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GitLens for Visual Studio Code, and its creator Eric Amodio, Join GitKraken


Eric Amodio joins GitKraken as Chief Technology Officer in GitLens acquisition

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Oct. 9, 2021 — GitKraken, creator of the world’s leading Git GUI and CLI, announced the acquisition of GitLens, the most popular Git extension for Visual Studio Code. GitLens was created by Eric Amodio in 2016, and has since been developed and maintained nearly exclusively by Amodio in his spare time. He joins GitKraken and will serve as the company’s Chief Technology Officer, to lead GitLens and GitKraken’s entire suite of popular Git collaboration and productivity tools.

GitKraken Acquires GitLens for Visual Studio Code
GitKraken Acquires GitLens for Visual Studio Code

GitLens is a free open-source Git extension for VS Code with more than 11 million active users and 71 million downloads in the past five years. Of more than 30,000 VS Code extensions, it is one of the most popular. It is relied upon by developers, DevOps professionals and enterprise teams around the world, to help them better understand and work with code. GitLens unlocks the untapped knowledge within each repository to help visualize code authorship, seamlessly navigate and explore Git repositories, and gain valuable insights via powerful comparison commands.

"I’ve always been passionate about making software development easier, more accessible, and inclusive. My mission with GitLens has been to make code easier to understand by leveraging the knowledge within each Git repository and making it accessible to everyone," said GitLens founder, Eric Amodio. "I am incredibly excited to join the GitKraken team to take our shared vision and accelerate it to create something truly wonderful together."

Amodio is an innovator, leader, architect, and seasoned full-stack developer. He is joining the GitKraken team to lead the continued development of GitLens for VS Code users, transitioning his GitLens involvement from a passion project on nights and weekends, to a full-time focus.  By joining GitKraken, GitLens will have the full support and resources of a rapidly growing software company that specializes in Git collaboration and productivity solutions for development teams. 

"GitKraken is on a mission to make Git easier, safer, and more powerful for developers and DevOps teams of all sizes," GitKraken CEO, Wayne Williams said. "The addition of Eric to the leadership team, and GitLens to the product line, could not be a better fit. His knowledge, vision, and leadership will help us advance the Git user experience across developer and DevOps surfaces."

GitKraken’s acquisition last month of Git Integration for Jira, increased its capabilities, reach and user base. With the GitLens acquisition, GitKraken’s user base is now well over 10 million developers and technology leaders from more than 100,000 companies around the world.

GitKraken is committed to developing GitLens for the Visual Studio Code platform. GitLens users can rest assured it will remain available for free and open source, and will continue to be invested in. GitLens users can find more information in this announcement article.

Developers and DevOps professionals can download the free GitKraken Git client and the free GitLens Git extension in the VS Code Marketplace.

About GitKraken
GitKraken is an Arizona-based software company with headquarters in Scottsdale, AZ, and EU offices in Spain. It is the leading provider of Git productivity and collaboration solutions like the GitKraken Git client and Git Integration for Jira, relied on by 6 million developers in Agile DevOps teams at 85,000 companies around the world. The company was founded as Axosoft in 2002 and, in 2020, took on strategic equity investment from Resurgens Technology Partners, a private equity firm that is focused on high-growth software companies.

About GitLens
GitLens is a free open-source Git extension for Visual Studio Code. In only five years, this product has more than 11 million active installs and 71 million downloads. GitLens was created by Eric Amodio in 2016, and has since been developed and maintained nearly exclusively by Amodio.

Contact: Sara Stamas, VP of Marketing, GitKraken
Email: saras@gitkraken.com

 

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Instacart Acquires FoodStorm, Introduces New Prepared Meals and Order-Ahead Enterprise Technology Solution for Retailers Across North America


Instacart Will Integrate FoodStorm’s Technology into Its Leading Enterprise Offering, Enabling Retail Partners to Automate Their Catering and Prepared Foods Operations & Provide Customers with a More Seamless Grocery Meals Experience 

FoodStorm’s Talented Team Will Join Instacart as Part of the Acquisition

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 8, 2021 — Instacart, the leading online grocery platform in North America, today announced its acquisition of FoodStorm, a SaaS order management system (OMS) that powers end-to-end order-ahead and catering experiences for grocery retailers. With this acquisition, Instacart is expanding its enterprise technology portfolio to further support its retail partners’ ecommerce needs, investing in more innovative technology solutions that help retailers grow, compete, and better meet the evolving needs of their customers. 

The process for ordering prepared foods from grocers typically requires customers to call the store or place an order in-person – a labor-intensive and inefficient process that often results in both missed sales opportunities for retailers and a cumbersome customer experience. FoodStorm helps solve this problem by creating a more seamless experience for both retailers and customers. FoodStorm has developed a comprehensive SaaS offering that covers multi-channel ordering – ecommerce, phone or in-store kiosk – order management, and payment and fulfillment. Its technology also integrates easily with a large variety of third-party systems including point of sale systems (POS) and offers customer relationship management (CRM) capabilities that help grocers collect feedback, market their offerings and leverage promotional features. 

