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Accenture Federal Services Wins $25 Million Award to Help the U.S. Air Force Build a First-of-its-Kind “Digital Depot”

Accenture Federal Services Wins $25 Million Award to Help the U.S. Air Force Build a First-of-its-Kind “Digital Depot”

Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) Platform to Transform Air Force Sustainment Center Operations

ARLINGTON, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Accenture Federal Services has won a $25 million digital transformation prime contract to modernize operations for the Air Force Sustainment Center (AFSC) including each of the three Air Logistics Complexes (ALCs) at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma, Robins Air Force Base in Georgia, and Hill Air Force Base in Utah.

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Bill Marion, Accenture Federal Services Managing Director, Defense Portfolio, Growth & Strategy Lead (Photo: Business Wire)

Bill Marion, Accenture Federal Services Managing Director, Defense Portfolio, Growth & Strategy Lead (Photo: Business Wire)

Using an approach that includes cloud, edge computing, and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), Accenture Federal Services is creating a new IIoT enterprise platform for the AFSC’s Technology Hosting Environment for NextGen Automation, a program commonly referred to as ATHENA. ATHENA is central to the Air Force’s plan to create a first-of-its-kind “digital depot”, and ultimately, modernize AFSC operations.

“With more than 25,000 pieces of equipment and 40,000 military and civilian personnel spread across the three Air Logistics Complexes, the Air Force Sustainment Center provides world class aircraft depot maintenance, supply chain management, and operations support for the warfighter,” said Bill Marion, a managing director in Accenture Federal Services and Air Force client executive. “Accenture Federal Services is thrilled to be selected to transform operations for the Center, incorporating connected devices, machine learning, and Operational Technology (OT) cyber into this complex ecosystem to deliver valuable analytics and manufacturing transformation.”

By securely collecting and transporting OT data generated from disparate sensors and devices onto the platform, IIoT data from across the entire AFSC enterprise can be integrated and transparently monitored with real-time dashboard capabilities.

“Currently, Air Force Sustainment Center monitoring and servicing in the industrial areas is performed across ten networks with a variety of processes and tools which can lead to pockets of disconnected data sources,” said Keith Runtz, a senior managing director in Accenture Federal Services and defense portfolio lead. “Accenture Federal Services looks forward to using state-of-the-art technologies to create a resilient and secure digital depot ecosystem. The platform we’re building will enable the standardization, visualization, and integration of data from numerous shop floor machines to support the future industrial area production environment, and ultimately, the success of the warfighter.”

The period of performance for the ATHENA contract is up to five years.

Accenture Federal Services is a subsidiary of Accenture (NYSE: ACN).

About Accenture Federal Services

Accenture Federal Services is a leading US federal services company and subsidiary of Accenture LLP. We empower the federal government to solve challenges, achieve greater outcomes, and build a digital core that is agile, smart, and secure. Our 13,000 people are united in a shared purpose to advance our clients’ mission-critical priorities that make the nation stronger and safer, and life better for people. We draw out the best of Accenture’s global network in nearly every industry, bringing proven commercial innovation to solutions built with advanced R&D, emerging technologies, and human-centered design at speed and scale. Together, we help clients create lasting value for their workforce, customers, and partners and make a difference for the country and our communities. See how we make change that matters at accenturefederal.com.

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth, and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent and innovation led company with 732,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise, and global delivery capability. We are uniquely able to deliver tangible outcomes because of our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Accenture Song. These capabilities, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients succeed and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners, and communities. Visit us at www.accenture.com.

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Accenture Federal Services

+1 301 250 0660

[email protected]

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Tekla Funds Announce Adjournment of Special Meetings and Implore Shareholders to Vote Their Shares Immediately

Tekla Funds Announce Adjournment of Special Meetings and Implore Shareholders to Vote Their Shares Immediately

BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
Tekla Healthcare Investors (HQH), Tekla Life Sciences Investors (HQL), Tekla Healthcare Opportunities Fund (THQ) and Tekla World Healthcare Fund (THW), (the “Funds”) today announced that their joint first special meetings of shareholders (“Special Meetings”) were adjourned again until October 3, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. EDT.

Although the proposal to approve a new investment advisory agreement with abrdn Inc is being overwhelmingly supported by shareholders that have cast their vote, the government mandated quorum levels have not yet been met.

Shareholders as of the June 16, 2023 record date who have not yet voted on the Proposal are urged to do so promptly per the instructions below. Even if shareholders simply cast an abstain vote, it would be of great help in the endeavor to attain the necessary participation levels.

By voting today, shareholders can help us limit the time and attention of fund personnel we are expending during this important time to achieve the requisite quorum. More importantly, by voting today, shareholders can also help us limit the natural resources we may have to utilize in future printed communications regarding this meeting.

