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MoneyRates Study Shows Best and Worst States for Healthcare in 2021

Iowa overtakes Massachusetts for top healthcare performance. Stark contrast in healthcare delivery among U.S. states is particularly important amid ongoing pandemic

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FOSTER CITY, Calif., Jan. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — MoneyRates.com updated its award-winning research today on healthcare quality among U.S. states and finds the states that are best positioned to meet coronavirus challenges and other ongoing demands. The latest study confirms that where you live can impact access, cost and effectiveness of healthcare services.

The complete report, Vital Signs: Best States for Healthcare 2021, includes an interactive map allowing consumers to easily compare healthcare conditions among up to three states at a time.

To analyze healthcare quality, MoneyRates ranked all 50 states plus the District of Columbia on eight factors:

  1. Health insurance coverage
  2. Reported health status
  3. Child immunization coverage
  4. Infant mortality
  5. Nursing home adequacy
  6. Medical office staffing adequacy
  7. Hospital affordability
  8. Health insurance affordability

Based on an average ranking across the above criteria, Iowa emerges as this year’s best state for healthcare, bumping Massachusetts from its overall position in last year’s report. On the opposite end of the spectrum, South Carolina struggles in last place for the second consecutive year.

Healthcare disparity between states is illustrated in the following examples:

  • A Texas resident is six times as likely as one in Massachusetts to lack health insurance
  • West Virginians are almost twice as likely as those in the District of Columbia to describe themselves as being in fair or poor health
  • The infant mortality rate in Mississippi is 2.4 times that in New Hampshire
  • The cost of a daily hospital stay is more than 2.5 times as high in Washington state as in Mississippi

“As COVID cases strain health systems nationally, it becomes increasingly important to understand which states are most likely to deliver highest quality care,” notes Richard Barrington, senior financial analyst for MoneyRates. “Healthcare is one factor considered by those determining the best states to retire, and also for people thinking about the best states to raise a family.”

Iowa achieves top-ten ranking in four of eight categories this year, with first-place position in health insurance coverage and child immunization. The top ten states for healthcare delivery overall include:

  1. Iowa
  2. Massachusetts
  3. Nebraska (tie)
  4. North Dakota (tie)
  5. Connecticut
  6. Rhode Island
  7. New Hampshire
  8. Virginia
  9. Maryland
  10. Kentucky

States ranking in the bottom ten are listed from worst to 10th-worst:

  1. South Carolina
  2. Oklahoma
  3. Alaska
  4. New Mexico
  5. Texas
  6. Georgia
  7. Arizona
  8. California
  9. North Carolina
  10. Nevada

“It’s clear that where people live can significantly affect the healthcare they receive,” explains Barrington. “With health systems taxed as never before, this can be crucial information to consider.”

Barrington is available to elaborate on this research and its findings.

About MoneyRates

MoneyRates.com is owned and operated by QuinStreet, Inc. (Nasdaq: QNST), a leader in providing performance marketplace technologies and services to the financial services and home services industries. QuinStreet is a pioneer in delivering online marketplace solutions to match searchers with brands in digital media. The company is committed to providing consumers with the information and tools they need to research, find and select the products and brands that meet their needs. MoneyRates is a member of QuinStreet’s expert research and publishing division.

Since 1998, MoneyRates has served as a personal finance resource designed to help readers make the most of their money. In addition to a variety of financial calculators, MoneyRates researches and tracks CD, savings, and money market rates offered from over 400 financial institutions across the country to offer expert advice on banking, investing and retirement planning.

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TVO Learn and TVOkids Power Hour of Learning Provide At-Home Learning Support for Students, Parents and Teachers

Curriculum-linked resources available now for students in Grades 1 through 12

Toronto, Jan. 12, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — During the return to online learning for Ontario schools until at least January 25, 2021, TVO is proud to support families with TVO Learn (TVOlearn.com) online and TVOkids Power Hour of Learning on TV and online.

 

TVO Learn is an online learning tool that provides curriculum-linked resources to support Ontario parents, teachers, and students in Grades 1 through 12, especially during this period of at-home learning. Launched in November 2020, the website features curriculum overviews and curated resources that parents, caregivers and educators can use to help students achieve learning goals at home. Subjects covered include math, language, science and social studies. Older students can also supplement their remote learning through TVO Learn with a searchable catalogue of high school courses.

