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Vertical IQ Acquires Localized Data Intelligence Experts Local Market Monitor

Vertical IQ

Industry Intelligence leader Vertical IQ has announced the acquisition of Local Market Monitor, which provides timely assessments and forecasts of more than 300 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs), 2,000 counties, and 20,000 ZIP codes across the U.S. The asset purchase will include Local Market Monitor’s current employees and customers. Local Market Monitor founder and president Ingo Winzer has won four Pulsenomics Crystal Ball Awards, which honors the most accurate and reliable forecasters for residential real estate prices. He is a recognized expert on real estate markets and economies, and his views are frequently cited in national publications such as Forbes, Fortune, Wall Street Journal, Think Realty, and Housing Wire. This strategic purchase will enable Vertical IQ to provide its Industry Intelligence customers with deeper, more granular data at the local level, explains Bobby Martin, CEO and cofounder of Vertical IQ. “Vertical IQ has long relied upon the exceptional local economic data provided by Local Market Monitor,” Martin notes. “This acquisition will allow us to better showcase the local economic conditions that drive success for a particular industry at the MSA and even the county level – key drivers such as wages, housing prices, construction, and employment.” The addition of Local Market Monitor to Vertical IQ’s portfolio also will add to the firm’s product offerings, notes Vertical IQ president David Buffaloe. “While Vertical IQ will continue to enhance our Industry Intelligence product using their outstanding data, Local Market Monitor will remain a standalone offering as well,” Buffaloe explains. “We are thrilled to be able to provide this new product that enables bankers and investors to better analyze real estate values using Local Market Monitor’s award-winning Equilibrium Home Prices.” Winzer also welcomes the advantages to the company’s existing clients that will come from the acquisition by Vertical IQ. “When I founded Local Market Monitor in 1990 as a quarterly publication, I never could have imagined the reach our data could achieve,” says Winzer. “Now, by joining forces with Vertical IQ, I’m thrilled that we will be able to extend our product offering to an even wider array of users and use our expertise to enhance their Industry Intelligence platform.” To learn more about Vertical IQ or to request a demo, visit www.verticaliq.com. For more information on Local Market Monitor, visit www.localmarketmonitor.com. ABOUT VERTICAL IQ Headquartered in Raleigh, N.C., Vertical IQ is a nationally recognized leader in Industry Intelligence. Whether they’re pitching a local brewery or a national biotech company, successful sales, marketing and customer success teams use Vertical IQ to better understand a prospect’s or client’s business challenges before, during and after meetings. Covering more than 97 percent of the economic revenue in the U.S. and Canada through more than 920 Industry Profiles and 3,400 local economic reports, Vertical IQ equips users with the confidence and credibility to make memorable first impressions and sustain enduring relationships. ABOUT LOCAL MARKET MONITOR Local Market Monitor provides award-winning national real estate economic analysis and forecasting tools, offering investors in homes and home mortgages the local market risk intelligence they need to make informed decisions. Using a proprietary formula called the Equilibrium Home Price, Local Market Monitor determines if markets are currently over- or under-valued, equipping users with a long-term risk and investment perspective. Local Market covers more than 300 local markets across the U.S. and offers real estate investors reporting tools such as Home Price Valuation, Mortgage Portfolio Valuation, Mortgage Portfolio Stress Test, Home Price and Rent Forecasts, Local Market Reviews and Business Growth Reports. ### Contact Details Kelsey Surmacz +1 919-787-4600 ksurmacz@verticaliq.com Company Website https://verticaliq.com/