TO VOTE, shareholders may use the Proxy Card or email with voting link previously provided or may vote in the manner set forth in the Proxy Statement located here: www.OkapiVote.com/TeklaSpecial. Shareholders who require voting assistance should call Okapi Partners, the Funds’ proxy solicitor, toll-free at (877) 285-5990. Representatives are available Monday – Friday 9:00am to 10:00pm (EDT).

About Tekla

Tekla is an asset manager primarily focused on healthcare investing. Since its inception, Tekla has maintained a singular focus on the asset class. Its expertise comes from a diverse team of individuals, many with advanced degrees in science and business, investing experience and industry experience that help drive investment decisions. For more information, please visit www.teklacap.com.

About abrdn

abrdn is a global investment company that helps clients and customers plan, save and invest for the future. abrdn’s purpose is to enable its clients to be better investors. abrdn manages and administers £500bn of assets for clients (as at 31 December 2022). abrdn is structured around three businesses – Investments, Adviser and Personal – focused on their changing needs. The capabilities in abrdn’s Investments business are built on the strength of its insight – generated from wide-ranging research, worldwide investment expertise and local market knowledge. abrdn’s teams collaborate across regions, asset classes and specialisms, connecting diverse perspectives and working with clients to identify investment opportunities that suit their needs. As at 31 December 2022, abrdn’s Investments business manages £376bn on behalf of clients – including insurance companies, sovereign wealth funds, independent wealth managers, pension funds, platforms, banks and family offices. For more information, please visit www.abrdn.com.

Additional Information about the Funds and the transaction

This press release is not intended to, and does not, solicit any proxy from any shareholder of the Funds. The solicitation of proxies to effect the transaction described herein is made by a definitive proxy statement.

The Funds and their trustees and officers, Tekla and its officers and employees, and other persons may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies with respect to the approval of new investment management contracts described herein. Fund shareholders may obtain more detailed information regarding the direct and indirect interests of a Fund’s trustees and officers, Tekla and its officers and employees, and other persons by reading the proxy statement relating to the transaction that has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Fund shareholders should read the proxy statement because it contains important information. The proxy statement is available for free at the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website (www.sec.gov).

Statements in this press release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements as defined by the United States securities laws. You should exercise caution in interpreting and relying on forward-looking statements because they are subject to uncertainties and other factors that are, in some cases, beyond a Fund’s control and could cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements.

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ACNB Corporation Recognized as One of the Fastest Growing Companies in Central Pennsylvania

GETTYSBURG, Pa., Sept. 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ACNB Corporation was recently recognized, with a ranking of #45, by the Central Penn Business Journal on its annual list of the Fastest Growing Companies in Central Pennsylvania for 2023. This is the sixth consecutive year ACNB Corporation has achieved this recognition.

“The 2023 Fastest Growing Companies have excelled during challenging economic times. These businesses are creative, innovative and know how to overcome hurdles,” said Suzanne Fischer-Huettner, managing director of Central Penn Business Journal/BridgeTower Media. “All of us at the Central Penn Business Journal congratulate this year’s honorees.”

James P. Helt, ACNB Corporation President & Chief Executive Officer, stated, “At ACNB Corporation, the financial holding company for ACNB Bank and ACNB Insurance Services, Inc., our fundamental focus remains to be the independent financial services provider of choice in the communities served throughout our geographic footprint in southcentral Pennsylvania and central Maryland by building relationships and finding solutions. Despite the unusual and unprecedented economic times over the past few years, our organizational longevity — that spans 166 years — is directly attributable to the generations of dedicated staff members that fulfilled, and continue to fulfill, our commitment to customers, shareholders and communities served.”

“Specific to this Fastest Growing Companies recognition is revenue growth, which is a result of ACNB Corporation’s community bank acquisitions in recent years in alignment with our plans for strategic inorganic growth in tandem with ongoing organic growth,” he added. “As for the year 2022, ACNB Corporation completed key strategic initiatives including the acquisition by the insurance subsidiary, ACNB Insurance Services, Inc., of the business and assets of Hockley & O’Donnell Insurance Agency in Gettysburg, PA, and the opening of the new Upper Adams Office in Biglerville, PA, as the banking subsidiary, ACNB Bank, continued its plans for optimization of the community banking network. As in the past five years, ACNB Corporation is truly honored to be recognized for our achievements and is poised for continued progress and growth in the years to come.”

In order to be eligible for consideration in this ranking for 2023, companies were required to show revenue of at least $500,000 in each of the fiscal years ending 2020, 2021 and 2022, as well as revenue growth in 2022, as compared to 2020. Companies headquartered in the Pennsylvania counties of Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry or York were eligible for nomination.