FoodStorm was founded 14 years ago and has developed strong partnerships with a number of Instacart’s existing retail partners including Albertsons Companies banners Balducci’s and Kings Food Markets, as well as Bi-Rite Market, Mollie Stone’s Markets, Uncle Giuseppe’s and Roche Brothers Supermarkets. Looking ahead, Instacart will make FoodStorm’s technology available to more retailers through Instacart’s leading enterprise technology offering. In addition to acquiring FoodStorm’s technology and tools, Instacart is also excited to welcome the talented FoodStorm team, which is based in the U.S. and Melbourne, Australia to Instacart.

"As a retailer enablement platform, Instacart is focused on growing our partners’ businesses by investing in innovative new technologies and services that deliver significant value to them and their customers," said Mark Schaaf, Chief Technology Officer, Instacart. "Our goal is to help our retail partners increase their sales and ensure more of their customers’ everyday meals come from the grocery store. That’s why we’re excited to welcome the talented FoodStorm team to Instacart and integrate their end-to-end order-ahead and catering platform into Instacart’s leading enterprise offering. For retailers, this new enterprise solution helps them bring even more of their inventory online, enhance their ecommerce capabilities, grow their business and meet the evolving needs of their customers. And, for customers, this unlocks a healthier, more affordable alternative to restaurant delivery – creating an easier way for people to order prepared foods online directly from their favorite grocers." 

Order-ahead technology solutions provide grocery retailers with a significant growth opportunity. On the Instacart platform, customers who purchase prepared foods and catering items like hot and cold side dishes, cakes and sushi from the grocery store have significantly larger baskets and shop more frequently than those customers who do not. For retailers, order-ahead items and prepared foods are also typically more profitable than traditional groceries like produce and package goods.  

"I’m incredibly proud of what the FoodStorm team has achieved for our partners. We’ve developed market-leading software that makes it easier for grocers to execute on prepared food and catering orders more efficiently, and track everything from one central location. This is a huge growth opportunity for grocers, and we’ve seen increased demand for our products as more customers are searching for seamless online and in-store ordering capabilities," said FoodStorm CEO Rob Hill. "Grocery is an incredibly complex retail category, making the need for enterprise-grade solutions like FoodStorm and Instacart critical to the long-term success of the industry we all rely on to put food on our tables. We’re excited about this next chapter as we join the Instacart team and create new ways for retailers to serve the ever-changing needs of their businesses and customers." 

"Delivering a world-class customer experience and excellent prepared foods is the mission of our business, and FoodStorm and Instacart have helped us do just that," said Russell McVeigh, Catering Director at Uncle Giuseppe’s Marketplace. "Once we deployed FoodStorm’s technology, online sales doubled and we were able to be more innovative with our menus because of the increased visibility FoodStorm’s platform provides. Both FoodStorm and Instacart have been critical to our growth and ability to serve our customers, and we’re excited to see what compelling enterprise products they’ll develop together."

"Both Instacart and FoodStorm have been important partners in bringing our business online and have opened up brand new sales and customer service channels for us," said Adam Laliberte, Director of Food Services at Roche Brothers Supermarkets. "Before FoodStorm, our software systems weren’t compatible with our catering needs and we had a limited online presence which meant we were missing out on a huge opportunity. Because of Foodstorm’s flexible and easily configurable technology, we’ve seen an increase in our catering business and have the ability to manage this increase more efficiently so that our teams can focus more on our customers. I’m thrilled that they are now joining forces with Instacart and we’re excited to see what enterprise offerings they’ll bring to market together."

Instacart’s enterprise technology today powers the comprehensive ecommerce platforms of more than 175 local, regional and national grocers across North America, including Costco Canada, Heinen’s, Sprouts, The Fresh Market, and Wegmans. Instacart first began offering enterprise technology to grocery partners in 2017. Since then, the company has continued to make significant investments in its enterprise business, scaling its engineering team and developing new technologies for grocers.  

About Instacart 
Instacart is the leading online grocery platform in North America. Instacart shoppers offer same-day delivery and pickup services to bring fresh groceries and everyday essentials to busy people and families across the U.S. and Canada. Instacart has partnered with more than 600 beloved national, regional and local retailers, including unique brand names, to deliver from nearly 55,000 stores across more than 5,500 cities in North America. Instacart’s platform is available to over 85% of U.S. households and 80% of Canadian households. The company’s cutting-edge enterprise technology also powers the ecommerce platforms of some of the world’s biggest retail players, supporting their white-label websites, applications and delivery solutions. Instacart offers an Instacart Express membership that includes reduced service fees and unlimited free delivery on orders over $35. For more information, visit www.instacart.com. For anyone interested in becoming an Instacart shopper, visit https://shoppers.instacart.com/.

Instacart Acquires FoodStorm
Instacart Acquires FoodStorm

 

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Park Place Technologies Acquires the Hardware Maintenance and Data Migration Assets from Congruity360


New assets will enhance Park Place’s Professional Services globally and expand offerings for enterprise customers

CLEVELAND and NORWELL, Mass., Sept. 15, 2021 — Park Place Technologies, a global IT infrastructure services and solutions provider, announced the acquisition of specific assets of Congruity360. Norwell, Massachusetts-based Congruity360 provides global, vendor-agnostic, IT Management services.

