'Ike Cubana' declares for House of Reps, picks APGA form - ITREALMS

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A socialite and a businessman, Chief Ikenna Obumneme Iyiegbu also known as Ike Cubana has picked form for the House of Representatives for Idemili North and South under the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Anambra State, reports ITREALMS.

Confirming this development to ITREALMS, the media team of Ike Cubana, revealed Sunday evening, that he believes in political power that could advance community development, transform the lives of constituents, whilst lifting many from unemployment and poverty.

SDNbucks picks Nokia's Nuage for fully-managed SciSports - ITREALMS

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The Nokia’s Nuage Networks SD-WAN 2.0 solution has been chosen by managed service provider, SDNbucks, to provide fully managed connectivity for SciSports, reports ITREALMS.

SciSports, ITREALMS gathered is a professional sports data intelligence company focused on using advanced deep learning and computer vision technologies to improve professional sports and enrich the fan experience.

The SD-WAN 2.0 solution interconnects sports stadiums, research and data centers, and the cloud-based application engine hosted on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

The SciSports real-time sports data intelligence engine, BallJames, gathers, analyzes and presents accurate on-the-pitch data. Using video feeds from live games, BallJames leverages computer vision technologies and advanced deep learning algorithms to evaluate and report the performance of the players in real-time and enrich applications used by professional clubs, the media and sports fans.

As part of its service to professional soccer organizations, BallJames captures live high-definition video footage using multiple cameras situated around a stadium, tracking movement of all players, the ball and the referees. The video streams are carried by SDNbucks' SD-WAN 2.0 network to SciSports' offices, research and data centers, and to Google Cloud Platform (GCP), where an analytics engine processes the data in real-time. The analyzed data is available to the coaching staff during the game to assess tactics, while web and TV fans can view next-generation stats as they enjoy the game. In addition, SciSports offers the sophisticated Insight platform, a fully automated data intelligence solution. The platform provides direct access to machine learning algorithms, which quantify the quality and potential of over 90,000 professional soccer players in the world. By suggesting viable transfer targets and recognizing talent at a young age, it supports football experts in expanding their scouting scope.

SDNbucks uses the Nokia Nuage Networks SD-WAN 2.0 solution to meet SciSports' stringent service-level targets by providing seamless connectivity from cameras to the cloud over a high-speed internet connection, using combinations of virtual and physical CPEs. The Nuage Networks SD-WAN 2.0 solution leverages network intelligence to identify network performance issues that will trigger the dynamic steering of video streams to alternate links. All feeds are micro-segmented and encrypted; SciSports has full visibility and control of each video and data feed using the Nuage Networks SD-WAN portal.

The SDNbucks high-availability hosting center accommodates all the essential multi-tenant elements of the Nuage Networks SD-WAN platform that are used for orchestration, management and control, with other components deployed at SciSports' sites and at the Google Cloud, such as the Nuage Networks Network Services Gateway (NSG) uCPE and vCPE deployments.

Wouter Roosenburg, CTO of SciSports, said: "SciSports hired SDNbucks to set up their network because of the company's extensive experience in the networking space and deep knowledge of the newest technologies available in the market, which are required for a state-of-the art solution like BallJames. Furthermore, the pragmatic and hands-on approach was highly valued to make things work in tight time schedules."

Niek van der Ven, CEO of SDNbucks, said: "We are very excited to work with SciSports to make their Balljames service a reality. It has the potential to change the way soccer teams manage their rosters and plan their in-game strategies and tactics. The Nokia Nuage Networks SD-WAN 2.0 solution has also been a game-changer for us, enabling us to provide a simple, secure solution that meets all of SciSports' stringent requirements with ease."

Sunil Khandekar, founder and CEO of Nuage Networks, said: "The SciSports service is part of a first wave of applications using AI and machine learning to revolutionize all aspects of human life. Paired with cloud services, this exciting application showcases how our SD-WAN 2.0 solution can provide the dynamic, highly automated and secure platform that these kinds of applications require. Partnering with SDNbucks has been critical to this win and demonstrates the importance of managed service providers to the deployment of SD-WAN in the future."

