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NEW YORK, Dec. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Abell Eskew Landau LLP (AEL), a boutique law firm specializing in high-profile federal criminal and civil litigation, including white collar criminal defense and False Claims Act (FCA) litigation, is proud to announce that former federal prosecutor Joshua L. Haber has joined the Firm as a Partner.

Mr. Haber joins AEL after a distinguished career in government service, both as an Assistant U.S. Attorney (AUSA) for the District of New Jersey (DNJ) and as an Assistant District Attorney (ADA) for the New York County District Attorney’s Office (DANY). As an AUSA, Mr. Haber rose to the level of Chief of the Criminal Division, the top position in the Criminal Division, where he supervised approximately 100 federal prosecutors handling criminal cases of every variety. Prior to serving as the Criminal Chief, Mr. Haber also served as the Deputy Chief of the Criminal Division, the Chief of the Economic Crimes Unit, and as an AUSA in the Health Care Fraud Unit. Mr. Haber specialized in prosecuting high-profile white-collar criminal cases. Among other notable matters, Mr. Haber supervised the prosecution of TD Bank for pervasive failures to prevent money-laundering, which resulted in $1.8 billion in criminal penalties and the first-ever guilty plea by a major bank for violating the Bank Secrecy Act. He also supervised the investigation and trial of recidivist Ponzi-schemer Eliyahu “Eli” Weinstein. And he co-led the investigation and prosecution of the largest-ever Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) case against a pharmaceutical company. He received the prestigious “Prosecutor of the Year” award three years in a row from the Federal Law Enforcement Foundation. Before his career as a federal prosecutor, Mr. Haber was a prosecutor at DANY, where he served in the Appeals Division.

“We are thrilled to welcome Josh to the firm as a partner,” said David Eskew, one of AEL’s three founding partners. “Josh’s incredible career, culminating in his promotion to the top position in the Criminal Division, speaks for itself. He is a phenomenal litigator and trial attorney with a track record of success in and out of the courtroom. He is also a wonderful person with great judgment who elevates the attorneys around him. Josh immediately complements our talented team and further enhances our ability to represent our clients in high-stakes criminal and civil litigation.”

“I’m thrilled to join the dynamic and expanding team at AEL,” said Mr. Haber. “I look forward to collaborating with this roster of highly talented and experienced attorneys as we help clients navigate their most complex challenges, both in and out of the courtroom.”

AEL was founded in 2020, just weeks before the global pandemic, by three former federal prosecutors. Since then, the Firm has grown to thirteen lawyers, boasting six former federal prosecutors hailing from the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York and the District of New Jersey, and two former prosecutors from the New York County District Attorney’s Office. AEL specializes in white collar criminal defense and federal civil litigation, with a particular focus on high-profile fraud and corruption cases and False Claims Act (FCA) litigation in New York and New Jersey. AEL also provides transactional, regulatory and compliance advice to healthcare companies. AEL is ranked as a top Firm by multiple legal peer-rating companies for its work in the areas of white-collar criminal defense, healthcare, and commercial litigation.

For more information about AEL and Mr. Haber, please visit aellaw.com. The foregoing press release may contain attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes in future cases. 

Contact: David Eskew
(646) 970-7342
deskew@aellaw.com

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Project is expanding low-cost clean energy to more than 300 businesses across 15 U.S. retail properties.

NEW YORK, Dec. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Sunstone Credit, Inc., a commercial solar loan platform that helps businesses switch to distributed energy, announced today the completion of financing for its third commercial and industrial (C&I) solar program portfolio with King Energy. This expands the Sunstone-King Energy partnership to 15 commercial properties, supporting more than 5 MWdc of distributed solar capacity and generating over 8,000 MWh of electricity annually for tenants across multiple U.S. markets.

The program will deliver solar energy to over 300 local businesses, a majority of which operate in low and medium-income (LMI) communities.

For many of these tenants, rooftop solar represents one of the most practical tools to counter rising energy costs while supporting sustainability priorities. By pairing Sunstone’s financing expertise with King Energy’s multi-tenant solar model, the partners continue to expand access to clean energy in a cost-effective, community-centered way.

Implementing solar on commercial rooftops has become a straightforward method for supporting small businesses, and both companies share the view that distributed generation can deliver meaningful financial relief at the local level.

“Bringing cost-effective solar to everyday businesses is core to our mission,” said Josh Goldberg, Co-Founder & CEO of Sunstone Credit. “This portfolio demonstrates how purpose-built financing and strong development partners can expand clean energy access at scale. Working with King Energy allows us to reach hundreds of tenants who benefit directly from lower, more predictable energy costs.”

King Energy develops, installs, and manages solar programs purpose-built for multi-tenant commercial properties. Through virtual net metering and its enterprise-grade OneBill™ platform, King Energy consolidates utility and solar charges into a single transaction, simplifying participation for tenants and enabling property owners to add revenue without operational burden.

“This portfolio shows how effective the right partnership can be,” said John Witchel, CEO, King Energy. “Sunstone brings a financing platform that makes commercial solar practical at scale, and that aligns perfectly with our mission to deliver systems that make financial sense for property owners and their tenants. Their support strengthens our ability to bring long-term, cost-saving energy programs to communities nationwide, particularly for small businesses facing rising utility costs.”

