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NEW YORK, Nov. 19, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Zhang Investor Law announces a class action lawsuit on behalf of shareholders who bought shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) between February 23, 2016 and September 23, 2020, inclusive (the “Class Period”).

To join the class action, go to http://zhanginvestorlaw.com/join-action-form/?slug=jpmorgan-chase-co&id=2449 or call Sophie Zhang, Esq. toll-free at 800-991-3756 or email [email protected] for information on the class action.

如果您想加入这个集体诉讼案，请在这里提交您的信息。http://zhanginvestorlaw.com/join-action-form/?slug=jpmorgan-chase-co&id=2449

If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court before the December 23, 2020 DEADLINE.   A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation. 

According to the lawsuit, defendants throughout the Class Period made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that:   (1) traders at JPMorgan, with the knowledge and consent of their superiors, manipulated the precious metals market by “spoofing,” or placing fake orders to generate the appearance of market demand; (2) JPMorgan had insufficient controls and compliance protocols to enable it to identify and stop the misconduct; (3) JPMorgan’s earnings in the physical commodity market were, at least in part, ill-gotten; (4) such conduct would result in enhanced regulatory scrutiny; (5) JPMorgan provided misleading information to CFTC investigators at early stages of the investigation into the misconduct; (6) resolution of the governmental investigation into JPMorgan would result in a record-breaking $920 million fine; and (7) as a result, defendants’ statements about JPMorgan’s business, operations, and prospects, were materially false and misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.

Lead plaintiff status is not required to seek compensation.  You may retain counsel of your choice.  You may remain an absent class member and take no action at this time.

Zhang Investor Law represents investors worldwide. Attorney Advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.

Zhang Investor Law P.C.
99 Wall Street, Suite 232
New York, New York 10005
[email protected]
tel: (800) 991-3756

MANASSAS, Va., Nov. 19, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — RangeForce is today introducing a hands-on, workforce-ready certificate program, the first blue team skills certificate for the cybersecurity market.

The new certificate is designed to provide evidence that cybersecurity professionals have mastered critical detection and response capabilities and validate for employers that individuals have the practical knowledge and skills needed to do the work required versus theory-based certifications. The RangeForce Workforce-Ready Certificate program is rolling out globally this week. Get started here.

While traditional certifications lack proof of practical, hands-on experience and skills, the new RangeForce certificate recognizes learners as experts for having completed hands-on training modules and challenges mapped to learning paths for their roles, such as Security Analyst Level One and OWASP^® Top 10 Vulnerability Defense Expert. RangeForce plans to release additional role-based certificates in the coming months, including security analyst level two, threat hunter, penetration tester, and more. Additionally, the program will include micro-certificates for skills developed in specific tools or technologies, such as Microsoft, Kubernetes, Docker, Yara, or code injection defense.

The RangeForce certificate program utilizes digital credentials held by Credly.com to verify and share knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Larry Whiteside Jr. is CTO & CSO of CyberClan, a global MSSP, Co-Founder & President of International Consortium of Minority Cybersecurity Professionals (ICMCP), and a longtime CISO across multiple industries.

According to Whiteside, “Traditional certifications and vendor certificates can be great. But RangeForce’s approach to certificates is different. It seeks to prove skills and abilities through problem-solving. This is accomplished with real-world simulations, habit-building exercises, and adaptive feedback loops. In this way, security pros gain role-based learning that helps them create detailed career paths in critical areas of expertise like cloud security, then participate in blue team exercises with skills scoring and plans for continuous learning.

“These are the hallmarks of hands-on training today’s cyber professionals need,” Whiteside continued. “Hands-on certification will be a must-have for any employer that wants to recognize and build talent pipelines to manage cyber risk to their business environments.”

Certification Types & Levels

Security, IT, and DevOps professionals can learn new skills, reskill or upskill, earning RangeForce certificates covering two main areas:

• RangeForce Role-based Learning Path Certificates are awarded for completion of RangeForce’s unique tailored, adaptive learning paths. These include security analyst level 1 and 2, or advanced certificates in threat hunting or malware reverse engineering. Certificates are designed to show professionals can do the work required to perform their jobs. To pass final exams, learners must prove themselves in capstone exercises, providing further evidence of suitability for SOC team and cross-team membership.
• Micro-certificates are specialty accreditation badges, awarded for completion of tool or skills training (Splunk, YARA, Suricata, Docker, Password Security, etc.). This helps recognize talent and special skills and keeps learners engaged in continuous learning and improvement.

