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QX Global Group is now a proud member of the BDO Alliance USA

QX Global Group

QX Global Group, a leading knowledge process outsourcing company with a growing presence in North America, today announced its membership with the BDO Alliance community, America’s foremost association of independently owned local and regional accounting, consulting, and financial services firms with aligned client service goals. This alliance strengthens and further extends QX’s award-winning and acclaimed industry experiences in enabling transformation of their clients' internal business operations to streamline and simplify their processes. QX will draw upon the knowledge, expertise, and resources of the BDO Alliance to support the transformation and growth of accounting firms in the US by leveraging its vast pool of highly qualified talent consisting of accountants, tax professionals, and consultants. Commenting on the development, Mr. Ravi Kurani, Country Head, North America, said, “This alliance opens up whole new possibilities for QX and our accounting clients in the US. We bring to the alliance community cost-effective, professional and secure outsourcing services to help them resolve talent gaps, extend their service offerings, and thereby increasing both margins and profits." QX brings to the financial community outsourcing solutions that adds value to accounting firms especially in a time when the profession is faced with a severe shortage of skilled staff. “We believe the professionals of QX Global Group share BDO’s commitment to exemplary client service and we want to welcome them into the BDO Alliance USA,” said Michael Horwitz, BDO USA, LLP Partner and Executive Director of Alliance Services. QX continues to build on its rich legacy of providing enhanced outsourcing services in accounting practices, primarily around tax preparation, accounting and reengineering projects. About QX Global Group QX Global Group is a leading provider of business process management services. With over 17 years of accounting and recruitment process outsourcing experience, we help our clients unlock business value by improving process efficiencies and automation in the accounting and recruitment function to enable business transformation. We are based out of the UK with offices in the USA, Canada, Australia, and India. About BDO Alliance The BDO Alliance USA is a nationwide association of independently-owned local and regional accounting, consulting, and service firms with similar client service goals. The BDO Alliance USA presents an opportunity for firms, by accessing the resources of BDO USA, LLP, and other Alliance members, to expand services to their clients without jeopardizing their existing relationships or their autonomy. The BDO Alliance USA was developed to provide member firms with an alternative strategy for gaining a competitive advantage in the face of a changing business landscape. Participants in its Vendor Marketing Program include non-member firms that serve as vendors providing additional products and services to member firms and their clients. The BDO Alliance USA is a subsidiary of BDO USA, LLP, a Delaware limited liability partnership. Contact Details QX Global Group Vishal Kurani +1 646-693-9693 vishal.kurani@qxglobalgroup.com Company Website https://qxglobalgroup.com/

