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[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: VIENNA, Va., April 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --The SourceAmerica Grassroots Advocacy Conference will bring over 50 nonprofit agency leaders and people with disabilities from across the United States together to advocate on disability employment-related issues. From April 26-30, self-advocates will gather online to discuss barriers to employment in their communities and how the AbilityOne Program, one of the nation's largest sources of employment for people who are blind or have significant disabilities, has played a role in their careers. Through self-advocacy, story-sharing, and training, these individuals will be empowered to share their employment journey with peers and members of Congress. A platform for essential members of the workforce to showcase how having employment options has changed their lives. Tweet this \"The SourceAmerica Grassroots Advocacy Conference is a unique, but critical, way for self-advocates to directly reach members of Congress who are making the very decisions that affect job opportunities for people with disabilities,\" said Richard Belden, SourceAmerica Interim President and CEO. \"I am thankful for all the members of Congress and their staff who have chosen to spend their valuable time engaging with our passionate advocates on this important topic.\" Connect. Create. Change. This year's theme, \"Connect. Create. Change.\" highlights the importance of collaboration between hundreds of nonprofit agencies in the SourceAmerica network, the talented individuals they employ, and the members of Congress who decide on national disability employment policy.Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill, (D-N.J.), an active supporter and advocate for the rights and employment of people with disabilities, shared a pre-recorded statement with conference attendees. \"The work of SourceAmerica and the work you've done over the past 45 years including championing the rights of individuals with disabilities and creating a more inclusive workforce, is truly inspiring,\" said Sherrill.During the conference, self-advocates have the chance to share their experiences with other attendees and the virtual audience during a \"Celebration of Stories.\" This event provides a platform for these essential members of the workforce to showcase how having employment options has changed their lives. The conference, emceed by disability advocate and Breaking Bad star RJ Mitte, will also provide advocacy training sessions for nonprofit agency leadership and self-advocates. Nearly 200 congressional meetings are scheduled to take place over the five-day conference.For people like Candace Hartley, the SourceAmerica Grassroots Advocacy Conference means she can tell her story directly to members of Congress. Hartley, who is employed by Palmetto Goodwill in Charleston, South Carolina, is one of more than 50 people with disabilities selected to take part in the virtual conference. \"Our nation's lawmakers need to know that their decisions have a profound effect on the employment prospects of people with disabilities.\"About SourceAmericaSourceAmerica connects government and corporate customers to a national network of approximately 700 nonprofit agencies that hire a talented segment of the workforce people with disabilities. Established in 1974, SourceAmerica is committed to increasing economic and social inclusion and advocating for a more accessible future of work for people with differing abilities. As a leading job creator within the disability community and distinguished as an AbilityOne authorized enterprise, SourceAmerica harnesses the momentum and boosts the capability of its network and customers. To learn more, visit SourceAmerica.org and follow the organization on Facebook (@SourceAmerica), Twitter (@SourceAmerica), Instagram (@SourceAmerica), and LinkedIn (@SourceAmerica).SOURCE SourceAmerica Related Links http://www.sourceamerica.org", "role": "user" }, { "content": "People with disabilities share their stories with federal lawmakers Disability employment policy takes center stage on Capitol Hill during virtual Grassroots Conference", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: NEW YORK, April 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --The Muscular Dystrophy Association(MDA) has selected Keisha Greaves from Cambridge, Massachusetts, to represent families living with muscular dystrophy and related neuromuscular diseases alongside current National Ambassador eleven-year-old Ethan LyBrand of Decatur, Alabama. Continue Reading MDA Names 2021 National Ambassador Keisha Greaves as Spokesperson for Neuromuscular Community \"I have been involved with MDA because muscular dystrophy is now a part of me,\" said Keisha. \"I feel like it is my job to bring awareness about this progressive muscle disease, what it means to live with it, and the daily struggles that go along with it. I want others to know that many of us live just like everyone else, but we may need certain accommodations. I'm honored and excited to be selected as MDA's 2021 National Ambassador.\" \"We are honored to welcome Keisha Greaves as our newest MDA National Ambassador and are grateful to have her share her incredible story of strength,\" said MDA president and CEO, Donald S. Wood, PhD. \"Keisha is a dedicated advocate who has represented MDA with distinction as Massachusetts State Ambassador and as a champion of fundraising for research and advanced patient care for the neuromuscular disease community. MDA Ambassadors play an integral role in furthering MDA's mission of transforming the lives of people living with muscular dystrophy, ALS, and related neuromuscular diseases.To Keisha and all our ambassadors, I can't say thank you enough for everything you do.\" As National Ambassadors, Keisha and Ethan will share our important mission with the public as well as our partners, sponsors, and supporters via national and social media andwhen possiblelive events. Their work aims to deepen MDA's reach among its audiences, educate and champion improved services for individuals and their families living with disabilities and neuromuscular disease by motivating millions to help MDA through donations or volunteer action.About Keisha GreavesKeisha Greaves is 35 years old and has been active in the MDA community since being diagnosed with limb girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD) in 2010.Reaching out to MDA was Keisha's first step toward accepting her diagnosis and seeking the support of people who understood her situation. Since then, Keisha has continued to support the MDA, serving on committees, and raising funds for a variety of events including Fill the Boot with our fire fighter partners, Muscle Walks, MDA's annual Black-N-Blue Ball and Toast to Life benefits, as well as helping to increase awareness about muscular dystrophy through her social media platform and presentations.Keisha is the CEO and founder of Girls Chronically Rock, a clothing brand created to help inspire and empowers others within the disability community. She expresses her feelings and relates her journey through her brand. About Ethan LyBrandAlthough the COVID-19 pandemic prevented Ethan and his family from attending live events and meeting MDA families, partners, and sponsors in person, he didn't let it slow him down. Ethan shared his story of living with Duchenne muscular dystrophy with numerous audiences virtually through videos, media campaigns, and more. He quickly made a name for himself through his \"Joke A Day for MDA\" campaign to increase awareness, raise funds and bring joy to people throughout the pandemic. Ethan gained national acclaim when he was named one of Newsweek's \"Heroes of the Pandemic.\" Ethan's MDA campaign also increased awareness of the neuromuscular disease community, which is among the highest risk populations for COVID-19. \"My first year as ambassador has been amazing,\" said Ethan. \"I have enjoyed being in this role as it has given me the opportunity to share my story and raise awareness for MDA. MDA is like a second family to me so being able to support MDA in this role has been incredible. Making people smile through this year has made my heart happy!\" About MDAFor 70 years, the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) has been committed to transforming the lives of people living with muscular dystrophy, ALS, and related neuromuscular diseases. We do this throughinnovations in scienceandinnovations in care. As the largest source of funding for neuromuscular disease research outside of the federal government, MDA has committed more than $1 billion since our inception to accelerate the discovery of therapies and cures.Research we have supportedis directly linked to life-changing therapies across multiple neuromuscular diseases.MDA's MOVRis the first and only data hub that aggregates clinical, genetic, and patient-reported data for multiple neuromuscular diseases to improve health outcomes and accelerate drug development. MDA supports thelargest network of multidisciplinary clinicsproviding best in class care at more than 150 of the nation's top medical institutions. OurResource Centerserves the community with one-on-one specialized support, and we offer educational opportunities forfamiliesandhealthcare providersby providing conferences, events, and materials.MDA Advocacysupports equal access for our community, andeach year thousands of children andyoung adults learn vital life skills and gain independence atsummer campand through recreational programs, at no cost to families.During the COVID-19 pandemic, MDA continues to produce virtual events and programming to support our community when in-person events and activities are not possible. MDA's COVID-19 guidelines and virtual events are posted atmda.org/COVID19. For more information, visitmda.org.SOURCE Muscular Dystrophy Association Related Links https://www.mda.org", "role": "user" }, { "content": "MDA Names 2021 National Ambassador Keisha Greaves as Spokesperson for Neuromuscular Community Fashion entrepreneur and neuromuscular disease advocate, Keisha Greaves from Cambridge, MA, joins current MDA National Ambassador Ethan LyBrand to share her story and raise awareness.", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: DENVER, Sept. 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- BillingPlatform, the leading global cloud-based monetization and billing solution provider, today announced it has signed a multi-year agreement with Class Limited, a leader in cloud-based wealth accounting solutions for accountants, administrators and advisors in Australia. After a thorough competitive review, Class selected BillingPlatform's billing and monetization solution to automate and scale its existing billing processes featuring diverse subscription and consumption pricing models. Headquartered in Australia, Class offers a number of wealth accounting solutions, including Class Super for self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) administration and Class Portfolio for investment portfolio accounting, administration and reporting. With 29% of all SMSFs administered by Class Super, it is the leading provider of cloud-based SMSF administration software. In fact, the company's software is used to administer more than 180,000 accounts by more than 1,600 accounting and advisory practices with a total value of net SMSF assets of $260 billion Australian dollars. In addition, Class has expanded its business to also offer a range of complementary legal, accounting and corporate compliance documentation products. As Class has expanded its business through internal development and acquisitions, its existing billing process was an obstacle to keeping pace with its accelerating growth. Using Salesforce for its CRM and NetSuite as its ERP, the Class finance team would pull data from both into a legacy system to calculate and issue bills based on the number and type of accounts under administration per month. This was a time consuming and increasingly complex process requiring data from multiple systems and then addressing variances for volume discounts or covering both SMSF and investment portfolio accounts, so the overall process did not scale well. \"Our mission is to enable accountants, administrators and advisors to automate manual workloads and drive higher levels of processing efficiency and scalability, so we knew our own growth had put us at an inflection point in terms of billing,\" said Glenn Day, CFO at Class Limited. \"While our billing worked, it was overly manual, time consuming and we wanted more flexibility, so we selected BillingPlatform to transform and modernize it to fuel our continued business growth, deliver better client service and redeploy our finance team's time on more strategic activities.\" BillingPlatform is the only billing solution on the market that enables enterprises to move beyond simple subscription or fixed-fee billing with the ability to monetize products with sophisticated usage and rating capabilities including any combination of one-time charges, promotional offers, subscription, consumption, or hybrid-based billing all on a single, next-generation cloud platform. This unparalleled flexibility puts enterprises in control of how they differentiate in the market and manage and grow their revenue. \"Class is a great example to showcase the flexibility of our platform to support a variety of pricing models across a range of product bundles while integrating seamlessly with their ERP, CRM and other core systems,\" said Dennis Wall, CEO at BillingPlatform. \"More importantly, Class underscores our success and momentum across key countries in Europe and Asia/Pacific as our modern approach to transforming the quote-to-cash process continues to differentiate us in the U.S. and abroad.\" With customers in communications, transportation, healthcare, retail, finance, software and other industries around the world, Class adds to BillingPlatform's multiple deployments in Australia and comes on the heels of the company's expanding international businessand recent industry recognition. The company recently was named a Company of the Yearin the International Business Awards andone of the fastest growing companies of 2020as part of the annual University of Delaware Alfred Lerner College of Business & Economics and Horn Entrepreneurship Blue Hen 17&43 Awards. BillingPlatform also received its highest MGI 360 rating from MGI Research, was named to the Constellation ShortList for Smart Services Digital Monetization Platforms in Q3 2020for the fourth consecutive time and was named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Subscription Management Applications 2019-2020 Vendor Assessment. About BillingPlatform, Corp. BillingPlatform's agile billing software solution gives innovative enterprises the freedom to effectively monetize and deliver products and services resulting in growth and competitive differentiation. Our industry-leading, cloud-based platform adapts to every unique business model and pricing structure. With global customers across multiple industries including communications, transportation, manufacturing, banking, technology, energy, media, and software, BillingPlatform processes billions of transactions and dollars every year, enabling enterprises to grow revenue, reduce costs, and improve overall customer experience. To learn more visit billingplatform.com. Press Contact:Meghan LockeBillingPlatform[emailprotected] SOURCE BillingPlatform Related Links https://billingplatform.com/", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Class Limited Selects BillingPlatform to Automate and Modernize Billing Processes for Leading Wealth Accounting Software Highly configurable, cloud-based platform supports Class's diverse subscription and consumption business models and integrates with its Salesforce and NetSuite systems", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: ARMONK, N.Y., April 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE:IBM) today announced that the general availability of the industry's first financial services-ready cloud platform, IBM Cloud for Financial Services, now including the support for Red Hat OpenShift and other cloud-native services. First revealed in 2019, the IBM Cloud for Financial Services was designed in collaboration with Bank of America. Since then, IBM has built a cloud environment capable of supporting the needs of the financial services industry for their mission-critical workload and data protection, with our compliance capabilities and industry-leading security1. The IBM Cloud for Financial Services is designed to help to reduce risk for financial institutions, their partners and FinTechs, and innovate quickly with built-in controls that are adhered to by the entire ecosystem. Continue Reading IBM Announces General Availability of IBM Cloud for Financial Services In addition to Bank of America, IBM is working with several global financial institutions such as BNP Paribas, Luminor Bank, MUFG and more. The IBM Cloud for Financial Services is supported by an ecosystem of more than 90 collaboration partners including new additions EY and Tata Consultancy Services, Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) and Software as a Service (SaaS) providers. As part of today's announcement, SAP has joined the IBM Cloud for Financial Services ecosystem, giving clients a diverse set of applications to deploy via the platform. \"Together with some of the world's largest banks and leaders in regulatory compliance we are driving a change in cloud adoption for highly regulated industries, aiming to improve the security and compliance posture for the industry,\" said Howard Boville, Head of IBM Hybrid Cloud Platform. \"With a focus on data security delivered with IBM's confidential computing and sophisticated encryption capabilities, we aim to reduce risk in the supply chain for banks, insurers and other financial services industry players, and at the same time accelerating the time by which they can drive and consume innovation.\" Secured Platform Designed for Open InnovationWith the general availability of IBM Cloud for Financial Services, the financial services industry, including technology partners, can now build applications with Red Hat OpenShift, migrate virtual machine workloads, and establish compliance profiles across their workloads to help support their continuous compliance needs. Financial services institutions can now accelerate their cloud journeys with IBM Cloud for Financial Services' built-in security and compliance controls for both cloud-native and VMware workloads. \"We're excited to continue our partnership with IBM to help enable financial institutions and their ecosystem partners to confidently host apps and workloads on the IBM Cloud for Financial Services using VMware infrastructure,\" said Fidelma Russo, SVP and GM, Cloud Services Business Unit, VMware. \"We find the platform helps demonstrate security and readiness for regulatory compliance more efficiently, can bring significant value to the financial services supply chain.\" IBM Cloud for Financial Services is built on IBM Cloud, the industry's most secure and open cloud for business, which uses Red HatOpenShiftas its primary Kubernetes environment to manage containerized software across the enterprise, and includes more than 200 API driven, cloud native PaaS services to create new and enhanced cloud-native apps.Developer and ecosystem partners can build and modernize in a secured environment to drive innovation for today's modern customer.Safeguard Data with Confidential ComputingTo protect data across cloud-native and VMware workloads, IBM Cloud for Financial Services uses IBM's fourth-generation confidential computing capabilitiesand 'Keep Your Own Key' encryption delivered via IBM Hyper Protect Services and backed by the highest level of security certification commercially available1. This gives enterprises technology-backed control of their own encryption keys so clients are the only ones who can control access to their data. This same hardware-based assurance enables confidential computing, meaning that financial institutions can process critical data in a secured enclave within a shared cloud environment.To ease cloud adoption for financial services clients IBM developed IBM Cloud for Financial Services to help address the security and regulatory requirements of the heavily regulated industry. Central to the platform is the IBM Cloud Framework for Financial Services whichdeliversan industry-informedset of security and compliance controlsto operate securely with bank-sensitive data in the public cloud.This was developed with Bank of America and Promontory, a global leader in financial services regulatory compliance consulting, and will continue to be maintained by IBM's Financial Services Cloud Council, led by Howard Boville,Head of IBM Hybrid Cloud Platform.SAP Joins IBM Cloud for Financial Services Ecosystem IBM Cloud for Financial Services established a growing ecosystem of more than 90 ISVs and SaaS providers to help enable financial services organizations integrate offerings from third-party providers and modernize core applications to improve the customer experience. With the addition of SAP, clients can now quickly engage with the largest enterprise app company across their workloads.IBM will guideISVand SaaSprovidersthrough each step of the onboarding process, which includes a technical and securityassessment, workload migration, and readiness validation designed to address third- and fourth-party risk. The IBM Cloud for Financial Servicesfeaturesa control frameworkdesignedto helpfinancial institutions reduce expenses andaccelerate revenue growth while fostering a secure and compliantpartnerecosystem.This process supports partner compliance initiatives with the IBM Cloud Framework for Financial Services requirements and efficient onboarding through a systematic approach supported by IBM's technical, security, and regulatory teams. For more information, visit here. BNP Paribas Drives Innovation with Ecosystem PartnersBased on IBM Cloud technology, the BNP Paribas-dedicated MZR located in Paris will now be equipped with the security and controls to begin onboarding the bank's workloads and ecosystem partners to the IBM Cloud for Financial Services. BNP Paribas already migrated more than 40 line-of-business applications to the platform, with plans to speed up the migration for the years coming. BNP Paribas technology partners are also in the process of working with BNP Paribas to initiate the onboarding process in order to develop solutions and transact in a secure environment. \"IBM has been our long-time partner in large part for their knowledge of cloud technology, security, including data encryption, and deep industry expertise associated with banking regulations. We're collaborating with IBM to establish a BNP Paribas-dedicated cloud that is compatible with all the constraints that are imposed by regulators throughout the world,\" said Bernard Gavgani, Global CIO, BNP Paribas.For more information on IBM Cloud for Financial Services, visit www.ibm.com/cloud/financial-services IBM Cloud for Financial Services clients can soon access on demand training and certification programs via the IBM Center for Cloud Training. The program, available later this month, will introduce IBM Cloud for Financial Services core concepts, key components and real-world applications, as well as solution architectures. 1 -Based on IBM Hyper Protect Crypto Service, the only service in the industry built on FIPS 140-2 Level 4-certified hardware.FIPS 140-2 Security Level 4 provides the highest level of security defined in this standard. At this security level, the physical security mechanisms provide a comprehensive envelope of protection around the cryptographic module with the intent of detecting and responding to all unauthorized attempts at physical access.Contact:Kaveri CamireIBM Communications[emailprotected]Suzanne CrossIBM Communications[emailprotected]SOURCE IBM Related Links https://www.ibm.com/", "role": "user" }, { "content": "IBM Cloud for Financial Services Accelerates Innovation with Support for Red Hat OpenShift and Other Cloud-native Services", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: HONG KONG, Feb. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Mainetti Group (\"Mainetti\" or the \"Company\"), the leading global retail solutions provider, is pleased to announce a strategicdistributor agreement with Kingfa Science & Technology Co Ltd (stock code: 600143.SS) (\"Kingfa\"), one of the largest personal protective equipment (PPE) suppliers in the world. The new agreement will enable Mainettito support the stable supply of PPE to major markets around the world. Since 2020, Mainetti- under the MainettiCare brand- has been supplying high-quality PPE to businesses around the world to safeguard their employees, customers, and communities. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact businesses everywhere, this strategic agreement will support the quick deployment of high-quality PPE products, including masks, gloves, gowns and sanitizers, distributed by MainettiCare,around the world. As part of its long-standing commitment to quality, Mainetti has also engaged Intertek Group, an international company specializing in quality assurance, testing, inspection, and certification services, as its global compliance partner to safeguard the quality and national standards requirements of all PPE products sold under MainettiCare. Leveraging Mainetti's established global supply chain network, the partnership will complement Mainetti and Kingfa's existing sales offices while expediting delivery times and border clearance. \"We are delighted to be partnering with Mainetti to further expand the geographic reach of our products, especially in areas that complement our own sales network. As the world continue to fight COVID-19, it has never been more important to expand the availability of critical PPE products,\" said Terry Zhai, General Manager of Marketing Center of Kingfa. Mr. Paul Tai, Regional Director of the Far East & Global Head of MainettiCare, said, \"The resurgence of the pandemic means that demand for PPE worldwide is overwhelming. As many businesses face ongoing challenges to maintain their operations under the current operating environment, our collaboration with Kingfa will ensure a stable supply of protective equipment and a wider range for PPE products in our communities. Looking beyond the pandemic, PPE products will remain a common consumer product. This strategic alliance will also open up private branding opportunities for our customers by providing direct access to ODM manufacturing capabilities for a full-range of PPE products, backed by a reliable, efficient and integrated supply chain.\" For more information about the MainettiCareline of PPE solutions, please visit www.mainetti.com. About Mainetti For sixty years, Mainetti has been a trusted partner to the world's most respected and well-known retail and apparel brands. Our 6,000 employees in 90 locations on 6 continents come to work every day with a mission to deliver innovative and sustainable solutions for our customers. As the largest hanger company in the world, the name Mainetti is synonymous with superior quality and exceptional service. Mainetti pioneered garment hanger reuse and recycling, introducing sustainability practices that continue to lead the industry. Over the past several years, we have diversified our portfolio to include Packaging (Flexible and Structural), Branding and Intelligent (RFID) Solutions businesses, and in 2020, we introduced a line of Health and Safety products that help customers in their efforts to mitigate COVID-19 risks. We are proud of our full supply chain process, using innovative materials to create products with less energy and more renewable sources every year. As of December 2020, Mainetti is a proud Member of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, working with the world's leading and most influential organizations to accelerate the global transition to a circular economy. Please visit www.mainetti.com for more information. For media enquiries, please contact:Think Alliance GroupHenry Chow / Matthew SchultzTel: +852 3481 1161Email: [emailprotected]/ [emailprotected] SOURCE Mainetti Group", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Mainetti signs strategic distributor agreement with Kingfa New Alliance to Enable the Stable Supply of High-Quality PPE Worldwide", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: DUBLIN, Aug. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- ResearchAndMarkets.com published a new article on the gold industry \"The Results of COVID-19 are Driving Interest in Gold as a Safe Haven Investment\" Gold prices recently rose to an all time high of over $2000 per ounce as a result of uncertainty about global economic recovery combined with lowered interest rates and a weakening US dollar. Gold prices had been on the rise since March as real interest rates began to fall to below zero leading to diminished returns on bonds. Gold is often considered a safe investment that will hold its value even in times of financial crisis however, bonds are usually considered a more attractive option since unlike gold they yield a return.Lowered interest rates have reduced the opportunity cost of holding gold which has helped to fuel interest among investors looking to diversify their portfolios. The continued rise in COVID-19 cases and the possibility that some countries could have to enter a second lockdown to prevent the spread of the virus are also driving interest in gold as a safe haven investment. Analysts predict that gold prices could continue to rise if the US dollar continues to weaken and could even climb as high as $3000 per ounce. To see the full article and a list of related reports on the market, visit \"The Results of COVID-19 are Driving Interest in Gold as a Safe Haven Investment\" About ResearchAndMarkets.comResearchAndMarkets.com is the world's leading source for international market research reports and market data. We provide you with the latest data on international and regional markets, key industries, the top companies, new products and the latest trends. Research and Markets also offers Custom Research services providing focused, comprehensive and tailored research. Media Contact: Research and Markets Laura Wood, Senior Manager [emailprotected] For E.S.T Office Hours Call +1-917-300-0470 For U.S./CAN Toll Free Call +1-800-526-8630 For GMT Office Hours Call +353-1-416-8900 U.S. Fax: 646-607-1907 Fax (outside U.S.): +353-1-481-1716 SOURCE Research and Markets Related Links http://www.researchandmarkets.com", "role": "user" }, { "content": "The Results of COVID-19 are Driving Interest in Gold as a Safe Haven Investment", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: KARLSRUHE, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Global Symposium of the ESPINEA Academy in Karlsruhe, sponsored by joimax, showcased how modern, advanced training for surgeons works. Earlier this month, over four days, more than 300 participants from around the world learned about the latest endoscopic surgical methods for spinal diseases. Via live demonstrations, twelve world-renowned spinal surgeons presented case studies, gave tips and tricks, and allowed people to look over their shoulders at endoscopic videos while operating on cadavers. The livestream made it possible for participating surgeons to understand exactly how endoscopic operations are carried out. You can only get closer if you do it yourself, said one participant. Endoscopic spinal surgery is developing into the gold standard for back problems that need surgery, said Wolfgang Ries, the academy's founder and chairman. A large number of studies show it is superior to conventional methods of open spine surgery. Unfortunately, this technique is still not taught in most training centers around the world. ESPINEA fills this gap with an extensive training program. Webinar formats are unavoidable in the Coronavirus period. With todays livestream technologies, ESPINEA is able to provide real-time, interactive surgical training, zooming in on how its surgical instruments can be used successfully. The participants enthusiasm is confirmation that we need to further develop online trainings, said Ries. While virtual events cannot replace face-to-face instruction after all, it's learning by doing they provide an excellent alternative. ESPINEA Academy was founded by joimax in February 2019. A month later, joimax CEO and Founder Wolfgang Ries held its first faculty and user meeting at the Paracelsus Medical University in Salzburg. Since then, ESPINEA has been accredited by the oldest surgical college in the world, the Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh. Participants at events such as the Global Symposium can earn medical training credits for Continuing Professional Development (CPD points). Points can be applied to medical license renewals. Underscoring the importance of virtual learning, three ESPINEA board members chaired the symposium: Menno Iprenburg from Iprenburg Spine Clinic in Veenhuizen, Netherlands; Sang-Ho Lee, president of Wooridul Spine Hospital, Korea; and J. N. Alistair Gibson, Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh. The participants concluded, It was worth taking part just to hear these luminaries in person. But the best part was the opportunity to see the operation as if you were performing it yourself.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Virtual Global Symposium on Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery Highlights Livestream Training Benefits", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: YIWU, China--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The official website of Yiwu market -- www.chinagoods.com -- was officially launched on October 21st. Chinagoods platform is developed and operated by Yiwu China Commodities City as well as serving 2 million small and micro enterprises in the upstream of the industrial chain with the resource of 75,000 physical shops in Yiwu market. Since the start of online testing in April this year, the platform has been settled in more than 50,000 merchants and more than 500,000 registered purchasers. Chinagoods platform is data-driven and connects the supply and demand sides in production design, exhibition and transaction, logistics warehousing, financial credit and other aspects. It integrates online services, online exhibition and transactions, convenient customs clearance, information logistics, digital warehousing, global supply chain services, credit data collection and application, supply chain financial empowerment and other functions to build a frame system of market entity + business platform + service platform + infrastructure, which provides accurate, efficient and convenient integrated market trade services. Chinagoods platform is originated from the trend of digital transformation of Yiwu Commodities City. Based on the mature offline market operation system, it opens a new chapter of market development by focusing on giving full play to the overall resource advantages of Yiwu Commodities Market, integrating the industry chain in a transparent and efficient way and endowing the traditional market trade with new forms and connotations to bring a bright future for the business development of Yiwu through a new format of digital trade. Official website of Yiwu market: www.chinagoods.com", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Chinagoods Platform, the Official Website of Yiwu Market, Makes Trade Easier", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: SAN DIEGO, May 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --AVID, the national nonprofit with a 40-year track record of improving teaching strategies for K-12 educators, is launching a unique online professional learning program designed to help educators prepare for technology-enabled teaching for this summer, Fall 2020, and beyond. AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) will open its professional development to all educators and schools, even if they are not AVID schools. \"Whether schools return in-person or continue remotely in the Fall, the pandemic has underscored the urgency to better support our teachers in using digital tools to reach all of our students,\" said Dr. Sandy Husk, AVID Chief Executive Officer and former school superintendent. \"Effective digital teaching and learning practices have held great promise for educational equity--making it possible to differentiate and personalize instruction. More than ever before, those practices are now essential to ensuring all students can thrive.\" Rooted in AVID's proven methodology to help 85,000 teachers each year close the opportunity gap for all students, AVID Discover: Digital Teaching and Learningprepares teachers to effectively and equitably teach with technology, while keeping meaningful human interactions and relationships at the center of the learning experience. AVID Discover offers a combination of three intensive days of professional learning this summer, participation in a community of practice aligned to a participant's teaching focus, on-demand content, and one-on-one coaching throughout the school year. Designed for teachers grades 3-12 in all subject areas, it will provide best practices for teaching in a blended learning environment and foster digital citizenship and digital literacy. Any educator can register and can attend by themselves or with a group of colleagues - without any affiliation with AVID. \"AVID professional development has been a game-changer for our district,\" said Trisha Evens, Director of Secondary Education in the Grants Pass School District in Oregon. \"AVID has helped us focus on the importance of relational capacity between students and staff (as well as staff to staff). We have become stronger together, and AVID professional learning has been a catalyst to the change.\" As a community for educators to recharge, learn best practices, and find support, AVID understands that learning - for both teachers and students - is premised on strong relationships. Its expertise has been in modeling effective teaching strategies for K-12 teachers and delivering engaging, hands-on, and practical professional learning that sticks. Teachers will leave with a toolkit full of teaching strategies that can be implemented immediately. \"Even before COVID, our research found that 78% of teachers named how to use technology to differentiate instruction as a top wish-list item for their professional development,\" said Thuan Nguyen, AVID Chief Operating Officer and former district technology leader. \"Today, that need is even more urgent. Our high-touch, high-tech learning experience makes digital teaching and learning more accessible to all educators and students.\" AVID has also launched AVID Open Access, a source for free, practical grab-and-go digital teaching and learning and STEM tips, tools, and classroom activities. To learn more about AVID Discover: Digital Teaching and Learning, visit www.AVIDDiscover.org. About AVIDBest known for its acclaimed Summer Institutes, AVID is a national nonprofit that delivers professional learning to more than 85,000 educators each year so they can close the opportunity gap and prepare all students for college, career, and life. Educators rely on AVID for professional development in leadership, instructional best practices, social and emotional learning, culturally relevant learning, STEM, and more. In turn, these educators help to close the opportunity gap for more than 2 million students each year. SOURCE AVID", "role": "user" }, { "content": "New Professional Learning Community Helps Educators Navigate Technology While Keeping Students at the Center of Learning Experience AVID, a national nonprofit which trains over 85,000 teachers each year, launches online professional learning designed to help teachers manage remote learning and teaching with technology--while keeping educational equity at the center.", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Advantex Marketing International Inc. (CSE: ADX) (Advantex), a leader in the merchant cash advance and loyalty marketing products for merchants, today announced the results of its annual general and special meeting of shareholders held earlier today (the \"Meeting\") at which 69.56% of the issued and outstanding shares were represented. The shareholders voted to fix the board of directors at three and each of the nominees put forward for election by Advantex were duly elected. As such Kelly E. Ambrose, Marc B. Lavine and David Moscovitz will serve as directors of Advantex until the next annual general meeting of shareholders or until they otherwise cease to hold office. Details and backgrounds regarding each of the directors is included in the information circular of Advantex dated November 13, 2020 (the Circular), which is available on SEDAR. In addition, the shareholders approved a resolution reappointing BDO Canada LLP as the auditors of Advantex for the ensuing year. Advantex previously filed an application with the OSC to obtain a partial revocation of the Cease Trade Order issued on November 1, 2019 in order to complete the proposed financing described in the Circular (the Proposed Financing). Advantex is working to restructure the terms of the Proposed Financing to address the concerns expressed by the OSC and intends to amend its application (the Revised Proposed Financing). As such, Advantex did not submit for consideration and approval by its shareholders the ordinary resolution authorizing the issuance of common shares in connection with the Proposed Financing and the special resolution authorizing the consolidation of all of its issued and outstanding common shares. The terms and conditions of the Revised Proposed Financing are subject to approval by the OSC and the Canadian Securities Exchange. About Advantex Marketing International Inc. Advantex provides working capital to merchants. Advantex also provides specialized marketing programs that enable members of Aeroplan to earn frequent-flyer miles at participating merchants. Advantex shares trade on the Canadian Securities Exchange under the symbol ADX. For more information go to Advantexs profile on www.sedar.com Forward-Looking Information This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable securities laws relating to the future business and operations of Advantex. Actual results and developments may differ materially from those contemplated by these statements. The business and operations of Advantex described herein is dependent on a number of factors and is subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause actual results to differ material include, but are not limited to, changes in Advantexs economic and competitive conditions including but not limited to the industry sectors in which Advantex operates. The statements in this news release are made of the date of this release. Forward-looking statements are made based on managements beliefs, estimates and opinions on the date the statements are made and Advantex undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements if these beliefs, estimates and opinions or other circumstances should change, except as required by applicable law.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Advantex Announces Results of Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders and Provides Corporate Update", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Carta Healthcare, a provider of AI-powered clinical data abstraction technology and services, today announced the addition of Jim Whelan as Chief Revenue Officer. This announcement follows the companys recent Series A Funding of $17.3M, led by Storm Ventures. The impact Jim has made with other mission-driven healthcare IT companies makes him an ideal fit to further strengthen Cartas position for significant growth, said Matt Hollingsworth, CEO and co-founder of Carta Healthcare. His experience in leading and motivating high-performing sales teams will play a key role in continuing to deliver on our mission, build on our momentum, and support our customers. Jim brings over 20 years of executive leadership in early-stage healthcare organizations, building, strengthening, and leading high-performance sales and marketing teams. As Chief Revenue Officer, Jim will be responsible for putting people, process, and technology to work for the growth of the organization. Jim previously served as Sr. Vice President of Global Sales at other high-growth healthcare IT companies such as TriNetX Inc., Imprivata, Diameter Health, and LifeImage. He holds a B.A. in Business Administration and Business Management from Northeastern University. Its an honor to join such a passionate and talented team, said Jim. I was drawn to Carta because of the incredible combination of clinicians and data scientists and the off-the-chart brilliance they bring to their mission of improving patients lives. These attributes are key drivers in the companys current success. I look forward to achieving many more milestones as we continue to change how the industry leverages clinical data and artificial intelligence to improve patient care. About Carta Healthcare Founded in 2017, Carta Healthcares mission is to harness the value of clinical data to improve patient care. Through its industry-leading, AI-driven technology, Carta Healthcare supports the healthcare data registry market by transforming the previously manual clinical data abstraction process. Cartas technology allows healthcare organizations to collect, analyze, and act on their data, creating a quality, trustworthy dataset whose value fuels data-driven decisions that ultimately improve care delivery. For more information, visit www.carta.healthcare or contact us at [email protected].", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Carta Healthcare Announces Addition of Jim Whelan to Senior Leadership Team Whelan brings decades of leadership experience in mission-driven healthcare", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Home prices across the United States rose in the first three months of the year at an annualized rate of 9.3 percent, according to Radian Home Price Index (HPI) data released today by Red Bell Real Estate, LLC, a Radian Group Inc. company (NYSE: RDN). The company believes the Radian HPI is the most comprehensive and timely measure of U.S. housing market prices and conditions available in the market today. The Radian HPI also rose 8.8 percent year-over-year (March 2020 to March 2021), which was slightly higher than the year-over-year increase of 8.3 percent recorded last month. The annualized increase represents an increase in the general upward trend in annualized yearly gains thus far in 2021. The Radian HPI is calculated based on the estimated values of more than 70 million unique addresses each month, covering all single-family property types and geographies. There has been no taking the foot off the pedal this winter season as home prices during the first quarter continue to grow, noted Steve Gaenzler, SVP of Data and Analytics. Sales transactions are still closing at rates not seen in prior winters and, in fact, are at higher levels than some spring or summer months of the past. We continue to see a broad seller market for real estate across the Nation, added Gaenzler. NATIONAL DATA AND TRENDS Nationally, the median estimated price for single-family and condominium homes rose to $274,256 in March from the $272,186 recorded in February. Across the U.S., home prices rose 9.4 percent in the first quarter, matching the increase during the fourth-quarter 2020 of 9.4 percent. Distressed sales in March 2021 represented just 4.4 percent of all sales. This marks the ninth month in a row of sub-5.0 percent market share for distressed sales, a reflection of the continued impact of forbearance measures and foreclosure moratoriums in effect nationally. In general, the volume of active listings of property for sale continues to shrink. The fourth quarter of 2007 was the last time the quarterly average count of active listings was as low as this past quarter. While we anticipate many potential sellers to reconsider listings postponed during COVID, there still remains a natural shortage of home supply across the U.S., and a similar set of first time buying millennials and other buyers, sidelined last year as well, noted Gaenzler. REGIONAL DATA AND TRENDS In the first three months of 2021, all six Regional indices recorded positive home price appreciation rates. While typically a slower period for housing activity, the first quarter 2021 recorded the highest number of listed sale transactions ever. At over 750,000 sales, the first quarter beat the year ago first quarters prior record by almost 50,000 sales. Months of Supply, which helps measure the balance between supply and demand, stood at 3.7 months of supply in March. This was down from 5.6 months in March of last year. Declining months of supply often result in increased price competition and price stability. The Northeast recorded the slowest rate of appreciation in the first quarter of the year. While Vermont was very active throughout 2020, the rate of appreciation has been weaker in 2021 than other regional states thus far in 2021. Connecticut continues to outperform prior year appreciation, and Maine is the strongest state in the region from a price performance perspective. The West and South continue to accelerate home price gains. In the quarter, homes at all price points recorded higher gains than the prior month, and only 8 of the 22 states that make up these two regions had lower rates of appreciation when compared to the fourth quarter of 2020. Florida and Louisiana were two of the better performing states during the quarter. METROPOLITAN AREA DATA AND TRENDS All but one of the 20 largest metro areas (New York) in the U.S recorded positive price appreciation in March at a rate higher than the preceding month. All but two (New York, Minneapolis) large metros recorded higher quarterly price appreciation rates than the fourth quarter of 2020. In general, we continue to see price pressure at all price points. Not surprisingly we continue to see Days on Market (DOM) fall for listed properties in the U.S. and in the largest metropolitan areas. Nationally, DOM fell to another record low for both active listings and for properties sold in the month. At 106 days, the inventory of active listings continues to shrink, while properties that are sold are selling in an average of only 85 days. ABOUT THE RADIAN HPI Red Bell Real Estate, LLC, a subsidiary of Radian Group Inc., provides national and regional indices for download at radian.com/hpi, along with information on how to access the full library of indices. Additional content on the housing market can also be found on the Radian Insights page located at https://radian.com/news-and-knowledge/insights. Red Bell offers the Radian HPI data set along with a client access portal for content visualization and data extraction. The engine behind the Radian HPI has created more than 100,000 unique data series, which are updated on a monthly basis. The Radian HPI Portal is a self-service data and visualization platform that contains a library of thousands of high-value indices based on both geographic dimensions as well as by market, or property attributes. The platform provides monthly updated access to nine different geographic dimensions, from the national level down to zip codes. In addition, the Radian HPI provides unique insights into market changes, conditions and strength across multiple property attributes, including bedroom count and livable square footage. To help enhance its customers understanding of granular real estate markets, the library is expanded regularly to include more insightful indices. In addition to the services offered by its Red Bell subsidiary, Radian is ensuring the American dream of homeownership responsibly and sustainably through products and services that include industry-leading mortgage insurance and a comprehensive suite of mortgage, risk, title, valuation, asset management and other real estate services. The company is powered by technology, informed by data and driven to deliver new and better ways to transact and manage risk. Visit http://www.radian.com to see how Radian is shaping the future of mortgage and real estate services.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "ADDING MULTIMEDIA U.S. Home Prices End First Quarter on Very Strong Note, Radian Home Price Index Reveals", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: SAN FRANCISCO, April 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Strategikon Pharma, a leader in digital business technology to accelerate planning, budgeting, and outsourcing for clinical trials, announced the closing of Series A financing. The round was led by Osage Venture Partners in partnership with Wing Venture Capital and Bascom Ventures. These firms add to previous high caliber investors including Life Science Angels, Band of Angels, Tech Coast Angels, Golden Seeds and Saratoga Ventures, Inc. As the organization continues to grow, the new capital will be used to increase Strategikon's global footprint in Europe and Asia, develop new and enhance existing applications in the company's flagship Clinical Maestroecosystem, and expand the breadth and depth of professional services to provide best-in-class customer experience and support. \"This is a time of incredible excitement for the entire Strategikon team,\" commented the CEO, Anca Copaescu, \"We have proven in record time that Clinical Maestro delivers outstanding value to our customers by addressing long, unresolved pain points in clinical study outsourcing and financial management. The new investment will enable us to attract new talent in the company to build a world class organization.\" \"We are very pleased to be partnered with Strategikon on the next phase of their journey,\" stated Nate Lentz, Managing Partner at Osage Venture Partners. \"After spending almost a year tracking the speed of their growth and their outstanding customer value delivery, we knew this was a company and a team we wanted to back.\" \"Clinical trials are an important and necessary part of bringing drugs to market, but the business side of clinical trial management has been woefully under-served. Anca is a truly remarkable leader, both as a prior pharma exec, where she lived this pain, and now as a determined CEO creating a solution. We are excited to partner with Strategikon and usher in a new, tech-enabled era of workflow improvements and true intelligence in the planning and management phase of a trial, remarked Sara Choi, Partner at Wing VC. \"It has been gratifying to work with the founders and rapidly expanding management team of Strategikon\", stated Mark Di Ianni, Chairman of the Board of Strategikon. \"The Company set out to address an important unmet need in the pharmaceutical R&D market. It is wonderful to see the acknowledgement of the Company's mission by our clients and by Osage Venture Partners and other institutional investors\". About Clinical Maestro by Strategikon PharmaClinical Maestro is the cloud-based platform that modernizes outsourcing for clinical programs.It enables all participants in clinical trials, Sponsor Companies, Vendors and Service Providers, to plan studies, model and manage clinical contracts in an entirely systematic way. Budget, source and manage, faster, more accurately, and with less effort. For more information, please visitwww.clinicalmaestro.com. Investor Contacts: Karen Wills Global Head of Marketing Strategikon Pharma617-899-0986 [emailprotected] Anca Copaescu CEO Strategikon Pharma SOURCE Strategikon Pharma Related Links http://www.strategikonpharma.com", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Strategikon Pharma Announces Close of Series A Financing", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: NEW YORK, Jan. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- WeissLaw LLPis investigating possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of law by the board of directors of Spartan Acquisition Corp. II (\"SPRQ\" or the \"Company\") (NYSE: SPRQ) in connection with the Company's proposed merger with Sunlight Financial LLC (\"Sunlight\"), a privately-held residential solar financing company.Under the terms of the merger agreement, SPRQ will acquire Sunlight through a reverse merger that will result in Sunlight becoming a publicly listed company. The transaction represents an implied pro forma equity valuation for Sunlight of approximately $1.3 billion. If you own SPRQ shares and wish to discuss this investigation or have any questions concerning this notice or your rights or interests, visit our website: https://www.weisslawllp.com/SPRQ/ Or please contact: Joshua Rubin, Esq.WeissLaw LLP1500 Broadway, 16th FloorNew York, NY 10036(212)682-3025 (888) 593-4771[emailprotected] WeissLaw LLP is investigating whether SPRQ's board acted in the best interest of SPRQ's public shareholders in agreeing to the proposed transaction, whether the board was fully informed as to the valuation of Sunlight, and whether all information regarding the process undertaken by the board and the valuation of the transaction will be fully and fairly disclosed to SPRQ public shareholders. WeissLaw LLP has litigated hundreds of stockholder class and derivative actions for violations of corporate and fiduciary duties. We have recovered over a billion dollars for defrauded clients and obtained important corporate governance relief in many of these cases. If you have information or would like legal advice concerning possible corporate wrongdoing (including insider trading, waste of corporate assets, accounting fraud, or materially misleading information), consumer fraud (including false advertising, defective products, or other deceptive business practices), or anti-trust violations, please email us at [emailprotected] SOURCE WeissLaw LLP Related Links http://weisslawllp.com", "role": "user" }, { "content": "SHAREHOLDER ALERT: WeissLaw LLP Investigates Spartan Acquisition Corp. II", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: Enabling printing RGB pixel in one transfer without compromising any device performance WATERLOO, ON, July 31, 2020 /PRNewswire/ - VueReal is pleased to announce that its multi device cartridge structure enables faster population of a display with higher yield and higher alignment accuracy. Most applications such as displays require more than one sub pixels with different devices per sub pixels. In case of microLED display, red, green, and blue microLEDs are required for each pixel. Moreover, most of these devices are fabricated in different environments using different material sets for higher performance. The common approach is to transfer each device independently to a large substrate. For a 4K microLED display, that means three repetition of transfering of 8 million LEDs into a large substrate which can result in low throughput, low yield and high misalignment. \"VueReal's microSolidTM printing approach allows us to make a single cartridge consisting of different types of devices that are fabricated in their best conditions. For display cases for example, the cartridge includes red, green and blue microLEDs and only one time transfer is required to populate all three colors in the pixels\" explained Dr. Fathi, VP of Technology at VueReal. He added that \"as the cartridges are developed using semiconductor process steps, the cartridge can have no misalignment between red, green, and blue microLEDs (or sensors) leading to higher resolution displays compared to separate transferred red, green blue LEDs into a display.\" Dr. Reza Chaji, CEO of VueReal, highlighted that \"VueReal is working with its partners to bring its cartridge solution to the market for early products such as tiles, automotive and wearable displays. This will reduce the cost of the repair process by over 10 times while improving the throughput yield by over 3 times.\" He added that \"high quality images of our multiDEVICETM Cartridge (RGB) are available under NDA.