More than a simple piece of paper, the Credly digital certificates link hiring managers to details on what cybersecurity professionals have learned and can do on day one, providing details on learning paths and achievements in a real-world environment.

“For the first time, employers can actually see how a potential new hire security analyst, for example, was able to use advanced filtering in Splunk to surface an IOC, analyze the URL and header of a suspicious email, or investigate a ‘pass-the-hash attack’ on Windows-based systems,” said RangeForce President Gordon Lawson. “This type of role-based learning path and certificate program will help hiring managers select candidates who can add value on day one, and help security leaders build career paths for their cyber teams to improve readiness and increase retention.”

Read more about the RangeForce’s hands-on certification program here.
Join the RangeForce Community and try our hands-on, simulation-based cybersecurity training for free.

About RangeForce


RangeForce
makes creating highly skilled cybersecurity defenders simple, flexible, and fast for all enterprises. Powered by the industry’s first SaaS-based, integrated cybersecurity simulation and virtual cyber range, we help customers operationalize a security training program in hours, saving up to 65% over traditional training and up to $1M annually on hosted cyber ranges. RangeForce is revolutionizing cybersecurity training with its adaptive learning to rapidly train and cross-train DevOps, IT, and security professionals, and security training orchestration integrating best-of-breed solutions from a growing ecosystem of RangeForce partners. Train with us to build cyber resilience!

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Betsy Kosheff
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Transaction Continues Path to National Market Up-listing

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC, Nov. 19, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Data443 Risk Mitigation, Inc. (“Data443” or the “Company”) (OTCPK: ATDS), a leading data security and privacy software company for ALL THINGS DATA SECURITY^™, is pleased to announce agreements between the Company and its single largest investor, resulting in (i) $200,000 reduction in the principal owed under an existing convertible note; (ii) more shareholder-friendly fixed conversion price terms, in place of variable rate conversion terms; (iii) elimination of the derivative liability component of the note; and, (iv) leak out provisions that place limitations on the investor’s ability to convert.

MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS OF THE TRANSACTION:

• A 33% reduction in amount owed under the existing convertible note
• Fixed conversion price eliminates the derivative liability component under the convertible note, positively impacting our financial statements
• Leak out provision removes downward pressure on our stock price by limiting the amount to be converted during any week for the life of the note if it is converted
• No issuance of any additional consideration or material change in terms of the convertible note in exchange for the settlement
• Maintains cooperative and positive relationship with investor

Jason Remillard, CEO of Data443 commented, “Combined with our recent termination of virtually all outstanding warrants, this agreement represents another key milestone in our on-going efforts to substantially strengthen our financial position and improve our standing in the capital markets. This is critically important for Data443 and its shareholders, as it will lead to achieving far better (and more shareholder-friendly) financing terms to fund future acquisitions and opportunities, at a nimbler pace.”

“While reducing our outstanding debt by $200,000 is important, it is just as significant that we have eliminated the derivative liability from this note, which has long been a drag on our financials. Further, this transaction removes the variable rate conversion feature. Anytime we can reduce our debt without having to issue additional material consideration is always a win for our company. When that debt reduction is combined with the reduction in downward selling pressure that these convertible notes have had on our share price, it is a great result for our shareholders and a reason for the investing public to take further interest in our company. It is also reason to thank our investors for their continued support and a vote of confidence in our commitment to our shareholders,” concluded Mr. Remillard.

BUSINESS UPDATE CONFERENCE CALL

Data443 will hold a Business Update Conference Call and Webcast later today, Thursday, November 19, 2020 at 4:30pm ET.

Investors and other interested parties may submit their questions ahead of time by emailing Investor Relations at [email protected].

Online registration is available at: https://info.data443.com/2020q3-business-update

About Data443 Risk Mitigation, Inc.

