Day: August 3, 2021

MONTRÉAL, Aug. 02, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bombardier (TSX: BBD.B) will publish its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2021 on Thursday, August 5, 2021.

On August 5, 2021 at 8:00 a.m., EST, Bombardier will hold a webcast/conference call intended for investors and financial analysts to review the company’s financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2021.

A live webcast of the call and relevant financial charts will be available at http://ir.bombardier.com.

Stakeholders wishing to listen to the presentation and question and answer period by telephone may dial one of the following conference call numbers:

In English:	514-392-1587, passcode: 3684902# or 1-877-395-0279, passcode: 3684902# (toll-free in North America) Overseas calls: +800 4222 8835, passcode: 3684902# Find Access number (confsolutions.ca)
In French: (with translation)	514-861-1381, passcode: 2610446# or 1-877-695-6175, passcode: 2610446# (toll-free in North America) Overseas calls: +800 4222 8835, passcode: 2610446# Find Access number (confsolutions.ca)

The replay of this call will be available on Bombardier’s website shortly after the end of the webcast.

About Bombardier
Bombardier is a global leader in aviation, creating innovative and game-changing planes. Our products and services provide world-class experiences that set new standards in passenger comfort, energy efficiency, reliability and safety.

Headquartered in Montréal, Canada, Bombardier is present in more than 12 countries including its production/engineering sites and its customer support network. The Corporation supports a worldwide fleet of more than 4,900 aircraft in service with a wide variety of multinational corporations, charter and fractional ownership providers, governments and private individuals.

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Bombardier
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Action Alliance to Redress 1219 and Tai Ji Men Qigong Academy Protest Against Taiwan’s Religious Persecution of Tai Ji Men in Washington, D.C.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 02, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Twenty-one years ago, Tai Ji Men Qigong Academy presented a cultural performance on Capitol Hill and was praised as International Ambassadors of Peace and Goodwill. Twenty-one years later, they have returned to Washington, D.C. to seek justice and publicize their own experience of being religiously persecuted.

Recently, over 30 representatives of Action Alliance to Redress 1219 and Tai Ji Men Qigong Academy peacefully protested in D.C., including the Capitol Hill, after participating in the International Religious Freedom (IRF) Summit 2021. The protest signs they held read, “Stop the 24-Year Violation of Human Rights and Religious Freedom,” “Revealing the Truth of the Tai Ji Men Case,” “Return Our Sacred Land,” and “Fighting for Human Rights.”

Tai Ji Men Qigong Academy is a cultural and spiritual organization, with various chapters in Taiwan and the U.S. On March 22, 2000, at the invitation of Senator Jesse Helms, the then Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and witnessed by senators and House Representatives, Tai Ji Men presented a cultural performance in front of the Capitol building. D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams proclaimed March 22, 2000 as the Tai Ji Men Qigong Academy Day in Washington, D.C. and praised Tai Ji Men as International Ambassadors of Goodwill and Peace.

Over the past 20 plus years, Dr. Hong, Tao-Tze, the Grand Master of Tai Ji Men Qigong Academy, and his disciples have self-funded trips to over 300 cities in 101 nations and presented over 3,000 cultural performances to promote love, peace, and conscience. Tai Ji Men and Dr. Hong have received international recognition and acclaim for their peace efforts.

It is hard to imagine that such an organization has been persecuted in Taiwan for 24 years. In 1996, after the first direct presidential election, the Taiwanese government launched a political purge, targeting religious and spiritual groups that did not show support for the president in power during the election. Although Tai Ji Men took no political stance, it was caught in the crossfire and was persecuted through both legal and taxation measures.

To express their respect and gratitude to their master, the disciples of Tai Ji Men would give monetary gifts to their master in the form of red envelopes, which is a traditional custom. In Taiwan, several thousand religious and spiritual groups have also kept the same tradition and culture, and none of their masters has been taxed for receiving monetary gifts from their disciples. However, Tai Ji Men were discriminated against as the red envelopes given by Tai Ji Men members to their master were illegally taxed.

This group of protesters also demonstrated in front of the U.S. Supreme Court. Ann Chen, a dual licensed attorney in California and Taiwan, stated, “In 2007, Taiwan’s Supreme Court found Dr. Hong and his co-defendants not guilty of tax evasion or any other charges and ruled that the red envelopes were gifts, and thus were tax-exempt income and not subject to business tax. However, the taxation bureau disregarded the court decision and continued to issue unjustified tax bills to Dr. Hong.” “Here in front of the Supreme Court, the final arbitrator of the law, we are revealing something absurd and tragic: The Taiwanese taxation bureau disregarded the final decision of its country’s Supreme Court,” said Ann Chen with a heavy heart.

