Business organizations

Globant's 2020 Trends in Technology Report Predicts the Emerging Tech that will Change the Future of Digital Organizations

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Thursday, February 20, 2020
Globant, Trend analysis, Ambient intelligence, Companies, Business organizations, Knowledge

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Globant (NYSE: GLOB), a digitally native technology services company, today released its 2020 Trends in Technology report .

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Globant (NYSE: GLOB), a digitally native technology services company, today released its 2020 Trends in Technology report .
  • Released annually, the report highlights emerging business technology trends and examines how they will influence organizational operations.
  • This year's report aims to help organizations to anticipate and thoroughly understand customer concerns to better address their needs.
  • To read Globant's 2020 Trend in Technology report and explore how your organization can become an Augmented Digital Business, see here .

Thomson Reuters and Crowe Announce Strategic Collaboration

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Wednesday, February 19, 2020
Companies, Service companies, Business organizations, Crowe, Thomson Reuters, Reuters, Accounting network

CHICAGO, Feb. 19, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Thomson Reuters and Crowe LLP today announced an innovative collaboration to help tax professionals address the burdensome manual work related to Schedule K-1 forms.

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  • CHICAGO, Feb. 19, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Thomson Reuters and Crowe LLP today announced an innovative collaboration to help tax professionals address the burdensome manual work related to Schedule K-1 forms.
  • Thomson Reuters and Crowe will both be speaking at the Tax Executive Institute (TEI) 2020 Tax and Technology Seminar in Scottsdale, Arizona, February 24-26.
  • For more information on Thomson Reuters, visit tr.com and for the latest world news, reuters.com .
  • Crowe is recognized by many organizations as one of the best places to work in the U.S. As an independent member of Crowe Global, one of the largest global accounting networks in the world, Crowe serves clients worldwide.

HGS Named a Leader in NelsonHall's NEAT Evaluation for CX Improvement Capability

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Tuesday, February 18, 2020
Companies based in Bangalore, Hinduja Global Solutions, HGS, CX, Retail, Hinduja Group, Business process management, Companies, Business organizations, Business

CHICAGO, Feb. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Hinduja Global Solutions Ltd. (HGS) , (Listed on NSE & BSE in India), a global leader in business process management (BPM), today announced it has been recognized in NelsonHall's Vendor Evaluation & Assessment Tool (NEAT) as a leader in CX Improvement Capability in the Retail & CPG sectors.

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  • CHICAGO, Feb. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Hinduja Global Solutions Ltd. (HGS) , (Listed on NSE & BSE in India), a global leader in business process management (BPM), today announced it has been recognized in NelsonHall's Vendor Evaluation & Assessment Tool (NEAT) as a leader in CX Improvement Capability in the Retail & CPG sectors.
  • The evaluation analyzes the performance of vendors offering customer experience (CX) services in the retail and CPG sectors.
  • "HGS strives to offer the right blend of digital and traditional interaction services, and we are honored to be recognized by NelsonHall as a leader in CX improvement for our clients."
  • For more information about HGS and its customer experience improvement services for retail and CPG companies, please visit us online .

Infosys Partners with GE Appliances to Enable Digital and Workplace Transformation

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Tuesday, February 18, 2020
Companies, Industries, Business organizations, BSE SENSEX, CNX Nifty, Infosys, Automation, Digital transformation, General Electric

As a part of this alliance, Infosys will assist GE Appliances to accelerate their digital and workplace transformation through automation-driven managed IT services support across global command centers, service desks, end-user computing, IT infrastructure, and applications.

Key Points: 
  • As a part of this alliance, Infosys will assist GE Appliances to accelerate their digital and workplace transformation through automation-driven managed IT services support across global command centers, service desks, end-user computing, IT infrastructure, and applications.
  • Backed by robust 'Transformation of service delivery' and 'Value to Price' models, coupled with levers of innovation fund and year-on-year productivity, Infosys has developed a unified custom delivery model to accelerate GE Appliances' digital transformation journey.
  • Jasmeet Singh, Executive Vice President and Global Head of Manufacturing, Infosys, said, "We are excited to partner with GE Appliances as a key partner in their digital and workplace transformation journey.
  • As incumbents across industries accelerate their digital efforts, work, workplace and workforce transformation will be integral to their journey.

Infosys Partners With GE Appliances to Enable Digital and Workplace Transformation

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, February 18, 2020
Companies, Industries, Business organizations, BSE SENSEX, CNX Nifty, Infosys, Automation, Digital transformation, General Electric

As a part of this alliance, Infosys will assist GE Appliances to accelerate their digital and workplace transformation through automation-driven managed IT services support across global command centers, service desks, end-user computing, IT infrastructure, and applications.

