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Second Chance University’s Latest Podcast Series, A Mother’s Voice, Now Available on Securus Tablets

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Storytelling lifts mothers’ voices as they are often unsung, universal, catalysts, cheerleaders, and change agents for stronger entry outcomes

DALLAS, Aug. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Securus Technologies (Securus), an Aventiv Technologies (Aventiv) company and the leading provider of connections between incarcerated individuals and their loved ones, today announced the release of Second Chance University’s latest podcast, “A Mother’s Voice,” now available on 600,000 Securus tablets nationwide. Hosted by Second Chance University’s Founder and President Andre Norman, the 12-part series amplifies the voices of mothers whose stories and emotional journeys as advocates, support systems, and windows to the outside world bring to life an entirely new view of navigating incarceration with a loved one.

“When a person is incarcerated, society disconnects them as a punishment as they go through an experience dominated by courts, judges, lawyers, therapists, and others who are part of the process,” said Andre Norman, Founder and President, Second Chance University. “We overlook that separating individuals from their mothers, who are often the central support system to these individuals whose lives are changing dramatically, can be catastrophic. The stories in this series paint a clear picture, and remind us, of the role mothers can play in helping a person transform and rehabilitate.”

Norman, himself a justice-impacted individual whose father was incarcerated and who was himself sentenced to over 100 years in prison, spent two years in solitary confinement. There, he experienced an epiphany that transformed him from a prison gang member to someone who invested 20 hours a day educating himself to pursue his dreams and restore his future. He taught himself to read and to understand the law, helping chart a course towards freedom through the successful appeal of his conviction and release 14 years into his sentence.

Since incarceration, he has spent much of his adult life advocating for the justice impacted, those that are incarcerated, their families, and correctional staff, hoping to bring reform to an outdated criminal justice system. Norman now travels the world listening to and mentoring other justice-impacted individuals and families hoping to be a catalyst for change.

“I grew up in a community with many challenges, but we all knew who the ‘Kool-Aid’ or ‘candy’ mom was—the mother who looked out for everyone in the neighborhood when no one else could,” said Norman. “She offered a strong voice, free of judgement; and via this podcast, we hope to provide inspiration and understanding that empowers people to find a better way.”

Norman, a member of the Aventiv Technologies Advisory Board, has collaborated with Securus, an Aventiv Technologies company and the leading provider of corrections communications, to make the podcast series available on Securus tablets in correctional facilities nationwide. Over the past five years, Securus has invested more than $600 million in infrastructure upgrades, deploying these tablets to provide incarcerated individuals with access to safe technology that bridges the digital divide and connects them to resources that lead to better reentry outcomes.

“Aventiv believes in creating change to build a society that embraces individual experience and second chances, and we surrounded ourselves with leaders whose diversity and expertise can help accelerate progress,” said Dave Abel, Aventiv, CEO. “As a founding member of our Advisory Board and a champion for justice-impacted individuals, Andre highlights an often-overlooked insight that incarceration affects both families and communities, and connecting these networks to others with the same lived experience can bring confidence, hope, and inspiration for a better way.”

Second Chance University’s “A Mother’s Voice” 12-series podcast is available on YouTube to the general public and via Securus tablets for incarcerated individuals seeking to connect with the stories of hope, inspiration, reunification and forgiveness that are uniquely part of each individual’s return home.

Episode 1: Life Is Worth Living: Sharicca, a nonprofit founder, discusses her journey as a single mother, and the tragic loss of her son after being released by the criminal justice system, stressing the importance of mental health.

Episode 2: An Unbreakable Bond: Crystal, a remarkable mother of three, opens up about her unwavering belief in her children’s potential, which shines through as she encourages them to pursue educational and vocational opportunities while incarcerated, highlighting the hope a mother’s love can provide.

Episode 3: More Than a Number: Tekesia from Atlanta shares learnings on navigating the criminal justice system and the enduring power of a mother’s love through her son’s incarceration.

