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INdigital, Alabama PSAPs Mobilize to Support Georgia 911 Centers Following Hurricane Helene

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3 months ago

October 2, 2024

AUGUSTA, Ga., Oct. 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — After Hurricane Helene devastated Georgia, INdigital, in partnership with the Alabama 911 Board, responded swiftly to restore 911 services across the state. On Friday, September 27, and Saturday, September 28, INdigital worked with the Georgia Emergency Management Agency, Georgia Troopers, Georgia Forestry Commission Air Ops, the National Guard, and local PSAPs to ensure 911 calls continued to be answered despite widespread power and communication outages. INdigital’s rapid deployment of Starlink units and MEVO Anywhere Kits helped reestablish critical emergency communications.

This coordinated response underscores INdigital’s dedication to its customers and public safety. By quickly mobilizing resources and leveraging partnerships across state lines, INdigital ensured that nine different 911 centers in Georgia could continue serving their communities when needed. Without this immediate action, many areas would have experienced prolonged 911 outages, endangering public safety. The ability to reroute calls and deploy MEVO Anywhere Kits, along with Starlinks, enabled continuous service where other solutions might have failed or taken longer to implement.

The MEVO Anywhere Kit, a mobile call-handling system, played a key role in this response. This portable solution allows PSAPs to connect to emergency service networks from any location with an IP connection, ensuring uninterrupted 911 and PSTN call handling. The MEVO phones have all the capabilities of most call-handling solutions, including the ability to receive 911 calls with location information, mapping, instant recording, administrative dialing, and features such as transfer and conference. The Starlink units provided the critical connectivity needed in remote or heavily impacted areas where other communication options were unavailable.

Key stakeholders in this operation included INdigital Regional Account Representative Jen Poole, Alabama Service Manager Melissa Carpenter, Alabama 911 Executive Director Leah Missildine, and INdigital Vice President of Market Management Caleb Branch. The Georgia counties needing immediate assistance included Burke, Colquitt, Jefferson, Johnson, Montgomery, Treutlen, Tift, Berrien, Hancock, and Emanuel. Only three of the counties were INdigital customers. Henry County and Walker County in Alabama lent their MEVO Kits to Georgia PSAPs. With coordination from INdigital, the Georgia Emergency Management Agency, state troopers, the Alabama State 911 Board, and Alabama PSAPs, 911 service was restored to Georgia PSAPs.

“This response highlights our unwavering commitment to public safety and the communities we serve,” said Eric Hartman, Vice President of INdigital. “The ability to rapidly deploy resources, coordinate across state lines, and restore critical communication systems in such a short timeframe demonstrates the strength of our partnerships and the advanced technology we’ve developed. We don’t just provide a service—we’re an active, reliable partner to our customers, especially in moments of crisis. Many of our employees have previously worked for 911 centers throughout the country. Their previous experience has helped to drive our company’s culture to ensure that emergency calls are answered, lives are protected, and communities are supported when needed.”

“As this opportunity unfolded following Helene’s landfall and the assessment of the damage done, I engaged with dozens of individuals in the public safety field that acted with compassion, determination, and professionalism to lend aid,” said Missildine. “Widespread disasters, whether manmade or natural, really highlight the need for highly available access to emergency services, specifically via 911. This need was demonstrated during our coordinated response following Helene.”

For more information on INdigital’s MEVO Anywhere Kits, visit https://indigital.net/.

About INdigital
INdigital is a national leader in Next Generation 911 services, delivering innovative solutions to public safety agencies across the United States. With a commitment to agility and reliability, INdigital provides state-of-the-art 911 technology that enhances the efficiency and security of emergency communications. Our redundant and diverse Emergency Services Networks ensure seamless, uninterrupted service, empowering public safety teams to respond swiftly and effectively in any situation.

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Inspur Smart Healthcare Participates in GITEX IMPACT 2024 Exhibition

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50 minutes ago

December 23, 2024

DUBAI, UAE, Dec. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — From October 13th to 16th, the GITEX IMPACT 2024, Dubai’s Carbon Neutrality and Technology Exhibition, was held in Dubai. Organized by the Ministry of Economy and Ministry of Tourism of the United Arab Emirates, the exhibition focused on the forefront of sustainable development technologies, encompassing a wide range of sectors including construction, oil and gasoline, energy, and healthcare. It stands as one of the largest technology exhibitions in the Middle East and globally. Inspur Smart Health was invited to participate, showcasing its core products and cases of empowering the digital and intelligent transformation of the healthcare industry at the exhibition.

At the exhibition site, Inspur Smart Health introduced a series of products and solutions to government agencies and medical institutions, including the Health and Medical Big Data Intelligent Platform, Inspur Medical Industry International Trade Platform, Integrated Healthcare and Long-term Care Platform, Health Examination Center Solutions, Medical Group Information Management Platform, Internet Hospitals. These presentations comprehensively demonstrated Inspur Smart Health’s product innovation advantages and service capabilities.

