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The IIA Names Workiva as ESG Alliance Partner

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Thursday, May 25, 2023

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LAKE MARY, Fla., May 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) today announced Workiva Inc. as its exclusive ESG Alliance Partner, bolstering The IIA's robust ESG content offerings.

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Debuts IIA Alliance Partnership Program; Delivers new ESG content and thought leadership to IIA members
LAKE MARY, Fla., May 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) today announced Workiva Inc. as its exclusive ESG Alliance Partner, bolstering The IIA's robust ESG content offerings .
The IIA and Workiva will co-develop educational ESG content for internal auditors around the world, including a series of joint ESG webinars.
Workiva will also deliver a keynote presentation at The IIA's ESG Virtual Conference in September and contribute to Internal Auditor , The IIA's bimonthly magazine.
In 2022, Workiva became one of four public software-as-a-service companies in the United States to receive a "AAA" rating from MSCI, a leading ESG ratings agency.

After Accelerated Growth and Momentum in 2022, Searchspring Solidifies Its Position As the Ultimate Shopper Experience Platform

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Wednesday, February 1, 2023

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Driven by the goal of creating the ultimate shopper experience, Searchspring invested in its product, process, and team in 2022.

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Driven by the goal of creating the ultimate shopper experience, Searchspring invested in its product, process, and team in 2022.
Searchspring’s continued innovation across its diverse suite of solutions is enforcing the company’s position as the industry standard for ecommerce shopper experiences.
And when it comes to offering the ultimate shopper experience, Searchspring was, and still is, the best on the market.”
In addition to attracting new clientele, Searchspring secured a strategic growth investment from PSG in September 2022.
Searchspring also received the award for Best Ecommerce Platform of the Year from the Nora Solution Partner Awards in Australia.

aequum White Paper Offers Guidance on Delivering a Tech-Driven, Decisive Blow Against Medical Balance Billing

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Monday, November 7, 2022

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Titled Tech-Driven aequum Delivers Decisive Blow Against Balance Billing, this white paper speaks to the challenge self-funded health plans experience with balance billing, also known as surprise billing, and includes the benefits of partnering with aequum for strategic and compliant solutions and use of reference-based pricing (RBP).

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Titled Tech-Driven aequum Delivers Decisive Blow Against Balance Billing, this white paper speaks to the challenge self-funded health plans experience with balance billing, also known as surprise billing, and includes the benefits of partnering with aequum for strategic and compliant solutions and use of reference-based pricing (RBP).
Balance billing is an insidious and costly healthcare problem that threatens the financial stability and sustainability of self-funded plans and negatively impacts participant expense and engagement, says Christine Cooper, CEO of aequum.
The best response to the NSA is an approach that is both strategic and compliance-oriented, says Jack Towarnicky, member of aequum.
aequum helps patients defend against medical balance bills and brings savings to employer-sponsored health plans by providing administrative and other services to its partners.

Cedar's Integrated Payer-Provider Patient Billing Platform Introduced to Highmark Inc. and Allegheny Health Network Customers

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Tuesday, November 1, 2022

"Healthcare billing can be fragmented, cumbersome and overwhelming to navigate," said Neil Kulkarni, vice president, Customer and Clinician Experience Solutions at Highmark Health.

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"Healthcare billing can be fragmented, cumbersome and overwhelming to navigate," said Neil Kulkarni, vice president, Customer and Clinician Experience Solutions at Highmark Health.
"We're excited to be launching with healthcare industry leaders Highmark Health and Allegheny Health Network to solve this persistent problem," added Cohen, Cedar's president.
Highmark Health, a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based enterprise that employs more than 37,000 people who serve millions of Americans across the country, is the parent company of Highmark Inc., Allegheny Health Network, enGen, Helion, and Lumevity.
Allegheny Health Network ( AHN.org ), a Highmark Health company, is an integrated health care delivery system serving the greater Western Pennsylvania region.

Starbucks Enters New Era of Growth Driven by an Unparalleled Reinvention Plan

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Tuesday, September 13, 2022

In connection with its Reinvention plan, Starbucks introduced a framework for accelerated earnings growth over the next three years, underpinned by enhanced comparable store sales growth, increased store count growth, continued margin expansion, and disciplined capital allocation.

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In connection with its Reinvention plan, Starbucks introduced a framework for accelerated earnings growth over the next three years, underpinned by enhanced comparable store sales growth, increased store count growth, continued margin expansion, and disciplined capital allocation.
Starbucks is a growth company, and our accelerated expansion is a direct reflection of the expected returns from our Reinvention plan, said Ruggeri.
Starbucks also expects to continue robust store development in China, with net unit growth of approximately 13% annually.
Starbucks now expects global revenue growth in the range of 10% to 12% annually from fiscal 2023 to fiscal 2025.

Teleport Eliminates Need for Passwords with Biometric Infrastructure Access Solution

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Wednesday, July 27, 2022

OAKLAND, Calif., July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Teleport, the leading provider of identity-based infrastructure access management, today announced Teleport 10, the latest version of its Teleport Access Plane offering and the company's most significant product release to date. Teleport 10 features Passwordless Access, a single sign-on infrastructure access solution that completely eliminates the need for usernames, passwords, private keys, and other secrets.

