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Announcing The Disrupt NY Hackathon Judges, API Workshops And Awards

Announcing The Disrupt NY Hackathon Judges, API Workshops And Awards
Our fintech platform enables the smallest startups to the largest tech players to build solutions which are today innovating the way consumers and small businesses interact with their finances – from personal finance management where companies like …
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Here's why the educational improvement tax credit is important
This accelerated honors program for students in grades 9-12 provides leadership and mediation training, stock market simulation, team-teaching with local businesses and courses on financial markets, personal finance and investing. Ninety-seven percent …
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Caroline Flint speech to the Gas Industry Awards

Caroline Flint speech to the Gas Industry Awards
And there are clearly still big questions about whether the Government's capacity mechanism, which, in principle, we support, will be up to the task of bringing forward new investment. Likewise, we want to support … With the right policies, gas can …
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European Wealth taps into low cost financial advice
The transaction has cleaned up a 'fairly messy corporate structure' and brings to AIM a fast-expanding network of independent financial advisers that is run alongside a fund management business. The fund management arm … 'It is leaving a large gap …
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Vince Cable calls for flexible workers to have the right to request a fixed
The idea that the basic UK economy suddenly became 10 percent less productive – not just compared to Germany, but to France, Italy and Spain as well – simply doesn't ring true. But the economy we now have, it maybe a short term phenomenon, is very …
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Black Box Network Services Wins Two Security Awards

Black Box Network Services Wins Two Security Awards
Its mission is to share cutting edge knowledge, real world stories, and awards on the best ideas, products and services in the information technology industry. The company produces free online magazines every month and distributes … Copyright © 2014 …
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GE Transportation Named Top 100 Logistics Technology Provider for Ninth
At GE Transportation, we're in the business of realizing potential. We're a … Inbound Logistics is the leading trade magazine targeted toward business logistics and supply chain managers. … Syndicated stories and blog feeds, all rights reserved by …
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CTNext Launches Entrepreneur Innovation Awards


Rocky Hill, CT (PRWEB) January 30, 2014

CTNext, Connecticut’s innovation ecosystem managed by Connecticut Innovations, today announced the launch of the Entrepreneur Innovation Awards (EIA), a competitive pitch process that provides awards up to $ 10,000 to entrepreneurs in Connecticut for growth-related activities.

Created in the 2011 Jobs Bill as an initiative of Governor Dannel P. Malloy and private-sector leaders, CTNext is a statewide network of entrepreneurs, mentors, service providers and others involved in helping Connecticut’s most promising startups succeed and grow.

To be eligible for the EIA, formerly known as the Voucher Program, startups must be Connecticut-based, registered as CTNext members, and looking to conduct growth-related activities to help advance their business. Project examples include but are not limited to: prototyping, performance testing, compliance testing, IP assessment, product or service development, market research, licensing, and more. A full list of the criteria can be found on the application page.

“We created CTNEXT to invest in our entrepreneurs and innovative startups because we know doing so will attract new business and private investment for the state, lead to the development of cutting-edge products and ideas, and create good paying jobs with good benefits for our residents,” said Governor Malloy. “The Entrepreneur Innovation Awards will allow this community to research, modify, or finalize their work and propel these businesses to the next level.”

To apply, candidates can visit http://www.ctnext.com/eia and fill out a short application for EIA, which will be evaluated by an internal committee at Connecticut Innovations. There is a rolling deadline for applications and pitch events will occur monthly at locations throughout Connecticut.

Finalists will be selected and asked to perform a five-minute pitch in front of a panel of expert judges. The judges will consist of company CEOs, mentors, investment professionals and other distinguished members of the entrepreneurial community.

“This is a continued effort to help businesses grow when they are at a pivotal point in the process of scaling their business,” said Claire Leonardi, CEO of Connecticut Innovations. “This grant award program can allow a business to make necessary modifications to a product, help to garner a better understanding of their customer or secure the proper licensing or patents to protect their business ideas.”

The first pitch event will be held on Thursday, Feb. 27, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Bijou Theater (275 Fairfield Ave.) in Bridgeport, Conn. The event is open to the public and guests should register at http://www.iplanevents.com/eia1.

