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Milsted Langdon selects Intapp Collaboration solutions to activate collective firm intelligence

U.K. accounting firm will use Intapp Documents and Intapp Workspaces to enable modern work initiatives and enhance knowledge management using Microsoft 365 applications

PALO ALTO, Calif., Dec. 03, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Intapp (NASDAQ: INTA), a leading global provider of AI-powered solutions for professionals at advisory, capital markets, and legal firms, today announced that U.K. accounting firm Milsted Langdon has selected two Intapp Collaboration solutions: Intapp Documents and Intapp Workspaces. These solutions will enable modern work by transforming the firm’s Microsoft 365 platform into an engagement-centric collaboration solution.

Enabling modern work

“Our professionals already use Microsoft applications, and we chose Intapp to build on that adoption and fine-tune the document management user experience specifically to our needs,” said Simon Rowe, Partner and Chairman at Milsted Langdon. “Using Intapp Collaboration will let us leverage Microsoft SharePoint and Teams in ways that support our firm’s structure and the needs of our individual service lines, such as tax and audit.”

Intapp Collaboration solutions will simplify collaboration, enhance compliance, automate governance, and help Milsted Langdon deliver better client outcomes. The solutions will also streamline integration with the firm’s existing practice management system. This integration enables Milsted Langdon to further automate key processes so their professionals can efficiently deliver better service to clients.

Intapp Documents will help Milsted Langdon move document management to the cloud and let teams manage engagement-related content across all of the firm’s data sources. The firm will also gain greater structure and control around collaboration, versioning, enhanced search, and document co-authoring. Additionally, professionals will gain a comprehensive view of client and engagement data — all within the Microsoft apps they use every day.

Intapp Workspaces will extend Milsted Langdon’s Microsoft Teams platform into a personalized, engagement-centric collaboration tool. It will help professionals better collaborate on complex accounting engagements using auto-provisioned workspaces, industry-specific templates, and streamlined lifecycle-management tools. In addition, Intapp Workspaces will support IT professionals by automating the creation and lifecycle management of dedicated, secure workspaces for each engagement within Microsoft Teams.

“Intapp Collaboration solutions are giving us the confidence to move document management to the cloud,” said Mark Smith, CTO at Milsted Langdon. “Digitizing this function sets us up to scale and to enable future innovation, while increasing adoption firmwide will improve data governance, advanced search, and internal and external collaboration.”

Multiplying success with Intapp

“We’re excited to partner with Milsted Langdon as they transform the way their professionals work, enhancing visibility, collaboration, and knowledge sharing across the firm,” said Tom Koehler, Global Managing Principal, Accounting and Consulting Industries at Intapp. “By boosting productivity and enriching document metadata, Intapp Documents positions the firm to effectively leverage advanced AI tools like Microsoft Copilot.”

About Intapp 
Intapp software helps professionals unlock their teams’ knowledge, relationships, and operational insights to increase value for their firms. Using the power of Applied AI, we make firm and market intelligence easy to find, understand, and use. With Intapp’s portfolio of vertical SaaS solutions, professionals can apply their collective expertise to make smarter decisions, manage risk, and increase competitive advantage. The world’s top firms — across accounting, consulting, investment banking, legal, private capital, and real assets — trust Intapp’s industry-specific platform and solutions to modernize and drive new growth. For more information, visit Intapp.com and connect with us on X, formerly Twitter (@intapp) and LinkedIn. 

About Milsted Langdon

Milsted Langdon is a leading independent accountancy, tax, and business advisory firm with offices across the South West of England and London, UK. Milsted Langdon offers a large range of services for individuals as well as business solutions, from routine audit and accountancy compliance matters to specialist tax advice and planning, corporate finance, business innovation, restructuring and insolvency, and forensic accounting services.

For more information about Milsted Langdon, please visit: www.milstedlangdon.co.uk

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Trex Company Teams With Alexandria Moulding to Expand Canadian Reach

Trex Company Teams With Alexandria Moulding to Expand Canadian Reach

WINCHESTER, Va. & ALEXANDRIA, Ont.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Trex Company, Inc. [NYSE: TREX], the world’s largest manufacturer of high-performance, wood-alternative decking and railing, and a leading brand of outdoor living products, has announced the expansion of its distribution network in Canada with Alexandria Moulding. The leading North American manufacturer and distributor of mouldings, millwork and decorative building products, will bring the brand’s premium decking and railing products to a broader range of Canadian retailers, homeowners and contractors.

Alexandria Moulding, a Specialty Building Products (SBP) brand, brings a wealth of sales, marketing and supply chain expertise to the partnership. SBP is a leading provider of building materials in North America, with a deep understanding of the market and a commitment to delivering high-quality products.

