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Israel-based online marketplace Fiverr on Thursday launched a tool powered by artificial intelligence for designing company logos.

The Fiverr Logo Maker asks users several questions about their business and style preferences, including the brand name, slogan and industry. They are presented with style options including a classic or modern look, fun or serious, and traditional or sophisticated.

The automated program then takes over and generates an array of logos in several seconds. Each branding option generated by the program presents several variations, with different colors, fonts and designs. Examples of the emblems are also projected onto cups, business cards and phone screens.

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The logos are based on the work of top designers on Fiverr, which are then adjusted by the automated tools to suit the specific users needs and preferences.

It is free for Fiverr members to try, but they must pay to download a branding package and gain rights to the logos. The branding package includes the logo in different formats, sizes, and colors, and a social media kit.

The tool seeks to combine artificial intelligence and human creativity amid fears that automation will replace jobs.

The power of Fiverr Logo Maker rests in its approach to combining the creative artwork designed by Fiverr community members and its intuitive AI algorithms that allow it to generate relevant, effective logos for businesses in a few clicks, the company said in a statement.

Automation will not displace human imagination and creativity, rather, the technologys impact will be in supporting and enhancing fundamental human capabilities. The future of work is one where AI supports more people, to create more with less effort, Fiverr founder and CEO Micha Kaufman said in a statement.

Fiverrs co-founder and CEO, Micha Kaufman (Courtesy: Yuval Taog)

As a company that puts our community first, we believe our approach to building smart AI tools not only supports their efforts in delivering exceptional work, but also bolsters their opportunities for work and earning potential, Kaufman said.

Fiverr connects business with freelancers offering digital services, such as copy editing or website consulting. The company said it has served over 5.5 million businesses and carried out over 50 million transactions. It supports freelancers in 160 countries working in 300 service categories.

The company went public on the New York Stock Exchange in June 2019. It trades under the ticker FVRR and has a market cap of $836 million.

It was founded in 2010 by Shai Wininger and Micha Kaufman.

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Many people think thatenterprise service management(ESM) isall about adapting the concepts ofIT service management (ITSM)to other areas of the business.

That's not quite the case, and there are two things you should be concerned about.First, many ITSM implementations are really not service management; they are at best implementations of process management or IT operations management.

Many IT organizations missed the boat in terms of ITservice management.Yes, you can apply ITSMto justIT operations, but this method does not represent a complete approach to ITSM.Other parts of the IT organization, such as application development and information security, make significant contributions to the co-creation of value and business outcomes based on the use of technology.

Which leads to my second concern.If you extend this same approach to adoption of service management concepts into the enterprise, your ESM project will fail.

ESM isan organizational capability for delivering desired outcomes and value by leveraging the resources of the entire enterprise in a holistic, integrated way.

Here's why ESM must evolve.

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Many organizations are moving forward with what they are calling ESM.This typically involves expanding the use of theexisting ITSM tool more broadly into the organization.

One approach involvesestablishing a central service desk for the organizationcreating one point ofcontact forany issue or request. Organizations that take this approach may have some defined workflows, but those are often no more than a dispatcher of specific tasks to specific departments.

Many organizations expand the use of their IT self-service portals into enterprise self-service portals.This provides internal resources with a one-stop interface forrequesting and receiving certain defined products, service actions, or access to resources. But in many cases the requester must know exactly what they need in order to place the right request.

Another approach is to implement specific modules, or sets of prepackaged workflows, within the ITSM tool for specific use by other departments.These modules typically use the same vernacular used within that department; for example, an HR module would refer to an "employee," while anITSM module would refer to a "user."

The modules would also includepredefined workflows for specific activities performed within that department. This approach allows those departments to leverage the capabilities of the ITSM tool.

So, what's wrong with any of that? you might be thinking.

While extending the ITSM tool solution to other departments may improve the ROI of the tool,it doesn't necessarily result in an enterprise approach to service management.Infact, it may exacerbate and further reinforce any silo mentality that may exist within the organization.

And while data from various departments may be stored with a single ITSM tool, workflows typically don't cross departmental domainsunless additional modules, coding, or customization is done within the tool.

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Among other things, ESM should support workflows that themselves measureenterprisevalue streams.A value stream is the sequence of activities required to design, produce, and deliver a good or service to a customer. (See Value Stream Mapping: How to Visualize Work and Align Leadership for Organizational Transformation, by KarenMartin and MikeOsterling.)

