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Global $8.6 Bn Next-generation Firewall Market Forecasts 2024-2028 with Palo Alto Networks, Cisco, Fortinet, Check Point, and Juniper Networks Dominating - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Dienstag, Mai 14, 2024

The report also helps stakeholders understand the market pulse and provides information on key market drivers, restraints, challenges, and opportunities.

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  • The report also helps stakeholders understand the market pulse and provides information on key market drivers, restraints, challenges, and opportunities.
  • The next generation firewall market is driven by escalating cyber threats, compelling organizations to seek advanced cybersecurity solutions.
  • Market Diversification: Exhaustive information about new products & services, untapped geographies, recent developments, and investments in the next generation firewall market.
  • Competitive Assessment: In-depth assessment of market shares, growth strategies, and service offerings of leading players Palo Alto Networks (US), Cisco (US), Fortinet (US), Check Point (Israel), and Juniper Networks (US), among others, in the next generation firewall market strategies.

University of Michigan Student Receives SBB Research Group Foundation STEM Scholarship

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Mittwoch, April 17, 2024

CHICAGO, April 17, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The SBB Research Group Foundation named Nadxieli Valencia a recipient of its STEM scholarship. The $2,500 award empowers students to create value for society by pursuing higher learning through interdisciplinary combinations of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM).

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  • CHICAGO, April 17, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The SBB Research Group Foundation named Nadxieli Valencia a recipient of its STEM scholarship.
  • The $2,500 award empowers students to create value for society by pursuing higher learning through interdisciplinary combinations of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM).
  • Nadxieli Valencia, a freshman, studies Biology at the University of Michigan.
  • We are thrilled to support her as she continues to grow," said Matt Aven, co-founder and board member of the SBB Research Group Foundation.

Clearwater Introduces IRM|Performance to Power Cybersecurity Maturity and Resiliency

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Dienstag, März 12, 2024

ORLANDO, Fla., March 12, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Clearwater, the largest pure-play provider of cybersecurity and compliance solutions for the healthcare industry, announced today at the HIMSS Global Conference & Exposition a new addition to its proprietary SaaS platform, IRM|Pro. The solution, IRM|Performance, is a force-multiplying component of Clearwater's tech-enabled NIST CSF Maturity Assessment and equips healthcare executives with ongoing performance indicators, dashboards, and reporting related to their organization's cybersecurity program performance. IRM|Performacne enables healthcare organizations to measure their conformance relative to the NIST CSF – a healthcare industry standard – and the HHS Voluntary Cybersecurity Performance Goals, published earlier this year.

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  • The solution, IRM|Performance, is a force-multiplying component of Clearwater's tech-enabled NIST CSF Maturity Assessment and equips healthcare executives with ongoing performance indicators, dashboards, and reporting related to their organization's cybersecurity program performance.
  • Clearwater's IRM|Performance software and NIST CSF Maturity Assessment give healthcare leaders visibility into their current cybersecurity program performance and a means to communicate where they're headed as an organization and what they need to get there.
  • Designed to empower healthcare organizations to gauge the current state and demonstrate program maturation over time, IRM|Performance and the NIST CSF Maturity Assessment, delivered by Clearwater's dedicated healthcare cybersecurity experts, provide powerful insights into cybersecurity programs and show healthcare leaders a clear path to better cyber resiliency.
  • IRM|Performance is part of Clearwater's SaaS platform, IRM|Pro, built to help healthcare organizations solve their greatest cybersecurity and compliance challenges.

FIRST LOOK FOR CHARITY FUNDRAISER AT THE 2024 CHICAGO AUTO SHOW RAISES $2.8 MILLION FOR LOCAL CHARITIES

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Donnerstag, Februar 15, 2024

CHICAGO, Feb. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Chicago Auto Show raised more than $2.8 million benefiting 18 local charities at the First Look for Charity gala.

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  • CHICAGO, Feb. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Chicago Auto Show raised more than $2.8 million benefiting 18 local charities at the First Look for Charity gala.
  • The Chicago Auto Show raised more than $2.8 million benefiting 18 local charities at the First Look for Charity gala.
  • First Look for Charity provides attendees with an exclusive viewing of the Chicago Auto Show a day before it opens to the public.
  • The 2024 Chicago Auto Show runs from Feb. 10-19, opening daily at 10 a.m. For more information, please visit FirstLookforCharity.org .

Sibel Announces its 4th FDA Clearance for Continuous Wearable Vital Signs Monitoring with ANNE® One and Additional Strategic Collaboration with Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

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Mittwoch, Februar 7, 2024

CHICAGO, Feb. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Sibel Health, a leading digital health company, announced today that its continuous wearable monitoring solution, ANNE® One, has received another 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The ANNE® One platform now allows for continuous ambulatory ECG monitoring, SpO2, temperature, and non-invasive blood pressure measurements. In addition, this new clearance extends the population to include individuals 12 years and above for monitoring in the home and hospital settings.

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  • The ANNE® One platform now allows for continuous ambulatory ECG monitoring, SpO2, temperature, and non-invasive blood pressure measurements.
  • In addition, this new clearance extends the population to include individuals 12 years and above for monitoring in the home and hospital settings.
  • Steve Xu MD, Co-Founder and CEO of Sibel Health, said "Our mission here at Sibel Health is to deliver Better Health Data for All®.
  • Sibel Health also announces a new collaboration with Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago and its research enterprise, Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute.