May 16, 2023 08:30 AM Eastern Daylight Time

Decentralized Web3 Threat Detection Network Forta Approves New Fee Model

Forta

The community behind real-time Web3 threat monitoring network Forta has voted to approve a new fee model that will strengthen the network and add a host of new features and reward opportunities for participants in the coming months. The new fees will require subscribers to pay for alerts, findings, and labels generated by the Forta network, which will in turn reward network participants for generating the data. The proposal passed with 96% community approval, the highest rate yet, indicating overwhelming support from network participants. The massive community support for the proposal stands as an unambiguous validation of Forta Network’s business model. The newly approved tiered pricing structure will enable users to choose from several different 30-day plans, which each provide access to different sets of data. Plan options will include: General Plan - Includes paid access to Forta data generated by the majority of bots in the network. Special Plans - Provide paid access to specialized data feeds, each purchasable separately at tailored pricing. Free Plan - Offers free access to certain Forta data considered by the network to be in the interest of the public good. Fees will be denominated in FORT as well as USDC, and users will be free to decide which token they prefer to pay with. The new fee structure will ensure the Forta Network’s long-term sustainability, enabling Forta to compensate network participants for their valuable efforts in securing the network through activities like deploying helpful bots, properly running nodes, and delegating stake for security. As the Web3 ecosystem continues to flourish and grow, scam and attack detecting bots like those on Forta Network will continue to gain traction and new capabilities. About Forta Network The Forta Network is a real-time, decentralized network providing detection services and security monitoring across seven blockchains. Forta detects threats and anomalies on DeFi, NFT, governance, bridges, and other Web3 systems in real time, enabling wallets, protocols and investors to react quickly and proactively neutralize threats to prevent or minimize the loss of funds. Launched in 2021 and backed by a16z, Forta protects the critical infrastructure of Web3 through a decentralized and community-run network, which serves as an early warning system across the ecosystem. Contact Details Forta Network Colin Landers colin@energentmedia.net Company Website https://forta.org/

May 16, 2023 08:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time

Trust & Will Announces Strategic Partnership with Carson Group

Trust & Will

Trust & Will, the leading digital estate planning and settlement platform in the U.S., announced today a strategic partnership with Carson Group, one of the fastest-growing financial services firms in the country, as the estate planning and probate provider for their advisory network. Through this partnership, Carson advisors can streamline their clients' estate plan and probate needs, creating ready-to-execute documents in all 50 states. Offering wills, trusts, and probate solutions, Trust & Will can help advisors develop a customized estate plan to accommodate individual and family needs. The Trust & Will Advisor dashboard helps financial planners easily implement estate planning into their practice and