Value streams already exist within every enterprise, although they may not be well-understood or documented.People within an organization may not understand their role or contribution within a value stream.Good ESM would address these issues.

Good ESM will help break down any silo mentality that exists within an organization.Frankly, organizations that are working within silos cannot react or respond quickly to changes in marketsand the overallbusiness.

The ability for enterprises to adapt and respond quickly in the digital age is critical.Good ESM allows the organization to act holistically, rather than as a collection of parts.

Good ESM results in defined and documented enterprise workflows thatin turncan be automated.Enterprise workflows that are well-designed and frictionless result in better experiences for both customers and employees.

ESMtools have essentially evolved as extensions of traditional IT service management software. ITSM tool vendors may see themselves as evolving into an ERP system for organization-wide workflows.

Unfortunately, today's service management platforms typically are extended into the enterprise by bolting on new modules for HR or procurement or other business areas. They don't necessarily handle end-to-end, cross-functional value streams without customization.

A true ESM system would handle these value streamsandenable process automation across a business's value streams.

Is this where ITSM platforms are going? So far, I'm not seeing that. But it's where the market needs to go.

But the huge lesson learnedfrom ITSM implementations that must be applied to ESM adoption is that it takes more than just technology to have an effective service management system.

Cultural change is the most significant challenge for ESM.The departments within many organizations are more focused on meeting their internal departmental goals and less on achieving organizational goals. ESM shifts the focus from individual departmental efforts to enterprise outcomes.

Many organizations suffer from the lack of cross-departmental views of the flow of information across the enterprise.Individual departments may know what they do, but they do not know how what they do fits in within the rest of the company.

Perhaps the most significant challenge facing ESM adoption is the lack of ownership for end-to-end outcomes. In most organizations, there is no individual, other than the CEO, whohas enterprise-wide responsibility for outcomes.

Typically, those reporting to a CEO have ownership of onlyspecific enterprise outcomes.For example, the human resources department is concerned onlywith human resources.The finance organization is focused only on financial systems. While individually each of these outcomes is important, no one owns the value streams that flow across the organization.

The most important aspect of ESM adoption is to make sure you put the "enterprise"into ESM. Here are some things you should do to get your ESM adoptions started correctly.

Invest in teaching the business about the business.Many employees are unaware of how the business operates outside of their own area or department.

Create customer journey maps. Once the domain of marketing departments, customer journey maps are a great way for the entire enterprise to understand how customers interact with a company. Customer journey maps follow an "outside-in"approach, looking at an organization from the customer perspective.Where are the touch points between the customer and the company?How does technology support those interactions?What company resources are involved within each of those interactions?

Engage in value stream mapping.If a customer journey map represents the outside-inperspective, value stream maps represent the internal, end-to-end view of the flow of information and goods from demand to delivery.How dovalue, information, andmaterials flow from customer demand to customer fulfillment? Where are the handoffs within the enterprise? How does technology support or enable those handoffs?

Just extending the use of an ITSM tool into the organization is not ESM.True ESM takes a holistic view of how an organization works together to deliver the desired outcomes and value for both the enterprise and its customers.

ITSM tools must evolve to support ESM by supporting and automating the end-to-end workflows that underpin the value streams of an enterprise.

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Advances to ReversingLabs Titanium Platform Deliver Transparent and Trusted Malware Insights that Address Security Skills Gap

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 18, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ReversingLabs, a leading provider of explainable threat intelligence solutions today announced new and enhanced capabilities for its Titanium Platform, including new machine learning algorithm models, explainable classification and out-of-the-box security information and event management (SIEM) plug-ins, security, orchestration, automation and response (SOAR) playbooks, and MITRE ATT&CK Framework support. Introducing a new level of threat intelligence, the Titanium Platform now delivers explainable insights and verification that better support humans in the incident response decision making process. ReversingLabs has been named as a ML-Based Machine Learning Binary Analysis Sample Provider within Gartners 2019 Emerging Technologies and Trends Impact Radar: Security1.. ReversingLabs will showcase its new Titanium Platform at RSA 2020, February 24-28 in San Francisco, Moscone Center, Booth #3311 in the South Expo.

