Winners Announced in 16th Annual Stevie® Awards for Sales & Customer Service

New Categories for 2022 Recognize Thought Leadership

Winners have been announced in the 16th annual Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service.

More than 2,300 entries were considered in over 90 categories for sales, customer service, and contact center achievements.

FAIRFAX, Va., March 01, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Winners in the 16th annual Stevie® Awards for Sales & Customer Service, recognized as the world’s top customer service awards and sales awards, were announced today. Stevie Award winners will be celebrated during a virtual awards ceremony on May 11.

The complete list of Stevie Winners by category is available at http://www.StevieAwards.com/Sales.

More than 2,300 nominations from organizations in 51 nations were considered in this year’s competition. Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie Award winners were determined by the average scores of more than 150 professionals on eight specialized judging committees. Entries were considered in more than 90 categories for customer service and contact center achievements, including Contact Center of the Year, Award for Innovation in Customer Service, and Customer Service Department of the Year; more than 60 categories for sales and business development achievements, ranging from Senior Sales Executive of the Year to Sales Training or Business Development Executive of the Year to Sales Department of the Year; and categories to recognize new products and services, solution providers, and organizations’ and individuals’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic. New categories this year honor excellence in thought leadership in customer service and sales.

IBM of Armonk, NY USA and DP DHL, worldwide both won 11 Gold Stevie Awards, the most of any organization in the competition. Other Stevie winners with three of more Golds include Sales Partnerships, Inc., Broomfield, CO USA (eight), ValueSelling Associates, Carlsbad, CA USA (six), HP, Inc. Boise, ID USA (four), The Biz Dojo Inc, Calgary, Canada (four), UPMC Health Plan, Pittsburgh, PA USA (four), Allianz Services Pvt Ltd, Kerala, India (three), Nutrisystem, Fort Washington, PA USA (three), TransPerfect, New York, NY USA (three), and Voya Financial, Chandler, AZ USA (three).

Winners of two Gold Stevie Awards include Contact Lens King Inc., Chaplain, NY USA; Datasite, Minneapolis, MN USA; Dubai Municipality, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Empolis Group, Kaiserslautern, Germany; Future Generali India Insurance Company Ltd., Mumbai, India; Michael Kors, New York, NY USA; Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA USA; Municipality and Planning Department, Ajman, United Arab Emirates; Optima Tax Relief, LLC, Santa Ana, CA USA; POWERHOME SOLAR, Mooresville, NC USA; PowerSchool Group LLC, Folsom, CA USA; Ruby, Portland, OR USA; SAP, Newtown Square, PA USA; Sber, Moscow, Russia; SoftPro, Raleigh, NC USA; Spinnaker Support, Greenwood Village, CO USA; Support Services Group, Lewis Center, OH USA; Talkdesk, San Francisco, CA USA; Templeton & Partners, London, United Kingdom; VakifBank, Istanbul, Turkey; and VMware, Palo Alto, CA USA.

Other organizations winning a combination of four or more Gold, Silver, or Bronze Stevie Awards include Abrigo, Austin, TX USA; Arise Virtual Solutions, Miramar, FL USA; Blackhawk Network, Pleasanton CA USA; CarrefourSA, Istanbul, Turkey; Clubspeed, Irvine, CA USA; EFG Companies, Irving, TX USA; Element Electronics, Winnsboro, SC USA; HireVue, South Jordan, UT USA; Intuit, Mississauga, Ontario Canada; Nuance Communications, Boston, MA USA; OpenGov, San Jose, CA USA; Optum Eden Prairie, MN USA; Princess Polly, Los Angeles CA USA; Pushpay, Redmond, WA USA; QNB Finansbank, Istanbul, Turkey; RAIN Group, Boston, MA USA; Toco Warranty, Los Angeles, CA USA; TTEC, Englewood, CO USA; Visualize, Birmingham, MI USA; VIZIO Inc., Irvine, CA USA; and WNS (Holdings) Limited, Mumbai, India.

The 10 most-honored organizations in the competition will receive Grand Stevie Award trophies. Those winners will be announced the week of March 14.

Beginning today through April 1, the public may vote for their favorite providers of customer service in the People’s Choice Stevie® Awards for Favorite Customer Service, an annual feature of the awards. Voting is open at http://peopleschoice.stevieawards.com. Winners of the People’s Choice Stevie Awards in multiple industries will be announced the week of April 4.