\" SOURCE VueReal", "role": "user" }, { "content": "VueReal demonstrates a scalable process to make RGB microLED cartridges for printing next generation displays", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: SAN FRANCISCO, April 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization enabling mass innovation through open source, today announced it will host the seL4 Foundation, the nonprofit organization established by Data61, the digital specialist arm for Australia's national science agency CSIRO. The seL4 microkernel is the world's first operating system (OS) kernel that is proved secure; it is designed to ensure the security, safety and reliability of real-world critical computer systems. The new Foundation aims to accelerate the development of seL4 and related technologies, and under the Linux Foundation will provide a global, independent and neutral organization for funding and steering the future evolution of seL4. Founding members include Cog Systems, DornerWorks, Ghost Locomotion, HENSOLD Cyber and UNSW Sydney. The trustworthiness of embedded computing systems is vital to improving the security of critical systems around the world to safeguard them from cyber threats. This is particularly paramount in industries including avionics, autonomous vehicles, medical devices, critical infrastructure and defense.The seL4 microkernel is the world's first operating system with a proof of implementation correctness and presents an unparalleled combination of assurance, generality and performance, making it an ideal base for building security- and safety-critical systems. The seL4 Foundation provides a forum for developers to collaborate on growing and integrating the seL4 ecosystem. \"The Linux Foundation will support the seL4 Foundation and community by providing expertise and services to increase community engagement, contributors and adopters, helping to take the OS ecosystem to the next level,\" said Michael Dolan, VP of strategic programs, the Linux Foundation. \"The open governance and standards-based model will provide a neutral, mature and trustworthy framework to help advance an operating system that is readily deployable and optimized for security.\" Dr. June Andronick, Leader of Trustworthy Systems at CSIRO's Data61 said, \"We are very excited about this step to provide a sustainable, long-term trajectory for seL4, and very keen to see the seL4 Foundation grow and thrive under the Linux Foundation umbrella.\" \"With the help of the Linux Foundation we can broaden the community of contributors as well as adopters of seL4,\" said UNSW Scientia Professor Gernot Heiser, Chair of the new Foundation. \"This will provide the support that allows us to continue the research that ensures seL4 will remain the most advanced and secure OS technology.\" For more information on the seL4 Foundation visithttps://sel4.systems/Foundation/. Supporting Quotes Cog Systems \"seL4 has set the new standard for high assurance for embedded solutions on connected devices,\" said Carl L. Nerup, CEO of Cog Systems, Inc. \"This enables us to deliver commercial solutions that meet the rigorous demands associated with formal verification to deliver a certifiedapproach that meet the highest standard for safety & security in the market today.\" DornerWorks \"The seL4 proof provides a secure foundation to answer the growing need for cyber-security.By joining the seL4 Foundation, DornerWorks can do more to help accelerate customer adoption of seL4 as the trusted software base for their embedded products. We're looking forward to the future of seL4 kernel and tool development,\" said Gregg Wildes, Innovation Leader and Partnership Manager, DornerWorks Ltd. Ghost Locomotion \"Ghost is a self-driving system that integrates seamlessly into your current car. Designed to be safer than a human driver, Ghost will give you the power to fully disengage on the highway and focus on what matters to you. Nowhere is the pursuit of perfection more important than our highways and we are proud to join the seL4 community to make provably correct, safety-critical systems a reality for millions of daily commuters,\" said Dr. Daniel Potts, Ghost Locomotion Inc. HENSOLDT Cyber \"We strongly believe in the benefits of open source software for critical IT systems in order to foster the development of one of the most important security assets,\" said Sascha Kegrei, CTO of HENSOLDT Cyber. \"We provide our expertise to a community, which uses combined forces of different professionals from all over the world to strengthen the development of seL4. We were excited to become part of the seL4 Foundation.\" John Launchbury \"In system security, seL4 is one-of-a-kind. COVID-19 has taught us all the value of 'distancing' in keeping any kind of system healthy and secure. That's what microkernels like seL4 do for software. What makes seL4 unique is that we know with mathematical certainty that the seL4 code implements its 'distancing' specification with ZERO functionality bugs. That it does so without a performance hit is doubly astonishing. I am eagerly anticipating seeing more and more system builders incorporate it to increase their digital security, and I'm confident that the seL4 foundation has been well structured to be effective in curating the ongoing open source development of seL4,\" said John Launchbury, Galois, Formerly DARPA I2O Director. About the Linux Foundation Founded in 2000, the Linux Foundation is supported by more than 1,000 members and is the world's leading home for collaboration on open source software, open standards, open data, and open hardware. Linux Foundation's projects are critical to the world's infrastructure including Linux, Kubernetes, Node.js, and more.The Linux Foundation's methodology focuses on leveraging best practices and addressing the needs of contributors, users and solution providers to create sustainable models for open collaboration. For more information, please visit us atlinuxfoundation.org. The Linux Foundation has registered trademarks and uses trademarks. For a list of trademarks of The Linux Foundation, please see its trademark usage page:www.linuxfoundation.org/trademark-usage. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. Media Contacts Beth Handoll ReTHINKitMedia [emailprotected] +1 415 535 8658 SOURCE The Linux Foundation Related Links www.linuxfoundation.org", "role": "user" }, { "content": "seL4 Microkernel Optimized for Security Gets Support of Linux Foundation seL4 foundation aims to accelerate the security, safety and reliability of any software system", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: COLUMBIA, Mo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bluebird Network Midwest communications infrastructure provider and data center owner continues its mission of supporting the communities it serves by partnering with Impact 4 Good and River City Habitat for Humanity to provide supplies for Jefferson City, MO, residents who lost their homes to a tornado in 2019. On May 22, 2019, an EF-3 tornado with estimated peak winds of 160 mph struck Missouris capital. Thankfully there were no deaths, but more than 20 people were injured and over 150 buildings were damaged, resulting in insurance claims reaching over $150 million. Earlier this year, Bluebird completed 26 miles of additional high-speed fiber in Jefferson City, underscoring the companys dedication to fiber densification throughout the region. That expansion gave Jefferson City businesses additional options for high-speed internet and competitive solutions for their data transport needs. Now, the company underscores its dedication to community support by offering additional help for those currently in a time of need. Yes, were a company that provides high-bandwidth solutions to other companies, but at the end of the day, were here to serve our communities and the people that reside there, said Michael Morey, President and CEO of Bluebird Network. Im a big proponent of companies using their resources to give back, and Bluebird Network will always do what we can to support our communities. I am truly appreciative of River City Habitat for Humanity and Impact 4 Good for their hard work in this project as well. They have been great partners to work with and accomplish such important work for their communities. River City Habitat for Humanity is set to finish eight new homes for residents by the end of the year, with five of these home builds being directly related to the tornado. To support this initiative, Bluebird Network donated more than $4,000 to assemble 60 New Home Kits for the new homeowners. The kits include a hammer, screwdrivers, bits, a utility knife, a tape measure and other helpful tools for maintaining and repairing homes. The kits will also include handwritten notes from Bluebird Network employees welcoming the families to their new homes and offering words of encouragement. They are an excellent tool set for families to have on hand for everyday repairs or maintenance issues as they embark on their new journey as a homeowner, said Susan Cook, Executive Director of River City Habitat for Humanity. With 60 kits, Bluebird Network will be supporting our families and our affiliate charity for many years to come, and we couldn't be more appreciative! Bluebird Network is committed to working closely with the communities they serve. Earlier this year, the company donated five thousand dollars to The Food Bank for Central & Northeast Missouris Buddy Pack program. This program serves approximately 7,500 children across 160 schools in a 32-county service area who rely on free or reduced-price lunches. In 2016, the companys staff also volunteered their time to assemble these lunches. Bluebird Network and the Bluebird Underground Data Center continue to maintain high standards of communications infrastructure and data center facilities so customers can focus on the safety and needs of their employees and communities. Those interested in volunteering can contact the local Habitat for Humanity office at [email protected] or call 573-635-8439. Volunteer numbers on site are limited due to the pandemic, but the charity continues onsite construction efforts 4-5 days a week. Volunteers are needed on the jobsite and in the ReStore, which helps fund the construction of new homes. About Bluebird Network Since 1999, Bluebird Network, headquartered in Columbia, Missouri, has provided internet and fiber transport services to Carriers and Enterprises in Missouri, Illinois, Kansas, Iowa and the surrounding states. In 2014, an underground data center was acquired, adding the Bluebird Underground Data Center facility to the Bluebird suite of services. Bluebird now has over 9800 fiber route miles of high-speed broadband and fiber-optic connections with over 151 Points of Presence (POP) sites and roughly 54,000 on-net and near-net buildings and towers spanning the Midwest, including the major cities of Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City, Springfield (MO and IL), Tulsa, Peoria, Rockford, Bloomington, Normal and the Quad Cities. To learn more, please visit Bluebirdnetwork.com and follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Bluebird Network Gifts New Home Kits to Jefferson City, MO Residents as They Move into New Houses Following Destructive 2019 Tornado After a Network Expansion in Jefferson City, Bluebird Network Doubles Down on Commitment to Local Community and Resident Support", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Inscopix, a leading California-based neurotechnology company that empowers breakthroughs in brain science, held the DECODE Summit last week to put a spotlight on the growing mental health crisis. The virtual event was held on November 9 amidst the challenges of 2020, from the COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing measures to political strife and economic uncertainty- which have undoubtedly fueled recent increases in the prevalence of mental illness. Over 1000 individuals from around the world watched the Summit proceedings live. The meeting followed a Bench to Bedside to A Better World arc, with the underlying theme of how science can create better mental healthcare and a better world. The DECODE Summit brought together leaders from academia, biopharma industry, philanthropy, advocacy, media, and government to help shape the agenda for the future of mental health. Speakers included: Joshua Gordon, Director, National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Arianna Huffington, Founder & CEO, Thrive Global Brandon Staglin, President, One Mind; Mental Health Advocate Kay Tye, Professor, Salk Institute Kerry Ressler, CSO & Professor, McLean Hospital; Harvard Medical School Sachin Patel, Professor, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Leanne Williams, Professor, Stanford University Husseini Manji, Global Head, Science for Minds, Johnson & Johnson Ekaterina Malievskaia, Co-founder & Chief Innovation Officer, COMPASS Pathways Kafui Dzirasa, Associate Professor, Duke University School of Medicine Erik Ewers & Christopher Loren Ewers, Filmmakers, Ewers Brothers Productions Jewel, Singer-songwriter & Mental Health Advocate Kunal Ghosh, CEO & Founder of Inscopix Thomas Insel, Former Director, NIMH; Co-founder & Chair, Humanest Care The day-long event consisted of presentations, monologues, interviews, and performances by the speakers, and explored the themes of social connection, stress, trauma, resilience, recovery, and diversity, in addition to new approaches for diagnosing and treating mental disorders. Kunal Ghosh, CEO & Founder of Inscopix, said about the Summit, Solving the mental health crisis is an All-Hands-On-Deck effort. It was truly an honor for Inscopix to host these world-class lived-experience mental health advocates, researchers, clinicians, entrepreneurs, and artists, who put the spotlight on the crisis, with all its scientific, medical, and societal complexities. He added, I left the summit inspired and with a feeling of optimism. Optimism that with a belief in science, research investments, and a multi-stakeholder approach, we can tackle the mental health crisis head on. The DECODE Summit is publicly available to view online: https://www.inscopix.com/decode-summit-2020. About Inscopix, Inc. Inscopix empowers the development of next-generation therapeutics for difficult-to-treat brain disorders by enabling innovative research and predictive preclinical therapeutic development. Driven by a North Star of overcoming historic challenges in the field, Inscopix provides validated solutions for real-time mapping of neural activity in brain circuits. These objective, quantitative and in-brain assays are catalyzing unprecedented insights into disease mechanisms, and have been shown to be more accurate at predicting clinical efficacy than animal behavior when testing a therapeutic candidates capacity to bring the brain back to a normal state. Inscopixs partner and customer discoveries help decode the brain, inform deeper understanding of mechanisms of action and enable the screening of drugs based on efficacy. Inscopix is an industry partner of the Federal BRAIN Initiative and has been recognized for the World Economic Forum as a Technology Pioneer (2015). For more information, please visit http://www.inscopix.com.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Inscopix Convenes DECODE Summit to Address the State of Mental Health", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: NORTHBROOK, Ill., Oct. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Americans are witnessing one of the deepest political and cultural divides in our nation's history. Compounded by the worst health crisis in a century and a reckoning on racial justice, our collective future depends on Americans' ability to come together. That doesn't mean we should stop arguing, though, according to leaders at The Better Arguments Project. It means we should argue better. \"The word 'argument' shouldn't be a bad word,\" says Eric Liu, director of the Aspen Institute and former White House speechwriter and deputy domestic policy adviser. \"We believe arguments can bring people together. Our goal isn't to get everyone to agree, it's to help people learn more about our differences, and to challenge each other to think about positions other than our own.\" Liu's position is built into the framework of the Better Arguments Project a civic initiative founded by The Aspen Institute, The Allstate Corporation and Facing History and Ourselves. During this time of rigid polarization, the group is making free tools and resources available for anyone looking to bring people together in almost any situation, from the virtual office to schools, dinner tables, and even social media. \"People are afraid they'll be driven further apart from their neighbors, coworkers and even their loved ones because of their beliefs or values,\" says Stacy Sharpe, senior vice president of Allstate Corporate Brand. \"We should never be afraid to stand up and argue for what we believe in, but we need to do it in a better way. The only thing we should fear is the status quo, where unhealthy arguments will continue destroying civility, decency and the chance to thrive.\" The Better Arguments Project resources are based on five principles to achieve civil conversations: Take winning off the table Prioritize relationships and listen passionately Pay attention to context Embrace vulnerability Make room to transform The Better Arguments framework will be featured as a key theme at the Aspen Ideas Mini Fest Oct. 20-21. The virtual event will bring together top minds to discuss some of the most important issues of our time. To interview a Better Arguments spokesperson about tips for improving the quality of conversations and/or to attend the Aspen Ideas Mini Fest, please email: [emailprotected]. SOURCE Allstate Insurance Company", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Five Keys to Stop Bad Arguments Better arguments help people avoid toxic conversations threatening our future", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regulatory News: Air Liquide (Paris:AI) The Board of Directors during its meeting of November 20, 2020 noted that from February 1, 2020 to September 30, 2020, 455,663 new shares with a par value of 5.50 euros each had been issued pursuant to the exercise of stock options. As a result, Air Liquides share capital effective immediately stands at: 2,604,741,958.50 euros Divided into 473,589,447 shares with a par value of 5.50 euros each. A world leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry and Health, Air Liquide is present in 80 countries with approximately 67,000 employees and serves more than 3.7 million customers and patients. Oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen are essential small molecules for life, matter and energy. They embody Air Liquides scientific territory and have been at the core of the companys activities since its creation in 1902. Air Liquides ambition is to be a leader in its industry, deliver long term performance and contribute to sustainability. The companys customer-centric transformation strategy aims at profitable growth over the long term. It relies on operational excellence, selective investments, open innovation and a network organization implemented by the Group worldwide. Through the commitment and inventiveness of its people, Air Liquide leverages energy and environment transition, changes in healthcare and digitization, and delivers greater value to all its stakeholders. Air Liquides revenue amounted to 22 billion euros in 2019 and its solutions that protect life and the environment represented more than 40% of sales. Air Liquide is listed on the Euronext Paris stock exchange (compartment A) and belongs to the CAC 40, EURO STOXX 50 and FTSE4Good indexes.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Air Liquide: Changes to Share Capital Share capital increase following the exercise of stock options", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: INDIANAPOLIS, May 26, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Emgality (galcanezumab-gnlm) significantly improved work productivity and reduced interictal burden, defined as health and well-being between migraine attacks, in an analysis of the 3-month double-blind period of the CONQUER study, which included patients with migraine from 12 different countries. The Phase 3 CONQUER study evaluated the efficacy and safety of Emgality for the preventive treatment of episodic and chronic migraine in patients with documented previous treatment failures on two to four different standard-of-care migraine preventive medication categories, due to inadequate efficacy or for safety/tolerability reasons. \"Migraine imposes a profoundly debilitating burden, including interference with work and compromises to social life, that extends beyond the duration of the attacks themselves. At Lilly, we believe that patients and practitioners should expect more from their preventive migraine treatments,\" said Gudarz Davar, M.D., vice president, neurology development, Lilly Bio-Medicines. \"In this important analysis of the clinical trial data, patients reported that Emgality improved their day-to-day functioning and work productivity.\" Absenteeism (unplanned absence from work), presenteeism (impairment while working), overall work productivity loss and activity impairment (non-work related) were measured using the migraine-specific Work Productivity and Activity Impairment Questionnaire (WPAI). The burden between headache attacks (interictal burden) in four key areas, including disruption at work and school, diminished family and social life, difficulty planning, and emotional difficulty, was measured using the Migraine Interictal Burden Scale (MIBS) which is a 12 point scale (categories: 0 none, 1-2 mild, 3-4 moderate and >5 severe). Among the 462 patients randomized to Emgality (n=232) or placebo (n=230), there were statistically significant improvements in work productivity (WPAI) and reductions in overall work productivity loss for the Emgality group compared with placebo (-14.3% vs -3.5%; p<0.01). These gains in productivity appeared to be driven by statistically significant improvements in presenteeism (-12.5% vs -2.6%; p<0.01). Absenteeism was low and not significantly different between groups. Non-work-related activity impairment was also statistically significantly reduced in the Emgality group compared to placebo (-20.7% vs -8.6%; p<0.01). Results were similar in the subgroups of patients with episodic or chronic migraine. Additionally, the average change in MIBS from a baseline of 5.5 (indicative of severe burden in the time between migraine attacks) was statistically significantly greater in patients receiving Emgality compared to placebo (-1.8 vs -0.8, respectively; p<0.0001). Among patients with episodic migraine, the most common categorization of MIBS at Month 3 was \"none\" for Emgality-treated patients versus \"severe\" for placebo-treated patients. Among patients with chronic migraine, fewer Emgality-treated patients had \"severe\" interictal burden per the MIBS at Month 3, with twice as many Emgality-treated patients reporting \"mild\" interictal burden in comparison to placebo. \"Migraine is the second leading cause of disability worldwide and one of the main causes of disability in people between 15 and 49 years old, robbing years of their lives when most people are fostering friendships, establishing their careers and caring for their family. In the U.S., 157 million workdays are lost each year due to migraine. Productivity losses are even greater among those who have tried numerous preventive treatments without finding an option that works for them,\" said David Garca-Azorn, M.D., MSci, Valladolid University Hospital Headache Clinic. \"This study showed that Emgality improved workplace productivity and decreased impairment between attacks, both important outcomes for patients. Given the disabling effects of migraine, Emgality is an option that may help patients achieve the treatment goals that matter to them.\" These results were presented virtually at the 6th European Academy of Neurology (EAN) Congress (see EPR1100). For over 25 years, Lilly has been committed to helping people affected by disabling headache disorders, investigating more than a dozen different compounds for the acute and preventive treatment of migraine and cluster headache. These research programs have accelerated our understanding of these diseases and empowered us to offer new and novel medications to patients and healthcare professionals. About Emgality Emgality is a monoclonal antibody that selectively binds to calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) and was approved by the FDA inSeptember 2018 for the preventive treatment of migraine in adults. Emgality is the only CGRP monoclonal antibody with response rates in the episodic migraine headache population on 50%, 75% and 100% reduction from baseline in monthly migraine headache days over Months 1 to 6 included in its Full Prescribing Information. In June 2019 Emgality was approved by the FDA for the treatment of episodic cluster headache in adults. Indications and Usage for Emgality (galcanezumab-gnlm) 120 mg Injection Emgality is a calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) antagonist indicated in adults for the: preventive treatment of migraine treatment of episodic cluster headache Important Safety Information Contraindications Emgality is contraindicated in patients with serious hypersensitivity to galcanezumab-gnlm or to any of the excipients. Warnings and Precautions Hypersensitivity Reactions Hypersensitivity reactions, including dyspnea, urticaria, and rash, have occurred with Emgality in clinical studies and the postmarketing setting. Cases of anaphylaxis and angioedema have also been reported in the postmarketing setting. If a serious or severe hypersensitivity reaction occurs, discontinue administration of Emgality and initiate appropriate therapy. Hypersensitivity reactions can occur days after administration and may be prolonged. Adverse Reactions The most common adverse reactions (incidence 2% and at least 2% greater than placebo) in Emgality clinical studies were injection site reactions. Please see Full Prescribing Information, including Patient Information, for Emgality. See Instructions for Use included with the device. GZ HCP ISI 10DEC2019 About Migraine Migraine is a neurologic disease characterized by recurrent episodes of moderate-to-severe headache accompanied by other symptoms including nausea, sensitivity to light and sensitivity to sound.More than 30 million American adults have migraine, with three times more women affected by migraine compared to men.According to the Medical Expenditures Panel Survey, total annual healthcare costs associated with migraine are estimated to be as high as$56 billionannually inthe United States, yet it remains under-recognized and under-treated. About Lilly's Commitment to Headache Disorders For over 25 years, Lilly has been committed to helping people affected by headache disorders, investigating more than a dozen different compounds for the treatment of migraine and cluster headache. These research programs have accelerated our understanding of these diseases and furthered the advancement of Emgality, approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the preventive treatment of migraine in adults and the treatment of episodic cluster headache in adults. Our goal is to apply our combined clinical, academic and professional experience to build a research portfolio that delivers comprehensive solutions and addresses the needs of people affected by these disabling neurologic diseases. About Eli Lilly and Company Lilly (NYSE: LLY)is a global healthcare leader that unites caring with discovery to create medicines that make life better for people around the world. We were founded more than a century ago by a man committed to creating high-quality medicines that meet real needs, and today we remain true to that mission in all our work. Across the globe, Lilly employees work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. To learn more about Lilly, please visit us at lilly.comand lilly.com/newsroom. P-LLY This press release contains forward-looking statements (as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995) about Emgality (galcanezumab-gnlm) as a preventive treatment for patients with migraine and as a treatment for patients with episodic cluster headache and reflects Lilly's current belief. However, as with any pharmaceutical product, there are substantial risks and uncertainties in the process of development and commercialization. Among other things, there can be no guarantee that Emgalitywill receive any additional regulatory approvals or be commercially successful. For further discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties, see Lilly's most recent Form 10-K and Form 10-Q filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Except as required by law, Lilly undertakes no duty to update forward-looking statements to reflect events after the date of this release. Refer to: Jen Dial; [emailprotected]; 317-220-1172(Lilly Bio-Medicines) Kevin Hern;[emailprotected]; 317-277-1838 (Investor Relations) SOURCE Eli Lilly and Company", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Emgality Shows Improvement in Work Productivity and Health and Well-Being Between Attacks in Patients with Migraine and a History of Preventive Treatment Failure", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: DUBLIN, July 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The \"Food Safety Testing Equipment and Consumables Market - Forecast (2020 - 2025)\" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. Food safety has become a major concern among the consumers in the recent years with rising awareness on healthy and nutritive diet. In addition, mishaps surrounding the food contamination incidents coupled with increasing awareness on the ingredients and food production has been influencing the consumer preferences towards more safe and healthy products. Due to the mounting food contamination cases across the globe, food & beverages industry has been under consistent pressure to comply with the procuring, processing and packaging standards set by respective regulatory agencies. Furthermore, government of various nations have been tightening the regulatory framework and mandating food testing in the value chain to ensure consumer safety and health. The market is segmented based on Technology, Contaminants, Food Type and Consumables. Different technologies are used to check the safety level such as Chromatography, Mass Spectroscopy, Polymerase Chain Reaction, Immunoassay and so on. Milk and Dairy products, Fruits and Vegetables, Poultry and Fish products are tested for the presence of various potential harmful substances like pathogens, toxins, pesticides and others. The growth of this market has been consistently supported by increasing number of tests, strengthening government regulations, increasing food recalls and rising consumer awareness on food safety. North America is the dominant market for food safety equipment primarily due to high penetration of processed food, stringent food laws, organized food value chain, heightened consumer knowledge and advancements in food testing technologies. APAC is estimated to grow at faster pace in the coming years mainly driven by expanding processed food sector and mounting emphasis on food safety especially in emerging economies like China and India. Sample Companies Profiled in this Report are: Agilent Technologies Inc. (U.S.), Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (U.S.), Shimadzu Corporation (Japan), PerkinElmer Inc. (U.S.), Bruker Corporation (U.S.), 10+. The estimates and forecasts have been derived based on various inputs from primary and secondary sources. Secondary sources such as related articles, whitepapers, journals and other has helped to deliver an extensive analysis in this report. Insights related to various regulatory frameworks, food testing technologies and consumer studies have been collected from the publications of U.S. Food and Drug Administration, NSF International and other country food agencies. To enhance the accuracy of estimates, the data has been validated by conducting interviews with industry experts Key Topics Covered: 1. Food Safety Testing Equipment and Consumables Market - Overview1.1. Definitions and Scope2. Food Safety Testing Equipment and Consumables Market - Executive summary2.1. Market Revenue, Market Size and Key Trends by Company2.2. Key Trends by type of Application2.3. Key Trends segmented by Geography3. Food Safety Testing Equipment and Consumables Market 3.1. Comparative analysis3.1.1. Product Benchmarking - Top 10 companies3.1.2. Top 5 Financials Analysis3.1.3. Market Value split by Top 10 companies3.1.4. Patent Analysis - Top 10 companies3.1.5. Pricing Analysis 4. Food Safety Testing Equipment and Consumables Market Forces4.1. Drivers4.2. Constraints4.3. Challenges4.4. Porters five force model4.4.1. Bargaining power of suppliers4.4.2. Bargaining powers of customers4.4.3. Threat of new entrants4.4.4. Rivalry among existing players4.4.5. Threat of substitutes 5. Food Safety Testing Equipment and Consumables Market - Strategic analysis5.1. Value chain analysis5.2. Opportunities analysis5.3. Product life cycle5.4. Suppliers and distributors Market Share6. Food Safety Testing Equipment and Consumables Market - By Type of Systems(Market Size -$Million / $Billion)6.1. Market Size and Market Share Analysis 6.2. Application Revenue and Trend Research6.3. Product Segment Analysis6.3.1. Chromatography Systems 6.3.2. Mass Spectrometry Systems 6.3.3. Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Equipment 6.3.4. Immunoassay Systems 6.3.5. Hybrid Systems 6.3.6.3. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Systems 6.3.7. Flow Cytometry Systems 6.3.8. Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA)6.3.9. High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)6.3.10. Ultra High Performance Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (LC-MSMS)6.3.11. Others 7. Food Safety Testing Equipment and Consumables Market - By Contaminant Type (Market Size -$Million / $Billion)7.1. Microbiological Analysis 7.1.1. Pathogens7.1.1.1 E.Coli 7.1.1.2. Salmonella7.1.1.3. Campylobacter7.1.1.4. Listeria7.1.1.5. Other Pathogens7.1.2. Non-Pathogens7.2. Allergens Analysis by Type of Food 7.3. Pesticides and Fertilizers by Type of Food7.4. Drugs and Antibiotics 7.5. Natural Toxins Analysis7.6. Specialty Contaminants- Metals7.6.1 Aluminium7.6.2 Arsenic7.6.3. Cadmium7.6.4. Lead7.6.5. Mercury7.6.6. Tin7.6.7. Chromium7.6.8. Copper7.6.7. Zinc7.6.10. Others7.6. GMO Testing 7.7. Mycotoxins7.7.1 Aflatoxins (B, G, M1)7.7.2 Deoxynivalenol7.7.3 Ochratoxins7.7.4. Patulin7.7.5. Zearalenone7.7.6. Fumonisin7.7.7. T-2, HT-2 Toxin7.7.8. Others8. Food Safety Testing Equipment and Consumables Market - By Food Type (Market Size -$Million / $Billion)8.1. Milk, Dairy and Egg Products8.2. Grains 8.3. Fruits & Vegetables8.4. Processed Food 8.5. Meat & Poultry 8.6. Sea Food8.7. Cereals & Nuts8.8. Beverages8.9. Bakery and Snacks8.10. Dietary Supplements8.11. Frozen Food8.12. Packed Food8.13. Produce (Fresh and Frozen)8.14. Food Ingredients8.15. Others9. Food Safety Testing Equipment and Consumables - By Geography (Market Size -$Million / $Billion)9.1. Food Safety Testing Equipment and Consumables Market - North America Segment Research9.2. North America Market Research (Million / $Billion)9.2.1. Segment type Size and Market Size Analysis 9.2.2. Revenue and Trends9.2.3. Application Revenue and Trends by type of Application9.2.4. Company Revenue and Product Analysis9.2.5. North America Product type and Application Market Size9.2.5.1. U.S.9.2.5.2. Canada 9.2.5.3. Mexico 9.2.5.4. Rest of North America9.3. Food Safety Testing Equipment and Consumables - South America Segment Research9.4. South America Market Research (Market Size -$Million / $Billion)9.4.1. Segment type Size and Market Size Analysis 9.4.2. Revenue and Trends9.4.3. Application Revenue and Trends by type of Application9.4.4. Company Revenue and Product Analysis9.4.5. South America Product type and Application Market Size9.4.5.1. Brazil 9.4.5.2. Venezuela9.4.5.3. Argentina9.4.5.4. Ecuador9.4.5.5. Peru9.4.5.6. Colombia 9.4.5.7. Costa Rica9.4.5.8. Rest of South America9.5. Food Safety Testing Equipment and Consumables - Europe Segment Research9.6. Europe Market Research (Market Size -$Million / $Billion)9.6.1. Segment type Size and Market Size Analysis 9.6.2. Revenue and Trends9.6.3. Application Revenue and Trends by type of Application9.6.4. Company Revenue and Product Analysis9.6.5. Europe Segment Product type and Application Market Size9.6.5.1. U.K 9.6.5.2. Germany 9.6.5.3. Italy 9.6.5.4. France9.6.5.5. Netherlands9.6.5.6. Belgium9.6.5.7. Spain9.6.5.8. Denmark9.6.5.9. Rest of Europe9.7. Food Safety Testing Equipment and Consumables - APAC Segment Research9.8. APAC Market Research (Market Size -$Million / $Billion)9.8.1. Segment type Size and Market Size Analysis 9.8.2. Revenue and Trends9.8.3. Application Revenue and Trends by type of Application9.8.4. Company Revenue and Product Analysis9.8.5. APAC Segment - Product type and Application Market Size9.8.5.1. China 9.8.5.2. Australia9.8.5.3. Japan 9.8.5.4. South Korea9.8.5.5. India9.8.5.6. Taiwan9.8.5.7. Malaysia10. Food Safety Testing Equipment and Consumables Market - Entropy10.1. New product launches10.2. M&A's, collaborations, JVs and partnerships11. Food Safety Testing Equipment and Consumables Market Company Analysis11.1. Market Share, Company Revenue, Products, M&A, Developments11.2. Agilent Technologies Inc. (U.S.)11.3. Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (U.S.)11.4. Shimadzu Corporation (Japan)11.5. PerkinElmer Inc. (U.S.)11.6. Bruker Corporation (U.S.)12. Food Safety Testing Equipment and Consumables Market - Appendix12.1. Abbreviations12.2. Sources13. Food Safety Testing Equipment and Consumables Market - Methodology13.1. Research Methodology13.1.1. Company Expert Interviews13.1.2. Industry Databases13.1.3. Associations13.1.4. Company News13.1.5. Company Annual Reports13.1.6. Application Trends13.1.7. New Products and Product database13.1.8. Company Transcripts13.1.9. R&D Trends13.1.10. Key Opinion Leaders Interviews13.1.11. Supply and Demand TrendsFor more information about this report visit https://www.researchandmarkets.com/r/j0aypi Research and Markets also offers Custom Research services providing focused, comprehensive and tailored research. Media Contact: Research and Markets Laura Wood, Senior Manager [emailprotected] For E.S.T Office Hours Call +1-917-300-0470 For U.S./CAN Toll Free Call +1-800-526-8630 For GMT Office Hours Call +353-1-416-8900 U.S. Fax: 646-607-1907 Fax (outside U.S.): +353-1-481-1716 SOURCE Research and Markets Related Links http://www.researchandmarkets.com", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Worldwide Food Safety Testing Equipment and Consumables Industry to 2025 - North America is the Dominant Market", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: TAMPA, Fla., April 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Collaborative Health Systems (CHS), a management services organization, announced today the formation of a new Direct Contracting Entity (DCE) available to providers unable to apply to the Global and Professional Direct Contracting (GPDC) Model. The announcement follows a recent developmentfrom the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) that it will not accept new applicants for the Model. The GPDC Model is a set of two voluntary risk-sharing options aimed at reducing expenditures and preserving or enhancing quality of care for beneficiaries in Medicare fee-for-service (FFS). By extending its DCE to new providers, CHS removes the administrative and financial burden for its provider partners. With no upfront investment or monthly fees, or downside risk for providers, the DCE becomes accessible for many more providers. Multiple CHS-operated DCEs were approved and have deferred participation to launch with the second cohort of the Model on Jan. 1, 2022. \"The unexpected announcement from CMMI reduces the opportunity for engaged providers to participate in the GPDC Model,\" said Anthony Valdes, President of Collaborative Health Systems. \"It also demonstrates the challenges providers have in keeping up with this rapidly evolving landscape, and it's why CHS is uniquely qualified to help providers navigate the transition from ACO to DCE.\" For nearly a decade, CHS has helped healthcare providers navigate and succeed in value-based models such as the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP), the Next Generation ACO Model, Medicare Advantage (MA), and now the GPDC Model. Since 2012, CHS has paid $108 million in shared savings to its physician partners. In addition, for the most recent 2019 MSSP and NextGen Performance Year, CHS-supported ACOs achieved an average quality score of 94.6%, and its providers received $22.3 million in shared savings. \"The GPDC Model offers greater innovations, tools, and resources for providers to further engage Medicare beneficiaries and increase quality of care,\" said Michael Barrett, Vice President of Strategy and Development for Collaborative Health Systems. \"Collaborative Health Systems has the infrastructure and experience from MSSP and the Next Generation ACO Model to help provider partners thrive within the new model.\" Medicare ACOs are groups of doctors, hospitals, and other healthcare providers who come together voluntarily to provide coordinated, high-quality care to their Medicare beneficiaries. The MSSP is a permanent program that offers providers and suppliers an opportunity to create an ACO, which agrees to be held accountable for the quality, cost, and experience of care of an assigned Medicare FFS beneficiary population. The Next Generation ACO Model was designed under the CMS Innovation Center to test whether strong financial incentives for ACOs can improve health outcomes and reduce expenditures for Medicare FFS beneficiaries. It is set to sunset at the end of 2021. The GPDC Model was designed by the CMS Innovation Center as the next evolution in risk sharing arrangements to produce value and high-quality healthcare. Provider groups in the Model assume higher levels of financial risk and reward than are available under the MSSP. For more information about Collaborative Health Systems and its Direct Contracting Entities, call 877-808-5643 or visit www.CollaborativeHealthSystems.com. About Collaborative Health Systems Collaborative Health Systems (CHS) is a management services organization that partners with independent primary care physicians as they move to value-based models. Its core belief is that primary care physicians are in the best position to influence the quality and cost of healthcare. CHS provides comprehensive support for its physician partners by providing management services, risk contracting, and population health capabilities, including actionable data and other tools, to deliver care coordination and closure of gaps in care. CHS provides additional services to secure and deliver favorable value-based contracts with commercial and other health plans. CHS manages two Next Generation ACOs, one Direct Contracting entity, eight MSSP ACOs, a Care Transformation Organization, and three Independent Practice Associations. CHS is a wholly owned subsidiary of Centene Corporation. For more information, visit www.CollaborativeHealthSystems.com. Collaborative Health Systems operates Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET. For more information, call 866-245-7043. SOURCE Collaborative Health Systems", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Collaborative Health Systems Welcomes New Providers for Direct Contracting in 2022 Providers have the opportunity to participate in Direct Contracting model after application window closes", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: CENTREVILLE, Va., Dec. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Parsons Corporation (NYSE: PSN) announced today that Carey Smith, president and chief operating officer at Parsons, has been appointed to the company's board of directors. Smith is responsible for Parsons' global operations and implementing the corporate growth strategy built on continuous technology innovation. \"Carey has been central to our growth and success since joining Parsons,\" said Chuck Harrington, chairman and chief executive officer of Parsons Corporation. \"Her proven track record at Parsons, operational leadership, proximity to our customers and their needs, and experience on other boards make her a natural addition to our board. On behalf of my fellow directors, I am pleased to welcome Carey to the board and look forward to her immediate contributions.\" \"It's been an honor working with my Parsons colleagues to deliver a better world and I am eager to be a member of the board to drive continued innovation and growth,\" said Carey Smith, president and chief operating officer. \"We will continue solving our customers' most difficult challenges with differentiated products and solutions.\" Smith joined Parsons in 2016 as president of the firm's Federal Solutions business where she helped shape and grow the current portfolio. She was appointed COO in 2018 when the company merged its Federal Solutions and Critical Infrastructure business segments to better position for technologically converged defense, intelligence and critical infrastructure markets and provide greater value for our customers. In 2019, she was promoted to president and COO. Smith received an honorary doctorate degree from Ohio Northern University, a master's degree in electrical engineering from Syracuse University and a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Ohio Northern University. She serves on the boards of Edison International, the U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation and the Professional Services Council and has received numerous industry awards. To learn more about the Parsons' board, please visit: https://www.parsons.com/about/leadership/ About Parsons Corporation Parsons (NYSE: PSN) is a leading disruptive technology provider in the global defense, intelligence, and critical infrastructure markets, with capabilities across cybersecurity, missile defense, space, connected infrastructure, and smart cities. Please visit parsons.com and follow us on LinkedIn and Facebook to learn how we're making an impact. Media Contact:Bryce McDevitt +1 703.851.4425[emailprotected] Investor Relations Contact:Dave Spille+ 1 571.655.8264[emailprotected] SOURCE Parsons Corporation Related Links www.parsons.com", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Parsons Corporation appoints Carey Smith to Board of Directors", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Black Friday & Cyber Monday LG OLED deals have landed. Find the latest offers on LG OLED TV C9, ThinQ AI & more. Links to the latest deals are listed below. Best LG OLED TV Deals: Save up to 50% on a wide range of LG OLED TVs at Walmart - click the link for live prices on 45-inch, 55-inch, 65-inch, 77-inch, and larger LG OLED smart TVs and bundles Save up to $1,553 on top-rated LG OLED TVs at Amazon - find deals on a wide range of LG OLED 4K smart TVs with, built-in Alexa Save up to $1,500 on 77, 65, 55 & more LG OLED TVs at ABT.com - check the latest discounts on OLED TVs by LG and compatible TV mounts and stands Save up to 52% on the bestselling LG OLED C9 at Walmart - the LG C9 model features AI ThinQ, NVIDIA G-SYNC compatibility, and Dolby Atmos sound technology Save up to 50% on LG OLED TV bundles at Walmart - get the latest deals on LG OLED TV bundles which include home theater surround sound systems and flat wall mount kits Best LG TV Deals: Save up to 60% on LG TVs including deals on bundles at Walmart - check the latest deals on LG smart TVs in all sizes including 4K UHD models Save up to $321 on various models of LG TVs including the LG OLED at Amazon - click the link to see updated deals on all LG smart TV models with UHD, NanoCell, or OLED Save up to $1,500 on LG TVs including Ultra HD 4K models at Abt.com - check updated prices on all LG smart TVs from 55 to 77-inch screen sizes Save up to $1,850 on LG 65-inch NanoCell, UHD, or OLED smart TVs at Walmart - check the latest prices on 65-inch LG smart TVs that can also come bundled with Deco Gear Home Theater Soundbar, HDMI cable, and wall mount Save up to 51% on 55-inch LG smart TVs and special bundles at Walmart - includes deals on the LG NanoCell and LG OLED series plus units bundled with a soundbar, cables, and wall mount Save up to 40% on 77-inch LG OLED, NanoCell, and UHD smart TVs at Walmart - check live prices on these LG smart TVs including deals with an extended 1-year warranty Best TV Deals: Save up to 50% off on top rated 4K TVs from Samsung, LG, Vizio, TCL & more top brands at Walmart - check latest deals on Ultra HD, LED and smart TVs Save up to 60% off on the latest smart TVs (2020 models) at Walmart - get the latest deals on top-rated smart TVs from top brands including Samsung, LG, Sony, Vizio & more Save up to 40% on a wide range of smart TV & 4K TVs at Amazon - check live prices on top-rated smart TVs with 32, 40, 50, 55, 60-inch & more screen sizes Save up to 34% on Samsung smart TVs at Samsung.com - get live prices on Samsung QLED smart TVs with 4K resolution & 8K resolution Save up to 32% on top-rated smart TVs at ABT.com - click the link for live prices on top-rated smart TVs from best-seller brands In need of some more deals? Check out Walmarts Black Friday & Cyber Monday sale and Amazons Black Friday & Cyber Monday deals to compare thousands more live deals. Consumer Articles earns commissions from purchases made using the links provided. About Consumer Walk: Consumer Walk reports the latest online retail news. As an Amazon Associate and affiliate Consumer Walk earns from qualifying purchases.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Best LG OLED Black Friday & Cyber Monday Deals 2020: LG ThinQ, C9 & More OLED TV Savings Identified by Consumer Articles Check out the latest LG OLED TV deals for Black Friday & Cyber Monday 2020, featuring all the best discounts on LG 4K OLED TVs", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The \"Women's Health - Medical Devices Pipeline Assessment, 2020\" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. \"Women's Health - Medical Devices Pipeline Assessment, 2020\" provides comprehensive information about the Women's Health pipeline products with comparative analysis of the products at various stages of development and information about the clinical trials which are in progress. Women's Health that focuses on the treatment and diagnosis of diseases and conditions that affect a woman's physical and emotional well-being. Scope Reasons to Buy Key Topics Covered: Introduction Products under Development Women's Health - Pipeline Products under Development by Companies Women's Health Companies and Product Overview Women's Health- Recent Developments Appendix Companies Mentioned For more information about this report visit https://www.researchandmarkets.com/r/bceezi", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Global Women's Health Medical Devices Pipeline Assessment Report 2020 - ResearchAndMarkets.com", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The \"Global Industrial Robot Market: Size, Trends and Forecast (2021-2025 Edition)\" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. This report provides an in-depth analysis of the industrial robot market including detailed description of market sizing and growth. The report provides an analysis of the global industrial robot market by value, by volume and includes segment analysis and application analysis as well. The report also includes an in-depth analysis of the industrial robot market for the following regions: Asia-Pacific, Europe, Americas and ROW. Moreover, the report also assesses the key opportunities in the market and outlines the factors that are and will be driving the growth of the industry. Growth of the overall global industrial robot market has also been forecasted for the period 2021-2025, taking into consideration the previous growth patterns, the growth drivers and the current and future trends. The major players dominating the industrial robot market are Fanuc Corporation, ABB Group, KUKA Group and Yaskawa Electric Corporation. Company Coverage Industrial robots have been segmented on the basis of type, end-user and function. The types of industrial robots include articulated, Cartesian, cylindrical, selective compliant assembly robot arm (SCARA), parallel and others. On the basis of application, industrial robots have been divided into automotive, electrical/ electronics, metal and machinery, plastic and chemical products, food and others. Various functions performed by industrial robots include soldering and welding, material handling, assembling and disassembling, painting and dispensing, milling, cutting, processing, etc. The global industrial robot market has witnessed continuous growth in the past few years and is projected to grow even further during the forecast period (2021-2025). The market is expected to be driven by various growth enhancing factors such as growing electronics industry, declining industrial robot prices, high labor costs, etc. However, the market is not free from challenges that are hindering its growth. Some of the major challenges faced by the market are large upfront investment and safety issues. Key Topics Covered: 1. Executive Summary 2. Introduction 2.1 Industrial Robots: An Overview 2.1.1 Evolution of Industrial Robots 2.1.2 Types of Industrial Robots 2.2 Advantages and Disadvantages of Industrial Robots 2.2.1 Advantages of Industrial Robots 2.2.2 Disadvantages of Industrial Robots 2.3 Industrial Robots Segmentation: An Overview 2.3.1 Industrial Robots Segmentation by Type 2.3.2 Industrial Robots Segmentation by Application 2.3.3 Industrial Robots Segmentation by Function 3. Global Market Analysis 3.1 Global Industrial Robot Market: An Analysis 3.1.1 Global Industrial Robot Market by Value 3.1.2 Global Industrial Robot Market Value by Region (Asia-Pacific, Europe, Americas and ROW) 3.1.3 Global Industrial Robot Market by Volume 3.1.4 Global Industrial Robot Market Volume by Application (Electrical/ Electronics, Automotive, Metal and Machinery, Plastic and Chemical Products, Food and Other Applications) 3.1.5 Global Industrial Robot Market Volume by Region (Asia-Pacific, Europe and Americas) 3.1.6 Global Industrial Robot Market Volume by Segments (Traditional Industrial Robots and Collaborative Industrial Robots) 3.2 Global Industrial Robot Market: Segment Analysis 3.2.1 Global Traditional Industrial Robot Market by Volume 3.2.2 Global Collaborative Industrial Robot Market by Volume 3.3 Global Industrial Robot Market: Application Analysis 3.3.1 Global Automotive Industrial Robot Market by Volume 3.3.2 Global Electrical/ Electronics Industrial Robot Market by Volume 3.3.3 Global Metal and Machinery Industrial Robot Market by Volume 3.3.4 Global Plastic and Chemical Products Industrial Robot Market by Volume 3.3.5 Global Food Industrial Robot Market by Volume 3.3.6 Global Other Applications Industrial Robot Market by Volume 4. Regional Market Analysis 4.1 Asia-Pacific Industrial Robot Market: An Analysis 4.2 Europe Industrial Robot Market: An Analysis 4.3 Americas Industrial Robot Market: An Analysis 4.4 ROW Industrial Robot Market: An Analysis 5. Market Dynamics 5.1 Growth Drivers 5.1.1 Growing Electronics Industry 5.1.2 Declining Industrial Robot Prices 5.1.3 Growth of Automotive Industry 5.1.4 High Labor Costs 5.1.5 Rising Trend of Automation 5.1.6 Growing Role of Artificial Intelligence Technology 5.2 Challenges 5.2.1 Large Upfront Investment 5.2.2 Safety Issues 5.3 Market Trends 5.3.1 Use of Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) 5.3.2 Cloud Robotics 5.3.3 Rising Use of Collaborative Robots (Cobot) in Industries 6. Competitive Landscape 6.1 Global Industrial Robot Market Players: Financial Comparison 6.2 Global Industrial Robot Players by Market Share 7. Company Profiles For more information about this report visit https://www.researchandmarkets.com/r/vhc2nz", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Worldwide Industrial Robot Industry to 2025 - by Type, Application and Function - ResearchAndMarkets.com", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: RARITAN, N.J., Dec. 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson announced today the submission of a Biologics License Application (BLA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seeking approval of amivantamab for the treatment of patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) exon 20 insertion mutations whose disease has progressed on or after platinum-based chemotherapy. The application marks the first-ever regulatory submission for the treatment of patients with NSCLC with EGFR exon 20 insertion mutations.1 The Company has also established an expanded access program (EAP) [NCT04599712]2for patients in the U.S. who may be eligible to obtain access to amivantamab during review of the BLA. For information about Janssen's pre-approval access program, visit https://www.janssen.com/compassionate-use-pre-approval-access. Amivantamab is an investigational, fully-human EGFR and mesenchymal epithelial transition factor (MET) bispecific antibody with immune cell-directing activity that targets tumors with activating and resistance EGFR and MET mutations and amplifications.3,4,5,6In March 2020, amivantamab receivedBreakthrough Therapy Designation from the FDA for this population.7 \"This submission marks an important step forward in our drive toward evolving the treatment landscape for patients with NSCLC who have EGFR exon 20 insertion mutations and for whom there are no FDA-approved targeted treatment options,\" said Peter Lebowitz, M.D., Ph.D., Global Therapeutic Area Head, Oncology, Janssen Research & Development, LLC. \"We are committed to the development of therapies like amivantamab that progress precision medicine and target specific pathways, and to providing access through expanded access programs.\" The BLA submission for amivantamab is based on data from the monotherapy arm of the Phase 1 CHRYSALIS study, a multi-center, open-label, multi-cohort study evaluating the safety and efficacy of amivantamab as a monotherapy and in combination with lazertinib, a novel third-generation EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI)8, in adult patients with advanced NSCLC.9In the study, investigators assessed efficacy using overall response rate per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors Version 1.1* (RECIST v1.1), clinical benefit rate, and duration of response and progression-free survival, as well as the safety profile of amivantamab.8,10 Early data about amivantamab as a monotherapy treatment in patients with NSCLC with EGFR exon 20 insertion mutations were presentedat the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2020 Virtual Scientific Program (Abstract #9512).10 \"Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide. Given this significant unmet need, we at Johnson & Johnson are committed to improving outcomes for patients diagnosed with this complex, deadly disease. With today's submission for amivantamab, we are one step closer to that goal,\" said Mathai Mammen, M.D., Ph.D., Global Head, Janssen Research & Development, Johnson & Johnson. \"We are steadfast in our focus to advance novel therapeutics and medicines that will transform the trajectory of some of the most challenging and deadly diseases of our time, including lung cancer.