Category: Press Releases

The Unlockzie, a beer can cooler with image recognition technology, will offer fans the chance to unlock entries for prizes throughout the season

CHICAGO, Sept. 30, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — College football is back in full swing and Modelo, the beer brewed for those with The Fighting Spirit™, is rewarding passionate fans across the country with a brand-new offering. To ensure all fans have a cold beer for game day Saturdays, Modelo is unveiling the Unlockzie, a free beer can cooler with technology that allows fans to unlock entries for prizes throughout the college football season.

The Unlockzie features a specially-designed seal and a unique cutout that completes a scannable image when a 12 oz. can of Modelo Especial is placed inside the beer can cooler. Fans will be able to scan this completed image on their mobile device using image recognition technology, giving them the opportunity to unlock entries for prizes each week.

The grand prize for one lucky fan is any college football lover’s dream—two tickets to the College Football Playoff National Championship on January 10, 2022. Each week, fans will be able to enter for a chance to win a weekly prize including a year’s worth of Modelo beer (awarded in the form of a $300 Sponsor-specified gift card) and Modelo swag.

This season, Modelo has entered a multi-year partnership as the Official Beer Sponsor of the College Football Playoff. As part of the sponsorship, Modelo will have rights to the College Football Playoff (CFP) marks/IP and marketing exclusivity on-site within CFP National Championship weekend events and New Year’s Six games.

“The Modelo Unlockzie provides an engaging way for fans to amplify their football experience while supporting their team with a cold Modelo in hand,” said Greg Gallagher, Vice President of Brand Marketing, Modelo. “Joining the roster as Official Beer Sponsor of the College Football Playoff is an opportunity to build our football fanbase and create a lasting Modelo connection with drinkers who bring their unique fighting spirt to each and every game day.”

The Unlockzie is available for free while supplies last at ModeloUnlockzie.com, and fans should follow @ModeloUSA on Instagram and Twitter throughout the regular college football season for news on when more Unlockzies will be released. See here for assets.

How it works:

• Simply slide a 12 oz. can of Modelo Especial into the Unlockzie and line up the Modelo seal on the can with the opening.
• Visit ModeloUnlockzie.com and scan the completed Unlockzie image to enter for a chance to win weekly a prize and to be entered into the grand prize drawing.
• The Unlockzie can be scanned with a Modelo can every week during the Promotion Period to enter for a chance to win.

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. The Modelo Beverage Can Holder Giveaway is open only to legal residents of the 50 U.S. and D.C., 21 or older, with a web-enabled mobile device; the Giveaway starts 10:00 AM ET on 9/30/21 and ends 11:59 PM ET on 12/4/21, or when the last fifteen thousand (15,000) entrants have been confirmed for the last Entry Period (as described in the Official Giveaway Rules, whichever occurs first). The Modelo Unlockzie Sweepstakes is open only to legal residents of the 50 U.S. and D.C., 21 or older; the Sweepstakes starts 10:00 AM ET on 9/30/21 and ends 11:59 PM ET on 12/4/21. No alcohol awarded with prizes. Void where prohibited. For complete details, see Official Rules at ModeloUnlockzie.com.

ABOUT MODELO^®
Born in 1925 in the small town of Tacuba, Mexico, Modelo has been bringing distinctive high-quality beer to people ever since, including Modelo Especial^®, Modelo Negra^®, and a flavorful lineup of Modelo Cheladas. Modelo Especial is a golden, full-flavored Pilsner-style Lager with a clean, crisp finish. As the #1 imported beer in the U.S., Modelo Especial recently surpassed 150MM cases sold in 2021. The Modelo family of beers are exclusively brewed, imported and marketed for the U.S. by Constellation Brands.

ABOUT THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF
The College Football Playoff matches the No. 1 ranked team vs. No. 4, and No. 2 vs. No. 3 in semifinal games that rotate annually among six bowl games – the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic, PlayStation Fiesta Bowl, Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, Capital One Orange Bowl, Allstate Sugar Bowl and Rose Bowl Game. This season’s Playoff Semifinals will take place Friday, December 31, 2021, at the Cotton Bowl and Orange Bowl. The College Football Playoff National Championship will be Monday, January 10, 2022, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Contact:
Kevin Hyde
kevin.hyde@ketchum.com

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September 30, 2021

Unique five-year agreement will help Philadelphia-based health leader integrate and standardize innovative cardiovascular care, helping to deliver on the quadruple aim

Amsterdam, the Netherlands and Philadelphia, PA – Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, and Lankenau Heart Institute part of Main Line Health, today announced they have entered a five-year strategic partnership focused on integrated cardiovascular solutions. Working together, Philips and Main Line Health will develop an ecosystem of clinically-enabled cardiovascular solutions that will allow Main Line Health to standardize and integrate technology across its network, helping to unlock patient data for better clinical decisions, while optimizing workflows for a better patient and staff experience. In addition, the partnership aims to help Main Line Health drive predictability and consistency in costs, as well as focus on clinical and technical training.

Providing care to the Philadelphia region and its western suburbs, Main Line Health is committed to delivering advanced medicine to treat and cure disease, while also playing an important role in prevention strategies and disease management. At its core are four of the region’s most respected acute care hospitals – Lankenau Medical Center, Bryn Mawr Hospital, Paoli Hospital and Riddle Hospital. Moreover, Main Line Health conducts clinical research in the latest health care innovations and trains physicians and other health care providers to ensure its staff can provide the best, most advanced care to the communities they serve.

“Through this innovative business model, we will have a technology partner who can help us adopt the solutions that will not only help us drive operational efficiency, they will allow us to expand the type of quality care our patients have come to expect,” said Trudy Mazzone, MS, BSRT, (R), System Director, Main Line Health Cardiovascular Services and Co-director, Lankenau Heart Institute.

“By partnering with Philips, we will be able to continue our world-class cardiovascular care system-wide, including fully renovating and installing state-of-the-art Philips equipment to provide advanced cardiovascular and neuro care at Bryn Mawr Hospital and Paoli Hospital,” said William Gray, MD, System Chief, Cardiovascular Diseases, Main Line Health and Co-director, Lankenau Heart Institute. “This will allow us to define a strategy for the future, adopting novel technology as it evolves.”

This long-term strategic partnership will uniquely focus on integrated cardiovascular solutions. As part of the partnership, a dedicated team of Philips solutions architects will work collaboratively with Main Line Health to understand their challenges and develop technology plans around the cardiovascular service line. These technology plans are tailored to their needs with three objectives in mind: clinical, operational and business model innovation.