November 30, 2021 11:14 AM Eastern Standard Time

Investis Digital Ranks the Top 10 Global Leaders in ESG Communications

Investis Digital

Investis Digital, a leading global digital communications company, announced the publication of a new ranking of the top ten global leaders that use digital most effectively to build their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reputations. The first-of-its-kind rankings were published in a report, The New ESG Agenda, which offers insight into how businesses can build trust through their commitment to ESG. The rankings, which represent a cross-section of global firms, are as follows: The Top 10 Leaders in ESG Communications Online 1. Eni SpA 2. Credit Suisse 3. Merck Group 4. Johnson & Johnson 5. Centrica 6. BASF 7. ExxonMobil 8. Nestle 9. PepsiCo 10. Verizon To rank these leaders, Investis Digital applied its Connect.IQ proprietary tool and methodology to evaluate 1,000 websites of the leading publicly traded companies around the world. The company scored the companies along 50 ESG criteria, such as: Existence of a corporate governance section Clear statement of compliance with prevailing governance code Gender pay reporting Inclusivity reporting United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) quantified Case studies demonstrating the enterprise’s commitment to ESG The New ESG Agenda also offers insights into how businesses can more effectively share their ESG story based on Investis Digital’s own client work. For example, the report offers tips for how businesses can share their diversity/inclusion strategies on their websites. "Everyone is trying to understand how to incorporate ESG principles into their digital presence,” said Luke Bishop, VP of Strategic Growth, Investis Digital. “How well you tell your story online is critical to building trust with your audiences and drive your long-term growth strategy. This report highlights how you can build a foundation by telling a credible story on your own website and key steps on how you can enhance your own ESG practices." Grounded in its mission to create meaningful connections through digital to drive business performance, Investis Digital is committed to creating long-term value for its stakeholders through its proprietary approach called Connected Content™. As businesses update their ESG strategies, they’re also taking a closer look at how well they communicate those strategies to investors, customers, job seekers, and employees who look toward corporations to play a more meaningful role in society. To read the full report, click here. Investis Digital has been at the forefront of digital communications for two decades. Over time we have gained deep sector knowledge, invested in leading technologies, and built lasting and trusted relationships with more than1600 global companies, including Ascential, Anglo American, Rolls-Royce, Fruit of the Loom and Vodafone. Through a proprietary approach we call Connected Content™, we unite compelling communications, intelligent digital experiences, and performance marketing to help companies build deeper connections with audiences and drive business performance. We tell brand stories through strategic and engaging content that meets your audiences at the right time, in the right place, with the right message. We build and run intelligent websites and digital experiences that are rapidly deployed and strategically measured, underpinned by our secure, world-leading Connect.ID technology and 24/7 service. We find the audiences that matter most through powerful performance marketing solutions that optimize and amplify your brand across all touchpoints. This unique blend of expertise, technology and “always on” service allow clients to trust that their digital footprint and brand reputation is secure and protected 24/7 by our dedicated team of 500 digital experts across 9 global offices. To learn more on how Investis Digital has been powering digital communications since 2000, please visit: www.InvestisDigital.com Contact Details MaryAlina Vettichira-Mathew +1 646-766-9040 MaryAlina@investisdigital.com Company Website https://www.investisdigital.com

November 30, 2021 10:45 AM Eastern Standard Time

CSG to Present at Oppenheimer’s 5G Summit

CSG

CSG ® (NASDAQ: CSGS) today announced that the company will present at Oppenheimer’s 5G Summit on December 14. The presentation will be held at 1:15pm EST and will feature comments from CSG chief executive officer Brian Shepherd. The conference presentation will be available via webcast here. About CSG CSG is a leader in innovative customer engagement, revenue management and payments solutions that make ordinary customer experiences extraordinary. Our cloud-first architecture and customer-obsessed mindset help companies around the world launch new digital services, expand into new markets, and create dynamic experiences that capture new customers and build brand loyalty. For nearly 40 years, CSG’s technologies and people have helped some of the world’s most recognizable brands solve their toughest business challenges and evolve to meet the demands of today’s digital economy with future-ready solutions that drive exceptional customer experiences. With 5,000 employees in over 20 countries, CSG is the trusted technology provider for leading global brands in telecommunications, retail, financial services and healthcare. Our solutions deliver real world outcomes to more than 900 customers in over 120 countries. To learn more, visit us at csgi.com and connect with us on LinkedIn and Twitter. Copyright © 2021 CSG Systems International, Inc. and/or its affiliates (“CSG”). All rights reserved. CSG® is a registered trademark of CSG Systems International, Inc. All third-party trademarks, service marks, and/or product names which are referenced in this document are the property of their respective owners, and all rights therein are reserved. Contacts: John Rea Investor Relations CSG +1 (210) 687 4409 john.rea@csgi.com Contact Details Tammy Hovey +1 917-520-2751 tammy.hovey@csgi.com Company Website https://www.csgi.com

