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VeChain Introduces New Blockchain-enabled Sustainability Solution To Power “Green Business” For Enterprises

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SHANGHAI, Aug. 21, 2020 — As consumer behaviors shift towards greener and more sustainable products due to climate change awareness, companies are increasingly looking to integrate a more sustainable approach to their businesses. Market-leaders such as Nike, Adidas, H&M & Amazon are already placing sustainability at the forefront of their global product and marketing strategies.


To help companies digitalize and increase efficiency for sustainable business practices, VeChain, the leading enterprise friendly blockchain platform, officially launches its Blockchain-enabled Sustainability Solution. The solution is built on its one-stop data Blockchain-as-a-Service (BaaS) platform VeChain ToolChain™. 

BlockChain + Sustainability: Ensuring Trustworthy Long-term Efficiency & Profitability For Brands

Research by The World Economic Forum has shown that the risks for companies will grow due to both the direct impact of climate change on business operations and supply chains. There have been corresponding demands for transparency on sustainable activities, with financial regulators, policymakers proposing mandatory climate risk disclosure legislation, and litigation against companies failing to disclose climate risk.

In the meantime, the majority of customers are demanding more sustainable products from brands, showing strong willingness to change their purchasing habits to help reduce negative impact to the environment, especially among Generation Z. These customers are also inclined to buy products that have a clearly defined sustainability policy.

VeChain’s Blockchain-enabled Sustainability Solution centers on building a value-driven approach for businesses to streamline sustainable practices during the supply chain and manufacturing process. Blockchain technology allows businesses to reliably and accurately showcase their sustainable practices not only to consumers, but financial regulators and policymakers.

Value Propositions of VeChain ToolChain™ On Sustainability

The VeChain Blockchain-enabled Sustainability Solution is built on VeChain’s Blockchain-as-a-Service (BaaS) platform VeChain ToolChain™. VeChain ToolChain™ is characterized by its high standardization, light cost and flexible payment in the market, and is easily implemented by businesses in every sector.

Most importantly, VeChain ToolChain™ also offers customizable tools and whitelabel services, where companies can implement their Sustainability Service for their own clients. The main value propositions of VeChain ToolChain™ in the sustainable sector includes:

  • Immutable Proof for Green Supply Chain
    The VeChain Blockchain-enabled Sustainability Solution provides enterprises effective sustainable practices with proven templates for blockchain data processing that cover key stages such as recycling, processing, reusing, inspection and more. Brands and retailers will be able to better trace the original source of their goods across the globe, ensuring that their products have been sourced lawfully, responsibly, and environmentally.
  • Transparency and Consistency of Information
    The solution ensures that all data will be trustworthy, immutable, and consistent across different counterparties in the supply chain. This reduces friction generated from discrepant or lost information, and enhances open collaborations in an efficient and cost-effective way.
  • Trust and Confidence between Consumers and Brands
    The added transparency by blockchain could help re-engineer all sustainable processes entirely by combining digital based services with field activities. Brands can demonstrate sustainable initiatives to the public or reporting to the regulators, and therefore, enhancing trust and brand image.
  • New Business Value by Accessing Professional Services
    Sustainable initiative data collected across supply chains or daily operations by VeChain ToolChain™ can help companies to lower the cost of public reporting service for government regulation, sustainable rating service for green brand image, and attestation service for responsible financing (green bonds, government financial subsidies, equity investors). Companies will also gain access to world leading third-party services through the VeChain global partner network, including DNV GL, PwC, Deloitte, Grant Thornton, and more, greatly reducing the cost of certification, audit, insurance or supply chain financial services.

As the world’s leading enterprise-friendly blockchain platform, VeChain shares the vision with enterprises to a future of green business, and has accumulated know-how and refined technology in proven cases in numerous business sectors. Joining hands with its strategic partners such as PwC and DNV GL, VeChain aims to bring blockchain technology to businesses in every sector. 

About VeChain
As a leading enterprise friendly blockchain company, VeChain began in 2015 and aims to connect blockchain technology to the real world by providing enterprises with blockchain solutions suitable for their business needs. With VeChain ToolChain™, a one-stop data BaaS platform, VeChain will continue to help enterprise clients in digitalization transformation, and eventually realize the long-term vision of enabling the real economy.

