KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 30 (Bernama) -- Asia’s No.1 Hallyu festival – the 2018 Busan One Asia Festival (BOF 2018) in South Korea drew 273,300 visitors -- the largest number in its history.
According to a statement, the festival wrapped up its nine-day run with the closing concert on Oct 28 with spectacular performances from Red Velvet, Teen Top, Astro, Dynamic Duo and Mighty Mouth.
BOF Project Group said: “The festival was an opportunity to let the world know once again that Busan is a city rich in Hallyu content. Busan citizens, tourists from home and abroad, thank you so much for coming here for the nine-day festival.”
During the opening concert on Oct 20, it attracted a 36,000-strong audience, who were enthralled by performances by Korea’s top musicians such as EXO, Wanna One and Seventeen.
“Park Concert” entertained about 47,000 people. “BOF Land” events attracted 159,723 visitors throughout the festival.
The event also attracted overseas tourists. They were not only from Japan, China, Hong Kong and Taiwan but also from Southeast Asia.
The BOF 2018, in its third edition this year, seeks to be a festival dealing with everything about Hallyu. Thus, it presented a wide array of Hallyu-leading K-content which goes beyond K-pop to arts, beauty and fashion.
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Wednesday, 31 October 2018
Chinese real estate industry moves to Smart Life System
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Guangzhou-based Seedland Real Estate is indicating its ongoing Smart Life System construction and systematic analysis for future Chinese residential life.
Seedland's idea has not only brought forth a brand new concept of life, it will also provide a new sample mode for future direction of Chinese real estate industry.
The real estate company shared that during the ‘Seedland Leads Smart Life’ media press conference in Beijing, China recently.
The company in a statement also said, it designed technological smart household products for different domestic projects – such as smart bed, smart wardrobe, smart shoe cabinet and more.
Based on the easy access between cloud data and service information, Seedland also builds up the true ‘smart health’ community medical environment with the comprehensive smart system and practices the medical service concept of timely service, high efficiency and individual caring in actual projects.
Moreover, it also setting up the information file for every residential member – serving the convenience for the data circulation between real estate, commercial supporting, health, industry and even third party diversity.
During the press conference, some collaborative partners of Seedland also shared their practices, experiences, exploration and staged results in the areas of real estate, membership, household, community, health and others.
--BERNAMA
Seedland's idea has not only brought forth a brand new concept of life, it will also provide a new sample mode for future direction of Chinese real estate industry.
The real estate company shared that during the ‘Seedland Leads Smart Life’ media press conference in Beijing, China recently.
The company in a statement also said, it designed technological smart household products for different domestic projects – such as smart bed, smart wardrobe, smart shoe cabinet and more.
Based on the easy access between cloud data and service information, Seedland also builds up the true ‘smart health’ community medical environment with the comprehensive smart system and practices the medical service concept of timely service, high efficiency and individual caring in actual projects.
Moreover, it also setting up the information file for every residential member – serving the convenience for the data circulation between real estate, commercial supporting, health, industry and even third party diversity.
During the press conference, some collaborative partners of Seedland also shared their practices, experiences, exploration and staged results in the areas of real estate, membership, household, community, health and others.
--BERNAMA
Foreign tourists offered four bargain package tours of Japan
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Foreign travelers to Japan can now enjoy the charms along the Odakyu Railway Lines through four package tours offered by the Odakyu Group.
Beginning October, the four types of day tours link Tokyo’s Shinjuku with popular tourist spots such as the Hakone area and the Enoshima-Kamakura area in Kanagawa Prefecture.
Tourists can enjoy two hours to taste traditional foods and explore historical spots in Yoyogi Uehara with 4,000 yen (RM147.88) or spend 5,000 yen (RM184.76) for two hours local neighborhood walk in Shimokitazawa which is well known for youngsters subculture, a statement said.
Other packages are Oyama Sacred Mountain Hike – a one day hiking (approximately six hours) with locals to Mount Oyama in Kanagawa with price at 14,000 yen (RM517.16)
Tourists can also pay 5,000 yen (RM184.76) for Odawara Castle Samurai Photo Tour. Odawara is the gateway to Hakone, there is a station on the Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train line.
For all these packages, tourists are required to make an advance reservations. Detailed information in English will be also provided on the tours.
Each package is carried out with at least two participants and it will be sold at its campaign price (as above) for a certain period – the date of termination has not been decided.
Further information and reservation at https://ellista.jp/category/tour/ and offline ticket purchase is available at Odakyu Sightseeing Service Center Shinjuku West and ELLISTA at Inbound League.
Odakyu Group consists of UDS Ltd, ELLISTA Inc and Odakyu Electric Railway Co. Ltd. – one of Japan’s major private railway companies established in 1948.
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Beginning October, the four types of day tours link Tokyo’s Shinjuku with popular tourist spots such as the Hakone area and the Enoshima-Kamakura area in Kanagawa Prefecture.
Tourists can enjoy two hours to taste traditional foods and explore historical spots in Yoyogi Uehara with 4,000 yen (RM147.88) or spend 5,000 yen (RM184.76) for two hours local neighborhood walk in Shimokitazawa which is well known for youngsters subculture, a statement said.
Other packages are Oyama Sacred Mountain Hike – a one day hiking (approximately six hours) with locals to Mount Oyama in Kanagawa with price at 14,000 yen (RM517.16)
Tourists can also pay 5,000 yen (RM184.76) for Odawara Castle Samurai Photo Tour. Odawara is the gateway to Hakone, there is a station on the Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train line.
For all these packages, tourists are required to make an advance reservations. Detailed information in English will be also provided on the tours.
Each package is carried out with at least two participants and it will be sold at its campaign price (as above) for a certain period – the date of termination has not been decided.
Further information and reservation at https://ellista.jp/category/tour/ and offline ticket purchase is available at Odakyu Sightseeing Service Center Shinjuku West and ELLISTA at Inbound League.
Odakyu Group consists of UDS Ltd, ELLISTA Inc and Odakyu Electric Railway Co. Ltd. – one of Japan’s major private railway companies established in 1948.
-- BERNAMA
TELEDYNE DALSA INTRODUCES ITS LINEA ML CMOS MULTILINE CAMERAS FOR HIGH-SPEED VISION APPLICATIONS
New Linea ML models serve the industry’s most demanding applications
WATERLOO, Ontario, Oct 30 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Teledyne DALSA, a Teledyne Technologies company and global leader in machine vision technology, is pleased to introduce its newest Linea cameras. The cutting-edge multiline CMOS camera, Linea ML™ will transform the way line scan cameras are used, including options for monochrome/HDR, color, and multispectral imaging for various machine vision applications.
Based on the latest CMOS sensor technology from Teledyne DALSA, the Linea ML cameras deliver spectacular images at a maximum line rate of up to 300 kHz using the next generation CLHS fiber optic interface. Sequential exposure with independent start and stop integration for each channel allows versatile illumination configurations using the latest LED lighting technologies. When combined with the Xtium™2 CLHS series of high-performance frame grabbers, these new models address the industry’s most demanding applications with improved detectability. Linea ML cameras will be available by the end of this year.
“The new Linea ML cameras are ideal for the industry’s highly demanding vision applications, where resolution, throughput and detectability matter. Their unparalleled speeds, advanced capabilities and features are unmatched in the industry. In addition to monochrome/HDR imaging, customers are able to capture multifield (brightfield, darkfield and backlit) images in a single scan with pulsed lighting using monochrome models. These new models are also able to capture RGB or RGB+NIR images in a single scan with continuous wave lighting using color or multispectral models,” said Xing-Fei He, Senior Product Manager.
Built on field-proven technology, the next generation CLHS fiber optic interface provides reliable and high throughput data transmission. Fiber optic cables lower system costs, offer longer cable lengths (up to 300 m), are immune to electromagnetic radiation, and are ideal for industrial environments.
Key Features:
- High speed of up to 300 kHz line rate in 8k/16k resolutions
- Mono/HDR imaging with single or dual outputs
- Time division multifield imaging in a single scan using sequential exposure
- 3 native colors, RGB plus optional NIR
- Camera Link HS fiber optic interface for high reliability data transmission
- Lower system costs
Teledyne DALSA’s Xtium2 family of high-performance frame grabbers feature the PCI Express Gen 3 x8 platform to deliver unimpeded images from Linea ML to the host computer. The Xtium2-CLHS FX8 frame grabber uses a quad port SFP+ 10 GB/s interface and allows use of standard fiber cables to reach a distance of over 300 meters. Fully supported by Sapera LT SDK, the Xtium2 family is now in full production.
Please visit the Linea product page for more information. For sales enquiries, visit our contact page, and for full resolution images, our online media kit.
http://mrem.bernama.com/viewsm.php?idm=33086
WATERLOO, Ontario, Oct 30 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Teledyne DALSA, a Teledyne Technologies company and global leader in machine vision technology, is pleased to introduce its newest Linea cameras. The cutting-edge multiline CMOS camera, Linea ML™ will transform the way line scan cameras are used, including options for monochrome/HDR, color, and multispectral imaging for various machine vision applications.
Based on the latest CMOS sensor technology from Teledyne DALSA, the Linea ML cameras deliver spectacular images at a maximum line rate of up to 300 kHz using the next generation CLHS fiber optic interface. Sequential exposure with independent start and stop integration for each channel allows versatile illumination configurations using the latest LED lighting technologies. When combined with the Xtium™2 CLHS series of high-performance frame grabbers, these new models address the industry’s most demanding applications with improved detectability. Linea ML cameras will be available by the end of this year.
“The new Linea ML cameras are ideal for the industry’s highly demanding vision applications, where resolution, throughput and detectability matter. Their unparalleled speeds, advanced capabilities and features are unmatched in the industry. In addition to monochrome/HDR imaging, customers are able to capture multifield (brightfield, darkfield and backlit) images in a single scan with pulsed lighting using monochrome models. These new models are also able to capture RGB or RGB+NIR images in a single scan with continuous wave lighting using color or multispectral models,” said Xing-Fei He, Senior Product Manager.
Built on field-proven technology, the next generation CLHS fiber optic interface provides reliable and high throughput data transmission. Fiber optic cables lower system costs, offer longer cable lengths (up to 300 m), are immune to electromagnetic radiation, and are ideal for industrial environments.
Key Features:
- High speed of up to 300 kHz line rate in 8k/16k resolutions
- Mono/HDR imaging with single or dual outputs
- Time division multifield imaging in a single scan using sequential exposure
- 3 native colors, RGB plus optional NIR
- Camera Link HS fiber optic interface for high reliability data transmission
- Lower system costs
Teledyne DALSA’s Xtium2 family of high-performance frame grabbers feature the PCI Express Gen 3 x8 platform to deliver unimpeded images from Linea ML to the host computer. The Xtium2-CLHS FX8 frame grabber uses a quad port SFP+ 10 GB/s interface and allows use of standard fiber cables to reach a distance of over 300 meters. Fully supported by Sapera LT SDK, the Xtium2 family is now in full production.
Please visit the Linea product page for more information. For sales enquiries, visit our contact page, and for full resolution images, our online media kit.
http://mrem.bernama.com/viewsm.php?idm=33086
Tuesday, 30 October 2018
Terns Pharmaceuticals completes US$80 million Series B financing to treat NASH and cancer
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 30 (Bernama) -- Terns Pharmaceuticals Inc announced the closing of US$80 million (RM334.4 million) Series B financing. (US$1 = RM4.18). The global biopharmaceutical company is focused on discovering and developing molecularly targeted, oral, small-molecule drugs to treat NASH and cancer.
According to a statement, the proceeds will be used to support development of clinical and preclinical NASH candidates.
The financing was led by new investors Vivo Capital and OrbiMed, joined by new investor Decheng Capital – existing investor Lilly Asia Ventures also participated to provide continuous support.
“Terns leverages a combination of expertise in disease biology, medicinal chemistry and extensive clinical development capabilities to build its high-quality and diverse pipeline for the treatment of NASH, offering an incredible opportunity to bring potentially promising new therapies to patients,” said Vivo Capital's Managing Partner and Co-CEO, Shan Fu.
President and CEO of Terns, Weidong Zhong said: “We are excited about the progress we’ve made on our clinical and preclinical programs. Our lead programs TERN-101 and TERN-201 are on track to enter the clinic in the first half of 2019 and additional NASH programs are advancing rapidly towards preclinical development.
“The progress so far has put us one step closer to our goal of discovering effective and safe combination therapies for patients with NASH and liver fibrosis,” added Zhong.
More details at www.ternspharma.com
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According to a statement, the proceeds will be used to support development of clinical and preclinical NASH candidates.
The financing was led by new investors Vivo Capital and OrbiMed, joined by new investor Decheng Capital – existing investor Lilly Asia Ventures also participated to provide continuous support.
“Terns leverages a combination of expertise in disease biology, medicinal chemistry and extensive clinical development capabilities to build its high-quality and diverse pipeline for the treatment of NASH, offering an incredible opportunity to bring potentially promising new therapies to patients,” said Vivo Capital's Managing Partner and Co-CEO, Shan Fu.
