Faurecia Streamlines International Procurement Process with OpenText

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Global company enhances invoice visibility and drives efficiency with
OpenText Vendor Invoice Management for SAP Solutions

WATERLOO, ON, Jan. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — OpenText (NASDAQ: OTEX), (TSX: OTEX), today announced, Faurecia, a global leader in automotive interiors and emission control technology, implemented OpenText™ Vendor Invoice Management (VIM) for SAP® Solutions to manage and access high volumes of information and drive efficiency of procurement operations.

Headquartered in France, Faurecia operates more than 300 sites in 35 countries, with close to 115,000 employees worldwide. The company develops automotive technology to advance safe, personalized transportation that is environmentally responsible. Faurecia needed a solution to enhance and standardize key points of its financial process and implemented OpenText Vendor Invoice Management for SAP Solutions.

“The pandemic was a challenge for everybody, and we could not imagine maintaining our accounts payable without implementing OpenText Vendor Invoice Management. For us, this solution was key to our business continuity,” said Salomé Silva, Accounts Payable Team Leader and SAP Business Analyst at Faurecia. “We streamlined our document-centric processes, increased cash visibility, strengthened cross-collaboration, and we’re now well equipped to respond efficiently during the pandemic and beyond.”

OpenText Vendor Invoice Management for SAP Solutions streamlines procure-to-pay and order-to-cash operations for SAP customers. By optimizing the process of receiving, managing, monitoring, and routing all invoices, quotations, order confirmations, delivery notes, sales orders, remittance advices and related documentation, Faurecia has successfully digitized 80% of its 2 million annual pieces of financial operations information.

“Many companies were forced to examine their business processes when the pandemic struck,” said Muhi Majzoub, Chief Product Officer at OpenText. “With the implementation of OpenText Vendor Invoice Management, Faurecia is now able to take advantage of a solution that helps them ensure consistent, accurate, timely and compliant financial payments to all their vendors worldwide.

Digital transformation amplified Faurecia’s capacity to manage, access, and use information globally. By connecting information to people, applications, and systems, when and where it is needed, the company continues to reduce manual requirements, enhance collaboration, drive efficiency, and achieve results.

To learn more about OpenText SAP Solutions please read here.

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About OpenText
OpenText, The Information Company™, enables organizations to gain insight through market leading information management solutions, powered by OpenText Cloud Edi­­tions. For more information about OpenText (NASDAQ: OTEX, TSX: OTEX) visit opentext.com

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Holland America Line Extends Worry-Free Promise Through September to Give Travelers the Confidence to Book a Cruise

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Cruise line will continue to operate vaccinated voyages with enhanced COVID-19 protocols

SEATTLE, Jan. 19, 2022  /PRNewswire/ — Holland America Line is giving consumers the confidence to make travel plans through the summer with the extension of its Flexible Cancellation Plan to Sept. 30, 2022. As part of its “Worry-Free Promise,” Holland America Line also will continue to implement best practices for COVID-19 health safety including operating vaccinated cruises and requiring a medically-supervised negative  COVID-19 test prior to cruising.

“Holland America Line Extends Flexible Cancellation to Give Travelers the Confidence to Book a Summer Cruise

Under the Flexible Cancellation Plan, which was originally offered for cruises departing through the end of April, guests who make a new booking by March 31, 2022, for itineraries that depart on or before Sept. 30, can cancel for any reason and receive a Future Cruise Credit in the amount of any cancellation fees that normally would be incurred. Cancellations must be made up to 30 days before departure. Additionally, final payments for cruises through May 31, 2022, are due at 60 days instead of 75 or 90.

“We want our guests to feel confident when they book a cruise,” said Gus Antorcha, president of Holland America Line. “We’ve seen so much excitement from guests who have cruised with us since our return. We want everyone who is looking forward to that next adventure to feel comfortable making those plans, and our ‘Worry-Free Promise’ offers that comfort.”

For additional reassurance, Holland America Line’s Cancellation Protection Program can be purchased for new cruises or Alaska Cruisetour bookings or existing bookings as long as it is purchased before the date cancellation fees begin to accrue. Offered as a Standard or Platinum plan, guests can cancel for any reason up to 24 hours before cruise departure with Standard and right up to departure under Platinum and receive refunds between 80% to 90% of eligible amounts paid. The cost varies by cruise fare and is nonrefundable. 

Cruise Healthy and Safe with TravelWell
Holland America Line will continue to operate with health and safety protocols for COVID-19 guided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, World Health Organization and the company’s medical team and health experts.

“By operating our cruises with protocols that are based on the latest advice and guidance of our global experts, we have seen a very low rate of cases, and in almost all instances, with mild or no symptoms,” Antorcha said. “We will keep these best practices in place because we know they are working to protect our guests, our crew, our homeports and the communities we visit.”  

Those protocols include: 

  • Guests must have received their final dose of an approved COVID-19 vaccine at least 14 days prior to the beginning of the cruise and bring proof of vaccination; Holland America Line is strongly encouraging all eligible guests to receive COVID-19 boosters.
  • Guests must show proof of a negative viral COVID-19 test (PCR or antigen) taken within two days of embarkation.
  • Guests are required to wear masks in indoor areas, except when eating or drinking or in their stateroom. Holland America Line is recommending the use of higher-grade masks indoors (surgical or KN95).
  • Crew members are vaccinated for COVID-19 and are receiving a booster when eligible; KN95 masks are worn by shipboard teams at all times.

Holland America Line returned to cruising in July 2021 following the industrywide pause with ships in operation in the Caribbean, Mexico and California coast, having successfully completed seasons in Alaska and the Mediterranean. The remaining ships will restart cruising in spring 2022.

For more information about Holland America Line, consult a travel advisor, call 1-877-SAIL HAL (877-724-5425) or visit hollandamerica.com.

Find Holland America Line on Twitter, Facebook and the Holland America Blog.  Access all social media outlets via the home page at hollandamerica.com.

About Holland America Line [a division of Carnival Corporation and plc (NYSE:  CCL and CUK)]
Holland America Line has been exploring the world since 1873 and was the first cruise line to offer adventures to Alaska and the Yukon nearly 75 years ago. Its fleet of premium ships visits nearly 400 ports in 114 countries around the world, offering an ideal mid-sized ship experience. A third Pinnacle-class ship, Rotterdam, joined the fleet in July 2021.

The leader in premium cruising, Holland America Line’s ships feature innovative initiatives and a diverse range of enriching experiences focused on destination exploration and personalized travel. The best live music at sea fills each evening at Music Walk, and dining venues feature exclusive selections from Holland America Line’s esteemed Culinary Council of world-famous chefs.


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Ping Identity Named as Best Places To Work by Built In

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DENVER, Jan. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Ping Identity (NYSE: PING), the Intelligent Identity solution for the enterprise, today announced Built In has named it as a 2022 Best Place to Work in Denver and Austin. The Built In annual awards program includes companies of all sizes, from startups to the enterprise, and honors both remote-first employers as well as companies in the eight largest tech markets across the U.S.

“We’re proud to have developed a workplace and culture that supports our great employees and allows their careers to thrive.” said Andre Durand, Ping Identity CEO and founder. “We believe an open, honest and encouraging workplace is critical to keeping employees motivated. Our results over the past year are a credit to their strong work.”

