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Business Wire
5 days ago
- Business
- Business Wire
Netcracker and Its Customers Discuss the Importance of AI and Automation in Driving Exceptional Experiences at DTW Ignite
WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Netcracker Technology announced today that it will showcase its unrivaled approach to providing versatile AI-driven solutions for communications service providers during DTW Ignite from June 17-19 in Copenhagen. Netcracker's President, Sylvain Seignour, will participate in a keynote stage presentation with key strategic customers to discuss the critical step of selecting the right partner to gain the most value from cloud, AI and business transformation initiatives. Other panels featuring Netcracker and its customers will focus on the benefits of flexible systems and the role of automation in improving efficiency and adapting to changing needs. Driving Customer-Centric Services With Composable IT and Digital BSS Tuesday, June 17 12:30 p.m. CET Speakers: Sami Chabbah, VP Commercial Platforms, Telenet Adrian Kempton, VP Architecture, TELUS Bob Titus, CTO, Netcracker Digital Transformation as the Catalyst for Exceptional Customer Experiences Tuesday, June 17 4 p.m. CET Speakers: Bas Touw, Head of IT Product Mass Market, Odido Neill Whitworth, Director Commercial Customer Enablement Operations, UK, Virgin Media O2 Ari Banerjee, Chief Strategy Officer, Netcracker Choosing the Right Partner for Automation and Service Velocity Wednesday, June 18 11:15 a.m. CET Speakers: Hesham Fahmy, CIO, TELUS Robert Purdy, CIO, Odido Sylvain Seignour, President, Netcracker Netcracker is a Diamond sponsor of the event and will exhibit at Stand 314, where it will demonstrate its leadership in implementing AI and automation to transform operators' IT infrastructure and help them deliver an exceptional experience for their customers. Netcracker is also participating in a pioneering Moonshot Catalyst project, 'Monetizing Federated Connectivity for Automotive OEMs,' with NTT Data, Vodafone, Toyota and other automotive industry players. This collaboration addresses the challenge of integrating advanced connectivity for automobiles and how using standardized APIs and a robust edge infrastructure can help enable seamless data exchange. About Netcracker Technology Netcracker Technology, a wholly-owned subsidiary of NEC Corporation, has the expertise, culture and resources to help service providers around the world transform their businesses to thrive in the digital economy. Our innovative solutions, value-driven services and unbroken delivery track record have enabled our customers to grow and succeed for more than three decades. With the latest technological advancements in key areas including 5G monetization, AI, automation and vertical industries, we help service providers to reach their transformation goals, advance their telco to techco evolution and realize business growth and profitability. To learn more, visit
Otago Daily Times
6 days ago
- Politics
- Otago Daily Times
Sheep are 'not the problem', farmers tell govt
Federated Farmers have put up a billboard in Wellington claiming sheep are not the problem. Photo: Supplied via RNZ By Kate Green of RNZ Sheep farmers have stepped up their campaign against the government's reliance on planting pine trees to offset emissions. Under the existing Emissions Trading Scheme, planting pine trees for carbon credits is causing land to be repurposed, as it is generally more profitable to plant pine trees than to farm sheep. Parliament's own environment watchdog has questioned successive governments' reliance on planting trees to meet climate targets. Now, Federated Farmers have put up a billboard in Wellington, claiming sheep are not the problem. Meat and Wool chair Toby Williams said farming families were being pushed off the land and it was destroying rural communities. He said between 2017 and 2024, more than 260,000 hectares of productive sheep farming land was lost to pine trees. The national sheep flock had reduced from more than 70 million sheep in 1982, to fewer than 25 million sheep today. Federated Farmers wants the government to review the ETS. The government made a series of changes to the legislation in December last year, with the goal of limiting the amount of full farm to forestry conversions. Williams told Midday Report farmers were "really grateful" for those changes, but class 7 land - considered "non-arable" - still had no limit on how much of it could be registered within the ETS. "Quite often what we find is people don't regard that land to be very profitable, or driving a good return, but it's where our ewes live, and our cows live. It's producing the lambs and the calves that we then process into meat," Williams said. New Zealand is the only country in the world that allows 100 percent carbon offsetting through forestry, with other countries putting restrictions in place. Climate Change Minister Simon Watts has been approached for comment.
NZ Herald
05-05-2025
- Politics
- NZ Herald
Listen to The Country online: Political roundup with Steve Maharey
Today on The Country radio show, host Jamie Mackay catches up with former Labour cabinet minister Steve Maharey for a political update at home and abroad. On with the show: Toby Williams: Federated Farmers' meat and wool chairman welcomes the Government's commitment to halt the locking up of high-quality farmland in carbon forest. However, he says loopholes remain.
Yahoo
15-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
As Democratic stars come to Bakersfield, local Republicans rally their own
With progressive stars Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez slated to make an appearance in Bakersfield on Tuesday, local Republicans plan to hold their own rally across the street. "Our purpose is clear: We are here to peacefully protest against tyranny and defend the principles that make Kern County great," a social media post from the Bakersfield Republican Women, Federated said. Billed as a "Welcome to Bakersfield Block Party," the event's flyer shows a crowd of supporters of President Donald Trump, many of them wearing the signature red "Make American Great Again" hats and a slogan that reads "Let them know this is MAGA country." "Our goal is to be a strong opposition to socialist ideology, all while fostering a spirit of respect and dialogue," Bakersfield Republican Women, Federated said. "Together, we will make our voices heard without succumbing to provocation. Let's stay focused and outsmart those who wish to undermine our freedoms!" The Republican rally runs from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Truxtun Avenue and N Street, across from the Dignity Health Arena where doors open for the Sanders event at 10:30 a.m. Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez are the latest in a series of visits to Bakersfield by out-of-town Democrats. But where past visits specifically targeted the highly competitive 22nd Congressional District currently held by Republican David Valadao of Hanford, Tuesday's visit is part of a nationwide blitz of rallies by Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez. Bakersfield has seen several large demonstrations against the Trump administration, particularly with regard to its policies around immigration, but the city and Kern County are Republican-dominated. Trump received 53% of Kern County's vote in 2016 and 2020, but in 2024 his share of the vote shot up to 59%. Sanders, a Vermont Independent, previously visited Bakersfield in 2016 and 2020 as part of his Democratic presidential campaign. Tuesday will be the first time visiting the city for New York Democrat Ocasio-Cortez.
