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Clear Imaging Research Signs Patent License Agreement With HMD Global

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Wednesday, November 16, 2022

NEW YORK, Nov. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Clear Imaging Research, LLC ("Clear Imaging"), an image and video technology research and licensing company, announced signing a patent license agreement with HMD Global Oy ("HMD") to cover HMD's products including its Nokia branded smartphones. The license provides a worldwide, non-exclusive license to Clear Imaging's patented inventions that address long-standing technical challenges in smartphones, digital cameras, and other consumer electronics.

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  • Clear Imaging Research, LLC ("Clear Imaging"), an image and video technology research and licensing company, announced signing a worldwide non-exclusive patent license agreement with HMD Global Oy ("HMD") to cover Nokia smartphones.
  • NEW YORK, Nov. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Clear Imaging Research, LLC ("Clear Imaging"), an image and video technology research and licensing company, announced signing a patent license agreement with HMD Global Oy ("HMD") to cover HMD's products including its Nokia branded smartphones.
  • The license provides a worldwide, non-exclusive license to Clear Imaging's patented inventions that address long-standing technical challenges in smartphones, digital cameras, and other consumer electronics.
  • HMD's global brands including Nokia smartphones are well recognized and respected globally," said Fatih Ozluturk, CEO of Clear Imaging Research.

The Bond Buyer announces its annual Rising Stars rankings for 2022

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Wednesday, November 16, 2022

NEW YORK, Nov. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Bond Buyer, Arizent's essential resource serving the municipal finance industry, has announced the honorees of its annual Rising Stars rankings. The program, now in its seventh year, celebrates the future of municipal finance leadership by identifying individuals under the age of 40 who are already active and making a difference in the sector.

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  • This year's honorees represent Wells Fargo Bank, RBC Capital Markets, Orrick, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and NYS Environmental Facilities Corp., among others
    NEW YORK, Nov. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Bond Buyer, Arizent's essential resource serving the municipal finance industry, has announced the honorees of its annual Rising Stars rankings.
  • A common theme among many of this year's honorees is a passion for building communities and making a positive impact.
  • "The Rising Stars program continues to grow every year," says Michael Ballinger, Publisher of The Bond Buyer.
  • Across its journalism, events, research and benchmarking, The Bond Buyer provides insight into the most relevant topics from ESG to innovative deal structures.

BCU Adopts BioCatch to Bolster Fraud Detection

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Wednesday, November 16, 2022

NEW YORK, Nov. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Baxter Credit Union (BCU), a purpose-driven organization that empowers people to discover financial freedom, today announced a partnership with BioCatch, the pioneer of behavioral biometrics and a global leader in fraud detection. As part of their partnership with Lumin Digital (Lumin) network, BCU is leveraging BioCatch's next-generation fraud detection and prevention solutions powered by native behavioral biometrics to protect their members from rapidly emerging cybercrimes and current fraudulent threats.

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  • As part of their partnership with Lumin Digital (Lumin) network , BCU is leveraging BioCatch's next-generation fraud detection and prevention solutions powered by native behavioral biometrics to protect their members from rapidly emerging cybercrimes and current fraudulent threats.
  • BioCatch analyzes a user's physical and cognitive digital behavior to distinguish between genuine users and cybercriminals to detect fraud and identity theft while improving customer experience.
  • "BCU empowers financial freedom by keeping the member top of mind in everything we do," said Stacy Bausch, Sr. Director of the Account Protection Team at BCU.
  • Today, BioCatch counts over 25 of the top 100 global banks as customers who use BioCatch solutions to fight fraud, drive digital transformation and accelerate business growth.

Akeyless raises $65M to provide Secrets Management as-a-Service for DevOps and multi-cloud environments

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Wednesday, November 16, 2022

NEW YORK and TEL AVIV, Israel, Nov. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Akeyless, the leading SaaS-based Secrets Management Platform for securing DevOps and IT workloads within hybrid and multi-cloud environments, today announced $65 million in series B funding, bringing the total funding to date to $80 million. The round was led by NGP Capital, with participation from existing investors Team8 Capital and Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP). In addition, the company announced that Mike Christenson, the former COO & President of New Relic and CA Technologies, has joined as an investor and board member.

Key Points: 
  • "Existing secrets management solutions don't meet the current needs of enterprises," said Oded Hareven, CEO and co-founder of Akeyless.
  • Akeyless is the only platform to offer a true zero-knowledge Secrets Management as-a-Service solution.
  • Akeyless centralizes the management and security of secrets across multi-cloud and DevOps environments.
  • Akeyless stores customer secrets and makes them easily accessible in all their environments, while its patented Distributed Fragments Cryptography (DFC) technology makes the secrets inaccessible to anyone besides the customer Akeyless included.

EY Global Alternative Fund Survey finds substantial investor confidence and increasing maturation in alternative asset management industry

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Wednesday, November 16, 2022

NEW YORK, Nov. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- EY today announced the publication of the 2022 EY Global Alternative Fund Survey , which offers a comprehensive overview of the perspectives from alternative fund managers and the institutional investors who allocate to them.

