Day: April 14, 2024
NEWTOWN, PA, April 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via NewMediaWire — Forian Inc. (Nasdaq:FORA), a provider of data science driven information and analytics solutions to the healthcare and life sciences industries, is deeply saddened to announce the passing of its director, Martin J. Wygod (Marty), on Friday at age 84. Marty was a healthcare entrepreneur, thoroughbred horse breeder and philanthropist. He is the father of Forian Executive Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Max Wygod.
Marty was at the forefront of the revolution in medical and healthcare information. His companies improved medical decisions and lowered healthcare costs in the United States for millions while generating value for his shareholders. Prior to his contributions to Forian, Marty was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of WebMD Health...
Research: More than Half of Singapore’s Organisations Experienced 1-2 hours of Weekly Downtime Due to Fixed Line/ Fibre Network Failure Over the Last 12 months
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Eighty-two percent of Singapore’s organisation have had to remove/ block applications like Zoom, WhatsApp and others considered vulnerability risks from work devices for security reasons
MELBOURNE, Australia, April 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cradlepoint, part of Ericsson, the global leader in cloud-delivered LTE and 5G wireless network and security solutions, today announced findings from its 2024 State of Connectivity survey. Findings reveal that despite 62% of Singaporean organisations using cellular connectivity, fixed line/ fibre network failure has caused 57% of organisations to experience 1-2 hours of downtime per week. Alarmingly, 25% experienced 3-4 hours of downtime per week, due to fixed line/ fibre network failure over the last 12 months. These figures suggest that cellular connectivity is only being used in some organisational...
Fly Play hf.: Sigurður Örn joins PLAY as Chief of Business Development
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Sigurður Örn has joined PLAY airlines as Chief of Business Development. This is a new position within the company where Sigurður will oversee the expansion of PLAY’s business ventures across all departments.
Sigurður Örn holds an MBA degree from the Katz Graduate School of Business at the University of Pittsburgh and has an extensive background in aviation. Sigurður previously served as CEO and chairman of Bluebird Nordic and was board member of Avion Express. He also played a key role in negotiating major acquisitions for Avia Solutions Group (AGS), including Avion Express, SmartLynx, and Bluebird Nordic. Expressing his enthusiasm for the new role, Sigurður Örn remarked, “It is very exciting to be joining PLAY at this pivotal moment. The company’s remarkable growth, evidenced by its doubling of revenue last year...
Verizon Business, AWS, and the NHL demo 5G-enabled cloud broadcasting at the 2024 NAB Show
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Verizon Business to simulcast NHL games leveraging innovative content delivery April 14-17 at booth #W2042
NEW YORK, April 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Verizon Business, on the heels of its recent partnership announcement with the National Hockey League (NHL) is putting co-innovation on full display with a new 5G-enabled cloud broadcasting solution. Running on AWS Wavelength Zones, a mobile edge compute service that delivers ultra-low-latency applications for 5G devices, this solution is a game-changer for the broadcast industry, with the speed from content capture on ice to broadcast going from seconds to milliseconds.
“Innovations in production and distribution ultimately highlight the power of our network to content owners like the NHL,” said Iris Meijer, Chief Product and Marketing Officer, Verizon Business. “Through cloud-based...
Ageas acknowledges BNP Paribas as shareholder
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Ageas acknowledges BNP Paribas as shareholder
Ageas announces that it has been informed by BNP Paribas that BNP Paribas has signed an agreement with Fosun to acquire an approximately 9% stake in the share capital of Ageas, taking over Fosun’s shareholding in the capital of the company.
Ageas and BNP Paribas have been partners for many years via the joint shareholding of Ageas (75%) and BNP Paribas Fortis (25%) in AG Insurance and with BNP Paribas Fortis being a long-standing distribution partner to the Group’s Belgian insurance activities. Ageas is pleased to see that BNP Paribas recognises, through this investment, the value of its partnership for the long term and the potential of the company going forward.
Once Ageas has received the official transparency notification, it will issue a more detailed press release, in accordance with...
BNP Paribas has signed an agreement with Fosun Group to acquire its stake in ageas
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BNP Paribas has signed an agreement with Fosun Group to acquire its stake in ageas
Press Release
Paris, 14 April 2024
BNP Paribas Group announces the signature, through its insurance subsidiary BNP Paribas Cardif, of an agreement to acquire Fosun Group’s stake of approximately 9% in ageas.
The acquisition will be performed in two tranches:• 4.8% of the issued shares in the coming days• The balance following the receipt of mandatory regulatory approvals.
The total consideration is estimated to approximately 730 million euros, corresponding to a marginal impact on BNP Paribas Group’s Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) ratio of approximately 2 basis points.
BNP Paribas Group, through BNP Paribas Fortis, benefits from a partnership with ageas, through AG Insurance (AGI), the leading insurer in Belgium. This partnership is materialized by an exclusive...