Episode 4: A Journey of Healing: Cassandra, a resilient mother from Atlanta, shares her journey navigating the criminal justice system and maintaining an unbreakable bond with her incarcerated son.Episode 5: Mama, I Should Have Listened: Tasha, an entrepreneur and advocate shares her powerful story of seeing her son in court, the devastating 40-year sentence he received as well as her unwavering love for her children and her mission to make a difference in the lives of others.

Episode 6: Love Has No Boundaries: Tiesha from Grand Rapids, Michigan shares her powerful story of resilience, hope, and unwavering love for her children as she experiences the arrest and legal battles of her son firsthand.

Episode 7: Love, Hope, and Perseverance: Lakeisha shares her incredible journey of navigating the challenges of raising three incarcerated sons and her mission to make a difference in the lives of others.

Episode 8: Struggles Build Strength: Kimberly shares how she overcame adversity and found strength through life’s challenges, including the heart-wrenching experience of seeing her daughter and son taken away in handcuffs and going through the criminal justice system.

Episode 9: The Sacrifices of a Mother: Ersela shares her powerful story of overcoming adversity and finding success, including overcoming the heartbreaking moment when her autistic son was arrested and had to navigate the criminal justice system.

Episode 10: Losing My Son to the System: Jennifer shares her heartbreaking journey of seeking justice for her son who was tragically murdered in a Georgia prison.

Episode 11: Life Without Parole: Sarah from Holland, Michigan shares her emotional journey of raising her son and the heart-wrenching experience of his incarceration.

Episode 12:  Fighting for My Son’s Future: Tiffany shares her emotional journey of navigating the challenges of her son’s incarceration and the impact on her own life.

About Securus Technologies:
Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Securus Technologies is an Aventiv Technologies company, whose focus is connecting what matters®, by serving more than 3,450 public safety, law enforcement, and corrections agencies and over 1,200,000 incarcerated individuals across North America. Securus Technologies commitment to serve and connect is delivered by providing emergency response, incident management, public information, investigation, biometric analysis, communication, information management, incarcerated individual self-service, and monitoring products and services in order to make our world a safer place to live. For more information, please visit aventiv.com/securus-technologies or follow Securus on LinkedIn.

About Second Chance University:
Second Chance University, inspired by Founder and President Andre Norman’s transformative mission, is here to support you every step of the way. Our community is dedicated to providing prisoners and ex-convicts with the education, resources, and support needed to successfully reintegrate into society and pave the way for a fulfilling life. We offer a nurturing environment where former inmates can access tailored programs, essential resources, and a supportive network designed to empower them for a successful societal reentry and a prosperous future. At second chance university, we believe in the power of education, the strength of community, and the resilience of the human spirit. No matter your past, your future is unwritten, and full of potential. For more information on second chance university, please visit us at https://secondchanceuniversity.org/.

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LG ELECTRONICS’ PRISM AI WINS THREE HONORS AT 2026 AMEC AWARDS

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LG Electronics’ PRISM AI has won Gold in the Best Use of AI in Communication Measurement category and Silver in both the Best Use of a Measurement Framework category and the Step Change Award at the 2026 AMEC Global Communication Effectiveness Awards.The platform was recognized for its data-handling and impact measurement, which have helped expand LG’s media monitoring from 53 to 200 countries and cut reporting time from about one month to one hour.A notable example of LG Group’s focus on AI transformation (AX), PRISM AI has now been recognized by two major international industry awards this year, including the Best AI Tool or Product category at the 2026 IN2 SABRE Awards Asia-Pacific.

SEOUL, South Korea, Nov. 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — LG Electronics (LG) today announced that PRISM AI, its AI-powered communications measurement platform, has won three honors at the 2026 AMEC Global Communication Effectiveness Awards. The awards are presented by AMEC, the International Association for the Measurement and Evaluation of Communication.

The platform earned Gold in the Best Use of AI in Communication Measurement category and Silver in both the Best Use of a Measurement Framework category and the Step Change Award, which recognizes the best improvement of a measurement journey. The accolades highlight PRISM AI’s potential as a reference point for the public relations and communications industry.

How the Awards Were Judged

This year, the AMEC Global Communication Effectiveness Awards adopted a threshold-based judging model, under which each entry is evaluated against fixed criteria for excellence rather than against other entries. To protect the integrity of the process, judges are not permitted to use generative AI tools to support or inform their evaluations.