President and CEO of Terns, Weidong Zhong said: “We are excited about the progress we’ve made on our clinical and preclinical programs. Our lead programs TERN-101 and TERN-201 are on track to enter the clinic in the first half of 2019 and additional NASH programs are advancing rapidly towards preclinical development.
“The progress so far has put us one step closer to our goal of discovering effective and safe combination therapies for patients with NASH and liver fibrosis,” added Zhong.
More details at www.ternspharma.com
--BERNAMA
TIDEiSun Group integrates XPA Assets to new financial services
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 30 (Bernama) -- The TIDEiSun Group – a media, technology and investment group – announced the integration of XPA Assets to several new financial services, including a stable token-based debit card.
With TIDEiSun’s other services, such as the TideWallet, TidePay and TideBit Exchange, XPA Assets forms a holistic asset ecosystem with multiple capabilities.
According to a statement, XPA Assets are a series of stable tokens pegged to different nations’ fiat currencies, with USX pegged to USD, JPX pegged to JPY and more.
They are fixed to their respective nations’ fiat currencies generated using real assets as collateral with smart contracts, giving them the stability needed for day-to-day use.
The wide range of currencies available also gives XPA Assets an advantage in an increasingly globalized cryptocurrency market.
“We need stable tokens more than ever in today’s uncertain and volatile cryptocurrency market. Users need a way to secure their investments to avoid volatility and market crashes,” said TIDEiSun chief executive officer, Robin Xie.
“XPA Assets will build a bridge between the fiat and cryptocurrency worlds, and our range of different services will allow users to move their assets freely for their own vision of investment,” she added.
XPA provides the expectation for growth typical of other current cryptocurrencies and XPA Assets provide a currency stable enough for long-term investment, token-to-token trades, and easy conversion to the fiat.
By combining trustworthiness with stable value, the XPA Assets series are poised to become a cryptocurrency for daily use, suitable for everything from buying coffee in the morning to large corporate transactions.
TIDEiSun – with offices in Hong Kong, Taipei, Tokyo, Kuala Lumpur and New York – has also developed mobile payment apps, a cryptocurrency ATM and debit card integration for this vision of the future. More details at https://xpacoin.com/
-- BERNAMA
Monday, 29 October 2018
EMQ honored with prestigious Red Herring Top 100 Global Award
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 (Bernama) -- EMQ -- a leading financial settlement network across Asia -- has been honored as a winner of the prestigious 2018 Red Herring Top 100 Global award.
The award recognizes the innovations and technologies of the leading startups from North America, Europe and Asia. The Red Herring Top 100 is currently in its 22nd year. It is one of the most revered accolades in the industry, a statement said.
“We are honored to be recognized by Red Herring, which is a testament to the entire EMQ team for our commitment to customer service excellence and technological innovation in redefining the payments ecosystem,” said Co-founder and CEO of EMQ, Max Liu.
“After rigorous contemplation and discussion, we narrowed our list down from hundreds of candidates from across the globe to the Top 100 Winners. We believe EMQ embodies the vision, drive and innovation that define a successful entrepreneurial venture,” said publisher and CEO of Red Herring, Alex Vieux.
Red Herring’s Top 100 Global list has become a mark of distinction for identifying promising companies and entrepreneurs. Its editors were among the first to recognize companies such as Facebook, Twitter, Google, Yahoo, Skype,YouTube and others.
Winners were chosen by an independent expert panel of Judges and the Red Herring editorial team based on quantitative and qualitative criteria such as financial performance, technology innovation, management quality, strategy and market penetration.
EMQ provides secure and affordable money transfer options for businesses and individuals. More details on www.emq.com.
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The award recognizes the innovations and technologies of the leading startups from North America, Europe and Asia. The Red Herring Top 100 is currently in its 22nd year. It is one of the most revered accolades in the industry, a statement said.
“We are honored to be recognized by Red Herring, which is a testament to the entire EMQ team for our commitment to customer service excellence and technological innovation in redefining the payments ecosystem,” said Co-founder and CEO of EMQ, Max Liu.
“After rigorous contemplation and discussion, we narrowed our list down from hundreds of candidates from across the globe to the Top 100 Winners. We believe EMQ embodies the vision, drive and innovation that define a successful entrepreneurial venture,” said publisher and CEO of Red Herring, Alex Vieux.
Red Herring’s Top 100 Global list has become a mark of distinction for identifying promising companies and entrepreneurs. Its editors were among the first to recognize companies such as Facebook, Twitter, Google, Yahoo, Skype,YouTube and others.
Winners were chosen by an independent expert panel of Judges and the Red Herring editorial team based on quantitative and qualitative criteria such as financial performance, technology innovation, management quality, strategy and market penetration.
EMQ provides secure and affordable money transfer options for businesses and individuals. More details on www.emq.com.
--BERNAMA
Peter Marks joins LeddarTech Board of Directors
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 (Bernama) – LeddarTech Inc, a developer of high-performance, cost-efficient solid-state LiDAR development platform for automotive industry, has appointed Peter Marks to its Board of Directors.
He is bringing world-wide experience from the automotive technology and manufacturing industry and this is in line with LeddarTech’s international growth.
According to LeddarTech in a statement, he had decades of automotive industry experience, most notably in his past position as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Robert Bosch LLC, where his responsibilities included the Americas and global coordination of manufacturing.
Chairman of the Board at LeddarTech, Michel Brûlé said: “This worldwide attention has attracted some of the best automotive professionals to join as employees, as well as board members.
“Marks’ expertise and experience are highly valued by the Board, specifically his deep understanding of the automotive market and his success as a supplier to this industry,” added Brûlé.
“LeddarTech is moving rapidly towards tremendous international growth, and I truly appreciate this opportunity to contribute to the success of this cutting-edge company in the capacity of a board member,” Marks said.
The newly-appointed Marks holds a master’s degree in engineering from the Fachhochschule Konstanz of Applied Sciences, Germany. More details at www.LeddarTech.com
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He is bringing world-wide experience from the automotive technology and manufacturing industry and this is in line with LeddarTech’s international growth.
According to LeddarTech in a statement, he had decades of automotive industry experience, most notably in his past position as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Robert Bosch LLC, where his responsibilities included the Americas and global coordination of manufacturing.
Chairman of the Board at LeddarTech, Michel Brûlé said: “This worldwide attention has attracted some of the best automotive professionals to join as employees, as well as board members.
“Marks’ expertise and experience are highly valued by the Board, specifically his deep understanding of the automotive market and his success as a supplier to this industry,” added Brûlé.
“LeddarTech is moving rapidly towards tremendous international growth, and I truly appreciate this opportunity to contribute to the success of this cutting-edge company in the capacity of a board member,” Marks said.
The newly-appointed Marks holds a master’s degree in engineering from the Fachhochschule Konstanz of Applied Sciences, Germany. More details at www.LeddarTech.com
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Saturday, 27 October 2018
Neural stem cell for cognitive improvement of Alzheimer's disease
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 26 (Bernama) – The transplantation of NSI-532.IGF1 – a proprietary human neural stem cell (NSC) line – can mitigate disease pathology and improves cognition in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), according to Scientific Reports.
NSI-532.IGF1 is developed by Neuralstem, a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel treatments for nervous system diseases.
The NSC transplantation is following a study conducted at the University of Michigan, led by Dr. Eva Feldman, Director of the Program for Neurology Research and Discovery and Research Director of the University of Michigan ALS Center of Excellence, a statement said.
Dr. Feldman’s team grafted the neural stem cell line into APP/PS1 mice that carried genes bearing mutations associated with onset of AD in humans.
During the study, the animals had improved cognitive performance relative to control animals in two memory tasks that are dependent on hippocampal function. The transplantation also led to decrease in Aβ plaque pathology relative to controls.
Chief Scientific Officer at Neuralstem, Karl Johe said NSI-532.IGF1 is a second-generation cell therapy candidate, engineered to combine neural stem cells with a neuroprotective protein, IGF-1, thereby targeting neurodegenerative conditions like AD.
He added the preclinical study suggests that the combined properties of neural stem cells and IGF-1 may mitigate the pathology and cognitive deficits associated with Alzheimer’s disease.
“We are encouraged by the results we have seen with human neural stem cells in this established animal model and look forward to continuing this collaboration with Neuralstem,” said Dr. Feldman.
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NSI-532.IGF1 is developed by Neuralstem, a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel treatments for nervous system diseases.
The NSC transplantation is following a study conducted at the University of Michigan, led by Dr. Eva Feldman, Director of the Program for Neurology Research and Discovery and Research Director of the University of Michigan ALS Center of Excellence, a statement said.
Dr. Feldman’s team grafted the neural stem cell line into APP/PS1 mice that carried genes bearing mutations associated with onset of AD in humans.
During the study, the animals had improved cognitive performance relative to control animals in two memory tasks that are dependent on hippocampal function. The transplantation also led to decrease in Aβ plaque pathology relative to controls.
Chief Scientific Officer at Neuralstem, Karl Johe said NSI-532.IGF1 is a second-generation cell therapy candidate, engineered to combine neural stem cells with a neuroprotective protein, IGF-1, thereby targeting neurodegenerative conditions like AD.
He added the preclinical study suggests that the combined properties of neural stem cells and IGF-1 may mitigate the pathology and cognitive deficits associated with Alzheimer’s disease.
“We are encouraged by the results we have seen with human neural stem cells in this established animal model and look forward to continuing this collaboration with Neuralstem,” said Dr. Feldman.
-- BERNAMA
Friday, 26 October 2018
Japan´s SHISEIDO releases online film capturing 'The Power of Makeup´
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 26 (Bernama) -- Japan’s SHISEIDO Co Ltd has presented ‘The Party Bus’, an online film that pushes the boundaries of imagination to entice new explorations into beauty and self-expression through ‘The Power of Makeup’.
Through harnessing ‘The Power of Makeup’ the heroine discovers a unique personal expression that empowers her with the courage to chart her own course and follow her true desires, a statement said.
The film showcasing Japan's ultra-precise 3D animation technology, capturing the vitality of a fantasy world in a deeply immersive way centered on three protagonists, Princess Kaguya, her lover Dracula and the mysterious Samurai Zombie.
When technology meets creativity in the medium of film, an entirely new visual experience is conceptualized, elevating the familiar into a completely new genre: Makeup Entertainment.
‘The Party Bus’ is the second and latest installment of the company's original web-based films after the award-winning, ‘High School Girl?’ which garnered over 10 million YouTube views after its release in 2015.
It was created from the imagination of critically acclaimed Director Show Yanagisawa to celebrate the beauty of individuals and champion the expression of one's true self in its purest form featuring mythical beings in a powerful story of personal courage and revelation.
The online film is available at YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3DDjKMWkTw or more details on https://www.shiseido.co.jp/gb/thepartybus
SHISEIDO is the first Western-style pharmacy in Japan. By merging artful science and Japanese aesthetics, it has become known around the world as the premier cosmetics brand with roots in Japan.
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Thursday, 25 October 2018
GameXCoin to eliminate transaction intermediaries in trading digital goods
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 25 (Bernama) – By combining game and blockchain, GameXCoin (GXC) is trying to deliver the benefits to gamers and developers by eliminating intermediaries when transaction of trading digital goods takes place.
According to a statement, securing massive global audiences is critical for the gaming blockchain. GameXCoin said it will expand its sales activities toward many countries including Japan, Taiwan and Europe within a month.
Partnership with over 10 different game companies also draw the attention to GXC; namely Neowiz Bless Studio and XLGames.
The statement also said that after the first presale finished within one hour in Korea, GXC is starting its first ICO global sales in Singapore on Oct 25.
The Singapore crypto exchange is called Kryptono. It is ranked around top 50 in the world and strong in Asia with more than half of its members are located in Indonesia, Vietnam and other Southeast Asian countries.
The GXC team is strong with 20 years of development background of its chief executive officer, developers being members of Decipher (Blockchain Research Group at Seoul National University) and also talented employees with unique experiences.
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According to a statement, securing massive global audiences is critical for the gaming blockchain. GameXCoin said it will expand its sales activities toward many countries including Japan, Taiwan and Europe within a month.
Partnership with over 10 different game companies also draw the attention to GXC; namely Neowiz Bless Studio and XLGames.
The statement also said that after the first presale finished within one hour in Korea, GXC is starting its first ICO global sales in Singapore on Oct 25.
The Singapore crypto exchange is called Kryptono. It is ranked around top 50 in the world and strong in Asia with more than half of its members are located in Indonesia, Vietnam and other Southeast Asian countries.
The GXC team is strong with 20 years of development background of its chief executive officer, developers being members of Decipher (Blockchain Research Group at Seoul National University) and also talented employees with unique experiences.
