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Citybiz Interview with Tom Davidson, CEO & Founder, Everfi

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There are a number of crises related to inequality that are playing out across the country. These inequalities are not new, they have been around for generations, yet the pandemic is shedding new light on these issues. Society is demanding change and a solid plan for a path forward. EVERFI , a Washington, D.C.-based social impact education technology company, offers a unique solution starting with K-12 learners to address the missing layer of education that holds promise in driving ecosystems of change. EVERFI has been working to solve problems related to social inequality since 2008 and recently announced a $100M commitment to building new and expanding current K-12 courses to address the most important issues that are leading to economic inequality and social injustice. The company identified 12 topic areas it says pose the highest societal risks and established the EVERFI Social Impact Index . The Index includes topics such as financial literacy to diversity, equity & inclusion to health and mental wellness. EVERFI provides annual and five-year metrics to measure its success against each Index category. “When students learn these critical life skills, they become highly-correlated competencies. However, when they are left unattended, they become highly-correlated crises. This moment in time gives us a tremendous opportunity to empower students with this learning using innovation and technology,” says Tom Davidson , Founder and CEO of EVERFI . EVERFI’s success -- it has reached more than 43 million learners across K12, higher education, and workplace environments; its courses are used in 1 out of 5 public schools and by more than 7,500 school districts; it enrolls more than 6 million students in its critical skills education annually -- stands out in the education industry. EVERFI recognizes more than 3,100 customers that join the company in fulfilling its mission of filling in the education gaps that exist. Those customers, which include Beyond Meat, Walmart, Kroger, National Football League, National Hockey League, UBS, MassMutual, and more, sponsor the company’s courses in K-12 schools throughout the country, allowing EVERFI to provide those courses at no cost for teachers and schools. EVERFI’s model has won the company some accolades in 2020 including being recognized by Fast Company as one of the World’s Most Innovative Companies and by Fortune as one of the Impact 20. Since starting EVERFI, Tom has led the company from a startup to a thriving global organization. A graduate of Bowdoin College, he has been a powerful voice at the intersection of regulation, education, and corporate social responsibility and impact. While a senior at Bowdoin College, Tom ran for the Maine House of Representatives, was elected in an upset, and served three consecutive terms before deciding not to pursue reelection. He served as one of the youngest committee Chairs as Chairman of the Utilities and Energy Committee where he led efforts to expand the wiring of schools and libraries across the state. He introduced and passed major legislation on health policy, government ethics, and economic development. He also served as a senior member of the Taxation Committee and the Banking and Insurance and Business and Economic Development Committees. It was during his tenure in the state legislature that Tom realized the powerful role the private sector can play in tackling issues affecting the public sector - specifically schools. Interview questions: What kind of company is Everfi? Mission - Can you tell us about Everfi’s founding mission and why the company you’ve built is more relevant today than ever before? Everfi 2020 - Can you provide a snapshot of Everfi today - # of schools, students, adult learners, strategic partners, etc. How has this year changed your view of the company and the work you do? Platform/Content/Data - Tell us about your community engagement platform and how it works in concert with your programs? I know your platform also generates important metrics for customers reflecting the impact of their investments in communities - can you please share more about how this works and why it’s important. COVID - How was Everfi able to pivot in the delivery of education to students during COVID? Did school districts and teachers weigh in with what they needed and wanted from Everfi? International - In 2019 Everfi made its first international acquisition. Tell us a little bit about the expansion and how it plays into your overall mission? Social Injustice and Economic Inequity: $100 Million - In September Everfi announced a $100M, 3 year commitment to address systemic social injustice and economic inequality through free digital education for our nations’ schools. How will this effort work to close the gaps that lead to long-term inequalities? MassMutual - You recently posted on social media about MassMutual’s long-standing commitment to financial literacy education for middle school children. They have already reached 2Million students with your curriculum and it looks like they are now more committed than ever to continue this impact in more communities nationwide. Can you talk to us about what a program like this really means? Marquee Investors - Everfi has attracted a range of marquee investors from New Enterprise Associates to Allen & C0 to Bono’s fund. Can you walk us through the institutional investors? You have also included some high profile individual investors including Jeff Bezos, Eric Schmidt and Richard Branson. Can you highlight how they became interested and some recent additions? Leadership - What is the role of optimism in the CEO? One of your leadership mantras is dagger in the heart and praise to the back? Can you explain? What are some of the lessons that you have learned from your individual investors? Citybiz is a publisher of news and information about business, power, money, and people in 13 major U.S. city markets, including Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Charlotte/Raleigh, Atlanta, South Florida, Los Angeles, San Diego, Dallas and Houston. To learn more about the CEO Interviews, please email the publisher Edwin Warfield edwin.warfield@citybizlist.com Contact Details Edwin Warfield +1 443-562-9472 edwin.warfield@citybizlist.com Company Website https://citybizlist.com/

