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ISFE AND EUROPEAN SCHOOLNET LAUNCH 5TH EDITION OF GAMES IN SCHOOLS, TRAINING TEACHERS ON HOW TO USE VIDEO GAMES IN THE CLASSROOM

October 15, 2019 R Powell

ISFE, representing Europe’s video games industry, and European Schoolnet (EUN), the network of 34 Ministries of Education across Europe, have teamed up again to launch the fifth edition of Games in Schools, an initiative designed to train teachers and educators across Europe on how to use commercial video games as pedagogical support in the classroom. ISFE CEO Simon […]

TECNICS APPRAISED AT CMMI LEVEL 3

October 14, 2019 R Powell

Tecnics today announced that it has been appraised at level 3 of the CMMI Institute’s Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI)®. The appraisal was performed by QualityWaves Benchmark LLP. CMMI® is a capability improvement framework that provides organizations with the essential elements of effective processes that ultimately improve their performance. An appraisal at maturity level 3 […]

Bezeq shipped first 250K BE routers, increased ARPU by adding new services

October 1, 2019 R Powell

Bezeq – The Israel Telecommunication Corp., Ltd. (TASE: BEZQ), Israel’s leading telecommunications provider, today announced that it has successfully deployed 250K BE routers in customer homes. The BE router allows Bezeq to easily add a range of new innovative services, now and in the future. By adding new services, Bezeq was able to increase their […]

Robots could learn to recognise human emotions, study finds

September 25, 2019 R Powell

Robots could be taught to recognise human emotions from our movements, a new study shows. Researchers found humans could recognise excitement, sadness, aggression, and boredom from the way people moved, even if they could not see their facial expressions or hear their voice. Their findings suggest robots could learn to use the same movements, alongside […]

BIG UP STUDIOS creates a state-of-the-art “real time animation” studio

September 23, 2019 R Powell

Big Up Studios is a partnership between toy and entertainment industry French veteran, Philippe Heron, and 15-year-long engine developer Belgian expert, Julien Ramakers. The combination of both talents and respective complementing expertise brings a fresh and exciting opportunity to address today’s kids’ entertainment challenges faced by TV and internet broadcasting: deliver fast and high-quality content […]

FRENCH RULING ON COPYRIGHT FLIES IN FACE OF ESTABLISHED EU LAW

September 20, 2019 R Powell

A French court ruling on 17 September in a case brought by the French consumer group UFC-Que Choisir against Valve found that purchasers of video games on Valve’s digital platform, Steam, are permitted to resell them. This ruling contradicts established EU law and should be overturned on appeal.[1] Simon Little, CEO of ISFE, said: “This French […]

Netrix, LLC Announces Increased Focus on the Legal Vertical with Dedicated Consultants and Partnerships

September 17, 2019 R Powell

Netrix, LLC, an international IT consulting company shows strong growth in the legal industry, now serving over 40,000 end users. Netrix, LLC, a U.S.-based IT consulting company has been working with Law Firms for over 20 years. As a result of the increasing success and alignment with the industry, Netrix is fully dedicated to developing, […]

PrivacySafe Launches Pre-Orders for Secure Data Appliance

September 17, 2019 R Powell

PrivacySafe, a provider of cybersecurity hardware, software, and services, announces pre-orders for the PrivacySafe Vision data storage appliance. PrivacySafe Vision is pocket-sized, portable and, via the PrivacySync subscription service, can be synced to secure off-site data centers. PrivacySafe announces pre-orders for the PrivacySafe Vision data storage appliance… PrivacySafe Vision empowers home and business customers to […]

EU VIDEO GAMES INDUSTRY IS WORTH €21BN: NEW ISFE PUBLICATION PRESENTS EUROPE’S VIDEO GAMES SECTOR IN NUMBERS

August 23, 2019 R Powell

With the world’s biggest video games event, gamescom, taking place this week in Cologne, ISFE launches the first edition of its new annual “Key Facts” publication, celebrating the fastest growing creative industry in the EU in numbers. “Key Facts 2019” presents the economic, societal and demographic highlights of Europe’s video games sector including the following statistics: The […]

New verify-u Management Pushes Progress with Registration as verify-u GmbH

June 27, 2019 R Powell

As part of a 2019 plan of renewal under new management, German identity verification company verify-u AG has completed the registration change to verify-u GmbH. Says CEO Denis Kolesnikov, “This is more than a name change. It’s a signal that we’re renewing everything. Identity verification is a critical process for every trust-based industry, and we’re […]