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USPTO Grants edatanetworks Inc. Patent for Open-Loop Cashless Payment System Benefitting Community

edatanetworks Inc.

edatanetworks Inc. announced today the approval of Patent 14/408,199 from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Patent 14/408,199 discloses an open loop cashless payment system that incentivizes consumers to transact in physical stores with merchants who make auditable donations to community and charitable organizations selected by the consumer. “This open-loop cashless payment system patent complements our extensive intellectual property portfolio that includes automated enrollment, online-to-offline advertising, rich tokenized data, and directing merchant donations to local community and charitable organizations. The intellectual property portfolio transforms the way local small and medium businesses work together with community and charitable organizations through digital commerce for good. It ensures the merchants receive a measurable return on marketing spend with actionable insights on their micro-donations back to the communities where they live and prosper – at no cost to the consumers.” said Terry Tietzen, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of edatanetworks. About edatanetworks edatanetworks Inc. (edata), edatanetworks.com, a privately held intellectual property company established in 2001, has worked with many organizations and conducted multiple live market deployments creating patented philanthropic innovations utilizing existing technological and financial infrastructures—connecting consumers, local merchants, charitable and community organizations, digital media groups, communications companies, search providers, social networks, banks, payment networks, trusted intermediaries and other financial services organizations. Contact Details Catherine Keill +1 780-690-5283 Company Website https://www.edatanetworks.com

August 29, 2022 07:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time

Privado raises $14 million in Series A Funding to Embed Privacy in Software Development

