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Pink Floyd Legend Scott Page Transmutes Rock History into Digital Lunar Artifact at BLVKBOOK Beverly Hills
Derek Day lead guitarist Scott Page saxophone Pink Floyd on stage at BLVKBOOK art gallery Beverly Hills By Tom Wright BEVERLY HILLS, CA — On Friday the 13th, a date often synonymous with superstition became a “lucky” milestone for rock history as the legendary Scott Page—famed saxophone player for Pink Floyd, Toto, and Supertramp—took center stage at the BLVKBOOK gallery at the Beverly Center.
Troy | Malthouse Theatre
One of the best things about the Malthouse seasons is that you truly never know what you’re going to get. It’s always an exciting and wild ride, a mixture of classic tales and wonderful new works, or, in the case of Troy, a little bit of both.
Appeal after pedestrian injured in car park collision - Langport
Posted on 6 May 2025, at 15:59 in Appeals Witnesses and dashcam footage are sought following an incident in a car park in Langport yesterday (Monday 5 May). Paramedics and police officers attended Parrett Close following a collision at about 2.25pm. A Smart car was involved in a collision with a pedestrian and two stationary vehicles. The pedestrian, who is a man in his 70s, sustained a serious head injury and was taken to hospital.
Appeal after fail-to-stop collision in Bristol
Posted on 23 April 2025, at 14:08 in Appeals A motorcyclist sustained significant injuries in a fail-to-stop collision in Bristol last month. We are seeking witnesses and dashcam footage that could help our ongoing enquiries into the collision that happened on Monday 10 March. It occurred at about 4-4.30pm at the traffic lights junction between Whitehall Road and Gordon Road. The collision involved a car that was described as a light blue or silver hatchback. The driver did not stop at the scene.
Sustainable travel tips
At home, it's pretty straightforward to recycle and be mindful of the environment. But what about when you're on holiday? How can you still be on the road without generating unnecessary waste? Lottie Dalziel, is a sustainability expert and author of 365+ Ways to Save the Planet and Your Money at the Same Time.
Malthouse Theatre's epic 2025 season has everything from Julian Assange to Meow Meow
The lineup includes seven major works by Australian and international theatre makers, with a focus on accessibility, as ticket prices have been significantly reduced for all shows. For the first time, an early bird discount will be available for every Malthouse production, running from 10–31 October, giving audiences more opportunities to enjoy the theatre throughout the year.
Malthouse Theatre Season 2025
Image — Troy. Courtesy of Malthouse Theatre. Malthouse Theatre has launched its 2025 season heralding a year of epic theatrics, lush music theatre, in-your-face drama, virtuosic horror and uplifting joy. Unveiling seven productions by Australian and international theatre makers, more than ever, Malthouse is committed to making sure the arts are accessible to more people, more often.
Orange signs an exclusif partnership with BNP Paribas Personal Finance France to strengthen its mobile handset financing offer
The "Tailored Financing" (“Financement sur Mesure”) offer will be marketed to Orange customers in over 500 Orange stores. It will also be available online on the orange.fr and sosh.fr websites, as it covers both brands. The offer will allow customers to fully customize their mobile handset financing plan with: - Loan value ranging from €200 to €3,000, - Loan duration from 4 to 48 months, - With or without upfront customer contribution.
Avaya’s New Product Marketing VP on Latest AXP Innovations
Watch on YouTube CX Today’s Tom Wright hosts Giselle Bou Ghanem, VP Product Marketing at Avaya. In this interview from Avaya Engage we discuss the latest AXP innovations, and more! If you’re looking for more information on this topic, visit Avaya. Thanks for watching. If you’d like more like this, don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE to our channel. You can also join in the conversation on our Twitter and LinkedIn pages.
Life and Forgiveness After Roe V. Wade
It is no longer a rumor. The majority of Justices determined the 1973 decision was not a constitutional right to have an abortion, under the Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment. They “[Held]: The Constitution does not confer a right to abortion; …and the authority to regulate abortion is returned to the people and their elected representatives.” Justice Ruth Bater Ginsburg, the pioneering advocate for women’s rights was a frequent critic of Roe v.
