August 23, 2022

Kasisto lève 15,5 millions de dollars supplémentaires auprès de FIS et Westpac dans le cadre d’une série C sursouscrite

Grâce à ce financement, Kasisto pourra développer ses partenariats d’innovation en matière d’intelligence artificielle et accélérer son expansion sur le marché de la banque de proximité aux États-Unis

NEW YORK, 23 août 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Kasisto , créateur de KAI, la principale plateforme d’expérience numérique pour le secteur des services financiers, a annoncé aujourd’hui une expansion de la série C de 15,5 millions de dollars, menée aux États-Unis par Fidelity Information Services, LLC (NYSE: FIS) et au niveau international par Westpac Banking Corporation (OTCMKTS: WEBNF), avec la participation de BankSouth. Cela porte le financement total de la série C à 31 millions de dollars.

Kasisto est le leader du secteur de l’intelligence artificielle (IA) de type conversationnel, et sa plateforme KAI alimente les assistants numériques les plus intelligents et les plus avisés sur le plan financier dans le secteur des services financiers. Ce financement supplémentaire permettra à Kasisto de continuer à investir dans le développement de produits, dans des initiatives stratégiques de mise sur le marché et dans l’expansion de partenariats avec les principaux fournisseurs de services financiers.

La transformation des canaux numériques et l’engagement des consommateurs sont au cœur des préoccupations du secteur des services financiers. L’adoption du numérique s’est accélérée à un rythme effréné depuis le début de la pandémie. À l’échelle mondiale, les entreprises fintech et les institutions financières de toutes tailles reconnaissent que les assistants numériques ainsi qu’une plateforme d’IA conversationnelle exceptionnelle sont la clé du succès pour une évolution réussie de l’expérience client et des modèles de service.

FIS est l’un des principaux fournisseurs de solutions technologiques financières pour les commerçants, les banques et les sociétés de marchés de capitaux dans le monde. En investissant dans Kasisto, l’entreprise soutient la mission de FIS, qui consiste à faire évoluer la façon dont le monde paie, réalise des opérations bancaires et investit.

« Nous considérons que l’avenir des services bancaires sera marqué par des expériences de plus en plus contextuelles et sera alimenté par des technologies d’IA de pointe qui créeront des interactions plus engageantes pour chaque client », a déclaré Stéphane Wyper, vice-président principal de FIS Impact Ventures. « Nous sommes ravis d’investir dans Kasisto et d’explorer les possibilités de tirer parti de leur technologie KAI dans nos services bancaires numériques afin d’humaniser davantage les interactions numériques avec les consommateurs. »

Westpac, une institution financière multinationale dont le siège est situé à Sydney, en Australie, et qui compte plus de 12 millions de clients, a collaboré avec Kasisto pour appliquer une technologie révolutionnaire d’orchestration de l’IA qui achemine de manière transparente les demandes des clients vers l’assistant numérique le plus compétent. Le résultat est une expérience plus fluide pour les clients et les employés.

« Les cycles d’innovation s’accélèrent, tout comme les besoins et les attentes de nos clients, qui veulent un service rapide, intuitif et personnalisé », a déclaré Scott Collary, directeur du groupe Westpac, services à la clientèle et technologie. « La technologie de Kasisto nous a permis d’évoluer des chatbots traditionnels vers une expérience conversationnelle sophistiquée, de type humain, unifiée pour la première fois sous une seule plateforme d’orchestration de l’IA. Cela signifie que les demandes des clients seront traitées plus efficacement avec des temps d’attente réduits et moins de transferts. »

BankSouth, une banque communautaire américaine de Géorgie, qui a adopté très tôt la plateforme KAI multi-tenant de Kasisto, a également participé à ce tour de table. En déployant le produit KAI Consumer Banking, BankSouth illustre la façon dont un assistant numérique peut non seulement servir les clients, mais aussi contribuer à la croissance de l’entreprise.