Built In determines the winners of Best Places to Work based on an algorithm, using company data about compensation, benefits and companywide programming. To reflect the benefits candidates are searching for more frequently on Built In, the program also weighs criteria like remote and flexible work opportunities, programs for DEI and other people-first cultural offerings. 

“It is my honor to extend congratulations to the 2022 Best Places to Work winners,” said Sheridan Orr, Chief Marketing Officer, Built In. “This year saw a record number of entrants — and the past two years fundamentally changed what tech professionals want from work. These honorees have risen to the challenge, evolving to deliver employee experiences that provide the meaning and purpose today’s tech professionals seek.”

About Built In
Built In is creating the largest platform for technology professionals globally. Monthly, more than three million of the industry’s most in-demand professionals visit the site from across the world. They rely on our platform to stay ahead of tech trends and news, develop their careers and find opportunities at companies whose values they share. Built In also serves 1,800 innovative companies of all sizes, ranging from startups to the Fortune 100. By putting their stories in front of our uniquely engaged audience, we help them hire otherwise hard-to-reach tech professionals, locally, nationally or remotely. www.builtin.com 

About Ping Identity
Ping Identity delivers intelligent identity solutions for the enterprise. We enable companies to achieve Zero Trust identity-defined security and more personalized, streamlined user experiences. The PingOne Cloud Platform provides customers, workforce, and partners with access to cloud, mobile, SaaS and on-premises applications across the hybrid enterprise. Over half of the Fortune 100 choose us for our identity expertise, open standards, and partnerships with companies including Microsoft and Amazon. We provide flexible identity solutions that accelerate digital business initiatives, delight customers, and secure the enterprise through multi-factor authentication, single sign-on, access management, intelligent API security, directory, and data governance capabilities. For more information, please visit www.pingidentity.com.

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TI buffer amplifier increases signal bandwidth tenfold in data-acquisition systems

Test and measurement engineers can save months of design time by eliminating the need for custom ASICs and simplifying front-end designs

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DALLAS, Jan. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Texas Instruments (TI) (Nasdaq: TXN) today introduced the industry’s widest-bandwidth high-input-impedance (Hi-Z) buffer amplifier, capable of supporting frequency bandwidths as high as 3 GHz. The wider bandwidth and high slew rates of the BUF802 enable higher signal throughput and minimal input settling time. Designers can leverage this faster throughput to measure higher-frequency signals more accurately in test and measurement applications including oscilloscopes, active probes and high-frequency data-acquisition systems. For more information, see www.ti.com/BUF802-pr.

The bandwidth achieved by the BUF802 was previously only possible by using application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) that can increase system design time, complexity and cost. By eliminating ASICs, designers who use TI’s buffer can get to market faster while achieving a wide dynamic range at a fraction of the cost. Begin designing today with the reference design, “Flexible 3.2-GSPS multi-channel AFE reference design for DSOs, radar and 5G wireless test systems.”

Achieve ASIC-level performance with the industry’s widest bandwidth

Previous alternatives to ASIC-based design implementations required dozens of discrete components such as field-effect transistors (FETs), protection diodes and transistors. These discrete, FET-input amplifier-based implementations add to a design’s bill-of-materials (BOM) cost and system complexity and are unable to deliver the same bandwidth as ASICs, thus limiting the signal throughput of data-acquisition applications.

The BUF802 provides a single-chip alternative to ASICs or FET-input amplifier-based implementations by integrating the features of discrete components while providing 10 times wider bandwidth than FET-input amplifiers, matching the performance of custom ASICs. To learn more about the differences between the BUF802 and discrete implementations, see the technical article, “Simplify analog front-ends with Hi-Z buffers.”

Scale front-end designs from 100 MHz to 3 GHz with the same BOM

The flexible BUF802 is the industry’s first buffer to enable quiescent current adjustment for a range of bandwidth and signal swing requirements, from 100 MHz to 3 GHz at 1-V peak to peak (VPP) and as high as 2 GHz at 2 VPP. This wide adjustment range for bandwidth and signal swing allows designers to easily scale their front-end designs across multiple data-acquisition applications, easing system cost and redesign.

Reduce design complexity with integrated functional modes

Integrated functional modes allow engineers to use the BUF802 as a standalone buffer or in a composite loop with a precision amplifier like the OPA140. As a stand-alone buffer, the BUF802 can help achieve high input impedance and high slew rates in applications that can tolerate 100-mV offsets or where the signal chain is AC-coupled. In a composite loop, the new buffer can achieve high DC precision and 3-GHz bandwidth in applications requiring 1 μV/°C maximum offset drift.

Package, availability and pricing

The BUF802 is available for purchase on TI.com in a 3-mm-by-3-mm 16-pin very thin no-lead (VQFN) package, and is priced at US$1.80 in 1,000-unit quantities. The BUF802RGTEVM evaluation module is available on TI.com for US$25. TI offers multiple payment and shipping options on TI.com.

About Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments Incorporated (Nasdaq: TXN) is a global semiconductor company that designs, manufactures, tests and sells analog and embedded processing chips for markets such as industrial, automotive, personal electronics, communications equipment and enterprise systems. Our passion to create a better world by making electronics more affordable through semiconductors is alive today, as each generation of innovation builds upon the last to make our technology smaller, more efficient, more reliable and more affordable – making it possible for semiconductors to go into electronics everywhere. We think of this as Engineering Progress. It’s what we do and have been doing for decades. Learn more at TI.com.

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Dell Technologies Speeds Journey to Multi-Cloud with Portfolio Expansion

New Dell Technologies APEX services and DevOps capabilities simplify the operation and experience of a multi-cloud approach

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ROUND ROCK, Texas, Jan. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ —                                                    

News summary

  • APEX Multi-Cloud Data Services delivers storage and data protection as-a-Service with simultaneous access to all major public clouds through a single console
  • APEX Backup Services protects SaaS applications, endpoints and hybrid workloads in the public cloud
  • Project Alpine will bring Dell’s block and file storage software to leading public clouds, delivering flexibility and consistency in managing data between on-premises environments and public clouds
  • DevOps-ready platforms and developer portal designed to accelerate modern application initiatives and improve developer and overall IT productivity

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Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) introduces multi-cloud capabilities that offer a consistent experience wherever applications and data reside. The company also expands support for developer operations (DevOps) with new offers and resources to help choose the right cloud environment combined with the security, support and predictable cost of Dell infrastructure.

“Today’s multi-cloud reality is complex as data becomes more distributed across on-premises and colocation data centers, multiple public clouds and edge environments,” said Jeff Boudreau, president, Infrastructure Solutions Group, Dell Technologies. “We have the industry’s broadest technology portfolio, consistent tools, experience building open ecosystems and leading data storage capabilities, services and supply chain. All this uniquely positions Dell to help customers take control of their multi-cloud strategy.”  

A new Forrester Consulting study commissioned by Dell Technologies reveals that 83% of organizations have adopted a multi-cloud approach or plan to within the next 12 months. New Dell services help organizations manage, store and protect data across multiple cloud platforms. This allows organizations to bring the simplicity and agility of public cloud platforms to the location of their choice with APEX services—achieving multi-cloud by design not by default.

