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LONDON and NEW YORK, Dec. 02, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Smart Communications^™, the only provider of a customer conversations management platform, today announced it has been ranked as a Leader by the analyst firm Aragon Research in its new report, The Aragon Research Globe^™ for Workflow and Content Automation (WCA), 2020. The report evaluates 14 WCA technology providers based on product capabilities, strategy and performance in the market.

Due to COVID-19, Aragon Research reports that enterprises have accelerated digital transformation by adopting workflow and content automation to “go fully digital with customer-facing documents and processes related to those documents” — a critical step in improving customer experience and retention. The report recommends starting by reviewing legacy forms-based approaches and “focus on making them digital with guided navigation.”

“Given the world-wide pandemic, it is even more imperative to adopt agile content processes that enable businesses to create, manage, and automate important documents and assets with accuracy in the cloud,” said Jim Lundy, Founder and CEO of Aragon Research. “For enterprises with legacy forms-based approaches, automatic document generation should be considered a must-have capability for 2021.”

Smart Communications has shown continued growth and product evolution, specifically the forms transformation capabilities powered by SmartIQ^™ which enables adaptive interviews and decreases time to form completion. Enterprises can leverage data collected through these enhanced processes to engage in more personalized customer conversations via preferred channels through its next-generation customer communication management solution, SmartCOMM^™.

“Aragon Research believes shifting to a digital-first approach to workflow and content automaton is critical to success, and we couldn’t agree more,” said James Brown, CEO of Smart Communications. “By positioning us as a Leader in the latest Research Globe^™ for Workflow and Content Automation, we feel that Aragon has validated our approach to helping enterprises deliver smarter conversations throughout the entire customer lifecycle. We are proud to be identified in this report and equally proud of the work we’re doing to help companies not only survive but thrive during these challenging times.”

Download a complimentary copy of the report here.

About Aragon Research

Aragon Research delivers high-impact visual research, consulting, and advisory services to provide enterprises the insight they need to make better technology and strategy decisions. Aragon Research serves business and IT leaders and has a proven team of veteran analysts. For more information, visit https://www.aragonresearch.com/

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bout Smart Communications

Smart Communications™ is the only provider of a customer conversations management platform. More than 500 global brands rely on Smart Communications to deliver smarter conversations across the entire lifecycle—empowering them to succeed in today’s digital-focused, customer-driven world while also simplifying processes and operating more efficiently. This is what it means to scale the conversation. Smart Communications is headquartered in the UK and serves its customers from offices located across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific. The Smart Communications platform includes the enterprise-scale customer communications management power of SmartCOMM^™, forms transformation capabilities made possible by SmartIQ^™ and the trade documentation expertise of SmartDX^™. To learn more, visit smartcommunications.com.

Media Contact

Stacy Kirk
[email protected]
+1 770-891-9285

CONCORD, Calif., Dec. 02, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — AssetMark (NYSE: AMK) today announced it will offer CIBC Private Wealth investment management services and wealth planning expertise on the AssetMark platform to support financial advisors in serving the complex needs of high-net-worth and ultra-high-net worth clients.

CIBC Custom Portfolios offer tailored investment solutions, holistic wealth planning and high-touch service to support advisors and their clients, whether they’re designing a plan for managing family wealth, creating effective philanthropy strategies, or planning a business transition. CIBC Custom Portfolios are invested in a mix of equities, bonds, and opportunistic strategies, and designed to deliver strong, risk-adjusted returns.

AssetMark advisors and their clients will have access to a team of experienced CIBC Private Wealth Relationship Managers and Wealth Strategists who can help advisors demystify complexity and present clients with customized wealth plans. This custom investment management and comprehensive wealth planning solution is competitively priced and accessible for wealthy individuals and families.

“We are excited for this new collaboration with CIBC Private Wealth that expands the breadth of AssetMark’s high-net-worth solutions, delivering access to customized multi-asset class portfolios and deep wealth expertise that supports our community of advisors,” said David McNatt, SVP, Product Strategy, Development and Management at AssetMark. “The addition of CIBC custom portfolios builds upon AssetMark’s recent platform enhancements designed to provide advisors with customized solutions to meet the expanding needs of high-net-worth investors, including a streamlined securities-backed lending program¹ and diversifying and tax-aware strategies to help preserve capital.”

About AssetMark Financial Holdings, Inc.