“We are excited to team with Alexandria Moulding to bring Trex’s innovative products to a wider audience in Canada,” said Bret Martz, Group Vice President, North American Professional Sales for Trex Company. “Alexandria Moulding’s strong reputation and extensive distribution network will help us expand our reach of innovative decking and railing products to more consumers and we look forward to a successful partnership.”

“We are thrilled to expand our relationship with Trex,” said Chris Gerhard, Executive Vice President of SBP. “By combining Trex’s high-quality products with our strong distribution network, we can provide more coverage to the Canadian market with the best possible outdoor living solutions.”

This move marks a significant step forward for Trex as it continues to expand its presence in the Canadian market. By working with Alexandria Moulding, Trex is able to offer a wider range of products and services, making it easier than ever to create beautiful, low-maintenance outdoor living spaces.

Trex boasts the industry’s strongest distribution network with products sold through more than 6,700 retail outlets across six continents. For more information, visit Trex.com. To learn more about Alexandria Moulding, go to AlexandriaMoulding.com.

About Trex Company

For more than 30 years, Trex Company [NYSE: TREX] has invented, reinvented and defined the composite decking category. Today, the company is the world’s #1 brand of sustainably made, wood-alternative decking and deck railing, and a leader in high performance, low-maintenance outdoor living products. The undisputed global leader, Trex boasts the industry’s strongest distribution network with products sold through more than 6,700 retail outlets across six continents. Through strategic licensing agreements, the company offers a comprehensive outdoor living portfolio that includes deck drainage, flashing tapes, LED lighting, outdoor kitchen components, pergolas, spiral stairs, fencing, lattice, cornhole and outdoor furniture – all marketed under the Trex® brand. Based in Winchester, Va., Trex is proud to have been named America’s Most Trusted® Outdoor Decking 4 Years in a Row (2021-2024). The company was also recently included on Barron’s list of the 100 Most Sustainable U.S. Companies 2024, named one of America’s Most Responsible Companies 2024 by Newsweek and ranked as one of the 100 Best ESG Companies for 2023 by Investor’s Business Daily. For more information, visit Trex.com. You may also follow Trex on Facebook (trexcompany), Instagram (trexcompany), X (Trex_Company), LinkedIn (trex-company), TikTok (trexcompany), Pinterest (trexcompany) and Houzz (trex-company-inc), or view product and demonstration videos on the brand’s YouTube channel (TheTrexCo).

About Alexandria Moulding

Alexandria Moulding is a leading North American manufacturer and distributor of mouldings, millwork and decorative building products. With a wide range of products and a strong commitment to quality, Alexandria Moulding is a trusted partner for retailers, homeowners and contractors. For more information, visit alexandriamoulding.com.

Trex Company: Corinne Racine or Abigail Cox

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Alexandria Moulding: Travis Brady

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Fr8App Achieves Prestigious ISO 9001:2015 Certification

Internationally recognized standard further demonstrates the Company’s commitment to quality assurance and continuous improvement

HOUSTON, Dec. 03, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Freight Technologies, Inc. (“Fr8Tech” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: FRGT), a logistics management innovation company, offering a diverse portfolio of technology-driven solutions that address distinct challenges within the supply chain ecosystem, is proud to announce it has earned ISO 9001:2015 certification for both Mexico and the United States under the following scope: Logistics Services and Transportation of Goods in Mexico, United States of America and Canada, effective immediately.

This internationally recognized certification underscores Fr8App’s successful implementation of a Quality Management System (QMS) designed to ensure consistent service excellence and continuous improvement. Achieving ISO 9001:20015 across two countries reflects the Company’s commitment to delivering efficient, reliable and innovative logistics solutions.

What is ISO 9001:2015?

ISO 9001:2015 is a globally recognized standard for quality management systems. It provides organizations with a framework to enhance operational efficiency, meet customer expectations, and drive continuous improvement. By adhering to ISO 9001 standards, companies demonstrate their commitment to quality processes, customer satisfaction, and sustained business performance. With over one million certifications worldwide, ISO 9001:2015 is the most widely adopted quality management standard.

The ISO 9001:2015 certification process involved a rigorous evaluation of Fr8Tech’s quality management system, including comprehensive audits of processes, documentation, and overall operational efficiency.

Javier Selgas, CEO of Fr8Tech, said “This certification is not just about meeting standards; it’s a promise to our clients that we will continue to set benchmarks for service excellence and innovation in North America’s freight technology marketplace. Fr8App’s achievement of ISO 9001:2015 certification aligns with our vision to revolutionize freight logistics through cutting-edge technology and customer-focused solutions. As we continue to expand our services, this certification solidifies our ability to deliver long-term value to our stakeholders, ensuring they can trust us to navigate the complexities of today’s dynamic logistics landscape.”

About Freight Technologies Inc.

