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Dynamic Yield Makes Crain’s Best Places to Work in NYC for Fourth Year

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The recognition represents a commitment to employee welfare despite the continued challenges presented by COVID-19

Dynamic Yield, the Experience Optimization platform, announced that it has been recognized for the fourth year as one of the Best Places to Work in New York City by Crain’s New York Business. The company made the list alongside just 100 others in the mid-size business category.

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Despite the anticipation of a receding global pandemic in 2021, employers have had to continually evolve to meet the needs of their employees during these trying times. Last year, Dynamic Yield prioritized mental health and wellness programs as well as monetary support for increased physical comfort in work-from-home conditions. This year, the company has expanded its efforts, honoring its commitment to the wellbeing of its staff by offering a hybrid work model, providing a safe and hygienic environment for those who wish to work from the office as well as the option to remain remote. Additional equipment has also been made available to lighten the load for employees commuting between the office and home.

“On top of the regular resources and benefits we provide employees in growth, professional development, team bonding, and beyond, over the last few years, we’ve had to come up with new and unique ways to address a totally different work environment,” said Tal Raziel-Yosef, VP of Human Resources at Dynamic Yield. “Thankfully, because of the open, transparent, and collaborative nature of our culture, we’ve been able to source meaningful feedback directly from our teams, incorporating it into how we operate together, whether in-person or virtually. I know it has made us stronger as a company, which is why we couldn’t be more honored by this recognition.”

“As an employee, one of the most important things for me throughout this period has been knowing the company that I work for truly cares about my wellbeing,” said Francis Kinder, Customer Success Manager at Dynamic Yield. “But it’s not just about words, it’s about actions, and Dynamic Yield has consistently made it clear that the happiness of their workforce is a number one priority, both professionally and personally.”

Now in its fourteenth year, the Crain’s Best Places to Work in New York City list highlights those companies exceeding expectations and going “above and beyond” when it comes to employee satisfaction. Each year, Crain’s, in conjunction with independent research firm, Best Companies Group, evaluates New York City companies from a wide array of industries across the five boroughs based on an employer questionnaire and employee survey. More than 20,000 employees are surveyed on topics such as work environment, employee engagement, satisfaction, and benefits, as well as corporate culture. Best Companies Group then analyses the survey data to determine a final ranking, as published by Crain’s New York Business.

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Logiq Initiates Major Restructuring Designed to Expand DataLogiq Business Unit and Unlock Value of Emerging Markets Initiatives

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Logiq Completes Separation of AppLogiq and DataLogiq into Two Publicly Traded Companies

Logiq, Inc., a global provider of award-winning e-commerce and fintech solutions, forecasts strong growth ahead driven by both strategic M&A that will accelerate growth in its DataLogiq business, and the strategic spinoff of its emerging markets business units.

Over the past year, Logiq has acquired and integrated into DataLogiq three leading e-Commerce platforms. Through these key acquisitions, DataLogiq has become an e-Commerce industry leader in data-driven consumer intelligence and automated marketing technology.

These business units, led by Logiq Consumer Marketplace (LCM), are gaining traction on the customer front while also exploring steady opportunities on the strategic partnership and potential mergers and acquisitions side.

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“Logiq, by way of the three recent acquisitions of Push Interactive, Fixel AI, and Rebel AI, has built an enviable platform for small to medium-sized businesses and is positioned to grow this business significantly over the next few years,” commented Brent Suen, president of Logiq. “Our feedback from customers, partners, research analysts and investors is highly encouraging yet a common theme is that they desire to see us operating at a larger scale – this combined with a promising pipeline of possible candidates for merger or acquisition opens up substantial opportunity.”

Tom Furukawa, CEO of Logiq, commented: “There are a large number of peers operating in our industry segment that are privately-held, generating solid revenue, operating profit and even net income, that could be acquired for compelling valuations while at the same time, offering accretive revenue growth, margins and earnings potential. We’re looking at a number of them currently and the pipeline is growing. Though we do not have any definitive agreements in place to make any such acquisitions at this current time, we firmly believe that growth through accretive acquisition is a strong path forward and endeavor to execute on it.”

As part of its M&A strategy, Logiq has begun to assess strategic alternatives, including a possible spinoff of its AppLogiq business within the next few months so it can better focus on DataLogiq’s abundant growth opportunities while AppLogiq focuses on the burgeoning emerging markets fintech opportunity. AppLogiq is the company’s mobile commerce platform-as-a-service (PaaS) and proprietary mobile fintech solutions that have been deployed in emerging international markets, primarily in Southeast Asia.

AppLogiq includes the PayLogiq™ e-Wallet, GoLogiq™ hyper-local food delivery, and other mobile eCommerce solutions, as well as a recently announced mobile fintech platform for microlending.

While AppLogiq’s business was severely impacted by the global pandemic, the last few quarters have seen a significant turnaround as it focuses on higher margin direct sales and delivering new mobile fintech services under major exclusive partnerships. In the company’s second quarter of 2021, AppLogiq gross profit increased 38% to $901,000 or 31.7% of revenue from $653,000 or 11.6% of revenue in the same year-ago quarter—a nearly 3x lift in gross margin.

Matthew Brent, chief strategy officer at AppLogiq, commented: “As the result of this strengthening momentum in key areas of its business, combined with the presence of PayLogiq and GoLogiq in Indonesia, we believe AppLogiq is now ready to stand on its own — where it would be in a better position to attract the right growth capital, along with investors who appreciate the vast opportunities it enjoys in today’s emerging markets.”

“Recent transactions between emerging markets companies and U.S.-listed SPACs, IPOs in the U.S., and merger and acquisition activity with notable companies, such as Grab Holdings and Altimeter Growth Company, FinAccel and Victory Park Capital, Bukalapak, SEA Holdings, Jumia and others, demonstrate valuations that firmly reflect the significant opportunity abroad,” continued Brent.

Furukawa added: “Given that we believe the equity markets have significantly undervalued AppLogiq’s proprietary IP and its turnaround, as well as our investment and shareholdings in Weyland Indonesia Perkasa (WIP), we believe it is in the best interests of our shareholders to realize the value of what AppLogiq has achieved by evaluating strategic alternatives, including through a possible strategic spinoff. We expect to make additional announcements in the near future as definitive plans are made under the guidance of expert advisors in such transactions.”