The judging places the greatest emphasis on real-world effectiveness: how reliable the findings are, whether they were acted on, and how they shape future communications planning and strategy. These priorities are reflected in PRISM AI’s approach, with its integrated measurement methodology and multilingual contextual analysis designed to address these criteria, delivering dependable measurement and insights that inform business decisions.

Measuring Impact, Not Just Volume

PRISM AI measures the impact of communications, not just the volume of coverage. The platform is built around three core concepts from AMEC’s Barcelona Principles 3.0: outcomes over outputs, quality plus quantity, and transparency. To put these principles into practice, it uses a dual-metric system made up of the PR Score and the Communications Impact Index.

Underpinning this approach is the platform’s ability to handle data at scale. To track coverage across a fragmented global media landscape, PRISM AI processes large volumes of articles in real time and uses large language models to interpret coverage across languages and markets, producing more meaningful and comparable insights.

Measurable Gains in Efficiency and Reliability

Since its introduction, PRISM AI has improved the efficiency and reliability of LG’s global communications workflows. Its AI-powered filtering removes more than 78 percent of spam and irrelevant content with over 95 percent accuracy. Media monitoring now covers 200 countries, up from 53, and tracked brands have grown from 5 to 30. The time spent on reporting has been reduced from approximately one month to one hour.

Growing International Recognition

As LG Group advances AI transformation (AX) across its businesses, PRISM AI has become an internationally recognized example of AI-driven data collection and analysis in a specialized professional field. The AMEC recognition follows the platform’s win in the Best AI Tool or Product category at the 2026 IN2 SABRE Awards Asia-Pacific, held in Singapore this August.

“Winning three AMEC Awards for PRISM AI is especially meaningful, not only because it highlights our efforts in advancing AI-powered communications measurement, but also because the recognition comes directly from the PR industry’s most respected global body,” said Cho Jung-bum, head of the AX Center at LG Electronics. “We will continue to refine PRISM AI’s methodology while expanding its capabilities and scope, further enhancing its value as a solution for driving better business decisions.”

About LG Electronics, Inc. 

LG Electronics is a global innovator in technology and consumer electronics with a presence in almost every country and an international workforce of more than 75,000. LG’s four Companies – Home Appliance Solution, Media Entertainment Solution, Vehicle Solution and Eco Solution – combined for global revenue of over KRW 89 trillion in 2025. LG is a leading manufacturer of consumer and commercial products ranging from TVs, home appliances, air solutions, monitors, automotive components and solutions, and its premium LG SIGNATURE and intelligent LG ThinQ brands are familiar names world over. Visit www.LG.com/global/newsroom/ for the latest news. 

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COMAU RECEIVES NIO QUALITY PREMIUM PARTNER RECOGNITION FOR THE SECOND TIME

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SHANGHAI, Nov. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Comau has been recognized with NIO’s Quality Premium Partner at the 2026 NIO Partner Day, marking the second time the company has received this recognition. Jeff Yuan, Chief APAC Officer at Comau, attended the event and accepted the award.

The NIO Quality Premium Partner (NQPP) is part of the supplier evaluation program of NIO, one of the world’s leading premium smart EV pioneers. The program assesses partners across key areas including part quality, delivery execution, engineering support and responsiveness. The recognition is awarded to suppliers that demonstrate consistent operational performance and sustained value creation across the product lifecycle. For Comau, the second recognition further confirms its engineering execution strength and long-term manufacturing support capabilities.

As a partner of NIO’s e-drive assembly lines, Comau has been a key contributor to the automaker’s electric drive manufacturing operations with advanced automation solutions. Since the start of production, the systems have delivered stable performance and supported large-scale production ramp-up and the successful launch of multiple vehicle programs.

Through a modular and flexible design approach, Comau has enabled future-ready capabilities for product upgrades, process optimization and capacity expansion. Supported by a customer-centric philosophy and a fast-response execution model, Comau has ensured technical compliance and on-time delivery while improving coordination efficiency and overall project execution, strengthening the long-term value of the partnership.

