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Lucidchart Announces New Integration with GitHub to Increase Understanding Among Teams

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January 31, 2019

Lucidchart Announces New Integration with GitHub to Increase Understanding Among Teams

New Offering Allows Individuals to Include Diagrams Where They Work

Lucidchart, the visual productivity platform that drives innovation and collaboration, announced its new integration with GitHub, one of the leading software development platforms. Lucidchart is one of four launch partners for the Content Attachments API, which embeds the content behind a URL directly into a GitHub conversation to provide better context.

“We’re very excited to work with GitHub,” said Karl Sun, co-founder and CEO of Lucidchart. “Millions of engineers rely on Lucidchart, and we will continue to empower them to clearly communicate and work more efficiently by integrating with the platforms they use.”

This integration with GitHub is yet another way that Lucidchart enhances an agile or DevOps environment—diagrams help team members understand how an application or system functions faster than text-heavy documentation, so teams can move quickly on issues and pull requests.

Through the integration, users can insert a published link to a Lucidchart diagram, such as an architecture diagram, mockup, or user flow. The link will unfurl to show a preview of the visual so team members can quickly understand an issue or pull request and work more efficiently. By inserting a link to a live document rather than a static image, users can ensure that their teams always have access to the current version.

Video Conferencing Equipment Vendor, IVCi, Discusses Why Virtually Every Company of Every Size Is Investing in Huddle Rooms

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Video Conferencing Equipment Vendor, IVCi, Discusses Why Virtually Every Company of Every Size Is Investing in Huddle Rooms

In order to help businesses keep up with the latest collaboration trends, video conferencing equipment supplier, IVCi, discusses why virtually every company of every size is investing in huddle rooms.

The business landscape is incredibly diverse and represents companies of all different shapes and sizes. But from the smallest startup to the biggest enterprise, all businesses need an area for their employees to meet and collaborate. Huddle spaces are becoming an increasingly attractive option for companies of every size – offering affordable flexibility that integrates perfectly in a modern business environment.

Discussed below are the reasons why several key groups are taking advantage of the benefits that huddle spaces have to offer.

Millennials. Millennials now make up a significant portion of the workforce, and as boomers continue to retire a younger group of employees is rising up to take their place. Millennials have grown up with technology as a part of their everyday lives, and that appreciation for tech translates into their behavior in a business environment. Huddle spaces outfitted with the latest technology allow these young workers to thrive in a familiar environment and collaborate more effectively using the audiovisual equipment with which they have grown comfortable.

Corporate Adapters. Companies are starting to recognize the advantages that huddle spaces have over traditional meeting areas and are starting to shift their design to prioritize these smaller and more intimate spaces. While traditional businesses aren’t generally as flexible as the group of millennial up and comers, many businesses are chasing after greater efficiency at affordable prices – a formula huddle spaces fit quite well.

Enterprise Companies. While enterprises are often behind startups when it comes to shifts in the work environment due to the huge scale at which they operate, even the largest corporations have begun to ditch traditional meeting spaces in favor of multiple smaller video conferencing rooms. Enterprise level companies generally have bigger budgets to work with, but the greater efficiency of these more flexible spaces have proven a more valuable return on investment when compared to a smaller number of traditional boardrooms.

Universities and Learning Centers. Educational facilities put their students’ learning at the forefront, and part of that commitment involves keeping up with the latest collaboration trends. While huddle spaces are an excellent area for workers in a company, they also have major perks to offer for students in the classroom. From collaboration on group projects to meetings among instructors and administrative staff, these spaces are starting to become more and more common in institutes of higher learning.

Streampoint Solutions Integrates with Pathable

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Streampoint Solutions Integrates with Pathable

New integration enables event managers to transform attendee-focused event registration experience

Pathable, an industry leading event app for meetings, conferences and tradeshows, announced that it has released new integration capabilities with Streampoint Solutions Inc., a leading provider of event management software for the conference, trade show and special events industry.

“We are very excited about the integration with Pathable,” said Dharmesh Dayabhai, Co-founder, Streampoint Solutions. “This will enable us to offer new functionality that will enhance the event registration process. By working together with Pathable, we will provide both event planners and attendees with a seamless user experience.”

With this collaboration, Streampoint and Pathable now offers to planners and attendees a more complete interactive event solution. This is achieved through Pathable’s complete event experience suite, which includes an online agenda, private meeting scheduling, exhibitor listings, trade show floor maps, social networking, gamification, and lead retrieval and Streampoint’s ability to streamline the event registration process through single sign-on capabilities, allowing users to register using their social media accounts. These features and more allow clients to maximize attendee engagement via the digital channel, optimizing networking opportunities, and improving sponsor and exhibitor ROI.

