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DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "AI in Information and Communications Technology 2021-2026: AI and Cognitive Computing in Communications, Applications, Content, and Commerce" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

This report assesses the AI in the ICT ecosystem including technologies, solutions and players. Application areas covered include marketing and business decision making, workplace automation, predictive analysis and forecasting, fraud detection and mitigation.

The report provides detailed forecasts globally, regionally, and across market segments from 2021 to 2026. The report also covers AI subset technologies, embedded in other technologies, and cognitive computing in key industry verticals.

While the opportunities for artificial intelligence in the information and communications technology industry are virtually limitless, we focus on a few key opportunities including AI in big data, chatbots, chipsets, cybersecurity, IoT, smart machines and robotics. AI is poised to fundamentally shift the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industry as technologies such as Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Deep Learning, and others.

AI will dramatically enhance the performance of communications, apps, content, and digital commerce. AI will also drive new business models and create entirely new business opportunities as interfaces and efficiencies facilitate engagement that has been heretofore incomprehensible.

Many other industry verticals will be transformed through this evolution as ICT and digital technologies support many aspects of industry operations including supply chains, sales and marketing processes, product and service delivery and support models.

For example, we see particularly substantial impacts on the medical and bioinformatics as well as financial services segments. Workforce automation is an area that will affect many different industry verticals as AI greatly enhances workflow, processes, and accelerates the ROI for smart workplace investments.

Key Topics Covered:

