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Visionary Aggressively Expands Its High – Tech Landscape, Empowering New Momentum for Market Value Growth

TORONTO, Feb. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Since May 8, 2024, Visionary Holdings (referred to as “Visionary”, NASDAQ stock code: GV) has released the significant news of its industrial upgrading and strategic expansion globally. It has achieved remarkable and substantial results in various fields. With decisive transformation decisions and efficient implementation strategies, Visionary has successfully overcome the development bottlenecks of traditional education and traditional real estate, smoothly advanced into the new arenas of AI – education and technology – based real estate. Simultaneously, it has been steadily expanding into emerging industrial sectors such as high – tech and fintech. Gradually, it has established a diversified multinational group framework integrating four core businesses: technology, education, finance, and real estate, demonstrating strong comprehensive competitiveness and broad development potential in the global market.

Recently, Visionary has reached a strategically – significant cooperation agreement in the new – energy vehicle industry with Pegasus International Holding Limited and So, Sumi Susanna. This cooperation is highly consistent with the current development trend of the new – energy industry, sending positive signals from multiple dimensions and injecting strong impetus into boosting investors’ confidence and strengthening market – value management.

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cooperation agreement

Capital Operation and Listing Plan: Targeting Value Growth

In terms of capital operation, Pegasus International Holding Limited will be incorporated into Visionary’s new – energy vehicle industry project. The two parties plan to facilitate the successful listing of the project on the NASDAQ Main Board in the United States within 6 to 12 months. This efficient listing plan not only showcases Visionary’s high confidence in the value of its own project and its robust capital – operation capabilities but also opens a clear value – growth channel for investors. Additionally, the long – term plan to assist Pegasus International in listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange within the next 3 to 5 years further broadens the path of capital appreciation, laying a solid foundation for the continuous increase of the company’s market value and instilling confidence in investors regarding the company’s long – term development.

Large – Scale Orders and Product Strength: Bolstering Performance Support

Pegasus International has placed an order with Visionary for the purchase of 12,000 new – energy vehicles (Hong Kong taxi version) at a unit price of HK$145,800. This substantial order is undoubtedly a powerful testament to the quality of Visionary’s products and its market competitiveness. In Hong Kong, a mature market with a high penetration rate of new – energy vehicles, securing an order of such scale fully indicates that Visionary’s products have gained high market recognition. The stable and substantial order revenue will directly translate into a powerful driving force for the company’s performance growth, providing solid performance support for market – value enhancement and enabling investors to clearly perceive the company’s profitability and development potential in the market.

Diversified Market Expansion: Unveiling a New Chapter of Growth

The Hong Kong and Southeast Asian markets are emerging hotspots for the global development of new – energy vehicles. In the Hong Kong region, due to the government’s tax – reduction, subsidy policies, and the continuous improvement of charging infrastructure, the new – energy vehicle market is booming. Electric vehicles account for a relatively high proportion in the number of first – time private – car registrations. In the Southeast Asian region, governments of various countries have actively introduced incentive policies. For example, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Vietnam have all provided subsidies and tariff exemptions, attracting numerous new – energy vehicle manufacturers to compete for market share.

Visionary, together with its partners, is jointly developing the new – energy light – truck market in Hong Kong and expanding the battery – swapping/charging service business for new – energy vehicles in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia, accurately grasping the market development trend. The diversified market layout can not only effectively diversify market risks but also bring new profit – growth points to the company, significantly enhancing the company’s comprehensive competitiveness and market share in the new – energy industry. It demonstrates to investors the company’s broad development prospects and strong risk – resistance capabilities.

This cooperation represents a major strategic breakthrough for Visionary in the new – energy vehicle field. From capital operation, product – market performance to business expansion, it comprehensively showcases the company’s strong strength and forward – looking strategic vision. It is believed that through the joint efforts of both parties, Visionary will progress steadily in the new – energy vehicle market, continuously create substantial value for investors, and achieve a two – way increase in the company’s market value and investors’ confidence.

For more information, please contact:

Visionary Holdings Inc.

Investor Relations Department

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Metabolon Unveils New Multiomics Biomarker Discovery Functionality via its Industry-leading Integrated Bioinformatics Platform

Metabolon’s expertise extends beyond metabolomics to include data insights and software solutions for multiomics research

MORRISVILLE, N.C., Feb. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Metabolon, Inc., the global leader in providing metabolomics solutions advancing a wide variety of life science research, diagnostic, therapeutic development, and precision medicine applications, announces new multiomics biomarker discovery capabilities within Metabolon’s recently launched Integrated Bioinformatics Platform. This new functionality includes multiomics predictive modeling, latent factor analysis, multiomics pathway analysis using public tools like Reactome, and sophisticated multiomic data visualization resources.

