Month: July 2022

World Hepatitis Day 2022 launches today with the campaign theme, ‘I Can’t Wait’. The theme highlights the need to accelerate the fight against viral hepatitis which claims one life every 30 seconds. The day comes as the world faces a new outbreak of acute hepatitis infections affecting children.

LONDON, England, July 28, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today, World Hepatitis Day (WHD) launches with the campaign theme ‘I Can’t Wait’. On WHD, the World Hepatitis Alliance (WHA) joins together with its global network of 320 members in 100 countries to lead the campaign internationally to accelerate the fight against viral hepatitis.

The ‘I Can’t Wait’ campaign theme builds on the previous Hepatitis Can’t Wait global campaign, and highlights the social injustice and inequity caused by the current lack of action on hepatitis elimination and focuses on the positive action needed to meet the WHA’s 2030 elimination goals. The campaign amplifies the voices of people affected by viral hepatitis calling for immediate action from decision makers globally to prioritise the elimination of viral hepatitis.

Globally, 354 million people live with hepatitis B or C (WHO, 2022), causing more than 1.1 million lives to be lost each year (WHO, 2021). Hepatitis is one of the most deadly and neglected diseases and health crises – one that is claiming a life every 30 seconds. By 2040, deaths from viral hepatitis are expected to exceed mortality from HIV, malaria, and tuberculosis combined (Foreman, 2018).

World Hepatitis Day comes as the world currently faces a new outbreak of acute hepatitis infections affecting children. As of 8 July 2022, 35 countries in five WHO Regions have reported 1,010 probable cases of severe acute hepatitis in children, including 22 deaths (WHO, 2022).

This new outbreak brings focus on the importance of raising awareness of this viral disease which has traditionally disproportionately affected the economically disadvantaged. An estimated 197 million of hepatitis B-positive people (~79%) live in low- and middle-income countries in the African and Western Pacific region (WHO, 2017).

Danjuma Adda, President, World Hepatitis Alliance says:

“The gains made to eliminate hepatitis have been uneven across the world, with those most impacted often the least likely to benefit. Most countries have failed to meet their Global Health Sector Strategy 2020 targets and many babies still lack access to the hepatitis B birth dose vaccine in many low- and middle-income countries, with less than 10% in Africa receiving a timely vaccine.

“Governments and global funders are turning a blind eye to the 1.1 million deaths each year and the continued impacts on communities across the world. We will no longer accept their excuses. It takes courage to speak out, but this World Hepatitis Day we come together globally to say ‘I can’t wait’ for an end to hepatitis and urge policy makers, global funders, and decision makers to act by increasing investment and financing hepatitis elimination.”

More information: tajinder.tiwana@worldhepatitisalliance.org

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Top three New Zealand institution by asset size is live on nCino following implementation journey during pandemic

AUCKLAND, New Zealand, July 27, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — nCino, Inc. (NASDAQ: NCNO), a pioneer in cloud banking and digital transformation solutions for the global financial services industry, today announced that ASB, one of New Zealand’s leading commercial banks, is live on the nCino Bank Operating System^®. ASB deployed nCino’s Commercial Banking Solution as part of their journey to create a single, cloud-based platform to better serve their business customers. The nCino platform will provide ASB with key insights and the automation necessary to deliver a faster response and streamlined experience for both their bankers and customers.

“Our business lending transformation is delivering user friendly, intuitive, compliance-by-design systems and technology. A big part of this is the nCino software platform, which is being configured by our team, to help simplify our lending processes. This frees up our people to provide guidance and advice to our customers, helping them achieve their goals. We are already hearing positive feedback from our pilot users, with the first loan approval completed shortly after go-live,” said Tim Deane, Executive General Manager of Business Banking at ASB.

The New Zealand based $98 billion-asset bank (USD $64B) sought to replace and consolidate 16 existing legacy systems and tools, focusing on one platform that would streamline the lending process for their bankers, as well as provide opportunity to advance compliance by design for regulatory requirements and business processes. This consolidation will provide ASB’s bankers more time with their customers, which can be spent helping them advance their financial progress. The implementation of nCino, alongside Salesforce for business origination, supports ASB’s transition from legacy systems, with ongoing functionality releases as business lending transitions from existing platforms.