AssetMark is a leading provider of extensive wealth management and technology solutions that help financial advisors meet the ever-changing needs of their clients and businesses. Through AssetMark, Inc., its investment adviser subsidiary registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, AssetMark operates a platform that brings together fully integrated technology, personalized and scalable service, and curated investment solutions to support financial advisors and their businesses. For more than 20 years, AssetMark has focused on offering the solutions and services that help financial advisors grow. AssetMark had $67.3 billion in platform assets as of September 30, 2020. For more information visit assetmark.com.

About CIBC

CIBC is a leading North American financial institution with 10 million personal banking, business, public sector, and institutional clients. CIBC offers a full range of advice, solutions, and services in the United States, across Canada, and around the world. In the US, CIBC Bank USA provides commercial banking, private and personal banking, and small business banking solutions, and CIBC Private Wealth offers investment management, wealth strategies, and legacy planning. Visit us at cibc.com/US.

Private banking is offered by CIBC Bank USA, Member FDIC and Equal Housing Lender. CIBC Bank USA and CIBC Private Wealth Group, LLC are both indirect, wholly owned subsidiaries of CIBC. The CIBC logo is a registered trademark of CIBC, used under license. Investment Products Offered are Not FDIC-Insured, May Lose Value and are Not Bank Guaranteed.

SOURCE: AssetMark, Inc.

Contact:

Chris Blake
MSR Communications for AssetMark, Inc.
[email protected]

¹ Available at AssetMark Trust Company.

PLANO, Texas, Dec. 02, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Rocky Mountain High Brands, Inc. (OTCPK: RMHB) announced today that the Company has finalized a Global Settlement Agreement with Raw Pharma, LLC.

On April 30, 2020, Rocky Mountain Productions, Inc. entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with Raw Pharma, LLC to purchase all the assets of Raw Pharma, including all machinery, equipment, and components for a total purchase price of $3,250,000. A portion of the purchase price included $500,000 non-assessable shares of Purchaser’s common stock, which stock was issued under Rule 144 of the Securities Act, to Raw Pharma at Closing, and the assumption of certain loans secured by the machinery and equipment. Raw Pharma agreed to finance the balance of the purchase price per the terms and conditions established in the Asset Purchase Agreement. Since Closing, a total of $255,000 has been paid to Raw Pharma, leaving an unpaid balance of $2,495,000.

The Asset Purchase Agreement provided for Raw Pharma to assign its sublease agreement to Rocky Mountain Productions but unfortunately, and through no fault of either party, the landlord refused to consent to such assignment due to co-packing of CBD beverages on its leased premises even though Raw Pharma co-packed CBD beverages for almost a year at this location. This uncertainty, together with other issues relating with and to the Asset Purchase Agreement, resulted in Raw Pharma having to renegotiate the Asset Purchase Agreement.

As a result of the renegotiated settlement agreement, the purchase price under the Asset Purchase Agreement, and thus the overall balance owed to Raw Pharma, was reduced by approximately $1,270,000. The Asset Purchase Agreement was amended, and supplemented as follows:

• Rocky Mountain Productions shall endeavor to make all reasonable and diligent efforts to pay off and/or refinance all of the Chase Bank loan balances in the amount of $954,515;
• Rocky Mountain Productions shall pay Raw Pharma $100,000, with monthly payments of $15,000 commencing June 1, 2021 until paid off;
• 4,700,000 shares of Rule 144 stock to be issued to Raw Pharma which had a value of $170,000 as of October 29, 2020. Rocky Mountain Productions is currently negotiating a lease agreement with another landlord and anticipates starting the relocation process of its beverage line soon. Rocky Mountain Productions continues to co-pack hand sanitizer at the current facility.

About Rocky Mountain High Brands

Rocky Mountain High Brands, Inc. (OTCPK: RMHB) is a consumer goods Company that specializes in health conscious hemp-infused beverages and a naturally high alkaline spring water under the name Eagle Spirit Spring Water. The Company also co-packs beverages and hand sanitizers. Our mission is to assist others in their journey to live productive, fulfilling, and healthy lives.

For product information, please visit: www.hempd.com and www.eaglespiritwater.com.

Information about Forward-Looking Statements
: This release may include forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involves risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, the impact of competitive products, the ability to meet customer demand, the ability to manage growth, acquisitions of technology, equipment, or human resources, the effect of economic business conditions and the ability to attract and retain skilled personnel. Words such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “project” and other similar words and expressions are intended to signify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future results and conditions but rather are subject to various risks and uncertainties. Some of these risks and uncertainties are identified in the company’s filings with the SEC. The occurrence of any of these risks and uncertainties could have a material adverse effect on the company’s business, financial condition, and results of operations. The Company is not obligated to revise or update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date of this release.

