Day: September 13, 2022

Planet Superyacht Aims for Exemplary Future

MONACO, Sept. 13, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Under the aegis of the collective ‘Monaco, Capital of Advanced Yachting’ approach, Yacht Club de Monaco is organising another of its Captains’ Forums for superyacht captains, just one of the activities organised by the Captains’ Club which unites 150 professionals with the Captain 500 diploma working on superyachts flying the YCM flag.

The theme for this 26th edition has been developed in partnership with Jutheau Husson, Oceanco and the MB92 Group and focuses on an original yet fundamental topic: Man vs Machine.

Discussions will begin through the human aspect prism following an exceptional keynote speech by Scott E. Parazynski, a former NASA astronaut who flew five Space Shuttle missions and conducted seven spacewalks.

A highly decorated physician, he has forged an atypical career: astronaut, best-selling author (The Sky Below) and Founder-CEO of Fluidity Technologies, he is also widely sought-after as a keynote speaker on innovation, risk management, mentorship and leadership in extreme adversity. On 20^th May 2009, he became the first astronaut to stand on top of the world, the summit of Everest.

High level debate
His talk will lead into a debate to establish parallels between the worlds of space and sea: how do astronauts prepare, what commitment level is required for their mission, how can superyacht professionals be supported to help them aim for the moon and dream of a vastly improved sector via technology?

Captains Barry Sadler, La Belle Classe Academy instructor, Craig Coker (M/Y Skyfall – 58m) and Luca Triggiani (M/Y Roe – 74m) then pick up the baton. All three will be distilling advice and recommendations to train the right people, ensuring an effective management and leadership method to improve the sector’s human approach to the future.

Machine – lever for the future
Man is becoming ever closer to and dependent on the “Machine”. The relationship between the two is developing largely thanks to the way it can optimise communication. So much is being done behind the scenes so we can interact as easily and intuitively as possible with machines. It is in this area that superyacht captains contribute to the design and build of tomorrow’s yachts.

Their keen eyes are best placed to determine how technology is essential in shaping the superyachts of the future so that their technological features and appeal instil a positive image for the yachting industry. On stage to lead discussions on these issues will be: Armelle Roudaut-Lafon, Director Maritime Affairs, Monaco, Snorre Halvorsen, Senior Executive Advisor for Norwegian Hull Club Risk, Norway, Matteo Morra, Area Sales Manager for Wärtsilä, Italy, and captains Luca Mosca (M/Y Quantum Blue 104m) and Pierre Makdessi (M/Y Najiba 58m).

Rendezvous 9.00am to 12.30pm Thursday 29th September at Yacht Club de Monaco for the 26th Captains’ Forum, held in English, which constitutes a platform of exchange so captains from all walks of life can build and develop the yachting of the future.

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LaPresse SpA Communication and Press Office Director
Barbara Sanicola – barbara.sanicola@lapresse.it

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TORONTO, Sept. 13, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — EV Technology Group Ltd. (the “Company” or “EV Technology Group”) (NEO: EVTG, OTCQB: EVTGF, DE: B96A) announces together with MOKE International Limited (“MIL” or “MOKE International”) that they have collaborated with the Canada SailGP Team on the occasion of the prestigious France Sail Grand Prix that took place in Saint-Tropez on September 10 and 11, 2022.

To mark the annual SailGP event and show their support for the Canada SailGP Team, EV Technology Group and MOKE International hosted a kick off cocktail reception with the team at the Casa MOKE flagship store in Saint-Tropez on Thursday, 8 September, followed by an exclusive private event. Guests included the Canada SailGP Team members and investors of EV Technology Group. Several VIPs were chauffeured during the event in the Electric MOKE, contributing to the sustainability of the event. During racing, Canada SailGP Team proudly showcased the EV Technology Group and MOKE International logos on the team’s F50 to mark the collaboration.

Isobel Dando, CEO of MOKE International said: “We are delighted to be able to support the Canada SailGP Team. Their commitment to sustainability is synonymous with our own as we strive toward a cleaner future.  We are advocates for conservation of the world’s ocean. With The Blue Marine Foundation as our official partner for conservation work and with Casa MOKE on the doorstep, it made complete sense to partner with the Team.”

