Archive: August 4, 2022

Dr. Kikelomo Belizaire Joins Pega as the Company’s First Chief Medical Officer

Bangalore, August 04, 2022 – Pegasystems Inc. (NASDAQ: PEGA), the low-code platform provider that builds agility into the world’s leading organizations, today announced the appointment of Dr. Kikelomo (Dayo) Belizaire as its first chief medical officer. With a strong clinical background and a passion for improving care outcomes, Dr. Belizaire will bring a clinical lens to Pega’s strategy for serving its healthcare clients.

With the recent convergence of healthcare payers and providers, these organizations are putting an increased focus on managing overall care and improving outcomes to reduce long-term healthcare costs. Dr. Belizaire will leverage her experience as a practicing physician working closely with both payers and providers to help accelerate and inform the development of Pega’s healthcare solutions, ensuring they are clinically relevant and help drive better collaboration between all stakeholders. A Board-certified internal medicine physician with a Master of Public Health, Dr. Belizaire’s practitioner background will provide a unique perspective to help Pega clients identify opportunities to leverage Pega’s low code, AI-powered decisioning and workflow automation capabilities and understand the value it can provide across their organizations. She brings a wealth of experience in healthcare consulting and hospitalist medicine with a focus on high quality, cost-efficient care delivery models.

Dr. Belizaire most recently served as a medical director in the commercial business unit at Anthem, where she focused on medical management services for company health plans and clinical integrity of programs. At Anthem, she developed close relationships with independent physician practice groups and was selected to oversee a special COVID-19 initiative, leading a multidisciplinary team in the implementation of a new patient outreach program. She also has held a variety of positions at Atrium Health and other health systems in the United States including CaroMont Health, MUSC Health-Florence, McLeod Medical Center, and AnMed Health. In a consulting capacity, Dr. Belizaire has led the development of benchmark utilization tools and analyzed spending trends to help collaborative hospitals become successful in population health.

Dr. Belizaire holds a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in biology from the University of Virginia, and a Master of Public Health (MPH) and Doctor of Medicine (MD) from St. George’s University. She is currently an MBA candidate at Wake Forest University and resides in North Carolina with her family.

Pega’s healthcare solutions are focused on improving efficiencies and outcomes – from connecting people to the right care and offering personalized and proactive experiences, to improving processes across the whole health journey to optimize a variety of services, including preauthorizations, claims, appeals, and grievances. To learn more about how healthcare organizations can leverage Pega, visit: https://www.pega.com/industries/healthcare.

Quotes & Commentary: 

“Digital transformation is crucial in healthcare, and Dr. Belizaire is uniquely qualified to recognize the needs of our clients and ensure Pega solutions meet those needs,” said Kelli Bravo, vice president, healthcare and life sciences, Pega. “As chief medical officer, she will provide guidance and leadership to our healthcare clients as they work to improve patient outcomes. Consumerism is driving healthcare to be more like other industries and our clients need tools to adapt, build stronger engagement, and meet their patients where they are. Dr. Belizaire understands the realities of being a healthcare practitioner and will help Pega address our clients’ specific pain points and their need to deliver whole-person care.” 

“I am committed to unlocking the full potential of technology to improve quality and access to care,” said Dr. Kikelomo (Dayo) Belizaire, chief medical officer, Pega. “We have the power to transform every step of the healthcare journey. Pega’s solutions help navigate the many complexities faced by patients, payers, and providers. With technology, we can ultimately deliver better experiences for all parties involved, and I will be able to help our healthcare clients understand the full scope of what Pega can do for them.”

Sort Your Raksha Bandhan Gifting Woes with this exciting variety of Gifts ideas

The festival of love and quarrelsome relations is just around the corner!
Yes, yes you are right Raksha Bandhan is just on the doorstep!

The festive of Raksha Bandhan comes along reminding brothers and sisters of the special relationship they share. The purest bond of love, fight and so much fun is what Raksha Bandhan is all about.

With Raksha Bandhan approaching, you are possibly wondering where to get the best gift for your siblings. Worry no longer, you are in the right place.

Have a look at the exciting products and gift hampers we have selected for your siblings or cousins.

