These grades are a direct reflection of the continuous collaboration between Dimensional Insight and our customers, and the commitment to generating sustainable improvements in our customers’ health systems.

BURLINGTON, Mass. (PRWEB)
February 02, 2021

Dimensional Insight®, maker of Diver Platform®, a data management, analytics, and performance management solution, today announced that it has been named 2021 Best in KLAS in healthcare business intelligence/analytics. This is the third year in a row that Dimensional Insight has been named Best in KLAS, and the ninth overall year it has been ranked #1 in healthcare business intelligence/analytics by KLAS Research.

Each year, KLAS publishes the Best in KLAS report, ranking vendors across the many technology and services markets within healthcare. This report amplifies the voice of the provider and payer communities, whose willingness to share their feedback with KLAS fuels this report. This year, Dimensional Insight scored a 92.0 out of 100 points in its category.

“Each year, thousands of healthcare professionals across the globe take the time to share their voice with KLAS. They know that sharing their perspective helps vendors to improve and helps their peers make better decisions. These conversations are a constant reminder to me of how necessary accurate, honest, and impartial reporting is in the healthcare industry,” says Adam Gale, president of KLAS Research. “The Best in KLAS report and the awards it contains set the standard of excellence for software and services firms. Vendors who win the title of ‘Best in KLAS’ should celebrate and remember that providers now accept only the best from their products and services. The Best in KLAS award serves as a signal to provider and payer organizations that they should expect excellence from the winning vendors.”

KLAS also uses the customer scores to grade vendors in six different areas. Based on these scores, KLAS graded Dimensional Insight an A+ in culture, an A in loyalty, an A- in operations, an A- in product, an A in relationship, and an A- in value.

“These grades are a direct reflection of the continuous collaboration between Dimensional Insight and our customers, and the commitment to generating sustainable improvements in our customers’ health systems,” says Kathy Sucich, vice president of marketing at Dimensional Insight. “The Best in KLAS designation is an incredibly proud achievement for us.”

“As always, we thank our customers for the candid feedback they provide to KLAS on their experience with our company,” says Fred Powers, CEO and co-founder of Dimensional Insight. “Our company is laser-focused on doing whatever it takes to ensure that our customers succeed, and the Best in KLAS award demonstrates that we are fulfilling on that commitment.”

To learn more about Dimensional Insight’s Best in KLAS designation, please visit https://www.dimins.com/awards/klas-report/.

About Dimensional Insight

Dimensional Insight® is a leading provider of analytics, data management, and performance management solutions, offering a complete portfolio of capabilities ranging from data integration and modeling to sophisticated reporting, analytics, and dashboards. The company has been ranked #1 nine times in healthcare business intelligence and analytics by KLAS Research, most recently winning a Best in KLAS award in 2021. Founded in 1989, Dimensional Insight has thousands of customer organizations worldwide. Dimensional Insight consistently ranks as a top performing analytics organization by customers and industry analysts in its core market segments including healthcare, manufacturing, and beverage alcohol. For more information, please visit https://www.dimins.com/.

About KLAS Research

KLAS has been providing accurate, honest, and impartial insights for the healthcare IT (HIT) industry since 1996. The KLAS mission is to improve the world’s healthcare by amplifying the voice of providers and payers. The scope of our research is constantly expanding to best fit market needs as technology becomes increasingly sophisticated. KLAS finds the hard-to-get HIT data by building strong relationships with our payer and provider friends in the industry. Learn more about KLAS at klasresearch.com

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“We’ve seen tremendous changes in the benefits industry since COVID-19,” says Kevin Kickhaefer, CEO of ConsumerMedical. “Those changes have real implications, including operational and financial considerations that HR leaders must integrate into their benefit strategies.”

BOSTON (PRWEB)
February 02, 2021

In the latest installment of its Employer Virtual Roundtable series, ConsumerMedical will explore the operational and financial implications of COVID-19 and related trends that HR leaders should consider in their benefit strategies to best meet the needs of today’s workforce. Featuring leading experts in employer-sponsored healthcare from the nation’s most progressive companies, this free, live panel discussion will be held on Thursday, February 11 at 12:00 EST.

