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Comodo and Unison Healthcare Group Announce Healthcare Cybersecurity Strategic Partnership

Comodo

Comodo and Unison Healthcare Group (UHG) today announced their strategic partnership. UHG, a top-ranking medical group in Asia with customers in more than 45 countries, chose Comodo to join its global alliance network. “Our vision encompasses a world where everyone has access to an affordable healthcare system with cutting-edge devices and powered by the world’s best technology” Said Willy Chien, CEO Office Strategy Executive, UHG. He continued, “To achieve that, we partner with top tier medical device vendors and the most cutting-edge and innovative technology partners like Comodo. They provide solutions that are powerful, yet economical, and provide actionable intelligence which saves time and effort.” UHG chose Comodo’s Dragon platform with Advanced Endpoint Protection (AEP), which is a complete cloud-native framework that delivers a zero-trust architecture to protect & defend endpoints. Its patent-pending auto containment technology has active breach protection that renders ransomware, malware and cyber-attacks useless. UHG will offer Comodo’s AEP to all hospitals throughout Taiwan. “The biggest reason we chose Comodo is because the auto-containment technology offers the most effective protection over cyber breaches. The 24/7 continuous monitoring and protection service allows our customers to focus on their core business because they have gained freedom from fear of unforeseen, malicious attacks. That type of assurance and support is critical in the healthcare market.” Chien continued. “The future of cybersecurity in the healthcare industry depends on establishing trust and assurance,“ said Alan Knepfer, President and Chief Revenue Officer at Comodo. He continued, “Comodo is a company that has been built upon the very foundation of trust, offering 100% verification on unknown executables because we believe that every single digital interaction must have a built-in layer of security. Our partnership with UHG will help combat constant threats and cyberattacks that are creating havoc on a global scale.” About Unison Healthcare Group Mr. Y. F. Shih, the founder of Unison Healthcare Group (UHG), was aware of the poor medical environment in Taiwan in the 1950’s and conscious about the importance of enhancing Taiwan’s medical level. Therefore, in the 1960’s, he strove against difficulties and obtained the distribution rights from several European pharmaceutical companies – Philips Duphar, Dolder and Dagra. In 1970, Unison became the exclusive distributor in Taiwan for Philips Medical Systems and Siemens Medical. UHG has dedicated more than 65 years in developing the Taiwan medical market. Keeping the faith to fulfill the market and people’s needs, Unison is International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001 and 13485 certified for medical devices. Unison is now serving more than 45 countries and has become the top-ranking medical group in Asia. UHG plans to expand into other domains in the healthcare industry and to contribute our professional capabilities to enhance the quality of medical services. We intend to represent more international medical companies and work with more outstanding domestic medical equipment manufacturers. About Comodo Security Solutions, Inc. Comodo delivers next generation cybersecurity solutions to protect businesses, schools, and government organizations in today’s risk filled business environment. Headquartered in Clifton NJ, Comodo’s global development team and threat intelligence laboratories deliver innovative, category leading, solutions for a company’s endpoints, network boundary, and internal network security. Thousands of companies and organizations rely on Comodo’s technology to authenticate, validate, and secure their most precious asset—information—and to combat constant cyberattacks and threats like ransomware from wreaking havoc on a global scale. For more information about Comodo’s partner program, visit https://www.comodo.com/partners/ Contact Details Carolyn Muzyka +1 973-859-4000 carolyn.muzyka@comodo.com Company Website http://www.comodo.com

July 30, 2020 10:03 AM Eastern Daylight Time

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Back-to-School Essentials Include 3 New Must-Haves from Osmo

