KNDI INVESTOR FRAUD INVESTIGATION: Hagens Berman, National Trial Attorneys, Encourages Kandi Technologies Group (KNDI) Investors to Contact Its Attorneys Now, Firm Investigating Possible Securities Fraud

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 02, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Hagens Berman urges Kandi Technologies Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: KNDI) investors to submit their losses now. The firm is investigating possible securities law violations.

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The investigation centers on whether Kandi manipulated its financial statements, including overstating revenues.

In past quarters, Kandi has touted its sales and revenue growth, battery swap program, and has assured investors that its financial statements fairly presented in all material respects Kandi’s financial condition, operational results, and cash flows.

But investors began to learn the truth on Nov. 30, 2020, when Hindenburg Research published a scathing lengthy forensic report based on on-the-ground inspections at Kandi’s factories and customer locations in China, interviews with over a dozen former employees, and review of numerous litigation documents and internal public records.

According to Hindenburg, Kandi engaged in a “brazen scheme” to “falsify revenue using fake sales to undisclosed affiliates.” Hindenburg reported (1) it unmasked Kandi’s top customers and found that almost 64% of Kandi’s last twelve months sales have been to undisclosed related parties, and (2) the company’s largest customer, representing about 55% of Kandi’s last twelve months sales, shares a phone number with a Kandi subsidiary and a Kandi executive.   Hindenburg further concludes Kandi’s financials corroborate its concerns, noting that “[t]he company has consistently booked revenue it cannot collect, a classic hallmark of fake revenue.”

This news drove the price of Kandi shares crashing lower.

“We’re focused on, among other things, investor losses and whether Kandi engaged in revenue recognition fraud,” said Reed Kathrein, the Hagens Berman partner leading the investigation.

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Whistleblowers: Persons with non-public information regarding Kandi should consider their options to help in the investigation or take advantage of the SEC Whistleblower program. Under the new program, whistleblowers who provide original information may receive rewards totaling up to 30 percent of any successful recovery made by the SEC. For more information, call Reed Kathrein at 8449160895 or email [email protected].


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Abercrombie Radiology Implements Complete eRAD RIS Solution

Pioneering imaging center realizes significant savings with new platform

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GREENVILLE, S.C., Dec. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — eRAD announced today that Abercrombie Radiology in Knoxville has deployed eRAD’s Patient Portal, Mammography Tracking module, communications platform (called RADAR), and Radiology Information System (RIS). eRAD, a subsidiary of RadNet, Inc. (NASDAQ: RDNT), is a leading provider of standards-based, web-centric radiology image and data management solutions.

Abercrombie Radiology was established in 1925 and has continually delivered the latest breakthroughs in imaging to patients in east Tennessee. As part of that commitment to high-quality care, Abercrombie has chosen to replace its legacy RIS and streamline its clinical workflow. “We read for a large hospital system and other medical groups,” said Jorja Clark, Abercrombie’s Director of Clinical Operations. “We completed a thorough analysis of cost, feature sets, and service offerings among different vendors, and eRAD is the best solution for our requirements.”

eRAD’s Mammography Tracking module is one example of a significant efficiency enhancement to Abercrombie. The practice can now stipulate its own reminder intervals and automatically generate letters to patients that correspond with tissue density and BI-RADS® coding (the scoring system that categorizes mammogram results). “eRAD enables us to eliminate a majority of the manual processes,” said Clark. “The workflow is faster and significantly more automated.”

RADAR, eRAD’s secure communications platform, enables the Abercrombie team to send HIPAA-compliant instant messages to physicians for faster collaboration. “We are also using RADAR for patient reminders, a feature that was absent in our legacy system,” Clark said. “Best of all, all these features are integrated into a single platform.”

COVID presented a unique challenge for deployment—one that showcased eRAD’s flexibility. “The pandemic created unique challenges and a tightened time-line for deployment,” Clark explained. “The eRAD implementation team quickly assembled everything we needed, including safe on-site training that was a key requirement for our staff.”