November 30, 2021 06:30 AM Mountain Standard Time

SpeQtral closes US$8.3m funding round

SpeQtral

SINGAPORE - Media OutReach - 30 November 2021 - SpeQtral, an emerging leader in quantum-secure communication systems, announced that it has successfully closed a US$8.3 million financing led by Xora Innovation, an early-stage deep science investment platform of Temasek. With quantum cryptography fast becoming mainstream and the Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) market expected to be worth US$20 billion by 2035 [1], this latest capital injection will allow SpeQtral to strengthen its position as a quantum-secure communications company. Specifically, the funds will be used to expand SpeQtral's regional and international presence, establish strategic business partnerships, hire top talent, support the commercial rollout of terrestrial systems, and further develop its satellite-based systems. While the emergence of fully functional quantum computers will spur breakthroughs in optimisation problems for applications across a broad spectrum of industries, it is only a matter of time before the same computational capabilities are used to break the fundamental cryptographic principles that safeguard today's data communications – principally, public key encryption (PKE). SpeQtral is on a mission to deliver tamper-proof and computationally uncrackable encryption keys, within and across global communications networks, securing data against present and future threats brought on by advances in computing. Together with partners, SpeQtral is reinventing cryptography for the quantum age, using satellites in low earth orbit to secure data networks across the globe. SpeQtral's QKD technology solution is a crucial element in building global quantum-secure communication networks. QKD uses quantum physics, as opposed to current mathematically based encryption technologies, to distribute symmetric encryption keys that can be used to secure communication networks. By using the laws of physics to generate the keys rather than mathematical algorithms, SpeQtral's QKD platform enables the creation and distribution of computationally uncrackable encryption keys. "Secure data communication is foundational to the 'web of trust' between buyers, sellers, and intermediaries in the modern digital economy," said Donna See, CEO of Xora Innovation. "SpeQtral's QKD technology enables critical solutions for governments and enterprises seeking to ensure this web of trust in the quantum age. We are very excited to be a part of accelerating SpeQtral's growth and success." Chune Yang Lum, Co-founder and CEO of SpeQtral, said "We are honoured to welcome our new investors, Xora Innovation and TIS, and are deeply appreciative of the continued support of our original investors who continue to believe in our vision. We feel very fortunate to have investors who are committed to rolling up their sleeves and helping us deliver best-in-class quantum technologies to governments, defence agencies, financial services institutions, data centres, cloud and telecommunication service providers." [1] Toshiba. Toshiba launches Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) System Business. 19 October 2020. About SpeQtral: There is a tremendous need for robust technologies and systems that can handle the significant security challenges posed by quantum computing innovation. Supported by a world-class, multidisciplinary team of quantum scientists, cryptographers and engineers, we at SpeQtral are on a mission to secure the world's networks for the fast-approaching quantum revolution. For more information, please visit: https://speqtral.space/ Contact Details WE Communications, on behalf of SpeQtral Jayden Teng WE-SpeQtral@we-worldwide.com

November 30, 2021 08:00 AM Eastern Standard Time

New Backup and Recovery Version from Bacula Extends Technology Reach to Nutanix, Teams and Proxmox