Data443 Risk Mitigation, Inc. (OTCPK: ATDS), is the de facto industry leader in Data Privacy Solutions for All Things Data Security^™, providing software and services to enable secure data across local devices, network, cloud, and databases, at rest and in flight. Its suite of products and services is highlighted by: (i) ARALOC^™, which is a market leading secure, cloud-based platform for the management, protection and distribution of digital content to the desktop and mobile devices, which protects an organization’s confidential content and intellectual property assets from leakage — malicious or accidental — without impacting collaboration between all stakeholders; (ii) DATAEXPRESS^®, the leading data transport, transformation and delivery product trusted by leading financial organizations worldwide; (iii) ArcMail^™, which is a leading provider of simple, secure and cost-effective email and enterprise archiving and management solutions; (iv) ClassiDocs^® the Company’s award-winning data classification and governance technology, which supports CCPA, LGPD, and GDPR compliance; (v) ClassiDocs^™ for Blockchain, which provides an active implementation for the Ripple XRP that protects blockchain transactions from inadvertent disclosure and data leaks; (vi) Data443^® Global Privacy Manager, the privacy compliance and consumer loss mitigation platform which is integrated with ClassiDocs^™ to do the delivery portions of GDPR and CCPA as well as process Data Privacy Access Requests – removal request – with inventory by ClassiDocs^™; (vii) Resilient Access^™, which enables fine-grained access controls across myriad platforms at scale for internal client systems and commercial public cloud platforms like Salesforce, Box.Net, Google G Suite, Microsoft OneDrive and others; (viii) Data443^™ Chat History Scanner, which scans chat messages for Compliance, Security, PII, PI, PCI & custom keywords; (ix) the CCPA Framework WordPress plugin, which enables organizations of all sizes to comply with the CCPA privacy framework; (x) FileFacets^™, a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform that performs sophisticated data discovery and content search of structured and unstructured data within corporate networks, servers, content management systems, email, desktops and laptops; (xi) the GDPR Framework WordPress plugin, with over 30,000 active users and over 400,000 downloads it enables organizations of all sizes to comply with the GDPR and other privacy frameworks; and (xii) IntellyWP, a leading purveyor of user experience enhancement products for webmasters for the world’s largest content management platform, WordPress. For more information, please visit http://www.data443.com.

Forward-Looking Statements 

The statements contained in this release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as “may,” “will,” “could,” “should,” “expect,” “plan,” “project,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” “pursuant,” “target,” “continue,” and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. The statements in this press release that are not historical statements, including statements regarding Data443’s plans, objectives, future opportunities for Data443’s services, future financial performance and operating results and any other statements regarding Data443’s future expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, financial conditions, assumptions or future events or performance that are not historical facts, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to numerous risks, uncertainties, and assumptions, many of which are beyond Data443’s control, and which could cause actual results to differ materially from the results expressed or implied by the statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict, and include, without limitation, results of litigation, settlements and investigations; actions by third parties, including governmental agencies; volatility in customer spending; global economic conditions; ability to hire and retain personnel; loss of, or reduction in business with, key customers; difficulty with growth and integration of acquisitions; product liability; cybersecurity risk; anti-takeover measures in our charter documents; and, the uncertainties created by the ongoing outbreak of a respiratory illness caused by the 2019 novel coronavirus that was recently named by the World Health Organization as COVID-19. These and other important risk factors are described more fully in our reports and other documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“the SEC”), including under (i) “Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors”, in our Registration Statement on Form 10 filed with the SEC on January 11, 2019 and amended on April 24, 2019; (ii) “Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors”, in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on 17 April 2020; and, (iii) subsequent filings. Undue reliance should not be placed on the forward-looking statements in this press release, which are based on information available to us on the date hereof. Except as otherwise required by applicable law, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether because of new information, future events, or otherwise.

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TIVERTON, ON, Nov. 19, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bruce Power is announcing today the launch of Be a Light: Beating COVID-19 Together. Through this campaign, focused on Grey, Bruce and Huron counties, the company will make a $1 million commitment and work with public health, county and municipal governments, chambers of commerce, hospitals, local MPs and MPPs, and community organizations to redouble efforts to battle the pandemic.