The collaboration between Sunstone and King Energy reinforces both companies’ shared belief that rooftop solar is one of the most accessible ways to bring affordable, clean energy to local commercial districts.

For more information, visit SunstoneCredit.com.

About Sunstone Credit

Sunstone Credit is on a mission to unleash American energy dominance for businesses of all sizes. Sitting at the intersection of energy, finance, and technology, Sunstone has built a best-in-class technology platform and partnered with leading financial institutions and a national network of solar developers to provide business borrowers access to simple, affordable, and easy-to-understand solar loan products with flexible terms and a streamlined application process. When commercial customers go solar using Sunstone’s products, they save money, exercise energy choice and drive an energy dominant future for all. Learn more at sunstonecredit.com.

About King Energy

King Energy makes financial sense for commercial property owners and tenants by transforming underutilized rooftops into long-term energy assets. As the nationwide leader in multi-tenant commercial solar, King Energy installs, owns, and operates solar and battery systems at no cost to property owners. Its enterprise-grade OneBill™ software platform simplifies tenant billing, and its long-term operations model ensures a low-friction experience for property owners and consistent savings for tenants. Discover more at kingenergy.com.

Contact: Tori Moon
Phone: 1-800-781-1765
Email: media@kingenergy.com

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Marking over half a century in business, Mercury Carpet & Flooring celebrates its 55th anniversary, reaffirming its commitment to quality flooring solutions and customer satisfaction in Jacksonville. 

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Dec. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Mercury Carpet & Flooring is commemorating 55 years of dedicated service to families, offering quality flooring solutions. The local company, situated at 5911 Beach Blvd in Jacksonville, FL, has been a cornerstone of the community, providing flooring services for over half a century. This milestone marks a legacy of commitment to customer care and superior products.

To explore the wide selection of flooring options and discover how Mercury Carpet & Flooring can transform your home, visit www.mercurycarpet.com. Contact them today to schedule a consultation and take advantage of their expertise.

“Celebrating 55 years in business is a significant achievement, and it reflects the hard work, dedication, and expertise of our entire team at Mercury Carpet & Flooring. We are incredibly proud to have served generations of families in Jacksonville,” said Dan Tristan, President. “Helping them create beautiful and comfortable homes with our wide selection of flooring options.”

This anniversary is a testament to Mercury Carpet & Flooring’s enduring commitment to providing exceptional service and top-notch flooring solutions. The company’s long-standing presence in the community underscores its reliability and dedication to meeting the needs of its customers. Over the years, Mercury Carpet & Flooring has become synonymous with quality and care in the flooring industry.

Here are some of the key features that have contributed to Mercury Carpet & Flooring’s success:

• Extensive Experience: With over 55 years in the business, Mercury Carpet & Flooring brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to every project.
• Customer-Centric Approach: The company prioritizes customer satisfaction, ensuring that each client receives personalized attention and tailored solutions.
• Quality Products: Mercury Carpet & Flooring offers a wide range of high-quality flooring options to suit various styles and budgets.
• Local Expertise: As a local company, Mercury Carpet & Flooring understands the unique needs and preferences of Jacksonville families.
• Community Focused: With a long history of serving the area, Mercury Carpet & Flooring is deeply rooted in the community and committed to giving back.

Mercury Carpet & Flooring invites the community to celebrate this milestone and looks forward to continuing to serve families with care and quality for many years to come.

Media Contact: Dan Tristan 904-463-2823

MERCURY CARPET & FLOORING Local Flooring Company Celebrates 50+ Years of Serving Families with Care and Quality Jacksonville, FL — Founded by the late Joe and Victoria Namen, Mercury Carpet & Flooring has been a trusted name in Northeast Florida homes for more than five decades. Since 1970, the family-founded company has helped generations of families create warm, welcoming spaces — one floor at a time. Serving communities from Jacksonville and Orange Park to Ponte Vedra Beach, St. John’s County, Atlantic Beach, and St. Marys, Georgia, Mercury Carpet & Flooring takes the time to help customers find flooring that truly fits their life — from kids and pets to coastal humidity and everyday living. “Flooring is where life happens,” said Dan Tristan, President. “It’s where kids play, where holidays happen, where we gather and make memories. Every project we take on is personal — we treat it like we’re working in our own home.” While national retailers often emphasize volume and price, Mercury Carpet & Flooring remains committed to quality and longevity. With a showroom that now exceeds 10,000 square feet, the company helps homeowners invest confidently in materials built to last — and in craftsmanship they can trust. As Mercury Carpet & Flooring celebrates 55 years in business, the company remains devoted to helping homeowners enhance their spaces with honesty, craftsmanship, and care — continuing a tradition of service that has made them a trusted name for generations. Mercury Carpet & Flooring Phone: 904-399-5020 • Website: www.MercuryCarpet.com Leadership: Dan Tristan, President • John Namen, Vice President • Cristal Devenburg, General Manager

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WASHINGTON and ATLANTA, Dec. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The HBCU Green Fund (The Green Fund), in partnership with its youth-led Sustainable Africa Futures Network, hosted a powerful side event connecting 18 countries during the recent United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belém, Brazil. The gathering showcased a bold model for climate innovation across Africa and the United States and marked the global launch of the organization’s Power of 10 Campaign-an ambitious initiative to raise $10 on behalf of every HBCU student to support youth-driven climate projects in frontline communities.

