Zoom และ Genesys ประกาศข้อตกลงเชิงกลยุทธ์ โดยมีเป้าหมายเฉพาะอยู่ที่ Zoom Phone เพื่อปรับปรุงการทำงานร่วมกันและประสบการณ์ของลูกค้า

Genesys เปิดใช้งานช่องสัญญาณทางตรงและทางอ้อมด้วยโซลูชัน Zoom Phone และ Genesys Cloud CX ร่วมกัน

ซานโฮเซ่ แคลิฟอร์เนีย และซานฟรานซิสโก, June 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZM) และ Genesys® ผู้นำระดับโลกด้านการจัดการประสบการณ์ลูกค้า ได้ขยายความร่วมมือเพื่อช่วยให้ธุรกิจสามารถมอบประสบการณ์แก่ลูกค้าได้อย่างง่ายดาย โดยสร้างขึ้นจากการผสานรวมกันระหว่าง Zoom Phone และ Genesys Cloud CX™ ข้อเสนอที่มีร่วมกันช่วยให้องค์กรมีศูนย์ติดต่อระบบคลาวด์ที่กำหนดค่าได้ง่ายและมีคุณลักษณะมากมาย อีกทั้งยังมีโซลูชันการสื่อสารแบบครบวงจรที่ช่วยให้ทีมงานสามารถทำงานร่วมกันได้ดียิ่งขึ้นเพื่อช่วยแก้ปัญหาในด้านความต้องการของลูกค้า

ความร่วมมือที่ขยายออกไปของบริษัทรวมถึงความสัมพันธ์ในการเข้าสู่ตลาด โดยที่ Genesys จะใช้ช่องทางทั่วโลกทั้งทางตรงและทางอ้อมของตนในการส่งมอบโซลูชัน Zoom Phone ที่ผสานรวมกับ Genesys Cloud CX

InflowCX ซึ่งเป็นผู้ให้บริการมืออาชีพและผู้ให้บริการคำปรึกษาสำหรับศูนย์ติดต่อ ฝ่ายประสบการณ์ลูกค้า และโซลูชันการสื่อสารแบบครบวงจร ได้มองเห็นศักยภาพที่เพิ่มขึ้นสำหรับองค์กรในการปรับใช้ Zoom และ Genesys ซึ่งเป็นส่วนหนึ่งของการเปลี่ยนแปลง UCaaS และ CCaaSเมื่อเร็ว ๆ นี้บริษัทยังได้ช่วยเหลือองค์กรสองแห่ง ซึ่งได้แก่ ผู้ให้บริการด้านการดูแลสุขภาพเด็กและบริษัทประกันภัยรถยนต์ ซึ่งก็ได้นำข้อเสนอแบบบูรณาการจาก Zoom และ Genesys มาปรับใช้ด้วย องค์กรทั้งสองแห่งนี้ต่างก็มีเป้าหมายให้พนักงานสามารถส่งข้อมูลระหว่างผู้ใช้ศูนย์ติดต่อ

และส่วนอื่น ๆ ของธุรกิจได้ง่ายขึ้น เพื่อให้ลูกค้าและผู้ป่วยสามารถรับการบริการได้อย่างราบรื่นยิ่งขึ้น ไม่ว่าพวกเขาจะติดต่อสื่อสารผ่านการโทร ช่องทางดิจิทัล หรือกำลังเดินเข้าไปในสำนักงานก็ตาม

Mike Dolloff หัวหน้าเจ้าหน้าที่ฝ่ายรายได้ของ InflowCX กล่าวว่า “ทุกวันนี้ ธุรกิจไม่ได้ต้องการจัดการกับขั้นตอนการทำงานที่ยุ่งยากและน่าอึดอัดใจ เพียงเพื่อแค่เคลื่อนย้ายปฏิสัมพันธ์ของลูกค้าไปมาระหว่างชุดเทคโนโลยีต่าง ๆ ที่องค์กรใช้ แต่ด้วยการทำงานร่วมกันนี้ ทาง Zoom และ Genesys กำลังแก้ไขอุปสรรคใหญ่ให้กับลูกค้าของเราหลายราย อีกทั้งยังเชื่อมโยงการสื่อสารทั่วทั้งองค์กร และปรับปรุงประสบการณ์ของพนักงานและลูกค้าอีกด้วย ในทุกภาคอุตสาหกรรม ไม่ว่าจะบริษัทเล็กหรือใหญ่ เรามักจะได้ยินจากธุรกิจต่าง ๆ ว่าการมีอยู่และความพร้อมของไดเรกทอรีระหว่าง Zoom Phone และ Genesys Cloud มีความสำคัญอย่างยิ่งต่อการส่งเสริมให้พนักงานนำลูกค้าไปยังทรัพยากรที่ถูกต้องในแบบเรียลไทม์”