Privado

Data privacy start-up Privado announced today that it has raised $14M Series A round co-led by global software investor Insight Partners and Sequoia Capital India, with participation from existing investors Together Fund & Emergent Ventures. This comes on the heels of Privado’s seed raise of $3.5M in January 2022. The funding will be used to enhance Privado’s technology stack, build out the team and grow its open-source community. Founded in 2020, Privado was created to address the privacy issues facing businesses around the world. Privado is an open-source code scanning solution purpose-built for privacy that identifies data usage, discovers data flows & flags privacy issues like excessive user permissions or data leakages to logs. The company connects with source code management tools like GitHub and provides instant visibility into data flows to privacy teams which otherwise would have taken months of back & forth with developers. Privacy teams can also enforce their public-facing privacy policies in code, helping them avoid fines. Privado currently manages over 600,000 code commits for companies like Thrasio and Zego & many more. After the enactment of GDPR, businesses rushed to map existing data footprint with survey and data discovery tools. They soon realized that new software development continued to increase the scope of data collection & usage leading to continued firefighting. “Current tools fall short because they sit outside the development lifecycle where decisions on data collection, and sharing are made,” commented Vaibhav Antil, co-founder and CEO at Privado. “With our privacy code scans, engineers and privacy teams get instant visibility into personal data usage by their products and applications, can monitor personal data flows, and find privacy risks that exist in the code from leakage to logs. The new funding will allow us to further our mission of embedding privacy into software development, and we’re excited to partner with Insight Partners and Sequoia Capital India on this journey” added Vaibhav Antil. “Privado has created an intuitive platform that allows data and engineering teams to ensure all development changes are privacy compliant in real time. With its experienced team of founders and innovative architecture, Privado has already made a name for itself in the DevSecOps space,” said Nikhil Sachdev, Managing Director at Insight Partners. “We look forward to partnering with the team at Privado as they continue to grow and scale up.” “Privacy and data are two sides of the same coin. Data has been one of the biggest trends in the last few years and it’s only a matter of time before privacy catches up. Privado is well-positioned to capture this opportunity. It is a part of the Shift Left movement whereby it is empowering developers to incorporate privacy at the time of developing products and thus preventing costly compliance breaches in the applications they develop. We’re impressed by the customer feedback and are thrilled to be a part of their mission.” Abhishek Mohan, Principal, Sequoia India. In addition to the code scanning solution, Privado has launched a free tool for Android developers to generate Play Store Data Safety reports. This popular initiative has attracted a wide range of developers from companies like Automattic and Blinkist who have generated over 2000 reports to understand the data collection and sharing practices of mobile apps. Privado is extending this tool to a full-fledged open source privacy code scanning project. Prior to starting Privado, co-founders Jasdeep Cheema, Prashant Mahajan, and Vaibhav Antil worked in tech companies in product & engineering teams where they saw the challenges of GDPR compliance firsthand. The idea of a privacy code scanner came when they spent months interviewing product & engineering teams of an e-commerce company but still struggled to figure out data usage & how it is changing with new software releases. About Privado Privado is an open-source static scanning tool that provides privacy & security teams visibility into data flows from applications & helps developers fix privacy vulnerabilities in their product like personal data leakages to logs. Founded in 2020, Privado has enabled Zego, Thrasio & many more enterprises to embed privacy checks in their Software Development Life Cycle. For more information please visit https://www.privado.ai/ About Insight Partners Insight Partners is a global software investor partnering with high-growth technology, software, and Internet startup and ScaleUp companies that are driving transformative change in their industries. As of February 24, 2022, the closing of the firm's recent fundraise, Fund XII, brings Insight Partners' regulatory assets under management to over $90B. Insight Partners has invested in more than 700 companies worldwide and has seen over 55 portfolio companies achieve an IPO. Headquartered in New York City, Insight has offices in London, Tel Aviv, and Palo Alto. Insight's mission is to find, fund, and work successfully with visionary executives, providing them with practical, hands-on software expertise to foster long-term success. Insight Partners meets great software leaders where they are in their growth journey, from their first investment to IPO. For more information on Insight and all its investments, visit insightpartners.com About Sequoia Capital India & Sequoia Capital Southeast Asia Sequoia helps daring founders build legendary companies, from idea to IPO to beyond. Sequoia Capital India and Sequoia Capital Southeast Asia actively partner with founders from a wide range of companies, across categories, including BYJUs, CRED, Druva, Five Star Finance, Freshworks, GoTo, Groww, Kopi Kenangan, Mamaearth, Pine Labs, Polygon, Razorpay, Truecaller, Zomato and more. We spur founders to push the boundaries of what's possible. In partnering with Sequoia, startups benefit from over 50 years of tribal knowledge and lessons learned working with companies like Airbnb, Alibaba, Apple, Dropbox, Google, LinkedIn and Stripe early on. From the beginning universities, endowments, and other non-profits have been the backbone of our investor base which means founders' accomplishments make a meaningful difference. For more information on Sequoia's work in India and Southeast Asia visit sequoiacap.com/India and sequoiacap.com/sea. Contact Details Privado Bilal Mahmood +44 7714 007257 b.mahmood@stockwoodstrategy.com Company Website https://www.privado.ai/

August 26, 2022 10:41 AM Eastern Daylight Time

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Scalenut powers organic content for businesses via AI platform as it raises $3.1M funding round

