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Watershed Adds Water and Waste Data Management to Leading Sustainability Platform

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Monday, October 30, 2023

SAN FRANCISCO, CA & LONDON, UK, Oct. 30, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Watershed today announced that customers can now use its industry-leading enterprise sustainability platform to measure, report, and manage water and waste data in addition to greenhouse gas emissions data.

Key Points: 
  • SAN FRANCISCO, CA & LONDON, UK, Oct. 30, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Watershed today announced that customers can now use its industry-leading enterprise sustainability platform to measure, report, and manage water and waste data in addition to greenhouse gas emissions data.
  • The updated functionality allows companies to manage all environmental data in a single platform, enabling better oversight of environmental impact and seamless compliance with regulatory frameworks like the European Union’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD).
  • The new water and waste functionality complements Watershed’s solutions for Scope 1-3 emissions measurement, reporting, and reductions.
  • “Watershed is one of the first solutions to combine deep emissions measurement with water and waste metrics.

NEC and Freshwave Collaborate on Open RAN Project to Deliver Next-Generation Multi-Operator Neutral Host Small Cell Solution for High Traffic Areas

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Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Project NAVIGATE is one of 19 projects in the ONE Competition that aim to demonstrate the reliability and feasibility of Open RAN technologies.

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  • Project NAVIGATE is one of 19 projects in the ONE Competition that aim to demonstrate the reliability and feasibility of Open RAN technologies.
  • NAVIGATE supports the multi-operator neutral host network to facilitate the deployment of Open RAN, enabling all UK mobile operators' networks to connect to it.
  • "NEC is delighted to have been selected by DSIT to provide a Neutral Host, Open RAN, High Density Demand Outdoor Solution", said Hideyuki Ogata, General Manager, 5G Solution Department, NEC.
  • NEC's Open vRAN software solution is a critical part of the strategy for enabling the adoption of Open RAN on a global scale."

Baker Hughes Announces Major Gas Technology Equipment Order for Venture Global LNG

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Monday, October 2, 2023

The contract was awarded under a master equipment supply agreement between Venture Global LNG and Baker Hughes for more than 100 million tons per annum (MTPA) of production capacity, which was expanded from 70 MTPA and recently announced during Gastech in Singapore .

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  • The contract was awarded under a master equipment supply agreement between Venture Global LNG and Baker Hughes for more than 100 million tons per annum (MTPA) of production capacity, which was expanded from 70 MTPA and recently announced during Gastech in Singapore .
  • The award builds on previous ones from Venture Global to Baker Hughes to provide comprehensive LNG technology solutions for the Calcasieu Pass and Plaquemines LNG projects in Louisiana.
  • “We are excited to add another milestone in our successful collaboration with Baker Hughes as a strategic LNG technology supplier, building on the expansion of our agreement,” said Mike Sabel, CEO of Venture Global.
  • This further expansion of our collaboration with Venture Global reaffirms that Baker Hughes technologies are advancing the efficient use of natural gas, and we are honored to continue to support their projects,” said Lorenzo Simonelli, chairman and CEO of Baker Hughes.

Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP and Zwerling, Schachter & Zwerling, LLP Announce Notice of A Proposed Partial Class Action Settlement. If You Purchased Insurance Through Certain Syndicates at Lloyd's of London During The Period January 1, 1997 Through Ju

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Tuesday, September 5, 2023

A more detailed version of this Notice is contained in a Long-Form Notice posted on the Settlement website at www.SyndicateSettlement.com .

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  • A more detailed version of this Notice is contained in a Long-Form Notice posted on the Settlement website at www.SyndicateSettlement.com .
  • The Syndicates who remain Defendants in the case, and who have not settled, are Syndicate Nos.
  • The steps you must follow to be excluded are described in the Long-Form Notice, which is available at www.SyndicateSettlement.com .
  • Each Class Member who wishes to claim part of the Settlement must submit a Claim Form by December 21, 2023.

JCB launches new whitepaper providing insights for European merchants to capitalise on the rise of e-commerce spend by Asian online shoppers

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Thursday, August 24, 2023

The Asian market, in particular, has seen remarkable growth, with Southeast Asia alone accounting for five of the world's ten fastest-growing e-commerce markets[3].

Key Points: 
  • The Asian market, in particular, has seen remarkable growth, with Southeast Asia alone accounting for five of the world's ten fastest-growing e-commerce markets[3].
  • However, there is potential for even greater growth by tackling the perennial challenge of cart abandonment in the e-commerce space.
  • Doing so presents various benefits for merchants, such as increasing sales turnover, higher conversion rates, improved customer experience, and customer loyalty.
  • Nick Fisher, General Manager, Sales & Marketing, JCB International (Europe) Ltd., said: "Cart abandonment is a pressing challenge that online merchants face as more players emerge.

SumUp partners with JCB to boost card acceptance for European merchants within its 4-million-strong global network

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Thursday, May 25, 2023

With the return of international travel, the collaboration will provide new opportunities of growth for merchants by welcoming JCB's valuable cardmembers.