-- BERNAMA
EMINENT SCIENTIST JAMES TILL TURNED PHILANTHROPIST; DONATES PRIZE MONEY TO THE CAUSE OF YOUNG RESEARCHERS
TOKYO, Oct 24 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Stem cell discoverer Prof. James Till, Professor Emeritus, University of Toronto, Canada who was awarded the Edogawa Niche Prize 2018 (www.edogawanicheprize.org), jointly by Nichi-In Centre for Regenerative Medicine (NCRM) and Jinsei-sha-Edogawa Hospital, Tokyo, Japan, has donated his prize money of One million Japanese Yen to establish a travel grant that will be named as “Joyce and James Till Travel Grant”. This grant will support travel and other associated necessities for young scholars from developing countries to take part in future NCRM NICHE event from 2019.
The Fujio Cup Quiz (FCQ) on stem cells and regenerative medicine is an active knowledge gaining event of NCRM NICHE, held every year in October since 2006. The FCQ delegates are selected through a highly competitive three levels of testing; one online, another assignment and a pre-final on-site quiz participated by students from various domains of science related to regenerative medicine from across the world. In the XIII Edition of the FCQ held on the 21st October 2018 in Shibaura Institute, Tokyo, the team representing Bandung Institute of Technology, Indonesia comprising of Grace Aprilia Helena and Tommy Octavianus Soetrisno Tjia emerged to be winners of the FCQ 2018. Awarding the winning team, the prestigious Fujio Cup, Dr Shojiro Katoh (President, Edogawa Hospital) said that their organization will continue to support such educational activities. The event was participated by Prof. Masaru Iwasaki (Vice President, Yamanashi University, Japan) and Dr Ian Gallicano, Georgetown University, USA, who commented that participation in this active knowledge gaining event will add value to the profile of the students. Many students after visiting premier institutes in Tokyo involved in regenerative medicine research expressed their interest in pursuing their higher studies in Japan.
In April 2019, when the registration for the NCRM NICHE 2019 is open, the guidelines for Joyce and James Till Travel Grant will be announced and available in the URL: www.ncrmniche.org
http://mrem.bernama.com/viewsm.php?idm=33050
The Fujio Cup Quiz (FCQ) on stem cells and regenerative medicine is an active knowledge gaining event of NCRM NICHE, held every year in October since 2006. The FCQ delegates are selected through a highly competitive three levels of testing; one online, another assignment and a pre-final on-site quiz participated by students from various domains of science related to regenerative medicine from across the world. In the XIII Edition of the FCQ held on the 21st October 2018 in Shibaura Institute, Tokyo, the team representing Bandung Institute of Technology, Indonesia comprising of Grace Aprilia Helena and Tommy Octavianus Soetrisno Tjia emerged to be winners of the FCQ 2018. Awarding the winning team, the prestigious Fujio Cup, Dr Shojiro Katoh (President, Edogawa Hospital) said that their organization will continue to support such educational activities. The event was participated by Prof. Masaru Iwasaki (Vice President, Yamanashi University, Japan) and Dr Ian Gallicano, Georgetown University, USA, who commented that participation in this active knowledge gaining event will add value to the profile of the students. Many students after visiting premier institutes in Tokyo involved in regenerative medicine research expressed their interest in pursuing their higher studies in Japan.
In April 2019, when the registration for the NCRM NICHE 2019 is open, the guidelines for Joyce and James Till Travel Grant will be announced and available in the URL: www.ncrmniche.org
http://mrem.bernama.com/viewsm.php?idm=33050
Wednesday, 24 October 2018
New software benefits media agency to track PR results
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 24 (Bernama) – Tribe Builder Media has announced the rollout of its comprehensive new analytics software – taking proven results-driven media agency to the next level.
Tribe Builder Media said in a statement, now it can provides clients with comprehensive AI and data-science backed tools to leverage publicity and build business.
The new software features full-fidelity data and comprehensive campaign reporting – clients can now listen, analyze and optimize its PR campaign/strategy in real-time.
These tools quantify PR’s influence on business results and enable clients to build the most effective communication strategies.
The analytics also include benchmark performance, competitive comparison, measure brand value, quantify impact of coverage on goals and use social and traffic analytics to identify.
"Our goal is to change the narrative around PR, which tends to have a bad rap due to lack of accountability and ability to measure PR's impact,” said Tribe Builder Media chief executive officer, Danielle Sabrina.
“Brand communication is more than just shooting out a press release with the latest company news, and content creation is more than just ghost-written blog posts. It’s about developing a voice, a story, a stance and most importantly, an experience to achieve buzz-worthy, sales-driving results," she added.
Tribe Builder Media also includes the new analytics service in its monthly PR retainers at no additional cost. More information at tribebuildermedia.com
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Tribe Builder Media said in a statement, now it can provides clients with comprehensive AI and data-science backed tools to leverage publicity and build business.
The new software features full-fidelity data and comprehensive campaign reporting – clients can now listen, analyze and optimize its PR campaign/strategy in real-time.
These tools quantify PR’s influence on business results and enable clients to build the most effective communication strategies.
The analytics also include benchmark performance, competitive comparison, measure brand value, quantify impact of coverage on goals and use social and traffic analytics to identify.
"Our goal is to change the narrative around PR, which tends to have a bad rap due to lack of accountability and ability to measure PR's impact,” said Tribe Builder Media chief executive officer, Danielle Sabrina.
“Brand communication is more than just shooting out a press release with the latest company news, and content creation is more than just ghost-written blog posts. It’s about developing a voice, a story, a stance and most importantly, an experience to achieve buzz-worthy, sales-driving results," she added.
Tribe Builder Media also includes the new analytics service in its monthly PR retainers at no additional cost. More information at tribebuildermedia.com
-- BERNAMA
Indonesia´s online travel agency uses OAG´s solution
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 24 (Bernama) – Indonesia’s fastest-growing online travel agency (OTA), tiket.com has partnered with OAG, a global provider of digital flight information, to use its Dynamic Schedules solution.
By using the OAG’s real-time schedules solution, tiket.com will differentiate its flight selection offerings and bring greater value to its customers.
Delivering real-time updates to flight schedules all the time, tiket.com will also integrate OAG’s single data feed to offer more choice and accuracy to its customers as well as flight status alerts service.
The partnership is a part of its wider ongoing business transformation programme undertaken by tiket.com to enable it to deliver a seamless booking experience for its users, a statement said.
Chief executive officer (CEO) of OAG, Phil Callow said Indonesia is one of the world’s fastest growing air markets and OAG are delighted to work with the team at tiket.com to support its growth plans.
“Demand for real-time schedules information is thriving and being at the forefront of this market means we can help market leaders transform and deliver greater value to their customers,” Callow added.
CEO of tiket.com, George Hendrata said the partnership helps to expand further into regional and international markets.
tiket.com is an OTA pioneer since August 2011 and it is the top agent for Indonesian airlines and the number 1 online partner for PT Kereta Api Indonesia.
Indonesia is the sixth largest air market in the world in terms of scheduled seats and the third fastest growing market over the last three years.
More details at www.oag.com and www.tiket.com
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By using the OAG’s real-time schedules solution, tiket.com will differentiate its flight selection offerings and bring greater value to its customers.
Delivering real-time updates to flight schedules all the time, tiket.com will also integrate OAG’s single data feed to offer more choice and accuracy to its customers as well as flight status alerts service.
The partnership is a part of its wider ongoing business transformation programme undertaken by tiket.com to enable it to deliver a seamless booking experience for its users, a statement said.
Chief executive officer (CEO) of OAG, Phil Callow said Indonesia is one of the world’s fastest growing air markets and OAG are delighted to work with the team at tiket.com to support its growth plans.
“Demand for real-time schedules information is thriving and being at the forefront of this market means we can help market leaders transform and deliver greater value to their customers,” Callow added.
CEO of tiket.com, George Hendrata said the partnership helps to expand further into regional and international markets.
tiket.com is an OTA pioneer since August 2011 and it is the top agent for Indonesian airlines and the number 1 online partner for PT Kereta Api Indonesia.
Indonesia is the sixth largest air market in the world in terms of scheduled seats and the third fastest growing market over the last three years.
More details at www.oag.com and www.tiket.com
-- BERNAMA
JUMIO STAYS AHEAD OF FRAUDSTERS WITH CERTIFIED 3D LIVENESS DETECTION
Jumio adds FaceTec’s ZoOm® 3D Face Liveness Detection to its identity verification solution for improved fraud deterrence, speed and user experience
PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct 23 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Jumio, the leading AI-powered trusted identity as a service provider, today announced the addition of FaceTec’s ZoOm® 3D Face Liveness Detection to its online identity verification suite. ZoOm’s capabilities improve the security, speed and user experience for liveness detection of new users, providing an additional layer of assurance and fraud prevention for digital businesses during the account creation process. This further helps Jumio deliver a more definitive “yes” or “no” decision to our business customers on the identity verification transaction.
Jumio has long offered liveness detection as part of Netverify® Identity Verification for both mobile and desktop users. Jumio adopted and integrated FaceTec ZoOm 3D Face Liveness Detection to better thwart fraudsters who are increasingly using spoofing attacks to acquire someone else’s privileges or access rights. They do this by using a photo, video or a different substitute for an authorized person’s face.
After rigorous testing of numerous liveness detection solutions in this quickly evolving space, ZoOm provided the most accurate and secure solution.
“In our tests, ZoOm quickly distinguished itself as the segment leader,” said Philipp Pointner, Chief Product Officer of Jumio. “The interface is intuitive and the liveness detection AI is by far the strongest we have ever seen.”
FaceTec recently announced that ZoOm is the first face biometric authentication software to achieve a Level 1 rating in the iBeta (NIST/NVLAP) Presentation Attack Detection (PAD) certification test. The test determines the real-world effectiveness of anti-spoofing technology in compliance with the ISO 30107-3 global standard.
“More than 1,500 spoof sessions were attempted over six days of demanding testing and ZoOm achieved a perfect 100 percent anti-spoofing score,” said Josh Rose, Chief Technology Officer of FaceTec. “Furthermore, the ISO 30107-3 standard requires test subjects be fully cooperative and provide any and all biometric data requested, ensuring the liveness detection is strong enough to combat complicit user fraud and phishing attacks.”
“In addition to its anti-spoofing detection capabilities, FaceTec’s liveness detection offers some very tangible benefits in terms of a more streamlined user experience and omnichannel support,” said Stephen Stuut, Chief Executive Officer of Jumio. “ZoOm-enhanced liveness detection will be integrated within the Netverify solution at no additional charge to our existing customers. This integration improves the quality of Jumio’s identity verification process which, in turn, provides a better onboarding experience and dramatically reduces the number of manual reviews performed by our business customers.”
This new integration translates into a better and more accurate experience that helps digital companies increase their confidence that new users are who they claim to be during the crucial new customer onboarding process. The upgraded liveness detection functionality provides a more seamless experience that helps convert more legitimate customers and better flags suspicious accounts who attempt to spoof the liveness detection process. These advanced liveness detection technologies provide Jumio a significant competitive advantage in terms of speed, accuracy, and anti-spoofing capabilities.
For live demonstrations of Netverify’s upgraded liveness detection functionality, please visit Jumio at Money20/20 USA (Booth 2135) this week in Las Vegas.
About Jumio
When identity matters, trust Jumio. Jumio is the creator of Netverify® which enables businesses to increase customer conversions while providing a seamless customer experience and reducing fraud. By combining the three core pillars of ID Verification, Identity Verification and Document Verification, businesses now have a complete solution that allows them to establish the real-world identity of the consumer.
Leveraging advanced technology including augmented AI, biometric facial recognition, machine learning and human review, Jumio helps organizations to meet regulatory compliance including KYC, AML and GDPR and definitively establish the digital identity of their customers. Jumio has verified more than 150 million identities issued by over 200 countries from real time web and mobile transactions. Jumio’s solutions are used by leading companies in the financial services, sharing economy, cryptocurrency, retail, travel and online gaming sectors. Based in Palo Alto, Jumio operates globally with offices in the U.S., Europe and Asia Pacific and has been the recipient of numerous awards for innovation. For more information, please visit www.jumio.com.
About FaceTec
FaceTec provides class-leading biometric authentication solutions for mobile and web applications requiring certified, high-performance liveness detection. Leveraging decades of computer vision, artificial intelligence and advanced biometrics experience, FaceTec developed ZoOm®, the iBeta PAD Level 1 Certified 3D face authentication platform for iOS, Android, mobile and desktop browsers/webcams. The only unphishable and unshareable biometric modality, ZoOm is ideal for onboarding and virtually any identity and access management requirement.
Founded in 2013 with offices in San Diego, CA; London, UK; and Summerlin, NV, FaceTec provides biometric security on five continents for organizations in financial services, mobile payments, border security, connected transportation and more. For more information and business inquiries, please visit www.ZoOmLogin.com.