Philips brings over a century of experience in healthcare, providing best practices in world class facility planning and design, intelligent technology implementation, data analytics and IT integration, and education management, as well as workflow and performance optimization.

“Healthcare technology is evolving at a rapid rate and partnering with Main Line Health will allow us to understand patient needs and workflows, map them to the right solutions and help them to deliver on the quadruple aim,” said Vitor Rocha, Market Leader for Philips North America. “Together we can help them keep pace with technology, allowing them to focus on what is most important: providing high quality care, positive patient outcomes and a superior patient experience for their community.”

William Gray has a consulting relationship with Philips.

For further information, please contact:

Philips
Silvie Casanova
Philips North America
Tel: +1 781 879 0692
silvie.casanova@philips.com

Joost Maltha
Philips Global Press Office
Tel: +31 610 558 116
Email: joost.maltha@philips.com

Main Line Health
Samantha Krouse
Manager, Communications
Tel: +1 484 580 1059
Krouses@mlhs.org

About Royal Philips
Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) is a leading health technology company focused on improving people’s health and well-being, and enabling better outcomes across the health continuum – from healthy living and prevention, to diagnosis, treatment and home care. Philips leverages advanced technology and deep clinical and consumer insights to deliver integrated solutions. Headquartered in the Netherlands, the company is a leader in diagnostic imaging, image-guided therapy, patient monitoring and health informatics, as well as in consumer health and home care. Philips generated 2020 sales of EUR 17.3 billion and employs approximately 77,000 employees with sales and services in more than 100 countries. News about Philips can be found at www.philips.com/newscenter.

About Lankenau Heart Institute
The Lankenau Heart Institute is Main Line Health’s premier, comprehensive cardiovascular medicine and surgery program. The Lankenau Heart Institute brings together the clinical expertise of all four Main Line Health acute care hospitals and community cardiology practices to ensure that patients receive a level of quality, service, and experience that is unprecedented in the region. Through the system-wide coordination of services, the Lankenau Heart Institute delivers preventive, diagnostic, therapeutic, and rehabilitative cardiovascular services at each of our locations including Lankenau Medical Center, Bryn Mawr Hospital, Paoli Hospital and Riddle Hospital.

Lankenau Heart Institute continues to be a pioneer in the use of beating-heart techniques and robotic-assisted procedures for coronary artery revascularization, minimally invasive and transcatheter approaches for valve repair and replacement, and complex aortic surgeries. With our growing experience and focus on minimally invasive techniques, Lankenau Heart Institute has expanded participation in clinical trials year over year. Our physicians are frequently invited to participate in clinical/medical device trials, many of these designed to facilitate minimally invasive procedures/approaches.

With a collaborative team of expert consultative cardiologists, interventional cardiologists, electrophysiologists, cardiovascular surgeons and specially trained nurses and technologists, the Lankenau Heart Institute is dedicated to managing and treating patients with heart failure, aortic disease, coronary and peripheral vascular disease, heart rhythm disorders and valve disease. Our team of cardiologists and cardiac specialists provide patients and their families with expert cardiac care, close to home.

About Main Line Health
Founded in 1985, Main Line Health is a not-for-profit health system serving portions of Philadelphia and its western suburbs. Main Line Health’s commitment—to deliver advanced medicine to treat and cure disease while also playing an important role in prevention and disease management as well as training physicians and other health care providers—reflects our intent to keep our community and ourselves well ahead. A team of more than 10,000 employees and 2,000 physicians care for patients throughout the Main Line Health system.

At Main Line Health’s core are four of the region’s most respected acute care hospitals—Lankenau Medical Center, Bryn Mawr Hospital, Paoli Hospital and Riddle Hospital—as well as one of the nation’s recognized facilities for rehabilitative medicine, Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital.

Main Line Health also includes Mirmont Treatment Center for drug and alcohol recovery; Main Line Health HomeCare & Hospice, which includes skilled home health care, hospice and home infusion services; Main Line Health Centers, primary and specialty care, lab and radiology, and other outpatient services located in Broomall, Collegeville, Concordville, Exton, King of Prussia and Newtown Square; Lankenau Institute for Medical Research, a biomedical research organization; and Main Line HealthCare, one of the region’s largest multispecialty physician networks.

Main Line Health is the recipient of numerous awards for quality care and service, including System Magnet® designation, the nation’s highest distinction for nursing excellence and the Mid-Atlantic Alliance for Performance Excellence (MAAPE) Excellence Award. Main Line Health is committed to creating an environment of diversity, respect and inclusion and has proudly embraced the American Hospital Association’s #123forEquity Pledge to Act to eliminate disparities in care. We are dedicated to advancing patient-centered care, education and research to help our community stay healthy.

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• Case review at Lankenau Heart Institute

New data from Sphera reveals that, despite promises to the contrary, companies struggle with implementing and disclosing progress on their sustainability efforts

CHICAGO, Sept. 30, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Though pressure is growing from all corners—from investors, to governments, to boards of directors—companies worldwide struggle to report progress on their Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) goals. Indeed, just 38% of businesses publicly communicate their sustainability performance, according to a new survey from Sphera^®, a leading global provider of ESG performance and risk management software, data and consulting services.

It’s not just a matter of disclosing progress on their objectives, however; companies are also behind the curve when it comes to clearly setting their ESG goals in the first place. Less than one-third (29%) of the respondents said they have set and communicated their sustainability targets, and even fewer—16%—have set emissions targets in accordance with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) framework.

This marked lack of ESG transparency highlights the persistently wide chasm between ESG promises and action in the private sector. In the absence of significant, enforceable regulations worldwide, companies have largely been left to voluntarily make commitments, but with no meaningful mechanisms to either measure their progress or hold themselves accountable to them. About half (51%) of companies surveyed affirm that their senior management has made sustainability commitments, but only 21% say they have a clear roadmap to implementation, and just 26% say they have fully integrated sustainability into their business strategy.

“It’s easy to ‘talk the talk’ when it comes to corporate ESG initiatives, but much harder to ‘walk the walk’,” says Paul Marushka, Sphera’s CEO. “Businesses have largely been left to their own devices to establish and measure their sustainability performance, leading to a constellation of voluntary frameworks that ultimately disincentivize meaningful action. But with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s recent report providing its strongest warning yet – indicating that half-measures will no longer cut it – and the upcoming COP26 conference promising to hold the business community to account, organizations need to start making good on their promises and show tangible progress.”

These findings are from Sphera’s Sustainability Survey 2021, a survey of 218 global business leaders evaluating their sustainability metrics, measurement and progress.

