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Report Showcases Company’s Commitment to Environmental Responsibility, Highlights Future Ambitions Americhem, Inc., a globally recognized designer and manufacturer of custom color masterbatch, functional additives, engineered compounds, and performance technologies, proudly announces the release of its 2024 Sustainability Report. This comprehensive report, titled Embracing Our Tomorrow, highlights Americhem’s unwavering commitment to environmental and social responsibility, providing an in-depth look at the company’s efforts across the entire value chain. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241205637181/en/ Lauren Lutikoff, Americhem Global Sustainability Leader (Photo: Business Wire) Following the recent award of the Silver EcoVadis Medal, which places Americhem among the top 15% of companies assessed by EcoVadis—a globally recognized platform that rates businesses’ sustainability in various categories including

Supports Convenient, Highly Sensitive Analysis in a Desktop instrument Rigaku Corporation (headquarters: Akishima City, Tokyo; president and CEO: Jun Kawakami; hereinafter “Rigaku”), a Rigaku Holdings Group company and global solution partner in X-ray analytical devices, began receiving orders for the XSPA-200 ER, an X-ray seamless pixel array detector. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241204768796/en/ XSPA-200 ER mounted on a MiniFlex (Photo: Business Wire) The XSPA-200 ER uses high energy resolution to defeat increases in background noise from samples. In this way, the XSPA-200 ER enables high-sensitivity measurement even in samples containing transition metals*, such as materials in steel and batteries. Formerly, such measurements required large X-ray analytical equipment; with the arrival of the XSPA-200 ER, the analysis can be performed using desktop X-ray analyzers such as the MiniFlex. The XSPA-200 ER ma

Aktana’s New Products Fortify Technology Stacks for the Future Aktana, Inc., the leader in intelligent customer engagement for the global life sciences industry, today announced the Aktana Action Agent - designed to empower field teams and future-proof omnichannel engagement. “The major players in Life Sciences CRM systems and Customer Data Platforms (CDPs) are changing roadmaps and partnerships, leaving pharma companies facing a serious innovation challenge.” said Derek Choy, Co-founder and Chief Product Officer of Aktana. “There’s an urgent need to help leaders find future-proofed solutions that address today’s business needs, as they confront expensive migration decisions in this shifting landscape.” Aktana was recently named a Leader and one of only three Star Performers in the 2024 Life Sciences Next-Generation Customer Engagement Platform (CEP) PEAK Matrix® by Everest Group, cementing Aktana's position as a leading future-proof CEP. “Life Sciences enterprises are increasingly pri

Latest investment to support expansion to process municipal solid waste and single-stream recycling at scale AMP Robotics Corp. (“AMP”), a leading provider of AI-powered sortation at scale for the waste and recycling industry, has raised $91 million in corporate equity in a Series D financing led by Congruent Ventures. The round featured participation from current and new investors, including Sequoia Capital, XN, Blue Earth Capital, Liberty Mutual Investments, California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS), Wellington Management, Range Ventures, and Tao Capital Partners. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241205769962/en/ AMP will use the latest funding to accelerate the deployment of its AMP ONE™ systems. AMP ONE provides a full-scale facility solution to sort various material streams and capture more of the billions of dollars in value otherwise lost to landfills or incinerated annually. (Photo: Business

Parse Biosciences, a leading provider of accessible and scalable single cell sequencing solutions, today announced the generation of the world’s largest single cell dataset to date, totaling 100 million cells. This impressive milestone was achieved in just one month using Parse Biosciences’ GigaLab and done in partnership with Vevo Therapeutics to advance their AI-based drug discovery efforts. The first-of-its-kind dataset, named Tahoe-100, comprises 100 million cells and 60,000 conditions with 1,200 drug treatments across 50 different tumor models. In addition to the AI drug discovery dataset generated with Vevo, the Parse GigaLab is currently working on large-scale projects for a variety of applications including additional perturbation screens, data for generative AI models, and atlasing for population studies. “This dataset is an important step forward for the Vevo team and the Mosaic platform,” said Johnny Yu, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer and Co-founder of Vevo. “Over the past 2