“Pathable is committed to providing Streampoint with world-class software and unmatched service,” said Jordan Schwartz, Pathable CEO. “We are proud to count Streampoint as our newest strategic partner and look forward to providing Streampoint’s customers the easiest to adopt and most robust mobile event app available that keeps attendees personally connected before, during, and after events.”

Asia Pacific Has Some of the World’s Most Connected, Mobile and Social Digital Users

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Asia Pacific Has Some of the World’s Most Connected, Mobile and Social Digital Users

We Are Social and Hootsuite’s Digital 2019 report also finds 86% of Singaporeans now online, 76% active on social media and mobile subscriptions – amongst the world’s highest

We Are Social, the socially-led creative agency, in collaboration with Hootsuite, the world’s leader in social media management, today released their Digital 2019 report, examining social media and digital trends around the world. Delving into data from more than 230 countries and territories, the 8th annual report finds internet users in Asia Pacific grew by 10% and active social media users up 12% on last year – both ahead of the global averages. In Singapore just under 80% of the population is on social media and it boasts 8.4m mobile subscriptions for 5.8m people, accounting for almost one-and-a-half phones per person.

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Globally, internet users rose from 4.02 bn in 2018 to 4.39 bn, which equates to approximately one million more people coming online every day over the past 12 months. The Middle East was the region with the biggest increase in internet users, up 11%.

Across the Asia-Pacific region as a whole, with its population of 4.25 bn, there are now almost 2.21 bn internet users – up 10% on this time last year, which is slightly ahead of the global figure.

In Singapore, the portion of the population now connected to the internet is 86%, fuelled by a further 96,000 people who came online in 2018. The average Singaporean spends more than seven hours a day online.

The region’s standout story was India, however, where internet users in the past year jumped by more than 20% to almost 100m, taking internet penetration to 41%. This means that India was responsible for more than 25% – and Asia Pacific as a whole, 55% – of this year’s total global growth in internet users.

India and China, lead the world in accessing voice services, with half of all internet users asking their devices to do things for them. Singapore lags when it comes to voice – just over a quarter of internet users have used one of these, compared with a worldwide average of 39%.

Technology Services Group Releases New DynamoDB Document Management Capabilities for AWS

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Technology Services Group Releases New DynamoDB Document Management Capabilities for AWS

Complete OpenContent Management Suite now available natively for DynamoDB on Amazon Web Services Marketplace

Technology Services Group, Inc. (TSG), a leading provider of document management integration software and, announced that its OpenContent Management Suite (OCMS) for DynamoDB has been released on the Amazon Marketplace. OCMS provides a modern user interface for common document management capabilities for a variety of ECM platforms. OCMS implementations have included hundreds of clients across Insurance, Life Sciences, Engineering, Manufacturing and other industries. OCMS for DynamoDB provides native AWS support for DynamoDB users to provide a modern ECM solution. OCMS for DynamoDB along with sample configurations and documents is available for trial within the Amazon Marketplace.

“TSG’s position as an innovator in enterprise content management space is strengthened by the release of OCMS DynamoDB for AWS,” said Alan Pelz-Sharpe, Founder – Deep Analysis and long-time ECM industry analyst. “There is huge demand for new ECM 2.0 capabilities and systems running in the cloud. Those systems will emerge not from traditional first generation ECM vendors, but from experienced ECM integrators like TSG that find ways to natively leverage modern technologies like AWS and DynamoDB.”

“OCMS for DynamoDB represents our most significant effort to date to allow AWS clients do more with DynamoDB and leverage the strengths of the AWS platform natively for common document management applications.” said David Giordano, President and Founder of Technology Services Group. “OCMS for DynamoDB gives AWS customers off-the-shelf configurable software for common document management applications. We look forward to helping more AWS customers expand their AWS deployments and migrate away from out-dated, costly, limited, on-premise, legacy ECM systems. ”

IZEA Awarded Custom Content Program by Fortune 10 Customer

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IZEA Awarded Custom Content Program by Fortune 10 Customer

IZEA Worldwide, Inc., operator of IZEAx, the premier online marketplace connecting brands and publishers with influential content creators, announced that it has been awarded a new custom content program from a returning Fortune 10 customer. The customer began working directly with IZEA on e-commerce content several years ago and has initiated its first content program of 2019 with this commitment.

