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Aflac named a 2024 CIO 100 award honoree

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Foundry’s CIO 100 Award recognizes enterprise excellence and innovation in IT

COLUMBUS, Ga., Aug. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Aflac has been selected as a 2024 CIO 100 award winner by Foundry’s CIO. For more than 25 years, the CIO 100 Awards have recognized innovative organizations around the world that exemplify the highest level of strategic and operational excellence in IT.

At Aflac, we don’t just sell a product, we sell a promise: to be there for our customers in their time of need.

Aflac is recognized for its ongoing commitment to improving the ease of doing business by simplifying customer service, empowering agents and optimizing employee workflows to ensure the company consistently delivers on its promise: to be there when customers need it the most.

“At Aflac, we don’t just sell a product, we sell a promise,” said Aflac Chief Information Officer Shelia Anderson. “We promise to be there for our customers in their time of need, which has made us the No. 1 provider of supplemental health insurance products in the U.S.1 and helps us make a difference in the lives of our customers every day.”

To better fulfill Aflac’s promise, the insurer focused on claims automation and digital processing of life events through its award-winning MyAflac system. By enhancing claims automation and delivering digital capabilities for policyholders, the company has significantly improved the customer experience while also driving efficiency and cost optimization.

“We are proud to be selected as a CIO 100 honoree for 2024,” said Anderson. “The Aflac Digital Services team was instrumental in enhancing our customer experience while automating and significantly increasing claim accuracy and speed. This ensures seamless operations and drives a cohesive digital experience across all interactions with our customers. It is imperative that CIOs remain focused on providing business solutions that help the company achieve its overall goals.”

The CIO 100 Awards program celebrates and recognizes visionary and collaborative IT leaders. It is designed to celebrate team contributions that make a company elite within the IT space.

“The CIO 100 Symposium & Awards continues a tradition of over 25 years of the highest quality content for IT leaders and their teams. In addition to celebrating 100 organizations during the dinner and awards ceremony, I am thrilled to feature many of these IT leaders as speakers,” stated Elizabeth Cutler, content director, CIO 100 Symposium & Awards. “The award-winning teams share a passion for excellence, a customer-centric mindset, and a drive to invest in technologies that elevate business value.”

Executives from the winning companies will be recognized at the CIO 100 Symposium & Awards on Aug. 7 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Click here to view the 2024 CIO 100 honorees.

About Aflac Incorporated

Aflac Incorporated (NYSE: AFL), a Fortune 500 company, has helped provide financial protection and peace of mind for more than 68 years to millions of policyholders and customers through its subsidiaries in the U.S. and Japan. In the U.S., Aflac is the No. 1 provider of supplemental health insurance products.1 In Japan, Aflac Life Insurance Japan is the leading provider of cancer and medical insurance in terms of policies in force. The company takes pride in being there for its policyholders when they need us most, as well as being included in the World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere for 18 consecutive years (2024), Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies for 23 years (2024) and Bloomberg’s Gender-Equality Index for the fourth consecutive year (2023). In addition, the company became a signatory of the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) in 2021 and has been included in the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index (2023) for 10 years. To find out how to get help with expenses health insurance doesn’t cover, get to know us at aflac.com or aflac.com/espanol. Investors may learn more about Aflac Incorporated and its commitment to corporate social responsibility and sustainability at investors.aflac.com under “Sustainability.”

1LIMRA 2023 U.S. Supplemental Health Insurance Total Market Report

About the U.S. CIO 100 Awards

The annual US CIO 100 Awards celebrate 100 organizations and the teams within them that use IT in innovative ways to deliver business value, whether by creating competitive advantage, optimizing business processes, enabling growth, or improving relationships with customers. The award is an acknowledged mark of enterprise excellence. Coverage of the 2024 US CIO 100 award-winning projects will be available online at www.cio.com in the weeks and months leading up to the event.

About the U.S. CIO Hall of Fame Awards

The US CIO Hall of Fame was created in 1997 to spotlight 12 outstanding IT leaders who had significantly contributed to and profoundly influenced the IT discipline, the use of technology in business and the advancement of the CIO role. Ten years later, in 2007, CIO inducted its second class of honorees into the CIO Hall of Fame during CIO magazine’s 20th anniversary celebration. The CIO Hall of Fame induction ceremony, continues to showcase this elite group of CIOs – now numbering 190.

