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Tue, 19.11.2024       Hitachi

Hitachi iQ certified solutions and reference architectures — built on NVIDIA accelerated computing and AI software — enhance ease of deployment, operations, and maintenance of AI systems

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Hitachi Vantara, the data storage, infrastructure, and hybrid cloud management subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501), today announced the availability of Hitachi iQ with the NVIDIA HGX™ platform in an end-to-end solution stack of fast, scalable, and resilient infrastructure for modern AI systems. Hitachi iQ provides cost-optimized solutions, tailored to a variety of industries and use cases, including large language models, inferencing, model training, analytics, digital twins, and image processing. 

Tue, 19.11.2024       Trucept

ESCONDIDO, Calif., Nov. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Trucept, Inc. (OTC Pink: TREP) DBA Afinida is pleased to announce its Q3 2024 financial results, showcasing robust growth across key metrics compared to the same period last year. The company's continued focus on operational efficiency and client satisfaction has resulted in another profitable quarter, setting the stage for a strong close to the year.

Tue, 19.11.2024       Fresenius Medical Care

Strategic Relationship: Agreement expands access to ECMO solutions for hospitals, health systems and patients in the U.S. nationwide.Wide Reach: 4,350+ Premier member hospitals and health systems in the U.S. can leverage pre-negotiated terms and pricing on the Novalung System for ECMO.Commitment to Quality Care: Reinforces company's commitment to supporting healthcare providers in their efforts to deliver high-quality critical care treatments and solutions.

BAD HOMBURG, Germany, Nov. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Fresenius Medical Care (FME), the world's leading provider of products and services for individuals with renal diseases, today announced its heart and lung group has been awarded a national group purchasing agreement for Mechanical Circulatory Support with Premier, Inc in the U.S. Since acquiring Xenios in 2016, Fresenius Medical Care has been dedicated to advancing heart and lung therapy. The agreement underscores FME's commitment to critical care solutions and allows Premier member hospitals and health systems, at their discretion, to take advantage of special pricing and terms pre-negotiated by Premier for the Novalung System.

Tue, 19.11.2024       Suburban Propane

WHIPPANY, N.J. and HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., Nov. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Suburban Renewable Energy, LLC (Suburban Renewables), a subsidiary of Suburban Propane Partners, L.P. (NYSE: SPH), has announced its sponsorship of the first school entry in the Hydrogen Grand Prix (H2GP) as the program launches in Texas for the 2024-2025 school year. With support from Suburban Renewables, students aged 12 to 19 will use teamwork and STEAM curriculum to design, engineer, and build their own 1:10 scale hydrogen fuel cell remote-controlled car. The team will then race in a series of local- and state-level endurance races for the chance to compete at the H2GP World Finals event overseas. 

Tue, 19.11.2024       TeamViewer

GÖPPINGEN, Germany, Nov. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- TeamViewer, a global leader in remote connectivity and digital workplace solutions, is debuting its latest AI-driven features at Microsoft Ignite 2024. Recently named 2024 Microsoft Teams Partner of the Year, TeamViewer will showcase capabilities that directly bring intelligent support to IT teams, leveraging Microsoft Teams, Copilot, and the secure infrastructure provided by Microsoft Azure OpenAI. These innovations promise to transform customer support with faster, smarter, and more proactive service.

Tue, 19.11.2024

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CALGARY, AB, Nov. 19, 2024 /CNW/ - Volt Lithium Corp. (TSXV: VLT) ("Volt" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has successfully raised approximately $6.2 million under its previously announced public financing (the "Offering").  The Offering was undertaken on a "best efforts" agency basis led by Canaccord Genuity Corp. (the "Agent") pursuant to the terms and conditions of an agency agreement dated November 13, 2024 (the "Agency Agreement") entered into between the Company and the Agent. Volt was also advised on the Offering by 3L Capital Inc.

Tue, 19.11.2024       ImmunityBio

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Schubert Jonckheer & Kolbe LLP advises ImmunityBio, Inc. investors that the firm is investigating potential legal claims relating to the company's unsuccessful efforts in 2023 to secure regulatory approval for its flagship product Anktiva, designed to treat bladder cancer. Current shareholders are encouraged to contact the firm.

On June 20, 2024, Judge Gonzalo P. Curiel of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California issued an order denying in part a motion to dismiss a class action complaint filed against ImmunityBio and certain of its executive officers. There, it is alleged that biotechnology company ImmunityBio intentionally misled investors between March 2021 and May 2023 about the prospects of obtaining U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for Anktiva by concealing known recordkeeping, quality control, and sanitation problems at its contract manufacturer. When the truth was revealed in May 2023, ImmunityBio's stock fell 55%.

Tue, 19.11.2024       Bank Of Nova Scotia

TORONTO, Nov. 19, 2024 /CNW/ - Scotia Global Asset Management announced today the November 2024 cash distributions for the Scotia ETFs listed on the Cboe Canada exchange, which pay on a monthly basis. Unitholders of record on November 26, 2024 will receive a cash distribution payable on December 3, 2024, as noted below.