“We’re excited to be able to partner with such an esteemed institution with a rich history and commitment to always doing the right thing for New Zealanders,” said Mark Bernhardi, Managing Director of Australia and New Zealand at nCino. “The introduction of nCino is one part of ASB’s largest ever transformation of business and corporate lending. The team at ASB Bank was enthusiastic about learning and integrating nCino’s technology, which empowered them with data-driven insights to serve their clients better. We look forward to our continued partnership with ASB Bank as they deliver seamless, personalised services and experiences for their communities.”

About nCino
nCino (NASDAQ: NCNO) is the worldwide leader in cloud banking. The nCino Bank Operating System^® empowers financial institutions with scalable technology to help them achieve revenue growth, greater efficiency, cost savings and regulatory compliance. In a digital-first world, nCino’s single cloud-based platform enhances the employee and client experience to enable financial institutions to more effectively onboard clients, make loans and manage the entire loan life cycle, and open deposit and other accounts across lines of business and channels. Transforming how financial institutions operate through innovation, reputation and speed, nCino is partnered with more than 1,750 financial institutions of all types and sizes on a global basis. For more information, visit www.ncino.com.

About ASB
The ASB Group of companies is one of the largest providers of financial and insurance services in New Zealand. ASB Bank Limited is one of New Zealand’s leading commercial banks, committed to delivering on our purpose of accelerating financial progress for all New Zealanders through our products, services and how we support our community. For more information, visit www.asb.co.nz

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SALT LAKE CITY, July 27, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The winners of the 2022 Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) and the Adobe Certified Professional World Championship have been announced by Certiport, the leading provider of performance-based IT certification exams that accelerate academic and career opportunities for learners.

In its 20th year, the Microsoft Office Specialist competition attracted more than one million contestants from around the world. Students, ages 13 to 22, competed with peers to prove their superior skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, culminating in the most popular technology skills competition on Microsoft Office—and the only one endorsed by Microsoft since its inception in 2002.

To enter the competition, students took a qualifying Microsoft Office Specialist certification exam to demonstrate their mastery of Microsoft Office technology. Regional competitions were held worldwide, and 95 finalists qualified to compete in the final round of competition held in Anaheim, CA from July 24-27.

The 2022 MOS World Champions are:

Microsoft Word (Microsoft 365 Apps and Office 2019)

• First place: Gabriel Stanciu, Romania
• Second place: Trong Khai Nguyen, Vietnam
• Third place: Chen Yuen Wong, Hong Kong

Microsoft PowerPoint^® (Microsoft 365 Apps and Office 2019)

• First place: Tristan Pesqueira, USA
• Second place: Mihail Iliev, Bulgaria
• Third place: Himanish Angrish, Canada

Microsoft Excel^® (Microsoft 365 Apps and Office 2019)

• First place: Duy Phong Nguyen, Vietnam
• Second place: Nikolaos Rapanis, Greece
• Third place: Heero Ramadhana Sipayung, Indonesia

Microsoft Word (Office 2016)

• First place: Rohan Matthias Vargas, Ireland
• Second place: Ching Chi Tsao, Taiwan
• Third place: Ngoc Tung Chi Dao, Vietnam

Microsoft PowerPoint^® (Office 2016)

• First place: Cong Minh Bui, Vietnam
• Second place: Benjamin Rands, USA
• Third place: Amanda Gabriela Castillo Diaz, Mexico

Microsoft Excel^® (Office 2016)

• First place: Ondrej Cach, Czech Republic
• Second place: Andrew Chuang Saladin, USA
• Third place: Nicolas Stigler Yanez, Peru

In the concluding round, competitors participated in a two-part skills demonstration. The first skills demonstration was a 30-minute timed exam. The second part is an advanced three-hour research project, in which students research their given topic, formulate an opinion, and represent their conclusions and research in an asset appropriate to the competition application (Word report, Excel workbook, or PowerPoint presentation). This is the second year where finalists were required to complete a free-form project.

