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Navy Admiral Michelle Howard to Receive Leadership Award at Inaugural Freedom of the Seas Awards Gala

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Monday, August 9, 2021
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Leadership Award at the inaugural Freedom of the Seas Awards Gala on October 23, 2021.

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  • Leadership Award at the inaugural Freedom of the Seas Awards Gala on October 23, 2021.
  • "We are proud to name Admiral Howard the first recipient of the Freedom of the Seas VADM Samuel L. Gravely, Jr.
  • Leadership Award and look forward to the honor of presenting the award to her at our inaugural awards gala," explained retired Navy Rear Admiral Mike Shatynski, Chairman of the Board of the National Museum of the Surface Navy.
  • The Freedom of the Seas Awards is the premiere annual event of the National Museum of the Surface Navy at the Battleship IOWA.

RocketBroadband™ Is Rebranding To Akative™

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Tuesday, August 3, 2021
Marketing, Be Un Limited, Sky Group, Rebranding

AMES, Iowa, Aug. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --We're thrilled to announce that we are growing and rebranding our RocketBroadband business as Akative.

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  • AMES, Iowa, Aug. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --We're thrilled to announce that we are growing and rebranding our RocketBroadband business as Akative.
  • Akative technologies allow companies to easily integrate these new broadband sources to deliver true multi-carrier connectivity and distributed network monitoring to eliminate downtime.
  • While our name rebranding is a significant change, our core beliefs and services will remain unwaveringly committed to helping businesses thrive.
  • Akative products are sold through Akative resellers, agents, and MVNO's.

ProStar Enters The Municipal Market Sector With The Signing Of New Hampton, Iowa

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Tuesday, August 3, 2021
Information technology management, Cloud infrastructure, Business process management, Workflow, Cloud computing, Articles, Computing, Information technology

According to the 2010 U.S. Census, there are approximately 35,000 municipalities with a population of less than 10,000.

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  • According to the 2010 U.S. Census, there are approximately 35,000 municipalities with a population of less than 10,000.
  • This represents a tremendous opportunity for ProStar, as a large number of these municipalities do not have a comprehensive SOR for capturing, recording, and managing their critical infrastructure.
  • ProStar's solution is designed to enhance the workflow processes and business practices of stakeholders that own, construct, manage, or maintain critical infrastructure, including municipalities.
  • ProStar is a software development company specializing in developing patented cloud and mobile precision mapping solutions focused on the critical infrastructure industry.

Businessolver Announces Latest Product Innovation through Technology Advancements Designed to Maximize Employee Engagement and Elevate ROI in Benefits Strategy

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Tuesday, August 3, 2021
Labor, Employment, Human resource management, Human behavior, Workplace, Employee relations, Industrial and organizational psychology, Occupational safety and health

As employers consider return-to-work policies amid the COVID-19 recovery, tracking individual employees' vaccination status is an important piece of strategic planning.

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  • As employers consider return-to-work policies amid the COVID-19 recovery, tracking individual employees' vaccination status is an important piece of strategic planning.
  • This enhanced reporting includes important performance metrics that show Businessolver clients Sofia's ability to resolve employees' benefits questions via chats and calls any day, any time.
  • This leads to superior findings in how Businessolver clients can pivot engagement strategies throughout the year to meet employees' needs.
  • Since 1998, Businessolver has delivered market-changing benefits technology and services supported by an intrinsic responsiveness to client needs.

SOC Telemed Expands Partnership with UnityPoint Health to Scale Telemedicine Solution and Increase Access to Behavioral Health Specialists

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Tuesday, August 3, 2021
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Based on the success over the past three years working with SOC Telemed, UnityPoint Health is expanding its telePsychiatry services, adding the Telemed IQ telemedicine platform and SOC-provided psychiatrists to four additional hospitals.

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  • Based on the success over the past three years working with SOC Telemed, UnityPoint Health is expanding its telePsychiatry services, adding the Telemed IQ telemedicine platform and SOC-provided psychiatrists to four additional hospitals.
  • SOC Telemed will go live with telePsychiatry services for UnityPoint Health in the second half of 2021 in both markets.
  • SOC Telemed's relationship with UnityPoint Health began in 2018 at Allen Hospital, a not-for-profit community hospital located in Waterloo, Iowa.
  • Prior to implementing SOC Telemed's enterprise solution, Allen Hospital had one full-time psychiatrist staffing its 21-bed behavioral health unit.