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New Salesforce Commerce Cloud Integration Makes it Faster and Easier for E-commerce Brands to Offer Splitit

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Splitit Strengthens E-commerce Support with the Addition of Wix
– The addition of Salesforce Commerce Cloud means Splitit now has native integrations for five of the largest e-commerce platforms.
– Splitit integrations support e-commerce platforms for businesses ranging from the small to large enterprise retailers.
– Continued investment in key platform integrations reinforces Splitit’s commitment to deliver a checkout experience that delights merchants and consumers alike.

Splitit, the company empowering consumers to use their existing credit to spread payments over time, announced a new Salesforce Commerce Cloud integration making it faster and easier for e-commerce and retail brands to offer Splitit at checkout. The company also updated its WooCommerce plugin bringing more advanced features to the platform.

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Splitit’s Salesforce Commerce Cloud and Storefront Reference Architecture integrations were developed specifically to reduce the technical lift required to enable Splitit’s installment solution to Salesforce-powered e-commerce sites. Merchants can now offer their customers the ability to use their available line of credit on their existing credit cards to pay in interest-free installments1, driving incremental sales and increasing conversion.

Salesforce Commerce Cloud retailers now have a faster and easier way to offer Splitit at checkout.

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The new Salesforce Commerce Cloud cartridge is PCI DSS Level I compliant and offers native support for Splitit FlexFields allowing merchants to integrate Splitit checkout directly into their e-commerce checkout. There is also full support for Splitit throughout the entire customer journey showing the option for Splitit to shoppers on the product page, in the shopping cart and at checkout.

The updated Splitit WooCommerce plug-in provides a lightweight and easy to integrate way to bring Splitit to any WooCommerce merchant with a WordPress website. The improved plug-in delivers a better merchant and shopper experience, allowing most merchants to integrate Splitit into the checkout process. The upgraded plugin offers an easier and improved configuration. Other features include native support for Splitit FlexFields and full support for Splitit throughout the entire customer journey.

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“Adding Commerce Cloud was a key priority for Splitit to be accepted by merchants around the world while strengthening our overall e-commerce presence. We expect this will help us accelerate conversations and adoption with large merchants using Commerce Cloud,” notes Splitit Interim CEO John Harper. “We are in a strong position to serve businesses natively on the e-commerce platform of their choice. From the smallest to the largest global enterprise merchant — we have a simple way for them to add Splitit to the checkout process.”

With the addition of Salesforce Commerce Cloud and Storefront Reference Architecture, Splitit now has native integrations with five of the largest global e-commerce platforms including: Shopify, Magento, Salesforce Commerce Cloud, WooCommerce and BigCommerce.

Splitit is the only buy now, pay later (BNPL) solution that keeps the consumer on the merchant site. Because Splitit is not point-of-sale financing, there is no application, redirects, pop-ups, accounts to create or extra steps added to your checkout to hinder conversion. Splitit delivers one of the fastest and frictionless checkouts with three simple steps: shoppers simply enter their credit card details, select the number of installments and click checkout.

Splitit is a global payment solution using the same payment rails as regular credit card transactions and operates on most payment gateways worldwide. Merchants choose the number of installments, offering plans up to 24 months. Splitit never charges the consumer fees or interest. And because Splitit uses the consumer’s available credit on a credit card, approval rates are in line with credit card industry averages of 85% or better2. No red tape and low rejection rates mean more closed sales and less time checking out, making it Splitit ideally suited for higher-order value purchases.

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Reputation Study Finds that Hospitality Consumer Journey is Centred on Digital Reputation

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Exclusive research conducted in partnership with CGA ranks the most important pieces of information in the consumer journey and shares best practises for digital reputation management.

An exclusive study by CGA, the world’s leading data, research and insight consultancy for the out of home leisure market, commissioned in partnership with Reputation, the global leader in reputation experience management (RXM), has found that digital reputation plays a central role in the customer journey for out of home leisure activities such as eating and drinking at bars, restaurants and pubs.

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The study included insights from 2,000 nationally representative consumers who visit a bar, restaurant, pub or hotel once every six months. It found that consumers rely on digital tools and online reputation before, during and after their visit. In the early stages of the consumer journey, a venue’s website, Google and Facebook are the most popular channels for discovery, booking and confirming COVID-19 safety measures. At the same time, social media platforms, along with ratings and review sites like TripAdvisor, are more commonly used during and after the visit.

The study dives into what consumers want in a brand’s online presence, revealing the ten most important pieces of information for consumers in the digital journey, which include:

  1. Menus
  2. Price Range
  3. Opening Hours
  4. Location/directions
  5. How to make a booking
  6. Reviews
  7. Discounts and promotions
  8. Checking if a venue is currently open
  9. COVID-19 safety measures
  10. Images and videos of food and drink served

“Digital channels kept consumers and businesses connected over the past eighteen months. Now, as businesses reopen their doors and consumers engage in more leisure activities, we are seeing that those same platforms are providing a wealth of information that enhances the customer experience,” says Anthony Gaskell, Reputation’s EMEA Managing Director, “The hospitality industry is competitive. Brands can set themselves apart by ensuring that their website, Google listings, rating sites and social media profiles are accurate and engaging. Tools like Reputation can help manage all of this information efficiently so that hospitality leaders can focus on providing a great experience.”

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The study also looked at the role reviews played in the customer journey, finding that nearly half of all consumers search for reviews (48%) on TripAdvisor, which beats out Google (34%) and a venue’s website (27%). However, brands focused on younger consumers should focus on Google as TripAdvisor is more popular for consumers aged 55 or older.

Businesses focused on young adults should know that reviews are a core component of the eating and drinking out experience, with more than one-third (38%) leaving a review most times they eat. Still, their feedback is scattered across channels, with a more significant focus on social media platforms. In fact, more than half of 18-to- 34-year-olds say they are much more likely to visit a venue if they see someone they know post about it on social media, and two thirds (67%) are more likely to go if food or drink images look good on those platforms.

Andy Dean, CGA client director, adds: “The pandemic has dramatically accelerated the use of technology in hospitality, and consumers and businesses alike have become much more confident in using it to engage with one another. For all brands, understanding exactly how, where and when guests want to connect, and responding quickly and constructively to all the feedback they receive, are going to be crucial elements of reputation and marketing strategies in 2022 and beyond.”