Additional findings from the survey include:

Scope 3 is missing from the menu. Though reducing emissions across the value chain is essential to meeting decarbonization targets and—for those businesses who have committed to them—achieving net zero emissions, very few companies have accounted for Scope 3 emissions in their sustainability plans. Only 13% of businesses surveyed said they have identified all relevant Scope 3 categories and completed a corresponding hotspot analysis; 29% say they consider the entire value chain when calculating their corporate emissions baseline or carbon footprint.

“Scope 3 emissions can make up the vast majority of a company’s overall carbon footprint,” Marushka added, “which means any sound sustainability strategy must involve an assessment of the supply chain and a commitment to working with suppliers who are also taking measurable steps to reduce their emissions. The end result ultimately creates a multiplier effect for both companies’ sustainability efforts.”

Poor data quality can stymie even the best efforts. Only a minority of respondents (16%) use data from established commercial databases to quantify their corporate carbon footprint; another 14% say they use high-quality, industry-based data for baseline assessment at the product level. In practice, this means many more organizations are using suboptimal datasets, such as spend-based, input-output databases, to measure their emissions. These types of top-down, nonspecific data sources can lead to inaccurate assessments, further exacerbating the gap between sustainability promises and outcomes.

The middle market struggles the most. Perhaps unsurprisingly, large organizations with more than $1 billion in revenue are more likely to be rated as optimized (34%) in terms of sustainability maturity.¹ At the same time, 39% of small businesses with less than $100 million in revenue are considered optimized. Midsize businesses trail both, with an optimization rate of just 30%. In fact, midsize businesses are more likely than their larger or smaller counterparts to not exceed basic compliance requirements (25% vs.13% for smaller organizations and 6% for larger organizations).

About the Sustainability Maturity Survey 2021
Sphera partnered with the University of Esslingen in Germany to design and field a survey of companies throughout Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific. Respondents represented businesses in a wide range of industries, including automotive, construction, education, health care, oil and gas, manufacturing and technology. The survey was conducted between April 7 and May 3.

About Sphera
Sphera creates a safer, more sustainable and productive world. We are a leading global provider of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) performance and risk management software, data and consulting services with a focus on Environment, Health, Safety & Sustainability (EHS&S), Operational Risk Management and Product Stewardship.

Press Contact
Kylie Souder
kylie.souder@aspectusgroup.com
+1 513-304-5776

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¹ According to Sphera’s Sustainability Maturity rubric, an “optimized” business leverages ESG software and data resources to go above and beyond meeting compliance requirements to help find efficiencies, increase productivity and innovation, reduce costs and mitigate risks. A “leader” is at the head of the competitive pack and is shaping the future of its sector through its sustainability initiatives.

WM’s ICLM and TUV online payments capacities provide Online Businesses worldwide with free and instant integration, and zero-cost multicurrency transactions and wallets

NEW YORK and ST PETER PORT, Guernsey, Sept. 30, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Payments Facilities of Global Telephony Provider Webtel.mobi (“WM”) are not limited to Offline Payments. Its ICLM and TUV Facilities also have full Online Payments capacity, and can be used in the Online Payments or Payment Gateway role – for making or accepting payments – by all WM Members worldwide.

WM’s ICLM Payment and TUV Payments are de-facto Payment Gateway equivalents, and are able to be used for accepting Online Payments instantly when a Merchant joins WM as a Member. The only equipment required is a person’s existing Mobile Phone – whether a Smart Phone or Pre-Smart Mobile Phone.

All a Member needs to do to utilize these systems as de facto Payment Gateways is display his/her ITAN Number (Inter-Tel.mobi Account Number) and Mobile Number on the website, and the currencies that they will accept for payment. The identifying names or references for the good or services being sold act as the payment reference.

Merchants can then instantly accept Payments in all Currencies available on the WM Platform from any WM Member anywhere in the world – and receive immediate settlement, 24/7/365 –without the possibility of chargebacks.

		We Accept ICLM and TUV Payments Our ITAN:    WM1234567891234567891234 Our Mobile: +XX 1234 567 890					We Accept ICLM and TUV Payments Our ITAN:    WM9876543219876543219876 Our Mobile: +XX 9876 543 210
		Payment Currencies Accepted: All Currencies Instant Confirmation by Text:     Yes					Payment Currencies Accepted:  USD only  Instant Confirmation by Text:      Yes

There is zero cost to Merchants accepting Payments if using the TUV Payment Gateway equivalent, or an ultra-low cost to Merchants of 0.25% to 0.1% if using the ICLM Payment Gateway equivalent. With the ICLM Payment Gateway Equivalent, Merchants can choose if they pay this ultra-low cost, whether the Purchaser should pay the cost, or whether the cost is split between Merchant and Purchaser.

For Purchasers who are Members of WM, Payments are free and instant 24/7/365, with instant transaction history and confirmation of payment by email and text. Payments can be made in any WM Currency from any of the free multicurrency wallets provided by WM.

Generally, standard Payment Gateways charge Merchants high fees for integration into websites, charge high transaction fee, provide unfavorable and forced FX Conversion rates, do not easily provide many multicurrency accounts for settlement, take days or weeks to provide full settlement and hold back funds in retentions.

In comparison to WM’s Payment Gateway equivalents, which provide free, instant, global and multicurrency services – it will be difficult for them to compete or even to survive.

ONLINE PAYMENTS CHARACTERISTIC	STANDARD PAYMENT GATEWAY	ICLM PAYMENT GATEWAY	TUV PAYMENT GATEWAY
Make Online Payments	Yes	Yes	Yes
Functions 24/7/365	Yes	Yes	Yes
Make & Receive Payments to & from all Countries	No	Yes	Yes
Free Instant integration into Website / Platform	No	Yes	Yes
Instant Acceptance of Payments by Merchants	No	Yes	Yes
Free Multicurrency Wallets for Merchants (41)	No	Yes	Yes
Instant Email and Text Notification of Payments	No	Yes	Yes
Instant Detailed Payment Transaction History	No	Yes	Yes
Pure Peer 2 Peer Transactions (PP2P)	No	Yes	Yes
Impossible to Carry Out Fraudulent Transactions	No	Yes	Yes
Impossible for Merchants to Incur Chargebacks	No	Yes	Yes
Impossible for Cloned / Stolen Card Transactions	No	Yes	Yes
Instant No-Retention Settlement to Merchants	No	Yes	Yes
Payment Process without Intermediaries	No	Yes	Yes
Payment Process without Intermediary Fees	No	Yes	Yes
Functions Alone Without Any Other Entities	No	Yes	Yes
Functions in all Countries and Territories	No	Yes	Yes
Self-Contained Unitary Global System	No	Yes	Yes
Uniform Global Security and Standards	No	Yes	Yes
Total Access from Any Smart Phone	No	Yes	Yes
Total Access from Any Pre-Smart Mobile Phone	No	Yes	Yes
Clients can Pay in Multiple Currencies Globally	No	Yes	Yes
Clients Control Own FX Conversions	No	Yes	Yes
Merchants can Accept Multicurrency Payments	No	Yes	Yes
Merchants Control Own FX Conversions	No	Yes	Yes
Merchant and Payer can Split Payment Fees	No	Yes	Yes
Totally Free to Make and Receive Payments	No	0.25% to 1%	Yes