At the final event in Anaheim, Certiport and Microsoft recognized the top student competitors in the MOS World Championship Awards Ceremony and presented each First place winner with a $7,000 cash prize, Second place with $3,500 and Third place with $1,500.

“The pandemic put our live MOS Championship events on hold. We are so thrilled to be able to return to in-person competitions,” said Ray Murray, Vice President and General Manager, Certiport. “It is inspiring to see students from 21 countries come together to ‘speak Microsoft’. The winners receive extra praise, but every single student who entered has earned a valuable workforce credential that will help them find success in college and in their career. The last two years have highlighted the importance of IT skills for tomorrow’s professionals and it’s incredible to see so many young people get introduced to IT certifications through the MOS World Championship.”

Microsoft Office Specialist is the only official Microsoft-recognized certification for Microsoft Office globally and serves as a powerful instrument for assessing students’ skills and preparing them for real-world application of their knowledge.

“The Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship is one of our favorite events annually, because these students are thrilled to compete and they inspire all of us with their competitive spirit and crowning achievement,” said Rick Herrmann, Vice President Worldwide Public Sector, Education, Microsoft. “These students work diligently to earn valuable industry-recognized certifications, and we know that the future is bright with upcoming business and technology leaders like those we met at the MOS World Championship.”

In its 9th year, the Adobe Certified Professional competition attracted more than 238,000 contestants from around the world to prove their superior digital communications skills using Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign. Salma Sanchez from the United States won the top prize out of 22 finalists who came together for the final round of the global competition from July 24-27.

The 2022 Adobe Certified Professional World Champions are as follows:

• First place, Salma Sanchez, USA
• Second place, Manoela Campos, Brazil
• Third place, Keavey Gamwell, United Kingdom
• Fourth place, Xixillia Sunaryo, Indonesia
• Fifth place, Kalin Chervenkov, Bulgaria

Finalists demonstrated their proficiency using industry-leading Adobe Creative Cloud software to design a poster in eight hours for The Ocean Agency, an NGO dedicated to using creativity, technology, and powerful partnerships to raise the awareness and support necessary to help fast-track ocean conservation action.

“All of the entries demonstrated a clear aptitude for design, and an incredible artistic flair,” said Richard Vevers, Founder and CEO of The Ocean Agency. “We were really impressed by the professional-level work these students accomplished in just eight hours – which proves they can follow client instructions and use both their innate design abilities and the Adobe skills they’ve learned in school to create something amazing and industry-ready.”

A panel of judges including The Ocean Agency and design industry experts reviewed the final projects and determined the winners based on visual appeal, their ability to meet the client’s requirements and brand aesthetics, as well as their professional use of Adobe Creative Cloud applications. The First-place winner received $7,000, Second $3,500, and Third $1,500.

“If there’s one thing that the pandemic has shown us, it’s that creativity is needed now more than ever. These creative students have demonstrated an astounding level of talent in the Adobe Championship,” said Ray Murray, Vice President and General Manager, Certiport. “Seeing what these finalists are able to create in just eight hours, it’s apparent that they have a deep understanding of digital design concepts and can leverage their Adobe skills to in a real-world work scenario.”

“We enjoy participating in the Adobe Certified Professional World Championship every year, not only to see the wonderful projects created, but also to connect with ambitious, creative students who are launching their careers with industry-recognized certifications,” said Tacy Trowbridge, Global Education Programs Lead at Adobe. “Seeing what the competitors produced for The Ocean Agency gives us just a taste of their talent. Over the years we’ve watched many of these finalists go on to jobs and internships in creative fields, proving the value of design and technical skills that they learned in the classroom.”

Next year, Certiport will host the 2023 Microsoft Office Specialist and the Adobe Certified Professional World Championship at Orlando, Florida, from July 30-August 2, 2023.