“As a global organization with facilities spread across over 80 countries, the ability to have access to data on our over 700,000 product variations is essential to ensuring we meet our customers where they are,” said Michael Loggins, global vice president of IT at SMC Corporation. “Central to our strategy is creating an IT infrastructure that connects data in public clouds with our traditional data centers and taking full advantage of what’s happening at the edge. What Dell is delivering offers a great step towards helping us manage and take control of everything regardless of where it resides.”

APEX Multi-Cloud Data Services simplifies access to data across multiple clouds

APEX Multi-Cloud Data Services will provide file, block, object and data protection services for simultaneous access to all major public clouds from a single source of data. Integrated with the APEX Console, it will allow organizations to easily connect storage and data protection to preferred public clouds and services. This will help avoid public cloud vendor lock-in, excessive egress fees and the cost and risk associated with moving data from one cloud to another.

APEX Backup Services provides simplified and secure cloud data protection

With data becoming more challenging to protect as it grows across multiple clouds, APEX Backup Services provides end-to-end scalable, secure data protection with centralized monitoring and management for SaaS applications, endpoints and hybrid workloads. This SaaS-based offering can be deployed in minutes and scale on-demand to protect growing workloads. Resilient security capabilities help protect against cyberattacks with instant detection, rapid response and accelerated recovery.  

Project Alpine to deliver seamless storage across public clouds

Building on Dell’s data protection cloud offerings—protecting nearly nine exabytes of customer data in public clouds1—the company will extend its storage portfolio with  Project Alpine. This effort will bring the software IP of Dell’s flagship block and file storage platforms to leading public clouds. Customers will be able to purchase storage software as a managed service using existing cloud credits, taking advantage of a consistent storage experience from on-premises to public clouds and easily sharing data across multiple clouds.

Dell Technologies speeds
productivity for its cloud ecosystem with new DevOps-ready platforms and refreshed developer portal

Building on partnerships with key cloud vendors including Amazon, Microsoft, Google, IBM/Red Hat and VMware to offer a broad range of DevOps-ready platforms, Dell is adding increased support for Kubernetes including:

  • Amazon EKS Anywhere on PowerFlex and PowerStore, allowing organizations to run their Kubernetes orchestration across public or on-premises clouds.
  • SUSE Rancher on VxRail, providing multi-cluster, multi-cloud Kubernetes management and giving customers the flexibility to choose their cloud orchestration platform.

Dell is expanding its Dell Technologies Developer portal to serve as a one-stop shop for application developers and DevOps teams looking to provide infrastructure as code. The portal will provide continual access to the latest Dell APIs, SDKs, modules and plug-ins. 

Dell expands APEX solutions availability

Announced at Dell Technologies World 2021, APEX Data Storage Services is expanding to 13 countries across Europe and Asia Pacific, allowing more organizations to deploy Dell-managed enterprise storage as-a-Service. It is also now available with colocation services via Equinix  International Business Exchange™ data centers in the United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany and Australia, eliminating data center management, delivering cloud connectivity and providing simplified, consolidated billing from Dell.

Introduced at VMworld, APEX Cloud Services with VMware Cloud is now available in the United States, United Kingdom, France and Germany. The offering provides a secure and consistent Dell-managed platform to move workloads across multiple cloud and edge environments.

Additional resources

Availability

  • APEX Multi-Cloud Data Services is planned for deployment in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany and Australia later this quarter.
  • APEX Backup Services are now globally available.
  • APEX Data Storage Services is now available in the United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Australia, New Zealand, Spain, Italy, Sweden, Finland, Ireland and Singapore.

About Dell Technologies

Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) helps organizations and individuals build their digital future and transform how they work, live and play. The company provides customers with the industry’s broadest and most innovative technology and services portfolio for the data era.

1Based on Dell Technologies analysis, October 2021

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US Tech Salaries Top Six Figures in Dice’s Tech Salary Report

Average Tech Salary Sees 6.9% Increase ’20-’21 to $104,566

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CENTENNIAL, Colo., Jan. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Tech career marketplace Dice (a DHI Group, Inc. brand (NYSE: DHX)) released its 2022 Tech Salary Report, showcasing salary increases for technologists nearly across the board, including the highest average salary ever recorded by The Dice Tech Salary Report ($104,566, up 6.9% year-over-year).

“With average tech salaries breaking the six-figure mark for the first time in the 17 years we’ve been conducting this survey, and a revolution in workplace flexibility and wellness well underway, there’s never been a better time to be a technologist,” said Art Zeile, CEO of Dice. “Our Tech Salary Report shows that organizations are responding to the heightened need for tech talent. However, we’re still seeing a gap between what benefits technologists want and what they receive, presenting an opportunity for employers everywhere to better understand this all-important group of professionals, and to build environments where they will thrive.”

The Dice Tech Salary Report features in-depth information on technology salary and compensation trends across the U.S. and is designed to help employers and recruiters stay up-to-date on the tech hiring and retention landscape, and also provides technologists with the information they need to better understand their market value and how to position themselves for career growth. Based on a survey of more than 7,200 technologists, the report includes data and analysis on salary by location, occupation, skill and experience level, as well as technologist perception on compensation-related items, such as salary satisfaction and benefits received.

A Diverse Mix of U.S. Cities See Tech Salary Growth
Both established and emerging tech hubs saw notable salary increases between 2020-2021. Long-standing tech hubs continued to see impressive year-over-year (YoY) increases, including Seattle (11.2%), Los Angeles (10.2%), Silicon Valley (5.0%) and Boston (3.5%), indicative of the high demand that comes with robust tech scenes in these established areas.

Among up-and-coming tech hubs, technologists in Atlanta enjoyed significant salary increases (13.9% YoY), as did those in Miami (11.4%), Philadelphia (10.6%), and Detroit (10.3%). With tech unemployment notably low across the nation, employers are willing to pay more for talent with the right combination of skills and experience. These smaller hubs have well-established business and academic communities, driving a need for technologists with all kinds of skill sets.


Average Salaries by Tech Hub


Metro Area


2021


Change from 2020

Silicon Valley, CA

$133,204

+5.0%

Seattle, WA

$118,729

+11.2%

New York, NY

$115,510

+1.1%

Boston, MA

$114,959

+3.5%

San Diego, CA

$114,801

+4.4%

Denver, CO

$114,096

+8.7%

Los Angeles, CA

$113,658

+10.2%

Baltimore/Washington D.C.

$112,697

+2.9%

Austin, TX*

$109,176

+4.6%

Atlanta, GA

$107,515

+13.9%


* Sample size less than 100 respondents, therefore not statistically valid,
but presented for continuity purposes only.


Source: The Dice 2022 Tech Salary Report – www.dice.com

 

Fastest Growing Tech Hubs by Salary

2020-2021


Metro Area


Change from 2020

Pittsburgh, PA*

+14.0%

Atlanta, GA

+13.9%

Chicago, IL

+12.6%

Miami, FL

+11.4%

Seattle, WA

+11.2%

Philadelphia, PA

+10.6%

Tampa, FL*

+10.6%

Detroit, MI

+10.3%

Los Angeles, CA

+10.2%

Portland, OR*

+9.3%


* Sample size less than 100 respondents, therefore not
statistically valid, but presented for continuity purposes only.


