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Impro.AI and DIGITAL partner to help companies elevate employee and enterprise performance, now empowering managers, mentors and coaches with an AI Assistant

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Innovative project in collaboration with DIGITAL, TELUS, and the University of Victoria set to transform employee performance. 

TORONTO and VANCOUVER, BC, Sept. 10, 2024 /CNW/ – Impro.AI, a leader in performance strategy solutions, announced today a groundbreaking project to develop an advanced AI Assistant that will enable corporate managers, mentors and coaches to help employees elevate their performance to new levels. This initiative is receiving co-investment from DIGITAL, Canada’s Global Innovation Cluster for digital technologies. This investment aims to disrupt the corporate training industry and accelerate organizational growth through enhanced employee performance management. 

The project builds on Impro’s existing application, which supports enterprise employees with human-led, one-on-one performance guidance augmented with AI. The new AI Assistant will proactively guide Impro’s performance strategists as well as corporate managers, mentors and coaches on improving employee performance, as measured through key performance indicators (KPIs) such as revenue increases, cost savings, and cost avoidance.

Key features of the AI Assistant: 
 
The AI Assistant will have several key features designed to help managers, mentors and coaches enhance employee performance and development, including: 

Delivering timely insights that offer actionable suggestions and highlight relevant advanced behaviors, habits and skills (such as GenAI proficiency) to keep employees motivated, growing and performing; With automated analyses, it will summarize performance coaching sessions and identify behavioral patterns over time, facilitating a deeper understanding of individual progress and growth opportunities; and Empowering employees to contribute to their company’s financial health through projects that drive revenue increases, realize cost savings and avoid cost inflation. 

“This project represents a significant leap forward in enabling companies to continuously elevate their performance,” said Josh Blair, CEO of Impro.AI. “By using AI technology, we are enhancing the capabilities of managers, mentors and coaches to help enterprise employees achieve new levels of growth and performance, and to measure their impact through direct contributions to the bottom-line of their companies.” 

“AI is a cornerstone of industrial productivity, service delivery, and success for Canadian companies.” said Nadia Shaikh-Naeem, Vice President of Programs at DIGITAL. “By uniting industry leaders, innovators, and academic partners, we’re building the foundation for tomorrow’s breakthroughs and ensuring Canada remains at the cutting-edge of global AI innovation and commercialization. We’re proud to support organizations like Impro.AI to bring employee performance management to new heights and contribute to positioning Canada as a global leader in these emerging usages of AI.”

The collaboration involves key partners, with TELUS serving as a testing ground for the virtual assistant, while the University of Victoria’s Gustavson School of Business will validate the results and develop a comprehensive academic case study.

To learn more about this transformative project, follow DIGITAL and Impro on LinkedIn.

About DIGITAL

DIGITAL is Canada’s leader in accelerating the development and commercialization of Canadian-made digital technologies that address some of the most pressing needs across our economy and society. DIGITAL’s model of collaborative innovation and co-investment advances the success of Canadian businesses through the development, adoption and commercialization of Canadian-made technologies while also growing a workforce that is skilled to fill the jobs of a growing digital economy.

DIGITAL brings together businesses, academia, community and government agencies to solve some of industry and society’s biggest challenges – better and faster than any single organization can do on its own. Through the powerful model that combines cross-sector collaboration, Canadian IP creation and results-based co-investment, we unlock the potential of Canadian industry to lead and succeed in the digital world.

Ahead of the curve starts here. For more information, visit digitalsupercluster.ca

About Impro.AI

Impro.AI is at the forefront of AI-assisted performance strategy solutions. By combining advanced AI technologies with deep expertise in cognitive science and business strategy, Impro.AI empowers organizations to make smarter decisions, solve complex problems more efficiently, and drive unprecedented growth. 

Transform your workforce. Accelerate your growth. For more information, visit www.impro.ai

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Orion Innovation Names Brian Bronson Chief Executive Officer

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EDISON, N.J., Nov. 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Orion Innovation (“Orion”), a leading digital transformation and product development services firm, today announced the appointment of Brian Bronson as Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. With over 25 years of leadership experience across global technology sectors, Bronson will lead Orion’s next phase of growth and transformation, focusing on expanding the company’s digital capabilities and market presence. Brian succeeds Raj Patil, who will transition to an advisory role with the company and One Equity Partners.

“Brian’s impressive track record of driving profitable growth and leading large-scale organizational transformation makes him the ideal leader for Orion’s next chapter,” said Carlo Padovano, Partner at One Equity Partners and Lead Director of Orion Innovation. “His deep expertise in product engineering, GenAI adoption, and digital transformation perfectly aligns with our vision for Orion’s future.