VeChain is the pioneer of real-world business applications, with international operations in Singapore, Luxembourg, Tokyo, Shanghai, Beijing, Paris, America, Italy and San Francisco. With the professional compliance guidance of our strategic partners, PwC and DNV GL, VeChain has established partnerships with many leading enterprises in various industries, including Walmart China, Bayer China, BMW, BYD Auto, H&M, Shanghai Gas, LVMH, D.I.G etc. For more information, visit: www.vechain.com

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Blackbaud Announces First Featured Speakers and 100 Session Topics for bbcon 2020 Virtual

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Dr. Cornel West, Justin Dillon, Meico Marquette Whitlock and Alice L. Ferris to take to the virtual mainstage at the tech conference for a better world October 6-8, 2020

CHARLESTON, South Carolina, Aug. 21, 2020 — Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB), the world’s leading cloud software company powering social good, is pleased to announce the first set of featured speakers who will join bbcon 2020 Virtual October 6-8, 2020. Among the latest speaker announcements are Dr. Cornel West—a prominent author, philosopher, professor and activist—who will lead a fireside chat on day two of the global virtual event. Award-winning entrepreneur, author of A Selfish Plan to Change the World and founder/CEO of FRDM, Justin Dillon will be joining the mainstage. Alice L. Ferris, fundraising leadership expert and founder of GoalBusters, and digital wellness and leadership coach Meico Marquette Whitlock will lead a discussion on working in a changing world as part of the mainstage lineup.

To date, nearly 15,000 people from around the world have already registered to attend the tech conference for a better world. This week, bbcon 2020 Virtual also previewed 100 session topics with details on speakers, networking opportunities and social events to be released soon.

"When we set out to plan our first virtual, global bbcon, we knew we wanted to reimagine the experience entirely for the social good community," said Catherine LaCour, Blackbaud Chief Marketing Officer. "Having nearly 15,000 registrants (and counting!) from around the world tells us that this is exactly what our Ecosystem of Good® needs in 2020 – a way to connect with others in this space while learning about the latest trends and innovations to drive their missions forward. We couldn’t be more pleased to have these four prominent, inspiring speakers join us on the mainstage as we bring that vision to life. This is just the first of many announcements to come, so stay tuned!"

Below is an overview of the first four mainstage speakers announced for bbcon 2020 Virtual. More speaker announcements to come.

Dr. Cornel West – Fireside Chat
Dr. Cornel West is professor of the practice of public philosophy at Harvard University and professor emeritus at Princeton University. He has written 20 books and is a frequent guest on the Bill Maher Show, CNN, C-Span and Democracy Now. He has a passion to communicate to diverse audiences in order to keep alive the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. – a legacy of telling the truth and bearing witness to love and justice. 

Justin Dillon – Built for a Changing World:  Reimagining the Future
Justin Dillon is an award-winning entrepreneur, author and founder/CEO of FRDM, an enterprise-grade software company trusted by Fortune 500 companies to manage risks of modern slavery deep in their supply chains. He is the author of A Selfish Plan to Change the World. In 2008, Justin made is his directorial debut in the film Call + Response and has worked in technology and human rights for over ten years, advising the United Nations, White House and Fortune 100 companies on supply chain transparency and the purpose economy.

Alice L. Ferris – Working in a Changing World:  Best Practices 
Alice L. Ferris, MBA, CFRE, ACFRE, is the founder of GoalBusters, providing hands-on, comprehensive fundraising leadership for small- to medium-sized charitable organizations. Alice has 30 years of experience in the philanthropic sector, focusing on strategic and development planning, board development, annual giving, nonprofit operations and small shops.

Meico Marquette Whitlock – Working in a Changing World:  Best Practices
Meico Marquette Whitlock is a digital wellness and leadership coach who helps changemakers create work-life and tech-life balance. He is the founder and CEO of Mindful Techie and author of the Intention Planner. He has worked with organizations such as Cigna, Greenpeace and the World Wildlife Fund and has been a featured speaker on ABC News, Fox 5, Radio One.

For information about bbcon 2020 Virtual and to register for the tech conference for a better world happening October 6-8, visit bbconference.com. 

About Blackbaud
Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB) is the world’s leading cloud software company powering social good. Serving the entire social good community—nonprofits, higher education institutions, K–12 schools, healthcare organizations, faith communities, arts and cultural organizations, foundations, companies and individual change agents—Blackbaud connects and empowers organizations to increase their impact through cloud software, services, expertise and data intelligence. The Blackbaud portfolio is tailored to the unique needs of vertical markets, with solutions for fundraising and CRM, marketing, advocacy, peer-to-peer fundraising, corporate social responsibility, school management, ticketing, grantmaking, financial management, payment processing and analytics. Serving the industry for more than three decades, Blackbaud is headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina, and has operations in the United States, Australia, Canada, Costa Rica and the United Kingdom. For more information, visit  www.blackbaud.com or follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook.