Key Points: 
  • With the return of international travel, the collaboration will provide new opportunities of growth for merchants by welcoming JCB's valuable cardmembers.
  • Together with SumUp's extensive product suite of business tools and rapid growth rates, JCB will ensure that merchants are well-supported to welcome returning travellers.
  • With the availability of JCB Contactless, JCB Cardmembers may simply tap their card on SumUp's readers to enjoy payment convenience.
  • Ray Shinzawa, Managing Director, JCB International (Europe) Ltd., said: "We're excited to introduce SumUp as our new partner and work closely with its merchant network starting with European countries and regions to further increase JCB Contactless acceptance.

Cable Welcomes Candace Sjogren as Chief Revenue Officer

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Monday, August 7, 2023

SAN FRANCISCO & LONDON, Aug. 7 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Cable, the all-in-one financial crime effectiveness testing platform, today announced that Candace Sjogren has joined the company as Chief Revenue Officer. Sjogren is a proven leader with significant experience in GTM strategy, sales, business development, and public relations in the financial services industry. She joins Cable as the company is poised to rapidly expand its customer base, market presence, and product portfolio following a successful $11 million Series A funding round earlier this year.

Key Points: 
  • SAN FRANCISCO & LONDON, Aug. 7 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Cable , the all-in-one financial crime effectiveness testing platform, today announced that Candace Sjogren has joined the company as Chief Revenue Officer.
  • Sjogren is a proven leader with significant experience in GTM strategy, sales, business development, and public relations in the financial services industry.
  • With extensive experience and an impressive track record in leading high-performing revenue teams that consistently deliver strong results, Sjogren will play a pivotal role in the company's Go to Market strategy.
  • She will oversee revenue growth, customer acquisition, and marketing amid a rising market demand for Cable's platform.

Climate Action Live June 21st Unites Leading International Musicians, Artists, Youth Activists and Global Leaders for Worldwide Event to Manifest Change

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Monday, June 19, 2023

LONDON, June 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Acclaimed musicians, actors, business leaders, climate activists and environmentalists from around the world will unite on 21st June for Climate Action Live, an international event convened by Peace One Day. With dozens of performers, speakers, and leaders from across every possible sector, the worldwide event aims to raise awareness of climate change and manifest climate action on a global scale.

Key Points: 
  • With dozens of performers, speakers, and leaders from across every possible sector, the worldwide event aims to raise awareness of climate change and manifest climate action on a global scale.
  • Climate Action Live will facilitate conversations on a more sustainable and peaceful future for our planet.
  • Climate Action Live 21 is a moment for the world to stand together as one and declare that there is no peace without climate action.
  • Climate Action Live 2023 is produced in association with ITG, and sponsored by the HEINEKEN Company and Trivium Packaging.

Climate Action Live June 21st Unites Leading International Musicians, Artists, Youth Activists and Global Leaders for Worldwide Event to Manifest Change

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Monday, June 19, 2023

LONDON, June 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Acclaimed musicians, actors, business leaders, climate activists and environmentalists from around the world will unite on 21st June for Climate Action Live, an international event convened by Peace One Day. With dozens of performers, speakers, and leaders from across every possible sector, the worldwide event aims to raise awareness of climate change and manifest climate action on a global scale.

Key Points: 
  • With dozens of performers, speakers, and leaders from across every possible sector, the worldwide event aims to raise awareness of climate change and manifest climate action on a global scale.
  • Climate Action Live will facilitate conversations on a more sustainable and peaceful future for our planet.
  • Climate Action Live 21 is a moment for the world to stand together as one and declare that there is no peace without climate action.
  • Climate Action Live 2023 is produced in association with ITG, and sponsored by the HEINEKEN Company and Trivium Packaging.

KX ANNOUNCES KDB INSIGHTS AS FULLY MANAGED SERVICE ON AMAZON FINSPACE

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Thursday, May 18, 2023

NEW YORK & LONDON, May 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- KX, creator of kdb+, the industry's trusted time series and analytics database, today announces a new collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to make kdb Insights available as a fully managed service on Amazon FinSpace. Managed kdb Insights enables investment banks and hedge funds to launch, configure, run, and scale the most important capital markets analytics and AI workloads, such as options pricing, transaction cost analysis, and back-testing, with just a few clicks. Firms already using applications that rely on kdb Insights can easily migrate them to AWS in days—instead of the months it takes when running the applications on-premises—without modifying their queries or workflows. They will also be able to continue deploying the applications and data with the added agility, scalability, high availability, and security of AWS.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK & LONDON, May 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- KX, creator of kdb+, the industry's trusted time series and analytics database, today announces a new collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to make kdb Insights available as a fully managed service on Amazon FinSpace.
  • Using Amazon FinSpace with Managed kdb Insights, financial institutions can democratize their most performant kdb analytics workloads, and extend their reach across front, middle, and back offices by readily incorporating and accelerating Python and SQL codebases.
  • Deploying kdb Insights on Amazon FinSpace will reduce the operational overhead and provide greater scalability and agility when delivering kdb applications for their businesses.
  • To start using Amazon FinSpace with Managed kdb Insights, visit https://kx.com/partners/aws and for more information on the launch read https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/industries/introducing-amazon-finspace-with... .