Fr8Tech is a technology company offering a diverse portfolio of proprietary platform solutions powered by AI and machine learning to optimize and automate supply chain processes. Focused on addressing the distinct challenges within the supply chain ecosystem, the Company’s portfolio of solutions includes the Fr8App platform for seamless OTR B2B cross-border shipping across the USMCA region; Fr8Now, a specialized service for less-than-truckload (LTL) shipping; Fr8Fleet, a dedicated capacity service for enterprise clients in Mexico; and Waavely, a digital platform for efficient ocean freight booking and management of container shipments between North America and ports worldwide. Together, each product is interconnected within a unified platform to connect carriers and shippers and significantly improve matching and operation efficiency via innovative technologies such as live pricing and real-time tracking, digital freight marketplace, brokerage support, transportation management, fleet management, and committed capacity solutions. The Company is headquartered in Houston, Texas. For more information, please visit fr8technologies.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Fr8Tech’s and Fr8App Inc.’s actual results may differ from their expectations, estimates and projections and, consequently, readers should not rely on these forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Words such as “expect,” “estimate,” “project,” “budget,” “forecast,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “may,” “will,” “could,” “should,” “believes,” “predicts,” “potential,” “continue” and similar expressions (or the negative versions of such words or expressions) are intended to identify such forward-looking statements.

These forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Most of these factors are outside Fr8Tech’s and Fr8App Inc.’s control and are difficult to predict. Factors that may cause such differences include, but are not limited to: (1) the inability to obtain or maintain the listing of Fr8Tech’s ordinary shares on Nasdaq; (2) changes in applicable laws or regulations; (3) the possibility that Fr8Tech or Fr8App Inc. may be adversely affected by other economic, business and/or competitive factors; (4) risks relating to the uncertainty of the projected financial information with respect to Fr8App Inc.; (5) risks related to the organic and inorganic growth of Fr8App Inc.’s business and the timing of expected business milestones; and (6) other risks and uncertainties identified, including those under “Risk Factors,” to be filed in Fr8Tech other filings with the Securities Exchange Commission.

Fr8Tech cautions that the foregoing list of factors is not exclusive. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those indicated or anticipated by such forward-looking statements. Fr8Tech and Fr8App Inc. caution readers not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. Fr8Tech and Fr8App Inc. do not undertake or accept any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect any change in their expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.

Fr8Tech Contact:

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First Trust Announces Implementation of Changes to Investment Strategy, Name and Ticker for Small Cap US Equity Select ETF

First Trust Announces Implementation of Changes to Investment Strategy, Name and Ticker for Small Cap US Equity Select ETF

WHEATON, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
First Trust Advisors L.P. (“FTA”) previously announced that the Board of Trustees of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VI (the “Trust”) voted to approve a change to the investment strategy, name and ticker symbol for Small Cap US Equity Select ETF (NASDAQ: RNSC) (the “Fund”), an index-based exchange-traded fund and a series of the Trust. Beginning on December 4, 2024, the Fund will seek investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the Fund’s fees and expenses) of an index called The SMID Growth Strength Index (the “New Index”). Currently, the Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the Fund’s fees and expenses) of an equity index called the Nasdaq Riskalyze US Small Cap Index. According to Nasdaq, Inc., the index provider of the New Index, the New Index seeks to provide exposure to well-capitalized small and mid-sized companies with strong market positions. The companies are screened for strong balance sheets, a high degree of liquidity, the ability to generate earnings growth and a record of financial strength and profit growth. Additionally, beginning on December 4, 2024, the Fund’s name will change to First Trust SMID Growth Strength ETF and its new ticker symbol will be FSGS. The Fund’s CUSIP, 33738R746, is not expected to change. The Fund’s shares will continue to be listed for trading on Nasdaq, Inc.

FTA is a federally registered investment advisor and serves as the Fund’s investment advisor. FTA and its affiliate First Trust Portfolios L.P. (“FTP”), a FINRA registered broker-dealer, are privately-held companies that provide a variety of investment services. FTA has collective assets under management or supervision of approximately $245 billion as of October 31, 2024 through unit investment trusts, exchange-traded funds, closed-end funds, mutual funds and separate managed accounts. FTA is the supervisor of the First Trust unit investment trusts, while FTP is the sponsor. FTP is also a distributor of mutual fund shares and exchange-traded fund creation units. FTA and FTP are based in Wheaton, Illinois.

You should consider the Fund’s investment objective, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. You can download a prospectus or contact FTA to request a prospectus, which contains other information about the Fund. Read it carefully before you invest. The risks of investing in the Fund are spelled out in its prospectus, shareholder reports and other regulatory filings.

The information presented is not intended to constitute an investment recommendation for, or advice to, any specific person. By providing this information, First Trust is not undertaking to give advice in any fiduciary capacity within the meaning of ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code. First Trust has no knowledge of and has not been provided any information regarding any investor. Financial advisors must determine whether particular investments are appropriate for their clients. First Trust believes the financial advisor is a fiduciary, is capable of evaluating investment risks independently and is responsible for exercising independent judgment with respect to its retirement plan clients.