During a 2010 public hearing in the Legislative Yuan, Taiwan’s Ministry of Finance openly agreed to end the unjust Tai Ji Men case within two months. In 2012, per the resolution of an inter-ministerial meeting held by the Executive Yuan, a public survey was conducted by the taxation bureau, and 7401 respondents all issued written statements indicating that their red envelopes to Dr. Hong were gifts, which was consistent with the Supreme Court’s decision, and proved once again that Dr. Hong and Tai Ji Men did not owe any tax.

However, the taxation bureau broke its promise, disregarded the evidence, ignored the resolution of the inter-ministerial meeting, disobeyed the Supreme Court’s decision, and continued to impose unlawful taxes on Dr. Hong. Based on an unjustified tax bill for the year 1992, Tai Ji Men’s sacred land was illegally auctioned and nationalized by the Taiwanese government on August 21, 2020. This has violated the religious freedom of Tai Ji Men’s master and disciples, forcing thousands of people to protest on the streets.

In response to the injustices against Tai Ji Men, many scholars and tax experts have voiced their support for Tai Ji Men. Kenneth Jacobsen, professor of law at Temple University and former advisor to President Bill Clinton, said, “It is the most gross deprivation of due process, the most gross violation of fairness, the most gross intrusion on religious liberty.”

“Tax weapons have been often used to discriminate against religious and spiritual minorities. This is becoming a global problem, and one the human rights community should be aware of,” warned CAP-LC (Coordination des Associations et des Particuliers pour la Liberté de Conscience), an NGO with special consultative status at United Nations’ ECOSOC that filed a written statement about the Tai Ji Men case and other unjust cases with the 47th Session of the UN’s Human Rights Council, published on June 21, 2021.

“Our demands are simple: The Taiwanese government should return the confiscated land to Tai Ji Men and clear its name,” said Duncan Lee, chairperson of Action Alliance to Redress 1219 and a certified public accountant in California.

The right to freedom of religion or belief is a fundamental human right. Former U.S. Ambassador-at-large for International Religious Freedom Sam Brownback, co-chair of the IRF Summit 2021, emphasized during Action Alliance to Redress 1219’s side event of the IRF Summit, “We believe governments’ role is to protect that innate right of a person to select their own course of future for their soul.” Dr. Katrina Lantos Swett, the other co-chair of the IRF Summit 2021 and president of the Lantos Foundation for Human Rights and Justice, when interviewed by members of Action Alliance to Redress 1219 about the Tai Ji Men case during the Summit, said, “It’s a case I’m still in the process of educating myself about. But I understand a growing consensus among people who have looked at it that an injustice has occurred. And we need to look at it and we need to address it.”

About Action Alliance to Redress 1219: Action Alliance to Redress 1219 is a group of international and Taiwanese legal, religious, and human rights specialists working to restore the truth about the ongoing persecution of Tai Ji Men in Taiwan by a small group of bureaucrats that has lasted for 24 years, as well as their misuse of authority and violations of the law. In addition to rectifying the Tai Ji Men case and revealing the truth, it is also committed to defending religious freedom, speaking out for related injustices in Taiwan. The Alliance calls on those in power not to ignore people’s fundamental human rights and demands that perpetrators be held accountable to protect democracy, the rule of law, and justice.

Media Contact:
Lily Chen
Representative
admin@act1219.org
626-202-5268
https://act1219.org/eng/

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IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 02, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Lantronix, Inc. (“Lantronix”) (NASDAQ: LTRX), a global provider of Software as a Service (Saas), connectivity services, engineering services, intelligent hardware and turnkey solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT) and Remote Environment Management (REM), today announced that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of Transition Networks and Net2Edge, which comprises the majority of the Electronics and Software reportable business segment of Communications Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JCS) (“CSI”).

The transaction will bring immediate scale to Lantronix, with revenues from the combined company expected to total more than $100 million on an annual basis. The acquisition will bring complementary IoT connectivity products and capabilities, including switching, Power over Ethernet (PoE) and media conversion and adapter products.

Lantronix sees significant operating and product development synergies in the combined company and expects significant day one synergies will drive immediate non-GAAP earnings accretion upon closing, and the company further expects to realize $7 million in annual run rate synergies over the course of the first 24 months. Lantronix will release guidance for its fiscal year 2022 on its fourth quarter fiscal year 2021 earnings conference call, with that date to be named shortly.

