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GMIF2024 Innovation Summit Invites All to Gather in Shenzhen on September 27

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2 years ago

July 26, 2024

SHENZHEN, China, July 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Driven by production cuts and price increases from upstream manufacturers, alongside a gradual revival in the consumer electronics market, the memory industry is witnessing a recovery after two years of supply-demand imbalance and significant price declines, and behind it also hides a new trend in the industry fueled by AI applications.

According to Gartner, by the end of 2024, smartphone shipments are expected to grow by 4.2% to 1.2 billion units, and PC shipments are projected to increase by 3.5% to 250.4 million units, notably with shipments of generative AI smartphones and AIPCs soaring by 917% to 295 million units. The explosive growth of innovative applications such as AI smartphones, AIPCs, AI servers, and XR is driving rapid development in advanced memory technologies like DDR5/LPDDR5, QLC NAND, CXL, and LPCAMM.

Organized by Semiconductor Investment Alliance and Shenzhen Memory Industry Association, co-organized by Guangdong Integrated Circuit Industry Association and Shenzhen Semiconductor Industry Association, and hosted by JW Insights Consulting (Xiamen) Co., Ltd. and Haitong Securities Co., Ltd., “The 3rd GMIF2024 Innovation Summit (Global Memory Innovation Forum)” is scheduled to be held on September 27, 2024 at Renaissance Shenzhen Bay Hotel.

Under the theme of “AI Leads Memory’s New Momentum”, GMIF 2024 will bring together leading enterprises and listed companies from various sectors of the semiconductor memory industry chain, including terminal manufacturers, original equipment manufacturers, platform manufacturers, controller manufacturers, module manufacturers, packaging and testing manufacturers, equipment manufacturers, and material suppliers.

The forum will focus on the industry trends and dynamics powered by the recovery of the memory market and emerging AI applications, sharing cutting-edge technologies and the latest products, exploring how to synergize innovation throughout the industry chain, to build a cooperative and win-win industry ecosystem. The highlights of this event include:

Sharing Insights on Direction of Industrial Technology Innovation: to invite industry leaders such as global original manufacturers to share developments in NAND Flash and DRAM technologies and discuss how advanced memory technologies like CXL and LPCAMM are supporting innovation and applications in the AI industry.Decoding Global Storage Industry Trends: to bring together representatives of memory industry enterprises and renowned industry consulting firms to decode development trends of global storage industry and seize opportunities and challenges brought by changes in the storage industry cycle.Empowering Business Success Through Diverse Event Formats and Media Resources: to facilitate efficient interactions across the industry chain by participation in keynote speeches, thematic matchmaking meetings, awards ceremonies, Bay Area Nights, friendly golf matches and global live broadcasts.Exploring Investment Opportunities by Capital Market matchmaking and Strategy Sharing: to enable face-to-face exchanges between listed companies, unicorns in the memory industry chain, and investment institutions to highlight investment value and foster win-win cooperation.

GMIF2024 features an extensive schedule of events that foster collaboration and highlight investment opportunities in the memory industry. On September 27th, the summit will commence with the Memory Industry Trends Forum, followed by the Memory Equipment and Materials Forum, which will delve into the latest advancements and trends. The day will also include a Strategy Meeting for Listed Companies in the Memory Industry, providing a platform for face-to-face exchanges between listed companies, industry unicorns, and investment institutions.

The summit evening will be marked by events involving the Award Dinner and Bay Area Night to celebrate notable achievements and explore networking opportunities in the industry. The first day’s events will culminate with a Global Live Broadcast of Memory Trends by major brands. To conclude GMIF2024, a Friendly Golf Match will be held on September 28th, marking the end of the summit and offering a relaxed venue for ongoing technology exchanges.

Looking back, GMIF2023, themed “Exploration•Advance•Symbiosis•Win-Win”, brought together over 250 companies from around the world. The event featured 18 impressive keynote speeches and attracted over 700 industry professionals. With a “2-day conference + 6 events” format, the forum was characterized by a series of special events including closed sessions, main and sub-forum speeches, awards dinners, global live broadcasts, Bay Area Nights and more. With the support of over 30 mainstream media partners, the summit directly reached over 200,000 engineers, and its online exposure exceeded 300 million views.

Many enterprises, including Intel, Huawei, Phytium, Tsinghua Tongfang, EmdoorINFO, IP3 Technology, WEIBU, Yangtze Memory, Changxin Memory, Silicon Motion, BIWIN Storage, Maxio Technology, InnoGrit, Techwinsemi, Yeestor, Powev, KingSpec, IKAUTO, KingFast, Hemei Jingyi, AttachPoint, QUANXING and many more, had been honored with the GMIF2023 Annual Awards, which garnered widespread attention from across the semiconductor memory industry.