“การประสานความร่วมมือกับ Genesys ให้ลึกซึ้งยิ่งขึ้นนี้ จะช่วยเร่งการเปิดตัวของ Zoom Phone เข้าสู่ฐานลูกค้าที่แข็งแกร่งของ Genesys Cloud CX ได้รวดเร็วยิ่งขึ้น ซึ่งจะส่งผลให้ธุรกิจเหล่านั้นมีโซลูชันโทรศัพท์ระบบคลาวด์ที่ทันสมัย ซึ่งเป็นส่วนหนึ่งของแพลตฟอร์มแบบครบวงจรไร้รอยต่อ ทั้งนี้ก็เพื่อปรับปรุงการทำงานร่วมกันของพนักงานและสร้างประสบการณ์ของลูกค้าที่มีความหมายและแข็งแกร่งมากขึ้น” Ryan Azus ประธานเจ้าหน้าที่ฝ่ายรายได้ของ Zoom กล่าว “โซลูชันโทรศัพท์ที่เป็นนวัตกรรมของ Zoom นั้นเข้ากันได้อย่างสมบูรณ์แบบกับความสามารถในการประสานประสบการณ์ของ Genesys อีกทั้งยังเข้ากันได้กับเป้าหมายในการเปลี่ยนแปลงวิธีที่บริษัทต่าง ๆ เชื่อมต่อกับลูกค้าและพนักงานของบริษัท เรารู้สึกตื่นเต้นที่จะรวมการบูรณาการที่แข็งแกร่งนี้เข้ากับระบบนิเวศทางธุรกิจของพันธมิตรแบบเปิดของเรา เพื่อให้ธุรกิจมีความยืดหยุ่นและมีความสามารถในการเพิ่มประสิทธิภาพศูนย์การติดต่อบนคลาวด์และโซลูชันการสื่อสาร”

ML Maco ประธานเจ้าหน้าที่ฝ่ายรายได้ของ Genesys กล่าวว่า “ความต้องการของตลาดที่เพิ่มขึ้นสำหรับโซลูชันการสื่อสารแบบครบวงจรและศูนย์ติดต่อถือเป็นการยอมรับจากธุรกิจต่าง ๆ ซึ่งในที่สุดแล้ว พนักงานทุกคนก็จะได้ให้บริการแก่ลูกค้า ไม่ว่าจะเป็นการให้บริการลูกค้าโดยตรงหรือไม่ก็ตาม” “นั่นจึงเป็นเหตุผลที่เราทำงานร่วมกับ Zoom เพื่อลดอุปสรรคสำหรับธุรกิจต่าง ๆ และระบบนิเวศทางธุรกิจของเราจะช่วยให้ลูกค้าที่เรามีร่วมกันเชื่อมต่อกับองค์กรได้ดียิ่งขึ้น อีกทั้งความร่วมมือนี้ยังทำให้เกิดสิ่งต่าง ๆ ที่อยู่เหนือความคาดหวังของผู้บริโภคในโลกดิจิทัลที่เปลี่ยนแปลงไป”

หากต้องการเรียนรู้เพิ่มเติม กรุณาเข้าร่วม Genesys Xperience 2022 ในสัปดาห์นี้ เพื่อฟังคุณ Oded Gal หัวหน้าเจ้าหน้าที่ฝ่ายผลิตภัณฑ์ของ Zoom และคุณ Peter Graf เจ้าหน้าที่ฝ่ายกลยุทธ์ของ Genesys พูดคุยถึงวิธีที่บริษัทต่าง ๆ ทำงานร่วมกันเพื่อช่วยให้ธุรกิจได้รับความไว้วางใจจากลูกค้าและพนักงาน ในเซสชันที่ดูแลโดย CX influencer Blair Pleasant ประธานและหัวหน้านักวิเคราะห์ของ COMMfusion เซสชันที่ Zoom และ Genesys มีร่วมกันจะจัดขึ้นในวันที่สองของ Xperience ตั้งแต่เวลา 5:30-6:00 น. ET และ 13:30-14:00 น. ET ในวันที่ 9 มิถุนายน และแบบ on-demand หลังจากวันงาน ลงทะเบียนตอนนี้

เกี่ยวกับ Zoom

Zoom เหมาะสำหรับคุณ เราช่วยให้คุณแสดงความคิด เชื่อมต่อกับผู้อื่น และต่อยอดไปสู่อนาคตตามจินตนาการของคุณ แพลตฟอร์มการสื่อสารที่ราบรื่นของเราเป็นแพลตฟอร์มเดียวที่เริ่มต้นด้วยการใช้วิดีโอเป็นรากฐาน และเราได้กำหนดมาตรฐานให้กับนวัตกรรมตั้งแต่นั้นเป็นต้นมา เราจึงเป็นตัวเลือกที่ใช้งานง่าย ปรับเปลี่ยนได้ และปลอดภัยสำหรับทั้งองค์กรขนาดใหญ่ ธุรกิจขนาดเล็ก และบุคคลทั่วไป Zoom ก่อตั้งขึ้นในปี 2011 มีการซื้อขายต่อสาธารณะ (NASDAQ:ZM) และมีสำนักงานใหญ่ในซานโฮเซ่ รัฐแคลิฟอร์เนีย เยี่ยมชม zoom.com และติดตาม@zoom.