“This money can go a long way for entrepreneurs that are interested in executing an activity that will help grow their business,” said Mary Anne Rooke, executive in residence at CTNext. “In addition to the funding, businesses also have the opportunity to improve their business or investor pitch by tapping into the expertise of mentors, executives in residence and growth advisors in the ecosystem.”

About Connecticut Innovations Inc.

Connecticut Innovations (CI) is the leading source of financing and ongoing support for Connecticut’s innovative, growing companies. To maximize the growth potential of each business, CI tailors its solutions and often combines its funds with resources from other financial leaders to provide venture capital and strategic support for early-stage technology companies; flexible loans for established companies with new innovations; grants that support innovation and collaboration; and connections to its well-established network of partners and professionals. Through all these initiatives, CI has helped bring $ 4 billion in financing to Connecticut companies. The state’s most active early-stage investor, CI has created more than 26,000 jobs. For more information on CI, please visit http://www.ctinnovations.com.

About CTNext:

CTNext is Connecticut’s innovation ecosystem supporting the success of companies and entrepreneurs by providing guidance, resources, and networks to accelerate their growth. The statewide network connects promising companies to mentors, collaborative work spaces, universities, vendors and suppliers, and other like-minded entrepreneurs to help facilitate the growth and scalability of their business. CTNext is staffed with engaging advisors, mentors and entrepreneurs that have demonstrated past success with the development, launch and growth of a business. The network offers seminars, training and other events that help to foster innovation and create jobs for people in Connecticut. CTNext was launched in 2012 and in its first year of operation, the network worked with more than 500 companies and advised more than 300 through its system of growth advisors. To learn more, please visit http://www.ctnext.com.

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Transforming Advertising: Nominations Open for EthicMark Awards Honoring …

Transforming Advertising: Nominations Open for EthicMark Awards Honoring
The EthicMark® Awards, a permanent project of the World Business Academy, seeks to transform advertising by demonstrating the power of media campaigns to further both the public interest and legitimate private interests. … Transition Scoreboard …
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Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. Conference Call Notification
The conference call will take place on Wednesday, March 26, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. PT (1:00 p.m. ET). … Syndicated stories and blog feeds, all rights reserved by the author. … Is Your Business 100% Ready for the New Era of Cloud Computing and Big Data …
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Venaxis to Discuss Top-Line Results from Pivotal Study of APPY1 Test
The contents of this press release should be considered in conjunction with the risk factors contained in Venaxis' recent filings with the SEC, including its Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2013. Venaxis and APPY1 are trademarks of Venaxis, Inc.
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HetNets – Global Strategic Business Report
We provide you with the latest data on international and regional markets, key industries, the top companies, new products and the latest trends. … Syndicated stories and blog feeds, all rights reserved by the author. … International Cloud Expo on …
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T.E.N. Announces Nominees for the 2013 ISE


Atlanta, Ga (PRWEB) September 18, 2013

T.E.N., a technology and information security executive networking and relationship-marketing firm, announced today the nominees vying for 2013 Information Security Executive® and Project of the Year Awards for North America. Executives include top-ranking decision makers representing national to global organizations in financial services, media/entertainment, telecommunications, health care, government and education. Projects include large scale technology endeavors that address issues of identity and access management, vulnerability management, data loss prevention, application and network security, customer protection, and cloud technology.

Executives Nominees:

Commercial Category

Darin Adcock, Chief Information Officer, Dowling Aaron Incorporated

Ray Archer, Senior Vice President & Chief Information Security Officer, Scotiabank

David Cass, Senior Vice President & Chief Information Security Officer, Elsevier

Ashley Ferguson, Manager – IT Risk Management, Energen Corporation

Eric Fisch, Senior Vice President, Information Security, Texas Capital Bank

Jeff Haskill, Vice President & Chief Information Security Officer, Flextronics

Peter Hill, Chief Technology Risk & Security Officer, ING U.S.