SEK CPAs & Advisors coordinated the ranking formula leading to the recognition of large and small companies according to revenue growth over the three-year period. Including both dollar and percentage revenue increases, this ranking formula resulted in the final list of 50 honorees recognized at a celebration event held at the Sheraton Harrisburg Hershey Hotel, 4650 Lindle Road, Harrisburg, PA, on Tuesday, September 12, 2023, when specific rankings were revealed.

ACNB Corporation, headquartered in Gettysburg, PA, is the independent $2.4 billion financial holding company for the wholly-owned subsidiaries of ACNB Bank, Gettysburg, PA, and ACNB Insurance Services, Inc., Westminster, MD. Originally founded in 1857, ACNB Bank serves its marketplace with banking and wealth management services, including trust and retail brokerage, via a network of 26 community banking offices and three loan offices located in the Pennsylvania counties of Adams, Cumberland, Franklin, Lancaster and York and the Maryland counties of Baltimore, Carroll and Frederick. ACNB Insurance Services, Inc. is a full-service insurance agency with licenses in 44 states. The agency offers a broad range of property, casualty, health, life and disability insurance serving personal and commercial clients through office locations in Westminster and Jarrettsville, MD, and Gettysburg, PA. For more information regarding ACNB Corporation and its subsidiaries, please visit investor.acnb.com.

Fastest Growing Companies is a program of the Central Penn Business Journal and is presented by SEK CPAs & Advisors. For more information about the awards and honorees, please visit CPBJ.com/event/fastest-growing-companies.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS – In addition to historical information, this press release may contain forward-looking statements. Examples of forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, (a) projections or statements regarding future earnings, expenses, net interest income, other income, earnings or loss per share, asset mix and quality, growth prospects, capital structure, and other financial terms, (b) statements of plans and objectives of Management or the Board of Directors, and (c) statements of assumptions, such as economic conditions in the Corporation’s market areas. Such forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “believes”, “expects”, “may”, “intends”, “will”, “should”, “anticipates”, or the negative of any of the foregoing or other variations thereon or comparable terminology, or by discussion of strategy. Forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties such as national, regional and local economic conditions, competitive factors, and regulatory limitations. Actual results may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Such risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause actual results and experience to differ from those projected include, but are not limited to, the following: short-term and long-term effects of inflation and rising costs on the Corporation, customers and economy; effects of governmental and fiscal policies, as well as legislative and regulatory changes; effects of new laws and regulations (including laws and regulations concerning taxes, banking, securities and insurance) and their application with which the Corporation and its subsidiaries must comply; impacts of the capital and liquidity requirements of the Basel III standards; effects of changes in accounting policies and practices, as may be adopted by the regulatory agencies, as well as the Financial Accounting Standards Board and other accounting standard setters; ineffectiveness of the business strategy due to changes in current or future market conditions; future actions or inactions of the United States government, including the effects of short-term and long-term federal budget and tax negotiations and a failure to increase the government debt limit or a prolonged shutdown of the federal government; effects of economic conditions particularly with regard to the negative impact of any pandemic, epidemic or health-related crisis and the responses thereto on the operations of the Corporation and current customers, specifically the effect of the economy on loan customers’ ability to repay loans; effects of competition, and of changes in laws and regulations on competition, including industry consolidation and development of competing financial products and services; inflation, securities market and monetary fluctuations; risks of changes in interest rates on the level and composition of deposits, loan demand, and the values of loan collateral, securities, and interest rate protection agreements, as well as interest rate risks; difficulties in acquisitions and integrating and operating acquired business operations, including information technology difficulties; challenges in establishing and maintaining operations in new markets; effects of technology changes; effects of general economic conditions and more specifically in the Corporation’s market areas; failure of assumptions underlying the establishment of reserves for loan losses and estimations of values of collateral and various financial assets and liabilities; acts of war or terrorism or geopolitical instability; disruption of credit and equity markets; ability to manage current levels of impaired assets; loss of certain key officers; ability to maintain the value and image of the Corporation’s brand and protect the Corporation’s intellectual property rights; continued relationships with major customers; and, potential impacts to the Corporation from continually evolving cybersecurity and other technological risks and attacks, including additional costs, reputational damage, regulatory penalties, and financial losses. We caution readers not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. They only reflect Management’s analysis as of this date. The Corporation does not revise or update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or changed circumstances. Please carefully review the risk factors described in other documents the Corporation files from time to time with the SEC, including the Annual Reports on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Please also carefully review any Current Reports on Form 8-K filed by the Corporation with the SEC.