October 26, 2020 01:45 PM Eastern Daylight Time

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Applied Insight Honored for Second Year by Government Innovation Awards, Wins in 2020 for SHIFT, Its Cloud Emulation and Testing Platform

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Applied Insight , a market leader in solving complex technology challenges for federal government customers, announced today that it has received the Industry Innovator Award for its SaaS/PaaS emulation and testing platform SHIFT™ as part of the 2020 Government Innovation Awards presented by PublicSector360, including Washington Technology, FCW, GCN and Defense Systems. The award recognizes the groundbreaking nature of SHIFT, which is used by government and commercial customers to develop, test and remediate software prior to deploying it in the classified regions of government clouds. This is the second consecutive year that Applied Insight has won this prestigious award. Last year, the company was recognized for its innovative cloud management platform, Altitude™ . “We are pleased that SHIFT has been recognized as an Industry Innovator,” said Dede Dascalu, CEO of Applied Insight . “There has long been a shortage of software engineers who have the right clearances for national security missions. SHIFT is not only addressing this problem by enabling low-side development, it is also speeding the delivery of modern, mission-critical software to our customers.” Air-gapped and restricted regions of government clouds come with multiple technical nuances that require additional configuration to software products built for commercial use. When commercial software is brought into these special cloud regions, these technical differences result in numerous errors and require several additional deployment cycles. SHIFT is a SaaS/PaaS platform that emulates restricted cloud regions and their systems, so development and implementation teams can configure and test their software prior to deployment. In doing so, SHIFT greatly reduces time and costs by nearly eliminating rework and reconfigurations. In just the first six months of 2020, SHIFT helped identify and remediate more than 5.5 million errors for its customers. “The development of differentiated intellectual property has always been a central pillar of Acacia’s investment approach,” said Gavin Long , partner of The Acacia Group , the sponsor of Applied Insight as a unique, technology-focused, government market platform established in 2017. “Our federal businesses continue to create game-changing technologies that are having a massive impact on the success of customer missions. That Applied Insight now has two award-winning technologies in its product portfolio is great recognition for the team’s technical brilliance. We couldn’t be more proud of what they’ve achieved and will continue to invest in their product development capabilities.” The Government Innovation Awards celebrate the transformative government projects, individual change agents and industry partners that are reimagining public-sector IT. The Industry Innovator awards recognize private-sector companies' vital role in the government IT community. Due to COVID-19, there will be no in-person awards gala this year. Instead, winners and innovations can be found online . About Applied Insight At Applied Insight, we deliver pragmatic solutions for federal missions that cannot wait. We work closely with agencies and industry to overcome technical and cultural hurdles to innovation, empowering them with the latest cloud, data and cyber capabilities. Our solutions help people work better, faster and more securely – no matter where they are. To learn more about us, visit applied-insight.com or follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter . About The Acacia Group The Acacia Group is a team of operational investors with a long track record in the U.S. technology and services markets. We see value in technologies that enable people to collaborate in sustaining our society, from our security and economy, to our institutions and infrastructure. We invest in entrepreneurs who share that mission, bringing the capital, experience and relationships to enable them to take their business to new heights. For more information, please visit The Acacia Group or follow us on LinkedIn . Media Contact : Kristina Messner ( Focused Image for Applied Insight) 703-678-6023 kmessner@focusedimage.com At Applied Insight, we deliver pragmatic solutions for federal missions that cannot wait. We work closely with agencies and industry to overcome technical and cultural hurdles to innovation, empowering them with the latest cloud, data and cyber capabilities. Our solutions help people work better, faster and more securely – no matter where they are. Contact Details Kristina Messner +1 703-678-6023 kmessner@focusedimage.com Company Website https://www.applied-insight.com/