\" EGFR mutations, leading to uncontrolled cancer cell growth and division11,are some of the most common mutations in NSCLC.12EGFR exon 20 insertion mutations are the third most prevalent primary EGFR mutation.13However, EGFR exon 20 insertion mutations are also often undetected.13Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) is effective at detecting EGFR exon 20 insertion mutations and broader use of NGS can help to detect these mutations.14Cancer driven by EGFR exon 20 insertion mutations is generally insensitive to approved EGFR TKI treatments and, in addition, carries a worse prognosis compared with cancer driven by more common EGFR mutations, including exon 19 deletions/L858R substitutions.15Patients with EGFR exon 20 insertion mutations have a median survival of less than 17 months,16 which is much shorter than patients with EGFR exon 19 deletions or L858R mutations, who have a median survival of 32-39 months.17 In 2018, Janssen entered into a license and collaboration agreement with Yuhan Corporation for the development of lazertinib. *RECIST (version 1.1) refers to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors, which is a standard way to measure how well solid tumors respond to treatment and is based on whether tumors shrink, stay the same, or get bigger. About AmivantamabAmivantamabis an investigational, fully-human EGFR-MET bispecific antibody with immune cell-directing activity that targets tumors with activating and resistance EGFR mutations and MET mutations and amplifications.3,4,5,6Amivantamabis pending regulatory review as a potential treatment for patients with NSCLC with EGFR exon 20 insertion mutations whose tumors typically do not respond to current standard of care.Companion diagnostics to identify patients with EGFR exon 20 insertion mutations have been an integral part of the development program for amivantamab. The production and development of the antibody followed Janssen Biotech, Inc.'s licensing agreement with Genmab for use of its DuoBody technology platform. About the Amivantamab Expanded Access Program Protocol (EAP)The amivantamab EAP is for U.S. patients 18 years of age or older who have histologically or cytologically confirmed unresectable or metastatic NSCLC with an EGFR exon 20 insertion mutations who are not amenable to curative therapy and whose disease has progressed during or after current standard of care platinum-based chemotherapy, who may benefit from treatment with amivantamab prior to its potential FDA approval.2The EAP has specific inclusion and exclusion criteria for patients to be considered for enrollment in the program, and patients must not be eligible for another amivantamab study.2Interested patients should contact their physician to discuss whether they may be a candidate for amivantamab through the EAP.2Additional information about the expanded access protocol can be found on clinicaltrials.gov (NCT04599712) and at https://www.janssen.com/compassionate-use-pre-approval-access. About Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)Worldwide, lung cancer is the most common cancer, and NSCLC makes up 80 to 85 percent of all lung cancers.18,19 The main subtypes of NSCLC are adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma and large cell carcinoma.19Among the most common driver mutations in NSCLC are alterations in EGFR, which is a receptor tyrosine kinase supporting cell growth and division.11EGFR mutations are present in 10 to 15 percent of patients with NSCLC and occur in 40 to 50 percent of Asian patients who have NSCLC adenocarcinoma.20 The five-year survival rate for all patients with metastatic NSCLC with EGFR mutations treated with EGFR TKIs is less than 20 percent.21,22 Estimated median overall survival for patients with NSCLC and EGFR exon 20 insertion mutations is shorter than in patients with common EGFR mutations.11 About the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & JohnsonAt Janssen, we're creating a future where disease is a thing of the past. We're the Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, working tirelessly to make that future a reality for patients everywhere by fighting sickness with science, improving access with ingenuity and healing hopelessness with heart. We focus on areas of medicine where we can make the biggest difference: Cardiovascular & Metabolism, Immunology, Infectious Diseases & Vaccines, Neuroscience, Oncology and Pulmonary Hypertension. Learn more at www.janssen.com. Follow us at www.twitter.com/JanssenGlobal and www.twitter.com/JanssenUS. Janssen Research & Development, LLC and Janssen Biotech, Inc. are part of the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson. DuoBody is a registered trademark of Genmab A/S. Cautions Concerning Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains \"forward-looking statements\" as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 regarding product development and the potential benefits and treatment impact of amivantamab. The reader is cautioned not to rely on these forward-looking statements. These statements are based on current expectations of future events. If underlying assumptions prove inaccurate or known or unknown risks or uncertainties materialize, actual results could vary materially from the expectations and projections of Janssen Research & Development, LLCor any of the other Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies and/or Johnson & Johnson. Risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: challenges and uncertainties inherent in product research and development, including the uncertainty of clinical success and of obtaining regulatory approvals; uncertainty of commercial success; manufacturing difficulties and delays; competition, including technological advances, new products and patents attained by competitors; challenges to patents; product efficacy or safety concerns resulting in product recalls or regulatory action; changes in behavior and spending patterns of purchasers of health care products and services; changes to applicable laws and regulations, including global health care reforms; and trends toward health care cost containment. A further list and descriptions of these risks, uncertainties and other factors can be found in Johnson & Johnson's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2019, including in the sections captioned \"Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements\" and \"Item 1A. Risk Factors,\" and in the company's most recently filed Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and the company's subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Copies of these filings are available online at www.sec.gov, www.jnj.comor on request from Johnson & Johnson. None of the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies nor Johnson & Johnson undertakes to update any forward-looking statement as a result of new information or future events or developments. Media Contacts:Brian KenneyPhone: +1 215-620-0111 Suzanne FrostPhone: +1 416-317-0304 Investor Relations:Christopher DelOreficePhone: +1 732-524-2955 Jennifer McIntyrePhone: +1 732-524-3922 U.S. Medical Inquiries:+1 800-526-7736 1 Remon, J et al. EGFR exon 20 insertions in advanced non-small cell lung cancer: A new history begins. Cancer Treatment Reviews. 90 (2020).2ClinicalTrials.gov. Pre-Approval Access With Amivantamab (JNJ-61186372) in Participants With Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Available at: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04599712?term=amivantamab&draw=2&rank=2. Accessed December 2020.3 Grugan et al. MAbs. 2017;9(1):114-1264Moores et al. Cancer Res. 2016;76(13)(suppl 27216193):3942-3953.5Yun et al. Cancer Discov. 2020;10(8):1194-1209.6Vijayaraghavan et al. Mol Cancer Ther. 2020;19(10):2044-2056.7Janssen Announces U.S. FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation Granted for JNJ-6372 for the Treatment of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. https://www.jnj.com/janssen-announces-u-s-fda-breakthrough-therapy-designation-granted-for-jnj-6372-for-the-treatment-of-non-small-cell-lung-cancer. Accessed December 2020.8Ahn, J. et al. Lazertinib in patients with EGFR mutation-positive advanced non-small-cell lung cancer: results from the dose escalation and dose expansion parts of a first-in-human, open-label, multicentre, phase 12 study. Lancet Oncology. 2019. 20 (12): 1681-1690.9ClinicalTrials.gov. Study of JNJ-61186372, a Human Bispecific EGFR and cMet Antibody, in Participants With Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Available at: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02609776. Accessed December 2020.10 Park, K. et al. Amivantamab, an Anti-EGFR-MET Bispecific Antibody, in Patients with EGFR Exon 20 Insertion-Mutated NSCLC. https://meetinglibrary.asco.org/record/184802/abstract. Accessed December 2020.11Oxnard, JR et. al. Natural history and molecular characteristics of lung cancers harboring EGFR exon 20 insertions. J Thorac Oncol. 2013 Feb;8(2):179-84. doi: 10.1097/JTO.0b013e3182779d18.12Wong, W. et al. Prognostic value of EGFR 19-del and 21-L858R mutations in patients with non-small cell lung cancer. Oncol Lett. 2019 Oct; 18(4): 38873895.13Riess JW, Gandar DR, Frampton GM, et al.Diverse EGFR Exon 20 insertions and co-occurring molecular alterations identified by comprehensive genomic profiling of NSCLC. J Thorac Oncolo. 2018;13(10):1560-1568. 10.1016/j.jtho.2018.06.019.14Chen D, Song Z, Cheng G. Clinical efficacy of first-generation EGFRTKIs in patients with advanced nonsmallcell lung cancer harboring EGFR exon 20 mutations. Onco Targets Ther. 2016;9:4181418615Vyse, S., Huang, P.H. Targeting EGFR exon 20 insertion mutations in non-small cell lung cancer. Sig Transduct Target Ther 4, 5 (2019).16Dersarkissian M, Bhak R, Lin H, Li S, Cheng M, Lax A, et al. Real-World Treatment Patterns and Survival in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients with EGFR Exon 20 Insertion Mutations. Abstract presented at: World Conference on Lung Cancer; Sep 9, 2019; Barcelona, Spain.17Ramalingam SS, Vansteenkiste J, Planchard D, Cho BC, Gray JE, Ohe Y, et al. Overall Survival with Osimertinib in Untreated, EGFR-Mutated Advanced NSCLC. N Engl J Med. 2020 Jan 2;382(1):41-50.18The World Health Organization. Cancer. https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/cancer. Accessed December 2020. 19American Cancer Society. What is Lung Cancer? https://www.cancer.org/content/cancer/en/cancer/lung-cancer/about/what-is.html. Accessed December 2020. 20Zhang et al 2016 (Oncotarget, Vol. 7, No. 48) study which estimated prevalence of EGFR mutations across various patient subgroups, including Asians.21Howlader N, Noone AM, Krapcho M, Miller D, Brest A, Yu M, Ruhl J, Tatalovich Z, Mariotto A, Lewis DR, Chen HS, Feuer EJ, Cronin KA (eds). SEER Cancer Statistics Review, 1975-2016, National Cancer Institute. Bethesda, MD, https://seer.cancer.gov/csr/1975_2016/, based on November 2018 SEER data submission, posted to the SEER web site22Lin JJ, Cardarella S, Lydon CA, Dahlberg SE, Jackman DM, Jnne PA, et al. Five-Year Survival in EGFR-Mutant Metastatic Lung Adenocarcinoma Treated with EGFR-TKIs. J Thorac Oncol. 2016 Apr;11(4):556-65. SOURCE The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Janssen Submits Application to U.S. FDA Seeking Approval of Amivantamab for the Treatment of Patients with Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer with EGFR Exon 20 Insertion Mutations Expanded Access Program Established for Patients in the U.S. Who May Benefit from Investigational Therapy While Application is Under Review", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: ABERDEEN, Scotland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KNOT Offshore Partners LP (the Partnership) (NYSE:KNOP) announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, KNOT Shuttle Tankers AS, has agreed to acquire KNOT Shuttle Tankers 34 AS, the company that owns the shuttle tanker, Tove Knutsen, from Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers AS (KNOT) (the Acquisition). The purchase price of the Acquisition is $117.8 million, less $93.1 million of outstanding indebtedness and will be financed on a non-dilutive basis using cash on hand and borrowings under KNOPs existing revolving credit facility. The Tove Knutsen is a 153,000-deadweight ton DP2 Suezmax class shuttle tanker, built by Hyundai Heavy Industries and delivered in September 2020. The vessel is operating in Brazil under a seven-year time charter with Equinor Shipping Inc., providing fixed-rate firm employment through to at least the fourth quarter of 2027. The charterer has options to further extend the charter for up to 13 additional years. On closing, the Tove Knutsen will become the Partnerships seventeenth vessel. The Acquisition was approved by the Partnerships Board and independent Conflicts Committee (who were supported by an outside independent financial advisor), and the Acquisition is expected to close by December 31, 2020, subject to customary closing conditions. New $25 Million Revolving Credit Facility The Partnership also announced that it has entered into a new $25 million revolving credit facility (the Facility) with Shinsei Bank, Limited. The Facility will be available to the Partnership until November 2023 and can be prepaid at any time. The margin payable on the Facility is lower than the Partnerships current average margin of 2.1% over LIBOR. Outlook Gary Chapman, CEO of the Partnership, commented, We are pleased to return to growth with a dropdown that materially strengthens KNOPs long-term contract coverage and provides a further layer of stability and support for our consistent distribution without diluting our existing equity. The cashflow from this newly acquired vessel provides significant forward visibility and will help support distribution coverage for our unitholders in the years ahead. We are also proud to welcome Shinsei Bank to our lender group, further diversifying our access to capital with the addition of another leading Japanese financial institution. Beyond our recent Q3 earnings release we have no further developments to report on the Windsor Knutsen or the Bodil Knutsen, with the current firm charter on the Bodil Knutsen running to around May 2021. Looking forward, with visibility on large, multi-year oil major capex commitments principally in offshore Brazil and the North Sea, a global orderbook for new shuttle tankers that is fully contracted and high barriers to entry for any potential new competitors, we believe that the Partnership is well positioned to benefit from the long-term growth prospects in this niche market segment where KNOP and our sponsor, KNOT, are together the market leader. About KNOT Offshore Partners LP KNOT Offshore Partners LP owns, operates and acquires shuttle tankers under long-term charters in the offshore oil production regions of the North Sea and Brazil. KNOT Offshore Partners LP is structured as a publicly traded master limited partnership. KNOT Offshore Partners LPs common units trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol KNOP. Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains certain forward-looking statements concerning future events and the Partnerships operations, performance and financial condition. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, any statement that may predict, forecast, indicate or imply future results, performance or achievements, and may contain the words believe, anticipate, expect, estimate, project, will be, will continue, will likely result, plan, intend or words or phrases of similar meanings. These statements involve known and unknown risks and are based upon a number of assumptions and estimates that are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the Partnerships control. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to: All forward-looking statements included in this release are made only as of the date of this release. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for the Partnership to predict all of these factors. Further, the Partnership cannot assess the impact of each such factor on its business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to be materially different from those contained in any forward-looking statement. The Partnership does not intend to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in the Partnerships expectations with respect thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "KNOT Offshore Partners LP Announces Acquisition of Tove Knutsen Seven-year fixed-rate time charter with Equinor Shipping extends long-term contract and distribution coverage", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: COSTA MESA, Calif., April 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --EnGenius Technologies Inc., a multinational networking company, known for delivering future-proof networking solutions for small and medium businesses,expands their cloud solution with a wall-plate access point to meet the demands of in-room Wi-Fi to connect the many wireless client and IoT devices found in student housing, hotels & resorts, senior & assisted living, condos and apartment complexes. Continue Reading EnGenius Technologies The EnGenius Cloud wall-plate access point, ECW115, extends the line of EnGenius Cloud APs to provide the best in-room wireless experience for the growing demand of new technology in mid to large environments like student housing, hotels & resorts, senior & assisted living, condos and apartment complexes. This device will not only offer in-room Wi-Fi connectivity, but it will also provide the ability to connect and power other devices via Ethernet. The EnGeniusCloud ECW115 is a dual-band wall-plate wireless access point that can be powered by PoE+ and has two additional gigabit Ethernet ports that will provide wireless and wired connectivity, PoE pass-through and enterprise-class features for IT professionals who are interested in using a simple and scalable solution that simplifies network configuration and monitoring. The power of EnGenius Cloud equips the user with fast device onboarding, auto firmware updating and provisioning making daunting jobs with many rooms seem simple. The latest access points by EnGenius utilize the capabilities of the subscription-free EnGenius Cloud which includes real-time system metrics, deep-dive analytics, network troubleshooting, and advanced view to display network topology with the devices and relationships.The EnGeniusECW115 is now shipping. To learn more about the EnGenius Cloud solution, please visithttps://www.engeniustech.com/engenius-cloud/overview-cloud-networking.About EnGenius TechnologiesEnGenius Technologies is an industry expert in wireless communications and radio frequency (RF) technology. The company has been around for over 20 years and is focused on delivering feature-rich, long-range, wireless networking solutions for voice and data that empower mobility.Media Contact: Emil Bachev Bacheff Communications +1 (949) 667 3645 [emailprotected]SOURCE EnGenius Technologies", "role": "user" }, { "content": "EnGenius Delivers Scalable Wi-Fi Solution for Multi- Unit Environments To keep up with the demands of in-room Wi-Fi in multi-dwelling unit environments, EnGenius announces a new cloud managed wall-plate access point.", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: CALGARY, Alberta--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Virtual Gurus, the talent marketplace that matches businesses with skilled and qualified American and Canadian virtual assistants, has secured an additional $1.7M in funding to accelerate growth of their technology solution, begin work in machine learning, and create additional opportunities for underrepresented individuals. Virtual Gurus is receiving more than $980K from Western Economic Diversifications Business Scale-up and Productivity program. The company has also secured an additional $700K from its very supportive shareholders including Raven Indigenous Capital Partners, the51, and other key investors. This brings Virtual Gurus total funding to $2.9M. Through initiatives such as our Business Scale-up and Productivity program, were helping western Canadian firms take their proven ideas to the national and international level, said the Honourable Mlanie Joly, Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages, and Minister responsible for Western Economic Diversification Canada. Im proud that our government is investing in the growth and success of a company like Virtual Gurus, which is truly on the leading edge of developing innovative digital solutions that help address business needs while creating jobs for Canadians. Since the second half of last year, the company has experienced rapid revenue growth and the momentum is increasing. To keep up, the company has aggressive plans to bring on more staff and increase the talent pool. In addition to staff growth, Virtual Gurus is investing in machine learning as a way to increase the efficiencies of qualifying and onboarding virtual assistants. Machine learning will also improve the matching capabilities of the Talentplace hub - the main tech engine that connects organizations with the back-office support they need. Virtual Gurus has entered a period of hyper-growth, said Stephen Nairne, Chief Investment Officer of Raven Indigenous Capital Partners and board member. Bobbie and her team have proven that despite a global pandemic and difficult economic backdrop, they can pivot and scale the business, while maintaining its underlying social mission. Bobbie has put the right team and processes in place to further accelerate growth and Raven is extremely pleased to provide additional resources to help Virtual Gurus fulfill its transformative potential. Our North Star will always be our virtual assistants, commented Bobbie Racette, Founder and CEO of Virtual Gurus. Im excited that the technology were developing, including the potential for machine learning, is going to allow us to scale even faster and provide a better user experience for our clients and our virtual assistants. Virtual Gurus North Star is providing meaningful job opportunities for people from underrepresented communities including those of Indigenous descent, the LGBTQ2+ community, single, stay-at-home mothers, and those with disabilities. As of January 2021, 91% of virtual assistants were female and 40% self-identified as being an underrepresented individual. Virtual Gurus plans to grow its virtual assistant community significantly, with a focus on diversity and inclusion to create jobs for those who dont fit the typical 9-5 mold. As Virtual Gurus continues to grow, it will also expand askBetty, its live tasks on-demand product, making it even more accessible across other technology platforms. These administrative tasks - think research, file formatting, data entry - are completed by virtual assistants who earn supplemental income through the platform. For more information, visit askBetty.io. ABOUT VIRTUAL GURUS Virtual Gurus is a talent marketplace that leverages its proprietary technology to match organizations with highly skilled Canadian and American virtual assistants. Whether organizations need a dedicated assistant, special project support, or help with occasional tasks, were your people. Learn more at www.thevirtualgurus.com \| Twitter \| Facebook \| Instagram \| LinkedIn ABOUT WESTERN ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION CANADA For more than 30 years, Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD) has been working to diversify the western economy while improving the quality of life of western Canadians. It has a mandate to build a strong, competitive West by focusing on business development, innovation, and community development, as well as advocating on behalf of Westerners by representing the western perspective in national programs, policies, and projects. Image assets can be found here.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Virtual Gurus Secures Additional $1.7M Funding To Accelerate Growth Plans to advance technology, invest in machine learning and increase employment opportunities", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: SANDIEGO, Aug. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Brain Corp, an AI company creating transformative core technology in the robotics industry, today announced that its manufacturing partners are involved in multiple pilots and initial deployments of BrainOS-powered autonomous delivery tugs. The commercial rolloutsmark the industry debut of a new robotic application that helps retailers bridge the automation gap in moving inventory from the stockroom out to store shelves. The rollouts and pilots at major retail locations nationwide are being carried out by Dane Technologies, a leader in designing and manufacturing power assist solutions, and UniCarriers Americas Corporation(UCA), one of the world's largest high-performance material handling equipment companies. Brain Corp signed agreements with both companies to enable manufacturing of the tugs. Until now, robotic delivery tugs that move materials and goods back and forth were relegated to warehouse settings. Brain Corp's AI technology enables safe navigation in public environments, making it the first tug application of its kind capable of operating within high-traffic commercial locations, such as retail and grocery aisles, according to robotics analyst firm ABI Research. \"The supply chain ends at the customer, not the back warehouse,\" said John Black, the senior vice president of new product development. \"These new autonomous delivery robots help automate the movement of goods for that 'last 500 feet'the distance between the stockroom and store shelves. This has huge ramifications for increasing employee productivity, improving customer satisfaction, and reducing potential exposure to workers' comp claims. We are excited to bring this new innovation to market with our manufacturing partners.\" The intelligent machines, which are built with BrainOS, an AI software platform for building and using autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), provide immediate relief to retailers and grocers struggling to keep shelves stocked during the COVID-19 health crisis. The robots eliminate the laborious process of having employees haul heavy, stock-laden carts from the stockroom out to store shelves dozens of times a day. Instead, employees can use the delivery robots to automate the safe transportation of up to 1,000 pounds of goods from one point to another with the push of a button. This results in less wear and tear on employees, enabling more focus on new customer health and safety requirements. It also encouragessocial distancing by enabling workers to stay in separate zones. Initial Brain Corp estimates indicate that retailers could save on average up to $100,000 per year per location using the autonomous delivery tug depending on size of the store, number of employees, and other key factors. This includes between six to 12 hours per day in transport labor savings, as well as reduced risk and staff turnover costs. \"This is a true game changer for retailers and other businesses that want to easily automate an arduous and repetitive task,\" said Dan Johnson, founder and CEO of Dane Technologies, which pioneered the QuicKART, the world's most widely adopted shopping cart return system. \"The value is off the charts for this application, which can also be used to transport trash and recyclables, as well support online order fulfillment. We are thrilled to be working with Brain Corp, an AI technology leader that has more data and edge case experience in public retail spaces than any other company out there.\" The BrainOS-powered delivery tugs canoperatesafely within a variety of public indoor spaces, including grocery, retail, airports, warehouses, and more. The units do not require any custom infrastructure or specialized training, delivering \"accessible automation\" on the spot. Users can leverage a patented \"teach and repeat\" technology that simplifies deployment and can be adapted on the fly to changes in store layout. Users can alsoleverage cloud-based performance metrics in near real-time to get reports on delivery usage, routes, drop-offs, and more. Autonomous delivery marks the third major commercial robotic application leveraging Brain Corp technology, following robotic floor scrubbers and vacuum sweepers. Because the robots are equipped with sensors, they can collect a variety of environmental data that can be used to better understand operational and product performance. Future Brain Corp innovations can leverage this unique data to deliver more applications, like shelf analytics, which helps retailers better manage inventory, pricing accuracy, and planogram compliance. Although these robotic applications are used by different manufacturing partners, they all usethe same centralized AI platform, which brings powerful benefits in terms of managing disparate fleets, hosting and centralizing data, and providing proven safety standards. Altogether, Brain Corp and its partners have deployed 10,000 robots worldwide on four continents. This represents the largest fleet of AMRs operating in indoor public spaces in the world, charting a total of more than 2 million autonomous hours. To learn more about autonomous delivery tugs, download Brain Corp's new e-book, \"How Robots Solve Retail's Restocking Challenge: An Introduction to Autonomous Delivery Tugs,\" or watch a recording of the recent Progressive Grocer webcast, \"Robotics, Retail and Replenishment,\" which features exclusive details about the tug. About Brain CorpBrain Corp is an AI software leader that powers the world's largest fleet of autonomous mobile robots operating in commercial indoor public spaces. The BrainOS platform and its cloud-connected autonomy service are used by global manufacturing partners to successfully build, deploy, and support commercial robots at scale across industries and applications. Through intuitive software and controls, BrainOS also enables end customers to easily leverage the power of robotics to offload repetitive, labor-intensive tasks related to floor care, in-store inventory delivery, and shelf-scanning. This frees employees' time to focus on higher-value responsibilities. Working with its partners, Brain Corp has deployed over 10,000 robots within retail, grocery, malls, airports, hospitals, warehouses, and other industries. For more information, please visit www.braincorp.com. Press Contact [emailprotected] SOURCE Brain Corp Related Links http://www.braincorp.com", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Industry's First In-Store Autonomous Delivery Robots, Powered by Brain Corp, Deployed into Commercial Retail", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: LOS ANGELES, Nov. 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --On November 18, 2020 at 1 pm ET, LAC Group will host a webinar \"Legal2021: The New Growth Imperative,\" moderated by Chief Business Development Officer Mario Thriault. He will be joined by marketing and business development professionals: Zena Applebaum, Director, Professional Firm & Corporate Segments, Thomson Reuters Christa Crane, Chief Client Development and Marketing Officer, Loeb & Loeb LLP Barbaros Karaahmet, Chief Operating Officer, Herrick Feinstein LLP Mariana Loose, Chief Marketing Officer, Jackson Lewis P.C. Continue Reading Legal2021: The New Growth Imperative Webinar on Wednesday, November 18, 2020 at 10 am PT / 1 pm ET. The group will discuss how marketing and BD departments are supporting their firms' client development efforts in this remote environment. Attendees will learn: Impact of COVID on 2020 marketing/BD Content generation as outreach 2021 marketing/BD outlook and forecasting Innovations at the firm and within BD Talent requirements \"Firms have adapted differently to the unexpected environment of 2020. Now, they must regroup to learn from their hardships and make 2021 a year of growth.\"says Thriault. \"The handpicked speakers of our webinar panel are experienced professionals in the legal space and will share insights on how they are overcoming today's challenges to sustain tomorrow's growth goals.\"To register for this webinar, click here.About LAC GroupLAC Group provides critical information management solutions such as competitive intelligence, research services, preservation and archival services, and spend management services for companies, law firms, academic institutions and government agencies. Founded in 1986 and headquartered in Los Angeles, LAC Group is a leader in delivering high-quality, cost-effective business services that help organizations manage and leverage physical and digital content and information. For more information, please visit lac-group.com.MEDIA CONTACTMilan Nugent[emailprotected]+ 1 (323) 468-4479LAC GROUP ONLINEWebsites: LAC GroupFacebook:www.facebook.com/LACGroupTwitter:http://twitter.com/lac_groupLinkedIn:http://www.linkedin.com/company/lac-groupSOURCE LAC Group", "role": "user" }, { "content": "BD Experts to Weigh in on the New Growth Imperative for Law Firms in 2021", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Voya Financial, Inc. (NYSE: VOYA), announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Cetera Financial Group, Inc. (Cetera), one of the nations largest networks of independently managed broker-dealers, for Cetera to acquire the independent financial planning channel of Voya Financial Advisors (VFA), Voyas registered investment advisor and broker-dealer. Through the transaction, approximately 900 independent financial professionals serving retail customers with approximately $40 billion in assets will become part of Cetera. The VFA legal entity and approximately 600 field and phone-based financial professionals who support Voyas Retirement business and clients will remain with Voya. These individuals provide guidance, advice and financial wellness solutions to Voyas plan sponsor clients and their plan participants and are core to Voyas workplace strategy. Specifically, Voyas field and phone-based financial professionals help Voyas customers meet their evolving needs with both in-person financial planning as well as Voyas award-winning digital financial wellness tools to offer more personalized planning for employers and their employees. The transaction reflects Voyas increased focus on institutional clients and financial planning support that is closely aligned with the worksite, from large to small employers across all market segments and their millions of employees across the U.S. At Voya, we are committed to helping millions of Americans improve their financial well-being by supporting their health and wealth programs through the workplace, said Rodney O. Martin, Jr., chairman and CEO, Voya Financial, Inc. This transaction is an opportunity to position our financial advisory teams for continued success, with our field and phone-based financial professionals being an important and strategic part of Voya and enabling us to meet the growing financial wellness needs of employers, employees and their households. These 600 field and phone-based financial professionals provide guidance to our workplace clients through a multi-channel, personalized, flexible service model in order to serve customers when, where and how they need. Voya expects that the transaction will provide the company with over $300 million in deployable proceeds at closing. The proceeds generated by the transaction will add to our strong excess capital position and reinforces the significant progress we have made in focusing our operations on workplace solutions and institutional clients. In addition to returning excess capital to shareholders, we also will continue to reinvest in our Retirement, Investment Management and Employee Benefits businesses to support our growth plans. We believe that we are well positioned to continue our positive momentum and achieve strong outcomes for all of our stakeholders, added Martin. Voya noted that it intends to provide more details on the transaction during its fourth-quarter and full-year 2020 earnings call on Feb. 10, 2021. The transaction is expected to close in the second or third quarter of 2021, subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals. Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is serving as financial advisor, and Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP is serving as legal counsel to Voya in connection with this transaction. About Voya Financial Voya Financial, Inc. (NYSE: VOYA), helps Americans plan, invest and protect their savings to get ready to retire better. Serving the financial needs of approximately 13.8 million individual and institutional customers in the United States, Voya is a Fortune 500 company that had $7.5 billion in revenue in 2019. The company had $657 billion in total assets under management and administration as of Sept. 30, 2020. With a clear mission to make a secure financial future possible one person, one family, one institution at a time Voyas vision is to be Americas Retirement Company. Certified as a Great Place to Work by the Great Place to Work Institute, Voya is equally committed to conducting business in a way that is socially, environmentally, economically and ethically responsible. Voya has been recognized as a 2020 Worlds Most Admired Company by Fortune magazine; one of the 2020 Worlds Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute; as a member of the Bloomberg Gender Equality Index; and as a Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion on the Disability Equality Index by Disability:IN. For more information, visit voya.com. Follow Voya Financial on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter @Voya. Forward-Looking and Other Cautionary Statements This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The company does not assume any obligation to revise or update these statements to reflect new information, subsequent events or changes in strategy. Forward-looking statements include statements relating to future developments in our business or expectations for our future financial performance and any statement not involving a historical fact. Forward-looking statements use words such as anticipate, believe, estimate, expect, intend, plan, and other words and terms of similar meaning in connection with a discussion of future operating or financial performance. Actual results, performance or events may differ materially from those projected in any forward-looking statement due to, among other things, (i) general economic conditions, particularly economic conditions in our core markets, (ii) performance of financial markets, (iii) the frequency and severity of insured loss events, (iv) the effects of natural or man-made disasters, including pandemic events and specifically the current COVID-19 pandemic event, (v) mortality and morbidity levels, (vi) persistency and lapse levels, (vii) interest rates, (viii) currency exchange rates, (ix) general competitive factors, (x) changes in laws and regulations, such as those relating to Federal taxation, state insurance regulations and NAIC regulations and guidelines, (xi) changes in the policies of governments and/or regulatory authorities, and (xii) our ability to successfully manage the separation of our individual life and legacy variable annuities businesses on the expected timeline and economic terms. Factors that may cause actual results to differ from those in any forward-looking statement also include those described under Risk Factors and Managements Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition (MD&A) Trends and Uncertainties in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2019, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Feb. 21, 2020, and in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended Sept. 30, 2020, filed with the SEC on Nov. 5, 2020. VOYA-IR VOYA-CF", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Voya Financial Advances Its Workplace Strategy Through Sale of Independent Financial Planning Channel Voya announces agreement for 900 independent financial professionals to transition to Cetera. 600 Voya field and phone-based financial professionals who provide guidance, advice and financial wellness solutions to Voyas plan sponsor clients and plan participants remain with Voya. Voya expects over $300 million in deployable proceeds following close of transaction with Cetera.", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: NEW YORK, Nov. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --EyeLock LLC, the leader of iris-based identity authentication solutions, announced today that its award-winning software, EyeLock Identity Suite (EIS), now includes a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) credential format which is primarily used by the U.S. Federal Government to access federally-controlled facilities and information systems at the appropriate security level. EyeLock was contacted by a U.S. Federal Government agency in August to design, engineer and embed its 200-bit PIV card format into the EyeLock Identity Suite (EIS) software. A PIV credential is a typical government-issued access card that also contains at least one security feature that aids in reducing counterfeiting, is resistant to tampering, and provides visual evidence of tampering attempts such as optical varying structures or inks, laser etching, holographic images, and watermarks. PIV credentials feature certificates and key pairs, pin numbers, biometrics such as iris, fingerprint and facial images, as well as other unique identifiers. When incorporated into a PIV credential, it provides the capability to implement multi-factor authentication for networks, applications and buildings. A typical access card commonly includes 26 bits of data and as much as 40 bits. A typical PIV credential supports a minimum of 200 bits and is now available to various government agencies. \"With our support of the U.S. Federal Government's standard PIV card format, we now have the right platform and tools in place to meet Federal Government requirements. More agencies have expressed interest as well, and we are focused on expanding our business within this channel,\" said Jeff Carter, CEO of EyeLock. About EyeLock:EyeLock LLC is an acknowledged leader in advanced iris authentication for the Internet of Things (IoT), providing the highest level of security. Iris authentication is highly secure because no two irises are alike, not even in identical twins, and the iris is the most accurate human identifier other than DNA. The Company's significant IP portfolio, including more than 75 patents granted and another 30 pending, and proprietary technology enables the convenient and secure authentication of individuals across physical and logical environments. EyeLock's solutions have been integrated and embedded across consumer and enterprise platforms, eliminating the need for PINs and passwords. Corporations across the Fortune 500 recognize the need for higher security that EyeLock provides. For more information, please visit eyelock.comor contact us directly via email at [emailprotected]. About VOXX International Corporation:VOXX International Corporation(NASDAQ:VOXX) has grown into a worldwide leader inAutomotive Electronicsand Consumer Electronics, with emerging Biometrics technology to capitalize on the increased need for advanced security. Over the past several decades, with a portfolio of approximately 35 trusted brands, VOXX has built market-leading positions in in-vehicle entertainment, automotive security, reception products, a number of premium audio market segments, and more. VOXX is a global company, with an extensive distribution network that includes power retailers, mass merchandisers, 12-volt specialists and many of the world's leading automotive manufacturers. For additional information, please visit our website atwww.voxxintl.com. VOXX International Contact:Caitlin Marinaro Email:[emailprotected] SOURCE EyeLock LLC Related Links https://www.eyelock.com", "role": "user" }, { "content": "EyeLock's Core Software Now Supports the U.S. Federal Government's Personal Identity Verification (PIV) Card Format", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: PITTSBURGH, March 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --\"I wanted to create a more convenient way for hairstylists to spray a warm mist on a client's hair, scalp or neck,\" said an inventor, from Easley, S.C., \"so I invented the WARM MIST. My design could provide a more pleasant experience for clients when getting a haircut.\" The invention provides an effective way for a hairstylist or barber to spray warm water on a client. In doing so, it eliminates the hassle of constantly filling a spray bottle with warm water. It also eliminates the discomfort associated with having cold water sprayed on the scalp or neck and it could enhance customer comfort and satisfaction. The invention features a lightweight and user-friendly design that is convenient and easy to use so it is ideal for hairstylists, barbers, salons, etc. Additionally, it is producible in design variations. The original design was submitted to the Columbia sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 19-CBA-3968, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com. SOURCE InventHelp Related Links http://www.inventhelp.com", "role": "user" }, { "content": "InventHelp Inventor Develops Warm Mist Accessory for Hairstylists & Barbers (CBA-3968)", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: SAN DIEGO, March 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Sony Electronics Inc. has announced the addition of three new G Lenses to its impressive E-mount line-up the FE 50mm F2.5 G (model SEL50F25G), FE 40mm F2.5 G (model SEL40F25G) and FE 24mm F2.8 G (model SEL24F28G). All three lenses deliver high image quality and beautiful bokeh in a lightweight and compact design, perfect for photographers and videographers needing high image quality combined with easy mobility. FE 50mm F2.5 G, FE 40mm F2.5 G and FE 24mm F2.8 G Sony Electronics Introduces Three New High-Performance G Lenses to its Full-Frame E-mount Lens Lineup Tweet this When paired with a Sony full-frame or APS-C camera, all three lenses offer high resolution, intuitive operability, and fast, precise and quiet AF (autofocus) capabilities. The lenses were designed for a wide range of photo and video uses including portraiture, landscape, street photography and more. \"At Sony we are constantly innovating to develop the best tools that allow photographers and video creators to realize their artistic vision,\" said Neal Manowitz, deputy president for Imaging Products and Solutions Americas at Sony Electronics. \"With these three dynamic lenses, our customers can capture a wide range of perspectives with the excellent resolution and beautiful bokeh that Sony's G lenses are known for.\" As a set, the FE 50mm F2.5 G, FE 40mm F2.5 G and FE 24mm F2.8 G deliver an ideal focal length for any shoot, from wide-angle landscapes or establishing shots on the 24mm, to a closer versatile perspective with the 40mm and a normal field of view ideal for portraits and closer shots on the 50mm. With their intuitive operability and superb build quality, this lens set is perfect for a variety of needs for any content creator. The three lenses are all the same size (2.68 in diameter x 1.77 in), all have the same filter diameter (49mm) and are almost all the same weight (FE 50mm F2.5 G 6.1 oz, FE 40mm F2.5 G 6.1 oz and FE 24mm F2.8 G 5.7 oz), allowing the user to easily switch between all three lenses when using a gimbal without needing to rebalance each time. Moreover, each lens focuses internally, which means the front element does not move in and out to focus, enabling all three lenses to balance well when using a gimbal. They all feature the same stylish exterior design with focal lengths that are clearly marked to easily switch from lens to lens. High Resolution in a Compact DesignThe FE 50mm F2.5 G, FE 40mm F2.5 G and FE 24mm F2.8 G combine the high image quality of a G Lens with a compact and lightweight form factor. The image quality is achieved by state-of-the-art optics using aspherical elements and ED (Extra-low Dispersion) glass elements,i delivering high resolution and suppressing color fringing from corner to corner, even from the widest aperture, with a shallow depth of field. The stunning bokeh of the G lenses is achieved with the optimization of a circular aperture and is delivered at the widest point of each lens (FE 50mm F2.5 G, FE 40mm F2.5 G, and the FE 24mm F2.8 G).Focus DistancesThe FE 50mm F2.5 G has a minimum focus distance of 0.35m (AF) / 0.31m (MF) and maximum magnification of up to 0.18x (AF) / 0.21x (MF), which is ideal for a variety of shooting environments and subjects. The FE 40mm F2.5 G has a minimum focus distance of 0.28m (AF) / 0.25m (MF) and maximum magnification of up to 0.20x (AF) / 0.23x (MF). Particularly for movie shooting, 40mm is the preferred angle of view as it corresponds to the natural field of vision. For stills, 40mm allows subjects to stand out against backgrounds. With a wide 24mm angle of view, the FE 24mm F2.8 G has a minimum focus distance of 0.24m (AF) / 0.18m (MF) and maximum magnification of up to 0.13x (AF) / 0.19x (MF), the user can easily shoot close-ups with a blurred background.High Operability and Reliability The lenses feature a focus hold button, focus mode switch, aperture ring, and aperture click switch for ideal operability. The focus hold button is customizable from the camera menu and can be assigned based on users' preferences. The aperture ring provides an intuitive and direct feel, compared to operating the aperture from the camera body. The aperture also provides switchable click stops that can be turned off for movie shooting using the aperture click switch. Furthermore, with Linear Response MF, the focus ring responds precisely and linearly when focusing manually, so control feels immediate and intuitive, directly reflecting the intent of the photographer and allowing delicate focus adjustments. The aluminum exterior ensures a premium, sophisticated finish and provides increased strength and durability. Conveniently, the diameter of the filter threads on the hood and the lens barrel are equalii (49mm), allowing the same cap and filter to be attached to both the hood and the lens barrel. The lenses are also designed to be dust and moisture resistantiii to ensure usability in any outdoor environment. Fast, Precise and Quiet AutofocusThe FE 50mm F2.5 G, FE 40mm F2.5 G and FE 24mm F2.8 G feature two linear motors to deliver fast, precise AF with excellent tracking performance which is maintained despite instantaneous changes in subject motion - making the lens ideal for tracking moving subjects. The AF is also quiet, so works for both still and movie shooting.Pricing and AvailabilityThe FE 50mm F2.5 G will be available in May and will be sold for approximately $600.00 USD and $800.00 CAD. It will be sold at a variety of Sony's authorized dealers throughout North America. The FE 40mm F2.5 G will be available in May and will be sold for approximately $600.00 USD and $800.00 CAD. It will be sold at a variety of Sony's authorized dealers throughout North America.The FE 24mm F2.8 G will be available in May and will be sold for approximately $600.00 USD and $800.00 CAD. It will be sold at a variety of Sony's authorized dealers throughout North America.Exclusive stories and exciting new content shot with the new lens and Sony's other imaging products can be found at www.alphauniverse.com, a site created to educate and inspire all fans and customers of Sony - Alpha brand.New content will also be posted directly at the Sony Photo Gallery. For detailed product information, please visit: (US) FE 50mm F2.5 G (CA) FE 50mm F2.5 G (US) FE 40mm F2.5 G (CA) FE 40mm F2.5 G (US) FE 24mm F2.8 G (CA) FE 24mm F2.8 G A product video on all three lenses can be viewed here. About Sony Electronics Inc.Sony Electronics is a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America and an affiliate of Sony Corporation (Japan), one of the most comprehensive entertainment companies in the world, with a portfolio that encompasses electronics, music, motion pictures, mobile, gaming, robotics and financial services. Headquartered in San Diego, California, Sony Electronics is a leader in electronics for the consumer and professional markets. Operations include research and development, engineering, sales, marketing, distribution and customer service. Sony Electronics creates products that innovate and inspire generations, such as the award-winning Alpha Interchangeable Lens Cameras and revolutionary high-resolution audio products. Sony is also a leading manufacturer of end-to-end solutions from 4K professional broadcast and A/V equipment to industry leading 4K and 8K Ultra HD TVs. Visit http://www.sony.com/news for more information.Notes:iFE 24mm F2.8 G 1 x ED, 3 x aspherical elementsFE 40mm F2.5 G 3 x aspherical elementsFE 50mm F2.5 G 1 x ED, 2 x aspherical elementsiiThis does not apply to FE 24mm F2.8 GiiiNot guaranteed to be 100% dust and moisture proofSOURCE Sony Electronics, Inc. Related Links https://www.sony.com", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Sony Electronics Introduces Three New High-Performance G Lenses to its Full-Frame E-mount Lens Lineup New 50mm, 40mm and 24mm Lenses Combine Incredible Image Quality and Intuitive Operability", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: HILO, Hawaii, Nov. 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Pacific Quest, pioneers in the rapidly-evolving integrative behavioral health care space, announced two recent internal promotions. Oren Grimm will now serve as Operations Director and Mike McGee as Program Director. Since first joining the Pacific Quest team in 2009, Grimm has played an integral role in keeping Pacific Quest's operations running efficiently. From his starting position as Logistics Manager to his most recent year serving as the organization's Operations Manager, he has supported the Pacific Quest's mission to provide integrated, whole-person care to their adolescent and young adult clients. \"We're excited to bring Oren into this role. As Operations Manager, he really helped shape Pacific Quest's organizational and management systems,\" says Pacific Quest's Public Relations Director, Suzanne McKinney. \"We can't wait to see where he'll take the organization in his role as Operations Director.\" McGee started his career with Pacific Quest in 2011 as an entry-level field guide. Since then, he has served in a variety of roles, gaining invaluable insight into both the student and employee experience. With over 15 years experience working with youth in outdoor settings, McGee received his M.S.W. at the University of Hawaii, Manoa, where he focused on mental and behavioral health. As Pacific Quest's Program Director, McGee is overseeing the relaunch of the organization's residential program following their COVID-19 closure. His top priority is implementing policies and procedures that comply with CDC guidelines and prioritize the health and safety of Pacific Quest's staff and student As Pacific Quest continues to pioneer the integrative health care and outdoor behavioral health care space, an experienced leadership team will be crucial to their success. About Pacific Quest Pacific Quest began 16 years ago with the mission to provide hope to parents and struggling adolescents and young adults by facilitating life-changing experiences on the Big Island of Hawaii. The hybrid wilderness/residential therapy program works with adolescents and young adults struggling with anxiety, depression, isolation, substance misuse, and trauma. For more: https://pacificquest.org Press Contact Kellyn Smythe808.747.4589https://pacificquest.org/ SOURCE Pacific Quest Related Links http://pacificquest.org", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Pacific Quest, Pioneers in Integrative Outdoor Behavioral Health, Announce New Operations Director and Program Director As Pacific Quest continues to pioneer the integrative health care and outdoor behavioral health care space, an experienced leadership team will be crucial to their success", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) today announced that NASA highlighted new research progress to support the next human landing on the moon by performing complex simulations on NASAs Aitken supercomputer, which is powered by HPE. New research, which includes understanding the booster separation event and launch environment at Kennedy Space Center during lift-off, will help NASAs engineers prepare for a safe and successful spaceflight as part of NASAs Artemis mission set to launch in 2024. HPE also announced today that it expanded NASAs Aitken supercomputer with HPE Apollo systems that are purpose-built for compute-intensive modeling and simulation needs. The expansion of computational power, which will be operational in January 2021, supports NASAs ongoing research involving computational fluid dynamics (CFD) that are critical to understanding aerodynamic events. At HPE, we are inspired by breakthroughs in scientific research that leverage our high-performance computing technologies. The researchers and engineers at NASAs Ames Research Center continue to push boundaries to advance space flight, said Bill Mannel, vice president and general manager, HPC, at HPE. We are honored to continue collaborating with NASA and play a role in a historical moment by further expanding NASAs Aitken supercomputer with HPE Apollo systems to accelerate time-to-insight and safely land the first woman and the next man on the moon. NASAs Aitken Supercomputer Increases Computational Power and Drives Efficiency NASAs Modular Supercomputing Facility, where its Aitken supercomputer is housed, at NASAs Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California NASAs Aitken supercomputer was built by HPE in August 2019 to support NASA missions, including research for the Artemis program, a mission to land the first woman and next man on the lunar South Pole region by 2024. NASAs Aitken is housed in the first of 12 computer modules in the Modular Supercomputing Facility (MSF), jointly developed by NASA and HPE, to drive greater efficiency and significantly reduce electricity and water use. As a result, NASAs Aitken supercomputer, during its first year of operation, consumed only 16% of the energy needed for cooling, saving over $100K in costs and 1.4 million kilowatt-hours. It also reduced water usage, used to cool the supercomputer, by 91%, saving over one million gallons of water per day. The supercomputer will expand with HPE Apollo systems using 2nd Gen AMD EPYC processors to provide advanced compute power to support ongoing research. NASAs Aitken Supercomputer Advances Research Progress for Return-to-Moon Mission NASAs Aitken supercomputer has already helped researchers make progress for the Artemis mission in the following areas: Develop an Aerodynamic Database for Possible Events during the Artemis Booster Separation NASAs engineers need to understand possible events that could occur during booster separation from the core of the Artemis rocket during liftoff, which is critical to the safety of the crew and success of the mission. NASA considers the possibilities that the two solid rocket boosters (SRBs), developed for the mission, will strike the core center or each other during the separation event. To simulate and model all variables during separation events during the Artemis mission, NASA has developed a database of aerodynamic data to showcase possible positioning of the boosters during separation. By applying computational fluid dynamics (CFD) tools using NASAs Aitken supercomputer and accounting for 22 different engine rocket plumes, which are moving hot exhaust gases, researchers were able to develop a database of 13 independent variables to model all possible in-flight events during booster separation. The project can be viewed here. The expansion to NASAs Aitken supercomputer will enable even more detailed and comprehensive databases to improve accuracy in analysis for a safer flight. Understanding the Launch Environment at the Kennedy Space Center The Artemis mission is set to launch at the Kennedy Space Center in Merritt Island, Florida. NASAs researchers need to understand the effects of ignition overpressure (IOP) and duct overpressure (DOP) waves that are caused by the rapid expansion of gas from the rocket nozzle during launch. NASAs Launch, Ascent, and Vehicle Aerodynamics (LAVA) team has been using NASAs Aitken supercomputer to apply computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to simulate these waves and how they interact with the launch vehicle to examine any potential dangers to the mission. The ongoing analysis helps NASAs engineers make advancements to the design of the launch environment. With the expanded Aitken supercomputer, researchers will gain additional compute power to further improve time-to-solution for the launch pad redesign to accommodate the Space Launch System. The project can be viewed here. To learn more about NASAs research progress and view simulations, please visit https://www.nas.nasa.gov/SC20/home.html To learn more about HPEs supercomputing solutions, please visit: https://www.hpe.com/us/en/compute/hpc/supercomputing.html About Hewlett Packard Enterprise Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud platform-as-a-service company that helps organizations accelerate outcomes by unlocking value from all of their data, everywhere. Built on decades of reimagining the future and innovating to advance the way we live and work, HPE delivers unique, open and intelligent technology solutions, with a consistent experience across all clouds and edges, to help customers develop new business models, engage in new ways, and increase operational performance. For more information, visit: www.hpe.com. AMD, the AMD Arrow logo, EPYC and combinations thereof are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc", "role": "user" }, { "content": "NASA Unveils New Research Progress for Human Mission to the Moon With Supercomputer Powered by Hewlett Packard Enterprise NASAs Aitken supercomputer provides powerful modeling and simulation capabilities to support critical research for a safe and successful spaceflight for the next return-to-moon by 2024", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ComEd this week reported to the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) that residential customers are receiving savings and clean energy benefits from the Future Energy Jobs Act (FEJA) and that these benefits are greater than the costs to customers. Enacted by the Illinois General Assembly in 2016, FEJA is jumpstarting renewable energy and increasing savings through new energy efficiency solutions for less than the caps established by the legislation. FEJA is making good on its promise to help our customers and communities gain access to clean and more efficient energy, and the benefits continue to outweigh the costs, said ComEd CEO Joe Dominguez. Since the state passed FEJA, energy efficiency investments have saved customers almost as much energy as they saved in the 10 years before FEJA at about half the cost. ComEds annual reports to the ICC detail the total cumulative average investment costs and benefits in the first four years of FEJA. From 2017 through 2020, residential customers realized average monthly savings of more than $1.30 per month when factoring in the benefits of investments in energy efficiency and solar energy adoption. The net costs and benefits for commercial customers remain below the legislated cost cap of 0.12 cents per kilowatt (kWh). As of 2020, the net costs and benefits for nonresidential customers, who are exempt from energy efficiency programs, remain below the legislated cost cap of 0.078 cents per kWh. Customer access to renewable energy is gaining traction under FEJA. In 2020, a record 10,250 ComEd residential customers connected energy resources like private solar to the ComEd grid. Commercial and industrial businesses and community supply projects brought the total to more than 10,500 interconnections, representing 183 megawatts of distributed generation. ComEd also connected 20 community solar projects in 2020, and 55 more projects are under construction. The distributed generation rebate program for commercial and industrial customers grew from $8 million in payments in 2019 to $21 million in 2020. FEJA also is creating opportunities for underrepresented populations, including members of diverse environmental justice communities and returning citizens, through training provided by trade and community groups. More than 1,300 trainees have completed the Craft Apprenticeship Program led by the IBEW Electrical Workers Renewable Energy Fund, as well as the Solar Pipeline and Multi-cultural Job Training programs; more than 25 percent secured jobs in solar panel installation, or serving as energy brokers, site surveyors, training instructors or other positions. FEJA enables Illinois utilities, like those in many other states, to treat energy efficiency like other utility investments, and amortize them over the course of their useful lives. For example, the cost of ComEd rebates to customers for new LED lighting is amortized over the expected useful life of the new bulbs. This allows the company to increase customer rebates and make other investments needed to achieve Illinois aggressive energy efficiency goals while reducing the impact on monthly bills. FEJA will be in place through 2031 and is designed to strengthen and expand funding for Illinois Renewable Portfolio Standard by establishing a long-term procurement process and providing up to $220 million per year in funding for wind and solar development. ComEd is a unit of Chicago-based Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ: EXC), a Fortune 100 energy company with approximately 10 million electricity and natural gas customers the largest number of customers in the U.S. ComEd powers the lives of more than 4 million customers across northern Illinois, or 70 percent of the states population. For more information visit ComEd.com and connect with the company on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Future Energy Jobs Act Delivering Clean Energy Benefits and Savings for ComEd Customers ComEd reports results to Illinois Commerce Commission: benefits continue to outweigh costs", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: CLEVELAND, July 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Building on a partnership initiated with PPE kits for vending machines, CLEANLIFE and D & S Vending have taken another step together. D & S will now be carrying the full line of LED products for vending machines from CLEANLIFE as an official distributor. Justin Miller (left), Founder and CEO of CLEANLIFE LLC, and Jason Greene (right), President of D & S Vending, announce distributorship The product line includes InstantStart LED tubes ranging in all standard sizes from 12\" to 72\" for virtually every brand and model vending machine. These energy efficient tubes are direct replacements for existing fluorescent lamps and can be installed with or without an electronic ballast or electromagnetic ballast. In addition, D & S will continue to provide the popular Truck & Van lighting kits, Universal Light Kit for Vending Machines, and Micro Market Shelf Lighting Kits. \"We really wanted to expand our relationship with CLEANLIFE after the initial success of the PPE vending kits. CLEANLIFE has always provided top quality LED lighting products. We look forward to growing this relationship,\" said Jason Greene, President of D & S. Justin Miller, Founder and CEO of CLEANLIFE, noted, \"We really want to keep our brand at the forefront of people's minds when they think LED lighting in vending and coolers. We feel like we are helping businesses not just come back but move forward. LED lighting can play a role in upgrading and improving the look of equipment that is capable of dispensing PPE. It's a new potential revenue stream for operators during these difficult economic times and aids in the fight against COVID-19.