ASHBURN, Va., April 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC), a leading enterprise technology and innovation partner, today announced leadership appointments and organizational updates within its Consulting & Engineering Services (CES) business, strengthening its ability to help global enterprises move from AI ambition to execution. The updates bring together integrated advisory and partner-led execution, supported by a stronger AI ecosystem and a track record of delivering at scale.

DXC Expands Consulting & Engineering Services Leadership to Scale AI-led Growth

As organizations move beyond pilots toward production at scale, demand is growing deeper for advisory and partner expertise, yet many still struggle to turn ambition into enterprise-wide results. In response, DXC is strengthening CES by bringing together proven leaders and advancing its ecosystem to drive co-innovation and partner-led growth, enabling customers to move faster from strategy to impact across complex, multivendor environments and key industries including automotive and manufacturing, banking, insurance, public sector, and airlines.

 “CES is evolving to meet the moment, as we see accelerating demand for advisory-led transformation and deeper collaboration across our strategic partner ecosystem,” said Ramnath Venkataraman, President, Consulting & Engineering Services, DXC Technology. “We’re bringing together proven leaders with a track record of delivering at scale, strengthening our ability to help customers take on more complex transformation programs and deliver outcomes that drive growth.”

To advance this strategic direction, DXC is strengthening its capabilities across advisory and partnerships, with new leadership focused on accelerating impact across key areas:

• Dan Albright has joined DXC to lead AdvisoryX, its consulting and advisory group focused on helping enterprises translate AI ambition into execution. AdvisoryX combines strategic advisory with engineering delivery to help customers operationalize AI, modernize core systems, and drive measurable business outcomes. Albright brings more than 25 years of consulting leadership experience, most recently serving as Divisional President and Global Head of Consulting at NTT DATA Services.
• Srinivas Sai Nidadhavolu has been appointed to lead Enterprise Applications globally. In this role, he will drive go-to-market strategy and strengthen ecosystem partnerships to support customer-focused growth. He brings nearly three decades of experience leading global enterprise transformation programs, most recently serving as global lead for SAP at Wipro.
• To accelerate its AI ecosystem, Stan Clark will serve as NextGen AI Partnerships & Growth Leader. Clark brings more than two decades of experience building and scaling enterprise partnership ecosystems from the ground up across global systems integrators, hyperscalers, and ISVs. In this role, he will architect DXC’s next-generation AI partner model, driving co-innovation, joint go-to-market execution, and partner-sourced growth across DXC’s strategic AI landscape. Most recently, Clark served as President of Ecosystems and Markets at Cosmo Tech, where he built the company’s global partner ecosystem and led strategic engagements with leading GSIs and enterprise clients.

Together, these leaders, reporting to Ramnath Venkataraman, strengthen DXC’s ability to advance its AI ecosystem by aligning advisory and strategic partner capabilities, helping customers move faster from strategy to execution and realize impact sooner. This approach will enable DXC to scale repeatable, partner-led AI capabilities across industries and support larger, more complex transformation programs.

About DXC Technology 

DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC) is a leading enterprise technology and innovation partner delivering software, services, and solutions to global enterprises and public sector organizations — helping them harness AI to drive outcomes at a time of exponential change with speed. With deep expertise in Managed Infrastructure Services, Application Modernization, and Industry-Specific Software Solutions, DXC modernizes, secures, and operates some of the world’s most complex technology estates. Learn more on dxc.com.

MEDIA CONTACT: Ashley Houk-Temple, Media Relations, ashley.houktemple@dxc.com 

AUGUSTA, Ga., April 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Best Lawyers^® releases the 2027 editions of The Best Lawyers in Japan™ and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Japan™, highlighting the top 4% of legal talent in Japan.

Best Lawyers® releases the 2027 editions of The Best Lawyers in Japan™.

This year’s Best Lawyers rankings, which provide a benchmark for professional excellence through a rigorous peer reviewed process, honors 1,807 lawyers for their professional excellence, spanning 48 practice areas.

Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Law lead in representation, followed by Intellectual Property Law, Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice, Litigation, and Banking and Finance Law.

“Recognitions remain concentrated in Tokyo followed by Osaka underscoring the importance of these cities in Japan’s legal sector for our 17^th edition,” Best Lawyers CEO Phillip Greer said. “With 364,751 total historical evaluations calculated to determine this year’s results, it is clear lawyers value recognizing excellence, upholding integrity and elevating peers who meet the highest standards.”

Forty-four recipients earned the distinguished “Lawyer of the Year” distinction awarded to the individual with the highest overall peer feedback in each practice and metro area, with recognitions based on 52,288 evaluations submitted in this cycle.

