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Osmo from BYJU'S Appoints LeVar Burton as its New Chief Reading Officer as Company Readies to Take Children on a "Reading Adventure" This Summer

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Monday, June 6, 2022
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PALO ALTO, Calif., June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Opening a new world to children through the joy of reading has been a lifelong mission for LeVar Burton. The legendary actor, presenter, director, podcaster and author is taking on a new role as the Chief Reading Officer (CRO) for Osmo from BYJU'S. Burton has been a high-profile advocate of reading for decades and was drawn to the engaging way Osmo from BYJU'S uses technology to help children learn new skills while having fun.

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  • The legendary actor, presenter, director, podcaster and author is taking on a new role as the Chief Reading Officer (CRO) for Osmo from BYJU'S.
  • Later this summer, Burton will join Osmo from BYJU'S as it releases its technology-based, personalized, learn-to-read program, Reading Adventure.
  • "Osmo's Reading Adventure makes learning to read a magical experienceone that helps parents and teachers nurture a love of books in children."
  • Now, as Osmo's Chief Reading Officer, we will work together to teach the next generation to love reading."

RSM US Middle Market Business Index Improves Despite Ongoing Pricing Pressures

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Monday, June 6, 2022
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CHICAGO, June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The RSM US Middle Market Business Index (MMBI), presented by RSM US LLP ("RSM") in partnership with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, increased to 130.6 in the second quarter of this year from 126.3 in the previous quarter. Business conditions in the middle market remained robust, bolstered by solid demand and strong productivity-enhancing business investment, despite underlying inflationary pressures.

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  • Business conditions in the middle market remained robust, bolstered by solid demand and strong productivity-enhancing business investment, despite underlying inflationary pressures.
  • A set of special questions in this quarter's MMBI explore how ongoing supply chain disruptions have affected the middle market and the marked differences between smaller middle market organizations and their larger middle market counterparts.
  • RSM US LLP and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce have partnered to present the RSM US Middle Market Business Index (MMBI).
  • The survey panel consists of approximately 1,500 middle market executives and is designed to accurately reflect conditions in the middle market.

Qualys Launches VMDR 2.0 with TruRisk™ Scores and Automated Remediation Workflows

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Monday, June 6, 2022
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FOSTER CITY, Calif., June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ: QLYS), a pioneer and leading provider of disruptive cloud-based IT, security and compliance solutions, today unveiled Qualys Vulnerability Management, Detection and Response (VMDR) 2.0. The new cloud-based solution gives unprecedented insights into an organization's unique risk posture along with the ability to use drag and drop workflows to orchestrate responses.

Key Points: 
  • (NASDAQ:QLYS), a pioneer and leading provider of disruptive cloud-based IT, security and compliance solutions,today unveiled Qualys Vulnerability Management, Detection and Response (VMDR) 2.0.
  • Qualys VMDR 2.0 provides insight security and IT teams need to focus on the vulnerabilities that genuinely reduce risk.
  • Qualys beta customers with the TruRisk capability enabled prioritized on average 28% fewer critical vulnerabilities across a sample size of 2.6 million assets and 74 million detections.
  • Qualys VMDR with TruRisk offers risk-based vulnerability management for unprecedented insights into an organization's unique risk posture to prioritize its most critical vulnerabilities across hybrid environments.

Chainlink Price Feeds Go Live on Solana Mainnet

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Friday, June 3, 2022
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SAN FRANCISCO, June 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Chainlink Price Feeds, the industry standard price oracle networks for decentralized finance (DeFi) applications, have gone live on the Solana Mainnet. With this native integration, developers building on Solana can now leverage seven different Chainlink Price Feeds (including BTC/USD, ETH/USD, USDC/USD and others) for highly decentralized, high-quality, and near real-time price updates, enabling them to build a new realm of hybrid smart contract applications that provide superior performance around trade execution and risk management. In the coming months, hundreds of additional Chainlink Price Feeds, as well as other Chainlink oracle services, will be made available to Solana developers during the next stages of the integration.

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, June 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Chainlink Price Feeds , the industry standard price oracle networks for decentralized finance (DeFi) applications, have gone live on the Solana Mainnet.
  • In the coming months, hundreds of additional Chainlink Price Feeds, as well as other Chainlink oracle services, will be made available to Solana developers during the next stages of the integration.
  • "Chainlink's launch on Solana will give DeFi developers access to the most widely used oracles in blockchain,'' said Anatoly Yakovenko, co-founder of Solana.
  • "Chainlink is now the most robust and comprehensive oracle network on the Solana blockchain, and we anticipate its role in the Solana ecosystem to expand as we integrate more price feeds and additional off-chain services."

Global Head-up Display Market Report to 2027 - Featuring Visteon, Nippon Seiki and Continental Among Others

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Friday, June 3, 2022
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The Global Head-up Display Market size is expected to reach $5.9 billion by 2027, rising at a market growth of 19.2% CAGR during the forecast period.

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  • The Global Head-up Display Market size is expected to reach $5.9 billion by 2027, rising at a market growth of 19.2% CAGR during the forecast period.
  • A projection system that displays a brightly lighted video or image onto a clear surface is known as a head-up display.
  • A HUD, which is enabled by both passive and active systems, lowers driver distraction while also increasing driving safety.
  • Additionally, ongoing technical advancements have resulted in the emergence of mobile and interactive HUDs, which is propelling the overall market growth.