“It is a pleasure to work with a radiology practice that is so organized in its approach,” said Dave Cunningham, VP of Sales for eRAD. “Abercrombie knew what it wanted, and the group was very thorough and professional in its requirements. Abercrombie visited with a local group already using eRAD to see the system in action. The visit provided clarity around system requirements and furthered the collaboration between Abercrombie’s radiologists and our implementation team. We are delighted to partner with such a successful provider.”

About Abercrombie Radiology
Abercrombie Radiology was established in 1925 as Knoxville’s first outpatient radiology center. Not only the first of its kind, Abercrombie is the first in quality imaging and patient care. Abercrombie provides a fully-accredited center for breast health for the community, as well as expertise in multiple modalities, such as MRI, DEXA, ultrasound, X-Ray, and interventional radiology. With 25 board-certified radiologists, Abercrombie is Knoxville’s most trusted radiology group.
For more information, visit www.abercrombieradiology.org

About eRAD, Inc.
eRAD offers a complete suite of workflow solutions for the imaging industry. Its EHR-Certified RIS, web-based PACS, and multi-site workflow solutions are used by teleradiology businesses, specialty reading groups, multi-site reading groups, hospitals, and outpatient imaging centers. With over 500 installations in the U.S. and abroad, eRAD’s products are available as cloud-based hosted solutions, or as in-house enterprise solutions. For more information, visit www.erad.com.

About RadNet, Inc.
RadNet, Inc. is the leading national provider of freestanding, fixed-site diagnostic imaging services in the United States based on the number of locations and annual imaging revenue. RadNet has a network of 334 owned and/or operated outpatient imaging centers. RadNet’s core markets include California, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, Arizona, and New York. In addition, RadNet provides radiology information technology solutions and other related products and services to customers in the diagnostic imaging industry. Together with affiliated radiologists, and inclusive of full-time and per diem employees and technicians, RadNet has approximately 8,600 employees.
For more information, visit www.radnet.com.

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NanoVibronix Announces $6.0 Million Private Placement

NanoVibronix Announces $6.0 Million Private Placement

ELMSFORD, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
NanoVibronix, Inc., (NASDAQ: NAOV), a medical device company that produces the UroShield®, PainShield® and WoundShield® Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) Portable Ultrasonic Therapeutic Devices, today announced that it has entered into securities purchase agreements with certain institutional and accredited investors to raise $6.0 million through the issuance of 8,571,429 shares of its common stock (or common stock equivalents) at a purchase price of $0.70 per share in a private placement. The closing of the private placement is expected to occur on or about December 4, 2020, subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC acted as the sole placement agent for the offering.

The Company intends to use the net proceeds for general corporate purposes.

The offer and sale of the foregoing securities are being made in a transaction not involving a public offering and have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or applicable state securities laws. Accordingly, the securities may not be reoffered or resold in the United States except pursuant to an effective registration statement or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and such applicable state securities laws.

Under an agreement with the investors, the Company is required to file an initial registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission covering the resale of the shares of common stock to be issued to the investors no later than 10 days after today and to use best efforts to have the registration statement declared effective as promptly as practical thereafter, and in any event no later than 90 days after today in the event of a “full review” by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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

About NanoVibronix, Inc.

NanoVibronix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NAOV) is a medical device company headquartered in Elmsford, New York, with research and development in Nesher, Israel, focused on developing medical devices utilizing its patented low intensity surface acoustic wave (SAW) technology. The proprietary technology allows for the creation of low-frequency ultrasound waves that can be utilized for a variety of medical applications, including for disruption of biofilms and bacterial colonization, as well as for pain relief. The devices can be administered at home without the assistance of medical professionals. The Company’s primary products include PainShield®, UroShield® and WoundShield®, all of which are portable devices suitable for administration at home without assistance of medical professionals. Additional information about NanoVibronix is available at: www.nanovibronix.com.