\"To kick off this distributorship, D & S will have a special sale for 1 week only on the full range of InstantStart tubes from July 24th thru July 31st. Quantities will be limited. To purchase now, check out https://www.dsvendinginc.com/c-304-led-replacement-bulbs.aspx. CLEANLIFE LLC is an FDA registered distributor of PPE, and CLEANLIFE LED is a supplier of energy efficient LED lighting. CLEANLIFE has been at the forefront of supplying LED lighting kits and fluorescent replacement tubes to the vending industry since 2011. D & S Vending has been providing equipment, parts and service for vending machines since 1965. Both companies are located in Cleveland, Ohio. SOURCE CLEANLIFE LLC Related Links https://cleanlife.com/", "role": "user" }, { "content": "CLEANLIFE Adds D & S Vending as Official Distributor for LED Replacement Bulbs and Kits", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Olakyesterday announced the launch of a business integration tool for personal data stores for businesses to easily and securely access the most up-to-date personal data with individuals' consent. Coming into the market next month, businesses will be able to access personal information such as addresses, names, insurance details, and passport numbers with user consent via the secure OLAK personal data storage platform. \"Thanks to this new feature, businesses such as banks, insurance companies, and hospitals will no longer have to deal with the problem of outdated personal data,\" Jay Pavagadhi, the founder and CEO of OLAK says. Whenever a user changes her addresses or updates any other personal details, this update is automatically sent to relevant businesses such as banks handling such data. Inaccurate personal data is a major source of wasted resources in the US. It is estimated that inaccurate data is responsible for 12% of the lost revenue in the US. Another benefit for businesses is that compliance with privacy laws such as GDPR and CCPA is enhanced. \"With our business integration tool, businesses will collect personal data by relying on user consent which is the most unambiguous and safest way to process personal data and comply with privacy regulations,\" Jay emphasized. Furthermore, accessing personal data via OLAK Personal Data Store provides the highest level of security for the exchange of data as OLAK adopts an end-to-end encryption system and no one can unlock the content of personal data without the user's permission. Higher security amounts to less risk of privacy violations. Personal Data Store is a solution that enables businesses and individuals to exchange personal data solely under individuals' control and based on her consent. Contrary to the traditional method of personal data collection and use, privacy protection is enhanced. While Personal Data Store is still an immature market, with 20% month-over-month user growth, OLAK aims to become a market leader in this industry. Media Contact:Ali Pinarbasi[emailprotected] 628-243-6550 SOURCE Olak", "role": "user" }, { "content": "OLAK's New Business Integration Tool Facilitates Privacy Compliance and Access to the Most Accurate Data Personal Data Store provider seeks to reduce compliance overhead and rectify inaccurate user data", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: PLANO, Texas, Nov. 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- As the holidays approach, consumers are expecting their celebrations to look different compared to last year, with halfplanning to shop for their holiday groceries through an online retailer, up from just 15 percent in 2019, and the majority of consumers 63 percent planning to use cooking at home as a way to stay entertained in the coming months. Frito-Lay, maker of many of America's favorite snack foods, today announced the latest edition of its U.S. Snack Index survey1, revealinghow shopping, cooking and snacking trends have changed this year, and what's expected to have a lasting impact in 2021 and beyond. \"Consumers have shifted their behavior with 58 percent snacking more since COVID-19, and shopping through new channels with online adoption up 40 percent,\" said Mike Del Pozzo, senior vice president of sales and chief customer officer, Frito-Lay North America. \"This holiday season we expect to see more small gatherings and a move away from potlucks, which means more families purchasing the whole meal. In fact, 13 percent expect to spend more on groceries for Thanksgiving this year, so the importance of offering variety and accessibility of America's favorite snacks is a priority for Frito-Lay this holiday season.\" Additional market trends and U.S. Snack Index highlights show: 300+ percent increase in Americans who plan to shop for holiday foods through an online retailer versus last year. Maintaining health and safety is a top concern (37 percent) for grocery shopping this holiday season, driving more consumers to adopt online grocery shopping. In fact, 50 percent of Americans plan to shop for their holiday groceries through an online retailer, up from just 15 percent in 2019. Snacks are the most likely category to be purchased online for the holidays, with 77% of consumers saying they are likely to do so. While holidays will look different, food will continue to play a major role. Most Americans (83 percent) plan to spend the same or more on groceries during the holidays. Americans are shopping earlier for holiday groceries. One in five plans to shop over three days earlier than last year to avoid crowds or out-of-stocks (IRI). Holiday gatherings will be much smaller this year: the median number of people at the main Thanksgiving meal is expected to be five this year, down from eight last year (IRI). When it comes to what's on the holiday spreads, Chicagoans ranked sweet snacks first at 61 percent, San Franciscans preferred chips and dips (58 percent) and over half of Miamians (54 percent) are planning to serve cheese and meat platters. Consumers are stocking up on snacks more than ever before. 66 percent of survey respondents say they keep more snacks stocked at home than before the pandemic. This winter, 54 percent of shoppers are planning to stock up on essentials, with salty snacks the number five category consumers are looking to stockpile. The reason for stocking up right now? 66 percent are concerned about products being out of stock and 58 percent want to reduce exposure to the virus. One main reason why consumers are putting more snacks in their pantries is to add a little more fun to the days at home. 63 percent of survey respondents said they snack as a way to break up their day and 76 percent said eating snacks is a way to treat themselves. Dips have become an increasingly popular snack. Frito-Lay reports a 16 percent increase in the purchase of dips year over year, with consumers citing convenience/not needing to make it from scratch as the primary reason for purchase. Consumers are grocery shopping more during the week and online. While Saturday and Sunday used to be the traditional shopping days, consumers are now shopping throughout the week as schedules are different, with Wednesday and Thursday seeing an increase in store traffic. eCommerce Grocery also remains high and is expected to stick. The average online basket is up 32 percent YOY and 75 percent of consumers intent to repeat with most recent online grocery provider in the next 30 days. Cooking returns as most preferred form of entertainment amid a resurgence of COVID and snack foods are increasingly an ingredient in recipes. Americans are not experiencing as much cooking fatigue as might be expected, only 40 percent indicated they are tired of cooking at home. Nearly two-thirds (63 percent) of respondents plan to use cooking to stay entertained, making it the most popular activity respondents said they'd partake in, amid a resurgence of COVID. And Americans are looking for new ways to spice up with recipes, with 83 percent of respondents saying they have used or would try a snack food as an ingredient in a recipe, with potato chips (31 percent) and tortilla chips (32 percent) the most popular snack food ingredient. 63 percent agreed they need more recipe inspiration, so as a result PepsiCo recently launched MoreSmilesWithEveryBite.com, an online hub of family-friendly recipes featuring popular Frito-Lay snacks and Quaker foods. Classic flavors are dominant as winter months set in. Americans are turning back to traditional comfort foods this season versus trendy seasonal flavors. For example, 50 percent of respondents say they are excited for classic comfort foods, and only 32 percent said they were excited for Pumpkin Spice. These preferences also vary regionally, with 54 percent of Chicagoans most looking forward to chili, 40 percent of Dallas residents excited about chicken tortilla soup and 43 percent of New Yorkers leaning toward apple cinnamon flavors. \"These consumer and marketplace changes have enabled us to reevaluate how we ensure our products are always and everywhere,\" added Del Pozzo. \"Frito-Lay sets itself apart by owning every piece of the seed-to-shelf process, enabling agility to continuously innovate and meet consumer needs.\" For more information, visit: FritoLay.com/SnackIndex. 1Survey MethodologyThis poll was conducted by Morning Consult betweenOctober 16-18among a national sample of 2,200 Adults nationally, 500 adults in Chicago, Dallas, New York City, and Miami, as well as 400 adults in San Francisco. The interviews were conducted online, and the national data were weighted to approximate a target sample of Adults based on age, educational attainment, gender, race, and region. Results from the full survey have a margin of error of plus or minus 2 percentage points. AboutFrito-Lay North AmericaFrito-Lay North Americais the$17 billionconvenient foods division of PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ:PEP), which is headquartered inPurchase, NY. Learn more about Frito-Lay at the corporate website,http://www.fritolay.com/and on Twitterhttp://www.twitter.com/fritolay. About PepsiCoPepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. PepsiCo generated more than$67 billionin net revenue in 2019, driven by a complementary food and beverage portfolio that includes Frito-Lay, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Quaker and Tropicana. PepsiCo's product portfolio includes a wide range of enjoyable foods and beverages, including 23 brands that generate more than$1 billioneach in estimated annual retail sales.Guiding PepsiCo is our vision to Be the Global Leader in Convenient Foods and Beverages by Winning with Purpose. \"Winning with Purpose\" reflects our ambition to win sustainably in the marketplace and embed purpose into all aspects of the business. For more information, visitwww.pepsico.com. SOURCE Frito-Lay North America Related Links http://www.fritolay.com", "role": "user" }, { "content": "More Snacking and Online Purchasing Expected for Holiday 2020 Two out of Three Consumers Plan to Stock Up on Snacks More Now Than Before the Pandemic, with Dips Seeing Dramatic Increase in Lead up to the Holidays Due to Convenience, According to Latest U.S. Snack Index", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Issue Gracechurch Card Programme Funding - Series 15-2 D GBP 264,706,000 FRN due November 2020 ISIN Number XS1323451127 ISIN Reference 132345112 Issue Nomin GBP 264706000 Period 9/15/2020 to 10/15/2020 Payment Date 10/15/2020 Number of Days 30 Rate 0.049 Denomination GBP 100000 264706000 Amount Payable per Denomination 4.03 10660.76 Bank of New York Rate Fix Desk Telephone 44 1202 689580 Corporate Trust Services Facsimile 44 1202 689601", "role": "user" }, { "content": "FRN Variable Rate Fix", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: DUBLIN, Nov. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The \"North America Amniotic Membrane Market Forecast to 2027 - COVID-19 Impact and Regional Analysis By Enzyme; Application; End User, Country\" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The Amniotic membrane market is expected to reach US$ 1175.2 million in 2027 from US$ 667.4 million in 2019. The market is estimated to grow with a CAGR of 7.5% from 2020-2027. The growth of the market is attributed to some key driving factors such as high implementation of amniotic membranes in medical science and new developments and increased investments of amniotic membranes. However, limitations encountered while using amniotic membranes in emerging nations are expected to obstruct the growth of the market to a certain extent during the forecast years.The amniotic membrane is the innermost fetal layer, lining the amniotic cavity and protecting the fetus during pregnancy. The outer layer, termed chorionic membrane, further separates the fetus from maternal tissues. Various researches focusing on the physiological functions of fetal layers have shown that amniotic membrane not only provides physical support for the fetus but also serves as a metabolically active filter through direct interaction with amniotic fluid. The translucent, avascular, low immunogenic, anti-inflammatory, anti-scarring, and wound healing properties of amniotic membrane allow this material function beyond its role in vivo and assume a wide range of applications in regenerative medicine.The clinical use of amniotic membrane has a long history, with the first reports on its application in the treatment of skin burns and wounds more than a century ago. These ground-breaking studies played a significant role in advancing the use of an amniotic membrane in surgery, especially in areas such as the reconstruction of the corneal and conjunctival surfaces, treatment of open ulcers and traumatic wounds, and skin transplantation.In parallel, the shelf life of the amniotic membrane has been extended by irradiation, air-drying, lyophilization, cryo-preservation, and glycerol preservation techniques. These methods are expected to further expand the use of an amniotic membrane in ophthalmology to treat corneal, conjunctival and limbal lesions, burns, scars and defects as well as general surgery to reconstruct the skin, genitourinary tract and other surfaces.Amniotic membranes also appear to have natural protective and reparative functions; they may also be used for efficient delivery of specific factors to enhance the protection or repair of damaged tissue through genetic modification.Based on enzyme, the amniotic membrane market, by enzyme, is segmented into cryopreserved amniotic membrane, and dehydrated amniotic membrane. The cryopreserved amniotic membrane segment held the largest share of the market in 2019, whereas the dehydrated amniotic membrane segment is anticipated to register the highest CAGR in the market during the forecast period.Based on application, the amniotic membrane market, by application, is segmented into surgical wounds, ophthalmology, and others. The surgical wounds segment held the largest share of the market in 2019, also the segment is anticipated to register the highest CAGR in the market during the forecast period...Based on end-user, the amniotic membrane market is segmented into hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, specialty clinics, research institute and academic institutes. The hospitals segment held the largest share of the market in 2019. Moreover, the ambulatory surgical centers segment is estimated to register the highest CAGR in the market during the forecast period.Key Topics Covered: 1. Introduction1.1 Scope of the Study1.2 Report Guidance1.3 Market Segmentation2. North America Amniotic Membrane Market - Key Takeaways3. Research Methodology3.1 Coverage3.2 Secondary Research3.3 Primary Research4. North America Amniotic Membrane Market - Market Landscape4.1 Overview4.2 PEST Analysis4.2.1 Amniotic Membrane Market - North America PEST Analysis4.3 Expert Opinion5. North America Amniotic Membrane Market - Key Market Dynamics5.1 Key Market Drivers5.1.1 High Implementation of Amniotic Membrane in Medical Science5.1.2 New Developments and Increased Investments in Amniotic Membranes5.2 Key Market Restraints5.2.1 Limitations Encountered While Using Amniotic Membranes5.3 Market Opportunities5.3.1 High Demand for Cosmetic Surgeries5.4 Future Trends5.4.1 Growth in Derived Products From Amniotic Membranes5.5 Impact Analysis6. Amniotic Membrane Market - North America Analysis6.1 North America Amniotic Membrane Market Revenue Forecasts and Analysis7. North America Amniotic Membrane Market Analysis and Forecasts To 2027 - By Enzyme7.1 Overview7.2 North America Amniotic Membrane Market, By Enzyme 2019& 2027 (%)7.2.1 North America Amniotic Membrane Market Revenue and Forecasts to 2027, By Enzyme (US$ Mn)7.3 Cryopreserved Amniotic Membrane7.4 Dehydrated Amniotic Membrane8. North America Amniotic Membrane Market Analysis - By Application8.1 Overview8.2 Amniotic Membrane Market Revenue Share, by Application (2019 and 2027)8.2.1 North America Amniotic Membrane Market Revenue and Forecasts to 2027, By Application (US$ Mn)8.3 Surgical Wounds8.4 Ophthalmology8.5 Others9. North America Amniotic Membrane Market Analysis - By End-User9.1 Overview9.2 North America Amniotic Membrane Market, By End-User 2019-2027 (%)9.2.1 North America Amniotic Membrane Market Revenue and Forecasts to 2027, By End-User (US$ Mn)9.3 Hospitals9.4 Ambulatory Surgical Centers9.5 Research Institutes and Academic Institutes9.6 Specialty Clinics10. Amniotic Membrane Market Revenue and Forecasts To 2027 - Geographical Analysis11. Impact Of COVID-19 Pandemic on North America Amniotic Membrane Market11.1 North America: Impact Assessment of COVID-19 Pandemic12. Company Profiles12.1 Key Facts12.2 Business Description12.3 Products and Services12.4 Financial Overview12.5 SWOT Analysis12.6 Key Developments Surgenex, LLC Amnio Technology, LLC Katena Products. Inc Amniox Medical, Inc Smith & Nephew Organogenesis Inc MiMedx Skye Biologics Inc. Integra Life Sciences Corporation Applied Biologics LLC For more information about this report visit https://www.researchandmarkets.com/r/d1w8tc Research and Markets also offers Custom Research services providing focused, comprehensive and tailored research. 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[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Feb. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- 2020 annual revenues increased 8% year-over-year on both an as-reported and normalized and constant currency basis to approximately $6 billion. This represents the company's 72nd consecutive quarter of revenue growth Delivered record channel bookings in Q4, accounting for more than 35% of total bookings Continues to expand platform, building across 44 projects in 30 markets and 20 countries Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), the world's digital infrastructure company, today reported results for the quarter and year ended December31, 2020. Equinix uses certain non-GAAP financial measures, which are described further below and reconciled to the most comparable GAAP financial measures after the presentation of our GAAP financial statements. All per share results are presented on a fully diluted basis. 2020 Results Summary Revenues $5.999 billion, an 8% increase over the previous year on both an as-reported and normalized and constant currency basis Operating Income $1.053 billion, a 10% decrease from theprevious year, and an operating margin of 18%, in part due to increased acquisition costs and the prior year's gain on sale of assets contributed to the EMEA joint venture Adjusted EBITDA $2.853 billion, a 48% adjusted EBITDA margin Includes $17 million of integration costs Net Income and Net Income per Share attributable to Equinix $370 million, a 27% decrease from the previous year, primarily due to acquisition costs and losses on debt extinguishment related to balance sheet refinancing initiatives $4.18 per share, a 30% decrease from the previous year AFFO and AFFO per Share $2.189 billion, a 13% increase over the previous year or 18% on a normalized and constant currency basis $24.76 per share, a 9% increase over the previous year or 12% on a normalized and constant currency basis Includes $17 million of integration costs 2021 Annual Guidance Summary Revenues $6.580 - $6.640 billion, a 10 - 11% increase over the previous year or a normalized and constant currency increase of 7 - 8% Adjusted EBITDA $3.067 - $3.127 billion, a 47% adjusted EBITDA margin Includes operational efficiencies offset by investment in new products and services, including xScaleTM, scaling the business and expansion drag Assumes $30 million of integration costs AFFO and AFFO per Share $2.413 - $2.463 billion, an increase of 10 - 12% over the previous year or a normalized and constant currency increase of 9 - 11% $26.72 - $27.28 per share, an increase of 8 - 10% over the previous year on both an as-reported and normalized and constant currency basis. This guidance excludes any capital market activities the company may undertake in the future Assumes $30 million of integration costs Equinix does not provide forward-looking guidance for certain financial data, such as depreciation, amortization, accretion, stock-based compensation, net income (loss) from operations, cash generated from operating activities and cash used in investing activities, and as a result, is not able to provide a reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures for forward-looking data without unreasonable effort. The impact of such adjustments could be significant. Quote Charles Meyers, President and CEO, Equinix: \"While 2020 brought about a landscape of challenges and change, Equinix continued to innovate and adapt, serving as a trusted partner to our customers on their digital transformation journey. We continued to extend our market leadership, delivering approximately $6 billion of revenue and driving healthy growth both on the top-line and at the per-share level. As we look ahead, I am as optimistic as ever about our business and the expanding opportunity to serve our customers, partners and shareholders as the world's digital infrastructure company.\" Business Highlights Equinix continues to invest in its platform services, introducing new product capabilities and expanding market availability, helping to lower the barriers to entry and improving the value of digital transformation for new and existing customers: On October 6, Equinix launched the availability of Equinix Metal, a fully automated and interconnected Bare Metal as a Service offering. Today, Equinix Metal is available in eight global metros and is expected to be available in 18 global metros in early 2021. On December 8, Equinix introduced transformative capabilities on Equinix FabricTM and Network Edge, which ease the way enterprises connect their digital infrastructure. With these new capabilities, Equinix Fabric now has native integration built into both Network Edge and Equinix Metal over the Equinix platform and is available in 49 strategic metros across five continents. Equinix continued to expand the reach of its global platform and operates across 63 metros in 26 countries. In 2020, Equinix completed 16 new expansions, its most active build year ever, with a sizeable expansion roadmap planned for 2021 to meet growing customer demand. New expansions planned in 2021 include the Geneva, Genoa, Madrid, Manchester, Muscat, New York and Osaka metros, with 44 large projects underway across 30 markets and 20 countries. Interconnection revenues grew 14% year-over-year on a normalized and constant currency basis driven by strong customer adoption of Equinix Fabric, good traction in internet exchange markets and solid interconnection net adds. Today, Equinix has the most comprehensive global interconnection platform, now comprising over 392,000 physical and virtual interconnections. In Q4, Equinix added 7,700 interconnections, more interconnections than its next 15 competitors combined, driven by continued strength in network and cloud connectivity. Equinix Internet Exchange experienced peak traffic, up 8% quarter-over-quarter and 43% year-over-year, driven by cloud, content and gaming segments. In Q4, the Network vertical achieved record bookings, driven by telecom carriers upgrading their core and edges to address the shifting traffic patterns resulting from the pandemic, as well as continued strength in enterprise resale. The Financial Services vertical also achieved a record quarter, led by wins and expansions with multinational financial services companies, with particular strength in the Americas region, including the greater New York City metro. Equinix continues its indirect selling initiatives, as the company pursues high-value strategic channel partnerships. In Q4, channel activity accounted for approximately 35% of bookings. Strength was driven by Equinix's hyperscale and technology alliance partners, with wins across a wide range of industry segments with projects focused on digital transformation efforts, as well as COVID-19 pandemic responses. Equinix continues to make significant progress with the company's hyperscale strategy with eight projects currently underway across all three regions and a strong pipeline of customer demand. In Q4, Equinix completed the formation of another greater than US$1.0 billion joint venture in the form of a limited liability partnership with GIC, Singapore's sovereign wealth fund, to develop and operate xScaleTM data centers in Japan. COVID-19 Update Many of Equinix's International Business ExchangeTM (IBX)data centers have been identified as \"essential businesses\" or \"critical infrastructure\" by local governments for purposes of remaining open during the COVID-19 pandemic, and all IBX data centers remain operational at the time of filing of this press release. Precautionary measures have been implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic to minimize the risk of operational impact and to protect the health and safety of employees, customers, partners and communities. These include implementing tools such as an appointment-based system to control timing and frequency of visits and encouraging customers to leverage IBX technicians via Smart Hands in order to restrict visits and minimize the number of people and the amount of time spent in the IBX data centers. For the health and safety of Equinix employees, the company's corporate offices were closed in March 2020, and non-IBX employees across the globe were instructed to work from home until further notice. A phased plan has been announced for a return-to-office for non-IBX attached sites, and the company has been following this plan to open certain offices with occupancy limits as local conditions allow. Additionally, the company has decided to continue to limit employee travel and has made the decision to either postpone or virtualize global events in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Looking ahead, the full impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the company's financial condition or results of operations remains uncertain and will depend on a number of factors, including its impact on Equinix customers, partners and vendors and the impact on, and functioning of, the global financial markets. The company's past results may not be indicative of future performance, and historical trends may differ materially. Additional information pertaining to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Equinix and the company's response thereto will be provided in the upcoming Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020. Business Outlook For the first quarter of 2021, Equinix expects revenues to range between $1.587 and $1.607 billion, an increase of 2% quarter-over-quarter at the midpoint or approximately 1% on a normalized and constant currency basis, including a step-down in non-recurring revenue due to timing of customer installations. This guidance includes a foreign currency benefit of $17 million when compared to the average FX rates in Q4 2020. Adjusted EBITDA is expected to range between $737 and $757 million, which includes a $9 million foreign currency benefit when compared to the average FX rates in Q4 2020, and higher seasonal salary and benefit costs of $14 million attributed to the FICA reset. Adjusted EBITDA includes $9 million of integration costs related to acquisitions. Recurring capital expenditures are expected to range between $17 and $27 million. For the full year of 2021, total revenues are expected to range between $6.580 and $6.640 billion, a 10 - 11% increase over the previous year, or a normalized and constant currency increase of 7 - 8%. This guidance includes a foreign currency benefit of $106 million when compared to the average FX rates in 2020. Adjusted EBITDA is expected to range between $3.067 and $3.127 billion, an adjusted EBITDA margin of 47%. This adjusted EBITDA includes the impact from strategic investments and a foreign currency benefit of $56 million when compared to the average FX rates in 2020. For the year, the company expects to incur $30 million in integration costs related to acquisitions. AFFO is expected to range between $2.413 and $2.463 billion, an increase of 10 - 12% over the previous year, or a normalized and constant currency increase of 9 - 11%. This AFFO guidance includes $30 million in integration costs related to acquisitions. AFFO per share is expected to range between $26.72 and $27.28, an increase of 8 - 10% over the previous year on both an as-reported and normalized and constant currency basis. This guidance excludes any capital market activities the company may undertake in the future. Non-recurring capital expenditures, excluding xScale-related costs, are expected to range between $2.125 and $2.315 billion and recurring capital expenditures are expected to approximate $180 million. xScale capital expenditures are expected to approximate $250 million. The U.S. dollar exchange rates used for 2021 guidance, taking into consideration the impact of our current foreign currency hedges, have been updated to $1.19 to the Euro, $1.33 to the Pound, S$1.32 to the U.S. dollar, 103 to the U.S. dollar and R$5.19 to the U.S. dollar. The Q4 2020 global revenue breakdown by currency for the Euro, British Pound, Singapore Dollar, Japanese Yen and Brazilian Real is 20%, 10%, 7%, 7% and 2%, respectively. The adjusted EBITDA guidance is based on the revenue guidance less our expectations of cash cost of revenues and cash operating expenses. The AFFO guidance is based on the adjusted EBITDA guidance less our expectations of net interest expense, an installation revenue adjustment, a straight-line rent expense adjustment, a contract cost adjustment, amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discounts and premiums, income tax expense, an income tax expense adjustment, recurring capital expenditures, other income (expense), (gains) losses on disposition of real estate property and adjustments for unconsolidated joint ventures' and non-controlling interests' share of these items. Q4 2020 Results Conference Call and Replay Information Equinix will discuss its quarterly results for the period ended December31, 2020, along with its future outlook, in its quarterly conference call on Wednesday, February10, 2021, at 5:30 p.m. ET (2:30 p.m. PT). A simultaneous live webcast of the call will be available on the company's Investor Relations website at www.equinix.com/investors. To hear the conference call live, please dial 1-517-308-9482 (domestic and international) and reference the passcode EQIX. A replay of the call will be available one hour after the call, through Wednesday, April 28, 2021, by dialing 1-203-369-1057 and entering passcode (2021). In addition, the webcast will be available on the company's website at www.equinix.com/investors (no password required). Investor Presentation and Supplemental Financial Information Equinix has made available on its website a presentation designed to accompany the discussion of Equinix's results and future outlook, along with certain supplemental financial information and other data. Interested parties may access this information through the Equinix Investor Relations website at www.equinix.com/investors. Additional Resources Equinix Investor Relations Resources About Equinix Equinix (Nasdaq: EQIX) is the world's digital infrastructure company, enabling digital leaders to harness a trusted platform to bring together and interconnect the foundational infrastructure that powers their success. Equinix enables today's businesses to access all the right places, partners and possibilities they need to accelerate advantage. With Equinix, they can scale with agility, speed the launch of digital services, deliver world-class experiences and multiply their value. Non-GAAP Financial Measures Equinix provides all information required in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (\"GAAP\"), but it believes that evaluating its ongoing operating results may be difficult if limited to reviewing only GAAP financial measures. Accordingly, Equinix uses non-GAAP financial measures to evaluate its operations. Equinix provides normalized and constant currency growth rates, which are calculated to adjust for acquisitions, dispositions, integration costs, changes in accounting principles and foreign currency. Equinix presents adjusted EBITDA, which is a non-GAAP financial measure. Adjusted EBITDA represents income from operations excluding depreciation, amortization, accretion, stock-based compensation expense, restructuring charges, impairment charges, transaction costs and gain or loss on asset sales. In presenting non-GAAP financial measures, such as adjusted EBITDA, cash cost of revenues, cash gross margins, cash operating expenses (also known as cash selling, general and administrative expenses or cash SG&A), adjusted EBITDA margins, free cash flow and adjusted free cash flow, Equinix excludes certain items that it believes are not good indicators of Equinix's current or future operating performance. These items are depreciation, amortization, accretion of asset retirement obligations and accrued restructuring charges, stock-based compensation, restructuring charges, impairment charges, transaction costs and gain or loss on asset sales. Equinix excludes these items in order for its lenders, investors and the industry analysts who review and report on Equinix to better evaluate Equinix's operating performance and cash spending levels relative to its industry sector and competitors. Equinix excludes depreciation expense as these charges primarily relate to the initial construction costs of an IBX data center, and do not reflect its current or future cash spending levels to support its business. Its IBX data centers are long-lived assets, and have an economic life greater than 10 years. The construction costs of an IBX data center do not recur with respect to such data center, although Equinix may incur initial construction costs in future periods with respect to additional IBX data centers, and future capital expenditures remain minor relative to the initial investment. This is a trend it expects to continue. In addition, depreciation is also based on the estimated useful lives of the IBX data centers. These estimates could vary from actual performance of the asset, are based on historic costs incurred to build out our IBX data centers and are not indicative of current or expected future capital expenditures. Therefore, Equinix excludes depreciation from its operating results when evaluating its operations. In addition, in presenting the non-GAAP financial measures, Equinix also excludes amortization expense related to acquired intangible assets. Amortization expense is significantly affected by the timing and magnitude of acquisitions and these charges may vary in amount from period to period. We exclude amortization expense to facilitate a more meaningful evaluation of our current operating performance and comparisons to our prior periods. Equinix excludes accretion expense, both as it relates to its asset retirement obligations as well as its accrued restructuring charges, as these expenses represent costs which Equinix also believes are not meaningful in evaluating Equinix's current operations. Equinix excludes stock-based compensation expense, as it can vary significantly from period to period based on share price and the timing, size and nature of equity awards. As such, Equinix and many investors and analysts exclude stock-based compensation expense to compare its operating results with those of other companies. Equinix excludes restructuring charges from its non-GAAP financial measures. The restructuring charges relate to Equinix's decision to exit leases for excess space adjacent to several of its IBX data centers, which it did not intend to build out, or its decision to reverse such restructuring charges. Equinix also excludes impairment charges related to certain long-lived assets. The impairment charges are related to expense recognized whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of long-lived assets are not recoverable. Equinix also excludes gain or loss on asset sales as it represents profit or loss that is not meaningful in evaluating the current or future operating performance. Finally, Equinix excludes transaction costs from its non-GAAP financial measures to allow more comparable comparisons of the financial results to the historical operations. The transaction costs relate to costs Equinix incurs in connection with business combinations and formation of joint ventures, including advisory, legal, accounting, valuation and other professional or consulting fees. Such charges generally are not relevant to assessing the long-term performance of Equinix. In addition, the frequency and amount of such charges vary significantly based on the size and timing of the transactions. Management believes items such as restructuring charges, impairment charges, transaction costs and gain or loss on asset sales are non-core transactions; however, these types of costs may occur in future periods. Equinix also presents funds from operations (\"FFO\") and adjusted funds from operations (\"AFFO\"), both commonly used in the REIT industry, as supplemental performance measures. Additionally, Equinix presents AFFO per share, which is also commonly used in the REIT industry. AFFO per share offers investors and industry analysts a perspective of Equinix's underlying operating performance when compared to other REIT companies. FFO is calculated in accordance with the definition established by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (\"NAREIT\"). FFO represents net income or loss, excluding gain or loss from the disposition of real estate assets, depreciation and amortization on real estate assets and adjustments for unconsolidated joint ventures' and non-controlling interests' share of these items. AFFO represents FFO, excluding depreciation and amortization expense on non-real estate assets, accretion, stock-based compensation, restructuring charges, impairment charges, transaction costs, an installation revenue adjustment, a straight-line rent expense adjustment, a contract cost adjustment, amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discounts and premiums, gain or loss on debt extinguishment, an income tax expense adjustment, recurring capital expenditures, net income or loss from discontinued operations, net of tax and adjustments from FFO to AFFO for unconsolidated joint ventures' and non-controlling interests' share of these items. Equinix excludes depreciation expense, amortization expense, accretion, stock-based compensation, restructuring charges, impairment charges and transaction costs for the same reasons that they are excluded from the other non-GAAP financial measures mentioned above. Equinix includes an adjustment for revenues from installation fees, since installation fees are deferred and recognized ratably over the period of contract term, although the fees are generally paid in a lump sum upon installation. Equinix includes an adjustment for straight-line rent expense on its operating leases, since the total minimum lease payments are recognized ratably over the lease term, although the lease payments generally increase over the lease term. Equinix also includes an adjustment to contract costs incurred to obtain contracts, since contract costs are capitalized and amortized over the estimated period of benefit on a straight-line basis, although costs of obtaining contracts are generally incurred and paid during the period of obtaining the contracts. The adjustments for installation revenues, straight-line rent expense and contract costs are intended to isolate the cash activity included within the straight-lined or amortized results in the consolidated statement of operations. Equinix excludes the amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discounts and premiums as these expenses relate to the initial costs incurred in connection with its debt financings that have no current or future cash obligations. Equinix excludes gain or loss on debt extinguishment since it represents a cost that is not a good indicator of Equinix's current or future operating performance. Equinix includes an income tax expense adjustment, which represents the non-cash tax impact due to changes in valuation allowances and uncertain tax positions that do not relate to the current period's operations. Equinix excludes recurring capital expenditures, which represent expenditures to extend the useful life of its IBX data centers or other assets that are required to support current revenues. Equinix also excludes net income or loss from discontinued operations, net of tax, which represents results that are not a good indicator of our current or future operating performance. Equinix presents constant currency results of operations, which is a non-GAAP financial measure and is not meant to be considered in isolation or as an alternative to GAAP results of operations. However, Equinix has presented this non-GAAP financial measure to provide investors with an additional tool to evaluate its operating results without the impact of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, thereby facilitating period-to-period comparisons of Equinix's business performance. To present this information, Equinix's current and comparative prior period revenues and certain operating expenses from entities with functional currencies other than the U.S. dollar are converted into U.S. dollars at a consistent exchange rate for purposes of each result being compared. Non-GAAP financial measures are not a substitute for financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation, but should be considered together with the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures and the reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures. Equinix presents such non-GAAP financial measures to provide investors with an additional tool to evaluate its operating results in a manner that focuses on what management believes to be its core, ongoing business operations. Management believes that the inclusion of these non-GAAP financial measures provides consistency and comparability with past reports and provides a better understanding of the overall performance of the business and its ability to perform in subsequent periods. Equinix believes that if it did not provide such non-GAAP financial information, investors would not have all the necessary data to analyze Equinix effectively. Investors should note that the non-GAAP financial measures used by Equinix may not be the same non-GAAP financial measures, and may not be calculated in the same manner, as those of other companies. Investors should, therefore, exercise caution when comparing non-GAAP financial measures used by us to similarly titled non-GAAP financial measures of other companies. Equinix does not provide forward-looking guidance for certain financial data, such as depreciation, amortization, accretion, stock-based compensation, net income or loss from operations, cash generated from operating activities and cash used in investing activities, and as a result, is not able to provide a reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures for forward-looking data without unreasonable effort. The impact of such adjustments could be significant. Equinix intends to calculate the various non-GAAP financial measures in future periods consistent with how they were calculated for the periods presented within this press release. Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from expectations discussed in such forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such differences include, but are not limited to, risks to our business and operating results related to the COVID-19 pandemic; the challenges of acquiring, operating and constructing IBX data centers and developing, deploying and delivering Equinix products and solutions; unanticipated costs or difficulties relating to the integration of companies we have acquired or will acquire into Equinix; a failure to receive significant revenues from customers in recently built out or acquired data centers; failure to complete any financing arrangements contemplated from time to time; competition from existing and new competitors; the ability to generate sufficient cash flow or otherwise obtain funds to repay new or outstanding indebtedness; the loss or decline in business from our key customers; risks related to our taxation as a REIT and other risks described from time to time in Equinix filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In particular, see recent and upcoming Equinix quarterly and annual reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, copies of which are available upon request from Equinix. Equinix does not assume any obligation to update the forward-looking information contained in this press release. EQUINIX, INC. Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (in thousands, except per share data) (unaudited) Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended December 31,2020 September 30,2020 December 31,2019 December 31,2020 December 31,2019 Recurring revenues $ 1,466,126 $ 1,432,072 $ 1,337,977 $ 5,658,030 $ 5,238,186 Non-recurring revenues 97,989 87,695 79,158 340,515 323,954 Revenues 1,564,115 1,519,767 1,417,135 5,998,545 5,562,140 Cost of revenues 830,735 767,979 725,636 3,074,340 2,810,184 Gross profit 733,380 751,788 691,499 2,924,205 2,751,956 Operating expenses: Sales and marketing 187,055 172,727 160,556 718,356 651,046 General and administrative 293,144 279,350 245,504 1,090,981 935,018 Transaction costs 24,948 5,840 16,545 55,935 24,781 Impairment charges 7,306 (233) 7,306 15,790 Gain on asset sales (373) (1,785) (43,847) (1,301) (44,310) Total operating expenses 504,774 463,438 378,525 1,871,277 1,582,325 Income from operations 228,606 288,350 312,974 1,052,928 1,169,631 Interest and other income (expense): Interest income 1,244 1,452 7,532 8,654 27,697 Interest expense (90,912) (99,736) (117,617) (406,466) (479,684) Other income (expense) (2,697) 162 12,336 6,913 27,778 Loss on debt extinguishment (44,001) (93,494) (52,758) (145,804) (52,825) Total interest and other, net (136,366) (191,616) (150,507) (536,703) (477,034) Income before income taxes 92,240 96,734 162,467 516,225 692,597 Income tax expense (41,304) (29,903) (37,632) (146,151) (185,352) Net income 50,936 66,831 124,835 370,074 507,245 Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests 58 (144) 160 (297) 205 Net income attributable to Equinix $ 50,994 $ 66,687 $ 124,995 $ 369,777 $ 507,450 Net income per share attributable to Equinix: Basic net income per share $ 0.57 $ 0.75 $ 1.47 $ 4.22 $ 6.03 Diluted net income per share $ 0.57 $ 0.74 $ 1.46 $ 4.18 $ 5.99 Shares used in computing basic net income per share 89,113 88,806 85,289 87,700 84,140 Shares used in computing diluted net income per share 89,726 89,519 85,831 88,410 84,679 EQUINIX, INC. Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (in thousands) (unaudited) Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended December 31,2020 September 30,2020 December 31,2019 December 31,2020 December 31,2019 Net income $ 50,936 $ 66,831 $ 124,835 $ 370,074 $ 507,245 Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax: Foreign currency translation adjustment (\"CTA\") gain (loss) 481,625 299,441 283,185 548,560 (58,334) Unrealized loss on cash flow hedges (27,824) (33,842) (22,928) (82,790) (3,842) Net investment hedge CTA gain (loss) (265,340) (227,101) (154,596) (444,553) 73,294 Net actuarial gain (loss) on defined benefit plans 8 22 (22) 85 (48) Total other comprehensive income, net of tax 188,469 38,520 105,639 21,302 11,070 Comprehensive income, net of tax 239,405 105,351 230,474 391,376 518,315 Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests 58 (144) 160 (297) 205 Other comprehensive (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests (36) (30) (16) (57) 19 Comprehensive income attributable to Equinix $ 239,427 $ 105,177 $ 230,618 $ 391,022 $ 518,539 EQUINIX, INC. Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (in thousands) (unaudited) December 31, 2020 December 31, 2019 Assets Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,604,869 $ 1,869,577 Short-term investments 4,532 10,362 Accounts receivable, net 676,738 689,134 Other current assets 355,016 303,543 Total current assets 2,641,155 2,872,616 Property, plant and equipment, net 14,503,084 12,152,597 Operating lease right-of-use assets 1,475,057 1,475,367 Goodwill 5,472,553 4,781,858 Intangible assets, net 2,170,945 2,102,389 Other assets 776,047 580,788 Total assets $ 27,038,841 $ 23,965,615 Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity Accounts payable and accrued expenses $ 876,862 $ 760,718 Accrued property, plant and equipment 301,155 301,535 Current portion of operating lease liabilities 154,207 145,606 Current portion of finance lease liabilities 137,683 75,239 Current portion of mortgage and loans payable 82,289 77,603 Current portion of senior notes 150,186 643,224 Other current liabilities 354,368 153,938 Total current liabilities 2,056,750 2,157,863 Operating lease liabilities, less current portion 1,308,627 1,315,656 Finance lease liabilities, less current portion 1,784,816 1,430,882 Mortgage and loans payable, less current portion 1,287,254 1,289,434 Senior notes, less current portion 9,018,277 8,309,673 Other liabilities 948,999 621,725 Total liabilities 16,404,723 15,125,233 Common stock 89 86 Additional paid-in capital 15,028,357 12,696,433 Treasury stock (122,118) (144,256) Accumulated dividends (5,119,274) (4,168,469) Accumulated other comprehensive loss (913,368) (934,613) Retained earnings 1,760,302 1,391,425 Total Equinix stockholders' equity 10,633,988 8,840,606 Non-controlling interests 130 (224) Total stockholders' equity 10,634,118 8,840,382 Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 27,038,841 $ 23,965,615 Ending headcount by geographic region is as follows: Americas headcount 4,599 3,672 EMEA headcount 3,405 2,941 Asia-Pacific headcount 2,009 1,765 Total headcount 10,013 8,378 EQUINIX, INC. Summary of Debt Principal Outstanding (in thousands) (unaudited) December 31, 2020 December 31, 2019 Finance lease liabilities $ 1,922,499 $ 1,506,121 Term loans 1,288,779 1,282,302 Mortgage payable and other loans payable 80,764 84,735 Plus: debt discount and issuance costs, net 1,427 3,081 Total mortgage and loans payable principal 1,370,970 1,370,118 Senior notes 9,168,463 8,952,897 Plus: debt issuance costs 92,773 78,030 Less: debt premium (186) (1,716) Total senior notes principal 9,261,050 9,029,211 Total debt principal outstanding $ 12,554,519 $ 11,905,450 EQUINIX, INC. Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (in thousands) (unaudited) Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended December 31,2020 September 30,2020 December 31,2019 December 31,2020 December 31,2019 Cash flows from operating activities: Net income $ 50,936 $ 66,831 $ 124,835 $ 370,074 $ 507,245 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: Depreciation, amortization and accretion 378,859 362,286 328,295 1,427,010 1,285,296 Stock-based compensation 79,361 75,248 62,126 294,952 236,539 Amortization of debt issuance costs and debt discounts and premiums 3,951 3,884 3,613 15,739 13,042 Loss on debt extinguishment 44,001 93,494 52,758 145,804 52,825 Gain on asset sales (373) (1,785) (43,847) (1,301) (44,310) Impairment charges 7,306 (233) 7,306 15,790 Other items (158) (2,518) 3,831 18,071 19,620 Changes in operating assets and liabilities: Accounts receivable 63,516 (23,871) 96,480 25,412 (26,909) Income taxes, net (2,448) (32,054) (40,649) (22,641) 32,495 Accounts payable and accrued expenses 21,955 61,410 (34,588) 57,801 (27,928) Operating lease right-of-use assets 39,039 38,319 40,805 153,650 149,031 Operating lease liabilities (35,472) (35,300) (40,032) (142,863) (152,091) Other assets and liabilities 42,981 (81,088) (23,724) (39,188) (67,917) Net cash provided by operating activities 686,148 532,162 529,670 2,309,826 1,992,728 Cash flows from investing activities: Purchases, sales and maturities of investments, net (62,099) 3,969 (5,776) (98,411) (20,523) Business acquisitions, net of cash and restricted cash acquired (702,024) (1,180,272) (34,143) Purchases of real estate (75,720) (41,895) (104,865) (200,182) (169,153) Purchases of other property, plant and equipment (834,330) (565,285) (714,561) (2,282,504) (2,079,521) Proceeds from asset sales 334,397 358,656 334,397 358,773 Net cash used in investing activities (1,339,776) (603,211) (466,546) (3,426,972) (1,944,567) Cash flows from financing activities: Proceeds from employee equity awards 31,727 62,118 52,018 Payment of dividend distributions (237,756) (240,690) (210,360) (947,933) (836,164) Proceeds from public offering of common stock, net of offering costs 196,477 1,981,375 1,660,976 Proceeds from loans payable 750,790 Proceeds from senior notes, net of debt discounts 1,845,891 2,797,906 4,431,627 2,797,906 Repayment of finance lease liabilities (40,842) (31,765) (63,701) (115,288) (126,486) Repayment of mortgage and loans payable (20,857) (19,431) (19,431) (829,466) (73,227) Repayment of senior notes (1,923,000) (1,947,050) (2,056,289) (4,363,761) (2,206,289) Debt extinguishment costs (29,296) (77,785) (43,311) (111,700) (43,311) Debt issuance costs (15,970) (23,341) (42,236) (23,341) Other financing activities Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities (421,830) (2,088,517) 381,473 815,526 1,202,082 Effect of foreign currency exchange rates on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 35,065 18,513 21,883 40,702 8,766 Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (1,040,393) (2,141,053) 466,480 (260,918) 1,259,009 Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period 2,666,088 4,807,141 1,420,133 1,886,613 627,604 Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period $ 1,625,695 $ 2,666,088 $ 1,886,613 $ 1,625,695 $ 1,886,613 Supplemental cash flow information: Cash paid for taxes $ 27,385 $ 55,473 $ 47,507 $ 143,934 $ 136,583 Cash paid for interest $ 132,034 $ 115,174 $ 141,140 $ 498,408 $ 553,815 Free cash flow (negative free cash flow) (1) $ (591,529) $ (75,018) $ 68,900 $ (1,018,735) $ 68,684 Adjusted free cash flow (adjusted negative free cash flow) (2) $ 186,215 $ (33,123) $ 173,765 $ 361,719 $ 271,980 (1) We define free cash flow (negative free cash flow) as net cash provided by operating activities plus net cash provided by (used in) investing activities (excluding the net purchases, sales and maturities of investments) as presented below: Net cash provided by operating activities as presented above $ 686,148 $ 532,162 $ 529,670 $ 2,309,826 $ 1,992,728 Net cash used in investing activities as presented above (1,339,776) (603,211) (466,546) (3,426,972) (1,944,567) Purchases, sales and maturities of investments, net 62,099 (3,969) 5,776 98,411 20,523 Free cash flow (negative free cash flow) $ (591,529) $ (75,018) $ 68,900 $ (1,018,735) $ 68,684 (2) We define adjusted free cash flow (adjusted negative free cash flow) as free cash flow (negative free cash flow) as defined above, excluding any purchases of real estate and business acquisitions, net of cash and restricted cash acquired as presented below: Free cash flow (negative free cash flow) as defined above) $ (591,529) $ (75,018) $ 68,900 $ (1,018,735) $ 68,684 Less business acquisitions, net of cash and restricted cash acquired 702,024 1,180,272 34,143 Less purchases of real estate 75,720 41,895 104,865 200,182 169,153 Adjusted free cash flow (adjusted negative free cash flow) $ 186,215 $ (33,123) $ 173,765 $ 361,719 $ 271,980 EQUINIX, INC. Non-GAAP Measures and Other Supplemental Data (in thousands) (unaudited) Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended December 31,2020 September 30,2020 December 31,2019 December 31,2020 December 31, 2019 Recurring revenues $ 1,466,126 $ 1,432,072 $ 1,337,977 $ 5,658,030 $ 5,238,186 Non-recurring revenues 97,989 87,695 79,158 340,515 323,954 Revenues (1) 1,564,115 1,519,767 1,417,135 5,998,545 5,562,140 Cash cost of revenues (2) 539,667 494,187 477,144 1,991,341 1,851,458 Cash gross profit (3) 1,024,448 1,025,580 939,991 4,007,204 3,710,682 Cash operating expenses (4)(7): Cash sales and marketing expenses (5) 119,805 106,317 100,430 452,800 401,877 Cash general and administrative expenses (6) 193,241 182,018 163,701 701,506 621,078 Total cash operating expenses (4)(7) 313,046 288,335 264,131 1,154,306 1,022,955 Adjusted EBITDA (8) $ 711,402 $ 737,245 $ 675,860 $ 2,852,898 $ 2,687,727 Cash gross margins (9) 65% 67% 66% 67% 67% Adjusted EBITDA margins (10) 45% 49% 48% 48% 48% Adjusted EBITDA flow-through rate (11) (58)% 35% 6% 38% 56% FFO (12) $ 301,747 $ 298,183 $ 304,025 $ 1,300,630 $ 1,314,556 AFFO (13) (14) $ 516,965 $ 579,682 $ 472,611 $ 2,189,145 $ 1,931,122 Basic FFO per share (15) $ 3.39 $ 3.36 $ 3.56 $ 14.83 $ 15.62 Diluted FFO per share (15) $ 3.36 $ 3.33 $ 3.54 $ 14.71 $ 15.52 Basic AFFO per share (15) $ 5.80 $ 6.53 $ 5.54 $ 24.96 $ 22.95 Diluted AFFO per share(15) $ 5.76 $ 6.48 $ 5.51 $ 24.76 $ 22.81 (1) The geographic split of our revenues on a services basis is presented below: Americas Revenues: Colocation $ 472,227 $ 450,030 $ 443,991 $ 1,820,709 $ 1,769,654 Interconnection 161,334 156,677 149,474 622,327 576,709 Managed infrastructure 36,787 28,954 21,485 120,159 90,262 Other 5,393 3,911 5,020 19,605 19,743 Recurring revenues 675,741 639,572 619,970 2,582,800 2,456,368 Non-recurring revenues 36,361 32,760 33,696 124,958 131,359 Revenues $ 712,102 $ 672,332 $ 653,666 $ 2,707,758 $ 2,587,727 EMEA Revenues: Colocation $ 369,523 $ 391,773 $ 359,423 $ 1,504,770 $ 1,395,544 Interconnection 58,345 55,700 44,350 213,490 161,552 Managed infrastructure 37,883 30,690 28,495 127,722 113,631 Other 4,561 5,581 3,458 18,738 10,019 Recurring revenues 470,312 483,744 435,726 1,864,720 1,680,746 Non-recurring revenues 40,995 34,339 28,063 131,669 125,698 Revenues $ 511,307 $ 518,083 $ 463,789 $ 1,996,389 $ 1,806,444 Asia-Pacific Revenues: Colocation $ 246,864 $ 236,762 $ 219,306 $ 933,522 $ 857,009 Interconnection 51,065 48,565 41,180 187,441 155,328 Managed infrastructure 22,876 22,614 21,795 89,464 88,735 Other (732) 815 83 Recurring revenues 320,073 308,756 282,281 1,210,510 1,101,072 Non-recurring revenues 20,633 20,596 17,399 83,888 66,897 Revenues $ 340,706 $ 329,352 $ 299,680 $ 1,294,398 $ 1,167,969 Worldwide Revenues: Colocation $ 1,088,614 $ 1,078,565 $ 1,022,720 $ 4,259,001 $ 4,022,207 Interconnection 270,744 260,942 235,004 1,023,258 893,589 Managed infrastructure 97,546 82,258 71,775 337,345 292,628 Other 9,222 10,307 8,478 38,426 29,762 Recurring revenues 1,466,126 1,432,072 1,337,977 5,658,030 5,238,186 Non-recurring revenues 97,989 87,695 79,158 340,515 323,954 Revenues $ 1,564,115 $ 1,519,767 $ 1,417,135 $ 5,998,545 $ 5,562,140 (2) We define cash cost of revenues as cost of revenues less depreciation, amortization, accretion and stock-basedcompensation as presented below: Cost of revenues $ 830,735 $ 767,979 $ 725,636 $ 3,074,340 $ 2,810,184 Depreciation, amortization and accretion expense (283,029) (265,936) (241,753) (1,050,106) (933,371) Stock-based compensation expense (8,039) (7,856) (6,739) (32,893) (25,355) Cash cost of revenues $ 539,667 $ 494,187 $ 477,144 $ 1,991,341 $ 1,851,458 The geographic split of our cash cost of revenues is presented below: Americas cash cost of revenues $ 217,170 $ 196,731 $ 184,029 $ 793,601 $ 729,100 EMEA cash cost of revenues 199,827 189,423 187,972 754,056 720,890 Asia-Pacific cash cost of revenues 122,670 108,033 105,143 443,684 401,468 Cash cost of revenues $ 539,667 $ 494,187 $ 477,144 $ 1,991,341 $ 1,851,458 (3) We define cash gross profit as revenues less cash cost of revenues (as defined above). (4) We define cash operating expense as selling, general, and administrative expense less depreciation, amortization, and stock-based compensation. We also refer to cash operating expense as cash selling, general and administrative expense or \"cash SG&A\". Selling, general, and administrative expense $ 480,199 $ 452,077 $ 406,060 $ 1,809,337 $ 1,586,064 Depreciation and amortization expense (95,830) (96,350) (86,542) (376,904) (351,925) Stock-based compensation expense (71,323) (67,392) (55,387) (278,127) (211,184) Cash operating expense $ 313,046 $ 288,335 $ 264,131 $ 1,154,306 $ 1,022,955 (5) We define cash sales and marketing expense as sales and marketing expense less depreciation,amortization and stock-based compensation as presented below: Sales and marketing expense $ 187,055 $ 172,727 $ 160,556 $ 718,356 $ 651,046 Depreciation and amortization expense (48,745) (48,780) (47,659) (192,661) (192,450) Stock-based compensation expense (18,505) (17,630) (12,467) (72,895) (56,719) Cash sales and marketing expense $ 119,805 $ 106,317 $ 100,430 $ 452,800 $ 401,877 (6) We define cash general and administrative expense as general and administrative expense less depreciation,amortization and stock-based compensation as presented below: General and administrative expense $ 293,144 $ 279,350 $ 245,504 $ 1,090,981 $ 935,018 Depreciation and amortization expense (47,085) (47,570) (38,883) (184,243) (159,475) Stock-based compensation expense (52,818) (49,762) (42,920) (205,232) (154,465) Cash general and administrative expense $ 193,241 $ 182,018 $ 163,701 $ 701,506 $ 621,078 (7) The geographic split of our cash operating expense, or cash SG&A, as defined above, is presented below: Americas cash SG&A $ 195,180 $ 185,051 $ 155,561 $ 728,135 $ 621,005 EMEA cash SG&A 74,205 65,444 69,072 268,087 257,574 Asia-Pacific cash SG&A 43,661 37,840 39,498 158,084 144,376 Cash SG&A $ 313,046 $ 288,335 $ 264,131 $ 1,154,306 $ 1,022,955 (8) We define adjusted EBITDA as income from operations excluding depreciation, amortization, accretion, stock-basedcompensation, restructuring charges, impairment charges, transaction costs and gain or loss on asset sales as presented below: Income from operations $ 228,606 $ 288,350 $ 312,974 $ 1,052,928 $ 1,169,631 Depreciation, amortization and accretion expense 378,859 362,286 328,295 1,427,010 1,285,296 Stock-based compensation expense 79,362 75,248 62,126 311,020 236,539 Impairment charges 7,306 (233) 7,306 15,790 Transaction costs 24,948 5,840 16,545 55,935 24,781 Gain on asset sales (373) (1,785) (43,847) (1,301) (44,310) Adjusted EBITDA $ 711,402 $ 737,245 $ 675,860 $ 2,852,898 $ 2,687,727 The geographic split of our adjusted EBITDA is presented below: Americas income from operations $ 22,066 $ 50,657 $ 136,236 $ 178,454 $ 413,936 Americas depreciation, amortization and accretion expense 195,437 182,899 165,580 731,979 668,727 Americas stock-based compensation expense 59,956 55,044 44,878 234,015 170,102 Americas impairment charges (233) 15,790 Americas transaction costs 23,634 3,735 13,378 43,922 14,830 Americas gain on asset sales (1,341) (1,785) (45,763) (2,348) (45,763) Americas adjusted EBITDA $ 299,752 $ 290,550 $ 314,076 $ 1,186,022 $ 1,237,622 EMEA income from operations $ 118,380 $ 148,992 $ 96,453 $ 531,530 $ 421,786 EMEA depreciation, amortization and accretion expense 103,067 101,265 95,264 390,025 354,930 EMEA stock-based compensation expense 12,139 12,770 10,788 48,151 40,796 EMEA transaction costs 718 189 2,324 1,490 9,015 EMEA loss on asset sales 2,971 1,916 3,050 1,453 EMEA adjusted EBITDA $ 237,275 $ 263,216 $ 206,745 $ 974,246 $ 827,980 Asia-Pacific income from operations $ 88,160 $ 88,701 $ 80,285 $ 342,944 $ 333,909 Asia-Pacific depreciation, amortization and accretion expense 80,355 78,122 67,451 305,006 261,639 Asia-Pacific stock-based compensation expense 7,267 7,434 6,460 28,854 25,641 Asia-Pacific impairment charges 7,306 7,306 Asia-Pacific transaction costs 596 1,916 843 10,523 936 Asia-Pacific gain on asset sales (2,003) (2,003) Asia-Pacific adjusted EBITDA $ 174,375 $ 183,479 $ 155,039 $ 692,630 $ 622,125 (9) We define cash gross margins as cash gross profit divided by revenues. Our cash gross margins by geographic region is presented below: Americas cash gross margins 70 % 71 % 72 % 71 % 72 % EMEA cash gross margins 61 % 63 % 59 % 62 % 60 % Asia-Pacific cash gross margins 64 % 67 % 65 % 66 % 66 % (10) We define adjusted EBITDA margins as adjusted EBITDA divided by revenues. Americas adjusted EBITDA margins 42 % 43 % 48 % 44 % 48 % EMEA adjusted EBITDA margins 46 % 51 % 45 % 49 % 46 % Asia-Pacific adjusted EBITDA margins 51 % 56 % 52 % 54 % 53 % (11) We define adjusted EBITDA flow-through rate as incremental adjusted EBITDA growth divided by incrementalrevenue growth as follows: Adjusted EBITDA - current period $ 711,402 $ 737,245 $ 675,860 $ 2,852,898 $ 2,687,727 Less adjusted EBITDA - prior period (737,245) (720,041) (674,702) (2,687,727) (2,413,240) Adjusted EBITDA growth $ (25,843) $ 17,204 $ 1,158 $ 165,171 $ 274,487 Revenues - current period $ 1,564,115 $ 1,519,767 $ 1,417,135 $ 5,998,545 $ 5,562,140 Less revenues - prior period (1,519,767) (1,470,121) (1,396,810) (5,562,140) (5,071,654) Revenue growth $ 44,348 $ 49,646 $ 20,325 $ 436,405 $ 490,486 Adjusted EBITDA flow-through rate (58) % 35 % 6 % 38 % 56 % (12) FFO is defined as net income or loss, excluding gain or loss from the disposition of real estate assets, depreciationand amortization on real estate assets and adjustments for unconsolidated joint ventures' and non-controllinginterests' share of these items. Net income $ 50,936 $ 66,831 $ 124,835 $ 370,074 $ 507,245 Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests 58 (144) 160 (297) 205 Net income attributable to Equinix 50,994 66,687 124,995 369,777 507,450 Adjustments: Real estate depreciation 247,554 232,110 221,143 924,064 845,798 (Gain) loss on disposition of real estate property 2,494 (1,313) (42,758) 4,063 (39,337) Adjustments for FFO from unconsolidated joint ventures 705 699 645 2,726 645 FFO attributable to common shareholders $ 301,747 $ 298,183 $ 304,025 $ 1,300,630 $ 1,314,556 (13) AFFO is defined as FFO, excluding depreciation and amortization expense on non-real estate assets, accretion,stock-based compensation, restructuring charges, impairment charges, transaction costs, an installation revenueadjustment, a straight-line rent expense adjustment, a contract cost adjustment, amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discounts and premiums, gain or loss on debt extinguishment,an income tax expense adjustment, net income or loss from discontinued operations, net of tax, recurring capital expenditures and adjustments from FFO to AFFO forunconsolidated joint ventures' and non-controlling interests' share of these items. FFO attributable to common shareholders $ 301,747 $ 298,183 $ 304,025 $ 1,300,630 $ 1,314,556 Adjustments: Installation revenue adjustment 3,504 (3,797) 2,751 (125) 11,031 Straight-line rent expense adjustment 3,567 3,019 773 10,787 8,167 Amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discounts and premiums 3,951 3,884 3,613 15,739 13,042 Contract cost adjustment (12,823) (7,111) (11,556) (35,675) (40,861) Stock-based compensation expense 79,362 75,248 62,126 311,020 236,539 Non-real estate depreciation expense 79,693 78,356 60,712 300,258 242,761 Amortization expense 50,972 50,222 48,689 199,047 196,278 Accretion expense (adjustment) 640 1,598 (2,249) 3,641 459 Recurring capital expenditures (74,446) (38,327) (80,925) (160,637) (186,002) Loss on debt extinguishment 44,001 93,494 52,758 145,804 52,825 Transaction costs 24,948 5,840 16,545 55,935 24,781 Impairment charges 7,306 (233) 7,306 15,790 Income tax expense adjustment 10,837 11,480 13,502 33,220 39,676 Adjustments for AFFO from unconsolidated joint ventures 1,012 287 2,080 2,195 2,080 AFFO attributable to common shareholders $ 516,965 $ 579,682 $ 472,611 $ 2,189,145 $ 1,931,122 (14) Following is how we reconcile from adjusted EBITDA to AFFO: Adjusted EBITDA $ 711,402 $ 737,245 $ 675,860 $ 2,852,898 $ 2,687,727 Adjustments: Interest expense, net of interest income (89,668) (98,284) (110,085) (397,812) (451,987) Amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discounts and premiums 3,951 3,884 3,613 15,739 13,042 Income tax expense (41,304) (29,903) (37,632) (146,151) (185,352) Income tax expense adjustment 10,837 11,480 13,502 33,220 39,676 Straight-line rent expense adjustment 3,567 3,019 773 10,787 8,167 Contract cost adjustment (12,823) (7,111) (11,556) (35,675) (40,861) Installation revenue adjustment 3,504 (3,797) 2,751 (125) 11,031 Recurring capital expenditures (74,446) (38,327) (80,925) (160,637) (186,002) Other income (2,697) 162 12,336 6,913 27,778 (Gain) loss on disposition of real estate property 2,494 (1,313) (42,758) 4,063 (39,337) Adjustments for unconsolidated JVs' and non-controlling interests 1,775 842 2,885 4,624 2,930 Adjustment for gain on sale of asset 373 1,785 43,847 1,301 44,310 AFFO attributable to common shareholders $ 516,965 $ 579,682 $ 472,611 $ 2,189,145 $ 1,931,122 (15) The shares used in the computation of basic and diluted FFO and AFFO per share attributable to Equinix is presented below: Shares used in computing basic net income per share, FFO per share and AFFO per share 89,113 88,806 85,289 87,700 84,140 Effect of dilutive securities: Employee equity awards 613 713 542 710 539 Shares used in computing diluted net income per share, FFO per share and AFFO per share 89,726 89,519 85,831 88,410 84,679 Basic FFO per share $ 3.39 $ 3.36 $ 3.56 $ 14.83 $ 15.62 Diluted FFO per share $ 3.36 $ 3.33 $ 3.54 $ 14.71 $ 15.52 Basic AFFO per share $ 5.80 $ 6.53 $ 5.54 $ 24.96 $ 22.95 Diluted AFFO per share $ 5.76 $ 6.48 $ 5.51 $ 24.76 $ 22.81 SOURCE Equinix, Inc. Related Links https://www.equinix.com/", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Equinix Reports Fourth Quarter And Full Year 2020 Results World's Digital Infrastructure Company Delivers 18th Year of Consecutive Quarterly Revenue Growth", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: BELLEVILLE, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--With colder weather arriving across the state, Illinois American Water is reminding homeowners to take steps to prevent water damage from frozen and burst pipes. Before temperatures are below freezing customers should: When temperatures stay below freezing customers should: If pipes freeze customers should: When customers are away, they should: Customers are also encouraged to ensure their contact information is up to date to receive important water service information should their service be impacted. Customers can manage their account online at illinoisamwater.com. They can also call 800.422.2782 to update contact information. About Illinois American Water - Illinois American Water, a subsidiary of American Water (NYSE: AWK), is the largest investor-owned water utility in the state, providing high-quality and reliable water and/or wastewater services to approximately 1.3 million people. American Water also operates a customer service center in Alton and a quality control and research laboratory in Belleville. With a history dating back to 1886, American Water is the largest and most geographically diverse U.S. publicly traded water and wastewater utility company. The company employs more than 6,800 dedicated professionals who provide regulated and market-based drinking water, wastewater and other related services to 15 million people in 46 states. American Water provides safe, clean, affordable and reliable water services to our customers to make sure we keep their lives flowing. For more information, visit amwater.com and follow American Water on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. Illinois American Water ranked #1 in Customer Satisfaction with Large Water Utilities in the Midwest according to the J.D. Power 2020 Water Utility Residential Customer Satisfaction Study For J.D. Power 2020 award information, visit jdpower.com/awards", "role": "user" }, { "content": "As Temperatures Drop, Illinois American Water Urges Customers to Prepare for Cold Weather", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Calix, Inc. (NYSE: CALX) today announced Jade Communications saved nearly half of its initial fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network deployment budgeta quarter-of-a-million dollarsand continues to maximize operational efficiency with the Calix Intelligent Access EDGE. By transitioning from previous hardware-centric solutions to AXOS and the Services Management Connector (SMx), Jade can now turn up its own OLTs and activate ONTs remotely in seconds, slashing individual subscriber turn-up time from minutes to seconds. Additionally, AXOS and SMx eliminate costly and time-consuming third-party turn-up services while virtually eliminating truck rolls for Jades ONT outages, which had been about one per week. Additionally, the regional communications service provider (CSP) has reduced its integration timeline from months to weeks while reaping the benefits of simplifying its network operations with AXOS. Along with the cost and efficiency improvements to service provisioning and subscriber turn-up, Jade (which operates in some of the harshest climate conditions in the U.S.) has maintained its network uptime thanks to the temperature hardened, always-on E7-2 Intelligent Modular System. Not only did we save $250,000 dollars from the get-go with Calix solutions, but we have been amazed by the results AXOS and SMx have generated, said Josh Wehe, director of operations for Jade Communications. I found SMx to be the easiest service provisioning program I have ever used, delivering rapid provisioning and easy troubleshooting. As a WISP, we knew we needed fiber to accomplish the bandwidth demands of our subscribers. After we completed our first fiber-to-the-home build to the oldest town in Colorado in 2016, we had more people call to say they wanted high-speed broadband service. Calix has provided the best access solutions that enable us to deliver services quickly and maintain our network efficiently. We can provision a new service in a matter of seconds, troubleshoot problems faster, and do more complicated tasks, such as building a network ring in minutes instead of hours. In the end, we can trust that the network will always be on since Calix deploys software updates every quarter, so the product improves continually. Jade serves rural southern Colorado, which features a climate that has tested the limits of network solutions, but with the Intelligent Access EDGE in place, the rural CSP did not receive a single trouble call for a fiber failure this past winter. Previously, the network had failed at the same location nearly a dozen times over the course of several months, resulting in costly and time-consuming truck rolls. Jade has placed AXOS systems in cabinets and central offices, maintaining always-on connectivity thanks to reliable optics and flawless OLT performance. This uninterrupted network connectivity enables Jade to deploy new, value-added services into subscribers homesa major competitive differentiation point as it expands into new markets. The rural CSP is leveraging the Calix Revenue EDGE to deliver the ultimate subscriber experience, which includes advanced applications like managed network security over industry-best Wi-Fi 6 systems. Jade tailors this FTTH experience to individual subscribers using the network and behavioral analytics from EDGE Insights. Jade is exactly the kind of aggressive, forward-thinking service provider that thrives working with Calix, and thats why theyre beating competitors multiple times their size, said Skip Hirvela, vice president of sales for Calix. The Jade team realized quickly that the Intelligent Access EDGE solution, powered by the AXOS platform, would increase network operations efficiency and drive massive resource savingswell past the initial deployment. We look forward to expanding this partnership as Jade grows and continues to push the ultimate subscriber experience with the Revenue EDGE into more communities in southern Colorado. Learn more about the Intelligent Access EDGE and Access EDGE Tools, or hear Jade Communications speak at ConneXions 2020. About Calix Calix, Inc. (NYSE: CALX) Innovative communications service providers rely on Calix platforms to help them master and monetize the complex infrastructure between their subscribers and the cloud. Calix is the leading global provider of the cloud and software platforms, systems, and services required to deliver the unified access network and smart premises of tomorrow. Our platforms and services help our customers build next generation networks by embracing a DevOps operating model, optimize the subscriber experience by leveraging big data analytics and turn the complexity of the smart, connected home and business into new revenue streams. This press release may contain forward-looking statements that are based upon management's current expectations and are inherently uncertain. Forward-looking statements are based upon information available to us as of the date of this release, and we assume no obligation to revise or update any such forward-looking statement to reflect any event or circumstance after the date of this release, except as required by law. Actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from current expectations based on risks and uncertainties affecting Calixs business. The reader is cautioned not to rely on the forward-looking statements contained in this press release. Additional information on potential factors that could affect Calix's results and other risks and uncertainties are detailed in its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC and available at www.sec.gov.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Jade Communications Saves 45 Percent on Capital Expenditures With Calix Intelligent Access EDGE In addition to massive savings in up-front costs, southern Colorado regional service provider simplifies service turn-up and provisioning with AXOS platform, providing an always-on experience that boosts brand image and the customer experience", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: DES PLAINES, Ill., Dec. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --As the Pinellas Park area recovers from the damage caused by powerful winds and tornadoes, the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) reminds consumers that in the aftermath, homeowners should remain alert to potential fraud by deceitful contractors and home repair businesses. After a disaster, shady contractors often go door-to-door offering clean up and/or construction and repair services. Most are reputable, but some are not. One common scheme is to pocket a down-payment and then never show up for the job, or never complete a job that was started. Another scheme is to use inferior materials and perform shoddy work in order to increase profit. \"If you didn't request it, reject it.\" Almost all scams are unsolicitedthey begin with a visit from a contractor who seeks to help victims rebuild. That is why NICB recommends that \"if you didn't request it, reject it.\" Before hiring any contractor, call your insurance company. Your insurer will honor its policy so there is no need to rush into an agreement with a contractor who solicits your repair workespecially when you did not request it. NICB suggests you consider these tips before hiring a contractor: Get more than one estimate. Get everything in writing; cost, work to be done, time schedules, guarantees, payment schedules and other expectations should be detailed. Demand references and check them out. Ask to see the salesperson's driver's license and write down the license number and their vehicle's license plate number. Never sign a contract with blanks; unacceptable terms could be added later. Never pay a contractor in full or sign a completion certificate until the work is finished and ensure reconstruction is up to current code. Make sure you review and understand all documents sent to your insurance carrier. Never let a contractor pressure you into hiring them. Never let a contractor interpret the insurance policy language. Never let a contractor discourage you from contacting your insurance company. For a free brochure with tips to avoid post-disaster fraud, click here. REPORT FRAUD:Anyone with information concerning insurance fraud or vehicle theft can report it anonymously by calling toll-free 800.TEL.NICB (800.835.6422) or submitting a form on our website. ABOUT THE NATIONAL INSURANCE CRIME BUREAU:Headquartered in Des Plaines, Ill., the NICB is the nation's leading not-for-profit organization exclusively dedicated to preventing, detecting and defeating insurance fraud and vehicle theft through data analytics, investigations, learning and development, government affairs and public affairs. The NICB is supported by more than 1,400 property and casualty insurance companies and self-insured organizations. NICB member companies wrote more than $526 billion in insurance premiums in 2019, or more than 82% of the nation's property-casualty insurance. That includes more than 95% ($241 billion) of the nation's personal auto insurance. To learn more visit www.nicb.org. SOURCE National Insurance Crime Bureau Related Links www.nicb.org", "role": "user" }, { "content": "NICB: Victims Of Pinellas Park Tornado Should Be Wary Of Potential Repair Scams Advice and Resources Available for Post Tornado Victims", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: CHICAGO, Oct. 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Cision Insights, Cision's technology-powered, research-based communications consulting arm, is pleased to announce that it took home a coveted PRNEWS Platinum PR Award for its work with Adobe on optimizing PR impact through data. The win in the category of \"Best Use of Data and Measurement\" showcases the close collaboration between Adobe and Cision Insights' media experts to hone strategies, increase efficiencies and improve results of Adobe's PR efforts through a data-informed, fact-based communications analysis. Continue Reading Cision Insights and Adobe Win 2020 PRNEWS Platinum Public Relations Award for Best Use of Data and Measurement. Tweet this (PRNewsfoto/Cision Ltd.) \"We're grateful for the opportunity to work with Adobe, as their forward-thinking approach to public relations aligns well with Cision's long-standing mission to provide communicators with solutions that quantify and amplify PR's influence,\" said Mark Weiner, Chief Insights Officer at Cision. \"It's incredible to see the effects of our work together, and we appreciate the recognition from PRNEWS and the communications industry.\" With the goal of reaching critical audiences for their Experience Cloud business, Adobe sought to validate assumptions about the competitive landscape for news coverage and the business impact of their current PR strategies. They also wanted to simplify and standardize reporting for a consistent, holistic view. Working with Cision Insights, Adobe implemented a comprehensive media insights framework to assess the validity of their executive team's assumptions while leveraging data and market intelligence to inform ongoing messaging and targeting strategies.One assumption they tested was that a higher volume of coverage across all media drove better business results than a lower volume of high-quality coverage in target media. The research revealed that 65% of the original target list of 3,000 media generated only one story in the past year, while the more focused list of 550 media generated 76% of all quality coverage. When given a choice between quantity of media coverage versus quality of business engagement, the executives recognized their preference for higher-level C-suite engagement.By working with Cision Insights to adopt a single global methodology to enable greater performance data comparability and clarity, Adobe gained additional insights and reduced their number of research reports. The new approach yielded a 25% time and cost savings. It also reduced billable agency hours with related costs and reduced reporting turnaround times by 67%. \"It's exciting to see how our work with Cision has created real impact not just on Adobe's communications team, but on the entire business,\" said Jennifer Bruce, Global Leader of Communications Measurement and Insights for Adobe, Inc. \"We look forward to continuing our collaboration to revolutionize our media monitoring and analysis framework to further the business, and thank PRNEWS for this honor.\"PRNEWS announced the 2020 Platinum PR Award winners during an online gala on October 27th, recognizing winners across 50 categories, saluting the most imaginative messaging campaigns, exceptional communicators and top-notch teams in PR.Read the full story of how Adobe unleashed the power of PR with Cision.About Cision Cision is a leading global provider of earned media software and wire distribution services to public relations and marketing communications professionals. Cision's software allows users to identify key influencers, craft and distribute strategic content, and measure meaningful impact. Cision has over 4,800 employees with offices in 24 countries throughout the Americas, EMEA, and APAC. For more information about Cision's award-winning products and services, including the Cision Communications Cloud, visit www.cision.comand follow Cision on Twitter @Cision.Media Contact: Rebecca Dersh PR Manager [emailprotected]SOURCE Cision Ltd. Related Links www.cision.com", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Cision Insights and Adobe Win 2020 PRNEWS Platinum Public Relations Award for Best Use of Data and Measurement", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: NEW DELHI, March 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- \"Global Orphan Drug Clinical Trials, Patent & Guidelines Insight 2026\" Report Highlights: Global Orphan Drug Market Opportunity: US$ 300 Billion US Dominates Global Orphan Drug Market: 50% Market Share US Orphan Drug Opportunity To Surpass: US$ 150 Billion Global Orphan Drug Clinical Insight: More Than 900 Drugs Clinical Insight on Marketed Orphan Drugs: More Than 400 Drugs Oncology To Dominate Orphan Drug Development: 35% Share FDA & EMA Regulations For Orphan Drugs Orphan Drug Designation Criteria & Reimbursement Policy by Country For Report Sample Contact: [emailprotected] Globally, orphan drug market consists of small space in the entire pharmaceutical market. Specifically, orphan drug market consists of the drugs/medicines that are used for the treatment of the diseases that are rarely diagnosed in the world. Therefore, there are several different parameters associated with the global orphan drug market that are different from the other markets of the world that are dedicated towards treatment of frequently diagnosed diseases. It is witnessed that the total cost for the development of the drug is much higher than what is observed for the development of any drug or therapy that is targeting common disease. In addition, several different and prominent factors are boosting such imperative parameter. First, the disease being highly rare is not observed to be taken at clinical and pre-clinical level by different biotech or bio-pharmaceutical companies. Also, small percentage of information available for the orphan diseases in the total pharmaceutical market is also believed to be hindering the growth of the market, compared with other disease markets for which the information available is excessive. But the need of the orphan drug market for small percentage of patient population has now been well-understood by the governing and regulatory bodies, therefore, now, to overcome the chain supply of viable options for the patient population, several strategic alliances and plans have been initiated in order to boost the market and meet the needs of the patients at global level. Over the past few years, there has been a sudden increase in the number of trending opportunities associated with the respective market. Additionally, there has been a specific rise in the number of viable options available for the patient population in the total pharmaceutical market. Also, the future years of the market is also believed to enhance the years of research and development activities as well as the outreach of the patients which has never been imagined by the patient population. This is ultimately estimated to increase the overall orphan drug competition and several healthcare solutions for the patient population whose demand had been neglected for several decades now. As per the extensive research conducted for Global orphan drug market, it is estimated that the dynamic and well-entrenched role played by the major key players of the respective market in boosting the clinical research activities and clinical portfolio of the market will boost the market to observe several trending opportunities and growing frontiers. Also, additionally the subsidiary support delivered by the major governing bodies across the globe is also believed to deliver promising and potential outcomes related to the developed CAGR of the market. It is witnessed that all the trending opportunities will incline the market towards receiving tons of success in the near future, thus aligning the market towards marking itself as an extensive segment of total pharmaceutical market. Excessive amount of continuous approach laid down by the researchers is estimated to make the market attain a dominant share in the global pharmaceutical market, leaving behind the stringent policies available for the market few years back. Contact: Neeraj Chawla Research Head +91-981410366 [emailprotected] https://www.kuickresearch.com SOURCE Kuick Research", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Global Orphan Drug Rare Disease Market Insight 2026 USA - English USA - English - High Profitability Along With Increasing Clinical Trials Activity To Drive Global Orphan Drug Market Says Kuick Research", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Gamida Cell Ltd. (Nasdaq: GMDA), an advanced cell therapy company committed to cures for blood cancers and serious blood diseases, today announced that the company will host a conference call and live audio webcast on Tuesday, March 9, 2021, at 8:30 a.m. ET to review its full year 2020 financial results and provide an update on the company. The webcast will be available on the Investors & Media section of the Gamida Cell website at www.gamida-cell.com. To participate in the live call, please dial 866-930-5560 (domestic) or 409-216-0605 (international) and refer to conference ID number 1996281. A replay of the webcast will be available approximately two hours after the event, for approximately 30 days. About Gamida Cell Gamida Cell is an advanced cell therapy company committed to cures for patients with blood cancers and serious blood diseases. We harness our cell expansion platform to create therapies with the potential to redefine standards of care in areas of serious medical need. For additional information, please visit www.gamida-cell.com or follow Gamida Cell on LinkedIn or Twitter at @GamidaCellTx.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Gamida Cell Announces the Date of Its Full Year 2020 Financial Results and Webcast", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: TOKYO, Oct. 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --The Nagase R&D Center, the research and development arm of NAGASE & CO., LTD. based in Tokyo, has been developing fermentative production technology for ergothioneine (EGT) (1) and researching EGT's functions. Using revolutionary biotechnology developed as part of the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization's (NEDO) Smart Cell Project, the center's team has succeeded in increasing EGT productivity by a factor of approximately 1,000 compared to when research first began, achieving one of the highest microorganism-using production efficiency levels in the world (2). The team will now work on achieving industrial production as soon as possible. (Logo: https://kyodonewsprwire.jp/img/202010025256-O1-D1SnjwV9) (Image: https://kyodonewsprwire.jp/prwfile/release/M105348/202010025256/_prw_PI2fl_CU962Wf6.jpg) EGT is a natural amino acid found in trace amounts in mushrooms and other organisms, with excellent antioxidant properties and potential applications in a variety of fields, including food products, cosmetics, and medicine. Current EGT production methods include extracting natural EGT and chemical synthesis, but either require high cost or cause environmental concerns, therefore preventing the widespread adoption of EGT. The Nagase R&D Center's technology could provide a stable supply EGT through a sustainable fermentation process using microorganisms. Four Smart Cell foundational technologies (enzyme design, metabolic pathway design, HTP microorganism construction/evaluation, transporter identification) were applied to improve EGT productivity by optimizing production reaction within microorganism cells. As a result, an exponential improvement in production became possible. By using cutting-edge biotechnology, the Nagase R&D Center will provide products with high added value through sustainable processes and contribute to the creation of \"a sustainable world where people live with peace of mind.\" Notes: (1) EGT: A natural amino acid produced only by some organisms, such as mushrooms. Research in recent years has shown that humans have systems in place to utilize EGT. It has been suggested that EGT ingested through food may help improve brain function and protect cells in the skin, eyes, and various organs from oxidative stress. (NAGASE article on Nature website URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/d42473-020-00227-4) L-ergothioneine: https://kyodonewsprwire.jp/img/202010025256-O3-Ltcb7ZlJ (2) According to investigation by the Nagase R&D Center. Official website: https://www.nagase.co.jp/english SOURCE NAGASE & CO., LTD.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Nagase R&D Center Increases Productivity of Rare Amino Acid \"Ergothioneine\" 1000-fold: Highest Production Efficiency Reported Using \"Smart Cell\" Technology USA - English France - Franais Deutschland - Deutsch", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The COVID-19 pandemic has brought new disruption to a world already struggling over how to satisfy its energy needs, address climate change and cope with new power relationships in a complex new era of Energy Transition, according to a new book, The New Map: Energy, Climate and the Clash of Nations, by IHS Markit Vice Chairman Daniel Yergin. As a result of the pandemic, an uncharted chasm has suddenly appeared on the map, which the world is now beginning to work its way around, Yergin writes. In The New Map, Yergin, author of The Quest and The Prize (for which he received the Pulitzer Prize) looks at an energy world already being reshaped by myriad forcesfrom the remarkable change in the energy position of the United States in the middle of a contentious presidential election, to geopolitical tension with China and Russia, to the reappearance of the electric car, the growing global role of renewables and the post-Paris era of energy transition. This is no simple map to follow, for it is dynamic, constantly changing, Yergin says, as major countries chart intersecting and sometimes conflicting geopolitical paths in a new era of great power competition. This already-disrupted world is now being further disrupted by the coronavirus and its dire impacts on peoples daily lives and the habits that underpin the global energy system. The office of the future for many will end up at home, he writes, which will mean less commuting, and thus reducing gasoline demand. But that will be offset by more people driving their own cars to avoid mingling with others on public transportation, as indicated by the upsurge in the sale of used cars indicates. And electrons will replace molecules as business travelers make more of their trips digitally, rather than in airplanes. The coronavirus has also opened a wholly new era for world oilwhat Yergin calls the era of the Big Threethe United States, Saudi Arabia and Russia. When the coronavirus triggered the shutdown of entire economies, what Yergin describes as the economic dark age, it caused an unprecedented collapse in oil demand and (briefly) the unthinkableoil priced at less than zero. That is when the United States, now the worlds largest oil producer, took the extraordinary step of brokering an agreement between Saudi Arabia and Russia to rebalance the market. The pandemic also raises the big question: will the coronavirus upheaval speed or hinder the much-debated Energy Transition from fossil fuels to renewables? Yergin recommends a degree of caution against expectations for a rapid transformation. The notion of a fast track to a wholesale energy transition runs up against major obstacles: the sheer scale of the energy system, the need for reliability, the demand for mineral resources for renewables, and the disruptions that would result from speed, Yergin writes. On top of all of that is the high cost of a fast transition and the question of who pays for itespecially given the staggering amounts of debt that governments took on in 2020 to fight the economic consequences of the coronavirus. Energy transition certainly means something very different to a developing country such as India, where hundreds of millions of impoverished people do not have access to commercial energy, than to Germany or the Netherlands, he adds. Yergin also observes how the global health crisis has underscored the role of plastics, made from oil and natural gaswhether for food and sanitary purposes, its multiple applications in hospital operating rooms, the indispensable N-95 mask or the-now-ubiquitous plastic shields that protect shopkeepers and essential workers. The New Map is also a story of the clashing paths of global powers: Follow Daniel Yergin on Twitter: @DanielYergin For interview requests and media inquiries contact: IHS Markit: Jeff Marn, [email protected] Penguin Press: Liz Calamari (U.S.), [email protected] or Penelope Vogler (UK), [email protected] About IHS Markit (www.ihsmarkit.com) IHS Markit (NYSE: INFO) is a world leader in critical information, analytics and solutions for the major industries and markets that drive economies worldwide. The company delivers next-generation information, analytics and solutions to customers in business, finance and government, improving their operational efficiency and providing deep insights that lead to well-informed, confident decisions. IHS Markit has more than 50,000 business and government customers, including 80 percent of the Fortune Global 500 and the worlds leading financial institutions. Headquartered in London, IHS Markit is committed to sustainable, profitable growth. IHS Markit is a registered trademark of IHS Markit Ltd. and/or its affiliates. All other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners 2020 IHS Markit Ltd. All rights reserved.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "COVID-19 Collides with Geopolitics and Energy on The New Map by Daniel Yergin New book by IHS Markit Vice Chairman and Pulitzer Prize-winner released today by Penguin Press", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: LEWISVILLE, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Orthofix Medical Inc. (NASDAQ:OFIX), a global medical device company focused on musculoskeletal healing products, today announced support for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Medical Devices Advisory Committee, Orthopaedic and Rehabilitative Devices Panel recommendation to require robust and complete clinical data for the proposed reclassification of bone growth stimulators from Class III to Class II with special controls to ensure patient safety and therapy efficacy. \"We are pleased the FDA Advisory Panel recognizes the importance of rigorous PMA-like clinical data for these devices, said Orthofix President and Chief Executive Officer Jon Serbousek. Because bone growth therapy devices encompass a range of distinct technologies, waveform parameters, functionalities, designs, dosimetries and intended uses, it is imperative that manufacturers are required to submit robust clinical data under the approval or clearance process to ensure the safety and efficacy of these devices for patients. We will be submitting comments in response to the FDAs proposed rulemaking to underscore the Advisory Panels recommendation of the need for robust clinical data prior to approval or clearance of bone growth stimulator products, together with post market surveillance requirements. Bone growth stimulators are currently Class III devices. In 2015, the FDA listed bone growth stimulator devices along with 32 other product categories as candidates for possible reclassification. The purpose of the listing and review by the FDA of these product categories was to further one of the FDAs general strategic priorities of reducing regulatory and administrative burdens. Todays Advisory Panel recommendation, that the proposed reclassification to Class II include the condition that the devices be subject to rigorous clinical studies and post market surveillance for any new products, will ensure continued safety and efficacy of the device category. This would be in addition to other special controls and the Class II general requirement that any new products show substantial equivalence to already-cleared or approved devices. About Orthofix Bone Growth Stimulators Orthofix has the market-leading Bone Growth Stimulation platform with the only cervical spinal indication granted by the FDA and the only mobile device app accessory designed to help patients follow their prescriptions and provide remote visibility of adherence to physicians (STIM onTrack 2.1). Orthofix is also investing in investigational device exemption (IDE) studies to expand indications for use in areas such as rotator cuff tears. To learn more about Orthofix Bone Growth Therapy devices, visit www.BoneGrowthTherapy.com. About Orthofix Orthofix Medical Inc. is a global medical device company focused on musculoskeletal products and therapies. The Companys mission is to improve patients' lives by providing superior reconstruction and regenerative musculoskeletal solutions to physicians worldwide. Headquartered in Lewisville, Texas, Orthofixs spine and orthopedic extremities products are distributed in more than 70 countries via the Company's sales representatives and distributors. For more information, please visit www.Orthofix.com. Forward Looking Statements This communication contains certain forward-looking statements under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements, which may include, but are not limited to, statements concerning the estimates, projections, financial condition, results of operations and businesses of Orthofix and its subsidiaries, are based on Orthofix management's current expectations and estimates and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements in this release do not constitute guarantees or promises of future performance. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences may include, but are not limited to, risks relating to: practices of health insurance companies and other third-party payors with respect to reimbursement for our PEMF devices and other risks described in the \"Risk Factors\" section of our 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K, as well as in other reports that we file in the future. Existing and prospective investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise the information contained in this press release.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "FDA Advisory Panel Recommends Pre-Market Clinical Evidence Requirement in Proposed Reclassification of Bone Growth Stimulators", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: DUBLIN, June 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The \"Digital Marketing Software - Global Market Trajectory & Analytics\" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. Amid the COVID-19 crisis and the looming economic recession, the Digital Marketing Software market worldwide will grow by a projected US$74.8 Billion, during the analysis period, driven by a revised compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 14.3%. The global analysis and forecast periods covered are 2020-2027 (current & future analysis) and 2012-2019 (historic review). Research estimates are provided for 2020, while research projections cover the period 2021-2027. CRM Software, one of the segments analyzed and sized in this study, is forecast to grow at over 12.5% and reach a market size of US$24.7 Billion by the end of the analysis period. An unusual period in history, the coronavirus pandemic has unleashed a series of unprecedented events affecting every industry. The CRM Software market will be reset to a new normal which going forwards in a post COVID-19 era will be continuously redefined and redesigned. Staying on top of trends and accurate analysis is paramount now more than ever to manage uncertainty, change and continuously adapt to new and evolving market conditions. As part of the new emerging geographic scenario, the United States is forecast to readjust to a 15.7% CAGR. Germany will add over US$2.8 Billion to the region's size over the next 7 to 8 years. In addition, over US$3.4 Billion worth of projected demand in the region will come from Rest of European markets. In Japan, the CRM Software segment will reach a market size of US$2 Billion by the close of the analysis period. Blamed for the pandemic, significant political and economic challenges confront China. Amid the growing push for decoupling and economic distancing, the changing relationship between China and the rest of the world will influence competition and opportunities in the Digital Marketing Software market. Against this backdrop and the changing geopolitical, business and consumer sentiments, the world's second largest economy will grow at 14.6% over the next couple of years and add approximately US$10.4 Billion in terms of addressable market opportunity. Continuous monitoring for emerging signs of a possible new world order post-COVID-19 crisis is a must for aspiring businesses and their astute leaders seeking to find success in the now changing Digital Marketing Software market landscape. All research viewpoints presented are based on validated engagements from influencers in the market, whose opinions supersede all other research methodologies. Competitors identified in this market include, among others: Act-On Software, Inc. Adobe Systems, Inc. Hubspot Inc. IBM Corporation Marketo, Inc. Microsoft Corporation Oracle Corporation Salesforce.com, Inc. SAP SE SAS Institute, Inc. SimplyCast Key Topics Covered I. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & REPORT SCOPEII. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY1. MARKET OVERVIEW Global Competitor Market Shares Digital Marketing Software Competitor Market Share Scenario Worldwide (in %): 2019 & 2025 Impact of COVID-19 and a Looming Global Recession 2. FOCUS ON SELECT PLAYERS3. MARKET TRENDS & DRIVERS4. GLOBAL MARKET PERSPECTIVEIII. MARKET ANALYSISIV. COMPETITION Total Companies Profiled: 46 For more information about this report visit https://www.researchandmarkets.com/r/z8s24k Research and Markets also offers Custom Research services providing focused, comprehensive and tailored research. Media Contact: Research and Markets Laura Wood, Senior Manager [emailprotected] For E.S.T Office Hours Call +1-917-300-0470 For U.S./CAN Toll Free Call +1-800-526-8630 For GMT Office Hours Call +353-1-416-8900 U.S. Fax: 646-607-1907 Fax (outside U.S.): +353-1-481-1716 SOURCE Research and Markets Related Links http://www.researchandmarkets.com", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Global Markets for Digital Marketing Software, 2012-2027: Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: SPRINGFIELD, Ill., March 19, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Illinois Bankers Association, Community Bankers Association of Illinois, and Illinois Credit Union League collectively represent your Illinois depository institutions, including commercial banks, thrift institutions, and credit unions. Our industry, and our trade groups, understand the importance of stable and uninterrupted delivery of important financial services, such as access to money and credit, during this time of crisis. Depository institutions throughout Illinois remain open for business, and they will continue to be available to meet your financial needs. State and federal regulations require financial institutions to be prepared for situations like pandemics, with tested and proven business continuity plans and procedures that ensure they continue to serve our communities through difficult times. The well-being of small businesses and consumers in our local communities are top of mind for our financial professionals across Illinois. Our industry stands ready and able throughout the state to assist our customers through the financial hardships they may encounter in the coming weeks. We want you to know that our employees' and customers' safety are paramount. While you may notice slight changes at your local bank, thrift, or credit union branch, such as drive-through only access, limited hours, or the need to schedule an appointment, rest assured that your Illinois financial institutions will continue working to provide uninterrupted services to meet your financial needs. And please remember, many financial institutions now offer robust remote-access technologies, including mobile banking, telephone banking, and ATMs. Our retail safety measures are designed to protect the health of our employees and customers, while providing continuous access to your financial resources. And know that even in uncertain economic times like now, all state and federally chartered depository institutions maintain ample deposit insurance covering at least $250,000 per person to ensure the security of your funds at all our institutions. Opening new and expanding existing sources of credit for small businesses and consumers are equally high priorities. We are in constant contact with federal, state and local officials to strategize on how best to coordinate available public and private financial resources, and we are exploring all possible options for expanding access to credit, together with our regulators and other government agencies. Customers should watch for service announcements from their financial institution and monitor their institution's website for updates. \"Illinois banks and credit unions remain strong, resilient and willing to step up to meet the needs of Illinois residents during this difficult time. We continue to be in constant communication with our financial institutions to work on ways to best help Illinoisans during this time.\" Deborah Hagan, Secretary, Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation \"Illinois banks and thrifts remain strong and stand ready to help their communities any way they can. We are proud of the many steps our banking industry has been taking and will continue to take to protect the physical and financial welfare of Illinois citizens.\" Linda Koch, President and CEO, Illinois Bankers Association. \"Community bankers regularly assist customers who are facing unforeseen economic hardships. Whether it's a pandemic, layoff, strike or other unexpected personal economic emergencies, community bankers will always work with customers, be they individuals, small businesses, farmers or local governments, to find ways to weather the storm together.\" Kraig Lounsberry, President, Community Bankers Association of Illinois. \"Illinois credit unions stand ready to assist our members and the communities we serve during this unprecedented time. As trusted financial partners, credit unions remain committed to offering unique solutions to ensure the financial well-being of all Illinoisans through this period of uncertainty.\" Tom Kane, President and CEO, Illinois Credit Union League. SOURCE Illinois Bankers Association", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Joint Statement from Depository Institutions Regarding Coronavirus Situation", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: WASHINGTON, May 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The CPSC announces today the following recalls are posted in cooperation with the firms listed below. Recalls can be viewed at www.cpsc.gov. Flybar Recalls Swurfer Baby and Toddler Swings Due to Fall Hazard https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2020/Flybar-Recalls-Swurfer-Baby-and-Toddler-Swings-Due-to-Fall-Hazard Garia Recalls Golf & Courtesy Electric Vehicles Due to Fire Hazard https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2020/Garia-Recalls-Golf-and-Courtesy-Electric-Vehicles-Due-to-Fire-Hazard Sterno Home Recalls Path Light Kits With LED Power Supplies Due to Shock Hazard https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2020/Sterno-Home-Recalls-Path-Light-Kits-With-LED-Power-Supplies-Due-to-Shock-Hazard About U.S. CPSC: The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death associated with the use of thousands of types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $1 trillion annually. CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical or mechanical hazard. CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters and household chemicals contributed to a decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 40 years. Federal law bars any person from selling products subject to a publicly-announced voluntary recall by a manufacturer or a mandatory recall ordered by the Commission. For more lifesaving information, follow us on Facebook, Instagram @USCPSCand Twitter @USCPSCor sign up to receive our e-mail alerts. To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury go online to www.SaferProducts.govor call CPSC's Hotline at 800-638-2772 or teletypewriter at 301-595-7054 for the hearing impaired. CPSC Consumer Information Hotline Contact us at this toll-free number if you have questions about a recall: 800-638-2772 (TTY 301-595-7054) Times: 8 a.m. 5:30 p.m. ET; Messages can be left anytime Call to get product safety and other agency information and to report unsafe products. Media Contact Please use the phone numbers below for all media requests. Phone: 301-504-7908 Spanish: 301-504-7800 SOURCE U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Related Links http://www.cpsc.gov", "role": "user" }, { "content": "CPSC Posts Recalls to its Web Site Note: Due to the extraordinary circumstances surrounding COVID-19, some of the remedies identified in recall press releases may not be available at this time. Consumers should check with recalling firms for further details. It is important to remember that CPSC and recalling firms urge consumers not to use recalled products.", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., July 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Special Needs Group/Special Needs at Sea (SNG) www.specialneedsgroup.coma medical equipment and supply company, and the leading global provider of wheelchair, scooter, oxygen and other special needs equipment rentals is now the exclusive distributor of the Soothie Cushion. Continue Reading Special Needs Group's Soothie Cushion Soothie Cushion Ideal for use while working from home or at a desk office chair, in addition to when traveling, the Soothie Cushion is perfect for individuals with special needs. It can be used to regulate the body temperature of patients who have multiple sclerosis and myasthenia gravis. It can also be utilized for overall wheelchair comfort, and to help relieve the pain of sciatica, scoliosis, arthritis, fibromyalgia, muscular dystrophy, sports injuries, migraines and more. Soothie Cushion's Thermapeutic uses and therapies help improve quality of life. Hot and cold therapy has been used for thousands of years, and the revolutionary Soothie Cushion simultaneously uses the two therapies to achieve lasting comfort. The contrasting hot and cold therapy, one used immediately after the other, stimulates faster healing and recovery, all while providing prescription free pain relief. \"We provide much more than just rentals for cruises & hotel/resort destinations. As a full-fledged medical equipment and supply company with a global reach, we are always looking for innovative products to use at home or while vacationing,\" said Andrew J. Garnett, founder, President & CEO of SNG. \"We are proud to be the exclusive distributor and retailer of the Soothie Cushion, which provides anew take on hot and cold therapy.\" Medical professionals such as physical therapists or chiropractors often prescribe their patients to alternate between heat and cold. Unfortunately, many, if not most, only do one or the other because it can be a nuisance to switch back and forth. The convenience of Soothie Cushion having both hot and cold therapy available simultaneously in one device increases a patient's compliance to doctors' orders. This improves recovery times and a patient's overall wellbeing. \"The Soothie Cushion is the result of over a decade of development, testing and research,\" said Claudia Rimoli, founder and manufacturer of the Soothie Cushion. \"We are proud that Special Needs Group is the exclusive distributor of this accessible and portable product that provides hands-free hot and cold therapy relief and so much more.