secures sensitive financial information with bank-level encryption and SOC 2 Type II compliance. Since launching in 2017, Trust & Will has helped nearly 500,000 families set up an estate plan to create a legacy. “We are excited to join forces with Trust & Will to enhance our range of services and deliver an expanded estate planning offering and better experience to our clients,” said Jamie Hopkins, Managing Partner of Wealth Solutions at Carson Group. “We understand that to earn the reputation of being the most reliable source of financial guidance and support, it's crucial to provide our clients with a modern trust and estate planning solution. In today's ever-changing financial landscape, our clients rely on us to assist them in securing, expanding, and overseeing their assets, and our partnership with Trust & Will enables us to do precisely that. The future of financial planning will include creating a one-stop shop for estate, trust, and tax services for clients. Our shared commitment to exceptional client service allows us to collaborate and achieve our clients' financial objectives.” Carson Group manages $21 billion in assets and serves more than 46,000 families through its advisory network of more than 460 advisors in 190 offices in 36 states. “Carson Group has set high standards on how advisors deliver financial planning — we’re thrilled to be partnering with their team. We look forward to this network joining more than 9,000 advisors who are actively helping families secure their legacy through our platform,” said Andres Mazabel, Head of Advisor Sales at Trust & Will. ABOUT TRUST & WILL Trust & Will is simplifying estate planning and settlement with attorney-approved, legally valid documents and processes designed to adhere to individual state guidelines. Since 2017, we’ve helped hundreds of thousands of Trust & Will members leave their legacy with an affordable way to create an estate plan or settle the estate of a loved one. Our platform uses bank-level encryption that protects customer data and complies with the highest security standards, including SOC 2 and HIPAA. Trust & Will is the official estate planning benefit provider for AARP members, along with several leading financial institutions, who all believe in our mission of helping every family leave their legacy. ABOUT CARSON GROUP Founded in 1983 by Ron Carson and headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, Carson Group serves financial advisors and investors through its three businesses – Carson Wealth, Carson Coaching, and Carson Partners. Carson Group has created an ecosystem dedicated to helping financial advisors unleash the full potential of their firms by providing marketing, compliance, technology, investment strategies, succession planning, M&A support, and coaching. The company currently manages $21 billion in assets and serves more than 46,000 families through its advisory network of more than 460 advisors in 190+ offices located in 36 states. For more information, visit www.carsongroup.com. Carson Partners offers investment advisory services through CWM, LLC, an SEC Registered Investment Advisor. Carson Coaching and CWM, LLC are separate but affiliated companies and wholly-owned subsidiaries of Carson Group Holdings, LLC. Carson Coaching does not provide advisory services. Contact Details Trust & Will Danielle Nuzzo +1 631-807-7772 danielle@trustandwill.com Company Website https://trustandwill.com

