Teaching 100 teachers: What this teenager is doing with Minecraft is mind-blowing
Namya Joshi, a 13-year-old, loves training teachers. The seventh grade student has been helping teachers of her school convert their class lessons into interactive Minecraft sessions. “Minecraft is a great platform. If a child does not like reading books, for example, you can make them in Minecraft and get the child interested,” the student from […]
Using the power of data to improve children’s health
Verah Okeyo’s father earned about $30 a month as a supervisor at a flower farm near Lake Naivasha in Kenya. Her mother was a midwife whose work included educating expectant and new mothers about health and sanitation. The family were provided their own house. The flower farm’s owners made sure Verah and her three siblings […]
BroadPoint Celebrates Record Earnings in 2019, Positioned as Leading Microsoft Dynamics 365 Partner in the Washington DC Metro Area
BroadPoint Inc., leading provider of business technology solutions for commercial and federal companies in Washington, D.C., announces 2019 is the best revenue year in its 20-year history. As a Microsoft Gold-certified partner focusing on enterprise resource planning (ERP), customer relationship management (CRM), and Cloud solutions, BroadPoint supports its clients by accelerating their digital transformation. “We believe wide market acceptance of Microsoft Business Central is one reason 2019 was our best year ever,” says Lee Raesly, CEO of BroadPoint. “We expect 2020 to be another exceptional year as we continue to help our clients navigate the many opportunities […]
Salesforce Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Vlocity
A Message from David Schmaier, CEO & Founder, Vlocity I am thrilled to share that today Salesforce has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Vlocity. Upon the close of the transaction, Vlocity – this wonderful company that we, as a team, have created, built, and grown into a transformational solution for six of the […]
Teaching 100 teachers: What this teenager is doing with Minecraft is mind-blowing
seventh grader converts class lessons into interactive sessions Namya Joshi, a 13-year-old, loves training teachers. The seventh grade student has been helping teachers of her school convert their class lessons into interactive Minecraft sessions. “Minecraft is a great platform. If a child does not like reading books, for example, you can make them in Minecraft […]
How Microsoft 365’s new solution uses machine learning to stop data leaks and insider attacks
If an employee who recently gave two weeks’ notice starts downloading large numbers of files from the company network and copying them to a thumb drive, it is entirely possible that he or she has no malicious intent. The employee could be saving innocuous files related to their employment record or examples of marketing pieces […]
Artificial intelligence makes a splash in efforts to protect Alaska’s ice seals and beluga whales
When Erin Moreland set out to become a research zoologist, she envisioned days spent sitting on cliffs, drawing seals and other animals to record their lives for efforts to understand their activities and protect their habitats. Instead, Moreland found herself stuck in front of a computer screen, clicking through thousands of aerial photographs of sea […]
For the love of dog: Dogtopia unleashes swift growth by treating every pup like family
Harper entered the lobby in silence while her body language screamed: “Get me outta here!” The owner of the Colorado daycare center had seen that kind of shyness before. She gently coaxed Harper toward a room filled with brightly colored climbing toys and a pack of eager friends. But Harper refused to surrender. Nearly 2 […]
Delivering on the promise of security AI to help defenders protect today’s hybrid environments
Technology is reshaping society – artificial intelligence (AI) is enabling us to increase crop yields, protect endangered animals and improve access to healthcare. Technology is also transforming criminal enterprises, which are developing increasingly targeted attacks against a growing range of devices and services. Using the cloud to harness the largest and most diverse set of […]
Salesforce is Recognized on the FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For® List for the Twelfth Year in a Row
Salesforce is honored to be ranked on the FORTUNE “100 Best Companies To Work For®” list for the twelfth year in a row. The recognition reflects the company’s and its employees’ commitment to the effort of making a great workplace for all. To determine the FORTUNE “100 Best Companies To Work For®” list, Great Place […]