 

TVO also announced the immediate return of TVOkids Power Hour of Learning – daily programming for elementary school students. These hour-long “lessons,” developed by educators in support of the Ontario curriculum, will air on TVOkids five days a week, from Monday to Friday, at 9:00 a.m. ET for  students in Grades 1 through 3, and at 1:30 p.m. ET for students in Grades 4 through 6. Parents, caregivers, educators and students can also view this programming through TVOlearn.com or the TVOkids Power Hour of Learning YouTube channel.

 

“Families will appreciate the grade-appropriate education support of TVO Learn and TVOkids Power Hour of Learning that helps strengthen the bridge between learning at school and learning at home,” said Rashmi Swarup, Vice President of Digital Learning at TVO. “These are just two of a number of ways TVO is working to support families during the pandemic.”

 

A full list of TVO education resources can be found at tvo.org.

 

About TVO

Since 1970, TVO has existed to ignite the potential in everyone through the power of learning. Through impactful digital education products, in-depth current affairs, thought-provoking TVO Original documentaries, and award-winning TVOkids content, we prepare Ontarians for success in school and life. TVO’s ongoing evolution as a modern digital learning and media organization prepares us to serve Ontarians for generations to come. TVO is funded primarily by the Province of Ontario, and is a registered charity supported by thousands of sponsors and donors. For more information, visit tvo.org and tvokids.com.



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TVO
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PROS Appoints Sherry Lautenbach as Senior Vice President, Global B2B Sales

PROS Appoints Sherry Lautenbach as Senior Vice President, Global B2B Sales

Veteran leader to drive sales strategies to accelerate revenue growth globally

HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–PROS® (NYSE: PRO), a provider of AI-powered solutions that optimize selling in the digital economy, today announced that Sherry Lautenbach, a veteran technology sales leader, has joined the company as Senior Vice President, Global B2B Sales. Lautenbach will be responsible for driving enterprise adoption of PROS solutions and the PROS Platform as organizations seek to transform end-to-end selling experiences across traditional and digital channels to meet buyers’ increasing demands.

Reporting directly to Les Rechan, PROS Chief Operating Officer, Lautenbach brings to the role deep expertise in enterprise SaaS and software sales, and more than 25 years of experience achieving and exceeding sales and revenue objectives.

“Sherry is a proven sales leader with a record for accelerating growth, building key relationships, enabling high-performing enterprise software sales teams and achieving aggressive goals,” said Rechan. “We’re honored to welcome Sherry to PROS as we continue to drive market leadership in AI-powered solutions that help B2B companies optimize every shopping and selling experience.”

Prior to PROS, Lautenbach served as Senior Vice President for Cloud Sales at Oracle, where she drove the cloud agenda to the top 120 key accounts. Prior to Oracle, Lautenbach served in senior level roles for Nutanix and IBM. At IBM she was selected as a member of the IBM Senior Leadership Growth Transformation Team, responsible for driving strategy, execution and transformation success across the company.

“PROS has demonstrated strong market leadership across its solutions offerings,” said Lautenbach. “I look forward to working with the PROS team to continue driving growth while delivering a customer experience that helps companies accelerate and outperform in today’s digital marketplace.”

About PROS

PROS Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: PRO) provides AI-powered solutions that optimize selling in the digital economy. PROS solutions make it possible for companies to price, configure and sell their products and services in an omnichannel environment with speed, precision and consistency. Our customers, who are leaders in their markets, benefit from decades of data science expertise infused into our industry solutions.

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This press release contains forward-looking statements, including statements about the functionality and benefits of AI-powered solutions to organizations generally as well as the functionality and benefits of PROS software products. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are based upon PROS historical experience with AI-powered solutions and its current expectations of the benefits of AI-powered solutions for organizations that implement and utilize such software. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described herein include the addressability of an organization’s AI-powered solution needs, the risks associated with PROS developing and enhancing products with the functionality necessary to deliver the stated results and the risks associated with the complex implementation and maintenance of AI-powered solutions such as PROS software products. Additional information relating to the uncertainty affecting the PROS business is contained in PROS filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements represent PROS expectations as of the date of this press release. Subsequent events may cause these expectations to change, and PROS disclaims any obligations to update or alter these forward-looking statements in the future whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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ams introduces VCSEL IR emitter family for industrial mass market 2/3D sensing

ams introduces VCSEL IR emitter family for industrial mass market 2/3D sensing

News facts:

  • EGA2000 flood illuminators combine unique ams VCSEL and optical packaging technologies to provide optimal performance in detection and ranging applications
  • New products ideal for emerging use cases such as object detection and 3D mapping in robots, cobots (collaborative robots), and face detection in smart locks and payment terminals
  • Wavelength & field-of-illumination options based on the family’s state-of-the art proprietary technology enable systems integrators & manufacturers to build a multitude of end products

PREMSTAETTEN, Austria–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
ams (SIX: AMS), a leading worldwide supplier of high performance sensor solutions, today introduces a family of infrared VCSEL (Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser) flood illuminators which help industrial manufacturers to develop new and innovative applications for robots, cobots, autonomous guided vehicles, and smart devices which perform 2D and 3D optical sensing.

With everything including VCSEL and Diffuser managed in-house by ams for tight quality control and supply chain management on key components, the new EGA2000 flood illuminators provide a uniform, tightly controlled and high-output power illumination. This is essential for evolving applications using ranging, object detection, face recognition, which use 2D and even the more sophisticated 3D sensing techniques based on Time-of-Flight (ToF) or Stereo Vision (SV).

The implementation of 3D sensing was pioneered in mobile phones, where it is used for secure face recognition. It is now emerging in the industrial mass market as a successful technique for applications such as:

  • Object dimension detection in robotics
  • 3D mapping of the environment supporting the operation of autonomous guided vehicles (AGVs), including automatic vacuum cleaners and lawnmowers
  • Face recognition in industrial systems such as e-payment kiosks and smart locks
  • Night vision cameras

Markus Luidolt, Senior Marketing Director for 3D Sensing Modules and Solutions at ams, said: “The rate of innovation in markets such as logistics and warehousing, home and building automation, and Industry 4.0 is remarkable. A mass market is emerging for new product categories such as home cleaning robots, cobots to assist human factory operators, and AGVs to replace conventional forklift trucks in warehouses. The superior optical performance of the EGA2000 family and the range of options which it provides will help industrial companies to achieve more reliable ranging and depth mapping, speeding the go-to-market with fewer design iterations and less system debugging. Furthermore, to support customers’ R&D investments in industrial products serving a wide range of challenging applications, the EGA product family is designed for long-term availability.”

Uniform, precisely shaped beam

The superior optical performance of the EGA2000 flood illuminators is a feature of the integrated ams IR emitter architecture.

Matching the micro-optics to suit the characteristics of the VCSEL emitter, the EGA2000 illuminators produce a uniform beam, which has a homogeneous rectangular profile. This tightly controlled illumination profile and Field of Illumination (FoI) match the field of view of the IR image sensors used in 2D and 3D ranging and detection systems, thus increasing the strength and integrity of the reflected optical signal.

Range of product options

The EGA2000 family of illuminators offers two wavelength options:

  • 850nm for systems requiring maximum sensitivity
  • 940nm for easier compliance with eye safety regulations; superior rejection of sunlight interference also makes the 940nm illuminators suitable for use outdoors

Each wavelength option is also available in one of three beam configurations:

  • Ultra-wide FoI – ideal for obstacle avoidance in robotics, and people-counting applications
  • Wide FoI – used in machine vision systems such as volume measurement in logistics systems
  • Narrow FoI – for use cases such as contour measurements and allowing long-range measurement

The EGA2000 flood illuminators are now available for sampling targeting Mass Production by Q2 2021.

An evaluation kit will be available in the coming weeks. For sample requests or more technical information go to https://ams.com/EGA2000

A video on ams’ approach to 3D sensing for industrial applications is available here.

Amy Flécher

ams AG

VP Marketing Communications

[email protected]

ams.com

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SWI Shareholder Alert: Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC Notifies SolarWinds Corporation Shareholders of Class Action and Encourages Shareholders to Contact the Firm

SWI Shareholder Alert: Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC Notifies SolarWinds Corporation Shareholders of Class Action and Encourages Shareholders to Contact the Firm

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC notifies investors that a class action lawsuit has been filed against SolarWinds Corporation(“SolarWinds” or “the Company”) (NYSE: SWI) and certain of its officers, on behalf of shareholders who purchased or otherwise acquired SolarWinds securities between February 24, 2020 and December 15, 2020, inclusive (the “Class Period”). Such investors are encouraged to join this case by visiting the firm’s site: www.bgandg.com/swi.