Scalenut

Businesses know that content is king when charming customers but as channels and types of content have exponentially grown, it will be important to know which content is winning customers. AI-powered SEO and content marketing platform Scalenut is prevailing through its AI-generated organic content for SMBs and mid-market businesses with 100,000 users signed up in just a few months since going live this year. As it scales the platform and expands into new geographies, Scalenut is today announcing a $3.1M seed plus funding round led by Saama Capital & Amit Singhal (Former Senior VP of Google and Head of Google Search). The company had previously raised $400,000 in seed funding led by Titan Capital, First Principles VC, AngelList, Abhishek Goyal, and other leading angel investors. In early 2022, they launched their SaaS platform for public use, and in the past six months, they have seen 10X revenue growth. Scalenut, focusing primarily on the US and the UK markets, helps businesses and brands plan, research and create content in 1/5th the time it normally takes. In addition, it reduces costs by 90% and significantly scales up content production. Scalenut’s Co-founder Mayank Jain said, “The pandemic spurred rapid digitization across businesses, with a greater emphasis being placed on digital marketing. However, after spending a huge amount of money on paid advertising for growth, they realized that it is not sustainable in the long run and therefore, there has been an increased focus on organic marketing to grow sustainably.” He added “In order to increase organic growth, SEO and content marketing teams juggle multiple tools for sound SEO research, content creation, optimization, and performance measurement. Not only is it inefficient, but it also leads to siloed team efforts based on broken insights and incomplete strategy. This is why most businesses struggle to scale content marketing successfully.” Scalenut’s AI platform brings everything needed by them to one place so they can strategize and scale easily and at a pace that helps them achieve business goals. “With Scalenut, we aim to empower the SEO and content teams to put the paddle on their organic marketing efforts from a single platform and help businesses grow sustainably,” said Mayank Jain. As per a Databox study, almost 20% of marketers get more than 60% of their traffic from search engines i.e. organic traffic, and 71% of the marketers said that creating new content is their most important tactic for growing their organic traffic. Commenting on the successful closing of the funding round, Mayank Jain commented, “This funding is to continue building the platform, hiring talent, and expanding to new geographies. We have set our sights on solving a massive problem that marketers across the world face today. The opportunity in the market and our progress so far excites us to work harder and make a dent in this domain”. “Businesses associated with us have witnessed 3x growth in their organic traffic in just 3-4 months. Not only have we seen 10x growth in revenue in the last six months, but we are also trending at a seven-digit revenue run rate right now. We are in a hyper-growth stage and are on track to meet our major revenue milestones.” Talking about investing in Scalenut, Ash Lilani, managing partner at Saama Capital said, “With content consumption increasing worldwide, content is a key driver for business growth. One common problem that businesses face to power up their organic marketing is scaling content meaningfully. There is no easy way to scale content and Scalenut is solving precisely that with its robust AI platform. This is a big value add. Since launching its SaaS platform in Jan 2022, Scalenut has seen good traction with over 100,000 registered users. We were quite impressed seeing the product team has built and the market response they have got.” Amit Singhal, Former Senior VP of Google and Head of Google Search, said “There is no one better than Scalenut to help businesses scale organic traffic. With deep domain expertise and passion to help businesses grow sustainably, I am super excited to be part of the team. Their recent growth has validated our belief and I am super excited for what’s in the store.” About Scalenut Scalenut was founded by Mayank Jain, Gaurav Goyal, and Saurabh Wadhawan. In early 2022, they launched their AI-powered SEO and content marketing platform for public use. The SaaS platform helps SMBs and mid-market businesses to scale content and grow sustainably through organic marketing. Other than thousands of SMBs across the world, Scalenut also counts leading enterprises like Snapdeal, PharmEasy, Foyr, Hubilo, and Mosaic Wellness as its clients. Learn more about Scalenut here: www.scalenut.com Contact Details Scalenut Bilal Mahmood +44 7714 007257 b.mahmood@stockwoodstrategy.com Company Website https://www.scalenut.com/

August 26, 2022 10:24 AM Eastern Daylight Time

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AI startup DhiWise secures $7m series A round as it builds the world’s most intelligent pro-code programming platform