Forward-looking Statements

This press release contains “forward-looking statements.” Such statements may be preceded by the words “intends,” “may,” “will,” “plans,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “projects,” “predicts,” “estimates,” “aims,” “believes,” “hopes,” “potential” or similar words. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, are based on certain assumptions and are subject to various known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the Company’s control, and cannot be predicted or quantified, and include, among others, statements regarding the completion of the private placement, the satisfaction of customary closing conditions related to the private placement and the intended use of net proceeds from the private placement; consequently, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, risks and uncertainties associated with: (i) the geographic, social and economic impact of COVID-19 on the Company’s ability to conduct its business and raise capital in the future when needed, (ii) market acceptance of our existing and new products or lengthy product delays in key markets; (iii) negative or unreliable clinical trial results; (iv) inability to secure regulatory approvals for the sale of our products; (v) intense competition in the medical device industry from much larger, multinational companies,; (vi) product liability claims; (vii) product malfunctions; (viii) our limited manufacturing capabilities and reliance on subcontractor assistance; (ix) insufficient or inadequate reimbursements by governmental and/or other third party payers for our products; (x) our ability to successfully obtain and maintain intellectual property protection covering our products; (xi) legislative or regulatory reform impacting the healthcare system in the U.S. or in foreign jurisdictions; (xii) our reliance on single suppliers for certain product components, (xiii) the need to raise additional capital to meet our future business requirements and obligations, given the fact that such capital may not be available, or may be costly, dilutive or difficult to obtain; (xiv) our conducting business in foreign jurisdictions exposing us to additional challenges, such as, e.g., foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations, logistical and communications challenges, the burden and cost of compliance with foreign laws, and political and/or economic instabilities in specific jurisdictions; (xv) the timing, size and completion of the private placement; and (xvi) market and other conditions. More detailed information about the Company and the risk factors that may affect the realization of forward looking statements is set forth in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Investors and security holders are urged to read these documents free of charge on the SEC’s web site at: http://www.sec.gov. The Company assumes no obligation to publicly update or revise its forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by law.

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Scotiabank named Bank of the Year in Canada for second year in a row

Canada NewsWire

Strategic investments, diversified business have provided strength throughout global pandemic

TORONTO, Dec. 2, 2020 /CNW/ – For the second year in a row, Scotiabank has been named Canadian Bank of the Year by The Banker magazine. Bank of the Year winners are judged on their ability to deliver returns, gain strategic advantage, and serve their markets. This follows Scotiabank’s award as the Best Bank in North America for Innovation in Digital Banking by The Banker earlier this year.

“This award demonstrates our commitment to delivering superior products and services to Canadians from coast to coast,” said Brian Porter, President and Chief Executive Officer at Scotiabank. “Scotiabankers have shown considerable resilience and agility over the past year, continually going over and above to deliver for our customers and communities while supporting one another. Congratulations to our winning team on this well-deserved recognition.”

As the COVID-19 pandemic gained a foothold, Scotiabank undertook the most ambitious customer relief program in its history. Through strong teamwork and collaboration, and supported by the Bank’s enhanced digital capabilities, a program that would have typically taken more than a year to design and roll out took the Scotiabank team a matter of weeks. Investments to bolster the accessibility and reach of its mobile app and online channels allowed customers to address many of their needs from home, reducing pressure on contact centres and keeping foot traffic at branches at safe levels.

“Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, our team has been committed to delivering an exceptional customer experience across all of our banking platforms,” said Dan Rees, Group Head, Canadian Banking. “Our frontline teams have continued to deliver critically important banking advice and solutions to our customers, working in tandem with the best-in-class digital solutions we’ve released to help Canadian households and businesses navigate the pandemic.  I’d like to thank our people across Canada for their hard work and dedication over the past year, and our customers for their patience and positive feedback.”

Throughout the pandemic, Scotiabank has been proud to support communities across its footprint, having contributed over $16 million to support people and communities most at risk during the pandemic, including direct contributions for COVID-19 relief, as well as support of hospitals and healthcare professionals.

