Assessment

Deloitte received recognition from Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ and Critical Capabilities for Cloud ERP Services for Service-Centric Enterprises

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Thursday, April 4, 2024

Deloitte also scored highest in two Use Cases in the 2023 Gartner Critical Capabilities for Cloud ERP Services for Service-Centric Enterprises .

Key Points: 
  • Deloitte also scored highest in two Use Cases in the 2023 Gartner Critical Capabilities for Cloud ERP Services for Service-Centric Enterprises .
  • Deloitte is one of the five Leaders in the new Magic Quadrant research from Gartner, and it scored highest among all Cloud ERP service providers in two Use Cases: Workday and SAP (Cloud) Product-Based Services in the Critical Capabilities analysis.
  • This report assessed how Deloitte delivers across 15 critical capabilities for Cloud ERP services against 6 Use Cases.
  • Gartner, Critical Capabilities for Cloud ERP Services for Service-Centric Enterprises, 20 November 2023, Brett Sparks, et.al.

7 U.S. Students Achieve Top in the World Distinction for Internationally Benchmarked Cambridge Exams; Many Earn Additional Accolades

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Wednesday, April 3, 2024

Cambridge courses are taught in schools worldwide, with more than 576,000 students across 5600 schools in 147 countries taking Cambridge exams in June 2023 – its largest ever exam series.

Key Points: 
  • Cambridge courses are taught in schools worldwide, with more than 576,000 students across 5600 schools in 147 countries taking Cambridge exams in June 2023 – its largest ever exam series.
  • Mark Cavone, Regional Director, North America for International Education at Cambridge said: "Congratulations to the students and teachers for your exceptional work in Cambridge courses and examinations.
  • Your results reflect the commitment and effort of students, parents, teachers and administrators.
  • It is an honor to celebrate your successes and I look forward to seeing your future contributions in shaping our world."

National Security Space Association's Moorman Center for Space Studies Paper Release: "Dynamic Space Operations: An Overview and Assessment"

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Tuesday, April 2, 2024

WASHINGTON, April 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today the Moorman Center for Space Studies , an independent think tank within the National Security Space Association , issued a scholarly paper entitled "Dynamic Space Operations: An Overview and Assessment."

Key Points: 
  • WASHINGTON, April 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today the Moorman Center for Space Studies , an independent think tank within the National Security Space Association , issued a scholarly paper entitled "Dynamic Space Operations: An Overview and Assessment."
  • America's adversaries are developing a broad suite of space capabilities to enable their revanchist military plans and operations.
  • The National Security Space Association (NSSA) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit support association solely dedicated to the Title 10 and Title 50 national security space enterprise.
  • The Association is devoted to fostering a holistic, mission-oriented workforce that will shape the face of national security space for generations to come.

Revised ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines released

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Tuesday, April 2, 2024

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- ACTFL is proud to announce the release of the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines 2024 (the Guidelines).

Key Points: 
  • ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- ACTFL is proud to announce the release of the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines 2024 (the Guidelines).
  • The ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines, first released in 1986, are widely recognized as the global gold standard for assessing functional language ability in both academic and workplace settings.
  • In addition to aligning the revised Guidelines to key world language documents, the main foci of the revisions to the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines 2012 include:
    Improved consistency in the wording of descriptors across domains,
    Removal of negatively worded and exclusionary language, and
    Addition of an overview document, which features the newly redesigned ACTFL inverted pyramid.
  • We are confident that the revised Guidelines will support educators' and learners' proficiency journeys for many years to come."

Greece Construction Industry Report 2024: Expansion of 4.8% in real terms Expected this Year, Driven by Recovery in Tourism and Leisure Sectors, & Rise in Building Permits

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Monday, April 1, 2024

Construction industry in Greece to grow by 4.8% in real terms in 2024, driven by recovery in tourism and leisure sectors, along with a rise in building permits.

Key Points: 
  • Construction industry in Greece to grow by 4.8% in real terms in 2024, driven by recovery in tourism and leisure sectors, along with a rise in building permits.
  • Moreover, investments as part of the European Union (EU's) Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF).
  • The government aims to increase the share of renewable energy in the total energy mix to 35% by 2030.
  • Historical (2019-2023) and forecast (2024-2028) valuations of the construction industry in Greece, featuring details of key growth drivers.

France Construction Industry Report 2024: A Further Decline of 2.5% is Projected this Year After a 1% Contraction in 2023 - Forecasts to 2028

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Monday, April 1, 2024

Following an annual contraction of 1% in 2023, the construction industry in France is expected to decline further in real terms by 2.5% in 2024, owing to high construction material prices and interest rates, weak investor and consumer confidence, along with declining residential building permits issued.

Key Points: 
  • Following an annual contraction of 1% in 2023, the construction industry in France is expected to decline further in real terms by 2.5% in 2024, owing to high construction material prices and interest rates, weak investor and consumer confidence, along with declining residential building permits issued.
  • In December 2023, EC approved funding of EUR4.12 billion ($4.2 billion) for the construction of two floating offshore wind farms in the Golfe du Lion.
  • Historical (2019-2023) and forecast (2024-2028) valuations of the construction industry in France, featuring details of key growth drivers.
  • Analysis of the mega-project pipeline, including breakdowns by development stage across all sectors, and projected spending on projects in the existing pipeline.