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PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct 23 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Jumio, the leading AI-powered trusted identity as a service provider, today announced the addition of FaceTec’s ZoOm® 3D Face Liveness Detection to its online identity verification suite. ZoOm’s capabilities improve the security, speed and user experience for liveness detection of new users, providing an additional layer of assurance and fraud prevention for digital businesses during the account creation process. This further helps Jumio deliver a more definitive “yes” or “no” decision to our business customers on the identity verification transaction.
Jumio has long offered liveness detection as part of Netverify® Identity Verification for both mobile and desktop users. Jumio adopted and integrated FaceTec ZoOm 3D Face Liveness Detection to better thwart fraudsters who are increasingly using spoofing attacks to acquire someone else’s privileges or access rights. They do this by using a photo, video or a different substitute for an authorized person’s face.
After rigorous testing of numerous liveness detection solutions in this quickly evolving space, ZoOm provided the most accurate and secure solution.
“In our tests, ZoOm quickly distinguished itself as the segment leader,” said Philipp Pointner, Chief Product Officer of Jumio. “The interface is intuitive and the liveness detection AI is by far the strongest we have ever seen.”
FaceTec recently announced that ZoOm is the first face biometric authentication software to achieve a Level 1 rating in the iBeta (NIST/NVLAP) Presentation Attack Detection (PAD) certification test. The test determines the real-world effectiveness of anti-spoofing technology in compliance with the ISO 30107-3 global standard.
“More than 1,500 spoof sessions were attempted over six days of demanding testing and ZoOm achieved a perfect 100 percent anti-spoofing score,” said Josh Rose, Chief Technology Officer of FaceTec. “Furthermore, the ISO 30107-3 standard requires test subjects be fully cooperative and provide any and all biometric data requested, ensuring the liveness detection is strong enough to combat complicit user fraud and phishing attacks.”
“In addition to its anti-spoofing detection capabilities, FaceTec’s liveness detection offers some very tangible benefits in terms of a more streamlined user experience and omnichannel support,” said Stephen Stuut, Chief Executive Officer of Jumio. “ZoOm-enhanced liveness detection will be integrated within the Netverify solution at no additional charge to our existing customers. This integration improves the quality of Jumio’s identity verification process which, in turn, provides a better onboarding experience and dramatically reduces the number of manual reviews performed by our business customers.”
This new integration translates into a better and more accurate experience that helps digital companies increase their confidence that new users are who they claim to be during the crucial new customer onboarding process. The upgraded liveness detection functionality provides a more seamless experience that helps convert more legitimate customers and better flags suspicious accounts who attempt to spoof the liveness detection process. These advanced liveness detection technologies provide Jumio a significant competitive advantage in terms of speed, accuracy, and anti-spoofing capabilities.
For live demonstrations of Netverify’s upgraded liveness detection functionality, please visit Jumio at Money20/20 USA (Booth 2135) this week in Las Vegas.
About Jumio
When identity matters, trust Jumio. Jumio is the creator of Netverify® which enables businesses to increase customer conversions while providing a seamless customer experience and reducing fraud. By combining the three core pillars of ID Verification, Identity Verification and Document Verification, businesses now have a complete solution that allows them to establish the real-world identity of the consumer.
Leveraging advanced technology including augmented AI, biometric facial recognition, machine learning and human review, Jumio helps organizations to meet regulatory compliance including KYC, AML and GDPR and definitively establish the digital identity of their customers. Jumio has verified more than 150 million identities issued by over 200 countries from real time web and mobile transactions. Jumio’s solutions are used by leading companies in the financial services, sharing economy, cryptocurrency, retail, travel and online gaming sectors. Based in Palo Alto, Jumio operates globally with offices in the U.S., Europe and Asia Pacific and has been the recipient of numerous awards for innovation. For more information, please visit www.jumio.com.
About FaceTec
FaceTec provides class-leading biometric authentication solutions for mobile and web applications requiring certified, high-performance liveness detection. Leveraging decades of computer vision, artificial intelligence and advanced biometrics experience, FaceTec developed ZoOm®, the iBeta PAD Level 1 Certified 3D face authentication platform for iOS, Android, mobile and desktop browsers/webcams. The only unphishable and unshareable biometric modality, ZoOm is ideal for onboarding and virtually any identity and access management requirement.
Founded in 2013 with offices in San Diego, CA; London, UK; and Summerlin, NV, FaceTec provides biometric security on five continents for organizations in financial services, mobile payments, border security, connected transportation and more. For more information and business inquiries, please visit www.ZoOmLogin.com.
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SolarWinds introduces new APM solution powered by AppOptics
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 24 (Bernama) -- SolarWinds, a provider of powerful and affordable IT management software, has released a new Application Performance Monitor (APM) powered by AppOptics™.
The Texas-based company said in a statement, the solution will be able to simplify monitoring and troubleshooting with rich application performance insights and distributed transaction tracing.
SolarWinds® APM will also deliver deeper performance insights and distributed transaction tracing capabilities across applications hosted in or across on-premise, hybrid IT and cloud environments.
According to the company, APM will help users prove where and when end-user experiences do not meet intended-for service levels through performance information for each element of a request.
“With APM powered by AppOptics, technology professionals can incorporate traditional monitoring capabilities with tracing – polled and observed metrics can now work together to provide meaningful, actionable insights,” said executive vice president of products, SolarWinds, Christoph Pfister.
He added: “We believe that we are uniquely able to deliver integrated solutions designed to meet the individual needs of IT operations, DevOps and business teams, bringing these users together to deliver the best application performance for the business.”
The solution is now available with pricing starting at US$2,995 (RM12,459.20). For a free 30-day trial, visit www.solarwinds.com or call 866.530.8100. (US$1 = RM4.16)
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The Texas-based company said in a statement, the solution will be able to simplify monitoring and troubleshooting with rich application performance insights and distributed transaction tracing.
SolarWinds® APM will also deliver deeper performance insights and distributed transaction tracing capabilities across applications hosted in or across on-premise, hybrid IT and cloud environments.
According to the company, APM will help users prove where and when end-user experiences do not meet intended-for service levels through performance information for each element of a request.
“With APM powered by AppOptics, technology professionals can incorporate traditional monitoring capabilities with tracing – polled and observed metrics can now work together to provide meaningful, actionable insights,” said executive vice president of products, SolarWinds, Christoph Pfister.
He added: “We believe that we are uniquely able to deliver integrated solutions designed to meet the individual needs of IT operations, DevOps and business teams, bringing these users together to deliver the best application performance for the business.”
The solution is now available with pricing starting at US$2,995 (RM12,459.20). For a free 30-day trial, visit www.solarwinds.com or call 866.530.8100. (US$1 = RM4.16)
-- BERNAMA
Tuesday, 23 October 2018
China's Ping An Cloud Accelerator empowers global startups for local market
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 19 (Bernama) – Ping An Cloud Accelerator has selected 10 innovative companies as its first cohort members out of 120 applicants from 30 countries around the world recently.
These companies were mentored by 90 industry and thought leaders. After the three-month acceleration journey, they have optimized and upgraded their technologies, products, business models and market-oriented operations. All the companies achievements were showcased at the D-day in Shenzhen, China recently.
After the acceleration program, 50 per cent of the members registered their entities in China, signed multiple strategic and technical cooperation agreements and their total post-money value surged 283 per cent.
The “Ping An Cloud Accelerator Powered by SparkLabs” program has been designed to prepare innovative technology companies with aspirations and commitment to enter the China market.
The program was initiated by Ping An Group, one of the largest insurance and financial institutions globally, supported by the Futian Government in Shenzhen China and sponsored by SparkLabs, a globally renowned accelerator and venture fund.
Chief product officer of Ping An Technology and General Manager of Ping An Cloud BU, Ricky Ou said the companies were able to bring their cutting-edge solutions to Ping An’s businesses, clients and ecosystem and most importantly, Ping An Cloud was the base platform for these initiatives.
“As a result, they demonstrated that their solutions are scalable and can truly create value for their customers,” he added.
At the D-day event, Ping An Cloud Accelerator also announced that the recruitment of the second cohort is underway and it carries the new 5-month acceleration format.
--BERNAMA
These companies were mentored by 90 industry and thought leaders. After the three-month acceleration journey, they have optimized and upgraded their technologies, products, business models and market-oriented operations. All the companies achievements were showcased at the D-day in Shenzhen, China recently.
After the acceleration program, 50 per cent of the members registered their entities in China, signed multiple strategic and technical cooperation agreements and their total post-money value surged 283 per cent.
The “Ping An Cloud Accelerator Powered by SparkLabs” program has been designed to prepare innovative technology companies with aspirations and commitment to enter the China market.
The program was initiated by Ping An Group, one of the largest insurance and financial institutions globally, supported by the Futian Government in Shenzhen China and sponsored by SparkLabs, a globally renowned accelerator and venture fund.
Chief product officer of Ping An Technology and General Manager of Ping An Cloud BU, Ricky Ou said the companies were able to bring their cutting-edge solutions to Ping An’s businesses, clients and ecosystem and most importantly, Ping An Cloud was the base platform for these initiatives.
“As a result, they demonstrated that their solutions are scalable and can truly create value for their customers,” he added.
At the D-day event, Ping An Cloud Accelerator also announced that the recruitment of the second cohort is underway and it carries the new 5-month acceleration format.
--BERNAMA
Monday, 22 October 2018
Hangzhou to become China´s first digital economy city
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 (Bernama) -- China’s Hangzhou has planned a creative and courageous action plan to make the city as the ‘First City of China's Digital Economy’ in five years according to the Information Office of Hangzhou Municipal People's Government.
Hangzhou mayor, Zhou Jiangyong in a statement said by 2022, the Hangzhou digital economy development system will basically take shape.
The city will be built into an international first-class source with China's digital economy ideas and technologies, gathering place for enterprises and talents, leading place for the development of digital industrialization and demonstration place for industrial digitization reform.
Existing statistics shows that the added value of digital economy in Hangzhou accounts for more than 1/4 of the city's total economic output and contributes more than 1/2 to the city's economic growth, showing the idea to build the first city in the national digital economy process is real.
Hangzhou has been a tourist city famous for its culture and scenery since ancient times and honored as ‘Paradise on Earth’. Today, Hangzhou has a new vitality in China's economic geography because of the charm and potential have shown while developing digital economy.
Driven by digital economy, the city has formed advantageous industries such as information software, E-commerce, cloud computing big data and digital content, with more than 20 leading enterprises such as Alibaba, NetEase and Hikvision emerging prominently.
Hangzhou is striving to become the leading city in China's digital economy development. Hangzhou aims to build several industrial centers with international influence in E-commerce, cloud computing and big data, artificial intelligence, digital content and others fields by 2022.
It is the first city in China to provide services such as buy tea eggs, take subway paid by mobile phone. People also can also withdraw provident fund by using face recognition technology as a total of 153 matters can be handled on a mobile phone.
The city has also taken the lead in setting up the government administration department of ‘big data’, which responds to the urban government service process in seconds. At present, nearly 40 billion pieces of data have been collected from 59 departments all over the city.
At the Yunqi Cloud Town Computing Conference in September, Hangzhou government with companies such as Alibaba has released Hangzhou ‘City Brain’ 2.0 which has continuously improved the traffic efficiency in Hangzhou.
‘City Brain’ 2.0 has also been applied in many aspects including fire fighting, cityscape management and tourism traffic. It aimed to allow the data to help cities with thinking and decision-making and to build Hangzhou into a smart city to interact positively with citizens.
Hangzhou should wake up sleeping numbers by using modern technology for infrastructure transformation, people's livelihood services and government services as to make Hangzhou a solution-output city with world-class digital management system.
-- BERNAMA
Hangzhou mayor, Zhou Jiangyong in a statement said by 2022, the Hangzhou digital economy development system will basically take shape.
The city will be built into an international first-class source with China's digital economy ideas and technologies, gathering place for enterprises and talents, leading place for the development of digital industrialization and demonstration place for industrial digitization reform.
Existing statistics shows that the added value of digital economy in Hangzhou accounts for more than 1/4 of the city's total economic output and contributes more than 1/2 to the city's economic growth, showing the idea to build the first city in the national digital economy process is real.
Hangzhou has been a tourist city famous for its culture and scenery since ancient times and honored as ‘Paradise on Earth’. Today, Hangzhou has a new vitality in China's economic geography because of the charm and potential have shown while developing digital economy.
Driven by digital economy, the city has formed advantageous industries such as information software, E-commerce, cloud computing big data and digital content, with more than 20 leading enterprises such as Alibaba, NetEase and Hikvision emerging prominently.
Hangzhou is striving to become the leading city in China's digital economy development. Hangzhou aims to build several industrial centers with international influence in E-commerce, cloud computing and big data, artificial intelligence, digital content and others fields by 2022.
It is the first city in China to provide services such as buy tea eggs, take subway paid by mobile phone. People also can also withdraw provident fund by using face recognition technology as a total of 153 matters can be handled on a mobile phone.
