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Cogir Senior Living Expands SafelyYou to 36 Communities and into Assisted Living after Reducing the Number of Residents Falling by an Impressive 52%

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Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Mental Health, Technology, Seniors, Hospitals, Neurology, Health Technology, Managed Care, Consumer, Health, Artificial Intelligence, Acuity, Risk, Death, Partnership, OMNI, Organization, Senior living, Management

With SafelyYou’s proven success, Cogir is furthering the innovation’s reach across both communities and care levels, expanding to 36 communities, and now offering SafelyYou for assisted living as well as memory care.

Key Points: 
  • With SafelyYou’s proven success, Cogir is furthering the innovation’s reach across both communities and care levels, expanding to 36 communities, and now offering SafelyYou for assisted living as well as memory care.
  • Cogir began its partnership with SafelyYou to address resident falls—one of the toughest challenges in senior living—and improve resident outcomes.
  • Cogir is expanding SafelyYou into a segment of assisted living to better meet residents’ care needs and mitigate fall risk.
  • This technology allows us to be even better at serving our mission, delivering higher-quality care, and creating better experiences for residents at Cogir communities.”

In an industry first, Vertafore delivers policy binding in PL Rating

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Wednesday, April 3, 2024
Fintech, Acuity Insurance, Insurance, Policy, Sale, P&C, Acuity

DENVER, April 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Vertafore®, the leader in modern insurance technology, today announced it has launched the industry's first bind capability within a personal lines rater. Agencies using PL Rating™, the independent insurance channels' top personal lines rating and quoting solution, can quickly find and bind the right coverage for their clients—all within a single platform.

Key Points: 
  • Agencies using PL Rating™ , the independent insurance channels' top personal lines rating and quoting solution, can quickly find and bind the right coverage for their clients—all within a single platform.
  • Independent agents have long relied on PL Rating for accurate, real-time coverage quotes for their clients.
  • Now, with participating carriers, agents can bind and issue policies directly in PL Rating.
  • Vertafore announced and demonstrated PL Rating's bind feature at Vertafore's user conference, happening now through April 4, 2024, in New Orleans.

VeriSilicon NPU IP is Shipped in Over 100 Million AI-Enabled Chips Worldwide

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Thursday, February 29, 2024
Technology, Semiconductor, IOT (Internet of Things), Security, Other Technology, Telecommunications, Software, Audio, Video, VoIP, Networks, Internet, Mobile, Wireless, Hardware, Electronic Design Automation, Data Management, Consumer Electronics, Artificial Intelligence, Dai, Transformer, Algorithm, Acuity, NPU, Processor (computing), Architecture, TensorFlow, AI, IPS, Internet of things, Electronics, Convolutional neural network, GM, Recursive neural network, LLM, CNN, ONNX, ISP, DDR, Memory, SDK, GPU, IP, Television, PyTorch, Tablet, Software development kit

VeriSilicon’s NPU IP is a high-performance AI processor IP designed with a low-power, programmable, and scalable architecture.

Key Points: 
  • VeriSilicon’s NPU IP is a high-performance AI processor IP designed with a low-power, programmable, and scalable architecture.
  • It can be easily configured to meet licensees’ requirements for chip sizes and power budgets, making it a cost-effective neural network acceleration engine.
  • VeriSilicon’s latest VIP9000 series NPU IP offers scalable and high-performance processing capabilities for both Transformer and Convolutional Neural Network (CNN).
  • VeriSilicon is leveraging our highly efficient AI computing capabilities and vast experience in deploying over 100 million AI-enabled chips to bring server-level AIGC capabilities to embedded devices.”

Acuity Insights closes 2023 with expansion into new higher education disciplines and new partnerships

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Wednesday, February 7, 2024
Partnership, Research, Engineering, Outline, St. Mary's, Psychology, Medicine, School, Mitacs, MBA, Physical, Anthology, Scholarship, Blackboard, NBME, University, Educational leadership, Dalhousie University, Student, Analytics, Acuity, Business, Conference, Wayne State University, Nursing

Over the years, Acuity Insights' Casper test has gained widespread recognition as a premier tool for assessing non-academic attributes in the admissions process.

Key Points: 
  • Over the years, Acuity Insights' Casper test has gained widespread recognition as a premier tool for assessing non-academic attributes in the admissions process.
  • Analytics, an education performance analytics solution for Health Professions programs, welcomed 5 new programs and over 2,000 new learners.
  • Diversifying Into New Higher Education Disciplines: Acuity entered new disciplines, including Business and Engineering in North America and Psychology in Australia.
  • "Our mission is to support higher education institutions in discovering holistic student potential, expanding access to higher education, and fostering success for both students and programs,” says Matt Holland, Acuity’s CEO.

Zensors Appoints Alex Covarrubias as Chief Growth Officer

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Wednesday, January 17, 2024
SAN, Y Combinator, Organization, Acuity, AI, Sales

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Zensors AI is excited to announce the appointment of Alex Covarrubias as its Chief Growth Officer to support Zensors AI's significant global expansion and innovation in 2024.

Key Points: 
  • SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Zensors AI is excited to announce the appointment of Alex Covarrubias as its Chief Growth Officer to support Zensors AI's significant global expansion and innovation in 2024.
  • Before joining Zensors AI, Covarrubias held several key executive positions leading organizations in the aviation sector.
  • In this new role, Covarrubias will lead Zensors AI's growth strategy across all industry verticals and architect the organization to support exponential scale in global markets.
  • With Covarrubias as Chief Growth Officer, Zensors AI will continue to replicate its previous success supporting large transportation hubs, retailers, and multiple other verticals worldwide adopt an AI platform that scales within their business."

