Day: May 2, 2023

CSPi and Acronis partner with the Miami Dolphins to safeguard team data with cutting-edge cyber protection technology

As part of the Acronis #TeamUp Program for service providers and through this partnership, CSPi will be providing the Miami Dolphins with Acronis’ cyber protection solutions, including Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud, Cyber Backup, and Advanced Management.

“The Miami Dolphins are excited to partner with CSPi and Acronis, two companies that are leaders in their respective fields, to enhance our cyber security posture,” Miami Dolphins Senior Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer Jeremy Walls said. “In collaborating with CSPi and Acronis, we look forward to optimizing on their cutting-edge technology solutions to maximize our IT operations and protect our critical systems.”

The partnership will provide the managed service provider (MSP) with powerful sports marketing and business development opportunities including attendance at networking events, case studies, and more.

“Partnering with the Miami Dolphins is a testament to our commitment to delivering top-of-the-line cybersecurity solutions that enable organizations to perform at their best, without worrying about security risks,” said Victor Dellovo, CEO of CSPi Technology Solutions. “We are proud to be their Acronis CyberFit Partner, and we are confident that our industry-leading expertise and solutions will help the Miami Dolphins maintain the highest level of performance.”

“CSPi Technology Solutions is thrilled to announce our partnership with the Miami Dolphins as their Acronis CyberFit Partner.” emphasized Nick Monfreda, VP of Managed & Strategic Services at CSPi Technology Solutions. “We are excited to work alongside one of the most respected and iconic organizations in professional sports to ensure their cybersecurity needs are met with the most innovative and comprehensive solutions available. This partnership represents a great opportunity for us to showcase our industry-leading expertise and solutions while helping the Miami Dolphins protect their operations and enhance their performance. We look forward to working closely with the team to provide the best-in-class cybersecurity solutions and support they need to achieve their goals.”

The partnership between CSPi, Acronis, and the Miami Dolphins marks a new chapter as it seeks to leverage the latest technology and maintain the highest standards of cyber protection. The partnership will also provide CSPi and Acronis with a unique opportunity to showcase their expertise and capabilities to a global audience of sports fans.

“We are excited to partner with the Miami Dolphins and provide them with Acronis’ industry-leading and innovative cyber protection solutions,” said Acronis Vice President and General Manager, Americas, Pat Hurley. “We know that sports teams are increasingly relying on technology to drive success, and we are proud to be able to help the Miami Dolphins become #CyberFit.”

To learn more about Acronis’ extensive sports partnership program, please visit: https://www.acronis.com/en-us/lp/msp-sports/

About the Miami Dolphins
The Miami Dolphins, owned by Chairman of the Board & Managing General Partner Stephen M. Ross, are the oldest major-league professional sports franchise in the state of Florida, having joined the NFL as part of the AFL-NFL merger in 1970. The organization has played in five Super Bowls, winning championships following the 1972 (VII) and 1973 (VIII) seasons. The franchise also has won five conference championships and 13 division championships. The Dolphins play home games at Hard Rock Stadium and train at the Baptist Health Training Complex in Miami Gardens. For more information, visit Dolphins.com.

About CSPi Technology Solutions (NASDAQ: CSPI)
CSPi Technology Solutions is a solution provider with expertise and service scope that includes managed IT services, professional IT services, and cloud services to architect and manage a high-performance, highly available, and highly secure IT infrastructure for our clients. CSPi partners with technology leaders to deliver innovative IT solutions to address clients’ technical requirements that produce desired business outcomes.

CSPi Technology Solutions team of engineers has expertise across major industries. The engineers hold specialized certifications for various technologies, including networking, wireless & mobility, unified communications & collaboration, data center, and advanced security. For more information, please visit www.cspitechsolutions.com.

CSPi Press Contact:
Edward Uzzle
Director, Marketing and Business Development
edward.uzzle@cspi.com

About Acronis
Acronis unifies data protection and cybersecurity to deliver integrated, automated cyber protection that solves the safety, accessibility, privacy, authenticity, and security (SAPAS) challenges of the modern digital world. With flexible deployment models that fit the demands of service providers and IT professionals, Acronis provides superior cyber protection for data, applications, and systems with innovative next-generation antivirus, backup, disaster recovery, and endpoint protection management solutions powered by AI. With advanced anti-malware powered by cutting-edge machine intelligence and blockchain based data authentication technologies, Acronis protects any environment – from cloud to hybrid to on premises – at a low and predictable cost.

