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Insticator Australia Rebrands As “COOL Media,” With Plans To Expand To U.S. And Other Markets

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QUEENSLAND, Australia, May 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Insticator Australia, leader in managed-service solutions for media agencies in the CTV landscape and known for their next-level measurement attribution and dashboard capabilities, is thrilled to announce that they have rebranded as “COOL Media,” a move that marks a significant step forward for the cutting-edge company. This comprehensive revamp sets the stage for the rebranded company to forge ahead into American markets in the near future.

“We’ve always prided ourselves on being a ‘cool’ company,” joked Managing Director Deryck Wills, “but now we’ve made it official. With this rebrand, we’re embracing that identity even more. Our new name not only resonates with our uniqueness in the market, standing out among our peers but propelling us as the ‘popular’ choice. It’s memorable and perfectly captures the innovative spirit of our services. We’re excited to continue providing unforgettable experiences under a name that’s as awesome as the work we do.”

Acquired in 2023 by Insticator — who has gained renown and recognition as a premier SSP — COOL Media has achieved consistent recognition for their Attribution Dashboard, which provides an unusual degree of accuracy and clarity in the sometimes-confusing world of CTV advertising. Additionally, they provide in-depth analysis of campaign performance, revealing to advertisers what’s working and what’s not. Alongside Insticator’s engagement products, we’re able to collectively offer a full-360 suite of solutions for the brands and agencies we partner with.

“We specialise in running brand activity for our agency partners, providing detailed, customized, and cookie-less measurement studies that help identify a brand’s strengths and weaknesses,” Wills said. “These measurements extend far outside the basic reach/frequency/VCR metrics that have become standard in other brand campaigns.”

One of the biggest barriers to success in adtech can be the opacity of the numbers, and the difficulty of drawing a straight line between campaign decisions and the resulting performance. These rebranding efforts at COOL Media help showcase the way COOL’s products and solutions eliminate the mystery, so that clients “never wonder what works.”

This rebrand helps showcase COOL’s standout CTV offerings to an ever-expanding pool of customers. Our new website and other materials will help us communicate the advantages of working with COOL Media without unnecessary jargon, showcase our solutions in an exciting new way, and make landfall in the U.S. market with a full slate of competitive services.

“When we acquired Insticator Australia, we knew we wouldn’t keep their services contained to Australia forever,” said Zack Dugow, Founder and CEO of Insticator. “CTV advertising is a huge growth sector, but parsing the wealth of data produced in the course of a campaign is often a point of pain. COOL Media’s attribution dashboard and measurement studies provide a real light in the darkness for agencies and brands.”

COOL Media forms a key part of the ecosystem formed by Insticator’s other recent acquisitions, where each entity augments – and is augmented by – the offerings of the other companies.

Through the acquisition of Balihoo, a leader in multi-location marketing services for franchise businesses, publishers utilizing COOL Media can be connected directly to franchise advertisers. OKO Digital, another wing of the Insticator family of companies, provides optimization and monetization services for publishers. And Insticator’s Supply-Side Platform gives publishers a thriving marketplace to sell their ad space.

“People often throw around the word ‘synergy,’ but COOL Media has really transformed the Insticator family into a fully-integrated operation,” Dugow said. “Each arm of our business reinforces the mission and offerings of the others. It’s a truly exciting time for us, that’s been “cool” to see. Look what I did there ;).”

About Cool Media

In 2023, Insticator expanded their comprehensive suite of publisher tools by acquiring COOL Media, a top managed-service media solutions provider in the CTV/OTT space. This acquisition partners with the region’s largest independent media agencies to deliver impressive results for some of the biggest names in the industry.

COOL Media’s CTV Attribution Dashboard solves one of the biggest challenges facing the CTV industry today, by providing clients access to real performance metrics. This dashboard shows the true value their CTV advertising is driving for their business.