Source: The Dice 2022 Tech Salary Report – www.dice.com

At the state level, established tech regions like Washington (12.2%) and California (6.3%) continued to see salary increases indicative of strong local demand. Georgia, home of rapidly-growing tech center Atlanta, saw salaries increase 12.1% year-over-year. Continuing to attract California companies and technologists with both low taxes and a reasonable cost-of-living, Texas saw salaries increase 5.1%.

Occupations and Skills: Highest Growth
The tech occupations that saw the fastest-growing salaries included web developers (21.3% to $98,912), database administrators (12.4% to $111,362), technical support engineers (12.4% to $77,169) and data analysts (11.5% to $84,779). The all-consuming need to store, clean, and analyze data and enhance cloud applications all drove increased salaries.

For those employers building their businesses, an equivalent investment in internal processes and tech stacks is crucial. Salaries for systems administrators (6.2% to $88,642) and systems architects (5.1% to $147,901) significantly increased year-over-year as organizations sought technologists capable of structuring, maintaining, and scaling tech stacks in a variety of environments. As more organizations migrate to the cloud, roles that focus on building out company web properties, like software developers (8.0% to $120,204), will continue to see marked increases.


Fastest-Growing Occupations by Salary


Occupation


Change from 2020

Web Developer

+21.3%

Database Administrator

+12.4%

Technical Support Engineer

+12.4%

Data Analyst

+11.5%

UX/UI Designer*

+10.1%

Software Developer

+8.0%

Computer / Mainframe Programmer*

+6.5%

Systems Administrator

+6.2%

IT Management CEO, CIO, CTO, VP, Dir.

+6.0%

Systems Analyst

+5.5%


* Sample size less than 100 respondents, therefore not statistically valid,
but presented for continuity purposes only.


Source: The Dice 2022 Tech Salary Report – www.dice.com

The highest average salaries by skill include those that are highly specialized, given they are mastered by only a relative few.


Highest Average Salaries by Skill


Skill


2021 Salary


Change from 2020

Solr*

$143,464

15.8%

Mokito*

$140,366

5.3%

Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)

$139,961

5.1%

RabbitMQ

$137,717

1.2%

Elasticsearch

$137,203

6.0%

Redis

$136,405

5.5%

PAAS

$134,894

1.9%

RDS

$133,651

10.9%

Dynamo DB

$133,522

5.6%

HANA

$133,302

6.7%


* Sample size less than 100 respondents, therefore not statistically valid, but
presented for continuity purposes only.


Source: The Dice 2022 Tech Salary Report – www.dice.com

Highlighting the Benefits Gap
Technologists continue to value staple benefits like paid vacation days (85% consider “important”), health/dental insurance (85% / 81%), paid sick days (80%), remote schedule options (74%) and training and education (68%) – all of which many organizations continue to provide. However, significant percentages of technologists are also interested in benefits that have gained prominence during the pandemic, such as a flexible schedule options (a 17% gap) and child/elder care options (a 17% gap), which are offered by a much smaller subset of employers.

“As balance has become increasingly important, technologists are seeking support in making work-from-home work for them, including stipends and child/elder care options. Although crucial benefits to tech professionals, gaps still exist between what benefits employees find important and what’s offered by employers,” shared Michelle Marian, Dice CMO. “With 38% of respondents noting work-from-home stipends as important, the dissonance is clear with only 13% receiving stipends. Employers can work to close their own benefit gaps by working closely with current employees and prospective candidates to learn what matters most to these technologists.”

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Methodology

The 2021 Dice Salary Survey that informs the 2022 Report was administered online by Dice.com among its registered Dice job seekers and site visitors between August 10, 2021, and October 10, 2021. Respondents were invited to participate in the survey in two ways: 1) via an email invitation to Dice’s registered (“searchable”) database members and 2) through a notification on Dice.com via “pop-up” (i.e., site intercept). A total of 7,215 survey completes are represented in this report (this number excludes unemployed respondents, students, incomplete responses, and those who work outside of the U.S.). Additional weighting, COVID-related methodology and job posting data are available within the report.


About Dice


Dice is a leading tech career hub connecting employers with skilled technology professionals and providing tech professionals with career opportunities, data, insights and advice. Established in 1990, Dice began as one of the first career sites and today provides a comprehensive suite of recruiting solutions, empowering companies and recruiters to make informed hiring decisions. Dice serves multiple markets throughout North America. Dice is a DHI Group, Inc. (NYSE:DHX) brand.

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About DHI Group, Inc.

DHI Group, Inc (NYSE: DHX) is a provider of AI-powered career marketplaces that focus on technology roles. DHI’s two brands, Dice and ClearanceJobs, enable recruiters and hiring managers to efficiently search for and connect with highly skilled technologists based on the skills requested. The Company’s patent-pending algorithms manage over 100,000 unique technology skills. Additionally, our marketplaces allow technology professionals to find their ideal next career opportunity, with relevant advice and personalized insights. Learn more at www.dhigroupinc.com.


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FS-ISAC Launches Program to Bolster the Financial Sector’s Supply Chain Security

Akamai Technologies Joins Critical Providers Program as Founding Member

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RESTON, Va. and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — FS-ISAC, the only global cyber intelligence sharing community solely focused on financial services, announced today the launch of its Critical Providers Program designed to strengthen the security of the financial sector’s supply chain. As critical service providers increasingly host, connect, and protect a substantial percentage of financial institutions’ infrastructure, FS-ISAC created the program to foster continuous collaboration and information sharing between its member firms and their providers. This will bolster the industry’s protections and preparedness against sophisticated cyber threats.

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the world’s most trusted solution to power and protect digital experiences, joins the Critical Providers Program as founding member to help facilitate a two-way dialogue with the financial sector about threat intelligence and cybercriminal tactics.  

“As financial services adopt new technologies to evolve the way they operate and serve customers, critical providers have become both an important ally to the industry and a target for cybercriminals,” said Teresa Walsh, Global Head of Intelligence of FS-ISAC. “The Program will ensure our members efficiently receive accurate and timely security information from their critical providers. In the event of a large-scale incident, this will empower our members to act and/or remediate expeditiously, while arming them with the pertinent information to brief key stakeholders.”

“We are honored to be a founding member of this important program and applaud FS-ISAC for taking a leadership role in facilitating direct communication between critical providers and the financial sector,” said Dr. Boaz Gelbord, Chief Security Officer, Akamai. “We are looking forward to sharing what we are seeing from the unique vantage point of our globally distributed edge platform, listening to the members’ experiences, and collaborating on ways to mitigate current and future risks.”

During a large-scale cyber incident or threat involving the sector and its critical providers, the Program will leverage FS-ISAC’s dedicated communication channels to expedite the dissemination of accurate information necessary to address the immediate risks and keep the industry safe.

Note to the Editor
Critical Providers are defined as non-financial organizations providing network infrastructure and services that, if impacted by an incident, would in real-time interrupt a significant amount of core financial services across the sector, in turn impacting the public’s ability to manage financial transactions.

About FS-ISAC
The Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS-ISAC) is the only global cyber intelligence sharing community solely focused on financial services. Serving financial institutions and in turn their customers, the organization leverages its intelligence platform, resiliency resources, and a trusted peer-to-peer network of experts to anticipate, mitigate and respond to cyber threats. Headquartered in the United States, the organization has offices in the United Kingdom and Singapore, and members in more than 70 countries.