Highlighting emerging talent in the region Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Japan^™ includes 466 lawyers across 28 practice areas. Corporate and M&A leads among emerging lawyers, followed by Intellectual Property Law, Labor and Employment Law, Capital Markets Law and Litigation.

“Corporate and M&A work continues to stand out as a leading area of practice, driven in part by a surge in shareholder activism following high-profile board seat victories by investors,” Greer said.

Search The Best Lawyers in Japan™ and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Japan™ results by lawyer name, firm, region and/or practice area by visiting www.bestlawyers.com. 

About Best Lawyers

Best Lawyers^® is the most established global network of legal professionals, providing elite lawyers and law firms with tools to enhance visibility, credibility and client engagement. Built on a rigorous peer-review process, Best Lawyers delivers data-driven legal recognition while offering industry insights and tech-forward marketing solutions. Powering Best Law Firms^®, we simplify the law firm selection process, fostering confidence between firms and clients.

Learn more at www.bestlawyers.com and www.bestlawfirms.com.

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LAS VEGAS, April 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — PROMISE Technology, a global leader in high-performance storage for media and entertainment, will showcase next-generation Thunderbolt 5 solutions and AI-optimized platforms at NAB Show 2026.

“The Pegasus line has evolved with each generation of Thunderbolt to become a flagship storage system for PROMISE and a well-established brand within the creator community.” said Alice Chang, Chief Marketing Officer for PROMISE. “As M&E production technology evolves, we continue to keep pace, not only with Thunderbolt but also with the leaps in performance required for AI optimized storage systems.”

“PROMISE customers demand top-tier performance,” said Ben Hacker, General Manager, Client Connectivity Division at Intel. “With Thunderbolt 5, PROMISE adds industry leading connectivity to its storage solutions, achieving 80Gbps of bi-directional bandwidth to dramatically reduce transfer times for data-intensive creators.”

Demand is driven by ultra-high-resolution formats (4K–12K), generative AI, cloud collaboration, streaming growth, and long-term archiving. PROMISE brings over a decade of post-production expertise using Thunderbolt; as well as cutting edge NVMe-oF shared storage for AI-driven workflows requiring extreme throughput, low latency, and smart features like predictive optimization and anomaly detection.

Live Demonstrations at NAB 2026

• Pegasus5 R12 Pro – Mac workflow: With Apple Mac (M5, macOS Tahoe), ~6,000 MB/s for Final Cut Pro using internal NVMe scratch.
• Pegasus5 R12 – Windows workflow: With HP Fury G1i and Adobe Premiere, GPU-accelerated editing plus PROMISE plug-in.
• Pegasus5 M8 – Compact Thunderbolt 5: Multi-GB/s via 8× NVMe on MacBook; ideal for AI plug-ins in DaVinci Resolve, Premiere, Flame.
• Pegasus5 N4 – Ultra-compact 4× NVMe with Thunderbolt 5 for mobile/on-location editing and AI tools.
• VTrak 8206 – NVMe AI server: Low-latency, scalable for AI training/inference and 8K editing with HP ZGX Nano, NVMe-oF, VTrak J5960; app-agnostic.
• Vess A8340 – Hybrid server: Intel Xeon 6, multi-GPU, NVMe/HDD; onboard AI for video indexing, tagging, subtitles to boost streaming/VOD.

About PROMISE Technology

PROMISE pioneers reliable, high-performance storage for media and entertainment via the Pegasus series and innovative tools.

Visit www.promise.com or booth North Hall — N2661 at NAB Show 2026, April 18-22, Las Vegas Convention Center.

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WILMINGTON, Del., April 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Solenis, a leading global provider of water and hygiene solutions, announced the groundbreaking of its new 60,000–tonne per year production facility in Beihai, Guangxi Province, China.

Solenis broke ground on a new 60,000-tonne per year production facility in Beihai, Guangxi Province, China.

The investment of RMB 250 million (USD $35 million) marks a significant milestone in the company’s continued expansion across the Asia Pacific region and strengthens its commitment to serving the fast-growing pulp and paper markets in Western China and Southeast Asia.

The plant is expected to begin operations in Q2 2027 and will produce a portfolio of critical materials for papermaking, including polymers, defoamers, silica and functional and process chemistries to meet growing demand in the region.

Solenis Vice President of Operations and Supply Chain Eurasia, Avin Krishnan, and Solenis Vice President and General Manager of Consumer Solutions, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia, Ted Kelly, together with the company leadership, attended the groundbreaking ceremony along with representatives from local chambers of commerce, partners, and customers to celebrate the start of construction.