May 16, 2023 07:02 AM Eastern Daylight Time

Show me the money: RevenueHero boosts sales pipelines as it raises $5.1M to scale globally

RevenueHero

Companies are taking too long to engage sales leads or not responding at all leading to marketing spend wastage and a stuttering sales pipeline. Helping businesses take back control of their growth, sales pipeline acceleration platform RevenueHero, is today announcing a $5.1 million Pre-Series A funding round led by Stellaris Venture Partners with participation from existing investor Together Fund. The funds raised will be utilised to scale the business across the North American market and to strengthen the team. Founded in 2021, RevenueHero aims to help businesses achieve their revenue goals by significantly increasing their sales pipeline. Through instant lead qualification, enrichment, routing, and scheduling, the platform connects qualified buyers with the right sales representatives directly, offering a superior experience to buyers as well as increasing revenue for their customers. RevenueHero was founded by Sudharshan Karthik, Aaditya S, Charanyan Venkataraghavan, Hariharan R, Krupesh Muthukumar, and Pranav R. Today, 42% of the companies take at least 5 days to respond to a prospect who wants to buy from them. The remaining 58% don't even respond, resulting in wasted $11B of ad spend annually. “The sophistication, effort and money spent in getting a buyer's attention is coming to an anti-climatic end as soon as they request a demo. In most B2B companies today the first sales experience that prospects see is a faceless thank you for visiting us page. Presenting high-intent buyers with an experience that matches their urgency shouldn't be one that involves email ping-ponging and inbox-watching. We've seen this process at a scale where painfully long sales cycles lead to frustrating buying experiences that hurt the business bottom line. At RevenueHero, we make it easy for a customer to buy from a business by ensuring a frictionless experience throughout the B2B buyer journey.” said Sudharshan Karthik, co-founder and CEO of RevenueHero. Built with marketers and sales teams in mind, RevenueHero manages the complexities of scaled marketing and sales workflow in B2B companies. With RevenueHero, any B2B company can enable its prospects to book a meeting with the right sales rep directly from the website. RevenueHero has enabled businesses to increase their booked meetings by 50% and reduce junk meetings by 45%. “In 2007, the benchmark for responding to a prospect was less than 5 minutes. Today, we live in a world where we get a cab at a click of a button. 5 minutes is too little too late now. B2B buyers have way more information at their disposal to do their research, compare, and evaluate before they make a purchasing decision. When they finally come knocking on the door, they’ve mostly made up their mind and are only looking for answers to a few critical questions before completing the purchase. At this stage, winning the customer is really about how well and quickly can the company respond to the prospect" added Sudharshan Karthik. Alok Goyal, Partner, Stellaris Venture Partners, said, “We believe the workflow of lead conversion needs to be reimagined. Losing high-intent prospects can be a significant setback for businesses leading to a loss of opportunities, time, and money. With a deep understanding of the problem statement and razor-sharp focus on the B2B buyer journey, the team has built a solution that demonstrates value to its customers. We’re thrilled to back this passionate team and are excited about their journey ahead.” Manav Garg, Founding Partner, Together Fund said "We're thrilled to partner with the RevenueHero team as they continue to scale their platform globally and transform the B2B buyer journey. At Together Fund, we believe that a quick response time and a seamless buyer journey are critical to converting leads and winning customers. RevenueHero's platform excels in both areas, enabling businesses to connect qualified buyers with the right sales representatives and reducing junk meetings. We're excited about the journey ahead and look forward to supporting RevenueHero's continued growth and success.” About RevenueHero RevenueHero is a pipeline acceleration software, driving top B2B companies' growth today. Through instant qualification, scheduling, routing, and handoff, RevenueHero helps companies match their potential customers' buying intent with the urgency and experience that they deserve, instead of a bland boilerplate experience. Top marketing teams like Okendo, Inflection, Rocketlane, and Traefik use RevenueHero to increase qualified booked meetings without burning their budget. About Stellaris Venture Partners Stellaris is an early-stage tech-focused VC firm that partners with fearless founders who dream big, think differently, and have an unstoppable desire to challenge the status quo. The fund works with these teams at nascent stages to help transform their ideas into resilient businesses. Stellaris does so with a team of seasoned, diverse operators and entrepreneurs who bring significant experience in building businesses, and by providing access to some of the most successful founders and professionals in India and the US. Since its inception in 2017, Stellaris has backed many market leaders such as Mamaearth, Whatfix, Propelld, Turno, Rigi, and others. For more information on Stellaris Venture Partners, visit https://www.stellarisvp.com About Together Fund Together Fund is India’s first enterprise software-focused, Operator-led fund started by Girish Mathrubootham (Founder, Freshworks), Manav Garg (Founder, Eka) and Shubham Gupta (ex Matrix Partners). Together invests in Seed and Series A opportunities across AI, Devtools, Cloud Infra, Security, Horizontal & Vertical SaaS applications. With a “for-founders, by-founders” DNA, Together is joined by 150+ global founders & operators in this endeavour to help build global products from India. Contact Details RevenueHero Bilal Mahmood +44 7714 007257 b.mahmood@stockwoodstrategy.com Company Website https://www.revenuehero.io/

