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PaymentWorks and Carahsoft Host “The Strategic Importance of Vender Master File”

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BOSTON and RESTON, Va., March 14, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — PaymentWorks, Inc., a digital supplier onboarding platform for secure, compliant and optimized business payments, and Carahsoft Technology Corp., The Trusted Government IT Solutions Provider®, will host a live event dedicated to risk mitigation, cost avoidance and driving value for an entire organization via the vendor master file.

When: 9:30 a.m. – 5:50 p.m. on April 12th, 2023
Where: Carahsoft Conference & Collaboration Center, Reston, VA
Cost: Free to attend
Audience: Procurement, finance and risk professionals in higher education, K-12 and Government *Attendees are eligible for up to 6.3 CPE credits

With panels of subject matter experts and presentations by real world practitioners, the event focuses on all aspects of the vendor master file and its impact on day-to-day business. Sessions include:

The Organizational Impact of Managing Vendor Risk
Vendor management introduces risk of fraud, compliance and human mistakes into a business process. This panel will highlight how to use your business controls to build an insurable process run by an invested staff. Featuring:

  • Christopher Arehart, Chubb
  • Snow Rutkowske, Huron
  • Linda Miller, Audient Group

Payments Trends and the Time Value of Money
Interest rates, cash flow, supply chain and staffing shortfalls are colliding in 2023, bringing pressure to finance and procurement teams in the Public Sector to maximize the value of every dollar. This panel will discuss the macro and micro economic forces and make a case for your vendor master file being the key to unlocking organizational value. Featuring:

  • Chris Ramsay, JP Morgan
  • Grace Mabie, PaymentWorks
  • Amanda Lockhart Davis, University of Virginia
  • Adeline Coe, University of Virginia

KEYNOTE: Forging an Elite Vendor Team: The Business Value of Your Vendor Onboarding and Maintenance Policy
Many organizations consider vendor onboarding and management as a tactical, administrative function, and not the strategic gateway to better business that it can be.

Our keynote will make the argument that your organization likely isn’t valuing this position relative to its responsibilities, and how lax onboarding procedures and policies can damage an entire organization.

  • Debra Richardson, AP and Vendor Data Consultant

Additional sessions will feature Johns Hopkins, E&I Cooperative Services and PaymentWorks. To view the complete agenda and to sign up, click here. Information on CPE credits can be found here.

“Vendor onboarding and management is a key pillar of risk management, payables strategy and compliance, but the process and procedures to support it are generally not given the attention and investment they should,” said Hayley Hynes, VP, Strategic Partnerships, PaymentWorks. “We are thrilled to cohost an event completely dedicated to this critical, strategic function.”

“State, Local, EDU and Healthcare agencies are experiencing complicated and coordinated cyberattacks from nation state actors, resulting in synchronized and systemic invoice spoofing. This can lead to widespread payment fraud if our customers do not have the right systems in place to protect themselves,” said Tim Boltz, Director of Educational Technology at Carahsoft. “PaymentWorks solves this problem and allows our customers to have peace of mind when using PaymentWorks and ACH payments.”

About PaymentWorks
PaymentWorks is the foundation of vendor master data. With a digital supplier onboarding platform. PaymentWorks provides customers with secure, compliant, and optimized business payments. Featuring the industry’s only payments security warranty for fraudulent payments and a network of tier one partners, PaymentWorks enables customers in healthcare, higher education, K-12, state and local government, enterprise and more to capitalize on the opportunity to digitize the payments process while reducing risk, controlling costs and earning revenue. To learn more about how we do it and the partners we work with, visit our website, check out our news, or listen to our podcast, “Risky Business”.

About Carahsoft
Carahsoft Technology Corp. is The Trusted Government IT Solutions Provider®, supporting Public Sector organizations across Federal, State and Local Government agencies and Education and Healthcare markets. As the Master Government Aggregator® for our vendor partners, we deliver solutions for Cybersecurity, MultiCloud, DevSecOps, Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, Open Source, Customer Experience and Engagement, and more. Working with resellers, systems integrators and consultants, our sales and marketing teams provide industry leading IT products, services and training through hundreds of contract vehicles. Visit us at www.carahsoft.com.

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PractiTest Pushes Boundaries of Test Management with Milestones Release

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REHOVOT, Israel, May 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — PractiTest, a leader in innovative test management solutions, continues to push the boundaries with the release of Milestones, a powerful project management module enabling QA teams to align and stay connected to business goals. PractiTest’s New Milestones Module empowers QA teams to define high-level testing objectives within set timeframes. This results in well-defined roadmaps for sprint planning, major releases, or other pivotal project Milestones. By setting these objectives, QA teams gain a focused understanding of their contribution to broader business objectives and deadlines.