As digital initiatives continue to gain momentum, companies are exposed to an increasing number of threat vectors fueled by a staggering volume of data that contains countless malware infected files and objects, demanding new requirements from the IT teams that support them, said Mario Vuksan, CEO and Co-founder, ReversingLabs. Its no wonder security operations teams struggle to manage incident response. Combine the complexity of threats with blind black box detection engine verdicts, and a lack of analyst experience, skill and time, and teams are crippled by their inability to effectively understand and take action against these increased risks. The current and future threat landscape requires a different approach to threat intelligence and detection that automates time-intensive threat research efforts with the level of detail analysts need to better understand events, improve productivity and refine their skills.

According to Gartners Emerging Technologies and Trends Impact Radar: Security, Gartner estimates that ML-based file analysis has grown at 35 percent over the past year in security technology products with endpoint products being first movers to adopt this new technology.2

Black Box to Glass Box VerdictsBecause signature, AI and machine learning-based threat classifications from black box detection engines come with little to no context, security analysts are left in the dark as to why a verdict was determined, negatively impacting their ability to verify threats, take informed action and extend critical job skills. That lack of context and transparency propelled ReversingLabs to develop a new glass box approach to threat intelligence and detection designed to better inform human understanding first. Security operations teams using ReversingLabs Titanium Platform with patent-pending Explainable Machine Learning can automatically inspect, unpack, and classify threats as before, but with the added capability of verifying these threats in context with transparent, easy to understand results. By applying new machine learning algorithms to identify threat indicators, ReversingLabs enables security teams to more quickly and accurately identify and classify unknown threats.

Key Features Available now with Explainable Machine Learning, ReversingLabs platform inspires confidence in threat detection verdicts amongst security operations teams through a transparent and context-aware diagnosis, automating manual threat research with results humans can interpret to take informed action on zero day threats, while simultaneously fueling continuous education and the upskilling of analysts. ReversingLabs Explainable Machine Learning is based on machine learning-based binary file analysis, providing high-speed analysis, feature extraction and classification that can be used to enhance telemetry provided to incident response analysts. Key features of ReversingLabs updated platform include:

-- Explainable MachineLearning o Patent-pending Binary Machine Learning Classification Models o New threat-specific machine learning algorithms for a variety of malware types o Explainable Malware Classification Indicators in a human readable format that brings understanding to file classification for security analysts -- Explainable SIEM & SOAR ThreatIntelligence o Integration with leading SIEM platforms, including new or enhanced APIs for Splunk Enterprise and Microsoft Azure Sentinel o Integration to leading SOAR platforms including new or enhanced APIs for Splunk Phantom -- Explainable Threat Insight Dashboards o MITRE ATT&CK Framework Support: Explainable indicators mapped to the MITRE ATT&CK framework for actionable analyst remediation o File Intelligence Dashboard: Enhanced summary of the organizations overall security posture with at-a-glance views into top malware families investigated with human readable understanding broken out by type, and extracted network observables. o New Timeline Analysis Panel: Visualizes zero-day events identified by ReversingLabs before and in comparison to third party detection engines

Effective machine learning results depend on having the right volume, structure, and quality of data to convert information into a relevant finding, said Vijay Doradla, Chief Business Officer at SparkCognition. With access to ReversingLabs cloud extensive repository, we have the breadth, depth, and scale of data necessary to train our machine learning models. Accurate classification and detection of threats fuels the machine learning-driven predictive security model leveraged in our DeepArmor next-generation endpoint protection platform.

1, 2 Gartner, Emerging Technologies and Trends Impact Radar: Security, Lawrence Pingree, et al, 13 November 2019

About ReversingLabsReversingLabs helps Security Operations Center (SOC) teams identify, detect and respond to the latest attacks, advanced persistent threats and polymorphic malware by providing explainable threat intelligence into destructive files and objects.ReversingLabs technology is used by the worlds most advanced security vendors and deployed across all industries searching for a better way to get at the root of the web, mobile, email, cloud, app development and supply chain threat problem, of which files and objects have become major risk contributors.

ReversingLabs Titanium Platform provides broad integration support with more than 4,000 unique file and object formats, speeds detection of malicious objects through automated static analysis, prioritizing the highest risks with actionable detail in only .005 seconds. With unmatched breadth and privacy, the platform accurately detects threats through explainable machine learning models, leveraging the largest repository of malware in the industry, containing more than 10 billion files and objects. Delivering transparency and trust, thousands of human readable indicators explain why a classification and threat verdict was determined, while integrating at scale across the enterprise with connectors that support existing SIEM, SOAR, threat intelligence platform and sandbox investments, reducing incident response time for SOC analysts, while providing high priority and detailed threat information for hunters to take quick action. Learn more at https://www.reversinglabs.com, or connect on LinkedIn or Twitter.

