DENVER, Sept. 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Evergreen Digital Media Corp. (EDM), a premier operator of digital signage and retail media networks, and Adwave Digital Inc. (Adwave), a technology company that operates an AI-powered advertising platform, have finalized a strategic partnership in which EDM will provide capital to facilitate the continued development of Adwave’s AI platform. EDM will also receive a preferred licensing agreement to the platform as part of the agreement.

Adwave’s WaveRunner platform buys and runs ad campaigns across streaming TV, Google, Meta, Reddit, and the web from a single daily budget, optimizing placement using a business’s own site data, without requiring an agency or separate accounts for each channel.

This is EDM’s third strategic investment in the past year, but a different type of deal. The earlier investments brought new screen networks into EDM’s fold. In this partnership, EDM obtains rights to run Adwave’s AI ad-buying technology directly, without taking on another network to operate.

“Adwave brings a level of talent and technical knowledge in the advertising AI space that’s rare to find,” said Don Winfrey, CEO of Evergreen Digital Media Corp. “We’re excited to learn from this team as we bring that expertise into our networks.”

“EDM has built something real in the DOOH space, and we’re glad to be working alongside a team with that kind of reach,” said David Naffis, CEO of Adwave. “We’re looking forward to what this partnership produces.”

About Evergreen Digital Media Corp. Evergreen Digital Media Corp. (EDM) is the parent company of NTV360, N-Compass TV and OnPremise Networks. Collectively, these entities operate uniquely through a network of exclusive local dealers calling on local advertisers in the Digital Out-of-Home (DOOH) sector, delivering digital signage, content and local marketing opportunities to communities throughout the United States and Canada. 

About Adwave Digital Inc. Adwave is an AI-powered advertising platform. Its WaveRunner product buys and runs cross-channel ad campaigns, spanning streaming TV, social, video, and display, from a single daily budget. More information is available at waverunner.adwave.com.

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FAIRFAX, Va., Sept. 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Knowesis announced today that it has successfully completed its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Level 2 assessment. The certification confirms that Knowesis’ CMMC assessment scope satisfies the Level 2 requirements for protecting Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI).

CMMC Level 2 requires organizations to implement all 110 security requirements in NIST 800-171, Revision 2, across 14 security requirement families. Achieving this level demands more than a technical upgrade. Contractors must develop extensive documentation, including a System Security Plan that often grows three to five times longer than the plans required at lower certification tiers, and they must submit to a third-party assessment conducted by a Certified Third-Party Assessment Organization, or C3PAO.

On July 13, 2026, the Department of War (DoW) suspended the rollout of CMMC Phase II, which would have made third-party C3PAO audits mandatory, and launched a 60-day review of the program. Phase I self-assessment requirements and annual affirmations remain in effect, and officials have encouraged contractors already pursuing Level 2 certification to continue their efforts as the department works toward a reformed, resumed timeline.

Knowesis ranked highly in its evaluation scoring and was readily approved for certification by the third party evaluation body. By completing its Level 2 assessment ahead of this reform period, Knowesis positions itself as a trusted partner for federal agencies and prime contractors that need proven, audit-ready cybersecurity practices now. The certification builds on Knowesis’ existing security posture, which includes its ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management Systems registration, and ISO 27001:2022 Information Security Systems registration.

Knowesis views the achievement of CMMC Level 2 certification as a reflection of the discipline and commitment invested in building cybersecurity practices capable of withstanding independent, third-party assessment. As the DoW reviews the future implementation of the CMMC program, Knowesis has already demonstrated that its CMMC environment meets the Level 2 requirements for protecting CUI. The certification provides customers and partners with added assurance that Knowesis is prepared to protect sensitive information and securely support missions involving CUI.

Knowesis is a Center for Veterans Enterprise (CVE) certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and a certified Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB), providing a full range of professional consulting services to federal and state government agencies to include Scientific and Medical Research, Data and Computational Science, Information Management  and Technology, Operations and Management, Strategic Communications, and Policy and Program Evaluation. We currently support multiple entities within the Departments of Defense, Veterans Affairs, Homeland Security, and Health and Human Services.

Knowesis maintains offices in Fairfax, Virginia, with staff at locations across the United States. More information about the company can be found at https://www.knowesis-inc.com/ as well as on LinkedIn.

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On a rainy Tuesday morning in Paris, a driver waiting at a red light on Boulevard Haussmann might not immediately place the badge on the SUV beside them. Thousands of miles away, a driver in California might have a similar moment seeing the same badge on an American road. It is not German, nor one of the familiar Asian names that have become common across established automotive markets. It belongs to VinFast ,  a Vietnamese automotive brand that is steadily making its presence felt across Europe and North America, and whose global journey reflects a much larger story unfolding inside its parent group, Vingroup.