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  • NEW YORK, Nov. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- EY today announced the publication of the 2022 EY Global Alternative Fund Survey , which offers a comprehensive overview of the perspectives from alternative fund managers and the institutional investors who allocate to them.
  • "The asset management industry is facing a multitude of headwinds and managers are finding themselves shifting and modernizing, both in terms of internal processes and front-office decision-making," said Natalie Deak Jaros , EY Global Hedge Fund Co-leader and EY Americas Wealth & Asset Management Co-leader.
  • "Our annual Global Alternative Fund Survey provides the industry with a better understanding of the trends that drive their business."
  • Specific topics included industry trends; long-term positioning; talent management; investment products; the regulatory climate and strategic priorities.

MODERN MARKET EATERY WELCOMES WINTER WITH NEW SEASONALLY INSPIRED MENU

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Wednesday, November 16, 2022

DENVER , Nov. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Modern Market Eatery, a fast casual concept specializing in foods made from scratch using clean ingredients, introduces its winter menu featuring a combination of savory and sweet dishes and a new lemonade flavor.

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  • "Inspired by fresh, seasonal flavors that satisfy winter cravings, we're confident guests will taste that in our newest items."
  • Modern Market never uses artificial flavors or colorings, trans fats, hormones, antibiotics or funky additives and offers a broad menu of scratch-prepared items.
  • That idea led to the creation of Modern Market Eatery in Boulder, Colorado, in 2009.
  • Modern Restaurant Concepts is one of the largest fast casual restaurant platforms in North America, with nearly 800 units across three brands, QDOBA Mexican Eats, Modern Market Eatery and Lemonade.

Laurel Road and VICE Media Group Release I'm Also a Doctor Docuseries to Spotlight Extraordinary Passions of Medical Professionals

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Wednesday, November 16, 2022

NEW YORK, Nov. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Laurel Road, a digital banking platform of KeyBank with specialized offerings for healthcare professionals, announced their partnership with global multi-platform media company, VICE Media Group, to create I'm Also a Doctor, a docuseries celebrating the individuality of healthcare professionals while also recognizing their commitment to providing exceptional care. The docuseries premiered on November 2nd and will run through December.

Key Points: 
  • "At Laurel Road, our mission has always been to treat our members to financial peace of mind.
  • VICE News' honest approach to storytelling was a perfect fit for the vision that Laurel Road had for this project," said Vanessa Hudson, Director & Producer at VICE Media Group.
  • I'm Also a Doctor can be viewed on Laurel Road , Laurel Road's YouTube Channel , VICE News' YouTube Channel , and VICE TV.
  • Following the release of I'm Also a Doctor, Laurel Road will continue promoting the extraordinary passions of its doctor members across social media, highlighting their accolades and personal endeavors with #ImAlsoADoctor, follow along on Laurel Road's Instagram, @laurel_road.

Affiliated Advisors Wins InvestmentNews First "Ascension Award"

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Wednesday, November 16, 2022

NEW YORK, Nov. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Affiliated Advisors, a leading advisor service and support platform, announced today that the firm has been recognized by InvestmentNews, as the first winner of its new "Ascension Award" for business excellence and diversity.

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  • With women representing over 90% of the team and 2/3rds of the managing partners, Affiliated Advisors stands out in a historically male-dominated industry that is increasingly looking to broaden diversity.
  • "We are very honored and excited to win this prestigious award," said Rita Robbins, Founder and President of Affiliated Advisors.
  • Every year InvestmentNews honors women industry innovators who are leaders in their firms, the industry, and their communities.
  • Affiliated Advisors' award-winning suite of marketing, technology, compliance, service, financial planning, practice management and succession planning resources is helping nearly 100 financial advisors grow and better manage their advisory businesses.

BetterCloud Report: SaaS Adoption Slows Amidst Application Sprawl and Shadow IT Concerns

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Wednesday, November 16, 2022

NEW YORK, Nov. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BetterCloud, the leading SaaS Management Platform provider, today released its annual report, "2023 State of SaaSOps."

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  • Key findings of the report include:
    IT reduces SaaS application redundancy, prompting a decrease in adoption.
  • Despite that, the net growth of SaaS apps used was 18 percent year-over-year, with organizations now using 130 apps on average.
  • SaaS sprawl creates management headaches.59 percent of IT professionals find SaaS proliferation is hard to manage.
  • In response to 65 percent of SaaS apps being unsanctioned, IT is bringing more shadow SaaS apps under its control.

24 Seven Founder and Chairwoman Celeste Gudas Receives Global Power 150: Women in Staffing Honor

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Wednesday, November 16, 2022

NEW YORK, Nov. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- 24 Seven Founder and Chairwoman Celeste Gudas has been named to the Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) Global Power 150 – Women in Staffing list.

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  • Driven by a passion to help women advance their careers, Gudas has created a multimillion-dollar staffing enterprise
    NEW YORK, Nov. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- 24 Seven Founder and Chairwoman Celeste Gudas has been named to the Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) Global Power 150 Women in Staffing list.
  • "I could not be more honored to be named alongside so many incredible and inspirational female leaders," Celeste Gudas said.
  • And more than anything, I'm thankful 24 Seven has been able to do that for so many women."
  • Gudas founded 24 Seven, a leading staffing agency specializing in creative, digital marketing, fashion, beauty, and retail, in 2000.