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Clarivate Launches Coronavirus, Virology, and Infectious Disease (CVID) Data Lake to Accelerate Research, Preparedness and Response to Future Pandemics

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Broad and deep intelligence — harmonized and accessed via one single, secure source — powers unique insights not possible via disconnected, siloed datasets

LONDON, Aug. 20, 2020 — Clarivate Plc (NYSE: CCC), a global leader in providing trusted information and insights to accelerate the pace of innovation, today announced the launch of its Coronavirus, Virology, and Infectious Disease (CVID) Data Lake to support global researchers and policy makers in their efforts to make data-driven decisions that accelerate disease response, prevent and prepare for future pandemics.

The CVID Data Lake is the first of several therapeutically-oriented data lakes from Clarivate, bringing together the comprehensive information and insights that power the company’s market-leading tools, analytics and services, including real-world data (RWD) from DRG’s RWD product; scientific, clinical, regulatory and commercial data from Cortellis™; cited scholarly references indexed in Web of Science™; and both content and data from award-winning news service, BioWorld™, in one centralized source.  Data from other sources can also be integrated, further enhancing derived insights.

During these unprecedented times, researchers and policy makers need to connect the dots across multiple data points. Collaboration across public and private networks is integral to solving the current health crises and preventing future ones. The CVID Data Lake is a uniquely unified dataset focused on the coronaviruses, including COVID-19, as well as virology, super viruses and infectious diseases, enabling researchers to mine and interrogate harmonized data from a single, expertly curated source and access complete, structured and connected data to enable fact and evidence-based decisions. 

Ken McLaren, SVP and GM, Data Analytics & Insights (DAI) at Clarivate, said: "The new imperative for global health requires researchers and policy makers to accelerate their efforts to both treat and prevent future pandemics and infectious diseases.  A unified data set allows for more complex analyses and improved insights not efficiently available through disparate, siloed databases. With our new Coronavirus, Virology, and Infectious Disease Data Lake, researchers around the world can access scientific, clinical, commercial and research data within one seamless and secure platform." 

Now, more than ever, pharma and biotech companies are interested in understanding the disease impact on clinical trials and treatment patterns, monitoring how research funding and the regulatory landscape is evolving in response to COVID-19, optimizing the use of biomedical R&D and manufacturing resources, and developing global strategies to support pricing, market access and reimbursement in areas of interest.

Government agencies are looking to measure the impact of infectious disease on the capacity of the healthcare system and essential supplies, analyze how the health policy, research and regulatory landscape is changing in response to COVID-19, and develop pricing and reimbursement policies to ensure access to medicines.  The insights derived from the CVID Data Lake support these use cases and more – providing unprecedented decision support and planning inputs while serving as a bridge between policy and practice and enabling improved use of resources across the public-private continuum.

The CVID Data Lake features all related content in one place, connected in new ways, supporting a multitude of end users, to enable deeper insights and delivery of complex and high value use cases.  Clients can choose from an array of delivery options depending on their resource needs and expertise, including: datasets and programmatic access; preconfigured dashboards, reports or customized tools; custom analytics based on specific requirements; or consulting engagements that include analysis and recommendations.

The CVID Data Lake includes: real-world patient data; drug pipeline data; genes and targets; clinical trials; digital health data; publication and citation data; epidemiology; regulatory intelligence; patents and more.  Other therapy areas will be launched to help researchers accelerate innovation in other therapeutic areas. The new offering further demonstrates how the combined expertise, data and technologies of Clarivate and DRG, which was acquired by Clarivate earlier this year, can support customers across the entire drug, device and medical technology lifecycles.

To learn more about the CVID Data Lake, visit http://www.clarivate.com/cvidlake.

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About Clarivate
Clarivate™ is a global leader in providing trusted information and insights to accelerate the pace of innovation. We offer subscription and technology-based solutions coupled with deep domain expertise that cover the entire lifecycle of innovation – from foundational research and ideas to protection and commercialization. Today, we’re setting a trail-blazing course to help customers turn bold ideas into life-changing inventions. Our portfolio consists of some of the world’s most trusted information brands, including the Web of Science™, Cortellis™, Derwent™, CompuMark™, MarkMonitor™ and Techstreet™. For more information please visit www.Clarivate.com.