IonQ’s quantum computer Forte Enterprise has achieved the record-breaking milestone of #AQ36In partnership with QuantumBasel, IonQ Forte Enterprise will provide European Enterprise Customers, Industries, government entities, and research institutes with local access to IonQ’s most powerful quantum systemsIonQ has opened its First European Innovation Center at the uptownBasel campus in Arlesheim, Switzerland IonQ (NYSE: IONQ), a leader in the quantum computing and networking industry, today announced the delivery of IonQ Forte Enterprise to its first European Innovation Center at the uptownBasel campus in Arlesheim, Switzerland. Achieved in partnership with QuantumBasel, this major milestone marks the first datacenter-ready quantum computer IonQ has delivered that will operate outside the United States and the first quantum system for commercial use in Switzerland. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241205805000/e

RSA, the security-first identity leader, announced today that RSA® ID Plus, the world’s most secure identity and access management (IAM) platform has been named a Niche Player in the 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Access Management. With only ten organizations named to the Gartner report, RSA believes that the Magic Quadrant signals the world’s top IAM vendors. ID Plus brings comprehensive identity protection to some of the world’s most security-sensitive organizations across banking, securities, insurance, and government. Available as SaaS, on-premises, or in hybrid configurations, ID Plus offers organizations flexibility in deployment and specialization in high-security workforce environments. Through various subscription models featuring a range of editions and add-ons, ID Plus meets diverse needs, supporting the evolving workforce requirements and regulatory landscapes throughout North America, South America, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific markets. RSA believes that several capabi

Today, Eldridge Industries announced plans to launch Eldridge, an asset management and insurance holding company with approximately $74 billion in assets under management. Eldridge will be wholly owned by Eldridge Industries and consist of two divisions: Eldridge Capital Management and Eldridge Wealth Solutions. Eldridge Capital Management will focus on four investment strategies – corporate credit, GP solutions, real estate credit, and sports, media, and entertainment – and will conduct business under the Eldridge brand. Eldridge Wealth Solutions, an insurance and retirement solutions platform, will be comprised of Eldridge’s wholly owned insurance companies, Security Benefit and Everly Life. Eldridge will be managed by a newly formed Executive Committee, chaired by Todd Boehly, Chairman and CEO and controlling shareholder of Eldridge Industries. Mr. Boehly, in his capacity as Chairman of Eldridge’s Executive Committee, will be involved with strategic oversight and partnerships of bot

Strategic acquisitions unleash Enterprise data to create knowledge, fine tune AI models, create powerful AI agents and drive business transformation. Uniphore, the global leader in Enterprise AI, today announced it is acquiring two industry-leading data powerhouses, ActionIQ and Infoworks, which significantly expands its AI-powered offerings. These strategic acquisitions extend Uniphore’s comprehensive end-to-end Enterprise AI platform and will deliver the industry’s first Zero Data AI Cloud. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241205133623/en/ Uniphore is acquiring two industry-leading data powerhouses, ActionIQ and Infoworks, which significantly expands its AI-powered offerings. These strategic acquisitions extend Uniphore’s comprehensive end-to-end Enterprise AI platform and will deliver the industry’s first Zero Data AI Cloud. (Graphic: Business Wire) A Zero Data AI Cloud enables enterprises to overcome the la

Exclusive partnership expands access to global equity research for Bank Audi Suisse team of investment professionals through CFRA’s industry-leading MarketScope Advisor Platform. CFRA, the world’s leading provider of independent investment research today announced that its global fundamental equity, thematic, and sector research is now available to Banque Audi Suisse investment professionals and relationship managers, exclusively through their MarketScope Advisor platform. The partnership provides Banque Audi Suisse with real-time access to CFRA’s industry-leading research and analytical tools to help their investment teams stay on top of changes in global markets, make well-informed investment decisions, and deliver value to their affluent client base. "Our search for a global equity research provider was driven by our commitment to delivering maximum value to our client base,” said Hans Itburrun, Head of Investments for Banque Audi Suisse. “It was critical that the partner we chose b