Resources:

Media Contact:
Nick Lambert: wm@thoburns.com

Video on the Capacities of the WM System:
https://youtu.be/XYBrCikUhn8

Video on WM’s Regulatory Compliance:
https://youtu.be/u522lVsGIJI

Research Reports on the Capacities of the WM System:
https://tinyurl.com/TUVresearch

WM’s urls:
https://webtel.mobi/pc (Tablets / Laptops / Desktops)
https://webtel.mobi (Smart Phones)
https://webtel.mobi/wap (Pre-Smart Mobile Phones)

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. & LONDON, U.K., Sept. 30, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — USPA Global Licensing Inc. (USPAGL) today announced that U.S. Polo Assn., the official brand of the United States Polo Association (USPA), has won Global Retailer of the Year at the prestigious 2021 Global Retail & Leisure International (RLI) Awards. The RLI Awards honor the most visionary and innovative retail and leisure concepts from around the world.

Winners in 12 categories were selected by a voting entity of industry leaders, with U.S. Polo Assn.’s recognition being for its overall global growth and achievements. These include continuing its brick-and-mortar growth trajectory, maintaining a footprint of nearly 190 countries across e-commerce and more than 1,100 U.S. Polo Assn. retail stores worldwide, and projections for expansion to more than 1,500 stores over the next several years. Also in 2021, the brand cultivated and activated a network of more than 6 million social media followers and built out the brand’s websites to more than 30 countries in 16 different languages to clinch the win. All of this came to fruition despite the global economic challenges presented by the coronavirus pandemic.

Other big winners of the night included NIKE House of Innovation, Paris for RLI Interior Excellence; New York-based Brookfield Properties for Developer of the Year; Siam Premium Outlets Bangkok, Thailand, for International Outlet Centre New Build; and Grandscape, Texas, for Most Innovative Retail & Entertainment Project.

Attending the event this year were members of the U.S. Polo Assn. executive and leadership team and the brand’s U.K. partner, Brand Machine. Accepting the award on U.S. Polo Assn.’s behalf was J. Michael Prince, President and CEO of USPA Global Licensing, the company that oversees the multi-billion-dollar U.S. Polo Assn. brand.

“On behalf of our global team, and our licensing and retail partners around the world, we are honored that U.S. Polo Assn. was selected by our peers, among other leading retailers, as Retail & Leisure’s Global Retailer of the Year,” said Prince. “We will continue to build on our long-term growth strategy by pushing boundaries and innovating our authentic, sport-inspired, lifestyle brand as a global leader across the fashion and sport industries.”

This year’s gala event was at the newly opened, ultra-chic Londoner Hotel in the heart of London’s West End. Committed to ensuring all its participants and winners were properly celebrated during this time of global caution, RLI created a hybrid event with two experiences by merging the power of face-to-face with a virtual element for the worldwide winners and attendees.

“It’s our goal every year to bring together the most groundbreaking players in the retail and leisure industries to recognize them for their exceptional projects and contributions, and this year was no exception,” said Jayne Rafter, Founder of Retail and Leisure International and host of the glamorous, black-tie gala. “A deserving winner, U.S. Polo Assn.’s growth, resilience and innovation in the retail industry ultimately won them the 2021 Global Retailer of the Year category and this outstanding global recognition.”

U.S. Polo Assn. won two Highly Commended Honors for Global Retailer of the Year and Emerging Market Retailer at the Global RLI Awards in 2020.

The Global RLI Awards, presented by Retail & Leisure International, recognize global achievement and impact throughout the industry and are selected by a panel of highly respected business leaders from around the globe. The RLI Awards pay tribute to those companies that continue to push boundaries, who are not afraid of the challenges that they are presented with, and who refuse to settle for anything but the very best.

About U.S. Polo Assn. and USPA Global Licensing Inc. (USPAGL)

U.S. Polo Assn. is the official brand of the United States Polo Association (USPA), the nonprofit governing body for the sport of polo in the United States and one of the oldest sports governing bodies, having been founded in 1890. With a multi-billion-dollar global footprint and worldwide distribution through more than 1,100 U.S. Polo Assn. retail stores, department stores, sporting goods channels, independent retailers and e-commerce, U.S. Polo Assn. offers apparel for men, women and children, as well as accessories, footwear, travel and home goods in 190 countries worldwide. Recently ranked the fifth largest sports licensor in License Global magazine’s 2020 list of “Top 150 Global Licensors,” U.S. Polo Assn. is named alongside such iconic sports brands as the National Football League, the National Basketball Association and Major League Baseball. Visit uspoloassnglobal.com.

USPA Global Licensing Inc. (USPAGL) is the for-profit subsidiary of the USPA and its exclusive worldwide licensor. USPAGL manages the global, multi-billion-dollar U.S. Polo Assn. brand and is the steward of the USPA’s intellectual properties, providing the sport with a long-term source of revenue. Through its subsidiary, Global Polo Entertainment (GPE), USPAGL also manages Global Polo TV the world’s leading production entity for global polo broadcasts and polo lifestyle content. Learn more at globalpolo.com.

