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A Journey Through Armenian Wine Culture

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This unique club showcases the elegance and diversity of Armenian still and sparkling wines – produced with local indigenous varieties such as the majestic red Areni or elegant white Voskehat – allowing members to enjoy carefully curated selections, at home or beyond.

Shipped three times per year, it offers three distinct membership levels, each named in homage to the Armenian language:

  • Pokr: meaning “small”, this package, inspired by inspired by the smaller peak of Mount Ararat – Pokr Masis – offers an assortment of 4 bottles for $120/shipment with 10% off.
  • Mets: meaning “large”, this package, inspired by inspired by the larger peak of Mount Ararat – Mets Masis – offers an expansive 6 bottles, at $160/shipment with 15% off.
  • Amenamets – meaning “biggest”, represents Mt. Ararat, the symbol of Armenia, and the landing point of Noah’s Ark. It is the most evocative visual feature of Armenia’s rich landscape. This offers a deliciously comprehensive 12 bottle journey through the finest Armenian wines. $280/shipment, with 25% off.

Why Join the Storica Wine Club?

  • Discover Armenia’s Unique Expression: Explore exceptional wines from indigenous grape varieties grown on intense, high-elevation terroirs.
  • Curated Selections: Each shipment is meticulously arranged to offer a diverse and delightful tasting experience. Alternatively, members can curate their own selection.
  • Exclusive Benefits: Members enjoy exclusive access to limited-edition wines, discounts on Storica products, and invitations to special in-person and virtual events.
  • Educational Resources: Enhance wine knowledge with informative tasting notes, pairing suggestions, and stories about Armenian winemaking heritage.

Join Storica as they embark on the renaissance of Armenia’s ancient, beautiful wine producing culture. Sip the spirit of Armenia in every bottle! Visit https://www.storicawines.com/club-storica/

About Storica

Storica Wines is an Armenian wine import company that features producers leading Armenia’s wine renaissance and celebrating its rich winemaking heritage. Our wines feature indigenous grapes that have been grown in these soils for over 6,000 years. They mirror our point of view and the country itself: full of life and resiliency.

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Jennifer OFlanagan, FeastPR, 1 9176587641, [email protected], www.feastpr.com

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The Frederick Arts Council Awards $50,000 to Local Arts Organizations

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This funding opportunity has been made possible through a National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) American Rescue Plan (ARP) Grant to Local Arts Agencies (LAA) awarded to the Frederick Arts Council for sub-granting. C.A.N. Recover Grants were first released in July 2022 to support artists and arts organizations who have been impacted by the Coronavirus and needed support for their programs and arts projects. The remaining subgrants were administered in this last round of available C.A.N funding.
Artistic activities are supported to strengthen our county’s—and the nation’s—cultural infrastructure. The subgrants will help restore the local community’s cultural infrastructure, benefitting arts workers, artists, and audiences.

“We are honored to extend the C.A.N. Recover grants to local arts organizations which will continue to benefit the community as a whole” said Louise Kennelly, Executive Director of the Frederick Arts Council.

Recipients were evaluated by a dedicated grants committee, which includes community representatives. The first disbursement of C.A.N. grants were to both individual artists and arts organizations in July of 2022.

For more information about FAC’s grants visit: https://frederickartscouncil.org/what-we-do/grants-scholarships/community-arts-development-grants/.

About the Frederick Arts Council
The Frederick Arts Council invests in a vibrant and cohesive arts community for the people of Frederick County. The organization fosters an environment where the arts flourish in the community through grants and scholarships, arts advocacy, and links to essential resources. FAC is responsible for large-scale programming such as the Frederick Festival of the Arts, Sky Stage, FAC Art Center, Artist Studios, Frederick Public Art Initiative, Art in the Park, and Arts in Education grants. For more information about the Frederick Arts Council, visit http://www.frederickartscouncil.org.

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Gabriella Smith, Frederick Arts Council, 301.662.4190, [email protected], www.frederickartscouncil.org

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Omnex Virtual Conference on Digitalization of Product Development, Oct 24-25, 2023

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Event Overview

Omnex’s virtual conference offers a unique opportunity to gain insights and knowledge from experts in the field.

In today’s rapidly changing landscape, products are adapting to meet the ambitious 2035 deadline for an all-Electric Car future.

This event will provide deep insights into how Digitalization is driving innovation in these industries, while also providing crucial updates in Aerospace and Medical Device standards.

