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Procede Software to Co-sponsor ATD Truck Dealer of the Year Award at the 2025 ATD Show

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Marking its 9th year of co-sponsoring the award, Procede Software will also showcase the release of its latest solutions, including a preview of Excede v10.5, the latest version of their industry-leading DMS that now leverages artificial intelligence.

SAN DIEGO, Jan. 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Procede Software, a leader in dealership management solutions for the heavy-duty truck and trailer markets, announced its participation in the 2025 ATD Show, taking place January 23–25, 2025, at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside in New Orleans, LA. This marks the 9th year Procede Software will co-sponsor the ATD Truck Dealer of the Year Award.

“Once again, we’re thrilled to take part in this premier commercial truck industry event. The ATD Show is an invaluable opportunity to connect directly with our dealership customers, Certified Partners, and industry professionals,” said Larry Kettler, CEO of Procede Software. “And this year, we’re especially excited to showcase how we’ve integrated artificial intelligence into the latest release of Excede DMS, which continues to set the standard for innovation across the industry.”

Kettler continued, “The Truck Dealer of the Year Award celebrates outstanding business performance, industry leadership, and community service achievements. Our continued sponsorship underscores our deep commitment to ATD and the exceptional individuals who shape this industry.”

Since 1968, the national awards program has recognized commercial truck dealers for outstanding achievements in business performance, industry leadership, and community service. This year’s nominees include Mark Bergey, CEO of Bergey Family Corporation; Will Bruser, Owner and CEO of Truckworx Kenworth; Michael Burroughs, Vice President of Burroughs Diesel, Inc.; Mike Clark, CEO of Dobbs Peterbilt; Shawn Trimble Craig, CEO and Dealer Successor of Southwest International Trucks; and Jeff Speno, President and Dealer Principal of Mission Valley Ford.

At the ATD Show, Procede Software will showcase the latest version of Excede, the industry-leading DMS now leveraging artificial intelligence. Additionally, Procede has multiple next generation releases such as Lease Rental Plus, Mobile Service Plus, and the Analytics Suite featuring Microsoft® Power BI, which build on the foundation of previous versions to deliver superior performance with the incorporation of new technologies and expanded capabilities. These releases feed into Procede’s intelligent DMS strategy, empowering dealerships to plan, predict, and perform with greater efficiency.

To connect with the Procede Software team or to schedule a product demonstration, please visit go.procedesoftware.com/Why-Procede.html or meet the team at Kiosk #9 in the ATD Connection Hub during the 2025 ATD Show.

About Procede

Since 2001, Procede Software has been a leading provider of enterprise-level Dealer Management Solutions for the heavy-duty truck and ancillary markets. Serving dealer locations throughout the United States, Canada, and Australia, the industry’s leading dealerships trust Excede to run their business because of its full functionality across all dealership departments, high reliability, and strong integration with their OEM providers. Excede, its powerful DMS, leverages the strength of Microsoft® SQL technology to provide advanced Windows® and browser-based applications with real-time information. Learn more about Procede Software at https://www.procedesoftware.com and follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, X, and YouTube.

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DPO Launches $200 Million AI Data Center Development in Partnership with Billerud

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NEW YORK, Jan. 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Digital Power Optimization, Inc. (“DPO”), a developer and operator of power-dense data centers, today announced it has secured land and a firm power supply to develop a $200 million high-performance computing facility in Wisconsin Rapids, WI. This state-of-the-art project will enable up to 20 megawatts of AI computing.

DPO:  At the Intersection of Energy and AI Computing

DPO is working in partnership with Billerud subsidiary Consolidated Water Power Company (“CWPCo”), a regulated utility operating 32 megawatts of renewable hydroelectric generation assets within its electrical distribution system. Through its relationship with CWPCo, DPO has secured a definitive land lease extending for up to fifty years, interconnection rights to an existing and energized substation, and access to a firm power supply.

“With our definitive agreements with CWPCo now finalized, we’re thrilled to launch the development of this cutting-edge facility,” said Andrew Webber, DPO’s CEO. “The shortage of high-density rack space is going to be a sustained trend well into the 2030s, and our strategy of leveraging underutilized land, infrastructure, and power, creates a win-win solution for all stakeholders. Speed-to-energization is critical in today’s market, and by forming relationships with forward-thinking power partners like CWPCo, and designing to what is immediately actionable, facilities like this can be brought online several years ahead of hyperscale projects.”

