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BE OPEN congratulates two more winners in Design Climate Action competition: Public Vote and Founder’s Choice Prizes

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LONDON, July 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Design Your Climate Action is the fifth international competition developed by philanthropic educational initiative BE OPEN and its partners as part of the SDG-dedicated programme. The competitions are open to all students, graduates and young professionals, and aims to encourage creation of innovative solutions for the more prosperous and sustainable future; the focus of this competition is the United Nations’ SDG13: Climate Action.

The project received hundreds of submissions in the categories of Powered by Renewables, Save More Energy, Reducing Energy Gap. The three main prizes were decided upon by the international jury; the Public Vote prize gets allocated as a result of an open online vote, and the Founder’s Choice prize is awarded by the Founder of BE OPEN Elena Baturina.

The Public Vote prize of €2,000 goes to Tshepiso Motau, BA Honours in Industrial Design from University of Johannesburg, South Africa, for the Swiftguard Early Flood Warning System project. is a revolutionary integrated communication system designed to provide early flood warnings. The system includes a telemetry buoy, a signal tower, and a solar-powered alarm system. These components work seamlessly together to monitor water levels and deliver timely alerts to high-risk areas.

The Founder’s Choice prize of €3,000 is awarded to Emilia Ziolek, a Product Design and Technology student from University of Limerick, Ireland, for the Tidal Energy Turbine Form Redesign with Biomimicry concept. Emilia was recently selected the winner of the Third Prize according to the scores by the international jury. It is the first time in the history of the competition, that one participant receives two prizes. Emilia’s project is the first step to a new design of bladeless turbines with hydrofoils. It reduces the impact on marine life by eliminating rotating blades and enhances efficiency in energy conversion.

Elena Baturina commented on her choice: “We at BE OPEN have always worked to harness the brainpower of younger people, and five years ago we realised that sustainable development is the sphere that needs their creative potential most. Since then, we have been working globally to support the SDGs and contribute to achieving them via recognizing, showcasing and promoting the best ideas and projects developed by the young in the course of competitions.

In the Tidal Turbine project, I praise the extent of multilateral research, dedication to sustainability and creativity. The solution combines efficient production of green energy, which I am personally very dedicated to, safety for the marine life and ecosystem, possibility of instalment in the areas of multiple flow directions; it is not disruptive and draws inspiration from the nature itself. I believe it is the excellent example of what our competition strives to achieve.”

BE OPEN strongly believes that creativity of younger people is integral in the shift to sustainable existence, and commits to supporting all initiatives that engage younger people into problem-solving.

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Forbes Recognizes DXC’s Consulting Excellence in 2025 World’s Best Management Consulting Firms Ranking

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ASHBURN, Va., May 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ – DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC), a leading Fortune 500 global technology services provider, has been named to the prestigious Forbes World’s Best Management Consulting Firms 2025 list for the third year in a row. Out of 955,000 consulting firms in the U.S., fewer than 0.02% made the ranking, which is based on a rigorous survey of 2,350 clients and peers across 33 categories.

“This recognition highlights DXC’s deep industry expertise and unwavering commitment to driving business transformation through consulting and engineering,” said Howard Boville, President, Consulting & Engineering Services – Powered by AI. “As enterprises accelerate their digital evolution in the era of AI, we continue to deliver intelligent, scalable and secure solutions that help our clients innovate, optimize and gain competitive advantages industries.”

The consulting sector remains one of the most dynamic and rapidly expanding areas within professional services. A recent analysis by the Business Research Company projects that the global management consulting market will exceed $1.07 trillion in 2025, growing from $1.02 trillion in 2024. By 2029, the market is expected to reach approximately $1.33 trillion. To help businesses navigate this vast industry and identify top consulting partners, Forbes and Statista have collaborated to create a definitive ranking of the world’s leading management consulting firms.

DXC earned recognitions in the following categories: Automotive, Digital Transformation, IT, Technology, Telecommunications, and IT Strategy & Implementation. With a global team of 50,000+ highly skilled engineers and consultants, DXC is driving innovation across industries like financial services; healthcare and life sciences; public sector; aerospace and defense; automotive and manufacturing, and more. From improving fraud detection in banking to enhancing safety in autonomous driving, we’re helping clients transform their operations and unlock the potential of AI. The complete list of honorees can be viewed on the Forbes website.

For more information on DXC Consulting and Engineering Services – Powered by AI, visit https://dxc.com/us/en/offerings/analytics-and-engineering 

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About DXC Technology

DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC) helps global companies run their mission-critical systems and operations while modernizing IT, optimizing data architectures, and ensuring security and scalability across public, private and hybrid clouds. The world’s largest companies and public sector organizations trust DXC to deploy services to drive new levels of performance, competitiveness, and customer experience across their IT estates. Learn more about how we deliver excellence for our customers and colleagues at DXC.com.

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Huawei Cloud Credence Forum Singapore 2025: Enhancing Enterprise Quality and Efficiency through Cloud Resilience

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SINGAPORE, May 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — On May 16 2025, the Huawei Cloud Credence Forum Singapore 2025 successfully brought together over 30 global industry leaders and technology experts. The forum provided a platform for comprehensive discussions on building and operating resilient cloud services, fostering innovation and driving improvements in both quality and operational efficiency in the digital era.