With aims to recognize and incentivize outstanding enterprises for their exceptional contributions to innovation in the global memory industry chain, the GMIF2024 Annual Awards will continue to highlight and celebrate outstanding enterprises across various segments of the memory industry. There are three major categories of awards established, including the Outstanding Industry Award, Outstanding Product Award, and Outstanding Brand Award, with more than 25 specific awards in these categories.

The Third GMIF2024 Innovation Summit stands as a pivotal event for industry leaders and innovators to converge, share insights, and shape the future of the memory industry. As AI continues to drive significant advancements and demand within the sector, GMIF2024 will create an invaluable space for collaboration and the exchange of state-of-the-art ideas and technologies. We look forward to your participation in Shenzhen on September 27, 2024, where together, we can forge a path toward a prosperous and innovative future for the global memory industry.

About SMIA

Founded in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area in 2019, the SMIA(Shenzhen Memory Industry Association), a non-governmental social group in the semiconductor industry, focuses on domestic production and global business. With the goal of “Focus on Memory Sector to Achieve Collaborative Development”, the SMIA creates a platform for industry service so as to build a collaborative industry ecosystem.

About GMIF

The Global Memory Innovation Forum (GMIF) is the most important annual event of SMIA. This forum aims to build an international and professional communication platform for the global memory industry to discuss new technologies, applications, cooperation, and opportunities. The forum is dedicated to providing communication opportunities for upstream and downstream manufacturers in the storage industry, consolidating the synergy and complementary development among industry partners, helping participating companies promote their products and brands, and empowering the global memory industry chain to win together!

For more information about GMIF, please visit https://www.gmif.com.cn/.

Media Contact:

Ms. Gu, (+86)15064010336, wenjing.gu@gmif.com.cn

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FULTON FINANCIAL CORPORATION APPOINTS DAVID S. SCHULZ TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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July 21, 2026

LANCASTER, Pa., July 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Fulton Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: FULT) (“Fulton”) today announced the appointment of David S. Schulz as a member of its board of directors (the “Board”) for a term commencing September 14, 2026 and expiring at Fulton’s 2027 annual meeting of shareholders.

“We’re excited to welcome Dave to Fulton’s board of directors,” said Curt Myers, Fulton Chairman, CEO, and President. “Dave brings extensive financial leadership experience gained through more than a decade of service with publicly traded companies. His expertise in finance, strategic planning, risk, and mergers and acquisitions will provide valuable perspective as we continue to execute our growth strategy and create long-term value for our shareholders, customers and communities.”

With the addition of Schulz, Fulton’s Board will have 11 members, and he will serve on the Audit and Risk committees. Schulz has also been appointed to the board of directors of Fulton’s banking subsidiary, Fulton Bank, N.A.

Schulz served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Wesco International, Inc. (“Wesco”) from 2016 to June 2020, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Wesco from June 2020 to February 2026 and as Executive Vice President and Special Advisor to the CEO of Wesco from February 2026 until his retirement on May 31, 2026.

Prior to joining Wesco, Schulz served as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Armstrong Flooring, Inc. and was previously Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Armstrong World Industries, Inc. and Vice President of Finance of the Armstrong Building Products division.

Before joining Armstrong World Industries in 2011, he held various financial leadership roles with Procter & Gamble and The J.M. Smucker Company. He was also an officer in the United States Marine Corps.

In 2025, Schulz joined the board of Sterling Infrastructure, Inc., and he was appointed as chair of the audit committee in 2026. He also serves on the company’s compensation and talent development committee.

ABOUT FULTON FINANCIAL CORPORATION

Fulton, a $34 billion Lancaster, Pa.-based financial holding company, has more than 3,400 employees and operates more than 215 financial centers in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware and Virginia through Fulton Bank, N.A. Additional information on Fulton can be found at https://investor.fultonbank.com.

Contact: Steve Trapnell
717-291-2739

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Octavio Marquez Elected to MSA Safety Board of Directors

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July 21, 2026

PITTSBURGH, July 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The Board of Directors of MSA Safety Inc. (NYSE: MSA), a global leader in the development of advanced industrial safety technology products and solutions, today announced that Octavio Marquez, president and chief executive officer of Diebold Nixdorf, has been elected to the company’s Board of Directors. His election was part of the MSA Board’s regular succession plans.

“We are very pleased to have the opportunity to add Octavio to the MSA Board,” said Robert A. Bruggeworth, MSA chairman. “He brings a broad range of executive leadership experience, including strategy development, capital allocation, business transformation and serving international markets, which will serve MSA well.”

“Octavio’s perspectives will be an asset to me and our entire Executive Leadership Team,” said Steven C. Blanco, MSA president and CEO. “It is a pleasure to welcome Octavio to MSA, and I look forward to working with him.”

Mr. Marquez joined Diebold Nixdorf in 2014 and has held senior leadership roles across the company’s Global Banking organization and its Americas region, including as executive vice president of Global Banking and senior vice president of the Americas. Before joining Diebold Nixdorf, Mr. Marquez held leadership positions at Dell EMC, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, IBM and NCR.