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H-E-B and STRATACACHE Announce Expansion of Innovation Partnership

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DAYTON, Ohio, Aug. 20, 2020 — H-E-B, consistently rated one of the top grocery retailers in the US, and STRATACACHE, leaders in marketing technology and in-store customer experiences, today announced an expansion of a successful multi-year innovation partnership, focusing on delivering new actionable data and insights to create an even greater customer shopping experience.

H-E-B continuously seeks improvement to the customer shopping experience. Using sensor-based insights gathered from STRATACACHE’s Walkbase solution, H-E-B gains a richer understanding of the service level in their stores, and will use the actionable data to advance many aspects of the in-store shopping experience. With the expansion of the existing Walkbase advanced solution, H-E-B will gain an even richer understanding of how to better serve their customers.

"STRATACACHE has proved to be a valued innovation partner with a clear history of delivering customer-focused solutions," said Paul Tepfenhart, Senior Vice President of Omnichannel Commerce & Emerging Technology at H-E-B. "At H-E-B, we never stop looking for ways to improve our experience by providing the best customer and partner solutions. Our relationship with STRATACACHE moves us forward on this mission."

"H-E-B is a great retail partner to bring STRATACACHE’s customer insights solutions to stores. Well known for a laser focus on delivering the best customer experiences, H-E-B has made continuous investments in technology that directly optimize their customers’ journey, making it more relevant and more efficient," said Chris Riegel, CEO of STRATACACHE. "We have built a strong partnership over several years, and now H-E-B has new customer insights to better serve their customers."

Learn more about H-E-B at www.heb.com and STRATACACHE at www.stratacache.com.

About STRATACACHE
STRATACACHE delivers in-store retail experience transformation and exceptional customer journeys through a wide array of marketing technology. Our solutions enable retailers to learn deeply about their customers’ shopping preferences and behaviors, delivering targeted promotional or task-based messaging on any digital display. With 3.3 million+ software activations globally, we power the biggest digital networks for the world’s largest brands. Across the STRATACACHE family of complementary Marketing Technology solution companies, we have the technology, expertise and track record to bring retail innovation that delivers results. Learn more about the STRATACACHE family at www.stratacache.com, on Twitter @STRATACACHE or on Facebook.

About H-E-B
H-E-B, with sales of $28 billion, operates more than 400 stores in Texas and Mexico. Known for its innovation and community service, H-E-B celebrates its 115th anniversary this year. Recognized for its fresh food, quality products, convenient services, and a commitment to environmental responsibility and sustainability, H-E-B strives to provide the best customer experience and lowest prices. Based in San Antonio, H-E-B employs over 120,000 Partners in Texas and Mexico and serves millions of customers in more than 300 communities. For more information, visit HEB.com and HEB.com/Newsroom.

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Webull Financial Debuts Customizable Desktop Platform, Webull 4.0

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Latest version of desktop platform offers traders the option to completely customize widgets based on preference and importance

NEW YORK, Aug. 20, 2020 — Webull Financial LLC, an independent, self-directed broker dealer focused on zero-commission trading and in-depth market data, today announced the launch of Webull Desktop 4.0. The enhanced version of its current desktop offering provides users the ability to rearrange over 45 widgets on the Webull dashboard, ultimately allowing traders to analyze trends, decipher market information, and make informed trades easier and more efficiently.

Traders of all levels can organize dashboard widgets – including News, Quotes, Bid&Ask, and Active Trade — based on order of importance relative to the style of which they trade. The Active Trade widget, where traders can purchase shares of stock, is now fully customizable for users to set specific order details for a one-click purchase. The update also runs on a lower latency, optimizing the trading experience with a faster load time.

"Webull strives to support traders of all skill levels by providing a multi-faceted platform that is easily accessible by desktop and mobile app," said Anthony Denier, CEO of Webull. "Introducing Webull Desktop 4.0, a completely customizable desktop platform, was the natural next step in refining our offerings to ensure customers have the most seamless and innovative trading experience."

With the rollout of this new version, Webull’s users can enjoy the perks of a faster, more effective desktop system; novice traders can use a basic set-up, and more experienced individuals who conduct trading with multiple screens. Webull 4.0 also provides users with in-depth Level-2 Market Data, powered by Nasdaq TotalView.