Osmo

As fall approaches and many schools still debate about reopening their doors, Osmo celebrates children’s love of coding with the release of 3 new must-have, STEAM kits . Osmo is an award-winning, educational STEAM brand used in over 30,000 schools and 2.5 million homes. “According to Osmo's research, two-thirds of parents want their children to learn about coding, but don’t know where to start ,” says Osmo CEO Pramod Sharma . “Our hands-on games make coding accessible, fun, and engaging for kids, and teach them basic concepts of coding ‘block by block’ at an age-appropriate pace.” Coding Starter Kit First, Osmo introduces Coding Starter Kit (retail $99; VIDEO ), which combines bestsellers Coding Awbie, Coding Jam and Coding Duo (no longer sold separately), and makes coding accessible and fun through hands-on learning games specifically designed for kids 5 to 10 . Children learn basic coding concepts including problem solving, computational thinking, and coding fundamentals, in addition to more complex concepts, such as sequencing, looping, logic thinking, and pair programming. Coding Starter Kit features: novel packaging; hardware updates, such as durable, new coding blocks/game pieces which can be used across all 3 games; and the introduction of sequenced learning via 3 game levels--Coding Awbie/beginning, Coding Jam/intermediate, Coding Duo/advanced. Genius Starter Kit + Family Game Night Next, Osmo introduces a revamp to the award-winning Genius Starter Kit, now with Family Game Night, allowing kids 6 to 10 to play on their own, or with family (retail $139.99; VIDEO ). A deeper dive into STEAM learning, the kit includes 5 bestsellers (Words, Numbers, Masterpiece, Tangram, Newton) which together foster a love of engineering, art, math and reading, and 2 brand new games (Lettertopia and Math Buzz). Lettertopia allows families to team up on a Words adventure, where they meet interesting characters and figure out their characteristics to defeat them. They pick a character and use a selection of words to move around on the map. Enemies on the map have a series of characteristics that they must match to get past them. Educational benefits include: collaborative learning; social-emotional skills; number sense and math confidence; spatial sense and visual acuity; reading and vocabulary; creativity and problem solving; hand-eye coordination and self expression. Lettertopia features 40+ levels, 6 playable characters, and 36+ enemies; Osmo recommends 2 players. Math Buzz can be played solo or with a team, where players buzz around a garden to pick up honey, and must outsmart bugs protecting the honey, using problem solving, creativity, and teamwork. Educational benefits include: math concepts (addition, subtraction, multiplication); counting; collaborative learning; creative problem-solving. The game features 20 levels, with many strategies for each level, and Osmo recommends 1 to 4 players. Little Genius Starter Kit + Early Math Adventure Osmo also introduces Little Genius Starter Kit + Early Math Adventure. Designed for kids 3 to 5 to build core learning skills in math and reading, plus foster creativity, this kit features 4 beloved games (ABCs, Stories, Costume Party, Squiggle Magic) and 2 brand new early math games (Counting Town and Shape Builder), which help kids develop their whole brain, stimulate their appetite for learning, and connect learning with fun through hands-on play. This kit (retail $119.99; VIDEO ) comes with 38 Silicon Sticks & Rings and 19 Costume pieces. In Counting Town, players build a town. They must use “sticks and rings” to count the materials used to draw things. The player will encounter several mini-games, some focused on counting, others on drawing and creativity. Osmo recommends 1-2 players. Shape Builder is a building game where the player helps characters to fill a magic house with furniture, items and incredible things. To create these items, the player must reproduce geometric shapes using Osmo’s Sticks & Rings. By building more and more, the player can unlock new game areas and discover new shapes and challenges. Osmo recommends 1-2 players. “It’s an ideal all-in-one prep kit that gets kids kinder-ready, via hands-on learning games that kids will love to play,” says Sharma . Educational benefits include: fine motor skills; pre-reading; storytelling; early math topics like shapes, counting, number recognition; visual thinking, problem-solving, fine motor skills. All 3 kits are available for iPad and Fire at playosmo.com and Amazon.com ; and all 3 come with durable game pieces, and transform kids’ tablets into a hands-on learning tool, where they arrange the game pieces in the physical world to engage with characters on the screen. About Osmo Osmo is building a universe of hands-on play experiences that nourish the minds of children by unleashing the power of imagination. Learn more at playosmo.com . # Contact Details Karen O'Dell +1 310-251-0550 karen@playosmo.com Company Website http://www.playosmo.com

July 30, 2020 07:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time

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Virtual Wine Tastings Elevate the Cloud Conventions Virtual Event Experience

