Month: July 2021

SAN ANTONIO, July 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Rackspace Technology® (NASDAQ: RXT), a leading end-to-end multicloud technology solutions company, today announced the results of a global survey revealing that 2020 drove a large-scale push for application modernization. As organizations scrambled to support fully distributed workforces and securely integrate new cloud-native data platforms and collaboration apps into already complex ecosystems, many cranked their existing application modernization efforts into overdrive. According to the survey, The State of Application Modernization, 71% of respondents say at least one out of four applications are undergoing active modernization, and 24% say more than half of all their applications are underdoing modernization. Most organizations have already paid a price for dragging their feet,...

Alpharetta, July 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc. (NYSE: SWM) will issue a press release announcing the Company’s second quarter 2021 results after the market closes on August 4, 2021 and hold a conference call to discuss results on August 5, 2021. SWM will use a presentation to accompany its conference call. The presentation can be found on the Company’s Web site in advance of the earnings conference call. The presentation can also be accessed via the earnings conference call webcast. In conjunction with the release of SWM’s second quarter earnings, you are invited to listen to the Company’s conference call that will be broadcast live over the Internet. What: SWM’s second quarter earnings conference call When: Thursday, August 5, 2021 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time Where:...

Fleming Island, Florida, July 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — EVERYTHING BLOCKCHAIN, INC. (OTC Markets: OBTX), an advanced software architecture, development and services company specializing in blockchain technologies and decentralized processing, released an update in its entirety by its largest shareholder, Overwatch Partners, Inc. Eric Jaffe, Everything Blockchain’s CEO stated, “We feel it’s important for all our shareholders to understand our commitment and involvement in Blockchain. As a participant in PulseChain, our shareholders should be kept aware of its progress.”  Overwatch Partners, Inc. (“Overwatch”), a venture capital home office, business incubator service specializing in technology and blockchain companies, and the largest shareholder of Everything Blockchain, has recently taken the lead in the sacrifice position...

PORT ANGELES, Wash., July 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — First Northwest Bancorp (“Company”) (NASDAQ: FNWB), the holding company for First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Port Angeles (“Bank” or “First Fed”), today announced that David Blake will be retiring from the Board of Directors effective September 28, 2021. At the same time, the Board announced the appointment of Gabriel S. (“Gabe”) Galanda to the Boards of Directors for the Company and First Fed. Mr. Blake has served on each Board since 2005. “On behalf of the Board of Directors we thank Dave for his many years of valuable service, and we wish him the very best as he enters retirement,” said Stephen E. Oliver, Chairperson of the Boards. “At the same time, we are delighted to welcome Gabe to our Boards. The combination of his legal expertise, his commitment to the...

NEW YORK, July 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — DarkPulse, Inc. (OTC Markets: DPLS) (“DarkPulse” and the “Company”), a technology company focused on the manufacture, sale, installation and monitoring of laser sensing systems based on its patented BOTDA dark-pulse sensor technology (the “DarkPulse Technology”) which provides a data stream of critical metrics for assessing the health and security of infrastructure, today announced the hiring of Rick Gibson as Director, Strategic Initiatives. Rick Gibson has had a 46-year career building businesses, founded/co-founded several successful technology companies, and advised over 75 others. Rick is a Senior Investor Partner at Sustainability Partners (SP), an investor in large infrastructure projects for municipalities, universities, schools, hospitals, airports and other public entities. SP...

Regional broadband leader leverages resilient, cost-effective DZS fiber access technology to make high-speed connectivity a reality for underserved Canadians in the Township of Carling and beyond PLANO, Texas, July 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — DZS (NASDAQ: DZSI), a global leader in optical and packet-based mobile transport, broadband connectivity and software defined networking solutions, today announced that Vianet, a Sudbury, Ontario-based communications service provider, has selected its fiber-to-the-home technology to bring high-capacity broadband access networks to hundreds of residents of the Township of Carling, a traditionally underserved rural community in northern Ontario, Canada. “This project marks a major milestone for our subscribers in the Township of Carling area, who are now enjoying faster, more stable and more...

NEW YORK and PARIS, July 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —Revenue in M€ 2021 2020 Variation % ATI*T1 8.98 6.63 +2.35 +35.4%T2 10.9 13.34 -2.86 -21.4%Total 19.47 19.97 -0.51 -2.5%* At prevailing exchange rates Pioneer and category leader in Software Intelligence, CAST delivered a robust performance over the half-year with numerous new references and a good geographical distribution of turnover. The second quarter was marked in particular by the signing of an important global agreement with Microsoft, which renews and expands the previous agreement, with the objective of joint penetration of 200 large accounts over the next twelve months, by identifying the strategic applications most suited to move to cloud, then accelerating and securing the technical transformations necessary for their migration to Azure. For a fair...

MAYFIELD VILLAGE, OHIO, July 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — As previously announced, The Progressive Corporation (NYSE: PGR) will host an Investor Relations event on Wednesday, August 4, 2021, beginning at 9:30 a.m. eastern time. The event, which will consist of both a conference call and a live webcast, is scheduled to last 90 minutes and will begin with an approximate 45-minute presentation on our Commercial Lines business, followed by a question-and-answer session with Tricia Griffith, our CEO, and John Sauerland, our CFO. Call-in participants will be able to ask questions via the phone, while webcast participants will be able to submit questions online. On August 3, 2021, Progressive expects to file its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission and post its Shareholders’ Report, including the Letter...