“Today is the global launch of our Power of 10 Campaign, and we are thrilled to begin this effort with the energy of young leaders from across the U.S., Africa, and the Diaspora,” said Felicia Davis, founder of the HBCU Green Fund. “With more than two million Black college students in the U.S., why not 10x our ambition? This campaign belongs to the youth—they will decide how these resources are used, and our job is to support their vision for real climate justice.”

Moderated by HBCU Green Fund board member, Dr. Frances Roberts-Gregory, the hybrid event connected youth leaders via Zoom with panelists from the United States, Uganda, Nigeria, Ghana, and Malawi onsite in the Digital Innovation Pavilion in Belém. Delegates discussed COP30 negotiations and highlighted transformative projects supported by The Green Fund, including:

Uganda — vertical farming, digital agriculture innovation & refugee resilience
“For refugees and displaced people who have already lost so much, climate justice means giving them the tools to rebuild their lives with dignity,” said Denise Ayebare, founder of Better Life International. Her team works in the world’s second-largest refugee-hosting country. Ayebare developed a Soil App that lets farmers scan soil and crops with a smartphone to diagnose soil health, moisture, pH, and plant conditions. The tool connects farmers to real markets and climate-smart practices.

Ghana — zero-emission transport & climate-smart agriculture
“When you invest in youth, you invest in resilience, opportunity, and justice,” said Hussein Kassim, founder of the Center for Climate and Sustainability Empowerment. In Ghana, youth are designing solutions such as low-cost zero-emission transport prototypes for campus and community use, circular-economy plastic-recycling initiatives, and climate-smart agriculture pilots in vulnerable communities with HBCU Green Fund support, demonstrating the power of small grants to create replicable community solutions.

Malawi — youth climate leadership and tree reforestation
“Small, consistent actions can transform entire communities,” said Malango Kayira, who leads a multi-school climate leadership program. Through the Green Schools, Green Future initiative, her team planted 10,000 trees across five primary schools, teaching children ages 6–14 how to steward land, conserve water, and understand climate impacts. Malango’s movement also trains secondary-school youth on climate negotiations, ensuring early exposure to global processes and building a pipeline of future climate leaders.

Nigeria — grassroots adaptation and climate education
“Adaptation is not just a policy term—it is the difference between survival and loss for millions of people,” said Lucky Abeng, founder of the EcoSteward Humanitarian Foundation. In Nigeria, his organization runs climate-justice education for primary and secondary students, supports community tree-growing initiatives, and trains rural and urban youth on real-world adaptation—from drought-resilient agriculture to flood-response strategies. “With the Power of 10, we can equip young people to protect land, food, and future generations,” adds Abeng, who led a delegation of 25 climate leaders to COP30.

As part of their preparation for COP30, The Green Fund’s youth-led Sustainable Africa Futures Network—whose guiding theme is One Struggle, One Future—met at the Africa Climate Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to finalize their African Youth Climate Justice Statement, representing youth voices across Africa and the Diaspora. The intention was to deliver the statement publicly in Belém. However, on Thursday, just as the Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA) began its press conference, a major fire broke out in the COP30 venue, forcing a full evacuation. As a result, the youth were unable to formally present their demands reflecting the priorities of young people on the frontlines of the climate crisis.

Youth demands are unequivocal: honor and expand Loss and Damage commitments, cancel climate-related debt, and provide direct funding to grassroots, youth-led climate solutions. Center Africa in global climate decisions by ending neocolonial carbon offset schemes, ensuring meaningful representation, and safeguarding Indigenous lands through community stewardship. Invest in a just transition by expanding youth-led renewable energy, agroecology, and green job programs with real training-to-employment pathways. Although the statement was not delivered in the plenary, these demands continued to guide the youth’s advocacy.

After the climate conference, members of the delegation traveled to Brasília to broadcast the March of Black Women for Reparation and Well-Being live to the organization’s members. They joined more than 300,000 Black women from across Brazil and the Diaspora.

For the HBCU Green Fund, the march underscored exactly why the Power of 10 Campaign matters: marginalized communities are leading, and small investments can unlock transformative solutions. Connecting COP30’s youth climate leadership with this historic mobilization for justice made clear that the fight for climate, racial, and gender justice is one struggle—and one future. The Power of 10 Campaign will continue through 2026, fueling youth-led projects across Africa and HBCU campuses. To support the Power of 10 Campaign visit: https://hbcugreenfund.org/donate/.

ABOUT THE HBCU GREEN FUND

The HBCU Green Fund advances climate action, sustainability, and environmental justice by investing in Black educational institutions, community innovation, and youth leadership. Since 2016, the organization has supported and trained youth delegations from HBCUs and African nations to participate in UN climate processes. Its Africa office headquartered in Dakar directed by Cheikhou Thiome, together with the US DC office directed by Illai Kenney, supports Sustainable Africa Futures Network youth-led climate projects and leadership development across HBCUs, Africa, and the African Diaspora.