1 Executive Summary

2 Introduction

2.1 Artificial Intelligence Overview

2.1.1 Intelligent Software Agent

2.1.2 Problem Solving

2.2.4 Practical Approaches to AI

2.2 Machine Learning

2.2.1 Supervised Learning

2.2.2 Unsupervised Learning

2.2.3 Semi-Supervised Learning

2.2.4 Reinforcement Learning

2.3 Deep Learning

2.3.1 Artificial Neural Networks

2.3.2 Artificial Neural Network Deployment

2.4 Cognitive Computing

2.5 AI Algorithms in Applications

2.5.1 Natural Language Processing

2.5.2 Machine Perception

2.5.3 Data Mining

2.5.4 Motion and Manipulation

2.6 Limitations and Challenges for AI Expansion

2.7 AI in Information and Communications Technology Industry

2.7.1 AI Market Drivers in ICT

2.7.2 Key AI Opportunities in ICT

2.7.2.1 Artificial Intelligence and Big Data

2.7.2.2 Artificial Intelligence in Chatbots and Virtual Private Assistants

2.7.2.3 Artificial Intelligence in Chipsets and Microelectronics

2.7.2.4 Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity

2.7.2.5 Artificial Intelligence and Internet of Things

2.7.2.6 Artificial Intelligence in Network Management and Optimization

2.7.2.7 Artificial Intelligence in Smart Machines and Robotics

3 AI Intellectual Property Leadership by Country and Company

3.1 Global AI Patents

3.2 AI Patents by Leading Countries

3.3 Global Machine Learning Patents

3.4 Machine Learning Patents by Leading Countries

3.5 Machine Learning Patents by Leading Companies

3.6 Global Deep Learning Patents

3.7 Deep Learning Patents by Leading Countries

3.8 Global Cognitive Computing Patents

3.9 Cognitive Computing Patents by Leading Countries

3.10 AI and Cognitive Computing Innovation Leadership

4 AI in ICT Market Analysis and Forecasts 2021-2026

4.1 Global Markets for AI 2021-2026

4.2 Global Market for AI by Segment 2021-2026

4.3 Regional Markets for AI 2021-2026

4.4 AI Market by Key Application Area 2021-2026

4.4.1 AI Markets for Predictive Analysis and Forecasting 2021-2026

4.4.2 AI Market for Marketing and Business Decision Making 2021-2026

4.4.3 AI Market for Fraud Detection and Classification 2021-2026

4.4.4 AI Market for Workplace Automation 2021-2026

5 AI in Select Industry Verticals

5.1 Market for AI by Key Industry Verticals 2021-2026

5.1.1 AI Market for Internet-related Services and Products 2021-2026

5.1.2 AI Market for Telecommunications 2021-2026

5.1.3 AI Market for Medical and Bioinformatics 2021-2026

5.1.4 AI Market for Financial Services 2021-2026

5.1.5 AI Market for Manufacturing and Heavy Industries 2021-2026

5.2 AI in other Industry Verticals

6 AI in Major Market Segments

6.1 AI Market by Product Segment 2021-2026

6.2 Market for Embedded AI within other Technologies 2021-2026

6.2.1 AI Algorithms in Data Mining 2021-2026

6.2.2 AI in Machine Perception Technology 2021-2026

6.2.3 Market for AI Algorithms in Pattern Recognition Technology 2021-2026

6.2.4 Market for AI Algorithm in Intelligent Decision Support Systems Technology 2021-2026

6.2.5 Market for AI Algorithms in Natural Language Processing Technology 2021-2026

7 Important Corporate AI M&A

7.1 Apple Inc.

7.2 Facebook

7.3 Google

7.4 IBM

7.5 Microsoft

8 AI in ICT Use Cases

8.1 Verizon Uses AI and Machine Learning To Improve Performance

8.2 Deutche Telecom Uses AI

8.3 H2O.ai Use-cases in Telecommunications powered by AI

8.4 KDDI R&D Laboratories Inc., AI-assisted Automated Network Operation System

8.5 Telefonica AI Use Cases

8.6 Brighterion AI, Worldpay Use cases

9 AI in ICT Vendor Analysis

9.1 IBM Corporation

9.1.1 Company Overview

9.1.2 Recent Developments

9.2 Intel Corporation

9.3 Microsoft Corporation

9.4 Google Inc.

9.5 Baidu Inc.

9.6 H2O.ai

9.7 Hewlett Packard Enterprise

9.8 Apple Inc.

9.9 General Electric

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What GAO Found

In March 2021, GAO issued its high-risk series update and emphasized that federal agencies' needed to implement numerous critical actions to strengthen the nation's cybersecurity and information technology (IT) management efforts. In the update, GAO reiterated the importance of agencies addressing four major cybersecurity challenges facing the nation: (1) establishing a comprehensive cybersecurity strategy and performing effective oversight, (2) securing federal systems and information, (3) protecting cyber critical infrastructure, and (4) protecting privacy and sensitive data. Overall, the federal government has to move with a greater sense of urgency to fully address key cybersecurity challenges. In particular:

In its March update, GAO also stressed the importance of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and federal agencies fully implementing critical actions recommended to improve the management of IT to better manage tens of billions of dollars in IT investments. GAO emphasized, for example, that

Until OMB and federal agencies take critical actions to strengthen efforts to address these important high-risk areas, longstanding and pervasive weaknesses will likely continue to jeopardize the nation's cybersecurity and management of IT.

The nation's critical infrastructures and federal agencies are dependent on IT systems and electronic data to carry out operations and to process, maintain, and report essential information. Each year, the federal government spends more than $100 billion on cybersecurity and IT investments.

GAO has long stressed the continuing and urgent need for effective cybersecurity, as underscored by recent events that have illustrated persistent and evermore sophisticated cyber threats and incidents. Moreover, many IT investments have failed, performed poorly, or suffered from ineffective management. Accordingly, GAO has included information security on its high-risk list since 1997 and added improving the management of IT acquisitions and operations in 2015. In its March 2021 high-risk series update, GAO reported that significant attention was needed in both of these important areas.

GAO was asked to testify on federal agencies' efforts to address cybersecurity and the management of IT. For this testimony, GAO relied on selected products it previously issued.