To learn more, visit www.fsisac.com. For clarity and perspective on the future of finance, data, and cybersecurity from top C-level executives around the world, visit FS-ISAC Insights. To learn more about joining FS-ISAC as a member, visit fsisac.com/membership.

About Akamai
Akamai powers and protects life online. The most innovative companies worldwide choose Akamai to secure and deliver their digital experiences – helping billions of people live, work, and play every day. With the world’s largest and most trusted edge platform, Akamai keeps apps, code, and experiences closer to users – and threats farther away.

Learn more about Akamai’s security, content delivery, and edge compute products and services at www.akamai.com, blogs.akamai.com, or follow Akamai Technologies on Twitter and LinkedIn.

For intelligence and insights to help manage security risks, including blogs such as Akamai Reports Another DoS in Log4j2 (CVE-2021-45105): What You Need to Know, visit Akamai’s Security Threat Hub.

Contacts for Media:

FS-ISAC
Adriana Villasenor
[email protected]

Akamai
Helen Yang
[email protected] 

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Pure Storage Enables Organizations to Close the Ransomware Security Gap, Implement Meaningful Data Protection Strategies

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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Jan. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Pure Storage® (NYSE: PSTG), the IT pioneer that delivers storage as-a-service in a multi-cloud world, today addressed the state of ransomware security among modern businesses, highlighting the importance of backup and recovery to build a comprehensive data protection strategy.

Ransomware attacks are becoming increasingly common in today’s digital world, presenting a frequent and expensive risk to businesses everywhere. In fact, industry sources predict that the global damage caused by ransomware could cost up to $265 billion by 20311. While organizations have recognized the risks, there’s still a gap in understanding where current security measures are today, and where they should be.

With its built-in data protection capabilities and solution portfolio, including Pure SafeMode™ on FlashArray and FlashBlade, Pure FlashRecover™ Powered by Cohesity®, launched one year ago, and Portworx PX-Backup, Pure helps organizations close this security gap, enabling global businesses to safeguard their data against loss, corruption, and growing cybersecurity threats.

“Implementing a meaningful data protection strategy, taking a before, during, and after approach to planning, is vital to running a successful business today. While having the proper precautions in place to prevent an attack is essential, it’s equally as critical that organizations plan for recovery. Pure’s solutions are uniquely positioned to help customers rapidly restore data, at scale, in order to avoid business continuity disruptions and negative financial impact.” — Dr. Ratinder Paul Singh Ahuja, CTO, Security, Pure Storage 

By leveraging Pure’s data protection solutions, global customers are able to truly secure their data and take advantage of a comprehensive data protection strategy:

“With billions of dollars at stake and their reputations on the line if systems go down, our clients need reliable, secure data services. That’s exactly what Pure Storage enables us to deliver, positioning us to build strong client relationships for the long term.” – Jesse Bonserio, Senior Director of Engineering, Abacus Group

“Faced with the increasing risk of attacks, I was looking to guarantee the protection of our data in terms of backups and against ransomware. I chose to protect them more efficiently by using storage technology rather than server, and by taking snapshots very regularly with Pure.” – Marc Duong, CISO-CIO, Solidéo (Société de Livraison des Ouvrages Olympiques)

“Pure Storage SafeMode helps to increase our credibility and capability in securing all patient data and become a trusted healthcare provider in Indonesia.” – Wirya Martin, IT Infrastructure & Security Manager, Rumah Sakit Pondok Indah

“Combined, SafeMode and Veeam, give clients confidence their data won’t be lost, even if a server is compromised or an employee goes rogue.” – Michael Bradshaw, Head of Cloud and Infrastructure, Eloquent Technologies 

“At the speed we work, we need peace of mind that our data is safe and downtime is limited in the event of a breach.” – Erle Metcalf, Principal ICT, ConsMin Australia

To learn more about Pure’s data protection solutions, visit:

About Pure Storage
Pure Storage (NYSE: PSTG) gives technologists their time back. Pure delivers a modern data experience that empowers organizations to run their operations as a true, automated, storage as-a-service model seamlessly across multiple clouds. Pure helps customers put data to use while reducing the complexity and expense of managing the infrastructure behind it. And with a certified customer satisfaction score in the top one percent of B2B companies, Pure’s ever-expanding list of customers are among the happiest in the world. For more information, visit www.purestorage.com.

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1 Cybercrime Magazine. Global Ransomware Damage Costs Predicted To Exceed $265 Billion By 2031. https://cybersecurityventures.com/global-ransomware-damage-costs-predicted-to-reach-250-billion-usd-by-2031/

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iRobot Schedules Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2021 Results Call

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BEDFORD, Mass., Jan. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — iRobot Corp. (NASDAQ: IRBT), a leader in consumer robots, announced today it will issue its fourth-quarter and full-year 2021 financial results after market close on Wednesday, February 9, 2022. The earnings press release will be posted at https://investor.irobot.com/news-releases

In conjunction with this news, iRobot will host a live webcast and conference call, open to all interested investors, to review its fourth-quarter and full-year 2021 financial results and discuss its outlook for 2022 on Thursday, February 10.

Pertinent conference call details include:


Date:

February 10, 2022


Time:

8:30 a.m. ET


Call-In Number:

213-358-0894   


Conference ID:

3997756

A live webcast of the conference call, along with the conference call prepared remarks, will be accessible on the event section of the company’s website at https://investor.irobot.com/events/event-details/q421-fy21-irobot-corp-financial-results-conference-call. An archived version of the broadcast will be available on the same website shortly after the conclusion of the live event. A replay of the telephone conference call will be available through February 17, and can be accessed by dialing 404-537-3406, passcode 3997756.

About iRobot Corp. 
iRobot®, the leading global consumer robot company, designs and builds robots that empower people to do more both inside and outside of the home. iRobot created the home robot cleaning category with the introduction of its Roomba® Robot Vacuum in 2002. Today, iRobot is a global enterprise that has sold more than 30 million robots worldwide. iRobot’s product line, including the Roomba and the Braava® family of mopping robots, feature proprietary technologies and advanced concepts in cleaning, mapping and navigation. iRobot engineers are building an ecosystem of robots and technologies to enable the smart home. For more information about iRobot, please visit www.irobot.com.

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Plumas Bancorp Reports Record Earnings for the Year Ended December 31, 2021

RENO, Nevada, Jan. 19, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Plumas Bancorp (Nasdaq: PLBC), the parent company of Plumas Bank, today announced record total assets and earnings at and for the year ended December 31, 2021. Total assets were $1.6 billion at December 31, 2021, an increase of $502 million from $1.1 billion at December 31, 2020. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2021, the Company reported net income of $21.0 million or $3.82 per share, an increase of $6.5 million from $14.5 million or $2.80 per share earned during 2020. Earnings per diluted share increased to $3.76 during the twelve months ended December 31, 2021, up $0.99 from $2.77 during 2020.

Earnings during the fourth quarter of 2021 totaled $5.5 million or $0.95 per share, an increase of $1.2 million from $4.3 million or $0.83 per share during the fourth quarter of 2020. Diluted earnings per share increased to $0.93 per share during the three months ended December 31, 2021, up from $0.82 per share during the quarter ended December 31, 2020.