The global multiomics market was valued at $2.4 billion in 2023 and is projected to reach $6.4 billion by 2030.  Since 2012, scientific publications featuring multiomic data have increased 63% annually.  Despite the growing importance of multiomics research, successfully combining genomic, transcriptomic, proteomic, and metabolomic data can be time-consuming and expensive.  Metabolon’s new multiomics biomarker discovery functionality provides powerful and easily accessible online bioinformatics tools that enable multiomics research and provide the most complete out-of-the-box representation of the phenotype available.

“Metabolon’s new multiomic biomarker discovery capabilities make integrating disparate omics data sets easier and help our customers build powerful studies that incorporate metabolite and lipid data seamlessly with other omics information,” said Dr. Karl Bradshaw, Chief Business Officer at Metabolon.

“Reactome’s comprehensive and expertly curated pathway data provides a critical foundation for multiomic analysis,” said Dr. Lincoln Stein, Lead Principal Investigator at Reactome.  “We’re thrilled to see Metabolon harnessing our resource to enable researchers to unravel the complexities of biological systems.”

Metabolon’s new bioinformatics functionality is available via a comprehensive suite of web-based tools:

Multiomics Predictive Modeling

  • Upload and integrate diverse omics data using algorithms like logistic regression and random forest to build multiomics models.
  • Explore model performance and evaluate multiomic feature contributions to identify potential biomarkers for further analysis.

Latent Factor Analysis of Multiomics Data

  • Identify latent factors representing underlying biological variation.
  • Explore relationships that span multiomic layers to uncover biologically relevant biomarkers and guide further research.

Multiomics Pathway Enrichment Analysis Using Reactome (https://reactome.org/)

  • Map metabolites to other omics entities (e.g., genes and proteins) using the most comprehensive and curated reference of biological pathways.
  • Statistically rank pathways from the Reactome database that are driving variation/signal found in your specific dataset.

Leverage Metabolon’s integrated bioinformatics platform to gain improved insights into your most critical research questions – explore the interplay of your biomarkers and their effects on wider-reaching biological mechanisms.  To learn more, please visit:

About Metabolon 
Metabolon, Inc. is the global leader in metabolomics, with a mission to deliver biochemical data and insights that expand and accelerate the impact of life sciences research and complement other ‘omics’ technologies.  With more than 20 years, 10,000+ projects, 3,400+ publications, and ISO 9001:2015, CLIA, and CAP certifications, Metabolon has developed industry-leading scientific, technology, and bioinformatics techniques.  Metabolon’s Global Discovery Panel is powered by the world’s largest proprietary metabolomics reference library.  Metabolon’s industry-leading data and translational science expertise help customers and partners address some of the most challenging and pressing questions in the life sciences, accelerating research and enhancing development success.  The company offers scalable, customizable multiomics solutions, including metabolomics and lipidomics, that support customer needs from discovery through clinical trials and product life-cycle management.  For more information, please visit www.metabolon.com and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.

About Reactome
Reactome is an open-source, open-access, manually curated, and peer-reviewed pathway database.  Our goal is to provide intuitive bioinformatics tools for the visualization, interpretation, and analysis of pathway knowledge to support basic and clinical research, genome analysis, modeling, systems biology, and education.  Founded in 2003, the Reactome project is led by Lincoln Stein of OICR, Peter D’Eustachio of NYU Langone Health, Henning Hermjakob of EMBL-EBI, and Guanming Wu of OHSU.  The Reactome database and website enable scientists, researchers, students, and educators to find, organize, and utilize biological information to support data visualization, integration, and analysis.

About Metabolomics
Metabolomics, the large-scale study of all small molecules in a biological system, is the only omics technology that provides a complete current-state functional readout of a biological system.  Metabolomics helps researchers see beyond the genetic variation of individuals, capturing the combined impact of genetic and external factors such as the effect of drugs, diet, lifestyle, and the microbiome on human health. By measuring thousands of discrete chemical signals that form biological pathways in the body, metabolomics can reveal important biomarkers, enabling a better understanding of a drug’s mechanism of action, pharmacodynamics, and safety profile, as well as individual responses to therapy.

IBM Completes Acquisition of HashiCorp, Creates Comprehensive, End-to-End Hybrid Cloud Platform

HashiCorp’s capabilities drive significant synergies across multiple strategic growth areas for IBM, including Red Hat, watsonx, data security, IT automation and Consulting

ARMONK, N.Y., Feb. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced it has completed its acquisition of HashiCorp, whose products automate and secure the infrastructure that underpins hybrid cloud applications and generative AI. Together the companies’ capabilities will help clients accelerate innovation, strengthen security, and get more value from the cloud.