“The Electric MOKE is really popular in Saint-Tropez and we were incredibly proud to be able to use it to transport the Team and showcase it in all its glory!”

The Canada SailGP Team was founded by digital technology entrepreneur Fred Pye less than one year ago. Mr. Pye and the team are committed to growing the sport in Canada and creating opportunities for the next generations of athletes.

Fred Pye, Founder and Owner of Canada SailGP Team said:

“Saint-Tropez was the perfect place to partner with MOKE International and EV Technology Group, on the occasion of the Range Rover France Sail Grand Prix.  The Canada SailGP Team, MOKE and EV Technology Group share a vision for a future powered by clean energy and what better place than Saint-Tropez to cruise in Electric MOKEs and make the first of many great memories together. We are optimistic that we will continue to collaborate as the season continues.”

As a Canadian listed Company, EV Technology Group saw the opportunity to support the Canada SailGP Team as they have a large following in Canada, and the SailGP is regarded as one of the most globally recognized events. Like EV Technology Group, Canada SailGP Team is a growing company, and both are focused on building partnerships and connections in Canada.

Canada SailGP Team proudly showcasing the EV Technology Group and MOKE International logos on the team’s F50

Wouter Witvoet, CEO and Founder of EV Technology Group said: “SailGP is like the Formula One of sailing. We were in a really great position to align for the event and pleased to be able to support the Canada SailGP Team. The Canada SailGP Team is focused on inspiring people to love sailing, and we felt this was very similar to our ethos of encouraging people to fall back in love with motoring, through driving iconic EVs.”

EV Technology Group
EV Technology Group was founded in 2021 with the vision to electrify iconic brands – and the mission to redefine the joy of motoring for the electric age. By acquiring iconic brands and bringing beloved motoring experiences to the electric age, EV Technology Group is driving the EV revolution forward. Backed by a diversified team of passionate entrepreneurs, engineers and driving enthusiasts, EV Technology Group creates value for its customers by owning the total customer experience — acquiring and partnering with iconic brands with significant growth potential in unique markets, and controlling end-to-end capabilities. To learn more visit: https://evtgroup.com/

MOKE 
MOKE and the MOKE logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of MOKE International Limited (“MOKE International”) in the European Union and other territories. MOKE International, a company registered in England, is the only manufacturer of genuine MOKE vehicles worldwide. The mark was acquired from Casti S.p.A. and derives from the original 1964 British Motor Corporation registration. MOKE France is the official French licensee. For more information visit:  https://mokeinternational.com

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Cellebrite and Lake Jackson Police Department combine efforts to embolden the digital forensics process and overcome obstacles

PETAH TIKVA, Israel and TYSONS CORNER, Va. and LAKE JACKSON, Texas, Sept. 13, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cellebrite DI Ltd. (Nasdaq: CLBT), a global leader in Digital Intelligence (DI) solutions for the public and private sectors, today announced their collaborative work with the Lake Jackson Police Department.

Big cases solved by large agencies with lots of resources may grab more headlines, but most communities depend on smaller police forces to do the hard work of keeping communities safe with just a handful of officers.

Detective Sergeant (DS) Christopher Collins, of the Lake Jackson Police Department in Lake Jackson, TX, understands what it means to be the only digital examiner in a department. He is literally a one-man band. Not surprisingly, DS Collins faces a number of challenges that those in small departments know all too well: multiple roles, budget constraints, outdated equipment, too many devices, and slow USB speeds.

In the two years he’s been in his present position, DS Collins has learned how to use technology as a force multiplier to modernize his workflow and get the information his investigators need to move cases forward as quickly as possible. Right now, he is utilizing Cellebrite UFED 4PC, Cellebrite Physical Analyzer, and Cellebrite UFED Cloud.

DS Collins has high praise for the solutions he is using. “UFED 4PC…makes it extremely easy to run through a phone extraction and capture of evidence. With the on-screen instructions…there’s almost no question on what to do because it gives you the steps to follow.”