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Cybersecurity and Information Technology: Federal Agencies Need to Strengthen Efforts to Address High-Risk Areas - Government Accountability Office

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What a company will earn down the road also needs to be taken into consideration, and this is why earnings estimate revisions are so important.

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The Focus List is comprised of stocks hand-picked from a long list of #1 (Strong Buy) or #2 (Buy) ranked companies, meaning that each new addition boasts a bullish earnings consensus among analysts.

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Why This 1 Computer and Technology Stock Could Be a Great Addition to Your Portfolio - Yahoo Finance

COMMENTARY

Its no secret that the pandemic profoundly changed the end user computing environment.

With much of the workforce now off site and mobile, agency IT teams lack sufficient visibility and control of their devices. Legacy tools were designed to support pre-pandemic environments, and are not able to collect timely and complete data from remote endpoints. With more employees using VPNs and BYOD, agency risk surfaces increase without the additional protections afforded by closed networks.

Security decisions must be made based on accurate, real-time data. Without the ability to receive, centralize, and analyze all endpoint data on remote endpoints, agencies cant fill knowledge gaps. They simply don't know what they dont know without full telemetry. Agencies are compelled to address these issues with urgency. The time to work on this issue is now, as there will be a 1000% increase in the number of endpoints by the end of this decade.

What can be done to support the new endpoint reality? Agencies must stop carrying forward legacy cyber and systems management solutions hamstrung by limited integration, speed, visibility, and control. Tackling this problem within federal agencies requires innovation and change. Cyber is directed as priority one in the May 12 Executive Order. The American Rescue Plan provides for funding through the enhancement of the Technology Modernization Fund.

The evolution from legacy approaches to data collection and centralization do not support the evolution of workforce computing. A move to modern, distributed instrumentation, interaction, and data integration enables control at the point of its production the endpoint.

The days of centralizing datasets before analysis and action are long gone. We have passed the tipping point due to data being distributed worldwide, and impossible to collect in real time with legacy point tools and systems management solutions. There is simply too much data to manage. 5G facilitates data transport, but agency IT teams have to rethink data instrumentation.

Previous strategies for data instrumentation at the edge are broken, and simply do not scale to support enterprise-level endpoint footprints spread across complex networks, and Internet based computing. As security policies change, IT teams need to be able to adapt instrumentation on the fly to account for those changes in real-time.

The Zero Trust Factor

Given data creation velocity, the concept of trusting endpoint validation only upon initial access must be retired. Agencies using a zero trust architecture require real-time, accurate telemetry to validate that each endpoint complies with rapidly evolving standards.

Under a zero trust strategy, IT teams authenticate and authorize connection requests every time a user wants to do something new or different. This is where the data instrumentation problem emerges. Agencies must revalidate the endpoint for every attempted transaction based on the device where it is, whos using it, the day of the week, and whether a device is virtual, physical or employee-owned. With a majority of staff now working remotely, authentication and authorization processes become particularly difficult and time-consuming.

In a zero trust model, agencies must separate endpoints from data instrumentation and collection capabilities. A single, real-time platform that integrates endpoint management and security effectively breaks down silos to close the visibility and resilience gaps that exist between IT operations and security teams.

A unified platform approach gives organizations end-to-end visibility across users, servers, and cloud endpoints. It allows for the ability to identify assets, protect systems, detect threats, respond to attacks, and remediate deficiencies at scale.

Agencies must address the complexity problems inherent in the new end-user reality, and evolve to manage data at the edge where it is created. Modern platform solutions provide for needed speed, visibility and control as if all enterprise endpoints were in one living, breathing database.

This allows agencies to instrument data in real-time across all endpoints, without centralization to support zero trust models. The future of endpoint computing arrived suddenly and is here to stay. Agencies can meet the challenges presented with thoughtful approaches to people, process, and technology concerns.

About the Author

Nate Russ leads the federal civilian business at Tanium, where his team works in close concert with systems integrators to deliver on strategic programs like CDM. His prior experience includes leadership roles at Splunk and Symantec. Nate began his career at Accenture, where he performed hands-on consulting roles in the telecommunications industry.