This class action seeks to recover damages against Defendants for alleged violations of the federal securities laws under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

The complaint alleges that throughout the class period, Defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) since mid-2020, SolarWinds Orion monitoring products had a vulnerability that allowed hackers to compromise the server upon which the products ran; (2) SolarWinds’ update server had an easily accessible password of ‘solarwinds123’; (3) consequently, SolarWinds’ customers, including, among others, the Federal Government, Microsoft, Cisco, and Nvidia, would be vulnerable to hacks; (4) as a result, the Company would suffer significant reputational harm; and (5) as a result, Defendants’ statements about SolarWinds’s business, operations and prospects were materially false and misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.

A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to review a copy of the Complaint you can visit the firm’s site:www.bgandg.com/swior you may contact Peretz Bronstein, Esq. or his Investor Relations Analyst, Yael Hurwitz of Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC at 212-697-6484. If you suffered a loss in SolarWinds you have until March 5, 2021 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn’t require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.

Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC is a corporate litigation boutique. Our primary expertise is the aggressive pursuit of litigation claims on behalf of our clients. In addition to representing institutions and other investor plaintiffs in class action security litigation, the firm’s expertise includes general corporate and commercial litigation, as well as securities arbitration. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.

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Thomson Reuters Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2020 Earnings Announcement and Webcast Scheduled for February 23, 2021

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Conference call and webcast scheduled for 8:30 a.m. EST

TORONTO, Jan. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Thomson Reuters (NYSE, TSX: TRI) announced today that its fourth-quarter and full-year 2020 earnings will be issued via news release on Tuesday, February 23, 2021.

Steve Hasker, president and chief executive officer, and Mike Eastwood, chief financial officer, will host a conference call and simultaneous webcast that morning at 8:30 a.m. EST. Discussions may include forward-looking information.

You can access the webcast by visiting the “Investor Relations” section of the Thomson Reuters website.  Registration for the webcast is now open. Additionally, an archive of the webcast will be available following the presentation.

Thomson Reuters

Thomson Reuters is a leading provider of business information services.  Our products include highly specialized information-enabled software and tools for legal, tax, accounting and compliance professionals combined with the world’s most global news service – Reuters. For more information on Thomson Reuters, visit tr.com and for the latest world news, reuters.com.


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ATIF Holdings Limited Announces Its Client Listing on the Nasdaq Global Market on January 12, 2021

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LOS ANGELES, Calif., Jan. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — ATIF Holdings Limited (Nasdaq: ATIF, the “Group”, “ATIF” or “we”), a company providing business consulting and media services in Asia and North America, announces the client of the Group, a China-based pharmaceutical and chemical products manufacturer, Qilian International Holding Group Limited (Nasdaq: QLI, “Qilian”), whose ordinary shares have been approved for listing on the Nasdaq Global Market and has commenced trading on January 12, 2021.

Qilian announced the pricing of its initial public offering (“Offering”) of 5,000,000 ordinary shares at a public offering price of US$5.00 per share on January 12, 2021. Qilian expects to receive aggregate gross proceeds of US$25 million from this Offering, before deducting underwriting discounts and other related expenses. In addition, Qilian has granted the underwriters a 45-day option to purchase up to an additional 750,000 ordinary shares at the public offering price, less underwriting discounts. The Offering is expected to close on or about January 14, 2021, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

About Qilian International Holding Group Limited
Qilian International Holding Group Limited, headquartered in Gansu, China, is a pharmaceutical and chemical products manufacturer in China. It focuses on the development, manufacture, marketing and sale of licorice products, oxytetracycline products, traditional Chinese medicine derivatives product, heparin product, sausage casings, and fertilizers. The Company’s products are sold in more than 20 provinces in China. For more information, visit the company’s website at http://ir.qlsyy.net.

About ATIF Holdings Limited
Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, ATIF Holdings Limited (“ATIF”) is a holding group with asset management, investment holding and media services sectors and provide business consulting services to small and medium-sized enterprises in Asia and North America, including going public consulting services, international business planning and consulting services, and financial media services. ATIF operates an internet-based financial consulting service platform IPOEX.com, which provides prestige membership services including online capital market information, pre-IPO education and matchmaking services between SMEs and financing institutions. ATIF has advised several enterprises in China in their plans to become publicly listed in the U.S. For more information, please visit https://ir.atifchina.com/.


