PLEASANT GROVE, Utah, Nov. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Alianza Inc., the leading cloud communications platform for service providers, has been honored as one of Outside Magazine’s 2024 Best Places to Work. This award reflects the vibrant and fulfilling workplace culture at Alianza, where employees are encouraged to thrive both professionally and personally.

Each year, Outside Magazine recognizes the top 50 best places to work in the United States that foster an exceptional culture by prioritizing employee well-being and the pursuit of outdoor passions. The selection is based on comprehensive employee feedback and the extensive benefits offered to Alianza employees.

At Alianza, employees enjoy flexible schedules, fully remote work options, and a range of wellness perks designed to enrich their lives in and outside of work. Benefits include an annual fitness reimbursement for gym memberships or outdoor gear, in-office yoga, corporate passes for skiing rock climbing, and golf, as well as a fleet of e-bikes for exploring the scenic Utah landscape. Alianza also covers full healthcare premiums and stocks its headquarters with a variety of healthy and fun food options.

“At Alianza, we work hard to create a supportive and balanced environment that empowers our employees to excel while doing the things that bring them joy and fill them with energy,” said Justin Cooper, executive vice president of marketing & platform alliances. “Our culture at Alianza is critical to unlocking employee success not only in our careers and contributions to the business, but also in our lives outside the office.”

This culture of connectivity to the outdoors, work-life balance, and personal wellness extends beyond the United States to Alianza teams in Latin America and Europe. For more information about Alianza and current career opportunities, visit www.alianza.com.

About Alianza
Alianza is the leading cloud communications platform for service providers. We help our customers supercharge growth, reduce costs, and transform into modern techcos. With Alianza, service providers can navigate the end of the softswitch era and upgrade to a cloud-native solution to power both legacy voice and next-gen cloud communications services — including cloud meetings, collaboration, and text messaging. Our team of experts is passionate about simplifying service delivery and ensuring first-rate customer experiences. Learn more about our solutions at www.alianza.com and follow us on LinkedIn and X. 

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New program helps Partners build skills and gives customers confidence in their Partner choice

WATERLOO, ON, Nov. 18, 2024 /CNW/ — OpenText™ (NASDAQ: OTEX), (TSX: OTEX) announced a new Partner Enterprise Learning Subscription today at OpenText World 2024. The Partner Enterprise Learning Subscription gives Partners the ability to build the skills they need at scale and helps customers verify their Partner has the relevant product-related skills, giving them confidence in their choice of Partner.

It is another important investment by OpenText in its Partner Network and makes it easier for Partners to expand, build and sustain their OpenText practices. It gives Partners: a cost-effective training solution to address any skills gaps; visibility of capacity constraints and a way to resolve them quickly; insight into the skills available across their geographically dispersed teams; and the ability to adopt a just-in-time, on-demand learning approach, at scale.

The Partner Enterprise Learning Subscription provides flexible, unlimited access to all commercially available self-paced training, hands-on lab environments, and certification vouchers. Integrated with the Learning Subscription are training analytics that allow the Partner to measure content consumption and track skill acquisition. For the first time, a Partner will have full visibility of the certifications held within their company by practitioner, product and/or country. This view is even more important now that OpenText product certification is mandatory for individual practitioners in a Partner organization filling roles dealing with product installation, customization, administration, or other technical functions.

Joel Kremke, SVP Channel and Alliances at OpenText said: “Supporting our Partners to drive great customer outcomes is fundamental to our collective success. Ensuring every individual in the Partners’ teams has the right skills and product certifications to provide the high-quality advice and service that customers expect is crucial.

“High levels of training and product certification are a great way for Partners to stand out and gain the advantage in those competitive bids. It’s also great for customers who can confidently choose the right Partner for their project, safe in the knowledge that they have the right expertise to achieve a successful outcome.”

OpenText will also be relaunching its Partner Directory on OpenText.com, which will display all certifications held by each Partner organization. This will be an important tool for customers to identify and choose highly skilled practitioners and for Partners to differentiate themselves in their market.

Ensuring all Partners can effectively implement, and/or support OpenText products and solutions is vital to securing a great outcome for customers.

Availability
Partners can review learning paths and available product certifications as a starting point for evaluating the content they would need in a learning subscription or they can contact OpenText for more details regarding the new Partner Enterprise Learning Subscription.

About OpenText 
OpenText™ is the leading Information Management software and services company in the world. We help organizations solve complex global problems with a comprehensive suite of Business Clouds, Business AI, and Business Technology. For more information about OpenText (NASDAQ/TSX: OTEX), please visit us at www.opentext.com.