Ontario is at a critical juncture in the pandemic, having made significant progress by implementing extensive testing and controls, ensuring PPE is available and reopening the economy. Despite this and with promising progress on a vaccine, elected and public health officials have called upon everyone to do their part by taking immediate action in the days and weeks ahead to continue being diligent in taking the necessary precautions against the virus. 

“As a region, we’ve been successful in battling COVID-19 together and we can see a light at the end of the tunnel; however, now is not the time to let down our guard,” said Dr. Ian Arra, Medical Officer of Health and CEO for the Grey Bruce Health Unit. “We need to double down on the 3 Ws that will get us through this, including washing your hands frequently, watching and maintaining physical distance, and wearing a mask correctly in indoor public places.

“We’re extremely grateful to Bruce Power, which continues to be a leader in our region with helping our residents protect themselves, their families and the community against this dangerous virus, and lending a hand to people and organizations in need.”

James Scongack, Executive Vice-President Corporate Affairs and Operational Services for Bruce Power, encouraged community members to swiftly act on the advice of  elected and public health officials.

“By working together as a community, we’ve all done many amazing things throughout Bruce, Grey and Huron counties to keep our communities safe since the start of the pandemic and we now need to double down,” Scongack said. “We are contributing to this in a positive way as everyone can make a difference, and this $1 million campaign recognizes the broader and long-term challenges we face at this critical time.”

Bruce Power’s efforts will focus on the following five areas:

1. Public Awareness, using community newspapers, radio stations, television and social media to reinforce the guidance from public health officials to stop COVID, especially as Bruce-Grey-Huron moves into colder weather and the holiday season;
2. Providing Protection by working with the community to place temperature monitoring and other technology, along with the availability of personal protective equipment in higher risk or traffic areas;
3. Buy Local. In the face of necessary restrictions put in place by public health experts, local businesses continue to face challenges throughout our communities. Bruce Power is making a $50,000 investment to further leverage the Grey-Bruce-Huron Strong platform that was created earlier during the pandemic and amplify the Buy Local effort;
4. Mental and Physical Health. Bruce Power will support community organizations which promote mental and physical health activities and programs through the duration of the Be A Light: Beating COVID-19 Together campaign, and;
5. Lending a Helping Hand. Bruce Power will be working with food banks, long-term care facilities and community organizations to support these organizations and individuals during this period of time and will direct all funds in association with Buy Local.  

In the coming days, Bruce Power will be announcing specific contributions and initiatives associated with each of these five areas as time and action is of the essence to respond to the urgent situation Ontario and our communities face.

Unity is more important than ever and Bruce Power is committed to working with our elected officials at the federal, provincial, county and municipal level and public health officials to support their work and our collective commitment towards making a positive difference. 

 

What people are saying about Be a Light: Beating COVID-19 Together

“I want to thank Bruce Power for their generosity and contributions to the community, the most recent being the launch of the Be A Light: Beating COVID-19 Together campaign. So many in our community are struggling economically, physically and mentally; we need to continue to be diligent and work together to stop COVID-19 in its tracks. It is important more than ever to support each other, our communities, and our local small businesses. We can, and we will, get through this together.”

Alex Ruff, MP, Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound

“Bruce Power continues to show exemplary Ontario Spirit by stepping up in the most generous ways to support our local communities through this COVID-19 crisis. With the holiday season quickly approaching, this new $1 million investment will help organizations across Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound do even more to fight this virus and support those most in need. I know I speak for my constituents when I say that we are proud to have such a strong community partner in our backyard whose team works so hard every day to support their neighbours.”

Bill Walker, MPP for Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound

“Time and again Bruce Power and their incredible team of managers and employees have shown their commitment and dedication to Bruce, Grey, and Huron communities and residents. This is a very timely and thoughtful project.” 

Lisa Thompson, MPP, Huron-Bruce

“Our communities in Bruce County have been extremely diligent in protecting each other since COVID-19 broke out around the world last winter. Bruce Power has been front and centre in supporting the county through its generous donation of PPE to our health-care and front-line workers, schools, small businesses and other organizations, and providing funding support to food banks and others in need. We need to continue leaning on each other through this public-health crisis, and we know Bruce Power will be right there with us.”

