforms, including behavioral health at scale. Martin is passionate about improving healthcare via technology, and his patient-centric approach makes him a perfect fit.

Dr. Ignatovski joins Lightning Step from SimplePractice, where he served as their CIO. Prior to that, he held senior leadership positions at CoCENTRIX and Eye Care Leaders, spearheading digital transformations, technological advancements, data innovation, security frameworks, and compliance initiatives.

"We're delighted to have Martin join our team as CIO," said Brent Michael, CEO of Lightning Step. "His proven ability to leverage emerging technologies to drive healthcare innovation will be a tremendous asset as we enhance our solutions to better serve our customers and their clients. Martin's leadership and expertise will be invaluable as we continue pioneering innovative behavioral health technologies. We look forward to him helping guide our product roadmap, security strategies, and our continuous evolution forward."

Todd Vierra, Vice President Customer Engagement at BrainChip Holdings Ltd, the world’s first commercial producer of ultra-low power, fully digital, event-based, neuromorphic AI IP, will lead a workshop entitled “Sustainable Cities Using Smart Efficient AI” at the Hackster.io Impact Summit 2023 November 15.

The 45-minute session looks at various ways new, sustainable cities will be using AI to provide a low -power, cost-effective way to create these communities of tomorrow. Vierra will discuss how BrainChip is working with partners to develop and deploy key use cases that target applications such as preventative maintenance, environmental monitoring and control, and smart city infrastructure. This workshop will provide various design efficiencies and trade-offs for edge-based applications that allow these futuristic cities to fully realize cost-effective methods in which AI can be used for good. Attendees are invited to participate in a live Q&A during the final 10 minutes of the session.

BrainChip’s first-to-market neuromorphic processor IP, Akida™, mimics the human brain to analyze only essential sensor inputs at the point of acquisition, processing data with unparalleled efficiency, precision, and economy of energy. BrainChip’s neural processor Al IP is an event-based technology that is inherently lower power when compared to conventional neural network accelerators. BrainChip IP supports incremental learning and high-speed inference in a wide variety of use cases, such as automotive, home, industrial, and health and wellness.

“With communities like ‘The Line’ currently being developed in Saudi Arabia and autonomous vehicles right around the corner, there’s no time like the present to explore how smart and efficient AI will be delivering the future of sustainable cities,” said Vierra. “I look forward to showcasing during our workshop at the Hackster.io Impact Summit how BrainChip’s Akida technology is poised to positively impact these up-and-coming communities through sustainable and efficient AI.”

The theme of this year’s Hackster.io Impact Summit is “Resilient and Sustainable Cities.” The free, two-day virtual developer summit features live workshops, panel discussions and community spotlight presentations exploring how technologies like machine learning, advanced data analytics and IoT in the field can transform the way in which infrastructure, public services and essential facilities are maintained in urban environments.

Sidus Space, Inc. (“Sidus” or the “Company”), a multi-faceted Space and Data-as-a-Service company, today is expanding its management leadership structure ahead of its LizzieSat™ constellation launch with SpaceX beginning in the first quarter of 2024.

To support the launch and management of the LizzieSat constellation, the Company has adjusted the organization of its leadership team and promoted from within. Management expects to accelerate the offerings of Data-as-a-Service, Technology Payload Hosting, and the sale of its Artificial Intelligence (AI), both as an independent service and as a part of its data offering.

Sidus first created the role of Chief Operating Officer (COO) and subsequently promoted Jared Novick on September 27, 2023. The Company is today also announcing the promotion of Lindsey Waitt to LizzieSat Program Manager. In this role, Waitt will lead the engineering team and provide leadership on all technical decisions.

Jamie Adams, who previously served as the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for the company, made the decision to step down from this role, effective as of October 24, 2023. In addition to resigning from his position as CTO, he has also chosen to vacate his seat on the Sidus Space Board of Directors. These changes within the organization have led to the removal of the CTO role.

The rationale behind this change is that the responsibilities that were traditionally associated with the CTO position are now being managed and overseen by other key roles within the company. Specifically, the COO, the Chief Mission Operations Officer, and the LizzieSat Program Manager have assumed the duties and functions that were previously handled by the CTO. This strategic restructuring reflects the evolving needs and priorities of the organization, allowing for a more streamlined and efficient management of technical and operational aspects within Sidus Space.

“I am thrilled to extend my heartfelt congratulations to Lindsey on her well-deserved promotion. This accomplishment is a testament to her hard work, dedication, and exceptional contributions to our team and company,” said Jared Novick, Chief Operating Officer. “Lindsey's commitment to excellence and her consistent efforts have been noticed by both her immediate team and Sidus’ leadership. Her promotion underscores her leadership skills and the positive impact she's had on our organization. She's an inspiration to all of us.”

“On behalf of Sidus, I want to thank Jamie for his numerous contributions to Sidus over the past two years,” said Carol Craig, Sidus’ CEO and Founder. “During this time, Jamie’s expertise was critical to the development of our innovative and unique coincident data collection satellite.”

Rcloud platform builds on a carbon-neutral reporting infrastructure to deliver superior operational efficiency and AI innovation capabilities.

Regnology, a software provider with a focus on regulatory reporting solutions, today announced its strategic decision to move to a 100% cloud delivery of its market-leading regulatory reporting solution suite in 2024, including Regnology Abacus for banking and transaction reporting, and Regnology Tax for client and regulatory tax reporting.