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Optimizely Named a Leader in IDC MarketScape: Worldwide CMS for Persuasive Digital Experiences 2021 Vendor Assessment

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Provider of digital experience platform solutions, Optimizely, announced it is positioned in the Leaders Category of the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide CMS for Persuasive Digital Experiences 2021 Vendor Assessment (doc #US47412821, September 2021). Optimizely’s advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) enabling personalized content experiences at scale are cited as a key differentiator. The announcement comes on the heels of the company’s annual conference, Opticon21 and introduction of data core service to Optimizely’s Digital Experience Platform (DXP).

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“We’re honored to be named a Leader by IDC as it validates our focus to enable companies to create digital experiences based on data rather than guesswork”

The report evaluated 16 vendors, and Optimizely was named a Leader in the inaugural report based on its content intelligence capabilities, with AI-powered personalization and actionable data insights to influence editorial decisions. Optimizely was recognized for its content services, with combined CMS and commerce information in one content design.

Optimizely was also recognized for its partner ecosystem, including the dedicated Partner Solution Architect team to assist with onboarding and ramping up new partners quickly in using the system. Partners evaluated for the report noted the company as quick to install with a well-documented and easy to use API set. In July, the company launched the Optimizely Technology Partner Network to bring a smart tech stack to customers through strategic partnerships.

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“We’re honored to be named a Leader by IDC as it validates our focus to enable companies to create digital experiences based on data rather than guesswork,” said Alex Atzberger, CEO of Optimizely. “A company’s digital experience is not only the soul of its brand but also the engine of its business. Companies need to adapt to the way customers want to engage. We are continuing to focus on strengthening our DXP to help our customers become adaptive so that they not only survive but thrive.”

Optimizely’s content management, digital commerce, personalization and analytics capabilities allow the delivery and optimization of digital experiences across multi-experience customer journeys for 9,000 business-to-consumer (B2C) and business-to-business (B2B) organizations. Brands like eBay, KLM, Toyota and Santander choose Optimizely’s DXP, enabling them to provide the best digital experiences for customers, with the flexibility needed to map capabilities to desired business outcomes.

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Pure IP Named Partner for Operator Connect for Microsoft Teams General Availability (GA) Release

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Pure IP Named Partner for Operator Connect for Microsoft Teams General Availability (GA) Release

Pure IP, a leading global provider of enterprise voice communications, is proud to be a provider for Operator Connect for Microsoft Teams, which Microsoft has now launched into general availability. Operator Connect, released to public preview in May 2021, is an operator-managed service for bringing PSTN calling to Microsoft Teams, and enables customers to connect new calling services from directly within the Teams Admin Center.

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Operator Connect provides customers with a range of benefits, including:

  • A seamless experience: Teams administrators can open the “Operators” tab in the Teams Admin Center to connect to carriers, add phone numbers, and assign them to users.
  • Expanded global coverage: Operators can provide PSTN voice services in regions that are currently unavailable through Microsoft Teams Calling Plans, enabling customers to consolidate more of their telephony to Teams.
  • Quick and easy implementation: There’s no need to be a voice or PowerShell expert to deploy calling in Teams using Operator Connect, and voice services can be online in a matter of hours.

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“Helping Microsoft to shape and achieve their vision during the public preview for Operator Connect has been an incredible experience,” noted Gary Forrest, CEO at Pure IP, “Getting so much insight into the platform as it has continued to be developed since the initial launch, has left us very excited to be a part of the solution and help bring even more users into the cloud with Teams Calling. We have also seen a tremendous amount of interest in Operator Connect and already have a number clients using the service.”

Pure IP is a partner for Operator Connect because of their robust, secure, geo-redundant network, technical expertise, speed of delivery, and global coverage, which includes voice services in over 90 countries and full PSTN replacement in 40. As a Microsoft (Voice) Partner since 2010, Pure IP has also demonstrated their experience and expertise enabling calling in Teams for organizations around the world.

“Pure IP is a great addition to the Operator Connect launch based on their technical capabilities and performance in meeting the criteria set,” said Taimoor Husain, Modern Workplace Strategy and GTM Lead at Microsoft. “They have and continue to show great commitment to the project and helping us realise the vision and potential of Operator Connect.”

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Topia Launches First Annual Confluencer Con

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Topia Launches First Annual Confluencer Con

The 24-hour event devoted to web 3.0 and the metaverse will feature Reddit Co-founder Alexis Ohanian, Topia Co-founder Daniel Liebeskind, former Second Life CFO John Zdanowski, Global Director of Karmalab at Reddit Will Cady

Topia, the leading social experience platform with spatial video chat inside fully customizable virtual worlds, announced the lineup for the first annual Confluencer Con, a virtual conference centered around the art and business of bringing people together. The 24-hour event will feature panels, workshops, and gatherings showcasing the latest in community building and growth hacking starting on September 28 from 12:01 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. PDT.

The concept of “confluencer” has gained steam recently as the next generation of social influencers to emerge as the metaverse, and web 3.0 platforms continue to grow in popularity. Confluence Con will feature panels and discussions with:

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  • Alexis Ohanian (Co-Founder of Reddit, Founder of Seven Seven Six), Daniel Liebeskind (Co-Founder and CEO of Topia), and Cristina Apple Georgoulakis (previous Head of Growth at Typeform, Operating Partner at Seven Seven Six)
  • Justin Lane, Ph.D., and LeRon Shults, Ph.D.
  • Will Cady (Global Director of Karmalab at Reddit)
  • Sarah Adolphson (created foundations for Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars), Rene Jones (Philanthropic Advisor and Founder UTA Foundation), Joel Goldman (Executive Director of Entertainment Industry Strategy & Relations at CARE)
  • Karen Allen (author of “Twitch for Musicians”), Shannon Stiggins (multi-hyphenate creator and streamer)
  • And more to come!

“Influencers stand apart while confluencers bring us together,” said Topia CEO and co-founder Daniel Liebeskind. “We have an opportunity, and I would say an obligation, to create a better internet by building platforms that encourage positive behaviors and facilitate real human connection. We believe the confluencer will be at the heart of this movement.”

“Web3 is a return to the Internet’s original mission, to deliver on the promise of a truly open and borderless community to share ideas and push creativity. At Confluencer Con, we’ll push these boundaries to the next level and analyze what our future online lives will look like,” said Alexis Ohanian. “With companies like Topia allowing for authentic communication, where communities and creators can thrive, Web3 delivers on its promise to provide endless possibilities for the future.”