•Rakhi With Honey & Dough•

On Raksha Bandhan, the fight for the last piece of chocolate with your brother/sister is surely on the list. So this rakhi choose to treat your sibling with Honey&Dough cookies

If you are the one who loves eating bakery items and is also fond of gifting to your friends, siblings Honey and Dough offer a large variety of gifting options for special occasions and festivals. This Raksha Bandhan, Honey, and Dough treat its clients with artisan loaves, gooey cookies, moist tea cakes, delightful chocolates and so much more in an array of beautiful boxes, wooden trays, or exquisite leather trunks. You can even get the packaging customized according to your taste and choice.

•Rakhi With Zevar king jeweleries•

If your sister is a lover of new-age jewelry that effortlessly find center stage in any attire, you should surely check Zevarking’s new collections. Get your hands on beautiful evil eye necklace or a multipurpose pearl mask chain or a mix match earrings which are definitely in trend.

Not just this, even the protective sisters can buy protection bracelets, gold eye bracelets for their cute handsome brothers this Raksha Bandhan.

•Rakhi with Love earth beauty Products• 

Choosing A Raksha Bandhan Gift Is A Challenging Task And If Your Sister Is A Beauty Freak, The Task Is Trickier. But, We Have Rounded A Few Gift Options For Your Beauty Enthusiast Sister.

Love Earth offers beautifully curated gift with collections such as Plum Matte In Heaven Liquid Lipstick, Love Earth Lip Saviour Kit, Love Earth Multipot-Be Love Earth 24K Gold Glass Face Oil for Skin Brightening Anti-Aging with Pure Essential Oils, just to name a few. Available at all The Love earth stores and on its website.

•Rakhi With Gold Aviator Sunglasses• 

Gift this awesome aviator sunglass from ETRG that’s designed using top-quality metal. This sunglass comes with a lens that’s made using A-Okay polycarbonate and comes in an aviator design. Available in green color, this sunglass is known for its stylish design, vibrant nature, and long shelf life.

•Rakhi with Carnival by Woohoo• 

Woohoo, a digital gift card platform owned by Qwikcilver Solutions,Woohoo users can avail different offers and can take part in the interesting ‘Partners in Crime’ contest, which lets you can choose the best gift for your trusted “partner in crime”.

Big Bang Social Unveils City Ambassador Program

Mumbai, 4th August 2022: Collective Artists Network Big Bang Social announced the launch of its City Ambassador Program. The program aims to use relevant regional influencers to grow its network of micro to nano influencers to create new growth avenues for creators and provide a deeper reach for them to showcase their talent. In its first leg of the program, the platform has identified local creators from 18 cities across India including a mix of metro and non-metro cities. Ambassadors have been appointed for Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore, Kolkata, Thrissur, Ahmedabad, Odisha, Panaji, Chandigarh, Indore, Kangra, Sikkim, Udaipur, Ranchi, Kashmir, Lucknow, Itanagar and Jaipur. \

The influencer economy is growing rapidly, and Big Bang Social aims to organize what is still an unorganized market. By using tech to pivot traditional approaches to scaling business for talent, the platform aims to bring creators and marketers together with the ease of swift discovery, transparent costs and real-time connection with the relevant parameters for an effective campaign. Earlier this year, the platform launched BigBang.Social Academy – an online platform that offers courses to those interested in progressing their careers as social media influencers.

Speaking on the program – Vijay Subramaniam, Group CEO and Founder, Collective Artists Network said, “Collective has a wealth of experience in identifying and incubating talent which we wanted to apply to the creator ecosystem. With internet penetration and highly engaging content coming out of metro and non-metro cities, Big Bang Social aims to empower this fresh crop of talent by bringing them best in class opportunities to showcase their content and monetise the same. Our key aim is to focus on the creator in the creator economy.” 

Influencers are rapidly easing into mainstream media, making appearances in successful OTT shows, films and endorsing large brands. They are a proven way to connect and engage with millennials and Gen Z, and a surge of content creators emerging from non-metro towns means that hyperlocal engagement is an increasingly crucial tool for brands.

With over 17,000 “curated” influencers and growing on the platform that has a cumulative reach of over 250 million, Big Bang Social strives to bring true creative and commercial value to the creator market by driving advertising, commerce revenues, opportunities across NFT’s, Blockchain, Metaverse etc. This backed with the legacy and strength of Collective Artists Network’s premium celebrity network makes this ecosystem a one stop shop for the creator economy.