Contact:

Investor Relations:
Paul Knopick

E & E Communications

[email protected]

940.262.3584

PHOENIX, AZ, Dec. 02, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Taronis Fuels, Inc., (“Taronis” or the “Company”) (OTCQB: TRNF), a global producer of renewable and socially responsible fuel products, today announced it has amended the previous buyout of the royalty agreement between the Company and BBHC, Inc. The amendment calls for a shortening of the period in which BBHC is eligible to receive a royalty from Taronis Fuels for any sales that are directly tied to the Company’s patented fuel technology. The prior agreement called for a five-year royalty period, which has been shortened to now terminate on December 31, 2021. The royalty payments primarily pertain to the sale of gasification units used to produce MagneGas, a renewable metal cutting fuel product that competes directly with acetylene, propylene, and propane products.

As consideration for the transaction, the Company agreed to forgive approximately $2.1 million in cash obligations due from BBHC to Taronis Fuels. In the event BBHC sells its stake in Tarus Therapeutics, the first $2.1 million in net proceeds to BBHC would instead be conveyed to Taronis Fuels as a contingent payment. The Company also agreed to convey certain prepaid assets to BBHC valued at approximately $1.1 million. Lastly, the Company agreed to convey 1 million shares of its restricted common stock to BBHC.

“We felt this was a prudent and important step in severing all ties between Taronis Fuels and its legacy parent,” commented Scott Mahoney, CEO of Taronis Fuels. “It has become increasingly clear to us that BBHC does not have a viable path to repay the balances due to our Company prior to year-end. We utilized the transaction, as detailed, to immediately clear the balance due.”

“Given that BBHC has virtually no liquid assets with which to repay Taronis Fuels, we felt this was the most efficient path to resolving the issue. In addition, curtailing the royalty period from five years to one year is expected to greatly reduce potential future royalty expenses due to BBHC. The Taronis executive team is focused on preparing a pristine, highly liquid balance sheet as we position the Company for a promising 2021,” concluded Mr. Mahoney.

About Taronis Fuels, Inc.

Taronis Fuels, Inc. is a global producer of renewable and socially responsible fuel products. Our goal is to deliver environmentally sustainable, technology driven alternatives to traditional fossil fuel and carbon-based economy products. We believe our products offer a vastly cleaner solution to legacy acetylene and propane alternatives.

Taronis is also dedicated to providing fundamentally safer solutions to meet the industrial, commercial and residential needs of tomorrow’s global economy. Our products have been rigorously tested and independently validated by global gas authorities as vastly safer than acetylene, the most dangerous industrial gas in use today.

Lastly, we strive to deliver products that offer significant function superiority at a reduced cost to the end consumer. Through these efforts, we support 9 of the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. For more information, please visit our website at www.taronisfuels.com/

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This press release contains forward-looking statements as defined within Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements relate to future events, including our ability to raise capital, or to our future financial performance, and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements since they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which are, in some cases, beyond our control and which could, and likely will, materially affect actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Any forward-looking statement reflects our current views with respect to future events and is subject to these and other risks, uncertainties and assumptions relating to our operations, results of operations, growth strategy and liquidity. We assume no obligation to publicly update or revise these forward-looking statements for any reason, or to update the reasons actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements, even if new information becomes available in the future.

For a discussion of these risks and uncertainties, please see our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Our public filings with the SEC are available from commercial document retrieval services and at the website maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov.

Investor Contacts:
Michael Khorassani
[email protected]

LAS VEGAS, NV, Dec. 02, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via NewMediaWire – HearAtLast Holdings Inc. (OTC Pink: HRAL), a Nevada Corporation, is pleased to announce the long anticipated integration of Crystal Clear Audio, Inc., that HearAtlast acquired in 2019. The company continues to be a developer of leading edge audio technology for use in listening devices for music and other applications. During the last year, including the turbulent worldwide effects of the pandemic, the company has established relationships with manufacturers and co-developed some unbelievable sounding products with outstanding features. The company has also teamed up with some prominent entertainers and sports stars and collaborated on limited-edition releases. The first in the series is set to launch this coming month. The product will be available through numerous leading retail channels.  The unique and formidable audio products, built using proprietary technologies and along with the partnerships in music and elsewhere promises exposure worldwide.  Further to this the company is currently working on the next generation products.

Crystal Clear Audio was acquired in late 2019 by HearAtLast Holdings as a wholly owned subsidiary in an all-stock transaction and the management worked diligently through this difficult year to bring the first products to market.  With this long-awaited transformation now complete, the company will begin its campaign to being recognized, in the entertainment sector, as a producer of quality electronics.

