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SoftwareEU Spotlight: Friendly Automate

Posted on May 16th, 2025 by Lara Baseggio

Following last week’s post about Brevo software, we are back to share with you a second european alternative email marketing platform surpassing non-EU alternatives. What is Friendly Automate? Friendly Automate is a Swiss-based, open-source marketing automation platform designed to help … Continue reading →

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Bringing avatars to life

Posted on May 14th, 2025 by Marco Otte

For the conference on AI-Literacy for students and teachers, the Tech Labs of the Network Institute together with the VU Centre for Teaching & Learning developed an interactive avatar that came to life using a special “3D”-screen. The conference allowed … Continue reading →

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SoftwareEU Spotlight: Brevo – The European All-in-One Marketing Platform

Posted on May 9th, 2025 by Radu Nicolae

Brevo, formerly Sendinblue, is a shining example of European innovation in digital marketing. With French origins, Brevo provides a comprehensive marketing suite rivaling and surpassing non-EU alternatives (e.g., Mailchimp) What is Brevo? Brevo is French 🇫🇷 email marketing platform that … Continue reading →

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