DhiWise

Over 30 million mobile and web app developers around the world are hard at work creating the next big thing. But like most jobs, large chunks of their work (as much as 60%) remains monotonous and could be automated. To address this problem, AI startup DhiWise is building a programming automation platform and is today announcing a $7M series A funding round to eliminate the mundane and repetitive tasks in developers’ lives. The round was led by Accel and Together Fund with participation from India Quotient along with founders from companies like WebEngage, Fleetx and Rocketlane. With this funding round, DhiWise has raised close to $9.5M in total. In its beta phase over the past 8 months, DhiWise has already saved more than 1 million-hours of programming for its 30,000 users. The DhiWise platform converts designs into code along with data binding, authentication, run time permissions, authorizations and much more so that developers can focus on business logic and core algorithms. It generates clean, structured, readable and modular code in MVC and clean code architecture that can be built upon later for scalability. DhiWise empowers developers so that they can work with their highest abilities to focus on coding what matters Founded in April 2021 by Vishal Virani (CEO) and Rahul Shingala (CTO), DhiWise goes beyond a low-code or no-code fix for developers but a DevTool that solves real-life developers problems. These were problems that the founders saw first hand having worked together for 8 years in IT consultancy with a team of 150 developers who built 200 projects for clients across 24 countries. To meet project deadlines and increase productivity, they deployed several low-code and no-code tools (including existing Figma to code conversion platforms) but the results were flawed. The generated output either did not have the required code quality and architecture or had multiple dependencies on the tool in consideration. This prompted them to build a programming platform of their own. After 6 months of R&D, their team of 50+ developers came up with multiple algorithms to automate the programming lifecycle by keeping in mind the source code standards where developers can build upon the code further. Within 8 months of setting up, DhiWise won the Golden Kitty awards 2021 by Product Hunt in the developer tool category. Their Figma to code plugin also has 5000+ installations so far. DhiWise co-founder and CEO, Vishal Virani commented: “We don't want to restrict ourselves to internal applications or other drag-and-drop platforms to create MVPs, so we developed a pro-code platform that can enable developers to deliver production-ready source code 10x faster for all kinds of apps, internal or complex. What sets DhiWise apart from its contemporaries is its accuracy of auto-identification of components, source code quality and no dependency hell.” “DhiWise-generated source code will be as good as being written by developers themselves. We are laser sharp focussed on empowering developers to become more productive instead of replacing them. To adapt the platform, developers need not change their behaviour; it is going to be as easy as using an IDE in their day-to-day lives. DhiWise is the only platform in the world which supports declarative UI in the low-code space, eventually being the torch bearer of a new category which we proudly call “Pro-code”. DhiWise plans to use the investment to move one step forward toward its vision of building the most intelligent programming platform in the world. Keeping React and Flutter applications as the core of their value proposition but including features like importing design systems, auto-identification of reusable components from Figma designs, and declarative UI in their upcoming releases so that developers can use the platform at any given point in time during their app development journey. No matter if it is a new application or an application with an existing code base, building front-end production-level applications would be a breeze. Manav Garg, Founding Partner at Together Fund added: "DhiWise's vision of enabling the ~30M professional devs today by embedding itself directly into their workflows and not requiring them to change their behaviour is compelling" About DhiWise DhiWise is a programming platform where developers can convert their designs into developer-friendly code for Mobile and web apps. DhiWise automates the application development lifecycle and instantly generates readable, modular and reusable code. Contact Details Bilal Mahmood +44 7714 007257 b.mahmood@stockwoodstrategy.com Company Website https://www.dhiwise.com/

August 26, 2022 10:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time

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Minuteman Press Franchise in Swindon, England Reopens Doors After Flooding and Fire