Scotia ETF name

Ticker symbol 

Cash distribution per unit ($)

Distribution frequency

Scotia Canadian Bond Index Tracker ETF

SITB

0.043

Monthly

Scotia Responsible Investing Canadian Bond Index ETF

SRIB

0.040

Monthly

Tue, 19.11.2024       First Citizens

Financing provided by SVB's Enterprise Software Group

NEW YORK, Nov. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), a division of First Citizens Bank, today announced it has provided $35 million in debt financing to Squire Technologies Inc., a leading full-scale management and point of sale (POS) system that helps barbershop owners scale their businesses and increase clientele while also reducing the amount of time spent in back-office operations.

Tue, 19.11.2024

NEW YORK, Nov. 19, 2024  /PRNewswire/ -- S&P Global Market Intelligence has released a report today which shows the emergence of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is at an inflection point that has refocused enterprise priorities and stands to reshape the role of technology. The newly published Generative AI Outlook: From Hype to Value report is part of S&P Global Market Intelligence's Big Picture 2025 Outlook Report Series.

Tue, 19.11.2024       AON

Unique season-long competition rewards the best decision maker on the LPGA Tour 

NAPLES, Fla., Nov. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Aon plc (NYSE: AON), a leading global professional services firm, and the LPGA Tour today announced Jeeno Thitikul as the winner of the 2024 Aon Risk Reward Challenge. As the champion of the season-long competition, Thitikul will receive both the Aon Trophy and a $1 million prize in recognition of her exceptional decision-making on the most strategically challenging holes throughout the LPGA Tour season.

Tue, 19.11.2024       Keysight Technologies

Demo to Highlight Spectra7's GC1122 and Keysight's AresONE-M 800GE Layer 1-3 Test System

ATLANTA, Nov. 19, 2024 /CNW/ -- (TSXV:SEV) (OTCQB:SPVNF) Spectra7 Microsystems Inc. ("Spectra7" or the "Company"), a leader in high-performance analog semiconductors for powering the AI revolution in broadband connectivity markets, hyperscale data centers, and Spatial Computing, and Keysight, a leading provider of electronic design, test, security, and software solutions, announced they will be demonstrating robust performance testing of 800Gbps Active Copper Interconnects (ACCs) at SC24, the International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage and Analysis in Atlanta, GA from November 19th thru November 21, 2024.

Tue, 19.11.2024       GoPro

GoPro Athletes Sammy Carlson, Nick McNutt, Kai Jones, and Parkin Costain Push the Boundaries of Ski and Snowboarding in TGR's Latest Cinematic Adventure 

SAN MATEO, Calif., Nov. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- GoPro (NASDAQ: GPRO) today announced its partnership with Teton Gravity Research on the production of its 29th edition of TGR's annual ski and snowboard film, "Beyond the Fantasy" — now playing in theaters worldwide. Filmed last winter, TGR used HERO12 Black as the go-to POV camera in the film, taking full advantage of the camera's industry widest field-of-view and best-in-class video stabilization to capture every intense moment in big-screen-worthy detail.

Tue, 19.11.2024       Blackbaud

Monetary Donations Lead Across Generations, but Volunteering and Advocacy Remain Vital for Younger Canadians

TORONTO, Nov. 19, 2024 /CNW/ -- The Blackbaud Institute, a sector research lab at Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB), the leading provider of software for powering social impact, has released a new report, Charitable Support Across Generations in Canada, that explores how giving patterns and support preferences vary among Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, and Boomers. This Canadian-focused study highlights key shifts in nonprofit engagement, factors influencing support, and challenges facing organizations in today's charitable landscape.

Tue, 19.11.2024       AON

Unique season-long competition rewards the best decision maker on the LPGA Tour 

NAPLES, Fla., Nov. 19, 2024 /CNW/ -- Aon plc (NYSE: AON), a leading global professional services firm, and the LPGA Tour today announced Jeeno Thitikul as the winner of the 2024 Aon Risk Reward Challenge. As the champion of the season-long competition, Thitikul will receive both the Aon Trophy and a $1 million prize in recognition of her exceptional decision-making on the most strategically challenging holes throughout the LPGA Tour season.

Tue, 19.11.2024       Dynamic Active Tactical Bond ETF

TORONTO, Nov. 19, 2024 /CNW/ - Dynamic Funds today announced the November 2024 cash distributions for the Dynamic Active ETFs and ETF series units of the Dynamic Funds (ETF Series) listed on the TSX, which pay on a monthly basis. Unitholders of record on November 26, 2024 will receive cash distributions for the respective Dynamic Active ETFs and ETF Series payable on November 29, 2024. The details of the cash distribution amounts per unit are as follows:

Dynamic Active Tactical Bond ETF
Tue, 19.11.2024       TeamViewer

GÖPPINGEN, Germany, Nov. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- TeamViewer, a global leader in remote connectivity and digital workplace solutions, is debuting its latest AI-driven features at Microsoft Ignite 2024. Recently named 2024 Microsoft Teams Partner of the Year, TeamViewer will showcase capabilities that directly bring intelligent support to IT teams, leveraging Microsoft Teams, Copilot, and the secure infrastructure provided by Microsoft Azure OpenAI. These innovations promise to transform customer support with faster, smarter, and more proactive service.

