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  • MIL-OSI: CYREBRO Recognized in Gartner Emerging Tech Report for Detection and Response Startups

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    RAMAT GAN, Israel, March 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CYREBRO, the AI-native Managed Detection and Response (MDR), today announced its recognition as a leading detection and response startup in the Gartner report, Emerging Tech: Techscape for Detection and Response Startups. This acknowledgment highlights CYREBRO’s innovative approach to cybersecurity, leveraging advanced technology and expert analysis to combat evolving cyber threats.

    Among the key findings in the report:

    • Startups are experimenting with generative AI (GenAI) technologies. The use of AI agents/AI security operations center (SOC) analysts and GenAI remediation recommendations has become crucial for staying ahead of evolving threats.
    • The preemptive cybersecurity approach to detection and response has gained momentum, with startups working across complex threat intelligence, adopting purple team cultures, and improving their strategic industry offerings.

    CYREBRO has been identified as a key startup in the preemptive cybersecurity category, which highlights companies with a proactive strategy designed to prevent, disrupt, or deter cyberattacks before they can achieve their goals. CYREBRO’s inclusion validates its commitment to delivering comprehensive future-proof security solutions, providing organizations with a robust defense against diverse risks and cyberattacks.

    “We are honored to be recognized by Gartner for our emerging technology in the detection and response space,” said Ori Arbel, CTO of CYREBRO. “The report highlights the growing need for innovative detection and response solutions that can effectively address the increasing sophistication of cyberattacks. CYREBRO is committed to empower its partners and customers with cutting-edge solutions.”

    CYREBRO’s platform leverages advanced proprietary technology, including AI and machine learning, to precisely detect and respond to threats. By automating the correlation and prioritization of security events, CYREBRO ensures that businesses can focus on critical threats, minimizing disruption and maintaining operational continuity.

    Gartner, Emerging Tech: Techscape for Detection and Response Startups, 19 March 2025. Gartner is a registered trademark and service mark of Gartner, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and internationally and is used herein with permission. All rights reserved.

    Gartner members can access the full report here. (For Gartner subscribers only).

    Gartner Disclaimer
    GARTNER is the registered trademark and service mark of Gartner Inc., and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and/or internationally and has been used herein with permission. All rights reserved. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product, or service depicted in its research publications, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings or other designation. Gartner’s research publications consist of the opinions of Gartner’s research organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

    About CYREBRO
    CYREBRO is an AI-native, end-to-end Managed Detection and Response (MDR) solution, designed for hands-off or hands-on control through its future-proof SOC platform.

    With its advanced Security Data Lake revolutionizing SIEM and SOAR capabilities, CYREBRO includes 24/7 SOC monitoring and threat intelligence, augmented with exceptionally swift incident response and forensic investigations. CYREBRO delivers precision-guided threat detection and response across any tech stack, providing clear, actionable insights to ensure world-class security and compliance.

    With comprehensive visibility and expert guidance, CYREBRO empowers over 900 businesses of all sizes to manage threats proactively, enhancing their security posture and delivering full and complete protection.  

    Contact

    CMO
    Gil Harel
    CYREBRO
    media@cyrebro.io

    A photo accompanying this announcement is available at https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/b4610018-d64e-4d54-aec3-b74a8dfd8c81

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  • MIL-OSI: VelocityEHS Revolutionizes Contractor Safety with AI-Driven Verification and Compliance Automation

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    CHICAGO, March 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — VelocityEHS, the global leader in EHS & ESG software solutions, is excited to unveil an advanced AI-powered feature designed to streamline contractor safety management. This new capability automates contractor verification processes, reduces compliance risks, and significantly improves operational efficiency for organizations that manage contractors onsite.

    As part of its Contractor Safety Solution, Velocity deploys AI to generate guided workflows, flag risks, and make intelligent recommendations, making it easier for non- or less-experienced EHS managers to verify contractor credentials like Certificates of Insurance and OSHA Logs to facilitate compliance.

    Contractor workers face significantly higher risks on the job, with injury and illness rates 36% to 72% higher than those of full-time employees. Additionally, 37% of all temporary workers are employed in high-risk industrial sectors, underscoring the critical need for more effective safety and compliance solutions.

    “Our mission is to help create safer workplaces,” said Matt Airhart, CEO of VelocityEHS. “We are dedicated to developing AI-driven innovation that enables our customers to reach better outcomes faster. Even before this new feature, our Contractor Safety & Permit to Work solution helped organizations achieve 70%-time savings compared to traditional third-party management processes. Now their operational efficiency will reach new heights.”

    As regulatory demands and safety concerns continue to escalate, organizations need reliable, scalable, and intelligent solutions to ensure contractor compliance—particularly in safety-critical industries such as manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, and food & beverage, where staying on top of complex requirements is a daily challenge.

    Key Benefits of the AI-Powered Contractor Safety Feature

    • Faster, More Accurate Compliance Assessments: AI-driven automation accelerates document reviews, eliminating manual errors and ensuring precise contractor verification.
    • Reduced Compliance Risks: Quicker and easier access to crucial data to make informed decisions, ensuring contractors meet safety standards.
    • Lower Administrative Burden: Saves time by streamlining manual contractor verification processes, giving workers time to focus on higher-value safety initiatives rather than repetitive compliance tasks.

    “Many businesses face challenges with manual compliance workflows, resulting in costly delays in contractor verification and increased exposure to risks,” said Dr Julia Penfield, VP of Research & Machine Learning.

    “Over time, this leads to reactive risk management, human error, productivity losses and potential fines for non-compliance. Our new AI-powered Contractor Safety Solution is changing the game, transforming the process with an intuitive, automated solution that simplifies compliance and drives better overall safety outcomes,” she added.

    For more information about VelocityEHS, visit www.EHS.com

    About VelocityEHS 
    Relied on by more than 10 million users worldwide to drive operational excellence and achieve outstanding outcomes, VelocityEHS is the global leader in true SaaS enterprise EHS & ESG technology. The VelocityEHS Accelerate® Platform is the definitive gold standard, delivering best-in-class software solutions for managing Safety, Ergonomics, Chemical Management, and Operational Risk. In addition, Velocity offers world-class applications for Contractor Safety & Permit to Work, Environmental Compliance, and ESG.

    The VelocityEHS team includes unparalleled industry expertise, with more certified experts in health, safety, industrial hygiene, ergonomics, sustainability, the environment, AI, and machine learning than any other EHS software provider. Recognized by the EHS industry’s top independent analysts as a Leader in the Verdantix 2025 Green Quadrant Analysis, VelocityEHS is committed to industry thought leadership and to accelerating the pace of innovation through its software solutions and vision. Its privacy and security protocols, which include SOC2 Type II attestation, are among the most stringent in the industry. 

    VelocityEHS is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with locations in Ann Arbor, Michigan; Tampa, Florida; Oakville, Ontario; London, England; Perth, Western Australia; and Cork, Ireland. For more information, visit www.EHS.com.  

    Media Contact 
    Jennifer Sinkwitts 
    jsinkwitts@ehs.com 

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  • MIL-OSI Economics: Samsung Launches Bespoke AI Laundry Combo™, Innovative All-in-One Laundry Solution in South Africa

    Source: Samsung

     

     
     
    Samsung launches the Bespoke AI Laundry Combo to the South African Market. This washing machine is redefining laundry with AI Technology. The Bespoke AI Laundry Combo features advanced technology that learns and adapts to users’ laundry habits, providing personalised washing and drying cycles for optimal results. With its intuitive interface and smart connectivity, users can easily control and monitor their laundry from anywhere using the SmartThings app.
     
    Elevating the Laundry Experience at Home With AI
    The Bespoke AI Laundry Combo is designed to increase space without compromising functionality. This all-in-one combo seamlessly integrates a washer and dryer into a single unit, providing a space-saving and efficient laundry solution with broad functionality. It performs as effectively as two separate machines while conserving valuable space, and more importantly eliminates the need to transfer laundry between a washing machine and a dryer after the wash cycle finishes.
     
    For users, this means they don’t have to keep checking the wash cycle’s progress in the attempt to prevent unpleasant odours and can use their time more flexibly. A key feature of the Bespoke AI Laundry Combo is the AI Wash & Dry,[1] which sets a new standard for laundry efficiency. This advanced system uses a range of sensors to optimise both washing and drying for each load, freeing users from having to determine the optimal settings for each cycle.
     
    Upon sensing the weight of the laundry, it dispenses the right amount of water and detergent. It also detects the fabric and monitors the level of soiling during the cycle, adjusting wash time and detergent use accordingly. After the wash cycle, the technology optimises the drying process based on the weight and fabric [2] – ensuring excellent cleaning and drying results. With AI Wash & Dry, users benefit from a thorough, more efficient[3] and personalised laundry experience.
     
    Seamless, Efficient User Experiences
    The Bespoke AI Laundry Combo offers an enhanced user experience with the AI Home,[10]  an intuitive 7” wide LCD display that serves as a central control hub for laundry, and moreover the entire home. The wide display delivers substantial information about the laundry including cycle details, remaining amount of detergent and energy consumption. When showing cycles, the combo uses machine learning to remember user habits and recommend cycles[11] based on periodic and seasonal needs.[12]
     
    When the cycle is finished, it provides an energy and water consumption report that can be viewed on the 7-inch LCD display or the SmartThings App.[13] Additionally, users have clear view of the 3D Map View, which shows all connected appliances within the home and enables users to seamlessly monitor and control them.
     
    With Bespoke AI Laundry Combo you can now enjoy the updated Bixby[14] which comes with better understanding capabilities allowing for more responsive interaction than before. Through AI, Bixby can understand complicated and casual conversations – allowing users to give multi-intended, complex commands.[15]
     
    Upon using the Bespoke AI Laundry Combo , users can ask “What’s the weather like?” and then say: “Start the wash cycle and lower the living room temperature,” and have their requests finished in one sequence. Bixby provides support for Device Q&A as well, assisting users when they have questions about certain features on their appliances. When an error is displayed on the LCD display, users can ask directly what this means – instead of having to look through the user manual or search on their phones.
     
    Lastly, an exclusive offer for customers who purchase the Bespoke AI Laundry Combo in South Africa. For a limited time, customers can redeem a Galaxy Watch Ultra worth R9 999 when they buy the innovative all-in-one laundry solution. The Bespoke AI Laundry Combo offers seamless ease of use between the appliance and other Samsung devices. With the Samsung SmartThings app, users can control and monitor their laundry from anywhere, and now, with the Galaxy Watch Ultra, they can take their laundry experience to the next level. Users can naturally say: ‘Open the washing machine door’ to the watch and then get a prompt response and see the action carried out.
     
    Availability
    The Bespoke AI Laundry Combo is available here: https://www.samsung.com/za/washers-and-dryers/washer-dryer-combo/wd8000dk-combo-all-in-one-combo-super-speed-18kg-gray-wd18db8995bzfa/. For more information on Samsung refrigerators and other home appliances, please visit www.samsung.com/za.
     
    [1]Detection and sensing capabilities are based on our deep learning models trained using predefined set of data and may yield inaccurate or incorrect results. New datasets may be introduced to our learning models from time to time to enhance its accuracy.[2]To prevent wear, wash like fabrics together.[3] Based on AI-based algorithm and internal testing using the AI Wash & Dry cycle on an IEC 8lb load. A turbidity sensor operates for all weights, while fabric sensing operates for 8lbs and under. Actual results may vary depending on individual use.[10] Does not mean all services available on the AI Home are AI or generate information or outcome using AI. AI Smart Dial, AI Wash & Dry, Voice enabled with Bixby accessible through the AI Home utilise AI-based algorithms, which be updated periodically to improve accuracy. AI-based algorithms may generate incomplete or incorrect information.[11] Messages with cycle suggestions are displayed on the control panel or a smartphone with the SmartThings App. Detection and sensing capabilities are based on our deep learning models trained using predefined set of data and may yield inaccurate or incorrect results. New datasets may be introduced to our learning models from time to time to enhance its accuracy.[12] Messages with cycle suggestions are displayed on the control panel or a smartphone with the SmartThings App.[13] The SmartThings App is available on Android and iOS devices. A Wi-Fi connection and a Samsung account are required.[14]Bixby is Samsung’s brand of Internet of Things (IoT) voice assistant. Bixby service availability may vary depending on country. Bixby recognises selected languages and certain accents/dialects. The user interface may change and differ by device. The availability of Bixby features and content providers may vary depending on the country/carrier/language/device model/OS version. A Samsung account log-in and data network connection (Wi-Fi or data network) are required. Users must agree to the update to use this function.[15] This function may produce inaccurate results and will be updated periodically to improve accuracy.

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  • MIL-OSI Europe: AFRICA/ETHIOPIA – The Eparch of Adigrat: “We are trying to move forward as a Church in a context of total precariousness, with the risk of a new civil war”

    Source: Agenzia Fides – MIL OSI

    Tuesday, 25 March 2025

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    Adigrat (Agenzia Fides) – The bloody civil war that ravaged Tigray between 2020 and 2022 is now compounded by an internal split within the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), one of the two factions vying for control of the region. The fragile peace agreement signed in Pretoria in 2022 (see Fides, 7/8/2024) between the Addis Ababa government and representatives of the TPLF appears to have succumbed to a new wave of violence and disorder, with the growing risk of plunging northern Ethiopia back into civil war.On March 11, the rebel faction took control of Adigrat, a town on the border with Eritrea, and subsequently captured Adi-Gudem, located near the regional capital, Macallé, thus escalating an internal conflict within a larger conflict. For weeks, various media outlets have reported the imminent possibility of a new outbreak of violence, this time with the direct involvement of Eritrea.The bishop of the Catholic Eparchy of Adigrat, Tesfaselassie Medhin, confirmed this situation to Fides. “Instability in our region continues to persist, tensions between Ethiopia and Eritrea are increasing, and the country could be engulfed in a very bloody confrontation. God forbid that the factions involved start a new war in Tigray, which has already suffered enormously.”“In general, internal politics in Tigray are not good,” Medhin continues. “The division between local politicians and the sudden interruption of USAID funding are severely penalizing millions of people. The impact on programs for the poor run by NGOs, religious organizations, and government agencies is devastating, and there is no exit strategy. Even the government agency Catholic Relief Services of Ethiopia, which provides emergency food aid, has seen its activities suspended. We have been informed that they will continue to operate with private funding, but only for smaller programs. We do not yet know what these will consist of,” explains the bishop.“For the rest, in a context of great anguish and suffering for our people, we are trying to move forward as a Church, to give hope to the people and be a sign of hope for them. We try to be at their side and work for healing from the trauma of the bloody conflicts of which they have been victims,” notes Medhin.The Eparch of Adigrat concludes his conversation with a thought for Pope Francis: “We pray for him. We are united in his suffering, but also in the joy that God has given us to have him as our pastor on the Chair of Peter.” (AP) (Agenzia Fides, 25/3/2025)
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  • MIL-OSI China: Shanghai home to 4 industrial clusters at the trillion-yuan level

    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    SHANGHAI, March 25 — China’s Shanghai Municipality has nurtured four industrial clusters at the trillion-yuan level in the fields of electronics and information technology, automobiles, high-end equipment, and software and information services, according to the Shanghai Global Investment Promotion Conference, which opened on Tuesday.

