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AIT Worldwide Logistics, a leading global supply chain solutions provider, is proud to announce that more than a dozen of its locations across five countries in Asia have secured ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 45001:2018, and ISO 14064-3 certifications. These globally recognized credentials spotlight AIT’s dedication to quality management, environmental stewardship, workplace safety, and accurate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reporting. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241217749178/en/ More than a dozen locations across five countries in AIT's Asian network have achieved four different ISO certifications. (Graphic: Business Wire) “This is a milestone achievement for AIT-Asia,” said AIT’s Senior Vice President, Asia Pacific, Wilson Lee. “These certifications demonstrate our unwavering commitment to operational excellence, sustainable practices, and delivering exceptional value to our customers. I’m incredib

SES announced today that its latest pair of O3b mPOWER satellites was successfully launched into space by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, United States, at 5:26 pm local time. Both satellites will join the first six O3b mPOWER spacecraft already in operation at medium Earth orbit (MEO), adding incremental capacity to the initial O3b mPOWER constellation. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241217948405/en/ SES’s Seventh and Eighth O3b mPOWER Satellites Successfully Launched, Bolstering MEO Constellation (Photo: Business Wire) The seventh and eighth O3b mPOWER satellites feature redesigned payload power modules and will bolster SES’s second-generation MEO system to continue delivering high throughput and predictable low latency services at scale. SES has been deploying O3b mPOWER services worldwide since April 2024 delivering high-performance network services to customer sites across

CompareForexBrokers, the top forex broker comparison site providing in-depth reviews and trading industry analysis, is excited to announce the winners of its 2025 Annual Awards. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241217183007/en/ Pepperstone Is The 2025 Award Winner (Graphic: Business Wire) “These awards honour the brokers that consistently deliver exceptional service and tools to empower traders around the world,” said Justin Grossbard, Founder and CEO of CompareForexBrokers.com. The 2025 Annual Awards recognise outstanding achievements within the forex industry, highlighting companies that continue to outperform competitors in key areas such as trading costs, platform quality, customer support, and regulatory trust. All results are derived from an independently researched, unbiased process that considers data-driven insights and real-world testing. This year’s winners reflect excellence in innovation, regional

Bureau Veritas, a global leader in inspection, certification, and laboratory testing solutions, is pleased to announce its inclusion in the CAC 40, the benchmark index of the Paris stock exchange. This decision was made by the Euronext Expert Indices Committee on December 17th, 2024, following the quarterly review of the CAC 40 index, and will be effective from December 20th, 2024, after market close. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241217770216/en/ Hinda Gharbi, CEO Bureau Veritas (Photo: Business Wire) This milestone comes after Bureau Veritas announced LEAP | 28 in March 2024, a strategy targeting a step change in growth and double-digit shareholder returns. This inclusion is a recognition of the Group’s consistent operational delivery and performance. Bureau Veritas is proud to leverage the expertise of a nearly two-century-old company within a constantly evolving industry, driven by the strong market tren

InEight, a leader in construction project controls software, and Project Control Academy (PCA), a renowned training institution for project controls, have joined forces in a strategic partnership aimed at advancing and standardizing best practices in the field of project controls. This collaboration will deliver thought leadership, technology standards, and practical resources – including hands-on training courses – to educate professionals about the latest technology and best practices in project controls. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241217179476/en/ (Graphic: Business Wire) As rapid technological change reshapes the construction industry and its project controls practices, it’s crucial to stay current on the latest tools, software, and techniques. Inconsistency drives inefficiencies, creating a pressing need to develop standardized and integrated practices. The ongoing shortage of skilled project control

Boomi™, the intelligent integration and automation leader, today announced a definitive agreement to acquire Rivery, a modern data integration provider that offers cutting-edge Change Data Capture (CDC) for real-time, efficient data movement. Rivery’s skilled data management team will join Boomi, strengthening the company’s ability to deliver world-class solutions to customers and accelerate its trajectory as a leader in the integration and automation space. The acquisition, expected to close by the end of 2024 pending customary closing conditions, reinforces Boomi’s commitment to delivering a seamless, unified platform for intelligent integration and automation, API management, and data management. Terms of the deal remain undisclosed. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241212909154/en/ Boomi Boosts Data Management Capabilities With Acquisition of Modern Data Integration Provider Rivery (Graphic: Business Wire)

PPG (NYSE: PPG) today announced that it has donated the PPG LINQ™ digital automotive refinish ecosystem to 15 vocational schools in over 10 countries during the last 15 months. This effort is part of the company’s $2 million commitment through 2025 to invest in workforce development initiatives aimed at addressing the skills shortage and attracting young talent to trade careers, including the automotive refinish industry. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241217151820/en/ Students from Integrovaná střední škola automobilní in Brno, Czechia, one of 15 vocational schools in Europe to receive a donation of the PPG LINQ™ automotive refinish digital ecosystem as part of the company’s commitment to workforce development initiatives. (Photo: Business Wire) “We understand the transformative power of innovation and digitalization in education,” said Jérôme Zamblera, PPG vice president, EMEA, Automotive Refinish. “The PPG