Bacula Systems

Accelerating its leadership in high performance backup and recovery for large enterprises and managed services providers, Bacula Systems today announced the general availability of Bacula Enterprise 14 to further broaden its wide compatibility and protect medium and large IT centers that use both new and legacy technologies. This enables large or complicated IT environments to be protected from one single backup and high speed recovery platform. Just some of the new technologies in Bacula 14.0 are: Proxmox module, featuring incremental backup Nutanix filer module, with HFC technology M365 module updated to also encompass Teams State of the art security and ransomware protection Stefan Dunsch, Head of Service Operations at itesys, Switzerland’s leading MSP for SAP Basis technology services said “ Our systems need to quickly fit our customers’ complex and changing requirements. We need data backup and protection that completely fits our service offering, and allows us to add new innovations. As we roll out an increasing number of services and features to our customers, our backup and recovery solution has to be easy to customize and automate. Implementing Bacula has been a clear factor in itesys achieving its goals “. Bacula Enterprise is a highly scalable backup and recovery solution that integrates with an especially wide range of virtual machines, databases, clouds and containers. Its architecture helps to make organizations especially secure against different types of malware. “ Just as important as the exciting new capabilities announced today is is that Bacula 14 is packed with a range of new security and ransomware protection features, including anti-virus tools to detect potential threats. It also features one-time password authentication allowing use of smartphones with bio-metric functions to access Bacula’s web GUI ” said Frank Barker, CEO of Bacula Systems. “Bacula enables medium and large organizations to protect their entire IT estate from one platform. It scales to many thousands of users, is cloud-agnostic, has advanced protection against ransomware, point in time recovery, and integrates with a vast range of different storage media. It natively integrates with more virtual machines than any other backup vendor. When combined with Bacula’s advantageous licensing model, significant savings and performance increases are being seen by our military, government, ISV, and HPC customers ” said Aristide Caraccio, VP of Sales and Marketing at Bacula Systems. Bacula Systems customers include NASA, Navisite, Swisscom, SDV Plurimédia, Locaweb and many more. About Bacula Systems: Bacula Enterprise Edition is a highly scalable backup and recovery software for large organizations, data centers and MSPs. www.baculasystems.com Contact Details Rob Morrison +41 21 641 60 80 rob.morrison@baculasystems.com Company Website https://www.baculasystems.com/

November 30, 2021 08:00 AM Eastern Standard Time

Peninsula Fiber Network Announces Ethan Clarke as Regional Account Director

Peninsula Fiber Network

Peninsula Fiber Network, LLC (PFN), a leading provider of fiber optic-based telecommunications and Next Generation 911 services throughout Michigan, Wisconsin, and parts of Minnesota today announced the addition of Ethan Clarke to its Northern Michigan sales and marketing team. A graduate of Northwood University with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in marketing and management, Clarke previously worked for Spectrum Cable in business sales. Ethan with his wife and four daughters reside in Alpena. He is very active in youth soccer and is a basketball coach. Scott Randall, General Manager of Peninsula Fiber Network, stated, “We are delighted to add Ethan to our sales team. His experience will be invaluable to our customers in Northern Michigan as we continue to expand our network while adding add new products and services.” Ethan Clarke Clarke has a long work history in Northern Michigan first in advertising and then in the telecommunications industry. For the last 12 years he worked for Spectrum (Charter Cable) in business sales. Being very customer-satisfaction driven, Clarke has worked to build a solid reputation in the industry. Ethan is active in his community coaching youth sports and is on the Board of Thunder Bay Soccer Association. Clarke has a BS degree in Marketing and Management from Northwood University. Contact Details Peninsula Fiber Network, LLC (PFN) Scott Randall +1 906-232-1012 srandall@pfnllc.net

November 30, 2021 08:00 AM Eastern Standard Time

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Artificial Intelligence Capabilities Are Quickly Becoming Essential for Customer Experience Initiatives, According to Dash Research