The city has also taken the lead in setting up the government administration department of ‘big data’, which responds to the urban government service process in seconds. At present, nearly 40 billion pieces of data have been collected from 59 departments all over the city.
At the Yunqi Cloud Town Computing Conference in September, Hangzhou government with companies such as Alibaba has released Hangzhou ‘City Brain’ 2.0 which has continuously improved the traffic efficiency in Hangzhou.
‘City Brain’ 2.0 has also been applied in many aspects including fire fighting, cityscape management and tourism traffic. It aimed to allow the data to help cities with thinking and decision-making and to build Hangzhou into a smart city to interact positively with citizens.
Hangzhou should wake up sleeping numbers by using modern technology for infrastructure transformation, people's livelihood services and government services as to make Hangzhou a solution-output city with world-class digital management system.
-- BERNAMA
Saturday, 20 October 2018
BEST'S MARKET SEGMENT REPORT: VIETNAM NON-LIFE MARKET SHOWS GROWTH DESPITE CHALLENGING OPERATING ENVIRONMENT
SINGAPORE, Oct 19 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Vietnam’s non-life market has experienced a high rate of growth in the most recent five-year period, which stands in contrast to the subdued growth in many neighboring markets, according to a new A.M. Best report.
The Best’s Market Segment Report, titled, “Vietnam Non-Life Market: A Growth Story in a Challenging Operating Environment,” states the non-life market in 2017 recorded total direct premium written of approximately VND 41 trillion, or USD 1.8 billion, which is small by international standards; however, the non-life market’s growth prospects remain positive given the low penetration rate in Vietnam of 0.8%.
However, while growth in this retail-led market has been strong, underwriting margins have been decreasing rapidly. Operating expenses are high and economies of scale have yet to be realized as the market is still in a developing stage. Significant spending on technology, branch networks and competition for distribution channels is still required.
Nonetheless, investors, including those from overseas, have been attracted to Vietnam’s non-life market, which is one of the few markets in Asia without restrictions on foreign ownership. Paid-up capital for the top five non-life insurers has increased 29% since 2013.
Credit Ratings on Vietnam’s non-life insurers are supported by solid risk-adjusted capitalization and overall positive earnings, due to good investment results. Although many companies have made high dividend payouts and their premium growths have been high, capital injections have been forthcoming, helping to support risk-adjusted capitalization. However, without margin improvements, attracting new capital will become increasingly difficult.
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The Best’s Market Segment Report, titled, “Vietnam Non-Life Market: A Growth Story in a Challenging Operating Environment,” states the non-life market in 2017 recorded total direct premium written of approximately VND 41 trillion, or USD 1.8 billion, which is small by international standards; however, the non-life market’s growth prospects remain positive given the low penetration rate in Vietnam of 0.8%.
However, while growth in this retail-led market has been strong, underwriting margins have been decreasing rapidly. Operating expenses are high and economies of scale have yet to be realized as the market is still in a developing stage. Significant spending on technology, branch networks and competition for distribution channels is still required.
Nonetheless, investors, including those from overseas, have been attracted to Vietnam’s non-life market, which is one of the few markets in Asia without restrictions on foreign ownership. Paid-up capital for the top five non-life insurers has increased 29% since 2013.
Credit Ratings on Vietnam’s non-life insurers are supported by solid risk-adjusted capitalization and overall positive earnings, due to good investment results. Although many companies have made high dividend payouts and their premium growths have been high, capital injections have been forthcoming, helping to support risk-adjusted capitalization. However, without margin improvements, attracting new capital will become increasingly difficult.
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Friday, 19 October 2018
The 2018 Busan One Asia Festival kicks off Oct 20
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 19 (Bernama) -- Asia’s No. 1 Hallyu (Korean Wave) fiesta -- The 2018 Busan One Asia Festival (BOF 2018) -- will start a nine-day run with a spectacular opening performance on Oct 20.
“We will bring together Korea’s truly best Hallyu artists in Busan for the opening performance. We expect the BOF to help spread the brand value of Busan as a city with Asia’s most abundant Hallyu content,” said BOF Project Group.
The audience will be thrilled at dazzling gigs by leading K-pop musicians including EXO, Wanna One, SEVENTEEN, NCT 127, Celeb Five, Mamamoo, EXID and GFriend. Rising “idol” singers such as The Boyz, A.C.E and (G)I-dle will also perform.
The performance titled “Hi Five Busan, BOF” is to kick off on Oct 20 at 7 pm in Busan Asiad Main Stadium, introducing K-content which express Busan. It will begin with a joint show by ‘Celeb Five’, a group of five popular female comedians and about 100 Busan citizens.
Following performances will be introduced in relay by Busan-born model and actor Bae Jung-nam, artist Kim Chung-jae who’s in charge of directing the design of BOF 2018 BI and posters, and singers slated to come to the stage, a statement said.
‘BOF Park Concert’ will delight audiences ears and eyes with various genres of music favored by every generation on Oct 21. The picnic concert will open at 6 pm on a square of grass at Busan Citizens Park.
Also to perform is Busan City Choir in collaboration with Kingston Rudieska, a Korean ska band. The lineup includes K.will, Chung Ha, NU’EST W (a four-man band), Favorite (a six-girl group) and Cherry On Top (a four-girl group).
More details on BOF 2018 at www.bof.or.kr.
-- BERNAMA
“We will bring together Korea’s truly best Hallyu artists in Busan for the opening performance. We expect the BOF to help spread the brand value of Busan as a city with Asia’s most abundant Hallyu content,” said BOF Project Group.
The audience will be thrilled at dazzling gigs by leading K-pop musicians including EXO, Wanna One, SEVENTEEN, NCT 127, Celeb Five, Mamamoo, EXID and GFriend. Rising “idol” singers such as The Boyz, A.C.E and (G)I-dle will also perform.
The performance titled “Hi Five Busan, BOF” is to kick off on Oct 20 at 7 pm in Busan Asiad Main Stadium, introducing K-content which express Busan. It will begin with a joint show by ‘Celeb Five’, a group of five popular female comedians and about 100 Busan citizens.
Following performances will be introduced in relay by Busan-born model and actor Bae Jung-nam, artist Kim Chung-jae who’s in charge of directing the design of BOF 2018 BI and posters, and singers slated to come to the stage, a statement said.
‘BOF Park Concert’ will delight audiences ears and eyes with various genres of music favored by every generation on Oct 21. The picnic concert will open at 6 pm on a square of grass at Busan Citizens Park.
Also to perform is Busan City Choir in collaboration with Kingston Rudieska, a Korean ska band. The lineup includes K.will, Chung Ha, NU’EST W (a four-man band), Favorite (a six-girl group) and Cherry On Top (a four-girl group).
More details on BOF 2018 at www.bof.or.kr.
-- BERNAMA
Thursday, 18 October 2018
Global advisory network for WELL Portfolio on buildings and tenant spaces
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 17 (Bernama) -- The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) has formed a global advisory to help shape and advance the implementation of the WELL Portfolio Pathway pilot -- a new streamlined pathway for WELL Certification -- for multiple buildings and tenant spaces in a single portfolio.
“The commitment of our early adopters who are now sharing their knowledge in this advisory role is what will make this process work efficiently for more companies and positively impact more people in every corner of the globe,” said IWBI Chairman and CEO, Rick Fedrizzi.
“By listening to our knowledgeable and committed community of thought leaders and experts, we have taken another step forward in our journey to advance human health in buildings,” added Fedrizzi.
Among the Portfolio Advisory includes Rahul Agrawal, Jennifer Berthelot-Jelovic, Frances Cabrera, Matthew Clifford, Andrew Cole, Tim Conway, Duane Desiderio, Jessica Elengical, Billy Grayson, Alex Grella, Tim Habraken, Tom Hicks, Philip Ivey and others.
The advisory includes a collection of professionals, practitioners and experts across a range of industries and sectors, each serving a one-year term, a statement said.
Last month, IWBI announced the pilot participants while earlier this year it named its concept advisories to help explore and better understand the impact of specific health intents captured in the 10 WELL Concepts including Air, Water, Light, Sound and others.
IWBI is leading the global movement to transform buildings and communities in ways that help people thrive. More details on https://www.wellcertified.com.
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“The commitment of our early adopters who are now sharing their knowledge in this advisory role is what will make this process work efficiently for more companies and positively impact more people in every corner of the globe,” said IWBI Chairman and CEO, Rick Fedrizzi.
“By listening to our knowledgeable and committed community of thought leaders and experts, we have taken another step forward in our journey to advance human health in buildings,” added Fedrizzi.
Among the Portfolio Advisory includes Rahul Agrawal, Jennifer Berthelot-Jelovic, Frances Cabrera, Matthew Clifford, Andrew Cole, Tim Conway, Duane Desiderio, Jessica Elengical, Billy Grayson, Alex Grella, Tim Habraken, Tom Hicks, Philip Ivey and others.
The advisory includes a collection of professionals, practitioners and experts across a range of industries and sectors, each serving a one-year term, a statement said.
Last month, IWBI announced the pilot participants while earlier this year it named its concept advisories to help explore and better understand the impact of specific health intents captured in the 10 WELL Concepts including Air, Water, Light, Sound and others.
IWBI is leading the global movement to transform buildings and communities in ways that help people thrive. More details on https://www.wellcertified.com.
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ETA COMPUTE LAUNCHES MACHINE LEARNING PLATFORM WITH ULTRA-LOW-POWER CONSUMPTION FOR EDGE DEVICES
Exhibiting at Arm TechCon, the company will demonstrate the latest in artificial intelligence including autonomous learning.
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., Oct 17 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Eta Compute Inc., a company dedicated to delivering machine learning to mobile and edge devices using its revolutionary new platform, today announced the availability of its latest machine learning SoC that includes autonomous learning. Named TENSAI®, this ground-breaking product performs image classification, keyword spotting, and wakeup word detection that redefines the standard for ultra-low power embedded solutions.
“I know machine learning on tiny, cheap battery powered chips is coming,” said Pete Warden, Google Technical Lead of TensorFlow. This will open the door for some amazing new applications.”
The TENSAI chip includes the third generation of Eta Compute’s delay insensitive logic which enables products to reliably operate at the lowest supply voltage resulting in the lowest power consumption.
Other unique features of this SoC include:
- Eta Compute’s own kernel for spiking neural network (SNN) and CNN minimizes operations and lowers power consumption
- Autonomous Learning of speech, image, and other data where classification occurs on the data without labels enabling advances in the broad area of anomaly detection on systems where failure modes are unknown or data difficult to obtain
- Image classification application consuming only 0.4mJ per picture, a 30X power reduction over recently published results
- Always-on wakeup word application which consumes 500uA during classification or 50uA during silence meeting strict requirements for wearables and battery-operated consumer electronics
“Our patented hardware architecture (DIAL™) is combined with our fully customizable algorithms based on both CNN and SNNs to perform machine learning inferencing in hundreds of microwatts,” said Nara Srinivasa Ph.D., CTO of Eta Compute. “These are being sampled to customers who are integrating them into products such as smart speakers and object detection platforms to deliver machine intelligence to the network edge.”
The processor is trainable using the popular TensorFlow® or Caffe® software and Eta Compute’s custom kernel further optimizes the trained model. TENSAI uses a tightly integrated DSP processor and microcontroller architecture for a significant reduction in power for embedded machine intelligence. This solution can support a wide range of applications in audio, video, and signal processing where power is a severe constraint as in mobile devices, wearable, industrial sensing, and camera markets.
Furthermore, for real world scenarios for which readily labeled data is scarce or unavailable, our autonomous learning algorithms can extract actionable intelligence despite this limitation. This makes Eta Compute's solution much broader in scope including intelligence for devices that harvest energy in remote environments.
Eta Compute SoC with machine learning is sampling now with mass production expected in Q1 of 2019.
About Eta Compute
Eta Compute was founded in 2015 with the vision that the proliferation of intelligent devices at the network edge will make daily life safer, healthier, comfortable and more convenient without sacrificing privacy and security. Its recently launched DIAL™ technology is the world’s lowest power embedded compute platform and is a natural architecture to support event driven neuromorphic learning and machine intelligence for portable devices. For more information visit EtaCompute.com or contact the company via email at info@etacompute.com.
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WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., Oct 17 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Eta Compute Inc., a company dedicated to delivering machine learning to mobile and edge devices using its revolutionary new platform, today announced the availability of its latest machine learning SoC that includes autonomous learning. Named TENSAI®, this ground-breaking product performs image classification, keyword spotting, and wakeup word detection that redefines the standard for ultra-low power embedded solutions.
“I know machine learning on tiny, cheap battery powered chips is coming,” said Pete Warden, Google Technical Lead of TensorFlow. This will open the door for some amazing new applications.”
The TENSAI chip includes the third generation of Eta Compute’s delay insensitive logic which enables products to reliably operate at the lowest supply voltage resulting in the lowest power consumption.