It is also anticipated that, along with this acquisition and integration of Crystal Clear Audio, there will be an expansion of the officers and board of directors of the Company that will be followed by another announcement.

For more information please visit: www.crystalclearaudio.ca 

ABOUT HEARATLAST HOLDINGS INC.

HearAtlast Holdings Inc. (OTC Pink: HRAL) is a company motivated in expanding its asset & revenue base for the purpose of increasing shareholder value by diversifying as a multi-faceted Company. To accomplish this, HearAtlast seeks to acquire ownership in developing companies. Currently, HearAtlast operates as a hearing aid & services company and is in the process of restructuring and adding to its business model. Stay tuned for exciting information about HearAtlast Holdings.

Safe Harbor

Statements about the Company’s future expectations and all other statements in this press release other than historical facts, are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The Company intends that such forward-looking statements be subject to the safe harbors created thereby. The above information contains information relating to the Company that is based on the beliefs of the Company and/or its management, as well as assumptions made by any information currently available to the Company or its management. When used in this document, the words “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “plans,” “projects,” and similar expressions, as they relate to the Company or its management, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect the current view of the Company regarding future events and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including the risks and uncertainties noted. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove to be incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described herein as anticipated, believed, estimated, expected, intended or projected. In each instance, forward-looking information should be considered in light of the accompanying meaningful cautionary statements herein. Factors that could cause results to differ include, but are not limited to, successful performance of internal plans, the impact of competitive services and pricing and general economic risks and uncertainties.

Investor Relations:
HearAtLast Holdings, Inc.
[email protected]
888-993-0989

NEW YORK, Dec. 02, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Kemp, the leader in powering always-on application experience [AX], today globally unveiled an enhanced ECS Connection Manager, delivering storage protocol-aware Layer 7 load balancing and data traffic management optimized for Dell EMC ECS deployments across a variety of private cloud architectures.

Organizations globally are challenged with delivering the same efficiency, scale and economics of public cloud in their own private cloud infrastructure. Privacy requirements, compliance and geo-political factors can force many enterprises to rely on the control of on-premises infrastructure for certain key services. With Dell EMC ECS, customers can easily provide globally distributed object storage services like S3 to drive modernization of applications and achieve analytics capabilities previously only possible in public cloud.

As part of Dell Extended Technologies Complete (ETC) and long-standing collaboration between Kemp and Dell Technologies, the ECS Connection Manager was developed to provide object storage high availability, resilience and traffic flow optimization while continuously maintaining enterprise-wide security posture and departmental segmentation to data. Some of the world’s largest pharmaceuticals, logistics companies and defense agencies are already leveraging the combination of Dell ECS with the Kemp ECS Connection Manager to maximize object storage efficiency.

The ECS Connection Manager provides native S3 protocol intelligence that supports multi-virtual data center “XOR” operations, equaling reduced network routing costs and faster response time to read operations. New Quality-of-Service (QoS) management provides granular rate limiting to prioritize critical workloads and prevent request storms. Certified IPv6 support and built-in IPv6-to-IPv4 gateway translation simplifies the publishing of ECS services in hybrid environments while SSL acceleration improves performance without sacrificing the requirement for end-to-end encryption.

Key
Dell
EMC
ECS + Kemp
ECS Connection Manager
Capabilities

• S3 Storage Awareness & Optimization – Kemp ECS Connection Manager delivers S3-optimized algorithms to ensure the accurate routing of object read/write requests along with even traffic distribution. Automatic detection of the method used by applications to access the ECS storage buckets (S3 path or virtual host addressing) further enables traffic routing efficiency without the need of manual configuration for hybrid environments.
• Storage QoS (Quality of Service) – ECS Connection Manager QoS enables the provision of consistent and predictable levels of service for multi-tenant and multi-application infrastructures. In these shared environments, QoS simplifies the task of ensuring that critical workloads are not impacted by ‘noisy neighbors’ or rogue applications by providing granular rate limiting controls that may be assigned globally or to specific storage objects and paths. Watch the video on QoS and rate limiting for Dell ECS for more information.
• Multi-Network Support – Many customer environments require departmental network segmentation while enabling access to shared backend resources. The ECS Connection Manager simplifies the process of publishing ECS service endpoints across multiple network segments while reducing the requirement for complex routing or the introduction of exceptions that violate Infosec standards.
• High-Speed Network Integration – ECS Connection manager hardware platforms are available with native connectivity at speeds of 25 Gbps, 40 Gbps and 100 Gbps to simplify integration with existing network infrastructure and to support high-speed access to Dell EMC storage platforms.
• Dynamic Global Host Resolution – Name resolution and multi-site global server load balancing (GSLB) are critical to the resilience of ECS deployments. The Kemp ECS Connection Manager natively includes this functionality and supports hybrid environments with applications leveraging multiple methods for accessing the ECS infrastructure. Dynamic Global Host Resolution within this feature set provides flexible, multi-site distribution and availability for ECS deployments leveraging both Path Style and Virtual Host addressing.
• Enhanced Defense and Public Sector Support – Compliance with the FIPS 140-2 security standard means that customers can leverage ECS Connection Manager to secure data in-flight with algorithms and ciphers that are consistent with the standard. Common Access Card (CAC) support also means that access to the Kemp ECS Connection Manager interface and management interfaces of ECS can equally be done according to Department of Defense (DoD) standards. IPv6 interoperability (certified to NIST standards) is further provided for environments that must deploy with this network topology.