For further information contact:
Stacey Kovalsky – Senior Director, Global Communications
Phone +001.561.790.8036 – Email: skovalsky@uspagl.com

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Phoenix Software เปิดตัวการอัปเดตสายผลิตภัณฑ์ในเดือนกันยายน 2021

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Sept. 30, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Phoenix Software International, Inc. วันนี้ได้ประกาศความพร้อมใช้งานทั่วไปของ JES3^plus V1R1 ซึ่งเป็นงานดัดแปลงจาก z/OS^® JES3 ของ IBM รีลีสนี้รวมการปรับปรุงประสิทธิภาพ SPOOL I/O ที่พร้อมให้บริการสำหรับลูกค้า JES3^plus ผ่านการส่งมอบอย่างต่อเนื่องเมื่อต้นปีนี้ นี่เป็นรีลีสแรกของเทคโนโลยี JES3 ที่มีการปรับปรุงตั้งแต่ต้นปี 2015 และสัมพันธ์กับ z/OS 2.5 ซึ่งเป็นรีลีสล่าสุดของ z/OS ที่มี JES3 ขณะนี้องค์กรที่ยังต้องการใช้เทคโนโลยีนี้อยู่ แต่ได้ย้ายไปยัง JES3^plus สามารถใช้ประโยชน์จากผลิตภัณฑ์ที่ได้รับการปรับปรุงและมีแผนการปรับปรุงในอนาคต

JES3^plus V1R1

JES3^plus V1R1 รองรับเทคนิคการเขียนโปรแกรมสองช่องสัญญาณใหม่เพื่อปรับปรุงประสิทธิภาพ:

• ACKD – โปรแกรมช่องสัญญาณที่มี Prefix แบบสั้นที่สามารถประมวลผลทั้งแทร็กแทนการบันทึกทีละรายการ การปรับปรุงนี้ใช้ประโยชน์จากการสนับสนุน MIDAW
• zHPF – โปรแกรมช่องสัญญาณที่ใช้ประโยชน์จากสิ่งอำนวยความสะดวก z/Architecture fibre-channel-extensions (FCX) เพื่อถ่ายโอนโปรแกรมช่องสัญญาณทั้งหมดไปยังอุปกรณ์สำหรับการประมวลผลแทนที่จะโอน CCW ตามที่เจอ

JES3^plus Customer Advisory Council ของ Phoenix Software ช่วยในการจัดลำดับความสำคัญของแผนการปรับปรุงผลิตภัณฑ์ ลูกค้าจึงสามารถคาดหวังได้ว่าจะได้เห็นการปรับปรุงเพิ่มเติมในปี 2022 ผ่านการส่งมอบอย่างต่อเนื่อง

“เราทราบดีตั้งแต่ต้นแล้วว่าเราจะให้ความสำคัญกับการเพิ่มประสิทธิภาพ JES3^plus เพื่อใช้เทคนิค I/O ล่าสุด” Ed Jaffe หัวหน้าเจ้าหน้าที่ฝ่ายเทคโนโลยีที่ Phoenix Software International กล่าว “การรอการเริ่มต้นใหม่ทั่วโลกของ JES3 ที่สำคัญต่อการดำเนินงานนั้นดูเหมือนจะยาวนานสุดๆ และทำให้คุณรู้สึกเครียดมากๆ ตลอดเวลา zHPF จะช่วยลดเวลารอลงมากกว่า 80% ในสภาพแวดล้อมของเรา และลูกค้าของเราก็ได้รับผลประโยชน์ที่คล้ายกัน ขอมอบเครดิตส่วนใหญ่สำหรับการเปิดตัว JES3^plus ที่ปรับปรุงใหม่อย่างราบรื่นนี้ให้กับพันธมิตร ISV ของเราและผู้ทดสอบในช่วงแรก ซึ่งมีความกระตือรือร้นและความอดทนอย่างเหลือเชื่อ ซึ่งมีส่วนอย่างมากต่อการเปิดตัวที่ประสบความสำเร็จนี้”

(E)JES V6R1

(E)JES V6R1 ซึ่งเป็นเครื่องมือการจัดการ JESplex รีลีสล่าสุดของ Phoenix Software นั้นมาพร้อมการปรับปรุงสำหรับการจัดการระบบย่อย MVS, การทำความเข้าใจการใช้หน่วยความจำพื้นที่ที่อยู่ และการค้นหาการเชื่อมโยงระบบที่สำคัญ

การวางจำหน่ายผลิตภัณฑ์ Phoenix Software: กันยายน 2021

Phoenix Software ได้ปรับปรุงสายผลิตภัณฑ์ในเดือนนี้ ลูกค้าสามารถดาวน์โหลดผลิตภัณฑ์ได้ผ่านทางพอร์ทัล Phoenix Software International Support โปรดไปที่ https://phoenixsoftware.com/support.htm#downloads ผลิตภัณฑ์ที่เปิดตัวใหม่ประกอบด้วย:

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Stockholm, Sweden, and San Antonio, Texas – September 30, 2021 – Sinch AB (publ), a global leader in cloud communications for mobile customer engagement, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Pathwire, the leading cloud-based email delivery platform, including its Mailgun, Mailjet and Email on Acid products for developers and marketers. Sinch will pay the sellers a cash consideration of USD 925 million and 51 million new shares in Sinch. Using yesterday’s closing Sinch share price of SEK 165.9, and USD/SEK exchange rate of 8.8, this corresponds to an enterprise value of approximately USD 1.9 billion, or SEK 16.6 billion.

Pathwire provides a best-in-class email deliverability platform for transactional and marketing email. Built to remove the complexities of the world’s most-used digital communications channel, Pathwire ensures that the right messages are delivered to the right person at the right time. Over 100,000 businesses use Pathwire’s products to engage with their customers, including major brands such as Lyft, Kajabi, Microsoft, Iterable, and DHL.

The acquisition of Pathwire means that Sinch becomes one of the very few, global CPaaS providers that can deliver leading quality at scale across all the main digital communications channels which businesses use to engage with their customers.

“Every form of digital communications has its unique benefits, and delivering high quality at scale requires both extensive technical capabilities and deep subject matter expertise“, comments Oscar Werner, Sinch CEO. “Together with Pathwire, we will be able to offer a best-of-breed product set, across messaging, voice and email, that empowers businesses and developers to craft an unmatched, digital, customer experience.”

Businesses turn to cloud-based email service providers to avoid costly in-house solutions and to ensure that each message reaches its recipient as intended. Through its feature-rich email API, email testing tools, and accomplished deliverability services, Pathwire ensures that emails are received with minimum delay, that they are showcased in customers’ prime inbox, and that messages render pixel-perfect on every device and with every email provider. Together with a highly efficient, online go-to-market model, these product strengths have allowed Pathwire to outgrow the competition and deliver consistently high growth and high profitability.

Pathwire’s offering is centered around three core products:

• Mailgun offers powerful APIs that let developers integrate automated email messages into products and workflows. With unmatched deliverability rates, Mailgun is the preferred choice for developers looking to send, receive and track emails using a cloud-native, scalable infrastructure.
• Mailjet offers a drag-and-drop email builder and suite of APIs that empower marketers to increase customer engagement and maximize marketing ROI. Its powerful tools cater for the entire life cycle of an email; from design and creativity to testing, deliverability, and analytics.
• Email on Acid further improves deliverability rates, through an automated pre-deployment checklist, and ensures that every email message renders well across different email providers and devices.