Mitch Twolan, Warden, Bruce County

“Our region has shown tremendous resilience throughout COVID-19. By following the advice of Public Health, shopping locally, and helping those in need, you are keeping our communities healthy and safe. Now is not the time to let our guard down. Together we are strong.” – Grey County Warden Paul McQueen

Paul McQueen, Warden, Grey County

At a time when people have become more dependent than ever on optimism, Bruce Power has committed a generous contribution to our communities with the launch of this supportive new campaign.  I commend Bruce Power for their leadership.  Together we will work to boost spirits and build on resources to ensure that we are all looking after each other as we maintain resiliency in the face of this pandemic. 

Jim Ginn, Warden, Huron County

About Bruce Power

Formed in 2001, Bruce Power is an electricity company based in Bruce County, Ontario. We are powered by our people. Our 4,200 employees are the foundation of our accomplishments and are proud of the role they play in safely delivering clean, reliable, low-cost nuclear power to families and businesses across the province. Bruce Power has worked hard to build strong roots in Ontario and is committed to protecting the environment and supporting the communities in which we live. Learn more at www.brucepower.com and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and YouTube.

John Peevers
Bruce Power
5193863799
[email protected]

NEW YORK, Nov. 19, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Zhang Investor Law announces a class action lawsuit on behalf of shareholders who bought shares of Biogen Inc. (NASDAQ: BIIB) between October 22, 2019 and November 6, 2020, inclusive (the “Class Period”).

To join the class action, go to http://zhanginvestorlaw.com/join-action-form/?slug=biogen-inc&id=2484 or call Sophie Zhang, Esq. toll-free at 800-991-3756 or email [email protected] for information on the class action.

如果您想加入这个集体诉讼案，请在这里提交您的信息。http://zhanginvestorlaw.com/join-action-form/?slug=biogen-inc&id=2484.

If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court before the January 12, 2021 DEADLINE.   A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation. 

According to the lawsuit, defendants throughout the Class Period made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: the larger dataset did not provide necessary data regarding aducanumab’s effectiveness; the EMERGE study did not and would not provide necessary data regarding aducanumab’s effectiveness; the PRIME study did not and would not provide necessary data regarding aducanumab’s effectiveness; the data provided by the Company to the FDA’s Peripheral and Central Nervous System Drugs Advisory Committee did not support finding efficacy of aducanumab; and as a result, defendants’ statements about its business, operations, and prospects, were materially false and misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.

Lead plaintiff status is not required to seek compensation.  You may retain counsel of your choice.  You may remain an absent class member and take no action at this time.

Zhang Investor Law represents investors worldwide. Attorney Advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.

Zhang Investor Law P.C.
99 Wall Street, Suite 232
New York, New York 10005
[email protected]
tel: (800) 991-3756

Beamsville, ON, Nov. 19, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Canadian Vaping Association (CVA) is alarmed to learn Liberal opposition member, Jean-Claude D’Amours from Edmunston Madawaska, has just introduced a misguided private members bill titled “An Act to Amend the Tobacco and Electronic Cigarette Act” in New Brunswick. The CVA cautions the Government of New Brunswick that enacting a flavour ban will have no effect on youth vaping rates and will instead push adults back to smoking or to the black-market. The research shows that flavour bans are ineffective for both youth prevention and harm reduction.

To understand the negative impact flavour bans cause, we need look only to Nova Scotia. Following Nova Scotia’s flavour ban, the Atlantic Convenience Store Association said they experienced an unprecedented spike in cigarette sales, with poling from Abacus Data suggesting that nearly 30% of vapers are at risk of relapse. As the only purveyor of combustible tobacco, the convenience store association has stood up against their economic interests to tell Nova Scotia and the world that restrictive vaping regulation directly caused a rebound to historic smoking rates. This alone should cause New Brunswick to embrace vaping and reject the private members bill. Convenience stores, who are the source of direct tobacco sales data, have sounded the alarm that the flavour ban in Nova Scotia has driven ex-smokers back to combustible tobacco use. It is incumbent upon the Government of New Brunswick to follow the data and prevent its province from replicating the results suffered in Nova Scotia.