    In 2024, the scale of the city’s electronics and information technology sector reached 1.2 trillion yuan (about 167 billion U.S. dollars). Shanghai’s automotive cluster reported a scale of 1.1 trillion yuan last year, with nearly 280,000 local plates issued for NEVs during the period.

    The city has also been engaged in the development of other key industrial chains, including integrated circuits, biopharmaceuticals, artificial intelligence, fashion consumer goods, advanced materials, and new energy and green low-carbon solutions.

    The conference offered 15.42 million square meters of space, supported by 50.9 billion yuan in industrial ecosystem funding, for investment projects. Through policy incentives, resource matching and favorable services, the city is providing global innovators and enterprises with first-mover scenarios and project opportunities.

    “Shanghai is not only home to Otis China’s headquarters but also our global R&D center,” said Judy Marks, chair, CEO and president of Otis, an elevator industry leader. “We have full confidence in our development in the Chinese market and are committed to long-term growth here.”

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  • MIL-OSI: February 2025: New Business Volumes Rebound

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    • FORECAST: Our forecast framework, which uses past values of CFI and durable goods orders to predict future changes in topline durable goods orders, expects a 0.47% contraction in new orders in February.
    • Total new business volume (NBV) rose by $9.7 billion seasonally adjusted among surveyed ELFA member companies, an increase of 3.7% from the prior month.
    • NBV year-to-date contracted by 3.7% relative to the same period in 2024.
    • The year-over-year change declined by 7.4% on a non-seasonally adjusted basis.
    • Charge-offs (losses) rose to 0.55%, near the two-year high seen last November.

    WASHINGTON, March 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — “The latest CFI release showed a return to normalcy in February. Demand for equipment returned to healthy levels after whipsawing the last few months due to a historic swing in financing activity at banks,” said Leigh Lytle, President and CEO at ELFA. “Financial conditions weakened a little as losses rose, but accounts past 30 days remained low, and new applications remained strong. 2025 is shaping up to be bumpy, but so far, the data indicates that demand for investment equipment has weathered the storm. We’re closely watching financial conditions for signs of erosion, but we expect the industry to have a solid year as long as the economy avoids a recession.”

    New business volumes rebounded. Volumes increased on a seasonally adjusted basis, posting a similar level of new business activity as the previous two February reports. Activity grew at banks and captives, with new business volumes expanding month-over-month by 0.9% and 15.0%, respectively. Financing at independents dropped by 6.4% after growing by 8.6% in the previous month. Despite the cooling, financing activity at independents has gained ground over the last five years. From 2017 to 2019, independents comprised roughly 16% of all new business activity. That number jumped to 20% of all activity from January 2024 through February 2025. The share of activity at captives also increased by around 2.25 percentage points, while bank activity fell by almost 7.5 percentage points.

    The pace of job losses slowed. After picking up speed for three months, the pace of job losses slowed in February. The sector was still down 2.4% over the last 12 months, mainly driven by a 6.4% contraction in employment at captives. Banks also experienced a 1.6% loss in headcount over the last year, while independents saw employment rise by 1.0%.

    Credit approvals continue to hover around 75%. The average credit approval rate dropped to 75.4%, a decline of roughly half a percentage point. However, the rate remains well above the levels seen at the end of 2024.

    Financial conditions somewhat weakened. Aging receivables over 30 days dropped back down to 2.0%, a decline of 0.2 percentage points. However, charge-offs (losses) rose to 0.55%, the second-highest level in the last two years. The increase in losses was driven by a rise in charge-offs at independents and banks. While the average loss rate rose, the loss rate for small ticket activity dropped after a notable jump in the prior month.

    “KeyBank remains optimistic as credit quality continues well within historical norms, capital is abundant and the desire for earning assets is strong,” said Peter Bullen, Executive Vice President & Group Head, Key Equipment Finance. “We are also encouraged to see a significant rebound from Key Equipment Finance clients in equipment financing demand compared to last year at this time. At the same time, we remain vigilant of the potential impact of new tariffs and general economic uncertainty on capital spending.”

    Industry Confidence
    The Monthly Confidence Index from ELFA’s affiliate, the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation, dropped to 58.1 in March, as respondents grew slightly more pessimistic about conditions over the next four months.

    About ELFA’s CFI
    The CapEx Finance Index (CFI) is the only near-real-time index that reflects capex, or the volume of commercial equipment financed in the U.S. It is released monthly from Washington, D.C., one day before the U.S. Department of Commerce’s durable goods report. This financial indicator complements reports like the Institute for Supply Management Index, providing a comprehensive view of productive assets in the U.S. economy—equipment produced, acquired and financed. The CFI consists of two years of business activity data from a survey of industry leaders. For more details, including methodology and participants, visit www.elfaonline.org/CFI.

    About ELFA
    The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA) represents financial services companies and manufacturers in the $1 trillion U.S. equipment finance sector. ELFA’s over 600 member companies provide essential financing that helps businesses acquire the equipment they need to operate and grow. Learn how equipment finance contributes to businesses’ success, U.S. economic growth, manufacturing and jobs at www.elfaonline.org.

    Follow ELFA:
    X: @ELFAonline
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/115191

    Media/Press Contact: Krishna Magalona, PR Manager, ELFA, Krishna@360livemedia.com

    PDF available: http://ml.globenewswire.com/Resource/Download/2c9bc990-d3e7-41bd-b8ba-30e898f165dd

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  • MIL-OSI: LPO MSA Announces Release of Specification for Linear Pluggable Optical Modules

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    SAN FRANCISCO, March 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — OFC2025 — The LPO MSA (Linear Pluggable Optics Multi-Source Agreement) Group announced today the completion and availability of the 100 Gb/s per lane Linear Pluggable Optics Single-Mode Optical Data Transmission specification, targeting up to 800 Gigabit Ethernet connectivity. The LPO MSA is composed of 50 industry-leading networking, semiconductor, and optics companies.

    This specification is a significant milestone for both the LPO MSA and networking industry. The 100G-DR-LPO specification has been validated by extensive member interoperability testing to confirm that it meets the LPO MSA’s goal of enabling broad market adoption of linear pluggable fiber optic links. The specification defines the necessary optical and electrical requirements for a robust ecosystem of LPO-compatible switch, NIC and module products. The specification covers 100 Gb/s, 200 Gb/s, 400 Gb/s and 800 Gb/s Ethernet parallel single-mode links, addressing the industry-wide challenge of reducing power, cost, and latency while ensuring the reliability of high-speed optical interconnects used in AI/ML applications. With participants representing system, module, and IC manufacturers, the February 2025 interoperability event demonstrated margins above the required link performance while successfully interfacing with a diverse ecosystem of link partners.

    LPO MSA Specification Update
    Building upon other industry standards such as IEEE 802.3 and OIF, the LPO MSA specification includes component, module, and system-level interoperability requirements that span both the electrical and optical interfaces operating at 100 Gb/s per lane. This specification can be found on the LPO MSA website: Specifications and White Papers

    LPO MSA 200G per Lane Plans
    With the completion of the 100 Gb/s per lane specification, the LPO MSA has set its sights on 200 Gb/s per lane linear implementations. It plans to work with standards development organizations such as OIF and IEEE to achieve a similar value proposition of lowering power, cost, and latency at this next speed.

    “We are very impressed with the active multi-company collaboration on the LPO MSA specification,” said Mark Nowell, LPO MSA Chair, “which enabled a rapid response to the market needs for an interoperable LPO ecosystem.”

    “The hard work of the MSA member companies has resulted in a very solid specification,” said Andreas Bechtolsheim, LPO MSA Co-Chair, “This allows large datacenter operators to deploy 800G LPO modules in volume with confidence.”

    “It has been exciting to see the growth of the LPO MSA and the broad participation from all parts of the networking ecosystem,” said Ryan Latchman, LPO MSA Marketing Chair. “This clearly demonstrates the benefits of using open standards to drive optimal interconnect solutions.”

    Please visit https://www.lpo-msa.org/ for more information.

    About the LPO MSA
    The LPO MSA has 50 industry-leading networking, semiconductor, and fiber optics companies and develops specifications for networking equipment and optical modules required to enable a broad ecosystem of interoperable LPO solutions. These specifications target the industry-wide challenge of reducing power, cost, and latency, while improving the reliability of high-speed optical interconnects.

    Caution Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
    We are disclosing forward-looking information so that investors, potential investors, and other owners can better understand the mentioned Companies’ prospects and make informed investment decisions. The information in this press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. Any forward-looking statement made by the Companies speak only as of the date on which it is made. The Companies are under no obligation to, and expressly disclaim any obligation to, update or alter their forward-looking statements, whether because of new information, subsequent events or otherwise.

    Contact: contact@lpo-msa.org
    Info: LPO MSA Marketing

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  • MIL-OSI: Jamf Earns 5-Star Rating in the 2025 CRN® Partner Program Guide

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    MINNEAPOLIS, March 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Jamf (NASDAQ: JAMF), the standard in managing and securing Apple at work, has been honored by CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, with a 5-Star Award in the 2025 CRN Partner Program Guide. This annual guide is an essential resource for solution providers seeking vendor partner programs that match their business goals and deliver high partner value.

    The extensive support and resources technology vendors offer through their partner programs are a critical consideration for managed service providers and resellers when selecting vendors to partner with. Program elements such as financial incentives, sales and marketing assistance, training and certification, technical support and more can set vendors apart and play a key role in boosting their partners’ long-term growth and profitability.

    The 5-Star Award is an elite recognition given to companies that have built their partner programs on the key elements needed to nurture lasting, profitable, and successful channel partnerships.

    For the 2025 Partner Program Guide, the CRN research team evaluated vendors based on program requirements and offerings such as partner training and education, pre- and post-sales support, marketing programs and resources, technical support, and communication.

    In 2024, Jamf launched its new Global Partner Program, leveraging a new points-based system to offer the right benefits to partners at the right time, based on their unique value propositions and business models. The Jamf Global Partner Program reaches partners in over 70 countries worldwide to help organizations of all industries and sizes succeed with Apple.

    With clear tier definitions and access to Jamf’s wide range of tools, the new partner portal, the “Jamf Partner Hub,” offers a “one stop shop” for Jamf’s partner community, offering them the ability to monitor deal registration status, check on upcoming customer renewals, complete training certifications and a host of other co-selling functionality.

    “We are honored to receive the 5-star award in the 2025 CRN Partner Program Guide,” said Marc Botham, Global Vice President of Channel and Alliances at Jamf. “Jamf is a channel-first company, and we are proud of our Global Partner Program which is only six months old and already delivering substantial benefits to our partner ecosystem. We remain committed to improving the way we work with partners so that they can better serve Jamf customers while growing their business.”

    “Being featured on the 2025 CRN Partner Program Guide highlights the dedication these technology vendors have to evolving with solution providers, driving innovation, and supporting mutual success,” said Jennifer Follett, VP, U.S. Content and Executive Editor, CRN, at The Channel Company. “This critical annual project empowers solution providers to identify vendors that are committed to enhancing their partner programs and meeting the always-changing business needs of the channel and end customers. The guide provides deep insight into the distinctive value of each partner program so solution providers can make strategic partnership decisions with confidence.”

    The 2025 Partner Program Guide will be featured in the April 2025 issue of CRN and published online at www.CRN.com/PPG beginning March 24, 2025.

    About Jamf

    Jamf’s purpose is to simplify work by helping organizations manage and secure an Apple experience that end users love and organizations trust. Jamf is the only company in the world that provides a complete management and security solution for an Apple-first environment that is enterprise secure, consumer simple and protects personal privacy. To learn more, visit www.jamf.com

    About The Channel Company:

    The Channel Company (TCC) is the global leader in channel growth for the world’s top technology brands. We accelerate success across strategic channels for tech vendors, solution providers, and end users with premier media brands, integrated marketing and event services, strategic consulting, and exclusive market and audience insights. TCC is a portfolio company of investment funds managed by EagleTree Capital, a New York City-based private equity firm. For more information, visit thechannelco.com.

    Media Contact:

    Liarna La Porta | media@jamf.com

    Investor Contact:

    Jennifer Gaumond | ir@jamf.com

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  • MIL-OSI: EquityZen Partners with Yahoo Finance to Broaden Access to Private Market Data

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    NEW YORK, March 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — EquityZen, the leading pre-IPO marketplace for individual accredited investors, is excited to partner with Yahoo Finance to empower individual investors with the information they need to invest in private markets. Through the partnership, EquityZen will be Yahoo Finance’s exclusive provider of proprietary firm data and private market insights, enabling their users to delve into leading companies, opportunities, and trends in private markets.

    Investors seeking information on private companies can now find EquityZen’s key summaries and facts about individual private companies on Yahoo Finance’s platform. In addition, Yahoo Finance will show EquityZen’s ticker symbols, private market comparables, sector data, and more across Yahoo Finance’s individual private company pages, index pages, and Private Markets Hub.

    “We’re proud to partner with Yahoo Finance as an industry leader in informing and empowering the millions of individual investors who find data and insights on their platform. This partnership represents a leap forward in our mission to make private markets more accessible to the wider public,” said Atish Davda, CEO at EquityZen.