“Sinch and Pathwire are a natural fit: both companies have built their businesses around product excellence, a commitment to positive results for our customers, and a focus on clear, measurable outcomes. I’m proud of what the Pathwire team has accomplished, and I’m tremendously excited about this next step on our journey and the many opportunities we can unlock together”, comments Will Conway, Pathwire CEO.

“We are proud of what we accomplished with Will and the Pathwire team over the past few years, investing in product initiatives, leadership, and M&A, including the acquisitions of Mailjet and Email on Acid,” said Hudson Smith, a Partner at Thoma Bravo. “Sinch is the perfect strategic partner to support Pathwire and continue to build on its market-leading position as the email communications partner of choice for developers and marketers.”

Research by Technavio estimates that the worldwide market for email delivery is worth USD 16 billion. More than 60 percent of this amount relates to transactional email, which are delivered in response to an action by an end user, such as booking confirmations, receipts and password resets.

Financials

In the twelve months ending December 31, 2021, Pathwire is expected to record revenues of USD 132 million, Gross Profit of USD 104 million, and Adjusted EBITDA of USD 55 million. This corresponds to a gross margin of 79 percent and an adjusted EBITDA margin of 42 percent. The business employs around 290 people and is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas.

Organic revenue growth over the past years has consistently exceeded 30 percent per year with a gross margin close to 80 percent and an Adjusted EBITDA margin above 35 percent. The transaction is growth and margin accretive to Sinch.

The transaction is expected to generate significant revenue synergies from the cross-selling of Sinch and Pathwire products to each other’s customer base. Upon closing of the transaction, Pathwire will also be able to leverage Sinch’s established sales presence in 47 international markets to drive further growth with net new enterprise customers. One-off integration costs are estimated to reach around SEK 75 million over 18 months.

Financing

Pathwire will be acquired through a merger between a subsidiary of Sinch, Pegasus Corp One, which is registered in Delaware.

The acquisition will be financed through a combination of cash, equity and debt facilities. Upon closing, Sinch will pay the sellers, which include funds managed by Thoma Bravo and Turn/River Capital, a cash consideration of USD 925 million. The sellers will also receive 51 million new shares in Sinch, which will be delivered to the sellers not earlier than February and May 2022. Using yesterday’s closing Sinch share price of SEK 165.9, and USD/SEK exchange rate of 8.8, this corresponds to an enterprise value of approximately USD 1.9 billion, or SEK 16.6 billion.

Sinch intends to call for an extraordinary general meeting to authorize the board of directors to resolve on the issue of the consideration shares for the Pathwire acquisition. Shareholders representing in excess of 48 percent of the total number of shares and votes in Sinch have undertaken to vote in favor of such authorization. The notice for the extraordinary general meeting will be published separately.

Sinch further intends to resolve on a directed share issue of approximately 40 million shares, equivalent to approximately USD 750 million. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (“CPP Investments”), Temasek, SeaTown Master Fund (“SeaTown”), and SB Northstar LP, a fund managed by SB Management, a wholly owned direct subsidiary of SoftBank Group Corp, alongside certain existing shareholders, have undertaken to subscribe for shares in the directed share issue, which is expected to be settled and paid for with one part in October and one part in December 2021. The details of the directed share issue will be published separately.

Sinch has a financial target to maintain net debt/adjusted EBITDA below 3.5x over time. In anticipation of upcoming transactions, Sinch had a net cash position of SEK 11.2 billion at the end of Q2 2021. This corresponds to a net debt/adjusted EBITDA-ratio of -9.6x. Several previously announced transactions are expected to affect this ratio ahead:

• On 17 February, Sinch announced the acquisition of Inteliquent for a total cash consideration of USD 1,140 million. The transaction is expected to close in H2 2021.
• On 9 June, Sinch announced the acquisition of MessageMedia. Sinch will pay a total enterprise value of USD 1.3 billion, with a total cash consideration of USD 1.1 billion and 11 284 870 new shares in Sinch. The transaction is expected to close in H2 2021.
• On 22 September, Sinch announced the acquisition of MessengerPeople. Sinch will pay a total enterprise value of EUR 48 million, with a total cash consideration of EUR 33.6 million and EUR 14.4 million paid in the form of new shares in Sinch. The transaction is expected to close in Q4 2021.

On a pro forma basis, as if the acquisitions of Inteliquent, MessageMedia, MessengerPeople and Pathwire had been completed already at this point, and the directed share issue of approximately 40 million shares referenced above had already been completed, Net debt/Adjusted EBITDA would have been approximately 2.7x. This calculation of pro forma Net debt/Adjusted EBITDA includes Adjusted EBITDA in acquired entities over the past 12 months. Cash generation and earnings growth is expected to reduce this ratio going forward.

When the acquisitions of MessageMedia, MessengerPeople and Pathwire have closed, and the directed share issue referenced above is completed, the number of outstanding shares in Sinch will increase by 130.2 million. All else equal, this implies that the number of shares in Sinch rises to 830.1 million, which is an increase of around 14 percent.

Financial impact of recent transactions

In Q2 2021, Sinch reported revenues for the last 12 months of SEK 11,809 million, Gross profit of SEK 2,966 million, and Adjusted EBITDA of SEK 1,165 million. This corresponds to a gross margin of 25 percent and an Adjusted EBITDA margin of 10 percent.

Pro forma financials include 12 months of earnings from all entities that have been acquired during the past year, as well as from Inteliquent, MessageMedia, MessengerPeople and Pathwire (which have been announced but not yet closed). On this pro forma basis, Sinch’s revenues for the last 12 months, as of Q2 2021, would have been approximately SEK 20.4 billion. Gross profit would have been approximately SEK 7.2 billion and Adjusted EBITDA approximately SEK 3.2 billion. This corresponds to a gross margin of 35 percent and an Adjusted EBITDA margin of 16 percent.

Regulatory approval

Closing of the transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including merger-control filing to the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice in the US.

Timeline

The transaction is expected to close by the end of 2021.

Advisors

Moelis & Company UK LLP is acting as financial advisor to Sinch in the transaction, with K&L Gates LLP acting as legal advisor. Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is acting as financial advisor to Pathwire, with Goodwin Procter LLP acting as legal advisor.

Webcast

A conference call for analysts and investors will take place today, September 30, at 14.00 CEST. The live webcast will be available at investors.sinch.com/webcast, where it will also be possible to ask questions. To participate by phone, please dial in a few minutes before the call to ensure that you are connected.

Sweden:           +46 8 506 92 169
UK:                  +44 203 009 5709
US:                  +1 646 787 1226

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Presentation materials will be made available at https://investors.sinch.com.