“This collaboration offers a unique opportunity for CWPCo and the broader community,” added CWPCo Director Martin Burkhardt. “We’re creating value by utilizing our existing resources more efficiently, and showcasing how innovative partnerships can unlock new possibilities. This development strengthens our sustainability by generating new revenue, diversifies our customer portfolio, and sets a strong example for other ambitious ventures.”

DPO has engaged Stantec, a global leader in sustainable design and engineering to provide consulting and engineering support, and is currently working with the City of Wisconsin Rapids and various state agencies to finalize construction plans and building permits prior to groundbreaking and vertical construction. The project’s pre-development phase has been funded by an investor consortium led by Salutem Capital (“Salutem”), a privately-held New York family office.

“The AI revolution is driving unprecedented demand for high-performance computing infrastructure,” said Justin and Cameron Adelipour, Managing Partners at Salutem. “This agreement highlights DPO’s ability to execute and deliver the critical infrastructure necessary for the next wave of AI innovation. Our investment illustrates our full confidence in DPO’s vision and their ability to address the evolving needs of the digital infrastructure ecosystem.”

DPO expects the project to reach energization in 2026.

About Digital Power Optimization

Digital Power Optimization is a leading developer and operator of data centers for power-dense computing. DPO partners with utilities and IPPs to locate data centers on-site at power generation facilities to directly utilize renewable energy for the operation of HPC/AI and Proof-of-Work computing. DPO is privately held. For more information, please visit DigitalPowerOptimization.com.

About Billerud

Billerud makes high performance packaging materials for a low carbon society. We are a global leader in paper and packaging materials made from cellulose fibers, and we are passionately committed to sustainability, quality and customer value. We serve customers in more than 100 countries through nine production units in Sweden, USA, and Finland, and around 5,800 employees in over 19 countries. Billerud is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. www.billerud.com

About Consolidated Water Power Company

The Consolidated Water Power Company is a regulated utility founded in 1894 and headquartered in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.  CWPCo owns and operates five dams on the Wisconsin River and maintains a long history of safely and reliably serving electrical load to the forest products industry in Wisconsin Rapids, Biron, and Stevens Point, Wisconsin.

About Salutem Capital

Salutem Capital is a family office backing ambitious and transformative entrepreneurs. We invest in technologies with the power to shape a better future for humanity, focusing on space technology, artificial intelligence, alternative energies, cryptocurrency, and robotics. We take a long-term, concentrated approach, partnering with founders who have the potential to scale their companies and drive meaningful impact over decades.

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HISPANIC STAR CHAMPIONS LATINO NARRATIVE AT DAVOS TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF LATINOS

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This year’s Davos, themed ‘Collaboration for the Intelligent Age,’ aligns with a pivotal time to reshape Latino narrative.

DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 23, 2025 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Hispanic Star returned to Davos for the sixth consecutive year with a delegation led by Hispanic Star’s founder Claudia Romo Edelman, and driven by the mission to share the narrative of the Latino community’s integral role in driving economic growth and technological innovation with this critical global audience.

This year’s forum, themed “Collaboration for the Intelligent Age,” is particularly significant as it coincides with the new U.S. administration, signaling a time of significant changes. Romo Edelman, with nearly three decades of experience at Davos, emphasizes the importance of including Latino voices in these high-level discussions to address global challenges effectively. 

“As we step into a new era, Hispanic Star is championing a refreshed narrative for Latinos, emphasizing their undeniable economic prowess. With Latinos contributing $3.6 trillion to the U.S. GDP, driving 68% of the labor force growth in the United States by 2030, it’s clear that the narrative of Latinos as key economic drivers is more relevant than ever.”

The delegation’s strategic activities at Davos included leading two influential panels: “The Roadmap to Power,” co-powered by A LA LATINA, gathered global leaders and allies, with insights from Bea Perez, Executive Vice President and Chief Communications, Sustainability & Strategic Partnerships Officer at The Coca-Cola Company, Pilar Cruz, Executive Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer at Cargill, and Aldijana Šišić, Ph.D., Global Chief of Private Sector Partnerships at UN Women. 