HashiCorp, an IBM Company.
HashiCorp, an IBM Company.

Today nearly 75% of enterprises are using hybrid cloud1, including public clouds from hyperscalers and on-prem data centers, which can enable true innovation with a consistent approach to delivering and managing that infrastructure at scale. Enterprises are looking for ways to more efficiently manage and modernize cloud infrastructure and security tasks from initial planning and design, to ongoing maintenance. By 2028, it is projected that generative AI will lead to the creation of 1 billion new cloud-native applications.2 Supporting this scale requires infrastructure automation far beyond the capacity of the workforce alone.

“Organizations globally are looking to deploy modern, hybrid cloud-ready apps, which require automated cloud infrastructure at significant scale,” said Rob Thomas, Senior Vice President, IBM Software and Chief Commercial Officer. “With this acquisition, IBM is committed to continuing to invest in and grow the HashiCorp capabilities, and together, with HashiCorp’s leading technology and extensive developer community, IBM’s global reach and R&D resources, our aim is to infuse HashiCorp technology in every data center.”

“HashiCorp has been helping the world’s largest enterprises succeed in hybrid and multi-cloud environments for over a decade. We’ve seen the cloud grow from its origins, and have participated first-hand in the change it has brought to the industry,” said Dave McJannet, CEO, HashiCorp. “With IBM’s history, global scale, and customer relationships, HashiCorp can now expand our reach to help our community of customers, practitioners, and partners automate, secure, and optimize their cloud infrastructure, providing an end-to-end platform for hybrid environments.”

“HashiCorp has been a pioneer in cloud infrastructure since the earliest days of public cloud. We’ve built a portfolio of products to help customers embrace a cloud native approach to Infrastructure and Security Lifecycle Management that has been embraced by hundreds of thousands of organizations around the world,” said Armon Dadgar, CTO and Co-founder of HashiCorp. “I’m excited for HashiCorp to join the IBM family, where there is clear alignment on the vision of enabling hybrid infrastructure for the world’s biggest enterprises. Together, we can continue to invest deeply in R&D innovation and enable the next generation of applications to be built and scaled.”

Product detail and availability

  • HashiCorp’s capabilities enable enterprises to use automation to deliver lifecycle management for infrastructure and security, providing a system of record for the critical workflows needed for hybrid and multi-cloud environments. HashiCorp Terraform is a leader for infrastructure provisioning in these environments. HashiCorp’s offerings help clients take a highly interoperable approach to multi-cloud management, and complement IBM’s commitment to industry collaboration (including deep and expanding partnerships with hyperscale cloud service providers), developer and open source communities for hybrid cloud and AI innovation.
  • Its Terraform and Vault offerings, along with the broader HashiCorp product portfolio, are available now from IBM’s automation software portfolio.
  • HashiCorp will drive significant synergies for IBM, including across multiple strategic growth areas like Red Hat, watsonx, data security, IT automation and Consulting. For example, Terraform and the Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform provide a powerful combination, with Terraform automating the foundational infrastructure creation across multiple cloud providers, and Ansible automating application configurations and middleware deployments on top of that infrastructure. 
  • In addition, HashiCorp Vault combined with Red Hat OpenShift provide robust secrets management and security capabilities across hybrid cloud environments, and Terraform can enable the building and deployment of IBM Z applications in hybrid cloud environments.

Builds on IBM’s Portfolio of AI-driven IT Automation Capabilities

The HashiCorp acquisition continues IBM’s broad investments in automation software to help organizations optimize their IT spending and lower costs. This includes AI-powered software for  application management insights across clients’ portfolios to identify, predict, and suggest fixes for problems; software for full IT stack observability and to optimize application performance at the lowest cost; application resource management tools that efficiently scale operations and reduce cloud expense; financial management solutions that drive real-time insight into IT spending decisions across the enterprise; and software to integrate thousands of applications and data across hybrid cloud environments.

The closing of IBM’s acquisition of HashiCorp includes all of the issued and outstanding common shares of HashiCorp for $35 per share in cash, representing an enterprise value of $6.4 billion.

For more information about today’s news, please visit https://www.ibm.com/products/hashicorp and visit https://www.hashicorp.com/en/blog/hashicorp-officially-joins-the-ibm-family to read more from HashiCorp co-founder and CTO Armon Dadgar.

