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Cerberus Signs Agreement to Acquire Axsesstoday

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. and its affiliates (collectively, “Cerberus”), a global leader in alternative investing, is pleased to have executed a Deed of Company Arrangement related to certain subsidiaries of Axsesstoday Limited (“Axsesstoday” or the “Company”), a provider of equipment finance solutions to small and medium businesses in Australia. Upon closing of the transaction, Axsesstoday will operate as a privately held company, majority-owned by Cerberus.

Swift Media Reinvests in Verimatrix with VCAS Ultra Upgrade and Expansion

Australian “Away-from-home” Video Content Provider Deploys VCAS Ultra with Multi-DRM to Support New Business Models More EfficientlyAMSTERDAM--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#4K--Regulatory News: IBC 2019 (#5.A59) – Verimatrix (Paris:VMX), a global provider of security and business intelligence solutions that protect content, devices, applications and communications, today announced that its customer, Swift Media, has evolved its existing Verimatrix Video Content Authority System (VCAS™) to a more efficient cloud infrastructure that better supports new business models and 4K/UHD video services. The expansion includes upgrading to the next-generation VCAS Ultra solution and adding multi-DRM support.

Employees Worldwide Like Their Managers, Yet Seven Out of 10 Claim They Can Do Their Boss’s Job Better

Over 90% of Workers Say the Manager-Employee Relationship is an Important Factor to Remaining at Their Current JobLOWELL, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#HCM--Today, on “National Boss/Employee Exchange Day,” managers should seriously consider giving their employees the reins for a day to test new research that indicates seven out of 10 employees worldwide (69%) say they can do their boss’s job better, despite nearly the same number of workers (71%) grading their boss’s competence a B or better.

HRS Completes Merger with The Lido Group in Australia/New Zealand, Offering Unprecedented Hotel Options to Global & Regional Corporations

Companies & Government Agencies Gain More Efficient Access to 8,500+ Properties COLOGNE, Germany & SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#analytics--HRS, the leading Global Hotel Solutions technology provider in business travel, announced a merger with The Lido Group, a prominent provider of automated hotel and hospitality technology in Australia and New Zealand. The merged entity, which will take the HRS name, offers global and regional corporations an unmatched combination of proven services, cost-saving automation, and on-the-ground expertise. Today’s announcement is the culmination of a successful partnership that started with a minority investment in 2016.
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Ceridian Announces Agreement to Acquire Australian Workforce Management Solutions Provider, RITEQ

Acquisition to accelerate Ceridian’s momentum in the Australian and New Zealand markets MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ceridian (NYSE: CDAY; TSX: CDAY), a global leader in human capital management (HCM) technology, today announced it has entered into a definitive share purchase agreement to acquire RITEQ, a provider of enterprise workforce management solutions1. Founded in 2001, RITEQ has operations in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, New Zealand, and the UK and serves more than 325 customers.

The World Science Festival Announces the Newest Class of “World Science Scholars”

The Festival Identifies the World’s Most Exceptional Math Students and Encourages Them to Tackle Some of the Most Pressing Challenges Facing SocietyNEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, the newest group of World Science Scholars has been announced by the World Science Festival – the annual celebration of science that brings together some of the leading minds in science, business, government and the arts. The students are from around the world and were chosen after a global application process and search. The World Science Scholars program is designed to teach students how they can apply their math skills to a broad range of new disciplines that extend their knowledge of math beyond traditional mathematics into such diverse areas such as neuroscience, physics and astrobiology. This program is designed to expand the personal horizons of the students, inspiring them to pursue opportunities that will have an impact on the world’s biggest problems.

Homesickness in the Modern Age: International Students Crave the Sounds of Home, Says HSBC Survey

Even with virtual family dinners and messaging app hangouts with friends, 74 percent of international students say it’s the sounds of home they miss the most Yet despite the initial challenges of moving overseas, they overwhelmingly agree that studying abroad has a positive, lasting impact (99 percent)HSBC has created Sounds of Home – a series of global soundscapes for Spotify, Apple Music and iTunes designed to transport international students back to their home countries

MX3 Diagnostics Announces Partnership with IRONMAN Oceania Series

MX3 Diagnostics, the company that created the world’s first saliva-based rapid diagnostic platform for health testing, is the official hydration diagnostics partner for the 2019-2020 IRONMAN Oceania SeriesThe portable MX3 Hydration Testing System provides immediate, non-invasive hydration testing for elite athletes, enabling users to take action and improve performanceMX3 Hydration Testing System Pro Version uses saliva to assess hydration status in seconds, faster and more accurately than any product on the market

Midland Energy America LLC Launches $10M Equity Capital Raising

LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Management is pleased to announce the launch of the companies’ new global investment opportunity. Midland Energy America LLC, registered in Nevada on May 22, 2019 by its Australian affiliate company (Midland Energy Pty Ltd) has the right to acquire up to 40% of the Australian common stock as it transitions to become Australia’s newest coal miner exporting to Asia and India.

