WASHINGTON, Jan. 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — IDCA has released its “Global Digital Economy Report (2025),” which takes a comprehensive look at the $16 trillion global Digital Economy, and outlines a new and unique ranking of the progress of each nation of the world toward creating its own unique Digital Economy.

IDCA Chairman and CEO Mehdi Paryavi said, “The Digital Economy is the driver of our modern lives and rewriting the human history in bits and bytes.”

He continued, “It is clear that to understand Digital Economies, leaders must not look not at just the sheer size of nations and GDP, but rather at achievements against the resources and opportunities that are intrinsically presented to them.”

“The report delivers the proportionate reporting that strategic nation builders as well as investors and industry experts truly need to avoid substandard efforts and implement positive measures for the future of their nations, prosperity and sustainability of their economies, and livelihood of their citizens,” he concluded.

In the report, IDCA outlines several phases of Digital Economy development: Phase III (Highly Developed), Phase II (Emerging), Phase I (Early Stage), and a Pre-Phase.

“There are only six nations today that have reached the highly developed Phase III level,” according to IDCA Chief Research Officer Roger Strukhoff. “There are 30 nations, including the United States, at the Emerging level, 79 nations at the Early-Stage level, and 68 nations in the Pre-Phase stage. The key to this report is it shows how each nation has the potential to achieve its own unique progress.”

The Global Digital Economy Report is available at no fee to nations, companies, and Digital Economy experts and professionals. It is set to serve as a change-agent and reference point as it builds upon the foundations of the IDCA Digital Readiness Index as a defining statistical and insightful analysis of our developing world.

Strukhoff stated, “IDCA’s approach to the global report is a game-changer. It features the only ranking of nations in the world that examines all factors with a relative, proportional approach that considers each nation’s current economic resources and ability to enact programs toward a Digital Economy. There really is no other organization or research in the world that looks at the world’s Digital Economy across the breadth of nations in this manner.”

“The report shows the dynamic development going on in Malaysia, Rwanda, Vietnam, Poland, to list just a few examples,” he continued. “It also shows how the United States is not among the world’s top leaders, how Brazil is making surprising progress, and what Saudi Arabia and other nations in the Middle East must do to build strong Digital Economies as they diversify their economies.”

The 2025 rankings are built on the foundation of IDCA’s existing Digital Readiness Index of Nations, a ranking of the nations of the world that encompasses the broad categories of Economy, Environment, Social, and Governance. It benchmarks results against an ideal state, which further enables IDCA to create unique and potent Digital Economy roadmaps for all nations.

Requests for the report can be sent via International Data Center Authority (IDCA)’s LinkedIn page, or by email at research@idc-a.org.

About IDCA
International Data Center Authority (IDCA) is a global, non-partisan think tank operating in over 40 countries with its international headquarter offices in Washington DC.  The firm works with governments, enterprises, partners, affiliates and other organizations to create Digital Economies through the standardization, governance, and policy, as well as use of modern digital infrastructure, empowered human capital, and research-based roadmaps and implementations. More on IDCA: www.idc-a.org.

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Former Gamestop executive to join leadership team as head of Marketplace division

NEW YORK, Jan. 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Shutterstock, Inc. (NYSE: SSTK) (the “Company”), a leading global creative platform offering high-quality creative content for transformative brands, digital media and marketing companies, today announced that Matt Furlong will be joining Shutterstock to lead the company’s Marketplace division as Chief Marketplace Officer on Monday, January 13.

In this position and as part of the Shutterstock executive leadership team, Matt will have a key role in shaping the overall strategy, operations and growth of the Marketplace division, which houses the company’s individual user products and solutions across various ecommerce platforms.

“Matt’s extensive leadership experience and deep operational expertise will be a valuable asset to Shutterstock,” said Paul Hennessy, Chief Executive Officer of Shutterstock. “We’re confident in his ability to drive the focus and growth needed to better serve our Marketplace customers while helping to achieve our overall business strategy.”

Matt will also be responsible for ensuring alignment with business goals across Shutterstock’s creative content brands, including PremiumBeat, Pond5 and TurboSquid. In addition, he will oversee the company’s Global Customer Success team.

“I’m thrilled to join Shutterstock at such an exciting time in their transformation as a premier visual content company dedicated to empowering creatives,” said Furlong. “I’ve built my career innovating for customers while building leadership brands, and look forward to doing the same for the Shutterstock Marketplace division.”

Previously, Matt served as the CEO of GameStop for two years, where he was focused on strengthening the customer experience while driving business transformation. Prior to Gamestop, he led numerous multi-billion dollar businesses at Amazon, culminating in his role as the Country Manager for Amazon Australia. Matt began his career at P&G, where he worked for 12 years before joining Amazon.