Silicon Valley Bank, the bank of the world’s most innovative companies and their investors, along with SVB Capital, provided acquisition financing.

O’Melveny & Myers LLP served as legal advisor to Lantronix.

About Lantronix
Lantronix Inc. is a global provider of secure turnkey solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT) and Remote Environment Management (REM), offering Software as a Service (SaaS), connectivity services, engineering services and intelligent hardware. Lantronix enables its customers to provide reliable and secure IoT Intelligent Edge and OOBM solutions while accelerating time to market. Lantronix’s products and services dramatically simplify the creation, development, deployment and management of IoT projects while providing quality, reliability and security across hardware, software and solutions.

With three decades of proven experience in creating robust IoT technologies and OOBM solutions, Lantronix is an innovator in enabling its customers to build new business models, leverage greater efficiencies and realize the possibilities of the Internet of Things. Lantronix’s solutions are deployed inside millions of machines at data centers, offices and remote sites serving a wide range of industries, including energy, agriculture, medical, security, manufacturing, distribution, transportation, retail, financial, environmental and government.

Lantronix is headquartered in Irvine, Calif. For more information, visit www.lantronix.com.

Learn more at the Lantronix blog, www.lantronix.com/blog, featuring industry discussion and updates. To follow Lantronix on Twitter, please visit www.twitter.com/Lantronix. View our video library on YouTube at www.youtube.com/user/LantronixInc or connect with us on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/company/lantronix.

Discussion of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Lantronix believes that the presentation of non-GAAP financial information, when presented in conjunction with the corresponding GAAP measures, provides important supplemental information to management and investors regarding financial and business trends relating to the company’s financial condition and results of operations. Management uses the aforementioned non-GAAP measures to monitor and evaluate ongoing operating results and trends to gain an understanding of our comparative operating performance. The non-GAAP financial measures disclosed by the company should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP, and the financial results calculated in accordance with GAAP and reconciliations of the non-GAAP financial measures to the financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP should be carefully evaluated. The non-GAAP financial measures used by the company may be calculated differently from, and therefore may not be comparable to, similarly titled measures used by other companies.

Guidance on earnings per share growth is provided only on a non-GAAP basis due to the inherent difficulty of forecasting the timing or amount of certain items that have been excluded from the forward-looking non-GAAP measures, and a reconciliation to the comparable GAAP guidance has not been provided because certain factors that are materially significant to Lantronix’s ability to estimate the excluded items are not accessible or estimable on a forward-looking basis without unreasonable effort.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Statements that are not strictly historical statements constitute forward-looking statements and may often, but not always, be identified by the use of such words such as “expects,” “believes,” “intends,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “estimates,” “potential,” “possible,” or “probable” or statements that certain actions, events or results “may,” “will,” “should,” or “could” be taken, occur or be achieved. The forward-looking statements in this press release include, among others, statements about the expected benefits of the acquisition of Transition Networks and Net2Edge (the “Transaction”), including expected synergies in the combined company, to Lantronix and its stockholders, the accretive nature of the proposed Transaction and expected future operating results of the combined company. Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and assumptions and analyses made by Lantronix and its management in light of experience and perception of historical trends, current conditions, and expected future developments, as well as other factors appropriate under the circumstances. However, whether actual results and developments will conform to expectations is subject to a number of material risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to: Lantronix’s ability to integrate the acquired businesses successfully after the Transaction and achieve anticipated benefits from it; risks relating to any unforeseen liabilities of the acquired businesses; inaccuracies of reserve estimates or assumptions underlying them; revisions to reserve estimates as a result of changes in commodity prices; any loss of management or key personnel; the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the emergence of new more contagious and/or vaccine-resistant strains of the virus and the impact of vaccination efforts, including the efficacy and public acceptance of vaccinations, on the combined companies’ business, employees, supply and distribution chains and the global economy; and any additional factors included in Lantronix’s Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on September 11, 2020, including in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of Part I of such report; its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2021, filed with the SEC on April 30, 2021, including in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of Part II of such report; and in the Company’s other public filings with the SEC. In addition, actual results may differ as a result of additional risks and uncertainties of which Lantronix management is currently unaware or does not currently view as material to the Company’s business. For these reasons, investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements Lantronix makes speak only as of the date on which they are made. Lantronix undertakes no obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking statements except as required by law or the rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC.

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SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 02, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZM), a leading provider of frictionless enterprise communications, today announced it will release its financial results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2022 on Monday, August 30, 2021, after the market closes.