“While diversification of revenue remains a top focus for IZEA, we have simultaneously put considerable effort toward account expansion inside the world’s largest companies,” said Ted Murphy, Founder and CEO of IZEA Worldwide. “We now have multiple brand-direct relationships with Fortune 10 companies. These organizations represent a meaningful opportunity for future growth in both custom content and influencer marketing. We have strategically aligned our resources with an aim at providing the highest quality technology and services to these partners in an effort to bolster these relationships.”

IZEA recently reported record bookings of $11.2 million for Q4 2018, up 115% YoY. The company expects to report financial results for the fourth quarter of 2018 on March 28, 2019.

Cheddar Taps Telaria’s Video Management Platform (VMP) As SSP Partner to Scale Connected TV Advertising Programmatically

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Cheddar Taps Telaria’s Video Management Platform (VMP) As SSP Partner to Scale Connected TV Advertising Programmatically

Telaria, the complete software platform to manage video advertising for premium publishers, announced that Cheddar, the leading post-cable networks company, has selected Telaria as a supply-side partner to boost monetization of its inventory, including connected TV (CTV). The partnership comes as Cheddar significantly expands its presence across video streaming platforms, smart TVs, and devices through partnerships with AT&T and Samsung, among others.

Cheddar has two news networks, Cheddar Business and Cheddar News, across the OTT and MVPD landscape. Having launched on every major vMVPD, and with a rapidly growing viewership across video screens and hardware, and the subsequent need to scale its advertising, Cheddar’s partnership with Telaria will enable it to reach a broad range of marketers and advertisers looking to access it’s young, affluent, and engaged audience. Telaria’s built-for-CTV Video Management Platform will empower Cheddar to make revenue-generating decisions with live reporting and real-time diagnostics, all while delivering a high-quality, seamless advertising experience.

“Telaria is working closely with us as we embark on monetizing our OTT scale. We are utilizing Telaria’s best in class technology and platform with real-time monitoring and reporting to fuel our programmatic advertising,” said Peyton Marcus, SVP of Operations at Cheddar. “We look forward to offering our live video inventory to programmatic buyers for the first time.”

“Cheddar is a true CTV and OTT innovator both from a content and business model perspective, and we’re thrilled that they’ve chosen Telaria as the first partner to unlock the rapidly growing programmatic marketplace for their premium inventory,” said Mark Zagorski, CEO at Telaria. “Innovative partners think alike. Cheddar is redefining what it means to watch television, and Telaria is redefining the buying and selling of television.”

Valassis Acquires GET1FREE, Inc., Continues Growth in Local Solutions

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Valassis Acquires GET1FREE, Inc., Continues Growth in Local Solutions

New Acquisition Bolsters West Coast Direct Mail Presence

Valassis, a leader in activating consumers through intelligent media delivery, today announced that it has acquired GET1FREE, Inc., a direct mail company reaching more than 1 million homes across California with coupons, deals and promotions. GET1FREE, Inc. comes on board as the 14th addition to the local solutions portfolio since 2015 and will integrate with Valassis-owned Clipper Magazine, bolstering its position in the hyperlocal marketing industry.

“The acquisition of GET1FREE further enhances our direct mail presence, allowing us to expand our reach in key markets on the West Coast,” said Dan Singleton, CEO, Valassis. “We’re pleased to build upon the momentum of our local M&A strategy and continue to explore additional growth opportunities.”

With Valassis clients averaging a 6 percent sales lift from direct mail campaigns and 60 percent increasing spend on these packages in 2018, the value of the mailbox and print continues to remain strong. As well, leveraging multiple media channels with Valassis solutions – from print to mobile – remains critical to holistic marketing success.

“We’re excited to integrate a team that shares a similar overarching mission and vision as we work together to provide the leading local direct mail offering to our clients and significant value to consumers,” said Steve Hauber, President, Valassis Local.

Clipper Magazine delivers deals, coupons and promotions from local, regional and national advertisers, reaching over 500 markets across 28 states. In addition to coupons, Clipper Magazine also supports its clients’ advertising needs with products including direct mail postcards, inserts, specialty menu items, branded mobile apps, email marketing and website services.

CHEQ and RiskIQ Partner to Combine Autonomous Ad Verification with Digital-Threat Prevention for End-to-End Solution

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CHEQ and RiskIQ Partner to Combine Autonomous Ad Verification with Digital-Threat Prevention for End-to-End Solution

Military-grade ad-verification company CHEQ, and RiskIQ, the global leader in attack-surface management, announced a partnership providing both companies’ clients access to an end-to-end suite of digital advertising-security solutions. The combination of CHEQ’s autonomous brand safety, viewability, and ad-fraud prevention, and RiskIQ’s ad-scanning for malware, hijacking, and ad injection creates visibility and protection across the entire digital advertising supply chain.

