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XR Association Names Stephanie Montgomery Vice President, Research and Best Practices, Promotes Chadwick and O’Hara to Vice Presidents

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Thursday, September 16, 2021

Today, the XR Association (XRA), the trade association representing the growing ecosystem of the XR technology companies powering virtual, augmented, and mixed reality, named Stephanie Montgomery as its Vice President, Research and Best Practices.

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  • Today, the XR Association (XRA), the trade association representing the growing ecosystem of the XR technology companies powering virtual, augmented, and mixed reality, named Stephanie Montgomery as its Vice President, Research and Best Practices.
  • Montgomery joins XRA with more than twenty years of experience engaged in industry trade association and standards development work.
  • Montgomery joins XRA from the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) where she served as VP, Technology and Standards.
  • The XR Association promotes the dynamic global growth of the XR industry, which includes virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed-reality, and future immersive technology.

MACOM Demonstrates TIA Interoperability with Broadcom PAM-4 DSP for Data Center Applications

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Wednesday, September 15, 2021

MACOM Technology Solutions Inc. (MACOM), a leading supplier of semiconductor products, today announced a collaboration that demonstrates interoperability of Broadcoms PAM-4 DSP and MACOMs transimpedance amplifiers (TIAs) for 53 Gbps per lane VCSEL based short reach and 100 Gbps per lane EML based long reach data center applications.

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  • MACOM Technology Solutions Inc. (MACOM), a leading supplier of semiconductor products, today announced a collaboration that demonstrates interoperability of Broadcoms PAM-4 DSP and MACOMs transimpedance amplifiers (TIAs) for 53 Gbps per lane VCSEL based short reach and 100 Gbps per lane EML based long reach data center applications.
  • Our customers require high-performance solutions to enable their data center applications, said Marek Tlalka, Senior Director, High-Performance Analog, MACOM.
  • Additionally these various modules show the interoperability of Broadcom's DSP with various components needed to develop industry leading optical modules.
  • MACOM, MACOM Technology Solutions and related logos are trademarks of MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

MACOM to Demonstrate Latest Products for 5G and Data Center Applications at CIOE 2021

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Tuesday, September 14, 2021

MACOMs CIOE 2021 Demonstrations Include:

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  • MACOMs CIOE 2021 Demonstrations Include:
    MACOM will demonstrate a Gold Box evaluation board which includes MACOMs 4x100 Gbps MATA-03819 transimpedance amplifier (TIA) and MACOMs BSP56 photodetector (PD).
  • MACOM will demonstrate its latest 10 Gbps passive optical network (PON) component solution for XGPON and XGSPON spanning its portfolio of TIAs, drivers, photodiodes and lasers.
  • MACOM will demonstrate a two-chip analog solution for short reach 200 Gbps QSFP and 400 Gbps OSFP, as well as QSFP-DD modules and AOC data center applications.
  • MACOM will demonstrate its 50 Gbps reference design for 5G wireless mid haul applications.

DiaMedica Therapeutics Initiates Pivotal Trial of DM199 for the Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke

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Monday, September 13, 2021

The ReMEDy2 Trial is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 2/3 adaptive trial designed to enroll 350 patients at 75 sites in the United States.

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  • The ReMEDy2 Trial is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 2/3 adaptive trial designed to enroll 350 patients at 75 sites in the United States.
  • DM199 is currently being studied in patients with acute ischemic stroke and chronic kidney disease.
  • DiaMedica Therapeutics Inc. is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company committed to improving the lives of people suffering from serious diseases.
  • DiaMedicas lead candidate DM199 is the first pharmaceutically active recombinant (synthetic) form of the KLK1 protein, an established therapeutic modality for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke and chronic kidney disease.

Marpipe Raises $8M Series A to Build the Operating System for Creative Testing

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Wednesday, September 8, 2021

Marpipe, the first platform to automate the workflow behind creative testing for brands and agencies, has announced its completion of an $8 million Series A funding round.

Key Points: 
  • Marpipe, the first platform to automate the workflow behind creative testing for brands and agencies, has announced its completion of an $8 million Series A funding round.
  • Notably, Marpipe secured all major allocations into the Series A within four weeks.
  • With this new funding, Marpipe will be able to build the operating system for rapid creative testing so that brands can out-test their competition, learn more from their creative tests than ever before, and centralize all their creative data in one place.
  • This new funding will significantly further Marpipes efforts to build the tech stack that enables creatives to predictably deliver winning ad creative.

