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SAN RAFAEL, Calif., Nov. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Autodesk University – This week, Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) welcomes innovators from around the world – designers, engineers, builders and creators – for the company’s first digital conference experience: Autodesk University (AU) 2020. This multi-day, interactive event takes place Tuesday, November 17 – Friday, November 20, 2020 and encourages attendees to join Autodesk in reimagining what’s possible across the industries of construction, manufacturing, architecture, engineering and media creation.

While Autodesk’s annual AU conferences have historically taken place in person across the globe, this year’s shift to a digital platform is in response to the significant challenges caused by COVID-19. This virtual experience allows attendees to explore new ways of imagining, designing and making while also prioritizing the ongoing health and safety of the Autodesk community.

“Autodesk University always provides a great opportunity for us to engage with customers and partners, and even though AU 2020 will be our first completely digital AU experience, this year is no exception,” said Lisa Campbell, Chief Marketing Officer and Senior Vice President of Business Strategy and Marketing at Autodesk. “This digital shift creates the opportunity to virtually connect and learn from each other in completely new ways. Solving problems and driving innovation across our industries is what our extended community does best and I’m excited to reimagine what’s possible together, no matter where you are in the world.”

Day One of AU 2020 kicks off with eight hours of continuous live broadcasted programming. First up is the general session from Autodesk President and CEO Andrew Anagnost, joined by customers BDP Engineering Principal James Hepburn, Decathlon Advanced Design Project Leader Charles Cambianica, as well as LAIKA Studios VFX Supervisor Steve Emerson. Together, they will explore the evolving ways industries have embraced technology throughout 2020, as well as the role that data, automation and insight play in empowering innovators to achieve a new possible moving forward.

Additional AU 2020 Day One programming includes three industry-specific keynotes about how Autodesk technology empowers the workforce to sustainably thrive in our ever-changing world.

During the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) keynote, Autodesk leadership and Norconsult Technology Manager Marius Jablonskis will explore the significant changes the industry has seen in 2020, as well as how teams are leveraging technology to turn these challenges into opportunities and remain resilient. Next, Autodesk will be joined by Hyundai Vice President and New Horizons Studio Founding Director John Suh to discuss the adoption of technologies such as generative design in the design and manufacturing (D&M) industry, as well as strategies for continued digital transformation moving forward. Finally, attendees will hear from Autodesk leaders and LAIKA Studios VFX Supervisor Steve Emerson on how Autodesk’s latest media and entertainment (M&E) technology helps coordinate and customize processes and forge scalable connections between teams, studios and ecosystems enabled by cloud-based, data-driven solutions.

The digital conference continues through Friday, November 20 with three days of classes, roundtables, panels, industry meetings and more. If attendees are not able to tune in for the live broadcast of AU 2020 programming, the sessions, events and activities will be made available for on-demand viewing.

Autodesk has also digitally transformed the AU Expo for attendees to virtually explore from the comfort of their own homes. Accessible 24/7 during AU and open for a total of 30 days, this year’s Expo experience will showcase over 100 solution providers and innovative technologies propelling the AEC, D&M and M&E industries forward. AU attendees can visit intuitive, user-friendly virtual booth spaces to view videos, download relevant materials, attend demos and connect directly with experts to learn more.

Autodesk continues to shape a thriving future in partnership with entrepreneurs and innovators that create a positive and sustainable impact. Throughout AU 2020, the Autodesk Foundation will match up to $50,000 in total donations to two such organizations: Splash and MASS Design Group. Splash provides safe water, sanitation and hygiene solutions for children in vulnerable communities impacted by the global pandemic. MASS Design is a nonprofit design collective on a mission to research, build and advocate for architecture centered in justice and human dignity.

For the sixth consecutive year, AU will be a Carbon Neutral event – a sustainability effort reinforced and expanded by Autodesk’s commitment to net zero carbon in 2020 across our operational and value chain by adding our carbon price and investing in efficiency, renewables and carbon offset projects with customers. In addition, the virtual format of this year’s event reinforces Autodesk’s commitment to sustainable operations minimizing the need to measure, reduce and offset the carbon footprint created by a traditional in-person event.

Additional information about AU 2020 announcements, initiatives and developments can be found on the Autodesk blog, ADSK News, beginning November 17, 2020.