The roundtable, entitled Emerging Trends in Health Benefits Design: Post-Pandemic Practices, will be moderated by Brian Marcotte, past president and CEO of the Business Group on Health. It will also include panelists Leslie Melton, director of Benefits, Northrop Grumman, Faye Godwin, manager of Retirement Programs, University of Texas System and John Hosea, vice president of Benefits and Operations, Health Care Services Corporation (Blue Cross Blue Shield).

Panelists will address several timely questions and topics, including:

• How the pandemic has impacted benefit spend for employers
• How and if performance measurement and metrics have changed over the past year
• What benefits are being most/least used, and if and how that is impacting spend, productivity and other issues
• How employers can best help more employees access mental health services, specifically identifying top providers and securing appointments
• How the increased use of technology, such as virtual expert medical opinions, is helping employees with chronic and serious illnesses access top-performing providers

“We’ve seen tremendous changes in the benefits industry since COVID-19,” says Kevin Kickhaefer, CEO of ConsumerMedical. “Those changes have real implications, including operational and financial considerations that HR leaders must integrate into their benefit strategies. We are honored to host this roundtable which gives employers the chance to learn from industry experts about the changes that will be most impactful and the solutions that can help them best meet the needs of employees.”

For more information and to register, visit ConsumerMedical webinar registration.

About ConsumerMedical

ConsumerMedical is a leading clinical advocacy, decision support and expert second opinion company serving over six million individuals through some of the nation’s largest employers, health plans and private exchanges. The company has been serving patients and payers for 25 years. ConsumerMedical offers a fully integrated suite of solutions, including Medical Decision Support®, Surgery Decision Support®, Expert Medical Opinion, Claims Advocacy and more, helping individuals and families navigate the healthcare system while improving outcomes and reducing costs. ConsumerMedical’s results have been validated continuously by independent actuaries. http://www.consumermedical.com

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LOS ANGELES (PRWEB)
January 29, 2021

Poms & Associates, an independent, full-service commercial insurance brokerage and risk management firm, today announced the addition of Ed Fontelieu to their commercial insurance production team. In his role, Fontelieu will work closely with Poms & Associates clients to deliver customized strategic risk management solutions that control and minimize risk exposure and develop relationships with prospective new clients.

“We’re excited to have Ed join the Poms & Associates team,” said David Poms, founder and president of Poms & Associates. “As COVID-19 has reshaped the commercial transportation industry – with impacts to health and safety, operations and regulations – Ed’s experiences in the trucking and transportation industries expand our breadth of expertise at a key time when businesses are facing new and unprecedented challenges. His expertise will be invaluable as we continue to help supply chain companies reduce their risk, loss and cost.”

With nearly two decades of industry experience, Fontelieu joins Poms & Associates from Arroyo Insurance Services where he worked as a transportation practice leader, since 2017. Based in Fresno, Calif., he is a subject matter expert in enterprise risk management in trucking, workers compensation and commercial auto, motor cargo and fleet safety. He held previous positions in account and client relationship management at The Doctors Company, EZ Center Insurance Services, Occidental Insurance, TIAA-CREF and Kelly-Lowry Insurance.

Poms & Associates was named a 2020 Company of the Year by Business Intelligence Group’s BIG Awards for Business for its COVID-19 response that is helping businesses reduce or limit risk exposures and decrease insurance premium costs during the pandemic. The company also was awarded a silver 2020 International Stevie Award for “Most Valuable Corporate Response to COVID-19” for its ongoing series of 25+ free educational webinars on business insurance, risk management and loss prevention topics. Poms & Associates was also named a Top Insurance Workplace for 2020 by Insurance Business America. For more information about Poms & Associates, visit https://pomsassoc.com/.

About Poms & Associates

Poms & Associates is a leading independent, full-service commercial insurance brokerage and risk management firm with a proven track record of providing innovative and customized solutions to businesses in high-risk industries. Founded in 1991, the company was built on the premise that knowledge is the best insurance – that is, the best way to help businesses and organizations is to serve not only as an insurance broker but also as an educator about best practices in how to reduce risk and prevent loss before an incident occurs. Poms & Associates today offers a wide range of products and services, including property and casualty insurance for commercial organizations and public entities, risk control, human resources and employee benefits and private services for high net-worth individuals. Among the top 50 independent brokerage firms in the U.S., Poms & Associates is headquartered in Woodland Hills, Calf. It maintains branch offices in Los Angeles, Sacramento, Calif., the San Francisco Bay Area, Albuquerque, N.M. and Dayton, Ohio. For more information, visit https://pomsassoc.com/.