Park Place will acquire Congruity360’s third-party maintenance business, data migration services businesses and new hardware sales offerings. Congruity360 will maintain ownership of its information governance and software business.

"When we acquired Curvature late last year, it greatly strengthened Park Place’s hardware maintenance and professional services capabilities.  The Curvature acquisition created a significant and meaningful competitor to OEM data center maintenance.  Additionally, it greatly enhanced our professional services capabilities.  Congruity360 mirrors that model with a nice slate of maintenance clients and a dynamic and growing data migration business that will add another layer to our professional services capabilities," said Chris Adams, Park Place President and CEO.

Gartner reports that because data migration projects can involve multiple systems and are time-consuming, nearly 50 percent of all such projects will exceed budget or be detrimental to the business. Park Place’s Professional Services solutions will incorporate Congruity360’s data migration practice to efficiently and cost-effectively consult, manage and carry out the largest and most complex data migrations, regardless of OEM and VAR.

"The Congruity360 team understands data, understands workflow, and understands compliance and security," said Brian Davidson, Congruity360 CEO. "We are experts in moving petabytes of storage data for Fortune 500 companies. We help plan and strategize for moves involving Cloud, on-prem and hybrid storage platforms, meeting the biggest challenges that CIOs and CEOs face when migrating data today. We own the process from end to end; we can augment internal teams or provide knowledge transfer for new infrastructure in the environment with unmatched speed and efficiency."

This is Park Place’s second acquisition in 2021 and 18th acquisition since 2016.

ABOUT PARK PLACE
Park Place Technologies is a global IT infrastructure and solutions provider with a unique portfolio (of resources and services) designed to streamline the monitoring and management of digital environments.

Our DMSO (Discover, Monitor, Support & Optimize) approach increases infrastructure visibility and control by integrating IT management at the hardware, network, OS, and application levels.  Park Place’s industry-leading and award-winning services include Park Place Hardware Maintenance™, Park Place Professional Services™, ParkView Managed Services™, Entuity™ software and Curvature Hardware sales.

For more information, visit www.parkplacetechnologies.com. Park Place is a portfolio company of Charlesbank Capital Partners and GTCR.

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Park Place Technologies Contacts:
Jennifer Deutsch, Chief Marketing Officer
jdeutsch@parkplacetechnologies.com 
440-991-3105

Michael Miller, Global Content and Communications Manager
mmiller@parkplacetechnologies.com 
440-683-9426

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S. Korea’s KT Corp. Acquires Epsilon Telecommunications to Expand Global Presence and Accelerate Digital Transformation

SINGAPORE, Sept. 10, 2021 — KT Corp. (KRX: 030200; NYSE: KT), South Korea’s largest telecommunications company, has acquired Singapore-headquartered Epsilon Telecommunications, a global connectivity provider that simplifies how businesses connect applications and data around the world and in the cloud. The acquisition matches Epsilon’s agile innovation in international networking with KT’s world-class telecommunications services, customers, leadership, and resources.

"We are excited to announce the acquisition of Epsilon and welcome the team to the KT family of businesses. Epsilon provides mission-critical networking for global digital transformation and maximising the value of cloud for enterprise customers. It has a tremendous mix of technology, teams and innovation that are directly aligned with KT’s vision for enabling enterprises with digital platforms," said Dr. Hyeonmo Ku, CEO at KT Corp. "Epsilon provides great value with its Infiny platform and global network, which offers customers an agile approach to global networking. Both companies share a vision for global digital transformation and the power that digital platforms have to change industries."

Epsilon’s NaaS platform Infiny provides businesses with a suite of high-performance connectivity and communications services at the click-of-a-button.

KT benefits from Epsilon’s fully managed connectivity services with automation, orchestration and a comprehensive approach to end-to-end service delivery. Epsilon offers consistent and reliable connectivity to leading data centres, clouds and internet exchanges via its global private backbone network.

"The acquisition of Epsilon by KT is a great milestone on our company’s journey and recognition of the hard work of our teams across the globe. The timing is right to support Epsilon with new resources and the backing of a world-leader in telecommunications. We look forward to continuing to grow Epsilon and provide innovative solutions and experiences for our new and existing customers across the globe," said Michel Robert, Chief Executive Officer at Epsilon Telecommunications. "The acquisition is a logical next step for both businesses and a fantastic opportunity for customers, partners and internal teams."

KT gains connectivity to the world’s leading communications and technology hubs in 41 cities, with extensive presence across the Asia-Pacific including Mainland China. With Epsilon’s suite of connectivity solutions spanning cloud connectivity, ethernet (DCI), remote peering, access, SD-WAN, colocation and voice, KT is extending its capabilities to meet the changing demands from carriers, channel partners and enterprises across the globe.

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Future FinTech Signs Term Sheet to Acquire Supply Chain Software Business

NEW YORK, Sept. 3, 2021 — Future FinTech Group Inc. (NASDAQ: FTFT) ("hereinafter referred to as "Future FinTech", "FTFT" or "the Company"), a leading blockchain-based e-commerce business and a fintech service provider, announced today that on August 30, 2021, the Company signed an equity acquisition term sheet (the "Term Sheet") to acquire 51% of the equity of Shanghai Dianfa Internet Technology Co., Ltd. ("Dianfa Technology"). The Term Sheet represents terms for a proposed transaction subject to definitive documentation and is non-binding except for its ‘Exclusive Period’ and ‘Confidentiality’; and ‘Governing Law’ sections.