Through this “debut” in the Middle East and even the global market, Inspur Smart Health has laid a solid foundation for further expanding its overseas “circle of friends” and establishing international brand recognition. In the future, Inspur Smart Health will continue to leverage its technological advantages in big data and artificial intelligence, constantly enhance the internationalization level of its products and solutions, deepen the exploration of overseas markets, and contribute to the thriving development of the global medical digital industry.

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UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP AND AMAZON MUSIC EXPAND GLOBAL RELATIONSHIP

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50 minutes ago

December 23, 2024

Reflects New Era in Music Streaming, Including Artist-Centric Principles and Furthering Authentic Engagement Between Artists and Fans

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Dec. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Universal Music Group (UMG), the world leader in music-based entertainment, and Amazon Music today announced an expanded global relationship that will enable further innovation, exclusive content with UMG artists, and advancement of artist-centric principles including increased fraud protection.

UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP AND AMAZON MUSIC EXPAND GLOBAL RELATIONSHIP

This reflects the two companies’ shared commitment to advancing and safeguarding human artistry, while ensuring UMG’s artists achieve their commercial potential through the service’s continued product enhancements and exclusive content that elevate authentic engagement between artists and fans.

UMG and Amazon Music will work closely to explore new and enhanced product opportunities designed to benefit artists and enrich the experience of their fans. UMG will also collaborate with Amazon Music as it continues to expand in audio, including further innovation in audiobooks, audio and visual programming, and its investment in livestreamed content that has connected millions of fans with their favorite artists across all genres and corners of the world. UMG and Amazon will also work collaboratively to address, among other things, unlawful AI-generated content, as well as protecting against fraud and misattribution.

Sir Lucian Grainge, Chairman & CEO, Universal Music Group said, “We are very excited to advance our long-standing, excellent partnership with Amazon Music that marks a new era in streaming—Streaming 2.0. We appreciate Amazon Music’s deep commitment to the interests of our artists, and look forward to progressing our shared artist-centric objectives through product innovation and accelerating growth of their service.”

Steve Boom, VP of Audio, Twitch and Games for Amazon said, “UMG has always been a collaborative partner to Amazon Music, and as we continue to invent and introduce more artist-to-fan connections through our product and exclusive content, we’re redefining what it means to be a streaming service. We’re thrilled to expand our relationship with UMG which will enable us to partner on meaningful new ways for artists to deepen their engagement with fans around the world, while working together to protect the work of artists, songwriters and publishers.”

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About Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group exists to shape culture through the power of artistry. UMG is the world leader in music-based entertainment, with a broad array of businesses engaged in recorded music, music publishing, merchandising and audiovisual content. Featuring the most comprehensive catalogue of recordings and songs across every musical genre, UMG identifies and develops artists and produces and distributes the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful music in the world. Committed to artistry, innovation and entrepreneurship, UMG fosters the development of services, platforms and business models in order to broaden artistic and commercial opportunities for our artists and create new experiences for fans. For more information, visit www.universalmusic.com.

About Amazon Music
Amazon Music is an immersive audio entertainment service that connects fans, artists, and creators through music, podcasts, and culture. Amazon Music brings fans closer to what they love, with curated and personalized playlists, artist livestreams, artist merch, and Amazon Exclusive podcasts. Prime members get access to over 100 million songs in shuffle mode, All-Access playlists, plus the largest catalog of top ad-free podcasts, included with their membership. Customers can upgrade to Amazon Music Unlimited for full, on-demand access to 100 million songs in HD, a growing catalog of Ultra HD and Spatial audio, and the world’s largest selection of audiobooks from Audible. Anyone can listen to Amazon Music by downloading the free Amazon Music app, or wherever they listen to music including Alexa-enabled devices. Learn more at amazon.com/music.

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Repurchase of Loomis’ shares during the fourth quarter 2024 completed

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50 minutes ago

December 23, 2024

STOCKHOLM, Dec. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Loomis AB has through the repurchase program that was resolved and communicated on October 28, 2024, repurchased 590,100 shares. Loomis AB’s holding of own shares thereby amounts to 2,514,653 shares, corresponding to 3.54 percent of the outstanding shares in the company. The total number of shares in Loomis AB, including the company’s own shares, amounts to 71,000,000.

For information about transactions in the repurchase program, please see:
https://www.nasdaq.com/european-market-activity/news/corporate-actions/repurchase-of-own-shares.

This press release is also available on the company’s website, www.loomis.com.

For more information, please contact:

Jenny Boström
Head of Sustainability and IR
jenny.bostrom@loomis.com
+46 79 006 45 92

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