Semtech Announces Production Release of Tri-Edge™ PAM4 CDR Chipset Enabling 100G Data Center Optical Links

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Tuesday, August 31, 2021

The GN2538 is a dual channel 50G PAM4 CDR with integrated VCSEL drivers and the GN2539 is a dual channel 50G PAM4 CDR with integrated linear transimpedence amplifiers (TIAs).

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  • The GN2538 is a dual channel 50G PAM4 CDR with integrated VCSEL drivers and the GN2539 is a dual channel 50G PAM4 CDR with integrated linear transimpedence amplifiers (TIAs).
  • This chipset is the latest addition to the proven Tri-Edge CDR platform, and the low power and ease of implementation of the GN2538 and GN2539 will allow major data centers to upgrade their intra-data center interconnects and enhance overall performance.
  • The COVID-19 pandemic has further amplified data consumption and usage trends as more businesses shifted activities online, putting an emphasis on data and compute availability.
  • Our customers have fully tested the solutions confirming interoperability with 100G ports of commercial Ethernet switches used in major data centers.

Balto Raises $37.5M; Pushes to Close Execution Gap for Contact Centers

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Thursday, August 19, 2021

"Balto is creating a mindset shift that is something you only see with category-defining products," said CEO Marc Bernstein.

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  • "Balto is creating a mindset shift that is something you only see with category-defining products," said CEO Marc Bernstein.
  • "We're moving contact centers from conversation intelligence, which is a great starting point, to conversation excellence.
  • In the past, contact centers have had to deal with an execution gap between knowing what's going wrong on calls and actually fixing it.
  • With this round of funding, Balto is doubling down on closing the execution gap by providing contact centers with a way to improve conversations as they're happening.

Retractable Technologies, Inc. Reports $36.1 Million in Operating Income for the First Six Months Of 2021

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Tuesday, August 17, 2021

Retractable Technologies, Inc. (NYSE American: RVP) reports that its operating income was $36.1 million for the first six months of 2021, compared to an operating income for the same period last year of $1.4 million, and that income applicable to common shareholders was $28.5 million for the first six months of 2021 compared to $3.7 million in the prior year.

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  • Retractable Technologies, Inc. (NYSE American: RVP) reports that its operating income was $36.1 million for the first six months of 2021, compared to an operating income for the same period last year of $1.4 million, and that income applicable to common shareholders was $28.5 million for the first six months of 2021 compared to $3.7 million in the prior year.
  • Net sales were $42.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and $92.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021.
  • Retractable reports the following results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
  • Income from operations was $36.1 million compared to income from operations of $1.4 million for the same period last year.

Siemon Expands Its Data Center and Fiber Expertise

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Thursday, August 5, 2021

Gary Bernstein, RCDD, CDCD, has joined Siemon as their Global Data Center Solutions Specialist to lead our global data center sales strategic initiatives, create and deliver seminars and training, support Siemon's global sales team and foster strong relationships with data center customers and ecosystem partners.

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  • Gary Bernstein, RCDD, CDCD, has joined Siemon as their Global Data Center Solutions Specialist to lead our global data center sales strategic initiatives, create and deliver seminars and training, support Siemon's global sales team and foster strong relationships with data center customers and ecosystem partners.
  • Gary comes to Siemon with more than 25 years of industry experience and extensive knowledge in data center infrastructure, telecommunications, and copper and fiber structured cabling systems.
  • Dave comes to Siemon with 26 years of experience in ensuring standards-based fiber optic and structured cabling best practices in the data center space, including as a data center infrastructure architect and project manager on large time-sensitive, multi-vendor data center builds.
  • This panel moderated by Gary Bernstein features expert data center consultants from Siemon, QTS Data Centers and Transitional Data Services (TDS) who will discuss current challenges and provide valuable insight on how enterprise data center owners and operators can effectively achieve digital transformation.

Aries Worldwide Logistics Expands its Cross-border Business with Mexico

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Wednesday, August 4, 2021

HOUSTON, Aug. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Aries Worldwide Logistics announces the expansion of its cross-border business with Mexico.

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  • HOUSTON, Aug. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Aries Worldwide Logistics announces the expansion of its cross-border business with Mexico.
  • A major component of this expansion is the announcement of Aries' new Laredo, TX facilities where it will establish major trade lanes between US and Mexico.
  • This location will focus on providing streamlined customs compliance and cross-border logistics while offering shipment visibility and control.
  • Founded in 1984, Aries Worldwide Logistics is a privately owned global supply chain solutions and logistics company.