AI/ML

Tell us a bit about GumGum. We got our start and still derive the lion’s share of our business in the Digital Advertising industry, but GumGum is, more broadly, a technology company whose core competency is Machine Learning solutions that extract value from text, images, and videos. We currently have both a sports sponsorship valuation business rooted in Computer Vision logo recognition technology, and an advertising business serving contextual targeting and brand safety intelligence solutions along with an array of…

Tell us about your role and what inspired you to start in this PR industry? I’m the Managing Director so I’m required to be a bit of a jack of all trades – developing the strategies to ensure our business succeeds. That said, my priority is to keep my team happy, inspired and motivated so that they can do the same for our clients. I particularly love developing a Communication strategy and delivery models both for Emmett & Churchman and for our clients – it enables the subsequent PR delivery to be so much more robust…

Sixgill, a leading threat intelligence company, is pleased to announce its acceptance into the ThreatConnect Developer Partner Program. Cyber intelligence analysts using ThreatConnect’s intelligence-driven security operations platform will now be able to trial and purchase Sixgill threat intelligence feeds to gain better insights on vulnerabilities. Sixgill’s technology continuously generates intelligence from deep and dark web sources. With the recent introduction of Sixgill’s Darkfeed, users will benefit from automated…

AI software, NVIDIA GPU-powered AI platforms, customer deployments and open source innovation are all powered by the most-comprehensive enterprise Kubernetes platform for hybrid and multicloud operations Red Hat, Inc., the world's leading provider of open source solutions, highlighted that more organizations are using Red Hat OpenShift as the foundation for building artificial intelligence (AI) and machine-learning (ML) data science workflows and AI-powered intelligent applications. OpenShift helps to provide agility,…

Industry Veteran Brings Strong Operational and Strategic Expertise to Build on Zylotech’s Phenomenal Growth Zylotech, the customer intelligence platform building strong customer connections for B2B enterprises, announced the appointment of veteran tech executive Ernie Cormier as Chief Executive Officer and President. Mr. Cormier steps in as the company prepares to scale on the heels of their 145% year-over-year growth in 2019. The company looks to expand initiatives across all departments and increase market presence.…

The latest version of Dataiku expands features for statisticians and data scientists plus adds individual prediction explanations for all Dataiku, the leading Enterprise AI and machine learning platform, announced the release of Dataiku 7, bringing deeper integration for technical data professionals to work on machine learning project development and row-level explainability for white-box AI. Additional feature highlights with this latest release include Kubernetes-powered web apps to expand on the capabilities introduced…

Hi Pegah, please tell us about your journey in technology and how you started at Cisco. I was appointed as COO of Collaboration at Cisco over a year ago. But in many ways, my entire career has prepared me for this role. I’ve always had a love for technology and solving new problems in some form, given the exposure I got from going to a school like MIT that was leading the way in so many areas of technology. I started my career at Morgan Stanley as an analyst in Investment Banking, focused on strategic advice to technology…

"Data ethics is doing the right thing with data, considering the human impact from all sides, and making decisions based on your brand values." Hi Barbara. Tell us about your journey into data protection and how you started at Looker. My journey into data security and privacy began more than two decades ago, where I previously served as Chief Privacy Officer for Intuit, Inc. and the Hewlett-Packard Company. In fact, I was Hewlett-Packard’s first-ever CPO, where I led a global team that drove global privacy policy and…

"As a business leader, I think it’s critical that you continue to assess how you leverage the mix of assets available to you to drive performance." Journey into Tech Hi Mark, tell us about your journey into Revenue Marketing? What inspired you to be part of a Marketing Technology company? A big gap in the market inspired me to start Demand Spring. We are a Revenue Marketing consultancy. We help B2B marketers optimize their practices for building pipeline and contributing to revenue. I was a marketing leader on the…

Know Me Hi Ben, please tell us about your journey in technology and how you started at Xandr. What inspired you to be part of a global digital advertising company? I have always been fascinated by technology and its potential to transform or reimagine the status quo. While studying computer science 25 years ago, I realized theoretical knowledge is not enough to build a strong foundation. So, I launched a software company dedicated to building innovative software and providing employee training, which I ran for more than…