On behalf of the Orion Board, I’d like to thank Raj for his leadership and dedication in helping develop Orion into a market leader. Raj will transition to an advisory role with the company and One Equity Partners.”

“I’m honored to take on this role and excited about the tremendous opportunities ahead for Orion,” said Bronson. “The company has built an impressive foundation with a blue-chip roster of clients, a global delivery platform, and a talented team with deep domain and engineering expertise. I look forward to working closely with our employees, clients, and partners as we deliver transformative solutions to our clients, drive innovation, and scale our capabilities.”

Before joining Orion, Brian served as EVP of US Telecom, Media, and Entertainment at Capgemini. Additionally, he led the integration and execution of Capgemini’s global engineering services business across the Americas and Asia. This included driving growth in many industries leveraging innovative capabilities tied to 5G, connectivity, and software product engineering. Previously, as President & CEO of Radisys, a leading provider of open telecom solutions, he led the company’s strategic transformation from a hardware company to a provider of cutting-edge software and enabling technologies for the telecom, technology, and medical industries. This transformation culminated in the sale of Radisys to Reliance Industries in 2018, marking a successful exit for the company.

About Orion Innovation

Orion Innovation (“Orion”) is a leading digital transformation and product development services firm. Rooted in engineering and design thinking, along with a unique combination of agility, scale, and maturity, its team of approximately 6,400 associates helps Fortune 1000 companies improve efficiencies, enhance customer experiences, and develop new digital offerings. Through its delivery centers in North America, EMEA, India and Latin America, Orion serves clients across Telecom, Media & Technology, Sports & Entertainment, Professional Services, Financial Services, and Healthcare industries. For more information, visit www.orioninc.com. 

About One Equity Partners

One Equity Partners (“OEP”) is a middle market private equity firm focused on the industrial, healthcare, and technology sectors in North America and Europe. The firm seeks to build market-leading companies by identifying and executing transformative business combinations. OEP is a trusted partner with a differentiated investment process, a broad and senior team, and an established track record generating long-term value for its partners. Since 2001, the firm has completed more than 400 transactions worldwide. OEP, founded in 2001, spun out of JP Morgan in 2015. The firm has offices in New York, Chicago, Frankfurt and Amsterdam. For more information, please visit www.oneequity.com.

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CNCF Presents Top End User Award to Adobe

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A global digital media and marketing solutions leader has contributed to 46 CNCF projects and shared a reference architecture for its Internal Developer Platform

SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America – The Cloud Native Computing Foundation® (CNCF®), which builds sustainable ecosystems for cloud native software, today announced Adobe has won the CNCF End User Award in recognition of its dedication to the advancement of cloud native development and notable contributions to the ecosystem.

Adobe is the provider of the Adobe Experience Cloud and more than 20 products and platforms designed to support creative workflows, analytics, design, commerce, and more. The organization began its cloud native journey in 2015, with team members first contributing upstream to CNCF projects. Today, over 70 Adobe employees have made over 5,000 individual contributions to 46 CNCF projects, including Argo, Cillium, Envoy, Fluentd, Helm, Kubernetes, OpenTelemetry, and Prometheus.

“Open source empowers developers to contribute their skills and perspectives, regardless of their backgrounds,” said Joseph Sandoval, principal product manager at Adobe.

Adobe officially joined CNCF in 2021 and has been instrumental in creating a feedback loop between vendors and end users, helping to shape the future of cloud native technology. Team members helped mentor the Karpenter project through its acceptance into the CNCF Sandbox, connecting maintainers from Amazon Web Services and Microsoft to create a vendor neutral project environment.

“What sets Adobe apart is how they’ve transformed from cloud native adopters to becoming catalysts for end user innovation,” said Taylor Dolezal, Head of Ecosystem at CNCF. “Their commitment to nurturing technological excellence and developer experience exemplifies what we hope to see in the end user ecosystem. It’s not just about tool adoption or code contributions – it’s about synthesizing these learnings into assets that empower others in their cloud native journeys.”

Adobe team members regularly speak, advise, and help troubleshoot other organizations’ efforts to scale internal developer platforms (IDP), Kubernetes implementations, and more. It has also developed a reference architecture for its IDP, built using Argo, Backstage, Helm, and Kubernetes, which other organizations can use as a template for designing and implementing their systems. Joseph Sandoval is a member of the CNCF End User Technology Advisory Board, which serves as the voice of the end user community in CNCF community decisions. Adobe technologists will present nine sessions between KubeCon + CloudNativeCon America 2024 and its co-located events this week.

Adobe is one of more than 150 organizations in the CNCF End User Community, which meets regularly to share adoption best practices and feedback on project roadmaps and future projects for CNCF technical leaders to consider.