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About IBM:
IBM is a leading provider of global hybrid cloud and AI, and consulting expertise. We help clients in more than 175 countries capitalize on insights from their data, streamline business processes, reduce costs and gain the competitive edge in their industries. Thousands of government and corporate entities in critical infrastructure areas such as financial services, telecommunications and healthcare rely on IBM’s hybrid cloud platform and Red Hat OpenShift to affect their digital transformations quickly, efficiently and securely. IBM’s breakthrough innovations in AI, quantum computing, industry-specific cloud solutions and consulting deliver open and flexible options to our clients. All of this is backed by IBM’s legendary commitment to trust, transparency, responsibility, inclusivity and service. Visit www.ibm.com for more information. 

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COMPLEX PRESENTS TAKASHI MURAKAMI x MLB LIMITED EDITION COLLECTION FOR 2025 MLB TOKYO SERIES

Set to Release March 7, the Collection Marks Murakami’s Most Extensive Partnership with MLB and Highlights the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Today, Complex is unveiling the Takashi Murakami x MLB Tokyo Series collection, set to launch on March 7, 2025. The exclusive partnership highlights the collaboration between the renowned Japanese contemporary artist Takashi Murakami and Major League Baseball (MLB), bringing together two cultural icons to celebrate two of the league’s most storied teams for a limited-edition collection of collectibles and merchandise.

COMPLEX PRESENTS TAKASHI MURAKAMI x MLB LIMITED EDITION COLLECTION FOR 2025 MLB TOKYO SERIES
COMPLEX PRESENTS TAKASHI MURAKAMI x MLB LIMITED EDITION COLLECTION FOR 2025 MLB TOKYO SERIES

In celebration of the 2025 MLB Tokyo Series Presented by Guggenheim taking place March 18-19 at the Tokyo Dome between the Chicago Cubs and the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers, the collection celebrates the deep cultural connection between America’s favorite pastime and its influence in Japan. Featuring Murakami’s iconic vibrant colors and playful motifs, the exclusive series brings a fresh, artistic perspective to MLB merchandise and memorabilia, making it a must-have for baseball fans, art enthusiasts and collectors.

“I think this new collection builds upon the historical friendship between Japan and the United States,” said Takashi Murakami. “I feel lucky to be able to work alongside Complex, MLB and highlight Shohei Ohtani, an outstanding athlete who has emerged from Japan and made a name for himself on the global stage. This is something I am overwhelmed with gratitude to be a part of.”

Takashi Murakami x MLB Tokyo Series Collection

The Complex collaboration brings together two of MLB’s most iconic teams: the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs, infusing Murakami’s signature style across an array of exclusive products from global sports platform Fanatics, including Nike MLB t-shirts and hoodies, alongside signature pieces – official Nike Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs MLB Limited jerseys. The Fanatics apparel collection, which will incorporate Murakami’s iconic floral artwork, will also be available on individual player Nike MLB Limited jerseys for Dodgers players Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman and Cubs players Shota Imanaga, Seiya Suzuki, and Dansby Swanson.

In addition to wearable merchandise, the collection will also include Topps trading cards, New Era 59FIFTYs, knits and adjustable caps, Rawlings® baseballs and gloves, Victus bats, totes, keychains and more.

As part of the collaboration, Murakami’s Ohana Hatake, a first-of-its-kind brand led by the legendary artist, will introduce two brand new, limited-edition slides. The new release embodies Murakami’s iconic flower motif and showcases the Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers logos on the inventive Surippa Ohana silhouette.

The Takashi Murakami x MLB Limited Edition 2025 Tokyo Series Collection will be available to buy on Complex.com (including Complex exclusives), Fanatics.com and MLBShop.com beginning March 7. Select products will also be available at the MLB Tokyo Series games, Dodger Stadium, Wrigley Field and Clubhouse stores as well as the MLB Flagship Store in New York City.

Topps x MLB Tokyo Series Matchup Set

A special 2025 Topps x Murakami MLB Tokyo Series Matchup Set will be available exclusively through Complex Shop (SRP $120). The collection includes a 25-card complete set, featuring Murakami artwork that celebrates top players from both the Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers, including Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Seiya Suzuki and Shota Imanaga. The set also has rare parallels and autographs, with the chase card being a one-of-one dual-autograph card of Murakami and Ohtani, sure to be one of the most desirable and rare cards of all time. Each limited-edition box will contain: one 25-card complete set, one serial-numbered base card parallel /199 or lower.

“Complex is proud to bring together Takashi Murakami and two of the biggest teams in MLB to celebrate this historic sports moment in Tokyo. This once-in-a-lifetime collaboration merges Murakami’s unmistakable artistry with the global energy of baseball, capturing the essence of the city and the deep cultural connection between art and sport,” said Aaron Levant, Complex CEO.