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“We remain focused on adding to our offerings and growing our capabilities, and David, Beth and their colleagues will support that growth,” said Nick Della Vedova.

NEW YORK (PRWEB)
February 01, 2021

NFP, a leading insurance broker and consultant that provides property and casualty (P&C), corporate benefits, retirement and individual solutions, today announced the acquisition of Pension Solutions, Inc. (Pension Advisors). The transaction closed effective December 31, 2020.

Founded in 1999, Pension Advisors is a retirement consultant and wealth advisory firm based in the Cleveland, Ohio metro area. The firm brings sophisticated retirement capabilities with experience serving midsized employers, providing an opportunity for NFP to grow its retirement and wealth management presence and add a team of experienced retirement professionals. Firm principals David Krasnow and Beth Krasnow will join NFP’s Central region as senior vice presidents and report to Nick Della Vedova, president of NFP’s retirement division.

“We’re thrilled to welcome the Pension Advisors team to NFP,” said Della Vedova, “We remain focused on adding to our offerings and growing our capabilities, and David, Beth and their colleagues will support that growth. They’re a highly experienced group of professionals with a deep knowledge of the Cleveland market that will help us expand in the Central region.”

“NFP’s commitment to providing comprehensive offerings to meet client needs aligns with our values,” said Beth Krasnow. “We’re focused on providing tailored solutions to our clients, so joining NFP gives us access to more resources to better serve our clients.”

“We’re excited to join NFP and take an important step to accelerate our growth,” said David Krasnow. “NFP’s wide range of offerings, collaborative community and strong momentum will enhance the value we deliver to clients.”

M&A consulting firm Wise Rhino Group advised Pension Advisors in the transaction.

About NFP

NFP is a leading insurance broker and consultant providing specialized property and casualty, corporate benefits, retirement, and individual solutions through its licensed subsidiaries and affiliates. NFP enables client success through the expertise of over 5,800 global employees, investments in innovative technologies, and enduring relationships with highly rated insurers, vendors, and financial institutions. NFP is the 5th largest benefits broker by global revenue, 5th best place to work in insurance and 6th largest US-based privately owned broker (Business Insurance); 9th commercial lines agency by P&C commercial lines revenue and 10th largest property and casualty agency (Insurance Journal); and 12th largest global insurance broker (Best’s Review).

Visit NFP.com to discover how NFP empowers clients to meet their goals.

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“To obtain a better insurance deal, drivers should apply to all the discounts that are available”, said Russell Rabichev, Marketing Director of Internet Marketing Company.

LOS ANGELES (PRWEB)
January 29, 2021

To make car insurance more affordable for their existing and potential customers, car insurance companies are offering various types of discounts. The value of each discount is different from one insurer to another, so drivers are recommended to carefully analyze these discounts before signing any insurance deals.

The most valuable discounts that can help drivers save the most money are the following:

• 
  Multi-policy discount. Drivers can obtain substantial savings if they insure the car and house together on one policy on the same insurance company. In many cases, the policyholders can save as much as 20% of the insurance costs.
• Good driver discount. This discount is provided to those drivers that manage to keep their driving records clean for a certain number of years. Most insurance companies will offer this discount after three years of ticket-free and accident-free driving, while other insurers will wait even five years. One major advantage provided by this discount is the fact that the policy will decrease every time a registered driver in the household becomes eligible.
• Low-mileage discount. Policyholders that drive their cars less than a certain limit might be eligible for this discount. Policyholders that are driving less from any reason should contact their insurance companies and check if they are eligible.
• Good student discount. This discount is one of the few methods that can help teen drivers save money on car insurance. To qualify for this discount, teen drivers will need a 3.0 GPA. Studies done by the insurance companies have shown that teen drivers that have good grades are less likely to be involved in accidents and they are more responsible drivers.
• Good credit score discount. In most states, the law allows the insurer to look at the drivers’ credit score before determining their insurance rates. Insurance companies claim they found a correlation between a driver’s credit score and his chance to file for a claim. For this reason, drivers with a poor credit score will pay much more on their insurance premiums, while drivers with a good or excellent credit score will gain substantial discounts.