    “At EquityZen over the last 10 plus years, we’ve seen the private markets become the proven home of innovation. Our goal has always been to arm both investors and shareholders with the information, data, and tools needed to make smart investment decisions in private companies,” Mr. Davda added. “Through our partnership with Yahoo Finance, an even broader set of investors will now have access to EquityZen’s proprietary private market data, derived from over 45,000 private market transactions that we’ve enabled in nearly 500 pre-IPO companies since 2013.”

    “We’re thrilled to partner with EquityZen, a longtime leader in the private markets space,” says Tapan Bhat, President and General Manager of Yahoo Finance. “Through this new partnership, investors can now track both public and private markets in one place, gaining access to historically hard-to-find private company information in a place they already know and trust. As companies stay private longer, this is undoubtedly an emerging sector that shouldn’t be ignored and, together with EquityZen, we look forward to unlocking even more opportunities for investors moving forward.”

    With the abundance of capital available to growing private companies, many companies are delaying their IPO plans and staying private longer. This means that public market investors are missing out on the growth opportunities happening in the private markets, in industries ranging from AI to fintech, cybersecurity, and green energy.1 EquityZen continues its pursuit to solve this by offering investments in leading pre-IPO companies for accredited investors. EquityZen’s platform offers investment minimums as low as $5,000 for qualified individuals while also supporting trades for institutional investors as large as over $20 million.

    Knowledge is crucial to level the playing field and allow individual accredited investors to participate in the investments that are core to most institutional and ultra high net worth portfolios. EquityZen is dedicated to surfacing data and insights to empower individuals within the private markets – from the Private Market Map, a visual representation of the private market ecosystem2, to bespoke capitalization table analysis and exclusive EquityZen Insights.

    To learn more about EquityZen and private market investing, join today.

    About EquityZen
    Since 2013, the EquityZen marketplace has enabled the buying and selling of shares in private companies. EquityZen brings together over 700,000 investors and shareholders, providing liquidity to early shareholders and private market access to accredited investors for as little as $5,000 up to well over $5 million. Having completed more than 45,000 private placements in more than 450 private companies, EquityZen leads the way in delivering “Private Markets for the Public”.

    Media Contact
    Deborah Kostroun, Zito Partners
    deborah@zitopartners.com
    +1 (201) 403-8185

    1 Not all pre-IPO companies will go public or be acquired, and not all IPOs or acquisitions are or will become successful investments. There are inherent risks in pre-IPO investments, including the risk of loss of the entire investment, illiquidity, and fluctuations in value and returns. Investors must be able to afford the loss of their entire investment.

    2 The Private Market Map is intended for reference only and does not constitute a recommendation or personal financial advice. Use of this information is at the user’s discretion and risk.

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  • MIL-OSI: Broadcom Extends 200G/lane DSP PHY Leadership for Next-Generation AI Infrastructure

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    Sian3: State-of-the-art 3nm DSP PHY delivers industry’s lowest power consumption with enhanced performance for 800G and 1.6T optical transceivers over SMF

    Sian2M: Industry’s first 200G/lane DSP with integrated VCSEL drivers enables low-power short-reach MMF links in AI clusters

    PALO ALTO, Calif., March 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ: AVGO) today announced the expansion of its industry-leading 200G/lane DSP PHY portfolio with the introduction of Sian3 and Sian2M, purpose-built for the demanding connectivity requirements of AI/ML clusters. These innovations address the critical need for optimized power across both single-mode fiber (SMF) and short-reach multi-mode fiber (MMF) links in 800G and 1.6T optical transceiver applications.

    The rapid growth of AI workloads is driving demand for increased bandwidth and interconnect density in AI clusters. Optical interconnect power is a major factor limiting cluster scalability. Broadcom’s new Sian3 and Sian2M DSPs, along with its comprehensive portfolio of 200G/lane lasers, provide unprecedented levels of power efficiency and cost optimization for next-generation AI infrastructure.

    Sian3, a state-of-the-art 3nm 200G/lane PAM4 DSP PHY, delivers the industry’s lowest power consumption for 800G and 1.6T optical transceivers utilizing SMF. Sian3 builds upon the success of Broadcom’s Sian2 DSP, enabling over 20% power reduction for both EML and SiP based 1.6T modules.

    Sian2M offers a specialized, optimized solution for 800G and 1.6T short-reach MMF links within AI clusters. By integrating VCSEL drivers and leveraging Broadcom’s market-proven 200G VCSEL technology, Sian2M unlocks new levels of performance and efficiency for short-reach connectivity. This technology builds on Broadcom’s established track record in optical interconnects, having successfully deployed over 50 million channels of 100G VCSELs in AI networks. 

    Broadcom’s Sian3 and Sian2M DSP PHYs, developed in conjunction with its portfolio of 200G/lane EML and CWL lasers and its market-proven VCSELs, empower module developers to rapidly address the growing demand for 200G optics in AI. Broadcom’s 200G EML and PD are already shipping in volume, delivering the quality, reliability, and performance required for AI optical interconnects.

    “Broadcom’s Sian family of DSP PHYs is foundational to the low-power, high-bandwidth optical connectivity needed for AI/ML clusters,” said Vijay Janapaty, vice president and general manager of the Physical Layer Products Division at Broadcom. “Our new 3nm Sian3 delivers over 20% power reduction for 1.6T optical modules, while Sian2M with integrated VCSEL drivers and 200G VCSELs brings cost and power efficiency to short-reach links. These innovations enable our customers to scale AI clusters to meet the demands of growing AI workloads.”

    “According to our recent report Markets for PAM4 and Coherent DSPs, AI-infrastructure build outs are driving massive growth in PAM4 DSP shipments,” said Bob Wheeler, Analyst at Large, LightCounting. “By 2028, we expect 1.6T optical transceivers will consume more than $1 billion worth of PAM4 DSPs, as next-generation 102T switch systems transition to 200G serdes.”

    Solution Highlights

    Sian3 DSP

    • Low power 3nm 200G/lane DSP for sub-13W 800G and sub-23W 1.6T transceivers
    • 1.6T retimer PHY (BCM83628) and 800G gearbox PHY (BCM83820) options available
    • Supports 212.5-Gb/s and 226.875-Gb/s data rates for InfiniBand and Ethernet
    • Multiple FEC options, including Bypass, Segmented, and Concatenated FEC
    • IEEE 802.3dj D1.3 compliant
    • Integrated low-swing and high-swing laser drivers for SiP and EML modules
    • Sub-75ns roundtrip latency for AI/ML
    • Client-side SERDES supporting long-reach (LR) applications
    • Crossbar support on client and line side

    Sian2M DSP

    • Low power 5nm 200G/lane DSP for sub-25W 1.6T SR8 transceivers
    • 800G retimer PHY (BCM85834) supporting both 800G and 1.6T pluggable modules
    • Multiple FEC options, including Bypass and Segmented FEC
    • Integrated VCSEL driver
    • Crossbar support

    200G/lane Lasers

    • Industry’s first 200G VCSEL, supporting the planned IEEE 802.3dj standards
    • Broadcom VCSEL technology with >5 trillion field device hours and <1 FIT failure rate
    • 200G EML in production, with millions of units shipped

    “As the demand for high-speed, energy-efficient connectivity continues to rise, integrating Broadcom’s Sian3 and Sian2M into our transceivers allows us to deliver industry-leading performance with significant cost and power savings,” said Richard Huang, CEO, Eoptolink Technology. “By combining these advanced DSPs with our own engineering expertise, we are driving innovation across the ecosystem—enabling scalable, high-density optical connectivity that meets the evolving demands of next-generation AI infrastructure while lowering total cost of ownership.”

    Availability

    Broadcom is sampling Sian3 (BCM83628 and BCM83820) and Sian2M (BCM85834) to early access customers and partners, with Sian3 production ramping in Q3 2025. Contact your local Broadcom sales representative for samples and pricing.

    About Broadcom

    Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ: AVGO) is a global technology leader that designs, develops, and supplies a broad range of semiconductor, enterprise software and security solutions. Broadcom’s category-leading product portfolio serves critical markets including cloud, data center, networking, broadband, wireless, storage, industrial, and enterprise software. Our solutions include service provider and enterprise networking and storage, mobile device and broadband connectivity, mainframe, cybersecurity, and private and hybrid cloud infrastructure. Broadcom is a Delaware corporation headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. For more information, go to www.broadcom.com.

    Broadcom, the pulse logo, and Connecting everything are among the trademarks of Broadcom. The term “Broadcom” refers to Broadcom Inc., and/or its subsidiaries. Other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

    Press Contact:
    Khanh Lam
    Global Communications
    press.relations@broadcom.com
    Telephone: +1 408 433 8649

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  • MIL-OSI: FloQast Launches Auditable AI Agents to Bridge the Talent Gap and Elevate Accountants from Preparers to Strategic Reviewers

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    LOS ANGELES, March 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — FloQast, an Accounting Transformation Platform created by accountants for accountants, today announced the launch of FloQast™ AI Agents, a groundbreaking, auditable AI capability that, for the first time ever, enables accountants to automate complex, recurring workflows across close management, compliance, and reporting functions using natural language, not extensive code. FloQast’s new technology brings all-new capabilities to the accounting and finance space, giving accountants the ability to use out-of-the-box agents, leverage templated agents, or custom-create their own AI Agents, ensuring workflows are purpose-built and tailored to accountants’ unique ways of working and organizational goals. As the talent gap in the accounting and finance industry continues to increase, this first-to-market capability empowers teams to do more with less and evolve from preparers into reviewers, able to focus on strategic initiatives while AI handles repetitive, time-consuming tasks.

    FloQast AI Agents Drive Accounting Innovation
    According to Gartner® in the 2024 Gartner Current State of AI Use Within Finance report, “Finance leaders are increasingly optimistic about AI’s potential for their organization. In fact, 66% of finance leaders report being more optimistic about AI’s impact compared to the last year.”* As organizations prepare to allocate more resources to AI deployment, FloQast is proud to introduce one of the most significant product innovations in the company’s history—one that is already delivering measurable impact for customers leveraging it today. FloQast is launching three AI Agents to start:

    1. Journal Entry Agent: Automates the creation of journal entries, such as Coupa Accruals, which automates the complex process of creating and posting accrual entries from Coupa data.
    2. Data Transformation Agent: Standardizes unstructured data using natural language, not extensive code, allowing accounting teams to automate the preparation of work related to key tasks, reconciliations, compliance, or reporting activities.
    3. Custom Agent: Enables customers to create their own Agents to automate workflows of their choice.

    FloQast’s custom AI agent capabilities will soon expand, allowing users to create their own agents key categories that include Data Transformation, Journal Entry, Tasks, Reconciliations, Financial Insights, and Compliance. This comprehensive approach ensures that accounting teams can automate workflows across every aspect of their operations, from routine tasks to complex, organization-specific processes.

    “The accounting profession is under more pressure than ever, with shrinking talent pools, heavier workloads, and growing demands for strategic insights,” said Mike Whitmire, CEO of FloQast, CPA. “FloQast AI Agents put accountants in the driver’s seat, shifting them from preparers to reviewers with AI automation built for their processes—fully auditable and designed for trust. And, as CFOs struggle to fill open roles on their teams, FloQast AI agents are poised to be an invaluable resource to help plug that gap and help teams work smarter, stay in control, and deliver the insights that move businesses forward.”

    FloQast is taking a deliberate approach to AI, ensuring each new AI Agent meets the highest standards of reliability and trust. With auditable AI at its core, FloQast is one of few organizations in the world to have obtained ISO 42001 certification, setting industry-best standards for AI management and reinforcing security, accuracy, and governance across all AI-powered workflows. As a leader in accounting automation, FloQast brings unique credibility to AI, prioritizing ethical and transparent practices. To support adoption, FloQast offers certification courses through FloQademy, equipping users to maximize AI-powered automation with confidence.

    FloQast Transform Puts Accountants in Control 
    At the heart of this advancement is FloQast Transform, an all-new, powerful product within FloQast’s Accounting Transformation Platform that serves as a centralized hub where customers can easily create, test, deploy, and manage FloQast AI Agents. While FloQast will continue to develop AI Agents for all customers to use, even more power lies in the ability of customers to create their own Agents using FloQast Transform. This capability recognizes that accounting processes are complex, ever-changing, and often unique to each enterprise. With FloQast Transform, accounting teams can create bespoke automation for their specific needs without waiting for vendor-built solutions or an extensive demand from IT.

    “Today’s accountants have an opportunity to focus on higher-level, strategic work, driving more value and increasing their presence within their organizations,” said Edwine Alphonse, Senior Controller at Ramp. “Accountants who embrace AI will be more effective and impactful, while those who don’t risk being left behind. FloQast is built to align with the way accountants and auditors work, empowering them to leverage AI for better outcomes.”

    The release of FloQast AI Agents and FloQast Transform builds upon FloQast’s Accounting Transformation Platform launched in September 2024, which encompasses four key solutions: Close Optimization, Close Automation, Connected Compliance, and Integrated Record-to-Report.

    For more information about FloQast AI Agents and FloQast Transform:

    *Gartner, The Current State of AI Use Within Finance, Rajat Pandey, Marco Steecker, 23 August 2024

    GARTNER is a registered trademark and service mark of Gartner, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and internationally and is used herein with permission. All rights reserved.

    About FloQast
    FloQast, an Accounting Transformation Platform created by accountants for accountants, enables organizations to automate a variety of accounting operations. Trusted by more than 3,000 global accounting teams – including Twilio, Los Angeles Lakers, and Zoom – FloQast enhances the way accounting teams work, enabling customers to automate close management, account reconciliations, accounting operations, and compliance activities. With FloQast, teams can utilize the latest advancements in AI technology to manage aspects of the close, reduce their compliance burden, stay audit-ready, and improve accuracy, visibility, and collaboration overall. FloQast is consistently rated #1 across all user review sites. Learn more at FloQast.com.