Return on average assets was 1.52% during the twelve months ended December 31, 2021, up from 1.43% during 2020. Return on average equity increased to 17.8% for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021, up from 15.5% during 2020. Return on average assets was 1.35% during the current quarter, down from 1.50% during the fourth quarter of 2020. Return on average equity decreased to 16.5% for the three months ended December 31, 2021, down from 17.4% during the fourth quarter of 2020.

Results for the twelve and three months ended December 31, 2021, benefited from the acquisition of the Bank of Feather River (BFR), the wholly owned subsidiary of Feather River Bancorp, effective July 1, 2021. Total assets acquired from BFR, including goodwill, were $205 million. Loans acquired in the acquisition totaled $160 million and deposits totaled $177 million. Goodwill associated with the acquisition of Feather River Bancorp was $5.5 million and the core deposit intangible was $1.0 million.

In connection with the acquisition, the Company incurred a variety of non-recurring expenses. The non-recurring costs, exclusive of salaries and benefits, for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021, were $692 thousand consisting of $292 thousand in consulting costs including investment advisor fees, $171 thousand in legal expense, $175 thousand in outside service costs and $54 thousand in other expenses. The non-recurring costs for the three months ended December 31, 2021, were $148 thousand consisting primarily of outside services costs related to the conversion of BFR’s core processing system to the Company’s core system.

In addition to the acquisition of BFR, the Company benefited from an increase in PPP loan fees during the comparison periods, a reduction in salary expense related to the Employee Retention Credit (ERC) and a reduction in the provision for loan losses. During the twelve months ended December 31, 2021, PPP fees net of the amortization of PPP origination costs were $6.1 million. This compares to $2.6 million during the twelve months ended December 31, 2020. During the three months ended December 31, 2021, PPP fees net of the amortization of PPP origination costs were $1.2 million. This compares to $1.6 million during the three months ended December 30, 2020.

During the second and third quarters of 2021 the Company qualified for the ERC. The ERC was made available under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act and modified and extended under the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020. We recorded an ERC of $1.1 million during the second quarter and $1.2 million during the third quarter as a reduction of salary and benefit expense.

The provision for loan losses declined from $3.2 million during the twelve months ended December 31, 2020, to $1.1 million during 2021 and from $375 thousand during the three months ended December 31, 2020, to $250 thousand during the current quarter.

Financial Highlights

December 31, 2021, compared to December 31, 2020

  • Total assets increased by $502 million, or 45%, to a record level of over $1.6 billion.
  • Gross loans increased by $129 million, or 18%, to $839 million.
  • Loans held for sale increased by $30 million to a record level $31 million.
  • Investment securities increased by $126 million to a record level of $306 million.
  • Total deposits increased by $465 million, or 48%, to a record level of $1.4 billion.
  • Total equity increased by $33.9 million, or 34% to a record level of $134 million.
  • Book value per share increased by $3.72, or 19%, to a record level of $23.05, up from $19.33.
  • Tangible book value per share increased by $2.65 or 14%, to a record level of $21.84, up from $19.19

President’s Comments

“2021 was a difficult year for our region. The pandemic continued to create challenges and hardship and then the wildfires brought devastation and displacement to our clients, employees and even whole communities. Throughout it all we have tried to quickly respond to meet each new challenge to support those we serve. During the pandemic, we have kept our doors open while continuing to enhance electronic banking options and services. And in response to the wildfires we partnered with The Community Fund of Northern Nevada, donating $50 thousand to the Dixie Fire Community Fund which has raised more than $230 thousand. During all the turmoil, I’m very proud to report that we were able to successfully complete the acquisition of Bank of Feather River and have fully integrated their operations into ours. This acquisition resulted in the appointment of Julie Morehead, the former CEO of Bank of Feather River, to Plumas’ Board of Directors. Julie’s community banking expertise has proven a real asset and added strength to our Board,” recapped Andrew J. Ryback, director, president and chief executive officer of Plumas Bancorp and Plumas Bank.

“As we enter a new year, we wish to thank our many loyal clients, the communities we serve, and our shareholders for their continuing support,” concluded Ryback.

Loans, Deposits, Investments and Cash

Mostly related to our acquisition of BFR, gross loans increased by $129 million, or 18%, from $709 million at December 31, 2020, to $839 million at December 31, 2021. Increases in loans included $54 million in agricultural loans, $66 million in commercial real estate loans, $26 million in construction loans and $4 million in residential real estate loans; these items were partially offset by a decrease of $17 million in commercial loans and $4 million in all other loan categories. Excluding PPP loan activity, commercial loans would have increased by $19 million. PPP loans totaled $35 million at December 31, 2021, and $71 million at December 31, 2020. Unamortized loan fees net of unamortized loan costs on PPP loans totaled $1.3 million at December 31, 2021.

Beginning in 2020 we instituted a loan forbearance program to assist borrowers with managing cash flows disrupted due to COVID-19; we ended this program in the fourth quarter of 2021 and there are no loan balances on deferral related to this program at December 31, 2021. 

Total deposits increased by $465 million from $974 million at December 31, 2020, to $1.4 billion at December 31, 2021. We acquired $177 million in deposits upon the acquisition of BFR. Excluding BFR deposits, we attribute much of this increase to Pandemic related economic stimulus, a more cautious consumer, and continued growth in our customer base. The increase in deposits includes increases of $220 million in demand deposits, $134 million in savings accounts, $87 million in money market accounts, and $24 million in time deposits.

At December 31, 2021, 51% of the Company’s deposits were in the form of non-interest bearing demand deposits. The Company has no brokered deposits.

Total investment securities increased by $126 million from $180 million at December 31, 2020, to $306 million at December 31, 2021. The Bank’s investment security portfolio consists of debt securities issued by US Government agencies, US Government sponsored agencies and municipalities. Cash and due from banks increased by $196 million from $185 million at December 31, 2020, to $381 million at December 31, 2021.

Asset Quality

Nonperforming assets (which are comprised of nonperforming loans, other real estate owned (“OREO”) and repossessed vehicle holdings) at December 31, 2021, totaled $5.4 million, up from $3.0 million at December 31, 2020. Nonperforming assets as a percentage of total assets increased to 0.33% at December 31, 2021, up from 0.27% at December 31, 2020. OREO totaled $0.5 million at December 31, 2021, and $0.4 million at December 31, 2020. Nonperforming loans were $4.9 million at December 31, 2021, up from $2.5 million at December 31, 2020. Nonperforming loans as a percentage of total loans increased to 0.58% at December 31, 2021, up from 0.36% at December 31, 2020.

The provision for loan losses decreased from $3.2 million during 2020 to $1.1 million during 2021. Net charge-offs totaled $675 thousand and $516 thousand during the twelve months ended December 31, 2021, and 2020, respectively. The allowance for loan losses totaled $10.4 million at December 31, 2021, and $9.9 million at December 31, 2020. The allowance for loan losses as a percentage of total loans decreased from 1.40% at December 31, 2020, to 1.23% at December 31, 2021. Excluding loans acquired from BFR and recorded at fair value, the allowance for loan losses as a percentage of total loans at December 31, 2021, would have been 1.45%.