Webull revolutionizes trading by offering a more powerful and adaptable platform than ever before, gaining a competitive edge and further legitimizing itself in the trading space. Webull Desktop 4.0 comes after the release of Webull 6.0 in February, which featured numerous additions to the platform’s mobile app and the roll out of Options Trading in March.

About Webull Financial LLC 

Webull Financial LLC is a broker-dealer registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC). The headquarters of Webull Financial LLC is located at 44 Wall Street, New York, NY, USA.

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Hong Kong’s Hang Fook Elderly Home Adopts iBonus(R) Digital Prevention System Aimed at Helping Guard Against COVID-19

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The new iBonus® Digital Prevention System is being adopted by a growing number of businesses, companies, and other entities in Hong Kong in an effort to help break COVID-19 transmission chains.

HONG KONG, Aug. 20, 2020 — One of the key reasons that COVID-19 has caused a great concern is its long incubation period. Most experts agree that for up to 14 days many affected patients have no obvious symptoms. Since nobody knows where these people have been or who they have been in contact with in the incubation period, many people around them could potentially also be infected, leading to eruptions of infection in communities and large numbers of new cases. Masks and glove can help stop this but there is clearly a demand for other safeguards as well. To help solve this problem, Hong Kong technology company iBonus Limited has launched a digital prevention system that records the times and places participants have visited through employee smart cards, or the Octopus transit card and a set of designated terminals installed at different locations.

Once someone’s infection has been confirmed, the system will immediately enter all persons who have appeared at the same times and places with the confirmed patient in the past 14 days into an alert list and the list will be sent to all terminals. When someone on the list enters an area, the terminal at that area will ring an alarm.

"COVID-19 has scared so many people because confirmed patients show no obvious symptoms during the incubation period," commented Keith, Managing Director of iBonus Limited. "As a result, they move around in the community like invisible people. If a system can track these patients as well as those in close contacts with them during the incubation period and restrict them from entering high-risk venues such as fresh markets, the elderly homes, hotpot and other restaurants, it can help to cut the chain of transmission and, we hope, put the pandemic under greater control."

The company understands that other kinds of technology working in this area, like contact trackers, have created understandable privacy concerns. Keith suggests the situation is different for this system as it only records the Octopus serial number, which is different from the real-name health code operation number recorded by competitors. By not attaching a real-name to the Octopus serial number it ensures there is no violation to participants’ privacy.

Currently, Hang Fook Elderly Home, Warwick Hotel, On Tai Fresh Market have adopted this system. iBonus is also in negotiation with many large restaurants and malls to also come onboard. Expect more news regarding these developments soon.

For more information be sure to visit https://covid2019system.com.

About iBonus Limited

iBonus Limited was incorporated on 9 June 2014. The iBonus® Legacy system is a contactless smartcard-based pre-paid offline system similar to the Hong Kong Octopus system.

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500.com Limited to Report Second Quarter 2020 Financial Results on August 28, 2020

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SHENZHEN, China, Aug. 20, 2020 — 500.com Limited (NYSE: WBAI) ("500.com" or the "Company"), an online sports lottery service provider in China, today announced that it plans to release its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2020 after the close of U.S. markets on Friday, August 28, 2020.

About 500.com Limited

500.com Limited (NYSE: WBAI) is an online sports lottery service provider in China. The Company offers a comprehensive and integrated suite of online lottery services, information, user tools and virtual community venues to its users. 500.com was among the first companies to provide online lottery services in China, and is one of two entities that have been approved by the Ministry of Finance to provide online lottery sales services on behalf of the China Sports Lottery Administration Center, which is the government authority that is in charge of the issuance and sale of sports lottery products in China.

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Phone: +86-10-5900-1548
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HEVC Advance Releases Draft VVC Licensing Program Overview – includes a Joint VVC and HEVC License

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Also Announces Name Change to Access Advance LLC as its Patent Pool Focus Expands

BOSTON, Aug. 20, 2020 — HEVC Advance LLC ("Advance"), a leading independent licensing administrator in the area of video coding technologies, today announced the release (initially distributed in July) of a draft VVC Licensing Program Overview, resulting from conversations with close to 50 patent owners over the last several months. The Licensing Program, building on the success of Advance’s HEVC program, would establish the "Advance Licensing Platform for Video Codecs."  The Platform license structure, which Advance is planning to launch in 2021, would provide a stand-alone "VVC Platform License," a simplified stand-alone "HEVC Platform License," and, most importantly, a "Joint HEVC + VVC Platform License" that is expected to provide a substantial discount for products with both VVC and HEVC technologies. Compared with Advance’s current HEVC License, which will continue to be offered for as long as any current or future licensees wish, the new Platform License structure will be streamlined and will enable existing and future licensees to easily transition to one or more Platform Licenses at any time.  The Platform structure will also allow additional next-generation video technologies to be efficiently added in the future. 