The award also recognizes Scotiabank’s establishment of Global Wealth Management as a distinct business line in 2019 focused on enriching clients’ lives across its global footprint. Drawing on its perennially award-winning asset management team and team-based approach to delivering tailored advice and holistic wealth management services—as well as the expertise of institutional money manager Jarislowsky Fraser Ltd and physician-focused MD Financial Management Inc—Global Wealth Management is a key contributor to the Bank’s future growth.

About Scotiabank

Scotiabank is a leading bank in the Americas. Guided by our purpose: “for every future”, we help our customers, their families and their communities achieve success through a broad range of advice, products and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets. With a team of over 90,000 employees and assets of approximately $1.1 trillion (as at October 31, 2020), Scotiabank trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: BNS) and New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: BNS). For more information, please visit http://www.scotiabank.com and follow us on Twitter @ScotiabankViews.

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Carver Federal Savings Bank Expands Presence Offering Online Consumer Accounts Across Several Key Markets In Northeast

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NEW YORK, Dec. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Carver Federal Savings Bank (“Carver” or the “Bank”), a federally chartered stock savings bank and a certified Minority Depository Institution (“MDI”), announced today that the Bank recently expanded its online presence to include consumer checking and savings accounts across several key markets in the Northeast. The presence has expanded to nine states, from Rhode Island to Virginia, and Washington, D.C.

Consumers located in Washington, D.C., and the following states can now open a personal online account with Carver: Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia (PA), Rhode Island, and Virginia.

“Consumers and businesses today are increasingly interested in putting their bank deposit dollars to work at institutions that reinvest in their communities,” said Michael T. Pugh, President and CEO of Carver. “Since launching our online consumer accounts in these Northeast markets, the response has been positive with approximately $5 million in new bank deposit received and approximately 1,000 new accounts. On behalf of the Bank, I want to welcome these customers to the Carver family, and we look forward to building a long-term relationship with them and the communities in which they live and work.”

Carver is consistently awarded an “Outstanding” rating for community reinvestment by the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency based on the geographic distribution of the Bank’s loan portfolio given the communities it serves. The Bank further distinguishes itself by reinvesting approximately $0.80 of each deposit dollar back into the diverse low- to moderate-income communities it serves through competitively priced loans.

As a member of the Allpoint ATM network, Carver customers have access to over 55,000 participating ATMs throughout the United States and worldwide – all at no additional charge. Allpoint ATMs are found at retailers such as Target, Costco, CVS, Walgreens, and Wawa. For further information, please visit: www.allpointnetwork.com.

For more details on how to open an online personal account with Carver, please click here

About Carver Bancorp, Inc.


Carver Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: CARV) is the holding company for Carver Federal Savings Bank, a federally chartered stock savings bank. Headquartered in Harlem, NY, Carver was founded in 1948 to serve African-American communities whose residents, businesses, and institutions had limited access to mainstream financial services. The U.S. Treasury Department has designated Carver as a Community Development Financial Institution (“CDFI”) because of its community-focused banking services and dedication to its local community’s economic viability and revitalization. Carver is the largest African- and Caribbean-American managed Bank in the United States. For further information, please visit the Company’s website at www.carverbank.com.

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Certain statements in this press release are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. These statements are based on management’s current expectations and are subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. Actual results may differ materially from those included in these statements due to a variety of factors, risks, and uncertainties. More information about these factors, risks, and uncertainties is contained in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Chrysler Pacifica, Ram 1500 Honored as 2021 Consumer Guide® Automotive Best Buy Award Winners

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AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Dec. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — 

  • Award is fifth straight for Chrysler Pacifica in Consumer Guide® Automotive Best Buy Minivan category
  • Ram 1500 racks up 13th consecutive award in Large Pickup category
  • 2021 Chrysler Pacifica recognized for its ride quality, family-friendly features and stylish design
  • 2021 Ram 1500 acknowledged for its ride and handling, as well as high level of refinement and unique features
  • Consumer Guide Automotive Best Buy winners chosen by editors after analyzing, comparing, evaluating and extensively testing all major models available in the United States

Chrysler Pacifica and Ram 1500 are adding to their long-running streaks of Consumer Guide® Automotive Best Buy Awards, with Pacifica taking home honors in the Minivan category for the fifth consecutive year, while Ram 1500 extended its dominance in the Large Pickup segment with a 13th consecutive award.