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the laws of such state or jurisdiction.

Press Inquiries: Ryan Issakainen 630-765-8689

Analyst Inquiries: Stan Ueland 630-517-7633

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JetBlue Soars to 1.5 Million Hours of Caring for Communities

JetBlue Soars to 1.5 Million Hours of Caring for Communities

To celebrate the milestone, JetBlue is donating 3 million TrueBlue® points to charitable partners

JetBlue encourages customers, community partners and crewmembers to join in on the good through its TrueBlue points donation platform

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
JetBlue (Nasdaq: JBLU) proudly announced today that its dedicated crewmembers have logged over 1.5 million volunteer hours since launching its service initiative in 2011, giving back to communities across its network and beyond. To celebrate this milestone and continue its commitment to service this Giving Tuesday, JetBlue is donating 3 million TrueBlue points to its charitable partners.

“Since JetBlue’s inception, service has been an intrinsic part of our mission to bring humanity back to air travel,” said Icema Gibbs, vice president of corporate social responsibility and diversity, equity and inclusion, JetBlue. “Beyond our operation, our service extends on the ground through the volunteer efforts of our incredible crewmembers. Reaching 1.5 million hours of caring is a direct reflection of their dedication to giving back.”

Through JetBlue For Good®, the airline fosters a culture of service by supporting causes that matter to its customers and crewmembers. These efforts include fundraising, community events, environmental cleanups, and disaster relief, making a meaningful impact where its people live, work, and fly.

3 Million Points with Purpose

To celebrate the achievement, this Giving Tuesday, JetBlue is donating 3 million TrueBlue points across its charitable partners and encourages customers to join in on the good through its TrueBlue Points Donation platform. JetBlue is proud to support 20 charitable organizations year-round. All points donated go directly to the selected charity, and each charity may use the points for travel for their organization.

Sharing Good in 2024:

  • Community Connection – JetBlue crewmembers give back to a variety of causes and nonprofits throughout JetBlue’s 100+ cities in the U.S., Latin America, the Caribbean and Europe. In 2024 alone, crewmembers logged more than 49,000 volunteer hours, supporting over 800 organizations. As part of JetBlue’s ‘Flights for Fifty’ program, crewmembers have the opportunity to donate two round-trip travel certificates to a charity of their choice for every 50 hours of service logged.
  • Supporting Puerto Rico – This year, JetBlue brought good to Puerto Rico through various initiatives including the airline’s signature Soar with Reading initiative. Through partnership with Little Free Libraries, JetBlue and its crewmembers installed seven free book sharing boxes across the island. JetBlue also supported this year’s SOMOS Puerto Rico Conference, which unites the Latino community on public policy in collaboration with the New York State Assembly and Senate Puerto Rican & Hispanic Task Force. Participants packed over 700 backpacks with essential school supplies to support local organizations and students in need, adding to JetBlue’s more than 2,000 backpacks donated this year.
  • ‘Sweet Cases’ for Foster Love – JetBlue teamed up with long-standing partner, Foster Love, to provide foster children with hand-decorated duffel bags and care items, also known as ‘Sweet Cases.’ In November, crewmembers from more than 35 cities across the airline’s network volunteered their time to package over 700 duffle bags. In the last decade, JetBlue has supported over 10,000 youth through its partnership with Foster Love.

For more information on JetBlue’s Corporate Social Responsibility platform, visit jetblue.com/jetblue-for-good.

About JetBlue

JetBlue is New York’s Hometown Airline®, and a leading carrier in Boston, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood, Los Angeles, Orlando and San Juan. JetBlue, known for its low fares and great service, carries customers to more than 100 destinations throughout the United States, Latin America, the Caribbean, Canada and Europe. For more information and the best fares, visit jetblue.com.

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Amazon’s Record-Breaking Black Friday Week And Cyber Monday Deal Event Was Its Biggest Thanksgiving Holiday Shopping Event Ever

Amazon’s Record-Breaking Black Friday Week And Cyber Monday Deal Event Was Its Biggest Thanksgiving Holiday Shopping Event Ever

Customers saved billions of dollars while shopping some of Amazon’s biggest deals of the holiday season during its 12 days of deals from November 21 through Cyber Monday

With weeks of holiday shopping still to come, Amazon will have millions more deals worldwide on a wide selection of products, with fast, convenient delivery options for Prime members

SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced that its Black Friday Week and Cyber Monday holiday shopping event—from November 21 through December 2—was its biggest ever compared to the same 12-day period ending on Cyber Monday in prior years. The deal event saw record sales and a record number of items sold.

