Furlough

J.S. Held Welcomes Technical Expert Christopher Furlough and Releases White Paper on Software and Firmware Reverse Engineering & Testing

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Tuesday, March 19, 2024
Forward, Ocean Tomo, Furlough, Education, Software, IEEE, Senior, IPBC, EOU, IP, Intellectual property, Video game

JERICHO, N.Y., March 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Global consulting firm J.S. Held, proudly celebrating 50 transformative years, welcomes software and firmware technical expert Christopher Furlough to Ocean Tomo, a part of J.S. Held. He joins a specialized technical team that combines technical excellence, patent expertise, and business acumen to partner with in-house corporate intellectual property (IP) groups, outside counsel, and financial institutions to dig into complex systems. "Christopher Furlough's 30+ years' experience in embedded firmware extraction and analysis, software code analysis, coding/processing firmware extraction and analysis, system and applications software analysis, and enterprise data flow analysis across a variety of programming languages is in high demand by our leading global tech company clients", shares Chris Wichser, Senior Managing Director who oversees the technical specialty service experts for the firm, speaking from the IPBC Europe 2024 in Munich. 

Key Points: 
  • Christopher Furlough oversees software and firmware technical services for Ocean Tomo, a part of J.S.
  • Held, proudly celebrating 50 transformative years, welcomes software and firmware technical expert Christopher Furlough to Ocean Tomo, a part of J.S.
  • Christopher Furlough oversees software and firmware technical services for Ocean Tomo, a part of J.S.
  • In his paper, Software and Firmware Analysis, Reverse Engineering & Testing for Establishing Evidence of Use or Non-Use, software/firmware development, and reverse engineering expert Christopher Furlough explores three primary approaches that are commonly employed in the quest for EoU:
    The paper is available to download here: https://oceantomo.com/download-software-firmware-white-paper/ .

J.S. Held Welcomes Technical Expert Christopher Furlough and Releases White Paper on Software and Firmware Reverse Engineering & Testing

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
Forward, Ocean Tomo, Furlough, Education, Software, IEEE, Senior, IPBC, EOU, IP, Intellectual property, Video game

JERICHO, N.Y., March 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Global consulting firm J.S. Held, proudly celebrating 50 transformative years, welcomes software and firmware technical expert Christopher Furlough to Ocean Tomo, a part of J.S. Held. He joins a specialized technical team that combines technical excellence, patent expertise, and business acumen to partner with in-house corporate intellectual property (IP) groups, outside counsel, and financial institutions to dig into complex systems. "Christopher Furlough's 30+ years' experience in embedded firmware extraction and analysis, software code analysis, coding/processing firmware extraction and analysis, system and applications software analysis, and enterprise data flow analysis across a variety of programming languages is in high demand by our leading global tech company clients", shares Chris Wichser, Senior Managing Director who oversees the technical specialty service experts for the firm, speaking from the IPBC Europe 2024 in Munich. 

Key Points: 
  • Christopher Furlough oversees software and firmware technical services for Ocean Tomo, a part of J.S.
  • Held, proudly celebrating 50 transformative years, welcomes software and firmware technical expert Christopher Furlough to Ocean Tomo, a part of J.S.
  • In his paper, Software and Firmware Analysis, Reverse Engineering & Testing for Establishing Evidence of Use or Non-Use, software/firmware development, and reverse engineering expert Christopher Furlough explores three primary approaches that are commonly employed in the quest for EoU:
    The paper is available to download here: https://oceantomo.com/download-software-firmware-white-paper/ .
  • Held, explore our story , and celebrate this momentous milestone, our 50 & Forward celebration, with us at jsheld.com.

ISM® Salary Survey Reveals Wage Growth Amid High Demand for Supply Management Talent

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Saturday, July 31, 2021
Articles, Supply chain management, Institute for Supply Management, Procurement, ISM, Supply management, Management, Furlough

TEMPE, Ariz., July 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The sixteenth annual Institute for Supply Management® Salary Survey revealed a promising outlook for supply management practitioners, despite a 2020 marred by layoffs, furloughs and limited bonus pay. The average overall compensation in the supply management profession was up for a seventh consecutive year.

Key Points: 
  • TEMPE, Ariz., July 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --The sixteenth annual Institute for Supply Management Salary Survey revealed a promising outlook for supply management practitioners, despite a 2020 marred by layoffs, furloughs and limited bonus pay.
  • Supply management kept businesses running and allowed them to serve customers," said ISM CEO Thomas Derry.
  • Supply management executives and practitioners can read a more in-depth summary of the findings, and download the full survey report, which is complimentary to ISM members.
  • Institute for Supply Management (ISM) is the first and leading not-for-profit professional supply management organization worldwide.

New Study Reveals 63% of Healthcare Providers Plan Time Off from Practice, While Demand Increases for Some Specialties

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Monday, July 19, 2021
Furlough, Leave of absence, Working time

"The pandemic highlighted gaps in existing employment strategies and gave some providers time to reconsider priorities.

Key Points: 
  • "The pandemic highlighted gaps in existing employment strategies and gave some providers time to reconsider priorities.
  • It's now more important than ever that we are prepared to support the healthcare workforce to ensure patients have access to care."
  • In fact, 14% of physicians and advanced practitioners are still unemployed after being furloughed or laid off last year.
  • Many clinicians are planning on making a job change soon, with 41% planning to change jobs within the next year.

Plutos Sama Holdings, Inc. Eyes Distressed Healthcare Assets As Bonds Default

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Monday, June 21, 2021
Plutos, Citigroup, Furlough, Economy of New York City, Banks, Companies

The loss of revenues has led to salary reductions, loss of benefits, layoffs, and furloughs.