PARIS , Sept. 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — That journey reached a new milestone this year. Vingroup has been ranked 340th in TIME’s World’s Best Companies 2026, produced jointly with the research firm Statista, placing it among the world’s top 350 businesses and marking a rise of nearly 500 places from the previous year. It is the only Vietnamese company to appear on the list for two consecutive years.

A Ranking Built on More Than Growth

TIME and Statista do not rank companies on size alone. Their methodology weighs three dimensions: revenue growth, employee satisfaction and sustainability transparency. Vingroup earned an overall score of 81 out of 100, rising from 817th to 340th worldwide.

The revenue figures behind that score are substantial. In the first half of 2026, Vingroup posted consolidated net revenue of VND 222.9 trillion, up 72 percent year on year, with profit after tax reaching VND 20.904 trillion, more than four and a half times the figure recorded over the same period in 2025. That growth was driven largely by the Group’s industrial manufacturing and real estate businesses, earning Vingroup an “Outstanding” rating on the revenue metric.

Employee satisfaction told a similar story of momentum. Vingroup climbed to 398th globally, up 496 places, in a workforce that now spans roughly 400,000 people across 12 countries.

On sustainability, the Group’s contribution came through a different kind of infrastructure – green transition projects, urban development, and long-term investment in the systems that sustain a livable city rather than a single quarter’s balance sheet. Vinhomes, the Group’s real estate arm, has extended this thinking through its ESG++ model, adding Regeneration and Resilience to the conventional three pillars of Environmental, Social and Governance work, applied across urban developments spanning thousands of hectares.

Two new business lines added to that picture in 2025: infrastructure, through VinSpeed’s high-speed rail projects connecting Ho Chi Minh City to Can Gio and Hanoi to Quang Ninh, and green energy, through VinEnergo’s projects across multiple provinces. Together, they represent an attempt to build not just individual businesses, but the connective tissue – rail, power and mobility – that a modern, low-carbon economy runs on.

Making the EV Transition More Accessible

Within that broader ecosystem, VinFast represents one of the clearest expressions of Vingroup’s global aspirations. The company’s expansion across Asia, North America and Europe is bringing the Group’s vision for a greener future to an increasingly international audience, while putting a Vietnamese automotive brand directly into competition in some of the world’s most established markets.

For customers considering a new automotive brand, however, global vision is only the starting point. The more important question is whether a new entrant can earn the trust required to become part of everyday life.

Research from the McKinsey Center for Future Mobility offers a useful, if counterintuitive, perspective. Surveying thousands of European car buyers, McKinsey found that Europeans open to considering an Asian market entrant show an overall 53 percent likelihood of switching to a new brand when they move to an electric vehicle – a figure that rises as high as 63 percent in the United Kingdom. Brand loyalty, in other words, is proving more fluid in the EV era than it was in the age of the internal combustion engine.

That shift creates an opening for new EV brands. But winning customers requires more than a competitive vehicle. It requires making electric mobility accessible while building the sales, service and ownership infrastructure that gives customers confidence throughout the ownership journey.

With an increasingly diverse and accessible product portfolio, VinFast remains committed to its mission of making electric vehicles more accessible to everyone and enabling customers to transition to green mobility with greater ease and confidence.

In Europe, the company is expanding its presence with products designed around local priorities of efficiency, design and accessibility, including the VF 6 and VF 8, while electric buses such as the EB 8 and the fully European-certified EB 12 further extend its contribution to the region’s transition toward greener transportation.

Across North America, the same vision is being supported by the expansion of VinFast’s sales and service network and the development of its Certified Pre-Owned (CPO) program. Together, these initiatives are designed to build a more comprehensive ecosystem around the customer, extending beyond the vehicle itself to the services and support that shape the ownership experience.

Vingroup was the first Vietnamese company to qualify for TIME’s World’s Best Companies list in 2025, while VinFast has earned recognition among TIME100 Most Influential Companies and Asia-Pacific’s Best Companies of 2025. These milestones reflect growing international recognition of Vingroup’s and VinFast’s aspirations, capabilities and expanding global reach.

The latest TIME recognition for Vingroup therefore arrives at a moment when that global reach is becoming increasingly visible. For VinFast, the challenge and opportunity now extend across multiple continents ,  from European cities where a new badge is gradually becoming familiar, to North American roads where the company is building its presence and customer ecosystem. 

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