Tue, 19.11.2024       TeamViewer

GÖPPINGEN, Deutschland, 19. November 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- TeamViewer hat auf der diesjährigen Microsoft Ignite-Konferenz (19.- 21. November) in Chicago die Integration seiner neuen KI-basierten Funktion Session Insights in Microsoft Teams, Microsoft 365 Copilot und Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service vorgestellt. Mit diesen Integrationen können Unternehmen ihren Fernsupport schneller, intelligenter und proaktiver aufstellen.

Die neuen KI-Funktionen von TeamViewer bieten IT-Teams intelligente Unterstützung bei Supportanfragen, indem sie im Anschluss an jede Remote-Support-Session eine automatische Zusammenfassung sowie eine Schritt-für-Schritt-Anleitung für die Problemlösung erstellen. Zudem analysieren sie die Zusammenfassungen, um daraus Rückschlüsse auf häufige auftretende Probleme ziehen zu können.

Tue, 19.11.2024       AE&CI

AECI LIMITED

(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)

(Registration Number 1924/002590/06)

Tax reference number: 9000008608

Share code: AFEP

ISIN: ZAE000000238

Bond company code: AECI

LEI: 3789008641F1D3D90E85

(AECI or the Company)

 

DECLARATION OF CUMULATIVE 5.5 PER CENT PREFERENCE SHARE DIVIDEND NO. 173

 

Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday, 19 November 2024, the Directors of AECI declared a gross cash dividend, at the rate of 5.5 per cent per annum (equivalent to 2,75 pence sterling), for the six months ending Friday, 13 December 2024. The dividend is payable on Friday, 13 December 2024 to holders of preference shares recorded in the register of the Company at the close of business on the record date for receipt of the cash dividend, being, Friday, 6 December 2024.

 

The last day to trade `cum' dividend will be Tuesday, 3 December 2024 and shares will commence trading `ex-dividend' as from the commencement of business on Wednesday, 4 December 2024.

 

The dividend is declared in pound sterling and payment will be made from the offices of the Transfer Secretaries in South Africa and the United Kingdom on Friday, 13 December 2024. Dividends payable from South Africa will be paid in South African currency at the rate of 62.57650 ZAR cents per share (gross dividend) in accordance with the exchange rate ruling on Tuesday, 19 November 2024 (1-pound sterling = ZAR 22.75509).

 

A South African dividend withholding tax of 20% will be applicable to all shareholders who are not either exempt or entitled to a reduction of the withholding tax rate in terms of a relevant Double Taxation Agreement resulting in a net dividend of 50.06120 ZAR cents per share payable to those shareholders who are not eligible for exemption or reduction. Application forms for exemption or reduction may be obtained from the Transfer Secretaries on

Tel. +27 11 370 5000 or by email #ZACSJHBDividendTaxQ@Computershare.co.za and must be returned to them on or before Tuesday, 3 December 2024.

 

Dividends payable from the United Kingdom office will be subject to such tax deductions as are prescribed by United Kingdom legislation unless a certificate exempting the shareholder concerned from such tax deduction is received before Tuesday, 3 December 2024.

 

The issued share capital of the Company at the declaration date is 105,517,780 listed ordinary shares and 3 000 000 listed cumulative preference shares. The dividend has been declared from the income reserves of the Company (and has therefore not been declared as a reduction in the Company's contributed tax capital).

 

Any change of address or dividend instruction must be received on or before Tuesday, 3 December 2024.

 

Share certificates may not be dematerialised or rematerialised between Wednesday, 4 December 2024 and Friday, 6 December 2024, both days inclusive.

 

By order of the Board

 

C Singh

Group Company Secretary

Woodmead, Sandton

19 November 2024

 

Transfer Secretaries

Computershare Investor Services Proprietary Limited

Rosebank Towers, 15 Biermann Avenue, Rosebank, 2196

 

and

 

Computershare Investor Services PLC

PO Box 82

The Pavilions

Bridgwater Road

Bristol BS99 7NH

England

 

Registered office

1st Floor, AECI Place

24 The Woodlands

Woodlands Drive

Woodmead

Sandton

 

Equity sponsor

Rand Merchant Bank (a division of FirstRand Bank Limited)

 

Debt sponsor

Questco Proprietary Limited

Tue, 19.11.2024       Emerson Electric

Strategic investment supports advanced AI software for rapid production testing of batteries

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Emerson (NYSE: EMR) today announced it has made a strategic investment through its corporate venture capital arm Emerson Ventures in EECOMOBILITY, a startup that specializes in advanced battery testing and monitoring software for electric vehicle, energy storage and industrial markets.

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