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With data everywhere, the endpoint becomes the problem - Washington Technology

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) Ensuring a secure, humane and well-managed border is a top item listed in the Biden Administrations newly released blueprint for immigration, which builds on the work done over the course of the last six months.

The plan includes making better use of existing border enforcement resources.

U.S. Customs and Border Protections budget grew by more than $5 billion in the last 10 years and Bidens blueprint will redirect funding from the last administrations border wall to invest in border technology and modernize ports of entry.

The Administration said the investments will function as a strengthening force to the more than 19,500 Border Patrol agents securing the border, as well as the more than 25,500 CBP officers working at land, air and sea ports.

Typically, resources along the border between ports of entry really need three things: its border infrastructure, which could be border barriers, it could be roads, it could be lighting; personnel, having the right people; and the last piece technology, said Victor Manjarrez, director of UTEPs Center for Law and Behavior, and a retired Border Patrol sector chief.

Funds will also be used to facilitate increased security screenings to combat human smuggling and trafficking, as well as entry of undocumented immigrants.

Its clear that the Biden border crisis has continued to rage out of control. And I think for Texans specifically living in El Paso I think they need to believe it when they see it, said Michael Joyce, a spokesman for the Republican National Committee

Already, dozens of migrants have been led through the desert by human traffickers who convince them to pay exorbitant fees only to leave them to die in the desert heat of West Texas.

In the blueprint that talks about human smuggling thats a great thing. Being able to work with other governments and other agencies that truly make it a transborder crime, Manjarrez said.

In April, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced Operation Sentinel, a counter-network targeting operation focused on combating transnational criminal organizations involved in migrant smuggling.

Smuggling operations continue to lie and exploit vulnerable populations to promote their criminal enterprise the health and safety of migrants does not influence their lucrative ambition, Troy Miller, CBP Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Commissioner, said in a statement. This operation is designed to disrupt every facet of the logistical network of these criminal organizations. Our goal is to enhance the security of the U.S. border and help save the lives of those who are preyed upon by these unscrupulous criminals.

Manjarrez describes human trafficking and smuggling rings of decades ago as mom and pop shops, whereas todays enterprises are buttressed on sophisticated criminal networks across different countries.

The blueprint promises to work with regional governments to investigate and prosecute people responsible for migrant smuggling, human trafficking or other crimes against migrants.

Human smuggling here is very organized, very complex and no doubt very ruthless, said Manjarrez. To be able to get other governments involved from origin country to destination point in the U.S., should really make a difference.

Another aspect of the blueprint is to improve the expedited removal process for those arriving at the border.

The U.S. Department of Justice reversed two Trump-era rulings on June 16, 2021, that further restricted asylum protections for victims of domestic and gang violence, much to the chagrin of the RNC.

I think for folks who live in El Paso and in the Rio Grande Valley, they continue to witness this crisis, Joyce said.

The Administration said its working to optimize the removal of individuals arriving at the border without legitimate asylum claims or other forms of protection.

Those not seeking protection or those who dont qualify will be promptly removed, reads the White House fact sheet on the plan.

Other measures will include facilitating secure management of borders in the region by providing training and technical assistance, supporting improvements of border infrastructure and technology, as well as promoting collaborative migration and other border management approaches.

These improvements could prove lucrative for the Borderland.

Increased technology and things of that nature does wonders for El Pasos economy, said Manjarrez. It has the potential to make infrastructure improvements and to process and facilitate legitimate trade and travel.

Biden can only accomplish so much through executive authority and is now calling on members of Congress to pass reconciliation legislation.

For example, the U.S. Citizenship Act, which would reunite families, give families access to a workforce that includes full labor rights and create a path to citizenship for those already living and working in the country. Moreover, the Dream and Promise Act and Farm Workforce Modernization Act would create paths to citizenship for DREAMers, TPS recipients and more.