เกี่ยวกับ Genesys

ในทุก ๆ ปี Genesys ได้จัดเตรียมประสบการณ์ลูกค้าที่โดดเด่นกว่า 7 หมื่นล้านรายการสำหรับองค์กรต่าง ๆ มากกว่า 100 ประเทศ ด้วยพลังของเทคโนโลยีคลาวด์ ดิจิทัล และ AI ทำให้องค์กรสามารถรับรู้ Experience as a ServiceSM ซึ่งเป็นวิสัยทัศน์ของเราสำหรับประสบการณ์ลูกค้าที่เราดูแล ด้วย Genesys องค์กรต่าง ๆ จึงมีพลังในการมอบประสบการณ์เชิงรุก คาดการณ์ล่วงหน้าได้ และมีความเฉพาะตัวสูงเพื่อเพิ่มความเชื่อมโยงของลูกค้าในทุกด้านการตลาด การขาย และการให้บริการในทุกช่องทาง ในขณะเดียวกันก็ปรับปรุงประสิทธิภาพการทำงานและการมีส่วนร่วมของพนักงานให้ดีขึ้นอีกด้วย Genesys ช่วยให้เกิดความใกล้ชิดอย่างแท้จริงในวงกว้างเพื่อส่งเสริมความไว้วางใจและความภักดีของลูกค้า โดยการเปลี่ยนเทคโนโลยีหลังบ้านให้เป็นเครื่องมือสร้างรายได้ที่ทันสมัยและรวดเร็ว เยี่ยมชม www.genesys.com

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Trento, Data Confirmed the Success of the Festival

The 17th edition of the Trento Festival of Economics

TRENTO, Italy, June 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The 17th edition of the Trento Festival of Economics closed yesterday. For the first time, the Gruppo 24 ORE and Trentino Marketing organised the festival on behalf of the Autonomous Province of Trento and with the contribution of the Municipality of Trento and the University of Trento. The data confirm the success of the new formula, especially the high participation, both by the public and by the over 600 speakers, 35% of them women, in the 228 events scheduled in the Festival, “Fuori Festival” (new 2022), “Economies of the territories”, “Meetings with the Author” and the live events on Radio 24.

A high-tech festival, with 66 events streamed on the platform, where it is also possible to review all the Festival meetings on demand, and aimed especially at young people, with two contests dedicated to them: the initiative “Visions of the Future” for university and PhD students and the hackathon “Made in Italy Challenge”, organised in collaboration with Financial Times and Il Sole 24 Ore, during which 25 young innovators under 35 presented to the Festival audience their innovative business ideas for the relaunch of Made in Italy.

In addition, the Festival launched two awards: the “Sustainable Enterprise Prize” by the Gruppo 24 ORE and the Pontifical Academy for Life, which will be awarded in October to the most sustainable small and medium-sized enterprises, and the “Economic and Social Non-Fiction Literary Prize”, aimed at Italian and foreign authors for unpublished texts written in Italian, promoted by Il Sole 24 Ore.

The entertainment programme of the Fuori Festival was also a great success, with the two classical music concerts, the encounter with Mahmood, the evening event with Zelig comedians and the five live Radio 24 shows sold out.

The business partners were 28, five national and international media partners (ElEconomista.es, Financial Times, Rai Radio1, Rai Radio3 and Sky Tg24) in addition to the Gruppo 24 ORE media (Il Sole 24 Ore, Ilsole24ore.com, Radio 24 and the Radiocor agency).

As for the media, the press office of the province – which has been responsible for this aspect and media relations since the first edition 17 years ago – provided around one hundred of journalists, administrative and secretarial staff, operators, photographers and IT specialists. Around 160 press releases were produced. The video technicians also did a great job, with 4 mobile control rooms, 10 camera positions for full events, 1 remote control room, 50 video technicians and the same number of audio technicians. 369 journalists were accredited this year and 249 of them were present in Trento, with reporters from the most important national newspapers and 10,000 photo shoots.

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Zoom and Genesys Announce Strategic Agreement Uniquely Positioned Around Zoom Phone to Improve Collaboration and Customer Experiences

Genesys to actively enable indirect and direct channel with combined Zoom Phone and Genesys Cloud CX solution

SAN JOSE, Calif. and SAN FRANCISCO, June 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZM) and Genesys®, a global cloud leader in customer experience orchestration, have expanded their partnership to help businesses deliver effortless customer experience by building upon their integration between Zoom Phone and Genesys ​​Cloud CX™. Together, the offerings provide organizations with an easy-to-configure and feature-rich cloud contact center and unified communications solution that enables teams to better collaborate to solve customer needs.

The companies’ expanded partnership includes a go-to-market relationship where Genesys will enable its global direct and indirect channel to deliver the combined Zoom Phone plus Genesys Cloud CX solution.