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MedEvolve, Inc., a leading provider of data-driven solutions that provide unmatched transparency, automation and accountability for healthcare organizations, today unveiled its AI-powered Financial Clearance Workflow Automation platform. The solution leverages visual cues and natural workflow automation to ensure resources are used effectively, financial data is transparent and accurate, revenue cycle risk is minimal, and any necessary follow up or action is easy to identify.

Financial clearance, known to many as pre-registration, comprises all the tasks a healthcare organization should complete before the patient arrives for an appointment. This ensures patients are aware and accountable for any balance owed (past, present and future), and that all necessary information has been verified or collected (demographics, benefits, eligibility, pre-certifications, etc.). Taking these steps allows the claim to move through the revenue cycle without issue or delay.

The number one thing healthcare executives are worried about is how to reduce spend and improve receivables -- and that has everything to do with identifying what you can control when it comes to financial assurances, said Matt Seefeld, Executive Vice President for MedEvolve. Our new platform facilitates work, actions and information required before the patient walks through the door, so practices eliminate risks up front and minimize the chances of missing out on revenue later. Its really about peace of mind and making informed decisions about your practice.

MedEvolve Financial Clearance Workflow Automation provides visual cues so practice executives know where each patient is in the financial clearance process, in real-time, and what needs to happen next. By ensuring that providers have financial sponsorship before delivering care to patients, practices can strengthen their revenue cycles and improve net revenues. Ultimately, providers improve patient engagement by offering more flexibility in scheduling and payment plans, as well as eliminating surprise billing.

People always ask me, what can I do to improve the back-end of the revenue cycle? and I always say, fix the front-end. There are a lot of people and processes involved between scheduling and billing, which means a lot of room for error, said Seefeld. Weve invested a significant amount of time and resources to find the smartest, most natural way for practices to gain transparency into their current processes, avoid denials, understand write-offs, improve training, establish accountability and more.

Financial Clearance Workflow Automation also helps to ensure that practices have the right people in the right positions. Providers can free up staff to focus on the necessary tasks, monitor productivity, establish accountability measures, and provide additional training where needed. On top of that, staff have visibility into their own performance, which boosts morale by empowering them to take ownership in their roles.

We knew our front desk staff were making mistakes, but we didn't know how to resolve them because we couldnt identify the problem areas. We didnt know what changes to make or where the mistakes were being made, said Maryanne Thompson, Controller for MidLantic Urology. Now, if I see Front Desk Denial: COB in our workflow, I can click to see who in which office isnt checking in advance so I can train that person. Our front-line staff feel empowered. They want to know if they missed somethingif they forgot to check insurance for example. It is boosting staff morale and were constantly improving based on the data.

Financial Clearance Workflow Automation joins MedEvolves full suite of solutions designed to eliminate staffing challenges and reduce the cost to collect. To learn more, visit http://www.medevolve.com.

About MedEvolve

MedEvolve empowers physician practices to work smarter with data-driven solutions that provide unmatched transparency, automation and accountability. Our suite of analytics software and services, including MedEvolve RCM Scorecard, is designed to uncover cash opportunities, identify problem areas and resolve issues quickly to improve financial, operational and clinical performance. MedEvolves Workflow Automation solutions eliminate the guess work from managing a practices revenue cycle and leverage AI to define what needs to be worked, when and by whom. In addition, MedEvolve offers Practice Management (PM) technology that can integrate with any EHR and, Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) technology and services. Visit http://www.medevolve.com to learn more.

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In a report released yesterday, Scott Graham from Rosenblatt Securities maintained a Hold rating on Rockwell Automation (ROK), with a price target of $217.00. The companys shares closed last Monday at $198.74, close to its 52-week high of $207.94.

According to TipRanks.com, Graham is a 4-star analyst with an average return of 7.8% and a 63.6% success rate. Graham covers the Industrial Goods sector, focusing on stocks such as AO Smith, Pentair, and Ametek.

Rockwell Automation has an analyst consensus of Hold, with a price target consensus of $193.11.

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Rockwell Automations market cap is currently $23.09B and has a P/E ratio of 25.44. The company has a Price to Book ratio of 32.20.

