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Atlanta, Georgia (PRWEB) September 07, 2011
CommVault, Headquartered in Oceanport, New Jersey, was founded in 1996 and first made its mark with the industrys leading backup software product. CommVault has recently been positioned in the “Leaders” quadrant in Gartner’s 2011 Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Disk-Based Backup/Recovery. And leading technology companies worldwide have formed strategic partnerships with them, including Dell, HDS, HP, Microsoft, NetApp, VMWare, Novell, Oracle, Sun Microsystems, and Bull.
directIT Atlanta is an exclusive opportunity for leading local CIO and IT executives to network and brainstorm daily hurdles in an unparalleled learning environment. The event’s strategic agenda is designed to encourage idea sharing among attendees, allowing executives to implement new strategies within the organizations that they serve.
Keynote Jeff Ma is a member of the MIT Blackjack Team featured in the best-selling book Bringing Down the House and the box office-topping hit movie 21, but there is more to this entrepreneur, media mogul than blackjack. Jeff Ma shows IT leaders how harnessing the power of technology-driven platforms, using not only social media, but concrete data and numbers, can create incredible success. Whether sharing his personal experiences on the blackjack table or his consultations with sports executives and scouts, he shows how you can use math and media to make a positive difference in your organization.
For more information about or to participate in directIT Atlanta, please contact Carlos Mendez, Event Director, at carlosm(at)ciosynergy(dot)com or 1.847.278.2213 ext 411. Visit us at CIOsynergy.com
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CIOsynergy was founded to provide a unique platform to bring together the true visionaries of enterprise IT leadership. These are the thought leaders that instigate both change and stability within the organizations they serve.
“The successful CIO is a one that empowers themselves with the lessons, knowledge, and experience of a community” CIOsynergy brings forth this community of IT Leaders under the umbrella of world renowned leaders and visionaries to the likes Steve Forbes, Jimmy Wales, Howard Putnam, Jeff Ma and Frank Abagnale. Empowering the concept of Thought Leadership, our events incorporate face-to-face meeting opportunities through a series of open mic panel discussions and think-tanks coupled with inspiring business relevant keynotes, and C-suite networking programs.
Attendees have included the Chief Information Officers and IT leaders from Wal-Mart, Salesforce.com, Home Depot, Bank of America, Forbes Media, Wells Fargo, Shell, Allstate, State Farm, Career Education Corp, Pepsi, Sara Lee, Kraft, BP, Loyola University, Kaiser Permanente, Mayo Clinic, & Walgreens among 1000s more.
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Evans, Georgia (PRWEB) September 21, 2011
Web entrepreneur, Sharon Holland, is pleased to introduce to the world her latest business venture, http://www.GerberApplegate.com. The recently launched site is host to a vast collection of affordable Gerber Applegate-Fairbairn knives and multi-tools, as well as sporting goods.
As I was researching sporting goods items, I came across these knives and they struck my interest, said Holland. A knife or multi-tool is one of the essentials that every camper, hunter, and backpacker should carry during outdoor adventures.
A knife or a multi-tool is a must-have for any extended outdoor excursion. Gerber knives have a solid reputation that avid outdoor enthusiasts swear by. Take, for instance, a Gerber Applegate-Fairbairn Combat Knife that was designed by the legendary Colonel Rex Applegate, Bill Harsey, and Butch Vallotin. The folder combat knife features a thumb stud for one handed opening, a sturdy liner lock, and a stainless steel blade. Multi-tools, like the Multi-Plier 400 Compact Sport, include scissors, screwdrivers, drop point knife blade, can opener, and a bottle opener. Multi-tools are handy when it comes to camping or even making minor repairs in day-to-day life.
In addition to knives, GerberApplegate.com has an impressive collection of sporting goods. Fans of the NFL can scoop up throw blankets featuring the logos of their favorite pro teams like the Miami Dolphins or the San Francisco Giants. Even pool cues, barbecue utensils, trailer hitches, and car floor mats emblazoned with NFL, MLB, and university team logos are available. Whether its a football tailgate or an ordinary get-together, the blackjack dealing shoe and discard holder, as well as the electronic dartboard are sure to offer hours of entertainment.
Eventually, I hope to transform my site into an outdoor goods catalog, said Holland. There will be a variety of quality goods for men, women, and kids. There will be a little something for everyone.
At GerberApplegate.com customer service is of the utmost importance. All orders are filled promptly and shipped for free. Customers queries submitted through the Contact Us form on the website are promptly answered by a friendly, knowledgeable staff member.
