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JULY 18, 2023

Nvidia’s transformation from an accelerator of video games to an enabler of artificial intelligence (AI) and the industrial metaverse didn’t happen overnight—but the leap in its stock market value to over a trillion dollars did. It was when Nvidia reported strong results for the three months to April 30, 2023, and forecast that its sales could jump by 50% in the following fiscal quarter, that its stock market valuation soared, catapulting it into the exclusive trillion-dollar club alongside well

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TDAN BI

JULY 18, 2023

The recently published report by Research Nester, Global Data Mining Tool Market: Global Demand Analysis & Opportunity Outlook 2027, delivers detailed overview of the global data mining tool market in terms of market segmentation by service type, function type, industry type, deployment type, and region.

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CIO

JULY 18, 2023

Microsoft unveiled a new incentive program on Tuesday to help enterprises still running its Dynamics ERP and CRM software on premises to move to the cloud. The Accelerate, Innovate, and Move program (AIM) covers a broad range of on-premises business applications, including Dynamics AX, Dynamics CRM, Dynamics GP, Dynamics NAV, Dynamics SL, and Dynamics 365 Business, Microsoft said.

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TDAN BI

JULY 18, 2023

Businesses today rely on real-time big data analytics to handle the vast and complex clusters of datasets. Here’s the state of big data today: The forecasted market value of big data will reach $650 billion by 2029.

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CIO

JULY 18, 2023

The CIO’s biggest hiring challenge is clear: “There is simply not enough talent to go around,” says Scott duFour, global CIO of business payments company Fleetcor, for whom positions in areas such as AI, cloud architecture, and data science remain the toughest to fill. This enduring talent gap has been a pressing concern for years, says Max Chan, CIO at global electronic components distributor Avnet, but it is widening.

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CIO

JULY 18, 2023

HPE Aruba Networking is coming off a very strong Q2 2023 with our Intelligent Edge revenue reaching $1.3 billion , up 50% from the prior-year period. We have invested in the areas of security and private 5G with two recent acquisitions that expand our edge-to-cloud portfolio to meet the needs of organizations as they increasingly migrate from traditional centralized data centers to distributed “centers of data.

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TDAN BI

JULY 18, 2023

The world revolves around data. Just about any important decision organizations make depends on the data they have. Data helps organizations mitigate risks, plan marketing campaigns, devise research-backed strategies, and tons more. But a resource this valuable has rather humble, or jumbled, beginnings. What is Raw Data? Raw data is the primary form of data.

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CIO

JULY 18, 2023

If someone told you a decade ago that deploying IT services would be more like streaming video content than the traditional procurement and provisioning process, you probably wouldn’t have believed them. Right? Enterprises have been evolving toward as-a-Service models for years, but most of this transition has been executed in software, via SaaS and other subscription models.

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Dataversity

JULY 18, 2023

According to Gartner, 80% of executives believe organizations can apply AI to any business decision. However, an AI-based decision is only as effective as the training data on which the AI model is built. The most effective, advanced solutions focus on domain-specific AI and ensure training data used in AI models is highly accurate and reliable. […] The post Domain-Specific AI Models Render Conversational AI More Effective appeared first on DATAVERSITY.

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Leaders in competitive intel know that the employees who interact with customers and prospects every day hold valuable competitive insights that could help win sales. But they don’t have a good plan or system to gather, organize, and share these insights with the stakeholders who need them. In this eBook, we outline 7 strategies to make it easier to build and scale an employee sharing program that will drive competitive advantage.

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CIO

JULY 18, 2023

When discussing ransomware groups, too often the focus is on their names, such as Noberus, Royal or AvosLocker, rather than the tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) used in an attack before ransomware is deployed. For example, the particularly heavy use of legitimate software tools in ransomware attack chains has been notable in recent times. In fact, we rarely see a ransomware attack that doesn’t use legitimate software.

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Kompyte

JULY 18, 2023

Did you know that somewhere between 40 and 60% of qualified deals are lost to indecision?

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Wink Intel

JULY 18, 2023

DALLAS, July 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Integrity Marketing Group, LLC (“Integrity”), a leading distributor of life and health insurance, and provider of wealth management and retirement planning solutions, today announced it has partnered with Senior Health & Life Benefits, a leading independent marketing organization (“IMO”) located in Savannah, Georgia and led by Lawrence Bradley, Sr., Founder and CEO.

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CIO

JULY 18, 2023

We talk a lot in the IT press about maximizing the benefits of software, hardware, and emerging technologies to create business value. What we don’t spend enough time on is discussing how we can maximize the value of our most precious resource: our people. The care and retention of IT staff should be viewed as the most pressing job of IT management.

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Navigating the waters of sustainability reporting disclosures and regulations can be intimidating, to say the least. With various measures set in motion in 2023 to keep companies accountable, there is a lot in store for brands’ impact communication in the upcoming year. 3BL is kicking off this January with our Navigating ESG Comms Through the Cosmos - Capricorn Edition by highlighting the impact of: The U.S Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Climate disclosure rules The European Commission

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Wink Intel

JULY 18, 2023

US investment giant Fidelity Investments has formed Soteria Reinsurance Ltd., a newly incorporated Class C insurer registered in Bermuda that will focus on the US retail fixed annuities and pension risk transfer space. On June 20th, 2023, Soteria Re, which is owned directly by Soteria Reinsurance Holdings, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC, was registered with the Bermuda Monetary Authority as a Class C insurer.