Acronis is a Swiss company, founded in Singapore. Celebrating two decades of innovation, Acronis has more than 2,000 employees in 45 locations. Acronis Cyber Protect solution is available in 26 languages in over 150 countries and is used by 18,000 service providers to protect over 750,000 businesses.

Acronis Press Contact:
Julia Carfagno
Public Relations Manager
Julia.Carfagno@acronis.com

Contact for press release: Karl Bateson | karl.bateston@acronis.com

A photo accompanying this announcement is available at https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/05dce23f-6418-4170-b5ad-ab3c83f09a80

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CHICAGO, May 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — An international design competition is underway for a Covid memorial monument. The winning design will be awarded $20,000 USD.

A distinguished panel of judges will make the selection. The final design will determine in part where the monument will be constructed, however negotiations are underway for a permanent site.

According to Covid Monument Memorial Commission Chair, Dr. Sally Metzler, “The design should embody honor, remembrance and resilience…honor those front lines heroes, remember those that lost the battle to Covid, and applaud the resilience of so many who showed courage during the global pandemic.”

Metzler, an art historian, explains, “They are the nurses, doctors, health care workers, public service sector employees, airline and restaurant personnel, those who rang up our groceries and medicines, delivered our packages, drove our buses, and many more. They all encountered risks dealing with an unknown illness.” Further, she cites that the discovery and distribution of vaccines, facilitated by many agencies, saved millions of lives. “This triumph of science and testing must be lauded and serve as a reminder of hope in the face of adversity.”

Worldwide, about 7 million people have died from Covid and its variants. Nearly 800 million people have been infected. No other event in the past two centuries has touched so many people around the world. The winning design will provide a moving and creative concept that speaks to nations and cultures everywhere.

The design concept may include one large structure or several structures. Designers should envision the monument as a major outdoor or indoor public sculpture or art installation and may or may not suggest a specific site in which to place the monument. The concept and materials are expected to be in harmony with the environment and cultural topography.

The competition is open to professional and nonprofessional artists, architects, designers, and others around the globe. The only requirement is that the applicant be 18 years or older. The deadline for submissions is August 31, 2023.

Commissioner Vice Chair, William E. Richards, an investment and Family Office executive, draws parallels to the design competition for the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C. more than 40 years ago. The design ultimately came from an undergraduate student, Maya Lin at Yale University.

The design competition is organized under the aegis of The Hektoen Institute of Medicine (https://www.hektoen.org/), a non-profit educational and research organization founded 60 years ago by a group of prominent Chicago physicians. The Institute administers grants to improve care and resources for patients, conducts medical research, and provides education. Sponsors include Christie’s art and auction house, Nephrology Associates of Northern Illinois/NANI and Strive Health, the U.S. leader in value-based kidney care.

For more information or to submit a design, visit the website https://covidmemorialmonument.org/.

Interested parties are encouraged to follow the monument on social media:

https://www.facebook.com/people/Covid-Memorial-Monument/100087166857267/

https://twitter.com/covidmonument/

https://www.instagram.com/covidmemorialmonument/

For more information:
Dr. Sally Metzler, monumentcovid19@gmail.com
https://covidmemorialmonument.org/

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Peace Summit 2023: Toward A World Culture of Peace

Washington, DC, May 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Peace Summit 2023: Toward A World Culture of Peace

Universal Peace Federation Assembles Global Leaders To Develop New Model for Leadership, Action 

Global leaders are gathering in South Korea to discuss contemporary challenges to global well-being and ways to advance toward a “world culture of peace,” the Universal Peace Federation (UPF) has announced.

The UPF Peace Summit 2023 will be held May 2-6, with events in Seoul and nearby areas. Delegations from more than 150 countries, including heads of state, first ladies, and government leaders, will join parliamentarians, religious leaders, media professionals, business leaders and academicians to explore prospects for greater regional cooperation and increased efforts toward peacebuilding.

“We stand at a critical juncture in history, with rising threats to peace emerging across the globe; our awareness of this unstable context underscores the importance of our work during Peace Summit 2023,” said Dr. Thomas G. Walsh, Chairman of UPF International.

