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Rapprocher la technologie et l’éducation : L’UNESCO et Huawei mettent en place des Campus UNESCO pour les jeunes dans 20 pays

SHENZHEN, Chine, 12 mai 2022 /PRNewswire/ — À ce jour, l’UNESCO et Huawei ont organisé dix sessions Campus UNESCO axées sur la technologie et l’éducation, qui ont bénéficié aux élèves de 39 écoles dans 21 pays.

Campus UNESCO est un programme continu qui donne aux jeunes de 14 à 18 ans l’occasion de partager leurs points de vue avec des experts de l’UNESCO et de la société civile. Les sujets abordés dans chaque session de 90 minutes, en anglais ou en français, sont liés aux grands thèmes de l’UNESCO tels que l’éducation, l’intelligence artificielle, le développement durable, l’égalité des sexes et la citoyenneté.

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Huawei est partenaire de l’UNESCO sur ce programme depuis juin 2021. Les sessions ont abordé une grande variété de sujets, notamment la relation entre la technologie et l’éducation, les nouvelles technologies d’aujourd’hui et de demain, et la façon dont la technologie peut être utilisée pour améliorer les choses. Les élèves ont particulièrement apprécié les sujets liés aux questions d’actualité qui ont été mises à l’ordre du jour international lorsque la pandémie a entraîné la fermeture des écoles en 2020, notamment les changements apportés aux écoles qui bénéficient ou non de la technologie, et la nécessité des écoles en présentiel alors que l’on peut tout trouver sur Internet.

« Nous pensons que les défis des objectifs de développement durable et de la COVID sont des atouts considérables pour l’innovation », a déclaré Valtencir Mendes, spécialiste principal des programmes à l’UNESCO, au cours de l’une des sessions.

Les sessions Campus ont également mis l’accent sur l’importance des compétences numériques et des nouveaux comportements à adopter pour prévenir la cyberintimidation, un danger croissant pour de nombreux adolescents dans un monde de plus en plus numérique où les réseaux sociaux sont omniprésents lorsque les jeunes sortent de l’école.

Le partage de leurs expériences et de leurs points de vue avec des orateurs experts peut sensibiliser les jeunes, non seulement à l’impact des nouvelles technologies sur le monde d’aujourd’hui et de demain, mais aussi au rôle que les adolescents d’aujourd’hui peuvent jouer pour façonner l’avenir.

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Aux côtés des experts de l’UNESCO figurent des personnes issues des réseaux de l’organisation, tels que des ONG, des OIG et des startups. Les intervenants assument des rôles très divers ; on retrouve notamment des scientifiques, des chercheurs et des responsables de projets de développement local.

En accord avec les objectifs de Campus UNESCO, Huawei et l’UNESCO collaborent également dans le cadre du projet « Écoles ouvertes à tous grâce à la technologie », dont la mise en œuvre a été lancée en 2021 au Ghana, en Égypte et en Éthiopie. Ce projet sur trois ans encourage la construction de systèmes éducatifs solides, capables de résister à des perturbations mondiales telles que la pandémie de COVID-19. Outre la connexion des écoles, ce projet permettra de former les enseignants et les élèves à l’utilisation des outils numériques, d’établir des plateformes en ligne pour relier l’apprentissage à l’école et à la maison, et de développer des programmes d’études numériques accessibles à distance.

Le projet « Écoles ouvertes à tous grâce à la technologie » rejoint le domaine Tech4Education de l’initiative d’inclusion numérique TECH4ALL de Huawei, qui vise à promouvoir l’équité et la qualité de l’éducation grâce à la technologie, dans le cadre de l’objectif principal de TECH4ALL : faire en sorte que personne ne soit laissé pour compte dans le monde numérique.

Pour en savoir plus, consultez le site Web officiel de Huawei TECH4ALL :

https://www.huawei.com/en/tech4all/stories/bridging-technology-education-campus-unesco

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Synchronoss finalise un accord avec iQmetrix pour céder sa plateforme d’expérience numérique et ses solutions d’activation

BRIDGEWATER, New Jersey, 12 mai 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Synchronoss Technologies, Inc. (« Synchronoss » ou la « Société ») (Nasdaq : SNCR), un leader mondial et innovateur dans le domaine des produits et plateformes numériques, de messagerie et de cloud, a annoncé aujourd’hui la finalisation réussie de la vente de sa plateforme d’expérience numérique (Digital Experience Platform, « DXP ») et de ses solutions d’activation (Activation Solutions, « Activation ») à iQmetrix, un fournisseur de premier plan de logiciels de gestion de la vente au détail de télécommunications. La cession a été officiellement annoncée le 8 mars 2022.