Beyond the tangible ROI from working with Insticator, COOL Media provides a talented team of media experts who excel at helping clients navigate the complexities of the rapidly evolving CTV marketplace. The first-party data collected helps publishers better understand audience behavior and facilitate surgical targeting for the brands they represent.

About Insticator

At Insticator, the experience matters. As a Premier SSP, Insticator maximizes revenue through differentiated franchise brands. Their suite of engagement, ad monetization, SaaS, and media products is tailored to achieve this and more. Beyond the tangible ROI from working with Insticator, the first-party data collected puts publishers back in the driver’s seat, to better understand audience behavior and facilitate extreme precision targeting for the brands they represent.

Insticator’s diverse company portfolio includes OKO, a Google Certified Publishing Partner for Connected TV, and Balihoo, a leader in multi-location marketing. Augmenting these offerings are Insticator-branded products designed to empower publishers in boosting engagement within their ecosystems, fostering active user interactions with site content and each other. This commitment extends globally with the expansion of Insticator into Australia, positioning it as a leader in managed-service media solutions.

Collectively, Insticator has reached over 350 million consumers monthly across their network of premium publishers and advertisers, including Kohler, Suzuki, Acer, Pearle Vision, Trek, Brita, Viking Cruises, MLB, Playmaker, Blitz, Evolve Media, and more.

Insticator is a proud 6x recipient of the Inc 5000 list of America’s fastest-growing private companies, a 2x recipient of Deloitte’s Fast 500, recognized on Crain’s New York Fast 50 list, recognized by Digiday’s Digiday Media Awards as a company working to modernize digital media, and awarded as one of AdWeek’s Top 10 Fastest Growing Solution Providers globally.

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Vertiv to Participate in Upcoming Investor Conference

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COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Vertiv Holdings Co (NYSE: VRT), a global leader in critical digital infrastructure, today announced its participation in an upcoming investor conference in November.

Giordano Albertazzi, Chief Executive Officer, and Craig Chamberlin, Chief Financial Officer will participate in a fireside chat at the Baird 2026 Global Industrial Conference in Chicago, Illinois on Tuesday, November 10, 2026 at 7:55 a.m. Central time (8:55 a.m. Eastern time).

A live webcast of the event and any related presentation materials will be available in the Investor Relations section of Vertiv’s website at investors.vertiv.com. A recording of the event will also be available for 30 days following the webcast at investors.vertiv.com

About Vertiv Holdings Co
Vertiv (NYSE: VRT) brings together hardware, software, analytics and ongoing services to enable its customers’ vital applications to run continuously, perform optimally and grow with their business needs. Vertiv solves the most important challenges facing today’s data centers, communication networks and commercial and industrial facilities with a portfolio of power, cooling and IT infrastructure solutions and services that extends from the cloud to the edge of the network. Headquartered in Westerville, Ohio, USA, Vertiv does business in more than 130 countries. For more information, and for the latest news and content from Vertiv, visit vertiv.com.

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For investor inquiries, please contact:
Lynne Maxeiner
Vice President, Global Treasury & Investor Relations
Vertiv
E: lynne.maxeiner@vertiv.com 

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FleishmanHillard
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Clear Channel Outdoor and OUTFRONT Team Up with Million Mammograms Challenge to Encourage Early Breast Cancer Screening

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National digital billboard campaign promotes early detection during Breast Cancer Awareness Month

NEW YORK, Oct. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Clear Channel Outdoor and OUTFRONT Media (NYSE: OUT), one of the largest and most-trusted IRL media companies in the U.S., have partnered with the Million Mammograms initiative, benefiting the Cancer Research & Treatment Fund (CR&T). Million Mammograms advocates for women to schedule and share their mammogram dates throughout October. The campaign’s creative is running across digital out-of-home networks with a clear, urgent call to action: encouraging women everywhere to schedule their screenings and take the important next step for their health.