« Nous avons constaté l’adoption réussie de l’IA conversationnelle par notre base de clients de la banque en ligne, et tant nos clients que nos banquiers ont trouvé la technologie de Kasisto efficace et facile à utiliser », a déclaré Harold Reynolds, président-directeur général de BankSouth. « Plus nous travaillons avec cette plateforme robuste, plus l’expérience devient riche et profonde pour nos clients. Nous nous attendons à ce que l’assistant numérique hautement personnalisé fourni par KAI fasse de plus en plus partie intégrante de l’expérience bancaire de nos clients, et cet investissement dans Kasisto démontre notre engagement à faire en sorte que cela se produise. »

« L’expansion de notre série C est un vote de confiance retentissant dans notre vision », a déclaré Zor Gorelov, cofondateur et PDG de Kasisto. « Ce financement nous permettra de continuer à jouer un rôle de premier plan et à innover dans le domaine de l’intelligence artificielle conversationnelle. Cette année, nous avons connu notre plus forte croissance à ce jour et l’expansion de nos activités bancaires communautaires mondiales et américaines. Je suis fier de ce que nous avons accompli et profondément reconnaissant envers notre équipe talentueuse qui travaille sans relâche, avec les clients et les partenaires, pour façonner l’avenir de la banque. »

À propos de Kasisto

KAI est la plateforme d’expérience numérique de premier plan pour le secteur des services financiers. Parmi les clients de Kasisto figurent J.P. Morgan, Westpac, Standard Chartered, TD et Manulife Bank, ainsi que des coopératives de crédit telles que Fairwinds et Excite – et bien d’autres encore. Ces institutions financières ont choisi KAI pour sa capacité avérée à stimuler la croissance des entreprises et à améliorer l’expérience des clients. La plateforme est en contact avec des millions de consommateurs dans le monde entier, en permanence, sur plusieurs canaux, dans différentes langues, et est optimisée pour la performance, l’évolutivité, la sécurité et la conformité. KAI est construit avec le portefeuille d’IA conversationnelle le plus profond du secteur financier et est étroitement intégré dans l’écosystème fintech grâce à des partenariats avec des fournisseurs de technologie éprouvés tels que FIS, NCR, Q2 et d’autres. Kasisto a son siège social à New York et des bureaux dans la Silicon Valley et à Singapour. Kasisto Singapore Pte Ltd est une filiale à part entière de Kasisto. Pour plus d’informations, consultez le site kasisto.com. Suivez Kasisto sur Twitter et LinkedIn.

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August 23, 2022

Le lave-linge intelligent et la barre de son de Hisense désignés produits de l’année en Afrique du Sud

CAPE TOWN, Afrique du Sud, 23 août 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Le 16 août, Product of the Year South Africa a annoncé le gagnant 2022 dans le domaine de l’innovation parmi 19 catégories. Deux produits Hisense, le le lave-linge intelligent à chargement frontal Hisense et la barre de son Hisense U5120G 5.1.2CH ont été respectivement nommés gagnants dans la catégorie des appareils électroménagers et dans celle des systèmes multimédias.

Product of the Year est la plus grande enquête indépendante d’Afrique du Sud portant sur l’innovation en matière de produits. Kantar, la plus grande agence d’analyse et de données marketing au monde, a mené une enquête indépendante auprès de plus de 2 000 ménages dans tout le pays pour déterminer les gagnants.

« Nous sommes honorés et fiers de la technologie que nous créons, ainsi que de toute l’équipe qui contribue au succès de ces produits. L’innovation en matière de produits est importante pour notre activité et nous continuerons à investir dans ce domaine afin de proposer aux consommateurs sud-africains davantage de produits destinés à ‘réinventer votre vie’ », a déclaré Patrick, directeur marketing chez Hisense Afrique du Sud.

Le lave-linge à chargement frontal Hisense WFQR1214VAJMWT est une machine puissante de 12 kg dotée de la technologie de dosage automatique Hisense qui simplifie le lavage grâce à la pesée automatique, à la détection intelligente et au calcul précis du dosage. Sa fonction Smart WiFi permet aux utilisateurs de contrôler le lave-linge depuis leur smartphone grâce à l’application ConnectLife. La technologie de lavage à la vapeur de Hisense est également intégrée au produit. Elle utilise une vapeur douce pour éliminer les odeurs et faire en sorte que les vêtements lavés soient aussi propres et doux que des vêtements neufs, même sans être repassés.