May 16, 2023 07:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time

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Taipei Computer Association: The Best Stage for Semiconductor and Clean-Tech Startups

Taipei Computer Association

TAIPEI, TAIWAN - Media OutReach - 16 May 2023 - The deadline for applications for the 2nd Tech Innovation Excellence Award (TIE Award) is approaching. This prestigious national-level award aims to recognize startups that have achieved outstanding accomplishments in the field of technological innovation. Organized by the National Science and Technology Council, the TIE Award is a highly authoritative competition for business and technology. The 2nd edition TIE award will provide substantial cash prizes and excellent opportunities for business collaboration, encouraging international tech startups to establish their presence in Taiwan. Winners will receive a range of generous rewards and honors, including abundant industry resources, business matching opportunities, international exposure, and increased visibility. Recap of the Success of the Tech Innovation Excellence Award: Global Innovation, Value Creation, and Connections Looking back at the 1st TIE Award, it was an astounding success. It attracted applications from nearly 120 teams representing 25 countries worldwide, showcasing the interest in the semiconductor and related tech industries. Winners stood out based on criteria such as innovation, value creation, and local connections. In addition to cash prizes, they gained marketing resources at the TIE Expo both domestically and internationally. Winning teams from countries such as the UK, Germany, Japan, the United States, Chile, and more, have since engaged with many corporate partners, with the German team NanoWired establishing an R&D center in Taiwan after connecting with over 50 companies. Integration of Semiconductors and Zero Emissions as Evaluation Criteria: Winners to Receive Abundant Business Resources To align with the national goals of technological development, this year's edition incorporates the globally significant environmental issue of "zero-emissions" alongside the renowned "semiconductor" industry as the theme. The winners of the 2nd Tech Innovation Excellence Award will not only receive a top prize of USD 30,000,but also gain access to numerous valuable resources. They will receive an allowance to visit Taiwan and have the opportunity to interact and collaborate with global academic institutions and major corporations at international platforms like the TIE Expo. Additionally, they will have the chance to join Taiwan Tech Arena (TTA) and theTaiwan Semiconductor Research Institute ( TSRI), making full use of the resources and opportunities provided by these platforms to foster collaborative technology exchanges. Taiwan warmly welcomes all qualified tech startups to participate in the 2nd TIE Award, showcasing and exchanging their innovative projects. This award will provide participants with a stage to exhibit and promote their excellent projects, helping companies achieve commercialization and market expansion in Asia. The application period for the TIE Award will soon conclude at the end of May. Register TIE Award now! Tech Innovation Excellence Award (TIE Award) Application Information: - Application deadline: May 31, 2023 - TIE Award website: https://www.futuretech.org.tw/futuretech/index.php?action=tieaward&web_lang=en-us?utm_source=media_outreach&utm_medium=press_release&utm_campaign=tie_award Taipei Computer Association The Taipei Computer Association (TCA) is a leading industry organization dedicated to promoting the development and advancement of the information and communication technology (ICT) sector in Taipei, Taiwan. With a rich history spanning several decades, TCA serves as a vital platform for fostering collaboration, driving innovation, and facilitating business opportunities within the technology industry. Contact Details Taipei Computer Association Annett Wu, +866-2-2577-4249 #312 annett@mail.tca.org.tw

May 16, 2023 05:03 AM Eastern Daylight Time

Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise and 14 European Partners Collaborate on Extended Reality Sharespace Project to Create Future Social Hybrid Spaces

Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise

Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise, a leading provider of network, communications and cloud solutions, is taking part in the SHARESPACE consortium, a 6m€ initiative funded by the European Commission through the Horizon Europe research and innovation programme. The vision of SHARESPACE is to create future Social Hybrid Spaces (SHS) shared by humans (wearing XR glasses and mocap ) and avatars, where both are engaged in embodied collaborative tasks which model body movements and create interactions between the participants. This is made possible by capturing social sensorimotor primitives (actions involving both sensory and motor functions or pathways) through mobile connected innovative sensors. The environment is then reconstructed using novel extended reality (XR) technology. Through cognitive architecture, virtual avatars will facilitate joint-action, distance-based learning and social cohesion in the hybrid societies of the future. The aim of the programme is to expand interaction in a virtual world, with XR technology enriching key social features of communication tailored to the participants’ personal characteristics. With future deployment in sectors such as health, learning, entertainment, sport and in the workplace, the technology has the potential to revolutionise hybrid working and learning. With its ability to connect in real time any person, device, process or application, RainbowTM CPaaS (Communication Platform as a Service) provided by ALE and tailored for the project will allow the onboarding of avatars as a new type of endpoint, enriching the remote collaborative experience. This will bring an entirely new approach to the metaverse paradigm where real-time social interaction, ethics, sustainability are key. Sylvain Rivier, SHARESPACE coordinator for Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise, commented: "We are delighted to take part in this amazing project that will put Extended Reality at European users’ fingertips. With SHARESPACE, we have developed open human-centric virtual worlds with new real-time remote interactions and capabilities into Rainbow’s collaborative space. The capability to integrate human-driven or full-virtual avatars will improve the performance of human-avatar and human-robot motor coordination in complex scenarios.” The SHARESPACE consortium comprises 14 organisations across seven countries that will work together for three years. In delivering this vision, three scenarios will be developed by leading researchers and deep-tech companies with unique expertise in health, sport, and art. SHARESPACE will provide logistical, administrative and technical preparation of these real-world use cases with relevant institutions. Some examples include: • The Hospital Vall d'Hebron pain unit will provide remote assistance to people suffering from chronic back pain. Public demonstrations featuring the engagement of users and communities, utilising virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR), will be presented during the World Pain Conference 2024 and 2025. • The “ peloton cycling challenge ” sport use case aims to open up new perspectives in sport training, sport entertainment and augmented virtuality in sport. Using personal, autonomous, and semi-autonomous avatars for optimised perceptual motor skills, amateur cyclists can learn how to ride in a virtual peloton. This will be showcased at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics and the Tour de France 2025. • The “ shared creativity improvisation ” use case will allow artistic co-creation of an aesthetic environment intuitively produced from dancers' movements using AI avatars. This will be demonstrated at the Ars Electronica Festival 2024 and 2025. The participating academic groups, industry and clinical partners have cutting-edge expertise in all disciplines required for the successful implementation of the SHARESPACE platform, including AI, XR, mathematics and control, research ethics, psychosocial factors and technology, health psychology and cyberpsychology, and cognitive neuroscience and movement science. This also extends to expertise in wearables and mobile technologies, as well as the deployment of digital technologies in healthcare, sports, and the arts. Notes to the editor The participating academic groups, industry and clinical partners have cutting-edge expertise in all disciplines required for the successful implementation of the SHARESPACE platform. In particular, the consortium will combine expertise and research approaches from AI and XR ( DFKI, CYENS, Golaem, INRIA ), mathematics and control ( CRdC ), research ethics ( De Montfort University ), psychosocial factors and technology, health psychology and cyberpsychology ( Universitat Jaume I De Castellon ), cognitive neuroscience and movement science ( University of Montpellier, UKE ) with expertise in wearables ( LST, Ricoh ) and mobile technologies ( Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise ), as well as in the deployment of digital technologies in healthcare ( VHIR ), sports ( INRIA ), and the arts ( Ars Electronica ). SHARESPACE is a 6 Million-euro initiative funded by the European Commission through the Horizon Europe research and innovation programme. The consortium is composed of 14 organisations across seven countries that will work together for 3 years. About Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise delivers the customised technology experiences enterprises need to make everything connect. ALE provides digital-age networking, communications and cloud solutions with services tailored to ensure customers’ success, with flexible business models in the cloud, on premises, and hybrid. All solutions have built-in security and limited environmental impact. Over 100 years of innovation have made Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise a trusted advisor to more than a million customers all over the world. With headquarters in France and 3,400 business partners worldwide, Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise achieves an effective global reach with a local focus. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mocap: Motion capture is the process of recording the movement of objects or people German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence Research and Innovation Centre of Excellence in Cyprus National Institute for Research in Digital Science and Technology Regional Competence Centre for new technologies University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf SIA Lightspace Technologies Vall d’Hébron Research Institute Contact Details Fox Agency Katherine Skidmore +44 20 3750 6688 katherine@fox.agency Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise Carine Bowen press@al-enterprise.com Company Website https://www.al-enterprise.com/

May 16, 2023 03:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time

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Africa Region Galvanizes Efforts to End Mercury Lighting