October 26, 2020 09:45 AM Eastern Daylight Time

RTCORE Inc. f/k/a iSocialy, Inc. Pursuing Name Change, Ticker Symbol Change with FINRA

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RTCORE Inc., which was formerly known as iSocialy, Inc. (the “Company”) (OTC: PPPS), announces that the Company filed an Issuer Company-Related Action Notification Form with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), seeking FINRA’s review of the Company’s name change to RTCORE Inc., on or about September 18, 2020. The Company has also requested “RTME” as its new ticker symbol, and pending FINRA’s completion of its review of the Company’s notification form and announcement of the corporate actions, the Company’s common stock would begin trading under its new name and trading symbol, and Company filings and market-related information would be available under the new name and symbol. Holders of Company common stock certificates bearing the name iSocialy, Inc. are not required to exchange certificates. Once the proposed name change and ticker symbol is approved, shareholders may elect to exchange previously issued certificates for certificates that bear the name RTCORE, INC, although not mandatory. However, the Company is waiting for FINRA to complete its review of the Company’s notification form before the Company’s transfer agent will issue new shares of common stock with the new Company name. About RTCORE Inc. Headquartered in Charlotte, NC, RTCORE Inc. is an industry leader in the design, development and commercial deployment of Cloud-native, real time transaction processing software for the global financial services industry. Safe Harbor Statement -This press release may contain forward-looking information that involve a number of risks and uncertainties made pursuant to Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and the safe-harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including all statements that are not statements of historical fact regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of the company, its directors or its officers with respect to, among other things, the company’s business plans and the company's growth strategy and operating strategy. Words such as “strategy,” “expects,” “continues,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “would,” “will,” “estimates,” “intends,” “projects,” “goals,” “targets” and other words of similar meaning are intended to identify forward-looking statements but are not the exclusive means of identifying these statements. Investors are cautioned that any forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the company's ability to control, and that actual results may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of numerous and varied factors. RTCORE, Inc. does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements except as required by applicable law. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to the company or any person acting on behalf of the company are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements referenced above. Contact Details Phil Walton +1 704-965-4087 philwalton@realtimecore.com Company Website https://www.realtimecore.com

October 23, 2020 03:12 PM Eastern Daylight Time

New Suzy Research Shows Brands Will Need to Shift Strategies to Meet Consumer Preferences this Holiday Season