Customers bought millions of Echo and Fire TV devices, including the newest models of Echo Dot and Fire TV Stick 4K, two of the event’s best-selling products. In the U.S., some of the best-selling product categories included Electronics, Toys, and Beauty, with popular items such as Beats headphones and earbuds, Samsung TVs, Barbie, Play-doh, Shark vacuums and air purifiers, and Medicube beauty devices and skincare topping the charts.

This Black Friday Week and Cyber Monday holiday shopping event was also the largest ever for independent sellers in Amazon’s store—most of which are small and medium-sized businesses. More than 60% of sales in Amazon’s store during the event were from independent sellers—that includes sales on popular items from small businesses like JLab, Blissy, Luxe Weavers, and The Woobles.

“We know how much our customers appreciate saving money, and our customers saved billions with us during this year’s holiday shopping event,” said Doug Herrington, CEO, Worldwide Amazon Stores. “And we have many more fun and exciting ways for them to continue to save this holiday season. Whether they’re checking off their holiday lists finding new deals on toys, fashion, electronics, homewares and other products dropping every day between now and December 24, turning to Amazon for Same-Day Delivery on everyday essentials to help celebrate the holidays, or discovering ultra-low priced stocking stuffers in Amazon Haul, we want to thank our customers for choosing Amazon during this special time of year. I also want to thank our employees, vendors, and selling partners for delivering an outstanding experience time after time.”

In addition to savings from deals across top brands, Amazon works hard to deliver value to customers every day. A new independent study by ecommerce analytics firm Profitero found that Amazon had the lowest online prices entering the holiday season, on average 14% lower, compared to other leading retailers in the U.S. for the eighth year in a row.

Throughout the month of December, customers can continue to discover trending gifts in Amazon’s Holiday Shop from top brands like Dyson, Ninja, Sony, and YETI; and shop by theme and price point including White Elephant Gifts starting at under $5, Decor by Occasion, and Premium Gifts. From December 3-14, customers can also save up to 40% on fashion and fitness favorites featuring brands like Columbia, Hugo Boss, and Lacoste. Customers can find something for everyone on their lists with hundreds of millions of products across more than 35 popular product categories—including over 300 million items available with fast, free Prime delivery, essential for any last-minute gift shopping.

AI Makes Holiday Shopping Even Easier

Amazon makes the holiday shopping experience faster and easier, with innovative generative AI features that help customers quickly find the right gifts this holiday season. Rufus, Amazon’s AI-powered conversational shopping assistant, makes it easy for customers to find tailored deals and gifts. AI Shopping Guides help customers gain confidence in their gift selections by consolidating helpful information about products—highlighting key factors to consider and explaining technical terms—helping customers research and shop seamlessly across Amazon’s broad selection. To simplify the shopping experience further, customers can utilize Amazon Lens, a visual shopping tool found in the search bar that can identify products through a photo, screenshot, or barcode scan and suggest similar items available on Amazon. And our Find-on-Amazon feature allows customers to easily locate similar products while scrolling online by tapping the Share button and selecting “Find products on Amazon.”

Find the Perfect Gift

Unwrap a new way to shop this holiday season with Amazon’s Virtual Holiday Shop, a festive 3D immersive experience showcasing over 300 of the season’s most coveted gifts and toys, on display as if they were in a physical store. With cheerful music, holiday decorations, and fun animations, the shop inspires customers to discover unique items, browse premium products, and add all of their new favorite finds directly to their cart and then check out as usual. Customers can also find a giftable selection of inspiring toys, games, and activity kits including trending products from our seasonal Holiday Kids Gift Book in the new Virtual Toy Shop. The Holiday Shop offers a one-stop destination for finding the perfect gift for every occasion, including the Top 100+ Gifts, hosting must-haves, and the option to shop by theme and price point with most-loved gifts under $10, and stocking stuffers under $10. For additional gifting inspiration, customers can shop deal curations handpicked by popular influencers like Angel Reese, Suni Lee, Alix Earle, Katie Fang, and Monet McMichael. For gift-givers looking for versatile options, Amazon Gift Cards offer the perfect solution. Available in festive holiday designs, these cards come with no fees or expiration dates and provide access to hundreds of millions of items on Amazon.com or from over 450 brands. Gift cards can be sent by SMS, and many can be scheduled to send at a future date and time, helping customers to get ahead of their holiday shopping.