“Establishing a major production presence in Guangxi reinforces our long-term commitment to the region and brings us closer to customers at a time of significant market expansion,” said Krishnan. “With this investment, we are strengthening our ability to deliver high-quality, reliable solutions that help customers grow while achieving their sustainability goals.”

Strategic Investment to Enhance Regional Supply and Competitiveness

The new Beihai facility will be Solenis’ second-largest plant in Asia Pacific, following its Zhuhai site. It represents the first large-scale U.S. papermaking chemicals investment in Guangxi, China’s largest papermaking hub.

The region has seen significant growth in new pulp and paper capacity, making it a strategic location to support regional customers. By establishing local production in Guangxi, Solenis will:

• Significantly shorten the distance to customers, reducing carbon emissions.
• Improve service and response time for customers across Western China and Southeast Asia.
• Localize production of high-tech products, replace imports and reduce supply chain risk for customers.
• Help paper manufacturers save energy and resources while supporting their growth to achieve a win-win situation for Solenis and its customers in the Asia Pacific region.

Advancing Supply Chain Autonomy and Regional Development

Together with Solenis’ existing plants in Zhuhai and Shanghai, the Beihai site will form a three-site supply network to enhance customer sustainability capabilities and create a more resilient production footprint.

With this investment, Solenis strengthens supply chain independence, supports China’s Western Region Development Strategy and contributes to local economic growth through tax revenue, jobs and industrial upgrading.

About Solenis: www.solenis.com

New native privacy layer on the VerifiedX network brings shielded transactions to native Bitcoin via vBTC and VFX—unlocking institutional-grade confidentiality, auditability, payments, and agent-driven commerce within a unified financial operating system

NEW YORK, April 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — VerifiedX (verifiedx.io) today announced the release of its native privacy layer Prism, introducing confidential transactions and shielded balances for both native Bitcoin via non-synthetic vBTC and its native asset VFX.

The launch represents a significant first-mover milestone and a first in Bitcoin’s history, addressing a longstanding limitation with Bitcoin and digital assets at large: the inability to transact privately while maintaining on-chain verifiability, auditability, and programmable self-custody.

Extending Privacy to Bitcoin—and Beyond

Bitcoin’s transparent ledger has historically exposed balances, transaction flows, and counterparties—an architecture that, while foundational to trust, has constrained its use in more sophisticated financial environments.

VerifiedX’s privacy layer now activates:

• Shielded addresses and encrypted balances
• Confidential transactions for both vBTC (BTC) and VFX
• Private transfers between users (shielded-to-shielded)
• Seamless transitions between transparent and private states
• Selective disclosure through viewing keys

This allows users to transact without revealing sensitive financial information, while still preserving auditability when required.

For the first time ever, native Bitcoin and native chain assets can operate within the same confidential and programmable system.

A Dual-Asset Privacy Model: vBTC and VFX

Unlike single-asset privacy implementations, VerifiedX applies its privacy framework across:

• vBTC — enabling native private Bitcoin transactions and programmable financial activity
• VFX — the network’s native asset, powering fees, liquidity, governance, and internal markets

This dual-asset design enables private financial coordination across both base capital (native Bitcoin) and system-level liquidity (VFX), supporting a broader range of use cases.

From Institutional Finance to Payments and Beyond

While much of the focus around privacy has centered on institutional use, VerifiedX extends these capabilities into everyday financial interactions.

Through integrations with consumer-facing applications such as Butterfly and agent-driven platforms users can:

• Make private payments using Bitcoin or VFX
• Interact with financial services through simplified interfaces
• Enable automated, agent-based transactions and commerce
• Utilize shielded assets in real-world transactions without exposing balances or history

This positions privacy not only as a feature for large capital allocators, but as a core utility for all users and digital commerce.

Programmability and Agentic Finance

In addition to privacy, the VerifiedX architecture introduces programmable functionality across both vBTC and VFX.

This enables:

• Confidential lending and borrowing
• Private liquidity provisioning
• Structured and algorithmic trading strategies
• Autonomous, agent-driven financial execution

Within this model, assets are not only private, but active—capable of participating in dynamic financial systems without revealing intent or exposure.

Under the Hood: Zero-Knowledge Infrastructure

The privacy layer is supported by a zero-knowledge architecture leveraging PLONK-based proof systems, with performance-critical components implemented in Rust and integrated via native execution layers.

This framework enables:

• Verification of transaction validity without revealing underlying data
• Efficient proof generation and validation
• Scalable privacy across multiple asset types

While the technical complexity is abstracted from end users, the result is a system that maintains both confidentiality and cryptographic integrity at the protocol level.

