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Join a Community of Readers Worldwide this Season and Make Interactive Read-Alouds with Authors a Weekly Routine with Scholastic's Storyvoice

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Monday, February 5, 2024

NEW YORK, Feb. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Scholastic today announced the full spring schedule of programming from Storyvoice, the Company's digital home of live read alouds, including an all-star lineup of seven events with authors on February 7th in celebration of World Read Aloud Day®—the global holiday created by LitWorld® and sponsored by Scholastic. Every Storyvoice event is free to attend and will feature multiple interaction segments where kids at home or in classrooms can read, draw, and connect with their favorite books, creators, and each other.

Key Points: 
  • To learn more about Storyvoice and view the platform's full schedule of interactive read-aloud events this season, visit: storyvoice.scholastic.com .
  • A free, online destination delivering weekly interactive events with award-winning authors and illustrators, Storyvoice offers engaging, innovative literacy programming for classrooms and families alike throughout the school year.
  • In 2023, the platform had over 400,000 total viewers, including more than 12,000 classrooms.
  • To view the full World Read Aloud Day lineup from Scholastic and join each live author show, visit: https://www.scholastic.com/worldreadaloudday .

MemVerge and Sentieon Announce WaveRider for Sentieon to Accelerate Next-Generation Sequencing in the Cloud

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Tuesday, November 14, 2023

MILPITAS, Calif., Nov. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- MemVerge®, pioneers of Big Memory software, and Sentieon®, the market leader in genomics software, today announced a collaboration to accelerate next-generation sequencing (NGS) in the public cloud. MemVerge and Sentieon integrated the world's most efficient cloud automation platform with the world's most advanced genomics software engine to form WaveRider for Sentieon. For bioinformaticians and biotech researchers working to reduce cloud costs by accelerating job completion, the WaveRider feature of MemVerge Memory Machine software boosts Sentieon performance by 40%, adding to the 10x performance advantage of Sentieon genomics analytics over open-source alternatives. As part of the collaboration, WaveRider for Sentieon users receive up to 5,000 core hours of Sentieon usage per month free.

Key Points: 
  • MemVerge and Sentieon integrated the world's most efficient cloud automation platform with the world's most advanced genomics software engine to form WaveRider for Sentieon.
  • As part of the collaboration, WaveRider for Sentieon users receive up to 5,000 core hours of Sentieon usage per month free.
  • "By combining with MemVerge's Memory Machine Cloud, the WaveRider for Sentieon solution is truly the world's fastest and most efficient next-generation sequencing (NGS) engine on public cloud."
  • For the Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) benchmark, the WaveRider for Sentieon solution improves performance 40% over baseline, while reducing cloud cost by 34% using AWS On-Demand instances.

MemVerge Unveils Memory Machine Cloud for Sustainability and a 3-Step Blueprint for Slashing Carbon Footprint

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Wednesday, July 26, 2023

MILPITAS, Calif., July 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- MemVerge®, pioneers of cloud automation 2.0 software, today announced the general availability of Memory Machine™ Cloud Fire Island (2.3), a first step in a long-term commitment to reduce the carbon footprint of cloud computing. Along with the software, MemVerge offers a simple 3-step blueprint designed to help organizations use cloud automation to achieve their IT sustainability goals. Getting started is easy. Memory Machine Cloud Essentials is free forever and includes a calculator that tracks the carbon emissions of cloud apps so organizations can right size for a lower footprint.

Key Points: 
  • Memory Machine Cloud Essentials is free forever and includes a calculator that tracks the carbon emissions of cloud apps so organizations can right size for a lower footprint.
  • MemVerge offers a 3-step blueprint to help organizations use cloud automation to achieve their IT sustainability goals.
  • Free Forever – The WaveWatcher service with carbon emissions calculator is included with Memory Machine Cloud Essentials which is free forever.
  • After deploying CO2 telemetry free with Memory Machine Cloud Essentials, upgrade instantly to Memory Machine Cloud Pro for WaveRider continuous right sizing.

MemVerge Introduces Memory Machine Cloud: Unleashes the Power of Cloud Automation 2.0 So Users Can Seize Control

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Thursday, June 22, 2023

MILPITAS, Calif., June 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- MemVerge®, a cloud automation pioneer, today unveiled Memory Machine Cloud Essentials, Pro, and Enterprise built on the company's innovative Cloud Automation 2.0 technology. The platform is transformative for analytic application users, as it empowers millions of users who are non-cloud experts to take advantage of cloud computing. Memory Machine Cloud delivers high-availability for thousands of non-fault-tolerant apps running on low-cost Spot instances and it allows workloads to "surf" the cloud to optimize cloud resource usage continuously during runtime.

Key Points: 
  • MILPITAS, Calif., June 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- MemVerge ®, a cloud automation pioneer, today unveiled Memory Machine Cloud Essentials, Pro, and Enterprise built on the company's innovative Cloud Automation 2.0 technology.
  • Memory Machine Cloud empowers millions of users who are non-cloud experts to take advantage of cloud computing.
  • "App users want to seize control of cloud computing and its cost without becoming a cloud expert or relying on another organization," said Jon Jiang, COO, MemVerge.
  • Optimize continuously during runtime – Without Memory Machine Cloud, cloud resources are routinely over-provisioned for the peak requirements of bursty applications.

Melco announces City of Dreams Mediterranean is to open in Limassol, Cyprus on July 10, 2023

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Friday, May 12, 2023

LIMASSOL, Cyprus, May 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Melco Resorts & Entertainment is pleased to announce City of Dreams Mediterranean will open on Monday, July 10, 2023. Bringing a one-of-a-kind development to Cyprus, City of Dreams Mediterranean is the first integrated resort in Europe, showcasing an unparalleled array of offerings, including Europe’s grandest casino, fine dining, extensive entertainment, and the biggest expo center in Cyprus.

Key Points: 
  • LIMASSOL, Cyprus, May 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Melco Resorts & Entertainment is pleased to announce City of Dreams Mediterranean will open on Monday, July 10, 2023.
  • Mr. Grant Johnson, General Manager of City of Dreams Mediterranean, commented: “We are thrilled to finally open the doors of City of Dreams Mediterranean to our valued guests.
  • Located on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus, minutes from Limassol’s vibrant city center, City of Dreams Mediterranean comprises 500 stylish guest rooms and suites, including the largest Presidential Suite on the island.
  • The first development in Cyprus to achieve a BREEAM Excellent rating at its design stage, City of Dreams Mediterranean also has sustainability at the fore.

Aerojet Rocketdyne’s Advanced Scramjet Engine Powers Successful Hypersonic Vehicle Flight

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Wednesday, April 6, 2022

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., April 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- An advanced Aerojet Rocketdyne scramjet engine powered the successful flight test of the Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC), in a joint effort with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and Lockheed Martin.

Key Points: 
  • HUNTSVILLE, Ala., April 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- An advanced Aerojet Rocketdyne scramjet engine powered the successful flight test of the Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC), in a joint effort with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and Lockheed Martin.
  • Aerojet Rocketdyne is well-positioned to support our nations hypersonic development and production, said Eileen P. Drake, Aerojet Rocketdyne CEO and president.
  • Through the use of additive manufacturing, Aerojet Rocketdyne is using 95% fewer parts in its scramjets than it used for the history-making scramjet engine that powered the United States Air Force X-51A Waverider to sustained hypersonic speed.
  • Aerojet Rocketdyne has continued to improve the aerothermal performance, affordability, scalability and rapid manufacturability of scramjet engines to meet emerging needs for hypersonic missile and aircraft applications.