Theo Fleury’s greatest goal: The hockey legend turns to tech to help others (like him) heal after trauma
Theo Fleury is driving through western Canada on a chilly spring morning. With a hand on the wheel, he roams effortlessly through mountains of jagged topics: childhood trauma, years of addiction, and how he was sexual abused as a teenager by his hockey coach. After stopping for coffee, Fleury returns to the road and the […]
Utilities Test Drive Analytics from Oracle to Manage Influx of Electric Vehicles
The use of electric vehicles (EVs) is growing at a record rate, with the International Energy Agency (IEA) predicting that the number of electric cars on the road will rise from 3.1 million in 2017 to 125 million in 2030. Enabling utilities to intelligently manage this new energy demand on the power grid, Oracle Utilities […]
QBS group and 1ClickFactory join forces
QBS group has acquired shareholder majority of 1ClickFactory. This is a further strengthening of the already established collaboration and is an important step in the strategy of QBS group and 1ClickFactory to enhance their offerings to the Dynamics partner channel. Michael Hartmann, CEO, QBS group: “We consider 1ClickFactory as a perfect strategic technology partner for […]
Microsoft and Eneco team up to drive sustainable business transformations: powering the cloud with clean energy
On Wednesday, Microsoft Corp. announced a new wind energy agreement in the Netherlands. Microsoft will purchase 90 MW from the massive 731.5 MW offshore wind project, Borssele III/IV, from Dutch sustainable energy company and wind farm developer Eneco. Eneco will provide Microsoft’s datacenters with green power for 15 years starting in 2022. This is Microsoft’s […]
AI Business School launches curriculum for government agencies
More than 140,000 business leaders have immersed themselves in AI Business School since Microsoft introduced the online leadership series two months ago. Now, the school is adding materials designed specifically for government agencies. The goal: To help government leaders, policy makers and administrators learn more about how technologies infused with artificial intelligence can help their […]
How Moovit improved its app to help people with disabilities ride transit with confidence
Alexandr Epaneshnikov, a 19-year-old Russian student who is legally blind, recently decided he wanted to be more independent by commuting on his own and relying less on his mom for rides to school. It meant taking a streetcar to a subway to his high school in Moscow, a 30-minute trip that Epaneshnikov assuredly navigates with […]
Salesforce AppExchange Unveils New Ecosystem Insights—Empowering Customers and Partners to Drive Business Transformation
Salesforce (NYSE:CRM), the global leader in CRM, today announced the launch of new ecosystem insights on Salesforce AppExchange—the world’s #1 enterprise cloud marketplace. Rapidly-changing customer expectations in the Fourth Industrial Revolution are accelerating demand for technology expertise and new innovation within Salesforce’s growing ecosystem. These new AppExchange insights bridge this supply and demand—enabling customers to […]
Unicorns and Airlines Find Agility, Modernization, Growth, and Automation on the Oracle Cloud
Some of the world’s most important companies are turning to agile Oracle Cloud suites to run their people, their supply chains, and their financials. These include a unicorn in the e-commerce platform industry, an award-winning airline, a family-run retail conglomerate, and a logistics and transportation company. Founded in 2010 and based in Jakarta, Indonesia, Bukalapak […]
Rebuilding an icon: a call for the sharing of open data to help restore Notre-Dame
Since its completion more than 675 years ago, the medieval cathedral of Notre-Dame has captivated millions of people with its incomparable beauty. From its legendary stained glass rose window to its towering spire, it’s widely regarded as one of the most stunning examples of medieval architecture in history. A staple of the Parisian skyline and […]
AI boot camp aims to draw more teen girls into computer science
As an engineering student at the University of Pennsylvania in the 1990s, Didem Un Ates was one of only five women in a graduating class of 180. Today, she’s on a mission is to drastically change those numbers. Un Ates is part of a Microsoft team that launched “Alice envisions the future,” a boot camp […]