InflowCX, a consulting and professional services provider for contact center, customer experience, and unified communications solutions, is seeing increased potential for organizations to deploy Zoom and Genesys as part of their UCaaS and CCaaS transformation.
The company recently helped two organizations, a pediatric healthcare provider and auto insurance company, implement the integrated offerings from Zoom and Genesys. Both organizations aimed to make it easier for employees to pass information between the contact
center users and other areas of the business so customers and patients could be served more seamlessly – whether they were calling, interacting with digital channels, or walking into an office.

InflowCX Chief Revenue Officer Mike Dolloff said, “Today, businesses don’t want to deal with clunky and frustrating workflows just to move customer interactions between technology stacks. By working together, Zoom and Genesys are solving a huge hurdle for many of our clients, bridging communications across entire organizations and improving employee and customer experience. Across industries and regardless of company size, we’re consistently hearing from businesses that presence and directory availability between Zoom Phone and Genesys Cloud is critical to empowering employees to get a customer to the right resource in real time.”

“By deepening the alignment from our partnership with Genesys, we will accelerate the introduction of Zoom Phone into Genesys Cloud CX’s robust customer base, bringing those businesses a modern cloud phone solution as part of a seamless, unified platform to improve employee collaboration and create stronger, more meaningful customer experiences,” said Ryan Azus, Chief Revenue Officer, Zoom. “Zoom’s innovative phone solution aligns perfectly with the experience orchestration capabilities of Genesys and goal of transforming how companies connect with their customers and employees. We are excited to incorporate this strengthened integration into our open partner ecosystem to provide businesses with the flexibility and ability to optimize their cloud contact center and communications solutions.”

“Increasing market demand for combined unified communications and contact center solutions is an acknowledgement from businesses that ultimately every employee serves the customer, whether customer-facing or not,” said ML Maco, Chief Revenue Officer, Genesys. “That’s why together with Zoom, we’re reducing barriers for businesses and enabling our ecosystem to help joint customers better connect the enterprise and exceed consumer expectations in a changing digital world.”

To learn more, join Genesys Xperience 2022 this week to hear Zoom Chief Product Officer Oded Gal and Genesys Strategy Officer Peter Graf discuss how the companies are working together to help businesses earn the trust of customers and employees in a session moderated by CX influencer Blair Pleasant, President & Principal Analyst, COMMfusion. The joint session with Zoom and Genesys is held on day two of Xperience from 5:30-6 am ET; 1:30-2 pm ET on June 9; and on-demand following the event. Register now.

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Love Island opens virtual villa in Hotel Hideaway; Partnership kicks off today with new season premiere

Collaboration between ITV Studios and Azerion launch global digital content partnership 
Amsterdam, Netherlands – June 6th, 2022 – Digital entertainment and media platform Azerion today launched a global digital content partnership with ITV Studios, one of the largest entertainment companies in the world. The collaboration kicks off by bringing the award-winning global sensation Love Island, commissioned in 21 territories, to Hotel Hideaway, a 3D online social community, popular amongst the youth audience throughout the globe. Timed with the season premiere of Love Island today, Hotel Hideaway players can access custom Love Island content for their avatars and even hang out at the Love Island villa.
Watch the Hotel Hideaway x Love Island announcement trailer:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1p-ibpZjjVcH10sabpxbj9vbiJjGyfYfV/view?usp=sharing
Exclusive Love Island outfits, hair styles, themed profile backgrounds and a number of essential items appearing in the show will all feature in Hotel Hideaway as part of a new way for players to engage with the iconic Love Island brand.


“We are thrilled to welcome Love Island into Hotel Hideaway this summer. This is such a perfect match”, said Madelon Smittenaar, Business Development Manager at Azerion. “We have regular item drops and interactive events in store for new and existing players around the world, who will have a unique opportunity to share the Love Island experience with their friends.”
“With our player base it makes total sense for Hotel Hideaway to collaborate with Love Island as they join our extensive list of partnered IPs,” said Jurriaan van Teunenbroek, VP Games and Content at Azerion. “Hotel Hideaway brings a multitude of ways for the Love Islands fan base to engage and feel part of the show as it becomes a hot destination this summer!”
Kim Dingler, CCO, Global Entertainment, ITV Studios: “We are excited to partner with Azerion. Hotel Hideaway and Love Island have a perfect brand fit. We are giving fans all over the world a new virtual way to experience the life of an Islander in the Love Island villa.”

 

About Hotel Hideaway
With over 17.5 million registered users, Azerion’s Hotel Hideaway is a 3D social virtual community full of opportunities to meet new people and make new friends. The Hotel is a lively and vibrant world full to the brim with social adventures and fun activities! Dress to impress and stand out from the crowd with an abundance of stylish clothing, items and accessories. Customise your room with a variety of furniture items and decorations. Learn secret gestures and dance moves – and then party into the early hours inside unique public rooms. No matter what you like to spend your time doing, Hotel Hideaway is the place to be. There’s oodles of fun to be had and secrets to discover, so jump in and make sure the other guests recognise your name!