"We are extremely pleased to announce the release of a draft VVC Licensing Program Overview to our many Licensors and other patent owners that have engaged with us over the last several months," stated Peter Moller, CEO of Advance. "The marketplace, including input we’ve seen from the MC-IF process, has been clear that both patent owners and patent implementers desire licensing clarity for VVC as soon as possible, as well as a licensing structure that can seamlessly incorporate multiple video codecs into a single license platform. While there is still work to be done in reaching a final consensus on rates and certain other terms, we are confident that our draft Overview provides a structure that will meet with broad approval and allow us to establish a "one stop shop" Licensing Platform for VVC and HEVC—one that will meet the needs of a substantial majority of stakeholders and give the market the clarity it wants now. We welcome all companies having a good faith belief that they have one or more VVC essential patents to join the discussions and receive a copy of the Overview. We are also willing to make a version of the Overview available to anyone – including patent implementers without VVC patents – who have a bona-fide reason to receive it. Please contact us using the information below."

Advance also announces a change in name to Access Advance LLC. Given the goodwill and recognition built around the "Advance" name since the company’s inception in 2015, "Advance" will continue to be used as the company’s principle trade name. "While the name HEVC Advance has served us well, as we prepare to launch a VVC program it’s time to update our name to convey our expanded focus," continued Mr. Moller.  The name change will be implemented in stages over the next several months. 

About Access Advance LLC (previously HEVC Advance LLC)
Access Advance LLC ("Advance") is an independent licensing administrator company formed to lead the development, administration, and management of patent pools for licensing essential patents of the most important standards-based video codec technologies. Advance provides a transparent and efficient licensing mechanism for both patent owners and patent implementers. For more information about Advance, visit www.hevcadvance.com.  To contact us concerning the VVC Licensing Program, please email Paul Bawel at paul.bawel@hevcadvance.com and/or the Licensing team at licensing@hevcadvance.com.

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Higher Logic Australia Has Grown its Customer Base by Over 250% Since the Start of 2020

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Through the COVID-19 pandemic, Higher Logic customers have seen notable increases—seeing over a 300% increase in new logins and almost 500% increase—in community engagement.

SYDNEY, Aug. 20, 2020 — Higher Logic, the industry-leading, human focused engagement platform has accelerated its growth in the Australian market through the COVID-19 pandemic demonstrating the power of community.

"We’ve found through this pandemic that associations who had a solid community strategy were able to adapt and shift their investments into digital delivery, accessibility and engagement," says Higher Logic’s Asia Pacific Country Manager, Robert Barnes. "It’s all about strategy. Investment in community has been a ‘no-brainer’ for those who understand that community is not an IT project but a focal point for a membership growth and retention strategy. Our success is in proving we are able to work within an existing tech stack to deliver an integrated, personalised and automated experience which creates both the unique member experience; and, significant efficiencies for an already overworked staff."

Higher Logic Australia is rapidly growing through the COVID-19 pandemic with the addition of 22 new logos this year. Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, Higher Logic customers have seen notable increases in their community logins and discussions—some seeing over a 300% increase in new logins and almost 500% increase in discussions. Human connection is more important now than ever and a thriving, engaged community is the best way to make that happen when face-to-face interactions are limited.

Professionals Australia is one customer of Higher Logic’s that has used the platform to reach new levels of growth and drive better results for their members. By implementing automated email campaigns, Professionals Australia experienced the highest level of member retention in five years and the strongest single year of recruitment in their organisation’s history. In just one year, Professionals Australia achieved:

  • 21% increase in overall recruitment
  • 12.5% decline in overall resignations
  • 25% increase in recruitment of members under 35
  • 15% decline in resignations of members under 35

"Overall, our use of Higher Logic’s Communications platform has made a major impact on both ends of our membership – minimising losses and maximising recruitment – delivering a level of growth we haven’t seen in several years, increasing our influence as an organisation, and allowing us to deliver better results for our members," says Stephen Gargano, Director – Member Engagement, Professionals Australia.