ACNB #2023-17
September 13, 2023

Contact: Kevin J. Hayes
  SVP/General Counsel, Secretary & Chief
  Governance Officer
  717.339.5161
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PCTEL to Participate in Lake Street Capital Markets 7th Annual Best Ideas Growth Conference

PCTEL to Participate in Lake Street Capital Markets 7th Annual Best Ideas Growth Conference

BLOOMINGDALE, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
PCTEL, Inc. (Nasdaq: PCTI), a leading global provider of wireless technology solutions, today announced that management will participate in Lake Street Capital Markets’ “BIG7” 7th Annual Best Ideas Growth Conference on Thursday, September 14, 2023 in New York City. David Neumann, Chief Executive Officer, and Kevin McGowan, Chief Financial Officer, are scheduled to hold one-on-one meetings with investors in attendance at the conference.

About PCTEL

PCTEL is a leading global provider of wireless technology solutions, including purpose-built Industrial IoT devices, antenna systems, and test and measurement products. Trusted by our customers for over 29 years, we solve complex wireless challenges to help organizations stay connected, transform, and grow.

For more information, please visit our website at https://www.pctel.com/.

PCTEL® is a registered trademark of PCTEL, Inc. © 2023 PCTEL, Inc. All rights reserved.

PCTEL Company Contact

Investor Relations

Ashley Gruenberg or Chris Hodges

Alpha IR Group

312-445-2870

[email protected]

KEYWORDS: United States North America Illinois New York

INDUSTRY KEYWORDS: Mobile/Wireless Technology Construction & Property 5G Telecommunications Building Systems Networks Hardware IOT (Internet of Things) Other Construction & Property

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Penns Woods Bancorp, Inc. Announces “At-the-Market” Equity Offering Program

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa., Sept. 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Penns Woods Bancorp, Inc., (NASDAQ: PWOD) (the “Company”) announced today that it has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) a prospectus supplement to its existing shelf registration statement on Form S-3, under which it may offer and sell shares of its common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $20 million from time to time through an “at-the-market” (ATM) equity offering program. The timing and amount of any sales will be determined by a variety of factors considered by the Company.

The shares will be offered through D.A. Davidson & Co., as sales agent. The sales agent may sell shares by any method permitted by law deemed to be an “at-the-market offering” as defined in Rule 415(a)(4) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, including without limitation, sales made directly on Nasdaq, on any other existing trading market for the shares, to or through a market maker or in negotiated transactions. Sales may be made at market prices prevailing at the time of the sale, at prices related to prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices and, as a result, sales prices may vary.

The prospectus supplement filed today adds to, updates or otherwise changes information contained in the existing prospectus contained in the Company’s shelf registration statement on Form S-3, which was declared effective by the SEC on July 18, 2023 (File No. 333-273018), for the offering of the securities covered by the registration statement. Prospective investors should read the prospectus, the prospectus supplement and other documents the Company has filed or submitted with the SEC (some of which are incorporated by reference into the prospectus and prospectus supplement) for more complete information about the Company and the ATM program, including the risks associated with investing in the Company. Investors may obtain copies of the prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus relating to the offering without charge by visiting the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, potential investors may contact Brian L. Knepp, the Company’s President and Chief Financial Officer, who will arrange to provide them with these documents, by telephone at (570) 320 – 2030 or by email at [email protected].

This press release is for informational purposes only and is not an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any shares of the Company, which is made only by means of a prospectus supplement and related prospectus. There will be no sale of shares in any jurisdiction in which the offer, solicitation of an offer to buy or sale would be unlawful.

Penns Woods Bancorp, Inc. is the parent company of Jersey Shore State Bank, which operates sixteen branch offices providing financial services in Lycoming, Clinton, Centre, Montour, Union, and Blair Counties, and Luzerne Bank, which operates eight branch offices providing financial services in Luzerne County, and United Insurance Solutions, LLC, which offers insurance products. Investment and insurance products are offered through Jersey Shore State Bank’s subsidiary, The M Group, Inc. D/B/A The Comprehensive Financial Group.

This press release may contain certain “forward-looking statements” including statements concerning plans, objectives, future events or performance and assumptions and other statements, which are statements other than statements of historical fact. The Company cautions readers that the following important factors, among others, may have affected and could in the future affect actual results and could cause actual results for subsequent periods to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statement made by or on behalf of the Company herein: (i) the effect of changes in laws and regulations, including federal and state banking laws and regulations, and the associated costs of compliance with such laws and regulations either currently or in the future as applicable; (ii) the effect of changes in accounting policies and practices, as may be adopted by the regulatory agencies as well as by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or of changes in the Company’s organization, compensation and benefit plans; (iii) the effect on the Company’s competitive position within its market area of the increasing consolidation within the banking and financial services industries, including the increased competition from larger regional and out-of-state banking organizations as well as non- bank providers of various financial services; (iv) the effect of changes in interest rates; (v) the effects of health emergencies, including the spread of infectious diseases or pandemics; or (vi) the effect of changes in the business cycle and downturns in the local, regional or national economies. For a list of other factors which could affect the Company’s results, see the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including “Item 1A. Risk Factors,” set forth in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022.