\" The Soothie Cushion normally retails for $125, but is currently available for $79 to commemorate the new relationship. For more information or to purchase the Soothie Cushion, visit www.shopspecialneedsgroup.com or call 1-800-513-4515. Editor's note: a Dropbox link of images can be accessed here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/12inzl11zuqea6w/AADi43KwHhJrnFCZZNzBXnl8a?dl=0 About Special Needs Group/ Special Needs at Sea Special Needs Group / Special Needs at Sea, a medical equipment and supply company, is the leading global provider of wheelchair rentals, scooter rentals, oxygen rentals and other special needs equipment rentals. It also offers a broad range of special needs equipment for purchase. Recommended by the world's major cruise lines for superior service and value,Special Needs Groupalso services guests visiting hotels, resorts, theme parks and convention centers. Special Needs Group is the travel industry's only total special needs travel solution. Special Needs Group provides service in 215 ports and cities located in 68 countries. It is located at 302 NW 1st Street, Dania Beach, FL 33004. For more information, visit www.specialneedsgroup.com or call 1-800-513-4515.Media ContactDure Ross, Dure & Company, Inc.954-723-9350 [emailprotected]SOURCE Special Needs Group Related Links http://www.specialneedsatsea.com", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Special Needs Group/Special Needs at Sea (SNG) Now the Exclusive Distributor of Groundbreaking Soothie Cushion Soothie Cushion Offers Long-Lasting Comfort by Degrees, Perfect for While Working from Home or at a Desk Office Chair", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Ratings (FSR) of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICR) of a- of Sagicor Life Inc. (St. Michael, Barbados) and Sagicor Life Insurance Company (Austin, TX). Concurrently, AM Best has affirmed the FSR of B++ (Good) and the Long-Term ICR of bbb+ of Sagicor Life Jamaica Limited (Kingston, Jamaica). In addition, AM Best has affirmed the Long Term ICR of bbb- of the ultimate parent, Sagicor Financial Company Ltd. (Bermuda) and the Long-Term Issue Credit Rating of bbb on the USD 320 million, 8.875% senior unsecured bonds that mature in 2022 of Sagicor Finance (2015) Limited (Cayman Islands). The outlook of these Credit Ratings (ratings) is stable. The ratings of Sagicor Life Inc. reflect its balance sheet strength, which AM Best categorizes as very strong, as well as its adequate operating performance, favorable business profile and appropriate enterprise risk management (ERM). The ratings of Sagicor Life Insurance Company reflect its balance sheet strength, which AM Best categorizes as adequate, as well as its marginal operating performance, neutral business profile and appropriate ERM. The ratings of Sagicor Life Jamaica Limited reflect its balance sheet strength, which AM Best categorizes as very strong, as well as its strong operating performance, neutral business profile and appropriate ERM. While AM Best has concerns with regard to global economic headwinds impact to operating performance metrics for companies operating in the Caribbean, Sagicors corporate structure with more of an international footprint, along with the recent capital raise during the past year mitigates AM Bests short-term outlook concerns for the Sagicor group of companies. AM Best will continue to track the economic conditions across the Caribbean and take any appropriate rating actions as developments change. This press release relates to Credit Ratings that have been published on AM Bests website. For all rating information relating to the release and pertinent disclosures, including details of the office responsible for issuing each of the individual ratings referenced in this release, please see AM Bests Recent Rating Activity web page. For additional information regarding the use and limitations of Credit Rating opinions, please view Guide to Bests Credit Ratings. For information on the proper media use of Bests Credit Ratings and AM Best press releases, please view Guide for Media - Proper Use of Bests Credit Ratings and AM Best Rating Action Press Releases. AM Best is a global credit rating agency, news publisher and data analytics provider specializing in the insurance industry. Headquartered in the United States, the company does business in over 100 countries with regional offices in New York, London, Amsterdam, Dubai, Hong Kong, Singapore and Mexico City. For more information, visit www.ambest.com. Copyright 2020 by A.M. Best Rating Services, Inc. and/or its affiliates. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "AM Best Affirms Credit Ratings of Sagicor Financial Company Ltd. and Its Subsidiaries", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: LINCOLN, Neb., March 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Certified PiedmonteseaLincoln, Nebraska-based beef companyrecently donated 2,000 pounds of ground beef to 2 food banks in Cincinnati, OH, including the Freestore Food Bank and St. Vincent de Paul's Becky & Ted Catino Choice Food Pantry to kickoff a new partnership deal with the FC Cincinnati MLS Soccer Team. \"We are extremely grateful for this donation,\" says Mike Dunn, Executive Director of St. Vincent de Paul Cincinnati. \"Ground beef is a popular request from families we serve at our Choice Food Pantry. This will go a long way to putting nutritious meals on the table for our neighbors in need.\" The versatility, high protein content, and overall quality of Certified Piedmontese ground beef makes it an ideal addition to healthy meals for families in need. \"Lending a helping hand to hungry families is something we're passionate about at Certified Piedmontese. We're happy to donate a lean and healthy beef that helps these families put healthy meals on the table ahead of and during the holidays,\" says Certified Piedmontese Marketing Manager, Ben Mohl. \"We're proud to team up with hard-working food banks across in Cincinnati and the West End Neighborhood to help fight hunger, all while showing strong support for FC Cincinnati.\" \"We are thrilled to connect our sponsor Certified Piedmontese with St. Vincent de Paul and Freestore Food Bank for this significant donation. Both organizations do great work supporting those in need and we appreciate their willingness to distribute the beef at their pantry locations,\" said Kate Solomon, FC Cincinnati Vice President for Community Relations. About Certified Piedmontese Certified Piedmontese is a healthier beef option that doesn't sacrifice flavor or tenderness. With fewer calories, less fat, and higher protein per ounce than beef from other breeds, it's an ideal source of lean protein for a healthy diet. Certified Piedmontese cattle are raised responsibly on family ranches across the Midwest through a ranch-to-fork process that ensures traceability, environmental sustainability, humane animal handling, and responsible resource management at every step. Progressive stockmanship values such as low stress handling protocols and the elimination of added growth hormones, antibiotics, and animal by-products ensure healthier cattle and higher-quality beef for consumers who won't settle for anything less. Learn more atPiedmontese.com. Contact Certified Piedmontese www.Piedmontese.com [emailprotected] (800) 414-3487 SOURCE Certified Piedmontese Beef Related Links http://www.piedmontese.com", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Certified Piedmontese Beef Donates 2,000 Pounds of Beef to the Cincinnati Community", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: LAS VEGAS, June 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Wynn Resorts (Nasdaq: WYNN)today issued its 2019 Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Report, providing a comprehensive view of the Company's commitment to responsible business practices, environmental protection, and social impact. Also detailed is Wynn Resorts' industry-leading response to the COVID-19 pandemic, outlining steps the Company took to protect the health and well-being of employees, first responders, medical professionals, and vital nonprofit organizations. The report reflects the strong corporate values and core behaviors that govern Wynn Resorts' business and guide the Company's commitment to solving complex social responsibility issues facing the hospitality industry. In the report's forward, Wynn Resorts CEO Matt Maddox remarked, \"A company's response to tough challenges will always be easier, faster and better if its people all share a common set of values. Companies shift and sometimes common goals shift with it. But the values can't change; they must be enduring. At Wynn Resorts, our values are enduring. They have been with us since our founding and they guide us today.\" The Wynn Resorts 2019 ESG Report outlines progress the Company made toward achieving its ESG goals under the pillars of Our People, Our Communities, and Our Planet. Highlights in the key areas of corporate governance, global growth, workforce development, social impact, and environmental protection include: Wynn Resorts' quick and comprehensive response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including closing its North American operations prior to government mandates in an effort to slow community spread of the coronavirus, and investing more than $250 million in paying 15,000 employees their wages, tips, and benefits throughout the closure to help eliminate worry and preserve the Company's culture. Among other actions detailed in the report, Wynn also procured and donated more than $3 million worth of financial aid, food, hygiene supplies, and personal protective equipment to dozens of health care facilities and nonprofits; developed the Wynn Resorts Health & Safety program in consultation with leading public health medical professionals, which has become the gold standard in the hospitality industry; and provided no-cost COVID-19 testing for all Las Vegas employees. Encore Boston Harbor opened with LEED Platinum certification, and is the first resort in the world to achieve 100 percent renewable energy status by combining on-site power generation, battery storage, and the purchase of renewable energy credits. The heart of this innovative approach is a self-contained microgrid capable of storing unused electricity produced on-site for peak demand. The system significantly reduces the resort's reliance on the regional electric grid, and paves the way for low-carbon energy storage solutions in Massachusetts. Wynn Las Vegas ranked 9th on the list of top corporate solar installations in the U.S. according to the Solar Energy Industries Association. Wynn was the only integrated resort to rank as a leading user of solar energy. Wynn Las Vegas debuted an eco-friendly 430,000-square-foot convention space expansion, and introduced the city's first Zero Carbon, Zero Waste Event service that ensures the most sustainable meeting or convention possible. The service pairs Wynn's sustainability experts with client event managers to reduce environmental impact across key areas including zero carbon energy offsetting, zero waste recycling, regional food sourcing, aluminum water bottle use, single-use plastic abatement, and event materials upcycling. Wynn is the only resort able to offer zero carbon offsetting in Las Vegas. Wynn Las Vegas earned \"Great Place To Work\" certification by the independent analysts at Great Place To Work, the global authority on evaluating corporate culture and employee fulfillment, in recognition of its best-in-class professional development initiatives, educational opportunities, and employee benefits. Wynn Resorts donated more than $20 million to philanthropic causes in its home communities in support of education programs, cultural enrichment, community development, at-risk youth, and much more. Inclusive of the Company match, Wynn Resorts employees also raised more than $1.1 million in donations, and volunteered more than 65,000 hours of time to charitable causes. Introduction of several new employee programs to foster a more diverse and inclusive workplace, including training 12,000 employees on unconscious biases, and the creation of two new employee councils that advocate for the LGBTQ and Veteran's communities. Also in 2019, Wynn Resorts CEO Matt Maddox joined a coalition of more than 800 like-minded CEOs signing on to the CEO Action for Diversity and Inclusion Pledge that prioritizes diversity and inclusion as a workplace imperative. The Wynn Resorts 2019 ESG Report presents information that references selected Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards and Sustainability Accounting Board Standards (SASB). The full report is available at www.WynnResponsibility.com, the Company's new ESG-focused website that improves the scope, transparency, and timeliness of publicly available ESG data from Wynn Resorts. About Wynn Resorts Wynn Resorts, Limited is traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker symbol WYNN and is part of the S&P 500 Index. Wynn Resorts owns and operates Wynn Las Vegas (wynnlasvegas.com), Encore Boston Harbor (encorebostonharbor.com), Wynn Macau (wynnmacau.com), and Wynn Palace, Cotai (wynnpalace.com). Wynn and Encore Las Vegas feature two luxury hotel towers with a total of 4,748 spacious hotel rooms, suites and villas, approximately 194,000 square feet of casino space, 22 dining experiences featuring signature chefs and 11 bars, two award-winning spas, approximately 560,000 rentable square feet of meeting and convention space, approximately 160,000 square feet of retail space as well as two showrooms, two nightclubs, a beach club and recreation and leisure facilities. Wynn Las Vegas recently unveiled the new Wynn Golf Club and 18-hole, 129-acre championship golf course, and in February 2020 debuted a 430,000-square-foot meeting and convention space expansion powered by 100 percent renewable energy. Encore Boston Harbor is a luxury resort destination featuring a 210,000 square foot casino, 671 hotel rooms, an ultra-premium spa, specialty retail, 16 dining and lounge venues, and approximately 71,000 square feet of state-of-the-art ballroom and meeting spaces. Situated on the waterfront along the Mystic River in Everett, Massachusetts, the resort has created a six-acre public park and Harborwalk along the shoreline. It is the largest private, single-phase development in the history of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Wynn Macau is a luxury hotel and casino resort located in the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China with two luxury hotel towers with a total of 1,010 spacious rooms and suites, approximately 252,000 square feet of casino space, 12 food and beverage outlets, approximately 31,000 square feet of meeting and convention space, approximately 59,000 square feet of retail space, and recreation and leisure facilities including two opulent spas, a salon and a rotunda show. Wynn Palace is a luxury integrated resort in Macau. Designed as a floral-themed destination, it boasts 1,706 exquisite rooms, suites and villas, approximately 424,000 square feet of casino space, 14 food and beverage outlets, approximately 37,000 square feet of meeting and convention space, approximately 106,000 square feet of designer retail, SkyCabs that traverse an eight-acre Performance Lake, an extensive collection of rare art, a lush spa, salon and recreation and leisure facilities. Contact: Eric Kreller, Wynn Las Vegas702-770-3740[emailprotected] SOURCE Wynn Resorts, Limited", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Wynn Resorts Issues 2019 Environmental, Social, and Governance Report", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: DALLAS, Aug. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Vinli, Inc. announced today that it has hired George Ayres as its Executive Vice President of Partnerships. Most recently, Ayres served as a Client Partner for Automotive at IBM. Previously, he served as the VP Global Sales of Verizon Telematics and has also held leadership roles at both Ford Motor Company and Jaguar Cars over a career spanning three decades in the automotive industry. George Ayres, appointed EVP of Partnerships for Vinli \"George has rare experience and unique skillsets in the automotive industry and is the perfect candidate to expand the Vinli ecosystem,\" says Mark Haidar, founder and CEO of Vinli. \"The automotive industry is constantly changing and there's a lot of expansion within the connected and autonomous vehicle space right now,\" says Ayres. \"My motivation has always been to stay on the leading edge of this high-tech digital transformation, and that's why I'm joining Vinli. Their fast-moving and agile team is making really interesting things happen through innovative connected vehicle technology, data, and predictive analytics.\" Vinli's cloud-based and containerized open micro-services platform allows its clients and partners to quickly respond to the rapidly changing mobility market. For example, understanding how customers drive and maintain a vehicle, and predicting maintenance and crashes, may influence a fleet company's insurance rates. The fleet company can also use this same data to incentivize drivers to improve their driving behavior and attention to vehicle maintenance.However, Vinli sees the future as encompassing much more. \"Beyond automotive, industries from retail to insurance are using mobile technology, geo-location targeting, and micro-personalized data to be even more relevant to their customers,\" says Ayres \"What these companies want to figure out is how to leverage transportation and vehicle data so they can engage with their customers better and integrate it with the other information they already have. Vinli is uniquely organized to lead in this space.\"ABOUT VINLIVinli provides the most advanced connected vehicle and data intelligence platform in the world to the automotive industry's largest enterprises. Vinli is backed by many automotive and tech companies including E.ON, Samsung, Cox Automotive, Continental, The Westly Group, and First Round Capital. The company is headquartered in Dallas, Texas, USA. For more information, visit http://www.vinli.com.SOURCE Vinli Related Links www.vin.li", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Vinli Hires George Ayres as Executive Vice President of Partnerships to Drive the Future of Its Connected Vehicle Ecosystem", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ETRADE Financial Holdings, LLC today released the data from its monthly sector rotation study, based on the ETRADE customer notional net percentage buy/sell behavior for stocks that comprise the S&P 500 sectors. About ETRADE Financial and Important Notices ETRADE Financial Holdings, LLC and its subsidiaries provide financial services including brokerage and banking products and services to retail customers. Securities products and services are offered by ETRADE Securities LLC (Member FINRA/SIPC). Commodity futures and options on futures products and services are offered by ETRADE Futures LLC (Member NFA). Managed Account Solutions are offered through ETRADE Capital Management, LLC, a Registered Investment Adviser. Bank products and services are offered by ETRADE Bank, and RIA custody solutions are offered by ETRADE Savings Bank, both of which are federal savings banks (Members FDIC). More information is available at www.etrade.com. The material provided by ETRADE Financial Holdings, LLC or any of its direct or indirect subsidiaries (ETRADE) is for educational purposes only and is not an individualized recommendation. This information neither is, nor should be construed as, an offer or a solicitation of an offer to buy, sell, or hold any security, financial product, or instrument discussed herein or to engage in any specific investment strategy by ETRADE. Past performance does not guarantee future results. ETRADE Financial, ETRADE, and the ETRADE logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of ETRADE Financial, LLC. ETFC-G ETFC 2021 ETRADE Financial Holdings, LLC, a business of Morgan Stanley. All rights reserved.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "ETRADE Releases Monthly Sector Rotation Study", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: CHICAGO, Aug. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- According to the new market research report \"Referral Management Marketby Component (Software [Integrated, Standalone], Services), Mode of Delivery (Cloud-Based, On-Premise), Type (Inbound , Outbound), End User (Providers, Payers, Others) and Region - Global Forecasts to 2025\", published by MarketsandMarkets,the global Referral Management Market is expected to reach USD 6.0 billion by 2025 from USD 2.8 billion in 2020, at a CAGR of 16.7%. Download PDF Brochure: https://www.marketsandmarkets.com/pdfdownloadNew.asp?id=196292082 The technological advancements in healthcare infrastructure, growing adoption of digital solutions, various advantages of automated referral process, and the increasing funding for implementing healthcare IT solutions are the key drivers of the market growth. Rising geriatric population base and subsequent increase in the disease burden worldwide will further upsurge the demand for referral management solutions Browsein-depth TOC on\"Referral Management Market\" 99 Tables 29 Figures 139 Pages Software component segment is anticipated to be the fastest growing segment during the forecast period The referral management market includes Tier I and II vendors like Cerner Corporation, CarePort Health (an Allscripts Company) and eHealth Technologies. The companies have a large market spread across various countries in North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and Rest of the World. The global COVID-19 outbreak has impacted the business. Market players are taking various initiatives to integrate telehealth services into their referral management solutions to ease and promote virtual patient visits owing to the contagious nature of the coronavirus. These solutions aid in achieving higher operational efficiency, leading to shorter waiting times and enhanced patient access, especially in these times of pandemic. The market is segmented into software and services, based on the components. The software segment which includes integrated and standalone software, is estimated to command the largest share of the market in 2020, and this segment is also projected to register the highest CAGR. The costs involved in referral management software deployment and periodic software upgradations is expected to boost the segment growth during the forecast period. Inbound referral is the most common type of referral and is expected to occupy the largest market share in 2020 The referral management market is segmented on the basis of type into inbound and outbound referrals. The inbound referrals segment is expected to hold the largest share of the market in 2020 and is estimated to grow at the highest CAGR during the forecast period. High volume of inbound referrals made by general physicians to medical specialists and hospitals is the major factor driving the growth of this type segment. Get 10% Customization on this Research Report: https://www.marketsandmarkets.com/requestCustomizationNew.asp?id=196292082 The Asia Pacificmarketto grow at the highest CAGR during the forecast period While North America is expected to dominate the global referral management market in 2020, the Asia Pacific region is expected to register the highest CAGR during the forecast period. The high growth in this region can be attributed to the increasing adoption of advanced healthcare IT solutions in Japan and the large patient population in markets like China and India. Due to this, the demand for referral management solutions is expected to grow in this region. The major players operating in the referral management market include Cerner Corporation (US), CarePort Health (an Allscripts Company) (US), eHealth Technologies (US), ReferralMD (US), Optum (US), Kyruus (US), Change Healthcare (US), Persistent Systems (India) and EZ Referral (Canada). Browse Adjacent Markets: Healthcare IT Market ResearchReports & Consulting Get Special Pricing on Bundle Reports: https://www.marketsandmarkets.com/RequestBundleReport.asp?id=196292082 Browse Related Reports: Healthcare IT Integration Market by Product (Interface Engine, Medical Device Integration, and Media Integration), Service (Integration, Maintenance, Training, and Consulting Services), End-User, and Region - Global Forecast to 2025 https://www.marketsandmarkets.com/Market-Reports/healthcare-it-integration-market-228536178.html Healthcare Cloud Computing Marketby Product (EMR/EHR, PACS, VNA, PHM, Telehealth, RCM, CRM, Fraud Management), Service (SaaS, IaaS), Deployment (private cloud, hybrid cloud), Pricing (Pay as you go), Component (Software) - Global Forecast to 2024 https://www.marketsandmarkets.com/Market-Reports/cloud-computing-healthcare-market-347.html About MarketsandMarkets MarketsandMarkets provides quantified B2B research on 30,000 high growth niche opportunities/threats which will impact 70% to 80% of worldwide companies' revenues. Currently servicing 7500 customers worldwide including 80% of global Fortune 1000 companies as clients. Almost 75,000 top officers across eight industries worldwide approach MarketsandMarkets for their painpoints around revenues decisions. Our 850 fulltime analyst and SMEs at MarketsandMarkets are trackicng global high growth markets following the \"Growth Engagement Model GEM\". The GEM aims at proactive collaboration with the clients to identify new opportunities, identify most important customers, write \"Attack, avoid and defend\" strategies, identify sources of incremental revenues for both the company and its competitors. MarketsandMarkets now coming up with 1,500 MicroQuadrants (Positioning top players across leaders, emerging companies, innovators, strategic players) annually in high growth emerging segments. MarketsandMarkets is determined to benefit more than 10,000 companies this year for their revenue planning and help them take their innovations/disruptions early to the market by providing them research ahead of the curve. MarketsandMarkets's flagship competitive intelligence and market research platform, \"Knowledge Store\" connects over 200,000 markets and entire value chains for deeper understanding of the unmet insights along with market sizing and forecasts of niche markets. Contact: Mr. Aashish MehraMarketsandMarkets INC.630 Dundee RoadSuite 430Northbrook, IL 60062USA: +1-888-600-6441Email: [emailprotected]Research Insight: https://www.marketsandmarkets.com/ResearchInsight/referral-management-market.aspVisit Our Website: https://www.marketsandmarkets.comContent Source: https://www.marketsandmarkets.com/PressReleases/referral-management.asp SOURCE MarketsandMarkets", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Referral Management Market worth $6.0 billion by 2025 - Exclusive Report by MarketsandMarkets", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: LONDON, Oct. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Insurance could cost-effectively help protect and restore mangrove forests, which can offer increased resilience and protect against coastal flooding, according to a report published today byThe Nature Conservancy and University of California, Santa Cruz, and supported by AXA XL. The report, Reducing Caribbean Risk: Opportunities for Cost-Effective Mangrove Restoration and Insurance,identifies 3,000 km of coastline across 20 states, territories and countries in the Caribbean region where post-storm mangrove restoration, which could be paid for by insurance and other mechanisms, would provide flood protection benefits that significantly outweigh the cost of mangrove rehabilitation. It adds that although the U.S. and the Bahamas have the most robust insurance markets, mangrove forests' protective benefits are also significant in the Dominican Republic and Jamaica due to their high population densities. Globally, mangroves protect 15 million people from flooding and also reduce flood damages by US$65 billion every year.1 The first 100 meters of mangroves forests can be particularly critical, as they can lower wave heights by as much as 66%2. The uncertainty around the frequency and severity of tropical cyclones combined with rising sea-levels threaten coastal communities globally. Integrating nature-based solutions alongside more traditional coastal defences is seen as a critical component of disaster risk management and climate adaptation. The report suggests that a parametric insurance policy based on wind speed is most feasible and could be paired with a traditional indemnity policy to cover both short-term and longer-term restoration actions. The funding source(s) and beneficiaries of the programme, whether public or private bodies, will significantly influence how a mangrove insurance scheme is structured. Chip Cunliffe, Director, Sustainable Development, AXA XL,said: \"As part of our Ocean Risk Initiative, we're looking to develop insurance and finance products that incorporate nature-based solutions - including mangroves - to help close the protection gap and build resilience at local, regional and global levels. \"AXA XL is an innovator in this field, and in line with AXA Group's focus on climate and biodiversity, we are using our risk management expertise to look for new ways to reduce community vulnerability to coastal flooding, which is expected to increase as sea levels rise. A specific mangroves solution could provide effective protection to coastal communities.\" Professor Michael W Beck3, of the University of California, Santa Cruz said: \"With increasing sea levels and waves, more communities will be exposed to impacts from extreme weather. Mangroves provide a cost-effective first line of defence protecting people and property from these hazards\" The Nature Conservancy, which helped develop and launch the first coral reef insurance policy off Quintana Roo in Mexico, is helping lead this new approach. Mark Way, Director of Coastal Risk and Resilience at The Nature Conservancy said: \"This report represents an important milestone in our work to develop insurance solutions that can help protect valuable coastal ecosystems that provide so many vital services, including enhancing resilience to storm surge and coastal erosion. We are about to begin a second phase of research to build on this report and deepen our understanding of technical aspects and the potential demand for an insurance product to protect mangroves in particular locations in the Caribbean.\" Follow AXA XL onTwitterand onLinkedIn. ABOUT AXA XL* AXA XL, the property & casualty and specialty risk division of AXA, provides insurance and risk management products and services for mid-sized companies through to large multinationals, and reinsurance solutions to insurance companies globally. We partner with those who move the world forward. To learn more, visit www.axaxl.com. ABOUT AXA XL INSURANCE AXA XL* Insurance offers property, casualty, professional, financial lines and specialty insurance solutions to mid-sized companies through to large multinationals globally. We partner with those who move the world forward.To learn more, visit www.axaxl.com. *AXA XL is a division of AXA Group providing products and services through three business groups: AXA XL Insurance, AXA XL Reinsurance and AXA XL Risk Consulting. 1Menndez, P., Losada, I. J., S. Torres-Ortega, S. Narayan, M. W. Beck. 2020. Global flood protection benefits of mangroves. Scientific Reports 10:4404. 2McIvor, A., Mller, I., Spencer, T., and Spalding, M. 2012. Reduction of Wind and Swell Waves by Mangroves. The Nature Conservancy and Wetlands International. 3Professor Michael W Beck is one of the world's leading experts in modelling flood risk associated with mangroves and coral reefs. His research forms the basis for this study. SOURCE AXA XL", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Insurance solutions can help to restore mangroves as natural coastal defences", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: NEW YORK, March 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors ofWarrior .Met Coal, Inc.(\"Warrior\" or the \"Company\")(NYSE:HCC).Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at [emailprotected] or 888-476-6529, ext. 7980. The investigation concerns whether Warrior and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices. [Click here for information about joining the class action] On February 24, 2021, post-market, Warrior issued a press release announcing its fourth quarter and full year 2020 financial results, among other results, Warrior reported a larger-than-expected fourth quarter net loss of $33.7 million, or $0.66 per diluted share.The press release further stated that \"[d]ue to ongoing uncertainty related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Chinese ban on Australian coal and other potentially disruptive factors, Warrior will not be providing full year 2021 guidance at this time.\"Citing its \"short-term focus of preserving cash and liquidity[,]\" Warrior further advised investors that its \"Stock Repurchase Program also remains temporarily suspended.\" On this news, Warrior's stock price fell $5.79 per share, or 22.59%, to close at $19.84 per share on February 25, 2021. The Pomerantz Firm, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Paris is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, the Pomerantz Firm pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 80 years later, the Pomerantz Firm continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar damages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomerantzlaw.com. CONTACT:Robert S. WilloughbyPomerantz LLP [emailprotected]888-476-6529 ext. 7980 SOURCE Pomerantz LLP Related Links www.pomerantzlaw.com", "role": "user" }, { "content": "SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Pomerantz Law Firm Investigates Claims On Behalf of Investors of Warrior Met Coal, Inc. - HCC", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: SAN CARLOS, Calif., April 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Natera, Inc.(NASDAQ: NTRA), a pioneer and global leader in cell-free DNA testing and non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) today announced an expansion in coverage of itsPanorama test to all pregnant women, regardless of age, after amajor national insurance company expanded coverage of NIPT temporarily. Recently, the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's practice suggestions1 and a publication in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM2discussed ways to reduce prenatal office visits during COVID-19. The suggestions included expanding the use of NIPT, which can be accessed through Natera without a live office visit. \"This expansion will allow more expectant mothers, their families, and providers to access best in class care,\" said Paul Billings, M.D., Ph.D., Natera's CMO and SVP of Medical Affairs. \"During this pandemic, Natera continues to offer a suite of remote services including genetic information sessions with board-certified genetic counselors and access to our extensive mobile blood drawing network, allowing prenatal care to be delivered safely in a patient's home.\" Expanded NIPT coverage quickens Natera'spath to profitability for its reproductive health business.\"Today's announcement extends coverage during this time to roughly one-third of the remaining uncovered average risk patients who have private insurance,\" said Mike Brophy,Natera'sCFO. About PanoramaPanorama reveals a baby's risk for severe genetic disorders as early as nine weeks into pregnancy. The test uses a unique single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)-based technology to analyze fetal/placental DNA obtained through a blood draw from the mother. It is the only commercially available test that differentiates between maternal and fetal DNA to assess the risk of aneuploidies. The test also screens twin pregnancies for zygosity, fetal sex of each baby, and identifies risk for more genetic conditions in twin pregnancies than any other NIPT. Panorama is one of several genetic screening tests from Natera designed to help families on the path to parenthood. Panorama results have been published in over 25 peer reviewed papers covering roughly 1 million patients. This test was developed by Natera, Inc., a laboratory certified under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA). This test has not been cleared or approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Although FDA does not currently clear or approve laboratory-developed tests in the U.S., certification of the laboratory is required under CLIA to ensure the quality and validity of the tests. About NateraNaterais a global leader in cell-free DNA testing. The mission of the company is to change the management of disease worldwide with a focus on reproductive health, oncology, and organ transplantation. Natera operates an ISO 13485-certified and CAP-accredited laboratory certified under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) in San Carlos, Calif. It offers proprietary genetic testing services to inform obstetricians, transplant physicians, oncologists, and cancer researchers, including biopharmaceutical companies, and genetic laboratories through its cloud-based software platform. For more information, visit natera.com. Follow Natera on LinkedIn. Forward-Looking StatementsAll statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this press release are forward-looking statements and are not a representation that Natera's plans, estimates, or expectations will be achieved. These forward-looking statements represent Natera's expectations as of the date of this press release, and Natera disclaims any obligation to update the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially, including with respect to coverage and reimbursement determinations from third-party payers and any resulting effects on our results of operations, our ability to successfully increase demand for and grow revenues for our product offerings, our expectations of the reliability, accuracy and performance of our screening tests, or of the benefits of our screening tests and product offerings to patients, providers and payers. Additional risks and uncertainties are discussed in greater detail in \"Risk Factors\" in Natera's recent filings on Forms 10-K and 10-Q and in other filings Natera makes with the SEC from time to time. These documents are available at www.natera.com/investorsand www.sec.gov. ContactsInvestor Relations: Mike Brophy, CFO, Natera, Inc., 650-249-9090Media: Paul Greenland, VP of Corporate Marketing, [emailprotected] References: The Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine COVID-19 Ultrasound Practice Suggestions. Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine; March 24, 2020. MFM Guidance for COVID-19. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM; March 19, 2020. SOURCE Natera, Inc. Related Links https://www.natera.com", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Coverage for Natera's Panorama Prenatal Test Extended by Greater Than 20 Million Lives", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: MARLBOROUGH, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Sunovion) today announced that new data and analyses of late-stage compounds SEP-363856 and SEP-4199 were presented at the 59th Annual Meeting of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology virtual meeting, which took place December 6-9. SEP-363856 is a trace amine-associated receptor 1 (TAAR1) agonist with serotonin 5-HT1A agonist activity that is under investigation for the treatment of schizophrenia, and SEP-4199 is an investigational non-racemic ratio of amisulpride enantiomers (85% aramisulpride to 15% esamisulpride) being evaluated for the treatment of major depressive episodes associated with bipolar I disorder (bipolar depression). SEP-363856 and SEP-4199 represent innovative approaches to the way serious mental health conditions like schizophrenia and bipolar depression may be treated in the future, said Armin Szegedi, MD, PhD, Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of Sunovion. While our industry has made great strides in the development of therapies to address these conditions, there remains an unmet need to develop medicines that may manage multiple aspects of these disorders while minimizing potential side effects. We look forward to continuing clinical investigation of these important compounds and sharing additional data in the future. In a poster titled, Effects of SEP-363856, a Novel TAAR1 Agonist, on Negative Symptoms in Schizophrenia: Results of a 6-Month, Open-label Treatment Study, (Poster M108), secondary endpoint data from the pivotal double-blind four-week study and the subsequent six-month open label extension study were presented. Previously-reported data from the four-week study demonstrated significant improvement in the Brief Negative Symptom Scale (BNSS) total score (effect size [ES], 0.48) in addition to other negative symptom assessments. Further analysis showed that patients additionally saw improvements in BNSS factor scores including blunted affect (ES, 0.51), asociality (ES, 0.47) and avolition (ES, 0.42). Continued negative symptom improvements were observed during 26 weeks of additional treatment with SEP-363856 on the BNSS total score and other negative symptom assessments. SEP-363856 was generally well tolerated. The most common adverse events occurring in more than five percent of patients and more frequently in the SEP-363856 treatment group than placebo in the four-week double-blind trial were somnolence, agitation and nausea. In the 26-week open-label extension, the most frequently reported adverse events, occurring in more than five percent of patients included schizophrenia, headache, insomnia and anxiety. In addition, results from SEP380-201, a clinical study evaluating the efficacy, safety and tolerability of SEP-4199 were presented in a poster titled, A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study of SEP-4199 for the Treatment of Patients with Bipolar Depression (Poster M54). The primary analysis of the randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, fixed-dose multi-regional study showed numerical improvement in the Montgomery-sberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) total score after six weeks of treatment (200 mg: -19.5 vs -16.2, 400 mg: -19.3 vs -16.2 respectively, both dose groups vs placebo, P=0.054; 200 mg group effect size [ES] = -0.31 and 400 mg group ES = -0.29). In the full intent-to-treat (ITT) analysis, including those enrolled in Japan, the least squares (LS) mean reduction from baseline at Week 6 in MADRS total score showed improvement vs placebo for both the SEP-4199 200 and 400 mg doses (-3.68 [P=0.016] and -3.38 [P=0.024], for the 200 mg and 400 mg doses, respectively). Improvements were also observed vs placebo, in the ITT population, on the Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology (Self-Report) (QIDS-SR-16) for the 200 mg dose (P=0.049; ES, 0.28) and the 400 mg dose (P=0.038; ES, 0.29). SEP-4199 was well tolerated by patients enrolled in the study, with relatively low rates of adverse events. The most commonly reported adverse events occurring more frequently in the SEP-4199 treatment group than in the placebo group, and in at least two percent of patients, included QTc interval prolongation (observed in the 400 mg arm), somnolence, constipation, galactorrhea, nausea, akathisia, dizziness, hypomania and diarrhea. Additional posters presented at the ACNP 2020 virtual meeting include, SEP-363856, a Novel TAAR1 Agonist, Lacks Abuse Liability in Preclinical Models and Attenuates Cocaine Cue-Induced Relapse in Rats, (Poster T149) which indicated that SEP-363856 may not pose a risk for recreational abuse in humans and, Discovery and Development of SEP-4199 and Characterization of its Enantiomer-specific Pharmacology, (Poster W96) which discussed study results that allowed the discovery of the ratio of aramisulpride and esamisulpride to optimize the antidepressant efficacy of SEP-4199. About SEP-363856 SEP-363856 is a TAAR1 agonist with 5-HT1A agonist activity that is under investigation for the treatment of schizophrenia and other psychiatric conditions. Sunovion discovered SEP-363856 in collaboration with PsychoGenics based in part on a mechanism-independent approach using the in vivo phenotypic SmartCube platform and associated artificial intelligence algorithms. SEP-363856 is being studied in a global Phase 3 development program for schizophrenia (DIAMOND) with additional indications under consideration. The U.S. FDA granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation for SEP-363856 for schizophrenia in May 2019. The full results of a four-week pivotal study (SEP361-201) evaluating the safety and efficacy of SEP-363856 in patients with schizophrenia were published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) in April 2020. About Schizophrenia Schizophrenia is a chronic, serious and often severely disabling brain disorder that affects more than 23 million people worldwide1 and approximately one in 100 adults (about 2.4 million people) in the United States.2 It is characterized by positive symptoms, such as hallucinations, delusions and disorganized thinking as well as negative symptoms, such as lack of emotion, social withdrawal, lack of spontaneity and cognitive impairment that includes problems with memory, attention and the ability to plan, organize and make decisions.2 About SEP-4199 SEP-4199 is a non-racemic ratio of amisulpride in clinical development for the treatment of bipolar depression. The pharmacological effect of SEP-4199 is distinct from racemic amisulpride, which is approved in several countries outside the U.S. for the treatment for schizophrenia and other psychiatric conditions. Sunovion improved the antidepressant activity in amisulpride, which is believed to be driven by 5-HT7 receptor (5-HT7R) antagonism, and adjusted the dopamine D2/D3-mediated antipsychotic activity by discovering that each enantiomer favors a different receptor. The targeted levels of 5-HT7R antagonist and D2R/D3R blockade were independently studied for antidepressant effects in early human studies to discover that an 85:15 ratio of aramisulpride to esamisulpride provides antidepressant benefit and reduces D2 receptor-related extrapyramidal side effects, while still retaining D2 receptor binding-related benefit in bipolar disorder. About Bipolar Disorder Bipolar disorder affects approximately 12.6 million individuals in the United States and an estimated 29 million people worldwide.3,4 A person is usually diagnosed with bipolar disorder after experiencing at least one manic episode, with symptoms that are not better explained by another mental health condition, such as schizophrenia.5 Bipolar disorder is characterized by debilitating mood swings, interspersed with periods of stable mood and behavior.6 When individuals with bipolar disorder are experiencing symptoms, most tend to be depressed, rather than manic.4 About Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Sunovion) Sunovion is a global biopharmaceutical company focused on the innovative application of science and medicine to help people with serious medical conditions. Sunovions vision is to lead the way to a healthier world. The companys spirit of innovation is driven by the conviction that scientific excellence paired with meaningful advocacy and relevant education can improve lives. With patients at the center of everything it does, Sunovion has charted new paths to life-transforming treatments that reflect ongoing investments in research and development and an unwavering commitment to support people with psychiatric, neurological and respiratory conditions. Headquartered in Marlborough, Mass., Sunovion is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd. Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Europe Ltd., based in London, England, and Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc., based in Mississauga, Ontario, are wholly-owned direct subsidiaries of Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. Additional information can be found on the companys websites: www.sunovion.com, www.sunovion.eu and www.sunovion.ca. Connect with Sunovion on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook and YouTube. About Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd. Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma is among the top-10 listed pharmaceutical companies in Japan, operating globally in major pharmaceutical markets, including Japan, the U.S., China, and the European Union. Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma aims to create innovative pharmaceutical products in the Psychiatry & Neurology area, the Oncology area and Regenerative medicine/Cell therapy field, which have been designated as the focus therapeutic areas. Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma is based on the merger in 2005 between Dainippon Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., and Sumitomo Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. Today, Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma has more than 6,000 employees worldwide. Additional information about Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma is available through its corporate website at https://www.ds-pharma.com. SUNOVION is a registered trademark of Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd. Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. is a U.S. subsidiary of Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd. 2020 Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. All rights reserved. For a copy of this release, visit Sunovions website at www.sunovion.com References ________________________ 1 World Health Organization. Mental Disorders. [Internet]. Available from: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/mental-disordershttps://www.who.int/news/fact-sheets/detail/mental-disorders. Accessed September 2018. 2 National Institute of Mental Health. Schizophrenia. [Internet]. Available from: https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/schizophrenia/index.shtml. Accessed September 2018. 3 Swann A.C. Long-term treatment in bipolar disorder. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. 2005; 66(1):712. 4 National Institute of Mental Health. Bipolar Disorder [Internet]. Accessed June 22, 2020. 5 Bipolar Disorder. Decision Resources. Table 2-2. Burlington, MA. December 2013. 6 National Alliance on Mental Illness. The Impact and Cost of Mental Illness: The Case of Bipolar Disorder. [Internet]. Accessed March 17, 2016.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Sunovion Highlights Data from Its Late-Stage Psychiatric Medicine Pipeline at the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP) Annual Meeting 2020", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The \"Global Primary Biliary Cirrhosis Clinical Trial Pipeline Highlights - 2021\" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. Primary Biliary Cirrhosis Pipeline Highlights - 2021, provides the most up-to-date information on key pipeline products in the global Primary Biliary Cirrhosis market. It covers emerging therapies for Primary Biliary Cirrhosis in active clinical development stages including early and late stage clinical trials. The pipeline data presented in this report helps executives for tracking competition, identifying partners, evaluating opportunities, formulating business development strategies, and executing in-licensing and out-licensing deals. Clinical Trial Stages: The report provides Primary Biliary Cirrhosis pipeline products by clinical trial stages including both early and late stage development - phase 3 clinical trials, phase 2 clinical trials, phase 1 clinical trials, preclinical research, and discovery stage. Drug Mechanism Classes: The report provides Primary Biliary Cirrhosis pipeline products by their dominant mechanism of action/drug class. This helps executives categorize products based on their drug class and also assess the strengths and weaknesses of compounds. Company: The report provides Primary Biliary Cirrhosis pipeline products by the company. Short-term Launch Highlights: Find out which Primary Biliary Cirrhosis pipeline products will be launched in the US and Ex-US till 2025. SUMMARY: Key Topics Covered: 1. Primary Biliary Cirrhosis Pipeline by Stages 2. Primary Biliary Cirrhosis Phase 3 Clinical Trial Insights 3. Primary Biliary Cirrhosis Phase 2 Clinical Trial Insights 4. Primary Biliary Cirrhosis Phase 1 Clinical Trial Insights 5. Primary Biliary Cirrhosis Preclinical Research Insights 6. Primary Biliary Cirrhosis Discovery Stage Insights 7. Appendix For more information about this report visit https://www.researchandmarkets.com/r/339xlc", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Global Primary Biliary Cirrhosis Clinical Trial Pipeline Report 2021: Focus on US, Germany, France, UK, Spain, Italy, & Japan - ResearchAndMarkets.com", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: CLIFTON, N.J., June 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Comodo and CyberSecOp today announced their strategic partnership. CyberSecOp, an award-winning, independent security consultancy firm providing a range of information security consulting services, has partnered with Comodo to expand its security services offering for its customers. Comodo displaced a leading competitor. CyberSecOp logo \"We focus on the customer experiencedelivering what our customers want, when they want it. That is our commitment and we take it seriously,\" said Jeffrey Walker, Chief Information Security Officer at CyberSecOp. \"We needed to expand our security operations to fit the growing demand from our customers.Once we saw Comodo's complete SOC as a platform (SOCaaP) offering for MSSP partners and its ingenious auto containment technology, we knew they were the right partner for us. Occasionally, we have a partnership that our firm can't survive without, and we are confident that this is the relationship we are building with Comodo.\" CyberSecOpchose Comodo because it offers the world's only complete, next-gen SOC-as-a platform offering which includes people, process and technology. The patent-pending auto containment technology is the world's only active breach protection that renders ransomware, malware or cyber-attacks useless. In addition, the platform saves MSSP partners time and money, without zero capital outlay. \"Our partners and the channel are in our DNA. Comodo is a partner-centric company and our goal is to make sure our MSSP partners and their clients are secure and happy,\" said Alan Knepfer, President and Chief Revenue Officer at Comodo. \"We are proud that such a respected MSSP has selected us. Our partners expect the best from us, and this allows us both to take our high standards to the next level.\" About CyberSecOpCyberSecOp cyber security consulting services was founded by two information security professionals, and a managed services IT firm. They recognized the need for cyber security consulting services for small and medium-sized companies; and that small and medium businesses need to be secured with an information cyber security program. We provide Managed Security Services, CyberSecurity Consulting, Security Consulting VISO Services, and Security Staffing.Mission: To redefine customer business equity with best-of-breed transformation, technology and talent.Vision: Empower our customers to focus on core business competence through innovative and competitive IT and secure business process outsourcing.About Comodo Security Solutions, Inc.Comodo delivers next generation cybersecurity solutions to protect businesses, schools, and government organizations in today's risk filled business environment. Headquartered in Clifton NJ, Comodo's global development team and threat intelligence laboratories deliver innovative, category leading, solutions for a company's endpoints, network boundary, and internal network security.Thousands of companies and organizations rely on Comodo's technology to authenticate, validate, and secure their most precious assetinformationand to combat constant cyberattacks and threats like ransomware from wreaking havoc on a global scale.www.comodo.com[emailprotected]+1 888 551 1531For additional information, contact: Carolyn Muzyka VP, MarketingComodo 973-859-4000 [emailprotected]SOURCE Comodo Cybersecurity Related Links http://www.comodo.com", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Comodo and CyberSecOp Announce Strategic Partnership after Award-Winning MSSP Dropped Leading Competitor", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: MARLBOROUGH, Mass., May 12, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --CardioFocus, Inc. today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the next-generation HeartLight X3 Endoscopic Ablation System for the treatment of drug refractory recurrent symptomatic paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF). The HeartLight Excalibur Balloon used with the new HeartLight X3 System. Approval of the HeartLight X3 System came as a result of a comprehensive submission, including outcomes from the study of 60 HeartLight X3 patients. In this pivotal confirmatory study, the X3 System achieved very rapid pulmonary vein isolation (PVI), in as few as three minutes for a single pulmonary vein. \"The HeartLight X3 System introduces a new level of speed, control and predictability for physicians - making it an ideal tool for AFib ablation,\" said Vivek Y. Reddy, M.D., Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology and Helmsley Trust Professor of Medicine at The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. \"This is a transformational technology when it comes to AFib ablation. Introducing direct visualization of the pulmonary veins and combining it with the ability to create continuous lesions is compelling.\" \"FDA approval of the HeartLight X3 System represents a substantial milestone for CardioFocus and is a promising new treatment option for the millions of Americans suffering from paroxysmal AFib,\"saidBurke T. Barrett, Chief Executive Officer at CardioFocus. \"By pairing the most compliant and dynamic balloon technology with the ability to deploy titratable laser energy at unprecedented speed while using direct visualization, we are able to offer a completely unique ablation technology to cardiac electrophysiologists. With this approval in hand, we will initiate a focused rollout of HeartLight X3 across the US.\"Operators were able to complete procedures with minimal radiation exposure, with fluoroscopy times averaging seven minutes. All study endpoints were achieved, demonstrating significantly faster ablation and procedures times compared to the previous generation of HeartLight and with comparable safety and efficacy. Overall procedures times were 73.7 minutes for HeartLight X3 compared to 206 minutes from the historical control study for original HeartLight1. Long-term data from the study found that 71.9 percent of patients treated with the HeartLight X3 System achieved chronic study success, compared to the historical control HeartLight study of 61.1 percent2.More than 2.3 million people in the U.S. suffer from AFib, the most common type of cardiac rhythm disorder, and the numbers are climbing along with the aging population.3 By 2050, AFib is expected to affect 15.9 million people.4About CardioFocus, Inc.CardioFocus is a medical device innovator and manufacturer dedicated to advancing ablation treatment for cardiac disorders such as atrial fibrillation (AFib), the most common heart arrhythmia. The HeartLight Endoscopic Ablation System is a revolutionary catheter ablation technology that features an ultra-compliant balloon, which along with direct visualization and titratable laser energy, represents a new standard for AFib ablation. The company has obtained approval and is launching its next-generation HeartLight X3 System in Europe and the US. This technology offers a unique RAPID mode, which leverages a precise motor control system that enables uninterrupted, high-speed, circumferential lesion creation under direct control of the physician resulting in consistently reduced procedure times. The HeartLight balloon catheter, endoscope, sheath, console and balloon fill media are all manufactured in the US. CardioFocus is headquartered in Marlborough, MA. For more information, visitwww.CardioFocus.com.Media Contact: Helen WinklerPhone: 949.606.2008[emailprotected]1Total procedure time excluding the protocol-required 30-minute wait period. X3 operators were experienced with HeartLight, whereas the majority of operators in the historical control study were new to HeartLight. 2For chronic efficacy, a participant was considered to be a treatment failure when a symptomatic episode of AF one (1) minute or more was reported or had cardiac surgery, left-side heart ablation or an implantable ICD for AF or did not have all clinically relevant pulmonary veins isolated or experienced ablation-induced left atrial flutter or was prescribed any Class I, II or III AAD prescribed for AF at any time during the 9-12 months post-ablation index procedure.3Go AS, et al. Prevalence of diagnosed atrial fibrillation in adults. JAMA. 2001;285:2370-2375.4Miyasaka Y, Barnes ME, Gersh BJ, Cha SS, et al. Secular trends in incidence of atrial fibrillation in Olmsted County, Minnesota, 1980 to 2000, and implications on the projections for future prevalence. Circulation 2006; 114:11925.SOURCE CardioFocus, Inc. 