Corcentric to Present at the William Blair Growth Stock Conference

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Friday, June 3, 2022
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As previously announced on December 10, 2021, Corcentric and North Mountain announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement to consummate a business combination (the "Transaction").

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  • As previously announced on December 10, 2021, Corcentric and North Mountain announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement to consummate a business combination (the "Transaction").
  • Upon the closing of the Transaction, the combined entity (the "Company") will be named Corcentric Inc. and will become a publicly traded company.
  • The Company's common stock is expected to be listed on the Nasdaq Global Market.
  • Corcentric is a leading global provider of payments, procurement, accounts payable, and accounts receivable solutions to enterprise and middle-market companies.

SCHOLASTIC ANNOUNCES ANNUAL SUMMER READING CAMPAIGN

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Friday, June 3, 2022
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NEW YORK, June 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- According to data from the Kids & Family Reading Report ™: 7th Edition, 74 percent of kids agree that reading fiction and nonfiction helps them understand the world and additional research has displayed the academic benefits of summer reading to be substantial. To provide kids with access to books and stories that will support both academic and personal growth during the summer months, now through August 19th, kids can participate in the Scholastic Summer Reading program. The program is hosted on the fun, free and fully-moderated Scholastic Home Base, inviting kids to discover new favorite titles, join a community of readers, attend virtual author events, and help unlock a donation of 100,000 Scholastic books that will be distributed to children across rural America by nonprofit Save the Children.

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  • To provide kids with access to books and stories that will support both academic and personal growth during the summer months, now through August 19th, kids can participate in the Scholastic Summer Reading program.
  • To learn more about the Scholastic Summer Reading program, visit: www.scholastic.com/summer
    To participate in the Scholastic Summer Reading program, kids will create an account onScholastic Home Base, where they can:
    Read free e-books and enjoy author read-aloud videos.
  • The Scholastic Series Summer Reading Promotion features an assortment of 12 kid-favorite series, including New York Times bestsellers Dragon Masters, I Survived, and The Baby-sitters Club.
  • "Thanks to Scholastic and its summer reading campaign, Save the Children will be able to give books to young readers who need them most, sparking the joy of reading across rural America this summer."

Broward County Library Hosts Online Juneteenth Celebration with Opal Lee, "Grandmother of Juneteenth," on Saturday, June 11th

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Thursday, June 2, 2022
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BROWARD COUNTY, Fla., June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Explore the history, meaning and significance of the Juneteenth holiday at Broward County Library's upcoming Juneteenth: A Celebration of Freedom , a free online event scheduled for Saturday, June 11th from 1 to 2:30PM.

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  • BROWARD COUNTY, Fla., June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Explore the history, meaning and significance of the Juneteenth holiday at Broward County Library's upcoming Juneteenth: A Celebration of Freedom , a free online event scheduled for Saturday, June 11th from 1 to 2:30PM.
  • Opal Lee, the "Grandmother of Juneteenth," retired educator, counselor and activist, was instrumental in Juneteenth becoming an official holiday and was present at the Presidential signing.
  • "We are excited for this opportunity to invite everyone to join us in this special Juneteenth celebration," says Broward County Library Director Allison Grubbs.
  • Please visit Broward County Library's Juneteenth: A Celebration of Freedom webpage for details.

RSM Cybersecurity Report Reveals Major Threats Still Persist Despite Slight Drop in Reported Breaches in the Middle Market

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Thursday, June 2, 2022
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CHICAGO, June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Middle market firms face an increasingly volatile cybersecurity environment, with threats coming from more directions than ever before and more skilled criminals targeting the segment, according to the RSM US Middle Market Business Index (MMBI) Cybersecurity Special Report released today from RSM US LLP (RSM), in partnership with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. However, there is good news as the number of breaches reported in the last year among middle market companies slightly decreased with protections becoming more available and executives understanding the consequences related to potential incidents. Twenty-two percent of middle market leaders claimed that their company experienced a data breach in the last year, representing a drop from 28% in last year's survey, suggesting that even with enhanced protections in place and the decrease in attacks, companies cannot afford to let their guard down.

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  • "The small drop in reported breaches is encouraging, and we largely attribute it to middle market companies beginning to implement better identity and access management controls.
  • The report further reveals relevant middle market cybersecurity insights and data privacy trends, along with tactics organizations can utilize to strengthen security and privacy programs.
  • RSM US LLP and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce have partnered to present the RSM US Middle Market Business Index (MMBI).
  • The survey panel consists of approximately 1,500 middle market executives and is designed to accurately reflect conditions in the middle market.

Growing at 21.35% CAGR, Head-Up Display Market Size is Expected to Reach USD 11576.3 Million in 2028, Says Brandessence Market Research

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Thursday, June 2, 2022
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LONDON, June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --The Head-Up Display Market Value is expected to record a valuation of USD 11576.3 Million by 2028, Registering to Accelerate at a 21.35% CAGR, Head-Up Display Market Size Reached USD 2987.4 Million in 2021.

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  • LONDON, June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --The Head-Up Display Market Value is expected to record a valuation of USD 11576.3 Million by 2028, Registering to Accelerate at a 21.35% CAGR, Head-Up Display Market Size Reached USD 2987.4 Million in 2021.
  • Moreover, there is an advancement in the augmented reality technology which is going to revolutionize the market.
  • The head up display market analysis shows that the augmented reality will be key to how this market performs in the coming years.
  • The global head-up display market will see the highest growth in the world on the basis of region in Europe.