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Workplace Analytics Platform Syndio Announces $50M Series C, Led by Bessemer Venture Partners, Emerson Collective and Voyager Capital

Syndio investors double down in Series C, bringing the workplace analytics platform’s total funding to $83 million

Syndio, the leading workplace analytics platform with a mission to ensure fairness and equity are part of every employment decision, today announced it raised $50 million in Series C funding. Emerson Collective and Bessemer Venture Partners led the round, with additional investments from Voyager Capital. This was Emerson and Voyager’s third investment in Syndio, and Bessemer’s second. In total, Syndio has raised $83 million.

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Syndio provides the only data-science powered software to enable companies to analyze and resolve pay equity issues due to gender, race or other comparisons, and to monitor it over time. Syndio’s platform is used by 200 companies including Nerdwallet, Nordstrom, Salesforce, and General Mills to measure the pay of over 2.6 million employees in the United States.

The new capital comes at a pivotal time of growth for Syndio and will help fund new product developments and hiring efforts to build an even greater platform to tackle workplace equity and meet the company’s growing customer demand. The company has tripled its annual recurring revenue every year for the last two years, and is forecasted to deliver a similar growth rate in 2022.

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In the last year, Syndio has seen a shift in customer use cases. More than ever, customers are taking a proactive approach, analyzing workplace equity more regularly and within a broader scope. Before the murder of George Floyd in May 2020, only 50 percent of Syndio customers analyzed race. Today, nearly all (98%) analyze both gender and race. Nearly a third (30%) of Syndio customers have started analyzing pay every quarter or twice a year. Dozens of Fortune 500 companies use Syndio’s software because it reduces legal risk, helps attract and retain top talent, and it makes it easier for companies to understand why they may not be paying employees equitably, and how to fix it.

“Our commitment to advancing equity is captured in the belief that complex, systemic failures require different, modern approaches,” said Fern Mandelbaum, Managing Director Venture Investing, of Emerson Collective. “Syndio has a simple goal: make pay equity a reality for all employees.”

“Every day, the pressure from employees, investors, and governments grows to close persistent workplace gaps to ensure that companies achieve enduring success in a 21st century economy,” said Maria Colacurcio, CEO of Syndio. “The cost of ignoring these internal and external forces are clear: loss in brand power, increase in capital costs through employee attrition and inefficiency, and a collapse in morale. For the first time in history, technology exists to meet this moment and make workplace equity a foundational leadership principle. These equity analytics are being defined and pioneered by Syndio, and we’re thrilled to have Bessemer and Emerson’s continued partnership in fueling our growth.”

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Semarchy Acquires Stambia Enhancing its Data Hub with Improved, Built-in Data Integration

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Semarchy Acquires Stambia Enhancing its Data Hub with Improved, Built-in Data Integration
Best-in-class data integration capabilities bolster the Semarchy platform and streamline the data management experience.

Semarchy, the creator of the Intelligent Data Hub™ and a global leader in data management solutions, today announced its acquisition of Stambia, a pioneer and innovator of best-in-class, flexible data integration technologies being leveraged by leading companies around the world. This acquisition will extend the Semarchy xDM Data Hub platform with comprehensive data integration capabilities, allowing the company to accelerate its innovation within data management and enhance its support of data fabric architecture.

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“Since its inception, the Semarchy vision has been to build a single, full-featured, and integrated data hub product, but with agility and a strong focus on business value and outcomes.” – Thorwald “TH” Herbert, Semarchy CEO

“Since its inception, the Semarchy vision has been to build a single, full-featured, and integrated data hub product, but with agility and a strong focus on business value and outcomes. We believe in empowering business users to become data champions. Today we take a further step in this direction by allowing our clients to directly connect nearly any kind of enterprise system or application to the xDM Data Hub.” said Thorwald “TH” Herbert, CEO of Semarchy.

Going forward, the Stambia product will be sold under the name xDM Data Integration (xDI) and will also become an integral component of the Intelligent Data Hub™ (IDH) platform, to deliver agile and flexible integration capabilities for any type of data integration, data hub or data management project.

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“The Semarchy and Stambia platforms have already been lightly integrated for years and completing a deeper integration will provide customers a seamless, optimized experience in the expanded data platform,” explained Sébastien Arod, CTO at Semarchy.

“Hugues [Rérolle] and I believe that the combination of the two technologies is the ideal foundation to build the future of data management, and we’re proud to partner with the Semarchy team to accelerate the global adoption of our platform,” said Fabien Bruder, CEO and Co-founder of Stambia.

News of the acquisition has been well received by existing clients, key partners and industry analysts. With customers already benefiting from both products, Semarchy aims to fully integrate the platforms into a single application this year.

Preston Gregg, General Manager at D3Clarity, Inc., a key Semarchy partner, said, “Building a consistent data platform remains a constant challenge in most organizations. Bringing these technologies together serves a clear and present need across the market and builds on already compelling solutions from Semarchy and Stambia. We look forward to leveraging this across our current and future clients.”

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Threat Analytics & Industry Benchmarks Empower Users to Better Fight Online Fraud for All Endpoints: Mobile Applications, Websites and APIs

DataDome, whose AI-powered solution protects online commerce businesses, today announced the launch of a new version of DataDome Online Fraud & Bot Management. This enhanced solution provides even more detailed, actionable insight into the specific threats businesses face — and that DataDome blocks — in real-time, as well as a benchmark of how threat levels compare to others in their industry.

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DataDome’s Analytics & Industry Benchmarks Empower Companies to Better Fight Online Fraud.

“By now, it’s well established that bots account for a significant portion of mobile and web traffic, and businesses are aware of the problem,” said Benjamin Fabre, co-founder, and Chief Technology Officer, DataDome. “But knowing you have a problem and understanding the specific threats bots & online fraud represent are two different things. Bots have grown so sophisticated, they are now specialized by threat. This means each type of threat requires a tailored response across the board. Full endpoint protection, including mobile applications, websites, and APIs, is critical. Bots and hackers alike will find and target any weak link in your applications.”

According to the research and advisory firm Gartner, bot traffic continues to rise, along with the increasing sophistication of bots. Attackers leverage these bots to automate their attacks onto enterprises’ online assets by using DDoS, scraping, scalping, credential stuffing and account fraud, along with card fraud. Today’s specialized bots require ever-improving sophistication in detection and mitigation, as well as reporting and analytics.