“Dell Technologies continues to work closely with Kemp,” said Peter Melerud, chief strategy officer and co-founder at Kemp. “We’re excited about the ongoing growth in the object storage market and the opportunity to collaborate with Dell Technologies to deliver joint customer value on unstructured data solutions projects.”
  
Availability
The Kemp ECS Connection Manager is available globally direct through Dell Technologies, and more information about the ECS Connection Manager can be found at https://kemp.ax/ecs-connection-manager/.

Resources

• ECS Connection M
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• VIDEO: Quality of Service(QOS) and ra
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• CASE STUDY: Glo
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About Kemp

Kemp powers the always-on application experience [AX] that enterprises and service providers need to succeed. Kemp has redefined load balancing and application delivery control (ADC) by providing more simplified deployments, more flexible licensing, and world-class technical support. Kemp is the world’s most-popular virtual load balancer with more than 100,000 deployments in 138 countries. Take control of your AX at kemp.ax.

Media Contact:

Aoife Malone / Kemp Technologies / [email protected]

A photo accompanying this announcement is available at https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/f83433bb-9255-45fa-a584-311ecb74bf1a.

New Bosch
Refrigerators
Deliver on
Top Three Refrigeration Trends, Aid in Overall Consumer
Wellness

• Over half of individual Americans self-identify as “ice obsessed,” consuming up to 116 glasses of ice a month or nearly 36 pounds – adding up to well over 400 pounds of ice per person a year
• Ice could be the key to hydration and overall wellbeing, with 53% percent claiming not having ice available means they drink less water, impacting several positive feelings and behaviors
• Bosch’s French door bottom mount refrigeration line delivers on top three refrigeration trends—fast, freshly filtered ice, optimized beverage storage and freshness—with industry-firsts

IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 02, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Following the debut of its expanded French door bottom mount refrigeration collection, Bosch home appliances today announced a new study that explores the role ice, hydration, and beverages play in our lives. The survey of 2,000 Americans, conducted by OnePoll on behalf of Bosch, revealed that the key to drinking more water, and potentially feeling happier, could very well be ice. America’s obsession with ice rests on four telling truths revealed at the household level:

1. Americans who drink six or more glasses of water a day are most likely to strongly agree that they are “very happy” (41%) and optimistic (40%), as opposed to the 12% and 10%, respectively, of those who drink less than one glass a day and agree with the same sentiments
2. Hydration directly impacts overall wellbeing, with those who drink six or more glasses a day waking up exhausted fewer times per week (2.59) than those who drink less than one glass (3.14), most likely to describe themselves as successful and be on time to work
3. Further, well over half of all respondents (56%) said they will not drink water unless it’s cold, and 53% said that having no ice available means they simply drink less water
4. With over half of Americans (51%) self-identifying as “ice obsessed,” individuals consume up to 116 glasses of ice per month or nearly 36 pounds, adding up to over 400 pounds of ice per year

Thus, being properly hydrated has a transcendent effect on our lives, proving that beverage temperature impacts how much we drink, overall energy, happiness and optimism. But it’s not just the temperature that drives ice consumption – 54% of respondents expressed other important sensory experiences that result from ice, such as the sound it makes, its texture and how it looks in a glass. With nearly 60% of Americans saying they would drink more water if they had easier access to perfectly chilled water, Bosch is delivering on the consumer need for rapid, reliable and freshly filtered ice production as part of its expanding refrigeration line with the QuickIcePro System™ refrigerator.