New datacentres across EMEA and net zero by 2025 - OVHcloud lays out its five-year roadmap
OVHcloud has announced it is growing its data centre footprint across Europe in the wake of its €350m IPO in October, which gave the French cloud provider a market valuation of €4bn. "Regarding data centres, of course we will extend the existing ones and we will build new locations," OVHcloud founder and chairman, Octave Klaba told CPI at its #EcoEx21 event earlier this week. Currently, the hyperscaler is building its first cloud region in Paris based on three data centres.
The 6 Best Business Strategy Examples I've Ever Seen
I previously wrote an article about why so many strategies fail. Here though, I want to focus on the flip side of that coin. I want to share with you my personal top 6 picks for the best business strategy examples of all time! Best Business Strategies #1: Tesla Playing the Long Game Conventional business logic is that when you're starting something new, you create a 'Minimal Viable Product' or MVP.
Five Iconic Video Fails from the Pandemic
Last year will be remembered as, among other things, the year the world successfully moved to a remote working set-up overnight. But that’s not to say the transition was completed without a hiccup or two. We’ve picked out five high-profile fails that tickled us as the world got to grips with constant video conferencing. ‘You need to unmute’ All around the world meeting participants were reminded of the need to unmute themselves more than once.
Enterprise comms provider BSL snapped up by private equity
Business Systems Limited (BSL) has been acquired by August Equity to kick off a buy-and-build strategy. BSL specialises in enterprise communication platforms, with a particular focus on the financial sector. The deal is the latest in a string from private equity firm August which have taken it into the comms and IT channel.
BT scraps mobile data fees for BBC remote learning content
BT is giving customers unlimited access to the BBC’s Bitesize online learning curriculum amid ongoing school closures. The telco said that using the service will not eat into the data allowance of customers across BT Mobile, EE and Plusnet mobile. Schools across the country are shut to the majority of students as part of the latest national lockdown.
BT Scraps Mobile Data Fees for BBC Remote Learning Content
BT is giving customers unlimited access to the BBC’s Bitesize online learning curriculum amid ongoing school closures. The telco said that using the service will not eat into the data allowance of customers across BT Mobile, EE and Plusnet mobile. Schools across the country are shut to the majority of students as part of the latest national lockdown.
RingCentral Awarded Cyber Essentials Plus Certification
RingCentral has been awarded Cyber Essentials Plus status in the UK. The UCaaS vendor said it won the accreditation following an audit by Manchester-based cybersecurity firm NCC Group. Steve Rafferty, UKI Country Manager at RingCentral, said: “Trust is the currency of business communications. “We are committed to ensuring that our customers can rely on the highest standards of security, compliance, and privacy.
TelcoSwitch bags £4m investment with three acquisitions on the horizon
TelcoSwitch has secured £4m in growth capital to boost its M&A ambitions. The injection comes in the form of £2.5m from investment firm BOOST&Co, alongside £1.5m from existing investors. TelcoSwitch CEO Russell Lux said: “2020 was an exceptional year for TelcoSwitch. “We’ve enjoyed record sales and ranked as one of the fastest growing technology companies in UK.
Microsoft, Cisco, Zoom and Google respond to concerns of privacy watchdogs
Microsoft, Cisco, Zoom and Google have responded to an open letter from multiple government agencies outlining privacy and security concerns. Six global bodies, including the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), sent an open letter to vendor’s in July as video-conferencing platform adoption rocketed. Over the Christmas break the ICO acknowledged that the four vendors had replied to the letter.
Daisy spin-off DWS valued at £1bn following PE investment – report - UC Today
Daisy spin-off Digital Wholesale Solutions (DWS) has been valued at £1bn after taking on private equity investment, according to the Financial Times. The FT said the deal sees Inflexion take on a minority stake in DWS, which sells IT and communication solutions to channel partners. Daisy and Inflexion declined to comment on the article. DWS was created in 2019 when Daisy merged three of its trade-only outfits together. At the same time it spun out its channel-services arm into Allvotec.