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Imo 2019: Okorie picks YPP governorship form today - ITREALMS

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Acclaimed frontline governorship aspirant of the Young Progressive Party -YPP in Imo state, Dr. Linus Chinedu Okorie, is set to pick the party’s nomination form today, Friday, September 7, 2018, reports ITREALMS.

Acting Communication Coordinator of the Imo Nke Anyi Movement, a political mass movement promoting Dr. Okorie’s gubernatorial project, endorsed by Ikechukwu Anyanwu and made available to ITREALMS, said the governorship hopeful shall be at the party’s National Secretariat at 10 am Friday, to pick his declaration of interest and Nomination Forms to contest for the state’s number one citizen position.

“Join us as we demonstrate the spirit of the new order when our Principal, Dr. Linus Okorie shall pick the party’s gubernatorial Nomination Form at the Young Progressive Party- YPP National Secretariat, Abuja,” the group said

They also urged “All members of Imo Nke Anyi and friends of ‘Our Imo’ Movement shall converge at Linus Okorie's Abuja office. Your support towards a world class Imo begins now.”

Okorie, a motivational speaker and founder of the Guardians of the Nation International-GOTNI, a Non- governmental organization is a globally-acclaimed multiple award-winning leadership coach.

The 44-year old Okorie is also known for his 'Leadership Clinic.'

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Telia picks Nokia cloud to enhance mobile broadband

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Telia company has chosen Nokia's cloud packet core solution to profitably deliver enhanced mobile broadband, reports ITREALMS.

The company also said that the choice would provide the massively scalable platform required as part of Telia's Next Generation Core.

With, ITREALMS reports that Nokia's AirGile cloud-native design enables Telia to benefit from a full cloud architecture, allowing it to streamline engineering and operations to run on a common infrastructure across all six countries in which it operates.

This, ITREALMS reports will contribute to Telia's ambition for competitive operations, lowering the cost of introducing and operating data services, substantially accelerating time-to-market for differentiated services and expanding business productivity.

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Facebook picks 60 finalists in Bots for Messenger Developer Challenge

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Facebook has selected 60 finalists from the hundreds of entries received from across the Middle East and Africa for its Bot Messenger Developer Challenge, reports ITRealms.

The Bots for Messenger Challenge, ITRealms gathered, is a contest to recognise and reward developers who create the most innovative new bots on Messenger.

ITRealms reports that developers, in teams of up to three people, were invited to create bots in three categories: gaming and entertainment; productivity and utility; and social good.

The 60 finalist teams, ITRealms reports which made up of 10 per category in Middle East/North Africa and sub-Saharan Africa; each won a Gear VR and mobile phone, one hour of Facebook mentorship, and tools and services from FbStart, a Facebook program designed to help early stage mobile start-ups build and grow their bots. All student teams who made it to the finals won an additional $2,000.

According to Facebook’s Head of Platform Partnerships for the Middle East and Africa, Emeka Afigbo, the finalists will be contact and connect them with a mentor.

“They will need to resubmit their bots before midnight (GMT) on June 2 to qualify to win. For each region, three runner-up teams (one from each category) will win $10,000 and three months of Facebook mentorship. For each region, three winning teams (one from each category) will win $20,000 and three months of Facebook mentorship,” he said.

Afigbo also said, Facebook grew out of a hacker culture and thrives by promoting innovation on new platforms. Stressing that's why they launched the Bots for Messenger Challenge, with the aim of rewarding entrepreneurs and developers for harnessing the power of bots to create amazing new services and apps.

“We were overwhelmed to receive more than 1,000 entries over two and a half months for the Bots for Messenger Challenge from developers and entrepreneurs across the Middle East and Africa—each one of them solving a problem in an inventive way or enriching the lives of its target user,” Afigbo said.

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