    Contact:
    Kyle Cabodi
    FloQast Director of Corporate Communications
    kyle.cabodi@floqast.com

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  • MIL-OSI: iManage uses Microsoft Co-Authoring to unlock smarter, more efficient collaboration

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    CHICAGO, March 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — iManage, the company dedicated to Making Knowledge Work™, today announced that the Microsoft Co-authoring capability within the iManage knowledge Work platform is now generally available, enhancing collaboration for customers of all sizes, providing an easy way for knowledge workers to work on Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents simultaneously across teams.

    Professionals can effortlessly collaborate on documents in real-time or at their own pace, with no need to wait for colleagues to finish before making forward progress. The ability to access and edit content on the iManage platform from anywhere, and co-author documents in real time, reduces friction around collaboration and boosts efficiency, security, and productivity.

    “Next Generation co-authoring will serve as a powerful productivity driver for the iManage knowledge work platform,” said Neil Araujo, CEO, iManage. “Benefiting from our deep partnership with Microsoft allows us to give customers a new way to achieve seamless, secure, and efficient document collaboration, without disrupting their workflows or compromising security or compliance. We are pleased to see so many of our customers taking advantage of iManage and Microsoft Co-authoring to optimize their overall productivity and their ability to deliver the best tools to their workforce to collaborate safely and efficiently.”

    Additional key benefits of Microsoft Co-authoring include the ability to maintain full control and transparency while co-authoring, creating a worry-free user experience. Document revisions made in real time appear in the iManage timeline view, allowing document owners to instantly see who edited the file and when. Additionally, users can roll back to earlier revisions and catch in-between changes, correct errors, and refine content before locking in a new version. Most importantly, co-authoring is built natively into the iManage platform, so users can collaborate on content while retaining the industry-leading security and governance protections they expect from iManage.

    “The Microsoft Co-authoring capability within iManage streamlines collaboration and provides a single source of truth,” said Rob Howard, VP of Product Management, Microsoft 365. “Whether teams work in real-time or asynchronously, Co-authoring offers multiple ways to identify and remove roadblocks on the way to a final version. Professionals can ask questions, request clarifications, and leave comments directly in the document, ensuring important context is in one place within the work product while reducing versioning challenges.”

    Previously offered as part of the iManage Early Access Program, Microsoft Co-authoring was used by more than 90 iManage customers, gathering valuable feedback that has helped refine and optimize the experience beginning on July 15, 2024. Now, with its general availability, even more organizations can leverage this powerful capability to enhance collaboration and productivity.

    About iManage
    iManage is dedicated to Making Knowledge Work™. Our cloud-native platform is at the center of the knowledge economy, enabling every organization to work more productively, collaboratively, and securely. Built on more than 20 years of industry experience, iManage helps leading organizations manage documents and emails more efficiently, protect vital information assets, and leverage knowledge to drive better business outcomes. As your strategic business partner, we employ our award-winning AI-enabled technology, an extensive partner ecosystem, and a customer-centric approach to provide support and guidance you can trust to make knowledge work for you. iManage is relied on by more than one million professionals at 4,000 organizations around the world. Visit www.imanage.com to learn more.

    Follow iManage via:
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/imanage
    X: https://x.com/imanageinc
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@iManage 

    Press contact:
    Alicia Saragosa, iManage
    press@imanage.com

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  • MIL-OSI: ShareFile Named a Visionary in 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Document Management

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    ShareFile is recognized for its completeness of vision and ability to execute

    BURLINGTON, Mass., March 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Progress (Nasdaq: PRGS), the trusted provider of AI-powered digital experience and infrastructure software, today announced that Progress® ShareFile® has been recognized by Gartner as a Visionary in the 2024 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Document Management1. Recently acquired by Progress, ShareFile was one of 15 vendors evaluated in the report based on its “Ability to Execute” and “Completeness of Vision.”

    “ShareFile’s advanced document management and collaboration solutions streamline organizations’ workflows, enhance productivity with AI features and harden security layers while delivering outstanding client experiences,” said Loren Jarrett, EVP & GM of Digital Experience at Progress. “To us, this recognition from Gartner underscores ShareFile’s transformative value in helping organizations work smarter, collaborate better and delight their customers.”

    Gartner defines document management as “the tools and practices used to capture, store, process and access documents and content in support of personal, team and enterprise needs. It is used for a wide range of collaborative and operational purposes, enabling the digital workplace, content collaboration, content-centric processes, content services for enterprise applications and content governance.”

    According to the report, “an estimated 70% to 80% of enterprise information is unstructured, posing a significant challenge for organizations that must unlock the potential and mitigate the risks of content.” As a SaaS-native, AI-powered, content-centric collaboration platform, the comprehensive features of the ShareFile solution include:

    • Collaboration workflows, with industry specialization
    • User-friendly client portals
    • Document request lists
    • Native e-signature functionality
    • Threat detection alerts with automated remediation
    • AI-powered secure share recommender
    • Email plug-ins for Outlook and Gmail
    • Ready-to-use templates

    For more information about the Progress ShareFile solution, go to https://www.sharefile.com. To download a complimentary copy of the report, click here.

    Gartner Disclaimer
    Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in our research publications and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings or designation. Gartner research publications consist of the opinions of Gartner research organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. GARTNER is a registered trademark and service mark of Gartner, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and internationally, and MAGIC QUADRANT is a registered trademark of Gartner, Inc. and /or its affiliates and are used herein with permission. All rights reserved.

    About Progress
    Progress (Nasdaq: PRGS) empowers organizations to achieve transformational success in the face of disruptive change. Our software enables our customers to develop, deploy and manage responsible AI-powered applications and digital experiences with agility and ease. Customers get a trusted provider in Progress, with the products, expertise and vision they need to succeed. Over 4 million developers and technologists at hundreds of thousands of enterprises depend on Progress. Learn more at www.progress.com.

    Progress and ShareFile are trademarks or registered trademarks of Progress Software Corporation and/or one of its subsidiaries or affiliates in the U.S. and other countries. Any other trademarks contained herein are the property of their respective owners.

    Press Contacts:
    Kim Baker
    Progress
    +1-800-477-6473
    pr@progress.com

    1 Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Document Management, Tim Nelms, Marko Sillanpaa, Max Goss, Chris Jackson, December 18, 2024

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  • MIL-OSI: Tenable Earns Elite 5-Star Rating in 2025 CRN Partner Program Guide

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    COLUMBIA, Md., March 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Tenable®, the exposure management company, today announced it has been recognized by CRN, a brand of The Channel Company, with a prestigious 5-Star Award in the 2025 Partner Program Guide.

    The 5-Star Award is an elite recognition given to companies that have built their partner programs on the key elements needed to nurture lasting, profitable and successful channel partnerships. For the 2025 Partner Program Guide, the CRN research team evaluated vendors based on program requirements and offerings such as partner training and education, pre- and post-sales support, marketing programs and resources, technical support and communication.

    As a partner-first company, Tenable is hyper-focused on investing in and supporting channel partners, promoting collective success. In addition to providing partners, distributors, resellers and systems integrators with innovative exposure management solutions, the Tenable Assure Partner Program arms partners with sales and marketing assistance, training and certification opportunities, services-delivery certification and technical support to grow their business and deliver exceptional exposure management and risk mitigation.

    “Together with our partners, we’re laser-focused on closing priority exposures that put businesses at risk,” said Jeff Brooks, senior vice president of global channels and alliances, Tenable. “We built the Tenable Assure Partner Program brick by brick to provide channel partners with both the advanced cybersecurity capabilities and top-notch resources that create strong exposure management programs and drive a profitable Tenable business for the partners. It’s an honor to be recognized for our world-class partner program.”

    Watch the video for more information on the Tenable Assure Partner Program: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpevKSM-OI4.

    About Tenable
    Tenable® is the exposure management company, exposing and closing the cybersecurity gaps that erode business value, reputation and trust. The company’s AI-powered exposure management platform radically unifies security visibility, insight and action across the attack surface, equipping modern organizations to protect against attacks from IT infrastructure to cloud environments to critical infrastructure and everywhere in between. By protecting enterprises from security exposure, Tenable reduces business risk for approximately 44,000 customers around the globe. Learn more at tenable.com.

    Media Contact:
    Tenable
    tenablepr@tenable.com

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  • MIL-OSI: Point Predictive Releases 2025 Auto Lending Fraud Trends Report Revealing $9.2 Billion Industry Risk

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    SAN DIEGO, March 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Point Predictive, the leader in artificial intelligence solutions for consumer lending, today released its comprehensive 2025 Auto Lending Fraud Trends Report. Drawing from an unprecedented dataset of over 250 million historical applications and billions in reported fraud and defaults, the report reveals that auto lenders face an estimated $9.2 billion in fraud loss exposure for 2025 – the highest ever measured.

    The comprehensive report analyzing fraud patterns on $4 trillion of submitted loan applications reveals that first-party fraud—where borrowers or dealerships misrepresent information to lenders—accounts for 69% of the $9.2 billion fraud risk exposure that the auto lending industry faced in 2024.

    “While dramatic cases of organized crime ring stealing identities make headlines, our data reveals that the true story behind most auto lending fraud is an array of misrepresentations,” said Frank McKenna, Chief Innovation Officer of Point Predictive. “Borrowers using their own names who inflate their income, misrepresent their employment, utilize credit washing techniques, or create new credit profiles with Credit Profile Numbers (CPNs) account for the overwhelming majority of fraud risk, yet these patterns often go undetected.”

    Some of the revealing statistics include the following:

    • First-party fraud and misrepresentations dominate the landscape, with income and employment misrepresentation accounting for 43% of total fraud risk ($3.9 billion).
    • Rising Default Risk: Point Predictive’s Early Payment Default Risk Index has increased 25% in the last 24 months.
    • Bust-out fraud has grown by over 26% in the last 24 months as the economy softens and more people resort to monetizing cars.
    • Systematic Dealer Risk, such as repeatedly inflating car values and using fake employment for borrowers, increases lenders’ default risk for those dealers by as much as 500%.

    The report also explores emerging threats, including the explosive growth of AI-powered fraud tools and their potential impact on lenders in 2025 and beyond. An analysis of criminal Telegram channels revealed a 644% increase in conversations about AI and deepfakes used for fraud between 2023 and 2024, featuring sophisticated schemes such as synthetic identity generators, deepfake videos aimed at bypassing identity verification, and AI-generated counterfeit identification documents.

    “This year’s report represents our largest analysis of auto lending loan data to date,” said Tim Grace, CEO of Point Predictive. “The extensive scale of our consortium and proprietary risk data provides us unparalleled visibility into fraud patterns that lenders’ own data simply cannot reveal. This data enables us to provide solutions that assist lenders in funding loans that do not contain fraud and misrepresentation while avoiding the losses associated with the array of hidden schemes that can lead to defaulted loans.”

    Point Predictive actively assists lenders and dealers in combating these evolving fraud threats with its comprehensive suite of solutions. The company’s AutoPass™ product uncovers hidden default patterns using sophisticated fraud and early payment default scores complemented with more than 120 risk alerts. It allows lenders to securely automate up to 80% of lending decisions while preventing 40-60% of early payment defaults.

    For dealerships, BorrowerCheck™ protects against both first and third-party fraud, helping prevent costly buybacks from lenders and providing faster and easier responses from lenders. This allows dealers to sell more cars faster and safely.

    Additionally, IEValidate™ is helping lenders and dealers safely validate income and employment to avoid fake employers, forged paystubs, and document fraud. Compared to other solutions, IEValidate is much more affordable and provides higher response rates and better accuracy.

    The 2025 Auto Lending Fraud Trends Report is available now via the link https://landing.pointpredictive.com/auto-lending-fraud-report-2025

    For more information, contact info@pointpredictive.com.

    About Point Predictive

    Point Predictive powers a new level of lending confidence and speed through the unique combination of artificial and natural intelligence using decades of risk management expertise. The company’s data and technology solutions quickly and accurately identify truthful and untruthful disclosures on loan applications. As a result, lenders can fund most loans without requiring onerous documentation such as paystubs, utility bills, or bank statements, improving funding rates by up to 50% while reducing overall early payment default losses by more than 30%. Subsequently, borrowers get loans faster, and lenders realize a more profitable bottom line.

    Media Contact: Jill Robb jrobb@pointpredictive.com

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  • MIL-OSI: Nokia to showcase latest optical innovations to network the cloud for the AI era at OFC50

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    Press Release
    Nokia to showcase latest optical innovations to network the cloud for the AI era at OFC50

    • New optical networking powerhouse to demonstrate bolstered product portfolio and pioneering innovations.
    • Nokia offers solutions and industry firsts to help network operators more efficiently address capacity demands driven by rapid growth in data center builds and AI workloads.
    • Nokia to hold executive briefing at OFC50 to provide optical insights in the era of AI.

    25 March 2025
    Espoo, Finland – Nokia announced today that it will be showcasing its comprehensive set of networking solutions designed to help operators network the cloud and meet the connectivity challenges of the artificial intelligence (AI) era at the OFC50 conference in San Francisco to be held March 30 to April 3, 2025.

    The increasing prevalence of cloud-based services and applications, notably AI workloads, is driving significant increases in data center capacity. New AI services delivered by cloud service providers, including hyperscale and webscale operators, internet exchange and colocation providers, and CSPs who are building dedicated managed optical fiber networks and data centers in support of AI initiatives, all require optimized solutions that can enable simple network scaling while minimizing power consumption.

    “The solution to challenges posed by AI and cloud-based connectivity demands starts with scale, but it certainly doesn’t end there. Nokia’s expanded portfolio of optical network solutions and technology capabilities delivers tangible network value that supports our customers’ long-term business success. At OFC50, it’s our pleasure to show these off publicly for the first time. Visitors to this iconic show will find Nokia occupying two booths; because there’s simply too much innovation to fit into just one,” said James Watt, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Optical Networks at Nokia.

    The Nokia solutions portfolio, which includes several new pioneering innovations, will help network operators more efficiently address capacity demands driven by rapid growth in data center builds and AI workloads, while driving down power per bit, simplifying network architectures, and increasing automation and security.