Other unique features of this SoC include:
- Eta Compute’s own kernel for spiking neural network (SNN) and CNN minimizes operations and lowers power consumption
- Autonomous Learning of speech, image, and other data where classification occurs on the data without labels enabling advances in the broad area of anomaly detection on systems where failure modes are unknown or data difficult to obtain
- Image classification application consuming only 0.4mJ per picture, a 30X power reduction over recently published results
- Always-on wakeup word application which consumes 500uA during classification or 50uA during silence meeting strict requirements for wearables and battery-operated consumer electronics
“Our patented hardware architecture (DIAL™) is combined with our fully customizable algorithms based on both CNN and SNNs to perform machine learning inferencing in hundreds of microwatts,” said Nara Srinivasa Ph.D., CTO of Eta Compute. “These are being sampled to customers who are integrating them into products such as smart speakers and object detection platforms to deliver machine intelligence to the network edge.”
The processor is trainable using the popular TensorFlow® or Caffe® software and Eta Compute’s custom kernel further optimizes the trained model. TENSAI uses a tightly integrated DSP processor and microcontroller architecture for a significant reduction in power for embedded machine intelligence. This solution can support a wide range of applications in audio, video, and signal processing where power is a severe constraint as in mobile devices, wearable, industrial sensing, and camera markets.
Furthermore, for real world scenarios for which readily labeled data is scarce or unavailable, our autonomous learning algorithms can extract actionable intelligence despite this limitation. This makes Eta Compute's solution much broader in scope including intelligence for devices that harvest energy in remote environments.
Eta Compute SoC with machine learning is sampling now with mass production expected in Q1 of 2019.
About Eta Compute
Eta Compute was founded in 2015 with the vision that the proliferation of intelligent devices at the network edge will make daily life safer, healthier, comfortable and more convenient without sacrificing privacy and security. Its recently launched DIAL™ technology is the world’s lowest power embedded compute platform and is a natural architecture to support event driven neuromorphic learning and machine intelligence for portable devices. For more information visit EtaCompute.com or contact the company via email at info@etacompute.com.
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Outlook of Marble Reinsurance Corporation credit ratings stable
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 18 (Bernama) -- A.M. Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of ‘a-’ of Marble Reinsurance Corporation (Marble Re) Micronesia. The outlook of these ratings is stable.
The ratings reflect Marble Re’s balance sheet strength, which A.M. Best categorised as strong, as well as its strong operating performance, neutral business profile and appropriate enterprise risk management.
The company’s strong balance sheet assessment mainly reflects its modest capital size, low underwriting leverage and conservative investment portfolio, a statement said.
It’s underwriting results over the most-recent five-year period have been consistently positive, contributing to an average combined ratio of under 60 per cent.
The stable outlooks reflect A.M. Best’s expectation that Marble Re’s operating performance will remain at a strong level, underpinned mainly by favorable claims experience and an expense ratio that should remain stable over time.
Marble Re is a wholly owned subsidiary of Marubeni Corporation (Marubeni) -- one of the largest trading companies in Japan while A.M. Best is a global rating agency and information provider with a unique focus on the insurance industry. More details on www.ambest.com.
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The ratings reflect Marble Re’s balance sheet strength, which A.M. Best categorised as strong, as well as its strong operating performance, neutral business profile and appropriate enterprise risk management.
The company’s strong balance sheet assessment mainly reflects its modest capital size, low underwriting leverage and conservative investment portfolio, a statement said.
It’s underwriting results over the most-recent five-year period have been consistently positive, contributing to an average combined ratio of under 60 per cent.
The stable outlooks reflect A.M. Best’s expectation that Marble Re’s operating performance will remain at a strong level, underpinned mainly by favorable claims experience and an expense ratio that should remain stable over time.
Marble Re is a wholly owned subsidiary of Marubeni Corporation (Marubeni) -- one of the largest trading companies in Japan while A.M. Best is a global rating agency and information provider with a unique focus on the insurance industry. More details on www.ambest.com.
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Nobel prize winner Nadia Murad invited to IIFMENA 2018 Conference in UAE
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 18 (Bernama) -- Iraqi Human rights activist and 2018 Nobel peace prize winner, Nadia Murad will participate in the third edition of ‘Investing in the Future’ Conference (IIFMENA) on Oct 24 to 25 in Sharjah, UAE to boost opportunities for MENA’s youth.
It is the first time Nadia will be making a formal public appearance at the IIFMENA 2018 themed ‘Youth – Crisis Challenges and Development Opportunities’, organised by the UAE-based global humanitarian organisation -- The Big Heart Foundation (TBHF).
One of MENA region’s premier conferences, IIFMENA is dedicated to addressing development challenges and humanitarian issues to be held with key partners including UNHCR, UNICEF, UNDP and NAMA-UN Women, a statement said.
It will highlight on ways governments, civil society, international organisations, academia, private sector can collaborate to involve the region’s youth more effectively in consultative, policy- and decision-making processes to enable inclusive and participatory approach to tackling challenges as well as offering practical and scalable solutions.
“I am honoured to be part of an initiative that seeks to address the plight of the youth in the MENA region and bringing together global leaders and experts to combat the youth crises here,” said Nadia.
“I look forward to the opportunity to use this global stage to reach out to millions of young people, just like me, who are victims of war, violence and brutality and give them hope for a better future by sharing my story with them,” she added.
Details of the conference is available at http://iifmena.org.
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It is the first time Nadia will be making a formal public appearance at the IIFMENA 2018 themed ‘Youth – Crisis Challenges and Development Opportunities’, organised by the UAE-based global humanitarian organisation -- The Big Heart Foundation (TBHF).
One of MENA region’s premier conferences, IIFMENA is dedicated to addressing development challenges and humanitarian issues to be held with key partners including UNHCR, UNICEF, UNDP and NAMA-UN Women, a statement said.
It will highlight on ways governments, civil society, international organisations, academia, private sector can collaborate to involve the region’s youth more effectively in consultative, policy- and decision-making processes to enable inclusive and participatory approach to tackling challenges as well as offering practical and scalable solutions.
“I am honoured to be part of an initiative that seeks to address the plight of the youth in the MENA region and bringing together global leaders and experts to combat the youth crises here,” said Nadia.
“I look forward to the opportunity to use this global stage to reach out to millions of young people, just like me, who are victims of war, violence and brutality and give them hope for a better future by sharing my story with them,” she added.
Details of the conference is available at http://iifmena.org.
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Wednesday, 17 October 2018
Savonix and Tucker Medical provide digital assessment as standard routine in Singapore
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 17 (Bernama) -- Savonix, a global leader in digital tests for cognitive health partners Tucker Medical -- a Singapore-based multi-specialty medical practice -- to establish digital cognitive assessment as standard routine care in Singapore.
Under the partnership, Tucker Medical will provide access to the Savonix Cognitive Assessment platform as part of its clinical offerings, a statement said.
The platform will be used to generate a baseline and ongoing assessment across a broad spectrum of cognitive function, including working memory, attention, executive function and processing speed.
“We are excited to bring affordable and efficient cognitive testing to Singapore and are pleased to partner with the team at Tucker Medical who share our belief that cognitive health plays a vital role in overall health,” said CEO and Founder of Savonix, Dr. Mylea Charvat.
Meanwhile, CEO of Tucker Medical, Dr. Steven Tucker said the company believes in tracking all aspects of health and the Savonix platform creates clear and reproducible measurements for baseline and ongoing assessments.
Savonix delivers a fully mobile assessment of cognitive function available on Android and iOS for phone and tablet. More details on https://www.savonix.com or https://www.tuckermedical.com.
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Under the partnership, Tucker Medical will provide access to the Savonix Cognitive Assessment platform as part of its clinical offerings, a statement said.
The platform will be used to generate a baseline and ongoing assessment across a broad spectrum of cognitive function, including working memory, attention, executive function and processing speed.
“We are excited to bring affordable and efficient cognitive testing to Singapore and are pleased to partner with the team at Tucker Medical who share our belief that cognitive health plays a vital role in overall health,” said CEO and Founder of Savonix, Dr. Mylea Charvat.
Meanwhile, CEO of Tucker Medical, Dr. Steven Tucker said the company believes in tracking all aspects of health and the Savonix platform creates clear and reproducible measurements for baseline and ongoing assessments.
Savonix delivers a fully mobile assessment of cognitive function available on Android and iOS for phone and tablet. More details on https://www.savonix.com or https://www.tuckermedical.com.
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UNISYS NAMED A LEADER IN MANAGED SECURITY SERVICES BY NELSONHALL FOR SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR
BLUE BELL, Pa., Oct. 17, 2018 /Medianet International-AsiaNet/--
-- Company's advanced and preventative security services recognised in independent analyst assessment
Unisys Corporation ( http://www.unisys.com/) (NYSE: UIS) today announced that NelsonHall has named the company as an overall market segment leader in the NelsonHall Evaluation & Assessment Tool (NEAT) Vendor Evaluation for Managed Security Services report for the second year in a row.
The 2018 report measured the performance of nine major service providers. The scoring of vendors focused on the ability to deliver immediate benefit to clients and a high capability relative to their peers to meet their clients' future requirements. The assessment is partly based on feedback obtained from interviewing the service providers' clients themselves.
In their report, NelsonHall analysts cited the strength of Unisys' suite of managed security services for operationalising security, helping clients to get "the maximum value from technology investments."
It further noted that "Unisys has developed services and technologies to more readily relate cybersecurity to the C-level in a clear and comprehensive way through the use of TrustCheck(TM) ( https://www.unisys.com/offerings/security-solutions/newsrelease/unisys-unveils-trustcheck-subscription-based-cyber-risk-assessment)," a subscription-based service that draws on the strength of an analytics model used in the cyber insurance industry to quickly and easily assess the potential financial impact of cyber risks.
The analysts also pointed to the strength of the Unisys SIEM ( https://www.unisys.com/offerings/security-solutions/newsrelease/unisys-adds-logrhythm-security-intelligence-technology) (Security Information and Event Management) offering in conjunction with LogRhythm, as well as Unisys Stealth(R) ( http://www.unisys.com/stealth) microsegmentation software. "Rather than protecting against threats across a client's network, Unisys' Stealth offerings protect important data by effectively making it and its transfer undetectable," the report said.
In addition, the assessment called out the "strong intellectual property" associated with the company's cybersecurity services, "with a particular focus on bringing cybersecurity into C-level conversations and bringing cybersecurity into its wider portfolio."
Mike Smart, senior IT Services research analyst with NelsonHall, said: "Unisys was positioned as a leader in NelsonHall's Managed Security Services NEAT evaluation due to its investment in security services such as its new TrustCheck risk assessment offering to elevate cybersecurity conversations to the C-suite, as well as its investments in cybersecurity solutions with Advanced Endpoint Protection, advanced analytics IP for LogRhythm, and Unisys Stealth solutions,"
"We are proud that this assessment by NelsonHall, based partly on input from our clients, affirms the success of our approach to operationalise security through managed security services," said Jonathan Goldberger, vice president, Unisys Security Solutions. "We work with our clients to weave security into their enterprise, making it an essential aspect for achieving their business objectives."
The NelsonHall NEAT Vendor Evaluation for Managed Security Services can be accessed here: http://outreach.unisys.com/ManagedSecurityServices?src=pr.
About Unisys
Unisys is a global information technology company that builds high-performance, security-centric solutions for the most demanding businesses and governments on Earth. Unisys offerings include security software and services; digital transformation and workplace services; industry applications and services; and innovative software operating environments for high-intensity enterprise computing. For more information on how Unisys builds better outcomes securely for its clients across the Government, Financial Services and Commercial markets, visit www.unisys.com.
About NelsonHall
NelsonHall is the leading global analyst firm dedicated to helping organisations understand the 'art of the possible' in IT and business services. With analysts in the U.S., U.K., and Continental Europe, NelsonHall provides buy-side organisations with detailed, critical information on markets and vendors (including NEAT assessments) that helps them make fast and highly informed sourcing decisions. And for vendors, NelsonHall provides deep knowledge of market dynamics and user requirements to help them hone their go-to-market strategies. NelsonHall’s research is based on rigorous, all-original research, and is widely respected for the quality, depth, and insight of its analysis.
Follow Unisys on Twitter ( https://twitter.com/UnisysIndia) and LinkedIn ( https://www.linkedin.com/company/unisys-global-services-india?trk=tyah&trkInfo=tas%3Aunisys%2Cidx%3A2-2-3).
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-- Company's advanced and preventative security services recognised in independent analyst assessment
Unisys Corporation ( http://www.unisys.com/) (NYSE: UIS) today announced that NelsonHall has named the company as an overall market segment leader in the NelsonHall Evaluation & Assessment Tool (NEAT) Vendor Evaluation for Managed Security Services report for the second year in a row.
The 2018 report measured the performance of nine major service providers. The scoring of vendors focused on the ability to deliver immediate benefit to clients and a high capability relative to their peers to meet their clients' future requirements. The assessment is partly based on feedback obtained from interviewing the service providers' clients themselves.