Convey Services

Tradeshows, conferences and events around the world are coming up with new ideas, like virtual wine tastings, to enhance the experience as the growing list of live shows convert to virtual in 2020 in response to COVID-19. Virtual wine tastings are the perfect ending to a day of educational sessions and sales promotions. It gives event sponsors a strategic way to get in front of an exclusive audience, promote social interaction and highlight the sponsor’s connection to attendees. “Virtual events are most successful when attendees feel like they are a part of a community and enjoy themselves in a social session after they have spent the day learning about new products and services,” said Carolyn Bradfield , founder of Convey . “What could be better than an audience coming together for conversation, expert wine education and a selection of fine wines delivered to the attendee’s home plus a wine tasting can be included as part of the event program.” Virtual wine tastings are underwritten by major sponsors of an event and are often directed at high-value attendees. Wine packages are shipped in advance to those registered for the tasting and can include custom wine glasses featuring the sponsor’s logo. An executive of the sponsor company can act as the master of ceremony to welcome participants and special guests. The party is turned over to a wine expert or sommelier to introduce one or more of the wines. The audience then has the opportunity to discuss the wines with the group, interact with the sommelier or socialize with other attendees. “Wine tastings are just one of the fun and unique virtual social gatherings that can make an event truly interactive and special,” added Bradfield. “In addition to wine tastings, event managers are scheduling virtual cocktail parties that bring large groups together and are hosted by a sponsor who invites special guests from either the industry or well-known personalities. With a little imagination and planning any show manager can transform what might seem like a string of webinars into a memorable live event.” Cloud Conventions is one of the hottest new virtual event SaaS platforms from Convey Services . For more ideas on how to make a virtual event both informative and engaging, visit the Online Resource Center at CloudConventions.com. About Cloud Conventions Cloud Conventions is a Virtual Trade Show and Conference Platform from Convey Services that brings new capabilities to a marketplace looking for solutions to replace the thousands of live trade shows, annual conferences and association meetings cancelled in the wake of COVID-19. Originally launched as ConveyLive, Cloud Conventions automates exhibitors and virtual booths, attendee registration, speaker sessions and reminders, invitations and email communication, while at the same time producing detailed analytics on attendee, session and exhibitor activity. Trade Associations and event managers can explore all of the Cloud Conventions solutions by visiting https://cloudconventions.com or contacting info@cloudconventions.com or call 888-975-1382. Cloud Conventions™, Conduct™ and ListLock™ are trademarks of Convey Services LLC Contact Details Bruce Ahern +1 770-580-0810 bahern@conveyservices.com Company Website https://cloudconventions.com

July 30, 2020 09:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time

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Top Industry Talent Joins News Direct Team