About CIO

CIO focuses on attracting the highest concentration of enterprise CIOs and business technology executives with unparalleled peer insight and expertise on business strategy, innovation, and trends and a keen understanding of IT’s role in achieving business goals. CIO is published by Foundry, an IDG Inc. Company. Company information is available at www.foundryco.com Follow CIO on X @CIOonline & @CIOevents #CIO100Follow CIO on LinkedIn Follow CIO on Facebook.

Media contact: Jon Sullivan, 706-763-4813 or jsullivan@aflac.com

Analyst and investor contact: David A. Young, 706-596-3264, 800-235-2667 or dyoung@aflac.com

CIO media contact: Rachael Ferranti, Corporate Marketing, FoundryRachael.Ferranti@foundryco.com 

CIO awards contact: Allie Billington Allie_Billington@foundryco.com CIO 100 and CIO HoF Awards Manager, Foundry

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Aviat Networks to Participate in Upcoming Investor Conferences

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AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Aviat Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVNW), the leading expert in wireless transport and access solutions, today announced that it will participate in the following upcoming investor conferences.

27th Annual Needham Growth Conference to be held virtually on January 16, 202510th Annual Oppenheimer Emerging Growth Conference to be held virtually on February 26, 202537th Annual Roth Conference to be held in Dana Point, CA from March 16, 2025 to March 18, 2025

Investors interested in scheduling a meeting with the company should contact their representative at the respective institutions. All presentations and supplemental materials will be available under the Investor Relations section of Aviat’s website following the event.

About Aviat Networks, Inc.
Aviat is the leading expert in wireless transport and access solutions and works to provide dependable products, services and support to its customers. With more than one million systems sold into 170 countries worldwide, communications service providers and private network operators including state/local government, utility, federal government and defense organizations trust Aviat with their critical applications. Coupled with a long history of microwave innovations, Aviat provides a comprehensive suite of localized professional and support services enabling customers to drastically simplify both their networks and their lives. For more than 70 years, the experts at Aviat have delivered high performance products, simplified operations, and the best overall customer experience. Aviat is headquartered in Austin, Texas. For more information, visit www.aviatnetworks.com or connect with Aviat Networks on Facebook and LinkedIn.

Investor Contact
Andrew Fredrickson
Corporate Development and Investor Relations
(512) 582-4626
andrew.fredrickson@aviatnet.com

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CREO Announces Leadership Appointments to Drive Continued Growth

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CREO, the preferred consultancy to the world’s most promising life sciences companies seeking to improve human health, announced today four leadership appointments designed to support the company’s continued growth.

DURHAM, N.C., Jan. 9, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — CREO, the preferred consultancy to the world’s most promising life sciences companies seeking to improve human health, announced today four leadership appointments designed to support the company’s continued growth.

Announced in September 2023, CREO’s strategic recapitalization from Grant Avenue Capital has accelerated its expansion in strategy, technology, and commercialization services to life sciences and healthcare organizations. To position the company for further growth, the new appointments include the following:

Mike Townley, CREO’s Co-Founder and President, has transitioned to a full-time role as CREO’s Chief Commercial Officer. In this capacity, Mike has assumed responsibility for driving business development and sales excellence across CREO’s rapidly expanding service portfolio, geographic footprint, and client base.Connie Pearcy, previously CREO’s Senior Managing Director, has been named the company’s first Chief Operating Officer. As CREO’s third employee, Connie has been instrumental in growing the organization and delighting its customers throughout the company’s history. With this appointment, she has assumed responsibility for all CREO service delivery.Bob Riefer, Managing Director, has been appointed practice area leader for all growth acceleration services. Bob’s deep consulting background and industry expertise make him an ideal leader for continuing CREO’s growth in value-creation engagements, including strategy, M&A, and product commercialization services.Roger Davy, Managing Director, has been appointed practice area leader for all technology services. With an extensive career in information technology and digital transformation, Roger has a long track record of success in areas such as enterprise and scientific IT, cybersecurity, and data sciences.

“I am thrilled to recognize these leaders in our company,” said Susan Acker-Walsh, CEO and Co-Founder of CREO. “In addition to enabling me to spend more time focusing on the future of our company, these leaders offer market-proven expertise to every client.”