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Certain statements made in this release are “forward looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When used in this press release, the words “estimates,” “projected,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “forecasts,” “plans,” “intends,” “believes,” “seeks,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “future,” “propose” and variations of these words or similar expressions (or the negative versions of such words or expressions) are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are not guarantee of future performance, conditions or results, and involve a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other important factors, many of which are outside the Company’s control, that could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Important factors, among others, are: future financial and operating results, including revenues, income, expenditures, cash balances and other financial items; ability to manage growth and expansion; current and future economic and political conditions; ability to compete in an industry with low barriers to entry; ability to continue to operate through our VIE structure; ability to obtain additional financing in the future to fund capital expenditures; ability to attract new clients and further enhance brand recognition; ability to hire and retain qualified management personnel and key employees; trends and competition in the financial consulting services industry; a pandemic or epidemic; and other factors listed in the Company’s annual report on Form 20-F and other documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent occurring events or circumstances, or changes in its expectations, except as may be required by law. Although the Company believes that the expectations expressed in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, it cannot assure you that such expectations will turn out to be correct, and the Company cautions you that actual results may differ materially from the anticipated results expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements we make. You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Forward-looking statements represent our management’s beliefs and assumptions only as of the date such statements are made. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this news release.

 

 

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Boeing Announces Fourth-Quarter Deliveries

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CHICAGO, Jan. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] announced today major program deliveries across its commercial and defense operations for the fourth quarter of 2020.

“Through the global pandemic, we took meaningful steps to adapt to our new market, transform our business and deliver for our commercial, defense, space and services customers in 2020,” said Greg Smith, Boeing executive vice president of Enterprise Operations and chief financial officer. “The resumption of 737 MAX deliveries in December was a key milestone as we strengthen safety and quality across our enterprise. We also continued comprehensive inspections of our 787 airplanes to ensure they meet our highest quality standards prior to delivery. While limiting our 787 deliveries for the quarter, these comprehensive inspections represent our focus on safety, quality and transparency, and we’re confident that we’re taking the right steps for our customers and for the long term health of the 787 program. As we continue navigating through the pandemic, we’re working closely with our global customers and monitoring the slow international traffic recovery to align supply with market demand across our widebody programs. In 2021, we’ll continue taking the right actions to enhance our safety culture, preserve liquidity and transform our business for the future.”

Major program deliveries during the fourth quarter were as follows:


Major Programs


4th Quarter
2020


Year-to-
Date 2020


Commercial Airplanes Programs


737


31


43


747


3


5


767


10


30


777


11


26


787


4


53


Total


59


157


Defense, Space & Security Programs


   AH-64 Apache (New)


1


19


   AH-64 Apache (Remanufactured)


8


52


   C-40A


—


—


   CH-47 Chinook (New)


8


27


   CH-47 Chinook (Renewed)


—


3


   F-15 Models


1


4


   F/A-18 Models


6


20


   KC-46 Tanker


4


14


   P-8 Models


6


15


   Commercial and Civil Satellites


—


—


   Military Satellites


—


—


Note: Delivery information is not considered final until quarterly financial results are issued.

 

Contact:            Maurita Sutedja (312) 544-2140 (Investor Relations) 
                         Keely Moos (312) 544-2140 (Investor Relations)
                         Michael Friedman[email protected] (Communications)
                         Bradley Akubuiro [email protected] (Communications)

 

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KeyedIn Reports 75 Percent of Projects Not Well Aligned with Strategic Business Priorities According to New Survey


— The ‘2021 PMO Outlook Survey’ Shines a Light on the Challenges and Opportunities Facing Portfolio Leaders —

MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 12, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Seventy five percent of projects are not very well aligned with strategic business priorities and 81 percent of project practitioners do not have enough resources to meet project demand, according to the 2021 PMO Outlook Survey conducted by KeyedIn, a SaaS leader in Agile Portfolio Management.

The survey of more than 200 portfolio leaders, executives and project managers was developed to assess the state of the project management office (PMO), as it is increasingly tasked with leading large-scale digital transformation initiatives and other strategic efforts.