According to the Term Sheet, the Company plans to acquire 51% of the equity of Dianfa Technology at a purchase price of RMB 17,850,000 (approximately US$ 2,762,730) of which RMB 6,000,000 (approximately US$ 928,650) will be paid in cash as a capital investment in Dianfa Technology and RMB 11,850,000 (approximately US$ 1,834,080) will be paid in shares of FTFT common stock to the selling shareholders of Dianfa Technology. The acquisition will be subject to legal and financial due diligence on the part of the Company.

Through this acquisition, FTFT plans to enter the key supply chain finance business of small and medium sized enterprises ("SMEs") and the microfinance sector since these entities are often not able to access bank loans as larger businesses can in China. As this represents a vast number of enterprises that have ongoing capital needs, the Company plans upon developing a financial ecosystem to include financial and lending institutions, merchants, retail businesses and other supply side services, embedded with financial technology and communications, to create a highly evolved and efficient platform to optimize capital flows for SMEs and microfinance companies.

Dianfa Technology provides digital management services and high-frequency small loan assistance services to micro, small and medium-sized businesses and their suppliers based on its innovative smart retail SaaS supply chain system. Dianfa Technology uses financial technology capabilities such as mobile Internet, big data, artificial intelligence, cloud computing and blockchain analytics to help financial institutions provide low interest collateral-free revolving credit products and services to micro and small merchants across the entire retail industry business chain to meet their funding needs. These capital needs are often of a ‘short, small, frequent and urgent’ variety and are essential in terms of supporting the operating needs of microbusinesses and small merchants.

Shanchun Huang, CEO of Future FinTech, commented, "We estimate that there are millions of microbusinesses in China which represents a tremendous opportunity for digital management, lending and payment processing companies such as Dianfa Technology. Further, we anticipate that this potential acquisition will enhance our competitive advantages as well as create important synergies with our existing capabilities in supply chain finance."

"In addition, we believe that FTFT’s strong blockchain development capabilities and rich application experience will enable us to evolve Dianfa Technology’s current smart retail SaaS supply chain system to a next business model architecture. With our increasing geographical reach, we foresee the potential to realize decentralized high-frequency small transactions for small and medium sized businesses across the globe," continued CEO Huang.

"Our goal is to become a leading financial technology company and provide an array of individual and business customers with digital inclusive financial services and in doing so, to maximize returns to our shareholders," concluded CEO Huang.

About Future FinTech Group Inc.

Future FinTech Group Inc. ("Future FinTech", "FTFT" or the "Company") is a leading blockchain e-commerce company and a service provider for financial technology incorporated in Florida. The Company’s operations include a blockchain-based online shopping mall platform, Chain Cloud Mall ("CCM"), a cross-border e-commerce platform (NONOGIRL), an incubator for blockchain based application projects and financial services for the supply chain industry. The Company is also engaged in the development of blockchain based e-Commerce technology as well as financial technology. For more information, please visit http://ftft.com/.

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Bigtincan Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Brainshark


Combination of Sales Enablement platform with the leading enterprise Sales Readiness platform creates a complete system to ensure customer-facing teams are "buyer ready" in the all-digital world

WALTHAM, Mass., Aug. 23, 2021 — Bigtincan (ASX:BTH), the global leader in sales enablement automation, announced it has entered into a binding agreement to acquire 100% of Brainshark, Inc. ("Brainshark"). The deal combines two of the leading providers of sales readiness solutions for training, coaching and onboarding, adding enterprise-grade capabilities to create the most complete Sales Enablement Platform in the market.

Combining Brainshark with Bigtincan’s sales enablement platform will be transformative for customers and their customer-facing teams. With the acquisition, Bigtincan adds best-in-class solutions for course authoring, course content creation, 1:1 video coaching with AI-scoring, and readiness scorecards to help customers train, coach, and assess the buyer-readiness of all customer-facing teams including frontline sellers, field marketing, and support.

"Sales professionals, and all customer-facing teams for that matter, need to be 100% ‘buyer-ready’ to guide people to the best decisions when they choose to engage with your brand," said David Keane, CEO and Co-Founder of Bigtincan. "The addition of Brainshark’s Sales Readiness technology to our platform gives our customers the best opportunity to deliver the buying experience of the future and keep their brand’s promise to their buyers."

Along with Brainshark’s sales readiness capabilities, leaders can directly visualize sales training and coaching performance alongside buyer engagement activities and results from CRM systems. When combined with Bigtincan’s robust analytics for sales content usage and buyer engagement, companies can directly measure the impact of customer-facing actions and initiatives on revenue and overall company performance.

"Brainshark has shown innovation in Sales Coaching and Learning. Acquiring Brainshark is a strategic move to position Bigtincan well in the overall Sales Enablement/Readiness market," said Jim Lundy, Founder and CEO, Aragon Research. "Bigtincan offers robust capabilities across sales enablement categories, giving companies the opportunity to shore up their sales enablement end-to-end as their programs evolve and grow."