Autodesk University Reaches Customers Worldwide
Autodesk University (AU) is a series of conferences and an online learning destination focused on inspiring, challenging and energizing Autodesk software users, partners, and industry leaders about the future of design, engineering and construction. Autodesk University 2020 is the company’s first global digital conference experience that virtually brings together more than 100k innovators from over 190 countries to explore new ways of imagining, designing and making. AU also offers free year-round access to learning content, professional development, and inspirational industry talks from the AU conference events. More information is available at the Autodesk University website, or by following @AutodeskU #AU2020.

About Autodesk

Autodesk makes software for people who make things. If you’ve ever driven a high-performance car, admired a towering skyscraper, used a smartphone, or watched a great film, chances are you’ve experienced what millions of Autodesk customers are doing with our software. Autodesk gives you the power to make anything. For more information visit autodesk.com or follow @autodesk.

Autodesk is a registered trademark of Autodesk, Inc., and/or its subsidiaries and/or affiliates in the USA and/or other countries. All other brand names, product names or trademarks belong to their respective holders. Autodesk reserves the right to alter product and services offerings, and specifications and pricing at any time without notice, and is not responsible for typographical or graphical errors that may appear in this document.

© 2020 Autodesk, Inc. All rights reserved.

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AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Nov. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Jeep® will unveil the new 2021 Wrangler Rubicon 392 at noon EDT on Tuesday, November 17.

The event will be streamed online and available for public viewing at www.youtube.com/Jeep.

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PITTSBURGH, Nov. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Federated Hermes, Inc. today announced that monthly fund composition and performance data for Federated Hermes Premier Municipal Income Fund (NYSE: FMN) as of Oct. 31, 2020, is now available in the Products section of FederatedInvestors.com. To order hard copies of this data or to be placed on a mailing list, call 800-245-0242 x5587538, email [email protected] or write to Federated Hermes, 1001 Liberty Avenue, Floor 23, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. 

Federated Hermes, Inc. is a leading global investment manager with $614.8 billion in assets under management as of Sept. 30, 2020. Guided by our conviction that responsible investing is the best way to create wealth over the long term, our investment solutions span equity, fixed-income, alternative/private markets, multi-asset and liquidity management strategies. Providing world-class active investment management and engagement services to more than 11,000 institutions and intermediaries, our clients include corporations, government entities, insurance companies, foundations and endowments, banks and broker/ dealers. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Federated Hermes’ more than 1,900 employees include those in London, New York, Boston and several other offices worldwide. For more information, visit FederatedHermes.com.

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LONDON and AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Blue Prism today announces availability of its Automation Lifecycle Suite, with several new tools that make it easier for enterprises, at any stage of their automation journey, to unlock the full potential of intelligent digital workers. The suite, which includes Automation Lifecycle Management (ALM), Process Assessment Tool (PAT), and Capture: Process Modeller, makes it easier to identify, deploy and scale automation and reduce the typical planning and design time by 70%, delivering more value from your digital workforce.

Research shows that 66% of IT decision makers globally have identified investment in automation as a priority post COVID-19¹ and the shift to remote working has enterprises looking to streamline processes and increase productivity.  But unlocking the full potential of enterprise automation is not always easy. Just like deploying human workers effectively, it can take time to identify the best tasks for [robots] and to ensure they are impactful in their roles. Customers have told us that they often struggle to identify which processes they should automate, how to prioritize their automation journey, how to design and then how to manage their automation projects.

Blue Prism Automation Lifecycle Management (ALM) is a set of tools that helps enterprises accelerate, manage and scale their automation projects. Included are easy to use interfaces with guided wizards alongside pre-designed workflows, such as the Process Definition design, allowing businesspeople to document the steps required to complete a business process. Requirements critical for corporate governance, such as identifying those who can be assigned certain tasks and who has the authority to sign them off, are also pre-built into the system.

Blue Prism Process Assessment Tool (PAT) helps build a complete view of a business’s automation pipeline with clear recommendations about how to deploy digital workers using the right processes, at the right time, anywhere in their business. It can often be a struggle to expand from automating a few initial processes, to gain the real value that comes from automating multiple processes across an organization. PAT provides customers the opportunity to further boost efficiency by providing cost-cutting and time saving information, ease of implementation scores and recommendations for prioritization. This prioritization helps customers to use their digital workforce to deliver against their overall business goals and objectives, while ensuring a maximum ROI from every automation project.  

