Day: June 1, 2021

Tualatin, Oregon, June 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — June 1, 2021 – iGrafx, a leader in Business Process Management and automation solutions for the world’s leading enterprises, announced today that Banneker Partners, an enterprise software-focused investment firm, has invested in the company.  Banneker’s software expertise, extensive track record and deep capital will enable iGrafx to pursue a strategy focused on delivering exceptional customer value and innovation by investing in sales, marketing, product development, professional services and customer support, as well as strategic acquisitions.

Customers have long trusted iGrafx to help them understand and improve their business processes to increase agility, find efficiencies, enhance customer experiences, and ensure compliance. Over the last 30 years, iGrafx’s solutions have been used by companies to save billions of dollars in operational efficiencies and unnecessary compliance penalties while becoming a key building block for business transformation and automation initiatives.

“We believe the market is at a significant inflection point,” said Andrew McFarland, CEO of iGrafx.  “The global pandemic that we all experienced over the last year was a wake-up call for many organizations and has driven increased demand for software like ours that enables organizations to respond to disruption with agility. Business Process Management, Process Mining, Workflow Automation and RPA are coming together today to give organizations incredible power to drive forward digital transformation initiatives and become more responsive to market conditions. iGrafx plays an essential role in this and the iGrafx team and I are thrilled to be partnering with Banneker to help our customers to evolve, transform, and succeed in a constantly changing business environment.”

Ed Maddock, co-founder of iGrafx and Chief Evangelist said “Our success has been founded on our intense focus on the success of our customers and partners. In Banneker Partners, we’ve found a partner who is aligned with our mission, vision and culture. With this new relationship, we will be able to advance our long-term vision and accelerate our roadmap, benefiting our employees, customers and partners across the world.”

“iGrafx is widely recognized as a pioneer and innovator in the BPM space and we’re excited to support the iGrafx team to build a market-leading suite of software solutions for business process improvement and automation initiatives while maintaining outstanding customer support,” said Hugh Kirkpatrick, Vice President at Banneker Partners. Matt McDonald, Partner at Banneker, added “iGrafx has built world-class solutions and proven they are able to operate as a trusted partner to global enterprises. With our proximity to the company in Portland, Oregon, we are uniquely positioned to partner with iGrafx in its next phase of growth.”

About iGrafx

iGrafx provides a comprehensive Business Transformation platform to the world’s leading enterprises to help model, improve, and manage processes and technologies that support, simplify, and automate their operations. Whether aligning business objectives with IT systems, complying with industry regulations, automating business processes, or undertaking initiatives such as Six Sigma and Lean, iGrafx provides the ability to leverage results, improvements, and controls across these efforts, resulting in increased return on investment. iGrafx industry-leading solutions are used by thousands of organizations world-wide in their efforts to achieve process excellence and effective business transformation.  For more information, please visit www.igrafx.com.

About Banneker Partners

Banneker Partners invests in growing enterprise software businesses to drive sustainable long-term value. Banneker takes a partnership approach to support founders and management teams to achieve their goals by implementing proven best practices and making additional investments across functional areas, including sales, marketing, product management, product development, professional services, and customer success, and we complement these growth initiatives with strategic acquisitions that are focused on enhancing customer value. For more information, please visit www.bannekerpartners.com.

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• iGrafx PressRelease – Banneker Partners – 1st June 2021 – EN

Robert Thacker
iGrafx
robert.thacker@igrafx.com

 

Innova Data Affirms Whey and Milk Proteins Shatter New Product Launch Records

Tracking data from Innova Markets Insights’ Innova Database affirms this upward growth trajectory, revealing that the number of new global food and beverage product introductions made with whey proteins and with milk proteins both set new records in 2020. As further outlined in a new infographic unveiled today by the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC), a record 7,409 whey protein products were introduced around the world in 2020, with annual launches nearly doubling from 2015. This represents a double-digit (13.9%) compound annual growth rate (CAGR) from 2015 to 2020, demonstrating that food formulators are tapping into these nutritional and functional ingredients to fuel innovations that deliver on consumer desires.