New Brand Campaign in 2025 Will Be Focused on the Emotional Aspects of Sport Global sports company PUMA, in partnership with creative agency adam&eveDDB, continues its journey of elevating the brand with a new brand marketing strategy in 2025, establishing PUMA as a leading sports performance brand. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241205156959/en/ Global sports company PUMA, in partnership with creative agency adam&eveDDB, continues its journey of elevating the brand with a new brand marketing strategy in 2025, establishing PUMA as a leading sports performance brand. (Photo: Business Wire) Founded in 1948 by Rudolf Dassler, PUMA was born from a vision to craft footwear that empowers athletes to embody the agility, speed, and spirit of a puma itself. For 75 years, PUMA has been at the forefront of innovation, partnering with the world’s fastest athletes, iconic clubs, and legendary federations to push the bound

Reply, a global systems integrator and consulting firm, announces that two of its companies, Go Reply and Machine Learning Reply, have achieved the Generative AI Specialization in the Google Cloud Partner Advantage Program. This recognition positions Reply among the first partners to reach this milestone, highlighting its capabilities in developing generative AI solutions with Google Cloud’s Vertex AI. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241205590412/en/ The Generative AI Specialization underscores Reply’s commitment to delivering innovative generative AI solutions powered by Google Cloud technologies, addressing critical business challenges across industries. (Graphic: Business Wire) The Generative AI Specialization underscores Reply’s commitment to delivering innovative generative AI solutions powered by Google Cloud technologies, addressing critical business challenges across industries. Among the solutions dev

KAYTUS V3 servers showcase end-to-end expertise in liquid cooling solutions—encompassing comprehensive R&D, production, testing, and delivery—enabling users to efficiently tackle the challenges of large-scale AI deployment. KAYTUS, a leading IT infrastructure provider, has announced its new-generation V3 server family, featuring fully optimized liquid cooling technology. These servers provide comprehensive liquid cooling solutions, encompassing components, nodes, servers, and entire data centers. Designed to address cooling challenges and surging energy consumption, the V3 servers enable users to efficiently and reliably meet the demands of the rapidly evolving AI landscape. The surge in AI computing power and density has driven a significant rise in energy consumption. According to the International Energy Agency, electricity usage in data centers is projected to double by 2026 compared to 2022, with approximately 40% of this energy attributed to cooling1. In response, governments are

Allied Telesis, a global leader in connectivity solutions and intelligent networking tools, announces today that Chris Elliott has rejoined the company as Vice President, Partnerships and Alliances, responsible for executing a strategic partner strategy for company expansion across Asia Pacific, North America, Central America, and EMEA. Elliott is also tasked with managing the Northern European Sales Region including the UK, Nordics, and Benelux. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241205436946/en/ Chris Elliott has rejoined Allied Telesis as Vice President, Partnerships and Alliances (Photo: Business Wire) “I am thrilled to get back in the Allied Telesis family, where I previously held sales management roles from 2016 - 2021. I’m very much aligned with the company’s culture and mission, and I know we are primed for aggressive global expansion. I’m excited to lead the channel team in executing on that growth,” Ell

Manhattan Associates Inc. (NASDAQ: MANH) today announced that it has been named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Point-of-Service (POS) Solutions, Q4 2024 report. Of the 9 vendors that were evaluated in the industry’s premier analysis of retail store solutions, Manhattan received the highest score possible in the most number of criteria. Manhattan was recognized for being strong in store inventory management and store fulfillment capabilities, including in-store and curbside pickup. As digital commerce continues to grow, retailers are repurposing their stores to meet the needs of modern shoppers. They are discovering their stores hold the key to sustainable differentiation - not as mere fulfillment points or showrooms, but as sophisticated engines of customer intelligence and relationship building. Modern retail stores are moving beyond selling products and completing checkout transactions to providing a seamless, customer-centric experience that merges the best of digital convenience