Shareholders’ Equity

Total shareholders’ equity increased by $33.9 million from $100.2 million at December 31, 2020, to $134.1 million at December 31, 2021. The $33.9 million includes earnings during the twelve-month period totaling $21.0 million, common stock issued in the acquisition of Feather River Bancorp totaling $18.7 million and stock option activity totaling $0.5 million. These items were partially offset by the payment of cash dividends totaling $3.1 million and a decrease in accumulated other comprehensive income of $3.2 million.

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin

Driven by the acquisition of BFR and an increase in PPP fees, net interest income for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021, increased by $8.5 million from $38.4 million during the year ended December 31, 2020, to $46.9 million during 2021. Interest income increased by $8.4 million to $48 million while interest expense decreased by $92 thousand to $1.1 million. Included in interest income during the current year were PPP fees net of costs of $6.1 million, an increase of $3.5 million from $2.6 million during 2020. The average yield on loans, including loans held for sale, increased by 26 basis points from 5.15% during 2020 to 5.41% during the current period. Excluding interest and fees on PPP loans, loan yield would have declined by 18 basis points to 5.05% for the current year compared to 5.23% during the twelve months ended December 31, 2020.

Average interest earning assets during 2021 totaled $1.3 billion, an increase of $339 million from the same period in 2020. This increase in average interest earning assets consisted of increases of $91 million in average loan balances, $11 million in average loans held for sale, $80 million in average investment securities and $157 million in average cash balances. The effect of the increase in average interest earning assets was partially offset by a decline in the average yield on interest earning assets of 43 basis points to 3.72%. Net interest margin decreased 39 basis points to 3.63% during 2021, down from 4.02% during 2020.

Net interest income increased by $2.5 million from $10.5 million during the three months ended December 31, 2020, to $13.0 million for the three months ended December 31, 2021. The increase in net interest income includes increases of $2.5 million in interest income and $33 thousand in interest expense. Interest and fees on loans, including loans held for sale, increased by $1.9 million principally related to an increase in average loan balances. During the current quarter we recorded amortization of loan fees net of loan costs on PPP loans totaling $1.2 million, a decrease of $0.4 million for the same quarter in 2020. This includes normal amortization on our PPP portfolio and the effect of PPP loan forgiveness.

Average loan balances, including loans held for sale, increased by $134 million, while the average yield on loans increased by 4 basis points from 5.40% during the fourth quarter of 2020 to 5.44% during the current quarter. Excluding the effect of the PPP loans, loan yield would have increased by 5 basis points to 5.12% for the current quarter and 5.07% during the fourth quarter of 2020. Interest on investment securities increased by $491 thousand related to growth in the investment portfolio. Average investment securities increased by $120 million to $289 million. The average yield on investment securities during the three months ended December 31, 2021, was 1.80%, a decline of 12 basis points from 1.92% during the fourth quarter of 2020. Interest on cash balances increased by $82 thousand related mostly to an increase in average balances of $170 million. Net interest margin for the three months ended December 31, 2021, decreased 46 basis points to 3.44%, down from 3.90% for the same period in 2020.

Non-Interest Income/Expense

During 2021, non-interest income totaled $8.7 million, an increase of $253 thousand from the $8.5 million earned during 2020. This increase included increases in several categories of non-interest income, the largest of which was $711 thousand in interchange income. These items were partially offset by decreases of $336 thousand in gains on sale of loans, $251 in gains on sale of fixed assets and a $209 thousand loss on sale of investment securities classified as available for sale. The decline in gains on sale of fixed assets includes the effect of a $218 thousand gain on sale of an administrative building during the second quarter of 2020. While gains on sale of loans decreased by $336 thousand, loans held for sale increased by $30.6 million to $31.3 million. Loans held for sale consist of the guaranteed portion of SBA 7(a) loans.

During the three months ended December 31, 2021, and 2020, non-interest income totaled $2.5 million and $2.2 million, respectively. The largest increase in non-interest income was $237 thousand in interchange income. In addition, we received insurance proceeds related to fire damage at our Greenville, California branch totaling $218 thousand. Partially offsetting these items was a $209 thousand loss on the sale of investment securities.

During 2021, total non-interest expense increased by $2.3 million from the comparable period in 2020. The largest components of this increase were increases of $882 thousand in outside service fees, $623 thousand in professional fees, $621 thousand in occupancy and equipment expense, and $203 thousand in deposit insurance. Much of the increases in these categories relate to our Yuba City, California branch which was formerly BFR.

Included in outside service fees and professional fees during 2021 were $423 thousand and $484 thousand, respectively attributable to the Yuba City branch much of which is nonrecurring in nature. Occupancy and equipment expense related to the Yuba City facility totaled $325 thousand.

The largest decline in non-interest expense was $490 thousand in salary and benefit expense as costs related to increases in salaries, bonus and other components of salary and benefit expense were offset by an Employee Retention Credit of $2.3 million.

During the three months ended December 31, 2021, non-interest expense increased by $1.4 million from $6.4 million during the three months ended December 31, 2020, to $7.8 million during the current quarter. The largest components of this increase were increases of $387 thousand in salary and benefit expense, $325 thousand in occupancy and equipment costs and $317 thousand in outside service fees. Salary and benefits at our Yuba City branch totaled $381 thousand, occupancy and equipment costs totaled $157 thousand and outside services totaled $180 thousand.

 

Plumas Bancorp is headquartered in Reno, Nevada. Plumas Bancorp’s principal subsidiary is Plumas Bank, which was founded in 1980. Plumas Bank is a full-service community bank headquartered in Quincy, California. The bank operates fourteen branches: twelve located in the California counties of Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Shasta and Sutter and two branches located in Nevada in the counties of Carson City and Washoe. The bank also operates three loan production offices located in the California Counties of Butte and Placer and Klamath Falls, Oregon. Plumas Bank offers a wide range of financial and investment services to consumers and businesses and has received nationwide Preferred Lender status with the United States Small Business Administration. For more information on Plumas Bancorp and Plumas Bank, please visit our website at www.plumasbank.com.

This news release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and Plumas Bancorp intends for such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Future events are difficult to predict, and the expectations described above are necessarily subject to risk and uncertainty that may cause actual results to differ materially and adversely.