About ITV Studios
ITV Studios is a creator, producer and distributor of world-leading programmes and formats that people can’t get enough of. Connecting millions of people every day and shaping and reflecting the world they live in, ITV Studios is More Than TV. Its Brand & Licensing department is responsible for all global commercial activities including sponsorship, brand licensing, consumer products, gaming, and live events. It represents a diverse portfolio including scripted and non-scripted content, game shows and kids titles, which offers a wide range of commercial opportunities. Brands include The Voice, Hell’s Kitchen, Love Island, I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!, The Chase, Coronation Street, Schitt’s Creek, The Last Unicorn, Thunderbirds, Space: 1999, The Prisoner, and more.

About Azerion
Azerion is a high-growth digital entertainment and media platform. As a content-driven, technology and data company, Azerion serves consumers, digital publishers, advertisers and game creators globally. Azerion’s integrated platform provides technology solutions to automate the purchase and sale of digital advertising for media buyers and sellers, supported by in market sales and campaign management teams. Through our technology, content creators, digital publishers and advertisers work with Azerion to reach the millions of people across the globe that play Azerion’s games and view its distributed entertainment content to increase engagement, loyalty and drive e-commerce.
Founded in 2014 by two Dutch entrepreneurs, Azerion has experienced rapid expansion driven by organic growth and strategic acquisitions. Azerion is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands and is a publicly traded company listed on Euronext Amsterdam. For more information visit: www.azerion.com

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39 Million People Relied on GFN Member Food Banks for Meals in 2021

In the face of further economic turmoil and supply chain disruptions, food banks once again played a pivotal role in providing emergency food assistance—at a level 128 percent higher than before the pandemic.

Chicago, IL, USA, June 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today, The Global FoodBanking Network (GFN) announced that food banks in 44 countries served 39 million people in 2021, demonstrating that need for food assistance is continuing at high levels in the face of rising food prices and disrupted supply chains.

The data is part of GFN’s annual Network survey, and this year’s responses emphasize the importance of a strong network of food banks in times of crisis.

“Communities around the world are facing hunger at unprecedented rates,” said Lisa Moon, president and CEO of The Global FoodBanking Network. “Consistently, food banks are stepping up and using their unique expertise to connect millions of people to nutritious food.”

The 39 million people who sought emergency food assistance is a 128 percent increase over 2019 pre-COVID levels of service. Additionally, about 54 percent of people were served regularly for more than three months during 2021 while 44 percent of people served visited food banks occasionally, temporarily, or for the first time due to a shift in economic circumstances.

More than three-fourths of people served by GFN member food banks live in emerging and developing market economies. Most of the people who visited GFN member food banks in 2021—about 24 million—live in Asia and Oceania. Another 8.8 million food bank visitors are from Latin America. Children ages 17 and under comprised more than a third of the total people served.

Food banks, on average, distributed 57 percent more food and grocery products than the previous year, despite sourcing challenges brought on by breakdowns in supply chains and other factors. The most commonly distributed products are fruits and vegetables—constituting 30 percent of what an average food bank provides.

While need for hunger relief has been unprecedented, so has the generosity and determination of people partnering within the Network. Nearly 317,000 people volunteered with GFN partner food banks, a 14 percent increase over 2020, providing more than 8 million hours of support.

2022 is already proving to be another challenging year for people facing hunger and food insecurity, with the Ukraine invasion compounding the continuing effects of the pandemic and leading to further rises in food prices. But food banks will continue to respond quickly and efficiently in the face of crises, leaning on the experiences of the past few years.

“Unfortunately, we are likely on the precipice of a global hunger crisis,” said Moon. “Food banks will be central to the response. The lessons learned during the pandemic have strengthened the Network, better equipping us to provide ongoing services to children, individuals, and families in vulnerable situations.”

About The Global FoodBanking Network:

The Global FoodBanking Network supports community-led solutions to alleviate hunger in more than 40 countries. While millions struggle to access enough safe and nutritious food, nearly a third of all food produced is lost or wasted. We’re changing that. We believe food banks directed by local leaders are key to achieving Zero Hunger and building resilient food systems. For more information, visit foodbanking.org.

Nina Rabinovitch Blecker, Vice President, Strategic Communications
The Global FoodBanking Network
+1.617.823.4107
nblecker@foodbanking.org

SourceLess Joins Bitcoin Bucharest 2022 Conference

We are pleased to announce that SourceLess Blockchain participated in the Bitcoin Bucharest 2022 event where Alexandru Stratulat (Blockchain Architect & DLT software engineer), the founder of SourceLess Blockchain, gave a brief overview of the entire ecosystem and answered questions from attendees.

SourceLess Blockchain and Qommodity at Bitcoin Bucharest 2022

SourceLess Blockchain and Qommodity at Bitcoin Bucharest 2022

BUCHAREST, Romania, June 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — SourceLess project began in the city of Constanta, in the south east part of Romania, and we wanted to have our first event in Romania where people could learn about who we are.

The Bitcoin Bucharest event took place in a historic location. The location for the event is an iconic architectural masterpiece, more precisely The Marmorosch Bucharest, Autograph Collection which hosted the Marmorosch Bank more than 100 years ago. The Marmorosch hotel building history unfolded in the Beautiful Age or La Belle Epoque.