Now in its second year, The Million Mammograms Challenge was created by advertising tech executive Mindie Kaplan with the goal of changing narratives for women around shame, celebrating their femininity and early detection. The campaign shines a light on one of the most common cancers affecting women in the United States, where one in eight will receive a breast cancer diagnosis in their lifetime, featuring the slogan “Cancer Isn’t the Star of My Story.” The campaign stems from the response to Kaplan’s image in the creative, taken by photographer Tom Kubik, which shows her six months after her double mastectomy to commemorate the halfway point of her surgeries. She was emboldened to launch the nationwide Million Mammogram Challenge after receiving an overwhelming number of responses to the photo on her personal Instagram, challenging her followers to post their mammogram dates and seeing how many were encouraged to schedule long-overdue exams.

“Since the launch of the Million Mammograms Challenge, we have worked to reach millions of young women and advocate for them to take the next step in their health journeys by scheduling their mammogram dates,” said Kaplan. “The support of Clear Channel Outdoor and OUTFRONT helps us reach them through billboards they come across in their daily lives and reduce the stigma around breast cancer and early screenings.”

Through the partnership, Clear Channel Outdoor and OUTFRONT are helping to highlight the critical role of early detection through regular mammograms as one of the most powerful tools to save lives, putting their digital networks to work in support of the campaign’s mission.   

“Our joint partnership with the Million Mammograms Challenge reflects the industry’s commitment to leveraging the reach and scale of our networks for good by helping to drive one million mammograms by 2028,” said Dan Levi, EVP & CMO, Clear Channel Outdoor. “The campaign is a reminder of what out-of-home can do when combined with a meaningful cause that inspires real, measurable impact across the communities we serve.”

The campaign’s creative can be seen across thousands of digital billboards nationwide throughout October.

“Mindie started with an idea. Today, it’s a movement with the power to change lives. We’re proud to partner with Million Mammograms and Clear Channel Outdoor to help bring this important message to communities across the country,” said Stacy Minero, Chief Marketing Officer, OUTFRONT. “Together, we’re using the scale of our networks to raise awareness, encourage early detection, and inspire people to take action.”

About Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. 
Clear Channel Outdoor is at the forefront of driving innovation in the out-of-home advertising industry. Our dynamic advertising platform is broadening the pool of advertisers using the medium through the expansion of digital billboards and displays and the integration of data analytics and programmatic capabilities that deliver measurable campaigns that are simpler to buy. By leveraging the scale, reach and flexibility of our diverse portfolio of assets, we connect advertisers with millions of consumers every month.

About OUTFRONT 

OUTFRONT is one of the largest and most trusted out-of-home media companies in the U.S., helping brands connect with audiences in the moments and environments that matter most. As OUTFRONT evolves, it’s defining a new era of in-real-life (IRL) marketing, turning public spaces into platforms for creativity, connection, and cultural relevance. With a nationwide footprint across billboards, digital displays, transit systems, and other out-of-home formats, OUTFRONT turns creative into powerful real-world experiences. Its in-house agency, IRL STUDIOS, delivers standout storytelling, supported by advanced technology and data tools that can drive measurable impact.

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Oracle Announces $1 Billion Investment to Accelerate Partner Growth and AI-Driven Modernization for Customers

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Expanded benefits and incentives provide resources to build offerings, pursue new business, and deliver customer success

LAS VEGAS, Oct. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Oracle AI World — Oracle today announced a $1 billion commitment to its partner ecosystem to help partners capitalize on customer demand for AI-powered solutions and services.

Spanning the next four years, the investment is intended to expand opportunities for partners to develop innovative solutions, build specialized expertise, and deliver the technology and services customers need to support business transformation and pursue improved outcomes.

It encompasses new and expanded Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN) benefits and incentives, including planned investments in training and certification, technical enablement, development, testing and demonstration environments, cloud migration funding, go-to-market collaboration, and commercialization through Oracle Marketplace. See related Marketplace announcement.