« La vente de DXP et d’Activation font partie de notre plan stratégique visant à créer un modèle commercial plus souple qui se concentre sur nos principaux domaines de croissance pour l’avenir », a déclaré Jeff Miller, président-directeur général de Synchronoss. « La conclusion de cet accord est favorable aux domaines axés sur les produits à long terme de Synchronoss. Elle nous offre une flexibilité d’exploitation pour améliorer notre structure de capital et accélérer le développement de nouvelles offres de produits dans nos domaines clés tels que notre portefeuille cloud. »

« En tant que fournisseur de confiance de logiciels intelligents de gestion de détail, iQmetrix est l’acquéreur naturel de choix pour la plateforme d’expérience numérique et les solutions d’activation », a déclaré Ryan Volberg, président-directeur général d’iQmetrix. « Nous sommes très heureux que cela soutienne nos plans visant à devenir le principal facilitateur d’appareils personnels connectés à l’échelle mondiale. Dans une industrie en constante évolution, il s’agit de la prochaine grande étape que nous sommes ravis de franchir pour nous aider à créer d’excellentes expériences dans le domaine des télécommunications. »

Les offres d’Activation et DXP permettent aux opérateurs de télécommunications et aux détaillants du monde entier de créer, orchestrer et gérer des expériences numériques sur tous les canaux. Suite à la vente, le portefeuille d’activités numériques de Synchronoss comprend ses produits Financial Analytics et spatialSUITE ainsi que la plateforme iNow.

À propos de Synchronoss
Synchronoss Technologies (Nasdaq : SNCR) est un développeur de logiciels permettant aux entreprises du monde entier de se connecter à leurs abonnés de manière fiable et pertinente. Sa gamme de produits contribue à rationaliser les réseaux, simplifier l’intégration et interagir avec les abonnés afin de créer de nouvelles sources de revenus, de réduire les coûts et d’accélérer la mise sur le marché. Plusieurs centaines de millions d’abonnés font confiance à Synchronoss pour rester en phase avec les individus, les services et les contenus qu’ils aiment. C’est pourquoi plus de 1 500 talentueux collaborateurs de Synchronoss à travers le monde s’efforcent chaque jour de repenser un monde synchronisé. Pour en savoir plus, rendez-vous sur www.synchronoss.com.

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Synchronoss finaliza acordo com iQmetrix para alienar Plataforma de Experiência Digital e Soluções de Ativação

BRIDGEWATER, N.J., May 12, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A Synchronoss Technologies, Inc. (“Synchronoss” ou a “Empresa”) (Nasdaq: SNCR), líder global e inovadora em nuvem, mensagens e produtos e plataformas digitais, anunciou hoje a conclusão bem-sucedida da venda da sua Plataforma de Experiência Digital (“DXP”) e Soluções de Ativação (“Ativação”) para iQmetrix, uma fornecedora líder de software de gestão de varejo de telecomunicações. A alienação foi formalmente anunciada em 8 de março de 2022.

“A venda da DXP e da Ativação faz parte do nosso plano estratégico para criar um modelo de negócios mais otimizado concentrado nas nossas principais áreas de crescimento para o futuro”, disse Jeff Miller, Presidente e Diretor Executivo da Synchronoss. “Esta transação é favorável para as áreas de foco dos produtos de longo prazo da Synchronoss. Com ela, poderemos ter flexibilidade operacional para aprimorar a estrutura do nosso capital e acelerar o desenvolvimento de novas ofertas de produtos nas nossas áreas principais, tal como o nosso portfólio na nuvem.”

“Como provedora confiável de software inteligente de gestão de varejo, a iQmetrix foi a compradora natural da Plataforma de Experiência Digital e Soluções de Ativação”, disse Ryan Volberg, Presidente e Diretor Executivo da iQmetrix. “Estamos muito entusiasmados com esta transação pois ela apoia nossos planos de ser o facilitador número um de dispositivos pessoais conectados em todo o mundo. Em uma indústria passando por tantas mudanças, esta é a próxima etapa de muitas para as quais estamos preparados que irão nos ajudar a criar grandes experiências na área de telecomunicações.”

As ofertas DXP e Ativação permitem que operadores de telecomunicações e varejistas em todo o mundo criem, organizem e gerenciem experiências digitais em todos os canais. Após a venda, o portfólio de negócios digitais Synchronoss passará a incluir seus produtos Financial Analytics e spatialSUITE, bem como a Plataforma iNow.