La barre de son innovante U5120G, également lauréate du prix EISA (Expert Imaging and Sound Association), est dotée de 11 haut-parleurs multidirectionnels intégrés et d’un caisson de basse sans fil de 180 watts pour un total de 510 watts de musique de haute qualité. Le caisson de basse de 8 pouces peut prendre en charge des sons dont la fréquence atteint 40 Hz, ce qui donne aux films, aux émissions de télévision, aux jeux et à la musique des effets de basse puissants et intenses.

La barre de son U5120G bénéficie d’une connectivité simple et est compatible avec le Bluetooth, ce qui rend l’installation rapide, facile et sans effort. Quant à l’expérience audio, la disposition des enceintes à l’intérieur de l’appareil offre un système surround avec un véritable son 5.1.2 ch. Le gagnant de la catégorie des systèmes multimédia peut prendre en charge les sons haute résolution, ce qui lui confère une qualité sonore comparable à celle des studios d’enregistrement et des salles de concert. De plus, sa technologie Hi-Remaster améliore la qualité sonore de nombreuses sources d’entrée telles que les CD et les MP3.

Au-delà des deux produits nouvellement récompensés, Hisense a maintenant distribué ses produits en Afrique du Sud dans plus de 3 000 chaînes de magasins et 500 magasins franchisés d’électroménager, qu’il s’agisse du multimédia, de l’électroménager, de la téléphonie mobile ou de la climatisation.

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August 23, 2022August 24, 2022

Argentine Prosecutors Request 12-Year Sentence for VP

Prosecutors on Monday asked a judge to sentence Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernández to 12 years in prison and bar her from holding public office for life for allegedly leading a criminal conspiracy that irregularly awarded public works contracts to a friend and ally.

“We are faced with the biggest corruption maneuver that this country has ever known,” prosecutor Diego Luciani said in his closing arguments in the trial of Fernández, who was president of Argentina from 2007 and 2015, before becoming vice president in 2019.

The alleged fraud against the state cost the country’s coffers around $1 billion, Luciani said.

The former president has vehemently denied charges against her in the three-year trial and has said the judges already have the sentence against her “written and even signed.”

Fernández has characterized the trial as an effort to use the courts to stop her from ever holding elected office again and her allies have characterized it as a political prosecution.

The presidential office came out in support of Fernández, saying she is the victim of a “persecution by the courts and media.”

Current President Alberto Fernández also expressed “solidarity” with his number two in a social media post.

Luciani told judges they will have the final say on whether “corruption or justice” prevails.

Although Fernández has faced numerous accusations of corruption for events that took place while she was in office, this marks the first time a trial against the former president has gotten this far to include a prosecutor formally requesting a sentence.

Fernández, 69, is accused of leading a conspiracy that involved awarding 51 public works contracts for roadworks to Lázaro Báez in southern Santa Cruz province. Many of those public works were never finished.

Prosecutors say Báez, a former bank employee who went on to become a public works mogul, created the company Austral Construcciones as a way to win state tenders.

An additional 12 people are also indicted in the case, including Báez and Julio De Vido, the minister who was in charge of public works during Fernández’s administration.

A sentence is expected by the end of the year and could be appealed.

Source: Voice of America

August 23, 2022August 24, 2022

Journalist Killed in Mexico, 15th to Die So Far This Year

A journalist who ran an online local news program was shot to death Monday in southern Mexico, making him the 15th media worker killed so far this year nationwide.

Prosecutors in the southern state of Guerrero said Monday that Fredid Román was gunned down in the state capital, Chilpancingo.

Román’s program, “The Reality of Guerrero,” focused heavily on state-level politics. He also wrote a column.

Guerrero is a state where drug gangs, armed vigilantes and other groups regularly clash.

2022 has been one of the deadliest ever for journalists in Mexico, which is now considered the most dangerous country for reporters outside a war zone.