Clean Lighting Coalition

The Zero Mercury Working Group and the Clean Lighting Coalition commend the Africa Region for proposing an amendment to phase out all the remaining fluorescent lamps at the Fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP5) of the Minamata Convention on Mercury in Geneva. This amendment complements the unanimous decision at Minamata COP4 to phase out compact fluorescent lamps (CLFs) by 2025. If adopted in November, the COP5 Amendment will effectively end the manufacture and trade of all fluorescent bulbs globally by 2026. Phasing out the proposed categories of fluorescent lamps in the timeline proposed in the amendment will cumulatively: avoid 3.00 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide; save US $1.26 trillion in electricity costs, and; prevent 176 metric tonnes of mercury pollution – including both mercury used in lamps, and the mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants that would be avoided through lower electricity use for lighting. “The COP5 African Lighting Amendment is the most effective strategy we have to limiting the dangerous health and environmental impacts of mercury-containing fluorescent lighting,” said Elena Lymberidi-Settimo, International Co-coordinator of the Zero Mercury Working Group. “The Africa region, and most regions around the world, do not have the recycling capacity and resources to properly manage the mercury contents of end-of-life fluorescent bulbs. Widely available LED alternatives mean these exemptions are no longer necessary – there is no justifiable reason to continue manufacturing, importing or exporting harmful fluorescent technologies.” All fluorescent lamps contain mercury, a neurotoxin that can cause harmful and long-term health effects. Mercury is on the World Health Organization’s list of the 10 chemicals or groups of chemicals of major public health concern, as it affects the nervous, digestive and immune system. Pregnant people and children are at heightened risk for these health impacts. When a fluorescent lamp is broken or improperly disposed of, the mercury from the lamp contaminates the atmosphere, land and water – posing a risk to workers and the local environment. "We applaud the Africa Region for their continued leadership in the transition to more efficient mercury-free lighting,” said Rachel Kamande, Campaign Lead of the Clean Lighting Coalition. “The economic case to phase-out fluorescent lamps is even stronger today because the mercury-free LEDs have become less expensive and energy prices have increased leading to even shorter payback periods.” LEDs are the most efficient lighting option on today’s market, consuming only half as much energy as fluorescent bulbs and have a lifespan up to three times longer. Due to the reduced energy demand, LEDs bulbs ease strain on the electric grid and have a rapid payback period for consumers. LED retrofits for fluorescents are widely available around the globe, with lamps to fit nearly every need and ballast. Although some of the world’s largest lighting manufacturers already have plans to fully transition to LEDs in the next decade, many continue to export fluorescents – often to less regulated markets. The Africa region’s Amendment will prime the global LED market for an equitable and economically beneficial transition away from toxic lighting. About the Clean Lighting Coalition The Clean Lighting Coalition is a global partnership coordinated by CLASP to capture the health and environmental benefits of eliminating mercury-based lighting. To learn more, visit www.cleanlightingcoalition.org and follow the Coalition on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn. About The Zero Mercury Working Group: The Zero Mercury Working Group is a coalition of more than 110 environmental and health non-governmental organizations from over 55 countries, which strives for zero supply, demand, and emissions of mercury from anthropogenic sources. www.zeromercury.org Contact Details Clean Lighting Coalition Alexia Ross +1 339-222-4311 aross@clasp.ngo Zero Mercury Working Group Elena Lymberidi-Settimo +32 496 53 28 18 elena.lymberidi@eeb.org Clean Lighting Coalition Ana Maria Carreño +1 202-999-2886 acarreno@clasp.ngo Company Website https://www.cleanlightingcoalition.org

May 16, 2023 03:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time

Quantum Blockchain's Leap Ahead

Quantum Blockchain Technologies PLC

Quantum Blockchain Technologies' PLC (AIM:QBT) CEO, Francesco Gardin, announced an impressive proprietary Bitcoin algorithm developed by their research and development teams. The algorithm utilizes machine learning to guide miners in the search for promising areas in the vast mining space. By optimizing existing miners rather than building new hardware, their algorithm increases the chances of finding the winning hash by 2.6 times compared to those without it. While energy savings of over 4% are a positive outcome, the primary focus is on improving the chances of winning. The news has garnered attention from experts in the sector, demonstrating the significance of this breakthrough. Contact Details Proactive UK Ltd +44 20 7989 0813 uk@proactiveinvestors.com

May 16, 2023 03:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time

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Respond.io Joins Forces with WhatsApp to Assist Enterprises in Driving Growth