For additional information on the knives, tools, and outdoor gear available, visit the sites newly formed blog, http://www.GerberApplegateBlog.com. Blog posts will highlight features of specific tools, proper knife use, and maintenance tips.
About the Company:
GerberApplegate.com is owned and operated by Web entrepreneur Sharon Holland.
Sharon Holland
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(706) 306-9430
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Hudson, MI (PRWEB) September 28, 2011
Michigan will have 26 casinos by late 2011, continuing a tradition of gambling since tribal gaming began in the state in the mid-1980s. This new book provides not only a resource to plan trips for those who enjoy visiting casinos but tips to become smarter players. The former newspaper reporter approaches casinos with his driving force curiosity talking to dozens of casino workers and gamblers, and learning the odds for games like blackjack, penny slots and craps.
Casinos of Michigan celebrates the gaming hobby, especially slot machines, focusing on the thrill of the chase and not tribal politics, laws and social issues. Over the course of the four-year project, the author visited casinos all over the state. The book offers a snapshot of each casino, its history, architecture, accommodations, food, overall personality and gambling experience, as well as tips to make the visit more fun not necessarily more profitable.
The book tackles the topic in geographic areas, listing casinos in the Upper Peninsula, Lower Peninsula and Detroit. The final section is devoted to tips on playing better, such as joining the players club to build points and rewards quickly; even average gamblers can earn food and free or reduced room rates or concert tickets. Simple keys to becoming a happier gambler include setting daily limits on wins and losses, only gambling with money that can be lost, and being realistic about the odds of winning big.
Author Steven Hepker lives on a farm near Hudson, Mich., an hour from the nearest casino. He first visited a casino at age 28 in Atlantic City. Hepker, now a freelance writer, has been writing professionally for 30 years, mostly as a crime reporter. He won three dozen state and national awards from 1980 to 2009 while working at four daily newspapers in Michigan and Pennsylvania. Casinos of Michigan is his first book.
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Props to everybody at the last table. I WON my first blackjack tourney. Note: this video is mainly for hultsy ( so he cant call bullshit)
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London, UK (PRWEB) January 12, 2009
The December BKJK Bowl Monthly Final at Lucky18Casino.com was yet another battle to the finish for a place at the $ 21,000 BKJK Bowl Grand Final coming up during Super Bowl week. Five more online blackjack players advanced to the $ 21K Final, January 28 at 6 p.m. GMT/10 p.m. EST. Players can still win seats or just buy-in for the $ 21,000 BKJK Bowl Final, January 28th.
The December Monthly Final was a typical shootout as everyone gunned for top places. Only three advanced from each table in the first level. The second level saw the elimination of many seasoned players like the infamous ‘Harve’ while newcomers like ‘Bucs67′ and ‘Jef’ seemed to get all the yummy cards.
Final table was anyone’s game. Conservative play was the theme on this table as players were reluctant to make big bets to separate themselves from the pack. Going into the final hands, there was only a 700 chip difference between First and Last place.
“In the final round, I made a sizable bet, hoping to put myself into a better position,” said ‘Jef’ who was in next to last place going into the last hand. “What can I say? Luck was on my side!”
‘Jef’ pulled a soft 20 while the dealer showed a 6. The remaining players were dealt 17s or less. Conservative play remained the theme and, using basic strategy, all players stood. The dealer slammed down an 18, much to the dismay of all players except ‘Jef’ who slipped into the lead.
The top five players earned a free seat at the $ 21,000 BKJK Bowl and a share of the $ 2121 in blackjack tournament prize money. The five that advance and their winnings are:
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There is one more Monthly Final before the Grand Final. Then, like this month’s top five, the top five players in the January Monthly Bowl will advance to the Grand Final. Until then, there are three qualifiers each week for free seats at the weekly finals where free seats to the next monthly final can be won. But those that don’t win their way to the $ 21,000 BKJK Bowl Grand Final on January 28th can buy-in for $ 275. BKJK Bowl will award a total of more than $ 50,000 in cash prizes.
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Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) November 17, 2009
MOTO Development Group today unveiled a video of the worlds first round multi-touch casino gaming table experience for the Global Gaming Expo 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The prototype games running on the table are Blackjack and Texas Hold Em.
The video of MOTOs Blackjack for Multi-Touch gaming experience is available here:
http://labs.moto.com/blackjack-for-multi-touch/
Rather than embedding individual screens in a standard size blackjack table, MOTO’s multi-touch blackjack concept creates a seamless virtual table gaming experience that automates the betting process, physical cards, and card-shoes. Yet game players surround the table just like in standard (analog) blackjack tables, thus retaining the intrigue and entertaining social dynamics of human interaction in gaming.