TelcoSwitch Bags £4m Investment with Three Acquisitions on the Horizon
TelcoSwitch has secured £4m in growth capital to boost its M&A ambitions. The injection comes in the form of £2.5m from investment firm BOOST&Co, alongside £1.5m from existing investors. TelcoSwitch CEO, Russell Lux, (pictured, above) said: “2020 was an exceptional year for TelcoSwitch.
Opinion: How to tackle corruption in health procurement
A worker piles up a shipment containing supplies of personal protective equipment. Photo by: Alessandro Garofalo / Reuters Substandard ventilators, grossly overpriced equipment, lucrative contracts awarded to companies with little or no expertise — these are just a few of the disturbingly commonplace things we have seen during the COVID-19 pandemic in countries ranging from the U.K. and U.S. to Brazil and Slovenia.
Don’t let the weak go to the wall again
22 May 2020 Society needs wise, statesmanlike leadership — not a mad rush back to profiteering, says Tom Wright PERHAPS the most vital question of all, and one that should be near the top of serious conversations at the highest level between Church, State, and all interested parties, is how we move back towards whatever the “new normal” is going to be. Some people have expressed the pious hope that, when this is all over, we will have a kinder, gentler society. We will pay our nurses much more.
Social Commerce: Driving Sales on Social Media
E-commerce is the online giant that continues to grow. Many of us shop exclusively online now, and this is a trend that shows no signs of abating. While e-commerce continues to grow, there is one area of online that offers the most scope for expansion. Social media is the global community of the online world, with the new number of active users growing year on year, and provides unprecedented reach and targeting options for brands and marketers.
TV star to sell country mansion
Tom Wright | 14:45 Tuesday 15th September 2015 | 4 Television presenter Noel Edmonds has put his grade II listed property up for sale…. Television presenter Noel Edmonds has put his grade II listed property up for sale. The Georgian house between Bath and Bristol has six bedrooms, six bathrooms and four reception rooms.
Remembrance 2018 – A harrowing account of the Quintinshill rail disaster
Just over one hundred years ago a disaster unparalleled in the history of British railways and one of the most catastrophic to have occurred on railways anywhere in the world, took place early one bright summers morning in 1915 at a quiet siding at Quintinshill, just over a mile and a half from the border town of Gretna. GCR Rolling Stock Trust has restored a railway carriage identical to the one that hundreds of men boarded to go to Liverpool and onward to Gallipoli.
Computacenter CEO on British reseller giant's US assault | Channelnomics
"I decided I wanted to move to this area 20 years ago. I drove into the area on a Sunday and saw a house being built, which is the one I'm standing in now. I thought ‘yeah I'll buy that', but then I thought ‘No, don't be hasty', and I spent the next four months looking at all the houses that were up for sale, until I came back and bought this one. It's a bit like that, really." Mike Norris has been far from hasty when it comes to taking reseller giant Computacenter into the US market.
Series E funding propels Darktrace to $1.65 billion valuation | Channelnomics
UK cybersecurity vendor Darktrace claims to be valued at $1.65bn (£1.27bn) after raising $50m in a Series E funding round. The artificial intelligence firm, headed up by CEO Nicole Eagan, claimed to have seen its revenue increase 100 per cent year on year in July. Related articles This latest funding round will be used to fuel an international expansion which has seen it open offices in Los Angeles, Mexico City and Sao Paolo.
Channel warned as cryptomining malware rockets | Channelnomics
Cryptomining malware has emerged as a serious cyberthreat after going through a period of "stunning" growth this year, according to McAfee. The security vendor claimed that the number of cryptomining malware samples grew a whopping 629 percent to 2.9 million in Q1 this year, before growing a further 86 percent in Q2. Related articles Mining is the term used to describe the process through which new cryptocurrency is released (similar to when a government prints new currency notes).