Milk protein product launches also smashed prior year records, reaching 9,413 products in 2020, a 3.7% CAGR from 2015 to 2020. Aggregated dairy protein product introductions outpaced plant proteins in 2020 by over 3,000 products (17,652 dairy proteins, 14,584 plant proteins), maintaining a consistent lead held for the past decade.

The number of whey and milk protein products carrying a high or source of protein claim is rising in tandem with the growth in new product launches. 60% of tracked whey protein and 28% of milk protein product introductions carried a high or source of protein claim on-pack in 2020, signaling that global manufacturers are harnessing protein’s powerful consumer allure for marketing advantage.

“Consumer interest in protein for health is no longer just in Western markets where the protein trend started but gaining momentum and driving new product introductions around the world,” said Kristi Saitama, vice president, global ingredients marketing for USDEC. “Launch activity is likely to accelerate in coming years as manufacturers in Asian, Latin American, Middle Eastern and African countries further discover and seek out whey and milk protein’s powerhouse nutritional package to develop local-friendly products supporting consumer health and wellness goals, such as fitness, weight management and healthy aging.”

More than one third (35.4%) of whey protein new product introductions in 2020 were outside of Europe and North America, with one in five (21.2%) launches in Asia. The top five markets — United States, China, Germany, United Kingdom and Brazil — accounted for 40% of tracked 2020 introductions. On a country by country basis, the United States accounted for 16% of the 2020 whey protein food and beverage launches followed by China (8.2%), Germany (6.5%), the United Kingdom (5.6%) and Brazil (3.8%).

Category wise, Sports Nutrition led with a 36.9% share of total whey protein product introductions last year followed by Baby & Toddlers (27.4%), Dairy (6.4%), Cereals (6.1%) and Bakery (5.8%). Additional key categories included Desserts & Ice Cream (4.3%), Snacks (2.4%), Confectionery (2.2%), Ready Meals & Side Dishes (2.2%) and Soft Drinks (1.9%), reflecting broadening performance strength across both traditional and novel end-use applications

“U.S. whey and milk protein ingredients deliver on formulator goals to boost protein content in health and wellness product offerings while providing the right flavor, nutrition, functionality, and clean labels in ways where newer proteins may struggle,” says Saitama. “And with a long-legacy of environmental stewardship and ambitious environmental goals to become carbon neutral or better by 2050, global manufacturers can count on the U.S. dairy community for sustainable ingredient and innovation solutions that are healthful for both the body and the planet.”

Visit ThinkUSAdairy.org to download the new infographic snapshot of whey and milk protein product introduction data as well as further information on U.S. dairy protein nutrition and innovation opportunities.

Data Source and Product Information
Innova Market Insights, Innova Database.
Food and Beverage category only, excludes supplements and medical nutrition.

• Whey Protein group includes Whey Protein, Whey Protein Concentrate, Whey Protein Hydrolysate, and Whey Protein Isolate.
• Milk Protein group includes Milk Protein, Milk Protein Concentrate, Milk Protein Hydrolysate, Milk Protein Extract, and Milk Protein Isolate.
• Dairy Protein group includes 32 whey protein, milk protein, casein protein, and other dairy-based protein ingredients.
• Plant Protein group includes 70 ingredients, including soy, pea, almond, potato, wheat, rice, oat, lupin, and more.

About U.S. Dairy Export Council
The U.S. Dairy Export Council^® (USDEC) is a nonprofit, independent membership organization that represents the global trade interests of U.S. dairy producers, proprietary processors and cooperatives, ingredient suppliers and export traders. USDEC aims to enhance U.S. global competitiveness through programs in market development that build global demand for U.S. dairy products, resolve market access barriers and advance industry trade policy goals. As the world’s largest producer of cow’s milk, the U.S. dairy industry offers a sustainably produced, world-class and ever-expanding portfolio of cheese varieties as well as nutritional and functional dairy ingredients (e.g., skim milk powder, lactose, whey and milk proteins, permeate). USDEC, together with its network of overseas representatives around the world, also works directly with global buyers and end-users to accelerate customer purchasing and innovation success with quality U.S. dairy products and ingredients.