Prosecutors did not immediately offer any further details on the killing of Román, who local media said had previously published a newspaper under the same name and was shot inside his vehicle.

The killing comes just one week after independent journalist Juan Arjón López was found dead in the northern border state of Sonora. Prosecutors said he died from a blow to the head. His body was found in San Luis Rio Colorado, across the border from Yuma, Arizona.

That area has been hit by drug cartel violence in recent years. In March, volunteer searchers found 11 bodies in clandestine burial pits in a stretch of desert near a garbage dump in San Luis.

At the beginning of August, a journalist was among four people killed inside a beer shop in the central Mexico state of Guanajuato.

Authorities said it was unknown whether that attack was related to the journalist’s work, his role as representative of local businesses in the planning of an upcoming fair or something else.

While organized crime is often involved in journalist killings, small town officials or politicians with political or criminal motivations are often suspects as well. Journalists running small news outlets in Mexico’s interior are easy targets.

Jan-Albert Hootsen, the Mexico representative for the Committee to Protect Journalists, wrote after Arjón López’s killing that “although some arrests have been made in earlier cases of press killings this year, an ongoing climate of impunity continues to fuel these attacks.”

Source: Voice of America

August 23, 2022August 24, 2022

Elections2022: SADC election observers arrive in Namibe

Moçâmedes – Twelve observers from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) have been in south-west Namibe province since the early hours of Tuesday to monitor the voting process of general elections on Wednesday (24).

The information was released by the Provincial Electoral Commission (CPE)’s spokesperson, Desidéria Ndakupapo, who told ANGOP that 30 other national election observers are also in the province.

Ndakupapo said that “the machine is all set” so that the 254,578 voters can cast their ballot papers with greater tranquility.

“We have, at this time, all the material prepared for the polling stations,” she assured.

There are 314 polling stations and 538 ballot tables for 254,578 registered voters in Namibe.

Roughly, 14.3 million voters including 22,560 residing abroad will cast their ballot papers.

Seven political parties and one coalition are running for the upcoming general elections.

They are MPLA, UNITA, PRS, FNLA, APN, PHA and P-NJANGO and the CASA-CE coalition.

Source: Angola Press News Agency

August 23, 2022August 24, 2022

Elections2022: Angolans called to demonstrate maturity

Soyo – Angolan citizens must demonstrate their electoral maturity to Africa and the world, the King of Soyo (northern Zaire province), João Tona, appelled ahead of the Wednesday ‘s voting.

Speaking to the press, the king of Soyo recalled that Angola has already shown their electoral maturity to the world in previous elections, adding that he hopes that this year’s election will cement that maturity.

“Angolans have already proved that they are prepared to live in harmony, agreement and respect for political differences,” the traditional authority said.

To the king, the elections should be seen as a celebration of democracy, where every citizen of voting age should responsibly choose the future rulers of the country.

The sovereign asked voters not to remain in the polling stations after exercising their right, advising them to return home, where they should wait for the final results.

Zaire has 321,781 voters registered to cast ballots in 259 polling stations scattered all over the province.

Source: Angola Press News Agency

August 23, 2022

Dominica tops the CBI Index for sixth consecutive time, scores full marks in six out of nine pillars

Roseau, Aug. 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Commonwealth of Dominica came out tops in the annual CBI Index, a rating system designed to measure the performance and appeal of global citizenship by investment (CBI) programmes across a diverse range of indicators.

The CBI Index is intended as a practical tool to compare CBI programmes as a whole and specific aspects of each programme. These aspects are reflected by the CBI Index’s nine pillars which Freedom of Movement, Standard of Living, Minimum Investment Outlay, Mandatory Travel or Residence, Citizenship Timeline, Ease of Processing, Due Diligence, Family and Certainty of Product.

Number one for six consecutive years, Dominica beat 11 other nations with active citizenship by investment programmes and scored full marks in the areas of Minimum Outlay, Mandatory travel or residence, Ease of Processing, Due Diligence, Family and Certainty of Product.

