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Maru launch Emotion in CX solution connecting the role of the emotional relationship in customer decision making

TORONTO and LONDON, United Kingdom, March 31, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Maru Group (‘Maru’) the global CX and Insights Software & Advisory Services company, has announced the launch of Emotion in CX, an innovative, holistic Feel, Behave, and Think philosophy approach that allows you to accurately capture customer emotion.

Powered by HUB, Maru’s proprietary software, Emotion in CX solution enables businesses to continuously improve the Customer Experience by diagnosing the emotional relationship. HUB utilizes a proprietary visual semiotics technique to passively collect the emotions evoked at any touchpoint in the customer experience journey to identify what we call, the Emotional Signature (ES). By comparing the ES profile differences between those that have a great experience vs those that have an average or poor experience or the current ES to the ideal experience or to the ES of best-in-class competitors, you uncover insight and learning that you simply do not get in traditional System 2 CX approaches.

Ged Parton, CEO of Maru, explains, “Behavioral Science has established that most of our decisions are driven by how we Feel. While the customer interaction is objective, the actual perception of the experience exists as feelings and emotions. If you only ask what people think, you are missing part of the picture of what drives future customer behavior and loyalty.”

“For this reason, to continuously improve Customer Experience, you must be able to diagnose the emotional relationship. To do this, you must discern how customers Feel, Think, and Behave. This will allow you to holistically understand customers, by revealing all aspects of their reaction and response to an experience. Adding the ‘Feel’ elements to what customers say they ‘Think’ unlocks new insight on how to drive best-in-class experiences that influence future loyalty,” Parton added.

Maru’s Emotion in CX solution is designed to enable brand leaders to create and maintain a competitive advantage in their industry. Steve Brockway, Chief Research Officer, Maru/Matchbox UK at Maru explains “our research reveals previously hidden insights around the feelings and emotions that drive promoter experiences which people either can’t or won’t say in traditional questions, revealing new areas of improvement beyond rational product, price, and range attributes.

“The outputs are described in rich emotional terms, along with supporting verbatim, which is a more human and intuitive way of guiding how to interact with customers and deliver or communicate service propositions,” Brockway added.

Maru’s Emotion in CX approach still captures all of the System 2 Think metrics that you are used to in a CX program—NPS, overall SAT and attitudes and perceptions around all aspects of the customer experience. But, they add advisory value to your metrics and have proprietary IP on which metrics matter most and when to ask them.

The answer is not to have a one size fits all approach. Maru will ensure you focus on the right metric so teams are engaged in a score they can meaningfully influence through their individual behaviors.


About Maru Group 

SOFTWARE + ADVISORY SERVICES

Maru
is a world leading CX and Insights Software & Advisory Services company. Maru was founded to disrupt the data and insight delivery industry with a combination of Software & Advisory Services delivering data in real-time via a unique service model. Maru helps its clients make informed decisions in near real-time by combining proprietorial software, deep industry experience and access to the best minds in research. Maru’s flexible service model means our clients can choose to self-serve our Software directly to create, launch and analyze projects; or choose to utilize our Software with knowledgeable support from insights experts. Maru successfully delivers major national and international CX and CEM programs for Enterprise organizations. 



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Microsoft Lists TIE Kinetix’s Fully Integrated EDI Solution in AppSource

Microsoft Lists TIE Kinetix’s Fully Integrated EDI Solution in AppSource

The end-to-end solution is immediately available for Dynamics 365 users worldwide

TEWKSBURY, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–TIE Kinetix announced today that their EDI-2-FLOW for Dynamics 365 solution is now available in Microsoft AppSource, an exclusive resource (app) center for Microsoft users. Following a successful global rollout, the AppSource listing further positions the solution as the prime choice for fully integrated, end-to-end EDI for Dynamics 365 users worldwide.

Microsoft AppSource is a comprehensive database of compatible business solutions (apps) that enable innovation and drive business outcomes. The inclusion process is highly selective, thus establishing EDI-2-FLOW for Dynamics 365 as not only a viable solution but a progressive solution—one that has the potential to utterly transform operations by eliminating the need for Dynamics 365 users to navigate between multiple systems to accomplish daily tasks.

Earlier this year, TIE Kinetix announced the global expansion of their partnership with To-Increase, a three-time Microsoft Dynamics Global Outstanding ISV of the Year. Their joint offering, EDI-2-FLOW for Dynamics 365, was released globally at this time. This introduced an immediate opportunity for Dynamics 365 users to simplify EDI implementation with a fully integrated, out-of-the-box solution that runs fully in the Azure cloud.