CREO is an award-winning management consulting and advisory services firm specializing in value creation in growth-oriented life sciences and healthcare businesses. Since its founding in 2015, CREO has generated strong market momentum, placing numerous times on Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Companies, Inc. Regionals Mid-Atlantic Fastest-Growing Companies, and the Triangle Business Journal’s Fast 50 list.

“It’s an amazing milestone,” said Mike Townley, Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officer. “Our people are the special sauce at CREO. We are fortunate to have such a powerful mix of people working with clients that are making a healthier world each day.”

About CREO

CREO is the preferred consultancy to the world’s most promising companies seeking to improve human health. We accelerate growth and value creation for life sciences, healthcare, and private equity portfolio companies worldwide through tailored consulting and operating solutions. With deep expertise in strategic planning, M&A, product commercialization, IT enablement, data sciences, and regulatory compliance, CREO has helped hundreds of organizations enhance business performance and advance clinical innovations. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park, CREO is committed to making a better, healthier world. Visit us at www.creoconsulting.com.

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Jason Burke, CREO, 1 919-589-1212, jburke@creoconsulting.com, https://creoconsulting.com/

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Rolling Wireless Introduces 5G Release 17 Automotive Module with NB-NTN Support

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RN941Y Module to Support Advanced Automotive OEM Programs and Enable Satellite-Based Connectivity for Vehicles Starting Production in 2027

LUXEMBOURG, Jan. 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Rolling Wireless, the world’s leading supplier of connectivity solutions for the automotive industry, today announced the launch of its first automotive-grade 5G Release 17 and NB-NTN Network Access Device (NAD)

The RN941Y module will bring seamless connectivity to the next generation of vehicles, even in areas where terrestrial networks are unavailable. 

Advanced Capabilities for Seamless Connectivity 

With Release 17, the global 5G standard now includes specifications for non-terrestrial networks. The full integration of NTN in the 3GPP ecosystem enables devices—including vehicles—to connect directly to satellites, paving the way for reliable communication in areas without terrestrial coverage.  

The RN941Y module offers NB-NTN satellite communication as an option. It supports multiple NB-NTN bands, enabling services such as roadside or medical assistance, fleet tracking (vehicle location), and messaging in remote and underserved areas. 

By incorporating support for NB-NTN into its NAD portfolio, Rolling Wireless is addressing one of the key challenges of automotive connectivity: enabling the availability of critical communication services anywhere and anytime. 

The RN941Y will also integrate memory with higher density and better performances for boot and reliability, in accordance with the latest automotive requirements. 

Easy Evolution Path

The RN941Y module is designed to offer automotive OEMs a seamless upgrade path to the latest technology. It features a compatible form factor and footprint as Rolling Wireless’ existing range of 5G NADs. 

The module supports 4×4 downlink MIMO and 2×2 uplink MIMO with up to 200MHz of downlink spectrum. It also provides flexibility with support for 5G sub-6 bands in both NSA and SA modes, plus seamless fallback to LTE, WCDMA, and 2G across worldwide cellular networks. 

Equipped with a powerful quad-core ARM Cortex A55 processor, the RN941Y module allows automotive OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers to develop Linux-based connectivity units for a wide range of present and future applications.  

Like all Rolling Wireless NADs, it is delivered with an ultra-flexible NAD Software Platform (NSP) designed to optimize and speed up the connected vehicle application development process. 

The RN941Y 5G Release 17 and NB-NTN NAD will be available for integration in vehicle models with start of production in 2027. Engineering samples for global markets will be available in the first half of 2025.  

Meet Rolling Wireless at CES in Las Vegas 

Rolling Wireless is showcasing its latest connectivity solutions at CES in Las Vegas from January 7th to 11th. To schedule a meeting: rollingwireless.com/en/contact

About Rolling Wireless  

Rolling Wireless is the world’s leading supplier of Network Access Devices (NADs) to the automotive industry, with over 60 million automotive-grade cellular modules shipped to date.    

Building on more than two decades of innovation and operational excellence, Rolling Wireless helps automotive OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers create applications that enhance safety, delight drivers, and generate additional revenue. The company’s unique open-source software platform enables customers to build Linux-based connectivity units on a single module.   

Rolling Wireless was established as an independent company in 2020, with the divestiture of Sierra Wireless’ automotive business unit. Headquartered in Luxembourg, the company employs more than 300 automotive experts worldwide. 

www.rollingwireless.com

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