    Nokia will showcase its latest optical networking innovations and industry-firsts at this year’s OFC, including:

    • New Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM) Optical Line System: optimized for high-capacity data center interconnection (DCI). A new highly integrated C+L and feature rich WDM optical line system with enhanced optical client optical management facilitating seamless support of a wide variety of input wavelengths including lower power coherent pluggables – ideal for providing maximum scalability for DCI with cost-effective, and operationally efficient connectivity.
    • Pluggable Optimized Muxponder and Transponder (X-Ponder) Line Cards: A new series of line cards for Nokia’s compact modular transport platforms utilizing high-performance 400Gb/s and 800Gb/s pluggable coherent optics supporting efficient transponder and muxponder aggregation capabilities.
    • Multi-Haul 800Gb/s Coherent Pluggables: Live demonstration of the industry’s first multi-vendor interoperable multi-haul 800Gb/s pluggable coherent optics in industry standard form-factors including QSFP-DD800 and OSFP. Supporting a wide variety of deployment configurations including transponders and coherent routing, these solutions offer network operators a low-cost and power efficient solution for applications up to 2000km.
    • Intra-Data Center Connectivity Solutions: Live demonstration of Nokia’s ultra-low power 1.6Tb/s intra-datacenter optical connectivity solutions that can drive down the power required for high-speed connectivity by as much as 70%. This innovative technology can be seamlessly integrated into fully retimed, half-retimed, and linear drive pluggable solutions to support any intra-data center connectivity requirements.

    In addition, Nokia will demonstrate its comprehensive multi-layer networking solutions, featuring industry-leading solutions, including:

    • Embedded Optical Solutions: The industry’s leading and record-setting 1.2Tb/s embedded coherent optics operating over C+L line systems, enabling operators to scale fiber capacity up to 76.8Tb/s in the C+L bands.
    • Enhanced Network Security Solutions: Innovative Quantum-Safe Networking solutions for optical and IP networks, to provide the highest level of network protection against existing and future hacking threats.
    • AI Powered Network Automation: Enabling automated management, coordination and service activation with unified network visualization across IP, optical and cross-domain layers to simplify network operations, increase resiliency, and monetize networks with new and faster service deployment.
      • Routing & Switching: High-performance data center switching and flexible Coherent Routing interconnectivity solutions delivering automated operations with un-matched reliability, scalability, and flexibility.
        • Broadband Fiber Access Solutions: For 25G and 50G passive optical networks (PON) and coherent solution overlays for PON networks to deliver 100G business services.

    Nokia will hold an executive investor, analyst and media briefing at OFC50 on April 2 from 8:30 – 9:30am PDT in the Moscone Center, Level 3, Room #314. The Optical leadership team will be on stage to discuss evolving industry trends and how Nokia’s expanded portfolio of optimized optical networking solutions is solving critical network operator challenges in the era of AI and hyperscale cloud-based connectivity. The event will be publicly available via live webcast and replay on the Investor Relations section of Nokia’s website, under Events.

    For more information on Nokia’s participation at OFC, visit us at OFC50 | Nokia.com.

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    At Nokia, we create technology that helps the world act together.

    As a B2B technology innovation leader, we are pioneering networks that sense, think and act by leveraging our work across mobile, fixed and cloud networks. In addition, we create value with intellectual property and long-term research, led by the award-winning Nokia Bell Labs, which is celebrating 100 years of innovation.

    With truly open architectures that seamlessly integrate into any ecosystem, our high-performance networks create new opportunities for monetization and scale. Service providers, enterprises and partners worldwide trust Nokia to deliver secure, reliable and sustainable networks today – and work with us to create the digital services and applications of the future.

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  • MIL-OSI: CoinShares announces issue of options under the Employee Incentive Plan

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    25 March 2025 | SAINT HELIER, Jersey | CoinShares International Limited (“CoinShares” or the “Company“) (Nasdaq Stockholm Market: CS; US OTCQX: CNSRF), a global investment firm specializing in digital assets, has granted 345,038 options (the “Options”) over ordinary shares of £0.000495 par value each (“Ordinary Shares”). The Options have been granted under the Company’s Employee Incentive Plan (“EIP”) as part of the staff remuneration for the financial year ended 31 December 2024, as approved by the Board on 24 March 2025.

    The 345,038 Options granted represent 0.52% of the issued share capital of the Company, bringing the total number of shares currently under option in issue to 3,511,303 (5.00% of the issued share capital of the Company).  

    The vesting date of the Options granted shall be 24 March 2028, being three years from the date of grant. The exercise price of the Options is SEK 72.8 per Ordinary Share.

    Options granted under the EIP to persons discharging managerial responsibilities for the Company have been included in the table below, which sets out the total shareholding and interests of each individual in the Company:

    Individual Role Number of Shares  % of issued capital New Options Total Options
    Richard Nash CFO 900 0.00% 220,038 424,461
    Benoit Pellevoizin Head of Marketing and Communications 0 0.00% 30,000 70,000
    Lewis Fellas Head of Hedge Fund Solutions 300 0.00% 30,000 30,000
        1,200 0.00% 280,038 524,461

    About CoinShares

    CoinShares is a leading global investment company specialising in digital assets, that delivers a broad range of financial services across investment management, trading and securities to a wide array of clients that includes corporations, financial institutions and individuals. Focusing on crypto since 2013, the firm is headquartered in Jersey, with offices in France, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK and the US. CoinShares is regulated in Jersey by the Jersey Financial Services Commission, in France by the Autorité des marchés financiers, and in the US by the Securities and Exchange Commission, National Futures Association and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. CoinShares is publicly listed on the Nasdaq Stockholm under the ticker CS and the OTCQX under the ticker CNSRF.

    For more information on CoinShares, please visit: https://coinshares.com
    Company | +44 (0)1534 513 100 | enquiries@coinshares.com
    Investor Relations | +44 (0)1534 513 100 | enquiries@coinshares.com

    This information is information that CoinShares International Limited is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation (596/2014). The information in this press release has been published through the agency of the contact persons set out above, at 13:00 GMT on Tuesday, 25 March 2025.

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  • MIL-OSI: Descope Announces New Capabilities to Help Ecommerce Companies Deliver Omnichannel User Experiences

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    LOS ALTOS, Calif., March 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Descope, the drag & drop customer identity and access management (CIAM) platform, today announced a host of capabilities to help ecommerce and online retail companies provide secure and omnichannel authentication experiences to their end customers across the buying funnel. Notable additions include securely tracking anonymous users with temporary tokens, enabling unified native login flows across web and mobile, and integrations with WooCommerce, Salesforce Commerce Cloud, and Shopify Plus.

    Ecommerce businesses of all sizes face customer identity challenges at every stage of the buyer funnel. With around 86% of site visitors being anonymous, the first challenge is to reliably convert these users into signups without adding undue friction. The next challenge is to create a balanced onboarding and account creation flow that simplifies signups for real users while keeping fraudulent signups at bay. Finally, large ecommerce organizations have an identity silo problem. Struggles to reconcile login processes across web and mobile or to unify the experience across native sites and third-party hosted stores like Shopify or WooCommerce prevents online retail organizations from providing a singular user journey.

    The Descope no / low code CIAM platform helps organizations easily create and customize their entire authentication and user journey using visual workflows. Hundreds of customers including GoFundMe, Databricks, Navan, and You.com use Descope to reduce user friction during onboarding, enhance protection against account takeover attacks, and unify identities across customer-facing apps. The capabilities highlighted in this announcement further help ecommerce companies serve users across devices and sub-brands while adding the right security controls at the right time.

    “Using Descope has helped us adapt quicker to changing customer needs without spending engineering resources,” said Nitin Shingate, CTO of GoodRx. “Whether it’s easily adopting passwordless methods like One Tap, adding risk-based MFA, or unifying identity flows across web and mobile apps, Descope provides workflow-based building blocks to help us achieve these goals much faster than before.”

    “The solution for many user experience, security, and visibility challenges for ecommerce converge on customer identity,” said Rishi Bhargava, co-founder of Descope. “We are excited for ecommerce companies to leverage our new capabilities to provide seamless user identity experiences across their digital properties. We’re especially proud to partner with leading identity intelligence tools like Telesign and reCAPTCHA Enterprise to secure customers against account takeover and fraud without adding friction.”

    Anonymous user tracking

    Companies can now track anonymous user activity by assigning temporary tokens to securely capture user traits (e.g. device type, traffic source, attribution) without needing authentication. When the users eventually create an account, all the captured anonymous traits will be folded into the same user record, helping companies improve the effectiveness of acquisition initiatives.

    Anonymous user tracking also helps companies offer frictionless guest checkout processes while still making user activity tracking possible.

    Native mobile flows

    Ecommerce companies can now use the same Descope user journey across web and mobile applications, offering native-looking login experiences on mobile without redirects and without any extra engineering work. Native mobile flows help retail organizations easily adopt passwordless authentication methods like passkeys and social login to boost mobile-driven conversions and purchases. Check out tutorials for Swift and Kotlin to learn more.

    Ecommerce platform integrations

    Countless ecommerce companies rely on hosted platforms like Shopify, WooCommerce, and Salesforce Commerce Cloud to power their storefronts, but the authentication options available therein are either laborious to implement, basic, or expensive. Moreover, ecommerce companies with multiple brand sites–some of them home-grown, some of them on hosted platforms–struggle with identity silos and fragmented account creation across sites.

    Organizations can now power these hosted sites with signup, login, MFA, and SSO with Descope:

    • Shopify: Shopify Plus customers can add Descope as an identity provider and use it as the authentication layer for secure, user-friendly login.
    • WooCommerce: Organizations can use the existing Descope WordPress plugin to enhance their WooCommerce authentication, including anonymous user tracking, Google One Tap, and step-up authentication for sensitive user actions.
    • Salesforce Commerce Cloud: Salesforce CC customers can use Descope as an OpenID Connect provider to add authentication and MFA, as well as unify identity management across Salesforce CC and other storefronts.

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    About Descope

    Descope is a drag & drop CIAM platform. Our no / low code solution helps hundreds of organizations easily create and customize their entire user journey using visual workflows – from authentication and authorization to MFA and federated SSO. Hundreds of customers use Descope to reduce user friction, prevent account takeover, and get a unified view of their customer journey. Founded in 2022, Descope is backed by Lightspeed and Notable Capital (previously GGV Capital) and is a member of the FIDO Alliance.

    Media Contact
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  • MIL-OSI: CAI Elevates Financial Gains, Market Strategies and Community Impact in 2024

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    ALLENTOWN, Pa., March 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CAI, a global services firm, announced today consecutive growth into 2025 with a company revenue surge amounting to $1.38 billion, new client engagements and a global workforce surpassing 9,000 associates.

    “Our commitments to innovation, client success and corporate social responsibility are the driving factors to our ongoing success,” said Tom Salvaggio, president and CEO at CAI. “We don’t just quantify our growth by a number, we measure it based on the trust of our clients, the impact on our communities and the camaraderie and collaboration of our associates. The milestones from 2024 will propel us in 2025.”

    Portfolio Achievements

    Public Sector portfolio grew its market presence and welcomed new clients including state departments, educational institutions and municipalities. Contingent Workforce Solutions, a leading service offering in the portfolio’s success, experienced record-breaking results through program acquisitions and other expansions.

    Commercial portfolio improved customer satisfaction and cost efficiency rates with blended solutions of CAI’s Service Desk and AI technologies. Made evident by its results, a top tax technology firm achieved a 25% increase in first-level resolution rates with their Service Desk after the first year.

    As a ServiceNow Partner, CAI helped a commercial product company achieve:

    • Three-day reduction in testing time
    • 90%-95% customer satisfaction rates
    • Fast ability to recover from system outages

    CAI Neurodiverse Solutions, specializing in autism employment, helped many neurodivergent individuals find employment opportunities. These roles included business analyst, quality assurance analyst, software developer and others across several industries. With skills such as attention to detail, pattern recognition and problem resolution, both employers and candidates have found success. Honored for the program’s aspects on talent acquisition and management, learning and development, human resources and technology, CAI Neurodiverse Solutions earned the 2024 Disability Matters Award in the Workforce category.

    Technology and Innovation

    With ongoing participation in the National Association of Counties (NACo) AI Exploratory Committee, CAI and other founding corporate partners contributed to the AI County Compass, a comprehensive toolkit designed for the safe and effective deployment of generative AI technologies in county government.

    In practice, a state county’s Regional Intelligence and Investigation Center deployed AI to enhance data-handling efficiency while maintaining operational security. The safeguarded data system enables law enforcement to more quickly solve violent and non-violent crimes.

    Technology-enabled efforts earned CAI the bronze Stevie® Award for Best Use of Technology in Customer Service, and Globee® Awards for American Business in two categories: Gold in Achievement in Technology Adoption and Sliver in Digital Collaboration Achievement. Awards underscored the firm’s technology expertise to improve the client experience and foster innovative workplaces.

    Philanthropy and Community Engagement

    Committed to philanthropy since the company was founded in 1981, CAI continued to champion its five corporate social responsibility (CSR) pillars: Accessible Education, Helping Families Thrive, Food Accessibility, Neurodiversity and Sustainability.

    Dozens of investments and programs benefited local and global communities, including:

    • Salvaggio Academy: A private elementary school founded and funded by CAI and the Salvaggio family, relocated to a more expansive space on a college campus improving student programs and STEAM curriculums
    • CAI United Fund: An investment initiative formed from the partnership between CAI and United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley, provides financial support to United Way Community Schools Network to reduce absenteeism and improve academic outcomes for over 19,000 students
    • SHE for Society: A nonprofit in India aimed to provide educational opportunities, opened its second computer lab with CAI associates giving users access to conduct research

    CAI earned the bronze Stevie Award for Best CSR Strategy reflecting the firm’s dedication to maximize the tangible impact made for communities around the globe.

    New Leadership and Additional Accolades

    Jon Taglieri joined CAI as the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). He oversees all activities of Finance, Accounting, Governance and Compliance, which includes reporting, planning, strategy and cash management. Previously, Jon served as CFO for a multibillion-dollar federal government contractor.

    Abe Hunter was appointed to Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) and President, Public Sector from his previous role as Executive Vice President, Public Sector for CAI. As CRO, Abe leads enterprise-wide strategies to amplify sales, optimize operations, enhance customer relations and elevate CAI’s market presence. In the dual role, he continues to direct strategies as the company targets new markets and technologies within government.