The RNC would like the executive branch of government to get a grasp on immigration along the southern U.S. border before calling on Congress.

I dont think that we can have a substantial talk about immigration reform or any other types of reform until we get the crisis under control at our southern border, he said.

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HANGZHOU, China, July29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Sunyard Technology, the leading global payment solution provider, launches the all-new Sunyard Payment Management System, easier for banking institutions and acquirers to manage the key data like terminals, merchants, transactions, and related parameters in great numbers. The System is your complete toolkit for integrating the payment management business remotely and securely. From visual data of terminals to those of merchants and transactions, they are all in the same simple interface, allowing businesses analysis anytime to make data-driven marketing decisions at every stage and tap into as much or as little data as needed, thus inspiring customer throughput, growing store sales, and providing more value for customers, and that's Sunyard's main focus.

A challenge always faced by merchants is to efficiently and effectively manage their POS terminals. It is a given that most acquirers do not work with the same POS Terminal manufacturer, making the management of the POS terminals more complex. The newly Platform features a legible and simple interface that is designed with compatibility in mind to allow for various Android POS Terminals from multi-vendors. With a remote delivery of operation instructions and management of applications on terminals, the system also provides a visual display of the status of terminals and operation logs. Transaction flow and report of terminals also are ready to be exported directly.

With the user-friendly process, jointing the Platform with the terminals through the Client App also can be quick and simple, including a feature for timely transactions and doing the latest updates under great security. Records can be sent to the system by this App through stable connectivity. Under user password policy and role-based access, the system offers strong connectivity with banking institutions through payment gateways, which is the core of each transaction ensuring security and authenticity with cards like MasterCard, Visa, and UnionPay.

Through the customization of the system, function modules can also be tailored to customers' needs for displaying. Taking the "Merchant" management section as an example, banking institutions can manage their affiliated merchants simply and launch well-timed marketing activities, which is more accessible to merchants in turn on the system. A central "APPs" management module is provided on the system to remotely update and download applications, resource files, etc. It also supports remote diagnostic features. At the same time, the transaction interface can be personalized for selection.

At Sunyard, we're constantly expanding and evolving our portfolio of products to help you grow your business. Everything we do is backed by the expertise, support, and commitment that you already trust us for.

Our culture of care means we invest time, energy, and resources to develop products you can count on. We care about quality as much as you do. Whether you need advice, more information or to make an order, we're here to help.

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About Sunyard

Sunyard Technology Co., Ltd, the leading global payment solution provider, is offering cost-effective, superior quality payment terminals and financial software products including payment password system, same-city liquidation system, corporate e-bank system, risk alarm system, etc. As the earliest listed financial IT company in China (SSE Code: 600571), Sunyard has achieved the leading position in the field of financial industry with more than two decades of professional experience. Based on the solid foundation in the domestic market, Sunyard is committed to expanding the international market according to its development strategy.

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LIBERTY LAKE, Wash., July 29, 2021--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI), which is innovating the way utilities and cities manage energy and water, announced today that Tom Deitrich, Itrons president and chief executive officer, and Joan Hooper, Itrons senior vice president and chief financial officer, will present at Oppenheimers 24th Annual Technology, Internet and Communications conference on Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021 at 1:15 p.m. EDT. In addition, Deitrich and Hooper will present at Canaccord Genuitys 41st Annual Growth Conference on Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021 at 1:30 p.m. EDT.

The investor presentation and live webcasts of both events will be accessible on Itrons Investor Relations website. A replay of each webcast will be available for 30 days following the events.

About Itron

Itron enables utilities and cities to safely, securely and reliably deliver critical infrastructure solutions to communities in more than 100 countries. Our portfolio of smart networks, software, services, meters and sensors helps our customers better manage electricity, gas and water resources for the people they serve. By working with our customers to ensure their success, we help improve the quality of life, ensure the safety and promote the well-being of millions of people around the globe. Itron is dedicated to creating a more resourceful world. Join us: http://www.itron.com.