Exclusive Complex Pop-Ups

Fans can immerse themselves in the Takashi Murakami x MLB collaboration at exclusive Complex pop-up events in Tokyo and Los Angeles. Each event will showcase the limited-edition merchandise, Murakami-inspired installations, and historical MLB vignettes, offering fans a chance to engage with both the collection and Murakami’s visionary artwork. The events lead off in Los Angeles from March 7-9 at Complex LA (433 N Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90048), followed by Japan, March 8-21 from 11:00am – 6:00pm JST, at 1 Chome-20-6 Jingumae, Shibuya, Tokyo 150-0001, Japan. Consumers can reserve a time slot at the Tokyo pop-up HERE and all purchases will be limited to three items total.

For more information on the Takashi Murakami x MLB Tokyo Series collection, please visit: Complex.com and follow ComplexMLB and Fanatics.

ABOUT COMPLEX

Complex is the definitive platform for global youth culture and music lifestyle, seamlessly integrating cutting-edge content, commerce and live experiences with unparalleled scale.

Whether through video, long-form text, or social media, Complex tells stories of streetwear and style, music, sports, art and beyond. Its content engages in a dynamic conversation with the audience, reflecting and shaping the zeitgeist of convergence culture.

A powerful media juggernaut paired with a curated marketplace, Complex is redefining the way fans interact with their favorite brands and artists and reshaping the future of digital culture and commerce. Complex’s strategic partnership with Universal Music Group will deliver unparalleled experiences and exclusive collaborations to passionate music fans.

ABOUT TAKASHI MURAKAMI

The originator and proponent of Superflat theory, which reconstructs Japanese traditional paintings and the origin of Japanese contemporary art through visual premises of anime and manga. Murakami has created numerous characters including Miss Ko2 and Mr. DOB that reflect the otaku culture and presents them in the forms of intentionally kitsch sculptures and acutely two-dimensional paintings antithetical to the Western perspective techniques. Murakami’s cultural theory based on subcultures not only deconstructs the highbrow/lowbrow hierarchy but critically illustrates the post-World War II Japanese psychology, establishing a discourse unique to Japan in the increasingly globalizing art scene. The artist continues to attract a wide-ranging audience beyond contemporary art through his multifaceted activities including his collaboration with Louis Vuitton and focuses on street culture and contemporary ceramics. The final installment of his Superflat trilogy of curated exhibitions, Little Boy: The Arts of Japan’s Exploding Subculture (New York, 2005), was awarded The Best Thematic Museum Show in New York by AICA that year. His first retrospective, ©MURAKAMI (2007 – 2009) toured four cities in North America and Europe, starting with the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles. He has since been holding major solo exhibitions around the world, including at the Palace of Versailles (2010), Al RiwaqExhibition Hall (Doha, 2012), the Mori Art Museum (Tokyo, 2015), the Garage Museum of Contemporary Art (Moscow, 2017), Tai Kwun Contemporary (Hong Kong, 2019), The Broad (Los Angeles, 2022), Asian Art Museum of San Francisco (San Francisco, 2023), and Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art (Kyoto, 2024).

ABOUT MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

Major League Baseball (MLB) is the most historic professional sports league in the United States and consists of 30 member clubs in the U.S. and Canada, representing the highest level of professional baseball. Led by Commissioner Robert D. Manfred, Jr., MLB has achieved back-to-back attendance gains for the first time in 12 years with an overall increase of +11% and 80% of Clubs welcoming more fans over the last two seasons following extensive rule changes that have improved the quality of play on the field. With the 2024 season featuring the best time of game in 40 years and the most stolen bases in 109 years, MLB viewership increased across all its national media partners, grew international viewership by +18%, set another record for MLB.TV streaming with more than 14 billion minutes watched and earned League of the Year honors from Sports Business Journal and the CLIOS. As the league increased its marketing efforts and promotion of star players like 2024 NL MVP Shohei Ohtani and 2024 AL MVP Aaron Judge, MLB has significantly increased its younger fan base as evidenced through viewership, social media, ticket purchasing, and participation metrics. Through its MLB Together social responsibility efforts, MLB remains committed to making a positive impact in the communities of the U.S., Canada and throughout the world. With the continued success of MLB Network, MLB digital platforms and local media production and distribution, MLB continues to find innovative ways for its fans to enjoy America’s National Pastime and a truly global game. To learn more about MLB, please visit www.mlb.com.

ABOUT FANATICS

Fanatics is building a leading global digital sports platform. We ignite the passions of global sports fans and maximize the presence and reach for our hundreds of sports partners globally by offering products and services across Fanatics Commerce, Fanatics Collectibles, and Fanatics Betting & Gaming, allowing sports fans to Buy, Collect, and Bet.