This week, Adobe and other CNCF End Users gathered during KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2024 in Salt Lake City. Join upcoming events, including the inaugural KubeCon + CloudNativeCon India, December 11-12 in Delhi, and KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2025, April 1-4 in London. 

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CNCF TwitterCNCF WebsiteLearn About CNCF MembershipLearn About the CNCF End User Community

About Cloud Native Computing Foundation

Cloud native computing empowers organizations to build and run scalable applications with an open source software stack in public, private, and hybrid clouds. The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) hosts critical components of the global technology infrastructure, including Kubernetes, Prometheus, and Envoy. CNCF brings together the industry’s top developers, end users, and vendors and runs the largest open source developer conferences in the world. Supported by more than 800 members, including the world’s largest cloud computing and software companies, as well as over 200 innovative startups, CNCF is part of the nonprofit Linux Foundation. For more information, please visit www.cncf.io.

The Linux Foundation has registered trademarks and uses trademarks. For a list of trademarks of The Linux Foundation, please see our trademark usage page. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds.

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Thermaltake Black Friday and Cyber Monday Sale Offers Savings of Up to 250 Dollars on Gaming PCs and 35 Percent on PC Cases Starting November 21

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WALNUT, Calif., Nov. 14, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Thermaltake, a global leader in PC gaming hardware, is excited to announce its highly anticipated Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales event, running from November 21 to December 2, 2024. Just in time for the holiday season, this event offers exclusive discounts on around 60 top-rated gaming products, including savings of up to 35 percent on PC cases and up to 250 dollars off select gaming desktops. Customers can also take advantage of additional deals on cooling solutions, power supplies, and accessories. 
Highlighting this promotion are flagship prebuilt gaming desktops powered by the latest Intel® Core processors and NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 40 series graphics cards, premium PC cases, cooling fans, and AIO liquid coolers. These unbeatable offers will be available through major online retailers, including Amazon, Best Buy, Newegg, and Thermaltake Website, providing gamers and enthusiasts the perfect opportunity to upgrade their setups with high-performance, reliable gear just in time for the holidays.

“Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and Cyber Monday have become a celebrated tradition for shoppers across the nation. Thermaltake is excited to be part of this festive season, offering an array of special deals as a token of appreciation to our valued customers and the gaming community,”

“Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and Cyber Monday have become a celebrated tradition for shoppers across the nation. Thermaltake is excited to be part of this festive season, offering an array of special deals as a token of appreciation to our valued customers and the gaming community,” said Michael Guo, Vice President of Thermaltake USA. “We invite every gamer to take advantage of these special offers. Our promotion, available through major e-tailers like Amazon, Best Buy, and Newegg, offers a great opportunity for enthusiasts to enhance their gaming experience.”

Gaming Desktop PC Special Deals:

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Intel® Core™ i5-13400F processorNVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4060 graphics cardToughRAM DDR4 3600Mhz 16GB RGB memory1TB NVMe M.2 SSD600W 80+ Gold ATX 3.0 PSUWindow 11 Home preinstalled

Thermaltake Vista i350 R4 Gaming Desktop (https://reurl.cc/0dVp9k)
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Intel® Core™ i5-13400F processorNVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3050 graphics cardToughRAM DDR4 3600Mhz 16GB RGB memory1TB NVMe M.2 SSD600W 80+ Gold ATX 3.0 PSUWindow 11 Home preinstalled

PC Case Special Deals:

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Motherboard supports: Mini-ITX, Micro-ATXTempered glass panels for a panoramic viewPreinstalled 2 x CT140 ARGB fanRadiator supports: Up to 420mm radiatorOptional purchase items:3.9 inches LCD display screen kitHorizontal display enabled chassis stand kit

20% off View 380 TG ARGB ATX Mid Tower Black (https://reurl.cc/Nl5AQq)
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Compatible with Mini-ITX, Micro-ATX, and ATX motherboards.Front and side tempered glass panels with Dual-chamber chassis designGraphics card clearance: Up to 415mm length in maxPreinstalled 4 x 120mm ARGB fansLiquid cooler radiator supports:Up to 360mm radiator on the top240mm/280mm radiator on the sideUp to 360mm radiator on the bottom120mm radiator at the rearStorage supports: Up to 2 x 2.5″ SSDs or 3.5″ HDD in total

25% off View 270 Plus TG ARGB E-ATX Mid Tower Black (https://reurl.cc/dyd2nk)
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Compatible with Mini-ITX, Micro-ATX, ATX, and E-ATX motherboards.Front and side tempered glass panelsPreinstalled 3 x 120mm ARGB fansLiquid cooler radiator supports: Up to 360mm radiator on the topStorage supports: Up to 2 x 2.5″ SSDs or 2 x 3.5″ HDD in total

