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MicroStrategy CEO draws fire for denying COVID-19 is health crisis
Michael Saylor, the CEO of Tysons-based tech company MicroStrategy Inc., wrote a later-redacted three-page memo to his 2,400 employees this week arguing that COVID-19 is not a public health crisis and saying he refused to close down MicroStrategy’s offices and shift to teleworking unless he was legally required to do so. In the letter, he […]
DXC Technology names executive vice president, offerings and strategic partners
Tysons-based DXC Technology named Ken Corless as executive vice president, offerings and strategic partners, on Friday. Corless will be based in the company’s Chicago office. Corless was most recently the chief technology officer for Deloitte’s Cloud Practice in his 30-year career in the information technology industry. Before Deloitte, he spent more than 28 years at […]
Alarm.com launches apprenticeship program
In cooperation with Northern Virginia Community College, Tysons-based Alarm.com launched an apprenticeship program Friday aimed at producing workers with in-demand tech skills. Supported by the state’s GO Virginia economic development initiative, 10 initial apprentices, including three from the military community, will participate in Alarm.com’s paid yearlong apprenticeship program. Th[...]
DXC Technology elects former Pfizer CEO as board chairman
DXC Technology’s board of directors elected Ian Read as its new chairman, which will be effective March 16, the Tysons-based IT company announced Thursday. Read is the former chairman and CEO of New York City-based multinational pharmaceutical corporation Pfizer Inc., known for medications such as Lipitor, which treats high cholesterol. Read succeeds DXC Technology’s current […]
Tysons insurance broker Ames & Gough promotes three execs
Ames & Gough Insurance Risk Management Inc. CEO Dan Knise will also serve as the chair of the Tysons-based insurance broker, which announced Tuesday that it was also promoting two senior executives to leadership positions. As chair and CEO, Knise will focus on the firm’s strategy and initiatives and will mentor new employees. He became […]
Tysons cloud computing firm acquires Spanish software company
Tysons-based cloud computing company Appian Corp. has acquired Seville, Spain-based software company Novayre Solutions SL, developer of the Jidoka Robotic Process Automation (RPA) platform. Financial terms of the acquisition were not released. RPA is the use of specialized computer programs to automate repeatable business processes. Using RPA, companies can process transactions, manipulate data, t[...]