The new version of DataDome Online Fraud & Bot Management combines new insights with established customer favorites in a sleek new interface and notification platform. With one click, users can now dive into each attack to better understand its trajectory and report back with actionable insights around cyber threats.

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Key features include:

● Comprehensive threat analysis with industry benchmarks: The enhanced solution now allows users to understand at a glance, across any or all endpoints, when an attack happened, its duration, where the attack originated from, the domains and specific endpoints targeted, the top five targeted URLs, and how the threat level compares to similar attacks within the same industry.

● Data lake exploration: Users can take a deep dive into detailed data — including IP addresses, countries of origin, user agents, referrer domains, rules, rule types, session IDs and more — and try scenarios on 30 days’ worth of live traffic, instantly.

● Access control: Organizations can define and activate a response strategy based on threat types, then let DataDome do the heavy lifting.

“Our new release empowers businesses with the data they need to go on the offense against online fraud, which ultimately reduces wasted man hours and customer churn. It’s a win for everybody — except for fraudsters and threat actors,” said Fabien Grenier, co-founder and CEO of DataDome.

DataDome’s AI-powered bot detection engine processes more than a trillion pieces of data every day, from 25 worldwide points of presence, to provide full endpoint protection in real-time against online fraud, including web scraping, account takeover, Layer 7 DDoS, and payment fraud. Its ease of use and advanced capabilities has earned praise from Forrester and users alike. DataDome consistently receives 5-star user reviews, earning it the leader position on G2, the world’s largest tech marketplace and review platform, amongst the online fraud and bot management solutions.

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PicPay of Brazil Chooses ActionIQ to Enhance Customer Experience and Support Massive Growth

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PicPay of Brazil Chooses ActionIQ to Enhance Customer Experience and Support Massive Growth

ActionIQ, the leading Enterprise Customer Data Platform (CDP),  today announced that PicPay, Brazil’s largest payments application, has selected ActionIQ to deliver superior customer experience to its rapidly growing customer base.

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PicPay, Brazil’s largest payments app, selects ActionIQ to enhance customer experience and support massive growth.

“As PicPay continues its enormous growth trajectory, it’s critical for us to enhance customer experience and strengthen customer loyalty,” said Gui Telles, Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) and Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) at PicPay.  “We selected ActionIQ for its ability to integrate easily, make it possible for us to understand our customers better and to make personalized product offers along the customer journey.” 

With ActionIQ, PicPay will have 360-degree visibility into each customer and will be able to orchestrate personalized omnichannel customer journeys at scale, thus preventing customer churn, strengthening loyalty and driving revenue.

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“2020 was a year of explosive growth for PicPay in terms of customer base and revenue,” said Tamara Gruzbarg, Head of Customer Insights & Strategy at ActionIQ.  “As this growth continues, we’re excited to be working with PicPay to support its digital transformation and to orchestrate offers across all product lines to support omnichannel customer journeys.”

Based in Sao Paulo and Espirito Santo, Brazil, PicPay is a financial services platform that includes a digital wallet app that enables users to send and receive money, pay bills, store loyalty cards and more.  As the Brazilian payments application with the largest number of registered users — 55 million — PicPay seeks to offer products and services for every moment of its customers’ daily lives, combining the benefits of five fronts in a single platform: social, digital, market portfolio financial, PicPay Store and advertisements.

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Sprinklr Achieves AWS Government Competency Status

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Sprinklr, a unified customer experience management (Unified-CXM) platform for modern enterprises, today announced it has achieved Amazon Web Services (AWS) Government Competency status. This designation reflects Sprinklr’s expertise in delivering a unified platform that leverages AWS services to address the specific needs of civilian agencies, national defense and intelligence communities, state and local governments and higher education.

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“Sprinklr is so proud to achieve AWS Government Competency status for the breadth and depth of our Unified-CXM platform, which helps government agencies meet their digital customer experience management goals”

Sprinklr is the 100th Government Competency Partner, and is being recognized for this achievement at the AWS Public Sector Partner Forum, held during the AWS DC Summit on September 27th.

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Effective communications play a fundamental role in ensuring that citizens are informed and engaged. As people increasingly flock to social media and messaging channels to ask questions and get news, the public sector has an obligation to provide factual information on the channels citizens use the most. Sprinklr was built for this moment.

Achieving the AWS Government Competency as an AWS Partner Network (APN) member is a testament to Sprinklr’s ability to meet the specific needs of government customers across security, compliance, performance and operational measures. At present, Sprinklr has achieved FedRAMP Ready status for its Unified-CXM platform on AWS.

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“Utilizing Sprinklr has given us an ability to connect with the American people where they are. Being able to connect with them across a variety of different modern channels is something we’re focused on — not just your usual social media companies, but also whether its blogs, or whether its in Reddit, or other places, those are things that we want to be able to connect and talk to people about. And being able to connect with the American public that way is something we’re proud of,” said Zack Schwartz, Trust & Safety Lead, U.S. Census Bureau.

“Sprinklr is so proud to achieve AWS Government Competency status for the breadth and depth of our Unified-CXM platform, which helps government agencies meet their digital customer experience management goals,” said Rob Smith, Vice President and General Manager, Public Sector at Sprinklr. “Together with AWS, we’re helping government agencies shed point solutions and shift to a unified customer experience management platform so they can listen, learn, and engage on modern channels that citizens use every day.”

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Kore.ai Launches SmartAssist, the World’s First AI-Native End-to-End Contact Center as-a-Service Solution

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Built on Kore.ai’s Enterprise-Grade No-code Platform, SmartAssist Accurately Responds to Sophisticated Conversations Across Voice or Digital Channels to Quickly Resolve Customer Issues

Kore.ai, a top conversational AI software company, today announced the launch of SmartAssist, the world’s first AI-native end-to-end Contact Center as-a-Service [CCaaS] solution. The solution comes integrated with the Agent Assist virtual assistant to help live agents understand past history/context, as well as an intuitive desktop console that enables agents to easily manage conversations.

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Long hold and wait times can anger already frustrated customers, creating a poor user experience and negatively impacting customer satisfaction. Further, employing a full staff of live agents on a 24/7 basis is not only costly but also inefficient and prone to errors and increased wait times. Built on Kore.ai’s enterprise-grade no-code conversational AI platform, SmartAssist accurately responds to the most sophisticated conversations across voice or digital channels, automatically escalating conversations to live agents with seamless contextual continuity to move conversations forward towards successful outcomes.