One category in the awards will continue to accept entries through March 11.  It is the Sales Partnerships Award for Ethics in Sales, which will recognize organizations for best practices and achievements in demonstrating the highest ethical standards in the sales industry.  Entry requirements for this category are outlined at https://stevieawards.com/sales/nominate-2022-sales-partnerships-ethics-sales-award.

About the Stevie Awards
Stevie Awards are conferred in eight programs: the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, the German Stevie Awards, The American Business Awards®, The International Business Awards®, the Middle East & North Africa Stevie Awards, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, the Stevie Awards for Great Employers, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Stevie Awards competitions receive more than 12,000 nominations each year from organizations in more than 70 nations. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about the Stevie Awards at www.StevieAwards.com.

Sponsors of the 16th annual Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service include Sales Partnerships, Inc., Thought Leadership Leverage, and ValueSelling Associates, Inc.

Marketing Contact:
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Innovation for 5Gigaverse, Huawei Unveils Its Latest Wireless Solutions and IntelligentRAN Architecture

BARCELONA, Spain, March 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — At Mobile World Congress (MWC22), Huawei unveiled its latest wireless products and solutions — third-generation TDD M-MIMO products and FDD ultra-wideband multi-antenna products. Huawei also introduced its newly released IntelligentRAN architecture at the press conference.https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/1756723/Gan_Bin_unveils_Huawei_s_Latest_Wireless_Solutions_IntelligentRAN_Architecture.jpg

Gan Bin, Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of Huawei Wireless Solution, gave a keynote speech titled “Innovation for 5Gigaverse Society” during the press conference. He said, “5G’s large-bandwidth and multi-antenna technologies have brought tangible benefits. But we do not stop here; instead, we move ahead and continue to innovate in these two areas. Our third-generation Massive MIMO and FDD ultra-wideband multi-antenna portfolios further improve network performance and energy efficiency. They greatly boost operators’ confidence in building high-quality and green 5G networks.”

The third-generation TDD Massive MIMO series includes the third-generation MetaAAU and BladeAAU series. The third-generation Massive MIMO doubles antenna elements of its previous generation from 192 to 384, making it the only one in the industry to have done so.

The third-generation MetaAAU uses the extremely large antenna array (ELAA) and Adaptive High Resolution (AHR) Turbo beamforming algorithm to achieve breakthroughs in Massive MIMO performance and energy efficiency. Compared with traditional 64T, the coverage of this product is improved by 3 dB and user experience by 30%. Compared with traditional 32T, the coverage is improved by 6 dB and user experience by 60%. And compared with traditional AAUs, the power consumption is reduced by about 30% when coverage counters remain unchanged. For scenarios using discrete spectrum or requiring network co-construction and sharing, ultra-wideband products with a bandwidth of 400 MHz and a transmit power of 400W would be very helpful for implementing simplified deployment. In scenarios where antenna space is limited, Huawei’s BladeAAU series implements simplified deployment of all sub-6 GHz frequency bands, facilitating deployment in all scenarios.

FDD ultra-wideband multi-antenna products include: the industry’s lightest true wideband 4T4R RRU, which supports simplified deployment of 700–900 MHz and 1.8–2.6/1.4 GHz multi-band networks and dynamic power sharing across all modes, improving user experience by 30% and reducing power consumption by 30%; and the industry’s first high-power ultra-wideband 8T8R, which uses the combination of 1.8 GHz and 2.1 GHz to provide equivalent coverage to the sub-1 GHz band, benefiting both 4G and 5G networks by increasing their capacity by 1.6 and 3 times, respectively. With the industry’s only 8T8R native, green antenna of the Hertz platform, the energy consumption is further reduced by 15%. For scenarios requiring large capacity, Huawei provides the industry’s only commercial FDD Massive MIMO, which increases 4G network capacity by 3 times compared with 4T networks and 5G network capacity by 5 times.

Furthermore, for residential areas and urban hotspots, Huawei has launched the TDD and FDD dual-band EasyMacro 3.0 and Book RRU 3.0 solutions to simplify on-demand deployment and quickly fill 5G coverage holes. To meet requirements for indoor areas such as railway stations and shopping malls, Huawei provides the industry’s only distributed Massive MIMO. It improves capacity by 4 times compared with 4T and user experience by more than 30%, creating ubiquitous indoor gigabit experience.

Another highlight of the release is Huawei’s IntelligentRAN. According to Gan Bin, this architecture brings intelligence to almost all aspects of a wireless network from experience, green, service to O&M. It leverages the Mobile Intelligent Engine (MIE) to enable network autonomy through data, model, and decision collaboration between site layer and network layer. Key benefits of the IntelligentRAN architecture include:

– Smart Experience: Enable optimal experience base on heterogeneous network by introducing 3 key technologies: L3 intelligent grid, L2 scheduling dictionary, and L1 channel graph, which can improve user experience by more than 50% on multi-band and multi-site networks.