Shop with Confidence

  • A-to-z Guarantee: Customers can shop with peace of mind knowing that Amazon stands behind the products sold in its stores with the A-to-z Guarantee. Amazon’s protection applies to products purchased in Amazon stores worldwide, and in the unlikely event that customers experience issues with timely delivery or the condition of their purchase, Amazon will make it right by refunding or replacing it. Amazon is committed to a trustworthy shopping experience and backs the products offered in Amazon’s Holiday Gift Guide, as well as the hundreds of millions of products offered every day in Amazon stores. Learn more.
  • Enjoy Fast, Free Delivery All Season Long with Prime: U.S. Prime members can enjoy more than 300 million items available with free Prime shipping and tens of millions of the most popular items available with free Same-Day or One-Day Delivery, which is currently available in more than 120 U.S. metro areas. This holiday season Prime members can use Amazon Day to select a designated day of the week to conveniently receive their packages – which is a great way to combine multiple orders into fewer deliveries. In 2024, customer adoption of Amazon Day has, on average, resulted in 20% fewer boxes and in lower carbon emissions compared to other Amazon delivery options. Customers will also have the added convenience of being able to choose how and where those items arrive—whether at home, work, or places you frequent with Amazon’s network of more than 25,000 package pick-up locations.
  • Extended Holiday Returns Window: To provide customers with additional flexibility during the holidays, most items that are eligible for free returns and purchased between November 1 and December 31 can be returned through January 31. Apple brand products purchased between November 1 and December 31 can be returned through January 15.

About Amazon

Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Amazon strives to be Earth’s Most Customer-Centric Company, Earth’s Best Employer, and Earth’s Safest Place to Work. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Career Choice, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, Alexa, Amazon Studios, and The Climate Pledge are some of the things pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.

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Virtus Introduces Virtus Seix AAA Private Credit CLO ETF

Virtus Introduces Virtus Seix AAA Private Credit CLO ETF

PCLO leverages Seix’s long-term CLO experience across credit cycles

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (NYSE: VRTS) has expanded its offerings of distinctive, actively managed exchange-traded funds with the introduction of the Virtus Seix AAA Private Credit CLO ETF, (NYSE Arca: PCLO), the second ETF managed by Seix Investment Advisors.

The Virtus Seix AAA Private Credit CLO ETF, the first ETF to focus on private credit collateralized loan obligations (CLOs), primarily seeks to invest in the strongest and most undervalued AAA rated private credit CLOs and provides active management in a transparent, liquid, and cost-effective ETF.

“Private credit CLOs offer the potential for higher income and lower volatility versus traditional fixed income investments, providing investors with much needed diversification and lower correlation,” said Seix’s John Wu, CFA, portfolio manager and head of structured credit, who manages PCLO with George Goudelias, chief investment officer, leveraged finance, and senior portfolio manager. “With this offering, we will continue to take a multi-dimensional approach to portfolio management, combining time-tested portfolio construction methodology, disciplined trading strategies, and prudent risk management.”

Seix has significant experience in the CLO asset class, having launched its first leveraged loan strategy under Goudelias nearly 20 years ago. Seix now manages 10 CLOs with approximately $3.4 billion in assets.

“We believe ETFs will become essential tools for investors seeking to access the burgeoning private credit market as it evolves,” said William J. Smalley, executive managing director, Virtus ETF Solutions. “Innovative products like PCLO provide a solution for investors seeking yield complements to a traditional portfolio, emphasizing efficiency and transparency.”

Virtus ETF Solutions offers 20 actively managed and index-based ETFs and had $2.6 billion in assets under management as of September 30, 2024. It’s offerings in multiple asset classes includes Virtus Seix Senior Loan ETF (SEIX), Virtus Terranova U.S. Quality Momentum ETF (JOET) as well as ETFs managed by other Virtus affiliates, Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co., Kayne Anderson Rudnick, Newfleet Asset Management, and Stone Harbor Investment Partners.

About Seix Investment Advisors

Seix Investment Advisors is an investment management boutique and affiliated manager of Virtus Investment Partners that has been focused exclusively on managing fixed income securities since 1992. Seix seeks to generate competitive absolute and relative risk-adjusted returns over the full market cycle through a bottom-up focused, top-down aware process. Seix employs multi-dimensional approaches based on strict portfolio construction methodology, sell disciplines and trading strategies with prudent risk management as a cornerstone. The firm provides investment management services to a client base that includes endowments, foundations, corporations, healthcare organizations, public funds, insurance companies, and high net worth individuals, in the U.S. and abroad.

About Virtus ETF Solutions

Virtus ETF Solutions is an ETF sponsor that offers actively managed and index-based investment capabilities across multiple asset classes, seeking to deliver a family of complementary ETFs that provide investors access to differentiated investment capabilities from select managers.

About Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.

Virtus Investment Partners (NYSE: VRTS) is a distinctive partnership of boutique investment managers singularly committed to the long-term success of individual and institutional investors. We provide investment management products and services from our affiliated managers, each with a distinct investment style and autonomous investment process, as well as select subadvisers. Investment solutions are available across multiple disciplines and product types to meet a wide array of investor needs. Additional information about our firm, investment partners, and strategies is available at virtus.com.