Diebold Nixdorf automates, digitizes and transforms the way people bank and shop. As a partner to the majority of the world’s top 100 financial institutions and top 25 global retailers, its integrated solutions connect digital and physical channels conveniently, securely and efficiently for millions of customers every day. Headquartered in North Canton, Ohio, Diebold Nixdorf employs approximately 20,000 employees globally, supporting more than 100 countries.

Mr. Marquez holds a degree in business and finance from Universidad Iberoamericana and has completed executive education programs at MIT Sloan, The Wharton School and The University of Texas at Austin.

About MSA Safety

MSA Safety Incorporated (NYSE: MSA) is the global leader in advanced industrial safety technology products and solutions. Driven by its singular mission of safety, the company has been at the forefront of safety innovation since 1914, protecting workers and facility infrastructure around the world across a broad range of diverse end markets while creating sustainable value for shareholders. With 2025 revenues of $1.9 billion, MSA Safety is headquartered in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, and employs a team of approximately 5,300 associates across its more than 40 international locations. For more information, please visit www.MSASafety.com.

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BlueFolder Field Service Software Launches New AI-Powered Features to Transform How Teams Work

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July 21, 2026

New AI capabilities instantly surface customer insights and transform technician notes into actionable summaries to help field service teams work faster, stay aligned, and deliver better service

AUBURN, Ala., July 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — BlueFolder field service software recently announced the launch of two powerful new AI features: AI-Powered Customer Summaries and AI-Powered Field Notes Summarization. Together, these capabilities are designed to eliminate the time-consuming, manual work of reviewing fragmented customer records and lengthy technician notes—giving field service teams instant clarity to respond faster, make smarter decisions, and deliver exceptional service.

BlueFolder expands it’s field service and work order management suite with two exciting new AI field service features.

Built directly into the BlueFolder platform, both features leverage artificial intelligence to automatically compile and summarize complex, unstructured data into clear, easy-to-read overviews. The result: technicians, dispatchers, and managers always have the context they need, right when they need it.

AI-Powered Customer Summaries

As field service organizations grow, customer information becomes increasingly scattered across emails, service request logs, and communication histories. BlueFolder’s AI Customer Summary feature addresses this challenge head-on by consolidating those interactions into a single, actionable snapshot.

Instead of manually digging through multiple records before a service call or customer interaction, teams can now access a real-time summary highlighting key concerns, past service activity, and recent updates. The feature goes beyond basic summarization and surfaces critical business insights such as equipment past due for maintenance, approaching warranty expirations, and proactive revenue opportunities, empowering teams to recommend follow-ups or upgrades directly from the customer record.

Built-in traceability links each summary back to its original source communications, so users can validate insights with confidence, ensuring both speed and accuracy in every customer interaction.

AI-Powered Field Notes Summarization

In many service organizations, technicians log updates across multiple visits, often resulting in long, fragmented notes that are difficult to review at a glance. BlueFolder’s AI Field Notes Summarization feature solves this by automatically condensing multiple technician entries into a structured summary that highlights key milestones, actions taken, and next steps.

Rather than scrolling through pages of updates, managers and dispatchers can immediately understand job status and determine what needs to happen next, improving alignment between field and office teams, accelerating decision-making, and reducing miscommunication. The feature is especially valuable for complex or multi-day jobs, where clear continuity and smooth technician handoffs are critical to delivering consistent service. It’s another featuring making BlueFolder’s work order management software capabilities stronger every day.

“History is one of the most powerful tools a service team has — the problem is it’s usually buried. BlueFolder’s new AI features fix that. Your team walks into every interaction already knowing the customer, knowing the equipment, and exactly where things stand. That changes the entire experience,” says John Shaw, VP, Technology, Service Operations.

AI as a Core Part of the BlueFolder Platform

The launch of these two features reflects BlueFolder’s broader commitment to embedding AI throughout its field service management software as an integrated layer of intelligence that makes every workflow smarter. Rather than requiring teams to change how they work, BlueFolder’s AI capabilities are designed to surface the right information at the right moment automatically, within the tools that technicians, dispatchers, and managers already use every day.

“AI is transforming what’s possible in field service, and BlueFolder is answering that call. These features are the result of deep platform expertise and a clear vision for where the industry is headed. We’re embedding intelligence throughout the platform because we know it makes our customers more competitive, more efficient, and better positioned to grow,” says Stephen Myslicki, Group President of Field Services.

Availability

Both AI-Powered Customer Summaries and AI-Powered Field Notes Summarization are available now to BlueFolder customers as optional, easy-to-enable features within the platform. They are part of BlueFolder’s growing suite of AI-driven capabilities designed to help field service organizations operate more efficiently and scale with confidence.

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