CONTACT: Edrea Davis, Jazzmyne PR
PHONE: 818.613.9521
EMAIL: edmedia@dogonvillage.com

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Outer Banks Visitors Bureau Reflects on Coastal Community Stewardship

MANTEO, N.C., Dec. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The Outer Banks Visitors Bureau announces the Volunteer OBX portal launch, an online hub that will connect visitors and residents with volunteer opportunities at area non-profits and community events on the Outer Banks in 2026. “Tourism should strengthen the place it touches,” says Lee Nettles, Executive Director of the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau. “We have fundamentally changed the way that we look at tourism and are continually looking at new opportunities to harness its power to do more good in and for the community.” The new hub will empower Dare County, North Carolina non-profits and government entities with free tools to better schedule, manage and communicate with volunteers, while making it easier for the community to search and select the volunteer opportunities that fit their schedule and interests.

This latest lean into volunteering is an example of the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau’s ongoing commitment to responsible growth, destination stewardship and a deep awareness of tourism’s impacts on the community. This commitment is embodied by the Outer Banks Long-Range Tourism Management Plan (LRTMP), a 10-year roadmap that aims to help leverage the power of tourism to balance resident quality of life and visitor quality of place, while also protecting the natural environment and preserving the history and culture of Dare County’s Outer Banks.

Noteworthy highlights from the past year include:

Voluntourism: Protecting What We Love, Together 
In 2025, the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau considerably expanded its Voluntourism program with the introduction of a Voluntourism on the OBX video series, the creation of a Voluntourism Guide for the group travel market, the establishment of the inaugural Outer Banks Volunteer Week in October and the soft launch of the new Volunteer OBX portal.

Nonprofit Partnerships & Collaborations
The Outer Banks Visitors Bureau continued its focus on cultivating new and strengthening existing community partnerships, notably within the nonprofit sector. For the third consecutive year, a deepening collaboration with the Outer Banks Community Foundation yielded the annual Nonprofit Mission Mixer and Nonprofit Knowledge Series Workshop, designed to bring local nonprofit professionals, board members and volunteers together for social and educational interaction. A new partnership with the Coastal Studies Institute led to a film screening of “The Cigarette Surfboard”, an award-winning environmental documentary in April, as well as an invitation to share updates on the LRTMP as part of their Science on the Sound lecture series in June.

Tourism Impact Grants
On November 20, the Dare County Tourism Board, the 13-member governing board of the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau, finalized awards of $1.79 million in Tourism Impact Grants for 12 local nonprofit organizations and governmental entities to assist with programs and services needed due to the impact of tourism. These grants may include, but are not limited to, multi-use paths, beach access enhancements, environmental sustainability initiatives and capital projects at cultural and historical attractions. Since 1993, the Dare County Tourism Board’s restricted fund grants have supported 233 awards to 49 local nonprofits and municipalities, resulting in $21.33 million for programs and services that provide a tangible and sustained benefit for the community.

About the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau
The Outer Banks Visitors Bureau is the official tourism authority for Dare County, North Carolina, encompassing the towns of Duck, Southern Shores, Kitty Hawk, Kill Devil Hills, Nags Head, Manteo and the islands of Roanoke and Hatteras. The Bureau promotes sustainable tourism while preserving the natural beauty and cultural heritage of North Carolina’s barrier islands. Learn more at outerbanks.org.

Contact: Aaron Tuell
Public Relations Manager
Email: tuell@outerbanks.org
Phone: 252.305.2137

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Leading vector database provider uses Amazon Graviton to enhance performance and improve cost optimization by over 20% 

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. , Dec. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — At AWS re:Invent, Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Amazon.com, Inc. company (NASDAQ: AMZN), today announced that Zilliz, the creator of the world’s most widely adopted open-source vector database Milvus, has selected AWS as its strategic cloud provider to power its global vector database solutions. Leveraging AWS’s comprehensive cloud infrastructure and generative AI capabilities, Zilliz has expanded its services to hundreds of enterprises worldwide, enabling them to build and scale AI applications across diverse industries.

Founded in 2017, Zilliz leverages AWS’s global cloud infrastructure to rapidly deploy its services without the need to manage IT infrastructure. The company’s technical team completed their deployment in AWS Region in just one month and has since reduced the average deployment time for new regions to one week. Currently, Zilliz operates across nine AWS Regions spanning North America, Europe, and Asia, ensuring low-latency access for customers worldwide.

To address the challenges of managing massive unstructured data in the AI era, Zilliz has integrated AWS’s generative AI services to help customers build high-performance, scalable vector databases using its fully managed vector database platform called Zilliz Cloud. Zilliz Cloud seamlessly integrates with Amazon Bedrock through flexible APIs to access leading foundation models, enabling customers to quickly select and switch between foundation models based on their specific needs and efficiently transforming unstructured data like text and images into AI-compatible vectors. Additionally, Zilliz Cloud supports model customization through Amazon SageMaker to adapt to various business scenarios, ensuring flexible and efficient inference capabilities. The implementation of Amazon Q has helped Zilliz’s technical team reduce information retrieval time by over 50% compared to traditional documentation review.

Leveraging AWS services, Zilliz has achieved significant improvements in resource configuration, elastic architecture, and cost optimization. Zilliz Cloud utilizes various Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) instance types to offer performance-optimized, capacity-optimized, and storage-optimized solutions for different workload requirements. Through Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS)’s container-based auto-scaling capabilities, Zilliz Cloud dynamically handles traffic spikes while maintaining stable operations. The integration with Amazon Graviton has improved cost optimization by over 20% while significantly enhancing performance.