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London, UK, June 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — 2020 has been a year like no other in the world’s recent history. The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the health and well-being of a global community, and, in doing so, has necessitated shifts in the way the world conducts business, engages with colleagues, and, at a personal level, connects with family and friends. The continued dedication and service of healthcare providers globally, despite the new demands placed on them as a result of the pandemic, cannot be overstated.

SNOMED International’s 2020 Annual Report, “A new chapter powered by a global coalition,” demonstrates the vast breadth of progress made possible by the will of a growing and committed community. The start of the year was marked by the delivery of necessary COVID-19 terminology to equip healthcare systems globally in their management of the pandemic, an activity which continued steadily throughout the year. Further, 2020 marked the first year of a new five-year strategy, the focus of which tackled many imperatives for the organization’s product and services enhancement and innovation.

The organization continued to strengthen its connections with Members through refreshed statements of the value SNOMED CT delivers to its complement of stakeholders, further underlining the case for investment in SNOMED CT — a product uniquely positioned to support innovation in medicine with artificial intelligence and personalized medicine playing an increasingly prevalent role in safe and informed care delivery.

As SNOMED International continues to satisfy the mission and vision that guide its new strategy, the organization is energized by the desire for innovation and commitment to excellence observed from Members, governance bodies and the SNOMED CT Community of Practice.

SNOMED International is proud of its collective achievements in 2020 and looks forward to sharing them with the global SNOMED CT community. Read SNOMED International’s 2020 Annual Report and contact info@snomed.org with inquiries.

About SNOMED International

SNOMED International is a not-for-profit organization that owns and develops SNOMED CT, the world’s most comprehensive healthcare terminology product. We play an essential role in improving the health of humankind by determining standards for a codified language that represents groups of clinical terms. This enables healthcare information to be exchanged globally for the benefit of patients and other stakeholders. A Member oriented organization, we are committed to the rigorous evolution of our products and services, to deliver continuous innovation for the global healthcare community. SNOMED International is the trading name of the International Health Terminology Standards Development

Kelly Kuru
SNOMED International
comms@snomed.org

NEW YORK, June 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via InvestorWire — BAND Royalty today announces its placement in an editorial published by NetworkNewsWire (“NNW”), one of 50+ trusted brands within the InvestorBrandNetwork (“IBN”), a multifaceted financial news and publishing company for private and public entities.

To view the full publication, “NFTs Flipping the Script, Bringing Value Back to Music Artists,” please visit: https://nnw.fm/dvON4

Currently retail investors can only get exposure to the music industry by buying stock in a public music label, investing in funds that buy/sell music royalties, or via websites that auction royalty rights, often well into the six-figure dollar range. In what many perceive as a ground-floor opportunity, BAND Royalty is changing the landscape and making it accessible for retail investors to participate by owning NFTs.

After a private sale of music NFTs that generated almost $1 million, BAND launched its own NFT sales platform on its website, creating the first music NFT-only platform this month. The company opened up access to the first series of 3,000 BAND NFTs on its platform, staggering the release based on rarity. The company’s plan is to keep the NFT count tight, much like other popular NFT projects such as CryptoPunks and Hashmasks, both of which have had secondary market sales in the millions of dollars. The long-term intention is to have a maximum of 12,000 BAND NFTs across four different series to be released over the next 18 months.

About BAND Royalty

BAND Royalty lets music lovers and fans take their enjoyment of music to the next level by offering blockchain-secured BAND NFTs that enable holders to earn crypto from some of the world’s most popular songs. This unique opportunity allows individuals to share in income streams each time a song in the BAND music catalog is performed. The name BAND is derived from the initials of its co-founders, blockchain experts Barnaby Andersun (BA) + Noble Drakoln (ND).