Multi-touch single surface game tables have the potential to provide a bridge to internet gambling for gaming facilities seeking more advanced, technology-savvy players who are increasingly familiar with gestural navigation.
Gestural interface technologies are driving the creation of more game-like, fun experiences across consumer electronics (think iPhone), and at the same time were seeing games becoming more gestural (Yari ,Wii). But the best experiences arent just about the gesture; the gesture is only pleasurable if it has been tuned and optimized. At MOTO we work as hard on the invisible dimension of experience as we do on the part you see and touch, Margeigh Novotny, VP MOTO Strategy & Experience.
This Blackjack for Multi-Touch prototype casino game experience is evidence of MOTO Development Groups expertise in integrating advanced multi-touch technologies with compelling user interfaces for high volume consumer electronics (e.g., Zune 2.0; MOTOs own Android Media Platform).
Multi-Touch Blackjack page:
http://labs.moto.com/blackjack-for-multi-touch/
Multi-Touch Blackjack: How it Works
In 2007, MOTO developed a prototype of a Multi-Touch Table a large-scale, resistive-touch system that enables multiple users to conduct simultaneous touch-based interactions in a unified content environment. Table gaming is an ideal application for multi-touch screen technology. Replacing physical tokens, chips, cards, or game pieces with virtual items eliminates tedious setup, distribution, and cleanup tasks while increasing the efficiency and accuracy of the game.
With all that in mind, MOTO developed a full-scale versions of Blackjack for our multi-touch screen. Written in Java, using an open source graphics library called Processing (for images of playing cards, chips, card rotations, and animation), Multi-Touch Blackjack recreates a casino-style game experience on a touch-screen tabletop, giving a familiar game new verve.
From a design perspective, the key challenge was to develop gestures that feel natural and intuitive. Fortunately, Multi-Touch Blackjack also knows what players may want to do based on where they are in the action, so it automates some aspects of the game that might otherwise require non-intuitive actions.
When you have a hand of cards, for example, it assumes you probably want to hide them.
In the multi-touch environment, the basic elements of blackjack gameplay are re-created using familiar gestures and interactions:
Dealing: The dealer simply slides virtual cards across the table (or the task can be automated).
Private viewing: Players can shield their cards from other players by creating a cupped barrier with one hand. This gesture hides the face of the cards behind an opaque curtain. To view cards privately, the player slides their cupped hand slowly down the virtual cards. As the hand moves, the opaque curtain rises to reveal a small portion of the cards.
Betting: Bets are placed by dragging virtual chips into the center of the table.
Showing: Players reveal their cards by raising the cupped hand that shields them. (This behavior can be restricted so users cannot show their cards accidentally.)
Human learning curves and security concerns are substantial hurdles that would have to be overcome before multi-touch gaming takes over Vegas. But for folks seeking fun, novel, and truly social interactions with new technology, MOTOs Multi-Touch Blackjack has proven to be a big 21.
Multi-Touch Blackjack page:
http://labs.moto.com/blackjack-for-multi-touch/
About labs.MOTO.com
labs.MOTO.com is dedicated to sharing tools and technologies we have developed in our product development consulting practice, MOTO Development Group. MOTOs labs.moto.com initiative helps our team further creativity in next generation of connected devices, multi-touch, and provides a relaxed forum for sharing MOTO thinking and experiments.
About MOTO Development Group
Founded in 1991, MOTO develops products and product / service strategies for startups and Fortune 500 companies. Our methodology combines deep expertise in technology and consumer experience with a pragmatic focus on making the decisions required to deliver products to market. We help companies focus on key elements of innovation that provide differentiation, compelling customer experience, and market value.
MOTO maintains offices in San Francisco, California and Hong Kong SAR.
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(PRWEB) August 1, 2010
In the mid-90s a new incarnation of the MIT Blackjack team, a select group of MIT students trained to count cards and play blackjack using optimal strategies to gain an advantage over the house, took Vegas casinos for millions. Jeff Ma was one of the students on this team. After meeting Ma and accompanying his team to Las Vegas to watch them apply their techniques at the tables it didn’t take action thriller writer Ben Mezrich long to realize he had a best-selling story staring him in the face. More than a decade later, Ma has now published his own book, in which he applies his experience working with and trusting in statistics to the business world, completely picking apart business decisions made on “gut feelings” and intuitions and running the faulty reasoning behind these decisions into the ground.