News Direct

News Direct, the only news and content distribution platform purpose-built for the demands of modern media outreach, today announced several senior hires as part of the leadership team. These hires include Neil Hershberg as Chief Media Partnership Officer; Brenda Bell, Mark Essa, Jennifer Dunn and Josh Rehrer each as Vice Presidents of Regional Sales; and Jeff Abelson as Director of Multimedia Services. Hershberg and Abelson will report directly to News Direct founder and CEO, Gregg Castano, while Bell, Essa, Dunn and Rehrer will report to Chief Revenue Officer, Charles Lucchesi. “I’m thrilled to welcome Neil, Jeff, Brenda, Mark, Jennifer and Josh to the News Direct team. News Direct is disrupting the newswire industry and transforming the way PR and IR professionals distribute their news. Their combined knowledge and expertise are a tremendous asset to our brand and our customers. I can’t think of a more qualified and forward-thinking group to lead the charge,” said Founder and CEO, Gregg Castano. Each of these key team members are leaders in their discipline and bring an average of 20 years of industry experience. Following is more information on the makeup of the executive team and their responsibilities: Gregg Castano , Founder and CEO : Gregg brings to News Direct more than 32 years of industry experience, including a seven-year stint of serving as president of Business Wire. At News Direct, his primary responsibilities include overseeing planning and strategy, company operations, business development efforts, and account management and growth. Neil Hershberg , Chief Media Partnership Officer : Neil also joins News Direct with over three decades of experience in the newswire industry, as well as a distinguished career as a journalist with UPI and Newsweek prior to that. After serving as Vice President of Media Relations at PR Newswire for nine years, followed by 22 years as Senior Vice President of Global Media at Business Wire, Neil became New Direct’s Chief Media Partnership Officer this past May. Neil oversees News Direct’s global distribution network and develops and maintains senior-level media partnerships. Brenda Bell , VP, Regional Sales: Brenda has more than three decades of industry experience, including 18 years at PR Newswire and 13 years at Business Wire. Based in Colorado, she joins News Direct as VP, Regional Sales where she will bring the News Direct message to professional communicators throughout the Rocky Mountain region, as well as portions of the Midwest. Mark Essa , VP, Regional Sales: Mark joins News Direct with more than 28 years of newswire industry experience. Previously, Mark held various senior roles at Business Wire, including Vice President of Competitive Business Analysis and Vice President of Sales, Tracking & Analysis. As VP, Regional Sales, Mark drives dynamic sales directives and relationship building throughout Southern California. Jennifer Dunn , VP, Regional Sales: After spending time earlier in her career in marketing and PR, Jennifer entered the newswire industry when she joined Business Wire in 2008. After a highly successful 12 years covering the D.C. region as well as the Carolinas, she became News Direct's VP, Regional Sales, where she will continue to serve the D.C. metro area, while also managing the company's future expansion into the southeast. Josh Rehrer , VP, Regional Sales: Josh brings to News Direct 18 years of industry sales experience with Business Wire. While with Business Wire, he served in various roles including Regional Vice President, Director and District Manager, focusing on the Mid-Atlantic region. Josh’s role is to drive adoption of News Direct’s game-changing platform throughout the Delaware Valley region. Jeff Abelson , Director of Multimedia Services : Jeff brings to News Direct nearly 24 years of experience as Multimedia Specialist at Business Wire. As News Direct’s Director of Multimedia Services, Jeff brings substantial newswire expertise in a client-facing advisor role, while specializing in multimedia support. News Direct is the only platform of its kind with the capability to release standalone multimedia content, making this an ideal role for Jeff’s talents and knowledge. “Gregg is a bold and progressive business leader. His vision for the future of the newswire industry is reflected in News Direct’s purpose-built platform and predicated on more than three decades of industry leadership experience. I’m thrilled to join the News Direct team and deliver impact, value and results for our clients,” said Neil Hershberg. For more information, visit newsdirect.com . About News Direct News Direct is redefining the content and news distribution industry – and we’re doing it from the ground up. That’s because the News Direct platform was designed and built from the ground up, to reinvent content delivery, re-engineer workflow, revitalize metrics and ROI, and bring security and pricing into the 21st century. News Direct is purpose-built. Client-focused. Dedicated to modern media outreach, and to the PR and IR professionals who need a platform to make them the best they can be. To learn more visit newsdirect.com or follow us on LinkedIn , Twitter and Facebook . Contact Details Ally O'Hara +1 212-404-6609 aohara@hotpaperlantern.com Company Website https://www.newsdirect.com/

July 30, 2020 01:00 PM Coordinated Universal Time

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Minuteman Press Franchise Helps Local UK Businesses Bounce Back from COVID-19 in Bath and NE Somerset, England