“Running it [data] through Physical Analyzer presents everything that you’ve captured and parsed through on the screen. It gives you that extraction summary screen, and I love that screen. It shows you what extractions have been completed or included in the report, and it breaks down photos, videos, text messages, instant messages, and device locations….The workflow is a lot easier to work through on that.”

“Another thing [I like about] Cellebrite UFED Cloud is the public-facing cloud and social media profiles that Cellebrite UFED Cloud is able to capture. By putting in a URL or a username, it captures the public-facing images. Using Cellebrite UFED Cloud’s feature to do that sounds way more forensically sound.”

When asked what advice he had for officers, like himself, who are flying solo in their departments on how to use digital technology to better serve their communities and close the public-safety gap, here’s what DS Collins had to say.

Train Up: Take up as much free training as you can. Reach out. If your department is part of the ICAC task force, go through ICAC training. They have a ton of resources for training that are free or very low-cost.

Get Cellebrite Trained. As DS Collins explained, “This was one of the best courses I’ve had. And the person who trained me, my instructor for my CCO and CCPA, actually pushed me to get my CCME because he saw how well I was performing in that class. He was a fantastic instructor.”

Find Funding: While there are federal funds available, DS Collins recommends that those seeking funds to transform their department shouldn’t focus strictly on federal grants.

Set Standard Operating Procedures: DS Collins is in the process of building a mandatory mobile device evidence collection course for basic-level patrol officers and even detectives because they need to be able to know how to handle devices collected at a crime scene.

When asked what gets him out of bed every morning and do his job, DS Collins paused for a moment then said: “In the simplest terms, it’s justice for the victims. And the help that it will give those victims in restoring a normal life is insurmountable. That’s the main thing that drives me, is to protect the children.”

Zach Cohen, Vice President of State and Local Sales at Cellebrite, commented: “Detective Sergeant Chris Collins is a prime example of how a single, driven individual can introduce new technology to agencies, no matter the size. His efforts to educate other team members and dedication to training demonstrates an attitude that all analysts and investigators should emulate.”

About Cellebrite

Cellebrite’s (Nasdaq: CLBT) mission is to enable its customers to protect and save lives, accelerate justice, and preserve privacy in communities around the world. We are a global leader in Digital Intelligence solutions for the public and private sectors, empowering organizations in mastering the complexities of legally sanctioned digital investigations by streamlining intelligence processes. Trusted by thousands of leading agencies and companies worldwide, Cellebrite’s Digital Intelligence platform and solutions transform how customers collect, review, analyze and manage data in legally sanctioned investigations. To learn more visit us at www.cellebrite.com, https://investors.cellebrite.com, or follow us on Twitter at @Cellebrite.

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Leading Technologies Combine to Create a Better User Experience for Commercial Tenants and Operators

BOSTON, Sept. 13, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HqO and Building Engines, the world’s leading workplace experience and building operations companies, today announce they are furthering their partnership through integrating Building Engines Prism with the HqO Workplace Experience Platform. The news follows the companies’ initial partnership announcement last year, and enables workplace experience managers of commercial real estate (CRE) companies to increase operational efficiency and tenant satisfaction through key building app features like work orders and visitor registration.

Released in 2020, Prism is Building Engines’ next-generation platform for CRE operations and performance. Prism’s modern design and broad feature set empower property teams with the breadth of capabilities needed to elevate building performance, boost tenant satisfaction, and increase net operating income (NOI). Property managers and engineers can use Prism to streamline the management of every aspect of building operations.

“We are proud to add Building Engines Prism capabilities to the HqO Workplace Experience App,” explains Thijs van de Burgt, Vice President of Product at HqO. “Our API integration enables a native user interface for tenants, and adds one of the world’s leading work orders and visitor registration technology providers to HqO’s offering. Together, we will continue to enhance the workplace experience for owners and operators of commercial properties.”