Consumer Guide editors select 2021 Consumer Guide Automotive Best Buy Award Winners after analyzing, comparing, evaluating and extensively testing all major models available in the United States.

“The Ram 1500 continues to impress for its class-leading ride and handling and upscale cabin experience. The Chrysler Pacifica impresses for its passenger-friendly features and long-trip comfort. The addition of all-wheel drive adds to the Pacifica’s appeal,” said Tom Appel, publisher of Consumer Guide Automotive.

The redesigned 2021 Chrysler Pacifica, now offering all-wheel drive, a new top-of-the-line Pinnacle model and the most standard safety features of any vehicle in the industry, was recognized by Consumer Guide editors for its “… class-leading horsepower, excellent road manners and ride quality, and an unmatched array of family-friendly features … all wrapped up in a stylish package.”

Ram 1500, the most awarded light-duty truck in America, garnered accolades for its “… unbeatable ride/handling combination along with a high level of refinement, classy interiors and some unique features. Furthermore, the V-6 engine is no slouch and has very respectable EPA fuel-economy ratings too.”

Consumer Guide Automotive editors analyze, compare and evaluate numerous vehicles by extensively testing all major models available in the United States. According to Consumer Guide Automotive, a vehicle does not become a Best Buy based solely on objective ratings; Best Buys also distinguish themselves as good values compared to other vehicles in their class. For more information on the 2021 Consumer Guide Automotive Best Buy Award winners, visit consumerguide.com.

Chrysler Brand
The Chrysler brand has delighted customers with distinctive designs, craftsmanship, intuitive innovation and technology since the company was founded in 1925. The Chrysler Pacifica continues to reinvent the minivan, a segment Chrysler invented, with an unprecedented level of functionality, versatility, technology and bold styling. The Pacifica Hybrid takes this revolutionary vehicle a step further with its innovative plug-in hybrid powertrain. It’s the first electrified vehicle in the minivan segment and achieves more than 80 MPGe in electric-only mode, has an all-electric range of more than 30 miles and a total range of more than 500 miles. Chrysler Voyager offers families a budget-friendly option while delivering an exceptional driving experience. The Chrysler 300 lineup delivers on the brand’s promise of iconic and elegant design executed with world-class performance, efficiency and quality – all at an attainable value. Chrysler is part of the portfolio of brands offered by global automaker Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. For more information regarding FCA (NYSE: FCAU/ MTA: FCA), please visit www.fcagroup.com.
 
Ram Truck Brand
In 2009, the Ram Truck brand launched as a stand-alone division, focused on meeting the demands of truck buyers and delivering benchmark-quality vehicles. With a full lineup of trucks, the Ram 1500, 2500/3500 Heavy Duty, 3500/4500/5500 Chassis Cab, ProMaster and ProMaster City, the Ram brand builds trucks that get the hard work done and families where they need to go.

Ram continues to outperform the competition and sets the benchmarks for:

  • 1,075 lb.-ft. of torque with Cummins Turbo Diesel 
  • Towing capacity of 37,100 lbs. with Ram 3500
  • Segment first 1,000 lb.-ft of torque with Cummins Turbo Diesel
  • Payload of 7,680 lbs. with Ram 3500
  • Most luxurious: Ram Limited with real wood, real leather and 12-inch Uconnect touchscreen
  • Best ride and handling with exclusive link coil rear and auto-level air suspensions
  • Most interior space with Ram Mega Cab
  • Most capable full-size off-road pickup – Ram Power Wagon
  • Most awarded light-duty truck in America
  • Highest owner loyalty of any half-ton pickup
  • Over the last 30 years, Ram has the highest percentage of pickups still on the road

Ram is part of the portfolio of brands offered by global automaker Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. For more information regarding FCA (NYSE: FCAU/ MTA: FCA), please visit www.fcagroup.com.