The name of SourceLess is meant to be associated with companies and locations that provide solid construction. This kind of interaction brings us closer to our partners at Qommodity, with whom we develop tangible solutions through which people and businesses can generate solutions and transform their lives for the better. Together we are getting stronger since we clearly know every step we take.

The conference focuses on technical innovations in the blockchain ecosystem and brings together researchers and practitioners working in the space.

Regardless of their industry, blockchain analysts, technologists, and developers at the Blockchain Event are able to understand why blockchain matters to their businesses.

We are interested in the application of decentralized protocols, formal methods, and empirical analysis, to improve the security and scalability of blockchain deployments.

Our aim was to show participants how easier it could be to navigate in a web3 environment safely, with fewer costs and faster speed.

In order to solve all security issues, SourceLess supports a clean internet where developers can freely create in a safer environment.

The goal of Bitcoin Bucharest is to bring together the local community, cryptocurrency leaders, business professionals, and newbies to inspire, socialize, and learn from each other.

SourceLess: is building a web that is open to anyone and everywhere, allowing to build their own ecosystem, fast, easy and safe. Every human being is integrated with all blockchain networks with zero fees.

SourceLess is a revolutionary technology that uses Distributed Ledger, Peer-to-Peer connections and Str. domain as the account identifier, to connect every human and every existing Blockchain, in a Web3 platform, creating the first World Wide Blockchain under SourceLess Platform.

www.sourceless.io

Qommodity: is the missing piece of a puzzle that unites modern world, and the world in which people have no access to education, sanitation, or health care systems.

Through the methodology of tokenization of in ground resources Qommodity is able to realize the largest transition of wealth in the history of mankind by making these untapped resources suitable for monetization within the monetary system.

www.qommodity.io

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 Presentation of Medals of Honour

768 officers and staff of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces, RBAF received the Brunei Darussalam Medals of Honour for the year 2018 to 2021. The presentation ceremony took place yesterday morning at the Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Complex in the capital.

The medals were presented by Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Retired Major General Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof, Second Minister of Defence. Also present was Major General Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Muhammad Haszaimi bin Bol Hassan, Commander of the RBAF.

Source: Radio Television Brunei

Ongoing Monitoring and Surveillance Measures

The Minister of Health informed on the ongoing monitoring and surveillance measures against respiratory infections including COVID-19 that occur in the country.

The Ministry of Health will randomly invite patients that is being treated in flu clinics, especially those with Influenza-like illness to undergo RT-PCR laboratory test. In addition, COVID-19 positive cases through ART reported in the BruHealth app will also be randomly contacted by the Ministry of Health to undergo RT-PCR laboratory testing.

This will enable the ministry to obtain information on the type of infection that occurs. If the virus detected is the SARS-CoV-2 virus, genome sequencing tests will also be performed to identify the variants present in the country. The public who are invited to undergo swab test for surveillance purposes are welcomed to take part in the initiative to enable the ministry to continue to conduct quality surveillance activities for the safety and well-being of the people and residents of the country.

Source: Radio Television Brunei

Counselor Chollet’s Travel to Thailand, Singapore, and Brunei

U.S. Department of State Counselor Derek Chollet will travel to Thailand, Singapore, and Brunei June 7-14. At each stop, he will follow up on the outcomes of last month’s U.S.-ASEAN Special Summit in Washington, DC and reaffirm the commitment of the United States to work with allies and partners to restore Burma’s path to democracy.

In Thailand, Counselor Chollet will meet with senior officials to discuss a range of bilateral and multilateral issues, as well as meet with international humanitarian organizations, civil society, and other stakeholders to discuss U.S. efforts to support the people of Burma.  In Singapore, Counselor Chollet will attend the Shangri-La Dialogue and participate in a panel discussion on the conflict in Burma with senior officials.  And in Brunei, Counselor Chollet will meet with Foreign Minister II Erywan Yusof and other senior officials, as well as civil society leaders.

Along with Deputy Secretary Sherman’s travel this week to the Philippines, Vietnam, and Laos, Counselor Chollet’s visit highlights the deep U.S. commitment to the important ASEAN and bilateral partnerships in Southeast Asia.

Source: US Department of State

FreedomPay Announces Further Expansion Globally with Network International

Strategic collaboration will enable Network to offer a fully integrated payments platform to its hospitality and retail merchants in UAE and MEA region to achieve seamless customer experience

PHILADELPHIA, June 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Network International, the leading enabler of digital commerce across the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region, aims to transform its product proposition to the hospitality sector following its strategic engagements with next-gen fintech, FreedomPay.

According to a recent study, the tourism industry will contribute approximately AED 280.6 billion to the UAE’s GDP by 20281. As the largest merchant acquirer in the UAE, Network International aims to strengthen its role in supporting the hospitality industry by bringing global tech best practices to the forefront to create secure and seamless customer experiences.