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CIO

JULY 18, 2023

Buchanan Technologies has provided help desk support and managed services to enterprises across the U.S. and Canada since 1988. The company has experienced rapid growth in recent years, swelling to more than 850 employees. From IT help desk to cloud transformation and cybersecurity, Buchanan has earned a reputation for flexible, personalized service that provides strong technical expertise with a human touch.

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Wink Intel

JULY 18, 2023

One can no longer say that indexed annuities have surrender charges as long as 16 years. (It’s now 15 years.) Note, however, that there are multi-year guaranteed annuities (MYGAs) with surrender charges as long as 20 years. The post “That’s a long surrender period” appeared first on Wink.

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Vable

JULY 18, 2023

Using multimedia tools, create engaging and powerful images, infographics, and videos to communicate effectively with your library & information end users

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Wink Intel

JULY 18, 2023

American Equity celebrated another milestone in its remarkable turnaround with $2 billion in second-quarter annuity sales. The Des Moines, Iowa insurer will release full second-quarter results Aug. 7. Of the $2 billion, 94% were fixed-indexed annuities, American Equity said in a news release. Total enterprise FIA sales increased 94% compared to the first quarter of 2023 and 141% compared to the second quarter of 2022, the release said.

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BI Survey

JULY 18, 2023

ESG reporting is often a very disruptive process and the typical motivation for doing it is not only driven by regulatory requirements. It has become an important instrument for companies seeking to maintain a good image with their customers, employees and business partners. Typically, companies refer to more than one ESG framework in their reporting and far exceed the required minimum scope.

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Wink Intel

JULY 18, 2023

Can bipolar disorder lead one to commit fraud? I think so. Click HERE to read ‘Annuity King’ partner claims bipolar disorder in presentence report: Click HERE to join in the discussion on LinkedIn The post Can bipolar disorder lead one to commit fraud? appeared first on Wink.

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CIO

JULY 18, 2023

CIOs are increasing their overall uptake of generative AI , pushing AI from its current role in isolated pockets of the enterprise into more organization-wide uptake and speeding the adoption of the technology across new industries, a new survey found. The survey, published today by MIT Technology Review Insights and sponsored by enterprise data management company Databricks, polled 600 “senior data and technology executives.

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Wink Intel

JULY 18, 2023

LINCOLN, Neb.–( BUSINESS WIRE )–PlanEasy, founded by financial services entrepreneurs and annuity industry veterans Michael Salem and Noh-Joon Choo, is excited to announce the official launch of its consumer retirement platform PlanEasy.com. PlanEasy is the industry’s first end-to-end online consumer platform designed specifically for everyday Americans seeking to understand and simplify all of their key retirement decisions.

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Wink Intel

JULY 18, 2023

Shout out to my homies at Credit Suisse who not only have easy-to-navigate websites to research their indexed annuity indices but also disclose all relevant information. Index providers, take note! The post Index providers, Take Note! appeared first on Wink.

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Wink Intel

JULY 18, 2023

BOZEMAN, Mont. , July 7, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — WealthVest, a financial services marketing and wholesaling firm, in partnership with Prosperity Life Group, is please to introduce WealthSecure℠, a fixed indexed annuity offering multiple crediting strategies, including two exclusive indices from Fidelity Investments. “We are excited to work with Fidelity Investments and Prosperity Life Group to offer competitive principal-protected retirement solutions to financial professionals a

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Wink Intel

JULY 18, 2023

North Carolina judge approved a settlement with former insurance executive Christopher Herwig, who the Securities and Exchange Commission accused of teaming with financier Greg Lindberg to defraud investors of $75 million. Herwig agreed with the SEC’s findings and “shall pay disgorgement of ill-gotten gains and prejudgment interest thereon,” the order states. “The amounts of disgorgement and civil penalty shall be determined by the Court upon motion of the Commission.

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In times of economic uncertainty, account-based strategies are essential. According to several business analysts and practitioners, ABM is a necessity for creating more predictable revenue. Research shows that nearly three-quarters of marketers (74%) already have the resources needed to build successful ABM programs.

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Wink Intel

JULY 18, 2023

Principal Financial Group has introduced its first registered index-linked annuity (RILA) called Principal Strategic Outcomes. The launch aims to meet the increasing demand for annuity options amid market uncertainty and the desire to mitigate investment risk among individuals nearing retirement. The total industry sales of RILAs reached a record $41.1 billion in 2022 due to market volatility and inflation pressures.

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Wink Intel

JULY 18, 2023

A Massachusetts advisor is leaning into the state regulation of insurance as a defense against fraud allegations lodged by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Jeffrey Cutter, who is also an insurance agent, filed a motion Friday to dismiss the SEC complaint. “The Investment Advisers Act of 1940 does not apply to an alleged scheme to generate insurance-related compensation by a state licensed insurance agent, even if that agent is also associated with a registered investment advis

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Wink Intel

JULY 18, 2023

Another troubling industry conference incident is giving reformers a chance to promote ongoing efforts to eliminate sexism and discrimination from events. Sonya Dreizler, for one, is heartened that it took two months for Jesse Watters’s offensive comments – made at an April conference by Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America – to erupt publicly.

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