 Smart Green: Maximize energy efficiency with continuous experience by introducing Mobile Intelligent Engine – NRT(Non-Real-Time)and RT(Real-Time), which will optimize the energy saving strategy in terms of multi-dimensional parameters to ensure maximal effect across networks.

-Smart Service: Achieve accurate provisioning and reliable SLA with Mobile Intelligent Engine, which will adjust network parameters based on SLA-network in real time and provide reliable SLA assurance without affecting the experience of other services.

– Smart O&M: Implement zero-fault and zero-downtime networks that support intelligent fault identification, diagnosis, prediction and prevention.

Gan Bin concluded: “Huawei’s IntelligentRAN implements zero-wait, zero-trouble, zero-touch networks. It enables autonomous networks featuring smart service, optimization, green and simplified O&M. Furthermore, it facilitates operators to explore new space and business forms of 5G.”

MWC22 Barcelona runs from February 28 to March 3 in Barcelona, Spain. Huawei showcases its products and solutions at stand 1H50 in Fira Gran Via Hall 1. Together with global operators, industry professionals, and opinion leaders, we dive into topics such as industry trends, GUIDE to the Future, and green development to envision the future of digital networks. For more information, please visit: https://carrier.huawei.com/en/events/mwc2022

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Casio lance la première MR-G qui reprend le design iconique de la G-SHOCK originale

De multiples composants pour des finitions soignées avec un savoir-faire de maître en la matière

TOKYO, 1er mars 2022/PRNewswire/ — Casio Computer Co., Ltd. annoncé aujourd’hui la sortie d’une nouvelle addition à la série MR-G, la ligne phare de la marque de montres résistantes aux chocs G-SHOCK. La nouvelle MRG-B5000 est la première montre MR-G qui reprend le design iconique de la toute première G-SHOCK.

MRG-B5000B

En référence au design de la DW-5000C, la toute première G-SHOCK sortie en 1983, la MRG-B5000 confère désormais un aspect brillant et une élégance remarquable à la montre résistante aux chocs en utilisant des métaux de pointe avec une finition de qualité exceptionnelle.

Afin d’appliquer des finitions raffinées aux moindres recoins de la forme complexe de la lunette, qui se compose de 25 éléments différents, Casio a développé la nouvelle structure Multi-Guard. Cette nouvelle structure intègre des pièces absorbant les chocs dans la lunette multi-composants afin de garantir une excellente résistance aux chocs, tout en permettant d’appliquer des finitions soignées à chaque élément distinct, jusque dans les moindres recoins, pour une finition d’une beauté époustouflante. Le bracelet utilise également une structure spéciale, avec des broches distinctes intégrées dans les orifices ronds de chaque maillon métallique, afin de permettre un travail de précision pour une finition tout aussi esthétique du bracelet.

MRG-B5000B / MRG-B5000D

La qualité du savoir-faire des experts se reflète dans les matériaux de pointe, fabriqués au Japon, utilisés pour la MRG-B5000. Le COBARION, dont la dureté est environ quatre fois supérieure à celle du titane pur et dont l’éclat est comparable à celui du platine, est utilisé pour la surface supérieure de la lunette. Le bracelet est fabriqué en DAT55G, un alliage de titane qui est à la fois environ trois fois plus solide que le titane pur et très facile à travailler, ce qui le rend résistant aux rayures et garantit une belle finition miroir durable.

Un polissage magistral et des matériaux méticuleusement sélectionnés se conjuguent pour créer une montre digne de ce design original, mais avec la qualité caractéristique de la ligne MR-G, qui se tient au sommet de la vaste famille des montres G-SHOCK.

Multi-Guard Structure comprising 25 different bezel components

Sur le plan fonctionnel, la MRG-B5000 dispose d’un calibrage radiocommandé et de la connectivité Smartphone Link. La montre se connecte à l’application smartphone CASIO WATCHES dédiée pour s’ajuster automatiquement à l’heure exacte. Elle est également équipée d’un système de charge solaire et d’un éclairage LED haute luminosité pour plus de commodité.

Comme les autres montres MR-G, la MRG-B5000 est fabriquée sur la ligne de production Premium haut de gamme de Yamagata Casio, l’usine principale de la production de montres Casio.

* COBARION est une marque déposée d’un alliage cobalt-chrome fabriqué exclusivement par Eiwa Corporation.