Zilliz prioritizes security, compliance, and stability in its operations. By implementing AWS security services including Amazon Key Management Service (Amazon KMS), AWS WAF, and Amazon GuardDuty, Zilliz has built a comprehensive security framework that successfully defends against thousands of suspicious activities daily. Additionally, AWS’s extensive compliance certifications enable Zilliz to meet diverse regulatory requirements across global markets, delivering secure and compliant services to customers in different regions.

Through AWS Marketplace, Zilliz has effectively expanded its reach to a broader international customer base. It has not only accelerated Zilliz’s global business expansion but has also demonstrated steady growth in customer adoption. Through deep collaboration with AWS, Zilliz now successfully serves hundreds of industry-leading customers, continuously enabling business innovation across sectors.

“Since our founding, Zilliz has maintained a global vision,” said Rentong Guo, Partner and Product Lead at Zilliz. “AWS’s global infrastructure, comprehensive cloud services, full-stack generative AI technology, and robust business development support have helped us efficiently reach and innovate for numerous enterprise customers worldwide, achieving rapid business growth. We look forward to strengthening our collaboration with AWS to build next-generation vector database infrastructure, enabling global industry customers to fully unlock their data potential and accelerate their embrace of generative AI opportunities.”

Carol Potts, General Manager, North America ISV Sales at AWS. said: “We are excited to work with Zilliz to help organizations worldwide harness the power of their data through scalable, secure, and efficient vector database solutions. Together, we’re enabling customers to innovate faster and create more sophisticated AI applications while maintaining the highest standards of security and compliance.”

About AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is guided by customer obsession, pace of innovation, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. By democratizing technology for nearly two decades and making cloud computing and generative AI accessible to organizations of every size and industry, AWS has built one of the fastest-growing enterprise technology businesses in history. Millions of customers trust AWS to accelerate innovation, transform their businesses, and shape the future. With the most comprehensive AI capabilities and global infrastructure footprint, AWS empowers builders to turn big ideas into reality. Learn more at aws.amazon.com and follow @AWSNewsroom. 

About Zilliz

Zilliz is the company behind Milvus, the world’s most widely adopted open-source vector database. Zilliz Cloud brings that performance to production with a fully managed, cloud-native platform built for scalable, low-latency vector search and hybrid retrieval. It supports billion-scale workloads with sub-10ms latency, auto-scaling, and optimized indexes for GenAI use cases like semantic search and RAG.

Zilliz is built to make AI not just possible—but practical. With a focus on performance and cost-efficiency, it helps engineering teams move from prototype to production without overprovisioning or complex infrastructure. Over 10,000 organizations worldwide rely on Zilliz to build intelligent applications at scale.

Headquartered in Redwood Shores, California, Zilliz is backed by leading investors including Aramco’s Prosperity7 Ventures, Temasek’s Pavilion Capital, Hillhouse Capital, 5Y Capital, Yunqi Partners, Trustbridge Partners, and others. Learn more at zilliz.com.

 

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Leading vector database provider uses Amazon Graviton to enhance performance and improve cost optimization by over 20% 

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. , Dec. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — At AWS re:Invent, Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Amazon.com, Inc. company (NASDAQ: AMZN), today announced that Zilliz, the creator of the world’s most widely adopted open-source vector database Milvus, has selected AWS as its strategic cloud provider to power its global vector database solutions. Leveraging AWS’s comprehensive cloud infrastructure and generative AI capabilities, Zilliz has expanded its services to hundreds of enterprises worldwide, enabling them to build and scale AI applications across diverse industries.

Founded in 2017, Zilliz leverages AWS’s global cloud infrastructure to rapidly deploy its services without the need to manage IT infrastructure. The company’s technical team completed their deployment in AWS Region in just one month and has since reduced the average deployment time for new regions to one week. Currently, Zilliz operates across nine AWS Regions spanning North America, Europe, and Asia, ensuring low-latency access for customers worldwide.

To address the challenges of managing massive unstructured data in the AI era, Zilliz has integrated AWS’s generative AI services to help customers build high-performance, scalable vector databases using its fully managed vector database platform called Zilliz Cloud. Zilliz Cloud seamlessly integrates with Amazon Bedrock through flexible APIs to access leading foundation models, enabling customers to quickly select and switch between foundation models based on their specific needs and efficiently transforming unstructured data like text and images into AI-compatible vectors. Additionally, Zilliz Cloud supports model customization through Amazon SageMaker to adapt to various business scenarios, ensuring flexible and efficient inference capabilities. The implementation of Amazon Q has helped Zilliz’s technical team reduce information retrieval time by over 50% compared to traditional documentation review.

Leveraging AWS services, Zilliz has achieved significant improvements in resource configuration, elastic architecture, and cost optimization. Zilliz Cloud utilizes various Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) instance types to offer performance-optimized, capacity-optimized, and storage-optimized solutions for different workload requirements. Through Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS)’s container-based auto-scaling capabilities, Zilliz Cloud dynamically handles traffic spikes while maintaining stable operations. The integration with Amazon Graviton has improved cost optimization by over 20% while significantly enhancing performance.