SmartAssist introduces game-changing agent assistance by leveraging a combination of an Agent Assist virtual assistant to help the live agent with past history/context along with an agent desktop console, a one-stop console for the agent to manage the conversation. Available now, SmartAssist is the industry’s first automation-first platform available on-premises or as a service.

“Kore.ai SmartAssist empowers modern day contact centers to deliver an optimized customer and agent experience, efficiently resolving customers issues via voice or digital channels,” said Raj Koneru, Founder and CEO of Kore.ai. “SmartAssist delivers on the promise of an AI-native contact-center that can be deployed quickly and flexibly, while also giving live agents a single workspace for comprehensive AI-powered assistance.”

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Key features of Kore.ai SmartAssist include:

  • Automation. SmartAssist automates up to 80% of calls and chats without ever reaching a live agent, resulting in increased customer satisfaction and a superior customer experience. Faster resolution lowers average handling time (AHT) and drives efficiency through the enterprise.
  • Agent Assistance. SmartAssist empowers agents to provide phenomenal customer service with Agent Desktop and AgentAssist, leading to an increase in CSAT, decrease in agent attrition and reduced support costs.
  • Flexibly Deploy and Manage. This AI-native solution is built with flexibility in mind. Based on individual customer needs and preferences, it can be deployed to complement your existing telephony system with just the modules you need or can be deployed as a comprehensive, standalone contact center solution.

Kore.ai SmartAssist is the only Contact Center as-a-Service [CCaaS] solution in the world that is both AI-native and integrates automation and agent assistance components into one complete end-to-end solution. While traditional IVR vendors “bolt on” an AI automation layer on top of legacy IVR systems, Kore.ai SmartAssist uses AI-native technology from the ground up using the company’s unmatched [ML]+2 Natural Language Understanding (NLU) engines.

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Calix Wins 2021 GVTC IMPACT Award

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Calix Wins 2021 GVTC IMPACT Award

GVTC announced that Calix, a cloud and software platform provider, has won the 2021 GVTC IMPACT Award. This prestigious award is given to the vendor/partner that best compliments GVTC’s values and strategic initiatives by building a strong relationship with GVTC through cost reductions, product innovation, quality improvement, service, teamwork, integrity, community involvement, or fiercely loyal customer principles.

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“Since the beginning of our partnership, Calix has proven to be more than a vendor; they are the perfect example of a partner that helps us deliver the customer experience that our members have come to expect from GVTC,” said Ritchie Sorrells, President and CEO for GVTC.

Calix has partnered with GVTC on numerous projects that have helped GVTC improve customers’ in-home experience and grow their customer base. They have assisted in introducing product innovations along with turn-key marketing support to promote GVTC’s products. Calix has supported the deployment of GVTC Premium WiFi systems in record time and have also given GVTC more insight into their customer data, which has, in turn, provided additional opportunities to improve the customer experience.

Since the launch of GVTC Premium WiFi, Net Promoter Scores (NPS)* for customers on Premium WiFi reached as high as 32 in June of this year. This places GVTC in the same stratosphere as companies like Apple and Target. These stellar ratings are among the best in the telecommunications industry and significantly higher than those of industry competitors, who are often negative or in the single digits. They stand as a testament to Calix’s ongoing dedication to helping their customers grow their value.

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“Calix is honored to be recognized with this distinction, which speaks to both companies’ core values and commitment to excellence,” said Michael Weening, president and chief operating officer of Calix. “We have been privileged to work with GVTC for many years and have witnessed firsthand their ongoing dedication to creating delightful experiences for members with a focus on service, reliability, and value. We are thrilled to support their ongoing success with a cutting-edge infrastructure and a growing portfolio of innovative technologies.”

Calix’s personalized support offers opportunities to collaborate on marketing strategies that speak directly to GVTC customers’ needs. This is achieved through one-on-one meetings with a dedicated team and through Calix’s Electronic Content Builder, which provides ready-made materials available for brand customization, including print and digital solutions and tutorial videos that support GVTC’S strategy for continued customer education.

Calix Marketing Cloud has provided GVTC with a next-level view of their customers with insights that will enable GVTC to proactively reduce churn and offer products and services that will enhance their experience. Calix also delivers a robust set of value-added services, including ProtectIQ™, ExperienceIQ™, and WiFi app solution, allowing GVTC to provide a true Premium WiFi product that rivals competition and exceeds customer expectations.

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Intrado Digital Media Announces Rebrand to Notified

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Notified Expands its Event Cloud to In-Person Events, Supporting the Entire Event Portfolio

Intrado Corporation (“Intrado”), a global leader in technology-enabled services, announced it is rebranding its Digital Media business to Notified®. The rebrand will provide Digital Media with a unique market identity, representative of its full solution suite.

As the world’s only communications cloud for events, public relations, and investor relations, Intrado Digital Media’s platforms enable organizations of all sizes to engage, influence, and inform their most important audiences – employees, customers, investors, and the media.

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Concurrent with the rebranding to Notified, the business’ unique solutions will be renamed Event Cloud, Public Relations (“PR”) Cloud, and Investor Relations (“IR”) Cloud.

  • Notified Event Cloud enables event planners, marketers, and communications professionals to acquire and retain customers through virtual, in person, and hybrid events, conferences, trade shows, town halls, and product launches. Clients can easily connect global audiences with Notified’s highly interactive platform and leverage integrated analytics to maximize ROI. With the recent acquisition of Hubb, Notified offers the most comprehensive end-to-end event technology and related services to power the creation and management of events across in-person and digital channels.
  • Notified PR Cloud enables public relations professionals to reach global audiences, monitor brand sentiment, send press releases via GlobeNewswire®, measure success, and drive earned media. Users are able to navigate the media landscape and tap into real-time analytics from an integrated, intelligent, and easy-to-use platform.
  • Notified IR Cloud enables investor relations professionals to manage communications – earnings calls, regulatory filings, press releases, investor days, and IR websites – to maximize shareholder value from one platform.

“Given the recent acquisition of Hubb and following a year of incredible growth for our organization, it is the perfect time to rebrand Intrado Digital Media to Notified; Notified represents the full spectrum of what we do, and rebranding is another meaningful milestone that will further strengthen our business as we meet the rapidly evolving needs of our customers,” said Ben Chodor, President of Intrado Digital Media.