* DAT est une marque déposée de Daido Steel Co., Ltd. au Japon.

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Casio to Release the First MR-G to Feature the Iconic Design of the Original G-SHOCK

Multiple Components for Meticulous Finishes with Master Polishing Craftsmanship

TOKYO, March 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Casio Computer Co., Ltd. announced today the release of a new addition to the MR-G series, the flagship line of the G-SHOCK brand of shock-resistant watches. The new MRG-B5000 is the first MR-G timepiece to feature the iconic design of the very first G-SHOCK.

MRG-B5000B

With a nod to the design of the DW-5000C, the first-ever G-SHOCK released in 1983, the MRG-B5000 now brings a brilliant shine and dignified distinction to the shock-resistant watch by employing cutting-edge metals finished with master polishing craftsmanship.

In order to apply sophisticated polished finishes to even the tiniest corners of the complex bezel form, which is made of 25 different components, Casio developed the new Multi-Guard Structure. The new structure incorporates shock-absorbent parts in the multi-component bezel to ensure excellent shock-resistance, while also allowing polished finishes to be applied to each individual component, down to the most challenging spots, for a stunningly beautiful finish. The band employs a special structure, as well, with separate pins embedded in round holes in each metal link, to allow detailed polishing for an equally beautiful finish on the band.

MRG-B5000B / MRG-B5000D

The quality of the master polishing craftsmanship really shows on the cutting-edge, made-in-Japan materials used for the MRG-B5000. COBARION, which has a hardness about four times that of pure titanium and a brilliant gleam comparable to platinum, is used for the top surface of the bezel. The band is made with DAT55G, a titanium alloy that is both about three times harder than pure titanium and highly workable, making it scratch-resistant and ensuring a long-lasting, beautiful mirror finish.

Masterfully crafted polishing and meticulously selected materials come together to create a timepiece worthy of that original design, but with the trademark quality of the MR-G line, which stands at the pinnacle of the diverse family of G-SHOCK watches.

Multi-Guard Structure comprising 25 different bezel components

When it comes to function, the MRG-B5000 features radio-controlled calibration and Smartphone Link connectivity. The watch connects with the dedicated CASIO WATCHES smartphone app to automatically adjust to the correct time. It also comes equipped with a solar charging system and high-brightness LED light for added convenience.

As with other MR-G watches, the MRG-B5000 is crafted on the high-end Premium Production Line at Yamagata Casio, the “mother factory” of Casio watch production.

* COBARION is a trademark of a cobalt-chromium alloy manufactured exclusively by Eiwa Corporation.

* DAT is a registered trademark of Daido Steel Co., Ltd. in Japan.

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MTN Nigeria lance une plateforme numérique multi-expériences avec Tecnotree Moments – pour le jeu et l’éducation

ESPOO, Finlande, 28 février 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Tecnotree, fournisseur mondial de solutions de transformation numérique pour les fournisseurs de services de communication (CSP) et les fournisseurs de services numériques (DSP), basé en Finlande, annonce aujourd’hui le lancement de sa plateforme numérique multi-expériences, Tecnotree Moments, en collaboration avec MTN Nigeria. Les offres de cet écosystème de partenaires multi-expériences visent à créer des ensembles de contenus, d’applications et de connectivité axés sur le mode de vie grâce à un écosystème de partenaires numériques pré-intégrés destiné aux secteurs mondiaux, locaux et glocaux à forte demande et à forte croissance. La plateforme attirera des partenaires de premier plan dans différents secteurs tels que l’éducation, le divertissement, les jeux, le sport, la santé et le bien-être, pour les amener à s’implanter au Nigeria et utilisera la facturation directe des clients pour transformer les partenaires de l’écosystème en générateurs de revenus instantanés.https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/1754777/Tecnotree_Moments_Logo.jpg

Tecnotree Moments est un portail de services numériques et de groupage de produits de mode de vie, lancé grâce à des contenus de sports électroniques tels que PUBG Mobile Daily, FIFA Daily, Rocket League Daily, Fortnite Monthly et Fantasy Football. La plateforme propose également les jeux les plus populaires d’Afrique, et met régulièrement à jour les nouveaux jeux. Grâce aux partenaires dynamiques de son écosystème, la plateforme est idéalement positionnée pour assurer la convergence entre les contenus éducatifs et ludiques dans le monde entier, ce qui favorise l’apprentissage social et émotionnel, indispensable pour créer des expériences personnalisées et adaptées.