Dash Network

Dash Research’s report, “Artificial Intelligence for CX Applications”, focuses on the market drivers and barriers surrounding the adoption and use of AI in CX platforms, applications, and programs, the general use case categories for AI, and several representative case studies detailing the use of AI to improve CX. The report also details current AI regulations, which generally focus on the proper collection and use of personal information. An Executive Summary of the report is available for free download on the firm’s website. Artificial intelligence (AI) has become nearly ubiquitous across a range of industries and use cases. The customer experience (CX) discipline is no different, according to a new report from Dash Research; AI is being used across both customer-facing functions and in back-office systems and processes. This AI functionality is being integrated or incorporated into CX platforms and applications, with low- or no-code interfaces that allow CX, marketing, and sales professionals with little data science or computer coding experience to manipulate data and tune algorithms to support several different functions. According to Dash Research principal analyst Keith Kirkpatrick, the use of AI within CX can be classified under five broad categories: intelligent insights, predictions, preferences, recommendations, and automation. “Each step in the AI/CX continuum represents a progression of AI maturity and sophistication,” says Kirkpatrick. “As AI maturity increases, so does the required depth of integration of data sources within an organization, which can encompass customer and account data, product and service data, billing and fulfillment data, and service interaction data.” Dash Research analysis indicates that there are four key market drivers spurring the adoption and use of AI within CX initiatives: Increasing demand for customer-facing automation and assistants Higher demand for backend automation and intelligent analysis Growing appetite for data-led insights and customer journeys More value seen with deeper customer engagement However, while AI is becoming part of the very fabric of CX platforms, like any technology or approach, there are technical and operational barriers to complete market adoption. Dash Research finds that the key remaining market development barriers include: Limited scope or quality of data Lack of alignment between CX challenges and AI solutions Limited data governance policies and privacy concerns Regulatory issues Dash Research’s report, “Artificial Intelligence for CX Applications”, focuses on the market drivers and barriers surrounding the adoption and use of AI in CX platforms, applications, and programs, the general use case categories for AI, and several representative case studies detailing the use of AI to improve CX. The report also details current AI regulations, which generally focus on the proper collection and use of personal information. An Executive Summary of the report is available for free download on the firm’s website. Dash Research, the market intelligence arm of Dash Network, provides in-depth research and insights on the worldwide CX market including a comprehensive assessment of technology solutions, business issues, market drivers, and end-user dynamics across industry sectors. Dash Research’s global market coverage combines qualitative and quantitative research methodologies to provide a complete view of emerging business opportunities surrounding contact center technologies, customer data & analytics, customer data platforms, customer insights & feedback, customer relationship management, personalization & optimization, and employee experience. For more information, visit www.dashresearch.com or call +1.720.603.1700. Contact Details Dash Research Clint Wheelock +1 720-603-1700 press@dashnetwork.com Company Website http://www.dashnetwork.com

November 30, 2021 05:15 AM Eastern Standard Time

TDS Achieves New AWS Migration and Modernization Competency Status

TDS

Transitional Data Services (TDS) announced today at AWS re:Invent that it has achieved Amazon Web Services (AWS) Migration and Modernization Competency status for AWS Partners. This designation recognizes that TDS and it’s TransitionManager platform demonstrate technical proficiency and proven customer success automating and accelerating customer application migration and modernization journeys. AWS launched the AWS Migration and Modernization Competency to allow customers to easily and confidently engage highly specialized AWS Partners that help AWS customers modernize their applications, either before or after they are moved to AWS. The AWS Migration and Modernization Competency takes on the heavy lifting of identifying and validating industry leaders with proven customer success and technical proficiency in migration and application modernization tooling. Achieving the AWS Migration and Modernization Competency differentiates TDS as an AWS Partner with deep domain expertise and a software platform, TransitionManager, that helps customers accelerate their cloud and application transformation, reduce costs and improve performance, agility, and resiliency. The TransitionManager platform can perform an application portfolio assessment, identifying the applications that are candidates for modernization; augment and automate developer tasks to carry out the modernization of legacy applications. “TDS is proud to be a launch partner for the new AWS Migration and Modernization Competency and to continue strengthening our relationship with AWS,” stated Michael Bullock, CEO and Co-founder of TDS. “Many leading enterprise companies and global technology partners already rely on TransitionManager to accelerate and scale their efforts to discover, analyze, plan and execute seamless migrations as part of a cloud adoption strategy. This competency will enable us to extend awareness of its powerful capabilities across AWS as they seek solutions for their customers.” Fueled by strong enterprise customer and partner demand, TransitionManager allows the IT organization to better plan and execute change in complex, mixed-vendor and cross-silo environments. It leverages automation to present a holistic and actionable view of the entire IT environment so that teams can collaborate, make more informed decisions, and then orchestrate complex workstreams and ensure that tasks run faster, smoother, and more efficiently. It integrates with existing IT and enterprise tools and orchestrates the sequenced execution of human and automated tasks with precision. This new approach results in a quicker, more efficient migration process: 35% reduction in time required to complete actionable discovery 60% less time required of customers to support the project 90% faster workload migration execution with 95% fewer rollbacks TransitionManager software is available as a SaaS or on-premises license. It is available directly from TDS, through our partner network, in AWS Marketplace and is on the GSA schedule. TDS offers software adoption services such as onboarding, training, knowledgebase, and consulting services. The company’s experts also offer expert services to help you get started or to complete your full end-to-end modernization or migration project on an accelerated, outsourced basis. About TDS With the power of the TransitionManager platform, TDS has been successfully orchestrating complex IT transformation programs for enterprises and government entities around the world since 2002, having migrated over 1.5 million workloads and more than 400,000 applications while achieving a 2021 Net Promoter Score (NPS) of 86. Recognized by industry analysts, chosen by Fortune 500 companies and standardized by some of the largest technology services firms, TDS’s TransitionManager software has become the standard for accelerating the orchestration and execution of hybrid cloud and data center migrations and modernizations and operational resiliency programs. Contact Details Amy Weickert +1 508-589-6184 aweickert@tdsi.com