Minuteman Press International

It has been a long road to reopening for businesses across the United Kingdom during the COVID-19 pandemic. The team at Minuteman Press in Bath, England , has been working hard to support their community and clients in the Bath / NE Somerset area and help other local businesses get back on track. At first, the printing and marketing franchise launched a free community website Bounce Back Bath and NE Somerset for local businesses to promote special offers, updated hours, and supportive messages to the community. “Today, the Bounce Back programme has become a growing community movement with over 200 participating businesses and partnerships with local organisations. We all have one common goal, which is to help the entire community come together and bounce back,” says David Ghent, Managing Director, Minuteman Press Bath. Since printing is an essential business , the team at Minuteman Press in Bath, England, was able to remain in operation while following all COVID-19 guidelines. Bounce Back Bath / NE Somerset is part of Bounce Back UK , which was started by Minuteman Press International to help all UK businesses at this critical time. David says, “We launched Bounce Back Bath and the first thing we did was call our clients and let them know we are offering a free service to support them. I also approached contacts through LinkedIn and social media, especially when we saw that they were opening. We received great feedback and what we do is every time a new business signs up, we create a graphic and post it on social media and we also send them official welcome packs.” Those welcome packs include an introductory letter, the Minuteman Press product catalog, a Bounce Back Bath window cling, and a COVID-19 awareness and prevention poster. Dave says, “The response has been great. Our clients and prospects have really appreciated that we are here to help them back into business. They also really liked the fact that we were doing this for free and no obligation to buy anything from us.” As the Bounce Back movement has grown, Minuteman Press has received attention from local organisations looking to partner with them and pitch in. “The Bath and North East Somerset Council has co-branded some of our materials with us and the Bath Business Improvement District (Bath BID), were really keen to get on board. We are now partnering with Bath BID on a special Bounce Back Art Competition to help people rediscover Bath and the amazing community we have here.” According to the Bounce Back Art Competition website, Minuteman Press will reproduce the selected artwork and designs and create “a parade of two-metre-high giant ‘bunting’ flags.” The website states that “up to 48 designs created by the community will be reproduced as a rainbow of art hanging from lamppost pennants in the streets of the city.” “It is incredible to see so many people, businesses, and groups working together in Bath and NE Somerset to help people rediscover their community and support each other,” says Mark Jones, Minuteman Press International Regional Vice President for the UK South Region. “That is exactly what Bounce Back Bath / NE Somerset and Bounce Back UK as a whole is designed to do, and I commend Dave and the team at Minuteman Press Bath for taking the free programme and bringing it to such great heights.” David concludes, “We are all in this together and it has been very gratifying to see so many people wanting to work with us to spread the word and lift each other up during this unprecedented time.” For more information on Minuteman Press Bath, visit http://www.minutemanbath.co.uk . To submit a free local listing at Bounce Back Bath / NE Somerset, visit https://bouncebackuk.minuteman.com/locations/england/bath/ Introducing Bounce Back UK, free local business listings & COVID-19 awareness posters to support local business. Get started for free at https://BounceBack-UK.com . Learn more about #1 rated Minuteman Press franchise opportunities and read Minuteman Press franchise reviews at https://minutemanpressfranchise.co.uk . About Minuteman Press International Minuteman Press International is the number one rated business marketing and printing franchise that offers world class training and unparalleled ongoing local support. At Minuteman Press, We Are The Modern Printing Industry™ providing high quality products and services that meet the needs of today's business professionals and go way beyond ink on paper. Today, our centres offer innovative branding and printing solutions and produce custom graphic designs, promotional products, branded apparel, direct mail campaigns, large format printing including posters, signs and banners, and much more. Prior experience is not necessary to own and operate a successful Minuteman Press franchise. Learn more about Minuteman Press franchise opportunities and read Minuteman Press franchise reviews at https://minutemanpressfranchise.co.uk Contact Details Chris Biscuiti +1 631-249-1370 cbiscuiti@mpihq.com Company Website https://minutemanpressfranchise.com

July 30, 2020 05:05 AM Eastern Daylight Time

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Building Momentum for Healthcare Price Transparency Among American Consumers

YourUpdateTV

As Congress begins formulating the next COVID-19 stimulus relief, among measures to improve Americans' health and economic well-being, it is critically important to include systemwide health care price transparency. Transparency is needed now more than ever with the global coronavirus pandemic inflicting abrupt hardships on many Americans. Recently, Cynthia A Fisher, Founder of PatrientRightsAdvocate.org partnered with YourUpdateTV to discuss the importance of healthcare price transparency. A video accompanying this announcement is available at: https://youtu.be/WoNbXrSUEDs System-wide healthcare price transparency can become law by passing the Healthcare Price Transparency Act, requiring hospitals and insurers to reveal their hidden prices, as part of the next COVID-19 stimulus package. This non-partisan issue will do more to stimulate the economy than the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, and it can be done at no cost to the taxpayer. Transparency means more than better healthcare. It will provide economic prosperity for individuals, families, businesses and the economy. American individuals and businesses need a functional, competitive marketplace in healthcare like in grocery, travel and retail. For more information, please visit PatientRightsAdvocate.org About Cynthia A. Fisher: Cynthia A. Fisher is a life sciences entrepreneur, independent investor, and corporate board director. She founded WaterRev, LLC to invest in novel technologies that enable sustainable practices in water use. She serves on the public company boards of The Boston Beer Company (SAM) and Easterly Government Properties, Inc. (DEA). Cynthia is best known for her pioneering work as Founder and CEO of ViaCord, Inc., a leading umbilical cord blood stem cell banking service which she started in 1993. In 2000, she co-founded and was President of the cellular medicines company, ViaCell, Inc. (Previously to founding ViaCord, Cynthia ran the Blood Bank Division of Haemonetics Corporation, a medical equipment manufacturer. She began her career in sales at IBM focusing on healthcare IT, insurance, and defense industries. Cynthia holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, as well as an Honorary Doctorate of Science and BS in Biophysics from Ursinus College. About YourUpdateTV: YourUpdateTV is a social media video portal for organizations to share their content, produced by award-winning video communications firm. Contact Details YourUpdateTV +1 212-736-2727 yourupdatetv@gmail.com