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Generative AI Startup Twelve Labs Works with AWS to Make Videos as Searchable as Text

Generative AI Startup Twelve Labs Works with AWS to Make Videos as Searchable as Text

Leading startup makes ‘needle-in-a-haystack’ video searches possible using natural language, turning the world’s largest unsearchable data source—video—into a trove of accessible information

Developers can now find specific movie scenes from decades of video archives, or assess video footage of athletes’ performances, with conversational queries

Twelve Labs uses AWS to train its multimodal foundation models up to 10% faster, while reducing training costs by more than 15%

LAS VEGAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
At AWS re:Invent, Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com, Inc. company (NASDAQ: AMZN), today announced that Twelve Labs, a startup that uses multimodal artificial intelligence (AI) to bring human-like understanding to video content, is building and scaling its proprietary foundation models on AWS. Twelve Labs will use AWS technologies to accelerate the development of its foundation models that map natural language to what’s happening inside a video. This includes actions, objects, and background sounds, allowing developers to create applications that can search through videos, classify scenes, summarize, and split video clips into chapters.

Creating applications that can pinpoint any video moment or frame

Available on AWS Marketplace, these foundation models enable developers to create applications for semantic video search and text generation, serving media, entertainment, gaming, sports, and additional industries reliant on large volumes of video. For example, sports leagues can use the technology to streamline the process of cataloging vast libraries of game footage, making it easier to retrieve specific frames for live broadcasts. Additionally, coaches can use these foundation models to analyze a swimmer’s stroke technique or a sprinter’s starting block position, making adjustments that lead to better performance. Finally, media and entertainment companies can use Twelve Labs technology to create highlight reels from TV programs tailored to each viewer’s interests, such as compiling all action sequences in a thriller series featuring a favorite actor.

“Twelve Labs was founded on a vision to help developers build multimodal intelligence into their applications,” said Jae Lee, co-founder and CEO of Twelve Labs. “Nearly 80% of the world’s data is in video, yet most of it is unsearchable. We are now able to address this challenge, surfacing highly contextual videos to bring experiences to life, similar to how humans see, hear, and understand the world around us.”

“AWS has given us the compute power and support to solve the challenges of multimodal AI and make video more accessible, and we look forward to a fruitful collaboration over the coming years as we continue our innovation and expand globally,” added Lee. “We can accelerate our model training, deliver our solution safely to thousands of developers globally, and control compute costs—all while pushing the boundaries of video understanding and creation using generative AI.”

Generating accurate and insightful video summaries and highlights

Twelve Labs’ Marengo and Pegasus foundation models deliver groundbreaking video analysis that not only provides text summaries and audio translations in more than 100 languages, but also analyzes how words, images, and sounds all relate to one other, such as matching what’s said in speech to what’s shown in video. Content creators can also access exact moments, angles, or events within a show or game using natural language searches. For example, major sports leagues use Twelve Labs technology on AWS to automatically and rapidly create highlight reels from their extensive media libraries to improve the viewing experience and drive fan engagement.

“Twelve Labs is using cloud technology to turn vast volumes of multimedia data into accessible and useful content, driving improvements in a wide range of industries,” said Jon Jones, vice president and global head of Startups at AWS. “Video is a treasure trove of valuable information that has, until now, remained unavailable to most viewers. AWS has helped Twelve Labs build the tools needed to better understand and rapidly produce more relevant content.”

Accelerating and lowering the cost of model training

Twelve Labs uses Amazon SageMaker HyperPod to train its foundation models, which are capable of comprehending different data formats like videos, images, speech, and text all at once. This allows its models to unlock deeper insights compared to other AI models focused on just one data type. The training workload is split across multiple AWS compute instances working in parallel, which means Twelve Labs can train their foundation models for weeks or even months without interruption. Amazon SageMaker HyperPod provides everything needed to get AI models up to speed quickly, fine-tune their performance, and scale up operations seamlessly.

Leveraging the scale of AWS to expand globally

As part of a three-year Strategic Collaboration Agreement (SCA), Twelve Labs will work with AWS to deploy its advanced video understanding foundation models across new industries and enhance its model training capabilities using Amazon SageMaker Hyperpod. AWS Activate, a program that helps startups grow their business, has empowered Twelve Labs to scale its generative AI technology globally and unlock deeper insights from hundreds of petabytes of videos—down to split-second accuracy. This support includes hands-on expertise for optimizing machine learning performance and implementing go-to-market strategies. Additionally, AWS Marketplace enables Twelve Labs to seamlessly deliver its innovative video intelligence services to a global customer base.

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Arista Unveils Modern Stacking for Campus Networks

Arista Unveils Modern Stacking for Campus Networks

Innovative approach challenges legacy and proprietary options with flexible stacking

SANTA CLARA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
Arista Networks (NYSE: ANET), a leading provider of cloud and AI networking solutions, today announced innovations enabling customers to build scalable and resilient campus networks. Arista is introducing the Switch Aggregation Group (SWAG™) capability in Arista EOS® that uses industry-standard Ethernet to group and manage individual switches via a single IP address. In addition, Arista CloudVision® Leaf Spine Stack (LSS™) Management allows operators to collectively manage a logical stack of switches within a single networking closet or across the entire campus. Arista EOS, SWAG and CloudVision LSS free customers from proprietary stacking protocols and design limitations while delivering extensive flexibility for network topologies and operations.

