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San Francisco – September 10, 2026 -- Eliza, an AI-native consulting firm, has appointed Lori Borg as Chief Operating Officer as the company expands its partnership with OpenAI and scales enterprise AI deployment work.

Borg brings two decades of Microsoft ecosystem experience to Eliza's leadership team

Borg founded and served as CEO of Northwest Cadence, a Microsoft partner focused on DevOps, software development, data, and AI. The company was acquired by 10th Magnitude in 2018, which was later acquired by Cognizant. She subsequently served as Cognizant's Global Head of the Microsoft Alliance, led MCA Connect's Azure, data, and AI business, and most recently held the role of Microsoft's Vice President of Go-to-Market for Americas Enterprise Partner Sales.

Barcelona – September 10, 2026 -- Fira de Barcelona will convene 1,000 cities, more than 25,000 attendees and over 1,000 exhibitors at the Smart City Expo World Congress (SCEWC) 2026, running November 3-5 at the Gran Via venue under the theme "Urban Solutions, Real Impact."

Housing takes center stage with new HOWS Barcelona summit

The event will launch HOWS Barcelona, a dedicated housing world summit addressing urban planning, land policy, social and affordable housing, and building renovation. The summit opens debate on what organizers call a new residential paradigm, reflecting housing's status as one of the most pressing global urban challenges.

San Marcos, Calif. – September 07, 2026 -- OnePlan has rolled out its August 2026 platform release, adding new portfolio visualization tools, deeper resource demand tracking, and a near real-time Azure DevOps integration for enterprise customers running its AI-enabled Strategic Portfolio Management (SPM) and Project Portfolio Management (PPM) software.

Costa Mesa, Calif. – September 07, 2026 -- Synoptek has been named a Microsoft Fabric Featured Partner, a designation reserved for a select group of partners demonstrating deep technical expertise and validated customer implementations on the platform.

Synoptek meets Microsoft's qualification benchmarks for Fabric delivery

To secure the recognition, Synoptek satisfied Microsoft's criteria covering required certifications, validated client implementation telemetry, and performance benchmarks reflecting real-world delivery experience with Microsoft Fabric.