Zilliz prioritizes security, compliance, and stability in its operations. By implementing AWS security services including Amazon Key Management Service (Amazon KMS), AWS WAF, and Amazon GuardDuty, Zilliz has built a comprehensive security framework that successfully defends against thousands of suspicious activities daily. Additionally, AWS’s extensive compliance certifications enable Zilliz to meet diverse regulatory requirements across global markets, delivering secure and compliant services to customers in different regions.

Through AWS Marketplace, Zilliz has effectively expanded its reach to a broader international customer base. It has not only accelerated Zilliz’s global business expansion but has also demonstrated steady growth in customer adoption. Through deep collaboration with AWS, Zilliz now successfully serves hundreds of industry-leading customers, continuously enabling business innovation across sectors.

“Since our founding, Zilliz has maintained a global vision,” said Rentong Guo, Partner and Product Lead at Zilliz. “AWS’s global infrastructure, comprehensive cloud services, full-stack generative AI technology, and robust business development support have helped us efficiently reach and innovate for numerous enterprise customers worldwide, achieving rapid business growth. We look forward to strengthening our collaboration with AWS to build next-generation vector database infrastructure, enabling global industry customers to fully unlock their data potential and accelerate their embrace of generative AI opportunities.”

Carol Potts, General Manager, North America ISV Sales at AWS. said: “We are excited to work with Zilliz to help organizations worldwide harness the power of their data through scalable, secure, and efficient vector database solutions. Together, we’re enabling customers to innovate faster and create more sophisticated AI applications while maintaining the highest standards of security and compliance.”

About AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is guided by customer obsession, pace of innovation, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. By democratizing technology for nearly two decades and making cloud computing and generative AI accessible to organizations of every size and industry, AWS has built one of the fastest-growing enterprise technology businesses in history. Millions of customers trust AWS to accelerate innovation, transform their businesses, and shape the future. With the most comprehensive AI capabilities and global infrastructure footprint, AWS empowers builders to turn big ideas into reality. Learn more at aws.amazon.com and follow @AWSNewsroom. 

About Zilliz

Zilliz is the company behind Milvus, the world’s most widely adopted open-source vector database. Zilliz Cloud brings that performance to production with a fully managed, cloud-native platform built for scalable, low-latency vector search and hybrid retrieval. It supports billion-scale workloads with sub-10ms latency, auto-scaling, and optimized indexes for GenAI use cases like semantic search and RAG.

Zilliz is built to make AI not just possible—but practical. With a focus on performance and cost-efficiency, it helps engineering teams move from prototype to production without overprovisioning or complex infrastructure. Over 10,000 organizations worldwide rely on Zilliz to build intelligent applications at scale.

Headquartered in Redwood Shores, California, Zilliz is backed by leading investors including Aramco’s Prosperity7 Ventures, Temasek’s Pavilion Capital, Hillhouse Capital, 5Y Capital, Yunqi Partners, Trustbridge Partners, and others. Learn more at zilliz.com.

 

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Leading vector database provider uses Amazon Graviton to enhance performance and improve cost optimization by over 20% 

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. , Dec. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — At AWS re:Invent, Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Amazon.com, Inc. company (NASDAQ: AMZN), today announced that Zilliz, the creator of the world’s most widely adopted open-source vector database Milvus, has selected AWS as its strategic cloud provider to power its global vector database solutions. Leveraging AWS’s comprehensive cloud infrastructure and generative AI capabilities, Zilliz has expanded its services to hundreds of enterprises worldwide, enabling them to build and scale AI applications across diverse industries.

Founded in 2017, Zilliz leverages AWS’s global cloud infrastructure to rapidly deploy its services without the need to manage IT infrastructure. The company’s technical team completed their deployment in AWS Region in just one month and has since reduced the average deployment time for new regions to one week. Currently, Zilliz operates across nine AWS Regions spanning North America, Europe, and Asia, ensuring low-latency access for customers worldwide.

To address the challenges of managing massive unstructured data in the AI era, Zilliz has integrated AWS’s generative AI services to help customers build high-performance, scalable vector databases using its fully managed vector database platform called Zilliz Cloud. Zilliz Cloud seamlessly integrates with Amazon Bedrock through flexible APIs to access leading foundation models, enabling customers to quickly select and switch between foundation models based on their specific needs and efficiently transforming unstructured data like text and images into AI-compatible vectors. Additionally, Zilliz Cloud supports model customization through Amazon SageMaker to adapt to various business scenarios, ensuring flexible and efficient inference capabilities. The implementation of Amazon Q has helped Zilliz’s technical team reduce information retrieval time by over 50% compared to traditional documentation review.

Leveraging AWS services, Zilliz has achieved significant improvements in resource configuration, elastic architecture, and cost optimization. Zilliz Cloud utilizes various Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) instance types to offer performance-optimized, capacity-optimized, and storage-optimized solutions for different workload requirements. Through Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS)’s container-based auto-scaling capabilities, Zilliz Cloud dynamically handles traffic spikes while maintaining stable operations. The integration with Amazon Graviton has improved cost optimization by over 20% while significantly enhancing performance.

Zilliz prioritizes security, compliance, and stability in its operations. By implementing AWS security services including Amazon Key Management Service (Amazon KMS), AWS WAF, and Amazon GuardDuty, Zilliz has built a comprehensive security framework that successfully defends against thousands of suspicious activities daily. Additionally, AWS’s extensive compliance certifications enable Zilliz to meet diverse regulatory requirements across global markets, delivering secure and compliant services to customers in different regions.