Informatica Increases Technology Intelligence with Snow Software

The Snow platform will provide a comprehensive and actionable picture of Informatica’s IT operationsSTOCKHOLM & AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#cloud--Snow Software, the global leader in technology intelligence solutions, today announced that Informatica, the enterprise cloud data management leader, has selected the Snow platform to enable enhanced insight and manageability of their global IT operations. With Snow, Informatica is looking to gain unparalleled visibility across their technology landscape, enriching the everyday operations that drive intelligent digital disruption.

Allscripts Outperforms Competitors in New Global EHR Report From Black Book™ Research

Black Book's Annual State of Global EHR Research names Allscripts top health system EHR vendor in meeting client implementation expectations globallyCHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#healthIT--Allscripts (NASDAQ: MDRX) has been ranked number one of 68 named EHR vendors in a Black Book Research user satisfaction survey globally. The report surveyed 4,056 current EHR users around the globe, providing insight into specific EHR progress and outcomes on vendor experience and client satisfaction. According to 1,490 combined respondents, Allscripts received particularly high marks in the UK, and for the first time was named the top health system EHR vendor in Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Prior to this report, Black Book named the Allscripts Sunrise platform as the top overall inpatient EHR for large hospitals across the United States in 2019. It also has named Allscripts ambulatory EHRs number one among independent physician practices with 26 or more practitioners since 2014.

GungHo Online Entertainment: The Brand-New Card Pack “DAY OF NIGHTMARES” in TEPPEN Is Now Available

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#BrandNewCardPack--GungHo Online Entertainment Inc. (TOKYO:3765) announced that the brand-new card pack “DAY OF NIGHTMARES” is now on sale in the ultimate card battle TEPPEN for smart devices. Ahead of the sale, the card intro trailer of “DAY OF NIGHTMARES” is available on the official website (https://teppenthegame.com). Enjoy and make good use for creating your decks.

Former Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating to Deliver Keynote at SAP® Ariba® Live in Sydney

SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#SAPAribaLive--SAP NEWSBYTE — Former Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating will deliver an enlightening closing keynote session at the SAP® Ariba® Live event in Sydney, the premier global procurement and supply chain conference, SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) announced today. The Sydney event is the last stop in the event’s Asia-Pacific-Japan series and is scheduled to take place September 10–11 at The Westin Sydney. SAP Ariba Live will bring together buyers, suppliers, partners and thought leaders across Australia and New Zealand to network and explore the power of intelligent spend management

Amazon Prime Video Announces New Amazon Original Stand-Up Specials From Ten All-Star Australian Comedians

Talented favourites include Tom Gleeson, Celia Pacquola, Tommy Little, Judith Lucy and Lano & WoodleyThe Australian Amazon stand-up specials will come to Prime Video in Australia and 200 countries and territories around the world in early 2020SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--(NASDAQ: AMZN) – Amazon today announced that a series of stand-up specials featuring Australian comedians will be filmed in Melbourne this September and premiere exclusively on Prime Video in early 2020. The specials will include a talented roster of award-winning and nominated comedians, and be made available to Prime members around the world in more than 200 countries and territories. The new specials will include performances by Lano & Woodley, Zoë Coombs Marr, Judith Lucy, Tommy Little, Anne Edmonds, Tom Walker, Celia Pacquola, Dilruk Jayasinha, Alice Fraser and Tom Gleeson.

Hospitality Technology Provider, Givex, Deploys POS for Titanium Security Arena to Improve Service Speed and Fan Experience

Partnership includes POS, Loaded Tickets and LoyaltyADELAIDE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Givex, the cloud-based customer engagement solution that helps to streamline business operations from end-to-end, announced today its partnership with Titanium Security Arena. As part of the partnership, Givex’s point-of-sale (POS) technologies have been successfully deployed across the 8,000-seat arena.

Cochlear and GN Hearing Become World’s First to Support Direct Android Streaming to Hearing Devices Using Bluetooth Low Energy

Collaboration with Google on hearing aid specification now officially brings direct streaming of music, phone calls and other sound to people with hearing loss. For the first time, people can stream sound from their compatible Android devices to their hearing devices using Bluetooth Low Energy. BALLERUP, Denmark & SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GN Hearing, the global leader in hearing aid connectivity, and Cochlear, the global leader in implantable hearing solutions, together with Google, today announce world-first support for direct streaming from Android™ devices to hearing devices using Bluetooth

Northern Trust Makes Strategic Appointments in Global Transition Management Business

Establishes Transition Management Footprint in AustraliaSYDNEY & LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Northern Trust (Nasdaq: NTRS) has made two strategic appointments in its Capital Markets business. The hires respond to increased demand for its transition management solutions globally – and establish a transition management presence in Sydney, Australia. Mat Cook has been appointed to lead Northern Trust’s transition management offering across Asia-Pacific from its Sydney office. Cook joins Northern Trust from State Street, where he worked for the past nine years as a transition manager. With more than 14 years of industry experience, he brings deep expertise in equities, fixed income and project management to support Northern Trust’s growing capital markets business across the Asia-Pacific region.