Itron is a registered trademark of Itron, Inc. All third-party trademarks are property of their respective owners and any usage herein does not suggest or imply any relationship between Itron and the third party unless expressly stated.

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The impact caused by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic includes uncertainty as to the duration, spread, severity, and any resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic including other factors contributing to infection rates, such as reinfection or mutation of the virus, the effectiveness or widespread availability and application of vaccines, the duration and scope of related government orders and restrictions, impact on overall demand, impact on our customers businesses and workforce levels, disruptions of our business and operations, including the impact on our employees, limitations on, or closures of, our facilities, or the business and operations of our customers or suppliers. Our estimates and statements regarding the impact of COVID-19 are made in good faith to provide insight to our current and future operating and financial environment and any of these may materially change due to factors outside our control. For more information on risks associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, please see our risk in Part I, Item 1A: Risk Factors in our 2020 Annual Report.

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LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BTRS Holdings Inc. (Billtrust or the Company) (NASDAQ: BTRS), a B2B accounts receivable automation and integrated payments leader, today announced that Steve Pinado, President, will be participating in a fireside chat at the KeyBanc Technology Leadership Forum on Thursday, August 12, 2021 at 1:20 pm ET.

Live webcast and replay of the presentation will be available on the Companys investor relations website at https://www.billtrust.com/about/investors.

About BTRS Holdings

Billtrust (NASDAQ: BTRS) is a leading provider of cloud-based software and integrated payment processing solutions that simplify and automate B2B commerce. Accounts receivable is broken and relies on conventional processes that are outdated, inefficient, manual and largely paper based. Billtrust is at the forefront of the digital transformation of AR, providing mission-critical solutions that span credit decisioning and monitoring, online ordering, invoice delivery, payments and remittance capture, invoicing, cash application and collections.

For more information, visit Billtrust.com.

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Billtrust to Participate in the KeyBanc Technology Leadership Forum on August 12, 2021 - Business Wire

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--8x8, Inc. (NYSE: EGHT), a leading integrated cloud communications platform provider, today announced that the Office of Public Works (OPW) in Ireland has implemented 8x8 XCaaS (Experience Communications as a Service), an integrated contact centre, voice, video meetings, and chat solution, to enable its digital and technology strategy.

One of Irelands oldest government agencies, responsible for property management, heritage services, and flood risk management, OPW was challenged by disparate legacy telephony systems that could not meet the needs of its increasingly hybrid workforce. With more than 2,500 staff members including contingent, seasonal workers located at 140 sites across the Republic of Ireland, OPW needed a modern cloud communications platform that was cost-effective and reliable, providing the organisation the agility to allow staff to communicate and collaborate with customers, and each other, from anywhere, and on any device.

With 8x8 XCaaS, OPW is able to improve manageability and reliability, ensure organisational resilience, and enable an operate-from-anywhere workforce. 8x8 XCaaS is built on the 8x8 Experience Communications Platform, a reliable, secure, and compliant cloud platform that offers the highest levels of reliability with the industrys only financially-backed, platform-wide 99.99 percent SLA across an integrated Contact Centre as a Service (CCaaS) and Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS) solution.

Working with 8x8, OPW smoothly transitioned staff and communications capabilities to their new headquarters in Dublin, and across all of their sites, without losing connection with colleagues, partners and customers. OPWs commitment to being client focused, ensuring timely delivery of services, and providing value for money was made possible with 8x8s integrated communications, collaboration, and customer engagement product.