Cette collaboration entre Tecnotree Moments et MTN Nigeria est révolutionnaire dans la mesure où elle permet de libérer tout le potentiel humain des Nigérians à travers le pays et de créer une société inclusive qui est essentielle à la promotion du développement national. Moments contient l’intégralité du programme nigérian JSSCE, SSSCE et IGCSE sous forme de contenu interactif et immersif et de cours en direct. En outre, pour rester pertinent dans une économie numérique en évolution rapide, le partenariat MTN-Moments cherchera à offrir un cours en ligne ouvert à tous (MOOC) pour le perfectionnement professionnel et la progression de carrière,favorisant ainsi l’acquisition de compétences générales et techniques. Étant donné les compétences locales et le vivier de talents dont dispose le pays, la plateforme sera d’abord lancée au Nigeria, et ces services seront ensuite lancés dans d’autres pays d’exploitation MTN en Afrique.

« MTN est constamment à la recherche de partenariats pour construire des plateformes qui offrent des services de qualité supérieure à nos clients. Nous avons toujours été déterminés à offrir à nos clients le meilleur du contenu numérique. Ce partenariat avec Tecnotree ne fait que renforcer cet engagement. La plateforme fournira à nos clients des contenus d’une qualité exceptionnelle, dans les domaines de l’éducation et du divertissement », a déclaré Aisha Mumuni, directrice des services numériques par intérim de MTN.

Padma Ravichander, PDG de Tecnotree Corporation, a déclaré : « Notre vision est d’autonomiser les communautés connectées numériquement, de réduire la fracture numérique et de créer une inclusion numérique pour les différentes diasporas de la population nigériane. Nous sommes très ravis de nous associer à MTN Nigeria pour lancer notre plateforme Tecnotree Moments, qui offrira à la communauté nigériane de véritables services et produits numériques par l’intermédiaire de nos partenaires internationaux. L’engagement de MTN à faire de l’Afrique une économie véritablement numérique est un objectif puissant et Tecnotree est fière d’être son partenaire numérique pour cette cause »

Informations complémentaires
www.tecnotree.com

À PROPOS DE TECNOTREE
Tecnotree est le seul fournisseur de solutions numériques complètes de gestion d’entreprise pour les fournisseurs de services numériques, qui jouit de plus de 40 ans de connaissance approfondie dans le domaine, d’une capacité de livraison et de transformation éprouvée dans le monde entier. Nos produits et solutions souples basés sur des technologies open-source couvrent toute la gamme (de la commande à l’encaissement) des processus commerciaux et de la gestion des abonnements pour les fournisseurs de services de télécommunications et autres services numériques. Les produits et plateformes de Tecnotree comptent plus de 800 millions d’abonnés dans le monde. Tecnotree est cotée à la bourse Nasdaq Helsinki (TEM1V). Pour plus d’informations, veuillez consulter notre site web www.tecnotree.com ou nos réseaux sociaux – LinkedIn I Facebook I Twitter

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Lesotho Remote Monitoring Update, February 2022

Key Messages

• The peak of the lean season is ongoing, and food stocks from own production are largely depleted among poor households, increasing their reliance on markets for food using income earned from casual agricultural and non-agricultural labor opportunities. Most households are experiencing and will likely continue to experience Crisis (IPC Phase 3) outcomes until the harvest in March/April 2022. Food security outcomes are expected to improve with green foods becoming available in March and the beginning of the main harvest in April, as households consume food from their own production. This will drive Stressed (IPC Phase 2) outcomes.

• Although imported food supplies are available and support normal domestic market supply, food access is limited due to low incomes and high food prices. Market prices are higher than last year and above the five-year average. Maize meal prices in December 2021 were stable compared to prices in November 2021. Poor households are spending a large proportion of their income on food, driving below normal purchasing power.

• Wet conditions during the 2021/22 season are driving favorable production prospects for the 2022 harvest. Heavy rainfall in January resulted in waterlogging and the destruction of crops in several areas of the country. This hampered weeding activities, a main income-earning source for poor households. Rainfall in February was normal to above average. A second consecutive favorable harvest in 2022 is still expected due to the farm inputs subsidy program and generally favorable rainfall. Good crop production and pasture availability are expected to anchor economic growth and improve household food access in 2022.

• Due to the compounding effects of continued COVID-19 restrictions, the domestic economy is still operating at a suboptimal level, resulting in some loss of income among households. COVID-19 containment measures have reduced remittances, driving low-purchasing power among remittance-dependent households, and are also likely to stunt economic growth and sustain high unemployment.

Source: Famine Early Warning System Network