July 29, 2020 04:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time

Cloud Conventions Integrates Email Campaign Technology Into Virtual Event Platform

Convey Services

Cloud Conventions today announced the integration of Convey’s proprietary Conduct™ Campaign email marketing solution that delivers drip email campaigns created within the virtual event portal to attract exhibitors or attendees to sponsor or register. Conduct can schedule four outbound emails, create a branded sign-up page or connect to a registration application. Targeted lists are uploaded into the event portal and managed in a prospect database secured by the system’s proprietary ListLock™ technology. Cloud Conventions is one of the hottest new virtual event SaaS platforms from Convey Services . “Conduct is designed for organizations that don’t have the time, expertise or desire to create email campaigns to promote their event as well as attract exhibitors and sponsors,” said Carolyn Bradfield , founder of Convey. “Conduct sends multiple emails to engage an audience, creating calls to action to get potential attendees excited about the virtual event and motivate them to register. Event managers can also use Conduct to broaden their reach to the sponsors who fund the event.” Cloud Conventions’ sophisticated email engine notifies, reminds and engages attendees and exhibitors with messages scheduled automatically. Newsletters and custom message templates are added to portals to alert exhibitors on booth set-up, provide tips to maximize their ROI or to direct attendee activity. Email reports detail delivery, unique opens and click throughs along with opt outs. Conduct and Cloud Conventions are CCPA and GDPR complaint. “Conduct can also be used within the Cloud Conventions platform as a premium service to exhibitors or sponsors to run their own campaigns to attract traffic to their virtual booth,” added Bradfield. “Campaigns are created by the event host and delivered to the dashboards of exhibitors and sponsors so they can send high-quality email campaigns with a marketing message that is consistent and effective. Email marketing is still, by far, the best prospecting tool, delivering better results than all of social media combined.” To learn more about the options available for a virtual conference, tradeshow or event, visit the Online Resource Center at www.CloudConventions.com . About Cloud Conventions Cloud Conventions is a Virtual Trade Show and Conference Platform from Convey Services that brings new capabilities to a marketplace looking for solutions to replace the thousands of live trade shows, annual conferences and association meetings cancelled in the wake of COVID-19. Originally launched as ConveyLive, Cloud Conventions automates exhibitors and virtual booths, attendee registration, speaker sessions and reminders, invitations and email communication, while at the same time producing detailed analytics on attendee, session and exhibitor activity. Trade Associations and event managers can explore all of the Cloud Conventions solutions by visiting https://cloudconventions.com or contacting info@cloudconventions.com or call 888-975-1382. Cloud Conventions™, Conduct™ and ListLock™ are trademarks of Convey Services LLC Contact Details Bruce Ahern +1 770-580-0810 bahern@conveyservices.com Company Website https://cloudconventions.com

July 29, 2020 09:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time

Pulse Esports Gaming Arena to Host Second Pulse Valorant Event, the First of the Upcoming Pulse Series