21% off View 170 TG ARGB M-ATX Mini Tower Black (https://reurl.cc/LlvmW9)
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Compatible with Mini-ITX and Micro-ATX motherboards.Front and side tempered glass panelsPreinstalled 3 x 120mm ARGB FansLiquid Cooler Radiator Supports:240mm/280mm radiator on the Top120mm radiator at the rearStorage supports: Up to 2 x 2.5″ SSDs or 2 x 3.5″ HDD in Total

35% off Thermaltake Level 20 RS Mid Tower Black (https://reurl.cc/VMGDMN)
Now $84.99

Compatible with Mini-ITX, Micro-ATX, and ATX motherboardPreinstalled 2 x 200mm ARGB FansLiquid cooler radiator supports:360mm/240mm/120mm at the front360mm/240mm/120mm on the top120mm at rareStorage supports: Up to 5 x 2.5″ SSDs, 3 x 3.5″ HDDsGraphics card clearance: Up to 400mm length in max

Power Supply Unit Special Deals:

31% off ToughPower GF3 ATX 3.0 80+ Gold 850W PSU (https://reurl.cc/8XroXb)
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PCIe Gen.5 ready and PCIe5 12VHPWR connector includedFully compatible with Intel® ATX 3.0 standardsUltra-quiet 135mm fluid dynamic bearing FanBuilt-in industrial-grade protection100% Japanese high-quality capacitors80 PLUS Gold certified and C6/C7 states ready

20% off Smart W3 ATX 3.1 80+ 500W PSU (https://reurl.cc/dyd2yk)
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PCIe 6+2PIN readyFully compatible with Intel® ATX 3.1 standardsDC to DC high amperage +12V rail designUltra-quiet 120mm fluid dynamic bearing fanBuilt-in Industrial-grade protection80 PLUS certified and C6/C7 states ready

Coolers Special Deals:

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Compatible Sockets:Intel® LGA 2066/2011-3/2011/1700/1200/1156/1155/1151/1150AMD AM5/AM4/AM3+/AM3/AM2+/AM2/FM2/FM1240mm radiatorCT120 ARGB cooling fans sync with motherboard RGB software360-degree rotational waterblock cap.Copper waterblock base plate

25% off ASTRIA 600 ARGB CPU AIR Cooler (https://reurl.cc/7dZDK1)
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Compatible with Intel® LGA 1700 and AMD AM5 CPU socketDual-tower heat pipe design supports up to 265W TDPARGB fans and the top cover featuring meteor shower lighting effectsHigh-performance U-shape copper heat pipesAirflow: 65 CFM, static pressure: 2.56 mm-H2O, PWM500-1800RPM

33% off UX200 ARGB Sync CPU Air Cooler (https://reurl.cc/Klyb9p)
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Compatible with Intel® LGA 1700 and AMD AM5 CPU socket120mm 2000RPM high static pressure ARGB Sync PWM fanARGB Fan: Built-in 15 high-lumen addressable LEDs with 16.8 million colorsHigh-performance U-shape copper heat pipes

Cooling Fan Special Deal:

20% off CT120 EX ARGB Sync Cooling Fan 3-Fan Pack (https://reurl.cc/XROjQE)
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MagForce 2.0, a new magnetic connection design for optimized fan daisy-chaining9 addressable LEDs controlled by 5V motherboard sync softwareOptimized hydraulic fan bearing for reliable and silent operationAnti-vibration mounting system embedded

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Thermaltake offers over 60 discounted items for the holiday season, including Black Friday and Cyber Monday, from November 21st to December 2nd. For more details on these exclusive deals, please visit the links below:

Amazon Special Deals: https://reurl.cc/vvyxmN Best Buy Special Deals: https://reurl.cc/A2E79jNewegg Special Deals: https://reurl.cc/oyN1vv Thermaltake Website Special Deals: https://thermaltakeusa.com/collections/sale

All Thermaltake pre-built gaming desktop PCs and PC DIY components are backed by the comprehensive Thermaltake USA warranty program, ensuring consumers with reliable performance and peace of mind through trusted warranty coverage. To learn more: https://support.thermaltake.com/csWarranty.aspx

About Thermaltake
Thermaltake Technology was established in 1999 and has been marketed worldwide under the Thermaltake brand name ever since. With the mission to “Deliver the perfect user experience,” Thermaltake has since become the leading brand in Gaming Computer Hardware: from chassis, power supply units, cooling systems, and memory modules to gaming PCs, gaming peripherals, and gaming furniture. Thermaltake is the leader in the PC DIY, Case Mod & Gaming Market and is the number one choice for Gamers, Modders & PC DIY Enthusiasts worldwide.

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