More than 900 organizations, including many companies from the Fortune 500, rely on Brainshark to onboard, train, and continuously up-skill their customer-facing teams. The acquisition significantly deepens Bigtincan’s vertical market strength in financial services, life sciences, technology and manufacturing with long-tenured customers. The combined company will employ and serve more than 400 employees worldwide.

"The Brainshark team is excited to join forces with Bigtincan. Our experienced team and mature platform for Sales Readiness become critical components to serving our customers’ end-to-end enablement needs. As our customers’ needs expand into sales content management and customer engagement, we can now provide a full suite of solutions that bring to life the Buying Experience of the Future — a vision that both companies share," said Greg Flynn Co-Founder and CEO of Brainshark.

Bigtincan was advised by LionTree Advisors and Brainshark was advised by Sparring Partners Capital.

To learn more about Bigtincan, visit www.bigtincan.com.

About Bigtincan
Bigtincan is helping the world’s leading brands facilitate the buying experience of the future. Everything we offer is designed to be smart, flexible, and easily adapted to unique business processes with highly personalized experiences that people and brands love. We’re on a mission to help companies deliver branded buying experiences that are engaging, personalized, provide value and guide people to the best decisions with confidence. Innovative companies like AT&T, Nike, Guess, Prudential, and Starwood Hotels trust Bigtincan to enable customer-facing teams to intelligently prepare, engage, measure and continually improve the buying experience for their customers. For more information about Bigtincan (ASX: BTH), visit: www.bigtincan.com or follow @bigtincan on Twitter.

About Brainshark
Brainshark’s data-driven readiness platform for sales enablement provides the tools to prepare teams with the knowledge and skills they need to perform at the highest level. With best-of-breed solutions for training and AI-powered coaching, as well as cutting-edge insights into sales performance, customers can ensure their sales reps are always ready to make the most of any selling situation. Customers across the globe rely on Brainshark to get better results from their sales enablement initiatives.

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CLPS Incorporation Announces the Completion of Capital Increase Agreement Transaction in MSCT to Ramp Up Cooperation in Global Financial Technology Services Market with MCT

HONG KONG, Aug. 20, 2021 — CLPS Incorporation (Nasdaq: CLPS) ("CLPS" or "the Company"), today announced that it has completed the previously announced Capital Increase Agreement (the "Agreement") transaction with Minshang Creative Technology Holdings Limited ("MCT", 01632.HK). CLPS, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Growth Ring Ltd., and MCT now hold 53.33% and 46.67% in MSCT Investment Holdings Limited ("MSCT"), respectively. Through the Agreement, both parties have agreed to develop a next-generation loan trading software, a software as a service (SaaS) solution, and to explore financial technology services market in a global scale.

Upon closing of the transaction, MSCT has started to innovate and streamline the commercial version of its next-generation credit loan trading software, powered with a complete configurable workflow and a high degree of automation. As a result, the software can provide a user with an entire loan lifecycle support for personal installment loan, purchase of consumer credit, mortgage, and hire purchase, among other transactions. The upgraded software is expected to be completed by December 2021. It will be initially launched and marketed in Hong Kong SAR and Southeast Asia by early next year before offering it in Japan and the U.S. markets.

MCT is a company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange with its headquarters located in Hong Kong. Minsheng E-Commerce Holdings (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., an e-commerce company established in Mainland China, is a controlling shareholder of MCT.

Mr. Raymond Lin, Chief Executive Officer of CLPS, said, "The Company’s investment in MSCT fully opens up strategic cooperation with MCT. Our extensive experience as an IT services provider with a focus on international banks and other financial institutions serves as a foothold in developing financial software products and solutions. Together with MCT, we are excited to jointly explore business opportunities in the global financial technology services market."

Mr. Wu Jiangtao, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of MCT, said, "We strongly believe that our cooperation with CLPS will yield a broad potential in the global market. CLPS’s highly regarded brand impact combined with our competitive advantage in digital transformation will mutually benefit our business and IT solution capabilities. We are optimistic to achieve greater success in this cooperation going forward."

About CLPS Incorporation

Headquartered in Hong Kong, CLPS Incorporation (the "Company") (Nasdaq: CLPS) is a global leading information technology ("IT") consulting and solutions service provider focusing on the banking, insurance, and financial service sectors. The Company serves as an IT solutions provider to a growing network of clients in the global financial service industry, including large financial institutions in the US, Europe, Australia, Southeast Asia and Hong Kong SAR, and their PRC-based IT centers. The Company maintains 18 delivery and/or research & development centers to serve different customers in various geographic locations. Mainland China centers are located in Shanghai, Beijing, Dalian, Tianjin, Baoding, Xi’an, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, and Hainan. The remaining seven global centers are located in Hong Kong SAR, USA, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, and India. For further information regarding the Company, please visit: https://ir.clpsglobal.com/, or follow CLPS on FacebookLinkedIn, and Twitter.

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HH Global acquires Adare International


Merge completion of global marketing services providers, HH Global and Adare International 

LONDON and CHICAGO, Aug. 18, 2021 — HH Global is pleased to announce the completion of the acquisition of Adare International (including Purple Agency), from the private equity firm Endless LLP, following the signing of an agreement on Monday 21 June 2021. The combined business will generate approximately $2.1bn in annual sales.  