You should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. These statements speak only as of the date of this press release, even if subsequently made available by the Company on its website or otherwise. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise these statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this press release.

Previous press releases and additional information can be obtained from the Company’s website at www.pwod.com. 

Contact: Richard A. Grafmyre, Chief Executive Officer
  110 Reynolds Street
  South Williamsport, PA 17702
  (570) 322-1111
   
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Alchip Collaborates With Arteris To Expand ASIC Design Services

FlexNoC network-on-chip IP will be used to enhance SoC designs for AI, ADAS, vision systems and consumer electronics products

CAMPBELL, Calif., Sept. 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Arteris, Inc. (Nasdaq: AIP), a leading provider of system IP which accelerates system-on-chip (SoC) creation, and Alchip Technologies, Ltd., a top-tier ASIC leader, today announced a collaboration to enhance the delivery of high-performance SoCs with unmatched bandwidth and ease of physical design. This collaboration can deliver highly optimized SoCs across various market segments.

Arteris’ industry-leading interconnect IP solutions, renowned for their efficiency, scalability and configurability, seamlessly integrate with Alchip’s advanced semiconductor design and manufacturing platform. Their complementary expertise enhances ASIC capabilities to enable the integration of advanced technologies as physical design and performance become more challenging.

Alchip provides high-performance ASICs noted for their consistent first-time silicon successes.

“Working with Arteris reflects our strategy to provide our customers with a robust best-in-class IP portfolio. It strengthens our ability to deliver industry-leading SoCs,” said Johnny Shen, CEO of Alchip Technologies. “We leverage their network-on-chip interconnect expertise to enhance our silicon design and manufacturing capabilities, enabling us to address the semiconductor industry’s increasingly complex demands.”

“Arteris is pleased to collaborate with Alchip, a recognized leader in ASIC design and manufacturing,” said K. Charles Janac, president and CEO of Arteris. “Together, we can deliver highly differentiated SoC designs that leverage the full potential of our interconnect IP and SoC integration solutions. This collaboration aligns with our shared commitment to providing customers with high performance, power efficiency and better ROI so they are free to innovate.”

About Arteris

Arteris is a leading provider of system IP for the acceleration of system-on-chip (SoC) development across today’s electronic systems. Arteris network-on-chip (NoC) interconnect IP and SoC integration automation technology enable higher product performance with lower power consumption and faster time to market, delivering better SoC economics so its customers can focus on dreaming up what comes next. Learn more at arteris.com.

About Alchip

Alchip Technologies Ltd., founded in 2003 and headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan, is a leading global provider of silicon and design and production services for system companies developing complex and high-volume ASICs and SoCs. Alchip provides faster time-to-market and cost-effective solutions for SoC design at mainstream and advanced, including 7nm, 6nm, 5nm and 4nm processes. Alchip has built its reputation as a high-performance ASIC leader through its advanced 2.5D/3D package services, CoWoS/chiplet design and manufacturing experience. Customers include global leaders in AI, HPC/supercomputer, mobile phones, entertainment devices, networking equipment and other electronic product categories. Alchip is listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE: 3661), is a TSMC certified member of Value Chain Alliance and 3DFabric™ Alliance. For more information, visit www.alchip.com.

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HOOKIPA Announces Executive Leadership Change

NEW YORK and VIENNA, Sept. 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HOOKIPA Pharma Inc. (NASDAQ: HOOK, ‘HOOKIPA’), a company developing a new class of immunotherapeutics based on its proprietary arenavirus platform, today announced that Katia Schlienger, M.D., Ph.D., is stepping down from her position as Chief Medical Officer (CMO) to pursue new opportunities, effective September 30. Malte Peters, M.D., a current member of the Board of Directors of HOOKIPA, will lead HOOKIPA’s clinical activities ad interim as Senior Clinical Advisor until a CMO search is complete. During this time, Dr. Peters will remain a member of the HOOKIPA Board of Directors.

Dr. Peters is a seasoned executive with deep experience in bringing new therapies to patients. He retired from his role as Chief Research and Development Officer at MorphoSys in 2022. Prior, Dr. Peters was Global Head of Clinical Development of the biopharmaceuticals business unit of Sandoz in Germany and spent 12 years in leadership positions at Novartis Oncology. He was responsible for multiple development programs and clinical trials at Novartis, contributing to the approval of 28 cancer therapies. He is board certified in internal medicine and earned his medical degree from Freie Universität in Berlin, with a postdoctoral fellowship in Toronto. 

“We welcome Malte to HOOKIPA as we remain laser focused on executing against our clinical priorities: to prepare for the randomized trial of HB-200 in combination with pembrolizumab, to progress our HB-300 prostate cancer program, and to advance our partnered programs in our collaborations with Roche and Gilead,” said Joern Aldag, Chief Executive Officer. “I would like to thank Katia for her many contributions to HOOKIPA, especially guiding our clinical programs and bringing our lead HB-200 program to a successful proof-of concept in Phase 2. We wish her the very best in her future endeavors.”