Malaysia says 1MDB fugitive has taken refuge in China
KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysian officials believe China has been harboring one of the world’s most-wanted financial fugitives, the financier the U.S. Justice Department alleges is at the center of the $4.5 billion theft from a Malaysian development fund. Singapore confirmed this summer that it has been pursuing 36-year-old Jho Low via an Interpol Red Notice for the past two years. Malaysia has been trying to arrest him since June.
AWS scotches rumours it's entering the networking market | Channelnomics
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has denied that it is planning to launch a range of network switches to compete with the likes of Cisco. In a widely circulated statement, Cisco said that the pair's CEOs recently spoke to discuss the speculation, with AWS' boss ruling out the move.
Cisco's share price drops amid rumours of AWS networking move
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is considering a move into the networking space by selling its own switches, according to a report by The Information. The San Francisco,CA-based news site claims that AWS has plans to sell switches to business customers, citing two sources. One of these sources, it said, has been briefed on the matter.
Michael Dell reveals logic behind Dell's return to the stock exchange | Channelnomics
Michael Dell has opened up on plans to return Dell to the stock exchange, claiming that its current structure is "too complicated". In an interview with CNBC, inside the New York Stock Exchange, Michael Dell (pictured) said the move will allow the firm to simplify the structure that currently sees it trade as a tracking stock related to VMware's performance. On Monday Dell Technologies announced that it would be relisting as a public company, with VMware remaining independent.
VMware CEO stays mum on Dell acquistion rumors as revenue spikes
VMware has remained tight-lipped on rumors it could acquire Dell, after posting strong Q4 numbers. For the three months ending 2 February VMware saw revenue jump 14 percent year on year to $2.31bn. GAAP losses were $440m (compared with a GAAP profit of $441m in 2016) as a result of a one-off $970m tax bill.
File-sharer Dropbox files for IPO
File-sharing vendor Dropbox has filed for an initial public offering (IPO) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The vendor, which was founded in 2007, said it will look to raise $500m by publicly listing, hinting that some of the cash could be used for acquisitions. Related articles Dropbox said it plans to list on New York's Nasdaq stock exchange under the DBX symbol. In the filing, Dropbox said its revenue for 2017 was $1.1bn, with a net loss of $111.7m.
Cisco's Robbins thanks software for return to revenue growth | Channelnomics
Cisco's shift to a software approach is paying dividends, according to CEO Chuck Robbins after the vendor returned to revenue growth in Q2. For the three months ending January 27, Cisco saw its revenue creep up three percent year on year to $11.9bn. Related articles Hardware sales still accounted for the lion's share of Cisco revenue, at $6.7bn, with revenue in the applications and security segments both up six percent.
Microsoft's Q4 results shine light on Azure, on-premise and computing
Microsoft released its quarterly results overnight, with revenue up 12 percent year over year to $28.8bn. Operating income was up 10 percent to $8.7bn. CEO Satya Nadella highlighted Microsoft's investment in IoT, AI and cloud as key to the growth. Key takeaways from the financial report and Nadella's earnings call include Azure, on-premise infrastructure and computing's slow growth.
Microsoft supports $21m British digital skills apprenticeship hub
Microsoft is backing a new £17m ($21m) apprenticeship hub in the Midlands area of England to address concerns that the area is lagging behind the rest of the country when it comes to digital skills. The project in Stoke-on-Trent is being led by Staffordshire University, with the support of local public sector bodies and Microsoft, which will provide equipment and expertise for the facility.
Intel posts record results as chip spectre looms
Intel has reported record Q4 and full-year results as it scrambles to address recently revealed security vulnerabilities in its products. For the full year ending December 30, Intel's revenue was up six percent to $62.8bn, while quarterly revenue was up four percent to $17.1bn. The figures show no impact from the security vulnerabilities in Intel chips, announced earlier this month, but the vendor warned that future litigation and claims could have an effect over the coming months.