The events will be live-streamed from South Korea, beginning at 9:30 a.m. KST on May 3, and will be accessible simultaneously in time zones around the world and in different languages. In the United States, the Opening Plenary will begin on May 2 at 8:30 p.m. EDT and 5:30 p.m. PDT and can be viewed here: https://media.peacelink.live/

A highlight of this year’s Summit is the inauguration of a new initiative called the International Elders Roundtable. This global project is designed to capture the wisdom and experience of elders to establish peace and stability in the society and the nation.

“Youth and adults have vision and enthusiasm, but elders provide a path by their experience and knowledge. Hence, for there to be eternal peace and prosperity, there must be cooperation between elders, adults, and youth in our society,” said H.E. Maithripala Sirisena, former president of Sri Lanka, who was at planning meetings for the Elders initiative.

Peace Summit 2023 regional sessions will focus on peacebuilding in North America, Asia Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa, and Europe and the Middle East. There is a track for youth and students, as well as breakout sessions around UPF’s seven primary associations. Laureates of the Sunhak Peace Prize will speak at a special luncheon in their honor.

A major UPF project, Think Tank 2022, focuses on bringing peace to the Korean Peninsula, East Asia and the Indo-Pacific Rim Region. On May 4, at 9:00 a.m. KST, a session featuring Dr. Michael Pillsbury, former senior fellow and director for Chinese strategy at the Hudson Institute, will be among those to address the topic of peace in the Indo-Pacific. In the United States, this event will be on May 3 at 8:00 p.m. EDT, 5:00 p.m. PDT at this link: https://media.peacelink.live/

Additional highlights are celebrations around the 80th birthday of UPF Co-Founder Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon on Friday May 5. As part of that celebration, Dr. Moon will officiate a Culture of Peace Dedication Ceremony at the new Cheon Won Gung building. This huge multimedia exhibit hall and temple is intended to be a “homeland for the world and hometown of the heart for all people,” UPF’s late Co-Founder Rev. Dr. Sun Myung Moon said in 1997.

Peace Summit 2023 is part of UPF’s ongoing series of peacebuilding activities, which are held under the theme of mutual prosperity, interdependence, and shared universal values. UPF, an NGO in General Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations, is known for its Rally of Hope series, the International Leadership Conference series, and, since early 2021, the Forum series of Think Tank 2022. The latter project was created to engage more than 2,000 global thought leaders on how to achieve a breakthrough for peace on the Korean Peninsula. (Details about Think Tank 2022 Forums can be found at UPF.org.)

As part of Peace Summit 2023, organizers will convene several high-level sessions around the work of UPF’s peacebuilding associations. These include:

● International Summit Council for Peace (ISCP) and the International Association of First Ladies for Peace (IAFLP)
● International Association of Parliamentarians for Peace (IAPP)
● Interreligious Association for Peace and Development (IAPD)
● International Association for Peace and Economic Development (IAED)
● International Media Association for Peace (IMAP)
● International Association of Academicians for Peace (IAAP)
● International Association of Arts and Culture for Peace (IAACP)

Media Contacts:
AFRICA: Mamadou Gaye gayemadou@mweb.co.za
ASIA PACIFIC: Robert Kittel rskittel@gmail.com
CANADA: Pierre Beauregard pierrebeauregard.upf@gmail.com
EUROPE/MIDDLE EAST: Peter Zoehrer media@europe.upf.org
CENTRAL AMERICA and THE CARIBBEAN: Mario Salinas msalinashn@gmail.com
SOUTH AMERICA: Simao Ferabolli upflatinamerica@gmail.com
UNITED STATES: William Selig wselig@upf.org

William Selig
Universal Peace Federation USA
240-274-1744
wselig@upf.org

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Free prep materials available two months prior to propel candidates to success on their business school journey

RESTON, Va., May 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), a global association representing leading business schools, today announced that registration for the GMAT Focus Edition, an updated version of the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) exam, will open on August 29, 2023 for testing in the fourth quarter this year. In addition, official GMAT Focus prep materials will be available on mba.com on June 6, 2023, with a free study planner of only six weeks to help test takers stick to a schedule, inform prep activities, and track progress, as well as a free GMAT Focus Official Starter Kit that comes with a sampler of 70 real GMAT questions and two full-length practice exams to help candidates establish performance baseline.

Earlier this year, GMAC introduced GMAT Focus Edition after extensive research efforts involving hundreds of school professionals and an in-depth concept testing with thousands of students globally. The GMAT, the most widely used business school admissions exam in the past seven decades, was redesigned with improved test taking experience and flexible new features to better support candidates of graduate business education. Schools will benefit from it as an improved element in their holistic admissions process.