Tuition Hikes and International Student Visa Restrictions Fuel Demand for Investment Migration Programs

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#GoldenVisa--As global headlines are dominated by the effects of changing immigration policies in the UK and the US, there is one consequence that has gone largely unnoticed: a significant decline in international student numbers. Latest statistics show that top universities have seen international enrollment figures drop significantly in response to new restrictions on student visas in the US, uncertainty over Brexit and the rights of EU citizens in the UK, and tuition hikes in both countries.

Clinigen Signs Exclusive Distribution Agreement with CHEPLAPHARM to Distribute Etopophos® and Vepesid® in Australia and New Zealand

BURTON UPON TRENT, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Clinigen Group plc (AIM: CLIN, 'Clinigen' or the 'Group'), the global pharmaceutical and services company, and CHEPLAPHARM Arzneimittel GmbH (‘CHEPLAPHARM’), the family-owned pharmaceutical company based in Germany, have signed an exclusive distribution agreement for chemotherapy products Etopophos® and Vepesid® in Australia and New Zealand. CHEPLAPHARM acquired the global rights to the products from Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) in August 2018. CHEPLAPHARM has global capabilities in manufacturing and distribution and will continue to supply and provide access to these medicines for patients. Clinigen has been appointed by CHEPLAPHARM to distribute Etopophos

Accenture Completes Acquisition of Analytics8, Australian Analytics and Data Specialists

SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has completed its acquisition of Analytics8, a privately held Australian big data and analytics consultancy that is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Accenture. Terms of the transaction are not being disclosed.The transaction, first announced on August 15, 2019, strengthens Accenture’s capabilities to deliver AI-powered data and advanced analytics services to clients across Australia and New Zealand.

Win $5000 and an EXA8 in the #ElevateTheEXA8 Challenge by Cubro

VIENNA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cubro is excited to announce the #ElevateTheEXA8 Challenge to introduce EXA8 hardware platform to the open-source community. Developers, designers, engineers, IT professionals, and students can turn their passion into reality and get an opportunity to develop a new application for the community. The winner would win $5000, an EXA8, on which the application would be developed, and will be featured in the Cubro Blog.

Kronos Achieves Yet Another Best-ever Top Place to Work Global Ranking

LOWELL, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kronos Incorporated today announced it has received its highest-ever ranking as a Best Place to Work in Australia from Great Place to Work®, continuing to climb the country’s list for the fourth-consecutive year. News FactsKronos ranked 12th in its category on the annual 50 Best Places to Work in Australia list, continuing its yearly ascent from no. 20 in 2016, no. 17 in 2017, and no. 13 in 2018.

Athena Home Loans Partners with Q2’s Cloud Lending to Provide Digital-First Mortgage Lending Experience

Australian fintech gained $250 million in home loan applications within three days of launchAUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Q2 Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:QTWO), a leading provider of digital transformation solutions for banking and lending, announced today that Athena Home Loans (Athena), one of Australia's first pure digital mortgage providers, selected Cloud Lending (CL), a Q2 company, as its digital lending platform provider.

Australia Post Delivers IT Operations Enhancements with Snow Software

Increased visibility into technology ecosystem has empowered Australia Post to stamp out inefficiencies and achieve strategic business objectivesSTOCKHOLM & SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#itoperations--Snow Software, the global leader in technology intelligence solutions, today announced that Australia Post is using the Snow platform to optimize IT operations, gain insight into its technology ecosystem and manage application sprawl. As the organization responsible for delivering over 3 billion items and managing more than 4,000 post offices nationally, Australia Post has a government mandate to deliver quality service while also earning a profit. This requires Australia Post to run its IT ecosystem as effectively and efficiently as possible in order to support the operation at scale.

Major Japanese Stock Music Service Audiostock Releases English Language Version

OKAYAMA, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CreoFuga, Inc. (Okayama Prefecture, CEO: Shuichiro Nishio), operator of Audiostock, one of Japan's largest stock audio services, has released an English language version of the Audiostock website (https://audiostock.net/). Audiostock features about 150,000 music works by around 10,000 Japanese creative teams, with sales intended to contribute to the earnings of these creators.