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N.E.W. AI Tool Launched by Consumer Fusion Leads the Future of Reputation Management

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N.E.W. AI Tool Launched by Consumer Fusion Leads the Future of Reputation Management
The Negative Evaluation Widget determines the likelihood of a review removal.

Consumer Fusion, Inc.®, a leading software company specializing in online reputation management, announced the launch of its N.E.W. (Negative Evaluation Widget) AI Reputation Management Tool, which helps businesses identify illegitimate reviews and predict the likelihood of their removal.

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“We’re thrilled to present this exciting new feature representing the future of reputation management,” said Brigitte Rubidoux, Director of Marketing and Product for Consumer Fusion. “The tool will play a critical role internally and for our clients, as we continue to help them manage their online presence by maintaining honest reviews. We’ve been able to produce a tool with a high accuracy rate and we continue to train our system with more data to raise its capabilities.”

Consumer Fusion utilized years of data from their CRM system to train the deep learning model to predict the probability of a review getting removed through a review dispute process. The company used 80,000 records for the first round of training and is continuously loading more review data, so the model may continue to learn to improve performance and accuracy.

“In the near future, we will be adding the new tool to our backend for our team to utilize during their dispute process,” added Rubidoux. “The next step will be adding the tool to our real-time review tab so that clients may see the percentage probability of a negative review being removed.”

Consumer Fusion is projected to create a version of the AI tool that will be available to the public by late 2021 or early 2022. This will allow companies to check their own reviews at their convenience and take the appropriate actions.

“Our clients often ask our team the likelihood of a review being removed – and now we have a data-backed response,” concluded Rubidoux.

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SeaChange International Appoints Veteran TMT Executive Peter D. Aquino as President & Chief Executive Officer

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SeaChange International Appoints Veteran TMT Executive Peter D. Aquino as President & Chief Executive Officer

SeaChange International, Inc, a leading provider of video delivery, advertising, and streaming platforms, has appointed Peter D. Aquino as the company’s new President and Chief Executive Officer effective today. Mr. Aquino brings to SeaChange more than 30 years of experience in the technology, media, and telecommunication (TMT) industry, and enters the stage as the company transitions to tech-forward use cases for its cable and streaming customers.

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“With our strong balance sheet, enhanced product portfolio, and continued momentum, this is the right time to attract a high-caliber leader like Pete to take SeaChange to the next level of growth and profitability. The Board and I have known Pete for many years and are confident that his experience and relationships with cable MSOs, telcos, vendors, and partners will benefit our team, customers, and ultimately drive value for our shareholders,” said Robert Pons, Chairman of the Board.

Mr. Aquino commented: “I am very excited to join SeaChange at such a pivotal time in its growth and potential for new innovation given its decades of performance and software development. We have an opportunity to leverage SeaChange’s strong skillset and technology platform to continue to lean forward on strengthening our existing video and advertising capabilities, and accelerate our momentum as a leading provider of streaming services in a global TAM that is exploding. We will be executing in a tailwind of high-demand products and services, especially in video streaming and Ad Tech globally, and I really look forward to joining the team and rolling our sleeves up.”

Mr. Aquino joins SeaChange International following a successful tenure at Spartacus Acquisition Corporation (“Spartacus AC”) (NASDAQ: TMTS), a special purpose acquisition company, where he currently serves as Chairman and CEO. Spartacus AC has announced a business combination with NextNav, a leader in next generation GPS, which is expected to close in Q4 2021. Mr. Aquino is expected to continue to serve as Spartacus AC’s Chairman and CEO until its business combination with NextNav closes, and he expects to join the board of NextNav upon the close of the business combination. Prior to Spartacus AC, Mr. Aquino held lead executive positions at a range of leading technology companies, including: Chairman and CEO of Internap Corporation, Chairman and CEO of Primus Telecommunications Group, and President and CEO of RCN Corporation. At RCN Corp, Mr. Aquino led the company’s transformation into an all-digital HDTV cable multiple system operator (MSO) and created an advanced Metro-fiber network. Mr. Aquino began his career at Bell Atlantic (now Verizon) in 1983, and has served on numerous public company boards, including: Lumos Networks, FairPoint Communications, Alaska Communications, and TiVo Corp (prior to its sale to Rovi in 2016). Mr. Aquino holds a bachelor’s degree from Montclair State University in New Jersey, and an M.B.A. from George Washington University in Washington, D.C.

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Table Tents Aren’t Just For Tables Anymore: SpotMenus Now Supports Digital Product Features on Mobile Devices

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Digital Product Features Enable Supplier Brands to Influence Purchase Behavior through Digital Displays Within Mobile Menu Options

BrandMuscle announced that Digital Product Features is now available on its SpotMenus platform. Digital Product Features is a solution that enables supplier brands to influence the purchasing behavior of restaurant guests while they’re browsing a digital menu on their mobile devices. Similar to other point-of-sale advertising like table tents, Digital Product Features can be used to encourage guests to try new products, highlight food and drink specials, drive web traffic, and create local brand awareness.

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As restaurants embrace the shift toward digital and QR code menus, suppliers need new ways to engage customers at the point of purchase. With SpotMenus Digital Product Features, suppliers can repurpose existing creative, such as table tents, posters, and menu inserts, or leverage BrandMuscle templates to create new advertisements. Best of all, distributor reps can distribute Digital Product Features using the same familiar process they use in Instant Impact. As guests browse through an establishment’s digital menu, suppliers’ ads will appear and delight customers with compelling menu options they may not have otherwise considered. Or, the ads can serve to promote giveaways, events, and special deals. The solution complements print point-of-sale advertising for a holistic approach to meeting consumers at multiple touchpoints.

One of the leading alcohol supplier brands and four out of the top five alcohol distributor brands in the United States are already leveraging Digital Product Features. “Moët Hennessy USA is thrilled to partner with BrandMuscle and utilize SpotMenus for our On-Premise channel,” said Moet Hennessy Trade Marketing. “As we continue crafting unique experiences for our customers during these ever-evolving times, SpotMenus will feature our quarterly brand priorities on their cocktail menus to help people select the perfect pairing for any occasion. SpotMenus is user-friendly for both guests and participating bars and restaurants across the country and links directly with accounts on menu offerings via QR codes for contactless purchasing. We are delighted to bring this digital activation to life and look forward to this continued partnership.”