Forward-looking statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. They often include the words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “estimate,” or words of similar meaning, or future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “would,” “should,” “could,” or “may.” These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, nor should they be relied upon as representing management’s views as of any subsequent date. Forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially from those presented, either expressed or implied, in this news release. Factors that might cause such differences include, but are not limited to: the Company’s ability to successfully execute its business plans and achieve its objectives; changes in general economic and financial market conditions, either nationally or locally in areas in which the Company conducts its operations; changes in interest rates; continuing consolidation in the financial services industry; new litigation or changes in existing litigation; increased competitive challenges and expanding product and pricing pressures among financial institutions; legislation or regulatory changes which adversely affect the Company’s operations or business; loss of key personnel; and changes in accounting policies or procedures as may be required by the Financial Accounting Standards Board or other regulatory agencies

Contact: Jamie Huynh
Investor Relations
Plumas Bancorp
5525 Kietzke Lane Ste. 100
Reno, NV 89511
775.786.0907 x8908
[email protected]

PLUMAS BANCORP
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS  
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
  As of December 31,      
  2021   2020   Dollar Change   Percentage Change
ASSETS              
Cash and due from banks $ 380,584   $ 184,909   $ 195,675   105.8%
Investment securities 305,914   179,613   126,301   70.3%
Loans held for sale 31,277   693   30,584   4413.3%
Loans, net of allowance for loan losses 829,385   700,102   129,283   18.5%
Premises and equipment, net 16,424   14,016   2,408   17.2%
Bank owned life insurance 15,844   13,526   2,318   17.1%
Real estate acquired through foreclosure 487   403   84   20.8%
Goodwill 5,502     5,502   100.0%
Accrued interest receivable and other assets 28,657   18,314   10,343   56.5%
Total assets $ 1,614,074   $ 1,111,576   $ 502,498   45.2%
               
LIABILITIES AND              
   SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY  
Deposits $ 1,438,999   $ 973,974   $ 465,025   47.7%
Accrued interest payable and other liabilities 30,683   27,138   3,545   13.1%
Junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures 10,310   10,310     0.0%
Total liabilities 1,479,992   1,011,422   468,570   46.3%
Common stock 26,801   7,656   19,145   250.1%
Retained earnings 105,681   87,753   17,928   20.4%
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net 1,600   4,745   (3,145)   -66.3%
Shareholders’ equity 134,082   100,154   33,928   33.9%
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity $ 1,614,074   $ 1,111,576   $ 502,498   45.2%
               
 
PLUMAS BANCORP
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(In thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
               
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021   2020   Dollar Change   Percentage Change
               
Interest income $ 48,070   $ 39,624   $ 8,446   21.3%
Interest expense 1,136   1,228   (92)   -7.5%
Net interest income before provision for loan losses 46,934   38,396   8,538   22.2%
Provision for loan losses 1,125   3,175   (2,050)   -64.6%
Net interest income after provision for loan losses 45,809   35,221   10,588   30.1%
Non-interest income 8,716   8,463   253   3.0%
Non-interest expense 26,038   23,732   2,306   9.7%
Income before income taxes 28,487   19,952   8,535   42.8%
Provision for income taxes 7,478   5,477   2,001   36.5%
Net income $ 21,009   $ 14,475   $ 6,534   45.1%
               
Basic earnings per share $ 3.82   $ 2.80   $ 1.02   36.4%
Diluted earnings per share $ 3.76   $ 2.77   $ 0.99   35.7%
               
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021   2020   Dollar Change   Percentage Change
               
Interest income $ 13,284   $ 10,769   $ 2,515   23.4%
Interest expense 310   277   33   11.9%
Net interest income before provision for loan losses 12,974   10,492   2,482   23.7%
Provision for loan losses 250   375   (125)   -33.3%
Net interest income after provision for loan losses 12,724   10,117   2,607   25.8%
Non-interest income 2,485   2,154   331   15.4%
Non-interest expense 7,813   6,362   1,451   22.8%
Income before income taxes 7,396   5,909   1,487   25.2%
Provision for income taxes 1,894   1,627   267   16.4%
Net income $ 5,502   $ 4,282   $ 1,220   28.5%
               
Basic earnings per share $ 0.95   $ 0.83   $ 0.12   14.5%
Diluted earnings per share $ 0.93   $ 0.82   $ 0.11   13.4%
               

PLUMAS BANCORP
SELECTED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
                   
  Year Ended   Three Months Ended
  12/31/2021   12/31/2020   12/31/2019   12/31/2021   12/31/2020
EARNINGS PER SHARE                  
Basic earnings per share $ 3.82     $ 2.80     $ 3.01     $ 0.95     $ 0.83  
Diluted earnings per share $ 3.76     $ 2.77     $ 2.97     $ 0.93     $ 0.82  
Weighted average shares outstanding   5,502       5,177       5,155       5,814       5,182  
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding   5,583       5,230       5,228       5,903       5,234  
Cash dividends paid per share1 $ 0.56     $ 0.36     $ 0.46     $ 0.14     $ 0.12  
                   
PERFORMANCE RATIOS (annualized for the three months)                
Return on average assets   1.52 %     1.43 %     1.82 %     1.35 %     1.50 %
Return on average equity   17.8 %     15.5 %     20.2 %     16.5 %     17.4 %
Yield on earning assets   3.72 %     4.15 %     4.97 %     3.52 %     4.00 %
Rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities   0.19 %     0.25 %     0.39 %     0.17 %     0.22 %
Net interest margin   3.63 %     4.02 %     4.75 %     3.44 %     3.90 %
Noninterest income to average assets   0.63 %     0.83 %     0.95 %     0.61 %     0.76 %
Noninterest expense to average assets   1.88 %     2.34 %     2.68 %     1.92 %     2.23 %
Efficiency ratio2   46.8 %     50.6 %     49.9 %     50.5 %     50.3 %
                   
  12/31/2021   12/31/2020   12/31/2019        
CREDIT QUALITY RATIOS AND DATA                  
Allowance for loan losses $ 10,352     $ 9,902     $ 7,243          
Allowance for loan losses as a percentage of total loans   1.23 %     1.40 %     1.17 %        
Allowance for loan losses as a percentage of total loans –            
excluding PPP loans   1.29 %     1.55 %     1.17 %        
Nonperforming loans $ 4,863     $ 2,536     $ 2,050          
Nonperforming assets $ 5,397     $ 2,970     $ 2,813          
Nonperforming loans as a percentage of total loans   0.58 %     0.36 %     0.33 %        
Nonperforming assets as a percentage of total assets   0.33 %     0.27 %     0.33 %        
Net charge-offs $ 675     $ 516     $ 1,215          
Net charge-offs as a percentage of average         0.07 %            
loans 0.09 %           0.21 %    
                   
CAPITAL AND OTHER DATA                  
Common shares outstanding at end of period   5,817       5,182       5,166          
Shareholders’ equity $ 134,082     $ 100,154     $ 84,505          
Book value per common share $ 23.05     $ 19.33     $ 16.36          
Tangible common equity3 $ 127,067     $ 99,432     $ 83,584          
Tangible book value per common share4 $ 21.84     $ 19.19     $ 16.18          
Tangible common equity to total assets   7.9 %     8.9 %     9.7 %        
Gross loans to deposits   58.3 %     72.9 %     82.6 %        
                   
PLUMAS BANK REGULATORY CAPITAL RATIOS                
Tier 1 Leverage Ratio   8.4 %     9.2 %     10.4 %        
Common Equity Tier 1 Ratio   14.4 %     14.2 %     13.1 %        
Tier 1 Risk-Based Capital Ratio   14.4 %     14.2 %     13.1 %        
Total Risk-Based Capital Ratio   15.5 %     15.4 %     14.2 %        
                   
(1) The Company paid a quarterly cash dividend of 14 cents per share on February 15, 2021, May 17, 2021, August 16, 2021 and November 15, 2021        
and quarterly cash dividends of 12 cents per share on May 15, 2020, August 14, 2020 and November 16, 2020.            
(2) Efficiency ratio is defined as noninterest expense divided by total revenue (net interest income and total noninterest income).            
(3) Tangible common equity is defined as common equity less core deposit intangibles.                  
(4) Tangible common book value per share is defined as tangible common equity divided by common shares outstanding.