These nations include Antigua and Barbuda, Austria, Cambodia, Egypt, Grenada, Jordan, Malta, Montenegro, St Lucia, Turkey and Vanuatu.

“For the last 29 years we have ensured that our CBI programme really meets the needs of an ever-changing global investor. We’re proud to yet again be ranked as one of the best CBI offering in the world and look to increase our scores across all nine pillars next year,” commented Dominica’s Prime Minister, Dr Roosevelt Skerrit.

Dominica continues to be on a concerted drive to offer investors – through its Economic Diversification Fund and government-approve real estate options – a reliable safe haven amidst the constant global upheavals. Accompanied by a robust due diligence process, Dominica uses a multi-layered process in partnership with third-party due diligence firms from the USA and the UK, investors can be confident that they are buying into a product that that will enhance their portfolio.

Dominica’s scoring in the nine pillars:

Freedom of Movement: Dominica scored seven out of 10 as the country offers visa-free and visa-on-arrival access to 14 countries across the world, including the globes most sought-after business hubs.

Freedom of movement within and between countries is paramount to global investors seeking second citizenship and this year, the Index placed emphasis on the total number of countries and territories that can be visited without applying for a visa.

Standard of Living: Dominica scored five in this area due to its low average expected years of schooling, but it must be noted that the country has the highest life expectancy at 78.2 and a perfect freedom score when compared to Egypt, Jordan, St Kitts and Nevis and Vanuatu – who also shared the same score.

Minimum Investment Outlay: Dominica received a perfect score of 10 here as the minimum investment outlay for their CBI programme is only US$100,000 per applicant, one of the lowest citizenship investment outlays in the industry.

Mandatory Travel or Residence: As last year, Dominica kept is score of 10 out of 10 as the country does not require mandatory travel or residence in the country for processing of its citizenship application.

Citizenship Timeline: Dominica scored a nine in the citizenship timeline pillar. The pillar accesses the duration to get the application processed.

Ease of Processing: The citizenship by investment unit of Dominica continues to make the application process straightforward and more robust, helping the country secure a score full marks in this area.

Due Diligence: Dominica is recognized for its stringent and comprehensive due diligence checks on applicants seeking second citizenship and once again retained the score of 10 for due diligence processing. The country requires the provision of either fingerprints or a biometric passport and has robust external due diligence procedures that are undertaken by internationally renowned third-party due diligence firms.

Family: As Dominica allows main applicants to add additional dependents under a single application, once again making it easy to bring in additional family members, the country scored 10 under this pillar.

Certainty of Product: Dominica, along with St Kitts and Nevis, attained a perfect score for Certainty of Product Pillar thanks to the programme’s longevity, popularity, renown, stability, and adaptability. The CBI Index also lauded Dominica for its transparent two-track investment routes.

Regarded as an industry voice and reputable benchmark for CBI programmes across the globe, this year’s CBI Index offers readers a glimpse of the possibility that could in the CBI industry should all relevant parties cooperate.

The current turmoil has certainly brought a negative spotlight to the investment migration industry and overlooked the fundamentals of CBI – offering honest, hardworking families and entrepreneurs to explore and participate in meaningful global opportunities, especially where they have been let down by their own home countries.

Findings in the CBI Index state that in 2023, it is predicted over 125,000 millionaires will look to relocate to more secure and attractive destinations around the world and this trend is expected to continue and increase to 2030. Political fragmentation, instability, social polarisation are some of the reasons why investors look for second citizenship options.

It is for this reason that countries like the Commonwealth of Dominica are a popular investment choice, offering political and economic stability, a currency pegged against the US-dollar and, even more appealing is an eco-conscious government working its way to be carbon-neutral and sustainable.

“People who invest in our programme can be 100% sure that they are also investing in a country that cares about the planet and one that is taking tangible, measurable steps to protect the planet,” continues Prime Minister Skerrit.

The CBI Index is the world’s most definitive guide on citizenship by investment and is published today by PWM Magazine, a publication from the Financial Times in collaboration with CS Global Partners.

Download and read the full report here.