Respond.io

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - Media OutReach - 12 May 2023 - Leading message platform respond.io is now a WhatsApp Business Solution Provider (BSP), placing it among an exclusive group of WhatsApp BSPs worldwide. This significant milestone means that businesses can now take advantage of its advanced messaging features and capabilities to connect with their customers like never before. What’s in it for Businesses Worldwide Businesses using respond.io can now seamlessly integrate the WhatsApp Business Platform directly from Meta’s cloud servers for increased efficiency and reliability. Meta's worldwide network of servers is tactically positioned to reduce latency, resulting in faster updates and improved message delivery times. By becoming a WhatsApp BSP, respond.io now has direct access to Meta's support team. This new development enables respond.io to provide its customers with exceptional support and assistance with common requests, including WhatsApp Business verification. As an omnichannel customer communication management software, respond.io adds value to WhatsApp API's capabilities. It enables multiuser access for WhatsApp so all agents and teams can respond to a high volume of messages from one WhatsApp number. Plus, respond.io offers businesses a suite of powerful tools including an advanced automation builder, detailed analytics on team and agent performance, and seamless integration with custom messaging channels and over 5,000 applications, including CRMs and e-commerce platforms such as Hubspot, Salesforce, Shopify, WooCommerce, Magento and more. Now, businesses will be able to manage all their conversations and WhatsApp Business Accounts on respond.io. This includes managing their WhatsApp business profile, message template creation and approval, and WhatsApp conversation charges, all from a single interface. Respond.io also enables businesses to comply with WhatsApp's policies and regulations, such as collecting customer consent to receive messages from a business. From offering multiple chat entry points, like ads that click to WhatsApp, QR codes and chat links, to obtaining opt-ins as part of an automated conversation, respond.io removes the friction in customer communication. A Commitment to Advanced Messaging Solutions Respond.io believes that instant messaging is the future of customer communication, and is committed to delivering the most advanced and effective messaging solutions to businesses across the globe. WhatsApp is a key channel for respond.io as it is one of the most widely used messaging apps in the world. With over 2 billion active users across 180 countries, it has become an essential channel for businesses to engage with customers. As of today, respond.io helps thousands of medium and enterprise customers worldwide unlock the power of instant messaging to deliver great customer experiences, build brand loyalty and drive growth and revenue. Among others, it empowered 200 agents at the Indian social media platform Sharechat to chat with 50,000 content creators using a single WhatsApp number and enabled Yoho, Hong Kong’s leading e-commerce platform, to grow its customer base by almost 10% in just four months by dramatically improving its sales and support experience. "Empowering businesses to communicate seamlessly with their customers is our top priority as a WhatsApp Business Solution Provider. Our platform offers a personalized, conversational experience that fosters stronger relationships. By continuously expanding our capabilities, we enable businesses to achieve their goals and stay ahead of the curve. This collaboration with WhatsApp unlocks tremendous potential, allowing us to remain at the forefront of the latest trends to keep providing businesses worldwide with exceptional business messaging solutions." Gerardo Salandra, CEO of respond.io. Its new status as a WhatsApp BSP will better equip respond.io to help businesses improve the efficiency of their messaging operations, as well as boost customer satisfaction and retention for steady business growth. Interested clients can try the messaging software for free and get an account on the WhatsApp Business Platform in minutes by signing up on respond.io. About respond.io Respond.io is a customer conversation management software that enables companies to respond to messages from any channel from one centralized dashboard by teams of all sizes, thus making communication with customers easier, faster, and more satisfactory. Over 10,000 companies from 86 countries, including British Airways, Klook, Decathlon, Roche and Bigo use respond.io. The platform processes 120 million messages per month, beating three of its main competitors combined. In 2022, respond.io raised $7 million in Series A funding, led by Headline Asia with participation from AltaIR Capital, Smart Partnership Capital, Sterling Oak Group and Calendula Ventures. The company is headquartered in Malaysia. Contact Details Localization Project Manager Polina Usynina +60 17-229 9406 polina@respond.io

May 16, 2023 02:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time

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