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New SEI-Managed and Third-Party Investment Options Further Bolster Flexibility for Advisors

OAKS, Pa., Nov. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — SEI® (NASDAQ: SEIC) today announced the launch of a new lineup of separately managed account (SMA) strategies, offered through the Managed Account Solutions program1 and designed to increase flexibility in both equity and fixed income solutions. The additions include SEI-managed strategies and third-party strategies from exceptional global investment firms, including AllianceBernstein, Loomis Sayles, and Parametric Portfolio Associates.

Jim Smigiel, Chief Investment Officer and Head of SEI’s Investment Management Unit, said:

“We continue to integrate in-house expertise with premier third-party investment managers who share our commitment to innovation. Expanding our SMA offerings reflects our dedication to providing advisors with differentiated investment solutions that offer personalized strategies and access to, in our opinion, world-class portfolio management. We believe these offerings will provide advisors with robust options to help their clients achieve long-term financial success.”

With SMAs posting the strongest growth rate (24.4%) of any managed account product category in the last year,2 both SMAs and unified managed accounts (UMAs) continue to exhibit strong growth. Designed to help advisors better serve mass-affluent, high-net-worth, and ultra-high-net-worth investors, the new strategies include:

AllianceBernstein (AB): The AB Tax Aware™ Fixed Income (SMA) and AB Tax Aware™ Limited Duration (SMA) join the currently available AB Municipal Income Portfolio (SMA) and AB Municipal Impact Portfolio (SMA) strategies.Loomis Sayles: The Core Plus Fixed Income Managed Account, Core Fixed Income with Securitized Asset Fund Managed Account, Short Government Only Managed Account, and Government Only Managed Account join an existing set of strategies across equity, taxable fixed income, and tax-exempt fixed income categories.Parametric Portfolio Associates: The Custom Core Global ex-U.S. ADR strategy joins a robust existing set of Parametric’s Custom Core® Equity solutions.SEI Investment Management Corporation: The Systematic Global Dividend Yield Core and Systematic International Equity Core (ADR) strategies join the existing lineup of direct index equity solutions, and the Systematic Government Bond Core joins the Systematic U.S. Aggregate Bond Core and Systematic Municipal Bond Core strategies, seeking to provide risk-factor exposure similar to a benchmark index across broad fixed income markets.

With the growing demand for personalization in wealth management, advisors are increasingly integrating direct indexing, factor, and active investing solutions within custom SMAs to provide clients with greater personalization and tax control. SMAs offer individualized strategies run by distinct professional managers, while UMAs provide a comprehensive investment solution that combines multiple strategies within a single account structure. UMAs can also deliver sophisticated tax optimization that seeks to enhance after-tax returns, improve client outcomes, and reinforce an advisor’s value proposition.

Erich Holland, Head of Client Experience for SEI’s Advisor business, said:

“These new additions to our rapidly growing SMA and UMA solutions reinforce SEI’s ongoing commitment to enhancing the advisor experience with solutions that align with the complexities of modern wealth management. By integrating these solutions, advisors gain access to a powerful suite of strategies and tools designed to optimize portfolio management and help clients achieve their financial goals.

“This launch underscores our commitment to listening to our clients’ needs, as they continue to deliver compelling options to investors in a streamlined framework. As adoption and engagement advance, we continue to support advisors and deliver optionality across the breadth of our comprehensive capabilities with comprehensive solutions that integrate cutting-edge technology, investment innovation, and client-centric service.”

1SEI’s implementation vehicles include mutual funds, ETFs, and SMAs offered through SEI Mutual Fund Strategies and Managed Account Solutions.
2Cerulli Associates, The Cerulli EDGE, U.S. Managed Accounts Edition. 2Q 2024.

About SEI®
SEI (NASDAQ: SEIC) delivers technology and investment solutions that connect the financial services industry. With capabilities across investment processing, operations, and asset management, SEI works with corporations, financial institutions and professionals, and ultra-high-net-worth families to help drive growth, make confident decisions, and protect futures. As of Sept. 30, 2024, SEI manages, advises, or administers approximately $1.6 trillion in assets. For more information, visit seic.com.

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Neither SEI nor its affiliates provide tax advice. Please note that (i) any discussion of U.S. tax matters contained in this communication cannot be used by you for the purpose of avoiding tax penalties; (ii) this communication was written to support the promotion or marketing of the matters addressed herein; and (iii) you should seek advice based on your particular circumstances from an independent tax advisor.

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