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NEW YORK (Oct. 22) -- Suzy , a real-time market research platform, today announced its new research report, “State of the Consumer: 'Tis the Season for Uncertainty,” revealing data about holiday shopping, travel and anticipated consumer spending amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The report found that Americans will rely on virtual connections during the holidays and shift gift giving strategies, meaning brands will have to plan accordingly. Less travel and turkey this Thanksgiving for most Due to continued social distancing guidelines, many Americans are changing their traditional plans, including how and where they will travel during the holidays. Suzy’s research revealed that 75% of young adults do not plan to travel during Thanksgiving and more than one-third of overall respondents (38%) are still undecided about their December holiday plans. While some will try to visit family and friends in-person this Thanksgiving, Suzy found that the majority of respondents have significantly changed their plans. In fact, only 10% either plan to host or attend a Friendsgiving and only about half (53%) will cook a turkey this year. Additionally, indicating major changes for the airline and auto rental industries, respondents are shifting their travel habits: 86% of those who do intend to travel for Thanksgiving are only visiting family, and 71% of those are electing to travel by car. Apprehension remains for public transportation, as only 17% plan to fly, 8% will rely on bus transportation and 3% will take a train for their holiday travel. Zero percent of people aged 60 to 72 years old plan to travel by plane. 29% plan to attend a virtual family event. “Our research shows that major brands are going to have to adjust their advertising, promotions and sales strategies this holiday season to meet consumer demand and expectations,” said Suzy President Avi Savar. “The holidays are a critical time for brands every year, but this year is especially high-stakes for retailers due to market fluctuations associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.” Uncertainty looms around holiday shopping According to Suzy research, holiday shopping plans are still in major flux as consumers aren’t sure how much they will spend this year. In fact, according to Suzy research: 38% are not sure how much they will spend on Black Friday/Cyber Monday, while 22% plan to spend less on Black Friday/Cyber Monday. 12% plan to spend more on Black Friday/Cyber Monday. 32% plan to shop on Black Friday, versus 63% of people who shopped during Black Friday in 2019. 53% are either unsure how much they will spend or plan to spend less on gift giving this holiday season. 65% think it is most important to buy gifts for their kids; 61% are prioritizing buying gifts for their significant other. “Based on our research, it appears that long distance gifting and care packages will become a reality, as people ship presents to loved ones that they cannot be with in person. Brands must change their strategies accordingly to meet these gift giving needs,” added Savar. “Additionally, consumers will be looking to their most frequently shopped retailers to offer deep promotions and discounts to make the holidays a little easier on their psyche and wallets.” A complete State of the Consumer: 'Tis the Season for Uncertainty report is available upon request. About the State of the Consumer: 'Tis the Season for Uncertainty: Suzy’s State of the Consumer: 'Tis the Season for Uncertainty study surveyed 1,000 U.S. consumers in September 2020. The samples are directionally representative of U.S. consumers and census-weighted across age, gender, ethnicity, and region to accurately reflect attitudes across the broader American consumer population. Founded in 2017, Suzy is an enterprise software platform that puts the voice of the consumer at your fingertips. Whether you’re a novice or an expert researcher, Suzy delivers advanced tools combined with the highest-quality audience to deliver insights in minutes. Many of the biggest brands in the world use Suzy to deliver breakthrough products and experiences backed by data-driven decisions. To date, Suzy has raised over $35MM in venture capital funding from investors that include Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments, Foundry Group, Tribeca Venture Partners, Triangle Peak Partners, and Kevin Durant’s 35 Ventures. Learn more at www.suzy.com. Contact Details Noe Sacoco +1 408-340-8130 suzy@trustrelations.agency Company Website http://suzy.com/

October 22, 2020 08:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time

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Comodo Announces ARFA Technology as Partner for Pan African Cybersecurity Marketplace