“It’s one thing for us to say that our EDI-2-FLOW for Dynamics 365 solution offers a true end-to-end experience for Dynamics 365 users, but our AppSource listing provides verification,” says Jan Sundelin, CEO, TIE Kinetix. “It’s unique in itself to provide a fully integrated EDI solution for Dynamics 365, but we take that even further by giving users the option to digitize all incoming and outgoing documents with our additional services—PDF-2-FLOW and PORTAL-2-FLOW. With our own capabilities and Microsoft’s support, we’re looking forward to helping even more businesses achieve 100% supply chain digitalization.”

EDI-2-FLOW for Dynamics 365 is available for Dynamics 365 users worldwide. See the new EDI-2-FLOW for Dynamics 365 listing in Microsoft AppSource for more details.

About TIE Kinetix

At TIE Kinetix, we deliver Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions to companies, governmental institutions, and their suppliers, to help them exchange all business documents electronically and simplify supply chain processes as a result. FLOW Partner Automation, our software platform, empowers its users to engage in smart business exchanges and streamline communication through seamless integration with any existing system. Since 1987, we have supported all EDI and e-invoicing standards and communication methods worldwide. Today, our global team of experts share their knowledge with our 2,500+ customers, facilitating the exchange of over 1 billion documents through FLOW each year.

TIE Kinetix is a public company (Euronext: TIE), and has offices in the Netherlands, France, Germany, Australia, and the United States. For more information, visit www.TIEKinetix.com, and follow us on Linkedin, Twitter, Facebook, Xing, and YouTube.

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CELSION CORPORATION ANNOUNCES $15 MILLION REGISTERED DIRECT OFFERING

LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ, March 31, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Celsion Corporation (NASDAQ: CLSN) (“Celsion” or the “Company”), today announced it has entered into definitive agreements with institutional investors for the purchase and sale of 11,538,462 shares of its common stock at a purchase price of $1.30 per share in a registered direct offering, for gross proceeds of $15 million before deducting placement agent fees and expenses. The closing of the offering is expected to occur on or about April 5, 2021, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

A.G.P./Alliance Global Partners is acting as sole placement agent for the offering.

JonesTrading Institutional Services LLC and Brookline Capital Markets, a division of Arcadia Securities, LLC, are acting as co-placement agents for the offering.

This offering is being made pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-254515) previously filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. A prospectus supplement describing the terms of the proposed offering will be filed with the SEC and will be available on the SEC’s website located at http://www.sec.gov. Electronic copies of the prospectus supplement may be obtained, when available, from A.G.P./Alliance Global Partners, 590 Madison Avenue, 28th Floor, New York, NY 10022, or by telephone at (212) 624-2060, or by email at [email protected]. Before investing in this offering, interested parties should read in their entirety the prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus and the other documents that the Company has filed with the SEC that are incorporated by reference in such prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, which provide more information about the Company and such offering.

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

About Celsion

Celsion is a fully integrated, clinical stage biotechnology company focused on advancing a portfolio of innovative cancer treatments, including immunotherapies and DNA-based therapies; and a platform for the development of nucleic acid vaccines currently focused on SARS-CoV2. The company’s product pipeline includes GEN-1, a DNA-based immunotherapy for the localized treatment of ovarian cancer. ThermoDox®, a proprietary heat-activated liposomal encapsulation of doxorubicin, is under investigator-sponsored development for several cancer indications. Celsion also has two feasibility stage platform technologies for the development of novel nucleic acid-based immunotherapies and other anti-cancer DNA or RNA therapies. Both are novel synthetic, non-viral vectors with demonstrated capability in nucleic acid cellular transfection. For more information on Celsion, visit www.celsion.com. (CLSN-FIN).

Forward-Looking Statements

Forward-looking statements in this news release are made pursuant to the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Readers are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties including, without limitation, statements relating to the offering and the use of proceeds therefrom, unforeseen changes in the course of research and development activities and in clinical trials; the uncertainties of and difficulties in analyzing interim clinical data, particularly in small subgroups that are not statistically significant; FDA and regulatory uncertainties and risks; the significant expense, time and risk of failure of conducting clinical trials; the need for Celsion to evaluate its future development plans; possible acquisitions or licenses of other technologies, assets or businesses; possible actions by customers, suppliers, competitors or regulatory authorities; and other risks detailed from time to time in the Celsion’s periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Celsion assumes no obligation to update or supplement forward-looking statements that become untrue because of subsequent events, new information or otherwise.