In their report, NelsonHall analysts cited the strength of Unisys' suite of managed security services for operationalising security, helping clients to get "the maximum value from technology investments."
It further noted that "Unisys has developed services and technologies to more readily relate cybersecurity to the C-level in a clear and comprehensive way through the use of TrustCheck(TM) ( https://www.unisys.com/offerings/security-solutions/newsrelease/unisys-unveils-trustcheck-subscription-based-cyber-risk-assessment)," a subscription-based service that draws on the strength of an analytics model used in the cyber insurance industry to quickly and easily assess the potential financial impact of cyber risks.
The analysts also pointed to the strength of the Unisys SIEM ( https://www.unisys.com/offerings/security-solutions/newsrelease/unisys-adds-logrhythm-security-intelligence-technology) (Security Information and Event Management) offering in conjunction with LogRhythm, as well as Unisys Stealth(R) ( http://www.unisys.com/stealth) microsegmentation software. "Rather than protecting against threats across a client's network, Unisys' Stealth offerings protect important data by effectively making it and its transfer undetectable," the report said.
In addition, the assessment called out the "strong intellectual property" associated with the company's cybersecurity services, "with a particular focus on bringing cybersecurity into C-level conversations and bringing cybersecurity into its wider portfolio."
Mike Smart, senior IT Services research analyst with NelsonHall, said: "Unisys was positioned as a leader in NelsonHall's Managed Security Services NEAT evaluation due to its investment in security services such as its new TrustCheck risk assessment offering to elevate cybersecurity conversations to the C-suite, as well as its investments in cybersecurity solutions with Advanced Endpoint Protection, advanced analytics IP for LogRhythm, and Unisys Stealth solutions,"
"We are proud that this assessment by NelsonHall, based partly on input from our clients, affirms the success of our approach to operationalise security through managed security services," said Jonathan Goldberger, vice president, Unisys Security Solutions. "We work with our clients to weave security into their enterprise, making it an essential aspect for achieving their business objectives."
The NelsonHall NEAT Vendor Evaluation for Managed Security Services can be accessed here: http://outreach.unisys.com/ManagedSecurityServices?src=pr.
About Unisys
Unisys is a global information technology company that builds high-performance, security-centric solutions for the most demanding businesses and governments on Earth. Unisys offerings include security software and services; digital transformation and workplace services; industry applications and services; and innovative software operating environments for high-intensity enterprise computing. For more information on how Unisys builds better outcomes securely for its clients across the Government, Financial Services and Commercial markets, visit www.unisys.com.
About NelsonHall
NelsonHall is the leading global analyst firm dedicated to helping organisations understand the 'art of the possible' in IT and business services. With analysts in the U.S., U.K., and Continental Europe, NelsonHall provides buy-side organisations with detailed, critical information on markets and vendors (including NEAT assessments) that helps them make fast and highly informed sourcing decisions. And for vendors, NelsonHall provides deep knowledge of market dynamics and user requirements to help them hone their go-to-market strategies. NelsonHall’s research is based on rigorous, all-original research, and is widely respected for the quality, depth, and insight of its analysis.
Follow Unisys on Twitter ( https://twitter.com/UnisysIndia) and LinkedIn ( https://www.linkedin.com/company/unisys-global-services-india?trk=tyah&trkInfo=tas%3Aunisys%2Cidx%3A2-2-3).
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Tuesday, 16 October 2018
One-day basic financial planning course for public
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 (Bernama) – The Malaysian Financial Planning Council (MFPC) will hold a one-day, free basic financial programme for the public this Oct 27 at the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) auditorium.
It is co-organised with various financial institutions such as the Employees Provident Fund, Inland Revenue Board, Perbadanan Insurans Deposit Malaysia, Federation of Investment Managers Malaysia, Agensi Kaunseling dan Pengurusan Kredit, and Private Pension Administrator.
The programme is recognised by the Securities Commission Malaysia as an investor educational initiative under the InvestSmart banner.
MFPC recently received an award from the Securities Commission at the InvestSmart fest 2018 for “Investor Educational Initiatives & Facilitating the Growth of Investment".
MFPC president, Michael Kok Fook On said the award reflected its efforts in elevating the importance of financial management in people's daily life.
“I believe that financial literacy should start at the earliest age in order to get positive long-term results in the near future.
“We provide various sections of the society with quality financial planning education through the various programmes that we organise as we want to ensure the populace have proper planning in finances which ultimately leads to enhanced emotional well-being,” he added.
Participants who actively take part in the upcoming programme stand to win an IPAD and an OPPO phone among various gifts.
To register, visit https://1st.mfpc.org.my/PublicEventRegistration/55.
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It is co-organised with various financial institutions such as the Employees Provident Fund, Inland Revenue Board, Perbadanan Insurans Deposit Malaysia, Federation of Investment Managers Malaysia, Agensi Kaunseling dan Pengurusan Kredit, and Private Pension Administrator.
The programme is recognised by the Securities Commission Malaysia as an investor educational initiative under the InvestSmart banner.
MFPC recently received an award from the Securities Commission at the InvestSmart fest 2018 for “Investor Educational Initiatives & Facilitating the Growth of Investment".
MFPC president, Michael Kok Fook On said the award reflected its efforts in elevating the importance of financial management in people's daily life.
“I believe that financial literacy should start at the earliest age in order to get positive long-term results in the near future.
“We provide various sections of the society with quality financial planning education through the various programmes that we organise as we want to ensure the populace have proper planning in finances which ultimately leads to enhanced emotional well-being,” he added.
Participants who actively take part in the upcoming programme stand to win an IPAD and an OPPO phone among various gifts.
To register, visit https://1st.mfpc.org.my/PublicEventRegistration/55.
-- BERNAMA
NGINX ANNOUNCES NEW NGINX PARTNER NETWORK
NGINX unveils a new global partner program that responds to evolving partner business models with an ecosystem approach
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 11 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- NGINX, Inc., the company based on the popular open source project and offering a suite of technologies designed to develop and deliver modern applications, announced today a new partner program that expands NGINX’s well-established ecosystem of technology partners and influencers. Inspired by the company’s open source roots and commitment to community, the NGINX Partner Network is an open and flexible framework that embraces the full breadth of NGINX partners. “We understand and have a deep appreciation for the power of community in all its forms, including our ecosystem of partners and influencers,” said MJ Shutte, VP Sales, NGINX. “Our new NGINX Partner Network offers membership to anyone who wants to be part of the ecosystem, whether or not their business involves selling NGINX technologies. It offers members the ability to engage how they need to, when they need to, and doesn’t limit them by tiers and categories.” Industry trends like public cloud and SaaS adoption have fundamentally changed the way that solution providers engage with customers, creating space for new types of businesses and go-to-market strategies in the partner landscape. Partners are responding with updated and diversified business models, including shifting business investments toward professional and managed services, developing their own custom systems or IP, and targeting new buyers outside of the IT organization. Where traditionally vendors have offered siloed programs to partners based on industry category or business model, the NGINX program identifies key ways partners look to engage with the company, and then allows members to mix and match as best suits their business. In this way, the program is able to accommodate partners interested in any combination of: Creating integrations and certifying interoperability with their own platforms Developing modules that extend NGINX products with advanced capabilities Offering NGINX products as part of a portfolio of technology solutions and services Building custom solutions with NGINX products embedded Growing a technology consulting practice as a recognized NGINX associate Since its founding, NGINX has cultivated a rich ecosystem of technology partners due to its extensive open source following and popular technology partner and certified modules specialty programs. The NGINX Partner Network framework encapsulates these existing programs, bringing them additional resources and affirming NGINX’s commitment to their ongoing development and support. The new program also makes room for resellers, solution providers, MSPs, consultants, and others who want to market and sell NGINX technologies. “As NGINX continues its global expansion, we are opening up new routes to market and relying increasingly on our partner community to help us provide a world-class experience to our customers in key markets,” said Shutte. “Partners that sell and recommend NGINX technologies are going to be an important component of our go-to-market strategy moving forward, and we’re looking to aggressively grow the size of that partner community in 2019.” Introducing New Partner Innovations in the NGINX Ecosystem NGINX has a long a history of collaborating with leading technology vendors to extend, enhance, and ensure interoperability with the NGINX Application Platform. By incorporating technology and certified module partners into the broader ecosystem program, NGINX accelerates the development of new, joint innovations to a wider set of partners than previously reached. Some of the new ecosystem innovators joining the NGINX Technology and Certified Module program in conjunction with the release of the new Partner Network program include: Diamanti certifies and enables NGINX Plus as an Ingress controller for its bare-metal Kubernetes platform for running containerized applications in production. Okta collaborates to develop integration with its cloud-based identity and access management solution for NGINX Plus applications and APIs. Signal Sciences provides an advanced next-gen WAF module for NGINX Plus for securing modern and distributed microservices based architectures. Stealth Security embeds NGINX Plus within its application security solution to help effectively mitigate bot attacks. Sysdig extends NGINX Controller with container security and performance monitoring for Kubernetes and cloud-native environments. For more information about the NGINX Partner Network, visit www.nginx.com/partners. About NGINX, Inc. NGINX, Inc. is the company behind the popular open source project trusted by more than 400 million sites. We offer a suite of technologies for developing and delivering modern applications. The NGINX Application Platform enables enterprises undergoing digital transformation to modernize legacy, monolithic applications as well as deliver new, microservices-based applications. Companies like Netflix, Starbucks, and McDonalds rely on NGINX to reduce costs, improve resiliency, and speed innovation. NGINX investors include Blue Cloud Ventures, e.ventures, Goldman Sachs, Index Ventures, MSD Capital, NEA, Runa Capital, and Telstra Ventures. We are headquartered in San Francisco, CA, with our EMEA head office in Cork, Ireland and APAC head office in Singapore.
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Monday, 15 October 2018
NextDecade receives draft environmental impact statement for Rio Grande LNG project in South Texas
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- NextDecade Corporation (NextDecade) received a draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for it’s Rio Grande LNG project in South Texas, as well as the associated Rio Bravo Pipeline to originate in the Agua Dulce area.
“The draft EIS represents a culmination of several years of analysis and evaluation in conjunction with multiple federal, state, and local agencies and stakeholders,” said NextDecade’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Matt Schatzman.
“This milestone brings us one step closer to achieving a final investment decision on the Rio Grande LNG project, to creating thousands of jobs in the Rio Grande Valley and communities throughout the State of Texas and to delivering reliable energy solutions to our customers around the world,” added Schatzman.
The draft EIS issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) was prepared in accordance with statutory requirements in the National Environmental Policy Act, a statement said.
FERC is the primary agency responsible for the review and permitting of LNG facilities in the United States. FERC’s rigorous process includes a detailed review of environmental, engineering, social and other elements of proposed projects.
According to the notice of schedule FERC published in August 2018, FERC will issue a final EIS on April 26, 2019. It has established a 90-day Federal Authorization Decision Deadline of July 25, 2019.
NextDecade, headquartered in Houston, Texas is an LNG development company primarily focused on LNG export projects and associated pipelines in Texas. Its Rio Grande LNG project is expected to be a leader among second wave U.S. LNG projects.
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“The draft EIS represents a culmination of several years of analysis and evaluation in conjunction with multiple federal, state, and local agencies and stakeholders,” said NextDecade’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Matt Schatzman.
“This milestone brings us one step closer to achieving a final investment decision on the Rio Grande LNG project, to creating thousands of jobs in the Rio Grande Valley and communities throughout the State of Texas and to delivering reliable energy solutions to our customers around the world,” added Schatzman.
The draft EIS issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) was prepared in accordance with statutory requirements in the National Environmental Policy Act, a statement said.
FERC is the primary agency responsible for the review and permitting of LNG facilities in the United States. FERC’s rigorous process includes a detailed review of environmental, engineering, social and other elements of proposed projects.
According to the notice of schedule FERC published in August 2018, FERC will issue a final EIS on April 26, 2019. It has established a 90-day Federal Authorization Decision Deadline of July 25, 2019.
NextDecade, headquartered in Houston, Texas is an LNG development company primarily focused on LNG export projects and associated pipelines in Texas. Its Rio Grande LNG project is expected to be a leader among second wave U.S. LNG projects.
-- BERNAMA
CURRENCY NOTES, COINS, ATMS, MOBILE INTERNET PAYMENTS AND COUNTERFEIT CURRENCY WILL END SOON, ACCORDING TO FUTURE AGE SOLUTIONS
SINGAPORE & NEW YORK & BANGALORE, India, Oct 5 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Future Age Solutions (FAS), a Singapore-based disruptive products innovation startup, is about to launch an innovative product called Digital Wallet, a payment device enabling peer-to-peer payments that works without Internet, reaching even the remotest areas of the world.
This press release features multimedia. View the full release here:https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20181005005129/en/
The Digital Wallets will eliminate or minimize the needs of worldwide printing of currency notes, minting of coins, ATMs, and Internet based phone payment options. In addition, worldwide counterfeit currency business will come to an end, says Vinod Khillan, Vice President FAS.