The OPW deployment of 8x8 XCaaS further demonstrates 8x8s continued growth within the Public Sector in Ireland and the UK:

Liam Stewart, Head of ICT at Office of Public Works, said: To continue effectively delivering services to our customers, we needed a different approach to enabling communications across our very distributed environment - one that provided collaboration and customer engagement tools, while also being easier to administer and maintain. 8x8 provided us with exactly the solution we needed, including the capabilities to work remotely, on any device, and support both employee and customer communications - all easily administered from one, central console. We have a long track record providing valuable services in Ireland since 1831, however, with 8x8, we no longer have to rely on legacy systems and can move forward as an innovative and future-focused organisation.

The need to transition from outdated technology in an effort to transform organisational performance and functionality is not new within the public sector, but it has never been more critical to meet new work requirements, said Jamie Snaddon, Managing Director, EMEA at 8x8, Inc. OPWs focus on customer engagement and providing exceptional services is the perfect use case for an integrated cloud communications and collaboration solution. With 8x8, OPW employees can work confidently knowing they are staying productive and connected with colleagues and customers.

About 8x8, Inc.

8x8, Inc. (NYSE: EGHT) is transforming the future of business communications as a leading Software-as-a-Service provider of contact center, voice communications, video, chat and API solutions powered by one global cloud communications platform. 8x8 empowers workforces worldwide to connect individuals and teams so they can collaborate faster and work smarter. Real-time business analytics and intelligence provide businesses unique insights across all interactions and channels so they can delight end-customers and accelerate their business. For additional information, visit http://www.8x8.com, or follow 8x8 on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.

8x8 and 8x8 X Series are trademarks of 8x8, Inc.

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NEW YORK, July 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Finitive, the leading data-driven private credit marketplace, today announced that it has been named one of the Top 100 Financial Technology Companies of 2021 by the Financial Technology Report.

Founded in 2017, Finitive's tech-enabled platform offers institutional investors access to a multi-trillion-dollar market of private credit opportunities across multiple asset classes and structures, including specialty finance, online lending, marketplace lending, and private credit funds. Using Finitive, borrowers have opportunities to access private credit funding from over 700 institutional investors with over $6 trillion in AUM.

"Finitive's private credit marketplace uses technology and proprietary algorithms to connect borrowers with capital providers quickly and efficiently," said Finitive founder and CEO Jon Barlow. "It is a distinct honor for Finitive to be recognized by Financial Technology Report for making private credit transactions fast and accessible through its tech-enabled platform. As we continue to enhance our deal-sourcing capabilities, Finitive will help more borrowers access capital and increase shareholder value, while helping more investors find deals."

Finitive's deal origination engine draws opportunities from across the world, providing investors with a source of private credit transactions not found anywhere else. All investments are funded directly by investors to borrowers, with no intermediary entity to add to time and costs.

The Financial Technology Report provides industry executives, professionals, and investors with important news and information on the financial technology industry. The awardees were selected based on product quality, customer adoption, management team caliber, organizational effectiveness, and company growth. This year's list highlights companies that provide faster, streamlined, and individualized services. The awardees have a diverse range of products and services that have transformed the financial industry. View the full list here: https://thefinancialtechnologyreport.com/the-top-100-financial-technology-companies-of-2021/

To learn more about Finitive's private credit marketplace visit http://www.finitive.com.

About Finitive

Finitive is the leading data-driven private credit marketplace. Through its tech-enabled platform, institutional investors access a multi-trillion-dollar market of private credit opportunities across multiple asset classes and structures, including specialty finance, online lending, marketplace lending, and private credit funds. Borrowers gain efficient access to capital via a global network of investors who are actively allocating to private credit. All regulated activities are conducted through North Capital Private Securities, a registered broker-dealer and member FINRA/SIPC. For additional information, please visit Finitive's website at http://www.finitive.com.

About The Financial Technology ReportThe Financial Technology Report is a comprehensive source for market research and insights, business news, investment activity and corporate actions related to the financial technology sector. Based in New York City, the firm is run by a seasoned team of editors, writers and media professionals highly knowledgeable on financial technology and the various companies, executives and investors that make up the sector.http://www.thefinancialtechnologyreport.com.

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