Through this partnership, companies can better leverage their investments in both HqO and Building Engines. The HqO-Building Engines integration will offer the following, on top of the original Building Engines product:

• Work orders management: Tenants can create new work orders, see existing work orders, and receive status updates or questions about a certain work order, all in the HqO Workplace Experience App. The experience is guaranteed to be seamless, as it is built through an API integration and offers key administrative and analytics access through the Prism web platform. Additionally, Prism offers the option to grant access to select users per tenant, instead of allowing just anyone to create work orders. This helps keep the process of adding a work order convenient and fast, leading to higher tenant satisfaction overall.
• Secure visitor registration: Tenants can add visitor and visit information, create group visits, and edit or cancel visits anytime through the HqO Workplace Experience App. This API integration keeps the workflow seamless and efficient, and grants visitor registration access to property teams through the Prism web platform. It ultimately streamlines the visitor process, leading to a great experience for both the visitor and the tenant.

“At Building Engines, it’s long been our mission to create exceptional experiences for everyone in every building – from tenants and visitors to property managers and engineers,” said Daniel Russo, Chief Product Officer at Building Engines. “Our preferred partnership with HqO represents another exciting milestone on that path. This advanced integration provides CRE investors and operators with the most powerful solutions for elevating the tenant experience in workplaces worldwide.”

This news follows a series of strategic investments in HqO, with the most notable being from JLL, which acquired Building Engines in November 2021. Both JLL and Building Engines can now directly sell HqO, offering a streamlined solution to a broader customer base — including the new Building Engines Prism integration. HqO’s extended product capabilities will enhance the workplace experience for new and existing customers, empowering them to streamline their workplace processes through popular and preferred third party technologies.

To learn more about the HqO-Building Engines integration, register for a live demo and webinar on September 22nd, 2022 at 12PM EST: https://www.hqo.com/resources/events-webinars/how-to-increase-workplace-efficiency-and-tenant-satisfaction/

About Building Engines
Building Engines, a JLL company, improves net operating income across the world’s most successful commercial real estate (CRE) portfolios. Our customers increase revenue, deliver the best occupant experience, and reduce operating costs with Prism – the industry’s most innovative and powerful building operations platform. Today, more than 1,000 customers—including Beacon Capital Partners, Brixmor, and SL Green—rely on Building Engines to manage critical operational needs across more than four billion square feet and 35,000 properties worldwide.

About HqO
HqO is transforming how people connect with each other and the places they work. The HqO Workplace Experience Platform makes it easy for companies and commercial property teams to create modern workplaces through world-class amenities and services that allow people to thrive and produce the best results. Active in over 250 million square feet in 25 countries, 57% of the Fortune 100 rely on HqO to enhance their workplace experiences, improve employee satisfaction, and drive operational excellence. For more information, visit https://www.hqo.com/.

Primary Contact: Kristin Concannon
Phone: 833-225-5476
Email: kristin.concannon@hqo.co

AskFrank integrates with any business’s chatbot, contact center, website or knowledge base using AI to provide answers simply and quickly to customers’ questions

STOCKHOLM, Sweden — September 13th, 2022 — Sinch AB (publ), a global leader in cloud communications and mobile customer engagement, today announced it is launching AskFrank, its AI-enabled intelligent question-answering search engine. AskFrank integrates with a business’s existing customer engagement chatbots, contact center, website or knowledge base. Using AI to search content, it adds value to chatbots as an extension which provides answers to questions that are not available in a chatbot’s database by expanding its information access.

Named AskFrank because the answers it gives are frank, direct and honest; it does not work with keywords like other search engines, but instead searches content based on the subject and the meaning. This means that even if the user does not know the right keywords to enter, they can still find out what they are looking for. By periodically analyzing content from Confluence, Sharepoint, FAQ pages and other knowledgebases, AskFrank can make vast quantities of data searchable by indexing it within its database. So, whatever the question asked, AskFrank can look for the most appropriate answers by using state-of-art machine learning algorithms.