The move is part of a shared vision to afford advertisers, platforms, and publishers a greater sense of security and control over their online presence. Working with CHEQ and RiskIQ, both supply-side and demand-side clients will enjoy greater protection from bad advertising environments as well as from malicious advertising threats while eliminating digital risk and increasing ROI on ad-spend.

“At CHEQ, we’ve been introducing the next generation of AI-driven tech to help transform ad verification and provide the ecosystem with better brand safety, viewability and fraud prevention,” said Guy Tytunovich, Founder and CEO of CHEQ. “Similarly, RiskIQ have positioned themselves as the category innovator in online threat protection against phishing and malware. Together, we’re providing a 360-degree proposition to keep brands, publishers and other online entities safe against unacceptable environments and malicious actors.”

“CHEQ’s innovative ad-verification and anti-fraud capabilities are the perfect complements to RiskIQ’s real-time visibility into the digital advertising ecosystem, which enables deactivation of malicious ads and trust across your network, supply partners, and publications,” said Lou Manousos, Co-founder and CEO of RiskIQ. “Our shared commitment to innovation in the ad space—CHEQ’s AI-driven approach to viewability and RiskIQ’s URL scanning and mass-crawl data collection for detecting malicious content–make up the perfect stack for any organization participating in the digital advertising ecosystem.”

RiskIQ recently released ‘The Anatomy of an Attack Surface: Five Ways Hackers are Cashing In’ a data-driven exploration of five different approaches hackers take to target businesses by capitalizing on the weakening of the corporate perimeter due to customer and partner interactions moving online.

Comcast Expands California Regional Senior Leadership Team

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Comcast Expands California Regional Senior Leadership Team

Four New Vice Presidents to Lead Sales and Marketing, Technical Operations, Finance and Engineering

Comcast announces the appointment of four new vice presidents who will be responsible for driving the region’s business objectives. The appointments include Kristeen Cominiello, Vice President of Sales and Marketing; Jason Gumbs, Vice President of Technical Operations; Marcos Vicente, Vice President of Finance and Business Operations and Jeff Votaw, Vice President of Engineering.

All vice presidents will be based in the company’s Livermore, California office and report to John Gauder, Regional Vice President for California.

“We are excited to have experts like Kristeen, Jason, Marcos and Jeff who understand and meet the diverse needs of California’s residents and employees,” said Gauder. “At Comcast we focus on delivering the best experience for our customers, while staying competitive in all of our markets in California. Having a talented leadership team that delivers on this expectation is fundamental to our continued success.”

Kristeen Cominiello is the new Vice President of Sales and Marketing and will be responsible for the customer growth of California’s residential services. Kristeen transitioned to California from Comcast in Oregon/South West Washington, where she served as Sales and Marketing Vice President for the past two years. Kristeen began her career with Comcast in 2001 as a billing and repair representative at a Denver call center. Since then, she’s held many roles including Retail Sales Consultant, Store Manager, Direct Sales Supervisor and Retail Sales Director.

Jason Gumbs, the region’s new Vice President of Technical Operations, will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of Comcast California’s Technical Operations. Jason brings over 20 years of industry experience and extensive knowledge of the industry and the business. He has led successful Technical Operations, Sales and Marketing, Customer Care teams, and spearheaded customer growth initiatives. Before joining the California team, Jason served as the Regional Vice President of Marketing and Sales for the Comcast Heartland Region. Before Heartland, Jason spent ten years in the Comcast Greater Chicago Region in many roles with increasing responsibility, including Area VP/General Manager.

Marcos Vicente, the region’s new Vice President of Finance and Business Operations, will be responsible for providing executive-level guidance for all financial reporting and budgeting activities for the California Region. Marcos brings over 17 years of industry experience and extensive knowledge of the business. His leadership and growth mindset skills will be instrumental to the success of the California Region. He has led a number of Finance and Business Operations roles within Comcast’s Mountain West Region and the company’s West Division office in Denver. Most recently, he was the Regional Vice President of Finance and Business Operations for the Twin Cities Region.

Jeff Votaw, the region’s new Vice President of Engineering, will be responsible for leading a team of approximately 500 people in Comcast California’s Engineering and Construction organization. Jeff brings to this role 35 years of industry experience most recently serving as the Vice President of Technical Operations for Comcast in California. Prior to that, he was the Area Vice President of Field Operations for Comcast in the Sacramento Valley.

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