Legacy Stacking Impedes Effective Network Operations

Historically, stacking has been the only option for achieving the goal of aggregated management across a group of switches. However, existing stacking solutions rely on proprietary cables and protocols to offer a single IP and common CLI interface. These systems also limit customers to specific hardware, complicate upgrades, restrict network design to ring or chain topologies, and can only operate within a limited switching closet scope. Customers are thus saddled with inflexibility, operational complexities, and increased costs.

Introducing Switch Aggregation Groups (SWAG)

Arista was an early pioneer in link-level aggregation groups with Multi-Chassis Link Aggregation Groups (MLAG), which brought resilience to data center networking. Building on that experience, SWAG addresses the challenge of managing a group of campus switches using a single IP address. This key innovation extends Arista EOS’ modular chassis software architecture to manage a group of individual switches via a single IP address. The approach also supports flexible network topologies, including Arista’s universal leaf spine design and the more traditional ring or chain, enabling easy migration from existing campus stacking environments. Moreover, because SWAG avoids proprietary stacking cables and relies on standard Ethernet cabling and optics, customers benefit from a consistent, open, modern operating model. SWAG will be an EOS feature on Arista campus switches.

“IP addresses are a scarce resource within our environment,” said Kevin Sanders, Lead Network Architect at Steelcase Inc. “Arista’s modernized stacking solution based on EOS and CloudVision, offers us CLI options and industry-leading flexibility to manage up to 16 switches in a stack with a single IP address. This delivers an order of magnitude reduction in IP address consumption, which translates into significant TCO reduction in operational expense on additional network management and security tools. Moreover, Arista’s continued commitment to innovation and customer satisfaction makes them the obvious choice in the industry.”

Managing Leaf Spine Stack (LSS) with Arista CloudVision

With CloudVision Leaf Spine Stack (LSS) Management, Arista offers a single and logical management plane approach to providing the operational benefits of stacking while not requiring the switches to be physically stacked in the legacy sense. Instead, customers have the flexibility to perform network operations on a logical stack of switches in a standards-based, modern leaf spine architecture rather than being limited to ring or chain topologies. This logical stacking allows operators to extend beyond a single access pod and organize the switches in a hierarchical model representing any real-world construct –two switches, a wiring closet, a floor of switches, a building, or even an entire campus. Thus, LSS brings the broad set of CloudVision capabilities, from provisioning, telemetry, and compliance to hitless upgrades, configuration management, and segmentation, along with AI-driven insights, to any and all layers of the hierarchy. Importantly, CloudVision allows customers to design the network with any topology they need, including standalone switches, classic Arista MLAG design, modular chassis, or SWAG.

“A large and complex campus network like ours requires established processes and tools for efficient operations,” said Keith Bradley, VP, IT & Security at Nature Fresh Farms. ”Arista’s highly malleable approach to network stacking offers us both CloudVision and CLI options for management, helping us preserve our current operational model, processes, and practices while easing the migration of our campus to Arista.”

The combination of Arista CloudVision LSS Management and EOS SWAG delivers the broader multi-domain modern operating stacking approach that simplifies operations, eliminates downtime, and reduces costs.

To read more about this announcement, please check out Arista CEO and Chairperson Jayshree Ullal’s blog here. For more information about the technologies and capabilities, please register to attend our webinar here.

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Arista Networks is an industry leader in data-driven, client-to-cloud networking for large AI, data center, campus and routing environments. Its award-winning platforms deliver availability, agility, automation, analytics, and security through an advanced network operating stack. For more information, visit www.arista.com.

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Janus Henderson to Present at the Goldman Sachs Financial Services Conference

Janus Henderson to Present at the Goldman Sachs Financial Services Conference

LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE: JHG; the “Company”) announced today that Ali Dibadj, CEO, is scheduled to speak at the Goldman Sachs Financial Services Conference in New York on December 10, 2024, beginning at approximately 10:40 a.m. ET.

A live webcast will be available via the investor relations section of the Janus Henderson website (ir.janushenderson.com). A replay of the webcast will be available within 24 hours of the presentation and will remain accessible through the Company’s website for six months.

About Janus Henderson

Janus Henderson Group is a leading global active asset manager dedicated to helping clients define and achieve superior financial outcomes through differentiated insights, disciplined investments, and world-class service. As of September 30, 2024, Janus Henderson had approximately US$382 billion in assets under management, more than 2,000 employees, and offices in 24 cities worldwide. The firm helps millions of people globally invest in a brighter future together. Headquartered in London, Janus Henderson is listed on the NYSE.

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