A live Zoom Video Webinar of the event can be accessed at 2:00 pm PT / 5:00 pm ET through Zoom’s investor relations website at https://investors.zoom.us. A replay will be available approximately two hours after the conclusion of the live event.

About Zoom
Zoom is for you. We help you express ideas, connect to others, and build toward a future limited only by your imagination. Our frictionless communications platform is the only one that started with video as its foundation, and we have set the standard for innovation ever since. That is why we are an intuitive, scalable, and secure choice for large enterprises, small businesses, and individuals alike. Founded in 2011, Zoom is publicly traded (NASDAQ:ZM) and headquartered in San Jose, California. Visit zoom.com and follow @zoom.

Public Relations
Colleen Rodriguez
Global PR Lead for Zoom
press@zoom.us

Investor Relations
Tom McCallum
Head of Investor Relations for Zoom
408.675.6738
investors@zoom.us

ธุรกรรมนี้จะขยายการถือครองการลงทุนโดยตรงของแผนกองทุนบำนาญของแคนาดาในอินเดีย พร้อมทั้งเพิ่มการเข้าถึงภาคพลังงานหมุนเวียนทั่วโลก

สิงคโปร์, Aug. 03, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — วันนี้ OMERS Infrastructure ประกาศว่าได้ลงนามในสัญญาซื้อขายหุ้นเพื่อซื้อกิจการจาก International Finance Corporation และ IFC GIF Investment Company I เป็นสัดส่วนประมาณ 19.4% ใน Azure Power Global Limited (NYSE: AZRE) โดยมีมูลค่ารวมประมาณ 219 ล้านเหรียญสหรัฐฯ Azure Power ซึ่งก่อตั้งขึ้นในปี 2008 เป็นผู้ผลิตพลังงานหมุนเวียนอิสระชั้นนำที่ตั้งอยู่ในอินเดีย โดยมีฐานสินทรัพย์ประมาณ 2 GW ของกำลังการผลิต และประมาณ 5 GW ของกำลังการผลิตที่อยู่ระหว่างการก่อสร้างหรือที่มอบหมาย

“ข้อตกลงที่จะลงทุนใน Azure Power นี้แสดงให้เห็นว่า OMERS มีความสนใจในสินทรัพย์พลังงานหมุนเวียนและพลังงานทดแทนคุณภาพสูงระดับโลก รวมถึงความสนใจของเราในอินเดีย ในฐานะจุดหมายการลงทุนและเอเชียแปซิฟิกในวงกว้างยิ่งขึ้น” Annesley Wallace รองประธานบริหารและหัวหน้าระดับโลกของ OMERS Infrastructure กล่าว “ธุรกรรมนี้จะสนับสนุนภารกิจของเราโดยตรงในการสร้างพอร์ตสินทรัพย์ที่แข็งแกร่ง ซึ่งจะช่วยจ่ายบำนาญให้กับสมาชิกของเราในระยะยาว” เธอกล่าวเสริม

“Azure Power มีวิสัยทัศน์เพื่อให้บริการพลังงานสะอาดในราคาไม่แพง มีประสิทธิภาพ ยั่งยืน และรับผิดชอบต่อสังคม OMERS ภูมิใจที่ได้ร่วมงานกับผู้บริหารและเพื่อนนักลงทุนของเราเพื่อช่วยให้ Azure Power บรรลุเป้าหมาย” Prateek Maheshwari กรรมการผู้จัดการ ภูมิภาคเอเชียของ OMERS Infrastructure กล่าว “การปิดธุรกรรมครั้งนี้ถือเป็นการลงทุนในโครงสร้างพื้นฐานโดยตรงครั้งที่สองของเราในอินเดีย ต่อจากการลงทุนในปี 2019 ของเราในแพลตฟอร์มค่าผ่านทางพิเศษ IndInfravit เพื่อสนับสนุนเป้าหมายของเราในการกระจายการลงทุน OMERS อย่างรอบคอบในตลาดทั่วโลก เราจะยังคงแสวงหาโอกาสที่มีความเป็นไปได้มากยิ่งขึ้นในอินเดียและทั่วเอเชียแปซิฟิกต่อไป” เขากล่าวเสริม

การถือครองพลังงานหมุนเวียนทั่วโลกของ OMERS Infrastructure นั้นรวม Leeward Renewable Energy บริษัทพลังงานหมุนเวียนที่มุ่งเน้นการเติบโต ซึ่งเป็นเจ้าของและดำเนินธุรกิจโรงไฟฟ้าพลังงานหมุนเวียน 22 แห่งใน 9 รัฐของสหรัฐฯ มีกำลังการผลิตทั้งหมดมากกว่า 2 GW Leeward มีสำนักงานใหญ่อยู่ที่เมืองดัลลัส รัฐเท็กซัส

