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BlackBerry and L-SPARK advance Canadian connected vehicle technology innovation
once again help companies grow their businesses and bring new products to market using BlackBerry QNX technology . The accelerator will provide selected companies with access to BlackBerry ’ s Intelligent Vehicle Data Platform – BlackBerry IVY , enabling them to develop high-impact solutions leveraging invehicle data to improve driver and passenger experiences .
Announced in December 2020 as part of a multi-year , global agreement with AWS , BlackBerry IVY is a vehicle-first , cloudconnected software platform that presents vehicle data in a normalized format .
BlackBerry IVY insights can be consumed by applications on or off the vehicle and are managed via a cloud console . The BlackBerry IVY development environment enables insights to be easily created from vehicle data , safely and securely .
BlackBerry and L-SPARK , Canada ’ s largest Software-as-a-
Service accelerator , have announced a third phase of their joint accelerator program , which aims to grow Canadian technology companies focused on connected vehicle solutions . Following the success of the first and second cohorts , the partnership will
Peter Virk , Vice President of IVY Product and Ecosystem , BlackBerry , said : “ As we continue to build out a robust ecosystem of services and automotive applications to leverage the rich data insights that BlackBerry IVY provides , we can ’ t wait to see the ideas and use cases that will emerge to help automakers unlock the vast potential of next generation intelligent connected vehicles .”
Fortinet announces commitment to become carbon neutral by 2030 and completes net-zero Sunnyvale campus
Fortinet , a global leader in cybersecurity solutions , has announced its environmental sustainability commitment to become carbon neutral by 2030 , and the completion of its new net-zero Sunnyvale headquarter campus in California .
In alignment with the Science-Based Target Initiative ( SBTi ) methodology and global efforts to reduce carbon emissions , Fortinet will become carbon-neutral by 2030 through the use of renewable energy , energy and carbon efficiency methodologies , and emissions offset programs across its owned operations globally , including offices , warehouses and data centers .
Currently , Fortinet has measured its Scope 1 and 2 emissions and will capture the inventory of its Scope 3 emissions in 2022 . This information will be disclosed in Fortinet ’ s first sustainability report to be published by mid-2022 .
Ken Xie , Founder , Chairman of the Board and CEO at Fortinet , said : “ Fortinet has led every evolution of cybersecurity innovation over the past two decades . Innovation that drives environmental sustainability is also core to our efforts to making the world a safe and sustainable place to live and work .
“ We believe it is our corporate responsibility to continue to reduce the environmental footprint of our products and continue to adopt responsible approaches in our daily operations . The announcement of our 2030 net-zero target and our new net-zero corporate headquarters are concrete proof points of our commitment .”
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