About Shutterstock, Inc.
Shutterstock, Inc. (NYSE: SSTK) is a premier partner for transformative brands, digital media and marketing companies, empowering the world to create with confidence. Fueled by millions of creators around the world and a fearless approach to product innovation, Shutterstock is the leading global platform for licensing from the most extensive and diverse collection of high-quality 3D models, videos, music, photographs, vectors and illustrations. From the world’s largest content marketplace, to breaking news and A-list entertainment editorial access, to all-in-one content editing platform and studio production service—all using the latest in innovative technology—Shutterstock offers the most comprehensive selection of resources to bring storytelling to life. 

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Conference call to be held on Thursday, February 6, 2025, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time

YOKNEAM, Israel, Jan. 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — InMode Ltd. (Nasdaq: INMD), a leading global provider of innovative medical technologies, announced today that it expects to release its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2024 before the Nasdaq market opens on Thursday, February 6, 2025.

InMode is currently finalizing its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2024. Management believes that preliminary results reflect stronger-than-expected headwinds in the aesthetics industry, further intensified by broader macroeconomic challenges. While complete financial information and operating data are not yet available, set forth below are certain preliminary financial results for said periods, subject to final adjustments and other developments that may arise between now and the time such financial results are published. Based on preliminary results, management expects:

Revenue for the fourth quarter of 2024 to be in the range of $97.0 million to $97.5 million and revenue for the full year of 2024 to be in the range of $394.0 million to $394.5 millionNon-GAAP1 gross margin for the full year of 2024 to be in the range of 80% to 81%Full year 2025 revenue to be in the range of $395 million to $405 million

1Please refer to “Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measure” below for important information about non-GAAP financial measures. Non-GAAP results exclude share-based compensation.

InMode will host a conference call to discuss the fourth quarter and full year 2024 financial results on Thursday, February 6, 2025, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time with presentations from management including Moshe Mizrahy, Chief Executive Officer, Yair Malca, Chief Financial Officer and Dr. Michael Kreindel, Chief Technology Officer.

The Company encourages participants to pre-register for the conference call using the following link: https://dpregister.com/sreg/10195703/fe3de01ec4. Callers will receive a unique dial-in upon registration, which enables immediate access on the day of the call. Participants may pre-register at any time, including up to and after the call start time.

For callers that opt out of pre-registration, please dial one of the following teleconferencing numbers. Please begin by placing your call 10 minutes before the conference call commences. If you are unable to connect using the toll-free number, please try the international dial-in number.

U.S. Toll-Free: 1-833-316-0562
Israel Toll-Free: 1-80-921-2373
International: 1-412-317-5736                                                                                      

Webcast: https://event.choruscall.com/mediaframe/webcast.html?webcastid=4AkhyaPz

At:

8:30 a.m. Eastern Time
5:30 a.m. Pacific Time

The conference call will also be webcast live from a link on InMode’s website at https://inmodemd.com/investors/events-presentations/. A replay of the conference call will be available from February 6, 2025, at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time to February 13, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. To access the replay, please dial one of the following numbers:

Replay U.S. TOLL-FREE: 1-877-344-7529
Replay TOLL/INTERNATIONAL: 1-412-317-0088
Replay Pin Number: 4023671

A replay will also be available for 90 days on InMode’s website at: https://inmodemd.com/investors/events-presentations/. 

About InMode

InMode is a leading global provider of innovative medical technologies. InMode develops, manufactures, and markets devices harnessing novel radiofrequency (“RF”) technology. InMode strives to enable new emerging surgical procedures as well as improve existing treatments. InMode has leveraged its medically accepted minimally invasive RF technologies to offer a comprehensive line of products across several categories for plastic surgery, gynecology, dermatology, otolaryngology, and ophthalmology. For more information about InMode and its wide array of medical technologies, visit www.inmodemd.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

The information in this press release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. These statements generally relate to future events or InMode’s future financial or operating performance, including, but not limited to, the 2025 revenue projection described above. Actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecast in such forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify these statements because they contain words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “predict,” “project,” “will,” “would” and similar expressions that concern our expectations, strategic plans or intentions. Forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations and assumptions, and are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict. Consequently, actual results could differ materially from those indicated in these forward-looking statements. When considering these forward-looking statements, you should keep in mind the risk factors and other cautionary statements included in InMode’s Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 13, 2024, and our future public filings. InMode undertakes no obligation and does not intend to update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after this press release. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which pertain only as of the date of this press release.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measure

In addition to InMode’s operating results presented in accordance with GAAP, this release includes non-GAAP gross margin. Because this measure is used in InMode’s internal analysis of financial and operating performance, management believes that it provides greater transparency to investors of management’s view of InMode’s economic performance. Management also believes the presentation of this measure, when analyzed in conjunction with InMode’s GAAP operating results, allows investors to evaluate and compare the performance of InMode to that of its peers, although InMode’s presentation of its non-GAAP measure may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies more effectively.

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