Pulse Esports Arena

Pulse Esports Gaming Arena today announced their upcoming Valorant Pulse Series , the first of the #PulseSeries , where the world’s top Valorant esports teams, including heavyweight TSM, will attempt to usurp the throne from defending champion from the Pulse invitational, Gen G. Esports. "We’re looking forward to playing in and avenging our loss at the next PULSEARENA.GG series," declared TSM Coach Taylor “Tailored” Broomall. Valorant, a multiplayer character-based tactical FPS game, highlights players’ creativity as their greatest weapon on a global competitive stage. Initially coming in as a challenger team, titleholder Gen G. placed first in the inaugural Pulse Valorant Invitational in July, beating out the likes of Cloud9 and TSM. "We had been scouting the Code 7 guys for the past month, after seeing them perform in the last Pulse invitational, going 3-0 in group play after beating Immortals, Lazarus, and Way 2 French. So we knew that they were a great fit for our organization,” said Joe Kaus, General Manager of Built By Gamers. “We are very excited to be competing in the next Pulse Invitational, and we've got a really special group of players that are looking to make strides of improvement each event!" Teams that make it past the group stage of the second invitational will be invited directly to compete in the grand finals weekend, August 27-29. "We want to help support and grow the North American Valorant scene,” said Pulse Esports Founder and CEO Dan Cybak. “That’s why this event will have two qualifiers, which will allow more teams to participate and showcase their skills.” The Pulse Series is powered by Northern Arena, THESPIKE.GG , and presented by PULSEARENA.GG . WHERE TO WATCH Fans can tune into a live stream with KYP on Twitch on July 28 and 29 at 1:00pm PST, 4:00pm EST, 8:00pm UTC to learn more. Below are the #PulseSeries Qualifier and Finals dates: August 20-21 (First round of Qualifiers) August 22-23 (Second round of Qualifiers) August 27-29 (Grand Finale) For more information on the 2020 race season, visit https://valorant.pulsearena.gg . To join the conversation, follow Pulse Arena on Twitter , Facebook and YouTube . Founded in 2019, Pulse Esports Gaming Arena has quickly become one of the leaders in North America as the gaming establishment to watch, develop and lead in the esports space – whether events, training, or amateur circuits/leagues. New York City’s first dedicated esports tournament/league space was designed to be used by publishers, developers, professional teams, and gamers from any gaming culture. For more information, visit: https://valorant.pulsearena.gg. Contact Details April White +1 347-870-9402 april@trustrelations.agency Company Website https://pulsearena.gg

July 29, 2020 08:08 AM Eastern Daylight Time

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International Conservation Nonprofit, NatureServe, Launches New Podcast Series: Conservation Conversations with Sean O’Brien

NatureServe

NatureServe is excited to announce the launch of its first podcast series, Conservation Conversations with Sean O’Brien . Hosted by NatureServe’s President & CEO, Dr. Sean T. O’Brien, each episode will feature an exclusive interview with a leading expert in the conservation field. Geared towards both conservation professionals and casual listeners alike, this educational and entertaining podcast will discuss how emerging technologies can benefit conservation, regional and global trends in biodiversity, and the future for life on Earth. In the first episode of Conservation Conversations , O’Brien speaks with Dr. Thomas Lovejoy, a Senior Fellow at the United Nations Foundation who is often called “The Godfather of Biodiversity” for introducing the term biological diversity to the scientific community in the year 1980. From the amazing biodiversity of the Amazon, to the connection between the environment and social movements, Sean and Tom cover a wide variety of topics in this brief interview. With more than 20 years experience in local and international non-profits, and a Ph.D. in Environmental Sciences with a focus on tropical forest ecology, O’Brien is uniquely skilled at maintaining a level of conversational ease with scientific experts, making this podcast engaging for listeners of all backgrounds. “Since the dawn of the modern environmental movement, priorities have always shifted. Clean air, clean water, pesticides, environmental racism, saving the whales, tropical deforestation, have led the news. Throughout it all, even if we did not always know it, two concerns have always been present: extinction and climate change," said Sean T. O’Brien, President and CEO of Nature Serve. "At NatureServe, for almost 50 years we have steadfastly focused on identifying, locating, and understanding the threats to species to protect them from extinction. These conversations can serve as a starting point for people to become more aware of the amazing work being done around the world to combat threats to the existence of species." Conservation Conversations with Sean O’Brien will be released on a monthly basis and can be found wherever you listen to your podcasts. Listen to the first episode here or watch it here . For nearly 50 years, NatureServe has been the authoritative source for biodiversity data throughout the Western Hemisphere. To protect threatened biodiversity, NatureServe works with nearly 100 organizations and over 1,000 conservation scientists to collect, analyze, and deliver standardized biodiversity information, providing comprehensive spatial data to meet both regulatory and conservation needs. NatureServe and its network partners develop and manage data for over 100,000 species and ecosystems, answering fundamental questions about what exists, where it is found, and how it is doing. Contact Details Samantha Belilty +1 703-908-1871 sam@natureserve.org Company Website http://natureserve.org/

July 28, 2020 08:31 PM Eastern Daylight Time

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