Celsion Investor Contact

Jeffrey W. Church
Executive Vice President and CFO
609-482-2455
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Intuit TurboTax Survey Reveals 43% of Latino Millennials and Gen Z Reported that Having a Higher Education Means a Better Future for Them and Their Families

Intuit TurboTax Survey Reveals 43% of Latino Millennials and Gen Z Reported that Having a Higher Education Means a Better Future for Them and Their Families

Commissioned by TurboTax in support of the #LeadingConEducación program, the survey also examined respondents’ confidence in their financial decision-making

SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–TurboTax, from Intuit Inc. (Nasdaq: INTU), unveiled the findings of a recent survey where Latino consumers were asked to rate their own financial goals across a wide range of categories including, education, saving and investing. Survey results reinforced the direct correlation between the desire to achieve a higher-level education with ensuring their families are better positioned for a brighter and more successful future. The survey is in support of the recently launched Intuit TurboTax initiative #LeadingConEducación, which empowers the next generation of Latino students to take control of their finances and provides monetary support to achieve their education goals in the form of grants and scholarships in partnership with the Hispanic Heritage Foundation.

The new study indicated a gap between the respondents’ education level and their desire to achieve a higher level of education:

  • 82% of respondents surveyed graduated from high school, but only 37% from college.

When it came to advanced degrees, respondents showed a high interest in completing their education (based on total sample):

  • 41% desired to complete a master’s degree, and nearly a third (33%) said the same about a Ph.D.

“The findings of this survey reinforced the interest and the need for underrepresented communities to have access to higher education to improve their career readiness and build a stronger financial foundation” said David Zasada, Intuit Vice President Corporate Responsibility. “We want to make sure education is accessible to more consumers so they can achieve their maximum potential.”

When asked what college education meant to them, betterment of their families was highly ranked:

  • 79% of respondents confirmed that if they had a college education, they would have an opportunity to help their families
  • 43% selected “hope for a better future for me and my family,”
  • 36% chose the ability to “help support my family”

“We have the opportunity to help communities in need prosper through educational programs that will allow them to achieve a higher education,” said Alejandra Molinari, Lead of TurboTax Latino Communications. “At Intuit TurboTax we are proud to support hard working Latino students through our #LeadingConEducación scholarship program to position themselves for success when it comes to managing personal finances starting with their own taxes.”

Other key findings from the study include the following:

  • When asked which type of monetary resources they would like more of, funding their education surfaced as the top option with over 4 in 10 (43%) identifying higher education as a top need
  • 43% of Latinx respondents reported that college is a level of education they would like to achieve
  • 3 in 10 had begun planning and started setting a long-term financial goal to pay for their higher education
  • Over 6 in 10 U.S. Latinos believe they are experts at saving money — but less than half think they are similarly adept at investing, according to the research

    • Funding a savings account (46%), buying a home (45%) and paying off debt (38%) were the most common long-term financial goals for which respondents had already started planning
  • Finance websites (32%) and financial advisors (33%) were top sources of information among this demographic. And over a quarter of respondents (26%) were most likely to seek info on the best financial management options for them via finance apps.
  • Over 7 in 10 respondents stated that achieving “financial freedom” is “very” or “extremely” important to them. When asked to describe what the concept of “financial freedom” meant to them, respondents’ answers included themes of independence and future security.

    “The ability to support yourself financially and not worry unnecessarily about money,” wrote one respondent.

    For another, a different goal emerged: the opportunity to “…be able to help family and friends when they need or as often as I can.”

Conducted by OnePoll, the survey sampled 2,000 Americans between the ages of 18 and 34 who identify as Hispanic or Latino/Latinx.

To learn more about Intuit TurboTax’s corporate responsibility program and how to apply for an educational grant you can visit the #LeadingConEducación page.

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DEADLINE ALERT for VLDR, REGI, OTRK, and ATNX: The Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz Reminds Investors of Class Actions on Behalf of Shareholders

LOS ANGELES, March 31, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz reminds investors that class action lawsuits have been filed on behalf of shareholders of the following publicly-traded companies.  Investors have until the deadlines listed below to file a lead plaintiff motion.