This deal will create a combined global business with over 4,000 employees and a presence in more than 65 countries, cementing HH Global’s position as market leader. It will also allow stronger in-country operations, helping to propel seven of our local markets to achieve local annual run rates of over $50m revenue for the first time. 

Mike Perez, Group CEO of HH Global, expressed: "Following on from the successful integration of InnerWorkings in October last year, we are thrilled to join forces with Adare International. Welcoming new clients and colleagues on board is always an exciting process, and the strength of Adare International in these areas was a key motivation for our interest in acquiring them. I’m also particularly excited to enhance our capabilities in creative services in the healthcare and B2B sectors with Purple Agency, and to take advantage of the enhanced geographical reach and local revenue within their regional operations. 

The complementary nature of our business models and our shared passion for innovation, sustainability, and commitment to delivering outstanding services, assures me that this acquisition will allow us to continue to boost the growth momentum we have built over the last few years. On behalf of everyone at HH Global I would like to wish both employees and clients alike from Adare International a very warm welcome to the HH Global family." 

Andrew Dutton, Group CEO of Adare International, is also excited for what the merge will mean for the future, stating "Having been the CEO of Adare International since 2016, I have had the privilege of helping to grow our business into the exceptional marketing services provider it is today. Our dedication for delivering innovative, integrated marketing solutions to clients around the world aligns perfectly with the strengths of HH Global, making us confident that this partnership represents the best path for our company going forwards." 

About HH Global  
Founded in 1991, HH Global is a global outsourced marketing execution provider. Applying proven processes, industry-leading technology, and the deep expertise of over 4,000+ employees, we develop innovative solutions that drive down the cost of our clients’ physical marketing procurement and content development, while improving quality, sustainability, and speed to market. For more information, please visit hhglobal.com 

About Adare International  
Adare International is a British-headquartered provider of marketing services with strong procurement, creative and data offerings. From digital content and print management to logistics and point of sale, Adare International provide a full suite of services. Adare International also has an excellent procurement offering, as well as innovative content and interactive service lines. For more information please visit – Adare | Harmonise Your Marketing (adareinternational.net) 

About Purple Agency  
Owned by Adare International, Purple Agency is a global marketing agency, who specialise in healthcare, B2B and dedicated studios. The company have a global reach, with offices across the UK, Germany, Italy, Mexico and Brazil, and presence in over 40 countries. Their service offerings include Purple Health, which covers the full healthcare marketing spectrum, from sickness to wellness, intervention to prevention, and animal to human. They also offer Purple B2B, bringing fresh insight into companies’ business marketing communications, as well as Purple Studios which allows companies to build dedicated studios for their targeted needs. For more information please visit – Purple Agency | About us 

Strategic Motivation  
As with the recent merge with Innerworkings, the rationale behind this latest acquisition is centred on the strategic fit and complementary nature of the businesses, ultimately allowing HH Global to further consolidate its leading position within market. The acquisition will allow HH Global to expand capacity and reach, particularly in Europe and Latin American markets, in which our combined presence will grow our in-country capabilities. Furthermore, Adare International’s impressive solution offerings, as well as expanded agency and interactive service lines, will allow HH Global to significantly diversify and increase our proposition. Along with improving upon current services, the acquisition will also establish an increased capability in market sectors such as healthcare and B2B marketing.  

The merge will ultimately result in an unparalleled marketing and execution firm that will provide our clients with meaningful opportunities to increase the value they receive from our services. Being chosen as Adare International’s acquisition partner reflects the reputation and status HH Global has managed to achieve in recent years. We will ultimately be in a stronger position to transform and grow our long-term client relationships as their trusted solutions partner.

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Fifth Wall Acquisition Corp. I Reminds Stockholders to Vote “FOR” Business Combination with SmartRent at Special Meeting of Stockholders

Upon Closing, the Combined Company Will Trade on the NYSE under "SMRT" Ticker Symbol

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 13, 2021 — Fifth Wall Acquisition Corp. I (the "Company" or "FWAA"), a special purpose acquisition company, today reminded stockholders to vote "FOR" the business combination with SmartRent.com, Inc. ("SmartRent") at the special meeting of stockholders scheduled for August 23, 2021 (the "Special Meeting"). The Company also noted the pending transfer of the listing of its Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the "Common Stock"), from the Nasdaq Capital Market ("Nasdaq") to the New York Stock Exchange (the "NYSE") in connection with the anticipated closing of the business combination.

Trading of the Common Stock is expected to begin on the NYSE on August 25, 2021 under the new ticker symbol "SMRT". The last day of trading on the Nasdaq is expected to be on August 24, 2021, following the consummation of the Company’s pending business combination transaction with SmartRent, which is currently expected to occur on August 24, 2021, subject to final stockholder approval at the Special Meeting and satisfaction of other customary closing conditions.

As previously announced, the Company will hold the Special Meeting via live webcast at https://www.cstproxy.com/fifthwall/2021 on August 23, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time for its stockholders of record at the close of business on July 27, 2021 to vote on the proposed business combination, among other things. The definitive proxy statement/prospectus with respect to the business combination, together with a proxy card for voting, has been mailed to the Company’s stockholders. Stockholders are encouraged to attend the Special Meeting and to vote as soon as possible by signing, dating and returning the proxy card enclosed with the definitive proxy statement/prospectus. If you have any questions, please contact Innisfree M&A Incorporated, the Company’s proxy solicitor, at (877) 456-3402.

