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University of Detroit Mercy receives DOE $3.8 million grant to help nonprofits increase energy efficiency

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Wednesday, December 13, 2023

DETROIT, Dec. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- University of Detroit Mercy (UDM) won a $3.79 million award from the Department of Energy's Office of State and Community Energy Program's (SCEP) Renew America's Nonprofits grant program to support energy efficiency in the nonprofit sector.

Key Points: 
  • DETROIT, Dec. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- University of Detroit Mercy (UDM) won a $3.79 million award from the Department of Energy's Office of State and Community Energy Program's (SCEP) Renew America's Nonprofits grant program to support energy efficiency in the nonprofit sector.
  • This program enlists scores of UDM students and faculty to help 13 nonprofits in Detroit and southeast Michigan reduce carbon footprints.
  • In addition, savings achieved by nonprofits will help build greater organizational capacity and further provide services to metro Detroit constituents.
  • The $3.79 million grant will be supplemented by a match of $1.01 million shared among project partners as in-kind resources.

Blockfenders Successfully Achieves SOC 2 TYPE 2, HIPAA and GDPR Compliance

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Tuesday, May 23, 2023

Blockfenders, Inc. announced today that it has achieved SOC 2 Type 2 compliance in accordance with American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) standards for SOC for Service Organizations also known as SSAE 18.

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  • Blockfenders, Inc. announced today that it has achieved SOC 2 Type 2 compliance in accordance with American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) standards for SOC for Service Organizations also known as SSAE 18.
  • Blockfenders, Inc. has also achieved HIPAA AND GDPR compliance in accordance with AT-C 315, with criteria established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
  • By achieving SOC 2 TYPE 2, HIPAA and GDPR compliance, Blockfenders demonstrates its commitment to:
    Protecting the privacy and security of sensitive data.
  • An unqualified opinion on a SOC 2 Type 2 + HIPAA + GDPR audit report demonstrates to Blockfenders, Inc.’s current and future customers that they manage their data with the highest standard of security and compliance.

Echo360 Completes SOC 2® Type I Compliance Certification

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Monday, December 12, 2022

NEW YORK, Dec. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Echo360, the most comprehensive, global, SaaS-based video and learning engagement platform for creating, delivering, and measuring learning engagement outcomes in any environment, has completed the System and Organization (SOC) for Services Organizations (SOC 2) Type I report for its cloud-hosted solutions. The milestone represents the latest in the company's ongoing commitment to meet or exceed industry standards of data security and customer privacy.

Key Points: 
  • Echo360 partnered with BDO USA, LLP to complete the optional but globally recognized audit, and now moves forward toward SOC2 Type II certification expected early 2023.
  • SOC 2 audits are performed in accordance with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants' (AICPA) AT-C 205, Reporting on Controls at a Service Organization.
  • SOC 2 is a highly regarded certification for SaaS-based solution providers like Echo360, and is among the many certifications and standards Echo360 maintains for security, stability and privacy including LTI 1.3, HECVAT, and TX-RAMP.
  • "At Echo360 we hold ourselves to the highest levels of data security and customer privacy," said Manoj Rana, Echo360's Chief Technology Officer.

PABLO AIR contributes to NASA demonstration project

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Wednesday, October 19, 2022

SEOUL, South Korea, Oct. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- PABLO AIR (CEO, Kim Young-Joon) , a member of the Born2Global Centre,  announced that it will participate in a project to improve urban airspace safety hosted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)'s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate. This project feeds into NASA's larger vision for Advanced Air Mobility.

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  • The project will include collaboration from five companies: PABLO AIR, ResilienX, TruWeather, Spright and Longbow.
  • PABLO AIR will install wind speed sensors on its multicopter delivery drone and collect and utilize data through the smart traffic management system (PAMNet, PABLO AIR Mobility Network).
  • Through this effort, PABLO AIR will help collect and analyze real-time wind speed data that significantly affects flight stability.
  • Regarding the project with NASA, Lee Chan-Joo, C.O.O of the U.S. branch of PABLO AIR, said, "This is a great project to bolster the UAS industry with a proven set of market leaders.