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Comodo, the world’s leader of next-generation cybersecurity announced a partnership with ARFA Technology Ltd. a Pan African company that specializes in cybersecurity solutions. ARFA is bringing Comodo’s entire range of cybersecurity solutions to every country in the African market. “We are a new Comodo distributor that is based in Africa and understands the needs of our local customers. We know that most enterprises in Africa do not have the luxury to invest in multiple cybersecurity solutions to secure their networks. Comodo’s platform offers advanced endpoint protection and auto containment, plus antivirus and other functionalities. With just a single SKU our customers have comprehensive cybersecurity solutions,” said Faustine Ebangha, Co-Founder and Channel Sales Director at ARFA Technology. Faustine continued, “We evaluated Panda, McAfee, Crowdstrike and Kapersky but Comodo’s breadth of capabilities and pricing makes it the best cybersecurity product in the global market. The competition either does not have the competences that Comodo offers or they charge for it separately, making their solutions too cost prohibitive to the enterprises we serve.” ARFA Technology will offer Comodo’s Dragon platform with Advanced Endpoint Protection (AEP), which is a complete cloud-native framework that delivers a zero-trust architecture to protect and defend endpoints. Its patent-pending auto containment technology has active breach protection that neutralizes ransomware, malware and cyber-attacks. The auto containment runs an unknown executable in a kernel API virtualized mode, thereby offering attack surface reduction (ASR) which neutralizes ransomware attacks. The Dragon Platform also utilizes a Default Deny security posture with Default Allow usability to provide a most comprehensive protection against zero-day threats, while having no impact on end-user experience or workflows. Comodo’s Valkyrie analyzes and gives a trusted verdict for every file – no other company will analyze and give trusted verdict for 100% of the files on a network. Comodo’s platform shares intelligence and is therefore more secure than disparate products that claim best of breed but don’t share information. Comodo has architected its cybersecurity product to maximize intelligent sharing between every component of the platform, therefore providing superior security. Alan Knepfer, President and Chief Revenue Office at Comodo said, “This partnership has empowered ARFA to make Comodo solutions and attractive pricing available to customers in every single country in Africa and they’ve had great success. They only recently introduced Comodo’s solutions to the African market and have already closed several deals with customers, with more expected very soon.” About ARFA Technology Ltd. ARFA Technology Ltd is a Pan African company that specializes in cybersecurity solutions. For more information contact us at sales@arfatechnology.com About Comodo Comodo is the world’s leader of next-generation open source cybersecurity, with the industry’s most disruptive innovations. We help customers stop breaches with groundbreaking auto containment technology that neutralizes ransomware, malware and cyber-attacks. Our complete cloud-native framework delivers a zero-trust architecture with active breach protection for the most comprehensive defense against zero-day threats. Comodo’s cybersecurity products maximize intelligent sharing between every component of the platform, therefore providing superior security. We are the only company that analyzes and gives a trusted verdict for 100% of files on a network. Comodo leverages innovation to celebrate and support the cybersecurity community by offering the very first open source endpoint detection and response (EDR). We believe that an open source model using community-powered collaboration will ensure that every organization has access to the industry’s most sophisticated EDR. Headquartered in Clifton NJ, Comodo’s global development team and threat intelligence laboratories deliver innovative, category leading, security solutions for thousands of companies’ endpoints, network boundaries, and internal networks. For more information visit https://www.comodo.com/ Contact Details Carolyn Muzyka +1 973-859-4000 carolyn.muzyka@comodo.com Company Website http://www.comodo.com

October 20, 2020 10:02 AM Eastern Daylight Time

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Kardex Remstar Launches the LR 35 Vertical Buffer Module

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Kardex Remstar, a manufacturer of dynamic storage and retrieval systems, has launched the LR 35 Vertical Buffer Module. Featuring a cost-effective, tote-based handling system designed to support multi-channel fulfillment and reduce labor requirements, the LR 35 Vertical Buffer Module has entered the market at a time when retailers across the globe are facing increased demand due to rising numbers of online orders. "From meeting social distancing guidelines due to the COVID-19 pandemic to helping companies cut down on labor costs, the LR 35 Vertical Buffer Module is the ideal solution for businesses struggling to fill a larger volume of orders than ever before," said Ronnie Weaver, area sales manager at Kardex Remstar. For more information on the LR 35 Vertical Buffer Module, see the following resume and success story: About Kardex Kardex is a global industry partner for intralogistic solutions and a leading supplier of automated storage solutions and material handling systems. The Group consists of two entrepreneurially managed divisions, Kardex Remstar and Kardex Mlog. Kardex Remstar develops, produces and maintains dynamic storage and retrieval systems and Kardex Mlog offers integrated materials handling systems and automated high-bay warehouses. The two divisions are partners for their customers over the entire lifecycle of a product or solution. This begins with an assessment of customer requirements and continues via the planning, realization and implementation of customer-specific systems through to ensuring a high level of availability and low lifecycle costs by means of customer-oriented lifecycle management. Over 1 900 employees in over 30 countries work for Kardex. Disclaimer This communication contains statements that constitute "forward-looking statements". In this communication, such forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements relating to our financial condition, results of operations and business and certain of our strategic plans and objectives. Because these forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, actual future results may differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the statements. Many of these risks and uncertainties relate to factors which are beyond Kardex' ability to control or estimate precisely, such as future market conditions, currency fluctuations, the behavior of other market participants, the actions of governmental regulators and other risk factors detailed in Kardex' past and future filings and reports and in past and future filings, press releases, reports and other information posted on Kardex companies' websites. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only of the date of this communication. Kardex disclaims any intention or obligation to update and revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Contact Details Chelsea Tarr +1 207-591-3184 Chelsea.tarr@kardex.com Company Website https://www.kardexremstar.com/us.html