No action is required by existing Company stockholders with respect to the ticker symbol or exchange listing change.

About Fifth Wall Acquisition Corp. I

Fifth Wall Acquisition Corp. I is a blank check company incorporated for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses.

About SmartRent

Founded in 2017, SmartRent is an enterprise smart home and smart building technology platform for property owners, managers and residents. The SmartRent solution is designed to provide property managers with seamless visibility and control over all their assets while delivering cost savings and additional revenue opportunities through all-in-one home control offerings for residents. For more information please visit smartrent.com.

Important Information for Investors and Stockholders

This document relates to the proposed merger involving Fifth Wall Acquisition Corp. I ("FWAA") and SmartRent.com, Inc. ("SmartRent"). FWAA filed an amended registration statement on Form S-4 (the "Registration Statement") with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on July 26, 2021, which included a preliminary proxy statement/prospectus in connection with FWAA’s solicitation for proxies for the vote by FWAA’s shareholders in connection with the proposed transactions and other matters as described in such Registration Statement, as well as the prospectus relating to the offer of the securities to be issued to SmartRent’s shareholders in connection with the completion of the proposed transaction. The definitive proxy statement/prospectus has been mailed to the stockholders of FWAA, seeking any required stockholder approvals. Investors and security holders of FWAA and SmartRent are urged to carefully read the entire definitive proxy statement/prospectus and any other relevant documents filed with the SEC, as well as any amendments or supplements to these documents, because they will contain important information about the proposed transaction. The documents filed by FWAA with the SEC may be obtained free of charge at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, these documents, when available, can be obtained free of charge from FWAA upon written request to Fifth Wall Acquisition Corp. I, 6060 Center Drive, 10th Floor, Los Angeles, California 90045.

FWAA, SmartRent and certain of their respective directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies in favor of the approval of the merger and related matters. Information regarding their interest in the transaction is contained in the Registration Statement and definitive proxy statement/prospectus. Free copies of these documents may be obtained as described in the preceding paragraph.

This document does not constitute a solicitation of a proxy, consent, or authorization with respect to any securities or in respect of the proposed transaction. This document also does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or a solicitation of any vote or approval, nor will there be any sale of any securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such other jurisdiction. No offering of securities will be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or an exemption therefrom.

Forward-Looking Statements

This document contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 including, but not limited to, FWAA’s and SmartRent’s expectations or predictions of future financial or business performance or conditions, SmartRent’s product roadmap, including the expected timing of new product releases, SmartRent’s plans to expand its product availability globally, the expected composition of the management team and board of directors following the transaction, the expected use of capital following the transaction, including SmartRent’s ability to accomplish the initiatives outlined above, the expected timing of the closing of the transaction and the expected cash balance of the combined company following the closing. Any forward-looking statements herein are based solely on the expectations or predictions of FWAA or SmartRent and do not express the expectations, predictions or opinions of Fifth Wall in any way. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks, uncertainties, and assumptions. Generally, statements that are not historical facts, including statements concerning possible or assumed future actions, business strategies, events, or results of operations, are forward-looking statements. These statements may be preceded by, followed by, or include the words "believes," "estimates," "expects," "projects," "forecasts," "may," "will," "should," "seeks," "plans," "scheduled," "anticipates," "intends" or "continue" or similar expressions. Such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual events, results or performance to differ materially from those indicated by such statements. Certain of these risks are identified and discussed in the section of FWAA’s Form S-1 titled "Risk Factors," which was filed with the SEC on February 4, 2021. These risk factors will be important to consider in determining future results and should be reviewed in their entirety. These forward-looking statements are based on FWAA’s or SmartRent’s management’s current expectations and beliefs, as well as a number of assumptions concerning future events. However, there can be no assurance that the events, results, or trends identified in these forward-looking statements will occur or be achieved. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and neither FWAA nor SmartRent is under any obligation and expressly disclaim any obligation, to update, alter or otherwise revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by law. Readers should carefully review the statements set forth in the reports, which FWAA has filed or will file from time to time with the SEC.