November 29, 2021 04:40 PM Pacific Standard Time

News Release

New Generative Multimedia NFT Project by Thrush Holmes to Drop Nov. 30

Thrush Holmes

In what may be a first in the non-fungible token space, contemporary painter Thrush Holmes will tomorrow drop his Generative series, a multimedia generative NFT collection that combines generative NFTs, a popular technique for making NFTs at scale, with physical elements created in-studio. Holmes’ work populates the collections of many celebrities, businesspeople, and high-profile organizations. Each NFT in his Generative release, which consists of 10,000 NFTs available here, represents a single piece of digital art derived from physical elements that Holmes created in-studio, such as painted backgrounds, spray painted overlays, and his signature neon elements. Most NFTs are merely digital avatars, not serious art, made by creators, not serious artists. In combining hand-made physical elements with digital techniques for both making and bringing to market the art, Holmes’ newest collection creates a new format that other artists in the the emerging NFT sector can follow and further blends physical and digital mediums. Holmes' first NFT project, Genesis Cubes, sold out in less than 15 minutes last month priced at.2 to.3 ETH, or approximately between $900 and $1400. His work is found in permanent collections worldwide, including those of Sir Elton John, Sony Music, Dreamworks, Detroit Art Collection, the Cleveland Cavaliers, Dan Gilbert, United Talent Agency, Halle Berry, Yusaki Maezawa, the Department of Foreign Affairs, the Government of Ontario, and Def Jam Records, among others. Said Holmes: “I’ve always gone against the grain with my work and with the presentation of it. NFTs aren’t yet fully accepted in the art world. It’s not what you’re supposed to do; it’s not the traditional course. It doesn’t help that most of what is released as ‘art’ in the NFT space is vapid. There’s no depth and it’s impossible to have any visceral response to any of it. I want to fix that and expand expectations of what all of this could be. I see it as being very flat right now but I am confident there is imminent change.” He continued: “The institution that is the art world is apprehensive to embrace all of this, largely due to what the current offerings are. The context is bad. There’s a lot of bad work out there. There isn’t much scrutiny and the work is being made too quickly and without much consideration. High-performing artists and galleries will eventually take a risk and assert themselves in this space and claim this as a new way of presenting quality work. I’m taking a leap in an attempt to change the landscape. What excites me most is that it’s unpretentious. Anyone can make an NFT and they make art more accessible. But, it should still be good work.” About the artist Thrush Holmes is a Canadian painter who explores traditional artistic themes in an aggressive, unapologetically contemporary way, contrasting poetic tropes with a punk sensibility. Romantic and idealistic, his native forms (nudes, abstracts, still life florals) reference modernists like Picasso and Matisse. Holmes' newest works have begun to add nostalgia and introspection to an ongoing analysis of mythology, archetypes, and ego. Contact Details Clear. Andrew Graham +1 646-385-0189 asg@agencyclear.com Company Website https://www.thrushholmes.com

November 29, 2021 04:40 PM Eastern Standard Time

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