Through AWS Marketplace, Zilliz has effectively expanded its reach to a broader international customer base. It has not only accelerated Zilliz’s global business expansion but has also demonstrated steady growth in customer adoption. Through deep collaboration with AWS, Zilliz now successfully serves hundreds of industry-leading customers, continuously enabling business innovation across sectors.

“Since our founding, Zilliz has maintained a global vision,” said Rentong Guo, Partner and Product Lead at Zilliz. “AWS’s global infrastructure, comprehensive cloud services, full-stack generative AI technology, and robust business development support have helped us efficiently reach and innovate for numerous enterprise customers worldwide, achieving rapid business growth. We look forward to strengthening our collaboration with AWS to build next-generation vector database infrastructure, enabling global industry customers to fully unlock their data potential and accelerate their embrace of generative AI opportunities.”

Carol Potts, General Manager, North America ISV Sales at AWS. said: “We are excited to work with Zilliz to help organizations worldwide harness the power of their data through scalable, secure, and efficient vector database solutions. Together, we’re enabling customers to innovate faster and create more sophisticated AI applications while maintaining the highest standards of security and compliance.”

About AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is guided by customer obsession, pace of innovation, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. By democratizing technology for nearly two decades and making cloud computing and generative AI accessible to organizations of every size and industry, AWS has built one of the fastest-growing enterprise technology businesses in history. Millions of customers trust AWS to accelerate innovation, transform their businesses, and shape the future. With the most comprehensive AI capabilities and global infrastructure footprint, AWS empowers builders to turn big ideas into reality. Learn more at aws.amazon.com and follow @AWSNewsroom. 

About Zilliz

Zilliz is the company behind Milvus, the world’s most widely adopted open-source vector database. Zilliz Cloud brings that performance to production with a fully managed, cloud-native platform built for scalable, low-latency vector search and hybrid retrieval. It supports billion-scale workloads with sub-10ms latency, auto-scaling, and optimized indexes for GenAI use cases like semantic search and RAG.

Zilliz is built to make AI not just possible—but practical. With a focus on performance and cost-efficiency, it helps engineering teams move from prototype to production without overprovisioning or complex infrastructure. Over 10,000 organizations worldwide rely on Zilliz to build intelligent applications at scale.

Headquartered in Redwood Shores, California, Zilliz is backed by leading investors including Aramco’s Prosperity7 Ventures, Temasek’s Pavilion Capital, Hillhouse Capital, 5Y Capital, Yunqi Partners, Trustbridge Partners, and others. Learn more at zilliz.com.

 

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Leading vector database provider uses Amazon Graviton to enhance performance and improve cost optimization by over 20% 

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. , Dec. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — At AWS re:Invent, Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Amazon.com, Inc. company (NASDAQ: AMZN), today announced that Zilliz, the creator of the world’s most widely adopted open-source vector database Milvus, has selected AWS as its strategic cloud provider to power its global vector database solutions. Leveraging AWS’s comprehensive cloud infrastructure and generative AI capabilities, Zilliz has expanded its services to hundreds of enterprises worldwide, enabling them to build and scale AI applications across diverse industries.

Founded in 2017, Zilliz leverages AWS’s global cloud infrastructure to rapidly deploy its services without the need to manage IT infrastructure. The company’s technical team completed their deployment in AWS Region in just one month and has since reduced the average deployment time for new regions to one week. Currently, Zilliz operates across nine AWS Regions spanning North America, Europe, and Asia, ensuring low-latency access for customers worldwide.

To address the challenges of managing massive unstructured data in the AI era, Zilliz has integrated AWS’s generative AI services to help customers build high-performance, scalable vector databases using its fully managed vector database platform called Zilliz Cloud. Zilliz Cloud seamlessly integrates with Amazon Bedrock through flexible APIs to access leading foundation models, enabling customers to quickly select and switch between foundation models based on their specific needs and efficiently transforming unstructured data like text and images into AI-compatible vectors. Additionally, Zilliz Cloud supports model customization through Amazon SageMaker to adapt to various business scenarios, ensuring flexible and efficient inference capabilities. The implementation of Amazon Q has helped Zilliz’s technical team reduce information retrieval time by over 50% compared to traditional documentation review.

Leveraging AWS services, Zilliz has achieved significant improvements in resource configuration, elastic architecture, and cost optimization. Zilliz Cloud utilizes various Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) instance types to offer performance-optimized, capacity-optimized, and storage-optimized solutions for different workload requirements. Through Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS)’s container-based auto-scaling capabilities, Zilliz Cloud dynamically handles traffic spikes while maintaining stable operations. The integration with Amazon Graviton has improved cost optimization by over 20% while significantly enhancing performance.

Zilliz prioritizes security, compliance, and stability in its operations. By implementing AWS security services including Amazon Key Management Service (Amazon KMS), AWS WAF, and Amazon GuardDuty, Zilliz has built a comprehensive security framework that successfully defends against thousands of suspicious activities daily. Additionally, AWS’s extensive compliance certifications enable Zilliz to meet diverse regulatory requirements across global markets, delivering secure and compliant services to customers in different regions.