For further information, please contact

Thomas Heath
Chief Strategy Officer & Head of Investor Relations
Mobile: +46 722 45 50 55
E-mail: investors@sinch.com

Ola Elmeland
Investor Relations Director
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E-mail: investors@sinch.com

About Sinch

Sinch brings businesses and people closer with tools enabling personal engagement. Its leading cloud communications platform lets businesses reach every mobile phone on the planet, in seconds or less, through mobile messaging, voice and video. Sinch is a trusted software provider to mobile operators, and its platform powers business-critical communications for many of the world’s largest companies. Sinch has been profitable and fast-growing since its foundation in 2008. It is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, and has local presence in more than 40 countries. Shares are traded at NASDAQ Stockholm: XSTO:SINCH. Visit us at sinch.com.

About Pathwire

Pathwire offers email API technology and intuitive email marketing solutions that empowers companies around the world to solve complex communication problems. Through its Mailgun, Mailjet, and Email on Acid brands, Pathwire delivers over 250 billion emails a year for companies like DHL, Wikipedia, Toast, Lyft, and Microsoft. It provides reliable, cloud-native infrastructure, local expertise, and smart solutions based on machine learning so companies can more easily reach their customers and build connected experiences. Pathwire has employees worldwide including in the UK, Spain, France, Germany, and the US, with a headquarters in San Antonio, Texas. For more information, visit pathwire.com.

About Thoma Bravo

Thoma Bravo is one of the largest private equity firms in the world, with more than $83 billion in assets under management as of June 30, 2021. The firm invests in growth-oriented, innovative companies operating in the software and technology sectors. Leveraging the firm’s deep sector expertise and proven strategic and operational capabilities, Thoma Bravo collaborates with its portfolio companies to implement operating best practices, drive growth initiatives and make accretive acquisitions intended to accelerate revenue and earnings. Over the past 20 years, the firm has acquired more than 325 companies representing over $100 billion in enterprise value. The firm has offices in Chicago, Miami and San Francisco. For more information, visit thomabravo.com.

This information is information that Sinch AB (publ) is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation. The information was submitted for publication, through the contact person set out above, at 08:30 CEST on September 30, 2021.

Important information

This press release may contain certain forward-looking statements. Such statements are all statements that do not relate to historical facts and include expressions such as “believe”, “estimate”, “anticipate”, “expect”, “assume”, “predict”, “intend”, “may”, “presuppose”, “should” or similar. The forward-looking statements in this release are based on various estimates and assumptions that in several cases are based on additional assumptions. Although Sinch believes these assumptions were reasonable when made, such forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that are difficult or impossible to predict and that are beyond Sinch’s control. Such risks, uncertainties and important factors could cause the actual results to differ materially from the results expressly or implicitly indicated in this communication through the forward-looking statements. The information, perceptions and the forward-looking statements in this release apply only as of the date of this release and may change without notice.

This press release is not and does not form a part of any offer for sale of securities. Copies of this communication may not be made in, and may not be distributed or sent into, the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan, South Africa, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore or any other jurisdiction in which distribution of this press release would be unlawful or would require registration or other measures. The distribution of this announcement in other jurisdictions may be restricted by law and persons into whose possession this announcement comes should inform themselves about, and observe, any such restrictions.

The securities referred to in this announcement have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or under the securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States and, accordingly, may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and in compliance with applicable state securities law. Sinch does not intend to register any part of the directed new share issue in the United States or to conduct a public offering of shares in the United States.

The securities referred to herein have not been and will not be registered under the applicable securities laws of Canada, Japan, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, Hong Kong or Singapore and, subject to certain exemptions, may not be offered or sold in or into or for the account or benefit of any person having a registered address in, or located or resident in, Canada, Japan, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, Hong Kong or Singapore. There will be no public offering of the securities described herein in Canada, Japan, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, Hong Kong or Singapore.

This press release is not a prospectus for purposes of Prospectus Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017 and its delegated and implemented regulations (the “Prospectus Regulation”) and has not been approved by any regulatory authority in any jurisdiction. Sinch has not authorized any offer to the public of securities in any EEA Member State and no prospectus has been or will be prepared in connection with the directed new share issue. In any EEA Member State, this communication is only addressed to and is only directed at qualified investors in that Member State within the meaning of the Prospectus Regulation.

In the United Kingdom, this document and any other materials in relation to the securities described herein is only being distributed to, and is only directed at, and any investment or investment activity to which this document relates is available only to, and will be engaged in only with, “qualified investors” (within the meaning of the United Kingdom version of the EU Prospectus Regulation (2017/1129/ EU) which is part of United Kingdom law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018) who are (i) persons having professional experience in matters relating to investments who fall within the definition of “investment professionals” in Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the “Order”); or (ii) high net worth entities falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order (all such persons together being referred to as “relevant persons”). In the United Kingdom, any investment or investment activity to which this communication relates is available only to, and will be engaged in only with, relevant persons. Persons who are not relevant persons should not take any action on the basis of this press release and should not act or rely on it.

Neither Sinch nor any its affiliates directors, officers, employees, agents, affiliates or advisers is under any obligation to update, complete, revise or keep current the information contained in this press release to which it relates or to provide the recipient with access to any additional information that may arise in connection with it.

Every care has been taken into consideration when translating this press release into English. In the event of differences between the English version and the Swedish original, the Swedish version shall apply.

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Prestigious International Awards Program Recognizes Outstanding Information Security Products and Companies

NEW YORK, Sept. 30, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cobwebs Technologies, an industry-leading provider of AI-driven automated digital risk protection platform, today announced that it has been named the winner of the “Threat Intelligence Platform of the Year” award in the fifth annual CyberSecurity Breakthrough Awards program conducted by CyberSecurity Breakthrough, a leading independent market intelligence organization that recognizes the top companies, technologies, and products in the global information security market today.

Cobwebs’ threat intelligence platform automatically extracts critical insights from big data with advanced and powerful AI machine learning algorithms. Cobwebs’ platform assists analysts in identifying threat actors while uncovering connections and groups across the web using automated advanced search capabilities.

The Cobwebs platform empowers users to gain deep insights and substantial intelligence, including locations, context, internal relations, group structures, hierarchies, and more. Cobwebs’ non-intrusive methods for expedited results and efficacy reveal threat actors and collect real-time intelligence.

“We are incredibly proud to receive this recognition from CyberSecurity Breakthrough. Our platform is delivering an unprecedented level of threat intelligence, reducing uncertainty for our customers, while also aiding them in identifying potential future threats and opportunities,” said Udi Levy, CEO, and co-founder at Cobwebs Technologies. “Cobwebs is committed to our valued customers and we remain focused on delivering the next-generation digital risk protection solutions by continuously investing in our capabilities and people.”