Tech-enabled construction company Design & Construct acquires The Better Co.

Company’s total valuation is now at Rs. 125 cr plus

Bangalore, August 4, 2022: One of India’s leading tech-enabled construction companies, Design and Construct, has acquired a mid-sized construction firm, The Better Co making the group’s valuation Rs 125 cr plus. After the acquisition, the company will be operating under the flagship name of Design and Construct.

Headquartered in Bangalore, Design and Construct which has a presence in Hyderabad, Pune and Mysore, has been in the business of construction since 2020 and had raised funding earlier to grow the company further. The Better Co also founded in 2020 has been specialists in civil construction. With the acquisition, Design and Construct hopes to expand their pan India footprint as well as add to their existing service portfolio.

Announcing this at a press conference, Mr. Priyadarshi Mishra, Founder-CEO, Design and Construct, said, “We are very excited with this acquisition. By acquiring The Better Co, we will be acquiring the employee talent and skill-sets also, and are very confident that The Better Co, will help smoothen and fasten our global growth plans that we have on the anvil. We can’t wait to get started with such fusion.”

Commenting about the acquisition, Mr. Fahim Alam, CEO of The Better Co, said, “This is a
memorable moment, and we are happy to be coming together and working under the umbrella of Design and Construct. We hope to strengthen the group by sharing our expertise and adding value to the existing basket of services”.

The acquisition adds to the numbers

This acquisition will result in growth for the group, in ways more than one. Talking about the numbers, Mr. Gaurav Nanda, CFO – Design and Construct, said “We are happy that the group’s combined valuation will now be Rs 125 crore. We are also hoping to clock twice the turnover in the current financial year as compared to FY 21-22. We have also acquired talent in different verticals, which now makes the employee strength over 300.”

Talking about the synergies between The Better Co and Design and Construct, Mr. Priyadarshi Mishra further stated “ Design and Construct is ready for the expansion plans in tier 2 and tier 3 cities, with our rich experience in building end-to-end independent houses, from conceptualizing, designing, constructing, and providing remodelling services to villas, bungalows, duplexes, penthouses, farmhouses, and homes. Our next step is to create a global presence in Dubai, Malaysia, and Singapore. We are developing our SOP’s for expansion in the coming months. Apart from offering tech-enabled platforms for individual home construction clients, we are also planning to build a team for on-demand services”.

The company intends to set up a high-level VR-based experience centre across all metros by this year-end. By the end of 2023 Design and Construct intends to build around 1,000 homes.

The company currently has a B2B app for its existing customers which is an advanced e-tracking system providing with real-time project tracking without visiting the site. The company is in the process of launching a B2C app that will help customers choose and share from the palates of colours, designs, layouts

Hindustan Zinc inaugurates Hindustan Zinc Mining Academy at Zawar

Udaipur : Hindustan Zinc, India’s only and the world’s leading integrated zinc-lead-silver producer, has set up a new ‘Hindustan Zinc Mining Academy’ at Zawar to help train in-house talent source from business partners in mining operations. Hindustan Zinc understands that India’s mining sector faces a severe shortage of skilled manpower. To help address this problem, the company conducted research that helped identify Jumbo Drill Operators, a profile often taken up by expats, as the occupation wherein more and better skilled manpower could prove to be especially handy.

The Mining Academy has been developed in association with GHH India Mining and Tunneling Equipment Pvt. Ltd. with an aim to develop the talent within the organization to cater the need for expert skills for Jumbo Drill Operations. Hindustan Zinc has fortified this programme via various provisions such as a 3D simulator, which is a Virtual Reality hi-tech device used to train operators in heavy machinery. The simulators have proven to be a cost-effective, safe, and efficient method to impart requisite training about concepts as well as skills, including controls familiarization, procedure compliance, etc. The program is an amalgamation of Classroom and Simulator Training and On-the Job training. One of the key elements of on-the-job training is Operator Shadowing wherein the candidates will be closely shadowing the current Jumbo operators that are assigned to them as trainers thus gaining comprehensive hands-on experience.