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[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: RESTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) won more than $286 million in national security contracts during the second quarter of fiscal year 2021. The contracts were awarded to provide support services and solutions in systems engineering and integration (SE&I), software, analytics, mission engineering, and training. This quarter, the Department of Defense and U.S. intelligence communities awarded SAIC contracts to manage and modernize their engineering and IT systems, said Michael LaRouche, executive vice president and general manager of SAICs National Security Group. While weve maintained a traditionally strong SE&I base of awards, our classified, space, and defense customers are now also coming to us for a broader set of solutions, including digital engineering, analytics, software development, and IT modernization. We are excited to expand the scope of services we deliver to these customers and collaborate on their digital transformation. SAICs National Security Group serves defense customers, the intelligence community, and U.S. space organizations. As those organizations move toward the goals of digital transformation and a unified, interagency view for decision-making, they are investing in underlying technologies, such as, digital engineering, cloud migration, and the Internet of Battlefield Things (IoBT). Similarly, the recent award of the $950 million ceiling indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity Advanced Battle Management System contract, won during the quarter but not included in its total award value, illustrates the need for a trusted integrator for Joint All Domain Command and Control efforts. About SAIC SAIC is a premier Fortune 500 technology integrator driving our nations digital transformation. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian, and intelligence markets includes secure high-end solutions in engineering, IT modernization, and mission solutions. Using our expertise and understanding of existing and emerging technologies, we integrate the best components from our own portfolio and our partner ecosystem to deliver innovative, effective, and efficient solutions that are critical to achieving our customers' missions. We are 25,500 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has pro forma annual revenues of approximately $7.1 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For ongoing news, please visit our newsroom. Forward-Looking Statements Certain statements in this release contain or are based on forward-looking information within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by words such as expects, intends, plans, anticipates, believes, estimates, guidance, and similar words or phrases. Forward-looking statements in this release may include, among others, estimates of future revenues, operating income, earnings, earnings per share, charges, total contract value, backlog, outstanding shares and cash flows, as well as statements about future dividends, share repurchases and other capital deployment plans. Such statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risk, uncertainties and assumptions, and actual results may differ materially from the guidance and other forward-looking statements made in this release as a result of various factors. Risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause or contribute to these material differences include those discussed in the Risk Factors, Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Legal Proceedings sections of our Annual Report on Form 10-K, as updated in any subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other filings with the SEC, which may be viewed or obtained through the Investor Relations section of our website at saic.com or on the SECs website at sec.gov. Due to such risks, uncertainties and assumptions you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. SAIC expressly disclaims any duty to update any forward-looking statement provided in this release to reflect subsequent events, actual results or changes in SAICs expectations. SAIC also disclaims any duty to comment upon or correct information that may be contained in reports published by investment analysts or others.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "SAIC Awarded $286 Million in National Security Contracts in the Second Quarter of Fiscal Year 2021", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: SAN FRANCISCO, April 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Luxardo, a multi-generation family-owned premier Italian liqueur producer, launches a new campaign today to celebrate its 200th anniversary. Since the founding in 1821 by Girolamo Luxardo, Luxardo has been a staple through the golden age of cocktails and the modern eras of mixology. For 200 years, the very first recipe for Luxardo's Maraschino Originale has never changed, and it's the reason why the brand has been found in bars and on bar carts for generations. Today, the brand remains privately owned and operated by the 6th and 7th generations of the Luxardo family who are committed to ensuring the legacy of Girolamo Luxardo continues. \"I am honored to celebrate 200 years of our family's legacy,\" said Franco Luxardo, Senior Partner at Luxardo. \"The fifth, sixth and seventh generations of our family are together committed to giving due continuity of Girolamo Luxardo's vision, thus preserving the identity of an independent family business.\" Imported by San Francisco's Hotaling & Co., Luxardo is known most widely for its proprietary marasca cherry portfolio of products, including Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur and Luxardo Original Maraschino Cherries and isone of the oldest distilleries in the world. Since its founding in 1821, seven generations of the Luxardo family have helped reinvent classics cocktails and inspire convivial moments throughout cocktail history. The brand's portfolio includes a comprehensive mix of internationally renowned products, offering cocktail enthusiasts a full range of classic Italian liqueurs as well as recent innovations like Bitter Bianco for the white Negroni, and Sour Cherry Gin, which meet the needs of the modern mixologist and cocktail connoisseur. \"Luxardo is a historical leader in artisanal spirits and we are proud to be a part of the brand's story spanning 200 years,\" says Hotaling & Co. CEO and President Dan Leese. \"Luxardo brings authenticity and likeminded spirits to Hotaling & Co.'s portfolio of innovative artisanal gins, whiskeys, liqueurs and more. Today, we celebrate this milestone for the Luxardo family and we look forward to future innovations from the family that will shape the industry for generations to come.\" The celebration campaign invites consumers to visit a new campaign microsite where they can learn to mix up new cocktails and about Luxardo's history with a downloadable signature cocktail recipe book, enter a new sweepstakes to win a premium, fully stocked bar cart and learn more about the brand's portfolio of products. Luxardo will also be launching a new product later in the year to further shape the future of the brand. 200th Anniversary Website and FilmOver two centuries, wherever great cocktails are made, there's been Luxardo. To pay tribute to this idea, Luxardo has launched a new campaign website, www.Luxardo200th.com. The online experience offers celebratory content including a new 60-second film that highlights the history between the brand and the cocktail. Users can also find more information on Luxardo, where to purchase, enter in the 200th anniversary sweepstakes and download the 200th Anniversary Cocktail Recipe E-book. More information on the exciting new product launch can be found on the website later in the year. Luxardo 200th Anniversary SweepstakesBetween September 1, 2021 and November 30, 2021, consumers will be able to enter in the Luxardo 200th Anniversary Sweepstakes for a chance to win a premium, fully stocked bar cart of Luxardo favorites. Weekly giveaways will reward participants with prizes for mixing up convivial cocktails and sharing creations on social media with the official hashtag, #PerfectServe. Additional rules and regulations can be found at www.luxardo200th.com/sweepstakes-official-rules. 200th Anniversary Cocktail Recipe E-bookThe Luxardo name has been synonymous with the history of cocktails: stirred into the first Manhattan cocktail ever mixed, served in the grand halls of the Titanic, and poured into a Daquiri at Hemingway's behest, the Luxardo family has perfected spirits for generations. The 200th Anniversary Cocktail Recipe E-book provides formulas for legendary depths of flavor, inspired classics and reinvented icons, with a signature Italian twist. The recipe book includes a historical timeline of 20 cocktails and notable background of how each drink came to be, with a Luxardo twist: a Sour Cherry Martinez with Luxardo Sour Cherry Gin, The Last Word, with equal parts Luxardo London Dry Gin and Luxardo Maraschino Originale Liqueur, and the coveted Luxardo Aperitivo Spritz. Photos can be found here. For more information, please visit www.Luxardo200th.com or HotalingandCo.com. Follow Luxardo on Twitter and Instagram @LuxardoUSA or on Facebook at Facebook.com/LuxardoUSA. About Luxardo LUXARDO is Italy's premier liqueur producer, creating essential ingredients for modern and classic cocktails. Founded in 1821 by Girolamo Luxardo, the company is still family-owned and managed by the sixth generation of the Luxardo Family. Based in Torreglia, located in the Veneto Region in northeastern Italy, the Luxardo Family cultivates around 30,000 of their exclusive Marasca Cherry trees, a proprietary varietal of sour cherries. For more information, please visit http://www.hotalingandco.com/brand/luxardo. About Hotaling & Co. Hotaling & Co., the leading San Francisco distiller & importer, creates, curates, and builds artisanal brands of unmatched character and quality. Hotaling & Co., originally named Anchor Distilling Company, was established in 1993 and is credited with releasing America's first craft whiskey (Old Potrero) and American craft gin (Junipero Gin) after Prohibition. In 2010, Anchor Distilling Company was sold to a business partnership that included Tony Foglio and London's oldest wine and spirit merchant, Berry Bros. & Rudd and began expanding to incorporate a collection of super-premium artisanal spirits imported from around the world. In 2017, Anchor Distilling became Hotaling & Co. The new name is a nod to one of Anchor Distilling's most beloved small batch whiskies (Old Potrero Hotaling's Whiskey) and to the San Francisco legend A.P. Hotaling, who came out West during the Gold Rush and quickly became one of the most reputable spirits dealers in the country. Today, Hotaling & Co. celebrates exciting growth and achievements; marking its 28th year of distilling and its 11th year of commercially uniting likeminded distillers from around the world to share the passion and raise the bar. Hotaling & Co.'s portfolio includes Luxardo Liqueurs & Cherries, Nikka Whisky, Junipero Gin, No.3 Gin, HINE Cognac, Lot 40 Rye Whisky, Convite Mezcal, Kavalan Whisky, Denizen Rum, HIRSCH Selected Whiskeys, Writers' Tears Whiskey, Old Pulteney Whisky, Speyburn Whisky, Balblair Whisky, Arran Whisky, Old Potrero Rye Whiskey, and more. Visit HotalingandCo.com for a full list of brands. SOURCE Hotaling & Co. Related Links http://www.hotalingandco.com/brand/luxardo", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Luxardo Reaches Milestone 200th Anniversary", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: MELVILLE, N.Y., June 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Opportunistic real estate investors will increasingly turn to Section 363 bankruptcy sales in the months ahead as they position themselves for the future, said Jeff Hubbard, Senior Managing Director of the Structured Investment Sales Division at A&G Real Estate Partners, during a recent webinar sponsored by law firm Herrick, Feinstein LLP. Continue Reading Hubbard: \"The positive thing about the market today is, you have plenty of liquidity and available credit generally, unlike in 2008, so investors will have the money to pursue deals.\" With respect to investment opportunities in bankruptcy sales, Hubbard pointed to a key difference between the Great Financial Crisis and the economic challenges triggered by COVID-19. \"The positive thing about the market today is, you have plenty of liquidity and available credit generally, unlike in 2008, so investors will have the money to pursue deals.\" Moreover, in today's highly uncertain environment, all parties of interestfrom buyers, debtors and courts, to secured and unsecured creditorsare seeking certainty, Hubbard told the audience. \"Bankruptcy sales, precisely because they are so carefully structured, give you exactly that with respect to key factors such as timing and market value,\" he said. \"It's why I'm advising real estate investors to look to the bankruptcy process for available opportunities across all asset classes.\" The webinar was titled \"Seize the Opportunity: Real Estate Sales Under Bankruptcy.\" Hubbard, a nationally recognized expert on structured sales, inside and outside of bankruptcy, joined a panel from Herrick that included Sean E. O'Donnell and Stephen Selbst, both Partners and Co-Chairs of the Restructuring & Finance Litigation Group; and Belinda Schwartz, Partner and Chair of the Real Estate Department. At A&G, Hubbard's team boasts 80-plus years of experience in structured turnkey dispositions of portfolios and individual properties across all asset classes. The webinar focused in particular on 363 sales, named for Section 363 of the U.S. bankruptcy code. The Herrick attorneys and Hubbard discussed the impact of Covid-19 on retail, education and other sectors and covered the value-maximizing attributes of Section 363 sale processes from the perspectives of borrowers, creditors and outside investors alike. \"We went over basics such as stalking horse bidders, how to avoid valuation disputesor win them when they occurand the logistics and strategic imperatives involved in discovering opportunities in the bankruptcy process,\" related Hubbard.For investors, those imperatives include doing a deep dive into the nuances of the bankruptcy process and obtaining proper representation, the executive noted. \"It's important to educate yourself on the nuances of 363 sales, but you also want to make sure you're represented by experienced bankruptcy counsel,\" Hubbard said. \"Having representation is important, because when advisors are evaluating potential bidders, one of the first questions they ask is whether you're represented by counsel. They want to know that you have credibilitythat you fully understand your obligations in a structured bankruptcy sale.\"Hubbard emphasized that structured sales offer greater certainty both inside and outside of bankruptcy. While the stalking-horse bidding process typical of a Section 363 bankruptcy sale provides a \"floor\" that protects debtors from receiving unreasonably low bids, Hubbard noted, any structured real estate transaction tends to yield valuable benchmarking information. \"You get an instant read of the market by receiving multiple offers all at once,\" he explained. \"At a time when the value of a wide array of assetseverything from retail leases, to excess real estate on college campuses, to office propertiesis in question, that is critically important.\"Last year, A&G sold the main campus of the College of New Rochelle (New York) in Westchester County for $32 million in a structured bankruptcy auction. Even then, the market value of the 15.6-acre property was uncertain, due in no small measure to a serious constraint in playthe preferences of city officials and local community groups regarding how the campus could be reused. \"We had three parties all bid within $1 million of each other,\" said Hubbard. \"It was real-time price discoveryan absolute demonstration of what that property was worth when marketed properly.\"About A&G Real Estate PartnersA&G is a team of seasoned commercial real estate professionals and subject matter experts that delivers strategies designed to yield the highest possible value for clients' real estate. Key areas of expertise include real estate due diligence, valuations, dispositions, lease restructurings, acquisitions, structured investment sales, and facilitation of growth opportunities. Utilizing its marketing knowledge, reputation and advanced technology, A&G has advised the nation's most prominent retailers and corporations in both healthy and distressed situations. Founded in 2012, A&G is headquartered in Melville, N.Y., with offices throughout the country. For more information, please visit: http://www.agrep.com/Media Contacts:At Jaffe Communications, Bill Parness, (732) 673-6852, [emailprotected], or Elisa Krantz, (908)-789-0700, [emailprotected]. SOURCE A&G Real Estate Partners", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Section 363 Sales Beckon U.S. Real Estate Investors, Notes A&G Executive Structured process stands to yield strong acquisition opportunities in retail, office, education, student housing and other sectors, advises Jeff Hubbard in Zoom panel discussion.", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The \"Styrene Market - Growth, Trends, and Forecast (2020 - 2025)\" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The market for styrene is expected to grow at a CAGR of more than 5% during the forecast period. The major factor driving the growth of the market studied is the growing consumer electronics market. On the flip side, the decline in automotive is expected to hinder the growth of the market studied. The polystyrene segment dominated the market with a significant share. This segment is expected to have a significant demand due to increasing applications of expanded polystyrene. Asia-Pacific dominated the market and is expected to continue its dominance during the forecast period. Key Market Trends Polystyrene Segment to Dominate the Market Asia-Pacific to dominate the Market Key Topics Covered: 1 INTRODUCTION 2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 4 MARKET DYNAMICS 4.1 Drivers 4.2 Restraints 5 MARKET SEGMENTATION 5.1 Product Type 5.1.1 Polystyrene 5.1.2 Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene 5.1.3 Styrene Butadiene Rubber 5.1.4 Other Product Types 5.2 End-user Industry 5.3 Geography 6 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE 6.1 Mergers & Acquisitions, Joint Ventures, Collaborations, and Agreements 6.2 Market Share/Ranking Analysis** 6.3 Strategies Adopted by Leading Players 6.4 Company Profiles 6.4.1 Chevron Phillips Chemical Company 6.4.2 Covestro AG 6.4.3 Hanwha Group 6.4.4 INEOS Capital Limited 6.4.5 LyondellBasell Industries Holdings B.V. 6.4.6 Repsol 6.4.7 Royal Dutch Shell plc 6.4.8 SABIC 6.4.9 LG Chem 7 MARKET OPPORTUNITIES AND FUTURE TRENDS 7.1 Ongoing Research to Develop Bio-based Polystyrene 7.2 Other Opportunities For more information about this report visit https://www.researchandmarkets.com/r/tsx1sw About ResearchAndMarkets.com ResearchAndMarkets.com is the world's leading source for international market research reports and market data. We provide you with the latest data on international and regional markets, key industries, the top companies, new products and the latest trends.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Global Styrene Market Growth, Trends and Forecasts 2020-2025: Polystyrene Segment to Dominate the Market - ResearchAndMarkets.com", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: SALT LAKE CITY, April 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Researchers from Intermountain Healthcare and University of Utah Health in Salt Lake City have launched two vital clinical trials to test the effectiveness and safety of two drugs hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) and azithromycin to treat patients with COVID-19 (infection with the novel coronavirus). Researchers from the two health systems plan to enroll nearly 2,300 patients who are COVID-19 positive or suspected of being positive for the virus. (PRNewsfoto/Intermountain Healthcare) \"Results from these studies will help us to understand the value of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) in treatment of COVID-19 as we seek ways to fight the virus effectively and reduce the human cost of this pandemic,\" said Samuel Brown, MD, principal investigator of one of the studies and a critical care researcher at Intermountain Healthcare. Hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malarial drug typically used to treat some autoimmune diseases, and azithromycin, an antibiotic typically used for sinusitis or pneumonia, have been suggested as potential treatments for COVID-19, but whether they actually help is unknown. In addition, the drugs can cause significant side-effects. In some cases, hydroxychloroquine has increased the levels of a different virus present in the blood or caused problems with heart rhythm. Further, a surge in interest in hydroxychloroquine has left patients who take the drug to manage ongoing chronic illnesses at risk of losing access to their regular course of treatment.\"Because COVID-19 is a new disease, we're all starting from scratch,\" said Adam M. Spivak, MD, a principal investigator of one of the clinical trials and an infectious disease physician at University of Utah Health. \"The only way to answer the key question of 'does this drug work?' is to perform an unbiased clinical trial where we study its effects.\" In the first trial, patients hospitalized with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 will be given either hydroxychloroquine or azithromycin to determine whether either drug affects the severity of COVID-19 and saves lives. Researchers plan to enroll 300 patients in the clinical trial from across all Intermountain Healthcare hospitals and University of Utah Health hospitals that are treating COVID-19 patients.\"The main question we're looking to answer in this trial is, does hydroxychloroquineimprove the severity of illness and save lives for patients hospitalized with COVID-19?\" said Dr. Brown. In the second set of trials, patients with confirmed COVID-19 who are being treated as outpatients will be given hydroxychloroquine or azithromycin to determine if either drug can prevent hospitalization. The trials will also determine whether hydroxychloroquine impacts viral shedding and prevents infection of household contacts as compared to a placebo. For these outpatient trials, researchers will enroll 2,000 patients across Utah from all Intermountain Healthcare and University of Utah Health System hospitals that are treating COVID-19 patients. Patients will receive treatment and be monitored via telehealth. Brandon Webb, MD, a principal investigator of the outpatient trial and an infectious diseases physician at Intermountain Healthcare, said there's significant global interest in both clinical trials. \"There's worldwide interest in these drugs, but the available clinical data have not yet shown any benefit,\" he added. \"These clinical trials allow us to protect the safety of patients but also answer the really important question of benefit versus harm.\" Clinical trials typically take months or years to launch. Researchers at Intermountain Healthcare, University of Utah Health, the Utah Department of Health, and the Utah Medical Association were able to launch these COVID-19 clinical trials in two weeks.\"Everyone on our research team has been working 18-hour days to make this happen,\" said Dr. Brown. \"We've been able to be nimble and flexible while still meeting the rigorous standards of a clinical trial because the need for this knowledge is so great. We applaud all of these organizations for working collaboratively to make these clinical trials a reality and to do the right thing for our patients.\"Researchers acknowledge there may be pressure on clinicians to use hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 patients outside of a clinical trial. While it may feel reassuring to prescribe this medication in the midst of a pandemic, it may be counter-productive or even harmful until physicians better understand their impact, they say. Two weeks ago, research leaders at Intermountain Healthcare and University of Utah Health agreed to work together to help solve this problem. \"Although some providers will choose to prescribe hydroxychloroquine to their patients, Intermountain Healthcare, University of Utah Health, the Utah Department of Health, and the UMA recognize the safest way to use this medication to treat COVID-19 is within the framework of clinical trials,\" said Raj Srivastava, MD, a principal investigator of the outpatient trial and assistant vice president of research at Intermountain Healthcare. \"We believe these trials will ensure patients are provided information about potential associated risks and have consented to participate so their progress can be closely monitored by healthcare providers and research staff,\" added Rachel Hess, MD, MS, a principal investigator of the outpatient trial and co-director for the Center for Clinical and Translational Science at the University of Utah. https://intermountainhealthcare.org/ SOURCE Intermountain Healthcare Related Links intermountainhealthcare.org", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Researchers from Intermountain Healthcare and University of Utah Health Launch Two Vital COVID-19 Clinical Trials to Test Effectiveness of Drugs", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: CAPE TOWN, South Africa, July 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --The South African Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) has switched to a new formula for calculating official domestic liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) prices, linked to Argus calculations of freight and logistics costs. The formula will be used to generate an import parity price and is based on Saudi Arabia's official contract prices for butane and propane, and a freight element produced by Argus, all published in the daily Argus International LPG report. The formula, known as the Maximum Refinery Gate Price (MRGP), was previously based on the price of gasoline, which meant that South Africa's domestic LPG market often did not reflect international conditions. LPG is used extensively in the South African residential and industrial sectors, and consumption and imports are rising. The new formula will apply from 1 July. As it is produced at the end of each month, to apply to the following month, producers, importers, traders, wholesalers and retailers of LPG will be able to track how the freight element of the formula evolves, enabling them to plan and budget more effectively. \"I welcome the department's decision to bring more transparency to the calculation of LPG prices in South Africa, and we are pleased that they have chosen to use the Argus assessment,\" Argus Media chairman and chief executive Adrian Binks said. \"We will continue to work closely with the government and industry to ensure our assessments help to align domestic prices with international markets.\" Argus LPG prices are used around the world for benchmarking and risk management purposes. In Africa, Argus publishes prices for LPG delivered to ports in west and east Africa, as well as to Richards Bay in South Africa. Contact Information London: Seana Lanigan+44 20 7780 4200Email Seana Singapore: Tomoko Hashimoto+65 6496 9960Email Tomoko Moscow: Alexey Komarov+7 495 933 75 71Email Alexey Houston: Karen Johnson+1 281 732 9489Email Karen About Argus MediaArgus is an independent media organisation with more than 1,000 staff. It is headquartered in London and has 25 offices in the world's principal commodity trading and production centres. Argus produces price assessments and analysis of international energy and other commodity markets, and offers bespoke consulting services and industry-leading conferences. Companies in 140 countries around the world use Argus data to index physical trade and as benchmarks in financial derivative markets as well as for analysis and planning purposes. Argus was founded in 1970 and is a privately held UK-registered company. It is owned by employee shareholders, global growth equity firm General Atlantic and Hg, the specialist software and technology services investor. ARGUS, the ARGUS logo, ARGUS MEDIA, ARGUS DIRECT, ARGUS OPEN MARKETS, AOM, FMB, DEWITT, JIM JORDAN & ASSOCIATES, JJ&A, FUNDALYTICS, METAL-PAGES, METALPRICES.COM, INTEGER, Argus publication titles and Argus index names are trademarks of Argus Media Limited. SOURCE Argus Media Related Links http://www.argusmedia.com", "role": "user" }, { "content": "South Africa switches to Argus-related pricing for LPG", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Private credit investment manager WhiteHawk Capital Partners, LP (WhiteHawk) launched in 2020 with a focus on providing asset-based financing solutions to primarily middle market companies in need of liquidity and growth capital. WhiteHawk is led by Managing Partners John Ahn, Robert Louzan and Harry Chung, formerly of Great American Capital Partners, also known as GACP, a division of B. Riley Financial. The Managing Partners were joined by their 10-member investment team, ensuring continuity of the firms demonstrated investment process. The team sources, underwrites and lends to public and private companies seeking to provide investors a high level of current income and total return coupled with attractive risk-adjusted returns that are counter-cyclical with a low correlation to the publicly traded credit and equity markets. WhiteHawks institutional investors include pensions, family offices, insurance companies and asset managers, and they continue to manage the two funds from their predecessor firm. Since 2015, the WhiteHawk team has sourced and underwritten 45 investments representing transaction value exceeding $2.7 billion. The team believes it has an extremely robust investment pipeline due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as the dislocations in the market have increased the reluctance of banks to lend to companies in transition. WhiteHawk has entered into a strategic relationship with Los Angeles based First Pacific Advisors, LP (FPA) to take full advantage of the current investment environment and to maintain their investment focus. FPA provides operational, compliance, and business development support. As of December 31, 2020, FPA manages approximately $26 billion across multiple strategies. Independently owned, FPA has 84 employees, with 26 investment professionals. We are excited for our team to continue to take advantage of what we believe are the best opportunities in the middle market. We believe our repeatable, high conviction underwriting process will allow us to achieve attractive returns regardless of the economic environment or borrowing bases performance. Partnering with FPA, given their robust and extensive business support, will allow our team to focus on sourcing, underwriting, monitoring and exiting loans, WhiteHawks John Ahn commented. We have known the WhiteHawk principals for over a decade. We are thrilled to work with WhiteHawk and support what we believe is a high value-added and differentiated strategy, said FPA Managing Partner Steven Romick. For additional information about WhiteHawk Capital Partners (www.whitehawkcapital.com) please contact [email protected] or [email protected].", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Asset-Based Private Credit Lender WhiteHawk Capital Partners Announces Launch", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: AUSTIN, Texas, May 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Zenoss Inc., the leader in intelligent application and service monitoring, today announced that GalaxZ20 will be held virtually on July 16. The one-day live, online conference will offer attendees a fully immersive experience with access to all keynotes, track sessions, and opportunities to interact and collaborate with other participants. The annual GalaxZ user conference has hosted a rapidly growing audience of IT Ops, DevOps and site reliability engineering professionals from some of the world's largest enterprises, including Google, BBC, United Airlines, PepsiCo, Dish Network, Nintendo, NetApp, Guardian Life, Nutanix, Saudi Aramco, Cisco and more. GalaxZ20 will feature industry luminaries, real-world customer case studies, in-depth technical training, a partner showcase, and extensive opportunities to network and connect with peers. \"For four years, GalaxZ has brought together industry experts, global IT leaders and frontline practitioners who are all focused on optimizing application health and performance in complex, modern environments,\" said Greg Stock, chairman and CEO of Zenoss. \"We're proud to still be able to serve as host to an online gathering of some of the sharpest minds in the world.\" Designed for newcomers as well as the most advanced professionals, GalaxZ20 will facilitate attendees helping one another address the increasing complexities of modern IT environments and showcase customers who have developed elegant solutions that can be leveraged. Here is a preview of what attendees will experience at the virtual GalaxZ20: Expert sessions with cloud and infrastructure leaders, practitioners and industry experts Strategies for optimizing application health in complex hybrid IT environments The latest how-tos and best practices from Zenoss subject matter experts One-on-one meetings with Zenoss technical experts, solution strategists and executives Z Awards that recognize exceptional innovation, leadership and collaboration Networking opportunities throughout the event For more information about GalaxZ20 and to register for free, visithttps://galaxz.zenoss.com. About ZenossZenoss works with the world's largest organizations to ensure their IT services and applications are always on. Delivering full-stack monitoring combined with AIOps, Zenoss uniquely collects all types of machine data, including metrics, dependency data, events, streaming data and logs, to build real-time IT service models that train machine learning algorithms to deliver robust AIOps analytics capabilities. This enables IT Ops and DevOps teams to optimize application performance, predict and eliminate outages, and reduce IT spend in modern hybrid IT environments. Zenoss is recognized as a Leader in The Forrester Wave: Intelligent Application and Service Monitoring, Q2 2019 and is recognized in the 2019 Gartner Market Guide for AIOps Platforms. For more information about Zenoss, please visit https://www.zenoss.com. Zenoss Media ContactJill Ford[emailprotected] SOURCE Zenoss Inc. Related Links http://www.zenoss.com", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Zenoss User Conference Goes Virtual GalaxZ20 Attendees Will Get Full Conference Experience of Keynotes, Track Sessions and Networking", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: STATE COLLEGE, Pa., July 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Twenty Over Ten, an industry-leading SaaS company, announced a robust line-up of new updates to its Lead Pilot tool to help advisory businesses improve their inbound marketing efforts. These new additions will enable financial advisors to better manage their content and communications in less time, generate new leads from digital marketing, and grow their businesses - completely virtually. The platform now boasts the addition of curated automated drip campaigns, gated content, Facebook Pixel for retargeting content readers, and pre-written weekly market summaries. \"The pandemic has pushed advisory businesses across the world to shift their marketing efforts completely digital and right now more than ever, lead generation is crucial to the success of advisory firms,\" said Ryan Russell, co-founder of Twenty Over Ten. \"The addition of these four new features to the Lead Pilot platform have been on our product roadmap since we formally launched Lead Pilot in February. We decided to fast track these improvements and additions so that our users can better serve their clients and prospects digitally at a time when it's much needed.\" New Ways to Reach Clients and Prospects With Curated Automated Drip Campaigns With curated automated drip campaigns, advisors have a fast and easy way to launch 30, 60, and 90-day campaigns designed to nurture prospects and clients along their journey. Lead Pilot's curated campaigns take a cross-channel approach combining email marketing, social media, and landing pages to lead to stronger engagement and healthier relationships. Once logged into their account, users can easily peruse and preview the contents of a campaign at a glance. Users have the option to completely customize the campaigns or use them out of the box. Campaign customizations include: Email preview text, subject line, imagery, and body content. Day and time of content distribution. Social media sharing descriptions and images. Learn more about Lead Pilot's automated drip campaigns: https://leadpilot.io/campaigns. Managing and Growing Lead Gen With Gated Content It's easier than ever for advisors to generate gated content using the latest updates to the Lead Pilot platform. With content block subscribe forms, users can customize the content for their pop-ups to be displayed on a particular landing page. Pop-ups enable advisory firms to collect contact information from prospects including name, email address and phone number before the content is displayed for visitors. New Integration With Facebook Pixel to Track Ad Campaign Performance Lead Pilot users now have the opportunity to collect more data and track conversions from Facebook ads and build targeted landing pages for ads with Lead Pilot's new Facebook Pixel integration. This new integration works by placing and triggering cookies to track users as they interact with advisors' landing pages and their Facebook ads. This one-click Facebook Pixel integration will make it easier than ever for advisors to run retargeting ad campaigns on Facebook, the most popular social media platform for those ages 50 and over. Users simply add in their Pixel ID once and all landing pages they deploy will automatically incorporate the full Facebook Pixel code. Advisors won't have to worry about remembering to add it to each landing page or every campaign that they run, they'll simply add it once and it will track every person who clicks on the content shared via Lead Pilot. A Faster Way for Advisory Businesses to Produce Weekly Market Summaries In partnership with briefing.com Lead Pilot continues to add to its unique, ever-growing content library for financial advisors with the addition of weekly market summaries. With the volatility of the current market and fluctuating economy, Lead Pilot users can now keep their clients and prospects abreast of the week's top headlines by sharing these pre-written weekly recaps of market activity and events, featuring commentary and analysis written with individual investors in mind. ABOUT TWENTY OVER TEN:Twenty Over Ten is a leading SaaS company whose mission is to help professionals in regulated industries redefine their marketing efforts. Twenty Over Ten offers a family of agile marketing products, Lead Pilot, Website Engine and Providence, all of which give financial service companies the marketing tools they need to scale. The company is headquartered in State College, PA. For more information, please visit www.twentyoverten.com. Media Contacts:Amanda LarsonTwenty Over Ten(855) 360-1732[emailprotected]https://twentyoverten.comhttps://twitter.com/twentyoverten SOURCE Twenty Over Ten Related Links https://twentyoverten.com", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Twenty Over Ten Adds Four New Features to Lead Pilot to Assist Advisory Firms In Generating New Clients Virtually All-In-One Inbound Marketing Platform Unveils Curated Automated Drip Campaigns, Facebook Pixel Integration, Gated Content, and Weekly Market Summaries to Give Businesses New Ways to Reach Clients and Prospects", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Forter, the leader in e-commerce fraud prevention, today announced it has raised $125 million in Series E funding. Led by Bessemer Venture Partners, Felix Capital and Itai Tsiddon, with participation from Sequoia Capital, NewView Capital, Scale Venture Partners, March Capital Partners and Commerce Ventures, the round propels Forters valuation to over $1.3 billion. The funding will allow Forter to accelerate its vision of establishing an ecosystem of trust across online merchants, banks and payment providers to block fraud and give consumers the trust and convenience to shop freely. The company will continue to expand its suite of solutions and global data network, which has doubled in size over the last 12 months to exceed $200 billion in annual online transactions protecting over 800 million shoppers. We set out to create a global coalition of merchants, banks and payment providers that fight fraud together. We continue on our mission to expand the online network of trust and will continue investing in our platform in collaboration with our customers and partners, said Michael Reitblat, CEO and Co-founder, Forter. This year we have doubled our team across eight global offices, doubled our revenue and enjoyed our first cash flow positive quarter. The market traction we have experienced allows us to invest even more into our platform and drive more significant impact for our customers and partners. We will remain an independent company as we continue to grow our footprint across the commerce ecosystem. Forters real-time, fully automated fraud prevention platform is trusted by numerous top merchants from all commerce verticals including Adore Beauty, Booktopia, Hello Molly, Sephora and Adobe. The companys global network provides a comprehensive view of both fraudulent and legitimate customer behaviors, allowing incredibly accurate fraud decisions with enhanced customer experience. Over the past year, Forter has driven product innovation and extended its partner ecosystem to protect merchants and consumers across the entire e-commerce experience, including: Companies that can allow global organizations to safely embrace and accelerate their digital transformation and increase the lifetime value of their online consumers are invaluable as e-commerce continues to climb, said Elliott Robinson, a partner at Bessemer Venture Partners. Forter has turned fraud prevention into a business enabler by uniting the entire digital economy ecosystem to fight fraud together and let people shop safely. The impact customers experience with Forter includes: \"Over the last four years weve grown by more than 400%. The key to this success has been scaling the business safely while still delivering a great customer experience, said Kate Morris, Founder & Executive Director, Adore Beauty. Forters ability to support automated, real time decisioning simply means we dont have to worry about fraud any more. About Forter Forter is the leader in e-commerce fraud prevention, processing over $200 billion in online commerce transactions and protecting over 800 million consumers globally from credit card fraud, account takeover, identity theft, and more. The companys identity-based fraud prevention solution detects fraudulent activity in real-time, throughout all online consumer experiences. Forters integrated fraud prevention platform is powered by its rapidly growing Global Data Network, underpinned by predictive fraud research and modelling, and the ability for customers to tailor the platform for their specific needs. As a result, Forter is trusted by Fortune 500 companies to deliver exceptional accuracy, a smoother user experience, and elevated sales at a much lower cost. Forter was recently named the Leader in e-Commerce Fraud Prevention by Frost & Sullivan.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Forter Raises $125M Series E; Rapid Growth and Market Demand for Real-Time Fraud Prevention Platform Elevates Valuation to More than $1.3B Forter to Continue Expansion of Global Coalition of Merchants, Banks and Payment Providers Against Online Fraud", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: LOS ANGELES, Oct. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Healthfully, an enterprise healthcare solutions company, announcedthat St. Louis Community College has selected its Healthfully @ Work solution designedto help educational institutions createsafe environments for return to campus. Supporting the college's health services organization,Healthfully'smanagement tools andapp will provide comprehensive COVID-19 exposure prevention, screening, testing, contact tracing and case management with robust security and HIPAA compliance. St. Louis Community College is the largest higher educational institution in the region. STLCC has served over 1.2 million students; at least one person in more than one-half of St. Louis areahouseholds has attended the College. Enrollment is over 17,000 students across four campuses, two education and two workforce trainingcenters. The Healthfully @ Workplatform offers two essential components: Administrator Dashboard. Data received from Healthfully app users, healthcare providers, and labs permit monitoring of: Student/staff compliance with screening, physician visits, testing, and isolation Individual and population based COVID-19 health status Contact tracing and exposure assessment to work locations and individuals Case management including workflow and policy management, assigned tasks, and case notes. Healthfully @ Work App. Students, faculty, and staff use a web/mobile app to engage COVID-19 resources: Self-screening and attestation A Hall Pass feature displaying on each individual's phone a time-stamped, red-yellow-green status based on screening Reminders, alerts and workflow automation Workflow/integration of Provider/Secondary screening, orders, and upload doctor's notes Workflow/integration: view nearby test sites, get-inline for testing, and upload results Moderated COVID-19 education and support communities \"The Healthfully platform offers administrators an alternative to creating their own tools or relyingon multiple apps,\" said Paul Viskovich, CEO, Healthfully. \"We are pleased to supportSt. Louis Community College's return-to-school program with a comprehensive, affordable approach.\" \"We had examined several alternatives for COVID-19 management, including developing our own solution,\" said Keith R. Hacke, CIO, of St. Louis Community College.\"Healthfully had the right functionality for us with ability to have it rapidly implemented.\" Additional information at https://www.healthfully.io/solutions/employer-back-to-work-solution About Healthfully Healthfully unifies access, support, and rewards to optimize consumer health.We provideorganizations with a white-label, digital health experience platform to engage and empower. The platform blendsvaluable functions, intelligence, and content for patients, consumers, and communities, creating a great patient experience. www.healthfully.io About St Louis Community College (STLCC) As the largest higher educational institution in the region, STLCC has served over1.2 million students. Over 50% of households in the St. Louis area are represented in our former and current student body. Since 1962, the College has heldthe fundamental belief that education has the power to lift us up as individuals, as communities and as a city. STLCC consistently ranks nationally among the top associate degree-awarding institutions. As we launch students into new and better careers, four-year degrees and richer lives, we strengthen St. Louis one student at a time. www.stlcc.edu Media Contact: Don FallatiMarketing914-833-9157[emailprotected] Related Images healthfully.png Healthfully Logo SOURCE Healthfully Inc.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Healthfully Selected by St. Louis Community College for COVID-19 Back-to-School Solution", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: NEW YORK, Aug. 26, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --KEY FINDINGSThe global industrial air purifier market is estimated to register a CAGR of 5.56%, across the forecast period of 2019 to 2028. The key factors promoting market growth include, the economic impact of degrading air quality, the governments' support, rising concerns over health disorders caused by air pollution, and the surging demand for workers' safety,Read the full report: https://www.reportlinker.com/p05953905/?utm_source=PRN MARKET INSIGHTSIndustrial air purifiers are appliances assisting the maintenance of indoor air quality (IAQ), within industrial avenues.Industries employ a large number of workers, who are continually exposed and vulnerable to hazardous air.As a result, installing industrial air purifiers is a vital step towards promoting the health and well-being of working personnel in industries.The governments of numerous developed nations, like the United Kingdom and the United States, are enforcing regulations to ensure the maintenance of air quality in industries and protect employees working in hazardous environments.For instance, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has endorsed regulations for maintaining and improving indoor air quality, followed by the United States and Canada.Likewise, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) assists in protecting indoor air quality from contaminants and pollutants like formaldehyde, mold, and particulate matter. As a result, enterprises complying with government regulations fuel the global industrial air purifier market growth.REGIONAL INSIGHTSThe geographical segmentation of the global industrial air purifier market growth includes the Asia Pacific, North America, Europe, and the rest of the world.The Asia Pacific is projected to be the fastest-growing and dominating market across the forecast period, owing to the industrial developments in the region and increased purchasing powers.Additionally, the rising awareness of the harmful effects of air pollution on humans is also anticipated to drive the region's market growthCOMPETITIVE INSIGHTSMajor industries operating in the market are diversified and integrated manufacturers, involved in large-scale commodity purchases.Moreover, owing to the size of their purchases, they also secure pricing advantages that further inhibit competition from relatively smaller competitors.As a result, the degree of industrial rivalry is anticipated to be high. Distinguished companies operating in the market include, Daikin Industries Ltd, Euromate BV, Parker Hannifin Corporation, Trotec GmbH, Honeywell International Inc, etc.Our report offerings include: Explore key findings of the overall market Strategic breakdown of market dynamics (Drivers, Restraints, Opportunities, Challenges) Market forecasts for a minimum of 9 years, along with 3 years of historical data for all segments, sub-segments, and regions Market Segmentation cater to a thorough assessment of key segments with their market estimations Geographical Analysis: Assessments of the mentioned regions and country-level segments with their market share Key analytics: Porter's Five Forces Analysis, Vendor Landscape, Opportunity Matrix, Key Buying Criteria, etc. Competitive landscape is the theoretical explanation of the key companies based on factors, market share, etc. Company profiling: A detailed company overview, product/services offered, SCOT analysis, and recent strategic developmentsCompanies mentioned1. HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC2. DAIKIN INDUSTRIES LTD3. TROTEC GMBH4. PARKER HANNIFIN CORPORATION5. EUROMATE BV6. CAMFIL AB7. ELEX AG8. GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY9. MANN+HUMMEL INTERN GMBH10. THERMAX LTD11. HAMON GROUP12. GEA GROUP AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT13. BABCOCK WILCOX ENTERPRISES INC14. JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC15. DUCON TECHNOLOGIES16. SPX CORPORATIONRead the full report: https://www.reportlinker.com/p05953905/?utm_source=PRN About Reportlinker ReportLinker is an award-winning market research solution. Reportlinker finds and organizes the latest industry data so you get all the market research you need - instantly, in one place. __________________________ Contact Clare: [emailprotected] US: (339)-368-6001 Intl: +1 339-368-6001 SOURCE Reportlinker Related Links www.reportlinker.com", "role": "user" }, { "content": "GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL AIR PURIFIER MARKET FORECAST 2019-2028", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: MADISON, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CuneXus, the first digital storefront for financial institutions customers and members, found that credit unions experienced a 17.3% increase in average number of loans granted over a 12-month period after implementing its product. This comes from an analysis to uncover the statistically significant impact CuneXus products have on participating credit union operations/financials versus non-participant peers. The increase in loans spiked especially higher than industry averages in Q2 of 2020; as the credit union industry average fell with the pandemic, personal and targeted offers from CuneXus accelerated. Analysis found that the CuneXus alignment had the strongest impact within Home Equity Lines of Credit and unsecured loan growth for participating credit unions. Credit cards, new and used auto loan growth increased at a steady rate during this same time, however, it is uncertain if CuneXus was an influencer or moderate supporter of this growth. Also, it appears that credit unions with greater than $2B+ experienced notably higher average performance rates than their smaller counterparts, the results may be attributed to more qualified members. Partnering with CuneXus has given our credit union the ability to extend guaranteed loan offers to members in as little as 10 seconds, said Jaynel Christensen, vice president of lending for Frankfort, Ky-based Commonwealth Credit Union. An added benefit is the mobile borrowing experience that makes it easy for members to transact when and where its most comfortable for them. CuneXus has become a vital part of our sales and growth; we will leverage their strategy to continue to support our members. CuneXus uses a financial institutions customer information and lending criteria, as well as customer credit history, behavior, and location to identify and align potential loan offerswith no application necessary. Targeted offers are presented to consumers via the institutions online and mobile banking access, with aligned branch and call center member support. This impact analysis proves were providing an invaluable service to the credit unions we serve, said Dave Buerger, co-founder & president of CuneXus. Were helping these institutions increase loan volume and revenue at a double-digit increase, while giving them a competitive advantage and an opportunity to deepen relationships with their members. About CuneXus CuneXus, is the first-to-market with a digital storefront for financial institutions customers and members, addressing the need for a personalized, on-demand banking experience. The platform eliminates the loan and deposit application process, providing consumer transparency and a simple 10-second activation experience. The CuneXus digital storefront has served over 145 of the largest lenders in the country to grow wallet share, create sales enabled branches, execute new account holder acquisition, and grow non-interest income. CuneXus client institutions represent over $400 billion in combined assets and 20 million U.S. consumers. For more information, visit www.cunexus.com.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "CuneXus Study Reports Improved Loan Portfolio Growth for Participating Credit Unions More than 17% increase in loans granted in a year following implementation, per analysis", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: BOSTON, Nov. 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Just in time for the holidays,VelcroCompaniesis stepping in and giving the gift of comfort and relief with the new VELCRO Brand Face Mask Extender Straps.While masks are key to slowing the spread of COVID-19, it's no secrettheyaren't the most comfortable accessory.In fact, 1 in 4 Americans said they do not wear a mask when they leave their home, becausethey thinkface masks are uncomfortable (Premise Data Corporation). Just in time for the holidays, Velcro Companies is stepping in and giving the gift of comfort and relief with the new VELCRO Brand Face Mask Extender Straps. Using the same fastening technology that VELCRO Brand products are known for, the VELCRO Brand Face Mask Extender Straps are made from high quality material for softness, durability and comfort and wont get caught in hair. Available in 4-packs of Black, White and Multi-Color (including blue, red, yellow and green),VELCRO Brand Face Mask Extender Strapscan be foundatAmazonand Lowesas well as select Walmartand Big Lots stores.Manufacturer Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) for the 4-pack is$6.99 (plus tax). \"With masks being an essential part of everyday wear, we noticed people using paperclips, puzzle pieces and even some of our existing products to create \"mask hack ear savers\" to alleviate ear pain and reduce their discomfort,\" said Andrew Ellis, Vice President, Consumer, Velcro Companies. \"VELCRO Brand Face Mask Extender Straps are soft and comfortable, making them the perfect solution to the frustrations of wearing a face mask all day.\" Using the same fastening technologythatVELCROBrandproductsare known for,the VELCROBrandFace Mask Extender Strapsaremade from high quality material for softness, durability and comfort and won't get caught in hair.Each VELCROBrandFace Mask Extender Strap is 12 inches long, providing maximum adjustability, versatility for useswith all types ofmasks and hair styles and comfort.Plus, they can be reused byhandwashingafter wear.To learn more about Velcro Companies and the VELCRO Brand, please visit: www.velcro.com.About VELCRO COMPANIESVelcro Companies is a technology-driven, global organization providing versatile, strong, reliable and durable fastening solutions that solve problems in simple, elegant and surprising ways. VELCRO Brand products are used by businesses and consumers around the world and can be found in the Transportation, Medical, Packaging, Construction, Personal Care and Industrial markets. We have a heritage of innovation spanning more than 60 years and hold more than 400 active patents and numerous trademarks, including the VELCRO trademark. To buy genuine VELCRO Brand products and find out more about our company, visitwww.velcro.com. Contacts: Kate Mitchell Mark Elliott Zeno Group Velcro Companies [emailprotected] [emailprotected] (440) 749-3199 (603) 260-1336 SOURCE Velcro Companies", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Velcro Companies Gives The Gift Of Comfort And Relief With New Mask Strap This Holiday Season New VELCRO Brand Face Mask Extender Straps help alleviate common pain and discomfort felt when wearing face masks", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Schall Law Firm, a national shareholder rights litigation firm, announces that it is investigating claims on behalf of investors of SolarWinds Corporation (SolarWinds or the Company) (NYSE: SWI) for violations of the securities laws. The investigation focuses on whether the Company issued false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose information pertinent to investors. SolarWinds Orion monitoring product suffered from a vulnerability since the middle of 2020 that allowed hackers to force access to servers running the compromised software. The Companys update server was not adequately secured, for example, its password was solarwinds123. The Companys customers, including Microsoft, the Federal government, and others were left vulnerable to hackers. This vulnerability and subsequent hacks of these organizations led to severe reputational harm for the Company. Based on these facts, the Companys public statements were false and materially misleading throughout the class period. When the market learned the truth about SolarWinds, investors suffered damages. If you are a shareholder who suffered a loss, click here to participate. We also encourage you to contact Brian Schall of the Schall Law Firm, 2049 Century Park East, Suite 2460, Los Angeles, CA 90067, at 310-301-3335, to discuss your rights free of charge. You can also reach us through the firm's website at www.schallfirm.com, or by email at [email protected]. The Schall Law Firm represents investors around the world and specializes in securities class action lawsuits and shareholder rights litigation. This press release may be considered Attorney Advertising in some jurisdictions under the applicable law and rules of ethics.