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Successful results from a trial period in 2022 led to extension of the program through 2023

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rimini Street, Inc. (Nasdaq: RMNI), a global provider of enterprise software products and services, the leading third-party support provider for Oracle and SAP software products, and a Salesforce partner, today announced the global adoption of its popular four-day workweek program, named “Fabulous Fridays!,” through 2023. The decision to adopt the program for 2023 followed favorable results for both employees and the Company during a six-month trial phase in the second half of 2022.

Rimini Street Listens, Measures, and Acts to Create a Better Workplace

The bold decision to launch “Fabulous Fridays!” as a four-day workweek pilot in July of 2022 was an acknowledgement by Rimini Street’s leadership team of the physical fatigue and emotional stress accumulated by the global workforce over the prior two ye ... Read more »

KIRKLAND, Wash. - Thursday, 02. February 2023 AETOSWire Print 

Orion Hindawi To Become Executive Chairman of the Board

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Tanium, a leading IT operations and security management company and the premier supplier of converged endpoint management (XEM), today announced the appointment of Dan Streetman to the role of chief executive officer. Orion Hindawi, who is the co-founder and current CEO of Tanium, will assume the role of executive chairman. In this new role, Orion will continue to drive the strategic vision and technical innovation at Tanium as well as continue his engagement with Tanium’s strategic partners and customers. David Hindawi, co-founder of Tanium, will transition to chairman emeritus.

In his new role, Streetman will continue to strengthen Tanium’s commitment to protecting enterprises, organizations, and their people, while fortifying and evolving the company’s customer-facing operations, partner strategy, ... Read more »

Strong performance improvements in Q4 and long-term margin target achieved early

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HERZOGENAURACH, Germany - Friday, 03. February 2023

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Sports company PUMA has signed a long-term agreement with reigning Olympic 100 meters Champion Marcell Jacobs from Italy, who will wear the company’s products starting at the Orlen Cup in Lodz on Saturday.

Even though he started out his career as a long jumper, Jacobs has won a series of titles in the sprint over the past years, including Olympic Gold in the 100 meters and the 4x100 meter relay events. He is also the reigning European 100 meters Champion and the World and European 60 meters indoor Champion. His personal best is 100 meters in 9.80 seconds.

“We are thrilled to welcome Marcell Jacobs, Usain Bolt’s successor as the Olympic 100 meters Champion, to the PUMA Family,” said Pascal Rolling, Head of Sports Marketing at PUMA. “With Marcell Jacobs, Andre de Grasse, Shericka Jackson, Elaine Thompson-Herah and many others, PUMA has an incredible line up of a ... Read more »

RICHARDSON, Texas - Thursday, 02. February 2023 AETOSWire 

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Mavenir, the Network Software Provider building the future of networks with cloud-native software that runs on any cloud, today announced new initiatives in collaboration with AMD to help Communication Service Providers (CSPs) in their transition to cloud-native telecommunication networks.

First, Mavenir and AMD have been collaborating in Open RAN to build industry leading radio technology. Mavenir has incorporated the AMD Zynq™ Ultrascale+™ RFSoC devices into Mavenir’s OpenBeam™ Radio Portfolio and, through this partnership, both companies continue to work together to introduce new functionality, features, and capabilities to customers.

Secondly, Mavenir’s Converged Packet Core has been validated on AMD EPYC™ CPUs – This means Mavenir’s cloud-native, fully containerized, virtualized Converged Packet Core (4G & 5G) solution ca ... Read more »

HAMILTON, Bermuda - Thursday, 02. February 2023 AETOSWire Print 

Family-owned company is planting thousands of trees across the world to support biodiversity, help local communities and capture an expected 2.5M kg of CO2
Initiative marks company’s ‘Founder’s Day’ and 161-years of doing the right thing with a celebration of its bold ESG commitments
 

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Family-owned Bacardi Limited is celebrating its 161st anniversary with a gift to the planet and its people. The world’s largest privately held spirits company will plant one tree for every employee to support biodiversity, help local communities, and capture a combined 2.5M kg of CO2 during the trees’ lifetime.

This week, every person in the company will receive an anniversary edition bottle of BACARDÍ® Carta Blanca, complete with a QR code which enables them to plant their own tree and then track its progress and positive impa ... Read more »

NEW YORK - Thursday, 02. February 2023

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Kyndryl (NYSE:KD), the world’s largest IT infrastructure services provider, today announced a new agreement with Stellantis to provide technology services and manage the company’s core IT infrastructure.

Under the agreement, Kyndryl will support Stellantis through the management of IT infrastructure services across its operations. Stellantis will use Kyndryl Bridge, an open integration platform that delivers solutions by leveraging Kyndryl’s core technology strengths, for real-time insights and unprecedented control over its IT environment.

“We are excited to support Stellantis’ transformation,” said Angelo Cirocco, Managing Partner, Kyndryl. “They are charting a course for operational excellence and using Kyndryl’s leading-edge technologies to support them as an industry leader in sustainable solutions.”