Collaboration under the GESAC program, a federal government initiative promoting digital inclusion across Brazil with high-speed broadband over satellite Telebras has selected SES, along with other partners, to support the implementation of Brazil’s Electronic Government Program — Citizen Assistance Service (GESAC). The partnership between the companies enabled the implementation of the Managed Enterprise solution across more than 1,500 sites in public institutions, schools, libraries, telecenters, health units, indigenous villages and rural settlements across the country’s Northern Region. As part of SES’s Managed Enterprise solution delivered over its high-throughput SES-17 Ka-band satellite, SES will be responsible for the operation and maintenance of the network, including satellite, gateways and remote sites. The sites have been connected since April 2024 and are supported by SES’s new gateway in Hortolandia, Brazil. SES-17 is a geostationary satellite that offers an optimised sol

MBK Partners categorically dismisses the baseless allegations made by Korea Zinc regarding an alleged breach of a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA). Despite prior clarification that the MBK Partners Buyout Division, which is participating in the tender offer for Korea Zinc, is entirely unrelated to the review of a potential Korea Zinc investment conducted two years ago, Korea Zinc has today escalated its claims by referencing NDA provisions. To address this matter clearly: 1. Distinct Legal Entities and Operations MBK Partners’ Buyout Division, responsible for acquiring controlling stakes in companies, and its Special Situations Division, which focuses on minority equity investments and private debt investments, are separate entities operated by different legal bodies. 2. Strict Information Barriers These two divisions are operationally independent and fully segregated by robust “Chinese wall” protocols that prevent any internal exchange of confidential information. This strict separation

GigaDevice, a leading semiconductor company specializing in Flash Memory, 32-bit Microcontrollers (MCUs), Sensors, Analog products and solutions, announced its GD25/55 SPI NOR Flash Automotive-Grade Product Family has received ISO 26262:2018 ASIL D Automotive Functional Safety certification from SGS, the world’s leading Testing, Inspection and Certification company. This achievement not only strongly validates the outstanding safety performance and reliability of the GD25/55 SPI NOR Flash product in demanding automotive applications but also further solidifies the company's leadership position in the SPI NOR Flash field. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241203180247/en/ GigaDevice GD25/55 Serial NOR Flash Certified for ISO 26262 ASIL D (Graphic: Business Wire) With the exponential growth in the number of automotive electronics and electrical components, the demand for safety is becoming increasingly critical. A

MBK Partners has clarified its position on a matter involving Korea Zinc, stating that the company is making claims that are far from reality. The matter dates back to May 2022, when a person known to be close to Chairman Choi Yoon-beom of Korea Zinc approached MBK Partners' Special Situations team, one of its investment management divisions, seeking investment. MBK Partners addresses the matter to correct the record and set the facts straight. MBK Partners operates its investment management business through two primary divisions: 1. Buyout Division – Focused on acquiring controlling stakes in companies. 2. Special Situations Division – Specializing in minority stake investments, private debt, and other financial opportunities. The Buyout and Special Situations divisions are fundamentally separate entities within MBK Partners. These divisions are governed by a strict “Chinese Wall” policy, ensuring that there is no exchange of information between the two. This separation is rigorously

The Tholos Foundation, in collaboration with IPSOS & HBS Economics, today released groundbreaking research exposing the risks of the proposed Danish regulations limiting nicotine content in nicotine pouches to 9 mg per pouch. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241204248551/en/ Key findings highlight significant public health and economic concerns The comprehensive study reveals alarming potential outcomes if the proposed nicotine limit is implemented: Consumer behavior shifts Half (50%) of current nicotine pouch users would seek alternative purchasing channels, either online or across the border of other EU countries One in five (18%) users might return to smoking Proposed limit threatens Denmark's remarkable progress in reducing smoking rates from 19% to 14% between 2018 and 2023** Public health implications 3 out of 4 (75%) users originally chose nicotine pouches for health-related reasons, primarily to reduce