For additional info, money-saving tips, and free car insurance quotes, visit http://compare-autoinsurance.org

Compare-autoinsurance.org is an online provider of life, home, health, and auto insurance quotes. This website is unique because it does not simply stick to one kind of insurance provider, but brings the clients the best deals from many different online insurance carriers. In this way, clients have access to offers from multiple carriers all in one place: this website. On this site, customers have access to quotes for insurance plans from various agencies, such as local or nationwide agencies, brand names insurance companies, etc.

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Patrol Protect for Off-Duty Police Officers

“The Rockwood team has supported the insurance needs of law enforcement officers for over a decade. Patrol Protect is a further demonstration of our commitment to support those who watch over us including our partners who support the coverage,” said Rockwood president Glenn Clark.

CLAYMONT, Del. (PRWEB)
January 28, 2021

Rockwood Programs, Inc. has launched a new insurance product designed to protect police officers while performing important duties outside of their role in law enforcement.

Patrol Protect provides insurance coverage for law enforcement officers who provide services outside of their respective police organizations as part-time employees of other organizations. It provides coverage against allegations of negligence, misrepresentation, violation of good faith, property damage, assault, battery, and false arrest/detainment while performing off-duty activities.

“We launched Patrol Protect to address an underserved niche in the marketplace,” said Glenn Clark, President of Rockwood Programs. “Municipalities and private employers carry insurance to protect themselves and their organizations in case of a lawsuit. More frequently, we are seeing the individual officer being named in these suits. In most cases, the existing coverage does not provide protection for the individual and their involvement in the underlying event. Patrol Protect closes this coverage gap.”

Many police officers take second jobs or off-duty assignments as a way of augmenting their income. Most of these ‘moonlighting’ positions involve security-related tasks. While officers are trained to diffuse situations in a non-confrontational manner as possible, they must sometimes take more definitive steps to protect the public’s safety.

“The Rockwood team has supported the insurance needs of the law enforcement officers for over a decade. Patrol Protect is a further demonstration of our commitment to support those who watch over us, including our partners who support the coverage,” said Clark.

Patrol Protect is underwritten by Fortegra Specialty Insurance Company (Fortegra). Fortegra maintains an “A-” (Excellent) rating by A.M. Best, reflecting its financial stability and claims-handling abilities. All claims are adjudicated by Wilson Elser – a nationally-recognized law firm with more than 30 years’ experience in professional liability litigation. Its team of legal experts will provide an advocacy defense for Patrol Protect policyholders.

Premiums start at $250. Two limit of liability options are offered. Customized plans are available to groups such as police departments, law enforcement-related associations, and organizations. Interested parties can learn more about the product by accessing the Patrol Protect website at https://patrolprotect.com.

About Rockwood Programs

Rockwood Programs is a Wilmington, Delaware, based administrator of several countrywide management liability programs. Rockwood has been one of the premier providers of insurance agent E&O for nearly 20 years. The program covers P&C retail agents as well as newly licensed agents.

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“A pay-per-mile insurance policy is not only an option that can help drivers save money on their premiums but also an environmentally friendly option. Fewer cars on the road means there is less pollution related to motor vehicles”, said Russell Rabichev, Marketing Director of IMC

LOS ANGELES (PRWEB)
January 28, 2021

Compare-autoinsurance.org has launched a new blog post that explains what pay-per-mile insurance is and how it helps drivers pay less on insurance.

For more info and free car insurance quotes, visit https://compare-autoinsurance.org/why-drivers-should-get-pay-per-mile-car-insurance/

Drivers who are no longer using their vehicles as much as they used before, can save some money when getting a car insurance policy. Paying for a full coverage auto insurance policy doesn’t make sense for these drivers. However, since it is required by law, cutting out car insurance entirely from their expenses is not an option for these drivers. By making use of telematics technology, pay-per-mile insurance helps policyholders and car-owners with their problems on expenses by introducing an option that lets them pay for their insurance rates based on how much they use their cars.