    Kate Forbes joined CAI as the Chief Information Officer (CIO) and provides strategic direction to prepare CAI for growth and scale. She oversees the technology roadmap for internal applications, delivering business value through objectives-based prioritization and technical implementation. Previously, Kate held the position of CIO for a multimillion-dollar global SaaS company.

    In addition to the aforementioned honors, CAI earned a total of 16 awards including:

    • Newsweek: America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity, Parents & Families and the signature list
    • Disability:IN: 100 score on the Disability Equality Index
    • Inspiring Workplaces: North America’s Top 100 Inspiring Workplaces
    • Top Workplace: Lehigh Valley and Delaware regions
    • OnCon Icon: Top 50 Learning & Development Teams, Top 50 Talent Acquisition Teams, and Top 10 HR Professional for Tammy Harper, CHRO at CAI

    To learn more about CAI, visit www.cai.io

    For career opportunities, visit careers.cai.io/us/en

    About CAI

    CAI is a global services firm with over 9,000 associates worldwide and a yearly revenue of $1.3 billion+. We have over 40 years of excellence in uniting talent and technology to power the possible for our clients, colleagues, and communities. As a privately held company, we have the freedom and focus to do what’s right—whatever it takes. Our tailor-made solutions create lasting results across the public and commercial sectors, and we are trailblazers in bringing neurodiversity to the enterprise.

    Contact:

    Madison Oler
    PR & Communications Specialist
    CAI
    Madison.oler@cai.io

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  • MIL-OSI: Justin Sun: TRON Meme Season 2.0 Embodies the Community-Driven Spirit of Web3

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    SINGAPORE, March 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HTX, a leading global crypto exchange, has once again drawn market-wide attention following the launch of TRON Meme Season 2.0, sparked by a viral tweet from Justin Sun, Founder of TRON and Global Advisor to HTX. The announcement has fueled renewed interest in TRON-based meme tokens, reaffirming TRON’s position as a hub for innovation and high-performance infrastructure.

    To further engage the community, HTX and SunPump co-hosted an X Spaces session titled “TRON Ecosystem Evolution: Meme Coins Surge! Is SunPump Primed for a Spectacular Ascent?”. The session featured Justin Sun’s broader vision for the TRON meme economy and included participation from notable ecosystem players such as TokenPocket, SunDog, SunCat, $PUSS, and Cyber Dog, and community thought leader Trav.

    Why TRON Is Positioned for Meme Coin Momentum

    The rise of meme coins in the TRON ecosystem reflects the platform’s technical strengths and community-driven growth. Justin Sun emphasized that liquidity, seamless infrastructure, and a frictionless user experience make TRON a natural launchpad for viral Web3 assets.

    The TRON network currently hosts over $64 billion in USDT, a record high that directly benefits token trading pairs and meme coin liquidity. In addition, TRON’s newly introduced zero-gas model allows users to cover network fees using USDT, with 90% of costs subsidized, resulting in fees of less than 1 USDT per transaction—greatly enhancing accessibility and usability.

    The initiative is further supported by strong exchange partnerships. Major centralized exchanges including HTX, Poloniex, Kraken, Gate.io, KuCoin, and MEXC have committed to supporting TRON-based meme coin listings and trading, boosting exposure and liquidity across global markets.

    The Community as a Catalyst

    During the X Spaces event, Sun underlined the importance of community in shaping the meme coin movement, “It’s important to adopt the community values and see what people want. We need to follow where the traffic goes and what the community is interested in the most.”

    He added, “We have learnt a lot from previous cases and the mistakes. We will do it way better than what we have done before. 2.0 also represents the resilience of the team and the community. It shows a spirit that we will always do it.”

    Looking Ahead: AI Infrastructure and a Potential TRX ETF

    TRON Meme Season 2.0 marks one of the major highlights of Q1 2025, following the successful launch of USDD 2.0, which has now reached a market cap of nearly $300 million.

    In Q2, HTX and TRON DAO will continue to prioritize the growth of meme assets, while also introducing AI-driven infrastructure tools. Sun shared that an AI infrastructure layer is expected to go live in the coming months, which he described as “one of our top products.”

    Additionally, with regulatory sentiment in the U.S. becoming more constructive, Sun hinted that a TRX ETF listing may be possible within this year.

    Meanwhile, HTX continues its growth trajectory, recently ranking among the Top 5 CEXs globally by user funds, as reported by DefiLlama. Sun remarked, “HTX is growing to be a more and more competitive exchange. We’re making sure that people can trade safely on HTX.”

    About HTX

    Founded in 2013, HTX has evolved from a virtual asset exchange into a comprehensive ecosystem of blockchain businesses that span digital asset trading, financial derivatives, research, investments, incubation, and other businesses.

    As a world-leading gateway to Web3, HTX harbors global capabilities that enable it to provide users with safe and reliable services. Adhering to the growth strategy of “Global Expansion, Thriving Ecosystem, Wealth Effect, Security & Compliance,” HTX is dedicated to providing quality services and values to virtual asset enthusiasts worldwide.

    To learn more about HTX, please visit HTX Square or https://www.htx.com/, and follow HTX on X, Telegram, and Discord. For further inquiries, please contact glo-media@htx-inc.com

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  • MIL-OSI: Wrap Taps Former EXIM Bank Executive Stephen M. Renna to Spearhead International Growth and Financing Strategy

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    MIAMI, March 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Wrap Technologies (NASDAQ: WRAP) (“Wrap” or, the “Company”), a global leader in innovative public safety technologies and non-lethal tools, today announced the appointment of Stephen M. Renna as a Strategic Advisor to the Company. Mr. Renna brings more than 35 years of executive experience in both public and private sectors and will focus on international expansion, with an emphasis on Made-in-USA exports and financing strategies through U.S. government resources.

    A seasoned expert at the intersection of business and government, Mr. Renna served as Chief Banking Officer at the U.S. Export-Import Bank (EXIM), where he led the execution of trade financing solutions in support of U.S. exporters, managing a $50 billion portfolio and a $40 billion pipeline. At Wrap, he is expected to advise on leveraging programs, such as the EXIM Bank and the Department of Defense (“DoD”) Office of Strategic Capital, to expand Wrap’s international go-to-market strategy and enhance its international pipeline for services like the Company’s BolaWrap and Managed Safety and Response (MSR).

    “Steve’s appointment underscores our commitment to transforming how U.S. safety technologies are deployed worldwide,” said Jared Novick, President of Wrap. “We believe that his unmatched expertise in federal finance and international deal-making will not only increase our competitiveness globally—but also allow us to create a strategic advantage for U.S.-made public safety solutions.”

    “We have had strong international interest, with many potential purchases, in the final stages,” said Scot Cohen, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Chairman of Wrap. “We believe offering financial solutions will help deepen our value proposition in a way that also aligns with U.S. strategic interests.”

    Mr. Renna’s career includes leadership roles that positioned American companies to win global contracts against foreign state-backed competitors. As Head of The Advocacy Center at the U.S. Department of Commerce, he helped coordinate government support for U.S. firms bidding on international government contracts—facilitating wins on more than 200 projects totaling over $147 billion in value.

    Made in USA Products and Services

    The Company believes Mr. Renna’s insights will be instrumental in aligning Wrap’s mission with critical U.S. government initiatives, including the China and Transformational Exports Program (CTEP), which offers competitive financing for key strategic sectors—such as public safety, AI, and communications—to help counter growing Chinese influence in emerging markets.

    “We believe Wrap is uniquely positioned to advance American leadership in public safety innovation,” said Mr. Renna. “I am excited to help extend Wrap’s impact by unlocking financing tools that enable U.S. technologies to compete—and win—on the global stage.”

    Mr. Renna currently serves as Principal at Federal Agency Finance Advisors, LLC, where he advises companies on accessing financing from federal agencies including EXIM, DOE, and the DoD. He previously led the federal agency practice at Ankura’s Global Strategic Advisory Group and served as Chief Executive Officer of the Commercial Real Estate Finance Council.

    He holds a Juris Doctor degree from the Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts degree with honors from Fairfield University.

    About Wrap Technologies, Inc.

    Wrap Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: WRAP) is a global leader in public safety solutions, bringing together cutting-edge technology with exceptional people to address the complex, modern day challenges facing public safety organizations.

    Wrap’s BolaWrap® solution is a safer way to gain compliance—without pain.

    This innovative, patented device deploys light, sound, and a Kevlar® tether to safely restrain individuals from a distance, giving officers critical time and space to manage non-compliant situations before resorting to higher-force options. The BolaWrap 150 does not shoot, strike, shock, or incapacitate—instead, it helps officers operate lower on the force continuum, reducing the risk of injury to both officers and subjects. Used by over 1,000 agencies across the U.S. and in 60 countries, BolaWrap® is backed by training certified by the International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training (IADLEST), reinforcing Wrap’s commitment to public safety through cutting-edge technology and expert training.

    Wrap Reality™ VR is a fully immersive training simulator to enhance decision-making under pressure.

    As a comprehensive public safety training platform, it provides first responders with realistic, interactive scenarios that reflect the evolving challenges of modern law enforcement. By offering a growing library of real-world situations, Wrap Reality™ equips officers with the skills and confidence to navigate high stakes encounters effectively, leading to safer outcomes for both responders and the communities they serve.

    Wrap Intrensic is an advanced body-worn camera and evidence management system built for efficiency.

    Designed for efficiency, security, and transparency to meet the rigorous demands of modern law enforcement, Intrensic seamlessly captures, stores, and manages digital evidence, ensuring integrity and full chain-of-custody compliance. With automated workflows, secure cloud storage, and intuitive case management tools, it streamlines operations, reduces administrative burden, and enhances courtroom credibility.

    Trademark Information Wrap, the Wrap logo, BolaWrap®, Wrap Reality™ and Wrap Training Academy are trademarks of Wrap Technologies, Inc., some of which are registered in the U.S. and abroad. All other trade names used herein are either trademarks or registered trademarks of the respective holders. Cautionary Note on Forward-Looking Statements – Safe Harbor Statement This release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as “expect,” “anticipate,” “should”, “believe”, “target”, “project”, “goals”, “estimate”, “potential”, “predict”, “may”, “will”, “could”, “intend”, and variations of these terms or the negative of these terms and similar expressions are intended to identify these forward-looking statements. Moreover, forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which involve factors or circumstances that are beyond the Company’s control. The Company’s actual results could differ materially from those stated or implied in forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including but not limited to: the expected benefits of the acquisition of W1 Global, LLC, the Company’s ability to maintain compliance with the Nasdaq Capital Market’s listing standards; the Company’s ability to successfully implement training programs for the use of its products; the Company’s ability to manufacture and produce products for its customers; the Company’s ability to develop sales for its products; the market acceptance of existing and future products; the availability of funding to continue to finance operations; the complexity, expense and time associated with sales to law enforcement and government entities; the lengthy evaluation and sales cycle for the Company’s product solutions; product defects; litigation risks from alleged product-related injuries; risks of government regulations; the business impact of health crises or outbreaks of disease, such as epidemics or pandemics; the impact resulting from geopolitical conflicts and any resulting sanctions; the ability to obtain export licenses for counties outside of the United States; the ability to obtain patents and defend intellectual property against competitors; the impact of competitive products and solutions; and the Company’s ability to maintain and enhance its brand, as well as other risk factors mentioned in the Company’s most recent annual report on Form 10-K, subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and other Securities and Exchange Commission filings. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this release and were based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts, and projections as well as the beliefs and assumptions of management. Except as required by law, the Company undertakes no duty or obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this release as a result of new information, future events or changes in its expectations.

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    This press release was published by a CLEAR® Verified individual.

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  • MIL-OSI: Qifu Technology Releases 2024 ESG Report

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    SHANGHAI, China, March 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Qifu Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: QFIN; HKEx: 3660) (“Qifu Technology” or the “Company”), a leading AI-empowered Credit-Tech platform in China, today published its annual ESG report for 2024. The report demonstrates Qifu Technology’s ESG-related guidelines, strategies and targets in 2024, highlighting the Company’s efforts to environmental sustainability and social responsibility, the progress to improve corporate governance, and its ESG performance.

    In the future, Qifu Technology will stay committed to enabling a better life for people by facilitating safe, convenient and inclusive financial services through technology empowerment to financial institutions.

    For the full 2024 ESG report, please visit: https://ir.qifu.tech/esg.

    About Qifu Technology

    Qifu Technology is a leading AI-empowered Credit-Tech platform in China. By leveraging its sophisticated machine learning models and data analytics capabilities, the Company provides a comprehensive suite of technology services to assist financial institutions and consumers and SMEs in the loan lifecycle, ranging from borrower acquisition, preliminary credit assessment, fund matching and post-facilitation services. The Company is dedicated to making credit services more accessible and personalized to consumers and SMEs through Credit-Tech services to financial institutions.

    For more information, please visit: https://ir.qifu.tech.

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  • MIL-OSI: NANO Nuclear Energy Assembles First ZEUS™ Advanced Portable Microreactor Hardware for Initial Testing

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    New York, N.Y., March 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NANO Nuclear Energy Inc. (NASDAQ: NNE) (“NANO Nuclear” or “the Company”), a leading advanced nuclear energy and technology company focused on developing clean energy solutions, today announced that it has assembled the first reactor core hardware of its ZEUS microreactor for initial non-nuclear testing.

    ZEUS, a solid core battery reactor, is being developed by NANO Nuclear as part of the next generation of portable, on-demand capable, advanced nuclear microreactors to provide clean, scalable power for data centers, remote locations, industrial sites, military operations, and disaster relief scenarios. The successful validation of the reactor core through scaled testing will position NANO Nuclear to advance toward full prototype construction and licensing efforts in the coming years.

    The assembled hardware consists of a 1:2 scale block, precisely engineered to be representative of a fuel element of the ZEUS microreactor core. This milestone represents a major advancement in NANO Nuclear’s continued development of its proprietary microreactor technology.

    The initial testing phase will focus on the assessment of the thermo-mechanical performance of the block under anticipated prototypical conditions for ZEUS. The results will inform the next stages of reactor development. These results will be crucial for verifying engineering plans, refining physics models, and optimizing ZEUS core and heat management systems.

    Figure 1 – NANO Nuclear Energy Inc.’s fuel element being set up for testing.