Key Points: 
  • The loss of revenues has led to salary reductions, loss of benefits, layoffs, and furloughs.
  • This presents an attractive opportunity for investors that can facilitate a rational, structured, and ultimately profitable reorganization or consolidation.
  • According to Plutos Sama Holdings Inc., other reasons why organizations are struggling to stay afloat include: increasing administration costs, the constant need for re-investment, and the shift to in-home care.
  • This is very exciting time and speed is of the essence, because competition for distressed assets is fierce, commented a spokesperson from Plutos Sama Holdings Inc.

British Beauty Council launches national campaign to encourage clients & customers back to hair and beauty

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Monday, May 17, 2021
Paye, Furlough, Value-added tax

Full-time equivalent employment numbers are down 21% on 2019 as staff hours were cut and redundancies made despite the furlough scheme.

Key Points: 
  • Full-time equivalent employment numbers are down 21% on 2019 as staff hours were cut and redundancies made despite the furlough scheme.
  • "\nThe"Oh hello beauty\' poster and social media campaignwas developed in partnership with creative agency M&C Saatchi, with support from patrons of the British Beauty Council, Facebook INC, JC Decaux and Zenith Media.The British Beauty Council are proud to present Oh Hello Beauty, launching 17th May 2021, a campaign to promote the importance of the beauty industry and to encourage clients to return to their much-loved pros.
  • Say#OhHelloBeautyand celebrate the talented and valuable hair, beauty & wellness workforce.\nYou\'re invited to bring beauty back into your life!
  • (*source: British Beauty Council / NHBF / ONS 2019)\nRepresents *44,800 VAT and PAYE registered salons in the UK generating 5.4bn annually and employing 189,269 staff.

Davenport to Once Again Offer Free Course to Help Unemployed Land Their Next Job

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Wednesday, May 5, 2021
Professional services, Education, Human resources, Continuing, Training, University, Geography of Iowa, CareerBuilder, Furlough, Davenport, Iowa, IOWA, States of the United States

b'Davenport University announced today it will once again offer a free career-focused class to individuals who have lost their jobs as a result of the coronavirus.

Key Points: 
  • b'Davenport University announced today it will once again offer a free career-focused class to individuals who have lost their jobs as a result of the coronavirus.
  • All participants will receive a grade at the end of the 7-week course.
  • If we can help an individual be a highly competitive candidate for a job, that\xe2\x80\x99s what this course is all about,\xe2\x80\x9d said Miller.\nThose interested in participating in the course are encouraged to call Davenport University at 800.686.1600 or visit davenport.edu/careerbuilder.
  • Those eligible for the program must have been working full-time and have been laid-off or furloughed after March 1, 2020.

New Report Highlights Certified PA Practice Patterns During COVID-19 Pandemic

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Monday, April 26, 2021
Articles, Health informatics, Assistive technology, Telehealth, Technology, Science and technology, Furlough

At the time of the study, approximately 7% of PAs changed specialties, with 4% changing specifically due to the pandemic.

Key Points: 
  • At the time of the study, approximately 7% of PAs changed specialties, with 4% changing specifically due to the pandemic.
  • Thus, telemedicine became a significant part of PA practice in 2020, with 61% of survey respondents indicating that they utilized telemedicine during the pandemic compared to just 15% utilizing telemedicine prior.
  • "\nThe report also indicates that like other health care professions, 12% of PAs experienced furloughs, and 4% experienced layoffs during the initial months of the pandemic.
  • NCCPA also administers the Certificate of Added Qualifications (CAQ) program for experienced, Certified PAs practicing in seven specialties.

AHF: It’s Time for L.A. City Council to Resume Public Meetings, Lift Furlough, Open Offices

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Tuesday, April 6, 2021
AIDS, Public policy, Government, State, Local, Health, Public policy, Infectious diseases, Other Policy Issues, Furlough, Leave of absence, Working time, Homelessness

The groups are also urging the city to lift its furlough and bring city staff back to work in their offices at L.A. City Hall and other key departments, including the Citys Department of Building and Safety ( LADBS ) starting April 15th.

Key Points: 
  • The groups are also urging the city to lift its furlough and bring city staff back to work in their offices at L.A. City Hall and other key departments, including the Citys Department of Building and Safety ( LADBS ) starting April 15th.
  • Due to budget constraints and the COVID-19 pandemic, many city offices and departments have furloughed staff and operated with greatly reduced service hoursand servicesavailable to the public.
  • The city must act quickly to put this funding to proper use, particularly addressing the homeless crisis, and advocates believe city staff can be more nimble and responsive back in their offices.
  • But to do so, we need the city to be fully back in business with in-person City Council and PLUM meetings, with staff back at City Hall, the Building and Safety Department and other key departments.

Ease Report Reveals Smallest Businesses Rehired Furloughed Workers At Highest Rate During the Pandemic

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Tuesday, March 9, 2021
Furlough, Leave of absence, Working time

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics , more than 18 million workers were furloughed by April 2020.

Key Points: 
  • According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics , more than 18 million workers were furloughed by April 2020.
  • The report, which draws on data from 75,000 SMBs and 2.5 million employees nationwide, found that businesses with 1-10 employees have since rehired an average of 37% of furloughed workers, the highest rehiring rate of SMBs.
  • "We've found that small businesses that survived the downturn were able to adapt and do more with lessand even rehire many of their employees.
  • But during the recession this past year, the job market and employment landscape shifted dramatically as millions of Americans were furloughed or laid off.