Investors suffering losses on their investments are encouraged to contact The Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz to discuss their legal rights in these class actions at 310-914-5007 or by email to [email protected].

Velodyne Lidar, Inc. (NASDAQ: VLDR)
Class Period: July 2, 2020 – March 17, 2021
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: May 3, 2021

The complaint filed in this class action alleges that throughout the Class Period, Defendants made materially false and/or misleading statements, as well as failed to disclose material adverse facts about the Company’s business, operations, and prospects. Specifically, Defendants failed to disclose to investors: (1) that certain of Velodyne’s directors had failed to operate with respect, honesty, integrity, and candor in their dealings with the Company’s officers and directors; (2) that the Company was investigating the foregoing matters; and (3) that, as a result of the foregoing, Defendants’ positive statements about the Company’s business, operations, and prospects were materially false and misleading and/or lacked reasonable basis at all relevant times.

Renewable Energy Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: REGI)
Class Period: May 3, 2018 – February 25, 2021
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: May 3, 2021

The complaint filed in this class action alleges that throughout the Class Period, Defendants made materially false and/or misleading statements, as well as failed to disclose material adverse facts about the Company’s business, operations, and prospects. Specifically, Defendants failed to disclose to investors: (1) that due to failures in the diesel additive system, petroleum diesel was not periodically added to certain loads by the Company and was instead added by the Company’s customers; (2) that, as a result, Renewable Energy was not the proper claimant for certain BTC payments on biodiesel it sold between January 1, 2017 and September 30, 2020; (3) that, as a result, Renewable Energy’s revenue and net income were overstated for certain periods; (4) that there was a material weakness in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting related to the purchase and use of the petroleum diesel gallons when blending with biodiesel; and (5) that, as a result of the foregoing, Defendants’ positive statements about the Company’s business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.

Ontrak, Inc. (NASDAQ: OTRK)
Class Period: November 5, 2020 – February 26, 2021
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: May 3, 2021

The complaint filed in this class action alleges that throughout the Class Period, Defendants made materially false and/or misleading statements, as well as failed to disclose material adverse facts about the Company’s business, operations, and prospects. Specifically, Defendants failed to disclose to investors: (1) that Ontrak’s largest customer evaluated the Company on a provider basis, valuing Ontrak’s performance based on achieving the lowest cost per medical visit rather than clinical outcomes or medical cost savings; (2) that, as a result, Ontrak’s largest customer did not find the Company’s program to be effective and was reasonably likely to terminate its contract with Ontrak; (3) that, because this customer accounted for a significant portion of the Company’s revenue, the loss of the customer would have an outsized impact on Ontrak’s financial results; and (4) that, as a result of the foregoing, Defendants’ positive statements about the Company’s business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.

Athenex, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATNX)
Class Period: August 7, 2019 – February 26, 2021
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: May 3, 2021

The complaint filed in this class action alleges that throughout the Class Period, Defendants made materially false and/or misleading statements, as well as failed to disclose material adverse facts about the Company’s business, operations, and prospects. Specifically, Defendants failed to disclose to investors that: (1) the data included in the Oral Paclitaxel plus Encequidar NDA presented a safety risk to patients in terms of an increase in neutropenia-related sequalae; (2) the uncertainty over the results of the primary endpoint of objective response rate (ORR) at week 19 conducted by BICR; (3) the BICR reconciliation and re-read process may have introduced unmeasured bias and influence on the BICR; (4) the Company’s Phase 3 study that was used to file the NDA was inadequate and not well-conducted in a patient population with metastatic breast cancer representative of the U.S. population, such that the FDA would recommended a new such clinical trial; (5) as a result, it was foreseeable that the FDA would not approve the Company’s NDA in its current form; and (6) as a result, Defendants’ positive statements about the Company’s business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.

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To be a member of these class actions, you need not take any action at this time; you may retain counsel of your choice or take no action and remain an absent member of the class action. If you wish to learn more about these class actions, or if you have any questions concerning this announcement or your rights or interests with respect to these matters, please contact Frank R. Cruz, of The Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz, 1999 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1100, Los Angeles, California 90067 at 310-914-5007, by email to [email protected], or visit our website at www.frankcruzlaw.com.   If you inquire by email please include your mailing address, telephone number, and number of shares purchased.