Steven Jensen, Vice President & Chief Information Security Officer, Ameriprise Financial

Arthur Lessard, Senior Vice President & Chief Information Security Officer, Universal Music Group

Donna Nemecek, VP, Manager Technology Risk Assurance & Senior Informaiton Risk Officer, BNY Mellon

Della Shea, Chief Privacy & Information Risk Officer, Symcor

Bobby Singh, Associate Vice President, Security Program Executive, TD Bank Group

Myrna Soto, Senior Vice President & Chief Information Security Officer, Comcast

Glen Taylor, Vice President, Walt Disney Parks & Resorts

Academic/Public Sector Category

Connie Barrera, Director of Information Security & Compliance, University of Miami

Gary Coverdale, Chief Information Security Officer, County of Napa

Kevin McKenzie, Chief Information Security Officer, Clemson University

Thomas Schankweiler, Information Security Officer, Center for Medicare & Medicaid, Office of Information Systems

Mike Wood, Executive Director, Recovery Accountability & Transparency Board

Larry Wilson, Chief Information Security Officer, University of Massachusetts

Health Care Category

John Sapp, Senior Director, Information Security Product Management & Innovation, McKesson Corporation

Jeff Trudeau, Information Security Officer, Sutter Health

Project Nominees:

Commercial Category

AES, AES Global Cybersecurity Program

Alliance Data,    Embracing Shadow IT

Allstate, Application Security Assurance Program (ASAP)

ARC, ISO 27001 Design, Implementation and Certification

BD, Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Program

BNY Mellon, Unstructured Data Governance Project

Celanese, IT Security Transformation

Citi, Workspace Virtualization and Containment for Sourcing Providers

CNA, CNA’s Governance, Risk Management and Compliance Program

Comcast, Remote Workforce Refresh

Comcast, Integrated Security Framework

Comcast, Identity and Access Management

Comcast, Compliance Automation

Comcast, Self-Service Governance, Risk & Compliance Portal

eBay, Predictive Security Intelligence via Centralized Vulnerability Management

Fidelity Investments, Customer Protection Program (CPP)

Johnson & Johnson, Enterprise Vulnerability Management and Web Application Vulnerability Scanning

Khosla Ventures, Khosla Ventures Hacking Exposure

Miami Marlins, Securing Marlins Park with Network Access Control

Scotiabank, QRadar SIEM Implementation for Threat Intelligence and Security Monitoring

Standard Register, Security Program Evolution

Symcor, PCI DSS Implementation Program

Travelclick, Network Segmentation and InfoSec Vault Project

Twitter, Twitter Domain Authentication Service

UBS, Software Security Program

Union Bank, Enterprise Log Management

USAA, Secure Logon for usaa.com

YP, Web Application Security Automation

Academic/Public Sector Category

IRS, Vulnerability Remediation Implementation Process

Kennesaw State University, KSU Central Identity and Access Management Initiative

Pearson eCollege, Securing Application Layer

University of Massachusetts, University Cyber Security Initiative

Health Care Category

BCBS Michigan, Information Security Operations Center

Merck, EngageZone

PharMerica, EPCS for Electronic Prescription Pharmacy Compliance

Sutter Health, Sutter Health Endpoint Encryption Project

Executive nominees are also eligible for the ISE® North America People’s Choice Award, which given to the top candidate selected by peers in the security industry. Cast your vote by Oct. 11 for this year’s winner, visit: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/PCvoting_northamerica2013.

“We are floored by the innovation, ingenuity and leadership exhibited by this year’s ISE® North America nominees,” said T.E.N. CEO and President Marci McCarthy. “This is one of our largest, most impressive groups yet and we look forward to celebrating their success.”

The ISE® North America Awards recognize executives and projects, which have made a positive impact on their organizations through risk management, data-asset protection, regulatory compliance, privacy and information security. Nominations are sent to T.E.N.’s distinguished panel of ISE® judges for review and scoring.