Through the Fanatics platform, sports fans can buy licensed fan gear, jerseys, lifestyle and streetwear products, headwear, and hardgoods; collect physical and digital trading cards, sports memorabilia, and other digital assets; and bet as the company builds its Sportsbook and iGaming platform.

Fanatics has an established database of over 100 million global sports fans; a global partner network with approximately 900 sports properties, including major national and international professional sports leagues, players associations, teams, colleges, college conferences and retail partners, 2,500 athletes and celebrities, and 200 exclusive athletes; and over 2,000 retail locations, including its Lids retail stores.

Our more than 22,000 employees are committed to relentlessly enhancing the fan experience and delighting sports fans globally.

For additional information please visit www.fanaticsinc.com.

COMPLEX PRESENTS TAKASHI MURAKAMI x MLB LIMITED EDITION COLLECTION FOR 2025 MLB TOKYO SERIES
COMPLEX PRESENTS TAKASHI MURAKAMI x MLB LIMITED EDITION COLLECTION FOR 2025 MLB TOKYO SERIES

COMPLEX PRESENTS TAKASHI MURAKAMI x MLB LIMITED EDITION COLLECTION FOR 2025 MLB TOKYO SERIES
COMPLEX PRESENTS TAKASHI MURAKAMI x MLB LIMITED EDITION COLLECTION FOR 2025 MLB TOKYO SERIES

 

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Silverfort Stakes Its Claim in Identity Security with Patented Architecture and Rebrand, as Demand for the Market Accelerates

Introducing Runtime Access Protection (RAP) enabling the first end-to-end identity security platform, securing every identity across hybrid environments and disrupting siloed categories like NHI, PAM, MFA, ITDR and ISPM

New brand signals Silverfort’s next chapter of innovation and growth in identity security

BOSTON, Feb. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Silverfort, the leader in end-to-end identity security, reveals details about its patented Runtime Access Protection (RAP) technology while simultaneously unveiling its new brand. Powering the Silverfort Identity Security Platform, RAP brings identity security to systems and environments that couldn’t be protected before, breaks down silos, eliminates blind spots, and gives organizations actionable visibility into their entire identity fabric–in the cloud or on-premises, human or machine–for the very first time. Trusted by leading enterprises worldwide—Airbus, Channel 4, Coop, Kayak, Ryanair, Rio Tinto, Swiss Automotive Group, Singtel, UPS, amongst 1,000 others—Silverfort analyzes and verifies over 10 billion authentications daily, detecting an average of 34K identity exposures and threats per customer. The platform deploys 17x faster than traditional identity security solutions, for a better time to value.

 

Silverfort Identity Security. All identities, all environments, all resources, always protected.

Identity represents the weakest link in enterprise security, with compromised credentials accounting for 80% of all breaches. For years, enterprises managed identity through a patchwork of on-prem identity management tools, one or more cloud identity providers (IdPs), and a mix of bespoke identity security solutions. Tools were built in silos—many long before cloud infrastructure and modern attack techniques existed—creating critical security gaps and access blind spots. The rise of AI and machine identities exacerbate the problem. This outdated approach forces enterprises to compromise on either security or usability—rarely can they achieve both.

“Active identity protection is no longer optional—it’s critical to the health of a company’s cybersecurity program,” said Rob Ainscough, Chief Identity Security Advisor at Silverfort and former Head of Identity & Access Management at Tesco. “Enterprises need a solution that can surface every identity—even their unknowns—so they have a foundational understanding of what’s in their environment. From there, the solution should deliver protection and controls at scale. Legacy solutions provide incremental protections that take too long to implement and lack sufficient coverage leaving the door open to attackers. With its unique technical architecture at its foundation, Silverfort is the only player in the identity security market equipped to discover every identity and extend real-time protection across complex, hybrid environments, and resources.”

A deeper look at Silverfort’s innovation: Runtime Access Protection
With identity security as Silverfort’s sole focus and mission, the company pioneered a way to deliver end-to-end identity security—securing every dimension of identity via its patented technology, Runtime Access Protection (RAP). RAP natively integrates into an enterprise’s identity infrastructure to secure it from within. It removes the complexity of securing every identity and extends protection to previously “unprotectable” assets like non-human identities (NHIs), legacy systems, command line tools, IT/OT infrastructure and more. Once integrated into an organization’s Identity Access Management (IAM) infrastructure, RAP forwards a user’s access request to Silverfort for analysis and triggers inline security controls if needed. Silverfort sends its verdict to the IAM infrastructure to grant or deny access. The result is identity security with end-to-end visibility and active protection—with minimal disruption to users or administrators.