October 20, 2020 08:34 AM Eastern Daylight Time

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Cyvatar Named Finalist in Computing Security Excellence Awards 2020

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Cyvatar today announced that it has been chosen as a finalist for the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Security Solution Award in Computing’s 2020 Security Excellence Awards . Computing celebrates the achievements of the IT industry's leading security companies, solutions, products, and personalities that keep every other part of the industry operating. Award categories include product-and project-related recognition, organizational achievements, and accolades for outstanding individual success. Computing selected Cyvatar for its cybersecurity-as-a-service (CSaaS) solution for SMEs , an all-in-one subscription-based offering that builds bespoke solutions for customers who are not large enough to invest in in-house security teams, do not have the runway to experiment with multiple security tools as they scale, or cannot compete against larger firms for the scarce number of skilled resources available. By pairing skilled security experts with market-leading technologies across the security spectrum and pricing based on consumption, Cyvatar can deliver guaranteed business outcomes and demystify the complexities inherent in cyber defense. “Every organization is different, but most vendors don’t treat them that way,” said Cyvatar Founder Corey White . “We work side by side with our customers--not across the table from them--to break down barriers that impede a strong protective posture and create a flexible, affordable environment that fosters positive security experiences. No other services provider matches the quality of our technology partners, the deep skills of our security experts, or the business outcomes we guarantee.” Cyvatar believes in the democratization of cybersecurity, ensuring that protection from breaches is accessible and affordable to SMEs--not just to enterprises with deep pockets and dedicated security teams. It also believes in teaching and training SMEs to get the most from every dollar they spend on cybersecurity without the shrouded black-box approach that requires vendor-specific support to operationalize. And Cyvatar lives its values. Its promise to SMEs states that it will never tell customers to buy unnecessary products or hire unneeded resources; will ensure customers make the best security investments for functionality and value; and will consistently deliver maintainable and sustainable business, compliance, and technology outcomes. What security challenges are you trying to solve? What barriers do you face? Visit https://start.cyvatar.ai/ to explore the ways Cyvatar can help. About Cyvatar Cyvatar.ai is a transformative cybersecurity company that operates at the intersection of our customers and technology to define what a cybersecurity solution should be: guaranteed business outcomes that are measurable. We break down barriers to create positive experiences for passionate companies globally. Cyvatar is headquartered in Irvine, California. Learn more at https://cyvatar.ai/ and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter . Contact Details KC Higgins +1 303-434-8163 kc@cyvatar.ai Company Website https://cyvatar.ai/