Before getting pay-per-mile insurance, drivers should consider the following:

• 
  How the rates are determined. Pay-per-mile insurance charges the policyholders only for the miles they drove. Many of them are already saving 25%-40% on their auto insurance premiums. Usually, drivers who are driving for less than 500 miles per month should consider getting this type of insurance.
• It’s not a new concept. Back in the mid-1980s, the National Organization for Women filed a class-action lawsuit against the car insurance industry, claiming discrimination. They claimed that car insurance providers were charging more for policies covering women drivers, even though statically, women have fewer accidents. As it turns out, the reason is not that women are naturally safer behind the wheel than their male counterparts. The reason is that women drive less.
• It’s a win-win situation. Policyholders who drive their cars for less than 2,000 miles per year can get incredibly cheap policies and the insurance company can still make a profit. It also benefits the insurance companies because pay-per-mile car insurance would ensure that those who drive less will not be forced to “maximize” their policies by using their car more, in turn causing more accidents, which will mean costs for the company. Of course, there is always the issue of fraud. However, insurance companies have some solutions for that. Some companies are asking their customers to send in photographs of their odometer settings from time to time.
• It’s a green idea. Pay-per-mile insurance can encourage people to drive less, saving on resources and resulting in cleaner air.

For additional info, money-saving tips and free car insurance quotes, visit https://compare-autoinsurance.org/

Compare-autoinsurance.org is an online provider of life, home, health, and auto insurance quotes. This website is unique because it does not simply stick to one kind of insurance provider, but brings the clients the best deals from many different online insurance carriers. In this way, clients have access to offers from multiple carriers all in one place: this website. On this site, customers have access to quotes for insurance plans from various agencies, such as local or nationwide agencies, brand names insurance companies, etc.

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“NFP’s focus on driving sustainable growth and providing clients with specialized expertise, while supporting a great culture, aligns well with our values,” said Andrew Martin.

NEW YORK (PRWEB)
January 28, 2021

NFP, a leading insurance broker and consultant that provides property and casualty (P&C), corporate benefits, retirement, and individual solutions, today announced the acquisition of the P&C brokerage client accounts of A.D. Martin Commercial Insurance Services (A.D. Martin). The transaction closed on December 31, 2020.

A.D. Martin, founded in 1990 and located in Mullica Hill, New Jersey, is a commercial P&C insurance broker with complementary personal lines P&C capabilities. The acquisition represents an opportunity for growth in the Northeast region while enhancing NFP’s connections to the New Jersey market. Firm principal Andrew Martin will join NFP as a vice president and report to Scott Stegall, senior vice president.

“We’re thrilled to welcome an experienced producer like Andy to the NFP family,” said Mike Walsh, Northeast managing director in NFP’s P&C division. “Andy’s deep knowledge of the New Jersey market and relationships across the region will be a great addition to our team as we expand our presence and deliver more value to clients.”

“NFP’s focus on driving sustainable growth and providing clients with specialized expertise, while supporting a great culture, aligns well with our values,” said Martin. “I’m excited to join the team and introduce my clients to the breadth of solutions and resources NFP has to offer.”

About NFP

NFP is a leading insurance broker and consultant providing specialized property and casualty, corporate benefits, retirement, and individual solutions through its licensed subsidiaries and affiliates. NFP enables client success through the expertise of over 5,800 global employees, investments in innovative technologies, and enduring relationships with highly rated insurers, vendors, and financial institutions. NFP is the 5th largest benefits broker by global revenue, 5th best place to work in insurance and 6th largest US-based privately owned broker (Business Insurance); 9th commercial lines agency by P&C commercial lines revenue and 10th largest property and casualty agency (Insurance Journal); and 12th largest global insurance broker (Best’s Review).

Visit NFP.com to discover how NFP empowers clients to meet their goals.

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Binwalk Enterprise is like taking a blacklight to a hotel room — you’re going to see a lot of things you wished you hadn’t.