“For years, enterprises have struggled with a patchwork of on-prem identity tools, multiple cloud IdPs, and fragmented security solutions—which are built in silos, missing the bigger picture, and leaving many critical assets exposed,” said Hed Kovetz, CEO and Co-Founder of Silverfort. “The result? Security gaps, access blind spots, and a lack of unified control. To make matters worse, identity security remains a shared responsibility across multiple teams, each with different authority and priorities, making real progress nearly impossible. We’re changing that. We built the identity security platform the industry deserves—one that IAM teams can operate with ease and security teams can trust. No more silos. No more blind spots. This is identity security done right.”

A New Brand for a new era of identity security without limits
Along with revealing details about its innovative technology, Silverfort simultaneously unveils its new brand, including an entirely new look. For Silverfort, identity security isn’t just a feature—it’s the heart of the company’s mission. Fueled by the belief that identity and security teams deserve better, the company’s founders discovered a way to deliver end-to-end identity security that goes further than any other solution available today.

The new brand comes as the company evolves into a global organization with more than 450 employees worldwide, trusted by more than 1,000 companies. 2024 was a year of explosive growth and innovation. In the last year, Silverfort raised $116M in Series D funding, introduced Privileged Access Security (PAS), launched its Identity-First Incident Response solution, and addressed the gap in unified identity security for cloud environments with the acquisition of Rezonate. Today, Silverfort is the first to deliver a complete identity security platform protecting human and machine identities across on-prem assets, cloud identity providers, cloud infrastructure, and SaaS applications.

To learn more about identity protection and Silverfort’s Identity Security Platform powered by Runtime Access Protection, visit https://www.silverfort.com/platform and request a demo today.

About Silverfort
Fueled by a belief that identity professionals deserve better, we found a way to break down the silos of identity security—eliminating the gaps and blind spots left behind by a patchwork of point solutions. The Silverfort Identity Security Platform is the first to deliver end-to-end identity security, protecting every identity in the cloud, on-prem, humans, machines, and everything in between. Our patented technology—Runtime Access Protection (RAP)—natively integrates with the entire IAM infrastructure, giving businesses visibility into all identities, analyzing every access, and extending active protection to resources that could not be protected previously—including NHIs, legacy systems, command line tools, and IT/OT infrastructure. It is easy to deploy and use, and doesn’t disrupt business operations, resulting in better security outcomes with less work. Silverfort is the identity security platform that both identity and security professionals deserve, earning the trust of more than 1,000 leading organizations, including several Fortune 50 companies. Learn more at silverfort.com.

Silverfort, The Leader in Identity Security.
Silverfort, The Leader in Identity Security.

 

Silverfort, The Leader in Identity Security.
Silverfort, The Leader in Identity Security.

NYSE CONTENT ADVISORY: PRE-MARKET UPDATE + AI CHIPS IMPACT EARNINGS

NEW YORK, Feb. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is proud to offer a daily pre-market update directly from the NYSE Trading Floor. Access today’s NYSE Pre-market update for market insights before trading begins. 

 

NYSE CONTENT ADVISORY: PRE-MARKET UPDATE + AI CHIPS IMPACT EARNINGS

Kristen Scholer delivers the pre-market update on February 27th

  • Markets up fractionally higher as investors digest Nvidia results
  • Nvidia results show demand for AI chips remains
  • Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW), TJX (NYSE: TJX), Lowe’s (NYSE: LOW) post strong earnings

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Chinese media applauds successful convening of 1st Project Cooperation Summit of Guolian Minsheng Securities

BEIJING, Feb. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Chinese News Network issued a press release here on Thursday to applaud the successful convening of the first Project Cooperation Summit of Guolian Minsheng Securities, saying the event symbolized a new model for the innovation of Chinese financial market.

onsite photo of  the first Project Cooperation Summit of Guolian Minsheng Securities in Wuxi
onsite photo of the first Project Cooperation Summit of Guolian Minsheng Securities in Wuxi

The event, themed as “Converging Rivers and Lakes, Surging Towards Innovation,” was grandly held in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, China, bring in over 300 chairpersons of listed and pre-listed companies, more than 1,000 executives from listed companies, and nearly 2,000 participants from local governments, financial institutions, industry experts, and scholars.

As the organizer of the conference, Guolian Minsheng Securities has set a strong precedent in the wave of mergers and acquisitions among Chinese securities firms, said the press release, referring the recent merge of Chinese Guolian Securities and Minsheng Securities.

On 27 December, China Securities Regulatory Commission approved Guolian Securities’ proposal to acquire 99.26% of Minsheng Securities from 45 shareholders by issuing A shares.