“We want to encourage people with a broad set of qualifications, undergraduate backgrounds and lived experiences to understand the richness of their choice and take that leap forward on their business school journey,” said Joy Jones, CEO of GMAC. “It is our belief that GMAT Focus Edition will allow candidates to optimize their preparation for graduate business education while helping schools attract a global pool of qualified and diverse applicants.”

“This is an important evolution of the test,” said Bruce DelMonico, Assistant Dean for Admissions at Yale School of Management and a board member of GMAC. “In terms of the relevance and usefulness of the test, this is definitely a positive step that will be beneficial both to business schools and to candidates.”

More efficient, more flexible, and more insightful, in an all-new testing experience

The GMAT Focus Edition will feature three 45-minute sections: Quantitative Reasoning, which examines problem solving skills; Verbal Reasoning, which evaluates critical reasoning and reading comprehension but no longer incorporates sentence correction; and the newly developed Data Insights section, which measures candidates’ data literacy skills and ability to analyze and interpret data and apply it to real-world business scenarios. With these changes and the removal of the Analytical Writing Assessment (AWA), it is nearly one hour shorter than the current version of the GMAT and therefore requires less content to prepare. Besides new features that allow test takers to bookmark as many questions as they want, review questions within the remaining section time and change up to three answers per section, and to complete the three sections in any order, the enhanced Official Score Report now offers detailed performance insights that helps them assess strengths and identify focus areas at no additional cost.

“I think the redesign of the GMAT exam is testament to GMAC’s commitment to continuous improvement. Changes to the exam address the growing importance of certain competencies and the future of work – for example with the addition of Data Insight,” said Arnold Longboy, Executive Director, Recruitment & Admissions at London Business School.

New score scale and concordance to help assess candidate competitiveness

The GMAT Focus Edition’s Total Score, ranging from 205 to 805, is based on test taker performance on all three sections of the exam, with each section, ranging from 60 to 90, weighted equally. This change has been made to ensure that test takers and schools can easily distinguish from a GMAT Focus Edition score to the currently available GMAT Exam score, which ranges from 200 to 800. To understand a test taker’s relative competitiveness, one can use the concordance tables available on mba.com that link score distributions between the two versions of the exam by percentile. With the GMAT Focus Edition’s new score scale, percentile rankings deserve the primary attention from test takers and schools when looking to understand the results.

“When comparing scores of GMAT Focus Edition to the current version of the GMAT Exam, we encourage test takers and schools to compare percentile rankings rather than comparing total scores,” stressed Manish Dharia, director of product development at GMAC. “Because the Total Score scale and the score scale distribution have both changed, comparing total scores or section scores from the current version of the exam to the GMAT Focus Edition is not appropriate, accurate, or a meaningful comparison of performance. Scores of 600 and 605 may look similar, but they represent very different performance levels on different skills.”

Additional efforts to facilitate smooth transition and swift adoption

As GMAT Focus Edition rolls out for the remainder of 2023, the current version of the GMAT exam will continue to be available to candidates until early next year to facilitate their in-progress preparation and applications for business school. Also, to that end, the GMAT Focus Edition fees will remain the same as the current GMAT exam.

“Keep in mind, all GMAT exam scores – whether they are of the current GMAT or GMAT Focus Edition – continue to be valid for 5 years,” said Ashish Bhardwaj, senior vice president and head of market development at GMAC. “With the advance announcement of the new edition, we encourage candidates to proceed with registering and taking the GMAT exam in ways that best enable their pursuit of graduate management education.”

About GMAC

The Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) is a mission-driven association of leading graduate business schools worldwide. GMAC provides world-class research, industry conferences, recruiting tools, and assessments for the graduate management education industry as well as resources, events, and services that help guide candidates through their higher education journey. Owned and administered by GMAC, the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) exam is the most widely used graduate business school assessment.

More than 12 million prospective students a year trust GMAC’s websites, including mba.com, to learn about MBA and business master’s programs, connect with schools around the world, prepare and register for exams and get advice on successfully applying to MBA and business master’s programs. BusinessBecause and GMAC Tours are subsidiaries of GMAC, a global organization with offices in China, India, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

To learn more about our work, please visit www.gmac.com

Media Contact:

Teresa Hsu
Sr. Manager, Media Relations
Mobile: 202-390-4180
thsu@gmac.com

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