The Australian Medical Association of Queensland used the Higher Logic platform to connect their members in the rapidly changing world. AMA Queensland pivoted their member strategy to bring an engaged online community to their members, giving them a central hub for communication and resources. With this, AMA Queensland was able to tap into the insights of the community to better understand and respond to the needs of their member base.

AMA Queensland, Chief Executive Officer, Jane Schmitt said, "A community should be a foundational starting point for every association – a central platform that’s safer and more intimate than social media, where members can communicate, and where they know the association will read and react to what’s being shared."

Australia Swimming Coaches and Teachers Association has been using Higher Logic to connect their 6,000 members. They provide a place for members to connect with others, advance their careers and feel empowered.

"We’ve had 1700+ members engage with almost 700 posts in our open community since we launched in late February," says ASCTA, Chief Executive Officer, Brendon Ward. "We are driving members to Higher Logic so they can connect with peers, access and share resources and tools, and watch webinar recordings in a secure and safe environment which is uniquely dedicated to our members. This is helping to drive membership growth and increase retention rates."

In July, Higher Logic announced the release of their Engagement Benchmark Score, which gives customers a way to measure their engagement through data-driven insight into their community’s performance. This score gives users a clear picture of what is happening in their community allowing them to focus their efforts where most needed.

About Higher Logic
Higher Logic, the industry-leading, human-focused engagement platform, delivers powerful online communities and communication tools to engage your users at every stage of their journey. With Higher Logic, you get a robust platform plus over a decade of experience in building sophisticated community engagement programs. We serve over 3,000 customers and 50 million users across 21 countries worldwide and support 2.4 billion community interactions annually. The Higher Logic Australia office opened in 2018 to with a goal of extending reach in the APAC region.

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Morghan Cope 
mcope@higherlogic.com  
PR Communications Specialist 
Higher Logic

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SP Madrid enables 100+ Contact Center Agents to Work Remotely using Ameyo

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Ensures business continuity during COVID-19 in less than 2 days with a dramatic increase in call connect rates

MANILA, Philippines, Aug. 19, 2020 — Ameyo, an omnichannel customer engagement platform, today announced that it has enabled SP Madrid, a BPO Collections Leader in Philippines, move its 100+ agents to Remote Contact Center Solutions in less than 2 days, overcoming the challenge of low internet connectivity and bandwidth issues.

SP Madrid was looking for a solution that could help them with a customer engagement process with remote access to ensure business continuity.

With a secure VPN connection, Ameyo helped SP Madrid move its contact center agents to a remote working environment without any hassle. Ameyo’s all-in-one Remote Contact Center Solution backed up with automated dialer, built-in CRM, and comprehensive remote monitoring dashboards ensured that there is no fragmented data. Ameyo’s solution assists SP Madrid’s call center agents with a unified customer interface which allows easy access to all customer information in one place, thus, no information is missed.

Additionally, customer service supervisors, operation heads, and managers at SP Madrid got better hold on business operations and were able to measure and track agents’ performance with quantifiable metrics.

Speaking of the transition to Remote Solutions, Ian Madrid, Co-founder at SP Madrid, says, "Ameyo assisted us to enhance our customer experience with advanced remote contact center capabilities. Throughout the years, Ameyo has helped us enrich our collections process and we have gotten more than what we have paid for."

Sachin Bhatia, Co-founder and Global Sales & Marketing Head at Ameyo, says, "Contact centers are playing a pivotal role in post-COVID-19 times, as they provide the last line of human to human interaction between brands and consumers. Remote contact centers will enable collections brands like SP Madrid to work remotely and increase business productivity."

Ameyo’s Remote-first Contact Center Solution ensures remote IT governance, enables enterprises to run contact center operations with trust and ensures a smooth onboarding and collaboration. 

About SP Madrid

SP Madrid is a reckoned collections company based in the Philippines. Founded in 2008, the company is backed-up with most advanced collection technology and comprehensive DPA data privacy compliance. 

About Ameyo

Ameyo is an Omnichannel customer engagement platform that helps businesses go remote with its virtual contact center solutions and help them streamline their customer service, and collection processes. Know more at www.ameyo.com

Media Contact:
Pushkaraj Phule
pushkarajphule@ameyo.com  
+91-9870039596

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