(NetworkNewsWire) John F. Kennedy got it right when he said that we go to the seaside to gaze at the place we came from. The oceans may no longer be our home, but we still depend indispensably on them. Oceans cover about 70 percent of the Earth's surface, and their vast masses of phytoplankton provide around half the oxygen we breathe.

(NetworkNewsWire) Chinese consumers are spending more, and that harbors good fortune for Moxian, Inc. (NASDAQ:MOXC) as it continues to roll out its comprehensive online-to-offline (O2O) commercial platform. Consumption in China as a percentage of GDP is rising, and retail sales went up by about 10 percent in 2016.

(NetworkNewsWire) Vertex Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:VTNR), an environmental services company that focuses on aggregating, processing, and recycling industrial waste systems and off-specification commercial chemical products, is taking strides toward conserving the environmental and energy resources of the United States.

Aconex Limited (ASX:ACX) (OTCMKTS:ACNXF) announced that St James, member of The Berkeley Group, a UK leader in urban regeneration developments, is using Aconex solutions to manage the construction of three new schemes comprising the Albert Embankment Plaza. The new plaza, located on the South Bank of the River Thames, includes The Corniche and Merano Residences, both due for completion in early 2017, and The Dumont.

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Aconex Limited (ASX:ACX) (OTCMKTS:ACNXF) today announced that its certification for the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) is in process, under the sponsorship of the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE). As part of a new program called AconexGov, FedRAMP certification will position Aconex customers to win U.S. federal government projects with advanced security compliance requirements.

(NetworkNewsWire) The Female Health Company / Veru Healthcare (NASDAQ:FHCO) has established for itself an extremely robust footing in the global public health sector via its hormone-free, latex-free FC2 Female Condom, the only FDA-approved female condom in a market forecast to deliver nine percent plus CAGR over the next five years.

(NetworkNewsWire) The smartphone has become the computer we carry with us everywhere, and it has changed the way the world transacts business. Smartphones are now powerful mini-computers, personal assistants, and mobile shopping carts. From the advent of the smartphone 10 years ago, there are now an estimated 4.8 billion users globally.

(NetworkNewsWire) When Christopher Columbus introduced the pineapple to Europe in the late fifteenth century, he undoubtedly would have had no idea that extracts from the plant could be used to treat severe thermal burns. Yet, 500 years later, a next-generation proteolytic enzyme platform for wound debridement, NexoBrid, derived from pineapples, has been developed by MediWound Ltd.

(NetworkNewsWire) For companies trying to keep up with technology, social media, interactive customer acquisition, and customer loyalty programs, all while trying to grow a brick and mortar business, it can be a daunting task. To attract new customers on multiple interactive levels can require hiring entire departments of personnel to set up, organize, and execute effective strategies.