Event Highlights

1. Electric & Autonomous Product Development Using Digitalization & Integration of Standards

2. Digitalization of Product Development & Aerospace Standards Changes

3. Digitalization of Product Development & Medical Device Standards Changes

Why Attend?

  • Stay Informed: Keep up with the latest industry trends and standards that can significantly impact your business.
  • Networking: Connect with professionals, thought leaders, and peers from around the world.
  • In-Depth Learning: Gain practical insights and strategies that can enhance your organization’s performance and competitiveness.
  • Interactive Sessions (roundtables): Engage in sessions, discussions, and Q&A with industry experts.

This conference will have experience-based knowledge and industry networking opportunities. Reserve your spot today to gain a competitive edge in these dynamic and competitive times.

Contact us for more information

Who Should Attend?

  • Functional Safety Managers, Software Development Managers and Business Leaders from Automotive Companies including EV and AV Manufacturers
  • Engineering and Design Excellence Leads & Managers
  • Quality Leadership Team
  • C-Suites and Stakeholders Expanding into EV-AV Ecosystem
  • New Product Development Champions
  • IT Leadership & Enterprise Digitalization officers
  • Global Supplier Quality Managers and Supply Chain Leaders
  • Functional Safety Team, Software Team members, System Engineering Team
  • Embedded Software Providers and ECU Teams
  • Quality Managers, Quality Specialists
  • Engineering Teams
  • IT Teams focused on Digitalization and standardization

About Omnex:

Omnex is a provider of pioneering solutions and services within the realm of quality and business excellence. Operating worldwide, our core focus lies in delivering comprehensive training programs, software solutions, consulting, and implementation services. These areas empower organizations to improve operational efficiency, ensure regulatory compliance, and foster a culture of continuous improvement. We have extensive experience in a range of industries, encompassing automotive, aerospace, medical devices, electronics, and general manufacturing.

Media Contact

Mike Sinclair, Omnex Inc., 1 734-761-4940, [email protected], www.omnex.com?utm_source=PR&utm_medium=prweb&utm_campaign=Oct-event 

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Aragon Research Positions Gryphon.ai as a Leader in the Aragon Research Globe™ for Enterprise Coaching, 2024

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Evaluation Based on Completeness of Strategy and Performance

BOSTON, Oct. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Gryphon.ai, the leader in compliance and AI-powered conversation intelligence, today announced it has been positioned by Aragon Research, Inc. in the Leader section of the Aragon Research Globe™ for Enterprise Coaching, 2024. Gryphon.ai’s solutions, including Gryph for Compliance, Gryph for Collections, Gryph for Conversation Intelligence and Gryph for Sentiment Analysis, set the standard for real-time conversation intelligence that empowers sales and customer service associates with advice and coaching during calls.

“We believe this acknowledgement in The Aragon Research Globe™ for Enterprise Coaching, 2024 by Aragon Research confirms our commitment to excellence,” said Neal Keene, SVP of Strategy at Gryphon.ai. “Our ability to capture calls from any device and provide intelligence in real-time allows enterprises to better coach their sales and customer service teams, therefore leading to stronger customer engagement. We believe this report highlights our continued efforts toward innovation and our dedicated focus on providing an elite customer experience within every conversation.”

At Gryphon.ai, we offer a suite of conversation intelligence and analytics tools that includes compliance and sentiment analysis, making it easy to seamlessly provide the right message to prospects at the right time. Given our use case focus and real-time conversation intelligence-based coaching, we believe we are well-positioned for the growing demand for coaching.

In addition, Gryphon.ai also offers compliance solutions, as Gryph for Compliance automatically blocks non-compliant conversations to help enterprises mitigate violations of DNC, Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). In recognition of this, Gryphon.ai was awarded the Bronze Stevie® Award in the Best Compliance Solution category at the 2023 American Business Awards®.

To learn more, visit http://www.gryphon.ai.

About Gryphon.ai
Gryphon.ai, the leader in compliance and AI-powered conversation intelligence, is the only solution in the market providing real-time conversation intelligence and automated compliance for sales and customer service teams. Gryphon guides each conversation with real-time intelligence to provide a best-in-class experience for both agents and end users.

Gryphon’s proprietary compliance engine automatically screens all outbound communications against TCPA, collections, state, federal, and other Do-Not-Call lists so enterprises can drive revenue while avoiding costly non-compliance fees. Gryphon’s ability to be in the path of the call provides real-time recommendations and necessary content through spoken keywords, and gives agents immediate visibility into the quality of the call through advanced sentiment analysis.