Tubi Launches Largest Premium Ad-Supported Video on Demand Service in Australia

Nearly 7,000 free movies and television series will be available on September 1, including 3:10 to Yuma, The Blair Witch Project, Kickboxer and Stranger Than Fiction, with many more titles to be added in the futureSAN FRANCISCO & SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tubi (www.tubi.tv), the world’s largest ad-supported video on demand (VOD) service, today announced plans to expand its free, premium service to Australia. Launching on September 1, customers in Australia can enjoy the largest free library in the country with an initial offering of nearly 7,000 movies and television series, which will rapidly expand in the near future. Titles immediately available on the service will include

Janus Henderson Appoints Global Emerging Markets Investment Team

LONDON & DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Janus Henderson Investors (NYSE: JHG, ASX: JHG) announced today the appointment of Daniel J. Graña, CFA, as Portfolio Manager, Global Emerging Market Equities. Daniel is based in Boston and reports to George Maris, Co-Head of Equities.Enrique Chang, Global Chief Investment Officer, said: “We are delighted to welcome an investment professional of Daniel’s caliber to lead our Global Emerging Market equities capability. We have a strong global investment team with the common goal of achieving superior risk-adjusted returns for clients, and are excited about the opportunity to further build on our Emerging Market equities capability under Daniel’s leadership.”

Semtech Supports Statewide LoRaWAN® Network Deployment in Tasmania

The enterprise-grade network lets organizations benefit from Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity anywhere in-stateCAMARILLO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Semtech Corporation (Nasdaq: SMTC), a leading supplier of high performance analog and mixed-signal semiconductors and advanced algorithms, announced that Definium Technologies (Definium) has deployed a new enterprise-grade statewide network in Tasmania based on Semtech’s LoRa® devices and the LoRaWAN® protocol

NICE inContact Announces New Partnerships in Australia Including Converged Communication Network Applications and Byte

NICE inContact partners provide customer experience expertise and services throughout the Americas, EMEA, APACSALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NICE inContact, a NICE (Nasdaq: NICE) business, today announced the addition of multiple new partnerships in Australia which will bring NICE inContact CXone – the world’s #1 cloud customer experience platform – to contact center customers throughout the region. Converged Communication Network Applications Pty Ltd (CCNA) and Byte, among others, join hundreds of NICE inContact global partners with go to market, operations and services teams across the Americas, EMEA and APAC. These partnerships combined with NICE inContact CXone and global service teams support local, regional and multinational customers of all sizes.

Cubic to Showcase Industry-leading Training Capabilities at Australasian Simulation Congress

Cubic Global Defense’s multi-domain, live, virtual and constructive solutions deliver improved performance-based trainingSAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cubic Corporation (NYSE: CUB) today announced Cubic Defence Australia, which operates within its Cubic Global Defense business division, will showcase its leading defense simulation and training solutions at the Australasian Simulation Congress 2019

Auckland Council Selects GTreasury to Manage Cash and Risk

SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Auckland Council, the local government council for the Auckland Region in New Zealand, has selected GTreasury to support its treasury management and accounting functions. GTreasury is a digital TMS platform for integrated treasury management and risk management. “As one of the largest debt issuers in New Zealand, we need full visibility of our liquidity and multi-currency debt exposures,” says Auckland Council Treasurer John Bishop. “With GTreasury, not only will we thoroughly modernize our operations with a single, integrated workflow, but we will also be able to access and act on our information anytime, anywhere from the cloud.”

Cubic to Offer Industry Insight on the Optimization of Transport Networks at the Australian ITS Summit 2019

Cubic Transportation Systems to also showcase latest intelligent transport management technologiesSAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#ITSSummit--Cubic Corporation (NYSE:CUB) today announced its Cubic Transportation Systems’ (CTS) Vice President of Global ITS Strategy Chris Bax, will discuss ways to use the wealth of data collected by our transport networks to reduce congestion at the seventh annual Australian Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) Summit

Dealer Trade Announces Partnership with ŠKODA UK Dealer Network

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ŠKODA UK has partnered with Dealer Trade to launch ŠKODA Market, an innovative remarketing solution for their dealer network. Dealer Trade offers a fully mobile ‘app’ based service that ŠKODA retailers can utilise via their tablets or mobile phones to list and sell their part exchange vehicles for free. The process from listing to sale typically takes under 3 hours - significantly faster than most traditional disposal routes, saving time as well as money.

James Hardie Industries plc Announces CFO Resignation

SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--James Hardie Industries plc (ASX: JHX) announced today that Mr Matthew Marsh, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Executive Vice President – Corporate, has resigned to pursue other opportunities.James Hardie’s CEO, Dr Jack Truong, noted, “I want to thank Matt for his contributions to James Hardie over the past six years and wish him the best of luck in his future endeavors.”

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