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August 23, 2022

En collaboration avec MAMAS Alliance, Hisense continue de soutenir l’éducation locale des enfants en Afrique du Sud

CAPE TOWN, Afrique du Sud, 23 août 2022/PRNewswire/ — Le 2 août, le fabricant d’appareils électroniques de renommée mondiale, Hisense, a fait don d’appareils mobiles à Elkana Childcare, en collaboration avec MAMAS Alliance, un réseau sud-africain d’organismes à but non lucratif d’aide à l’enfance, et à la plateforme d’éducation en ligne PalFish qui a fourni plus de 100 codes de logiciel/application PalFish.

Elkana Childcare est une organisation qui s’attache à transformer la vie des enfants vivant dans des conditions plus rurales, qui ont un impact négatif sur leur développement et leur avenir. Ce don vise à améliorer l’éducation des enfants dans la région, en particulier leurs compétences en lecture, en écriture et en écoute.

Les enfants peuvent charger le logiciel/l’application PalFish sur leur gadget Hisense ou utiliser l’application sur d’autres appareils. PalFish est une plateforme d’apprentissage et une bibliothèque de livres d’images en ligne pour tous les enfants de 2 à 12 ans, les aidant à réinventer leur apprentissage grâce à ses solutions numériques et ses produits d’apprentissage personnalisés. Le logiciel de PalFish et les appareils donnés par Hisense sont des outils utilisés par les éducateurs d’Elkana pour améliorer leurs capacités d’enseignement et d’interaction avec les enfants. Hisense se targue d’aider la communauté là où elle le peut, et ce n’est que le début de la relation entre Hisense et Elkana Childcare.

Hisense a également participé activement à diverses activités de protection sociale en Afrique du Sud, contribuant à l’essor de la communauté locale et s’inscrivant dans une démarche de soutien à long terme. L’entreprise a apporté son soutien aux personnes âgées isolées dans les institutions de retraite locales, fait don de télévisions et de biens de première nécessité au centre d’aide à l’enfance à but non lucratif à Johannesburg, et a contribué à l’hôpital pour enfants de la Croix-Rouge sud-africaine ainsi qu’à d’autres projets, afin d’aider activement à résoudre les problèmes d’éducation et d’emploi dans la région africaine.

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August 23, 2022

Cellebrite Wins Multiple Forensic Focus 4:cast Awards, Continuing a Decade-Plus Track Record of Digital Forensics Leadership

Cellebrite sweeps the categories and wins every major award, including DFIR Commercial Tool of the Year and Investigator of the Year three years in a row

PETAH TIKVA, Israel and TYSONS CORNER, Va., Aug. 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cellebrite DI Ltd. (Nasdaq: CLBT), a global leader in Digital Intelligence (DI) solutions for the public and private sectors, today announced that it was honored with winning all the categories for which the company was nominated at the prestigious 2022 Forensic Focus 4:cast awards.

Cellebrite winning every major award for which it was nominated, including DFIR Commercial Tool of the Year and the Investigator of the Year for the third year in a row, proves its continual leadership in digital forensics. This is the 13th consecutive year that Cellebrite has competed in the awards, which began 15 years ago.

Leeor Ben-Peretz, Chief Strategy Officer at Cellebrite, stated: “Winning these awards is validation from the digital forensics community that our portfolio of solutions and staff are world-class. We would like to thank the SANS Institute and Forensic Focus for producing a show that recognizes the best in the industry. Building on our years-long success, we will continue to provide the community with technological innovation that accelerates digital investigations.”

Cellebrite is honored to have received the following awards:

DFIR Commercial Tool of the Year: Awarded to Cellebrite for the suite of tools it produced to speed up and help validate data pertaining to investigations.

Digital Forensic Investigator of the Year: Cellebrite’s investigator won due to the tireless work and research produced every day. The award validates the investigators’ willingness to lend a helping hand no matter the time of day.

DFIR Team of the Year: Receiving this award demonstrates that the DFIR community perceives Cellebrite as their strategic partner, part of their team, working together side by side to promote the concept of “trust but verify.”