Kyndryl will infuse automation to dr ... Read more »

LOS ANGELES - Thursday, 02. February 2023 AETOSWire Print 

New ScreenForce™ products will showcase the coveted Designed for Samsung badge

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Belkin, a global consumer electronics leader in device protection, today introduces its ScreenForce™ TrueClear Curve screen protectors for the new Samsung Galaxy S23 series. These products have not only passed Belkin’s rigorous design and engineering quality tests but have also received the “Designed for Samsung” badge through the Samsung Mobile Accessory Partnership Program (SMAPP).

“Belkin has led the accessories market in innovation and technology leadership for 40 years. People trust us to build the world’s best products to connect, power and protect their devices, and to put our customers and partners first,” said Steve Malony, CEO, Belkin. “Having Samsung’s additional stamp of approval allows our customers to have comfort and confidenc ... Read more »

MIAMI, United States - Thursday, 02. February 2023

Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc., one of the world’s leading vertically integrated producers, marketers, and distributors of high-quality fresh and fresh-cut fruits and vegetables, and Moze Holding Limited, a Talc Investment company, are pleased to announce the signing of a Somalia-based, multi-year banana partnership located in the heart of the previously famed banana belt area. This partnership will not only significantly reduce banana transport times, giving consumers in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) access to fresher, lower-cost fruit, but will also aid in Somalia’s economic resurgence.

As part of the agreement, Fresh Del Monte will have operational oversight and train the team on the ground. In return, the global produce distributor will purchase its banana supply directly from Moze, the newly established banana farm. The fruit will be sold and marketed under the Fresh Del Monte brand for its m ... Read more »

Accelerates growth of CRYOVAC® Brand Fluids & Liquids Business

(BUSINESS WIRE)--SEE (NYSE: SEE) announced today that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of Liquibox for a purchase price of $1.15 billion on a cash and debt-free basis.

This strategic acquisition unites two leaders in the global flexible packaging industry and aligns with the high-performance growth and innovation cultures of both companies. Liquibox is a pioneer, innovator and manufacturer of Bag-in-Box sustainable fluids & liquids packaging and dispensing solutions for fresh food, beverage, consumer goods and industrial end-markets. This acquisition accelerates SEE’s fastest growing segment, the CRYOVAC® brand Fluids & Liquids business. CRYOVAC® technology, scale and market access provide a significant source of synergies. This acquisition contributes to and fast tracks SEE’s transformation to become a world-class, digitally driven company automati ... Read more »

The two firms will bring advanced decision management and mathematical optimization technology to multiple industries

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Global analytics software provider FICO today announced a partnership with FPG Technologies & Solutions LTD, a member of FlexiP Group, to bring advanced decision management and analytics tools to companies across West Africa. FPG will sell, implement and support FICO® Blaze Advisor® decision rules management system and FICO® Xpress Optimization, leading tools that businesses use to automate high-volume decisions, rapidly change strategies and leverage advanced analytics to improve performance.

More information: http://www.flexipgroup.com/

“West African companies are engaged in digital transformation initiatives that have gotten extra momentum from the pandemic,” said Rex Mafiana, CEO of FlexiP Group, a leading enterprise IT solutions provider and systems integrator, with specialties in financial ser ... Read more »

SAN FRANCISCO - Thursday, 02. February 2023 AETOSWire Print 

Valued at $12 billion with $295 million ARR, Deel expands beyond international hiring with Deel HR, US Payroll, and Deel Engage to consolidate global team management

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Deel, the global HR company, today announced the launch of Deel HR, US Payroll, and Deel Engage, making it possible, for the first time, to hire, manage, and pay global teams compliantly on one platform. This news comes as Deel hits $295 million annual recurring revenue (ARR) at a $12 billion valuation – up from just $57 million ARR a year ago.

Work’s gone global, but until now, no HR platform has handled everything for everyone, anywhere. Most teams use up to 16 different tools for international team management, creating data silos, tech consolidation concerns, and inconsistent team experiences. Deel has streamlined everything needed to hire, manage, and pay global teams in one platform. New f ... Read more »

VANCOUVER, British Columbia - Thursday, 02. February 2023

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Airswift Technology Limited, a leading Web3.0 native payment company, and Cloud Payments, a digital payments and banking technology platform provider have joined forces to enable cryptocurrency spenders with instant access to crypto at the points-of-sale using VISA and MasterCard payment methods.

The collaboration will simplify crypto-based purchases by providing crypto on-ramping and NFT purchasing using VISA and MasterCard with optimized exchange rates. This offers crypto spenders increased convenience when shopping for retail goods and digital assets.

“Millions of Web2.0 consumers are ready to onboard to Web3.0, but are not familiar with existing Decentralized Finance (DeFi) on-ramps,” said Dr. Yan Zhang, co-founder and CEO of Airswift. “So we’ve worked together to integrate Cloud Payments' simple, credit-card based crypto purchasing tools into our easy-t ... Read more »