Sobre a Synchronoss
A Synchronoss tecnologia(Nasdaq: SNCR) cria software que capacita empresas ao redor do mundo a se conectarem com seus assinantes de forma confiável e significativa. O conjunto de produtos da empresa ajuda a agilizar as redes, simplificar a integração e envolver os assinantes, permitindo novos fluxos de receita, redução dos custos e aumento da velocidade no mercado. Centenas de milhões de assinantes confiam nos produtos da Synchronoss que se mantêm em sincronia com as pessoas, serviços e conteúdo que elas gostam. É por isso que mais de 1.500 funcionários talentosos da Synchronoss em todo o mundo se esforçam todos os dias para reimaginar um mundo em sincronia. Saiba mais em www.synchronoss.com

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En pleine urgence de l’approvisionnement en sang, l’église Shincheonji « New Heaven New Earth » se mobilise pour faire des dons

NEW YORK, 12 mai 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Des dizaines de membres de l’église Shincheonji de Jésus (SCJ) « New Heaven New Earth », basés à New York, ont participé à un don de sang collectif qui devrait se dérouler du 6 au 13 mai. Les dons ont été effectués par l’intermédiaire du New York Blood Center (NYBC), l’un des plus grands centres de prélèvement sanguin indépendants au monde.

New York-based members of New Heaven New Earth, Shincheonji Church of Jesus, the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony, participating in a group blood donation at the New York Blood Center.

Les dons des membres de l’église surviennent en pleine urgence d’approvisionnement en sang annoncée par le NYBC. En date du 9 mai, l’organisation a signalé que les stocks étaient faibles pour tous les groupes sanguins. Idéalement, le centre aurait un approvisionnement en sang de 5 à 7 jours. Actuellement, cependant, les groupes sanguins O et B sont tombés à un niveau de 1 à 2 jours.

« Cette période de l’année a toujours tendance à être difficile pour l’approvisionnement en sang, avec les vacances scolaires de printemps et l’augmentation des voyages, rendant les dons de sang moins prioritaires », a déclaré Andrea Cefarelli, directrice générale du NYBC. « Ces facteurs coïncident maintenant avec l’augmentation des cas de COVID et une cinquième vague potentielle de la pandémie. »

Les dernières nouvelles surviennent lors d’une pénurie nationale d’approvisionnement en sang qui fait la une des journaux depuis le début de 2022. Pix 11 a rapporté que le NYBC avait déjà recueilli 50 pintes de sang au cours d’une journée type. En janvier 2022, il ne recueillait que sept ou huit pintes par jour.

Incités à sauver des vies et à accroître la sensibilisation, les membres de la SCJ de New York ont sauté sur l’occasion de donner du sang. L’église espère que d’autres seront encouragés à faire de même.

Les dons effectués à New York font suite au don de sang collectif de plus de 18 478 membres de la SCJ en Corée du Sud. Tous les certificats et billets recueillis au cours de la période de don de deux semaines seront remis à la Croix-Rouge de la République de Corée. Jusqu’à présent, des billets de don d’une valeur de près de 100 000 $ ont été recueillis.

Les membres de la SCJ se mobilisent pour donner du sang depuis 2020. Suite à une demande faite par les Centres coréens de contrôle et de prévention des maladies, les membres ont fait un don de plasma à un moment où les traitements contre la COVID-19 n’étaient pas encore disponibles.

« J’ai été profondément ému lorsque 6 000 membres de l’église ont fait un don de plasma pour le développement d’un traitement contre la COVID-19 en 2020 », a déclaré un représentant de Green Cross Corée. « Une fois de plus, je voudrais exprimer ma gratitude à l’église Shincheonji de Jésus, qui s’est manifestée en temps de crise nationale. »

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Zoom Drives Contact Center Expansion with Acquisition of Solvvy

Solvvy Offers Advanced Conversational AI and Automation Capabilities to Accelerate Zoom’s Delivery of Personalized, Effortless Customer Experiences

SAN JOSE, Calif. and BURLINGAME, Calif., May 12, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZM) today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Solvvy, a leading conversational AI and automation platform for customer support. Together, Zoom and Solvvy will offer elevated customer service experiences to a global enterprise base and work quickly to capitalize on new opportunities in contact center and customer support.

The recently launched Zoom Contact Center is the first omnichannel contact center platform optimized for video with a robust suite of channels, such as video, voice, SMS, and webchat, in a single, user-friendly experience. Adding Solvvy’s proprietary technology will broaden Zoom Contact Center’s offering with scalable self-service and conversational AI. With Solvvy, Zoom Contact Center customers will benefit from an automated, integrated, and easy-to-deploy contact center that helps answer end-customers’ questions and solve issues faster, improves the overall customer experience, and drives operational savings.