“Milestones have given us increased granularity in our ability to organize our testing,” says Tony, a system engineer at Battelle. “Having traceability was good, but Milestones allow us to plan much more clearly and easily.”
Milestones establish a seamless link between QA initiatives and overarching business strategies, ensuring testing efforts directly contribute to achieving company objectives. By defining clear testing objectives and schedules for each project phase, QA teams can stay on track and ensure efficient use of resources. The Milestones module also improves visibility, providing a high-level overview of the entire testing process and promoting seamless communication and collaboration among cross-functional teams.
PractiTest’s Commitment to Innovation
The release of Milestones reaffirms PractiTest’s dedication to providing cutting-edge solutions that empower QA teams to thrive.
“In today’s competitive environment, ensuring QA aligns with business objectives is imperative,” says Yaniv Iny, CEO of PractiTest. “The Milestones module is a testament to our commitment to empowering QA teams to evolve into strategic partners, fostering quality and delivering tangible outcomes while staying in sync with overarching business objectives.”
About PractiTest
PractiTest is an end-to-end test management platform designed to simplify and untangle complexity for complex and robust environments. PractiTest centralizes all your QA work, processes, teams, and tools into one platform to bridge silos, unify communication, and enable one source of truth across your organization. With PractiTest you can make informed data-driven decisions based on end-to-end visibility provided by customizable reports, real-time dashboards, and dynamic filter views.
For more information about PractiTest visit: https://www.practitest.com/
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EZVIZ unveils its groundbreaking H9c Dual-lens Smart Pan-and-tilt Camera series: a new paradigm for automated, all-round outdoor protection

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By combining a pan-and-tilt panoramic lens and a fixed 180-degree wide-angle lens, one H9c Dual smartly secures large areas with performance better than that of two ordinary ones.
HOOFDDORP, Netherlands, May 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — EZVIZ, a leading global player in innovative smart home security, proudly introduces the H9c Dual series, its latest dual-lens outdoor pan-and-tilt cameras that redefine smart protection for homes and small businesses. With options in 2K and 3K resolutions, their groundbreaking design combines a sharp bullet camera and a flexible PT camera, addressing complex security needs effectively. The interlinked dual lenses work collaboratively to safeguard wide property areas, detect and track activities, and offer auto-patrol options for hands-free security.

“The H9c Dual challenges traditional outdoor cameras with unrivaled vision, unmatched automation, and high versatility for basically any scenario,” said Candice Tu, the lead product manager, “EZVIZ leads the way in the development and application of advanced dual-lens technology. This underlines our dedication to bringing cutting-edge technology within reach for practical, everyday situations.”
At the core of the H9c Dual is its groundbreaking dual-lens technology, highlighted by EZVIZ’s distinctive co-action function. The two lenses can work independently at two static viewing angles or act together as a team. When the fixed lens detects motions, the pan-and-tilt lens automatically rotates to track the same activity. This co-action function can also be manually controlled through the EZVIZ App.
The series addresses unnoticed blind spots by offering a 180-degree comprehensive view in a single frame, supplemented by the bottom PT lens for intricate close-ups. Both lenses, with high resolutions of 2K/3K, use built-in AI chips to detect people and vehicles in customizable zones, ensuring users are informed of crucial activities. Users can set up to four patrol spots for the PT lens to complete automatic rotations on a schedule.
Equipped with powerful LEDs, the H9c Dual provides color night vision up to 40 meters and warns potential trespassers with a loud siren and dazzling flashlight upon detection. Offering superior protection compared to a traditional two-camera system, the H9c is a breeze to set up thanks to its adaptable mounting design. Users can manage and control their H9c through the user-friendly EZVIZ App, and enjoy seamless integration with prevailing voice assistants and the larger EZVIZ ecosystem.
Learn more at www.ezviz.com.
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Red light therapy for repairing spinal cord injury passes milestone

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BIRMINGHAM, England, May 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) could benefit from future treatment to repair nerve connections using red and near-infrared light.

The method, invented by University of Birmingham scientists and patented by University of Birmingham Enterprise, delivers light directly to the site of the injury. 
Their latest research, published in Bioengineering and Translational Medicine, determined an optimal ‘dose’ for this novel approach, and showed it can deliver therapeutic improvements including significant restoration of sensation and movement, and regeneration of damaged nerve cells. 
Researchers led by Professor Zubair Ahmed used cell models of SCI to determine the frequency and duration of light required to achieve maximum restoration of function and stimulate nerve cell regrowth. 
They found delivery at a wavelength of 660nm for one minute a day increased cell viability (the number of live cells) by 45% over five days’ treatment. 
Professor Ahmed said: “The effect of 660nm light was both neuroprotective, meaning it improved survival of nerve cells, and neuroregenerative, meaning it stimulated nerve cell growth.” 
The researchers also investigated the effect of light therapy in preclinical models of SCI, using an implantable device and transcutaneous delivery with the light source placed against the skin. They showed comparable results for both methods, with a one-minute dose of 660nm light, delivered daily for seven days resulting in reduced tissue scarring, increased levels of proteins associated with nerve cell regeneration, improvements in the connections between cells and significant functional recovery. 
This is the first time transcutaneous and direct light delivery have been compared in SCI. Professor Ahmed said: “To make light therapy viable for treating SCI in humans an implantable device will be required, to provide line of sight to damaged tissue and the opportunity for greater accuracy and standardise dosing without impedance due to the thickness of the skin and other tissues surrounding the spinal cord.”
The researchers are planning to develop an implantable device for use in humans with traumatic SCI. They have already received further funding and are seeking commercial partners or investors to develop a prototype device to take into first-in-man clinical trials.
Full release here. 
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