Visa's critical investments in the fight against fraud are paying off for holiday shoppers this holiday season. On Cyber Monday alone, Visa blocked nearly 85% more suspected fraud globally compared to last year.1 Throughout the holiday weekend, suspected fraudulent transactions rose 200% around the world, due in part by the adoption of AI by fraudsters.2 Over the past five years, Visa has invested $11 billion in cutting-edge technology to combat fraud. This holiday season, as shoppers flocked to both physical and digital stores, fraudsters were also on the move. However, Visa's advanced AI and machine learning capabilities were hard-at-work combatting their efforts. “Although crooks are using AI more and more, so are we. And that’s paying off,” said Paul Fabara, Chief Risk and Client Services Officer at Visa. “As we saw during the kickoff to the holiday shopping season, Visa continues to thwart more attempts at fraud from these bad actors, continuing our mission to be the safest way to

MRI-Simmons, a leading provider of insights on the American consumer, today announced it has joined the Truthset Data Collective, a group of data providers uniting to help the marketing industry transact on data with the highest degree of accuracy and quality possible. By joining the Data Collective, the insights leader reinforces its commitment to transparency and accuracy, two qualities it has been associated with for over 70 years. Launched in December of 2022, the Truthset Data Collective was formed to provide the industry with a multi-sourced and objectively accurate service to standardize demographic accuracy for audience targeting and media measurement. ​The collective leverages independent validation from Truthset at scale to solve the multi-billion-dollar data accuracy problem, while ensuring differentiation and actionability for participating data providers. For MRI-Simmons, the Truthset relationship provides additional validation that its data sets are of the highest possibl

Andersen Global broadens its capabilities in Japan through a Collaboration Agreement with law firm Kohwa Sohgoh, adding complementary capabilities to its existing tax capabilities in the country. With over 35 years of experience, Kohwa Sohgoh, based in Tokyo, offers a comprehensive range of legal services to clients across various sectors. The firm’s team of professionals specialize in corporate legal affairs, administrative law, criminal law, family law, and civil law, as well as compliance, restructuring, employment, intellectual property, cross-border transactions, finance, and real estate. Kohwa Sohgoh works closely with both private and public companies, delivering tailored solutions that address complex business and legal challenges. “We are committed to providing continuous, comprehensive support to our clients, fostering long-term relationships built on trust and expertise,” said partner Shunsuke Nohara. “Collaborating with Andersen Global allows us to leverage the organization

Merck, a leading science and technology company, has signed a definitive agreement with the intention to acquire HUB Organoids Holding B.V. (HUB). Organoids are cell culture models that functionally resemble an organ. They have the potential to speed up drug development, improve understanding of disease treatment in diverse populations, and reduce the industry’s reliance on animal testing. HUB is a pioneer in the field of organoids. The company is based in Utrecht, Netherlands and employs around 70 people. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The transaction is expected to close at the end of December 2024. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241213332177/en/ Merck scientist working in company's Burlington, MA, USA cell culture facility (Photo: Business Wire) “HUB’s leadership in organoids and services strengthen Merck’s already robust portfolio, underscoring our focus on the strategic innovation area of next-gen

The Technology Innovation Institute (TII), a leading global applied research center under Abu Dhabi’s Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC), has unveiled Falcon 3, the latest iteration of its open-source large language model (LLM) series. This groundbreaking release sets new performance standards for small LLMs and democratizes access to advanced artificial intelligence by enabling the model to operate efficiently on light infrastructures, including laptops. Falcon 3 introduces superior reasoning and enhanced fine-tuning capabilities, making it a more powerful and usable AI model. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241217932198/en/ Falcon 3: UAE’s Technology Innovation Institute Launches World’s most Powerful Small AI Models that can also be run on Light Infrastructures, including Laptops (Photo: AETOSWire) Falcon 3 is designed to democratize access to high-performance AI, offering models that are both powe

Kinaxis® Inc. (TSX: KXS) has been a named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Supply Chain Planning Overall 2024 Vendor Assessment, the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Supply Chain Planning for Life Science Industries 2024 Vendor Assessment and the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Supply Chain Planning for Discrete Industries 2024 Vendor Assessment*. In the IDC MarketScape for supply chain planning overall the report recognizes Kinaxis’ key strengths of concurrency of data as an end-to-end solution; connected planning and execution that allows for synchronization/orchestration; AI and decision intelligence that supports insights and management; optimization and scenario modeling; and rapid deployment. The IDC MarketScape for life science industries noted, “With its roots planted firmly in both planning and execution, and now with the rollout of Maestro for supply chain orchestration, Kinaxis offers competitive positioning in end-to-end supply chain management. Kinaxis has maintained a focu

Hostaway, a leading all-in-one vacation rental software and management system, today announced it has secured a $365 million strategic growth investment led by General Atlantic, a leading global growth investor, with participation from existing investor PSG Equity. Hostaway plans to partner with General Atlantic and PSG Equity to further propel its growth strategy, including international expansion, product development, and AI initiatives. Upon completion of the transaction, General Atlantic and PSG Equity will both be significant minority shareholders in Hostaway, and the investment will mark the largest transaction to date in Hostaway’s market segment. Founded in 2015 by Marcus Räder, Saber Kordestanchi, and Mikko Nurminen, Hostaway enables short-term rental owners and managers to automate and simplify property management. The company helps property managers scale and grow their businesses through one platform with hundreds of API connections and integrations. General Atlantic’s inve

MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MSCI), a leading provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community, announced that June Yang, former Vice President, Cloud AI and Industry Solutions at Google Cloud Inc., has been appointed to serve as an independent director on MSCI’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), effective today. “June is a distinguished technology executive with deep expertise in cloud computing, artificial intelligence and data-driven solutions,” said Henry A. Fernandez, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of MSCI. “At Google Cloud, she led the development and delivery of advanced AI and cloud infrastructure products and solutions that transformed how businesses use technology to address their challenges. Her insights into cutting-edge solutions will play a vital role in advancing MSCI’s commitment to innovation and delivering enhanced tools for our clients navigating the complexities of global markets.” “I am excited to join MSCI, a company at the fo

OAG, the leading data platform for the global travel industry, today revealed the 2024 Busiest Routes in the world. The analysis is powered by OAG's Global Airline Schedules Data and provides an overview of route performance and trends, both internationally and domestically. Asia Pacific dominates the annual rankings once again with 7 of the top 10 international busiest routes and 9/10 busiest domestic routes. The #1 busiest international route of 2024, and the top 10 route seeing biggest growth, is Hong Kong (HKG)-Taipei (TPE) with 6.8M seats and a 48% increase in capacity between 2023-2024 pushing it up from 3rd place last year. Cairo (CAI)-Jeddah (JED) takes the #2 spot with 5.5M seats, one of two routes operating in the Middle East that have entered the top 10 since 2019. CAI-JED has experienced 68% growth in 5 years, while Dubai (DBX)-Riyadh (RUH) is 6th placed with 4.3M seats and 37% capacity growth since 2019. Other international routes seeing impressive year-on-year growth are

Logistics Reply, the Reply Group company specializing in innovative supply chain solutions, is pleased to announce that LEA Reply™, its modular and cloud-native platform for supply chain execution, has successfully completed the AWS Foundational Technical Review (FTR). Reinforcing its alignment with Amazon Web Services (AWS) best practices; LEA Reply™ continues to deliver on its commitment to providing secure, scalable, and forward-thinking solutions tailored to the evolving needs of the logistics and supply chain sectors. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241217640641/en/ LEA Reply™ (Logistics Execution Architecture) is the latest evolution of logistics software: a digital platform for efficient, agile and connected supply chains. A suite of business microservices for inventory, warehousing, distribution, delivery, point-of-sales activities and end-to-end visibility. (Graphic: Business Wire) The AWS Foundationa

Global communications platformInfobipand Europe’s leading enabler of B2Bdigitalization, Telekom Business Europe, have partnered to enhance the telco’s communication platform solutions. This new cooperation helps businesses across Europe establish an omnichannel presence and connect with customers on their preferred channels. Nearly all enterprises are using AI-enabled communications platforms to improve their digital competitiveness, and consumers want to reach brands on their favorite channels. Therefore, businesses and brands globally must be able to reach their customers across a range of channels. Telekom Business Europe’s cloud-based and AI-enabled communication platform, powered by Infobip, enables businesses of all sizes to improve their marketing, sales, and support by unifying their communication. The centralized communication platform offers an intuitive interface and seamless access, enabling businesses to engage with customers from any location, at any time, through their p

Verne, the leading provider of sustainably powered HPC data centers across the Nordics, has today announced it has acquired a strategic site in Mäntsälä, Finland, unveiling plans to build its fifth Nordic data center, reinforcing the company’s position as a leader in sustainable and scalable data center solutions. With an initial capacity of 70 MW, the Mäntsälä 10-hectare campus, a 40-minute drive from Helsinki-Vantaa International Airport, will support services to data intensive enterprises and AI innovators running High Performance Compute (HPC), machine learning, and other high intensity workloads, while operating exclusively on renewable energy. Designed for sustainability The new facility will be built in line with Verne’s best practice design principles and expertise, which aim to maximise efficiency while helping customers reduce the environmental impact of their data center operations. In addition, the new campus will be powered by 100 percent renewable energy sources, while wa

euNetworks Group Limited (“euNetworks”), a European critical bandwidth infrastructure company, today announced that it has delivered its next Super Highway to market – a new fibre route between Paris and Lille. This is the first phase of a larger state-of-the-art fibre system that will connect directly to Amsterdam and will also offer an additional regional connectivity option to euNetworks’ long haul network across Belgium and into Brussels. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241217667842/en/ Kevin Dean, Interim CEO of euNetworks (Photo: Business Wire) The enhanced diversity on this new Paris to Lille route coupled with the latest fibre technology that has been deployed, and euNetworks’ continued focus on carbon reduction across its footprint, has delivered a truly unique network route for customers. What makes this new Super Highway different? Enhanced network diversity: This Super Highway avoids bandwidth bott