Minuteman Press International Inc

Minuteman Press in Swindon, England has reopened its physical location at 19-21 Newport Street (Ground Floor – Newport House). After suffering water damage from flooding in July of 2021 and electrical fire damage in October of 2021, owner James Beckwith and his team continued to operate and serve clients as repairs were being made. James shares, “The community has been fantastic, we officially remained open the whole time taking orders from the website and emails, as well as keeping our phone lines open. We have had nothing but positive comments and folks telling us they are so happy we are back open. Some customers have commented that though they had to go elsewhere for a time, the quality of the print and the quality of the service just didn’t compare to what they received when working with us.” During this critical time and leading to the reopening of their facility, James was grateful to be part of the Minuteman Press franchise family, who stepped in and provided crucial support in many areas. James says, “Mark Jones (UK South Regional VP) and Richard Myers (local field rep) and Duncan Diesel (at MPIHQ) have been invaluable to us. I routinely spoke with Duncan on equipment decisions when ours was being replaced as well as marketing ideas and technical help with Minuteman Press FLEX software and the new website. Richard has been out to see us during the time we had no premises to work up a plan once we were back open and he has been out since opening to assist with production processes and marketing ideas. Mark Jones was always at the end of the phone if we needed advice on anything. He was very key in us making the decision to stay in our current premises when we were investigating moving locations.” Being part of the Minuteman Press system also enabled James to receive vital support from choice vendors like Xerox. James states, “I want to particularly give a shout out to Xerox. They were amazing throughout the entire process. The Xerox kit was always the most expensive shop item and there were lots of negotiations on price to replace the two Versants that were damaged. They ultimately gave us the opportunity to acquire the Xerox Iridesse and offline booklet maker to match the requirements from the two previous Versants while keeping the insurance company happy on cost. Xerox also gave me near free reign of their Uxbridge HQ where I was allowed to run one particular job on their presses every month for six or seven months.” Today, with the repairs finished, new equipment in place and new signage installed, James is excited about the upgrades that have been made to the business. He says, “Our offices and production area have been refurbished, and we can now provide more services than before.” James continues, “We now have totally new kit, and because it is so versatile, we can offer more options than before, with an even faster turnaround. The new Xerox Iridesse is a full production press allowing us more and faster capabilities as well as improved image quality over our previous presses.” He adds, “Even our booklet-making capacity has improved. Whereas before, making a large number of booklets could take several hours, we can now produce up to 3,000 booklets in an hour.” James further explains the benefits of the new equipment installed at Minuteman Press in Swindon: “The Iridesse is absolutely amazing. The image quality is second to none. The job that I would run at Xerox HQ was a monthly magazine run for a local village. 1050 copies, ranging from 20 – 32 pages each month. On our Versants, the job would take 6 – 8 hours. Now the entire job takes us about 2 hours!” We were able to update our Duplo 615 to the 618 and that piece of kit is a dream. Touch screen, easy to configure and very dependable. We replaced our SureColour T5200 with the same model, however now we have the large format scanner which was one area we were sorely lacking. Customers would routinely come in with paper plans looking to get copies or scans and we would have to turn them away, now we can handle the full job for them. We replaced our HP Latex 330 with the Latex 335 that has the Print & Cut feature. We couldn’t be happier with the decision. We are still getting our feet wet with the Print & Cut, but so far we are producing work on all the new kit.” Minuteman Press in Swindon also plans to re-add dye sublimation and add a self-service area for walk-in customers who need a simple print job. James says, “This is really ideal if someone wants a return label printed, for example. We always offered this kind of service for customers, but soon they will be able to do it on a DIY basis.” James concludes, “We are happy to be back in our new and improved facility, and we are excited to continue to welcome back our clients. We are so thankful for them and all of the help we’ve received from our community and MPIHQ, and now we are ready to serve our clients better than ever before.” For more information about Minuteman Press in Swindon, visit https://minuteman.com/uk/locations/england/swindon/ To learn more about #1 rated Minuteman Press franchise opportunities and to see Minuteman Press franchise reviews, visit https://minutemanpressfranchise.co.uk or https://minutemanpressfranchise.com Contact Details Chris Biscuiti +1 631-249-1370 cbiscuiti@mpihq.com Company Website https://minutemanpressfranchise.com

August 26, 2022 05:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time

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Has This Company ‘Sekured’ Safe Messaging In The Wild West Of User Data Protection?