Industry Perspective: Navigating Enterprise Cloud Security in Multi-Cloud Environments

Mr. Maxi Wang Chief Executive Officer Huawei International emphasised, “With the rapid development of technologies, traditional operations models must evolve to meet the dynamic needs of modern enterprises. Therefore, we must continuously innovate and explore together to adapt effectively to the new requirements of cloud infrastructure, just like today’s topic: Accelerate innovation in cloud resilience. Earlier this year, the rise of DeepSeek ignited the adoption of enterprise intelligence across diverse industries, presenting new challenges to cloud infrastructure resilience. “

Huawei Cloud’s Deterministic Operations: Ensuring Security, Stability, and High Quality for Global Customers

Alex An, Director of the SRE Dept, highlighted: “Huawei Cloud achieved zero major incidents in 2024, demonstrating industry-leading quality standards. Huawei Cloud has localized the Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) concept, creating a deterministic operations system. This comprehensive system integrates quality culture, high-availability architectural design, dynamic risk management, and intelligent operations, enabling cloud customers to consistently achieve predictable business outcomes. Utilizing global networks, risk management, and digital twin technologies, Huawei Cloud Security Services swiftly restore and enhance customer experiences. The launch of the Huawei Cloud Credence Forum Singapore marks a significant step towards its global expansion, promoting local exploration and application of intelligent operations.”

Huawei Cloud’s Intelligence Service Practices: Delivering Business Certainty and High Availability

Jayson Zheng SRE Director of Huawei Cloud Application Services, stated: “Huawei Cloud’s enterprise intelligence services now support over 600 commercial customers. Our high-performance computing platforms facilitate efficient job scheduling for large-scale clusters, ensuring over 90% MFU and linear scalability performance, and meeting high availability needs. We provide high availability for cloud-based intelligence services, support process-level recovery of training tasks and PD separation of inference tasks. The operations and maintenance platform ensure an SLO exceeding 99.95%, MFU over 50%, and MTTR under 30 minutes, effectively helping customers optimise models and improve system throughput.”

Panel Discussion: Leveraging Cloud Resilience to Boost Development Agility and Operational Efficiency

A dynamic panel session moderated by Mr. Evan Cheng, Senior Vice President of Huawei Cloud Continuous Operation & Delivery, featured prominent industry experts including Mr. Jim Lim, Vice President of the Cloud Security Alliance; Mr. Gan XingPing, CIO of NatSteel; Ms. Ariel Lin, Founder and Director of Flex-Solver; and Dr. Zhang Xi, Huawei Cloud AI Expert.

The panelists provided valuable insights on how modern cloud resilience strategies can enhance enterprise agility and operational efficiency. Discussions covered critical topics such as cloud security standards, seamless intelligence integration into business processes to drive enterprise modernization, and real-world applications in intelligent operations and maintenance (O&M).

The conversation emphasised intelligent O&M’s pivotal role in boosting system reliability in today’s digital era. The session concluded with a strong alignment on these pivotal themes, reinforcing a shared commitment to supporting sustainable growth and digital transformation initiatives.

Official Launch of Huawei Cloud Credence Club Singapore: Promoting Industry Innovation and Development

Huawei Cloud also officially launched Huawei Cloud Credence Club in Singapore, marking a major step in its commitment to digital transformation and operational excellence across industries. Attended by the initial cohort of Credence members and key business leaders from the region, Huawei Cloud Credence Club will join forces with leading local enterprises to explore emerging technology trends, drive innovation with operational technologies, share best practices, and foster progress in industry transformation and technological advancement.

Huawei Cloud: Accelerating Innovations in Cloud Resilience

Ms Gigi Hu, Managing Director of Huawei Cloud Singapore, concluded: “Leveraging extensive global experience and professional expertise, Huawei Cloud has established a deterministic operations and maintenance system to ensure customer businesses operate safely and stably amid complex and changing environments. The system significantly enhances their business quality and operational efficiency, empowering them to achieve their goals effectively.”

Looking ahead, Huawei Cloud aims to expand the Credence Club’s role as a catalyst for innovation and collaboration. Engaging global experts and industry leaders, the club will focus on overcoming technological barriers, scaling intelligent operations, and elevating cloud productivity. The ultimate objective is to achieve reliable, intelligent operations, resource efficiency, and business agility, transforming O&M into a key enabler of an intelligent world.

 

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Columbus McKinnon to Host Fourth Quarter and Full Year Fiscal 2025 Earnings Conference Call on May 28, 2025

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CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Columbus McKinnon Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCO), a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of intelligent motion solutions for material handling, will release its fourth quarter and full year fiscal 2025 results before the market opens on Wednesday, May 28, 2025.

Following the release, management will host a conference call at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time to review the financial and operating results for the period and discuss its corporate strategy and outlook. The conference call will be available via live webcast on Columbus McKinnon’s Investor Relations webpage, investors.cmco.com.

A replay of the call will be available approximately two hours after the conference call, until Wednesday, June 11, 2025, on the Company’s Investor Relations page.

About Columbus McKinnon
Columbus McKinnon is a leading worldwide designer, manufacturer and marketer of intelligent motion solutions that move the world forward and improve lives by efficiently and ergonomically moving, lifting, positioning, and securing materials. Key products include hoists, crane components, precision conveyor systems, rigging tools, light rail workstations, and digital power and motion control systems. The Company is focused on commercial and industrial applications that require the safety and quality provided by its superior design and engineering know-how. Comprehensive information on Columbus McKinnon is available at www.cmco.com.

Contacts:

Kristine Moser
Vice President, Investor Relations and Treasurer
704-322-2488
kristy.moser@cmco.com

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