“The nature of customer experience is transforming fundamentally, as enterprises increasingly need to deliver exceptional, personalized, and effortless customer experiences. Solvvy understands this shift and is the ideal platform to enhance our Zoom Contact Center offering,” said Velchamy Sankarlingam, President of Product and Engineering at Zoom. “Solvvy’s differentiated AI and machine learning technology, deeply talented team, and an easy-to-deploy solution will help accelerate our roadmap to creating a concierge-level experience for customers worldwide. Together, we are excited to help businesses of all sizes improve their customer retention, increase operating efficiency, and set new standards for customer service and satisfaction.”

“Zoom is poised to redefine the contact center category with its unique combination of unified communication and customer experience. We could not be more excited to join forces and further scale our unique conversational AI offering,” said Mahesh Ram, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Solvvy. “Zoom’s Contact Center brings the same level of scalability, simplicity, and respect for the end-user, making Zoom the premier communications platform for businesses worldwide. When combined with our modern tech stack, talented team, and AI expertise, we believe we can fundamentally transform the customer experience. The benefits of Zoom’s deep technical expertise, industry-leading platform, and global reach will further scale the impact we have on our customers and serve new ones.”

Zoom Contact Center was born in the cloud and built for scale to support businesses of all types and sizes. More information about Zoom Contact Center can be found on the Zoom blog.

Following the close of the transaction, Zoom will incorporate and expand Solvvy’s capabilities across its Zoom Contact Center platform. Solvvy Founding CEO Mahesh Ram and Co-Founder & CTO Justin Betteridge will be instrumental in driving the combined Advanced Conversational AI and Automation product vision and innovation strategy.

The transaction is expected to close in Q2 FY2023. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

About Zoom

Zoom is for you. Zoom is a space where you can connect to others, share ideas, make plans, and build toward a future limited only by your imagination. Our frictionless communications platform is the only one that started with video as its foundation, and we have set the standard for innovation ever since. That is why we are an intuitive, scalable, and secure choice for individuals, small businesses, and large enterprises alike. Founded in 2011, Zoom is publicly traded (NASDAQ: ZM) and headquartered in San Jose, California. Visit zoom.com and follow @zoom.

About Solvvy

Solvvy is the leading Conversational AI platform for customer support. Solvvy enables fast, personalized resolutions for customers, improves agent productivity, and uncovers valuable insights that empower support leaders and their teams. Our intelligent chatbot and automations have powered over a billion conversations for top brands such as HelloFresh, Vimeo, Under Armour, Stash, and Zwift, improving customer and agent experiences and driving massive operational savings. Solvvy has been recognized as a Gartner Cool Vendor and is a G2 Momentum Leader and Top Software 2022 award winner.

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Huawei Hosts Global Rail Summit 2022 in Bangkok

BANGKOK, May 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The Huawei Global Rail Summit 2022 brought together industry leaders, major stakeholders, key customers, and authoritative organizations to discuss the future of the rail industry in the Asia Pacific region. The Summit looks to invigorate the digital transformation of rail enterprises in the region and globally. Huawei uses the latest ICTs to help cities in Southeast Asia upgrade their infrastructure, creating new momentum for urban development and a digital APAC.

A satellite event to the long-standing Asia Pacific Rail 2022, the Summit was themed Driving Digitalization in Future Rail to Create New Value Together. Asia Pacific Rail is a long-standing event in the region, which has brought together over 25,000 industry leaders over the past 23 years. Huawei also hosted a booth at the event, showcasing some of the company’s cutting-edge portfolio of rail industry solutions.

“As a leading global ICT solution provider, Huawei proposes smart railway and urban rail solutions with a full-service architecture based on diversified connectivity and unified digital platform, enabling rail digitalization and business intelligence.” said Aaron Wang, Huawei’s Senior Vice President for the Asia Pacific Enterprise Business Group.

“We are seeing a rapid increase in the digitalization of rail transport. Both railways and urban rails are shifting away from station-specific systems to using rail cloud infrastructure to interconnect services. There is also a push toward smarter, more integrated systems. We foresee these being rolled out on a large scale in the near future, which is why Huawei is already designing and launching intelligent, comprehensive solutions for the industry,” said Xiang Xi, Vice President of the Huawei Global Transportation Business Unit.

The Huawei Global Rail Summit 2022 followed a packed agenda on innovation, digitalization, and future-proof rail transport.

Li Zhonghao, Director of the China Association of Metros, shared China’s experience in the digital transformation of metro systems. The State Railway of Thailand and CRSC International looked at strategies to reshape connectivity, deploy innovative ICTs, and build robust communication infrastructure for railways.