BlackBerry Limited announced that the German Development Agency, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, has chosen BlackBerry AtHoc as its emergency mass notification system. Marketing Technology News: DisruptOps Raises $9 Million Series A to Scale Cloud Security Operations GIZ works on behalf of the German government, European Union institutions, the United Nations, the private sector and governments of other countries, in various areas of sustainable development, including peace and…

Algorithmia announces the availability of Algorithmia Enterprise on VMWare, a fully integrated solution for connecting, deploying, scaling, and managing ML models in the cloud or behind the firewall. Now, customers can run Algorithmia on their existing VMWare infrastructure, in their data center, with the lowest latency and highest security required for their ML–enabled applications. Marketing Technology News: Zix Corporation Adds Marcy Campbell to Board of Directors Machine learning has the most impact on a company’s…

With a machine learning engine trained by lawyers, Exigent's end-to-end CMS now auto-extracts contract data in milliseconds and runs contextual search with improved accuracy Legal technology provider, Exigent, has released the latest update to its Contract Management Solution to include AI-based auto-extraction and contextual search for increased speed to data, accuracy and business impact. Exigent's AI auto-extraction tool, Scarlett, is powered by a machine learning engine set up and trained by legal professionals,…

Red Hat Ceph Storage 4 offers enhanced scalability and simplicity for new generation of data-intensive applications Red Hat, Inc., the world's leading provider of open source solutions, announced the general availability of Red Hat Ceph Storage 4 to deliver simplified, petabyte-scale object storage for cloud-native development and data analytics. Red Hat Ceph Storage 4 is based on the Nautilus version of the Ceph open source project. With enhanced scalability and new, simplified operational features, Red Hat Ceph…

Hi Bill, tell us about your role and the team/technology you handle at Brierley. I’m the CTO at Brierley and my primary responsibilities are product direction/strategy/development, sales presentations, global expansion, partnerships, client delivery, and ongoing support. In terms of the technology I handle in my role, I focus on transformation initiatives. Specifically, product architecture, client delivery models, organization/team structure, methodology, automation, and employee satisfaction and growth. How much has…

Company offers NVIDIA GPU performance-optimized NGC containers on premises or on any cloud with MLOps, automation and monitoring capabilities, accelerating enterprise AI from research to production cnvrg.io, the data science platform simplifying model management with MLOps and continual machine learning automation, announces its advanced MLOps solution will be integrated with the NVIDIA NGC container registry. Through a full, native integration, cnvrg.io will deliver accelerated enterprise artificial intelligence (AI),…

Unveils Global Mobile Edge Cloud strategy for accelerating 5G monetization Google Cloud announced a comprehensive new strategy to help telecommunications companies digitally transform. Google Cloud's strategy focuses on three key business outcomes for telecommunications companies: monetizing 5G as a business services platform, engaging customers with data-driven experiences, and improving operational efficiency across telecom core systems. "Rapid technology advancements are impacting the telecommunications industry,…

Tell us about the role and team/technology you handle at Precise Target. The team is a mix of data scientists and application developers. The data scientists design models and process billions of records to create consumer taste profiles for 220 million U.S. adults. The application developers create the platform that allows our brand and retail partners to target those new and potential customers and analyze results. How has Retail Tech industry evolved in the last decade or so? Predictive analytics, AI and machine…

Stardust Users Will Experience More Curated Recommendations to Create a Seamless and Personalized In-App Experience Stardust, the leading social app for fans to follow and discuss their favorite movies and TV shows, announced “Weekly Recs”, a new recommendation flow for their users worldwide. The integration provides a GDPR compliant, streamlined solution to improve customer experiences through a new platform powered by artificial intelligence and machine learning. This creates a customized set of movie and TV…

"AI and Machine Learning technologies are critical for being able to deliver this kind of cross-channel recognition and personalization at scale." Tell us about the technologies that brought seismic shifts in email monetization campaigns? The three biggest ones are: - The use of improved rendering technology to deliver better artwork appearance. This enabled the success of native campaigns by allowing the ads to blend seamlessly with content, and it just provides a better overall user experience. - Direct…