“This acute consumer demand for quick, easy access to ice speaks to the basic need of staying hydrated and the simple joy of savoring a refreshing beverage throughout the day,” said Anja Prescher, Bosch Brand Director. “Ice could be the key to a bevy of positive feelings and behaviors, and ultimately achieving better overall wellness, which is why we’ve expanded our refrigeration line with the QuickIcePro System to provide rapid ice replenishment—because running to the store for ice is one less thing consumers should have to worry about. It’s little details like this that sit at the core of Bosch innovation, and we’re proud to deliver on these needs with our newest refrigerators, improving quality of life for consumers across the nation.”

While it’s no surprise consumers love a chilled beverage as opposed to one at room temperature, this inner ice obsession is trending up after more time spent at home. The study showed that 53% of respondents realized the need for better ice production during the COVID-19 pandemic, with 64% of Americans running out of ice multiple times per year. Even beyond a glass of water, consumers have shown a demand for other beverages, such as soda and spirits, to be at the perfect temperature as well.

With more time spent in the heart of the home than ever before, Bosch has identified three top refrigeration trends that meet ever-evolving food and beverage needs:

1. Fast, freshly filtered ice – Americans view ice as a key element of enjoying a beverage. Eighty-three percent of individuals consume at least one glass of ice in a day, with 58% consuming one to five glasses and 25% consuming six to ten or more. Sixty-six percent run to the store for ice at least once a month to keep up with household demand, with 34% making trips three to five times per month. The new QuickIcePro System refrigerator from Bosch is the industry’s fastest refrigerator ice maker*, producing fast, freshly filtered ice at a rapid rate—up to 12 pounds** or 40 glasses of ice per day***—to minimize the need to run to the store for more.

2. Optimized beverage storage – Americans have shown a nearly equal interest in beverage temperature as they have for ice, proving that storing beverages at the right temperature is just as important. In fact, 56% of Americans agree that having a drink at the wrong temperature has the potential to make their day less enjoyable. The new Bosch Refreshment Center™ refrigerator removes the guesswork from achieving the ideal temperature for beverages at the touch of a button—from red or white wine to beer, soda or other drinks. Plus, this industry-first, in-unit glass-front drawer eliminates the need for a second appliance for beverages elsewhere in the home.

3. F
   lexible
   fresh
   food storage – As consumers cook more and opt for fewer trips to the grocery store, they need a refrigerator with flexible storage and features that keep food fresher, longer. In addition to organizational solutions like the industry’s first FlexBar™, the FarmFresh System™ in Bosch 800 Series French door bottom mount refrigerators uses four innovative technologies to circulate cool air, filter out unwanted odors and ethylene gas, as well as remove the guesswork in storing items at the ideal environment for maximum freshness and minimum food waste.

Available now, the new Bosch refrigeration line, including models with the QuickIcePro System™ and Refreshment Center™, deliver on the consumer need for rapid water and ice production as well as premium beverage storage and advanced freshness technologies. For more on Bosch home appliances, visit www.bosch-home.com/us, or connect with Bosch on Facebook (facebook.com/BoschAppliances), Twitter (@BoschHomeUS), Instagram (@BoschHomeUS) or Pinterest (@BoschHomeUS).

<sup>*Based on single ice maker production rates during a 24-hour period, measured per IEC standard and manufacturer user’s manuals, for brands identified in US and Canada TraQline as freestanding French door bottom mount refrigerators.



**Based on single ice maker production rates during a 24 hour period, measured per IEC standards, when the ice bin was removed. Results may vary depending on operating conditions.



*** Based on filling 8 oz. glasses.</sup>

About Bosch home appliances

Bosch home appliances has been selling high-quality appliances in the United States since 1991. With a focus on engineering products that simplify life, Bosch is known nationwide for raising the standards in quietness, efficiency and design. Bosch frequently receives top ratings in leading consumer publications. Bosch home appliances is part of BSH Home Appliances Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Munich based BSH Home Appliances Group, the largest manufacturer of home appliances in Europe and one of the leading companies in the sector worldwide. Headquartered in Irvine, CA, the company operates manufacturing facilities in La Follette, Tenn., and New Bern, N.C., housing state-of-the-art factories for dishwashers, ranges, ovens and cooktops. Technology and Development Centers are located in Caryville and Oak Ridge, Tenn., and New Bern, N.C.