    “We are very excited to have completed the first ZEUS reactor core block for non-nuclear testing,” said Prof. Peter Hosemann, Head of Nuclear Reactor Design and Materials of NANO Nuclear. “This very precise component will be heated conventionally using linear heaters as fuel rod surrogates. The test will be used to verify temperature distribution, to investigate fit tolerances, and to confirm and benchmark our models, paving the way for a larger sub-core assembly.”

    “I am thrilled to see our transition from design to hardware assembling and testing for a key component of our ZEUS reactor,” said Prof. Massimiliano Fratoni, Senior Director and Head of Reactor Design of NANO Nuclear. “The lack of an in-core fluid in our ZEUS design not only simplifies greatly the design but also enables rapid prototyping and non-nuclear testing. We are expecting to iterate quickly through progressively larger scale tests up to full core.”

    Figure 2 – Single core block fully outfitted with linear heaters as fuel rod surrogates (left image) Infrared camera image of the block during initial test (right image).

    NANO Nuclear’s engineering team is preparing to mount insulation, fixtures, and instrumentation to create a single-block demonstration unit, which will eventually scale up to a fully functional demo core assembly. In the next phase, the team will integrate cabling, sensors, and additional structural components to build a fully instrumented demo unit. This will enable the team to gather essential data on heat transfer, material performance, and overall reactor safety margins, facilitating real-world validation of the ZEUS reactor’s thermal and structural performance and ensuring that the design meets expectations before full-scale assembly.

    “Achieving this hardware milestone represents a major step forward in our ZEUS microreactor program,” said James Walker, Chief Executive Officer of NANO Nuclear. “This testing will provide our team with the key thermal and mechanical insights needed to fine-tune the core design before full-scale fabrication and regulatory engagement.”

    About NANO Nuclear Energy, Inc.

    NANO Nuclear Energy Inc. (NASDAQ: NNE) is an advanced technology-driven nuclear energy company seeking to become a commercially focused, diversified, and vertically integrated company across five business lines: (i) cutting edge portable and other microreactor technologies, (ii) nuclear fuel fabrication, (iii) nuclear fuel transportation, (iv) nuclear applications for space and (v) nuclear industry consulting services. NANO Nuclear believes it is the first portable nuclear microreactor company to be listed publicly in the U.S.

    Led by a world-class nuclear engineering team, NANO Nuclear’s reactor products in development include patented KRONOS MMR™ Energy System, a stationary high-temperature gas-cooled reactor that is in construction permit pre-application engagement U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission in collaboration with University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, “ZEUS”, a portable solid core battery reactor, “ODIN”, a portable low-pressure coolant reactor, and the space focused, portable LOKI MMR™, each representing advanced developments in clean energy solutions that are portable, on-demand capable, advanced nuclear microreactors.

    Advanced Fuel Transportation Inc. (AFT), a NANO Nuclear subsidiary, is led by former executives from the largest transportation company in the world aiming to build a North American transportation company that will provide commercial quantities of HALEU fuel to small modular reactors, microreactor companies, national laboratories, military, and DOE programs. Through NANO Nuclear, AFT is the exclusive licensee of a patented high-capacity HALEU fuel transportation basket developed by three major U.S. national nuclear laboratories and funded by the Department of Energy. Assuming development and commercialization, AFT is expected to form part of the only vertically integrated nuclear fuel business of its kind in North America.

    HALEU Energy Fuel Inc. (HEF), a NANO Nuclear subsidiary, is focusing on the future development of a domestic source for a High-Assay, Low-Enriched Uranium (HALEU) fuel fabrication pipeline for NANO Nuclear’s own microreactors as well as the broader advanced nuclear reactor industry.

    NANO Nuclear Space Inc. (NNS), a NANO Nuclear subsidiary, is exploring the potential commercial applications of NANO Nuclear’s developing micronuclear reactor technology in space. NNS is focusing on applications such as the LOKI MMR™ system and other power systems for extraterrestrial projects and human sustaining environments, and potentially propulsion technology for long haul space missions. NNS’ initial focus will be on cis-lunar applications, referring to uses in the space region extending from Earth to the area surrounding the Moon’s surface.

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  • MIL-OSI: POET to Demonstrate Cutting-Edge Light Source and Industry-leading 1.6T Optical Engines for AI Applications at OFC Conference

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    TORONTO, March 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — POET Technologies Inc. (“POET” or the “Company“) (TSX Venture: PTK; NASDAQ: POET), a leader in the design and implementation of highly-integrated optical engines and light sources for artificial intelligence networks, today announced it plans to demonstrate its latest technology innovations and products at the Optical Fiber Communications (OFC) Conference, which will be held in San Francisco, California from April 1st to April 3rd, 2025. POET’s executive management team and engineers will be meeting customers and industry analysts at the Company’s booth No. 5315 during the Exhibition.

    POET Blazar™ Demo (Invitation Only): Senior technical and executive management of select technology companies will have the opportunity to observe the highly anticipated POET Blazar prototype in private meetings with POET management. Built on the POET Optical Interposer™ platform, Blazar is a ground-breaking light source solution to power both co-packaged optics (CPO) and high-bandwidth, chip-to-chip, light-based data communications links. Named after an extremely bright galactic object, Blazar utilizes POET’s wafer-level chip-scale packaging technology to create a high-power, multi-channel light source as an alternative to traditional DFB laser-based solutions. Wafer-level chip-scale technology significantly lowers the cost of the light source, provides larger scale and better reliability, and promises to increase the effective supply of Indium Phosphide, a rare and limited compound semiconductor material commonly used as the light-producing element in lasers. 

    “Given the vast potential of our ELS (external light source) solution and the sensitive nature of the technology, we have opted to limit its exposure, which is why we are selecting a number of senior technologists and executives to an invitation-only viewing,” POET Chairman and CEO Dr. Suresh Venkatesan said. “The Blazar can transform the economies of scale for AI connectivity with an architecture that reduces costs and increases scale and manufacturing efficiency. With the massive amount of compute power that AI demands, we believe that the Blazar offers an economically superior solution to achieving next-generation performance. It is a crucial component to getting to 3.2T in pluggable optical modules and achieving the higher speeds, bandwidth and low-latency needed for chip-to-chip data communication links.”

    POET Teralight™ 1.6T Optical Engine (Live Public Demo): In partnership with Mitsubishi Electric, POET will unveil its Teralight product line of 1.6T highly integrated transmit and receive optical engines offering a complete optical system-on-chip architecture that reduces cost and simplifies module design. The 1.6T transmit engine includes only four externally modulated laser chips, rather than the standard eight lasers for 1.6T transceivers, due to Mitsubishi Electric’s unique 2x200G EML laser design, a cost reduction in the most expensive transmit component. Built-in high-speed drivers, monitor photo diodes, a thermistor and optical multiplexers (for FR4 applications) make this the most highly integrated system-on-chip available on the market. The receive engine includes photo diodes, trans-impedance amplifiers (TIAs) and demultiplexers (for FR4 applications). The POET Optical Interposer design eliminates the use of wire bonds between devices, which reduces the RF crosstalk to achieve industry-leading performance at the highest speeds available on the market. The system-on-chip architecture allows customers to use the same board design for 1.6T DR8 and 2xFR4 pluggable modules, a feature unique to POET that eliminates the need for separate DR and FR engineering teams, which has been a standard development approach within the industry.

    Leading Module Customers Incorporating POET Optical Engines: Among the leading suppliers offering modules based on POET’s optical engines, LuxshareTech will be demonstrating 400G and 800G DR and FR modules at OFC (Booth #4905) and Adtran (formerly ADVA) will demo a highly integrated Quattro 100G LR4 in their private demo room. Quattro LR4 integrates four instances of 100G LR4 into a single QSFP-DD form factor, quadrupling the density of 100G ports in 400G switch and routing platforms. This module has gained intense interest from both hyperscalers and telecom network providers for its performance and cost-effectiveness.

    Product Showcase: POET will also have a product showcase of its current portfolio suite of optical engines and light sources at its booth. Some of those products have been designed into customer solutions that will be demonstrated at the POET booth as market-ready applications.

    Lightwave Award: In addition, Company representatives will collect the recently announced Elite Score award at the Lightwave+BTR Innovations Reviews Reception, which is scheduled to be held at the Moscone Center in Rooms 307/308 on March 31, 2025 at 5:00 PM PST.

    About POET Technologies Inc.
    POET is a design and development company offering high-speed optical modules, optical engines and light source products to the artificial intelligence systems market and to hyperscale data centers. POET’s photonic integration solutions are based on the POET Optical Interposer™, a novel, patented platform that allows the seamless integration of electronic and photonic devices into a single chip using advanced wafer-level semiconductor manufacturing techniques. POET’s Optical Interposer-based products are lower cost, consume less power than comparable products, are smaller in size and are readily scalable to high production volumes. In addition to providing high-speed (800G, 1.6T and above) optical engines and optical modules for AI clusters and hyperscale data centers, POET has designed and produced novel light source products for chip-to-chip data communication within and between AI servers, the next frontier for solving bandwidth and latency problems in AI systems. POET’s Optical Interposer platform also solves device integration challenges in 5G networks, machine-to-machine communication, self-contained “Edge” computing applications and sensing applications, such as LIDAR systems for autonomous vehicles. POET is headquartered in Toronto, Canada, with operations in Allentown, PA, Shenzhen, China, and Singapore. More information about POET is available on our website at www.poet-technologies.com.

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    Such forward-looking information or statements are based on a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions which may cause actual results or other expectations to differ materially from those anticipated and which may prove to be incorrect. Assumptions have been made regarding, among other things, the completion of its development efforts with its customers, the ability to build working prototypes to the customer’s specifications, and the size, future growth and needs of Artificial Intelligence network suppliers. Actual results could differ materially due to a number of factors, including, without limitation, the failure to demonstrate the Blazar light source a 1.6T optical engines at the upcoming OFC Conference, failure to produce optical engines on time and within budget, the failure of Artificial Intelligence networks to continue to grow as expected, the failure of the Company’s products to meet performance requirements for AI and datacom networks, operational risks in the completion of the Company’s projects, the ability of the Company to generate sales for its products, including those in today’s announcement, and the ability of its customers to deploy systems that incorporate the Company’s products. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking information or statements are reasonable, prospective investors in the Company’s securities should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements because the Company can provide no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Forward-looking information and statements contained in this news release are as of the date of this news release and the Company assumes no obligation to update or revise this forward-looking information and statements except as required by law.

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  • MIL-OSI: Dr. Sandeep Rout Joins Locus Technologies to Drive EHS Software Adoption

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., March 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Locus Technologies, the sustainability and Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) compliance software leader, welcomed Sandeep Rout, PhD, MBA, as Director of Customer Success, effective immediately. Dr. Rout will leverage more than two decades of expertise in the EHS domain, mostly with Global Oil & Gas and Chemical companies, to deliver expert guidance to Locus clients and contribute to R&D. Dr. Rout earned his Doctoral degree in Biochemical Engineering and Biomaterials and an M.S. in Engineering Science from Louisiana State University, as well as an MBA from Cornell University.

    “Locus continues to differentiate through talent, and Sandeep Rout is no exception,” said Neno Duplan, Founder and CEO of Locus Technologies. “We aren’t a generic software company that targets an environmental niche. Locus is comprised of highly educated environmental engineers and scientists with incredibly rich and relevant backgrounds who steer the innovation and implementation of Locus software. Dr. Rout will be an asset to Locus clients as they optimize their EHS&S practices.”

    Dr. Rout has worked in the EHS and Information Systems fields since 2001 — specializing in implementing EHS software solutions that collect, calculate, and report Air Emissions/GHG.

    “As an experienced advisor in the EHS field, I have long admired the technical capability of Locus software and I’m pleased to contribute to the company’s continued growth in the US and abroad,” said Dr. Rout. “This is a pivotal era with organizations facing regulatory uncertainty, data complexity, and shifting expectations from shareholders. I’m looking forward to helping organizations neutralize those complications with Locus Platform and the company’s growing portfolio of purpose-built applications.”

    To learn more about Locus software and the company’s elite team of subject matter experts, please visit http://www.locustec.com.

    About Locus Technologies
    Locus Technologies, the global environmental, social, governance (ESG), sustainability, and EHS compliance software leader, empowers companies of every size and industry to be credible with ESG reporting. From 1997, Locus pioneered enterprise software-as-a-service (SaaS) for EHS compliance, water management, and ESG credible reporting. Locus apps and software solutions improve business performance by strengthening risk management and EHS for organizations across industries and government agencies. Organizations ranging from medium-sized businesses to Fortune 500 enterprises, such as Sempra, Corteva, Chevron, DuPont, Chemours, San Jose Water Company, The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Port of Seattle, and Los Alamos National Laboratory, have selected Locus. Locus is headquartered in Mountain View, California. For further information regarding Locus and its commitment to excellence in SaaS solutions, please visit http://www.locustec.com or email info@locustec.com.

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  • MIL-OSI: Vocodia to Launch Groundbreaking AI Platform for Developers, Enabling Voice, Chat, and Phone Support in Under 15 Minutes

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    BOCA RATON, Fla., March 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Vocodia Holdings Corp. (OTC: VHAI), a leading innovator in artificial intelligence for communications, announced today the upcoming release of its powerful new platform designed specifically for the developer market. The platform is expected to open to users within the next 30 to 45 days.

    This next-generation self-service solution will allow developers and businesses to seamlessly integrate both AI-powered chat and voice capabilities directly into their websites—and activate a fully functional inbound phone number that can answer customer calls with a human-like AI agent. With setup times of 15 minutes or less, users can launch their own 24/7 customer service or sales solution without writing complex code or hiring large teams.

    “Our goal has always been to make AI practical and scalable for every business,” said Brian Podolak, CEO of Vocodia. “With this platform, we’re giving developers the power to instantly create digital agents that can talk, chat, and even handle phone calls—transforming websites into full-service engagement hubs.”

    By offering simple, fast, and affordable AI deployment, Vocodia is addressing a massive need across industries for automation that doesn’t sacrifice customer experience.

    Additional updates and product announcements are expected in the coming weeks as the company unveils its broader vision and roadmap for expanding the reach of practical AI in the business world.