Leveraging its landmark Rcloud platform, launched in partnership with Google Cloud in 2022, Regnology is accelerating the industry’s transition toward fully-fledged cloud deployment and service capabilities for regulatory compliance processes. In the past two months, over 100 banks across Europe have been signed on Rcloud.

With the combined power of the Google Cloud and Regnology’s best-of-breed regulatory reporting software and regulatory expertise, Rcloud enables automation and streamlining of the reporting workflow and processes in a perpetually evolving regulatory environment. Firms relying on the hosted platform can remain one step ahead of regulatory reporting requirements and technological change, while realizing efficiencies that protect resources and help them refine their competitive edge.

Rob Mackay, chief executive officer at Regnology, said: “With Rcloud, financial institutions and business organizations can become consumers of regulatory services and focus on a strategic data-driven compliance approach, instead of investing resources to continuously reshuffle their reporting infrastructure and processes pressed by accelerated regulatory reporting changes.”

Toby Brown, managing director, Global Banking Solutions for Google Cloud, said: “With this move to Google Cloud, Regnology is building a platform that is reliable, sustainable, secure, and scalable, to help address the data and infrastructure challenges facing the regulatory reporting industry.”

Mackay concludes: “As regulators’ demands consume increasingly vast and complex regulatory reporting datasets in real time, the cloud is one of the keys to help streamline the last mile of reporting for the regulated and the regulators' first-mile data collection. Coupled with the ability to foster the industry’s transition to carbon-free reporting infrastructures, we believe that this is what the future of regulation looks like.”

Rcloud will leverage Google Cloud’s infrastructure to augment Regnology’s regulatory banking and tax reporting capabilities and make all future regulatory requirements and AI innovation opportunities 100% cloud-deployed.

$20 Million represents Allegion Ventures’ largest investment to date

Allegion Ventures – the corporate venture fund of Allegion plc – has made a $20 million investment in Ambient.ai, the artificial intelligence (AI) powered computer vision intelligence (CVI) company that’s transforming enterprise security operations to prevent security incidents before they happen.

Based in San Jose, California, Ambient.ai applies AI and CVI to existing security camera infrastructure – allowing their platform to deliver near human-level visual perception that analyzes actions and situational context to create efficient and accurate threat detection.

Allegion President and CEO John H. Stone said Ambient.ai aligns with Allegion’s focus on using innovative technology to enable seamless access and a safer world.

“This is the largest and most significant investment in the history of Allegion Ventures, reflecting the tremendous potential we see for future collaboration between Ambient.ai and Allegion,” Stone said. “Allegion’s connected hardware manages access and entry points, while Ambient’s platform provides contextual understanding to dramatically reduce false alarms in access control systems and vastly improve threat detection and response.”

Allegion Ventures President Rob Martens, who also serves as chief innovation and design officer at Allegion, emphasized that Ambient.ai is a true innovator in the marketplace. Martens will serve as a board observer for Ambient.ai.

“We are thrilled to work with Ambient.ai. Shikhar and Vikesh are trailblazers in CVI and truly understand how technology can advance threat detection as well as safe access, people movement and data analytics,” Martens said. “They’re moving video surveillance from a reactive to a proactive resource, meeting evolving customer needs in physical security.”

Ambient.ai was founded in 2017 by CEO Shikhar Shrestha and Chief Technology Officer Vikesh Khanna, experts in artificial intelligence and deep learning, who shared a vision of making security proactive through technology.

“As we kickstart this transformative partnership with Allegion, we’re propelled by our vision of a powerful AI platform, built on seamless integrations with leading security technologies,” Shrestha said. “Allegion’s best-in-class products bring exciting possibilities to the table as we continue to deliver compelling solutions to prevent even the most complex security incidents.”

Robotiq.ai, a platform that harnesses the power of Robotic Process Automation (RPA) and AI solutions joins forces with Stefanini, a service and software provider, for data processing and consulting.

Robotiq.ai's technologies seamlessly integrate into Stefanini's portfolio, solidifying a strategic partnership that adds significant value to Stefanini's offerings. This collaboration empowers Stefanini to provide clients with an extensive range of innovative AI-driven solutions. By leveraging Robotiq.ai's cutting-edge capabilities, Stefanini enhances its capacity to deliver intelligent automation, fostering operational efficiency and driving business process optimization.

Daniel Amarandei, Product Manager for Financial Industry at Stefanini EMEA comments, "We are excited to partner with Robotiq.ai to help our clients accelerate their digital transformation journeys. Robotiq.ai provides our clients with the tools they need to automate and optimize their business processes, improve decision-making, and create new products and services. Together, we can help our clients achieve their business goals faster and more efficiently. "

He continues, "Our goal is to venture into the mature markets of traditional banking with focus on medium-small-sized banks in the European region, providing innovative solutions for the increased complexity of back-office operations."

Robotiq.ai CEO, Darko Jovišić, adds "Partners are one of the corner stones of Robotiq.ai go-to-market strategy as they are the ones delivering solutions and adding a human-touch to the technology. Having a strong partner like Stefanini with a broad market reach, industry experience and technical know-how helps us to deliver on a promise of a more creative and efficient workplace. We look forward to our collaboration in creating a limitless world. Together! "