Through AWS Marketplace, Zilliz has effectively expanded its reach to a broader international customer base. It has not only accelerated Zilliz’s global business expansion but has also demonstrated steady growth in customer adoption. Through deep collaboration with AWS, Zilliz now successfully serves hundreds of industry-leading customers, continuously enabling business innovation across sectors.

“Since our founding, Zilliz has maintained a global vision,” said Rentong Guo, Partner and Product Lead at Zilliz. “AWS’s global infrastructure, comprehensive cloud services, full-stack generative AI technology, and robust business development support have helped us efficiently reach and innovate for numerous enterprise customers worldwide, achieving rapid business growth. We look forward to strengthening our collaboration with AWS to build next-generation vector database infrastructure, enabling global industry customers to fully unlock their data potential and accelerate their embrace of generative AI opportunities.”

Carol Potts, General Manager, North America ISV Sales at AWS. said: “We are excited to work with Zilliz to help organizations worldwide harness the power of their data through scalable, secure, and efficient vector database solutions. Together, we’re enabling customers to innovate faster and create more sophisticated AI applications while maintaining the highest standards of security and compliance.”

About AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is guided by customer obsession, pace of innovation, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. By democratizing technology for nearly two decades and making cloud computing and generative AI accessible to organizations of every size and industry, AWS has built one of the fastest-growing enterprise technology businesses in history. Millions of customers trust AWS to accelerate innovation, transform their businesses, and shape the future. With the most comprehensive AI capabilities and global infrastructure footprint, AWS empowers builders to turn big ideas into reality. Learn more at aws.amazon.com and follow @AWSNewsroom. 

About Zilliz

Zilliz is the company behind Milvus, the world’s most widely adopted open-source vector database. Zilliz Cloud brings that performance to production with a fully managed, cloud-native platform built for scalable, low-latency vector search and hybrid retrieval. It supports billion-scale workloads with sub-10ms latency, auto-scaling, and optimized indexes for GenAI use cases like semantic search and RAG.

Zilliz is built to make AI not just possible—but practical. With a focus on performance and cost-efficiency, it helps engineering teams move from prototype to production without overprovisioning or complex infrastructure. Over 10,000 organizations worldwide rely on Zilliz to build intelligent applications at scale.

Headquartered in Redwood Shores, California, Zilliz is backed by leading investors including Aramco’s Prosperity7 Ventures, Temasek’s Pavilion Capital, Hillhouse Capital, 5Y Capital, Yunqi Partners, Trustbridge Partners, and others. Learn more at zilliz.com.

 

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The latest partnership through CES’s social impact division, CES Cares, highlights the division’s newest pillar and deepens its commitment to community impact.

DALLAS, Dec. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — City Electric Supply (CES) is proud to announce its partnership with Wounded Warrior Project^® (WWP), an organization focused on the total well-being of post-9/11 wounded, ill, or injured veterans. The partnership is driven by CES’s social impact division, CES Cares, where giving is focused on four pillars: children, veterans, people experiencing homelessness, and the future of the electrical trade. This partnership formally highlights the Veterans pillar, emphasizing CES’s commitment to supporting those who have served our country.

“Adding veterans as a new pillar within CES Cares is a natural extension of our mission to give back to the communities we’re a part of,” said Social Impact Manager Karen Gray. “With many veterans working within CES and throughout the communities we serve, we’re proud to stand with Wounded Warrior Project to support the men and women who have served our country and ensure they have access to the care, resources, and community they deserve.”

According to the latest WWP report, 77% of wounded warriors report symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). WWP empowers warriors to achieve better health and well-being, and provides critical lifelines to family members and caregivers. As part of the organization’s mission to change the way our nation cares for veterans, all services are provided free of charge to veterans and their families.

As part of its partnership with WWP, CES will support fundraising and awareness efforts nationwide, including branch-led events, Counter Days, and initiatives through its ‘Heroes in the Industry’ military employee program.

“We must never forget the cost of freedom,” said Brea Kratzert Todd, vice president of business development at WWP. “Support from partners like City Electric Supply makes it possible for Wounded Warrior Project to be there for warriors throughout their lifetime, providing life-changing programs and resources.”

CES looks forward to working closely with WWP in its mission to support veterans and their families. 

Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) is our nation’s leading veteran services organization, focused on the total well-being of post-9/11 wounded, ill, or injured veterans. Our programs, advocacy, and awareness efforts help warriors thrive, provide essential lifelines to families and caregivers, and prevent veteran suicides. Learn more about Wounded Warrior Project. 

City Electric Supply (CES) is a third-generation family-owned company and one of the top 10 electrical wholesale distributors in North America. We’ve built lasting trust with industry professionals by empowering local decision-makers, delivering personalized service, and always going the extra mile. With over 5,400 team members and a strong branch network of more than 700 locations, CES supplies the products customers need, when they need them – so businesses can grow with CES by their side.

CES Cares is how City Electric Supply gives back. The social impact division of City Electric Supply, created in 2016, brings together all our charitable and volunteer efforts under one mission: to support those who need it most in the communities we serve. We’ve raised more than $5 million in charitable donations. Through digital fundraising campaigns, charitable races, volunteer events, and more, CES Cares inspires our team members to make a difference — one act of kindness, one community, one day at a time.

Contact: media@cityelectricsupply.com

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