This collaboration with FreedomPay will enable Network as FreedomPay’s preferred partner in the MEA region, to offer its hospitality merchants across the UAE and MEA region a fully integrated hospitality payments platform covering all operations including front desk reservation system, F&B, theme parks, spas, etc. The platform enables hotels and retail chains to recognise customers through their preferred method of payment with its unique omni-channel capabilities, ensuring frictionless transactions across all their properties.

“In today’s world, merchants are expected to provide a fully secured, omni-channel commerce experience that is personalized to each consumer,” said Chris Kronenthal, President at FreedomPay. “Global businesses continue to choose FreedomPay as their trusted commerce technology partner and we’re excited to bring our award-winning platform to the UAE and MEA region through Network International. The exciting partnership will open doors for thousands of merchants across hospitality, retail, and F&B, giving them access to FreedomPay’s global network of commerce connectivity.”

Network International’s partnership with the multi-patented, award-winning fintech FreedomPay, will forge superior merchant-consumer relationships with its single unified platform and portal, servicing broad market segments including hotels, restaurants and retail chains across the MEA region. Merchants can expect to achieve best-in-class payment data security, coverage for emerging payment technologies, operational efficiencies and expansion of loyalty and value-added services, while maintaining global or regional corporate brand goals across all their stores and properties.

Commenting on the MoU, Andrew Key, Group Managing Director – Acquiring at Network International said, “We are thrilled to be supporting the UAE’s most dominant sectors at a critical scale once again. As the hospitality sector rapidly adapts to the age of customer-centric digital solutions, we aim to prepare our merchants with next-gen payments capabilities that will enable more rewarding experiences for guests while driving operational efficiencies for the merchants. The opportunities in the region’s tourism sector need to be supported with omni-channel payments to ensure customers have a seamless purchasing experience.”

Andrew added, “This exciting collaboration with FreedomPay will complement our objective to always offer best-in-breed payments solutions to unify industry operations and enable merchants to provide their customers with the best payments experience possible.”

About Network International

Network International comprises a group of companies and is the leading enabler of digital commerce across the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region, providing a full suite of technology-enabled payments solutions to merchants and financial institutions of all types and sizes, including acquiring and processing services and a comprehensive ever-evolving range of value-added services.

Network International Holdings Plc (LSE: NETW) is the holding company for Network International and the group companies, including the DPO Group.

Network International:
Tricia Kaul
ASDA’A BCW,
Dubai, UAE,
Tel: +971 4 450 7600
Email: tricia.kaul@bm.com

About FreedomPay

FreedomPay’s Next Level Commerce™ platform transforms existing payment systems and processes from legacy to leading edge. As the premier choice for many of the largest companies across the globe in retail, hospitality, lodging, gaming, sports and entertainment, foodservice, education, healthcare and financial services, FreedomPay’s technology has been purposely built to deliver rock solid performance in the highly complex environment of global commerce. The company maintains a world-class security environment and was first to earn the coveted validation by the PCI Security Standards Council against Point-to-Point Encryption (P2PE/EMV) standard in North America. FreedomPay’s robust solutions across payments, security, identity, and data analytics are available in-store, online and on-mobile and are supported by rapid API adoption. The award winning FreedomPay Commerce Platform operates on a single, unified technology stack across multiple continents allowing enterprises to deliver an innovative Next Level experience on a global scale. www.freedompay.com

FreedomPay:
Michael Korjen
Hill + Knowlton Strategies
+971 4 553 9543
Michael.Korjen@hkstrategies.com

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San Pedro Hosts the ‘LA Italy Run’ to Celebrate Italian Roots and Italy’s National Day

Silvia Chiave, Consulate General of Italy in Los Angeles, participates in the Marathon ItalyRunLA Fun Run 5k, organized by the Consulate General of Italy in Los Angeles and the Little Italy Association of Los Angeles (LILAA)

Silvia Chiave, Consulate General of Italy in Los Angeles, participates in the Marathon ItalyRunLA Fun Run 5k, organized by the Consulate General of Italy in Los Angeles and the Little Italy Association of Los Angeles (LILAA), on Sunday, June. 05, 2022 in San Pedro, Calif. (Jordan Strauss/AP Images)

LOS ANGELES, June 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A 5K Run and a ‘Festa di Piazza’, with ‘Italian food’, music, entertainment, to celebrate the Festa della Repubblica, Italy’s National Day. This is the event that the Consulate General of Italy in Los Angeles, after the restrictions imposed by the pandemic, has finally managed to organize, gathering on Sunday 5th June in San Pedro, home of the most important port in the United States, the Port of Los Angeles, a thousand participants for the first edition of the ‘LA Italy Run’.

“It was a dream to be able to celebrate our National Day like this,” says Silvia Chiave, creator of the initiative. “This event brought together many things: sport, sustainability, people, families, it was an event for everyone, truly a dream that has come true.” The success of the first edition is opening the way to future developments: “We didn’t expect so many people, because it was the first time. There was a great deal of participation in the project. Now we want to organize it every year and make it grow. We have learned lessons from this first edition and in the future we will have more and more people,” Chiave assures.