IT pushed toward refurbishing after tossing over 50 million metric tons a year
The channel is today being urged to invest in sustainable IT, with Circular Electronics Day highlighting the level of waste generated by the IT industry. According to TCO Certified, an industry body which provides certification for sustainable IT products, the IT industry wastes over 50 million metric tons a year globally - a large proportion of which is valuable and still usable.
Intel tells partners to stop installing Spectre, Meltdown fixes
Intel has ordered partners to stop installing the fixes it has released for Spectre and Meltdown after users reported experiencing system reboots. The updates had been having an adverse effect on Intel's Broadwell and Haswell CPUs, in both client devices and datacenters, causing them to reboot more often than usual.
Avaya takes swings at Cisco, Microsoft
Newly publicly listed comms vendor Avaya has fired shots at competitors Cisco and Microsoft after listing on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Avaya floated yesterday, with its strategy now coming under more scrutiny after 12 months of restructuring.
Gartner, IDC offer different views on PCs' Q4
Market watchers IDC and Gartner have made differing claims on the state of the PC market in Q4 last year, with IDC celebrating the first Q4 of growth in six years and Gartner claiming the PC market continues to slump. According to IDC, global PC shipments were up 0.7 percent year on year to 70.6 million, with Gartner claiming shipments dropped two percent to 71.6 million.
VMware axes jobs
VMware has confirmed it is laying off "a small percentage" of its employees, stopping short of divulging an exact number. A VMware spokesperson CNBC that the vendor had made the cuts this week but did not offer any further details as to which areas of the business will be affected. Related articles "We can confirm that there has been a small reduction in force at VMware this week," the spokesperson said.
Court rules to cut Oracle damages in Rimini Street feud
The U.S. Court of Appeals has slashed the amount Rimini Street owes Oracle as the pair's feud rumbles on. Numerous lawsuits over recent years have led to Rimini Street, an independent support provider of Oracle products, racking up a bill of around $124m after being found to have infringed Oracle's copyright. Related articles The latest ruling, according to Rimini Street, will see around $50m taken off the total amount owed to Oracle.
Intel CEO addresses chip concerns at CES
Intel CEO Brian Krzanich has praised the tech industry for its response to the Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities. Since last week the world's largest vendors have been rushing to address flaws found in Intel chips, with Intel's share price taking a hammering in the process. Related articles Krzanich himself has been criticized for offloading $25m of Intel shares before the issue became public knowledge.
Cisco dissects networking products amid chip security fears
Cisco is probing a number of its products amid fears that recently announced chip vulnerabilities could affect its networking gear. Reports emerged last week that a vulnerability in Intel chips has laid dormant for decades, with the potential to affect millions of computers across a range of operating systems. Related articles Apple, Amazon and Google have since been scrambling to plug the leak, with Cisco now publishing a security update containing lists of potentially vulnerable products.
Datacenter M&A deal values doubled in 2017
The value of datacenter M&A doubled from 2016 to $20bn in 2017, as service providers continued to offload facilities in favor of public cloud and colocation agreements, according to Synergy Research Group. The market watcher said there was at least one "significant" deal secured every week last year, with datacenter giants Equinix and Digital Realty among those splashing the most cash.
Amid chapter 11 exit, president shakes head at competition for 'trying to put Avaya down'
Avaya has exited chapter 11, with its president criticizing the vendor's competitors for capitalizing on its woes with "negative selling." The emergence from bankruptcy protection draws to a close a difficult year for the vendor, which has seen it reduce its debt by $3bn and sell its networking business to Extreme Networks. Related articles Jim Chirico, CEO at Avaya, said: "This is the beginning of an important new chapter for Avaya.
Cisco gains sixth Global Gold partner
Logicalis has become Cisco's sixth Global Gold partner after the vendor launched its new highest tier earlier this year. Cisco added the Global Gold tier to the top of its partner program in May, allowing partners with certifications in different regions to access the same benefits across all their regions.
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