Blue Prism Capture: Process Modeller automates the laborious manual tasks that go into mapping a business process before it can be automated. Getting this work right is the foundation for the eventual success of any automation and typically involves mapping out the different steps of a process – gathering background documents, reviewing screenshots of an employee’s computer screen, the number of keystrokes needed that show the various action in progress – that together becomes an eventual Process Definition Document (PDD). Capture: Process Modeller uses AI and computer vision techniques to recognize and interpret these screenshots, videos and data, and consolidate them into a form that can then be checked and rearranged, as needed, by an analyst. The final outcome can then easily be exported in MS-Word or other software formats. The time it takes from the initiation of process definition, to achieving sign-off of a PDD, can vary from days to weeks, depending on the availability of the individual in charge of the process. Automating tasks is now accessible to anyone in the enterprise, reducing the time from process definition through PDD signoff to days.

“These offerings are all about improving operational agility,” says David Moore, SVP of Product Strategy and Management at Blue Prism. “These tools will help new and existing Blue Prism customers determine the best step forward in their intelligent automation journey and ensure sustainable and efficient management of their automation process.”

“Robotic Process Automation’s (RPA) promise is all about speed and agility, but organizations can struggle to deliver at scale,” says Neil Ward-Dutton, VP of AI and Intelligent Process Automation Practices, IDC Europe. “Tools that help teams streamline and govern the lifecycle of automation delivery are crucial to delivering automation programs at scale with consistent quality, while keeping the core promise of RPA.”

“We were impressed by Blue Prism Capture’s ability to reduce the time it takes to create a Process Description Document. In addition to minimizing the back and forth with the process owner to finalize all of the details, we are now able to include many more screenshots, which enhances the clarity and accuracy of the automation that follows,” says Grant Byron, Specialist Apps Engineer, Tech and Integration, Orica (Australia).

Available later this month via the Blue Prism Portal, these offerings support a holistic view of an organization’s potential automation pipeline, while maintaining the critical aspects of ensuring proper oversight and control of Blue Prism’s Robotic Operating Model (ROM™). To learn more about these products please click here.

About Blue Prism
Blue Prism is a global leader in intelligent automation for the enterprise, transforming the way work is done.  At Blue Prism, we have users in over 150 countries in more than 2,000 businesses, including Fortune 500 and public sector organizations, that are creating value with new ways of working, unlocking efficiencies, and returning millions of hours of work back into their businesses. Our digital workforce is smart, secure, scalable and accessible to all; freeing up humans to re-imagine work. Blue Prism’s vision is to provide a digital workforce for every enterprise. To learn more visit www.blueprism.com and follow us on Twitter @blue_prism and on LinkedIn.

© 2020 Blue Prism Limited. “Blue Prism”, the “Blue Prism” logo and Prism device are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Blue Prism Limited and its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.

¹ “Is Your Business Making the Most out of Technology” Vanson Bourne research for Emergence Partners, October 5, 2020.

 

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HOUSTON, Nov. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Gexa Energy, a leading Texas retail electricity provider, announced today that it has reached its goal of shifting all residential plans to 100% renewable energy and providing every residential customer with green power at no additional cost.

A recent study showed that 70% of Americans expect electricity generation to become cleaner over time.¹  Gexa Energy has boldly responded to that demand. In August 2019 Gexa announced that it planned to make the delivery of green power a strategic focus and source all electricity plans from clean energy.

Today’s announcement is an important milestone for that initiative, which benefits every one of the company’s 200,000-plus residential customers.

“Renewable energy truly is our future,” said Gexa Energy President Brian Landrum. “Renewable energy is good for customers and the environment, and increasingly, the economics of renewable energy make it good for business, too. It’s a win all around, and we’ve got big plans for the state of Texas.”

Gexa is also part of environmental efforts extending well beyond the Lone Star State.  Gexa’s parent company, NextEra Energy Resources, is the world’s largest generator of renewable energy from the wind and sun. The company currently operates more than 19,000 megawatts of wind and solar generation in North America. 

Gexa Energy is able to offer 100% green electricity plans by purchasing and retiring renewable energy certificates (RECs) from wind and solar producers to match its customers’ electricity usage. Each REC represents one megawatt-hour of green power that has been added to the grid. Buying RECs helps fund further development of green energy efforts.