Key Points: 
  • As a part of this alliance, Infosys will assist GE Appliances to accelerate their digital and workplace transformation through automation-driven managed IT services support across global command centers, service desks, end-user computing, IT infrastructure, and applications.
  • Backed by robust 'Transformation of service delivery' and 'Value to Price' models, coupled with levers of innovation fund and year-on-year productivity, Infosys has developed a unified custom delivery model to accelerate GE Appliances' digital transformation journey.
  • Jasmeet Singh, Executive Vice President and Global Head of Manufacturing, Infosys, said, "We are excited to partner with GE Appliances as a key partner in their digital and workplace transformation journey.
  • As incumbents across industries accelerate their digital efforts, work, workplace and workforce transformation will be integral to their journey.

Globant to Announce Fourth Quarter 2019 Financial Results on February 20th

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Friday, February 14, 2020
Globant, Service companies, IDC, New York Stock Exchange, Conference call, Companies, Business organizations

LUXEMBOURG, Feb. 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Globant (NYSE: GLOB), a digitally native technology services company, today announced it will release results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31st, 2019 on Thursday February 20th, 2020 after the close of regular market hours.

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  • LUXEMBOURG, Feb. 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Globant (NYSE: GLOB), a digitally native technology services company, today announced it will release results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31st, 2019 on Thursday February 20th, 2020 after the close of regular market hours.
  • Following the release, Martin Migoya, Globant's CEO & co-founder, and Juan Urthiague, Globant's CFO, will discuss the results in a conference call beginning at 4:30pm ET.
  • Conference call access information is:
    We are a digitally native company where innovation, design and engineering meet scale.
  • We were named a Worldwide Leader of Digital Strategy Consulting Services by IDC MarketScape report (2016 and 2017).

Most Tech Sector Leaders Believe Companies Should Have An Artificial Intelligence Ethics Policy: KPMG Report

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Thursday, February 13, 2020
Companies, KPMG, Madoff investment scandal, Ernst & Young, Service companies, Business organizations

The tech findings are part of a larger KPMG-commissioned survey of 751 business decision-makers across five sectors, technology, transportation, retail, healthcare, and financial services.

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  • The tech findings are part of a larger KPMG-commissioned survey of 751 business decision-makers across five sectors, technology, transportation, retail, healthcare, and financial services.
  • Technology sector executives see skills gaps as one of the most prominent challenges to developing and adopting AI.
  • "Tech companies must address the needs of their current and future workforces, and quickly achieving that balance sets the stage for long-term success."
  • KPMG LLP is the independent U.S. member firm of KPMG International Cooperative ("KPMG International").

American Water Named One of the 100 Most Sustainable U.S. Companies

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Thursday, February 13, 2020
Natural Resources, Energy, Environment, Other Natural Resources, Utilities, American Water Works, Camden, New Jersey, RWE, Corporate Knights, Water industry, New York Stock Exchange, Economy, Companies, Business organizations

American Water (NYSE: AWK), the largest publicly-traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company, announced today it was named as one of the 100 Most Sustainable Companies by Barrons Magazine .

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  • American Water (NYSE: AWK), the largest publicly-traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company, announced today it was named as one of the 100 Most Sustainable Companies by Barrons Magazine .
  • We are extremely proud to have once again been included on Barrons list of 100 most sustainable companies, said Susan Story, president and CEO of American Water.
  • This is the third year in a row that the American Water was named to this list.
  • American Water was also recently named on Corporate Knights 16th annual Global 100 list of the Worlds Most Sustainable Corporations .

Public sector leaders are embracing initiatives to improve grants management, according to a study by Government Business Council and Ernst & Young LLP

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Wednesday, February 12, 2020
Companies, Ernst & Young, Business organizations

These grants are used by the federal government to invest approximately $766 billion each year in mission-critical needs for taxpayers.

Key Points: 
  • These grants are used by the federal government to invest approximately $766 billion each year in mission-critical needs for taxpayers.
  • For further discussion of the study, visit " How government organizations are overcoming the challenges of grants management .
  • This news release has been issued by Ernst & Young LLP, a member firm of EY serving clients in the US.
  • 1The full study is "Improving Grants Management for Government: Insights from Public Sector Leaders," Government Business Council.

Builders FirstSource Prices Offering of $550 Million of Senior Notes due 2030

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Thursday, February 6, 2020
Service companies, Builders FirstSource, Companies, Firstsource, NASDAQ, Dallas, Business organizations

DALLAS, Feb. 06, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Builders FirstSource, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLDR) (the "Company") today announced that it has priced an offering of $550 million aggregate principal amount of unsecured 5.000% Senior Notes due 2030 (the "Notes"), which represents a $50 million increase in the previously announced size of the offering.

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  • DALLAS, Feb. 06, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Builders FirstSource, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLDR) (the "Company") today announced that it has priced an offering of $550 million aggregate principal amount of unsecured 5.000% Senior Notes due 2030 (the "Notes"), which represents a $50 million increase in the previously announced size of the offering.
  • This news release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the Notes.
  • All forward-looking statements are based upon information available to Builders FirstSource, Inc. on the date this release was submitted.
  • Builders FirstSource also distributes dimensional lumber and lumber sheet goods, millwork, windows, interior and exterior doors, and other building products.