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Rockwell Automation, Inc. engages in the provision of industrial automation and information services. It operates through the following segments: Architecture and Software, and Control Products and Solutions . The Architecture and Software segment contains hardware, software, and communication components of its integrated control and information architecture which are capable of controlling the customers industrial processes and connecting with their business enterprise. The Control Products and Solutions segment combines a portfolio of intelligent motor control and industrial control products, application expertise, and project management capabilities. The company was founded in 1928 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, WI.

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What is the single most significant trend you see in enterprise adoption of automation over the last year? How do you see it panning out to impact the industry over 2020?

Intelligent (AI-driven) automation will replace rules-based automation. While many RPA platforms now offer AI capabilities, historically, RPA and AI have been used as two separate applications one is rules-based, and the other is adaptive and predictive. Over the next year, RPA and process analytics will become entirely infused with AI and machine learning (ML), accelerating process mining and discovery, and dramatically simplifying human effort in these areas. Automation Anywhere has been engaging in this area and our software bots will be able to automatically identify the best business processes to automate, act upon this insight, and optimize deployments to guarantee the best possible results.

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This is not the first time you are joining a team as the first CIO. What typical challenges do you see the very first head of IT faces in a company? How do you mitigate them?

Often, CIOs biggest challenge is managing and prioritizing a myriad of opportunities available so that their organization is in the best position to evolve and thrive. More importantly, as the first CIO of Automation Anywhere, my goal is to provide governance and harness the positive momentum that we have experienced during the companys steady growth and become a partner to the product, marketing, and sales teams.

One of my priorities at Automation Anywhere is to set up a Center of Excellence (CoE) to implement thousands of bots internally to automate end-to-end business processes. The company has more than 200 bots deployed internally, with expectations to grow that number to 500 bots in the coming months and over 1,000 or more in the next year to 18 months. My job is to remove roadblocks to internal automation of processes and arm our team with the knowledge and confidence to tell us how we can use our RPA tools to save time, effort and make our work more human.

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In your experience, which vertical is seeing the most significant adoption, and reaping the highest benefit form RPA?

A fascinating aspect of RPA is that almost any industry can benefit from utilizing this powerful technology. A report from Futurum Research commissioned by Automation Anywhere found that the media and publishing sector has been the most eager to embrace automation, with 87.5 percent of respondents claiming that their firms have already implemented some form of RPA. The complete digitization of media has driven companies and content publishers to replace manual content and media management processes with flexible, adaptable, machine-learning-based automated solutions.

There is no more doubt about RPA adoption in enterprises. But it is also true that enterprises need to be ready for this kind of process transformation. What do you advise companies planning to adopt RPA for benefits? What should they do to be, so to speak, RPA ready?

RPA will transform business, but thats not a given. There is the right way as well as the wrong way to implement RPA. Adoption is a long-term journey of creating change that will empower the workforce to become more productive and creative. The RPA journey is closely connected to digital transformation. Creating an enterprise-wide strategic move is the hallmark of successful RPA implementations. RPA, as one of the core elements of digital transformation, has the power to augment and free resources. It redefines the standards of speed, efficiency, and changes the way businesses operate both, organically and intentionally.

Discovery is the first step in ensuring your organization is RPA-ready. CIOs should start by assessing organizational fit, appetite, and readiness for RPA, and researching the available RPA tools and then begin to sketch a vision for organizational transformation. Its essential to bring in HR early to keep people at the center and establish an open, pragmatic approach from the start.

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Are there any risks associated with RPA and its rapid entry into the B2B enterprise? Have you seen any instances of such an incident? If yes, how did you eliminate it?

Ive spoken with hundreds of CIOs over the last two years, so from my vantage point in hearing about challenges at other companies, RPA offers tremendous value for businesses: dramatically reducing operating costs with near-zero error rates, 70% higher productivity gains, and infinite scalability. While RPA is the fastest-growing segment of the global enterprise software market, according to Gartner, there are still several barriers to overcome before the full promise of RPA is fulfilled.

Getting a deployment off the ground can be the hardest part. The largest stumbling block I see is the need for proper RPA skills and training. Integrating emerging technologies with an existing workforce is challenging. Automation not only stands to change how individuals perform their jobs but will transform the behavior of the organization itself. For CIOs, it will transform the IT team to do so much more impact on the rest of the company. Thats why Automation Anywhere launched Automation Anywhere University (AAU), our online RPA training academy, to prepare the workforce of today with skills for the automation-driven future. Through AAU, Automation Anywhere has trained more than 350,000 developers, business analysts, partners, and students in RPA to prepare the workforce of today for the automation-driven future.

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