Commenting on the establishment of the new programme, Mr Arun Misra, CEO, Hindustan Zinc, said, “The objective of setting up the ‘Hindustan Zinc Mining Academy’ at Zawar is to enhance the skills of young talent in the mining industry. This academy will help develop jumbo drill operators, load haul dumper (LHD) operators, and low-profile dumper truck (LPDT) operators and thus reduce the dependency on the expats. We have begun the Mining Academy’s first batch in Zawar with 20 mining experienced jumbo helpers and continue to invite batches from our other mining locations to get trained here.”

As noted above, this unique initiative provides crucial training to helpers and associated crew members into certified jumbo drill operators. The programme will take place over a five-months period which will include 16 weeks of classroom instruction, simulation training, and seven weeks of on-the-job instruction. This extensive training programme will cover all the aspects of Jumbo Drill Operation along with some basics of maintenance.

Hindustan Zinc inaugurates ‘Hindustan Zinc Mining Academy’ at Zawar to enhance skills of in-house talent in Mining Operations

Udaipur: Hindustan Zinc, India’s only and the world’s leading integrated zinc-lead-silver producer, has set up a new ‘Hindustan Zinc Mining Academy’ at Zawar to help train in-house talent source from business partners in mining operations. Hindustan Zinc understands that India’s mining sector faces a severe shortage of skilled manpower. To help address this problem, the company conducted research that helped identify Jumbo Drill Operators, a profile often taken up by expats, as the occupation wherein more and better-skilled manpower could prove to be especially handy.

The Mining Academy has been developed in association with GHH India Mining and Tunneling Equipment Pvt. Ltd. with an aim to develop the talent within the organization to cater the need for expert skills for Jumbo Drill Operations. Hindustan Zinc has fortified this programme via various provisions such as a 3D simulator, which is a Virtual Reality hi-tech device used to train operators in heavy machinery. The simulators have proven to be a cost-effective, safe, and efficient method to impart requisite training about concepts as well as skills, including controls familiarization, procedure compliance, etc. The program is an amalgamation of Classroom and Simulator Training and On-the Job training. One of the key elements of on-the-job training is Operator Shadowing wherein the candidates will be closely shadowing the current Jumbo operators that are assigned to them as trainers thus gaining comprehensive hands-on experience.

Commenting on the establishment of the new programme, Mr Arun Misra, CEO, Hindustan Zinc, said, “The objective of setting up the ‘Hindustan Zinc Mining Academy’ at Zawar is to enhance the skills of young talent in the mining industry. This academy will help develop jumbo drill operators, load haul dumper (LHD) operators, and low-profile dumper truck (LPDT) operators and thus reduce the dependency on the expats. We have begun the Mining Academy’s first batch in Zawar with 20 mining experienced jumbo helpers and continue to invite batchesfromour other mining locations to get trained here.”

As noted above, this unique initiative provides crucial training to helpers and associated crew members into certified jumbo drill operators. The programme will take place over a five-months period which will include 16 weeks of classroom instruction, simulation training, and seven weeks of on-the-job instruction. This extensive training programme will cover all the aspects of Jumbo Drill Operation along with some basics of maintenance.

TCL introduces exclusive premium 4K TVs at CROMA, consumers can avail of bumper offers and additional cashback on selected banks

Mumbai, August 3rd, 2022: Celebrating the legacy of more than four decades, TCL, the global number one Android smart TV brand, has unveiled three new high-end product innovations at Croma, India’s first and trusted Omni-channel electronics retailer from the Tata Group at their store in Kailash Nagar, Thane West, Maharashtra. The recently launched products are C835: Gaming Mini LED 4K Google TV with 144Hz VRR, C635 Action Cinema QLED 4K TV, and P735 4K HDR Google TV.

On purchasing these award-winning 4K product innovations, consumers can avail of Video Call Camera worth INR 2,999 and additional cashback of up to INR 10,000 on using SBI bank cards. As part of this unveiling ceremony, TCL onboarded social media influencer and popular Indian TV actress Pooja A Gor, who supported and inaugurated the event.