2013 ISE® North America Judges:

Phil Agcaoili, Chief Information Security Officer, Cox Communications

Tim Callahan, Sr. Vice President, Enterprise Business Continuity & Info Assurance, SunTrust

Roland Cloutier, Vice President, Chief Security Officer, ADP

Stacey Halota, Vice President, Information Security & Privacy, The Washington Post Company

Paul Huesken, Chief Information Assurance Officer, The Coca-Cola Company

Charles McGann, Corporate Information Security Officer, United States Postal Service

Tammy Moskites, Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer, Time Warner Cable

Brad Sanford, Chief Information Security Officer, Emory University

All nominees will be recognized at the ISE® North America Executive Forum and Awards on Nov. 6-7, 2013 at the Sheraton Premiere at Tyson’s Corner in Vienna, Va. Finalists and winners are announced at the awards gala and recognized through press coverage and inclusion on the T.E.N. and ISE® websites. The event is made possible by megabyte sponsors Agari and Voltage; kilobyte sponsors Stonesoft and Tenable; and display sponsors A10 Networks, AirWatch, BeyondTrust, Good Technology, Invincea and WhiteHat Security. Read more online: http://www.iseprograms.com/north_america.asp.

About T.E.N.

T.E.N., a national technology and security executive networking organization, facilitates peer-to-peer relationships between top executives, industry visionaries and solutions providers. Nominated for numerous industry awards, T.E.N.’s executive leadership programs enable information exchange, collaboration and decision-making. Its flagship program, the nationally-acclaimed Information Security Executive® (ISE®) of the Year Program Series and Awards, is North America’s largest leadership recognition and networking program for security professionals. Other offerings include the T.E.N. Custom Programs and the ISE® Industry Expert Advisory Services, empowering IT solutions providers to gain access to highly credentialed IT business veterans’ expertise. For information, visit http://www.ten-inc.com and http://www.iseprograms.com.

About ISE® Award Program Series

For more than a decade, the Information Security Executive® (ISE®) of the Year Award Program Series has empowered security executives and their project teams to Connect, Collaborate and Celebrate. Recognized as the industry’s most prestigious IT Security award program, it has become the most anticipated award program for security executives and their project teams. Winners have included executives and project teams from leading organizations such as Nike, The Walt Disney Company, the United States Postal Service, Schlumberger, Texas Instruments, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Equifax, Comcast, PayPal, Northrop Grumman Corporation, and Nationwide.

Our distinguished ISE® Judges are past nominees representing a cross section of industries, including commercial, government, health care and academic sectors. For this reason, the ISE® Awards represent the best achievements of the year as evaluated by those regarded as the industry’s most influential and successful thought leaders. Coupled with a one or two-day executive summit, the ISE® Awards are held across the country and Canada in major cities including Atlanta, Dallas, New York, Toronto, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. The ISE® Awards Program Series has reached more than 10,000 executives across a broad range of industries and has been a major influence in executives’ careers, knowledge sharing, and the development of peer-to-peer relationships.







Home Entertainment Basks in the Glow of Awards Season

Home Entertainment Basks in the Glow of Awards Season
Vincent Marcais, EVP of worldwide marketing for 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, noted the multiple plaudits for 12 Years a Slave, including a Golden Globe for Best Picture, Drama, and a Best Picture Oscar nom, among its nine Academy Award …
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Best Classes For Biglaw
I think we've all noticed how invested the legal academy is in telling us that they produce “practice ready” graduates. But there is scant research on what actually makes one “practice … Business strategy. “Leadership.” That's classroom teaching, but …
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Maryland's Top Two Youth Volunteers Selected in 19 th Annual National Awards …

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ANNAPOLIS, Md.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Yiyi "Jessica" Li, 17, of Gaithersburg and Ally Salvino, 13, of Germantown today were named Maryland's top two youth volunteers of 2014 by The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, a nationwide program honoring young …
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Sudbury software company provides real-time mine safety data
The remaining $ 150,000 for the project was provided by industry partners and Symboticware's own investments in research and development. “To me it's a very good market opportunity,” Petroski said about the project. “It provides reliable data, it …
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Observer Ethical Awards 2014: judges

Observer Ethical Awards 2014: judges
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ModusLink Global Solutions, Inc. : ModusLink Announces Adjournment of
The following important factors and uncertainties, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in these forward-looking statements: the Company's ability to execute on its business strategy, including its cost …
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