U.S. Army Selects Eckhart to Improve Howitzer Artillery Loading Automation

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Tuesday, August 3, 2021
Defense, Other Defense, Other Manufacturing, Contracts, Engineering, Technology, Manufacturing, Other Technology, Weapons, Artillery, Howitzer, Self-propelled artillery

The U.S. Army has selected Eckhart to design and build automation to increase the rate of fire for Self-Propelled Howitzers.

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  • The U.S. Army has selected Eckhart to design and build automation to increase the rate of fire for Self-Propelled Howitzers.
  • Eckhart is proud to formally announce this new relationship with the U.S. Army and to embrace the mission to improve the safety and efficiency of U.S. soldiers.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210803005017/en/
    U.S. Army soldiers loading artillery within a Howitzer (Photo: Business Wire)
    Handling and loading artillery is substantially similar today as it has been for the last hundred years.
  • Eckhart sees many similarities between soldiers loading artillery and the lift & load work that is performed by their industrial customers every day on American manufacturing lines.

Workiva Acquires iPaaS Technology Provider OneCloud to Accelerate Digital Transformation for the Enterprise

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Monday, August 2, 2021
Software, Finance, Consulting, Banking, Data management, Accounting, Professional services, Technology, Cloud computing, Cloud applications, Computing, Application software, Enterprise software, As a service, Workiva, Cloud-based integration

OneCloud is a pioneer in iPaaS technology that offers code-free and intuitive integration, automation and data preparation for a wide range of complex technologies.

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  • OneCloud is a pioneer in iPaaS technology that offers code-free and intuitive integration, automation and data preparation for a wide range of complex technologies.
  • Workiva CEO Marty Vanderploeg commented, Digital transformations continue to accelerate at a rapid pace.
  • During that time, weve been impressed with how Workiva utilized our technology to complement their innovative cloud platform, said OneCloud CEO Quin Eddy.
  • OneCloud is a modern iPaaS technology company that delivers precise data for the connected enterprise.

Crystal Group Introduces First Military- and IEC-Compliant Video Encoder and IP KVM for Demanding Edge Environments

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Monday, August 2, 2021
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(Photo: Business Wire)

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  • (Photo: Business Wire)
    In collaboration with Matrox Video , Crystal Group is the preeminent provider of the worlds only ruggedized multi-4K video encoder and 4K IP KVM extender.
  • Both products use Crystal Groups proprietary ruggedization techniques to deploy the ultra-high-definition (UHD) video capabilities and quality of Matroxs Maevex 6100 Series quad 4K encoder and Extio N3408 4K/quad-HD IP KVM extender into the most demanding and extreme operating environments.
  • Equipped with compressed H.264 technology, the RVA6152 video encoder delivers quality, low bitrate streaming and recording.
  • The RVA3408 IP KVM extender provides 4Kp60 4:4:4 UHD performance or quad-monitor capabilities over standard GbE at unprecedented low bitrates.

American Equity Declares 3rd Quarter 2021 Preferred Stock Dividends

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Saturday, July 31, 2021
Professional services, Insurance, Finance, Financial markets, Finance, Financial economics, Equity securities, Stock market, Corporate finance, Shareholders, Preferred stock, Dividend, Stock, Equity, Share

American Equity Investment Life Holding Company (NYSE: AEL), today announced that in accordance with the terms of its 5.95% Fixed-Rate Reset Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series A (the Series A Preferred Stock), which is represented by depositary shares, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a share of Series A Preferred Stock (the Series A Depositary Shares), the Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $371.8750000 per share of Series A Preferred Stock (equivalent to $0.371875000 per Series A Depositary Share).

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  • American Equity Investment Life Holding Company (NYSE: AEL), today announced that in accordance with the terms of its 5.95% Fixed-Rate Reset Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series A (the Series A Preferred Stock), which is represented by depositary shares, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a share of Series A Preferred Stock (the Series A Depositary Shares), the Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $371.8750000 per share of Series A Preferred Stock (equivalent to $0.371875000 per Series A Depositary Share).
  • The dividend will be payable on September 1, 2021 to Series A Preferred Stock shareholders of record as of August 15, 2021.
  • Additionally, American Equity Investment Life Holding Company today announced that in accordance with the terms of its 6.625% Fixed-Rate Reset Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series B (the Series B Preferred Stock), which is represented by depositary shares, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a share of Series B Preferred Stock (the Series B Depositary Shares), the Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $414.0625000 per share of Series B Preferred Stock (equivalent to $0.414062500 per Depositary Share).
  • The dividend will be payable on September 1, 2021 to Series B Preferred Stock shareholders of record as of August 15, 2021.