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Algernon Pharmaceuticals Announces Topline Data From its Phase 2b/3 COVID-19 Trial of Ifenprodil

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 31, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Algernon Pharmaceuticals Inc. (CSE: AGN) (FRANKFURT: AGW) (OTCQB: AGNPF) (the “Company” or “Algernon”) a clinical stage pharmaceutical development company, is pleased to announce topline data from the Phase 2b part of its Phase 2b/3 COVID-19 trial of NP-120 (Ifenprodil).

The purpose of the Phase 2b part of the study was to identify one or more approvable U.S. FDA endpoints that showed a strong enough signal to consider moving forward into a Phase 3 study.

Key topline findings include:

All Cause Mortality:

At Day 15 of the study (the last day of treatment) there was 0% mortality in the 20 mg dose Ifenprodil treatment arm compared to a 3.3% mortality rate in the untreated control arm, p=0.18. For a Phase 3 trial to be sufficiently powered to confirm this endpoint, it is projected that 1,900 patients would need to be enrolled to reach a statistically significant result.

Oxygenation (SpO

2

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Of patients with a low blood oxygen level (SpO2 <94%), 100% of patients in the 20 mg dose treatment arm returned to normal levels of oxygen at day 4 compared to day 9 for patients in the untreated arm (adjusted hazard ratio 1.91, 95% CI 0.97-3.77, p=0.061). Power calculations project that 450 patients would be required to confirm a statistically significant result with this endpoint in a Phase 3 trial.

Time in ICU:

Topline results for this endpoint indicate that there was also a strong trend to less time spent in the ICU in the overall study by patients in the 20 mg dose arm, as compared to patients in the untreated arm (adjusted hazard ratio 10.45, CI 1.23-88.61, p=0.0315). However, the Company cautions that additional, confounding variables were detected, and these numbers need to be confirmed with additional analysis, as well as power calculations conducted to project the required size for a Phase 3 study.

WHO Score and Other Endpoints:

The WHO score, the primary default endpoint for the study, showed a similar mean in all patients in all study arms. No significant changes were seen in other secondary endpoints, namely the time to hospital discharge, rates and duration of mechanical ventilation, or the NEWS score.

The Company investigated a 20 mg and 40 mg dose of Ifenprodil. Based on the initial data review, no significant changes were observed in the 40 mg dose group.

The Company intends to discuss the results of the trial with the U.S. FDA once the final data set has been fully reviewed and intends to present the complete data set in a peer-reviewed journal at a later time.

“The Company has done a tremendous amount of work in a very short period of time to get to this stage to see if Ifenprodil could help in the world’s fight against COVID-19”, said Christopher J. Moreau, CEO of Algernon Pharmaceuticals. “We look forward to completing our data review and receiving feedback from the U.S. FDA.”

The Company advises that it is not making any express or implied claims that Ifenprodil has the ability to eliminate, cure or contain COVID-19 (or the SARS-2 Coronavirus) at this time.

About Algernon Pharmaceuticals Inc. 

Algernon is a drug re-purposing company that investigates well-tolerated, already approved drugs, including naturally occurring compounds for new disease applications, moving them efficiently and safely into new human trials, developing new formulations and seeking new regulatory approvals in global markets. Algernon specifically investigates compounds that have never been approved in the U.S. or Europe to avoid off label prescription writing.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Christopher J. Moreau
CEO
Algernon Pharmaceuticals Inc.
604.398.4175 ext 701
[email protected] 
[email protected] 
www.algernonpharmaceuticals.com


Neither the Canadian Securities Exchange nor its Market Regulator (as that term is defined in the policies of the Canadian Securities Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

CAUTIONARY DISCLAIMER STATEMENT: No Securities Exchange has reviewed nor accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of the content of this news release. This news release contains forward-looking statements relating to product development, licensing, commercialization and regulatory compliance issues and other statements that are not historical facts. Forward-looking statements are often identified by terms such as “will”, “may”, “should”, “anticipate”, “expects” and similar expressions. All statements other than statements of historical fact, included in this release are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company’s expectations include the failure to satisfy the conditions of the relevant securities exchange(s) and other risks detailed from time to time in the filings made by the Company with securities regulations. The reader is cautioned that assumptions used in the preparation of any forward-looking information may prove to be incorrect. Events or circumstances may cause actual results to differ materially from those predicted, as a result of numerous known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors, many of which are beyond the control of the Company. The reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking information. Such information, although considered reasonable by management at the time of preparation, may prove to be incorrect and actual results may differ materially from those anticipated. Forward-looking statements contained in this news release are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement. The forward-looking statements contained in this news release are made as of the date of this news release and the Company will update or revise publicly any of the included forward-looking statements as expressly required by applicable law.