Media Contact:
Nicole Viotto
415-692-3059
[email protected]

An infographic accompanying this announcement is available at https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/c11d2995-5782-4295-8dc1-0cb5773d930e

 

Boston, Dec. 02, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Duck Creek Technologies (NASDAQ: DCT) announced today that it has expanded its Partner Ecosystem program through a new relationship with Split Limit Studios, an industry-leading provider of workers compensation pay-as-you-go billing solutions. Split Limit Studio’s signature SaaS product, TRUPAY®, integrates with Duck Creek Policy and Duck Creek Billing to enable automatic payment of insurance premiums each payroll period. Using real-time payroll data provided by a payroll company or policyholder, TRUPAY® calculates workers’ comp premiums based on current carrier rates, invoices the policyholder, and collects the premium via ACH.

“We are incredibly excited to partner with Duck Creek and look forward to working with them to expand the tools available to their customers,” said George Kostakos, Split Limit Studios’ CEO. “Duck Creek’s exceptional core system solutions are highly complementary to TRUPAY®. Our integration enables Duck Creek to offer its carrier customers a solution to improve policyholder cashflow while making workers’ comp premium payment simpler and more convenient. TRUPAY® also offers Duck Creek’s customers access to automated payroll data reporting through our connectivity to over 350 payroll providers, including our unique relationship with Intuit.”

“It’s critical that carriers handle all aspects of workers’ compensation insurance with efficiency and exceptional speed, and Split Limit Studios is leading the charge to enable them,” said Elizabeth Del Ferro, Vice President, Partner GTM at Duck Creek Technologies. “Duck Creek is thrilled to welcome Split Limit into our rapidly-growing partner ecosystem.”

About Split Limit Studios

Split Limit Studios differentiates its pay-as-you-go technology from the competition with insurance expertise, excellent customer service, a focus on security, and a commitment to deliver on its promises. They have over twenty customers, including eight Tier 1 carriers and three workers compensation state insurance funds.

Split Limit Studios receives data from hundreds of payroll companies and is the only pay-as-you-go software vendor partnered with Intuit and their 1.4 million payroll customers. The Split Limit Studios product roadmap includes continued focus into expanding connectivity with payroll companies to make it easy to submit payroll data to all the workers compensation carriers who rely on TRUPAY® for their pay-as-you-go programs.

You can contact Split Limit Studios and learn more about TRUPAY® at www.splitlimit.com or by contacting Patrick Kimble at [email protected].

About Duck Creek Technologies

Duck Creek Technologies (NASDAQ: DCT) is a leading provider of core system solutions to the P&C and General insurance industry. By accessing Duck Creek OnDemand, the company’s enterprise Software-as-a-Service solution, insurance carriers are able to navigate uncertainty and capture market opportunities faster than their competitors. Duck Creek’s functionally-rich solutions are available on a standalone basis or as a full suite, and all are available via Duck Creek OnDemand. For more information, visit www.duckcreek.com.

Media Contact:
Paul Rechichi
Racepoint Global
617-624-3295
[email protected]

Sam A. Shay
Duck Creek Technologies
+1 (857) 201-5784
[email protected]

Arakelian to apply deep expertise developed during two decades of leadership at Nuance Communications and Merrill Lynch to deliver ENACOMM’s omnichannel voice and digital banking and payments solutions to more enterprise customers

TULSA, OK, Dec. 02, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via NewMediaWire — Enterprise-level technology solutions expert Kenneth Arakelian has been tapped by ENACOMM to spearhead advancement of the company’s suite of FinTech products and services as Senior Vice President and Chief Product Officer, ENACOMM today announced. A provider of affordable, data-driven solutions for improving the customer experience (CX), fighting financial fraud, and increasing operational efficiency, ENACOMM has been empowering banks, credit unions, and credit card and payment companies with transformational technologies for nearly 35 years.

Arakelian brings more than 20 years of hands-on experience in designing, architecting, bringing to market, and supporting business solutions for enterprise customers. Most recently, he headed the Innovations Group at Nuance Communications, where he worked since 2010. Prior to his career at Nuance, Arakelian managed the Contact Center Engineering group at Merrill Lynch.

“ENACOMM is fortunate to have a highly talented leader like Ken with extensive experience in software engineering and product design join our team,” said Michael Boukadakis, ENACOMM Chairman & CEO. “We’re confident in his strategic vision for the expansion of ENACOMM’s next-generation banking and payments technologies to new enterprise-level customers and are excited for what the future holds.”

As SVP and Chief Product Officer, Arakelian will scale ENACOMM’s intelligent interactive voice response (IVR) system for deployment by major banks with numerous branches. He’ll also expand ENACOMM’s Virtual Personal Assistant (VPA) for artificial intelligence (AI)-driven conversational voice banking, Fraud Control Module and AI-enhanced chatbots and mobile voicebots to meet the needs of additional enterprise-level customers. 