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Synovus Deepens Agribusiness Focus with New Agriculture and Timber Team

Synovus Deepens Agribusiness Focus with New Agriculture and Timber Team

COLUMBUS, Ga.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
Synovus Bank today announced the launch of a new agriculture and timber team, with an initial focus on the production, agribusiness, and timber segments of the industry south of the Fall Line in Georgia, and additional coverage in northwest Florida and southeast Alabama.

Residing in Synovus’ community banking division, the team includes agriculture industry and banking veterans Clint Hood, Kimberly Powell, Anita Hatfield, and Jo Creel, all of whom joined the bank last week, and Synovus agribusiness banker, Andy Thompson.

“Agriculture is one of the largest industries in Synovus’ footprint and a major source of economic growth and development in many communities we serve,” said Wayne Akins, Synovus chief community banking officer. “By combining the resources of a large regional financial institution with industry expertise, local knowledge, and the close-to-market execution of a community bank, we are confident this new agribusiness team will be an important source of value creation for Synovus and a growing number of agriculture and forestry customers in our footprint. We couldn’t be more excited to welcome Clint, Kimberly, Anita, and Jo to Synovus.”

A 32-year banking veteran, Hood has extensive credit and risk expertise in the agribusiness and timber industries and serves on the boards of the Georgia Agribusiness Council, Georgia FFA Foundation, and the University of Georgia Ag Alumni Association. He was previously with Wells Fargo, which he joined in 2013. Hood resides on his farm in Dublin, Georgia.

Powell has nearly 25 years of banking experience, including C&I, CRE, and agribusiness lending. She was previously with Wells Fargo, where she managed an extensive portfolio of timber processors, agriculture processors, and row crop farmers. Powell is a graduate of the University of Georgia and lives in Butler, Georgia.

Hatfield is a 20-year banking veteran with extensive experience in credit analysis and underwriting. She was previously with Wells Fargo, where she was the primary analyst/underwriter for agriculture loans underwritten in North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and Florida. Hatfield graduated from Troy University and resides in Ozark, Alabama.

Creel has more than 20 years of banking experience, including as agriculture team relationship manager with Wells Fargo, where she was previously employed. Creel is a graduate of Georgia Southwestern and lives on her farm in Blakely, Georgia.

Synovus has had a meaningful agriculture banking practice for more than 30 years, including row crops and related processing activities. The new team extends the bank’s coverage of timber and other segments, improving its position for profitable growth in the agribusiness industry.

Synovus Bank, a Georgia-chartered, FDIC-insured bank, provides commercial and retail banking, investment, and mortgage services together with its affiliates through 289 branches in Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, Florida, and Tennessee. Synovus Bank has been recognized as one of the country’s “Most Reputable Banks” by American Banker and the Reputation Institute. Synovus Bank is on the web at synovus.com, and on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram. Equal Housing Lender .

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Agreement with Prime West Expands Humana’s Medicare Advantage Provider Network in Las Vegas and Henderson

Agreement with Prime West Expands Humana’s Medicare Advantage Provider Network in Las Vegas and Henderson

LAS VEGAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
Prime Accountable Care West, LLC (“Prime West”), a patient-centered, physician-led population health management company, and Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM), a leading health and well-being company, have signed an agreement to expand access to quality, in-network medical care in Las Vegas and Henderson, Nevada.

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Effective Jan. 1, 2021, Humana HMO members who choose the Humana Medicare Advantage HMO Direct Network, available in Clark and Nye counties, will have expanded in-network choice to primary care, including 120 new providers at 42 Prime West network locations.

The contract is a value-based care agreement, which builds upon Humana’s existing value-based care arrangement with Prime West, designed to improve patient health outcomes and the overall patient experience.

“Prime West and our independent network of primary care providers are pleased to continue our long-standing relationship with Humana and add our network for the members of Humana Medicare Advantage HMO Direct Network. Our providers are looking forward to providing superior patient care while improving health outcomes for the patients they serve,” said Brigette Mang, Regional President for Prime West. “Both organizations are committed to the best practice of value-based solutions for our patients.”