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New Study Commissioned by Absolute Software Reveals Sixty-Six Percent of Enterprises Adopting Endpoint Resilience as Critical Capability to Secure Remote and Hybrid Workforces

New Study Commissioned by Absolute Software Reveals Sixty-Six Percent of Enterprises Adopting Endpoint Resilience as Critical Capability to Secure Remote and Hybrid Workforces

Findings cite automated identification of sensitive data, geolocation of devices, and health of devices and security controls as top priorities in next 12 months

VANCOUVER, British Columbia & SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Absolute Software™ (NASDAQ: ABST) (TSX: ABST), a leader in Endpoint Resilience™ solutions, today announced the availability of a commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting Inc. The findings shine a light on the increasingly complex realities of digital transformation, its impact on enterprise endpoint security for remote and hybrid workforces, and the need for proactive Endpoint Resilience strategies.

Resilient endpoints must rely on a persistent connection, providing IT and Security teams with unrivalled visibility and control, independent of the operating system, and are able to recover automatically from any state to a secure operational state without user intervention. Additionally, Absolute’s Resilience™ solutions can heal mission-critical security controls, ensuring they remain working, healthy and undeletable.

“With remote and hybrid work environments solidifying their place in long-term business plans and operating models, there’s never been a greater need for endpoint security solutions that enable resilience, healing, and operational agility,” said Christy Wyatt, President and CEO at Absolute. “Allowing employees to connect and remain productive no matter where they are, while also keeping company devices, data, and systems protected, is a critical capability defining the future of work.”

The study showed that traditional approaches to endpoint security are no longer effective in fighting off today’s rampant and accelerating cyber threats. Key findings include:

  • Endpoint security has evolved with increased work-from-home (WFH) and hybrid work policies. Firms are refocusing their security priorities to match the realities of remote working. In the next year, they are specifically focused on automating the protection of sensitive or at-risk data (60%), geolocation of devices (52%), and security control health (48%).
  • Security leaders are facing new endpoint security challenges. As the world migrates to a new work-from-anywhere environment, firms’ priorities are shifting. It is no longer an option to deprioritize risk associated with endpoint devices. Surveyed security leaders said their top challenges are maintaining compliance, enforcing security standards, and understanding the health of security controls.
  • Security leaders struggle to measure the return on their firms’ existing security investments. Only 38 percent of respondents said they can measure the return on their firm’s security investments. To accurately determine ROI, decision-makers need overarching visibility into the health and function of the security controls installed on endpoints.

Because of Absolute’s patented Persistence® technology and unique firmware-embedded position in more than 500 million endpoints, the company’s autonomous, self-healing agent offers complete visibility across every device, both on and off the corporate network — assuring IT and security administrators their existing security controls are working properly and delivering their intended value.

With businesses of all sizes shifting their work policies to allow employees to work from anywhere, corporations can no longer be solely reliant on network-based security; they need to increase their focus on securing endpoint devices. This means ensuring there is an unbreakable digital tether to all devices, capable of delivering complete visibility and control, enabling real-time insights into the state of those devices, and allowing them to autonomously repair security controls and productivity tools.

To read the full research study, visit here.

About Absolute Software

Absolute Software is a leader in Endpoint Resilience solutions and the industry’s only undeletable defense platform embedded in over a half-billion devices. Enabling a permanent digital tether between the endpoint and the enterprise who distributed it, Absolute provides IT and Security organizations with complete connectivity, visibility, and control, whether a device is on or off the corporate network and empowers them with Self-Healing Endpoint™ security to ensure mission-critical apps remain healthy and deliver intended value. For the latest information, visit www.absolute.com and follow us on LinkedIn or Twitter.

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Melissa to Showcase Unison Data Quality Management Platform in Free Dataversity Webinar

Online session will highlight the role of customizable, browser-based data quality management in easing path to data governance

RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, Calif., March 31, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Melissa, a leading provider of global data quality and address management solutions, today announced a free webinar designed to offer IT and business stakeholders insight on the role of simple, easy-to-use customer data management. Featuring Unison, Melissa’s flagship data quality platform, the webinar will demonstrate intuitive data quality management through a centralized portal, browser-based and customizable to user needs with no coding required. Offered as part of Dataversity’s Demo Day event series, the Unison session is slated for April 14, from 1:00-2:00 p.m. Eastern and users can register here.