The Privacy Landscape

Privacy-focused networks such as Zcash and Monero have demonstrated the feasibility of confidential transactions, but operate as separate ecosystems.

VerifiedX takes a different approach:

It embeds privacy directly into programmable Bitcoin and native chain activity, without requiring users to exit the broader Bitcoin economy.

Institutional and Market Implications

The introduction of private, programmable Bitcoin and VFX may have implications across both institutional and retail markets:

• Reduced information leakage in trading and capital allocation
• Greater flexibility in structuring financial positions
• Increased viability of Bitcoin in complex financial workflows
• Expansion of private digital payments and commerce

The inclusion of viewing keys also introduces a mechanism for selective transparency, aligning with compliance and reporting requirements without compromising user privacy.

Bitcoin introduced trust without intermediaries.
VerifiedX introduces privacy without compromise—across both global capital and everyday transactions.

VerifiedX Prism Privacy Comp Chart: https://docs.verifiedx.io/docs/introduction/prism-privacy

About The VerifiedX Foundation – The VerifiedX Foundation is a decentralized organization devoted to advancing open, secure, and deflationary blockchain infrastructure and features for institutions and everyday users globally. Its flagship layer 1 protocol, the VerifiedX Network, powers next-generation peer-to-peer applications built for performance, transparency, and ownership for Bitcoin, VFX, and tokenized assets.

About VerifiedX – VFX is the financial operating system that activates Bitcoin into programmable non-synthetic capital natively. It is the peoples network, an all-inclusive framework with an institutional full-stack audit via Halborn and embedded compliance for payments, decentralized finance (DeFi), tokenized assets, recovery vaulting, and agentic commerce integrated within simple self-custody applications and a deflationary ecosystem. Learn more at VerifiedX.io

For Further VerifiedX Inquiries:
Website: https://verifiedx.io/
Discord: https://discord.gg/7cd5ebDQCj
Twitter (X)): https://twitter.com/vfxblockchain
Github: https://github.com/verifiedxblockchain
Email: info@verifiedx.io

CONTACT: info@verifiedx.io

SPARTANBURG, S.C., April 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Milliken & Company released its 2025 Sustainability Report, detailing progress across people, planet, and business conduct, marking the company’s eighth consecutive year of sustainability reporting.

Milliken released its 2025 Sustainability Report, detailing progress across people, planet, and business conduct, marking the company’s eighth consecutive year of sustainability reporting.

In 2025, Milliken delivered continued improvements in associate safety performance, including a 39% year‑over‑year reduction in safety severity rate and a 39% decrease in days lost due to work‑related injuries, reflecting sustained investment in safety management systems and associate engagement.

Innovation also remained central to the company’s sustainability strategy, including progress in non-PFAS fabrics for firefighter protection and flooring reuse initiatives.

“Sustainability is a core value at Milliken, and in 2025 our global teams continued to turn that commitment into action,” said Halsey Cook, president and CEO at Milliken. “From improving safety to advancing responsible innovation, we are focused on building a stronger, more resilient business while creating positive impact for generations to come.”

The report also discloses performance  toward Milliken’s science‑based,  greenhouse gas emissions targets, which are verified by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). The company reduced absolute Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions 47% from a 2018 base year and continued efforts to reduce Scope 3 emissions through supplier engagement, improved product-level data, and circularity initiatives.  In recent years, Milliken invested more than $35 million in  coal elimination, energy efficiency, and renewable electricity.  Life cycle assessments were further expanded using digital tools, enabling more data-driven product decisions for customers. Milliken’s 2025 Sustainability Report includes independently assured greenhouse gas emissions data and climate‑related financial disclosures aligned with the Task Force on Climate‑Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).

“Strong governance and credible data are essential to translating sustainability commitments into real‑world impact,” said Kasel Knight, executive vice president, chief legal officer and head of sustainability at Milliken. “This report reflects our ongoing work over time, with the discipline, systems and accountability required to enable transparency, manage risk and drive continuous improvement.”

Milliken’s commitment to responsible business conduct and strong governance continues to be recognized by third‑party organizations. In 2025, the company earned an EcoVadis Gold rating for the fourth consecutive year and was named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies^® for the 19^th consecutive year.

The full report and additional disclosures are available at milliken.com.

About Milliken
Milliken harnesses materials science to deliver tomorrow’s breakthroughs today. Discover our innovative portfolio of textiles, flooring, specialty chemicals, and healthcare solutions at milliken.com and on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.