While the CVA has consistently communicated the science and research, misinformation continues to prevail in the face of overwhelming evidence that public health is best served through inclusive vaping regulation. We applaud the Atlantic Convenience Store Association for their conviction in exposing the negative implications of restrictive vaping policies. While public concern for youth has made it politically convenient to ignore the extensive evidence, proving vaping to be the most successful harm reduction product available globally, Nova Scotia has implemented policies that diminish the value of the lives of their adult smokers.

The many anti-vape campaigns that weaponize youth, coerce politicians into ignoring overwhelming research for fear of negative public perception. As anti-vape organizations have repeatedly misrepresented independent vape companies as predators with the goal of addicting youth, it is now career suicide for politicians and regulators to contradict this accepted narrative and support the science. As a result, regulators and anti-vape organizations are directly responsible for putting the lives of thousands of Atlantic Canadians at risk.

“New Brunswick officials must acknowledge that the Canadian Constitution Foundation concluded that banning flavours violates the right not to be deprived of life, liberty, and the security of the person. Elected officials have been entrusted to uphold the values on which our country was founded. We implore the Government of New Brunswick to choose the lives of Atlantic Canadians over politically motivated rhetoric,” said Darryl Tempest, Executive Director of the CVA.

Darryl Tempest
The Canadian Vaping Association 
6472741867
[email protected]

CHICAGO, Nov. 19, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Enablon, a Wolters Kluwer business and global leader in Environment, Health, Safety and Sustainability (EHSS) and Operational Risk Management (ORM) software solutions, today announced the release of Enablon Version 9. Version 9 is the only software in the industry linking EHSS, Risk and Operations in a single user interface, offering full transparency and connectivity into work across the enterprise. This milestone brings market-leading Enablon, eVision and CGE Risk’s offerings together in one solution for a unified user experience that supports improved safety, sustainability and productivity.

Enablon Version 9 addresses the challenges that many enterprises face in staying compliant and adhering to health and safety guidelines, while facing pressure to streamline operations and manage large-scale risk in a sustainable manner. To best align processes, share data and integrate with their ecosystems, Risk, EHSS and ORM functions must be able to work together. To aid in this, Enablon’s first release of Version 9 brings a unified user experience along with an expert set of out-of-the-box integrations that break down traditional silos and deliver insights at crucial moments in operations. New features include:

• App Accessibility: Users can navigate between expert applications easily and smoothly; for example, from Permit to Work to Incident Management, or from Risk Management to Barrier Management. In turn, they receive further insight into business best practices, goals and outcomes – whether their role is in Operations, Risk or EHSS. 
• Advanced Mobile Capability: Provides on-site workers and contractors the tools they need for safe and efficient operations, taking account of field conditions and providing significant savings on training costs – subsequently driving adoption and improved engagement.
• Bowtie Expertise: Integration of Bowtie Server into risk and barrier management applications makes Enablon the only provider to offer critical BowtieXP visualization and management at multiple touchpoints in planning and operations.

Each user is able to share data, gaining visibility and full transparency into all processes and the connections between them. By broadening accessibility and integrating use cases, Enablon users can realize new improvement opportunities, reduce incidents, share learnings and monitor controls all in one place.

“Although Risk, Operations and EHSS tend to share common goals and outcomes, they are often quite siloed,” said Noelle Harvey, Sr. Director of Product Management at Enablon. “With Version 9, we are breaking down those silos. Every step we took in developing Version 9 was rooted in our vision to predict and prevent events by driving positive decisions, behaviors and automation in critical processes. We fully believe that enterprises will reach new heights in safety, sustainability and productivity as a result of this latest release.” 

Much of Enablon Version 9’s conceptualization came from product discovery, with Enablon’s global customers providing constant feedback. Enablon’s Research & Development and Product teams worked closely with customers to gauge feedback, applying it into every phase of Version 9’s development. 

“Twenty years ago, Enablon was born with a vision to transform the way that the world’s biggest companies looked at their operations through a lens of safety and sustainability,” said Laurent Dechaux, Vice President and Managing Director at Enablon. “With Version 9, we see fewer silos, transformed everyday processes, and heightened ability to push past barriers. As an industry pioneer, Enablon will continue to drive innovation in our products and offerings based on customer needs, industry best practices and current trends.”