Resolving bad, dirty, or duplicate data is a costly and time-consuming process, especially when dealing with many millions of records across multiple platforms and databases. Melissa’s Unison platform empowers business users with a rich set of data quality transformation tools including data standardization, validation, and enrichment to deliver high quality information throughout the enterprise. Best-in-class parsing, matching, profiling, and cleansing are all incorporated in advanced container technology that is scalable across multiple servers and works completely offline. This allows data to be managed confidently on-site to meet compliance and security requirements. Webinar attendees will explore:

  • Creating data quality projects for address, name, phone, and email cleansing and verification
  • Matching and deduplication based on golden record and survivorship rules
  • Job scheduling and automation
  • Robust reporting and analytics

Click here to register for the Unison webinar as part of Dataversity’s Demo Day slate of online technical sessions. To connect with members of Melissa’s global intelligence team, visit www.Melissa.com or call 1-800-MELISSA.

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Since 1985, Melissa has specialized in global intelligence solutions to help organizations unlock accurate data for a more compelling customer view. More than 10,000 clients worldwide in arenas such as retail, education, healthcare, insurance, finance, and government, rely on Melissa for full spectrum data quality and ID verification software, including data matching, validation, and enhancement services to gain critical insight and drive meaningful customer relationships. For more information or free product trials, visit www.Melissa.com or call 1-800-MELISSA (635-4772).


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Insight Public Sector Named as Principal Technology Partner for Cyber Bytes Foundation Advanced Technology Labs

Insight Public Sector Named as Principal Technology Partner for Cyber Bytes Foundation Advanced Technology Labs

Insight Public Sector brings technology experts, equipment and training from 15 leading global solutions providers to the Quantico Cyber Hub

TEMPE, Ariz.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
Insight Enterprises (NASDAQ:NSIT), the global integrator of Insight Intelligent Technology Solutions™ for organizations of all sizes, today announced a partnership between Insight Public Sector and the Cyber Bytes Foundation (CBF) to launch the Advanced Technology Labs at the Quantico Cyber Hub (QCH), based in Stafford, Virginia.

QCH will serve as a cyber research, innovation and training hub for the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, other federal agencies, state and local government, nonprofits, businesses, colleges and universities. The Advanced Technology Labs will provide access to technology experts, equipment and training from 15 leading global solutions providers working with Insight Public Sector, Insight’s division serving the needs of federal, state, local and education government agencies.

“Technology will transform how government and the public sector at large support our communities and bolster our global leadership. Government agencies and their R&D teams can learn about new technologies and solutions, test proof of concepts, and have access to a deep bench of resources to accelerate deployment and implementation,” said Scott Friedlander, Senior Vice President of Insight Public Sector. “Our partnership with the Cyber Bytes Foundation will help our public agencies and education institutions stay in front of cutting-edge technology to pioneer and advance the adoption of new cyber strategies that preserve U.S. interests and thwart malicious actors.”

QCH will be a vendor-agnostic collaborative environment where experts, processes and capabilities are brought together to customize solutions to accelerate the implementation of advanced cyber technologies, including:

  • 5G
  • Artificial Intelligence and machine learning
  • Virtual/augmented/mixed reality
  • Cloud (public, hybrid, tactical)
  • Cybersecurity
  • DevSecOps
  • Modeling/simulation
  • Wargaming

The mission of the Cyber Bytes Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, is to establish and sustain a unique cyber ecosystem to produce the education, innovation and outreach programs to enhance developers and the cyber workforce.

“We are relentlessly pursuing the technology to solve the warfighter’s most complex challenges not only at the DoD, Federal, State, local and enterprise levels, but also for small, medium and large businesses,” said Matt Weaver, Director of Business Development, Cyber Bytes Foundation. “Insight Public Sector’s capabilities are critical to expanding our efforts to rapidly accelerate solutions.”

As a global solutions aggregator, Insight creates simplicity for clients’ most complex technology challenges by bringing deep relationships with the world’s leading solutions providers to its secure, end-to-end digital transformation strategies and managed services. Insight Public Sector has secured the following partners to support the Quantico Cyber Hub: Microsoft, Cisco, Clarifiai, Commvault, Dell, Fortinet, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Intel, McAfee, Micro Focus, NetApp, Nvidia, Onclave Networks, Red Hat and Viewsonic.