“Ken’s innovative spirit, acute focus and proven track record of advancing customer experience strategies, products, and technologies will undoubtedly bolster ENACOMM’s already relentless customer-driven mission of enabling competitive parity for America’s enterprise and community banks, credit unions, credit card and payment companies,” commented Shawn Hughes, ENACOMM’s President and Chief Operating Officer.

Arakelian added, “I’m eager to expand the reach of ENACOMM’s advanced, interoperable technologies, multiplying the number of financial institution customers who will benefit from a user-friendly, secure banking experience. The fact that ENACOMM already built a ‘digital gateway’ with open APIs that can talk to any core means the possibilities are endless. I’m proud to be part of an organization that’s tech-forward and supports open banking.”

To learn more about ENACOMM’s FinTech solutions, go to www.enacomm.net.

About ENACOMM

ENACOMM is a FinTech provider of intelligent interactions and customer authentication technologies for banks, credit unions, credit card and payments companies. ENACOMM was named a “Top 10 Retail Banking Solution Provider” by Banking CIO Outlook magazine. The company empowers financial institutions with affordable solutions for improving the customer experience (CX), fighting financial fraud, and increasing operational efficiency. A frontrunner in self-service technologies including interactive voice response (IVR) for over three decades, ENACOMM solutions are delivered as hosted services or on-demand through the “cloud.” The company’s customer base ranges from community credit unions and community banks to the largest financial institutions in the United States. Utilizing web, mobile, SMS texts, email, voice, chatbots and other communication technology channels including digital voice assistants, ENACOMM harnesses artificial intelligence, big data, voice biometrics and more to help organizations provide customers with a superior, omnichannel self-service experience that includes Conversational Voice Banking. ENACOMM processes more than 1,000,000 customer interactions and automated data transactions every day. For more information, go to www.enacomm.net.

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LINDON, Utah, Dec. 02, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today, Braintreehouse, an art studio home to award-winning artists, announces the widespread availability of the Sketchboard Pro, the latest Apple iPad accessory to hit the market.

The Sketchboard Pro was designed by Braintreehouse founder JJ Harrison and his team of talented artists. Harrison realized there was a growing demand for an iPad accessory that would work to eliminate the daily aches and pains that came with drawing on a screen for extended hours. The Sketchboard Pro was soon created as a way to imitate a flat drawing surface that artists experience when drawing on paper and combine what they love about traditional art making and modern technology.

The device features strong legs that easily fold out to create a comfortable 20-degree angled drawing surface, allowing the user to have a drawing desk experience virtually anywhere in landscape or portrait orientation. The charging port lets users keep the iPad connected to power for those long work sprints that can quickly drain the battery. For those times when you need a taller canvas, optional portrait legs fold out for a comfortable experience with support. With the Sketchboard Pro, the iPad is nestled into a form-fitted cradle that creates a smooth surface for your hand to glide across. For the first time, this enables you to utilize the complete canvas when drawing on your iPad, rather than resting your hand on areas of the screen where you could be drawing.

“We spent several months testing the Sketchboard Pro with professional artists doing production artwork in an effort to refine its ergonomics,” said Harrison. “Since announcing at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) this past January, and even winning a couple awards, we’ve seen a demand for the product across more industries than we could’ve ever predicted. From accessibility needs to architects to kids, it has become a product that a lot of people have benefited from when using their iPad. We anticipate more demand for this product as an at-home office staple as more families continue to navigate working and schooling from home during the pandemic.”

The Sketchboard Pro supports more than 30 iPad models including all iPads that support the Apple Pencil. With every unit sold Braintreehouse is committed to planting a tree through their partnership with Ecologi, pledging to reforestation and reducing their carbon footprint. To purchase a Sketchboard Pro, or to learn more please visit sketchboardpro.com.

About


Braintreehouse

Nestled in the misty mountains of Utah is an art studio called Braintreehouse where award-winning artists have banded together to conjure up new, original entertainment brands and helpful tools for their fellow artists. The studio credo, “where ideas go to play,” sprouted from their playful nature, further cultivated by founders JJ Harrison and Paul Boren. Braintreehouse’s talented team of like-minded wizards and weirdos individual credits include award-winning feature films, bestselling books, and innovative apps for popular entertainment brands such as Marvel, Disney, Warner Bros, and Dreamworks. They kickstarted their first game, FMK: Twists of Fate, in 2018 and it is currently distributed worldwide by Chronicle. Their next game, ​Cloudy: Seasons of the Witch, is in development and slated for a 2021 release. They developed the Sketchboard Pro by necessity while making production art for their projects. For more information visit their website braintreehouse.com.

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