In addition to the runners, the event brought together hundreds of other people, families, children, not just members of the Italian American community in the area. Here, where in the 50s of the last century the first settlements of Sicilian and Ischia fishermen were born, works will soon begin for the construction of a new square, which will be the new heart of the Little Italy of San Pedro. “The purpose of this square is to create a place not only for Italian Americans, but for everyone, to bring our culture, art and entertainment of Italian Americans here,” says Joe Buscaino, city councillor of the 15th district of Los Angeles, who also took part in the Run. “The city of Los Angeles, under my leadership, has dedicated $ 5.5 million to the development of the square. The works will begin in one or two months and by the end of 2023 or the beginning of 2024 this will be the newest square of Los Angeles,” he adds.

In the square, along with the tradition exhibited during the party, with the ‘arancini’ counters, Italian desserts, pizza, ice creams, the ‘wine van’, Italian music, there was also one of the Italian technological excellence, Enel X Way, which in North America is a leader in the sector of charging stations for electric cars, which participated as the main sponsor of the event. For the record, the race was won by 23 year old Bronwyn Brunel (19.25) for women and by young Connor Spencer (15.25) for men.

For more information:
LaPresse SpA Communication and Press Office Director
Barbara Sanicola barbara.sanicola@lapresse.it

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Vietnam Blockchain Association and Binance officially enter strategic cooperation

HANOI, Vietnam, June 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — 4th June, 2022, the Vietnam Blockchain Association and Binance – the world’s leading Blockchain development technology corporation – officially announced their cooperation on the exchange of research/application of Blockchain Technology and Human Resource Training in Vietnam to promote the development of blockchain technology in Vietnam and build a bridge with other significant technology corporations around the world.

Vietnam Blockchain Association and Binance

Vietnam Blockchain Association and Binance officially enter
strategic cooperation

Vietnam is not only an exciting market for the application of Blockchain technology but also one of the leading countries in encouraging research and application of new technologies in reality. Mr. Ngo Duc Thang, Director of the Government Cipher Committee, affirmed that Blockchain is one of the digital technology fields on the list of priorities for research, development and application for the 4th Industrial Revolution, according to Decision No. 2117/QD-TTg signed on December 16, 2020, by the Prime Minister. Therefore, digital transactions through blockchain would be promoted in many fields such as banking services, industrial production, energy, agriculture, healthcare, retail and consumption… In particular, blockchain can be applied to the public sector. It can be said that this technology will affect many aspects of daily life and global business whether we realize it or not, and the investment opportunities coming from blockchain technology will be tremendous.

“In the coming time, the Government will continue to facilitate, encourage and promote early businesses to proactively accelerate the digital transformation process in which blockchain technology is the mainstay. It is expected that by 2030, blockchain will create 40 million jobs, 10% – 20% of the global economic infrastructure will run on Blockchain technology systems,” noted Mr. Ngo Duc Thang.

Vietnam Blockchain Association and Binance

Mr. Ngo Duc Thang, Director of the Government Cipher Committee

According to Mr. Changpeng Zhao, Blockchain is a new technology for the digital economy. How countries adopt this technology today will profoundly impact the future of the local economy and the world at large. More and more countries are showing their determination to grasp and adequately apply blockchain technology to life. “I think that clear and effective regulation is essential for blockchain to be applied in every corner of life, not just cryptocurrencies, DeFi or NFT,” said the Founder and CEO of Binance.

He also mentioned that Binance is continuously licensed to operate in France, Italy, Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, and Dubai…. is concrete evidence of the company’s compliance with local regulations at all time. “And today, along with the active activities of the Vietnam Blockchain Association, I pledge that Binance will always comply with Vietnamese laws and put users in focus. Therefore, Vietnamese users in particular and users worldwide believe that Binance’s platform is one of the most secure and reliable in the world,” stated CEO Changpeng Zhao.

Mr. Phan Duc Trung, Vice President of Vietnam Blockchain Association, hopes that the cooperation between Vietnam Blockchain Association and Binance will bring value to the business community in Vietnam, creating a workforce mastering high technology and contributing policy advice to the State’s management agencies. We believe that this is one of the proper steps, following the direction of the Vietnamese government towards a digital government, a digital economy, bringing sustainable growth values for a prosperous Vietnam.

Vietnam Blockchain Association and Binance

Mr. Phan Duc Trung, Vice President of Vietnam Blockchain Association

Mr. Trung said: “In its role, the Association connects and gathers the Blockchain community in the country and a bridge to bring Vietnamese products to the world and attract more international resources to Vietnam.” The Association will also promote personnel training and attract international investment into Vietnam.

“Vietnam NFT Summit 2022 – The New Era Solution” takes place on June 4 in Hanoi, Vietnam as a part of a series of exchange events for research/application of Blockchain Technology and Human Resource Training in Vietnam and worldwide between Binance and the Vietnam Blockchain Association. The program includes discussion panels, signing cooperation and exchange agreements, and various networking activities for the enterprises applying and growing Blockchain in Vietnam and discourse activities and signing exchange agreements.

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