“Humana is pleased to be able to strengthen our relationship with Prime West, providing both our Medicare Advantage PPO and HMO members with access to doctors, specialists and other health care providers at convenient locations throughout Las Vegas and Henderson,” said Rick Beavin, Desert Pacific Region Medicare President for Humana. “The agreement also deepens our shared commitment to value-based care, an important way to help our Humana members achieve their best health.”

Humana has an extensive and growing value-based care presence. As of Sept. 30, 2020, Humana has more than 2.7 million individual Medicare Advantage and commercial members who are cared for by 67,000 primary care physicians in more than 1,000 value-based relationships across 43 states and Puerto Rico. Humana’s total Medicare Advantage membership is more than 4.5 million members, which includes members affiliated with providers in value-based and standard Medicare Advantage settings.

About Prime West

Prime West is a population health management organization that is physician owned and led, with a goal of propelling healthcare towards a value-based, outcome-oriented system of care. Founded in 2018, Prime West focuses on empowering providers in the southwest region to take on new innovative payment models that lead to improved quality of care for patients and are practical solutions for providers to be unburdened by the healthcare system.

The Prime West family is composed of clinical and administrative teams that support a robust network of independent primary care practices across Nevada and Arizona. Prime West offers a range of support that is comparable to none, providing independent practitioners opportunities to develop and hone the skills needed to progress in value-based and risk arrangements, while assisting with finding creative, customized operational solutions that fit the needs of each practice to ensure success.

About Humana

Humana Inc. is committed to helping our millions of medical and specialty members achieve their best health. Our successful history in care delivery and health plan administration is helping us create a new kind of integrated care with the power to improve health and well-being and lower costs. Our efforts are leading to a better quality of life for people with Medicare, families, individuals, military service personnel, and communities at large.

To accomplish that, we support physicians and other health care professionals as they work to deliver the right care in the right place for their patients, our members. Our range of clinical capabilities, resources and tools – such as in-home care, behavioral health, pharmacy services, data analytics and wellness solutions – combine to produce a simplified experience that makes health care easier to navigate and more effective.

More information regarding Humana is available to investors via the Investor Relations page of the company’s web site at www.humana.com, including copies of:

  • Annual reports to stockholders
  • Securities and Exchange Commission filings
  • Most recent investor conference presentations
  • Quarterly earnings news releases and conference calls
  • Calendar of events
  • Corporate Governance information

Additional Information

Other providers are available in our network. Provider may also contract with other plan sponsors.

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Lisa Dimond

Humana Corporate Communications

832-330-4702

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Jene Hansen

Prime West Growth and Managed Care

702-340-9517

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Adobe to Webcast Q4 & FY2020 Earnings Conference Call and Financial Analyst Meeting

Adobe to Webcast Q4 & FY2020 Earnings Conference Call and Financial Analyst Meeting

SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
Adobe (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced it will webcast its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2020 earnings conference call and financial analyst meeting to be held on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020.

What:

Adobe Fourth Quarter Fiscal Year 2020 Earnings Conference Call and Financial Analyst Meeting

When:

8 a.m. Pacific Time, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020

Where:

http://www.adobe.com/ADBE

How:

Live over the Internet; simply connect to the meeting room on the webpage above

Questions:

Contact Adobe Investor Relations at 408-536-4416 or [email protected]

An archive of the call will be made available for approximately 45 days.

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Andes RISC-V Vector Processor NX27V Is Upgraded to RVV 1.0

NX27V Wins 2020 ASPENCORE World Electronics Achievement Award

San Jose , Dec. 02, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Andes Technology Corporation (TWSE: 6533), a leading supplier of high efficiency, low-power 32/64-bit RISC-V processor cores and Founding Premier member of RISC-V International, today announces the first commercial RISC-V vector processor IP, AndesCore™ NX27V, is upgraded to support the latest RISC-V Vector (RVV) extension spec (version 1.0), and several key features. RVV 1.0 includes new instructions such as vector floating-point reciprocal and reciprocal square-root estimate for math calculation. In addition to the existing register grouping, LMUL (vector length multiplier) adds fractional options to use less register bits to make it more flexible. The NX27V with powerful vector processing and parallel execution capability targets for the applications with large volumes of data such as AI, AR/VR, computer vision, cryptography, and multimedia.
                                         