Aucera™ and TouchPoint One Announce Strategic Partnership to Transform Employee and Customer Experience

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Tuesday, January 16, 2024
System, Customer experience, DialAmerica, Partnership, Acuity, Workforce, Touchpoint, Growth, Management

MAHWAH, N.J. and INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Aucera™, the new identity of DialAmerica, one of the nation's largest privately held customer experience and contact center providers, today announced a strategic partnership with TouchPoint One. This collaboration marks a significant stride in Aucera's journey as it embraces its new global brand, reflecting a commitment to innovation and expansion in the customer experience industry. Together with TouchPoint One, a leader in advanced customer contact performance management solutions, Aucera aims to revolutionize workforce alignment, development, and engagement, enhancing the customer experience through cutting-edge technology and personalized service.

Key Points: 
  • Together with TouchPoint One, a leader in advanced customer contact performance management solutions, Aucera aims to revolutionize workforce alignment, development, and engagement, enhancing the customer experience through cutting-edge technology and personalized service.
  • TouchPoint One's commitment to innovation and technological excellence will be fundamental to the lab's pursuit of unparalleled customer experience solutions.
  • "Entering into this partnership with Aucera marks a significant advancement in the innovation of customer and employee experiences," says Greg Salvato, CEO of TouchPoint One.
  • For more about our experience, technological capabilities, and comprehensive suite of Customer Experience solutions, visit Aucera.com.

VeraData Repositions as The Donor Science Company, Announces Formation of The VeraData Group

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Thursday, January 11, 2024
Acuity, GDP, Interim, Social media, Internet in South Africa, Management

FORT MYERS, Fla., Jan. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- VeraData today announced both the formation of The VeraData Group and a brand transition to 'VeraData: The Donor Science Company™,' reflecting the company's unique abilities in AI and Machine Learning-enabled data analytics for non-profit direct mail campaigns.

Key Points: 
  • FORT MYERS, Fla., Jan. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- VeraData today announced both the formation of The VeraData Group and a brand transition to 'VeraData: The Donor Science Company™,' reflecting the company's unique abilities in AI and Machine Learning-enabled data analytics for non-profit direct mail campaigns.
  • "Uniting as The VeraData Group is a natural progression, enabling us to deliver more complete and integrated solutions, perfectly aligned with our mission to turn insights into impact."
  • - VeraData CEO, Michael Peterman
    VeraData's acquisitions of Faircom and New River Communications , in synergy with Acuity, a VeraData company, reinforces their strategic suite of services.
  • VeraData's vision is to significantly boost philanthropic giving as a component of GDP by leveraging Donor Science to generate nonprofit growth.

Acuity Brands Announces 2023 EarthLIGHT Report

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Monday, November 20, 2023
Acuity Brands, Water, Targets, Hand, Acquisition, Veteran, Earthlight, Fiscal, ESG, Design, Acuity, Science, Calendar, Climate change, HID, Fluorescence, Growth, Employee resource group, Science Based Targets initiative, Renewable energy

ATLANTA, Nov. 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE: AYI) ("Acuity"), a market-leading industrial technology company, released its annual EarthLIGHT Report highlighting many of its Fiscal Year 2023 Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) accomplishments.

Key Points: 
  • ATLANTA, Nov. 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE: AYI) ("Acuity"), a market-leading industrial technology company, released its annual EarthLIGHT Report highlighting many of its Fiscal Year 2023 Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) accomplishments.
  • The EarthLIGHT Report shares Acuity’s annual progress update on certain strategic priorities and specific efforts around ESG.
  • “The EarthLIGHT Report is a way for us to show how building a stronger business and helping to have a positive environmental impact go hand in hand,” said Neil M. Ashe, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Acuity Brands.
  • For more information and to download a copy of the Fiscal 2023 EarthLIGHT Report, click here .

RoboMarkets Integrates Acuity Trading's Advanced AI Technologies to Enhance Client Offerings

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Thursday, October 26, 2023
London Bridge Area Signalling Centre, Economic calendar, Acuity, FCA, ETF, Partnership, Security (finance), Retail

LIMASSOL, Cyprus, Oct. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- RoboMarkets, a European brokerage company, has announced a strategic partnership with Acuity Trading, renowned for its advanced AI-driven trading technologies.

Key Points: 
  • LIMASSOL, Cyprus, Oct. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- RoboMarkets, a European brokerage company, has announced a strategic partnership with Acuity Trading, renowned for its advanced AI-driven trading technologies.
  • RoboMarkets' traders will gain access to advanced tools including:
    Acuity's AI-Powered Economic Calendar: this tool offers real-time insights.
  • RoboMarkets has consistently aimed to continually enhance its offerings and provide clients with innovative tools based on the latest technological breakthroughs.
  • The partnership with Acuity Trading underscores RoboMarkets' commitment to continuously refining its offerings with cutting-edge tools.

Acuity Earns Top Claims Award at Excellence in Insurance, Sponsored by Insurity

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Monday, October 23, 2023
Data Analytics, Professional Services, Technology, Fintech, Software, P&C, Acuity Insurance, Triage, Weather, Organization, CAT, Learning, Risk, Claim, Acuity, Insurance

Acuity recently received the Claims Champion of the Year award, the only insurer nationwide to be recognized.

Key Points: 
  • Acuity recently received the Claims Champion of the Year award, the only insurer nationwide to be recognized.
  • “The Excellence in Insurance awards are designed to celebrate today’s leading innovators in the P&C industry while learning from their success,” said Sylvester Mathis, Chief Insurance Officer at Insurity.
  • That’s why we are so honored to be recognized as the Claims Champion of the Year,” said Melissa Winter, Acuity President.
  • “Unlike other carriers that wait for claims to come to them, Acuity hits the ground running thanks to our advanced technology,” said Jamie Loiacono, Vice President of Claims at Acuity.