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Teleport 10 Delivers 'Passwordless Access' Identity-Based Infrastructure Access for People, Machines and Applications
OAKLAND, Calif., July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Teleport , the leading provider of identity-based infrastructure access management, today announced Teleport 10, the latest version of its Teleport Access Plane offering and the company's most significant product release to date.
Teleport 10 features Passwordless Access, a single sign-on infrastructure access solution that completely eliminates the need for usernames, passwords, private keys, and other secrets.
"Teleport 10 disrupts this common pattern with biometric identity-based access management that supports FIDO authentication standards a first for infrastructure settings.
Teleport, leading provider of Identity-based Infrastructure Access Management, consolidates the four essential infrastructure access capabilities every security-conscious organization needs: connectivity, authentication, authorization, and audit.

HPE GreenLake Advances Hybrid Cloud Experience with Modern Private Cloud and New Cloud Services

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Tuesday, June 28, 2022

In addition, HPE unveiled eight new HPE GreenLake cloud services, giving customers more choice, control, and predictability for their enterprise cloud delivery.

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In addition, HPE unveiled eight new HPE GreenLake cloud services, giving customers more choice, control, and predictability for their enterprise cloud delivery.
HPE GreenLake edge-to-cloud platform provides customers and partners with a unified experience, control and visibility, and fast and easy access to over 70 cloud services.
HPE GreenLake builds on this momentum with HPE GreenLake for Private Cloud Enterprise, a new offering that reimagines the private cloud experience, by providing an automated, flexible, scalable, and enterprise-grade private cloud.
Blog: Modern private cloud made easy: HPE unveils HPE GreenLake for Private Cloud Enterprise
Manage workloads, not infrastructure - HPE GreenLake for Private Cloud Enterprise is delivered with enterprise-grade SLAs, covering the full lifecycle, including installation, provisioning, firmware updates, maintenance, operations, hardware, growth planning, and support.

OX Delivers Awarded Multi-Million APC19 Grant to Develop Electric Truck Destined for Emerging Markets

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Friday, June 17, 2022

OX and its collaborators have now begun work on the Clean Logistics for Emerging African Nations (CLEAN) project to develop the purpose-designed OX electric truck.

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OX and its collaborators have now begun work on the Clean Logistics for Emerging African Nations (CLEAN) project to develop the purpose-designed OX electric truck.
The OX truck has been engineered to tackle the tough terrain found in emerging markets, and will be designed to be shipped flat pack and assembled in-country.
To ensure the truck is accessible for rural entrepreneurs transporting goods to market, OX Delivers maintains ownership of the vehicles and sells space on a pay-as-you-go basis.
OX Delivers Managing Director Simon Davis said: We are thrilled to announce further success for OX Delivers as recipients of this grant award.

LeoLabs Wins Contract Award to Support Japan Air Self Defense Force with Commercial Space Domain Awareness

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Tuesday, May 24, 2022

MENLO PARK, Calif., May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- LeoLabs, Inc., the world's leading commercial provider of low Earth orbit (LEO) mapping and Space Situational Awareness (SSA) services, today announced a multimillion-dollar award to provide data and services for the Japan Air Self Defense Force (JASDF). The agreement offers Japan access to the largest set of actionable insights in existence for tracking satellites and orbital debris in low Earth orbit (LEO), all generated from LeoLabs' global network of phased array radars. LeoLabs will deliver its LEO data and services platform and a full set of training to empower JASDF operators to utilize a range of data and tools, including tracking and monitoring, collision avoidance, and other services.

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"We are deeply honored to have this opportunity to work with the Japan Ministry of Defense," said Dan Ceperley, CEO and LeoLabs Co-Founder.
Japan's Ministry of Defense has awarded LeoLabs this contract through ITOCHU Aviation Co., Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of ITOCHU Corporation - LeoLabs' established trading partner.
Background on LeoLabs Industry-Leading Commercial SSA Platform: Solving the "Data Deficit" for Japan and the World
Low Earth Orbit is emerging as the commercial and national security focus in space.
LeoLabs today serves regulatory and space agencies, commercial satellite operators, defense, and scientific/academic organizations that are driving generational change in LEO.

PGP LAUNCHES FIRST U.S. NONPROFIT NEWS SERVICE WORKING IN DIRECT PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS

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Tuesday, May 10, 2022

NEW YORK, May 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- PGP (The Public Good Projects), the public health nonprofit responsible for some of the nation's most successful health communication programs, announces today PGN (Public Good News), a newly launched nonprofit news wire service dedicated to distributing accurate health news to communities nationwide. Led by journalism veterans, PGN is partnering with trusted community-based organizations (CBOs) throughout the U.S., using the organization's substantial media monitoring and analysis resources to deliver factual and accessible health news to the people who need it most.

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[2] These two issues create a severe lack of access to clear public health communications, and directly contribute to morbidity and mortality.
We believe PGN's approach of partnering with trusted community organizations will inform, educate, and motivate communities across the country.
In partnership with public organizations, governments and foundations, PGP combines research, science, behavioral health, marketing and communication expertise to design and execute results-driven, evidence-based, customized health communication programs.
Headquartered in New York City, NY, PGP has designed and executed some of the most successful public health programs in the U.S. To learn more, visit https://publicgoodprojects.org/