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "FRIDAY DEADLINE ALERT: The Schall Law Firm Announces it is Investigating Claims Against SolarWinds Corporation and Encourages Investors with Losses of $100,000 to Contact the Firm", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: CHAMPIONSGATE, Fla., Sept. 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --October is National Dental Hygiene Month, and the International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology (IAOMT) is celebrating by promoting its new course for dental hygienists. The IAOMT's Biological Dental Hygiene Accreditation Program was recently launched to help dental professionals understand the science behind holistic approaches that reconnect oral health with the rest of the body. Carl McMillan, DMD, Chair of IAOMTs Education Committee, awards Annette Wise, RDH, Barbara Tritz, RDH, and Debbie Irwin, RDH, with their Biological Dental Hygiene Accreditation. \"For many years, our dental hygienist members sought to construct a specialized training course to provide a detailed understanding about how biological dentistry treats the whole body as part of oral health care,\" explains Kym Smith, Executive Director of the IAOMT. \"It's a testament to our hygienist members that they achieved their goal of putting together scientific research and hands-on resources to create this innovative new program.\" The Biological Dental Hygiene Accreditation Program covers essential components of holistic dental hygiene through an online course consisting of training articles and videos, as well as a workshop that can be attended virtually or in person. Coursework includes learning how to mitigate mercury exposure from amalgam fillings, understand patient biocompatibility with dental materials, recognize nutrition's role in periodontal health, and identify signs of sleep-disordered breathing. Participants also receive a one-on-one mentor, access to peer-reviewed research articles about biological dentistry, and partnership in a professional network committed to continuing to investigate the oral-systemic connection. The IAOMT is a global consortium of dentists, hygienists, physicians, other health professionals, and scientists who research the biocompatibility of dental products and practices, including the risks of mercury fillings, fluoride, root canals, and jawbone osteonecrosis. The IAOMT is a non-profit organization and has been dedicated to biological dentistry and its mission of protecting public health and the environment since it was founded in 1984. The organization hopes that National Dental Hygiene Month will help bring about awareness of its state-of-the-art holistic dental hygiene program. Contact: David Kennedy, DDS, IAOMT Public Relations Chair, [emailprotected] International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology (IAOMT) Phone: (863) 420-6373 ext. 804; Website: www.iaomt.org SOURCE International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology Related Links http://www.iaomt.org", "role": "user" }, { "content": "New Course Teaches Dental Hygienists The Science Of Holistic Dental Hygiene", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: NEW YORK, March8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Hoth Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: HOTH), a patient focused clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with certain institutional and accredited investors for the issuance and sale of an aggregate of 7,594,937 shares of its common stock (or common stock equivalent in lieu thereof) and warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 7,594,937shares of common stock, at a purchase price of $1.975 per share and accompanying warrant in a private placement priced at-the-market under Nasdaq Rules. The gross proceeds to the Company from the private placement are expected to be approximately $15 million. The private placement is expected to close on or about March 10, 2021, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions. H.C. Wainwright & Co. is acting as the exclusive placement agentfor the private placement. The warrants will have an exercise price $1.86per share and exercise period commencing immediately upon issuance date and a term of three years. The Company currently intends to use the net proceeds from the private placement for further development of Hoth's product candidates and for working capital and general corporate purposes. The securities were offered in a private placement under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the \"Act\"), and Regulation D promulgated thereunder andhave not been registered under the Act, or applicable state securities laws. Accordingly, the securities may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an effective registration statement or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Act and such applicable state securities laws. Under an agreement with the investors, the Company is required to file an initial registration statement with the SEC covering the resale of the securities to be issued to the investors in the private placement no later than 15 days after today and to use best efforts to have the registration statement declared effective as promptly as practical thereafter, and in any event no later than 90 days after today in the event of a \"full review\" by the SEC. This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the securities, nor shall there be any sale of the securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of such state. About Hoth Therapeutics, Inc. Hoth Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing new generation therapies for unmet medical needs. Hoth's pipeline development is focused to improve the quality of life for patients suffering from indications including atopic dermatitis, skin toxicities associated with cancer therapy, chronic wounds, psoriasis, asthma, acne, and pneumonia. Hoth has also entered into two different agreements to further the development of two therapeutic prospects to prevent or treat COVID-19. To learn more, please visitwww.hoththerapeutics.com. The forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to market and other conditions, the completion of the private placement, the satisfaction of customary closing conditions related to the private placement and the intended use of net proceeds from the private placement, Forward-Looking StatementThis press release includes forward-looking statements based upon Hoth's current expectations which may constitute forward-looking statements for the purposes of the safe harbor provisions under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other federal securities laws, and are subject to substantial risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including, but not limited to market and other conditions, the completion of the private placement, the satisfaction of customary closing conditions related to the private placement. These statements concern the intended use of net proceeds from the private placement, Hoth's business strategies; the timing of regulatory submissions; the ability to obtain and maintain regulatory approval of existing product candidates and any other product candidates we may develop, and the labeling under any approval we may obtain; the timing and costs of clinical trials, the timing and costs of other expenses; market acceptance of our products; the ultimate impact of the current Coronavirus pandemic, or any other health epidemic, on our business, our clinical trials, our research programs, healthcare systems or the global economy as a whole; our intellectual property; our reliance on third party organizations; our competitive position; our industry environment; our anticipated financial and operating results, including anticipated sources of revenues; our assumptions regarding the size of the available market, benefits of our products, product pricing, timing of product launches; management's expectation with respect to future acquisitions; statements regarding our goals, intentions, plans and expectations, including the introduction of new products and markets; and our cash needs and financing plans. There are a number of factors that could cause actual events to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements. You should not place reliance on these forward-looking statements, which include words such as \"could,\" \"believe,\" \"anticipate,\" \"intend,\" \"estimate,\" \"expect,\" \"may,\" \"continue,\" \"predict,\" \"potential,\" \"project\" or similar terms, variations of such terms or the negative of those terms. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, the Company cannot guarantee such outcomes. Hoth may not realize its expectations, and its beliefs may not prove correct. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by these forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors, including, without limitation, market conditions and the factors described in the section entitled \"Risk Factors\" in Hoth's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Hoth's other filings made with the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission. All such statements speak only as of the date made. Consequently, forward-looking statements should be regarded solely as Hoth's current plans, estimates, and beliefs. Investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Hoth cannot guarantee future results, events, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Hoth does not undertake and specifically declines any obligation to update, republish, or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect new information, future events or circumstances or to reflect the occurrences of unanticipated events, except as may be required by applicable law. Investor Contact:LR Advisors LLCEmail:[emailprotected]www.hoththerapeutics.comPhone: (678) 570-6791 SOURCE Hoth Therapeutics, Inc. Related Links https://ir.hoththerapeutics.com", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Hoth Therapeutics Announces $15 Million Private Placement Priced At-the-Market Under Nasdaq Rules", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Applova Inc., the Palo Alto based restaurant tech creator, is reinvigorating its company culture- to attract and retain loyal committed employees which in turn, can strengthen relationships with customers and partners. Applova strongly believes that culture is a fundamental foundation for the success of their customers and the company. Applova's culture is built on a strong sense of empathy and mindfulness and is a manifestation of the following 5 core values: Applova believes that when the company culture becomes embedded in day-to-day work it creates a sense of unity with customers, fosters a positive work environment, attracts and retains the best people, motivates employees, and, most of all, keeps customers happy and propels everyone in the right direction. Dinesh Saparamadu, Founder and CEO of Applova says, Applova is a brand that has always been empathetic in nature. Our teams go above and beyond to provide the best levels of service. We also offer free support to customers when they need it most, like we have been doing during the present pandemic. Saparamadu adds, I think that the company culture we have created has had a big impact in setting a clear vision and goals, implementing good processes, demonstrating our company values, hiring and training the right people, and rewarding the right behaviors and results. Learn more about the Applova culture on www.applova.io/culture About Applova Applova Inc., is a Silicon Valley-based firm specializing in ordering and engagement technologies for restaurants. With a portfolio of self-order kiosks, online storefronts and mobile order-ahead solutions, Applova empowers businesses to deliver exceptional customer experiences and improve the bottom line. For more info, please visit applova.io.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "The Ideal Connection: Applova's Values-driven Culture Builds Strong Bonds", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: ANDOVER, Mass. & MUNICH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aras, the only resilient platform provider for digital industrial applications, today announced that Grammer AG, an international supplier of passenger car interior solutions and complete seating systems for the commercial vehicle, rail and bus sectors, has selected the Aras platform to digitize its interdisciplinary engineering processes and lay the foundation to adapt to future customer needs. The rapid pace of technological change is a significant challenge that companies face when trying to develop an adaptive organization. Failure to keep technology up to date can leave organizations unable to meet unanticipated future business needs. Grammer AG recognized the need to make a change and was looking for a partner to prepare for the future. To prepare the company for future challenges, be equipped to develop complex electrified and connected products, and stay competitive, Grammer AG determined it was time to set up new processes, new toolsets, and new ways of working. It launched a company-wide initiative which included a roadmap of how product offerings will advance over time, and how priorities will likely shift in the future. It was critical for Grammer AG to implement a flexible platform that could accommodate its needs today, but also have the ability to evolve to meet tomorrows unknown challenges without disruption. Grammer AG knew that not only will business processes change, but they will do so often without concern for a systems ability to change with them. There wasnt a product available that could fulfill Grammer AGs needs out-of-the-box. It needed a solution that would allow it to configure, customize, and continuously improve. The adaptability and flexibility of the Aras platform will provide Grammer AG with the technology it needs to develop efficient processes, accelerate its time to market, reduce spend, and prepare for the future. When we started manufacturing commercial vehicle seats and automotive interior parts years ago, they were developed with just mechanical parts. Products have since become electrified, will become more connected in future and are much more complex, and as a result we cannot efficiently move forward with the current processes we have in place, said Marcellus Menges, Director Engineering System and Head of Business Process Management, at Grammer AG. With the support of Aras, we are preparing for the future and are confident that Aras flexible platform approach will enable us to adapt our processes as priorities shift over time. The reality of continually adapting to changing market uncertainties creates a challenge for companies to compete effectively. Anyone can plan for today, but its crucial to be able to plan for tomorrow, too, said Andreas Mueller, SVP European Operations at Aras. The Aras platform has been architected from the ground up with resiliency in mind and will allow Grammer AG to continually adapt and keep up with changing market conditions. About Grammer AG Located in Amberg, Germany, Grammer AG specializes in the development and production of components and systems for automotive interiors as well as suspended driver and passenger seats for on-road and off-road vehicles. In the Automotive Division, Grammer supplies headrests, armrests, center console systems, high-quality interior components, operating systems and innovative thermo-plastic solutions to premium automakers and automotive system suppliers. The Commercial Vehicles Division comprises seats for the truck and off-road seat segments (tractors, construction machinery, forklifts) as well as train and bus seats. With approximately 14,500 employees, Grammer operates in 20 countries around the world. Grammer shares are listed in the Prime Standard and traded on the Frankfurt and Munich stock exchanges via the electronic trading system Xetra. About Aras Aras provides a resilient platform for digital industrial applications. Its open, low code technology enables the rapid delivery of flexible, upgradeable solutions for the engineering, manufacturing and maintenance of complex products. Aras platform and product lifecycle management applications connect users in all disciplines and functions to critical product data and processes across the lifecycle and throughout the extended supply chain. Airbus, Audi, Denso, GE, GM, Honda, Kawasaki, Microsoft, Mitsubishi, and Nissan are investing in the platform to manage complex change and traceability. Visit www.aras.com to learn more and follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Grammer AG Selects the Aras Platform to Future-Proof Business Processes Aras platform to be part of new digital transformation initiative at Grammer", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The \"Battery Metals Market by Metals Type and Application: Global Opportunity Analysis and Industry Forecast, 2020-2027\" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The global battery metals market was valued at $11. 3 billion in 2019, and is projected to reach $20. 5 billion by 2027, growing at a CAGR of 8. 2% from 2020 to 2027. Battery metals are the raw materials used in the production of batteries such as lithium, nickel, cobalt, manganese, and graphite. These battery metals are increasingly used in batteries for electric vehicles, consumer electronics, and other applications. Lithium metals are extracted from the brines and hard rock deposits present in the economies such as China, Americas, Australia, Canada, Brazil, and Portugal. Cobalt is most widely used as the cathode material in the lithium-ion batteries. Nickel is used in battery applications, owing to its high energy density and storage capacity. Surge in penetration of smartphones, tablets, and other electronic devices significantly contribute toward the growth of the global battery metals market. In addition, increase in demand for electric vehicles/hybrid electric vehicle from both developed and developing economies across the globe is projected to fuel the growth of the battery metal market from 2020 to 2027. Moreover, rapid growth of the renewable energy industry is expected to boost the demand for batteries, which, in turn, drives global battery metals market. However, increase in battery waste and high risk of battery material supply security due to international trade relations are expected to hamper the growth of the battery metals market, globally. Conversely, increase in investment toward electrification of remote and rural area is expected to create potential growth opportunity for key player operating in this market. Furthermore, higher energy efficiency requirements in technologically updated consumer gadgets is expected to offer remunerative opportunities for the expansion of the global market. The global battery metals market is segmented into metals type, application, and region. Depending on metal type, it is categorized into lithium, cobalt, nickel, and others. The applications covered in the study include consumer electronics, electric mobility, energy storage systems, and others. Region wise, it is analyzed across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and LAMEA. Key Benefits Market Dynamics Drivers Restraints Opportunity Key Market Players For more information about this report visit https://www.researchandmarkets.com/r/5vkfqv", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Worldwide Battery Metals Industry to 2027 - Opportunity Analysis and Forecast - ResearchAndMarkets.com", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The \"Geospatial Imagery Analytics - Global Market Trajectory & Analytics\" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The publisher brings years of research experience to the 8th edition of this report. The 153-page report presents concise insights into how the pandemic has impacted production and the buy side for 2020 and 2021. A short-term phased recovery by key geography is also addressed. Global Geospatial Imagery Analytics Market to Reach $7.9 Billion by 2027 Amid the COVID-19 crisis, the global market for Geospatial Imagery Analytics estimated at US$5.4 Billion in the year 2020, is projected to reach a revised size of US$7.9 Billion by 2027, growing at a CAGR of 5.6% over the analysis period 2020-2027. Global Positioning Systems (GPS), one of the segments analyzed in the report, is projected to record a 5.7% CAGR and reach US$2.1 Billion by the end of the analysis period. After an early analysis of the business implications of the pandemic and its induced economic crisis, growth in the Geographical Information Systems (GIS) segment is readjusted to a revised 6.2% CAGR for the next 7-year period. The U.S. Market is Estimated at $1.6 Billion, While China is Forecast to Grow at 5.2% CAGR The Geospatial Imagery Analytics market in the U.S. is estimated at US$1.6 Billion in the year 2020. China, the world`s second largest economy, is forecast to reach a projected market size of US$1.4 Billion by the year 2027 trailing a CAGR of 5.2% over the analysis period 2020 to 2027. Among the other noteworthy geographic markets are Japan and Canada, each forecast to grow at 5.4% and 4.4% respectively over the 2020-2027 period. Within Europe, Germany is forecast to grow at approximately 4.6% CAGR. Remote Sensing Segment to Record 5.3% CAGR In the global Remote Sensing segment, USA, Canada, Japan, China and Europe will drive the 5.3% CAGR estimated for this segment. These regional markets accounting for a combined market size of US$493.9 Million in the year 2020 will reach a projected size of US$710.8 Million by the close of the analysis period. China will remain among the fastest growing in this cluster of regional markets. Led by countries such as Australia, India, and South Korea, the market in Asia-Pacific is forecast to reach US$908.4 Million by the year 2027. Competitors identified in this market include, among others: Key Topics Covered: I. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & REPORT SCOPE II. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1. MARKET OVERVIEW 2. FOCUS ON SELECT PLAYERS 3. MARKET TRENDS & DRIVERS 4. GLOBAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE III. MARKET ANALYSIS IV. COMPETITION For more information about this report visit https://www.researchandmarkets.com/r/ysaycw", "role": "user" }, { "content": "$5.4 Billion Worldwide Industry for Geospatial Imagery Analytics to 2027 - Impact Analysis of COVID-19 - ResearchAndMarkets.com", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Nearly 80% of people taking calcitonin gene-related peptide monoclonal antibodies (CGRP mAbs) for the preventive treatment of migraine reported their migraine as \"better\" overall since starting their medication, according to a web-based population survey. Close to two-thirds (62.6%) said they also used an additional recommended migraine preventive medication with their CGRP mAbs. Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) announced today the results, which are among the first real-world, population-based, patient-reported outcomes from people using CGRP mAbs as a migraine preventive treatment and suggest these novel medications lead to improvement in how patients perceive their migraine. The latest findings from Lilly's OVERCOMEstudy are being presented virtually at the 18th Migraine Trust International Symposium (MTIS 2020). \"It is very encouraging that nearly 4 out of 5 people in the survey taking a CGRP monoclonal antibody felt better and reported their migraine had improved,\" saidSait Ashina, M.D., Department of Neurology and Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, andHarvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and scientific advisor to the OVERCOME study. \"It is also notable that the OVERCOME survey reported the clinically meaningful distinction between individuals who reported no change in their migraine with those who said their migraine worsened. This distinction can enhance conversations between the healthcare provider and the patient regarding treatment expectations when considering the use of these novel migraine preventive medications.\" Patient's Assessment of Their Migraine After Taking a CGRP mAb for Preventive Treatment Of the 586 people who reported using a CGRP mAb for the preventive treatment of migraine in the past three months, 79.2% reported perception of their migraine as \"better,\" 11.3% indicated \"no change\" and 9.6% said it was \"worse.\" These findings were relatively consistent across groups: 80.3% (0-3 headache days per month), 80.8% (4-7 headache days per month), 79.8% (8-14 headache days per month) and 74.6% (15 headache days per month).Data was obtained from participants in Q4 2019 and represented 2.8% of the 20,782 participants in the U.S. OVERCOME 2019 survey. Patients' perception of improvement in their migraine were measured using the Patient Global Impression of Improvement (PGI-I) scale. PGI-I responses were categorized as better, no change, or worse. Use of Additional Recommended Migraine Preventive Medication Among respondents who used a CGRP mAb in the previous 3 months, 62.6% used an additional recommended migraine preventive medication. This finding is consistent with the 2018 position statement of the American Headache Society (AHS) on integrating new migraine treatments into clinical practice and with patients' existing treatment plans. \"Given the AHS position statement and these exciting results that people reported their migraine as 'better' overall after taking novel CGRPs mAbs, Lilly believes the new data informs HCPs of the role CGRP mAbs can play as part of a comprehensive treatment plan for migraine,\" saidMichael Cobas Meyer, M.D., vice president, global medical affairs, bio-medicines, Eli Lilly and Company. Use of an additional migraine preventive medication was generally higher for patients with more frequent migraine headache days per month: 56.8% (0-3 headache days per month), 64.6% (4-7 headache days per month), 70.9% (8-14 headache days per month) and 70.2% (15 headache days per month). Recommended preventive medications for migraine were defined by the guidelines of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) as well as the AHS position statement, and included topiramate, divalproex sodium/valproate sodium, metoprolol, propranolol, timolol, atenolol, nadolol, amitriptyline, nortriptyline, venlafaxine, duloxetine and onabotulinumtoxinA. \"We are pleased to share the latest insights from OVERCOME, which will enroll 100,000 people with migraine from around the globe and make it the largest population-based study of its kind by including U.S. patients who are studied over time. OVERCOME is focused on assessing the unmet needs of patients with migraine and how novel therapies, including the class of CGRP monoclonal antibodies, are influencing migraine treatment and patient-reported outcomes in this unprecedented era of treatment innovation for migraine,\" saidMichael Cobas Meyer. \"At Lilly we believe it's important to go beyond controlled clinical trials to better understand how patients manage their migraine including medicines in real life, and how they report the impact on their outcomes. We believe these insights will be useful for patients and healthcare providers when discussing treatment.\" For additional information, read about Lilly's commitment to go beyond clinical trials to advance findings for migraine here. About the OVERCOME Study TheObservational Survey of theEpidemiology, Treatment andCareofMigraine(OVERCOME) study aims to further understand the unmet needs of those with migraine by assessing the burden of migraine experienced by people living with the disease, identify barriers to the appropriate treatment of migraine, and assess how the introduction of novel treatment options may influence delivery of migraine care and outcomes. OVERCOME is a prospective, web-based patient survey and will enroll 100,000 individuals with migraine from regions across the globe. U.S. OVERCOME will enroll more than 60,000 individuals with migraine using a prospective, multi-cohort, longitudinal study design to follow U.S. population samples with migraine for two years following their enrollment. In addition, nearly 40,000 individuals with migraine from other regions across the globe will complete a cross-sectional survey. In parallel, OVERCOME will also include 24,000 people who did not have migraine, providing a unique perspective about how migraine is perceived by those who do not have the disease. OVERCOME began enrollment in Q4 2018. About the U.S. OVERCOME Scientific Advisory Board The U.S. OVERCOME study is being conducted by Kantar on behalf of Eli Lilly and Company with expert guidance provided by some of the leading voices in migraine research today, including: Richard B. Lipton,M.D., (Study Chair), Department of Neurology,Albert Einstein Collegeof Medicine and Director, Montefiore Headache Center, Montefiore Health System Sait Ashina, M.D., Department of Neurology and Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, andHarvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Dawn C. Buse, Ph.D., Department of Neurology,Albert Einstein Collegeof Medicine, Clinical Health Psychology Doctoral Program of theFerkaufGraduate School of Psychology, Yeshiva University Susan Hutchinson, M.D., Orange County Migraine and Headache Center Michael L. Reed, Ph.D., President, Vedanta Research Robert E. Shapiro, M.D., Department of Neurological Sciences,Larner Collegeof Medicine,University of Vermont About Eli Lilly and Company Lilly is a global health care leader that unites caring with discovery to create medicines that make life better for people around the world. We were founded more than a century ago by a man committed to creating high-quality medicines that meet real needs, and today we remain true to that mission in all our work. Across the globe, Lilly employees work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. To learn more about Lilly, please visit us at lilly.comand lilly.com/newsroom. P-LLY This press release contains forward-looking statements (as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995) about the OVERCOME study and its assessment of the unmet needs of patients with migraine and the use of novel therapies, including the class of CGRP monoclonal antibodies, and reflects Lilly's current beliefs. There are substantial risks and uncertainties in the process of development and commercialization. Among other things, there can be no guarantee that future study results will be consistent with the results to date or that Lilly will receive additional regulatory approvals. For further discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties, see Lilly's most recent respective Form 10-K and Form 10-Q filings with theUnited States Securities and Exchange Commission. Except as required by law, Lillyundertakes no duty to update forward-looking statements to reflect events after the date of this release. Lilly USA, LLC 2020. All rights reserved Refer to: Jen Dial; [emailprotected]; 317-220-1172(Lilly Bio-Medicines) Kevin Hern;[emailprotected]; 317-277-1838 (Investor Relations) SOURCE Eli Lilly and Company Related Links http://www.lilly.com", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Lilly's OVERCOME Study Reveals Nearly 80% of People Reported Improvement in Their Migraine Since Starting a CGRP Monoclonal Antibody for Preventive Treatment - Largest Real-World Study of Patient-Reported Outcomes in People with Migraine Shows the Use of Novel CGRP Monoclonal Antibody Class May Improve Migraine", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: EAGAN, Minn., Feb. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --As part of its ongoing effort to help prevent the spread and impact of COVID-19 and improve the long-term sustainability of health care in Minnesota, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota (Blue Cross) today announced extended eligibility for certain expanded benefits. Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, Blue Cross temporarily expanded virtual care benefits for its members to help improve access to health care services while reducing the need for in-person care across various specialties. Blue Cross members have continued to utilize these expanded benefits at a high rate throughout 2020 and into 2021. As a result, all temporary virtual care coverage changes currently in effect will be extended through December 31, 2021. This includes coverage for behavioral health services, in addition to physical, speech and occupational therapy, and medication management. \"We've heard first-hand from our members and health care provider partners that virtual care is working to help address the needs of our communities at a time when in-person care may not always be available or preferred,\" said Dr. Craig Samitt, president and CEO at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota. \"We will continue to do right by our members in any way we can to help them through this challenging time.\" Additionally, Blue Cross announced in early 2020 that it would cover all in-network COVID-19 treatment including office visits and hospitalizations at no cost to members. As the virus continues to take a toll on the physical and financial health of all, Blue Cross has elected to extend this additional coverage through June 30, 2021. The treatment cost-waiver applies to all members in fully insured commercial plans, which encompass thousands of small to large businesses throughout the state; Minnesotans who purchase Blue Cross coverage on their own; and seniors enrolled in Medicare. Self-insured employers have the flexibility to direct Blue Cross to administer the same change within their own health benefit plans. In accordance with federal law, for the duration of the public health emergency, COVID-19 testing and vaccine administration will also continue to be covered at no cost. To learn more about how Blue Cross is working to address the immediate and long-term implications of the COVID-19 pandemic, visit www.bluecrossmn.com/covid. About Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, with headquarters in the St. Paul suburb of Eagan, was chartered in 1933 as Minnesota's first health plan and continues to carry out its charter mission today: to promote a wider, more economical and timely availability of health services for the people of Minnesota. A nonprofit, taxable organization, Blue Cross is the largest health plan based in Minnesota, covering 2.9 million members in Minnesota and nationally through its health plans or plans administered by its affiliated companies. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota and Blue Plus are nonprofit independent licensees of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, headquartered in Chicago. SOURCE Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Blue Cross And Blue Shield Of Minnesota Extends Additional Virtual Care Benefits Through End Of Year Cost-Share Waiver for COVID-19 Treatment Will Continue Through June 2021", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: PARSIPPANY, N.J., Aug. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.(NYSE:WH)announced today the pricing of its offering of $500 million aggregate principal amount of 4.375% Senior Notes due 2028 (the \"Notes\"), which represents a $150 million increase from the previously announced size of the offering. The offering is expected to close on August 13, 2020, subject to customary closing and market conditions, and the Company intends to use the net proceeds of the offering, together with cash on hand, to repay $500 million of the borrowings outstanding under its revolving credit facility and to pay related fees and expenses. The Notes will be guaranteed by certain of the Company's domestic restricted subsidiaries that guarantee its outstanding credit facilities and its existing notes. In addition, the Company entered into a second amendment to its credit agreement related to its revolving credit facility to remove the permanent 0.50% LIBOR floor at the end of the relief period, which was imposed as part of the first amendment. At the end of the relief period, the LIBOR floor will now be reset to 0.00%, consistent with the original credit agreement. The Notes and the related guarantees have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the \"Securities Act\"), any state securities laws or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction. The Notes and the related guarantees may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. The Notes and the related guarantees will be offered, by the initial purchasers, only to persons reasonably believed to be \"qualified institutional buyers\" in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144A under the Securities Act and to certain non-U.S. persons in offshore transactions in accordance with Regulation S under the Securities Act. This press release is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities and shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy, or a sale of, the Notes or the related guarantees or any other securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. PJT Partners served as financial advisor to the Company on the transactions. About Wyndham Hotels & ResortsWyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE: WH) is the world's largest hotel franchising company by the number of properties, with over 9,000 hotels across approximately 90 countries on six continents. Through its network of 813,000 rooms appealing to the everyday traveler, Wyndham commands a leading presence in the economy and midscale segments of the lodging industry. The Company operates a portfolio of 20 hotel brands, including Super 8, Days Inn, Ramada, Microtel, La Quinta, Baymont, Wingate, AmericInn, Hawthorn Suites, Trademark Collection and Wyndham. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts is also a leading provider of hotel management services. The Company's award-winning Wyndham Rewards loyalty program offers 84 million enrolled members the opportunity to redeem points at thousands of hotels, vacation club resorts and vacation rentals globally. Forward-Looking StatementsThis press release contains \"forward-looking statements\" within the meaning of federal securities laws, including statements related to our Notes offering and the use of proceeds therefrom. Forward-looking statements include those that convey management's expectations as to the future based on plans, estimates and projections at the time Wyndham Hotels makes the statements and may be identified by words such as \"will,\" \"expect,\" \"believe,\" \"plan,\" \"anticipate,\" \"intend,\" \"goal,\" \"future,\" \"outlook,\" \"guidance,\" \"target,\" \"estimate,\" \"projection\" and similar words or expressions, including the negative version of such words and expressions. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Wyndham Hotels to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include, without limitation, general economic conditions; the continuation or worsening of the effects from the COVID-19 pandemic, its scope and duration and impact on the Company's business operations, financial results, cash flows and liquidity, as well as the impact on the Company's franchisees and property owners, guests and team members, the hospitality industry and overall demand for travel; the success of the Company's mitigation efforts in response to the COVID-19 pandemic; the Company's performance in any recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic; the performance of the financial and credit markets; the economic environment for the hospitality industry; operating risks associated with the hotel franchising and management businesses; the Company's relationships with franchisees and property owners; the impact of war, terrorist activity or political strife; concerns with or threats of pandemics, contagious diseases or health epidemics, including the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and any resurgence of the virus and actions governments, businesses and individuals take in response to the pandemic, including stay-in-place directives and other travel restrictions; risks related to the Company's relationship with CorePoint Lodging; the Company's ability to satisfy obligations and agreements under its outstanding indebtedness, including the payment of principal and interest and compliance with covenants thereunder; risks related to the Company's ability to obtain financing, including access to liquidity and capital as a result of COVID-19; the restrictions on share repurchases and the Company's ability or plans to pay dividends and to repurchase shares including the timing and amount of any future share repurchase and dividends, as well as the risks described in the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the \"SEC\") and any subsequent reports filed with the SEC. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, subsequent events or otherwise. Contacts Investors: Matt Capuzzi Senior Vice President, Investor Relations 973 753-6453 [emailprotected] Media:Dave DeCecco Group Vice President, Global Communications973 753-7474[emailprotected] SOURCE Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Related Links http://www.wyndhamhotels.com", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Announces Upsizing And Pricing Of Senior Notes Offering", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: ATLANTA, Nov. 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Beginning Nov. 23, Krystalgives guests multiple ways to satisfy their sweet tooth with the addition of cool, creamy Eggnog Shakes and warm Glaze Bombs. Krystal's classic Eggnog Shake is the perfect blend of holiday flavors with soft-serve ice cream, vanilla custard, cinnamon and nutmeg. Available for a limited time at participating locations, this holly jolly deal is sure to put customers in the holiday spirit. Bite-sized Glaze Bombs are made-to-order donut holes, covered in icing, and served warm all day in four-count and 10-count sizes. This new addition to Krystal's dessert menu will remain available for breakfast, lunch, dinner or as a late-night treat. These craveable pastries are a delicious snack or addition to any meal. Both sizes of Glaze Bombs are available in-store or for delivery. Krystal Restaurants, LLC remains committed to the health and safety of guests and team members. Restaurants are following strict public health guidelines and also are taking extra precautions such as staying in contact with local health officials for the latest advisories. Krystal drive-thrus are open 6 a.m.-midnight with dining rooms open with limited hours, and restaurants are offering delivery through UberEATS, DoorDashand Grubhub. About Krystal Restaurants LLC Founded in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in 1932, Krystal Restaurants LLC is the original quick-service restaurant chain in the South and was selected to USA Today's 2019 Top-10 Best Regional Fast Food List. Krystal hamburgers are still served fresh and hot off the grill on the iconic square bun at 300 restaurants in 9 states. Krystal's Atlanta-based Restaurant Support Center serves a team of over 3,700 employees. For more information, visit krystal.com. SOURCE Krystal Restaurants, LLC Related Links https://krystal.com", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Krystal Adds Festive Treats to the Menu on Nov. 23 Quick-Service Chain Spreads Holiday Cheer with Eggnog Shakes and Glaze Bombs", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The \"The Global Full Product Development CMO in the IVD Industry, 2020\" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. Full product development IVD CMO comprises companies that partner with OEMs and support them in the development of IVD devices, ranging from concept to commercialization. IVD companies are continuously looking at new ways to optimize resources due to rising cost pressures and regulatory complexities, prompting industry participants to adopt innovative, integrated business models. CMOS are positioning themselves as one-stop-shop solution providers as opposed to the traditional functional service provider model, creating a mutually beneficial symbiotic relationship between OEMs and CMOs in the IVD industry. The IVD contract manufacturing market is highly fragmented and witnessed a growth rate of 8.5% in 2019. The publisher expects this segment to change significantly over the next few years since the majority of large IVD OEMs are focused on assay development, which is facing competition and capacity constraints due to stringent quality and regulatory requirements, strict delivery timelines, the need for good manufacturing practices, and delivery scale. OEMs are also increasingly outsourcing the design and manufacturing of instruments that perform diagnostics tests, heightening the competition among IVD CMOs to provide holistic services. OEMs face challenges in meeting the rising demand for assays, reagents, and kits for COVID-19 testing, in turn, placing pressure on CMOs to scale up production of automated instruments with high throughput. The key strategic imperative for IVD instrument CMOs is to develop capabilities to manufacture simple, rapid, miniature, easy to use, automated, decentralized, and connected next-generation IVD devices with higher throughput rates to meet the ever-rising test demand. This is expected to boost competition among IVD CMOs to provide holistic services and become strategic partners to OEMs. The report reveals the market positioning of companies in an industry using their Growth and Innovation scores, as highlighted in the report methodology. The document presents competitive profiles on each of the companies in the report based on their strengths, opportunities, and a small discussion on their positioning. The publisher analyzes hundreds of companies in the industry and benchmarks them across 10 criteria on the report, where the leading companies in the industry are then positioned. Industry leaders on both the Growth and Innovation indices are recognized as best practice recipients. Key Topics Covered: 1. Strategic Imperative and Growth Environment 2. Growth Environment 3. Companies to Action 4. Strategic Insights 5. Next Steps: Leveraging the Research Radar to Empower Key Stakeholders 6. Research Radar Analytics For more information about this report visit https://www.researchandmarkets.com/r/wy0l2y", "role": "user" }, { "content": "2020 Insights on the Global Full Product Development CMO in the IVD Market - Featuring Invetech, KMC Systems and Nova Biomedical Among Others - ResearchAndMarkets.com", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: NEW YORK, June 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --In the wake of historic nationwide protests and riots following the death of George Floyd, law-enforcement agencies around the country are making training and safety top priorities. On May 25, Floyd, a black man, died in Minneapolis, Minnesota, after being arrested by police. During the arrest, a policeman knelt on Floyd's neck for nine minutes, despite his protests that he was unable to breathe. The full nine minutes was videotaped by passersby and then shared through social media, sparking unprecedented nationwide protests and rioting, along with calls for police reform. As a result, law-enforcement agencies are taking a closer look at the use of excessive force. Numerous companies are committed to providing essential training and equipment to support and assist police departments that are committed to protecting both the public and their officers. Wrap Technologies Inc.(NASDAQ: WRTC)recently partnered with the National Tactical Officers Association to launch a subscription-based law-enforcement behavioral training program. Digital Ally Inc.(NASDAQ: DGLY) announced a subscription program to enable more law-enforcement departments to purchase body cameras. Axon Enterprise Inc.(NASDAQ: AAXN) unveiled a mobile app for body cameras with remote livestreaming and critical real-time alerts. VirTra Inc.(NASDAQ: VTSI)offers police simulation training that helps prepare law-enforcement officers for real-life incidents. And gunshot detection technology available from ShotSpotter Inc.(NASDAQ: SSTI)unanimously passed a rigorous surveillance ordinance in Oakland, California. Passionate Public Demands Reform Different law-enforcement agencies require different training for their officers, but, traditionally, most police officers must complete a stint at a police academy or other official training before being eligible for employment. In addition, police officers often receive ongoing training throughout their careers to ensure they stay up-to-date and informed about current technologies, equipment and procedures. Available law-enforcement training and equipment vary widely, but a passionate public is demanding that law-enforcement agencies take a closer look at what they are doing to ensure their officials receive adequate training and equipment, as well as have proper oversight in place to prevent the abuse of power and authority. The call for police reform has even reached the nation's capital, where Congressional Democrats have unveiled a sweeping police reform billthat would ban chokeholds and no-knock warrants in drug cases. Today's Issues Focus of Wrap Reality Training Companies with much-needed expertise and invaluable resources in areas that support and assist law enforcement in their commitment to make these changes are rising to the occasion. Among those companies are an innovator of modern policing solutions. Wrap Technologies Inc.recently unveiled its exclusive Wrap Reality, a new virtual reality training program that debuted in the United States at the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) annual law enforcement trade show conference in Chicago in October 2019 and internationally at the Milipol trade show in Paris, France (http://nnw.fm/A3qeC). The powerful program includes significant training on bias and the use of force, and it will be delivered, along with the company's BolaWrap(R) products and accessories, through a subscription model designed to provide affordable virtual-reality training options to fit the needs of the smallest and largest agencies financially impacted by COVID-19 and recent riots. \"The response from both domestic and international law enforcement officers who experience our virtual reality scenarios has been extremely positive,\" said Wrap Technologies president Tom Smith. \"We are excited to be able to leverage the National Tactical Officers Association's (NTOA) world-class expertise to develop an optimal virtual reality training program focusing on today's issues.\" \"Protests and demonstrations around the globe are demanding rapid change,\" he continued. \"This transformation will include new tools as well as enhanced training to address the social problems highlighted by this civil unrest. BolaWrap is the only humane, remote restraint de-escalation tool that does not rely on pain compliance, and Wrap Reality with the NTOA will help bring immersive, real scenarios to life in virtual reality to accelerate learning new techniques and tools necessary for effective law enforcement.\" Close Collaboration Results in Perfect Combination Wrap Technologies worked in close collaboration with the NTOA to create the in-depth training material and content for Wrap Reality's virtual reality training scenarios. NTOA is a non-profit organization with more than 40,000 members dedicated to serving the law-enforcement community (http://nnw.fm/KStm4). The NTOA's dedicated staff members work hand-in-hand with high-quality, real-world public safety experts to provide the best services to the NTOA members, which include professionals working in patrol, TEMS, crisis negotiations, canine, corrections, sniper, protective operations, explosives, command, tactical dispatchers, and behavioral sciences specialties. The mission of the NTOA is to enhance the performance and professional status of law enforcement personnel by providing a credible and proven training resource, as well as a forum for the development of tactics and information exchange. \"Law enforcement has been entrusted with enormous responsibility concerning use of force,\" said NTOA executive director K. Thor Eells. \"It is our duty to ensure officers receive the best training possible to assure it is used judiciously and professionally. Since its inception, the primary goal of the NTOA has been to enhance the public safety profession through training. The collaboration between the NTOA and Wrap Technologies is the perfect combination of practical experience, education and technology focused on saving lives.\" BolaWrap The Next Step in a More Humane Approach In addition to the invaluable virtual reality training, Wrap Reality comes packaged with Wrap Technologies' exclusive BolaWrap products and accessories. The BolaWrap is a hand-held remote restraint devicethat discharges an eight-foot bola-style Kevlar(R) tether at 513 feet per second to wrap a subject's legs or arms at an effective range of 10 to 25 feet. Created for law enforcement and the military, BolaWrap is designed to be a remote response to resistance tool that provides a safe space between a law-enforcement officer and the subject. The tool does not incorporate pain compliance and is specifically designed to be deployed early in an encounter to decrease the potential for injury to the subject, bystanders or the officer. \"Upgraded training opportunities for de-escalation and appropriate use of force to law enforcement agencies is the obvious next step for agencies carrying our humane BolaWrap remote restraint device,\" said Wrap Technologies CEO David Norris. \"Wrap Reality teaches new methods and approaches that ultimately enhance the response of the officer and should have a positive impact on their community interactions.\" Companies Offering Law-Enforcement Support Gain Value Wrap Technologies isn't the only company offering support, training and equipment to law-enforcement agencies during this critical time. Digital Ally Inc.(NASDAQ: DGLY)also announced a program enabling law-enforcement agencies to purchase its lightweight, weather-resistant FirstVu Body Camerawith Mini Dock on a subscription plan. Digital Ally develops, manufactures and markets advanced video-recording products and other safety products for law enforcement, emergency management, fleet safety and security. It's new program includes several subscription package options, providing versatility to match a department's unique needs. A global leader in connected public-safety technologies, Axon Enterprise Inc.(NASDAQ: AAXN) is also focusing on body cam services, recently unveiling a mobile app for body camerasthat allows law enforcement to remotely view live streamed Axon Body 3 camera or Axon Air drone footage. The app could offer advanced situational awareness for support teams, thereby helping make officers and communities safer. ShotSpotter Inc.(NASDAQ: SSTI), the leader in solutions that help law-enforcement officials identify, locate and deter gun violence, recently received unanimous approvalfor continued use of its gunshot detection technology from the City Council of Oakland and its Privacy Advisory Commission (PAC) after a rigorous review. The review was required under a 2018 ordinance that Oakland established in conjunction with the ACLU related to the acquisition and use of surveillance technology. Oakland's ordinance is considered the strongest municipal surveillance oversight in the United States. VirTra Inc.'s(NASDAQ: VTSI) police simulation traininghelps prepare law-enforcement officers for real-life incidents. The company's real-world, judgmental use of force training simulators feature scenarios that provide an in-depth look into human performance. The demands on law enforcement to make critical decisions in tense, uncertain and rapidly evolving situations require that the human performance aspect of cognitive neuroscience and human physiology are taken into account as part of the police training methodology, and research on how to best use law enforcement simulation technology is taken into account within what VirTra does. As law-enforcement agencies respond to the public's outcry for higher accountability and more humane treatment, companies offering training and resources to support these efforts will become increasingly valuable. 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[ { "content": "You are given a text that consists of multiple sentences. Your task is to perform abstractive summarization on this text. Use your understanding of the content to express the main ideas and crucial details in a shorter, coherent, and natural sounding text. \nText: CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct.14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --PegasystemsInc., (NASDAQ: PEGA), the software company empowering digital transformation at the world's leading enterprises, has announced that it has been working with Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to support the UK government's COVID-19 initiatives by helping it to mitigate against fraud and risk with businesses and individuals applying for support. The government programs aimed at job retention, supporting income for the self-employed, support for the hospitality industry, and providing rebates for statutory sick pay, were all introduced earlier this year by Chancellor Rishi Sunak as part of the government's measures to help businesses and individuals throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. The department was already using Pega Intelligent Automation case management solutions for 18 years to assist with customer service, fraud investigation, customs, and legal. This included the department's Caseflow application, which helps with compliance and enforcement of risk management and assessment relating to potential tax avoidance, fraud, and insufficient tax payment. With support from Coforge, a Pega platinum partner, Pega extended the department's existing Caseflow application to mitigate against potential risk around each of the four COVID-19 plans. The new capabilities were configured, tested, and deployed in just eight days. Pega Consulting also helped implement Pega Attended RPA as part of its intelligent automation strategy to automate the process of stopping payments where risk was identified a project that was implemented from start to finish inside two weeks. As of September 20, the government's program to support job retention had received claims totalling 39.3 billion from 1.2 million employers, while as ofthe same date, grants claimed for the second initiative aimed at supporting income for the self-employed reached a total of 5.6 billion, following 2.2 million claims since August 17, 2020. HMRC received 2.6 million claims for 7.6 billion under the first of these income support measures for the self-employed through to July 31,2020. Quotes & Commentary:\"As soon as the Chancellor's initiatives were announced, we knew HMRC could benefit from its existing Pega capabilities alongside the swift addition of robotic automation technology,\" said Iain Tollemache, senior client success manager, Pegasystems. \"It was clear that this would enable the department to automate manual aspects of its existing claims validation process and to ensure payments were made quickly to those who needed them while managing cases where claims could put the department at risk. I'm pleased we were able to play a part in helping HMRC deliver on the Chancellor's commitment to helping those in need as a result of the pandemic.\" \"We're delighted to expand our longstanding relationship with HMRC and not only help them further leverage our intelligent automation expertise but also provide our robotics solutions to address a critical need within such a short period of time,\" said Kieran Tarrant, vice president and managing director, UK & Ireland, Pegasystems. \"During times of crisis, it's important to have technological solutions that are fast, easy, and open, to allow organizations to be agile and work swiftly and decisively.\" About Pega Pega is the leader in cloud software for customer engagement and operational excellence. The world's most recognized and successful brands rely on Pega's AI-powered software to optimize every customer interaction on any channel while ensuring their brand promises are kept. Pega's low-code application development platform allows enterprises to quickly build and evolve apps to meet their customer and employee needs and drive digital transformation on a global scale. For more than 35 years, Pega has enabled higher customer satisfaction, lower costs, and increased customer lifetime value. For more information on Pegasystems (NASDAQ: PEGA) visit www.pega.com. Press Contact:Jon BrigdenPegasystems [emailprotected] Twitter: @pega All trademarks are the property of their respective owners. SOURCE Pegasystems Inc. Related Links http://www.pega.com", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Pega Helps HMRC to Mitigate Risk for UK Government's COVID-19 Support Initiatives Pega Intelligent Automation and Robotics solutions support Chancellor's measures designed to help UK businesses and individuals during pandemic", "role": "assistant" } ]