October 20, 2020 08:34 AM Eastern Daylight Time

Measure Announces Free Version of Ground Control Drone Software

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Measure, a leading aerial intelligence company, has announced a series of changes to Ground Control, its complete software solution for automating drone operations workflows. In addition to a new pricing model featuring a free version of the application, updates include social login functionality, automated Ground Control Points (GCP) support, flight log downloads, and expanded Scopito and Pix4D integrations. Ground Control is designed to provide a completely automated experience that makes it easy to streamline operations and program oversight. These essential elements companies need to scale their drone programs and realize the transformative benefits of aerial intelligence. “Everyone should have affordable access to tools like flight logging and quality mapmaking,” said Brandon Torres Declet, CEO and Co-founder of Measure. “Automation, quality design, accessibility, and cost-effectiveness are crucial for the continued growth of the drone industry, and Measure has made significant contributions to this growth with its recent updates to Ground Control.” The changes are as follows: The new pricing model includes a Free version featuring an automated solution for managing basic drone operations, a Pro version starting at $69 per month for pilots who want to fly and create unlimited maps, and a customizable Enterprise version which provides features, integrations, and support for organizations of all sizes. Google Social Login enables users to sign-up with the click of a button using their Google account. The Ground Control Points Support feature enables Pro and Enterprise users to auto-detect Ground Control Points (GCP) through the completely integrated Pix4D cloud engine for increased map accuracy. Users can now download CSVs of their Measure Ground Control or synced DJI flight logs, featuring 274 points of data recorded 10 times per second. Next month, Measure will expand its Scopito integration to existing and new Enterprise users, starting with an easy-to-use automated workflow for buildings and transmission and distribution lines. For more information about Measure’s free drone mapping software and subscription options, visit Measure’s website. About Measure Measure is an aerial intelligence company that builds software to automate drone operations workflows. With end-to-end program management, user-friendly flight control, and in-platform data analysis, our comprehensive software solution, Ground Control, helps businesses save thousands of hazardous man-hours and create millions of dollars in operational benefits. Contact Details Media Contact +1 202-793-3052 news@measure.com Company Website https://www.measure.com/

October 20, 2020 07:57 AM Eastern Daylight Time

Global Maritime Information Coalition formed in response to SHIPPINGInsight 20/20 Call for Collaboration Amongst Stakeholders

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In response to last week’s repeated calls for industry collaboration at SHIPPINGInsight Fleet Optimization and Innovation Conference and Exhibition , its Chief Evolution Officer, Carleen Lyden Walker, announced the formation of the Global Maritime Information Coalition (GMIC) designed to address the lack of unified messaging to the public about the maritime industry. “The recent crew change crisis has illuminated the maritime’s low awareness in the public’s consciousness”, stated Walker. “Despite the importance of the maritime industry to global society, seafarers were not deemed ‘essential workers’ alongside firemen, policemen, medical personnel, and other worthy groups. Much of this is due to the lack of understanding how dependent the world’s community is on shipping, providing it with food, energy, medical supplies and more.” “Since its inception, the maritime industry has been in the forefront of globalization as the literal ‘engine of global trade’, carrying more than 90% of the world’s goods and energy” stated Walker. “Because of its siloed roots, however, this essential service remains nearly invisible to the public. The Global Maritime Information Coalition intends to be a global resource to benefit the industry and communicate its value proposition to the public.” While this lack of awareness has been identified for decades, there has been little achieved to overcome it. “Individual groups have attempted to reach the public, but there has been no global, unified organization chartered to create awareness of the maritime sector and deliver key messages to the public about its role and importance” observed Walker. “Leveraging today’s communication tools along with a unification of the global maritime community, the Global Maritime Information Coalition will enable our industry to increase our visibility, communicate our value proposition, improve the public’s perception of our activities, and deliver targeted messages to global society.” The objective of the GMIC is to develop a unified platform for the global maritime community to raise the awareness of the global maritime industry and its value amongst the public, improve society’s image of the sector, provide unified messaging about the industry, be a resource for governments to learn about the industry, act as a portal for groups to communicate with the maritime industry, inform students and the public about career opportunities available in the industry. The next steps in the formation of the Coalition is to recruit global, national and regional industry organizations, government agencies, corporations and NGOs to join the GMIC and establish a work program for the organization. It is anticipated there will be four major areas of engagement: value proposition of the industry, its commitment to decreasing maritime’s environmental impact, industry’s technological advances, and maritime as a career opportunity. For more information, contact Carleen Lyden Walker, c.walker@shippinginsight.com . Originally established in 2012, SHIPPINGInsight has grown steadily each year. Focusing on fleet optimization and innovation, the event provides a forum for fleet managers and solution providers to exchange ideas and discuss challenges in facing the transformation of the industry. More than 300 delegates from 19 countries attended the 2019 event, including 76 shipping company executives. With the virtual platform, this year’s event will reach globally. For more information, please visit www.shippinginsight.com . Contact Details Carleen Lyden Walker +1 203-260-0480 c.walker@shippinginsight.com

October 19, 2020 07:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time

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