Coalfire Wins CIO 100 Award and Four Globees for Cybersecurity and Compliance Excellence

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Tuesday, March 26, 2024

GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo., March 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Foundry's CIO has named Coalfire, an industry-leading cybersecurity services and solutions company, a 2024 CIO 100 award winner. For more than 25 years, the CIO 100 Awards have recognized innovative organizations around the world that exemplify the highest level of strategic and operational excellence in IT. The award celebrates the business value Coalfire delivers to users of its RAMP/pak offerings, an open-source set of documentation, starter code, and architecture to prepare companies for FedRAMP assessment.

Key Points: 
  • GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo., March 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Foundry's CIO has named Coalfire, an industry-leading cybersecurity services and solutions company, a 2024 CIO 100 award winner.
  • For more than 25 years, the CIO 100 Awards have recognized innovative organizations around the world that exemplify the highest level of strategic and operational excellence in IT.
  • In addition, The Globees, a long-running awards program recognizing cybersecurity excellence, named Coalfire Top Managed Security Services Provider (MSSP) for its people + technology approach to delivering compliance assessment, advisory, and cyber security.
  • The company also won:
    Silver in Best IT Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) – Coalfire for Assessment services
    "It's great to see different judging committees recognize our cybersecurity and compliance innovation and expertise," said Tom McAndrew, CEO, Coalfire.

New Case Studies Highlight the Value of NWEA's Innovative MAP Reading Fluency Assessment

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Thursday, March 21, 2024

PORTLAND, Ore., March 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- NWEA, a K-12 assessment and research organization, announced three new case studies today highlighting the value of its innovative, early literacy assessment tool, MAP® Reading Fluency™. Naperville, IL, and Houston County, GA, educators shared how they use the assessment tool in their early grades and the value it has brought to their classrooms.

Key Points: 
  • PORTLAND, Ore., March 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- NWEA , a K-12 assessment and research organization, announced three new case studies today highlighting the value of its innovative, early literacy assessment tool, MAP® Reading Fluency™ .
  • For Naperville Community School District 203 in Illinois, understanding their students' reading and fluency skills required a time-consuming practice.
  • For the Houston County School District, reliability was a significant factor in their decision to add MAP Reading Fluency as a critical assessment tool in its elementary schools.
  • MAP Reading Fluency continues to evolve into one of the most trustworthy assessment tools in the market.

Parks Associates: Smart Smoke Detectors to Reach Nearly $1 billion in US Market by 2027

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Wednesday, March 20, 2024

DALLAS, March 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Parks Associates' newly released Smart Smoke and CO Detectors: Market Assessment 2024 reveals smart smoke/CO detectors generated $771 million in revenue in the US in 2023, with growth projected to reach $976 million in the US by 2027. The Market Assessment tracks consumer adoption and purchase trends, including product preferences, the buyer journey, and purchase channels. It includes forecasts for unit sales and revenues and special analysis on specific use cases, including senior care and insurance.

Key Points: 
  • DALLAS, March 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Parks Associates' newly released Smart Smoke and CO Detectors: Market Assessment 2024 reveals smart smoke/CO detectors generated $771 million in revenue in the US in 2023, with growth projected to reach $976 million in the US by 2027.
  • Smart Smoke and CO Detectors: Market Assessment 2024 identifies key and emerging players in the market for smart smoke and CO (carbon monoxide) detectors.
  • It follows additional research Parks Associates completed on the insurance and smart home device market, Insurance Opportunities in the Smart Home .
  • These consumers would be responsive to a product bundle including smart smoke/CO detectors and PERS (Personal Emergency Response System).

Lucid Diagnostics Announces Multiple Presentations at the Upcoming Digestive Disease Week (DDW) 2024 Conference

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Wednesday, March 20, 2024

NEW YORK, March 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Lucid Diagnostics Inc. (Nasdaq: LUCD) ("Lucid" or the "Company") a commercial-stage, cancer prevention medical diagnostics company, and majority-owned subsidiary of PAVmed Inc. (Nasdaq: PAVM, PAVMZ) ( "PAVmed"), today announced that four abstracts related to its groundbreaking technologies, including its EsoGuard® Esophageal DNA Test, have been accepted for presentation by it and its collaborators at this year's Digestive Disease Week (DDW) Annual Meeting 2024—the world's premier meeting for digestive disease professionals.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, March 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Lucid Diagnostics Inc. (Nasdaq: LUCD) ("Lucid" or the "Company") a commercial-stage, cancer prevention medical diagnostics company, and majority-owned subsidiary of PAVmed Inc. (Nasdaq: PAVM, PAVMZ) ( "PAVmed"), today announced that four abstracts related to its groundbreaking technologies, including its EsoGuard® Esophageal DNA Test, have been accepted for presentation by it and its collaborators at this year's Digestive Disease Week (DDW) Annual Meeting 2024 —the world's premier meeting for digestive disease professionals.
  • "We are excited that our technologies will be prominently featured in multiple presentations at this year's DDW conference," said Suman Verma, M.D., Ph.D., Lucid Senior Vice President, and Chief Scientific Officer.
  • DDW 2024 will be held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., May 18 to 24, 2024.
  • Details on the time and location of the presentations will be provided prior to the conference.