Royal Tunbridge Wells

Lithia & Driveway Enters into a Strategic Partnership with Pinewood Technologies and Completes Acquisition for Pendragon PLCs Fleet Management and UK Motor Divisions

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Thursday, February 1, 2024
Partnership, Growth, Jardine Motors Group, OEM, Royal Tunbridge Wells, LAD, Transport, Pendragon PLC, Acquisition, Lithia, BMW, Software as a service, London Stock Exchange

MEDFORD, Ore., Feb. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Lithia & Driveway (NYSE: LAD) announces today that it has completed the transaction with Pendragon PLC ("Pendragon", to be renamed Pinewood Technologies Group PLC "Pinewood Technologies") acquiring the UK motor and fleet management divisions of Pendragon, the UK's third largest automotive dealership group and forming a strategic partnership with Pinewood Technologies.

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  • MEDFORD, Ore., Feb. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Lithia & Driveway (NYSE: LAD) announces today that it has completed the transaction with Pendragon PLC ("Pendragon", to be renamed Pinewood Technologies Group PLC "Pinewood Technologies") acquiring the UK motor and fleet management divisions of Pendragon, the UK's third largest automotive dealership group and forming a strategic partnership with Pinewood Technologies.
  • Pinewood's dealer management software remains listed on the London Stock Exchange under the name Pinewood Technologies plc and will become a pure-play software-as-a-service (SaaS) business.
  • These additions build on the final adjacencies contemplated in the company's strategic design outlined in 2020 and growth in the United Kingdom.
  • Bryan DeBoer, Lithia & Driveway President and CEO, said:
    "Today marks the formal completion of our investment in Pinewood and Pendragon.

Anne E. Tasca Gives NYU Stern $53.6 Million, the Largest Single Gift in the School’s History

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Thursday, February 23, 2023
Education, Other Philanthropy, Philanthropy, University, Learning, New York University, Citibank, MBA, New York University Stern School of Business, Travel, Business, BS, United States Information Agency, Sacred Heart, Student, Roosevelt, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Management, Nursing, School

The gift will also endow a faculty chair in the name of her father, economist and American diplomat, Henry J. Tasca.

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  • The gift will also endow a faculty chair in the name of her father, economist and American diplomat, Henry J. Tasca.
  • “There is only one word to describe Anne’s generosity and that is ‘breathtaking,’” said Raghu Sundaram, Dean, NYU Stern.
  • “We are deeply honored that she has chosen to make this truly exceptional gift to the Stern School.
  • “Her magnificent gift means that she will directly transform the lives of so many promising students with her legacy of education.”

UK-Based Canterbury Christ Church University Deploys YuJa Himalayas for Enterprise Archiving to Serve Three Locations with a Digital Compliance and Archival Solution

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Thursday, September 22, 2022
Software, Networks, Audio, Video, Data Management, Technology, University, Education, Security, Cambridge Judge Business School, Risk, Humanities, Roposo, Organization, Anglia Ruskin University, Compliance, Review, Partnership, Educational technology, Environment, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Government, University of Cambridge, Blackboard Inc., Student, Enterprise, Inside Higher Ed, University, Zoom, Research, Online video platform, London School of Economics, University of Reading, Silicon, Canterbury Christ Church University, Education, Medicine, Economics, Yuzu

United Kingdom-based Canterbury Christ Church University, a long-standing customer of YuJa, Inc., has again expanded its educational technology stack with the addition of YuJa Himalayas for Enterprise Archiving at its locations across Canterbury, Kent, England.

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  • United Kingdom-based Canterbury Christ Church University, a long-standing customer of YuJa, Inc., has again expanded its educational technology stack with the addition of YuJa Himalayas for Enterprise Archiving at its locations across Canterbury, Kent, England.
  • YuJa Himalayas enables institutions to manage large data workloads in a secure, compliant, and discoverable manner, identifying compliance issues and helping institutions manage risk.
  • Users can review and search video conference recordings, search visual content and archive video content in one location.
  • In addition to the YuJa Enterprise Video Platform and YuJa Himalayas, the institution has implemented the Zoom Connector and Blackboard Collaborate in its ed-tech ecosystem.

BONAFiDEE Launches New Secure Digital Engagement Platform - BONAFiDEE Engage

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Monday, August 5, 2019
Security engineering, E-commerce, Financial regulation, Regulatory technology, Paperless office, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Computer security, Human activities, Prevention

TUNBRIDGE WELLS, England, Aug. 5, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --BONAFiDEE, the award winning regtech company based in Tunbridge Wells are proud to announce the launch of its new secure digital engagement platform - BONAFiDEE Engage.

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  • TUNBRIDGE WELLS, England, Aug. 5, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --BONAFiDEE, the award winning regtech company based in Tunbridge Wells are proud to announce the launch of its new secure digital engagement platform - BONAFiDEE Engage.
  • The new platform enables organisations and individuals to engage online in a safe, compliant and fully evidencable way.
  • Our new secure digital platform enables organisations and individuals to establish digital trust by proving their identities, send secure messages, share information and sign important documents in a digital environment that's as secure as online banking.
  • A digital trust pioneer, BONAFiDEE is defining new standards by designing cutting edge, anti-fraud, paperless technology, that establishes digital engagement with the utmost levels of security, compliance and user satisfaction.