“This recognition reflects Comau’s continued commitment to execution excellence,” said Jeff Yuan. “NIO’s high standards in quality and innovation continue to challenge us to refine our processes and improve efficiency. As the partnership evolves, we will continue to support next-generation intelligent manufacturing with our automation and engineering capabilities.”

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Geotab Launches GO Anywhere Plus in Malaysia to Help Businesses Improve Asset Visibility and Utilisation

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New asset tracking solution helps organisations locate and manage valuable powered and non-powered assets across distributed operations

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Nov. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Geotab, a global leader in connected operations, video telematics and AI-powered insights, today announced the launch of GO Anywhere Plus in Malaysia, expanding access to enhanced asset tracking capabilities that help organisations better monitor and manage valuable powered and non-powered assets across their operations.

Malaysia’s transportation and storage sector continued to expand in 2025. According to the Department of Statistics Malaysia, the transportation and storage subsector grew by 9.0% in 2025, following 10.9% growth in 2024.

For organisations managing vehicles, trailers, equipment and other valuable assets across multiple locations, maintaining visibility can help businesses better understand how resources are deployed and utilised. This comes as Malaysia continues to advance the adoption of smarter logistics technologies, with the Malaysian Investment Development Authority highlighting real-time tracking of goods and assets as one capability that can support greater visibility across logistics operations.

While organisations may use telematics to monitor fleet vehicles, non-powered assets such as trailers, containers and equipment may require different approaches to maintaining visibility. GO Anywhere Plus brings fleet and asset intelligence together, giving organisations greater insight into asset location and usage across their operations.

Fully integrated with MyGeotab®, GO Anywhere Plus enables organisations to manage vehicles and assets through a single platform. Beyond location tracking, the solution provides insights into asset usage, including ignition status and engine hours for powered equipment, to support maintenance planning, asset recovery and more effective resource allocation.

“As Malaysia’s logistics ecosystem evolves, organisations are looking at how technology and data can support more efficient management of the assets behind their operations,” said Ezanne Soh, Associate Vice President, Southeast Asia, Geotab. “For businesses managing vehicles alongside equipment and other mobile assets, bringing fleet and asset intelligence together can provide a clearer operational picture. Greater insight into how assets are deployed and utilised can help organisations make more informed decisions and manage resources more effectively.”

Helping Organisations Improve Asset Visibility and Resource Utilisation

As organisations manage assets across different locations and operations, understanding where those assets are and how they are being utilised can support better deployment decisions, equipment availability and resource allocation.

GO Anywhere Plus helps organisations:

Know Where Assets Are: Monitor the location of powered and non-powered assets through a single platform.Maximise Asset Utilisation: Better understand asset usage to support deployment decisions, improve productivity and reduce unnecessary expenditure.Protect Valuable Equipment: Support the recovery of misplaced or stolen assets while reducing time spent searching for critical equipment.

Together, these capabilities give organisations greater oversight of valuable assets across their operations, helping them manage resources more effectively.

The launch of GO Anywhere Plus further expands Geotab’s connected operations capabilities in Malaysia, helping organisations bring fleet and asset data together to support more efficient, connected operations.

For more information about GO Anywhere Plus, please visit: https://www.geotab.com/apac/products/go-anywhere-plus/ 

About Geotab

Geotab is a global leader in connected operations, video telematics and AI-powered insights. Trusted by more than 100,000 customers — from small and mid-size fleets to Fortune 500 enterprises and public-sector organisations, including the U.S. federal government, Geotab connects approximately 6 million vehicles and assets and processes 100 billion data points daily. With ISO/IEC 27001:2022, SOC2, FIPS 140-3 and FedRAMP authorisations, Geotab’s open platform and 700+ partner ecosystem unify safety, compliance and operations in a single system. Our mission: a safer, more efficient, and more sustainable world in motion. Learn more at www.geotab.com/apac/ and follow us on LinkedIn or visit Geotab News and Views.

GEOTAB and GEOTAB MARKETPLACE are registered trademarks of Geotab Inc. in Canada, the United States and/or other countries.

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