You can learn more about the MOS World Championship here.

Learn more about Certiport’s Adobe Certified Professional World Championship here.

About Certiport

Certiport, a Pearson VUE business, is the leading provider of certification exam development, delivery and program management services delivered through an expansive network of over 15,000 Certiport Authorized Testing Centers worldwide. Certiport manages a sophisticated portfolio of leading certification programs including: the official Microsoft Office Specialist certification program, the Microsoft Certified Fundamentals certification program, the Microsoft Certified Educator program, the Adobe^® Certified Professional certification program, the Autodesk Certified User certification program, the Intuit certification program, the App Development with Swift certification program, the Unity Certified User certification program, the Communication Skills for Business certification program, the IC3 Digital Literacy certification, and the Entrepreneurship and Small Business certification program. Certiport reliably delivers over three million tests each year throughout the secondary, post-secondary, workforce, and corporate technology markets in 148 countries and 26 languages worldwide. For more information visit www.certiport.com or follow Certiport on Twitter at www.twitter.com/certiport.

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BASEL, Switzerland, July 27, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Investment company GENUI and Magnolia, a leading software vendor in the global digital experience and content management markets, today announce that GENUI acquires a majority stake in Magnolia and injects significant growth capital into Magnolia.

Magnolia is an emerging vendor pioneering the vision of “composable” Digital Experience Platforms (DXPs). DXPs sit on top of content management systems (CMS) and enable brands to orchestrate compelling digital experiences across multichannel customer journeys and devices. The global market for DXPs is forecast to reach 23 billion US dollars by 2028, with an average annual growth rate of above twelve percent from 2021 to 2028.

Magnolia already serves clients in more than 100 countries through nine regional offices and counts many global brands such as The New York Times, Sanofi, Sainsbury’s, Ping An and Bechtle as its trusted customers. With the funding, the company will continue the expansion of its global sales and marketing footprint including its technology and channel partner ecosystems, accelerate product innovation and increase global market awareness.

Traditionally, DXPs have been purchased as a complete suite of marketing software from one vendor. These have proven to be slow, expensive and restrictive. “Magnolia is uniquely positioned to allow customers to integrate their key applications and platforms – from legacy to modern APIs – and compose a powerful digital experience architecture enabling the overall ease-of-use and agility now expected of modern cloud solutions,” comments Magnolia CEO, Tim Brown. “With GENUI‘s support, we will now be able to fully leverage our recognition as a ‘Visionary’ in the 2022 Gartner® Magic Quadrant for DXP to help an increasing number of marketers, authors and developers deliver fantastic multichannel digital experiences.”

“By significantly strengthening the capital base, we are putting Magnolia in a position to even better exploit its market potential and sustainably increase its growth,” says Boris Klenk of GENUI. Upon completion of the transaction, the entrepreneur Amit Shah, an established expert in the digital experience industry, will become Chairman of the advisory board of Magnolia. “We are seeing a shift away from monolithic application solutions toward modular approaches. This is an exceptional strategic opportunity for Magnolia, which offers a future-proof composable digital experience platform for the enterprise,” comments Amit Shah.

Exiting investor Elvaston Capital Management GmbH secured a majority stake in Magnolia in 2017, which GENUI is now acquiring. “We have accompanied Magnolia during an extremely positive and high-growth phase in recent years,” says Dr. Oliver Thum, Managing Partner at Elvaston. “We are pleased that the company will now take the next steps with GENUI.”

The purchase price and other details of the transaction were not disclosed. GENUI was advised on this transaction by CMS (Legal) and Baer & Karrer (Structuring), while Morrison Foerster (Legal Germany) and Walder Wyss (Legal Switzerland) acted as advisors to Elvaston.

About Magnolia

Founded in 1997 with a vision to create the first truly open content management system, Magnolia is a world leading digital experience company. Brands who want to move fast and stay flexible choose Magnolia because the company blends the power of an enterprise DXP solution with headless agility. Magnolia operates globally with offices on five continents and more than 200 Magnolia-certified partners around the world.