About HOOKIPA

HOOKIPA Pharma Inc. (NASDAQ: HOOK) is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel immunotherapies, based on its proprietary arenavirus platform, which are designed to mobilize and amplify targeted T cells and thereby fight or prevent serious disease. HOOKIPA’s replicating and non-replicating technologies are engineered to induce robust and durable antigen-specific CD8+ T cell responses and pathogen-neutralizing antibodies. HOOKIPA’s pipeline includes its wholly owned investigational arenaviral immunotherapies targeting Human Papillomavirus 16-positive cancers, prostate cancers, and other undisclosed programs. HOOKIPA is collaborating with Roche on an arenaviral immunotherapeutic for KRAS-mutated cancers. In addition, HOOKIPA aims to develop functional cures of HBV and HIV in collaboration with Gilead.

Find out more about HOOKIPA online at www.hookipapharma.com.

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Certain statements set forth in this press release constitute “forward-looking” statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. Forward-looking statements can be identified by terms such as “believes,” “expects,” “plans,” “potential,” “would” or similar expressions and the negative of those terms. Such forward-looking statements involve substantial risks and uncertainties that could cause HOOKIPA’s research and clinical development programs, future results, performance or achievements to differ significantly from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, among others, the uncertainties inherent in the drug development process, including HOOKIPA’s programs’ early stage of development, the process of designing and conducting preclinical and clinical trials, the regulatory approval processes, the timing of regulatory filings, the challenges associated with manufacturing drug products, HOOKIPA’s ability to successfully establish, protect and defend its intellectual property, risks relating to business interruptions resulting from public health crises, the impact of public health crises on the enrollment of patients and timing of clinical results, and other matters that could affect the sufficiency of existing cash to fund operations. HOOKIPA undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements. For a further description of the risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from those expressed in these forward-looking statements, as well as risks relating to the business of the company in general, see HOOKIPA’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2023, which is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and HOOKIPA’s website at www.hookipapharma.com.

Investors and others should note that we announce material financial information to our investors using our investor relations website (https://ir.hookipapharma.com/), SEC filings, press releases, public conference calls and webcasts. We use these channels, as well as social media, to communicate with our members and the public about our company, our services and other issues. It is possible that the information we post on social media could be deemed to be material information. Therefore, we encourage investors, the media, and others interested in our company to review the information we post on the U.S. social media channels listed on our investor relations website.

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Conduent CX Research Finds Strong CX Fundamentals Are Essential for Maximum Impact in the Retail/eCommerce Consumer Relationship

Research reveals Retail/eCommerce brands can’t be distracted by emerging technology or communications channels

FLORHAM PARK, N.J., Sept. 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Conduent Incorporated (Nasdaq: CNDT), a global technology-led business solutions and services company, released new research that provides a focused, in-depth view of the state of the customer experience (CX) within the retail/eCommerce vertical. At the center of the research findings, the lynchpin to standout customer experiences is a strong dedication and discipline to CX fundamentals, such as people, training, and robust processes, that layer in advanced technology, and not vice versa. The research, Experience & Loyalty Insights: A Research-Based Review, is a collaboration between Conduent and Execs In The Know.

Key Research Findings from Corporate CX Practitioners

Based on this survey of corporate CX practitioners, the research identified four areas where Retail/eCommerce brands should invest to heighten customer experience:

  • Self-service capabilities for consumers to achieve quick, efficient resolution of high-volume inquiries
  • Measurement of customer satisfaction and engagement as an indicator of loyalty
  • A consistent, empathetic omnichannel customer experience across delivery channels (i.e., email, chat, live, social, etc.)
  • Standardization of business processes leveraging journey mapping, human-centered design, and industry best practices (e.g., COPC Inc. certification across delivery centers and geographies)

CX Impacts Business

Research shows companies have made progress on the level of customer care provided, but brands still must do better. Customers are seeking out faster, simpler transactions, more consistency across channels, and easier access to live support. For example, 42% of survey respondents said the care provided today is “Better” or “Much Better” than that of three years ago. The good news for Retail/e-Commerce brands is that 62% of their customers think their customer care needs and expectations are generally being met, versus 35% of consumers across all industries.

“Regardless of the industry, companies must understand that delivering exceptional customer experience is essential to developing and maintaining loyal customers and to converting new customers. A key insight from the research is that success starts with the fundamentals of customer service, and the importance of focusing on a strategic roadmap to meet the needs of each consumer rather than the appeal of new technologies,” said Ryan Collins, Vice President of CXM at Conduent. “At the core of excellent customer experience is the focus on people, process and strategic technology, leveraged together to meet expectations today and tomorrow.”