Together, they addressed challenges, forged alliances, and strategized on breaking barriers and building powerful networks. The second panel, “How Tokenization Democratizes Financial Markets and Fuels Financial Inclusion,” hosted by Hedera, featured Betsabe Botaitis, Martin Cabrera Jr., and Sheila Warren discussed how to enhance products and democratize markets while driving financial inclusion.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is at the forefront of this year’s discussions, with Hispanic Star advocating for AI as a crucial tool in promoting data equity and combating misinformation. By integrating Latinos more significantly in AI development and implementation, the organization aims to ensure that technology advances reflect accurate representations and contributions of Latinos, thus counteracting the perpetuation of stereotypes. As the world steps into a new era of global interaction and technological integration, Hispanic Star’s contributions at Davos serve not only as a report of progress but as a clarion call for the inclusion of Latinos in all facets of global economic and technological development.

To learn more about the Hispanic Star’s achievements at Davos 2025, visit: https://www.hispanicstar.org/hispanicsindavos.

About Hispanic Star: 
We Are All Human is a registered 501 (c)3, its biggest platform – the Hispanic Star – is an advocacy-driven platform with convening, mobilizing, and communications superpowers devoted to elevating the potential of Latinos by changing perceptions. Hispanic Star was a finalist on the 2023 Collective Social Innovation Award of the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship.

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Marisa Garcia de Celis Angel 
Head of Communications, Hispanic Star 
marisa@weareallhuman.org

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Exiger Taps Kit Conklin for SVP, Risk and Compliance

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Former U.S. House Select Committee on China Senior Advisor and Atlantic Council Nonresident Senior Fellow Will Lead Expansion of Risk & Compliance Offering

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Exiger, the market-leading supply chain and third-party risk AI company, today announced that it has hired Kit Conklin as Senior Vice President of the Risk & Compliance technology vertical. A technology and policy expert with impressive government, industry and academic experience, Conklin will lead the development and expansion of Exiger’s global growth strategy for AI-powered risk detection and mitigation.

“Kit is the ideal candidate to own and push forward Exiger’s risk and compliance technology,” said Exiger CEO Brandon Daniels. “He uniquely understands this space from every angle—drawing on experience contributing to leading policy organization, advising members of Congress and supporting technology and national security programs. This vantage point is incredibly valuable as we work to develop cutting edge AI that empowers our customers to not only achieve sustainable compliance, but also fight forced labor, enforce sanctions, secure critical infrastructure, prevent cyber crises and guard against adversarial actors.”

Drawing on his background in emerging technologies, Conklin will work closely with Exiger’s customers as well as the product-development and sales teams to continuously mature and deploy AI solutions that meet an unabating volume of regulation. Leveraging his platform as a published thought leader on key issues like foreign policy, China-U.S. relations, tariffs, international finance, data analytics, he will also lead engagement with regulatory bodies and industry associations.

“Today’s complex threat environment and global business landscape requires thoughtful, innovative solutions, capable of satisfying the growing regime of supply chain-related legislation,” said Conklin. “I’m excited to join Exiger to advance market-leading solutions that secure critical supply chains and help customers meet regulatory demands with confidence.” 

Conklin is a frequent speaker and nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council’s GeoTech Center where he examines issues that sit at the intersection of technology, commerce and international security. He joins Exiger after serving as a Senior Advisor to the U.S. House Select Committee on China. Previously, he served as Vice President at Kharon where he led global business development. Conklin has held several national security positions within the U.S. Federal Government, and supported science and technology programs at Lawrence Livermore and Pacific Northwest National Laboratories.

About Exiger
Exiger is revolutionizing the way corporations, government agencies and banks navigate risk and compliance in their third-parties, supply chains and customers through its software and tech-enabled solutions. Exiger’s mission is to make the world a safer and more transparent place to succeed. Empowering its 550 customers across the globe, including 150 in the Fortune 500 and over 55 organizations across the Defense Industrial Base and government agencies, with award-winning AI technology, Exiger leads the way in ESG, cyber, financial crime, third-party and supply chain management and recently achieved FedRAMP® Moderate Authorization. Named one of Fast Company’s 2023 and 2024 ‘Brands That Matter’ and recipient of the Third Party Risk Association’s 2024 Innovator Award, Exiger’s work has been recognized by 50+ AI, RegTech and Supply Chain partner awards. Learn more at Exiger.com and follow Exiger on LinkedIn.

For more information, please contact:
Kody Gurfein
Chief Marketing Officer
1.914.393.0398
kgurfein@exiger.com

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