To learn more about the company, visit https://BandRoyalty.com

NOTE TO INVESTORS: The latest news and updates relating to BAND are available in the company’s newsroom at https://ibn.fm/BAND

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MONTREAL, June 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Brunswick Exploration Inc. (“BRW” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce multiple polymetallic vein discoveries within the Fundy Gold Project, located near the City of Saint John, New Brunswick. Discoveries are located in between the Spruce Lake Shear Zone and the Kennebecasis Fault (see Map). Highlights outcrop grab samples from the Lindy Lake are:

• 12.05% Cu, 0.31 g/t Au and 63.8 g/t Ag;
• 8.79% Cu, 0.43 g/t Au and 70.7 g/t Ag
• 1.08% Cu, 0.56 g/t Au and 290.0 g/t Ag

Mr. Killian Charles, President of BRW, commented: “We are very pleased to announce today’s results in another prospective area of the Fundy Gold Project. The high copper and silver tenor of these new discoveries is exciting and we look forward to continued prospecting over the summer months. These results are distributed over a strike length of roughly 16 kilometers in between two large property scale structural features. Our technical team is starting to uncover the potential for multiple mineralizing events and will evaluate the possibility of intrusion related as well as Iron-Oxide-Copper-Gold (IOCG) mineralization in the Lindy Lake and Shadow Lake area. I would also like to personally thank the staff of the New Brunswick Government’s Natural Resources and Energy Development team who have been instrumental in providing valuable field observations, site visits and academic literature.”

All grab samples are from outcrop exposures along road ways or in quarries. Highlights of the four discoveries are:

Table 1: Grab Sample Highlight

Area	Sampe ID	Cu %	Au g/t	Ag g/t
Lindy Lake North East Pit	665211	12.05	0.31	63.80
Lindy Lake North East Pit	665208	8.79	0.43	70.70
Lindy Lake North East Pit	665207	5.09	0.06	23.10
Lindy Lake North East Pit	665209	4.36	0.19	37.20
Lindy Lake South East	665195	3.45	0.18	42.80
Lindy Lake South West	665196	1.08	0.56	290.00
Lepreau Exit South	665201	1.26	0.11	3.20

Lindy Lake Overview

The discoveries are from grab samples located in close proximity to the Spruce Lake Shear Zone and are hosted in quartz carbonate veins or massive sulphide lenses within the Perch Lake Granodiorite. The Lindy Lake area is located roughly 1 kilometre East of the Shadow Lake Discovery (see Press Release dated October 27^th 2020) and roughly 1.5 kilometres West of the Menzies Lake Discovery (see Press Release dated May 13 2021). The three Lindy Lake Discoveries are roughly 0.5 to 1.3 kilometers from one another and were found along road cuts or in quarry pits.

Lepreau Exit Overview

The grab sample discovery is located South of the regional Kennebecasis fault and is hosted along a slip / fracture plane in contact with a felsic dyke. This mineralization is hosted within the Pocologan Harbour Suite granite (separate from the Pocologan Metamorphic Suite) and is near the McCarthy Point granodiorite. The sample was taken along a road cut and is roughly 2 kilometres north of the Little Lepreau discovery (see Press Release dated October 27^th 2020).

Table 2: Grab Sample Highlight Location

Area	Sampe ID	Easting	Northing
Lindy Lake North East Pit	665211	713779	5010097
Lindy Lake North East Pit	665208	713784	5010176
Lindy Lake North East Pit	665207	713786	5010172
Lindy Lake North East Pit	665209	713784	5010178
Lindy Lake South East	665195	713698	5009211
Lindy Lake South West	665196	713287	5008894
Lepreau Exit South	665201	699962	5006556

Qualified Person

The scientific and technical information contained in this press release has been reviewed and approved by Mr. Charles Kodors, P. Geo, Manager New Brunswick of Brunswick Exploration.

About Brunswick Exploration

The Company, formerly Komet Resources Inc. is a Montreal-based mineral exploration venture listed on the TSX-V under symbol BRW. The Company is focused on exploration and development of gold and base metal properties in Eastern Canada. Current projects include gold-polymetallic vein systems in Southern New Brunswick (Fundy Gold Project), the Lac Édouard nickel-copper project in Québec, base metals VMS in the Bathurst Camp in northern New Brunswick and in the Chibougamau region of Quebec (Waconichi).

Investor Relations/information

Mr. Killian Charles, President (kcharles@BRWexplo.com).

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