“We conceived the PMO Outlook Survey because we felt the challenges and opportunities facing portfolio leaders is an under-reported aspect of the industry,” said Shawn Dickerson, CMO for KeyedIn. “A great deal of research has been done on the efforts of project managers and the opinions of CIOs – but portfolio leaders have perhaps the most vital role in business transformation, because they’re the ones tasked with ensuring the most valuable and most strategic projects get the funding and resources they need.”

The role of the PMO is changing, according to the survey results, and 21 percent of the respondents said visibility and reporting was their biggest challenge (ahead of resourcing, prioritization and financial management), indicating that many PMOs are still using a myriad of solutions and spreadsheets to manage projects. When it comes to visibility and reporting, 37 percent cited disparate systems as a primary concern, followed by a lack of real-time project portfolio data at 27 percent, and project portfolio data not being centralized at 24 percent.

Resource Management

At the same time, resource management continues to be a challenge for project practitioners, with these elements reported as most challenging:

*Capacity planning (45%)
*Resource allocation (28%)
*Resource utilization (13%)

Project Prioritization

When it comes to prioritization, saying “no” to new projects was the top struggle (33%). Other top challenges noted in the survey include: aligning portfolio projects with corporate strategy (23%) and accurately scoring the value of portfolio projects (20%). While prioritization is a key focus for PMO leaders, only 25 percent of projects are very well aligned according to the survey.

“With resource management and project prioritization among the top problems cited in the survey, forward-thinking portfolio leaders are seeking new and better ways to address these needs in 2021, such as embracing the Agile Portfolio Management model,” Dickerson said. “KeyedIn helps companies overcome those challenges by applying Agile principles at the portfolio level to enable PMOs to place the right bets, turn quickly and deliver faster.”

KeyedIn conducted the survey online with 213 individuals in the U.S., Canada and the U.K. representing project and portfolio management functions within enterprise organizations. To learn more, register for the 2021 PMO Outlook Survey Results Webinar, hosted Jan. 13 at 11 am CT and thereafter on-demand, by going to https://hubs.ly/H0Dx_1q0.


About KeyedIn

At KeyedIn, our mission is to make our customers more successful by empowering them to place the right bets, turn quickly and deliver faster. As a leader in Agile Portfolio Management, KeyedIn offers a suite of SaaS solutions that support business transformation, strategy realization and organizational change. The company’s award-winning products go beyond simple project management to encompass portfolio analysis, scenario modeling, capacity planning, product portfolio management, strategic resource management and more – supporting the evolving needs of PMOs, ePMOs and SROs. Join the hundreds of customers that have partnered with KeyedIn, including Walgreens Boots Alliance, Universal Electronics and Office Depot. For more information, visit www.keyedin.com, or contact 866-662-6820.

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QS Investor Alert: Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC Notifies QuantumScape Corporation Shareholders With Losses Exceeding $100K of Class Action and Encourages Shareholders to Contact the Firm

NEW YORK, Jan. 12, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Attorney Advertising — Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC notifies investors that a class action lawsuit has been filed against QuantumScape Corporation (“QuantumScape” or “the Company”)  f/k/a Kensington Capital Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: QS) and certain of its officers, on behalf of shareholders who purchased or otherwise acquired QuantumScape securities between November 27, 2020 and December 31, 2020, inclusive (the “Class Period”). Such investors are encouraged to join this case by visiting the firm’s site: www.bgandg.com/qs.

This class action seeks to recover damages against Defendants for alleged violations of the federal securities laws under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

The complaint alleges that throughout the class period, Defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) that the Company’s purported success related to its solid-state battery power, battery life, and energy density were significantly overstated; (2) that the Company is unlikely to be able to scale its technology to the multi-layer cell necessary to power electric vehicles; and (3) 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.

A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to review a copy of the Complaint you can visit the firm’s site: www.bgandg.com/qs or you may contact Peretz Bronstein, Esq. or his Investor Relations Analyst, Yael Hurwitz of Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC at 212-697-6484. If you suffered a loss in QuantumScape you have until March 8, 2021 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff.  Your ability to share in any recovery doesn’t require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.

Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC is a corporate litigation boutique.  Our primary expertise is the aggressive pursuit of litigation claims on behalf of our clients.  In addition to representing institutions and other investor plaintiffs in class action security litigation, the firm’s expertise includes general corporate and commercial litigation, as well as securities arbitration.   Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.

Contact:
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Peretz Bronstein or Yael Hurwitz
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