Sekur Private Data Ltd

Concern has reportedly grown in recent years about insecure messaging and data harvesting of private electronic activity. This has seemingly been countered by a steady shift toward data encryption as one solution, but widespread online protection remains a relatively new, underdeveloped field. Nevertheless, text messaging, multimedia messaging and app-to-app messaging have exploded in the past couple of decades. On a daily basis, 27 billion texts, 60 billion WhatsApp messages and 319 billion emails are sent worldwide. All of these messages constitute data, which is precious and personal, as reflected in the saying, “Data is the new oil,” coined by mathematician Clive Humby. Unfortunately, many companies might be unscrupulous about harvesting and selling users’ private data. Numerous scandals cropped up in recent years, which indicates that users’ data is not safe. For example, the Cambridge Analytica breach in 2018, which involved Meta Platforms Inc. ’s (NASDAQ: META) Facebook platform allowing data to be used for political advertising; LinkedIn having a major data breach, with all its users’ data posted to the dark web; and users en masse ditching WhatsApp in 2021 over secure messaging concerns. In response to these events, alternative messaging platforms have popped up in the past few years. Prominent among these are Signal, Telegram and Threema. These platforms remain almost exclusively focused on messaging, possibly leaving the field open for a company to produce a more comprehensive, self-sufficient system that replicates the data storage and communication offerings of mainstream companies but on a secure and encrypted platform. The Platform Inviting Communication Expansion? Sekur Private Data Ltd. (OTCQX: SWISF) is building an ecosystem it says is based on protecting privacy while maximizing efficient use — the Switzerland-hosted company uses a proprietary, non-open source, military-grade encryption service that runs off Swiss International Standard for Organization-certified data centers that house Sekur’s private servers. Using its own servers means the system avoids any main cloud service, provided by companies like Alphabet Inc. 's (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google and Microsoft Corp. ’s (NASDAQ: MSFT) Azure, which can reportedly be more vulnerable to hacking and data breaches. Sekur’s comprehensive Communications platform goes beyond messaging. It includes messaging, chat-by-invite, letting Sekur users message non-Sekur users and includes secure instant messaging, group creation, audio recordings, encrypted email with proprietary SekurSend feature and a 100Gb storage for its SekurMail solution. Sekur’s Data and document management suite includes secure email, document storage, disaster recovery and encrypted password management. The company reports that unlimited storage is available for Sekur messages, and all data is securely backed up multiple times in multiple locations in Switzerland. The plethora of social media apps can be overwhelming and may discourage people from using obscure messaging apps. But Sekur says its secure and private ecosystem can communicate with users outside of its platform through its recently developed Chat-By-Invites function. Chat-By-Invite uses email or text messaging to invite a user who is not on Sekur to message privately and securely via the Sekur platform without using the app or purchasing the service. After the conversation, the Sekur user has the ability to destroy the messages at both ends of the communication and wipe them from the server, protecting the integrity of the secure system. Another advantage of the Sekur platform is that it does not require users to give their phone numbers to register, reducing dramatically the risk of hacks and creating a more private experience for senders and recipients. This function is also available for emails with SekurSend. Sekur’s Chat-By-Invite and SekurSend initiatives are seen as important because they provide a cohesive platform with the flexibility to reach beyond itself while data privacy is maintained. Sekur Chat-By-Invite has facilitated conversations in over 61 countries covering a population of over 3.4 billion, and the company says it will continue to expand to more countries as a global messaging service. “We are excited to have released Chat-By-Invite via SMS,” Sekur Private Data CEO Alain Ghiai said. “This milestone puts us closer to offering a unique package of secure and private communications to individuals, businesses and governments looking to protect their communications without having to divulge their phone numbers, without data mining and without forcing the recipient to also download the same application. “We look forward to continuing to offer true data privacy to all individuals and their businesses and protect their intellectual property and their privacy, from data miners and malicious hackers.” To learn more about Sekur Private Data Ltd., visit its website. Sekur Private Data Ltd. is a Cybersecurity and Internet privacy provider of Swiss hosted solutions for secure communications and secure data management. The Company distributes a suite of secure cloud-based storage, disaster recovery, document management, encrypted e-mails, and secure communication tools. Sekur Private Data Ltd. sells its products through its websites www.sekur.com and www.sekursuite.com, and approved distributors, and telecommunications companies worldwide. Sekur Private Data Ltd. serves consumers, businesses and governments worldwide. This post contains sponsored advertising content. This content is for informational purposes only and is not intended to be investing advice. Contact Details Corporate Department corporate@sekurprivatedata.com Company Website https://sekur.com/en/about

August 25, 2022 03:39 PM Eastern Daylight Time

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SinglePoint Subsidiary, BOX Pure Air, Launches New Division, BPA Solutions: A Provider in Indoor Air Quality ("IAQ") and Safety Solutions for Schools Nationwide

SinglePoint Inc.