Children's Nebraska expands Medline partnership through Laboratory prime vendor agreement

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Dienstag, Februar 6, 2024

NORTHFIELD, Ill., Feb. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Medline today announced that Children's Nebraska, headquartered in Omaha, has expanded its partnership with Medline by awarding the healthcare supplier and manufacturer a laboratory prime vendor agreement. This new agreement is an extension of Medline's existing relationship with the healthcare provider in which Medline has been Children's Nebraska medical-surgical prime vendor since 2013.

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  • NORTHFIELD, Ill., Feb. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Medline today announced that Children's Nebraska, headquartered in Omaha, has expanded its partnership with Medline by awarding the healthcare supplier and manufacturer a laboratory prime vendor agreement.
  • This new agreement is an extension of Medline's existing relationship with the healthcare provider in which Medline has been Children's Nebraska medical-surgical prime vendor since 2013.
  • As part of the lab prime vendor agreement, Medline is providing a comprehensive portfolio of lab testing materials, consumables and equipment to Children's Nebraska main lab and its 20+ outreach specialty clinics.
  • Chris North, laboratory director at Children's Nebraska, cited Medline's consistency, level of service and an increasingly robust lab product portfolio as reasons for awarding Medline its lab prime vendor agreement.

Chicago Auto Show's 2024 First Look for Charity Gala Set to Raise Millions for 18 Chicagoland Organizations

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Mittwoch, Januar 17, 2024

CHICAGO , Jan. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Chicago Auto Show's 32nd First Look for Charity gala will take place on Friday, Feb. 9, from 7-11 p.m. at McCormick Place.

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  • CHICAGO , Jan. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Chicago Auto Show's 32nd First Look for Charity gala will take place on Friday, Feb. 9, from 7-11 p.m. at McCormick Place.
  • The gala is produced by the Chicago Automobile Trade Association (CATA), the organization that represents local new-car dealers, and raises at least $2 million annually for 18 Chicago area charities.
  • The black-tie affair offers an exclusive, first chance to experience the Chicago Auto Show with gourmet food & drink.
  • "There is no other night quite like First Look for Charity," said JC Phelan, Chicago Auto Show chairman.

Illinois Lawyer Creates Fantastical Adventure Books for Young Readers, Inspired by His Two Daughters' Love of Magic, Mystery, and Suspense

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Mittwoch, November 29, 2023

BARTLETT, Ill., Nov. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- An epic two-book series of adventures featuring two young, vibrant, and gifted sisters Matea, 14, and Luciana, 11, battling against magical foes, uniting with other children with special powers from around the world, and using their talents to defeat evil, has been recently penned by Illinois lawyer Vincent M. Miceli. The Last Triceracorn Book One and The Last Triceracorn Book Two were inspired by the author's two daughters, Matea and Luciana, who were avid readers with big imaginations and loved the fantasy stories that their father developed for them at bedtime. Eventually they persuaded him to write his stories down, a journey which began in 2017 and led to the publication of his first award-winning book in 2022, which has sold 6000 copies. The second book in his series came out earlier this year. For logo, images of the book and photographs click here.

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  • Vincent M. Miceli's award-winning The Last Triceracorn books take young readers on magical, fantasy-filled adventures.
  • Miceli describes The Last Triceracorn books as non-stop adventure, almost like a scavenger hunt with secret codes to be solved along the way.
  • Book critics have awarded Miceli five stars for his books and during 35 book signings he has sold out of books.
  • The Last Triceracorn Books One and Two are available on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Target, Walmart and other booksellers.

ConcertAI's TeraRecon, Integrates Clinical and Generative AI, Supporting Clinical Research and Advancing Clinical Care Solutions at #RSNA23

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Montag, November 20, 2023

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ConcertAI's TeraRecon, the advanced visualization and clinical AI leader, recently unveiled first-in-category capabilities in advanced visualization, AI, and expansions to its AI partner ecosystem to enhance research capabilities and support complex clinical study workflows. These solutions will provide researchers with enhanced data analysis tools for in-depth study, contributing to more informed care strategies that can improve patient outcomes.

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  • New solutions empower clinicians and research teams with AI orchestration, model development, visualization, and multi-modal data management to power clinical research, clinical trials, and patient care strategies.
  • These solutions will provide researchers with enhanced data analysis tools for in-depth study, contributing to more informed care strategies that can improve patient outcomes.
  • Leveraging ConcertAI's Eureka Life Science AI Platform, powered by TeraRecon, MSKCC will drive advancements in multi-modal AI workflows, using clinical and radiological imaging data.
  • Our joint vision is clear: advance the utility and efficacy of Clinical AI in oncology research, extending its benefits to more patients and institutions in the future.

Award-winning My Special Aflac Duck® soars into the Windy City to provide comfort and joy to Chicago children facing cancer and blood disorders

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Dienstag, Oktober 31, 2023

COLUMBUS, Ga., Oct. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Aflac, a leading provider of supplemental health insurance products in the U.S. and a proud supporter of families of children with cancer and blood disorders such as sickle cell disease, yesterday delivered its acclaimed My Special Aflac Ducks to children at Lurie Children's Hospital in Chicago.

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  • Since 2018, My Special Aflac Duck® has brought comfort and joy to over 25,000 kids with cancer and sickle cell disease.
  • The robotic duck utilizes medical play, realistic motions, and emulates emotions to interact with and provide comfort to children as they navigate treatment.
  • My Special Aflac Duck was created following extensive research spanning over 18 months, involving more than 100 children, families and health care professionals.
  • It is part of Aflac's commitment to children and families facing pediatric cancer and blood disorders that extends over 28 years and $170 million.