    About Vocodia Holdings Corp.

    Vocodia is an AI software company that develops practical AI solutions, making them easily accessible for businesses through cloud-based platforms. These solutions are cost-effective and scalable to enterprise levels. Vocodia specializes in conversational AI, providing scalable enterprise-level AI sales and customer service solutions. Their Digital Intelligent Sales Agents (DISAs) are designed to sound and feel human, performing tasks that require human-like conversation, thereby reducing labor costs and enhancing communication effectiveness. For more information, please visit: http://www.vocodia.com

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  • MIL-OSI: Corporate and Municipal CUSIP Request Volumes Increase in February

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    NORWALK, Conn., March 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CUSIP Global Services (CGS) today announced the release of its CUSIP Issuance Trends Report for February 2025. The report, which tracks the issuance of new security identifiers as an early indicator of debt and capital markets activity over the next quarter, found a strong monthly increase in request volume for new corporate and municipal identifiers.

    North American corporate CUSIP requests totaled 8,103 in February, which is up 79.9% on a monthly basis. On an annualized basis, North American corporate requests were down 7.1% over February 2024 totals. The monthly increase was driven by a 112.8% rise in request volume for U.S. corporate debt identifiers, along with increases in request volume forshort-term certificates of deposit (61.6%) and longer-term certificates of deposit (19.5%).

    The aggregate total of identifier requests for new municipal securities – including municipal bonds, long-term and short-term notes, and commercial paper – rose 36.4% versus January totals. On a year-over-year basis, overall municipal volumes were up 17.1%. Texas led state-level municipal request volume with a total of 118 new CUSIP requests in February, followed by New York (73) and California (65).

    “Corporate and municipal CUSIP requests rebounded in February after declines in January to start the year,” said Gerard Faulkner, Director of Operations for CGS. “It will be interesting to see if the turnaround in higher request volume will be sustained amid market and economic uncertainty.”

    Requests for international equity CUSIPs rose 29.2% in February and international debt CUSIP requests rose 26.2%. On an annualized basis, international equity CUSIP requests were up 20.1% and international debt CUSIP requests were up 48.7%.

    To view the full CUSIP Issuance Trends report for February, please click here.

    Following is a breakdown of new CUSIP Identifier requests by asset class year-to-date through February 2025:

    Asset Class 2025 YTD 2024 YTD YOY Change
    Long-Term Municipal Notes 70 22 218.2%
    International Debt 1,176 791 48.7%
    Private Placement Securities 687 527 30.4%
    Canada Corporate Debt & Equity 1,135 881 28.8%
    U.S. Corporate Debt 5,020 4,068 23.4%
    International Equity 275 229 20.1%
    U.S. Corporate Equity 2,112 1,795 17.7%
    Municipal Bonds 1,434 1,225 17.1%
    Syndicated Loans 379 365 3.8%
    CDs < 1-year Maturity 1,418 1,702 -16.7%
    CDs > 1-year Maturity 1,183 1,546 -23.5%
    Short-Term Municipal Notes 113 152 -25.7%

    About CUSIP Global Services

    CUSIP Global Services (CGS) is the global leader in securities identification. The financial services industry relies on CGS’ unrivaled experience in uniquely identifying instruments and entities to support efficient global capital markets. Its extensive focus on standardization over the past 50 plus years has helped CGS earn its reputation as the industry standard provider of reliable, timely reference data. CGS is also a founding member of the Association of National Numbering Agencies (ANNA) and co-operates ANNA’s hub of ISIN data, the ANNA Service Bureau. CGS is managed on behalf of the American Bankers Association (ABA) by FactSet Research Systems Inc., with a Board of Trustees that represents the voices of leading financial institutions. For more information, visit www.cusip.com.

    About The American Bankers Association

    The American Bankers Association is the voice of the nation’s $24.2 trillion banking industry, which is composed of small, regional and large banks that together employ approximately 2.1 million people, safeguard $19.1 trillion in deposits and extend $12.6 trillion in loans.

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  • MIL-OSI: Innventure, Inc. to Present at April Intellectual Property Conferences in California

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    ORLANDO, Fla., March 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Innventure, Inc. (Nasdaq: INV), a technology commercialization platform, today announced that the company will host two events during the IP Leadership Executive Summit on April 15 and 16 in San Jose, California, and serve as speakers during the LES-SVC’s 21st Annual Chapter Conference on April 17 in Mountain View, California.

    The IP Leadership Executive Summit is a two-day forum in Silicon Valley bringing together representatives from major tech companies and focuses on the future of intellectual property and technology solutions. Innventure is featured as a platinum partner of the event, underscoring the company’s commitment to shaping the future of technology commercialization.

    Innventure will hold a workshop during the summit on April 15 at 4:10 P.M. called “Breaking Industry Boundaries: The Reimagined IP Commercialization Playbook.” During the session, participants will have the opportunity to participate in an interactive discussion exploring how organizations can unlock value from technology innovations across multiple industries.

    The workshop will be moderated by Innventure’s Vice-President of Strategic Partnerships, Brice Dubosq.

    Panelists for the session will include:

    • Matt Cripe, Director, Strategic Partnerships at Innventure
    • Gayle Anderson, Vice President, Business Development/Strategic Partnerships at Innventure
    • Andrew Meyer, CEO, AeroFlexx

    Innventure will also hold a roundtable discussion on April 15 at 11:50 A.M. moderated by Dubosq called, “Maximizing Value: Where the Rubber (TIRE) Meets the Road.”

    The LES Silicon Valley Chapter Conference celebrates Silicon Valley’s unparalleled legacy while addressing the cutting-edge trends, challenges, and opportunities shaping the future of innovation and IP deal-making. This year’s theme, “The Silicon Valley Deal Machine,” encapsulates the ecosystem that catalyzes innovation through intellectual property (IP), fueling transformative technologies and economic growth.

    Innventure is serving as a gold sponsor of the event, with Executive Chairman Mike Otworth speaking at the event for a keynote speech, titled, “Breaking Free: Unleashing Innovation Beyond Corporate Wall,” on April 17 at 8:45 a.m.

    Innventure’s Vice President of Business Development/Strategic Partnerships, Gayle Anderson, will also serve as a panelist on “Scaling Success: Business Models to Scale-up and Scale-out” on April 17 at 11 a.m.

    The panel will explore business models supporting innovation and commercialization deal-making, as AI’s growing demands are fueling hardware breakthroughs, unlocking new IP value and enabling market transformations in the data center cooling space.

    For more information on the IP Leadership Executive Summit or the LES-SVC Chapter Conference and to register, visit: Innventure.com

    About Innventure

    Innventure founds, funds, and operates companies with a focus on transformative, sustainable technology solutions acquired or licensed from multinational corporations. Innventure takes what it believes to be breakthrough technologies from early evaluation to scaled commercialization utilizing an approach designed to help mitigate risk as it builds disruptive companies it believes have the potential to achieve a target enterprise value of at least $1 billion. Innventure defines ‘‘disruptive’’ as innovations that have the ability to significantly change the way businesses, industries, markets and/or consumers operate.

    Events Manager Contact: Erin Steigerwalt, Innventure

    esteigerwalt@innventure.com

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  • MIL-OSI NGOs: Civil society says court decision blocking GM crops “a pivotal moment”, calls for protection of farmers’ rights and food sovereignty

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    NAIROBI, KENYA – Greenpeace Africa, Kenya Peasants League, and BIBA Kenya have praised the recent landmark decision by the Court of Appeal temporarily halting the importation of genetically modified (GM) crops into Kenya. Speaking at a joint press conference held at Chester House.  The ruling sets an important precedent as we approach a potentially game-changing seed litigation case that will define the future of farmer-managed seed systems across Kenya and potentially Africa.

    Elizabeth Atieno, Greenpeace Africa’s Food Sovereignty Campaign Lead, said;

    “This court ruling is a triumph for Kenyan farmers and consumers alike. The temporary halt on GMO imports provides us with a critical opportunity to reassess our agricultural policies and promote solutions that truly serve our farmers and protect our biodiversity. Agroecological practices have proven their effectiveness in ensuring food security while preserving our environmental heritage. We must now focus our collective efforts to ensure the upcoming seed litigation in May cements strong legal protections for farmer-managed seed systems..”

    Ann Maina of the Biodiversity and Biosafety Association (BIBA Kenya) emphasised the risk corporate seed monopolies pose.

    “The struggle for seed sovereignty is a battle against corporate control over our livelihoods and food systems. We celebrate the decision not only as a victory for farmers but also as a reaffirmation of our rights to save and exchange seeds without interference. Farmers must control their seeds – the essential foundation of our food supply. Our farmer-managed seed systems have sustained communities for generations. We cannot allow corporate interests to monopolise our seed heritage and compromise our food sovereignty.”

    Cidi Otieno from the Kenya Peasants League, added;

    “The upcoming seed litigation case in May will be crucial in determining the future of Kenya’s food systems. We’re fighting not just against GMOs, but for the protection of our indigenous seed varieties, farmers’ rights to save and exchange seeds, and the preservation of our agricultural biodiversity. This is about securing food sovereignty for generations to come.”

    Asker Akinyi, a Farmer, said:

    “We are the custodians of seeds and food systems. If these laws criminalise our right to save and exchange seeds, we will be forced into permanent dependency on multinational corporations. Farmer-managed seed systems are climate-resilient, cost-effective, and culturally significant. These laws must recognise and protect them.”

    The conference underscored agroecology as a practical and farmer-centered alternative to GMOs. Advocates highlighted agroecology’s role in promoting biodiversity, restoring soil health, and enhancing climate resilience while upholding farmers’ rights to seed sovereignty.

    Stakeholders called for unified action from farmers, civil society, and policymakers through active engagement ahead of the May litigation, underscoring the potential for the court to set a regional precedent, positively affecting food sovereignty policies across Africa.

    For Media Inquiries, Contact:

    Ferdinand Omondi, Communication and Story Manager, Greenpeace Africa, +254 722 505 233, [email protected] / [email protected]

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    About Greenpeace Africa: Greenpeace Africa campaigns for a sustainable environment and food security, working with communities across Africa to implement ecological farming practices that guarantee a sustainable and safe food future.

    About Kenya Peasants League: KPL is an advocacy group focused on mobilising peasants and small-scale farmers to protect peasant rights and boost food sovereignty through farmer-managed seed systems.

    About BIBA Kenya: Biodiversity and Biosafety Association of Kenya (BIBA Kenya) works to protect Kenya’s biodiversity and promote biosafety by advocating for policies that foster biological diversity and food security free from genetic modification.

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  • MIL-OSI Global: Engineering students explore how to ethically design and locate nuclear facilities in this college course

    Source: The Conversation – USA – By Aditi Verma, Assistant Professor of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences, University of Michigan

    While nuclear power can reap enormous benefits, it also comes with some risks. Michel Gounot/GODONG/Stone via Getty Images

    Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching.

    Title of course:

    Socially Engaged Design of Nuclear Energy Technologies

    What prompted the idea for the course?

    The two of us had some experience with participatory design coming into this course, and we had a shared interest in bringing virtual reality into a first-year design class at the University of Michigan.

    It seemed like a good fit to help students learn about nuclear technologies, given that hands-on experience can be difficult to provide in that context. We both wanted to teach students about the social and environmental implications of engineering work, too.

    Aditi is a nuclear engineer and had been using participatory design in her research, and Katie had been teaching ethics and design to engineering students for many years.

    What does the course explore?

    Broadly, the course explores engineering design. We introduce our students to the principles of nuclear engineering and energy systems design, and we go through ethical concerns. They also learn communication strategies – like writing for different audiences.

    Students learn to design the exterior features of nuclear energy facilities in collaboration with local communities. The course focuses on a different nuclear energy technology each year.

    In the first year, the focus was on fusion energy systems. In fall 2024, we looked at locating nuclear microreactors near local communities.

    The main project was to collaboratively decide where a microreactor might be sited, what it might look like, and what outcomes the community would like to see versus which would cause concern.

    Students also think about designing nuclear systems with both future generations and a shared common good in mind.

    The class explores engineering as a sociotechnical practice – meaning that technologies are not neutral. They shape and affect social life, for better and for worse. To us, a sociotechnical engineer is someone who adheres to scientific and engineering fundamentals, communicates ethically and designs in collaboration with the people who are likely to be affected by their work.

    In class, we help our students reflect on these challenges and responsibilities.

    Why is this course relevant now?

    Nuclear energy system design is advancing quickly, allowing engineers to rethink how they approach design. Fusion energy systems and fission microreactors are two areas of rapidly evolving innovation.

    Microreactors are smaller than traditional nuclear energy systems, so planners can place them closer to communities. These smaller reactors will likely be safer to run and operate, and may be a good fit for rural communities looking to transition to carbon-neutral energy systems.

    But for the needs, concerns and knowledge of local people to shape the design process, local communities need to be involved in these reactor siting and design conversations.

    Students in the course explore nuclear facilities in virtual reality.
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    What materials does the course feature?

    We use virtual reality models of both fission and fusion reactors, along with models of energy system facilities. AI image generators are helpful for rapid prototyping – we have used these in class with students and in workshops.

    This year, we are also inviting students to do some hands-on prototyping with scrap materials for a project on nuclear energy systems.

    What will the course prepare students to do?

    Students leave the course understanding that community engagement is an essential – not optional – component of good design. We equip students to approach technology use and development with users’ needs and concerns in mind.

    Specifically, they learn how to engage with and observe communities using ethical, respectful methods that align with the university’s engineering research standards.

    What’s a critical lesson from the course?

    As instructors, we have an opportunity – and probably also an obligation – to learn from students as much as we are teaching them course content. Gen Z students have grown up with environmental and social concerns as centerpieces of their media diets, and we’ve noticed that they tend to be more strongly invested in these topics than previous generations of engineering students.

    Aditi Verma receives funding from the Department of Energy. She is a board member for Good Energy Collective.

    Katie Snyder does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

    – ref. Engineering students explore how to ethically design and locate nuclear facilities in this college course – https://theconversation.com/engineering-students-explore-how-to-ethically-design-and-locate-nuclear-facilities-in-this-college-course-248636

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