BPA Solutions will offer indoor air purification and security products to 131,000 public and private K-12 schools in the US. Improving Indoor Air Quality ("IAQ") within schools is an essential and critical need with over $121B in allocated Federal Funding. Schools continue to seek and deploy accretive layered products and services to improve physical security measures within schools and classrooms designed to enhance protection for teachers, students, and staff. SinglePoint Inc. (OTCQB: SING) announced today that its subsidiary, BOX Pure Air, is launching BPA Solutions to represent multiple lines of products designed to help create safer schools nationwide by improving indoor air quality (IAQ) and hardened and enhanced security solutions. The core mission of BPA Solutions is to create healthier, safer, and more productive school environments to protect the students, teachers, and staff within our nation's public and private school systems. School-aged children spend more waking hours in school than at home. Additionally, we all spend nearly 90% of our time indoors. BPA Solutions is committed to providing products and services that meet the highest standards to create a safer indoor environment for our nation's students as they return to school. "BPA Solutions is committed to creating safe and secure indoor environments at our nation's schools," said BPA Solutions CEO Ryan Cowell. "Our core belief is that anything we sell should address real problems schools have and solve these problems for a reasonable cost, in a time-effective way. We will remain highly committed to improving indoor air quality. Additionally, we have added a new line of safety and security products to our product line. These products fit within our stated mission and leverage the network of school administrators, superintendents, and facility managers we have developed over the years.," he continued. BPA Solutions has executed an exclusive distribution agreement with Ballistic Barrier Products, the makers of certified bullet-resistant door shields and window shades. BPA Solutions and Ballistic Barrier have teamed up to design two new products to extend BPA Solution's reach into school safety. The BPA Solutions entity includes a new logo (pictured above) and a new website currently live at www.solutionsbpa.com, soon to be live at www.bpasolutions.com. Any representatives of BOX Pure Air can still be reached at their current contact information unless otherwise stated. About BPA Solutions BPA Solutions believes in safeguarding the future generation by offering products designed to create a healthier and more secure school environment for students, teachers, and staff nationwide. Visit www.solutionsbpa.com to learn more. About SinglePoint Inc (OTCQB: SING ) SinglePoint is a solar energy and sustainable lifestyle company currently in the solar energy and air purification markets. The Company's goal is to build the largest renewable energy solutions network and modernize the traditional solar energy and energy storage business model. The Company continues to execute on its acquisition strategy and is currently exploring future growth opportunities in air purification, electric vehicle charging, solar as a subscription service, and additional energy efficiencies and appliances that enhance sustainability and healthier life. For more information, visit the Company's websitesâ www.singlepoint.com, www.bostonsolar.us, and www.boxpureair.com Contact Details Tra-Digital IR +1 212-389-9782 Investors@SinglePoint.com Company Website http://www.tradigitalir.com

August 25, 2022 03:31 PM Eastern Daylight Time

This Company Believes Biometrics Could Be One Of The New Super Powers Of The Digital World

BIO-key International, Inc.