Vijay Kumar Mikkilineni, Marketing Head, TCL India said, “Since the beginning, TCL has strived to offer affordable but premium products to customers. We understand that our customers need smart products and services to lead a convenient and efficient lifestyle. In this context, TCL continues to improve existing TV technology and integrate advanced mechanisms to offer enhanced cinematic, gaming and entertainment experiences at home. Additionally, our products are designed keeping modern aesthetics in mind. Customers can place them in the hall, bedroom or even living room and have a panache, sleek and perfect peace of value addition. Our goal is to keep delivering state-of-the-art TV technologies and other smart home electronics to customers from all walks of life.“

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Avijit Mitra, Managing Director and CEO, Croma Infiniti-Retail Ltd said “Croma has always aimed at giving its consumer a larger-than-life immersive technology experience and help them choose from a right product assortment. We are delighted to introduce TCL’s latest LED TV portfolio at Croma in the ever-evolving smart TV segment.”

Here’s a brief introduction of the recently launched products:

TCL C835 New Generation Mini LED 4K Google TV with 144Hz VRR

TCL C835 is a combination of an array of superior features like 144Hz VRR, ONKYO, IMAX Enhanced, Dolby Vision IQ, Dolby Atmos, HDR 10+, MEMC, HDMI 2.1, and so much more. It offers powerful imagery by increasing the number of local dimming zones along with stunning brightness performance to achieve striking contrast, exquisite details, and more than one billion colours powered by QLED technology.

Dolby Vision IQ leverages Dolby Vision beyond HDR by intelligently optimising the TV for a perfect picture at any given point in the day. Dolby Atmos provides multidimensional sound with incredible clarity and detail that even the most basic on-screen scenes sprung to life through built-in speakers.

Supporting the gaming fans to enjoy games with 120 FPS, TCL C835 comes with 144Hz VRR. It ensures swift responsiveness, sharper imagery, and smoother gameplay. If you are a competitive gamer, who wants to play high FPS games, or a casual gamer, a 144Hz VRR display can make your dreams come true.

The device also supports Google TV giving users access to millions of content options aggregated across streaming channels.

TCL C835 is 55-inch, 65-inch and 75-inch at INR 119,990, INR 159,990, and 229,990 respectively.

TCL C635 Gaming QLED 4K TV with 120Hz DLG & Game Master

Integrated with Wide Colour Gamut, 4K HDR, and MEMC (Motion Estimation, Motion Compensation), TCL P735 offers immersive visuals that enhance the entire entertainment experience. The TV also includes Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos, which enhances the overall TV-viewing experience with a dash of luxury.

The all-new HDR 10+ technology in TCL C635 optimises picture quality for a 4K display. It harnesses the power of dynamic tone mapping to reflect frame-to-frame variations, accurate brightness, colour saturation, and contrast. The TV model also has an ONKYO sound system and Dolby Atmos to make the audio output infinitely more captivating.

In terms of enhanced gaming features, TCL C635 comes with superior game master technology. Additionally, it has a powerful processor that ensures that even the most high-definition and globally outstanding games function without any hiccup.

TCL C635 features Google Duo and Magic Camera, enabling users to connect with friends and family within a few clicks. It allows users to access Google TV to watch millions of content options aggregated across streaming platforms. For a complete hands-free TV-viewing experience, TCL C635 has the ‘OK Google’ facility. Just give clear voice commands, and voila, your orders will be followed immediately.

TCL C635 is available in 43-inch, 50-inch, 55-inch, 65-inch and 75-inch at INR 44,990, INR 54,990, INR 64,990, INR 85,990 and INR 149,990 respectively.

TCL P735 4K HDR Google TV

Embedded with Wide Colour Gamut, 4K HDR, and MEMC (Motion Estimation, Motion Compensation), TCL P735 provides breathtaking visuals, making action-packed movies and fast-paced sports broadcasts infinitely more immersive. Also, integrated with Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos, the TV is a complete package of wholesome entertainment experiences.

TCL P735’s HDMI 2.1 supports higher video resolutions and faster refresh rates, with incredible transmission speed and capacity. It takes the TV’s gaming to an incredibly high level. Powered by a proprietary algorithm, TCL P725 features ALLM optimisation, automatically switching to low-lag presets to offer hiccup-free gameplay.

This TV innovation also comes with Google TV. Consumers can easily access a wide variety of content options across streaming services.

TCL P735 is available in 43-inch, 50-inch, 55-inch and 65-inch at INR 35,990, INR 41,990, INR 49,990 and 69,990 respectively.