Gryphon.ai provides the ability to create the “perfect” conversation every time!

If you are ready to take your conversations to the next level, contact the Gryphon.ai team at (855) 554-7974 or visit http://www.gryphon.ai.

Aragon Research does not endorse vendors, or their products or services that are referenced in its research publications, and does not advise users to select those vendors that are rated the highest. Aragon Research publications consist of the opinions of Aragon Research and Advisory Services organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Aragon Research provides its research publications and the information contained in them “AS IS,” without warranty of any kind.

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Michelle Tilton, Gryphon.ai, (866) 644-5422, [email protected], gryphon.ai

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REVIV, the Global Leader in Personalized and Precision Nutrition, Launches REVIV 2.0, the Next Chapter in Brand History Powered by Over 10 Years of Experience and 2M+ IV Therapies Delivered

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REVIV expands lines of business with new digital-first propositions, REVIV X, and IV PRO, unlocking industry growth at an unprecedented pace NEW YORK, Oct. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — REVIV, the global leading IV drip therapy brand, today revealed the results of its customer impact report as…

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Nightfall AI and Snyk Partner to Offer Developers AI-Powered Secrets Scanning

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“The code-to-cloud lifecycle presents several unique security challenges, especially around the area of leaked secrets. Legacy secret scanning solutions are riddled with false positives, and focus solely on code repositories instead of the broader aperture of tools that developers use on a daily basis,” said Manoj Nair, Chief Product Officer of Snyk. “By partnering with Nightfall AI, we can now bring best-of-breed, AI-powered secrets scanning to Snyk customers and continue to deliver the most comprehensive developer security offering to the market.”

As an AI-native cloud DLP solution with advanced secrets detection, Nightfall will amplify Snyk’s security for developers across key SaaS apps and GenAI tools, including GitHub, Slack, and Jira. In addition to helping developers identify potential security threats earlier and more efficiently, this partnership will also help with remediating leaked secrets via Nightfall’s advanced developer-centric remediation capabilities.

“Nightfall AI’s partnership with Snyk provides a comprehensive solution for some of the most pervasive threats that developers and SecOps teams face in the cloud—including, most notably, leaked secrets and credentials,” said Isaac Madan, Co-Founder and CEO of Nightfall. “We are thrilled to deliver joint secret scanning and code scanning capabilities to help developers stay secure as they innovate.”

Together, Snyk and Nightfall have streamlined this vital component of software security. Snyk customers can leverage Nightfall’s capabilities immediately beginning today, October 12th. Learn more about the partnership at www.nightfall.ai/snyk. For further information on the launch of Nightfall’s partnership with Snyk, please reach out to Nightfall ([email protected]) or Snyk ([email protected]).

About Nightfall AI

Nightfall AI is the leader in AI-native data leak prevention for your SaaS and generative AI (GenAI) stack. Our industry-leading platform helps security teams to detect and protect sensitive data such as personally identifiable information (PII), protected health information (PHI), payment card information (PCI), secrets, and keys, wherever they are in the cloud. Our team has scaled rapidly to address data leakage and ensure compliance for a wide range of customers in highly regulated, consumer-facing industries like software, finance, healthcare, and beyond. Nightfall is backed by Bain Capital Ventures, Venrock, WestBridge Capital, and Webb Investment Network, as well as a cadre of CEOs, professional athletes, and influencers. Learn more about Nightfall AI at www.nightfall.ai.

About Snyk

Snyk ensures companies are able to secure all the components of modern applications. We empower the world’s developers to build secure applications and equip security teams to meet the demands of the digital world. Our developer-first approach ensures organizations can secure all of the critical components of their applications from code to cloud, leading to increased developer productivity, revenue growth, customer satisfaction, cost savings, and an overall improved security posture. Snyk’s Developer Security Platform automatically integrates with developers’ workflows and is purpose-built for security teams to collaborate with their development teams. Snyk is used by 1,200 customers worldwide today, including industry leaders such as Asurion, Google, Intuit, MongoDB, New Relic, Revolut, and Salesforce. Learn more about Snyk at www.snyk.io.