In March 2017, Netflix’s official Twitter Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) account tweeted "love is sharing a password." Five years later, media reports created a furor, hinting that Netflix was considering ways to curtail password sharing with people beyond the main user’s household. Password sharing on digital streaming platforms like Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) and Amazon.com Inc. ’s (NASDAQ: AMZN) Prime Video is common practice with multiple people sharing a single account with different user profiles. But what Netflix has taken issue with now, and is trying to curtail, is the unauthorized and illegal sharing of passwords through password-sharing marketplaces run by bad actors, which it says costs the company more than $6 million in annual revenue loss. The consequences of credential-related cyber crime could prove to be very expensive for organizations if the spate of reported incidents is anything to go by. Some of the most significant password-related security breaches of the last year include those at Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT), SolarWinds Corp. (NYSE: SWI), and GoDaddy Inc. (NYSE: GDDY). Microsoft reported a cyberattack by Chinese hacking group Hafnium, which targeted thousands of its servers across the United States and affected government agencies and businesses, exposing the email communications of each affected organization. In a separate incident, U.S. government agencies were compromised in a series of nationwide attacks involving software from the cyber security firm SolarWinds where hackers reportedly exploited a vulnerability in its network monitoring software, allowing them to infiltrate companies that were using that software and gain access to their email communications. Cybercriminals apparently had access to GoDaddy’s systems for over two months before they were detected and their access blocked, by which time considerable damage had already been done. Rising Cyber Crime Could Be Driving Companies’ Focus Toward Identity And Access Management User credentials are the entry point to an organization’s data, and securing the network and access to data has become a top priority for businesses in the highly digital world. Companies like BIO-key International Inc. (NASDAQ: BKYI), 3M Co. (NYSE: MMM), Fujitsu Ltd. (TYO: 6702), and Safran SA (SAF.PA) provide secure access management solutions in different parts of the world could play an important role in addressing the challenges that are inherent with password-based security solutions and the risk and cost associated with traditional methods of access management. More organizations are moving away from password-based solutions to biometric authentication. Identity-Bound Biometrics (IBB) provides a type of authentication that verifies the actual identity of the individual behind the keyboard, and BIO-key says its world-class biometric platform integrates into its customers’ Identity and Access Management (IAM) strategy. The company reports that it offers multiple Identity and Access Management system options when it comes to enforcing stronger security and multi-factor authentication. It is showcasing new innovations at the Gartner Identity and Access Management (IAM) Summit (Booth 232) at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada, August 22-24th. At the Summit, BIO-key will highlight new authentication methods, as additions to its current PalmPositive TM palm scanning method, for its BIO-key MobileAuth ™ mobile app, including FacePositive™ for server-secured facial recognition, device-based biometrics for Android and iOS, and new push token support. It boasts decades of expertise in the field and claims it has a proven track record of successful Identity & Access Management (IAM) project delivery and strong customer relationships in financial services, healthcare, education, manufacturing, communication, transportation, and government. BIO-key says its signature product — PortalGuard® IDaaS (Identity-as-a-Service) — has flexible single sign-on and various authentication options to meet the security goals of most modern organizations to deliver an optimized user experience. Features the company says make PortalGuard an attractive access management solution include: Accessibility to a suite of apps from multiple devices without requiring the user to manage numerous, difficult-to-remember passwords. Multi-factor Authentication (MFA), including biometric authentication options like Identity-Bound Biometrics, to prevent unauthorized access if an attempt to access an application is made from outside of the company’s usual geography. Reduced operational costs and a less heavy burden on tech support to enable password resets because users can quickly reset their own passwords using their fingerprint as their authentication method of choice. To learn more about BIO-key’s biometric solutions visit the company webpage. BIO-key is revolutionizing authentication and cybersecurity with biometric-centric, multi-factor identity and access management (IAM) software managing millions of users. Its cloud-based PortalGuard IAM solution provides cost-effective, easy to deploy, convenient and secure access to devices, information, applications, and high-value transactions. BIO-key's patented software and hardware solutions, with industry-leading Identity-Bound Biometric (IBB) capabilities, enable large-scale Identity-as-a-Service (IDaaS) solutions, as well as customized on premises solutions. This post contains sponsored advertising content. This content is for informational purposes only and is not intended to be investing advice. Contact Details Catalyst IR- William Jones, David Collins +1 212-924-9800 BKYI@catalyst-ir.com Company Website https://www.bio-key.com/

August 25, 2022 03:16 PM Eastern Daylight Time

U.S. Chamber of Commerce Report: How Technology is Impacting Small Businesses

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Small businesses that use technology grow faster, profit more, and hire more workers compared to other small businesses. Those are among the key findings of a new report by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. This held for women- and minority-owned businesses as well. The report finds that when small businesses utilize technology there are real economic benefits—these small businesses directly employ or support the employment of nearly 100 million jobs in the U.S. and contribute more than $17 trillion to the economy annually. During the nationwide media tour, Jordan Crenshaw, Vice President, U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Technology Engagement Center highlighted some of the key findings including: · 93% of small businesses use at least 1 technology platform · 86% of small businesses say technology helped their business survive COVID · 87% of small businesses believe technology helped them grow despite challenging conditions · 92% of small business said social media helped them find new customers · 73% of small businesses using delivery apps grew their workforce. · 83% of small businesses plan to increase their use of technology platforms To find out more about these findings and ways that technology helps small businesses please visit americaninnovators.com Contact Details YourUpdateTV +1 212-736-2727 yourupdatetv@gmail.com

August 25, 2022 02:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time

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