In addition to factors previously disclosed in FWAA’s reports filed with the SEC, including FWAA’s most recent reports on Form 8-K and all attachments thereto, which are available, free of charge, at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, and those identified elsewhere in this document, the following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from forward-looking statements or historical performance: risks and uncertainties related to the inability of the parties to successfully or timely consummate the merger, including the risk that any required regulatory approvals or stockholder approvals of FWAA or SmartRent are not obtained, are delayed or are subject to unanticipated conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger is not obtained, failure to realize the anticipated benefits of the merger, risks related to SmartRent’s ability to execute on its business strategy, attract and retain users, develop new offerings, enhance existing offerings, compete effectively, and manage growth and costs, the duration and global impact of COVID-19, the possibility that FWAA or SmartRent may be adversely affected by other economic, business and/or competitive factors, the number of redemption requests made by FWAA’s public stockholders, the ability of SmartRent and the combined company to leverage Fifth Wall’s limited partner and other commercial relationships to grow SmartRent’s customer base (which is not the subject of any legally binding obligation on the part of Fifth Wall or any of its partners or representatives), the ability of SmartRent and the combined company to leverage its relationship with any other SmartRent investor (including investors in the proposed PIPE transaction) to grow SmartRent’s customer base, the ability of the combined company to meet Nasdaq’s listing standards (or the standards of any other securities exchange on which securities of the public entity are listed) following the merger, the inability to complete the private placement of common stock of FWAA to certain institutional accredited investors, the risk that the announcement and consummation of the transaction disrupts SmartRent’s current plans and operations, costs related to the transaction, changes in applicable laws or regulations, the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against FWAA, SmartRent, or any of their respective directors or officers, following the announcement of the transaction, the ability of FWAA or the combined company to issue equity or equity-linked securities in connection with the proposed merger or in the future, the failure to realize anticipated pro forma results and underlying assumptions, including with respect to estimated stockholder redemptions and purchase price and other adjustments; and those factors discussed in documents of FWAA filed, or to be filed, with the SEC.

Additional factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in forward-looking statements can be found in FWAA’s most recent reports on Form 8-K, which are available, free of charge, at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, and will also be provided in FWAA’s proxy statement/prospectus, when available. Any financial projections in this document are forward-looking statements that are based on assumptions that are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond FWAA’s and SmartRent’s control. While all projections are necessarily speculative, FWAA and SmartRent believe that the preparation of prospective financial information involves increasingly higher levels of uncertainty the further out the projection extends from the date of preparation. The assumptions and estimates underlying the projected results are inherently uncertain and are subject to a wide variety of significant business, economic and competitive risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the projections. The inclusion of projections in this document should not be regarded as an indication that FWAA and SmartRent, or their representatives, considered or consider the projections to be a reliable prediction of future events.

Annualized, pro forma, projected and estimated numbers (including projected revenue derived from committed units) are used for illustrative purposes only, are not forecasts, and may not reflect actual results. Presentation of historical 0% customer churn (which occurs when an existing customer removes SmartRent installed units) is illustrative only, and is not intended to be predictive of future churn, particularly as business continues to grow. When used herein, the term "committed units" includes both (i) units that are subject to binding purchase orders from customers and (ii) units that existing customers who are parties to a SmartRent master services agreement have informed SmartRent that they intend to order.

This document is not intended to be all-inclusive or to contain all the information that a person may desire in considering an investment in FWAA and is not intended to form the basis of an investment decision in FWAA. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements concerning FWAA and SmartRent, the proposed transaction, or other matters and attributable to FWAA and SmartRent or any person acting on their behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements above.

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HotPlay announces the completion of a merger with Monaker Group as it begins trading on NASDAQ under the name “NextPlay” (NXTP)

BANGKOK, Aug. 6, 2021 — HotPlay has finalized it’s listing on the NASDAQ stock market, one of the largest stock exchanges in the United States based on market capitalization, under the new name "NextPlay Technologies Inc." This change was effective June 30th 2021.

HotPlay announces the completion of a merger with Monaker Group as it begins trading on NASDAQ under the name “NextPlay” (NXTP)
HotPlay announces the completion of a merger with Monaker Group as it begins trading on NASDAQ under the name “NextPlay” (NXTP)

After HotPlay has completed a merger with a NASDAQ-listed company, Monaker Group, the company’s name will be changed to NextPlay Technologies Inc. The Company’s stock will be traded on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "NXTP", having Nithinan Boonyawattanapisut as the new CEO. This will make Nithinan the first female executive in Thailand to be chief executive officer of a NASDAQ-listed company.

HotPlay is an in-game advertising (IGA) platform provider driven by AI-powered advertising technology and online-to-offline couponing solutions with a hyper-local insertion capability. By successfully listing on NASDAQ, HotPlay marks a historical milestone for the Thai startup community as it became the first Thai startup to be listed on the world’s leading technology-heavy stock market.

NextPlay is confident that this acquisition will further expand it’s growing digital ecosystem that now includes AI-powered AdTech, Digital Connected TV (with a reach to more than 50 million end-users), travel, gaming, FinTech and cryptocurrency banking. Unlike any other solution available in the market today, NextPlay leverages it’s powerful digital platform to connect companies and brands with consumers across multiple interactive media channels including SmartTVs, PCs, laptops, tablets, and smartphones.

Nithinan Boonyawattanapisut, CEO of NextPlay, commented that, "This transformative combination brings together Hotplay and Monaker’s recently acquired media and fintech platforms. This integration provides us with more refined and specific information about user demographics through the overlay of geographic information about their neighborhood, subscription choices and spending patterns. All these help us to identify who should be served with which ads more accurately. We believe we are now able to make several game-changing moves to create tremendous synergies across our digital platforms and take advantage of the vast opportunities for the growth and expansion we see ahead of us." She also reiterated that this achievement can be seen as one of the important jigsaws that will help the Company to complete the puzzle in regard to it’s international expansion strategy.

The Company’s stock has already begun trading on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "NXTP" since July 9, 2021. Please visit the Company’s new website at www.nextplaytechnologies.com for more information. 

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