About Elvaston

Elvaston is an investment company specializing in small-to-medium sized enterprise software companies in Europe. Elvaston accompanies profitable companies in various segments of enterprise software and focuses on organic growth as well as buy & build strategies.

About GENUI

GENUI is a company founded by renowned entrepreneurs and investment professionals who believe in “Good Entrepreneurship”. GENUI exclusively makes long-term commitments to companies with the goal of creating sustainable growth and social value. Companies are given professional governance by getting access to entrepreneurs with industry-relevant expertise and their corresponding networks.

For more information, press only:

Sorina Mone
Magnolia
+41 61 228 90 00

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The country’s leading financial news outlet’s annual ‘Valor Inovação Brasil’ awards named the Company as leader in its industry group, and seventh in its overall ranking of 150 companies.

London, July 27, 2022

CNH Industrial has once again been recognized as one of Brazil’s most innovative businesses in the annual ‘Valor Inovação Brasil’ awards. The accolades were conferred by national financial news authority Valor Econômico, in partnership with Strategy& – the global strategy consulting team at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). The awards were announced in a virtual ceremony on July 26.

The Valor Inovação Brasil awards were first launched in 2015. CNH Industrial has been included from the start, progressing further up the leader board each year. This edition sees the Company take first place in its sector category for the third consecutive year. CNH Industrial also moved up to its best position yet in the general ranking, placing seventh out of 150 companies from 23 different industries. Participants are assessed using a model specifically developed for Brazil with qualitative and quantitative indicators that identify the companies which adopt the best innovation practices and policies, make the most meaningful investments in the local market and achieve the most significant results.

“These leading positions reflect the evolution of our work, which goes beyond the equipment and services we offer to our people and internal processes. It highlights our innovative culture, the way we invest in our human capital and our entire value chain, always prioritizing the benefits for our customers,” said Vilmar Fistarol, President, Latin America at CNH Industrial.

Globally, CNH Industrial is strongly committed to being a first mover in innovation for agriculture and construction. This is demonstrated by the Company’s continued investment to strengthen its in-house capabilities, the cutting-edge work taking place at its 30 R&D centers; and a strategic focus on digitalization, precision technologies (including automation and autonomy) and advanced technologies (including electrification and alternative fuels).

Brazil is home to over 20% of the Company’s workforce and four manufacturing sites, all hosting dedicated R&D centers. One of the most recent milestones on its innovation journey in Brazil sees an alliance with Cubo Itaú, Latin America’s foremost hub for technological entrepreneurship. The Company sits on the Agro Vertical committee, focused on fostering engagement with agtech start-ups and key players with different expertise to develop joint projects aimed at promoting new solutions for customers in the region.

CNH Industrial (NYSE: CNHI / MI: CNHI) is a world-class equipment and services company. Driven by its purpose of Breaking New Ground, which centers on Innovation, Sustainability and Productivity, the Company provides the strategic direction, R&D capabilities, and investments that enable the success of its global and regional Brands. Globally, Case IH and New Holland Agriculture supply 360° agriculture applications from machines to implements and the digital technologies that enhance them; and CASE and New Holland Construction Equipment deliver a full lineup of construction products that make the industry more productive. The Company’s regionally focused Brands include: STEYR, for agricultural tractors; Raven, a leader in digital agriculture, precision technology and the development of autonomous systems; Flexi-Coil, specializing in tillage and seeding systems; Miller, manufacturing application equipment; Kongskilde, providing tillage, seeding and hay & forage implements; and Eurocomach, producing a wide range of mini and midi excavators for the construction sector, including electric solutions. Across a history spanning over two centuries, CNH Industrial has always been a pioneer in its sectors and continues to passionately innovate and drive customer efficiency and success. As a truly global company, CNH Industrial’s 37,000+ employees form part of a diverse and inclusive workplace, focused on empowering customers to grow, and build, a better world.

For more information and the latest financial and sustainability reports visit: cnhindustrial.com

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