Heartex Completes SOC 2 Type II Audit, Demonstrating Highest Standard of Information Security for Label Studio Enterprise

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Wednesday, October 12, 2022

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Heartex, creator of the open-source Label Studio project and Label Studio Enterprise, has completed its System and Organization Controls (SOC) 2® Type II audit in accordance with American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) standards for SOC for Service Organizations. This is also known as a Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements 18 (SSAE 18).

Key Points: 
  • SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Heartex , creator of the open-source Label Studio project and Label Studio Enterprise, has completed its System and Organization Controls (SOC) 2 Type II audit in accordance with American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) standards for SOC for Service Organizations.
  • It is now one the highest recognized standards of information security compliance in the world.
  • "Our unique architecture combined with the rigorous SOC 2 Type II audit demonstrate our ongoing commitment to the highest standards of data security and compliance."
  • In addition to the SOC 2 Type II attestation, the Label Studio Enterprise cloud service was architected to meet advanced enterprise security and compliance requirements:
    Customer data remains private on their systems.

Decodable Completes SOC 2 Type II Audit, Validating Internal Controls For Information Security

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Thursday, September 22, 2022

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Decodable, the real-time data engineering company, announced today that it recently completed its System and Organization Controls (SOC) 2® Type II audit in accordance with American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) standards for SOC for Service Organizations. This is also known as a Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements 18 (SSAE 18).

Key Points: 
  • SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Decodable, the real-time data engineering company, announced today that it recently completed its System and Organization Controls (SOC) 2 Type II audit in accordance with American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) standards for SOC for Service Organizations.
  • The SOC 2 audit is one the highest recognized standards of information security compliance in the world.
  • It was developed by the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) to allow a third-party auditor to validate a service company's internal controls with respect to information security.
  • These internal reports provide organizations and their regulators, business partners and suppliers with important information about how the organization manages its data.

Dispel Achieves SOC 2 Type 2 Certification

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Thursday, August 25, 2022

The SOC 2 Type 2 certification confirms Dispel met or exceeded the industry standards and best practices set by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants ("AICPA").

Key Points: 
  • The SOC 2 Type 2 certification confirms Dispel met or exceeded the industry standards and best practices set by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants ("AICPA").
  • "When we first introduced Dispel Secure Remote Access, we drastically simplified the process for operational technology teams implementing compliance frameworks.
  • Our SOC 2 Type 2 certification continues this tradition and delivers more of the reliability and security that makes Dispel one of the best-selling and best-performing industrial control system platforms in the world," said Ethan Schmertzler, CEO and co-founder of Dispel.
  • This SOC 2 Type 2 effort is simply another example of our organization demonstrating our commitment to our clients," said Jemel Kyles, Internal Security Manager at Dispel.

EHang Long-Range VT-30 AAV Makes Global Debut Before Zhuhai Airshow

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Monday, September 27, 2021

The VT-30 is designed to carry two passengers, with a designed flight distance of 300km and a designed flight time of 100 minutes.

Key Points: 
  • The VT-30 is designed to carry two passengers, with a designed flight distance of 300km and a designed flight time of 100 minutes.
  • Edward Xu, Chief Strategy Officer of EHang said, EHang will continue to innovate and improve the future Urban Air Mobility (UAM) ecosystem.
  • EHang (Nasdaq: EH) is the world's leading autonomous aerial vehicle (AAV) technology platform company.
  • EHang provides customers in various industries with AAV products and commercial solutions: air mobility (including passenger transportation and logistics), smart city management, and aerial media solutions.

Yellowfin Achieves SOC 2 Type II Compliance

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Tuesday, August 17, 2021

BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Yellowfin, a world-leading and innovative analytics vendor, today announced it has received its Service Organization Control for Service Organizations (SOC 2) Type II certification, as part of its mission to provide the highest standards of quality across international compliance, regulations and security for its global customers and their data.

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  • BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Yellowfin, a world-leading and innovative analytics vendor, today announced it has received its Service Organization Control for Service Organizations (SOC 2) Type II certification, as part of its mission to provide the highest standards of quality across international compliance, regulations and security for its global customers and their data.
  • Type II is more meticulous than Type 1 and covers the day-to-day operations and details of established security controls and policies, to ensure companies rigorously apply and adhere to those standards without exceptions.
  • Yellowfin's SOC 2 assessment noted only two low exceptions, which is above normal for companies undertaking their first SOC 2 audit.
  • Yellowfin is a global BI and analytics software vendor with a suite of world-class products powered by automation.