Brands Need to Take Action

The research also identified several specific areas where brands can improve their customer care offering. These included improving access to live support, faster service, and better communication skills among agents and brand representatives with the following:

  • Advanced Technology: Conduent’s cloud-based technology stack is built on a fully integrated secure platform incorporating conversational AI, sentiment analysis and predictive engagement to improve business outcomes and increase efficiency. Customers can quickly route through automated help, and workforce planning helps brands plan for peaks and valleys in support needs.
  • People: Industry analysts frequently recognize Conduent for resourcing and training quality multi-skilled and multilingual talent who are empowered to empathetically work with customers to address their needs and help strengthen their relationship with brands.
  • Processes: Conduent helps businesses and agencies elevate their performance by leveraging AI and analytics to automate processes and repetitive tasks, as well as develop insights to improve the customer experience.

By focusing on consumer loyalty, providing meaningful relationships, and aligning staffing, training, and processes with the brand’s cultural identity, customer experience leaders can elevate their business success.

Conduent is a strategic advisor and partner to a broad base of Fortune 100 and government clients with its industry leading customer experience solutions.

About Conduent

Conduent delivers digital business solutions and services spanning the commercial, government and transportation spectrum — creating exceptional outcomes for its clients and the millions of people who count on them. The company leverages cloud computing, artificial intelligence, machine learning, automation and advanced analytics to deliver mission-critical solutions. Through a dedicated global team of approximately 60,000 associates, process expertise and advanced technologies, Conduent solutions and services digitally transform its clients’ operations to enhance customer experiences, improve performance, increase efficiencies and reduce costs. Conduent adds momentum to its clients’ missions in many ways, including delivering 43% of nutrition assistance payments in the U.S., enabling 1.3 billion customer service interactions annually, empowering millions of employees through HR services every year and processing nearly 12 million tolling transactions every day. Learn more at www.conduent.com.

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IT Trends Report 2023: Observability Advances Automation and Empowers Innovation, Yet Adoption Still in Early Stages

IT Trends Report 2023: Observability Advances Automation and Empowers Innovation, Yet Adoption Still in Early Stages

Ahead of IT Pro Day 2023, SolarWinds report Lessons From Observability Leaders finds enterprises that leverage observability increase operational efficiency and grow revenue

AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–SolarWinds (NYSE:SWI), a leading provider of simple, powerful, secure observability and IT management software, released the findings of its 2023 IT Trends Report: Lessons From Observability Leaders. The report explores how enterprises can act proactively to maximize the advantages of their observability solutions, integrate best practices into implementations, and mitigate common adoption challenges. The report also found that companies implementing observability benefit from increased operational efficiency, faster innovation, and better business outcomes overall.

The new report is released in advance of IT Pro Day 2023, which falls on September 19 this year, and highlights a stark contrast between enterprises that have embraced observability and their peers who have not. Among the findings, the survey uncovered that observability leaders—those who follow best practices to leverage observability and report experiencing better business and IT outcomes as a result —are three times more likely to say their organization is doing extremely well with growing revenue, more than twice as likely to say the same about operational efficiency, and 2.5 times more likely to say they’re excelling with the speed of innovation. Observability leaders also gave higher ratings to their organization’s employee experience, including lower levels of reported employee burnout and fewer skill gaps on their teams.

These takeaways come at a critical time, as IT environments become increasingly complex, and companies experience more challenges in efficiently addressing IT issues as a result. According to the findings, the typical enterprise suffers from an average of nine brownouts or outages every month, lasting around twelve hours each, at an average annual cost of $13.7MM. Observability has emerged as a solution to not only preemptively detect anomalies and potential issues before they escalate into full-blown outages but to proactively address those issues at the root cause and prevent future outages.

“Outages and security concerns are no longer just an IT problem, and observability is no longer just an IT solution,” said Jeff Stewart, Field CTO and vice president, global solutions engineering at SolarWinds. “The better business, innovation, and technology outcomes experienced by observability leaders prove the benefits to every level, department, and employee. The findings of this year’s report should serve as an urgent call to action for business leaders who believe they can’t afford to invest in observability tools—when the truth is that we’re rapidly entering a landscape in which companies simply can’t afford to risk being without them.”