DFIR Degree Program or Training Class of the Year: This award recognizes the comprehensive practical offering of guided training courses and certifications, all designed to prepare analysts, law enforcement, and enterprise customers to tackle investigations and technology effectively.

DFIR Social Media Contributor of the Year: In this era of social media, content is king. The Cellebrite social media contributor of the year who won this award is the ultimate contributor of social content. The contributor is always passionate about work and is constantly tweeting, posting, and sharing tips and tricks to the DFIR community.

DFIR Blog of the Year: The Cellebrite Ask the Expert blog series is a platform Cellebrite utilizes to share its findings and insights with the community.

DFIR Show of the Year: During the Covid-19 pandemic the company introduced the I Beg to DFIR webinar. This show runs monthly and focuses on new research, customer questions, and Q&A with our R&D team.

DFIR Article of the Year: Cellebrite’s investigators and thirteen co-authors crafted an article and webinar, named Six Steps to Mobile Validation, that offers DFIR experts the tools they need for handling, documenting, preserving, and validating evidence from a mobile device.

DRIF Capture the Flag (CTF) of the Year: Since its introduction in 2020, the Cellebrite CTF was a huge hit. With thousands of participants across the globe, the CTF has become the industry standard for in-depth CTFs.

About Cellebrite
Cellebrite’s (Nasdaq: CLBT) mission is to enable its customers to protect and save lives, accelerate justice, and preserve privacy in communities around the world. We are a global leader in Digital Intelligence solutions for the public and private sectors, empowering organizations in mastering the complexities of legally sanctioned digital investigations by streamlining intelligence processes. Trusted by thousands of leading agencies and companies worldwide, Cellebrite’s Digital Intelligence platform and solutions transform how customers collect, review, analyze and manage data in legally sanctioned investigations. To learn more visit us at www.cellebrite.com, https://investors.cellebrite.com, or follow us on Twitter at @Cellebrite.

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August 23, 2022

ZICIX owned CTIP-FII Receives Award from Liberia’s Ministry of Public Works for Road Project

The Liberia’s Public Road Project

CARSON CITY, Nev., Aug. 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Zicix Corporation’s (OTC Pink: ZICX) operating company, CTIP First Investment, Inc. (CTIP-FII), has accepted an award for the $300 million road project planned to be built in Liberia. The project will span more than 200 kilometers and connect the cities of Buchanan, Cestos, and Greenville to greatly reduce travel time and transportation costs for the coastal highway.

The project was approved by Zicix Chairman William Petty and will be developed by CTIP-FII in conjunction with AIC Progetti, SpA, an engineering consulting firm based in Rome, rated by ENR as one of the largest engineering companies in the world. AIC Progetti has completed two comprehensive feasibility studies for the road project.

The public road project is briefly described as follows:

Buchanan, Grand Bassa County to Cestos City, Rivercess County- 88.5 km

Cestos City, Rivercess County to Greenville City, Sinoe County- 150 km

Greenville City, Sinoe County through Jedepo, Sinoe County to Combat Gate, River Gee County and by way of Punes Town, Grand Gedeh County- Distance TBD

The proposed route covers about 238 km, with an additional distance to be determined at a later date. The estimated project cost for the first two stretches of highway will be approximately $318 million.

Currently under construction is the road from Buchanan to Greenville, with an additional road to Cestos City. The remaining highway portions will begin development soon. Once completed, the public will benefit from the reduced travel time as well as the ease of transport for goods to different provinces and municipalities in the southeast region of Liberia.

About the Corporations:

Zicix Corporation (OTC Pink: ZICX) Originally founded as a service provider to the Healthcare industry, the Zicix Corporation has recently been restructured with the intention of acquiring and developing technology applications designed for service companies in consumer, retail and other industries.

CTIP First Investment, Inc. (CTIP-FII) is a private investment and project development company, involved in undertaking development projects for both the Government and the Private Sectors respectively. CTIP-FII designs and brings the right financial engineering to project owners and creditors to fund development undertakings and permanent mortgage. www.ctip-fii.com

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For additional information, follow us on Twitter @ZICIXCorp or call 830.331.0031 and visit http://www.ctip-fii.com

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