Jeffrey Ma is not the first blackjack professional to apply his skills and experiences to the business world. Other MIT players, such as blackjack pros Mike Aponte and Dave Irvine founded their own companies offering blackjack supplies and blackjack mentoring. Edward Thorp, the godfather of card counting, followed up his seminal Beat the Dealer with Beat the Market. After his work in the field of card counting Thorp went on to try his knowledge of probability and statistics on the stock market, making a fortune in the securities market by exploiting pricing incongruities.
And now Jeff Ma shares the business insights he has culled from his blackjack career in The House Advantage. Bearing in mind that this is a business book, Ma’s blackjack experience features prominently to underline the importance of trusting in what he dubs “the religion of statistics.” This is not surprising, since Ma identifies his defining moment as an evening at a blackjack table in Vegas where he lost $ 100.000 on two hands of blackjack. After initially feeling like his system may have failed him, he gathered up his courage and returned to win back all of the lost money and then some. Ma argues that when making business decisions many people do not properly research the statistics. People shy away from risky choices in business as in blackjack because they do not analyse the risk of failure properly and therefore overestimate this risk, missing profitable opportunities because of placing their trust on a “gut feeling” rather than on hard data.
South Africa has been involved with the casino gaming business since the 60s, and basic strategy and card counting are sought after techniques among blackjack players here as much as anywhere else. Unlike many American card counting celebrities however, South Africa’s blackjack heroes are not yet ready to stop lying low and claim celebrity status. Not surprising, since in blackjack, if you are an active player and you know something nobody else does, you keep it to yourself. Like in business as in blackjack, the right circumstances play a large part in the success of a venture or team. Bearing in mind the rich history of US blackjack, here’s to hoping more advantageous gambling regulations and gambling tax cuts will boost the popularity of blackjack in SA in the future.
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In contrast to most other casino games, blackjack is usually a game whose outcome is drastically affected by the gamer, appropriate from the time the gamer cuts the deck of cards. The dealer is practically like a robot. This guy follows set rules and will not make any possibilities of his or her own.
Before the game:
Find out fundamental blackjack approach by heart and stick to it regardless of what your own hunches let you know. Blackjack is really a game of math. Guesses and hunches have no place in winning blackjack play, together with the finest tip we are able to provide a blackjack player is commonly to leave your superstitions within the door and follow the mathematically greatest method for the game. Master basic tactic and don’t second guess the math.
Your goal is usually to discover an enjoyable, relaxing, fast-paced table exactly where you could do your thing with minimal or no interference and interruption at all. Drunk players are distracting. Slow players limit the amount of funds you might win per hour. Mean-spirited dealers just bring your entire mood and vibe down, which can interfere in addition to your ability to relax and concentrate.
Managing your bankroll is really a key to acquiring more in the long run, in case you are a card counter, or for having greater fun for your money, if you are not. Once you make it a rule to in no way sit down at a table with a bet size that is significantly far more than 1/20 of one’s bankroll for that session, your dollars will last longer. And should you be a benefit player, your threat of ruin are going to become decreased too. Exactly the same principles that apply to managing a bankroll in craps, poker, or video poker apply to managing your capital in blackjack.
During the game:
The probabilities of increasingly becoming dealt a card valued ten is regarded as pretty high, as a result, each single picture cards are worth ten. You’ll want to not go bust, regardless of what card is dealt and there is a sensible opportunity which you will produce no less than one blackjack, which generally pays out 3 to 2 as opposed to the regular 1 to 1.
A value of ten is good, you’ll be able to not go bust and possibly dealt another ten card or maybe even an ace. By splitting two fives you will be left in uncomfortable no-man’s land. Obviously it is possible to create two fantastic hands beginning from two fives, even so the probabilities are slim.
The dealer should hit when he or she has much less than 17. Consequently, do not take a pointless risk to go bust if it appears as if the dealer may also will.
Even when the dealer’s open card is an ace, statistically this will likely pay off. In this case you can find two unique versions in the game that will be played. 1 only permits you to double as soon as. In this variation, you are dealt the card and then must stick, i.e. it is actually the end of one’s go. Yet one more version lets you double as often as you prefer. These policies are different from casino to casino thus it is best to be conscious of house guidelines prior to you start playing.
Just after the game:
Some players wince in the thought of tipping the dealer, but you’ll come across reasons to tip the dealer beyond just being a good guy. A player who tips the dealer generously could possibly get a dealer who shuffles up just a little later inside the game than he could possibly do otherwise, that is a boon to any card counter. And friendly dealers just make the game far more enjoyable and exciting. By tipping the dealer, you help to develop positive environment which in turn, makes your dealer more friendly.
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