[July 11, 2017] |
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Virtual, Inc. Signs Five Tech Associations
Virtual,
Inc., the leading technology-focused association management company,
announced today the signing of five of the most innovative associations
in the technology disciplines of blockchain, identity management, open
source software, Internet learning and digital encoding.
The new Virtual clients include: Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA);
IDPRo, Internet of Learning Consortium (IOLC); Open Mobile (News - Alert) Alliance
(OMA) and the Text Encoding Initiative Consortium (TEI). Virtual will
provide these associations a range of customized services including
strategic advice and counsel, infrastructure development, membership
services, and communications and public relations guidance and expertise.
"Virtual is providing the strategic and operational resources these
associations need to be successful," said Andy Freed, president and CEO.
"Some are advancing industry standards; others are working to gain
consensus on an emerging technology like blockchain, or pioneering an
open source solution. Whatever the association's goal, Virtual has the
team and services to make it a reality."
About the Associations
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Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA)
connects Fortune 500 enterprises, startups, academics, and technology
vendors with Ethereum subject matter experts. Together, they learn
from and build upon the only smart contract supporting blockchain
currently running in real-world production - Ethereum - to define
enterprise-grade software capable of handling the most complex, highly
demanding applications at the speed of business.
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IDPro is a new association for identity management professionals with
more than 400 industry professionals already pledged to join the
group. IDPro
is an open, global, non-profit industry association that aims to help
define, support, and improve the digital identity profession globally
through knowledge sharig, mentoring, education, and certification.
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Internet of Learning Consortium (IOLC)
was founded to ensure that the technical skills students and employees
learn are the ones industry needs and are hiring for, now, and in the
future. The IOLC is an independent non-profit backed by major industry
players, non-profits, and universities who collaborate to create an
engine that defines the skills needed for technical roles, to put
curriculum in market, hire and advance people who complete the
learning and measure the outcomes.
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Open Mobile Alliance (OMA)
was formed by the world's leading mobile operators, device and network
suppliers, information technology companies and content providers as
the industry focal point for the development of mobile service enabler
specifications. OMA is a non-profit organization that delivers open
specifications for creating interoperable services that work across
all geographical boundaries, on any bearer network. OMA's
specifications support the billions of new and existing terminals
across a variety of wireless networks, including traditional cellular
operator networks and emerging networks supporting machine-to-machine
device communications for the Internet of Things (IoT).
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The Text Encoding Initiative Consortium (TEI)
is an international non-profit organization whose mission is to
develop and maintain guidelines for the digital encoding of literary
and linguistic texts. The Consortium publishes the Text Encoding
Initiative Guidelines for Electronic Text Encoding and Interchange, an
international and interdisciplinary standard that is widely used by
libraries, museums, publishers, and individual scholars to represent
all kinds of textual material for online research and teaching.
Virtual has over 100 professionals across the globe delivering
services ranging from finance/accounting, membership development,
marketing, strategic planning program management and certification.
These services enable the long-term success of mature client
organizations, as well as, the launch and growth phases of new
initiatives.
Virtual is differentiated from other association management companies by
its senior
team's expertise, its deep standards experience, its technology and
marketing savvy, its emphasis on best practices, and its development of
innovative association services packages.
About Virtual, Inc. Founded in 1999, Virtual is the leading
technology-focused association management company, combining advanced
systems, industry best practices and innovation to give smaller and
mid-sized associations world-class business operations. We work with
technology industry trade associations, standard-setting organizations,
industry alliances, professional societies, consortia and forums,
providing the full gamut of services from strategic counsel to
back-office operations.
Virtual was named to The Boston Globe's "Top Places to Work" list, and
the firm has been named three times to Inc. Magazine's list of 5000
fastest-growing private companies. Virtual is accredited by the AMC
Institute, the sole accrediting body for association management
companies. For more information about Virtual, Inc., visit www.virtualmgmt.com,or
call +1 781-246-0500.
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