The mission of the CyberSecurity Breakthrough Awards is to honor excellence and recognize the innovation, hard work, and success in a range of information security categories, including Cloud Security, Threat Detection, Risk Management, Fraud Prevention, Mobile Security, Email Security, and many more. This year’s program attracted more than 4,000 nominations from over 20 different countries throughout the world.

“Today’s current threat landscape is best served by threat intelligence that offers a strategic perspective,” said James Johnson, managing director, CyberSecurity Breakthrough. “There’s an advantage to identifying the types of threats a company is most likely to encounter. Gathering and analyzing data, mainly from web-based sources, provides a greater understanding of the current threat environment as well any future risks. Cobwebs’ breakthrough solution helps organizations maintain continuity in an unpredictable and volatile environment and we are thrilled to recognize the Company for winning the ‘Threat Intelligence Platform of the Year’ award.”

About Cobwebs Technologies

Cobwebs Technologies is an industry-leading AI-driven, automated Threat Intelligence platform. The Cobwebs platform provides real-time valuable and actionable insights that enable organizations to detect and expose unknown threats and threat actors to prevent criminal activity while maintaining business continuity and viability. Cobwebs’ Threat Intelligence solution combined with human expertise produces superior security intelligence that disrupts adversaries.

About CyberSecurity Breakthrough

Part of Tech Breakthrough, a leading market intelligence and recognition platform for global technology innovation and leadership, the CyberSecurity Breakthrough Awards program is devoted to honoring excellence in information security and cybersecurity technology companies, products, and people. The CyberSecurity Breakthrough Awards provide a platform for public recognition around the achievements of breakthrough information security companies and products in categories including Cloud Security, Threat Detection, Risk Management, Fraud Prevention, Mobile Security, Web, and Email Security, UTM, Firewall and more. For more information visit CyberSecurityBreakthrough.com.

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New Model Validates Hollywood’s Newest Revenue Stream via Blockchain Distribution

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Sept. 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — In a groundbreaking venture, global NFT distribution and viewing platform VUELE^™ grossed nearly six figures bringing in 32.86267 ETH ($93,435) with the release of eleven total NFT drops of feature film thriller ZERO CONTACT starring Oscar-winning Best Actor Anthony Hopkins. The “Platinum Edition” NFT alone sold for 20 ETH ($56,860).

As the first feature film NFTs distributed by VUELE^™, the ZERO CONTACT NFT drops mark an incredible new step for the feature film distribution industry as well as film collecting and fan engagement.

“In just these few short days, we’ve seen a community form around our film, enhanced fan engagement, and also proved a new revenue stream in the industry. We think this is ground-breaking,” said Rick Dugdale, Co-Founder of VUELE^™ and Director/Producer of ZERO CONTACT. “Our goal was to earn the respect of the NFT space in order for us to create staying power and help blaze a new path for filmmakers. Not only is this now a proven distribution model, but we will be able to create new film financing structures moving forward.”

Each winning NFT allows for the lucky winner to be edited into the film with a personal Zero Contact shoot and edit. In addition, each winner receives signed digital artwork of the film poster, the “making of” the film, Crypto Generative Art by REMO x Dcsan and a VUELE “Golden Ticket.” The “Platinum” 1 of 1 winner also receives a walk-on role in the Zero Contact Universe.

About VUELE^™
VUELE^™ [pronounced VIEW-lee] is the first direct-to-consumer, full-length feature film viewing and distribution platform delivering feature films and digital collectible entertainment content as NFTs. Users will be able to become owners of exclusive, limited edition film, and collector NFT content which they can watch, collect, sell, and trade on the vuele.io platform. VUELE^™ provides movie fans and collectors alike with the ultimate consumer-focused digital collection and viewing platform. VUELE^™ is a joint venture between Enderby Entertainment and CurrencyWorks Inc. For more, visit: www.vuele.io

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bant.io has become the first B2B lead generation organization to deal in cryptocurrency.

LONDON, Sept. 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — bant.io, the all-in-one B2B lead generation and sales acceleration service, is pushing at the boundaries of conventional business practice.

The B2B lead generation agency will now accept cryptocurrency as payment for its services from late September 2021.

With a clear focus on driving growth in companies that want to sell more and sell faster, bant.io delivers by automating customer acquisition with data-driven experiments and a scientific lead generation method that gains B2B customers for their clients.

The inclusion of cryptocurrency means that bant.io will naturally be more flexible and responsive when helping marketing agencies, SaaS, and technology companies identify and automatically engage with their ideal customers, using proven cross-channel lead generation strategies.

“Over the last five years, we’ve innovated B2B lead generation while offering one of the most flexible payment plans in the industry. Now, by accepting cryptocurrency in addition to the fiat currencies, we intend to provide our customers with an even more flexible and seamless payment flow, which will also address the growing needs of the industry,” said Founder Andrei Breaz.

bant.io empowers brands and companies to drive high-converting sales conversations through unique strategies by leveraging their AI-powered lead generation solution, including email, social outreach, managed PPC, retargeting, and a powerful sales chatbot.

These unique strategies have served over 2,000+ companies globally, but the pandemic triggered a surge in entrepreneurship, fuelling a startup boom, resulting in higher demand for bant.io‘s services and lead guarantee model.

“The global startup ecosystem is evolving and shifting, with more startups created and more investments made. bant.io has strived to remain nimble and stay ahead of changes and trends, which is why we have revitalized our payment processes in preparation for this rapidly growing startup economy,” said COO Jaclyn Curtis.

bant.io leverages the top 3 percent high-performing messages with data from 12,000+ high-converting campaigns to create qualified dialogue-driven sales opportunities.

bant.io‘s proprietary algorithm uses natural language processing (NLP) and optimizes PPC ads for conversions to generate more qualified traffic to the website. The algorithm also uses a customized retargeting solution that can accurately track B2B bounced traffic and other relevant decision-makers from the same company across different channels and devices and help convert it into new leads & sales. Its powerful, code-free, rule-based logic sales chatbot module allows businesses to create an automated digital assistant that extends their sales teams.

With a white-label service, bant.io handles the entire rebranding set up for their clients within 48 hours after signup, along with hosting and maintenance. Clients can create their pricing and set their margins.

bant.io helps growing companies who want to sell more and sell quicker, automating customer acquisition with data-driven experiments and making failure impossible. For more information about the scientific lead generation method to gain B2B customers, visit https://bant.io.

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