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Companies and their employees are dealing with a huge shift in the way they live and work due to the ongoing developments of COVID-19. To support these businesses and their people, Porpoise is offering Free Accounts along with specially designed Work From Home Programs to make this “new normal” a little easier and more personal. Check it out below and see what you can do with your teams while they are remote.

Keep your teams connected and inspired during uncertain times with 5 templated programs, a free Porpoise account, and free Slack integration.

The Work From Home Kit can be downloaded here and gives an idea of what to do with your teams while they are remote.

Many companies take an old-school approach to bringing up the rear guard, if you will, when it comes to protecting IT assets.

It’s called network segmentation. The idea is to divide the network up into segments, called subnetworks, to both optimize performance as well as strengthen security.

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Big money will be up for grabs in Halifax May 13 when Volta holds the latest round of its Volta Cohort pitch competition.

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Propel is accepting applications for their Tech Accelerator and are looking to hear from the many entrepreneurs with big ideas in our Region. They want to help Entrepreneurs build their companies right here in Atlantic Canada because big companies create economic growth and when the economy is growing, everyone wins.

Visit propelict.com/incite to learn more and propelict.com/apply to apply!

Last Fall, Dr. Leeno Kahttps, chief diversity officer at MESH/diversity spoke at TEDxOshawaED – TED Talks  on social context, safety and sexism in the workplace and in the classroom.

The video has recently been released on YouTube.   Click here to view

The Upside Foundation, which helps and encourages companies to be more philanthropic, has surpassed more than $1 million in charitable donations.

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Propel is actively seeking ambitious tech companies looking for access to world-class startup methodology, dedicated coaching and looking to expand their business network to include mentors and advisors.

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The Board of Directors of Mariner Partners Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of board member Joe Catalfamo, who officially joined the organization on December 17, 2019. Catalfamo will act as an Independent Director with founding partners and board members Bob Justason, Curtis Howe and Gerry Pond.

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Carbon60, a leading pure-play managed cloud service provider, today announced that it has acquired Cirrus9, a leading managed cloud and hosting solutions provider based in Saint John, New Brunswick. This addition will provide Carbon60, backed by private equity sponsor M/C Partners, with an Atlantic coast presence creating a truly national footprint to provide managed public cloud, private cloud, managed hosting and security services to Canadian organizations.

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