Televerde, a provider of demand generation services, announced a new partnership with the Homestead Correctional Institute, part of Florida Department of Corrections, to expand its prison workforce development program. The company signed an agreement with Florida’s Prison Rehabilitative Industries and Diversified Enterprises, Inc. (PRIDE Enterprises) to open an engagement center in Florida and provide career pathways for incarcerated women.

Verizon Business has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the cloud-based video conferencing and events platform BlueJeans Network. According to The Wall Street Journal, the company paid less than $500 million for the Zoom competitor to expand Verizon’s “unified immersion communication network.”

Enterprise channel management provider Zift Solutions has announced the launch of a comprehensive care package for its customers and B2B suppliers amid the COVID-19 crisis. This includes a new developer portal called DevZone, a channel-focused podcast called “ChannelChatterLIVE,” virtual customer training and a partner outreach and channel program called Health Checks. 

ON24, a digital experience platform provider, has launched a Center for Marketing Transformation (CMT), which aims to empower customers the resources and insights needed to build resilient revenue marketing strategies.

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RollWorks, the B2B and ABM subdivision of NextRoll Inc., has announced its availability on the HubSpot App Marketplace. This integration is designed to help marketers maximize efficiency by aligning marketing and sales efforts, engaging high priority accounts plus accounts not currently in their core lists and tracking program performance directly within HubSpot.

B2B marketing agency The Mx Group has announced the appointment of Tony Riley as Agency President. Reporting to co-founders Andy Mahler and Peter Wroblewski, Riley will be responsible for working across strategy, creative, media and production teams to improve the quality and efficiency of experience and work product for The Mx Group clients. 

ActiveCampaign, a customer experience automation company, is expanding its sales functionality to include custom, pre-built sales automations, native integrations and a built-in CRM program.

Eventbrite CEO Julia Hartz announced at an all-hands video call that 45% of the staff would be laid off following the surge of event cancellations during the COVID-19 crisis. Ninety percent of the sales team was released, in an event a former sales employee dubbed “Blood Orange Wednesday.”