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Maddie Day, Nightfall AI, 1 609-495-4662, [email protected], https://www.nightfall.ai/

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Zuar Forges a Dynamic Partnership With ThoughtSpot in Their Quest to Revolutionize AI-Powered Analytics

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“At ThoughtSpot, we’re focused on putting the power of AI in the center of BI. AI and machine learning has always been a core pillar of our product. Now, with generative AI, we’re in a unique position to supercharge how our customers can unleash the value of AI and analytics. This partnership with Zuar extends our capabilities to work with any data and to seamlessly integrate ThoughtSpot into new and existing workflows at companies dedicated to data-driven decision making, and for those looking to embed analytics into their apps and help their end customers do the same,” said Kuntal Vahalia, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Channel and Alliances and Head of APJ at ThoughtSpot.

Zuar Runner creates and optimizes data pipelines for ThoughtSpot Analytics to query using its natural language search. ThoughtSpot Analytics, renowned for its live query natural language search capabilities, delivers instant access to essential data insights. Zuar Runner allows for the extraction of data from diverse sources, transforming and modeling it, and seamlessly maintaining it at the client’s preferred data cloud platform. These automated data wrangling capabilities unlock the full power of ThoughtSpot Analytics for customers.

For companies aiming to monetize their insights, Zuar Portal fully integrates with ThoughtSpot Everywhere, allowing customers to go-to-market significantly faster and deliver an engaging, intuitive user experience. This integration empowers organizations to turn data into revenue by creating a productized analytics headquarters for customers, staff, vendors, and partners. By combining the capabilities of ThoughtSpot Everywhere with Zuar Portal, users have a fully branded, highly secure application that provides them with a wealth of new use cases and market opportunities.

“At Zuar, we’re on a mission to help customers solve problems with data. By combining our data wrangling and embedded analytics platform with ThoughtSpot’s AI-powered search experience, we’re automating the toughest parts of launching a monetized solution,” says Whitney Myers, CEO of Zuar. “In freeing organizations of the obstacles that stall or delay taking data-driven solutions to market, we’re aiming to spur the next generation of ideas and innovation. I’m excited about how this partnership with ThoughtSpot will empower entrepreneurs and change agents across the globe.”

For more information about the solutions provided by Zuar and ThoughtSpot, please visit zuar.com and thoughtspot.com.

About Zuar:

Zuar is the analytics headquarters for organizations of all sizes. It is a powerful platform with unrivaled flexibility. Automate the flow of data from hundreds of potential sources into a single destination for analytics, fully prepped and ready for use. Then provide customized, secure, global analytics access to any audience. Zuar has helped organizations like Indeed, Universal Studios, Gates Ventures, Manduka, Sherpa, and MD Anderson Cancer Center unlock the power of their data.

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Justin Cross, Zuar, 1 8889886699, [email protected], www.zuar.com 

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Kristi Anderson Financial Partners Selects Affiliated Advisors for Advisor Support Platform

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“With our specialized area of focus, it was important to find an advisor support platform that truly understands our business and how to best serve female clients,” Anderson said. “Having worked extensively with female focused firms I immediately knew that Affiliated Advisors would be a terrific partner and we look forward to our next chapter of growth.”

“We are thrilled to welcome Kristi to the Affiliated Advisors community,” said President Rita Robbins. “Her firm is an ideal partner for us and we look forward to providing the resources to assist Kristi and her clients realize their financial goals and objectives.”

Affiliated Advisors provides a comprehensive suite of business management, compliance, technology, marketing, and investment advisory solutions and services, along with direct access to service professionals, skilled in helping advisors streamline their workflows. Additionally Affiliated Advisors is known for easy transitions, as well as succession planning resources and acquisition opportunities.

In the last three years, 34 advisors have joined Affiliated Advisors, bringing the total to nearly 100, and has expanded its geographic footprint to become a national firm. To learn more about the Affiliated Advisors’ difference, visit http://www.AffiliatedAdvisors.com.

About Affiliated Advisors
Founded nearly 30 years ago by industry veteran, Rita Robbins, Affiliated Advisors is a team of experienced and innovative industry experts with a passion and mission to help solo advisors and emerging teams build the practices of their dreams through a dedicated service and support platform. Affiliated Advisors’ award-winning suite of marketing, technology, compliance, service, financial planning, practice management and succession planning resources is helping nearly 100 financial advisors grow and better manage their advisory businesses.