Oracle’s diverse partner ecosystem includes systems integrators, independent software vendors (ISVs), cloud and managed service providers, value-added distributors, resellers, advisory firms, and other partners. Across Oracle Fusion Applications, Oracle Database, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), and related AI services, partners contribute in different ways, from developing complementary solutions to providing advisory, implementation, and managed services.

“Our partners extend our sales reach, expand our delivery capacity, and bring their own innovation and investment to help customers address evolving business needs,” said Mark Hura, president of Oracle Global Field Operations. “Through the Oracle PartnerNetwork, we’re strengthening our ability to reach more customers, deliver solutions at scale, and accelerate innovation and business outcomes.”

Investing in partner growth and customer success
The Oracle PartnerNetwork gives partners the flexibility to select benefits, incentives, and resources that best support their business strategies and growth priorities. Oracle is expanding its OPN investments across four areas:

Build differentiated offerings. Oracle provides dev/test environments, technical guidance, and integration validation to help partners create innovative solutions. Partners can combine their industry expertise and intellectual property with Oracle technology to develop specialized applications, integrations, accelerators, and AI agents that address customer needs.
  Sell and grow with Oracle. Sales and marketing collaboration, demonstration environments, and eligible funding and incentives for eligible opportunities help partners showcase their solutions and pursue new business opportunities. Trainings, certifications, expertise recognition, and Oracle Marketplace help partners differentiate and commercialize their offerings.
  Deliver with confidence. Training and enablement, migration resources, and advisory services help partners plan and execute customer engagements. Tools and methodologies support application implementations, database modernization, integration, and cloud services.
  Drive ongoing customer success. Oracle provides tools and resources, including Oracle AI Success Navigator, for partners to support customers beyond initial deployment. Partners can help drive adoption of new capabilities, optimize existing investments, and deliver ongoing innovation and business value.

“Our partners have different business models, capabilities, and growth ambitions, and our investment is designed to support that diversity,” said Leah Yomtovian, senior vice president, Partner, Sales, and Operations Strategy, Oracle. “By giving partners greater choice and flexibility in how they build, sell, and deliver with Oracle, we’re helping them grow their businesses while bringing more innovation, specialized expertise, and value to our customers.”

Connecting partner innovation with customer opportunity
The impact of partner innovation is evident in solutions that combine specialized industry and business process expertise with Oracle’s applications and AI capabilities. The following examples show how that combination comes to life:

Oracle Extends Fusion Agentic Applications with Introduction of Fusion Claw
  Accenture Edge Helps Combe Unify its Global Operations, Setting the Stage for AI-Powered Growth with Oracle Fusion Applications
  The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Optimizes Operations and Patient Care with Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications
  Beca Transforms Finance Operations with Oracle Fusion Applications
  Leah Partners with Oracle and PwC to Take Its Agentic Operating System Global

To learn more about benefits, incentives, and resources available to Oracle partners, visit oracle.com/partner. All benefits and incentives are subject to applicable program terms and eligibility requirements.

About Oracle PartnerNetwork
Oracle PartnerNetwork helps Oracle and its partners drive joint customer success and business momentum. The program provides choice and flexibility across training and enablement, go-to-market collaboration, technical accelerators, and success support. To learn more, visit oracle.com/partner.

About Oracle
Oracle offers integrated suites of applications plus secure, autonomous infrastructure in the Oracle Cloud. For more information about Oracle (NYSE: ORCL), please visit oracle.com.

About Oracle AI World
Oracle AI World is where customers and partners discover the latest product and technology innovations, see how AI is being applied across industries, and connect with experts and peers. Attendees will gain practical tips and insights to drive immediate impact within their organizations and explore how Oracle is helping unlock the full potential of AI. Join the event to see new capabilities in action and hear from thought leaders and industry movers. Register now at oracle.com/ai-world or follow the news and conversation at oracle.com/news and linkedin.com/company/oracle. 

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