Digital Product Features’ other key benefit is the way it allows suppliers to access robust analytics about the reach and effectiveness of their ads. Unlike traditional print point-of-sale materials, Digital Product Features empower suppliers to see detailed impression data by market, brand, account, and location. This capability bridges a critical gap in understanding the impact of point-of-sale marketing materials, enabling suppliers to easily analyze where to invest more in marketing and where to adjust messaging. Digitizing traditional point-of-sale materials also allows for greater flexibility in switching out ad content that isn’t resonating, and rotating different offers to promote seasonal specials and time-sensitive campaigns.

“Our goal is to optimize the digital menu experience for all stakeholders,” said Ravi Patel, Senior Director, Product Management Marketing at BrandMuscle. “SpotMenus Digital Product Features is an opportunity for suppliers to promote their brands, distributors to drive more sales volume, and restaurants to engage their guests with helpful content. Now that many aspects of the dining experience are being digitized, point-of-sale marketing must also transition to meet evolving consumer expectations.”

SpotMenus has powered digital transformation at thousands of restaurants and bars over the past year, and the introduction of Digital Product Features enables brands to capitalize on the opportunity to reach the more than one million users per week who scan SpotMenus QR codes.

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Aunalytics Unveils Secure Managed Services with Integrated Security

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Aunalytics Unveils Secure Managed Services with Integrated Security
Next-Generation Technology Suite Delivers Secure Managed IT to Power Business

Aunalytics, a leading data platform company delivering Insights-as-a-Service for enterprise businesses, today announced the company’s Secure Managed Services offering. The new service stack combines mission critical IT services leveraging zero trust end-to-end security to ensure people and data are protected regardless of location.

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Organizational data is extremely valuable to the longevity and success of a business. The ever-changing threat landscape presents serious risks to organizations because of bad actors working to steal and encrypt important operational data. In addition to phishing scams and other common threats, security incidents over the last 12 months have included malware, ransomware, and crypto-jacking – made worse through compromised accounts and exposed data. In 2020, malware attacks increased by 358% and ransomware attacks by 435% over attacks in 2019.

As a trusted partner, Aunalytics is no longer offering its enterprise-class IT services without integrated security. Next generation managed services now must include embedded security that adapts as threats emerge. Next generation security requires focus on users and access to corporate data by a distributed workforce often working from remote locations, home offices or using personal devices to access company systems and data. Aunalytics understands this requirement and has developed the new Secure Managed Services stack with a full suite of managed IT and integrated security services to empower business with a complete, all-encompassing approach.

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New Aunalytics Secure Managed Services features include:

  • 24/7/365 Monitoring & Management – Mitigate risks to valuable infrastructure going down or becoming unavailable. Aunalytics manages hardware and software, and works proactively to address any issues.
  • Synchronized Network Security Platform – Protect networks and endpoints from advanced threats with next-generation anti-virus protection and management.
  • Workstation & Server Patching – Ensure servers and workstations are always protected through operating system security patching, including feature releases.
  • Internet Protection – Guard against Internet threats with Sophos Central and Cisco Umbrella combined solution providing website protection, DNS filtering and roaming DNS protection.
  • Email Filtering and Security – Protect email inboxes for all employees with Microsoft Defender (Advanced Threat Protection).
  • Office 365 Management and Security – Manage and protect Office 365 instances with Microsoft Defender and Azure Security.
  • Multi-Factor Authentication – Control Identity and access management with Duo or Okta based multi-factor authentication solutions.
  • Data and Device Encryption Management – Encrypt data and control privacy with Sophos Central Encryption.
  • Security Awareness Training – Prepare employees to be more security-aware. As attacks are more people-focused than ever, Aunalytics will help drive effective security training and testing campaigns.

For highly regulated industries, a managed security operations center (SOC) is typically the most important requirement of modern IT security. However, SOCs are expensive, complicated, and far beyond the reach of most small and medium size enterprises. Aunalytics now offers an Advanced Security services stack, so that clients can focus on growing their businesses while Aunalytics experts provide an SOC to continuously monitor and manage threats. Similarly, Aunalytics now offers Advanced Compliance managed services to provide guidance and expertise for clients to meet compliance standards such as SOC, HIPAA, PCI, FFIEC, and NIST 800-171, 800-53 (CMMC & FedRAMP).

“A large number of organizations are not appropriately equipped to handle 24×7 monitoring of network, systems infrastructure, and security operations,” said Paula Musich, Research Director, Enterprise Management Associates. “The integration of these and other important capabilities into Aunalytics’ managed services suite is a critical step to ensuring resilience in the event of a potentially destructive attack.”

“We have made the paradigm shift from trying to operationalize a collection of IT and security tools to a holistic view of stability and security that adapts as ever-changing threats evolve,” said Kerry Vickers, Chief Information Security Officer, Aunalytics.

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Statflo featured on The Globe and Mail’s third-annual ranking of Canada’s Top Growing Companies

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Ontario Statflo is pleased to announce that it has been recognized as one of Canada’s Top Growing companies on the Globe and Mail’s 2021 Report on Business

Canada’s Top Growing Companies ranks Canadian companies on three-year revenue growth. Statflo earned its spot with three-year growth of 193%.

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We’re extremely proud that our team has been recognized and included in this prestigious group for the second consecutive year,” Peter Macnee, Statflo’s CEO commented. “This is another validation of the power of Statflo’s innovative technology and our commitment to helping leading telecoms, financial institutions and retailers engage with their customers via their preferred communication channel.”

Launched in 2019, the Canada’s Top Growing Companies editorial ranking aims to celebrate entrepreneurial achievement in Canada by identifying and amplifying the success of growth-minded, independent businesses in Canada. It is a voluntary program; companies had to complete an in-depth application process in order to qualify. In total, 448 companies earned a spot on this year’s ranking.

The full list of 2021 winners, and accompanying editorial coverage, is published in the October issue of Report on Business magazine—out now—and online.

“As we look toward the future, Canada’s Top Growing Companies offer both inspiration and practical insights for other firms facing similar challenges,” says James Cowan, Editor of Report on Business magazine. “The entrepreneurs behind these companies are smart, tenacious and unwavering in their commitment to their goals.”

“Any business leader seeking inspiration should look no further than the 448 businesses on this year’s Report on Business ranking of Canada’s Top Growing Companies,” says Phillip Crawley, Publisher and CEO of The Globe and Mail. “Their growth helps to make Canada a better place, and we are proud to bring their stories to our readers.”

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