To learn more about the Quantico Cyber Hub, please visit www.cyberbytesfoundation.org or email [email protected]. For more information about Insight Public Sector, visit ips.insight.com or call 1.800.INSIGHT.

About Insight Public Sector

At Insight Public Sector, we help organizations of all sizes navigate complex challenges through our four key solution areas: Digital Innovation, Cloud + Data Center Transformation, Connected Workforce and Supply Chain Optimization. With deep expertise and end-to-end capabilities, we’ll help you manage today’s priorities and prepare for tomorrow’s needs. Discover more at insight.com. NSIT

Scott Walters

Insight Enterprises

Tel. (480) 889-9798

Email: [email protected]

Ariel Kouvaras

Sloane & Company

Tel. (212) 446-1884

Email: [email protected]

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Managed Hosting Provider Virtual Data Corp. Relies on Infinidat’s Data Storage Solution for 100% Uptime

WALTHAM, Mass., March 31, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Infinidat, a leading provider of enterprise-class storage solutions, today announced that Virtual Data Corp. (VDC), a managed cloud hosting provider, has had 100% storage uptime over the past two years using the InfiniBox® platform. This high availability enabled VDC to consolidate multiple arrays into a single rack for easier management and cost savings without any disruption. At the same time, VDC expanded its data storage capacity with InfiniBox beyond a petabyte to flexibly leverage storage as needed in support of the company’s growth strategy.

“We realized that, if we wanted to truly grow to the next level, we needed substantially more storage capability. We had requirements for speed and availability to access the storage as we need it and at a price that is simple to understand,” said Cole Thompson, President & CEO of VDC. “With the InfiniBox solution, we get the speed and high performance but at a significantly lower cost.”

Steve Sullivan, EVP of Sales, North America, at Infinidat, said, “The explosion of data usage among the customers of VDC and other managed service providers has created a significant need to scale data storage capacity while maintaining favorable economics, which our InfiniBox on-premises solution delivers. Treating our customers more as a partner, our service and support team has monthly calls with VDC to help our customer fully maximize the capabilities of our InfiniBox platform. The flexibility, predictability, lower total cost of ownership and ease of use that VDC has gained are what all our customers have come to expect from Infinidat.”

The transition to the award-winning InfiniBox storage platform supercharged VDC’s high-quality, state-of-the-art data centers in Saskatoon, the largest city in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, and Regina, Canada. As an IT solutions provider, VDC provides customers in Canada, the United States and around the world with public and private cloud hosting, cloud backup, managed colocation and disaster recovery, among other services.

When VDC was first evaluating various storage suppliers, the company wanted to sell large amounts of storage space, so it needed to ensure differentiation and deliver a better value than the competition. VDC was increasingly open to a disruptive technology for the data storage that is critical for its business. The high performance, resilience, reliability, cost-effectiveness, flexibility, and 100% availability of the Infinidat storage platform not only met the requirements but also exceeded expectations.   

“With Infinidat’s assistance, we were able to consolidate five or six other SANs into a single SAN. Instead of managing multiple, separate other SANs and managing firmware upgrades, we got everything upgraded to InfiniBox, which makes the administration much simpler and resulted in substantial cost savings,” said Thompson. “We also love how Infinidat allows you to pay as you grow. For us, we really like the idea of being able to buy the entire box and leverage storage as required, while having the predictability of knowing exactly what our budget was.”

Furthermore, VDC has benefited from the broad range of integrations and capabilities that Infinidat’s primary storage platform has with VMware and Veeam, including disaster recovery (DR) solutions and speed to support cloud hosting solutions. The company has also leveraged Infinidat’s snapshotting. This, according to VDC’s CEO, was another deciding factor to select Infinidat.

To read the VDC case study for more details, click here.

About Infinidat
Infinidat helps enterprises and service providers empower their data-driven competitive advantage at scale. Infinidat’s software-focused architecture delivers sub-millisecond latency, 100% availability, and scalability with a significantly lower total cost of ownership than competing storage technologies. The company was founded by storage industry pioneer, Moshe Yanai, in 2011 and has shipped over 7.1EB worldwide to date. The corporate headquarters are based in Herzliya, Israel, and U.S. headquarters in Waltham, Massachusetts. For more information, visit www.infinidat.com.

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