“Gexa is very proud to offer Texans affordable green energy plans at no extra cost,” Landrum said. “And we’re fully committed to keep introducing additional plans, products and services that help people consume energy wisely.”                                                                                 

About Gexa Energy, LP
(PUCT # 10027) Since entering the Texas deregulated energy market in 2002, Gexa Energy, LP, has established itself as one of the leading retail electricity providers for residential and commercial customers in the state of Texas. Gexa Energy, LP is a subsidiary of NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE), a leading clean energy company. For additional information about Gexa Energy, visit www.GexaEnergy.com or call 866-961-9399.

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 Consumer Reports 2018 Energy Utilities Survey Report Introduction …” https://advocacy.consumerreports.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/CR-2018-Energy-Utilities-Survey-Report-1.pdf. Accessed 26 Jul. 2019.

 

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WINDSOR, Conn., Nov. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: SSNC) today announced its featured speakers for the SS&C Intralinks Alternative Investments Global Virtual Summit 2020. The December 10^th, 2020 event will feature a discussion with David M. Rubenstein, Founder and Co-Executive Chairman of Carlyle Group, Orlando Bravo, Founder and Managing Partner of Thoma Bravo and Sam Zell, Founder of Chairman Equity Group Investments. SS&C’s Chairman and CEO Bill Stone will introduce the session, which will focus on the global industry outlook for 2021. CNBC’s Steve Leisman will moderate.

The Alternative Investments Global Virtual Summit 2020, hosted by SS&C Intralinks and produced by Markets Group, brings together the world’s leading investment professionals for an expansive exploration of key alternative asset classes. The event is expected to bring together 4,000 professionals worldwide for a day of virtual conversations in North America, EMEA and APAC. Key topics include private equity strategies, fundraising, due diligence, ESG strategies, real estate markets, and more.

To learn more and to register, please visit the Alternative Investments Global Virtual Summit 2020 page.

About SS&C Technologies

SS&C is a global provider of services and software for the financial services and healthcare industries. Founded in 1986, SS&C is headquartered in Windsor, Connecticut, and has offices around the world. Some 18,000 financial services and healthcare organizations, from the world’s largest companies to small and mid-market firms, rely on SS&C for expertise, scale, and technology.

Additional information about SS&C (Nasdaq:SSNC) is available at www.ssctech.com.  
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THOMASVILLE, Ga., Nov. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE: FLO), producer of Nature’s Own, Dave’s Killer Bread, Wonder, Tastykake, and other bakery foods, today announced that its board of directors has elected a new board member. W. Jameson McFadden, president of Wellington Shields & Co., will join Flowers Foods’ board of directors effective January 4, 2021. 

“We welcome Jameson as an independent director of the Flowers board,” said George E. Deese, chairman of the board of Flowers Foods. “His financial and marketing experience will provide valuable perspective to the board and our company.”

Commenting on the board election, Ryals McMullian, Flowers Foods’ president and chief executive officer, said, “I’m energized by the collective expertise on our board, and the addition of Jameson only enhances that. I look forward to his contributions as we work together to execute our strategic priorities and maximize returns.”

McFadden, 38, joined Wellington Shields & Co., a New York-based wealth management and investment firm, in 2006 and has served in his current role since 2017. He also serves as chief executive officer of Capital Management Associates, a registered investment advisor based in New York, and as head of sales and distribution for Blue Quail Wines. He holds a bachelor’s degree in history from Loyola Marymount University and an MBA in finance and management from New York University’sLeonard N. Stern School of Business.

About Flowers Foods

Headquartered in Thomasville, Ga., Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE: FLO) is one of the largest producers of packaged bakery foods in the United States with 2019 sales of $4.1 billion. Flowers operates bakeries across the country that produce a wide range of bakery products. Among the company’s top brands are Nature’s Own, Dave’s Killer Bread, Wonder, and Tastykake. Learn more at www.flowersfoods.com.

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EAGAN, Minn., Nov. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Up to 55% of migraine patients do not have sufficient relief with currently available treatments.² NURTEC^™ ODT (rimegepant) can work quickly, returning patients to normal function in as little as one hour.¹ NURTEC ODT’s manufacturer, Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd. (NYSE: BHVN), and pharmacy benefit manager Prime Therapeutics LLC (Prime) recently entered into a value-based contract agreement to help ensure that relief truly comes for patients.