AskFrank helps businesses to:

• Build their own AI chatbots faster and easier by connecting AskFrank to existing internal and external knowledge bases
• Understand natural language to answer users’ questions properly
• Provide information to chatbots and contact centre agents to quickly respond to customers on their preferred channel​
• Respond in more than 100 languages​
• Unify content from multiple sources
• Enable their chatbots to self-learn from a more comprehensive conversation history
• Reduce the number of common questions to the contact center, allowing agents to focus on solving the more challenging issues​

“In an economy where more and more organisations are relying on chatbots to engage with their customers to lower operating costs, we are seeing customers often frustrated in cases when a chatbot can’t provide them the right answer,” said Sunny Dhami, VP, Product Marketing, Sinch. “Therefore, Sinch built AskFrank to improve the level of accuracy and customer experience in customer communication.  Available to Sinch’s customers using our conversational AI platform, Chatlayer, and cloud contact center solution, Contact Pro, AskFrank improves any chatbot’s capability to understand natural language much better, so supporting agents in offering response suggestions so that they become more efficient, and less customers are forwarded to second- and third-line support.”

Software & Support Media is an international publishing house with a focus on the IT sector. The company’s information and service teams used an initial proof of concept of AskFrank to improve customer engagement with IT professionals in its key technology markets.

“We had a simple requirement, to deliver the easiest way for our users to find answers to complex software problems from tens of thousands of technical articles and videos on our entwickler.de and devm.io webpages. We sat down with the team at Sinch, and they delivered with their AI-enabled technology, AskFrank. Since using AskFrank, it has certainly become part of our incredible growth story in the past 12 months”, said Dr. Pouya Kamali-Loibl, CEO, Software & Support Media.

“Not only can AskFrank quickly respond to customers on any of their preferred channels, it can also reply in over 100 different languages​, even slang, delivering accurate answers by combining content from multiple sources. These features make AskFrank practically a virtual employee handling full conversations with customers, instead of just answering single questions, and becoming first line support to assist service agents,” said Pieter Buteneers, Director of Engineering in Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence, Sinch.

For more information on AskFrank, see our blog and or visit the AskFrank website

About Sinch

Sinch’s leading cloud communications platform lets businesses reach everyone on the planet, in seconds or less, through mobile messaging, email, voice and video. More than 150,000 businesses, including many of the world’s largest companies and mobile operators, use Sinch’s advanced technology platform to engage with their customers. Sinch has been profitable and fast-growing since its foundation in 2008. It is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, and has local presence in more than 60 countries. Shares are traded at NASDAQ Stockholm: XSTO:SINCH. Visit us at sinch.com

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Marcel Kay

PR director

Marcel.Kay@sinch.com

New Location Opens in Chile, Reinforcing the Firm’s Presence in Latin America

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 13, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — N2Growth Inc., a global leadership consulting and executive search firm, announced today its expansion to Chile with the appointment of Francisco Larrain as Managing Partner, Jorge Ihnen as Partner, and Cristian Ureta as Executive in Residence. Headquartered in Santiago, Mr. Larrain will be responsible for the firm’s operations in Chile and neighboring countries and will report directly to Kelli Vukelic, CEO of N2Growth.

Kelli Vukelic, CEO said, “I am so pleased to welcome our new team in Chile. The collective experience of this team is a valuable asset for Chilean businesses looking for exceptional leaders who can produce extraordinary results.”

Before joining N2Growth, Francisco spent over 20 years in the professional and organizational development of leaders in profit and non-profit institutions. He also developed Addval Personas, a human resources company that supports processes on payroll and people management services for a wide range of companies and industries.

“The expansion of N2Growth in Chile and Latin America is great news. The effects of the multiple global challenges on the reality of the Chilean companies require a unique leadership capability, which combines high aspirations, mastery of the activity, and caring for the teams. The N2Growth’s experience in searching and developing the best leaders will be a decisive contribution to the continued growth of Chilean companies,” said Mr. Larrain

N2Growth’s expansion into Chile follows the recent news of establishing a presence in Mexico and Brazil, solidifying the firm’s commitment to serving our clients throughout Latin America, and enabling greater access to premiere executive talent and leadership advisory services worldwide.

About N2Growth

N2Growth is a global leadership consulting and executive search firm, consistently ranked in the Top 10 of America’s Best Executive Recruiting Firms by Forbes. N2Growth serves more than 50 markets across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC. You can find more information about the firm at www.n2growth.com.

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