This is the first brokerage M&A that has received approval since the new “Nine Guidelines” was issued by the State Council in April, which ramped up supervision over China’s capital markets.

The successful merger of Guolian Securities and Minsheng Securities represents a strategic move to create a large-scale securities company with distinct business characteristics, a top market ranking, and strong comprehensive competitiveness, said the press release, explaining the merger aims to better serve the high-quality development of the economy and society.

The approval of this first-of-its-kind securities firm restructuring provides valuable experience for the industry, sets a demonstrative example, and boosts market confidence, injecting new vitality into the long-term development of China’s capital markets, the press release added.

During the event, Guolian Minsheng Securities unveiled its new strategy, which includes the development philosophy of “deepening regional presence and refining industry expertise.”

The company’s strategic goals are to build an industrial investment bank, a technology-driven investment bank, and a wealth management bank. Its central vision is to become a top-tier modern investment bank that is trusted by clients, driven by technological innovation and industrial growth, and possesses international influence and core competitiveness, said the press release.

The merger of Guolian Minsheng Securities is also expected to release significant synergies, rapidly enhancing its core competitiveness, said the press release.

If simply combined, the total assets of the merged entity would reach approximately RMB 150 billion yuan (about 20 billion USD), with major business indicators expected to rise significantly, potentially ranking within the top 20, said the press release, pointing out that a widely held view is that Guolian Minsheng Securities will further solidify its position among the top investment banks, achieving a synergistic effect of “1+1>2” in scale, quality, and efficiency, thereby rapidly elevating its industry status and comprehensive competitiveness.

According to the press release, the principal leaders of the host organization, Guolian Group, also stated that Guolian Minsheng Securities would focus on the “Industrial Investment Bank” strategy.

The company will integrate superior resources and talent, build a comprehensive financial service system suitable for the development of new productive forces, and better serve regional and sectoral development. It will also support the strengthening of enterprises and the optimization of industries, enhance the linkage between “investment banking + investment + research,” and create a benchmark for industrial-financial collaboration in the Yangtze River Delta.

Guolian Securities established Guolian Securities (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. in 2020, making it one of the earlier securities firms to expand into international business.

Through its international subsidiaries, the company promotes capital flows between domestic and international markets, providing one-stop financial services to support the development of the real economy, said the press release.

China has been making headway on refining its market and, in 2023, the country’s, highest-level conference on financial work – the Central Financial Work Conference – proposed to “cultivate world-class investment banks and investment firms” for the first time.

A year later, China issued the “Nine Guidelines”, for leading brokerage firms to increase its competitiveness through M&A and restructuring.

Conveying True Feelings through Letters: Baijiayun Received a Thank-you Letter from Tsinghua-Peking University Talent Reserve Customer

BEIJING, Feb. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Baijiayun Group Ltd (“Baijiayun” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: RTC), a one-stop AI video solution provider, today announced that it has received a customer thank-you letter from Beijing Tsinghua-Peking University Talent Reserve Education Technology Co., Ltd.

Baijiayun’s Duanxunbao Gains New Momentum with Functional Upgrades to Facilitate Knowledge Monetization

Recently, DuanXunBao, a new-generation knowledge delivery tool under Baijiayun has updated multiple new features such as limited-time flash sales, along with major upgrades in order management, further optimizing the user experience, providing knowledge monetizers with more powerful and refined operational support.

The newly added limited-time flash sale feature in DuanXunBao represents an important expansion of its live broadcast control capabilities. Through simple operations, users can instantly add or modify flash sale activities, delivering an exciting shopping experience for viewers. This not only enhances the interactivity of live broadcasts but also boosts audience engagement and purchasing desire.

In terms of order management, DuanXunBao has added a “Order Date” filter field, supporting queries accurate to the year, month, day, hour, and minute. This feature enables meticulous management of each transaction, ensuring the accuracy and completeness of order data.

Baijiayun has always been committed to providing users with high-quality video technology services and AI solutions. As an important business segment, DuanXunBao’s latest functional iteration is a proactive response to market demands. With the continuous development of the online education and knowledge payment industries, user demand for live broadcast interactivity and marketing tools is growing rapidly. The four new features of DuanXunBao not only meet the practical needs of knowledge monetizers in live broadcast marketing but also provide new ideas and directions for industry development.

In the future, Baijiayun will constantly optimizing and improving the DuanXunBao product. More user-centric features and services will be launched to help knowledge monetizers stand out in the fierce market competition and promote the healthy development of the online education and knowledge payment industries.

Company Contact:

Ms. Fangfei Liu 
Chief Financial Officer, Baijiayun Group Ltd

Yuan Yin
yinyuan@baijiayun.com