FULTON, Md. (PRWEB)
January 28, 2021

ReFirm Labs, a leading provider of device vulnerability management for enterprises and device manufacturers, today announced the Binwalk Platform, a new multi-tiered offering that addresses security threats to the millions of connected devices that power business. These devices are the routers, sensors, transmitters, security cameras, phones, printers, and others that bring hidden vulnerabilities into the corporate network and make them ideal attack vectors.

Binwalk Enterprise replaces the company’s current flagship product, Centrifuge. Binwalk Enterprise offers powerful automated security features and detailed analysis of the firmware that runs on connected devices and checks them against known vulnerabilities, while continuously monitoring for new threats. Binwalk Enterprise is already used by dozens of major telecommunication companies, device manufacturers, and other enterprises.

In addition, ReFirm is releasing Binwalk Teams, a new edition of Binwalk Enterprise aimed at small to medium-sized businesses as well as product and security departments within larger organizations.

ReFirm Labs pioneered the emerging device vulnerability management industry with the creation of Binwalk Open Source, the industry-standard tool for reverse engineering firmware. Binwalk Open Source has been used by more than 50,000 organizations worldwide and is the technical foundation for the Binwalk Platform.

“Today, connected devices are too easy of an attack vector,” said Terry J. Dunlap Jr., CSO, and Co-founder, ReFirm Labs. “Enterprises can have hundreds or thousands of network, IoT, and embedded devices across their infrastructure, yet we’re finding that 25 percent of those have exploitable vulnerabilities. Binwalk Enterprise is like taking a blacklight to a hotel room — you’re going to see a lot of things you wished you hadn’t.”

“We were looking for an automated solution to help make our team more efficient in analyzing the security of IoT platforms for our enterprise clients. ReFirm Labs’ Binwalk Enterprise has provided us with a robust and automated firmware analysis platform that provides us a competitive advantage in pursuit of new business and acts as a force multiplier in our current projects,” said Duane Laflotte, CTO, Pulsar Security.

Device security is different for every organization. The new Binwalk Platform includes:

Binwalk Open Source: the community-supported project that makes it possible for users to extract and work with binary firmware images on their local machines. This includes:

-File system extraction from binary firmware images

-Build and run locally from Github

-Community-supported

Binwalk Teams: detailed firmware analysis for small and mid-size teams looking to start their device protection journey. Automated security analysis and continuous monitoring at an approachable price.

-Access broader file system and extractor support

-Cloud-hosted

-Faster extraction

-Browser-based navigation and search

-Storage of extracted firmware images

-No downloads and no building source code

Binwalk Enterprise: device vulnerability management for proactive leaders and large-scale deployments. Provides deep visibility into third-party devices to ensure that they’re safe before being installed in an organization’s environment.​ Ensures products meet security standards and customers’ compliance requirements by finding known vulnerabilities in the products’ firmware before it is shipped. All of the features of Binwalk Teams plus:

-Compliance checking

-Open APIs

-Enterprise licensing

-Flexible deployment models

-Integrated device vulnerability management into the build process

The adoption of IoT technology dramatically increases every year and raises the risk of breaches and security incidents. Enterprise customers and device manufacturers need an effective way to better secure their firmware to meet regulatory demands and compliance requirements across industries.

The Binwalk Platform is built to secure the process of IoT adoption for enterprise, industrial, telecom, and device manufacturers. The platform provides powerful automated security features and detailed vulnerability analysis that meets the evolving needs of cybersecurity professionals, including network security analysts, product teams, and device testing teams. Leading enterprise operators and device builders rely on the Binwalk Platform for device vulnerability management.

About Refirm Labs

ReFirm Labs provides device vulnerability management for enterprises and device manufacturers. ReFirm Labs pioneered the firmware analysis industry with the creation of Binwalk, the industry-standard open-source reverse engineering solution for firmware that powers the Binwalk Platform. ReFirm Labs’ Binwalk Enterprise can reduce risk from the connected devices that power business by automatically analyzing and continuously monitoring device firmware for vulnerabilities introduced into infrastructure from network, IoT and embedded devices. Founded by a team of former NSA hackers who pioneered offensive capabilities against connected devices, ReFirm Labs is trusted by government agencies and Fortune 500 companies to reduce risk from, automate analysis of, and continuously monitor the attack surface of firmware embedded in connected devices.

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