The NX27V was designed from ground up to be a Cray-like full vector compute engine. Its Vector Registers are as wide as 512 bits each and can be extended to 4,096 bits through LMUL setting. It supports RVV standard data types such as integer, fixed point, and floating-point as well as Andes-enhanced data types optimized for AI representations. The NX27V contains a scalar unit and an Out-of-Order Vector Processing Unit (VPU). The latter has multiple functional units, operating simultaneously to generate up to 512-bit results every cycle to sustain the computation throughput needed in diversified applications. The NX27V comes with standard development tools and RVV compute libraries as well as AndesClarity™, a powerful visualization and analysis tool to help analyze and optimize the performance of critical computation kernels. Furthermore, OpenCL™ with integrated LLVM compiler is provided to enable parallel programming on heterogeneous computing architecture using multiple NX27V. With the configuration of 512-bit VLEN and SIMD width, the NX27V can achieve over 26x speedup in MobileNet v1, a popular convolution neural network (CNN).

Streaming Port is one of NX27V’s unique features based on ACE (Andes Custom Extension™) framework. It is a dedicated interface to efficiently exchange large amount of data between NX27V registers and an external module, which can range from a simple intelligent local memory to a full-featured DMA-capable hardware engine. The Streaming Port has decoupled command and data channels with an efficient handshaking protocol. As an example, ACE vector load/store instructions can be designed to send the control information to the command channel every cycle to enable a new vector data movement via the data channel while performing address increment and wraparound in parallel. Like RVV load/store instructions, they are aware of RVV controls such as LMUL. ACE vector load/store instructions respect data dependency because NX27V registers are scoreboarded. With the powerful Streaming Port, the NX27V can tightly interact with a hardware engine to fully exploit the efficiency of dedicated functions while leveraging the flexibility of comprehensive RVV extension to raise the overall performance.
                                                                                         
“The NX27V has already been adopted by server-bound customers. In this release, it is upgraded to the latest RVV spec as well as the full ranges of data types up to 64 bits of FP64 and Int64. Its additional configurations of 256-bit VLEN and SIMD width extend NX27V’s coverage to a wider variety of requirements on performance and area,” said Andes CTO and EVP Dr. Charlie Su. “Together with the complete software development environment, the compute libraries and AI compiler support, NX27V is ready to take on high data rate applications from edge to cloud.”

“I am happy to announce that the NX27V was selected as a winner of 2020 ASPENCORE World Electronics Achievement Awards in the prestigious category of Outstanding Product Performance of the Year,” said Andes President Frankwell Lin. “I may be biased when I say the NX27V is the best vector processor IP, but winning the award evidently shows the international recognition of its excellent performance and rich features.”

NX27V is available for licensing now. Visit http://www.andestech.com/ for details or contact Andes sales at [email protected] for more information.

About Andes Technology

Fifteen years after starting from scratch, Andes Technology Corporation is now a world class creator of innovative high-performance/low-power 32/64-bit processor cores and associated development environment that serves the rapidly growing global market for embedded system applications. As a Founding Premier member of RISC-V International, Andes is the first mainstream CPU vendor that has adopted the RISC-V as the base of its fifth-generation architecture, the AndeStar™ V5. To meet the demanding requirements of today’s electronic devices, Andes delivers highly configurable and performance-efficient CPU cores with full-featured integrated development environment and comprehensive software/hardware solutions to help customers innovate their SoC in a shorter time to market. Since 2018, the yearly volume of SoCs Embedded with Andes CPUs has surpassed the 1-billion mark. Andes Technology’s comprehensive RISC-V CPU families range from the entry-level N22 (32-bit only), mid-range 25-series, advanced 27-series to high-performance superscalar 45-series.
For more information about Andes Technology, please visit http://www.andestech.com/



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