The value-based contract seeks to offer Prime’s health plan clients financial protection from high member use of the medicine. At the same time, it guards NURTEC ODT’s price to value across the varying acute treatment needs of migraine patients.

Gaining U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval in February 2020, NURTEC ODT is the first FDA-approved drug from Biohaven. This quick-dissolving tablet is convenient for people suffering from migraine. It can be taken without water and is the first and only calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) receptor antagonist available in a quick-dissolve orally disintegrating tablet (ODT) formulation.¹

In February 2020, the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) issued a policy recommendation report on acute treatment of migraine. The review of NURTEC ODT and other similar treatments found the price range “helps maximize health overall, because they do not contribute to affordability concerns and loss of insurance.”³

“Collaborative manufacturer involvement was imperative for Biohaven and Prime to quickly agree on a value-based agreement,” said Kelly McGrail-Pokuta, vice president, trade relations and strategy at Prime. “Adding NURTEC ODT to our portfolio of value-based contracts strengthens Prime’s commitment to improving outcomes for patients while lowering the total cost of care.”

“We believe NURTEC ODT can deliver relief that people with migraine need to treat their acute attacks and get back to their lives. Ensuring broad patient access is critical. This innovative, outcomes-based agreement with Prime Therapeutics is a key example of our aligned commitment to the patient,” said BJ Jones, chief commercial officer of migraine and common diseases at Biohaven. “Prime Therapeutics, a leading national provider of pharmaceutical benefit, is an important partner of ours as we work together to ensure that millions of patients with migraine have access to NURTEC ODT.”  

Nearly 40 million people in the U.S. suffer from migraine⁴ and the World Health Organization classifies migraine as one of the 10 most disabling medical illnesses.⁵ Migraine is characterized by debilitating attacks lasting four to 72 hours with multiple symptoms, including pulsating headaches of moderate to severe pain intensity that can be associated with nausea or vomiting, and/or sensitivity to sound (phonophobia) and sensitivity to light (photophobia).⁶ There is a significant unmet need for new acute treatments as more than 90 percent of migraine sufferers are unable to work or function normally during an attack.

1. Biohaven’s NURTEC™ ODT (rimegepant) Receives FDA Approval for the Acute Treatment of Migraine in Adults. (2020, February 27). Retrieved October 1, 2020, from https://www.biohavenpharma.com/investors/news-events/press-releases/02-27-2020
2. Lipton RB et al. Headache. 2017;57(7):1026-1040.
3. ICER Issues Final Report and Policy Recommendations on Acute Treatments for Migraine. (2020, February 25). Retrieved October 1, 2020, from https://icer-review.org/announcements/acute_migraine_final_report/
4. Burch R, Rizzoli P, Loder E. The Prevalence and Impact of Migraine and Severe Headache in the United States: Figures and Trends From Government Health Studies. Headache. 2018;58(4):496-505
5. GBD 2016 Headache Collaborators. Global, regional, and national burden of migraine and tension-type headache, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. Lancet Neurol 2018;17(11):954-976.
6. Headache Classification Committee of the International Headache Society (IHS). The international classification of headache disorders, 3rd edition. Cephalalgia. 2018;38(1):1–211.

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bout Prime Therapeutics

Prime Therapeutics LLC (Prime) makes health care work better by helping people get the medicine they need to feel better and live well. Prime provides total drug management solutions for health plans, employers, and government programs including Medicare and Medicaid. The company processes claims and offers clinical services for people with complex medical conditions. Prime serves more than 30 million people. It is collectively owned by 18 Blue Cross and Blue Shield Plans, subsidiaries or affiliates of those plans. For more information visit www.primetherapeutics.com or follow @Prime_PBM on Twitter.

About Biohaven

Biohaven is a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company with a portfolio of innovative, best-in-class therapies to improve the lives of patients with debilitating neurological and neuropsychiatric diseases, including rare disorders. Biohaven’s neuroinnovation portfolio includes FDA-approved NURTEC™ ODT (rimegepant) for the acute treatment of migraine and a broad pipeline of late-stage product candidates across three distinct mechanistic platforms: CGRP receptor antagonism for the acute and preventive treatment of migraine; glutamate modulation for obsessive-compulsive disorder, Alzheimer’s disease, and spinocerebellar ataxia; and myeloperoxidase (MPO) inhibition for multiple system atrophy and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. More information about Biohaven is available at www.biohavenpharma.com.

 

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