The survey also highlighted trends among the observability leaders reporting fewer and less frequent challenges in their ecosystem, finding the majority are:

  • Investing in top priorities: Data shows organizations using observability solutions to support the priorities most critical to their growth and success: improve their customer experience (96%), enable faster innovation (71%), reduce time spent solving (71%), and detecting (60%) issues, and increase operational efficiency (55%).
  • More automated and integrated: Observability leaders embracing automation and investing in tools that provide enhanced efficiency are 214% more likely to say they are doing extremely well with operational efficiency, 750% more likely to say they are doing extremely well with auto-remediation of complex alerts, and 300% better at automatically collecting background diagnostic data for IT support staff.
  • Ahead on IT: The data found that those ahead of the curve on observability are also leading by huge margins when it comes to monitoring, detecting, and resolving issues that could otherwise bring the business to a screeching halt. When it comes to IT, they are 233% better at auto-escalation of tickets, 213% better at auto-remediation of simple alerts, and 36% better at settling alert levels based on historical behavior.

SolarWinds offers its customers full-stack observability solutions that provide organizations across all sizes and industries cost-effective, end-to-end visibility and actionable intelligence to expedite remediation using powerful machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities. These fully integrated, on-premises, and cloud-native SaaS solutions provide comprehensive visibility in hybrid and multi-cloud environments, including SolarWinds Observability and SolarWinds Hybrid Cloud Observability.

To read the full Lessons From Observability Leaders report, visit www.it-trends.solarwinds.com

Methodology

SolarWinds partnered with Eleven Research to field this enterprise survey of 300 senior IT professionals at small, medium, and large enterprises in North America. In order to define the “Leaders” and “Laggards” groups, responses related to organizations’ business and IT approach and outcomes (e.g. frequency and severity of outages) were scored. Overall respondent scores were then distributed across three categories, with the top-scoring third taking on the “Leaders” designation and the bottom-scoring third designated as “Laggards.”

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SolarWinds (NYSE:SWI) is a leading provider of simple, powerful, secure observability and IT management software built to enable customers to accelerate their digital transformation. Our solutions provide organizations worldwide—regardless of type, size, or complexity—with a comprehensive and unified view of today’s modern, distributed, and hybrid network environments. We continuously engage with IT service and operations professionals, DevOps and SecOps professionals, and database administrators (DBAs) to understand the challenges they face in maintaining high-performing and highly available hybrid IT infrastructures, applications, and environments. The insights we gain from them, in places like our THWACK community, allow us to address customers’ needs now and in the future. Our focus on the user and our commitment to excellence in end-to-end hybrid IT management have established SolarWinds as a worldwide leader in solutions for observability, IT service management, application performance, and database management. Learn more today at www.solarwinds.com.

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Cinemark Introduces Private Swiftie Parties as the Ultimate VIP Event to Experience Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour Concert Film on the Big Screen

Cinemark Introduces Private Swiftie Parties as the Ultimate VIP Event to Experience Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour Concert Film on the Big Screen

Private auditoriums to watch the filmed version of the record-breaking concert with friends and family are on sale now at Cinemark.com and on the Cinemark app.

PLANO, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cinemark Holdings, Inc., one of the largest and most influential theatrical exhibition companies in the world, today announced that, following record-breaking ticket sales, fans can now reserve an entire auditorium for the ultimate in-theater experience of Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour concert film. Private Swiftie Parties, available exclusively at Cinemark theaters across the U.S., are on sale now at Cinemark.com and the Cinemark app.

“We are excited to offer fans the ultimate Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour concert film VIP experience in their own private Cinemark auditorium,” said Wanda Gierhart Fearing, Cinemark Chief Marketing and Content Officer. “We are wonderstruck by this event’s sensational ticket sales and are thrilled to add a new era to our fan-favorite Private Watch Parties with our Private Swiftie Parties. Our larger-than-life screens and captivating surround sound deliver a most enchanting environment to sing and dance along with friends and family to the concert of the decade.”

Private Swiftie Parties are on sale now alongside standard individual tickets at Cinemark.com and on the Cinemark app at participating locations for up to 40 fans for $800, plus taxes and fees where applicable.

Cinemark’s star-studded loyalty members will also be able enter a Private Swiftie Party Sweepstakes for a chance to win their own private viewing of the concert film.

For all details on Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour at Cinemark, visit https://www.cinemark.com/taylor-swift.

About Cinemark Holdings, Inc.

Headquartered in Plano, TX, Cinemark (NYSE: CNK) is one of the largest and most influential theatrical exhibition companies in the world. Cinemark’s circuit, comprised of various brands that also include Century, Tinseltown and Rave, operates 514 theaters (315 U.S.; 199 South and Central America) with 5,812 screens (4,370 U.S.; 1,442 South and Central America) in 42 states domestically and 14 countries throughout South and Central America. Cinemark consistently provides an extraordinary guest experience from the initial ticket purchase to the closing credits, including Movie Club, the first U.S. exhibitor-launched subscription program and the first to reach the one-million-member milestone; the highest Luxury Lounger recliner seat penetration among the major players; XD – the No. 1 exhibitor-brand premium large format; and expansive food and beverage options to further enhance the moviegoing experience. For more information go to https://ir.cinemark.com.

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