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Rita Robbins, Affiliated Advisors, (212) 695-5558, [email protected], www.affiliatedadvisors.com

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Locks Decline in September Due to Seasonal Purchase Declines, Rates Hit Multi-Decade Highs

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September’s lock decline continues a four-month trend of declining volumes, with purchase locks down 20%, cash-outs down 17%, and rate/term refis down 18% from August. Total volumes were down 33% from the same time last year. Additionally, purchase lock counts – which exclude the impact of rising home prices – were down 32% year over year, and 39% from pre-pandemic levels in 2019.

Conforming loans gave up share in September to all other product types. While still making up the majority of production at 57%, conforming volumes are trending well below pandemic levels and have returned to the mid-50–60% range seen in 2018 and 2019. FHA and VA production both gained share, rising to 20.6% and 10.4%, respectively. The lock production share of nonconforming loans – including both jumbo and expanded guidelines – grew as well in September to 11.1% of the total.

“As the market reacted to the Fed’s ‘higher for longer’ message, we saw mortgage rates pushed to multi-decade highs in September,” Smith continued. “We also continue to see average credit scores remaining high, suggesting tight credit availability and a relatively small cohort of buyers who can make a purchase in this historically unaffordable environment.”

The Optimal Blue Mortgage Market Indices 30-year conforming rate rose 33 basis points during the month to close at 7.41%, with FHA at 7.18%, VA at 7.00%, and jumbo loans up to 7.60%. Rates are now roughly a quarter point higher than the highs in fall 2022. The 30-year conforming rate spread to the 10-year Treasury narrowed 17 basis points, with the 10-year finishing September at approximately 4.6% – nearly 40 basis points above the highs set last fall.

Each month’s Originations Market Monitor provides high-level origination metrics for the U.S. and the top 20 metropolitan statistical areas by share of total origination volume. View the Optimal Blue Originations Market Monitor report for more detail on September’s activity: OMM-Report_September2023.

Nothing herein shall be construed as, nor is Optimal Blue providing, any legal, trading, hedging, or financial advice.

About Optimal Blue
Optimal Blue is the market leader in mortgage secondary marketing technology. The company facilitates transactions among mortgage market participants through its Marketplace Platform, actionable data, and technology vendor connections. The platform supports a range of functions for originators and investors to automate and optimize core processes related to product, pricing, and eligibility, hedge analytics, MSR valuation, loan trading, social media compliance, and counterparty oversight. The company’s premier product, pricing and eligibility engine – the Optimal Blue PPE – is used by 64% of the top 500 mortgage lenders in the U.S. For more information on Optimal Blue’s end-to-end secondary marketing automation, visit http://www.OptimalBlue.com.

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Olivia DeLancey, Optimal Blue, 904.854.5459, [email protected], https://www2.optimalblue.com/

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Moving Forward in Enhanced Customer Insights and User Experience

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EAG is moving forward in enhanced customer insights and user experience, including:

  • In-depth Customer Research & Insights: With tools ranging from product testing and retail ergonomics to stakeholder interviews, clients can expect tailored marketing strategies rooted in customer understanding.
  • Elevated User Experience (UX): EAG, coupled with Useagility’s expertise, will provide heuristic evaluations, experience design and other UX services to guarantee user-centric online platforms.
  • Real-world Behavioral Analysis: The acquisition reflects an era of data-driven strategies, based on observing real-world customer interactions, understanding their motivations, and addressing their challenges.

Useagility’s former principal and experience design lead, Kyle Dennis, joins EAG as its new director of research and development. “There’s research data. There’s what clients think about their customers. There’s what customers say. There is what they actually do. In the middle is where the evidence-backed recommendations are that can make immediately impactful design improvements that solve complex customer experience and interface challenges,” states Dennis. “I’m looking forward to working with clients from inside EAG.”

About EAG Advertising & Marketing

EAG, headquartered in Kansas City’s vibrant Crossroads District, is a fiercely entrepreneurial marketing advisory and creative agency. Since its inception in 2003, EAG’s agile team of marketing specialists and creative visionaries have delivered right-sized solutions to solve our clients’ marketing challenges and guide responsible, sustainable and informed decisions on their marketing investment. Providing a complete spectrum of strategic and tactical marketing services, EAG excels in developing and implementing customized, realistic and successful marketing strategies and tactics to harness each company’s unique strengths, address gaps and align with their goals. The agency has an impressive track record, with over 100 awards in areas ranging from marketing and design to workplace excellence, growth and community contributions. Visit www.eagadv.com for more information.

Media Contact

Erin Dechman, EAG Advertising & Marketing, 1 8168420100, [email protected], https://eagadv.com/ 

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