The Huawei Global Rail Summit also saw the launch of the Future Railway Mobile Communications System (FRMCS) White Paper. Fresh off the press, the paper discusses the latest trends and innovative practices in mobile communications systems for railways and metro systems. Aimed at decision-makers and industry leaders, it sums up some of the most prominent technologies in the field today as well as sharing best practices on deploying top-of-the-line communications solutions.

In addition, Huawei also shared several best practices and showcased its solutions at a booth at the Asia Pacific Rail 2022. One of the highlights was the Urban Rail Wi-Fi 6 Vehicle-to-Ground Communication Network Solution. The solution enables near-real-time data transmission for rail transport. This vehicle-to-ground communication network is a whole new way for trains to share data, ensure safety, and promote efficiency. Trains can communicate with stations and command centers even when traveling at high-speeds, nearly eliminating information transmission delays.

The Summit demonstrated the industry’s consensus on the need to go digital, and to do so quickly. Huawei looks forward to continued cooperation with industry customers and ecosystem partners. Huawei delivers innovative digital infrastructure to help the rail transport industries in the Asia Pacific region and around the world go digital. The company’s low-carbon, smart rail solutions offer improved safety, efficiency, and experience, boosting urban development and creating new value for the industry to create digital city together.

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HIF Global launches eFuels company in Germany

Armin Schnettler and Thorsten Herdan to lead eFuels expansion in the EMEA region

BERLIN and HOUSTON and SANTIAGO, Chile, May 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — HIF Global, the world’s leading eFuels company, continues its global expansion with the launch of HIF Europe, Middle East and Africa (“HIF EMEA”) headquartered in Berlin, Germany, with Armin Schnettler named as President and Thorsten Herdan as CEO of HIF EMEA.

HIF EMEA will anchor eFuels from HIF Global’s production facilities worldwide to the EMEA region beginning with the operations of the Haru Oni facility in late 2022 in Magallanes, Chile. Furthermore, HIF EMEA will develop eFuel projects in the region for the region.

César Norton, President and CEO of HIF Global said, “We are building a global presence and elite team to fight climate change and accelerate decarbonization. HIF EMEA, under the leadership of Armin Schnettler and Thorsten Herdan, will focus on providing carbon-neutral electricity-based fuels, also known as eFuels, to the EMEA region to speed up decarbonization and improve the security of energy supply.”

Armin Schnettler, President of HIF EMEA, explained, “We need many solutions to support the growing demand for energy worldwide in ways that reduce carbon emissions. When utilizing eFuels, which are produced from renewable electricity, hydrogen, and recycled CO2, we can further decarbonize the transport sector and significantly accelerate the hydrogen economy today in a way that is sustainable, competitive, and secure.”

“Innovative energy solutions and diversification are the heartbeat of the global economy and society. At HIF EMEA, we are preparing for deliveries of eFuels to Europe later in 2022, following the inauguration of the Haru Oni facility under construction today in Magallanes, Chile. The expansion of eFuels into European, Middle Eastern and African markets will bring renewable energy to millions of existing vehicles, ships and airplanes, without any modification to required infrastructure,” said Thorsten Herdan, CEO HIF EMEA.

About HIF EMEA team
Armin Schnettler has more than 30 years of experience in electrical power, energy transition and the hydrogen economy. He has broad industrial experience, including senior management positions at ABB, Siemens, and Siemens Energy. Armin also spent more than 18 years as a research director at RWTH Aachen University, Germany. Armin holds a Dr.-Ing. degree and a professorship in Electrical Engineering.

Thorsten Herdan has a broad experience in industry as well as government business, including senior management positions at industry associations, research associations and renewable foundations. As former Director General Energy in the German Ministry of Economy and Energy and current Chairman of the supervisory board of the first German state-owned fund, Thorsten combines financial experience from an industry, government, and asset management perspective. He holds a Dipl.Ing. Degree Mechanical Engineering from the RWTH University of Aachen.

About HIF Global
HIF Global is the world leading eFuels company, developing projects to convert hydrogen made using low-cost renewable power into carbon neutral liquid eFuels that can be transported and utilized in existing infrastructure. The name HIF represents the mission of the company: to provide Highly Innovative Fuels to make decarbonization of the planet possible. HIF Chile, HIF USA, HIF Australia, and HIF EMEA are wholly owned subsidiaries of HIF Global. HIF Chile is currently constructing the Haru Oni Demonstration Plant in Magallanes, Chile. For more information, visit www.hifglobal.com.

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