Enablon Version 9 signifies the launch of Enablon’s Vision platform, a next-generation suite of software solutions stemming from the unification of Enablon, eVision and CGE Risk, that will continue to shape how major enterprises achieve a more sustainable, productive and safer workplace. For more information about Enablon Version 9, visit www.enablon.com. 

About
Wolters Kluwer

Enablon, a Wolters Kluwer business, is the world’s leading provider of integrated risk management, operational risk management, EHS and sustainability software solutions. Since 2000, Enablon has delivered innovative technology solutions that companies rely on to ensure their enterprises are responsible, productive and safe. With a customer base spanning the world’s largest companies and the most comprehensive platform in the industry, Enablon is consistently recognized as a global leader and visionary. For more information about Enablon, visit www.enablon.com. 

Wolters Kluwer (WKL) is a global leader in professional information, software solutions, and services for the healthcare; tax and accounting; governance, risk and compliance; and legal and regulatory sectors. We help our customers make critical decisions every day by providing expert solutions that combine deep domain knowledge with specialized technology and services. 

Wolters Kluwer reported 2019 annual revenues of €4.6 billion. The group serves customers in over 180 countries, maintains operations in over 40 countries, and employs approximately 19,000 people worldwide. The company is headquartered in Alphen aan den Rijn, the Netherlands. 

Wolters Kluwer shares are listed on Euronext Amsterdam (WKL) and are included in the AEX and Euronext 100 indices. Wolters Kluwer has a sponsored Level 1 American Depositary Receipt (ADR) program. The ADRs are traded on the over-the-counter market in the U.S. (WTKWY). 
For more information, visit www.wolterskluwer.com, follow us on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTube. 

Media

Leila Palizi
Corporate Affairs & Communications Specialist, Enablon
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Washington, D.C., Nov. 19, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — More than 350 leaders and organizations across the United States have joined forces to call on President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris to establish a new Office on Children and Youth in the executive branch. The urging for cohesive national leadership is being led by Nemours Children’s Health System, Mental Health America, First Focus on Children, The Education Redesign Lab at Harvard Graduate School of Education, and the Forum for Youth Investment. The coalition notes that the confluence of the pandemic, longstanding racial injustice, and the economic downturn have created a critical inflection point for our nation’s future.

 “Investing in the health of children is the single most powerful lever to create a healthier society and a  stronger economy. We should honor the lives lost to COVID-19 due to chronic health conditions by taking action in child health that will prevent these diseases from occurring,” said R. Lawrence Moss, MD, FACS, FAAP, president and CEO of Nemours Children’s Health System. “This office would be a powerful force toward improving the nation’s future health and economic potential. It is our nation’s responsibility to ensure that every child, regardless of socioeconomic circumstances, race, ethnicity, or gender receives coordinated support to achieve lifelong health. The payback is huge and continues for decades.”

 Through executive order, the president could create a White House Office on Children and Youth. The intent is to improve the health, well-being, and education of America’s young, advance equity, eliminate disparities, and ensure that federal policies prioritize their unique needs. The office would convene a “children’s cabinet” of federal agencies to serve as a single coordinating point across and within existing programs and services. The office and children’s cabinet would set a clear national agenda with outcome metrics and a cohesive, multi-agency budget to prioritize the health and well-being of children and youth. The office would also host a White House Conference on Children and Youth to bring in outside experts and stakeholders, including youth, as a catalyst for progress.

 “Children’s needs do not fit neatly into one box,” said Bruce Lesley, president of First Focus on Children. “Federal policies covering everything from health care to education to hunger and taxes deeply affect our nation’s 74 million children. Yet children are often an afterthought, with no single federal entity making sure that each agency fulfills its obligation to them. A White House Office on Children and Youth would ensure that leaders at every level prioritize and coordinate children’s needs, offering the services and support that will allow them — and our nation — to flourish.”