คาดว่าธุรกรรมนี้จะปิดในต้นเดือนสิงหาคม Ambit Private Limited ทำหน้าที่เป็นที่ปรึกษาทางการเงินให้กับ OMERS Infrastructure

ติดต่อ:
Neil Hrab
ผู้จัดการฝ่ายสื่อมวลชนสัมพันธ์
416-369-2418
nhrab@omers.com

เกี่ยวกับ OMERS และ OMERS Infrastructure:
 
OMERS Infrastructure จัดการการลงทุนทั่วโลกด้านโครงสร้างพื้นฐาน ในนามของ OMERS ซึ่งเป็นแผนกองทุนบำนาญผลประโยชน์ที่กำหนดไว้สำหรับพนักงานเทศบาลในออนแทรีโอ ประเทศแคนาดา การลงทุนมีเป้าหมายที่ผลตอบแทนที่มั่นคง เพื่อให้เงินบำนาญที่ยั่งยืน เข้าถึงได้ และมีความหมายแก่สมาชิก OMERS

กลุ่มผลิตภัณฑ์โครงสร้างพื้นฐานขนาดใหญ่ที่หลากหลายของ OMERS แสดงให้เห็นถึงความมั่นคงและกระแสเงินสดที่แข็งแกร่ง ในภาคส่วนต่างๆ รวมถึง พลังงาน บริการดิจิทัล การขนส่ง และบริการที่ควบคุมโดยรัฐบาล ทีมของ OMERS ทำงานในโตรอนโต ลอนดอน นิวยอร์ก อัมสเตอร์ดัม ลักเซมเบิร์ก สิงคโปร์ ซิดนีย์ และเมืองใหญ่อื่นๆ ทั่วอเมริกาเหนือและยุโรป ให้บริการทั้งสมาชิกและนายจ้าง ตลอดจนสร้างและจัดการพอร์ตการลงทุนคุณภาพสูงในตลาดสาธารณะ หุ้นที่ไม่ได้จดทะเบียน โครงสร้างพื้นฐาน และอสังหาริมทรัพย์ OMERS เป็นหนึ่งในกองทุนบำเหน็จบำนาญที่ใหญ่ที่สุดของแคนาดา โดยมีสินทรัพย์สุทธิอยู่ที่ 105 พันล้านดอลลาร์แคนาดา

สำหรับข้อมูลเพิ่มเติม โปรดไปที่: www.omersinfrastructure.com

Seattle, Aug. 02, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — AGC Biologics, a leading global Biopharmaceutical Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO), has announced a new appointment to oversee the strategic development and operational excellence in clinical and commercial biologics production at its Seattle, Washington site. Effective August 2, 2021, Kevin Ingham will join the Seattle team as the General Manager/Site Head.

Mr. Ingham comes with a successful track record of over 18 years of leadership experience in the biotechnology and manufacturing industry, including roles with increasing responsibilities at Roche and Genentech. In his new role, Mr. Ingham will support the continuous growth of the site, while partnering closely with colleagues across AGC Biologics global network of facilities to bring new biopharmaceuticals to market.

“We are very happy that Mr. Ingham is joining us as the General Manager/Site Head for the Seattle Site. He brings extensive experience and great leadership skills,” said AGC Biologics Executive Vice President of U.S. Operations J.D. Mowery. “I am confident that Mr. Ingham will lead the Seattle site to new heights in the months and years to come.”

About AGC Biologics:
AGC Biologics is a leading global biopharmaceutical Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) with a strong commitment to delivering the highest standard of service as we work side-by-side with our clients and partners, every step of the way. We provide world-class development and manufacture of mammalian and microbial-based therapeutic proteins, plasmid DNA (pDNA), viral vectors, and genetically engineered cells. Our global network spans the U.S., Europe, and Asia, with cGMP-compliant facilities in Seattle, Washington; Boulder, Colorado; Copenhagen, Denmark; Heidelberg, Germany; Milan, Italy; and Chiba, Japan and we currently employ more than 1,900 employees worldwide. Our commitment to continuous innovation fosters the technical creativity to solve our clients’ most complex challenges, including specialization in fast-track projects and rare diseases. AGC Biologics is the partner of choice. To learn more, visit www.agcbio.com.

Matteo Pellegrino
AGC Biologics
mpellegrino@agc.com