 A strong economic recovery hinges on policies and resources to support schools and communities, rebuild the childcare sector, and address the health and mental health needs of children and youth to lift them above the obstacles created by the pandemic. Moreover, raising a nation of young people ready for learning, work, and life requires public systems that actively foster positive youth development based on science and equity. A focus on these issues would create a synergistic response to decrease rates of childhood mental health disorders, expand educational opportunities, and stabilize food security and housing opportunities as part of a long-term investment in the health, quality of life, productivity, and lifespan of America’s youngest generation.

 “Fifty percent of youth age 11 to 17 who took a depression screening at MHAscreening.org in September reported frequent thoughts of suicide or self-harm,” said Paul Gionfriddo, president and CEO of Mental Health America. “This is a troubling trend. President-elect Biden must act quickly once in office to ensure the mental health of children, youth, and families is a top priority.”

 To meet this need, the lead partners, in two related issue briefs, propose a structure for a federal children’s cabinet to support the office. This interagency structure would bring together federal leaders to advance, communicate, and align shared goals and priorities. This cabinet model has been successfully used in various states including Maryland, which created a Child Well-Being Scorecard to track outcomes for eight measures of wellness, and Virginia, whose efforts have shown improvements in school attendance, school suspensions, student nutrition, and school accreditation.

 “In communities and states across the country, collaborating across the diverse sectors, programs, and fields that support youth has been critical to achieve common goals. These state and local examples can serve as a model on the national scale. We need coherent, integrated policy and action grounded in equity and in our knowledge of what young people need to succeed,” said Thaddeus Ferber, executive vice-president at the Forum for Youth Investment.

 “Moving beyond the pandemic to a stronger, healthier nation requires a new, collaborative approach to children’s issues,” said Jennifer Davis, MPP, senior advisor at Harvard’s Education Redesign Lab and former education official in the Clinton administration. “Schools alone cannot meet children’s complex needs.  At every level of government, we need to focus on a holistic approach to child well-being — one that builds cross-sector support systems for children and youth from cradle to career.”

The need for this federal coordinating office and children’s cabinet is further detailed in the accompanying issue brief and charter from these organizations, which is available at www.Nemours.org/WHOffice4Kids.  Follow the conversation on this proposal by using #WHOffice4Kids and #ChildrensCabinet.

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Contacts:

Rachel Salis-Silverman (302) 256-7566, [email protected]

Ariane Le Chevallier (971) 201-1214, [email protected]

Mary Ellen Wiggins [email protected]

Michele Kayal, (703) 919-8778, [email protected]

Jennifer Davis, [email protected]

 

About Nemours Children’s Health System

Nemours is an internationally recognized children’s health system that owns and operates the Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Del., and Nemours Children’s Hospital in Orlando, Fla., along with outpatient facilities in five states, delivering pediatric primary, specialty and urgent care. Nemours also powers the world’s most-visited website for information on the health of children and teens, KidsHealth.org and offers on-demand, online video patient visits through Nemours CareConnect.

Established as The Nemours Foundation through the legacy and philanthropy of Alfred I. duPont, Nemours provides pediatric clinical care, research, education, advocacy, and prevention programs to families in the communities it serves.

About Mental Health America

Mental Health America (MHA) is the nation’s leading community-based nonprofit dedicated to addressing the needs of those living with mental illness and promoting the overall mental health of all. MHA’s work is driven by its commitment to promote mental health as a critical part of overall wellness, including prevention services for all; early identification and intervention for those at risk; integrated care, services, and supports for those who need them; with recovery as the goal. Learn more at MHAnational.org

 

About First Focus on Children

First Focus on Children is a bipartisan advocacy organization dedicated to making children and families the priority in federal policy and budget decisions.

 

About The Education Redesign Lab at Harvard

The mission of the Education Redesign Lab is to ensure every child in the U.S. has the opportunity to succeed in education and in life. EdRedesign partners with mayors, superintendents, health and community leaders to create Children’s Cabinets and build cradle-to-career support systems that improve child well-being.

 

About Forum for Youth Investment

Our mission is straightforward: to change the odds that all young people are ready by 21 – ready for college, work, and life. Doing so requires a range of strategies – from national thought leadership to on-the-ground action. 

Ariane Le Chevallier
Mental Health America
971-201-1214
[email protected]

Rachel Salis-Silverman
Nemours Children's Health System
(302) 256-7566
[email protected]