On an average, 10% of the world economy is transacted in cash mainly for small payments through physical wallets. The idea of this invention is to replace the physical wallets by Digital Wallets.
Digital Wallet, a handheld slim and tiny biometric device that works on fingerprint authentication, makes payments or transactions highly safe and secure in encrypted mode. Moreover, the total isolated private network, encrypted inter-communication and total isolation from Internet connectivity makes the digital wallet extremely safe, secure and immune to hacking and data theft.
The Digital Wallet functions on proprietary systems like processor, operating system, Unique Embedded Text Script and payment processing software application inventions by an Indian origin inventor and founder of FAS, Raj Tore.
The Digital Wallet is a currency specific product which will cover all 180 legal tender currencies of the world within the geographic territories of the currencies. FAS’s US subsidiary corporation, Digital Cash Inc, will setup worldwide currency specific subsidiaries to enable Digital Wallets’ transactions.
The Digital Wallets will start rolling out in stages worldwide starting 2019.
ABOUT Future Age
Future Age IT solutions is a products innovation, research and development company committed to find innovative solutions to solve global problems. FAS focus is to make user friendly products considering multi-lingual human population spread across the earth.
It has a vision to create futuristic solutions to bring every management of service automated and accessible anywhere, anytime by humans with a mission to transform ourselves into an unique source of global eSolutions reaching and benefiting every human in every country on this planet.
View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20181005005129/en/
Contact
Future Age Solutions Pte Ltd
Raj Tore – Inventor & President
+6591026494 (Singapore)
+919035273890 (India)
+16506141718 (United States)
raj.tore@futureage.biz
www.futureage.biz / www.dcashinc.com
Source : Future Age Solutions
--BERNAMA
Contact
Future Age Solutions Pte Ltd
Raj Tore – Inventor & President
+6591026494 (Singapore)
+919035273890 (India)
+16506141718 (United States)
raj.tore@futureage.biz
www.futureage.biz / www.dcashinc.com
Source : Future Age Solutions
--BERNAMA
Saturday, 13 October 2018
Friday, 12 October 2018
SEVONE PARTNERS WITH VERSA NETWORKS TO SUPPORT SECURE SD-WAN DEPLOYMENTS
SevOne provides Versa SD-WAN users with real-time and historical visibility into their complex enterprise environments
BOSTON, Oct 11 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- SevOne, a leading provider of network and infrastructure management solutions, today announced that its SevOne SD-WAN Monitoring Solution supports Versa Networks’ Secure Cloud IP Platform for SD-WAN. The SevOne SD-WAN Monitoring Solution is specifically designed to enable enterprises and multi-tenant managed services providers to greatly reduce or eliminate network management and monitoring risks as they introduce SD-WANs into their network infrastructures.
By supporting Versa Networks’ Secure SD-WAN delivered by managed service providers and deployed by enterprises, SevOne enables network operations to gain real-time and historical visibility into their networks with specific views of each tenant health. The combined solution will also increase visibility across their entire network, including enterprise Wi-Fi from campus to branch, software-defined data centers, and more.
The SevOne SD-WAN Monitoring Solution, recently updated to v2.1, delivers a series of new business and operational dashboards, providing Versa Networks’ SD-WAN operations and business teams with detailed visibility into the network services and cloud applications running on them. This eases the transition from offering MPLS-based services to new hybrid SD-WAN-based services. An added benefit of the joint solution is that it enables customers to monitor and manage both their existing MPLS-based environments and new SD-WAN developments in a single, unified manner.
“The completeness of Versa Networks’ Secure Cloud IP Platform and its ability to deliver SD-WAN with integrated security to software-define the branch is what differentiates their solutions in the marketplace,” stated Jim Melvin, SevOne’s SVP, Marketing and Corporate Development. “With our support of Versa Networks, managed service operators and enterprise IT managers will now have one of the best solutions available to access real-time, in-depth knowledge of their services running across the most complex infrastructures.”
“Versa Networks provides a robust and automated solution that offers simplified SD-WAN, application experience routing, and integrated next-generation security. All of this is within a single, unified software platform offering secure, multi-cloud and enterprise branch dynamic connectivity,” said Atchison Frazer, Versa Networks’ Worldwide Head of Marketing. “SevOne’s agile SD-WAN Monitoring Solution will enable our customers to better forecast and address issues across enterprise and cloud applications, while giving them greater insight into their network and stronger business continuity. We are thrilled with SevOne’s support of our Secure SD-WAN solution and look forward to our customers implementing this powerful, integrated solution.”
http://mrem.bernama.com/viewsm.php?idm=32933
BOSTON, Oct 11 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- SevOne, a leading provider of network and infrastructure management solutions, today announced that its SevOne SD-WAN Monitoring Solution supports Versa Networks’ Secure Cloud IP Platform for SD-WAN. The SevOne SD-WAN Monitoring Solution is specifically designed to enable enterprises and multi-tenant managed services providers to greatly reduce or eliminate network management and monitoring risks as they introduce SD-WANs into their network infrastructures.
By supporting Versa Networks’ Secure SD-WAN delivered by managed service providers and deployed by enterprises, SevOne enables network operations to gain real-time and historical visibility into their networks with specific views of each tenant health. The combined solution will also increase visibility across their entire network, including enterprise Wi-Fi from campus to branch, software-defined data centers, and more.
The SevOne SD-WAN Monitoring Solution, recently updated to v2.1, delivers a series of new business and operational dashboards, providing Versa Networks’ SD-WAN operations and business teams with detailed visibility into the network services and cloud applications running on them. This eases the transition from offering MPLS-based services to new hybrid SD-WAN-based services. An added benefit of the joint solution is that it enables customers to monitor and manage both their existing MPLS-based environments and new SD-WAN developments in a single, unified manner.
“The completeness of Versa Networks’ Secure Cloud IP Platform and its ability to deliver SD-WAN with integrated security to software-define the branch is what differentiates their solutions in the marketplace,” stated Jim Melvin, SevOne’s SVP, Marketing and Corporate Development. “With our support of Versa Networks, managed service operators and enterprise IT managers will now have one of the best solutions available to access real-time, in-depth knowledge of their services running across the most complex infrastructures.”
“Versa Networks provides a robust and automated solution that offers simplified SD-WAN, application experience routing, and integrated next-generation security. All of this is within a single, unified software platform offering secure, multi-cloud and enterprise branch dynamic connectivity,” said Atchison Frazer, Versa Networks’ Worldwide Head of Marketing. “SevOne’s agile SD-WAN Monitoring Solution will enable our customers to better forecast and address issues across enterprise and cloud applications, while giving them greater insight into their network and stronger business continuity. We are thrilled with SevOne’s support of our Secure SD-WAN solution and look forward to our customers implementing this powerful, integrated solution.”
http://mrem.bernama.com/viewsm.php?idm=32933
Thursday, 11 October 2018
Konica Minolta in Industrial Transformation Asia-Pacific Singapore
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 11 (Bernama) – Konica Minolta Business Solutions Asia (BSA) will participate in the Industrial Transformation Asia-Pacific in Singapore -- Asia’s thriving hub for high value and advance manufacturing – on October 16-18.
The inaugural Industry 4.0 tradeshow, a Hannover Messe event, will bring together global industrial leaders and experts in support of the region’s manufacturing industry growth and transformative initiatives.
Konica Minolta said in a statement, the Industry 4.0 unifies technologies such as advanced robotics, artificial intelligence and data analytics to transform the manufacturing floor.
The company will bring forth new value to the manufacturing process within the supply chain through collaboration between robots and people, optimization of processes and preventive measures, leveraging artificial intelligence, big data and translating data into actionable insights with analysis and ease of sharing.
According to the statement, Konica Minolta will give a sneak preview of its Digital Manufacturing Solution and Gas Monitoring Solution.
The company’s IoT Security & Monitoring Solution as well as Robotics Solutions will also be displayed during the tradeshow.
“We are committed to providing Industrial transformation solutions and services, especially for small and medium size enterprises (SME) who may not have in-house resources to tackle these challenges,” said Director & General Manager of Konica Minolta BSA, Jonathan Yeo.
Industrial Transformation Asia-Pacific is supported by government agencies to provide advice and guidance for the delivery and achievement of the strategic objectives set out for the event.
The country’s government has been driving and encouraging the manufacturing sector to adopt Industry 4.0, which will help companies to address high costs, stagnant productivity and an ageing workforce in a slowing global economy, the statement said.
--BERNAMA
Collaboration towards smart-healthy building management systems
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 11 (Bernama) – Delos and EDGE Technologies have collaborated in advancing the deployment of smart-healthy building management systems for commercial buildings.
Delos in a statement said, it has recently launched DARWIN Wellness Intelligence platform for residential homes and multi-family buildings and this collaboration establishes the first application of the platform to commercial real estate services.
Delos' DARWIN Wellness Intelligence, paired with EDGE Technologies’ all-inclusive building technology platform will benefit users and owners within the commercial real estate industry.
Both companies’ platform will deliver the most comprehensive confluence of data, data analytics and real time space optimization.
According to the statement, the collaboration will also lead to initial pilots of an EDGE-DARWIN integrated platform in select commercial building projects in mid 2019.
The technology and data informed initiative will include human centric optimization of air, light, acoustics and other highly impactful building and human attributes to improve the performance of people and businesses.
Delos Chief Operating Officer and President, Peter Scialla said both platform will incorporate health and wellness features and technologies into the office to bring the benefits of natural outdoor conditions inside.
Founder and Chief Executive Officer of EDGE Technologies, Coen van Oostrom said: “A new trend occurred in the past few years – next to sustainable energy efficient buildings, our users want to work in and conduct business in healthy environments. By now, wellbeing is a number one priority for many businesses.”
Delos is a wellness real estate and technology company while EDGE Technologies is a market leader in a new generation of high-tech healthy and sustainable buildings. More details on www.delos.com and https://edge.tech/
-- BERNAMA
Delos in a statement said, it has recently launched DARWIN Wellness Intelligence platform for residential homes and multi-family buildings and this collaboration establishes the first application of the platform to commercial real estate services.
Delos' DARWIN Wellness Intelligence, paired with EDGE Technologies’ all-inclusive building technology platform will benefit users and owners within the commercial real estate industry.
Both companies’ platform will deliver the most comprehensive confluence of data, data analytics and real time space optimization.
According to the statement, the collaboration will also lead to initial pilots of an EDGE-DARWIN integrated platform in select commercial building projects in mid 2019.
The technology and data informed initiative will include human centric optimization of air, light, acoustics and other highly impactful building and human attributes to improve the performance of people and businesses.
Delos Chief Operating Officer and President, Peter Scialla said both platform will incorporate health and wellness features and technologies into the office to bring the benefits of natural outdoor conditions inside.
Founder and Chief Executive Officer of EDGE Technologies, Coen van Oostrom said: “A new trend occurred in the past few years – next to sustainable energy efficient buildings, our users want to work in and conduct business in healthy environments. By now, wellbeing is a number one priority for many businesses.”
Delos is a wellness real estate and technology company while EDGE Technologies is a market leader in a new generation of high-tech healthy and sustainable buildings. More details on www.delos.com and https://edge.tech/
-- BERNAMA
Rapyd extends worldwide network with new partnerships and clients
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 10 (Bernama) -- Rapyd - a leading fintech platform bringing ubiquity and integration to global digital commerce -- announced new partnerships and client relationships that extend the reach and impact of its worldwide network.
“Our partners and clients leverage the Rapyd platform’s single-integration and single-settlement capability to instantly unlock global marketplaces and access unlimited growth opportunities,” said Rapyd Chief Executive Officer, Arik Shtilman.
Rapyd connects businesses and platforms to more than 2.3 billion global customers. Its growing network of networks currently links bank transfer, eWallet and local debit schemes for funds-in across more than 100 markets and funds-out across more than 170 pay-out markets.
Among Rapyd’s partner and client relationships include SafetyPay, BancoRendimento, ImpalaPay, FlutterWave, Paga, iRemit, Instarem, Evolve Bank & Trust, Neosurf, InPay and TSI, a statement said.
The company’s made-to-order financial network and compliance solutions ensure a single integration to unlock the world’s locally-preferred payment methods including cash, ATM and bank transfers, eWallets, real-time debit and other local payment methods.
It empowers e-commerce merchants, gig platforms, banks, remittance companies, online lenders and other on-demand platforms to break free of transaction infrastructure limitations and accelerate their global growth.
Rapyd is also embracing collaboration with established regional experts worldwide via one smooth integration to enhance clients’ and partners’ access to customers without sacrificing localised expertise. More details on https://www.rapyd.net.
-- BERNAMA
“Our partners and clients leverage the Rapyd platform’s single-integration and single-settlement capability to instantly unlock global marketplaces and access unlimited growth opportunities,” said Rapyd Chief Executive Officer, Arik Shtilman.
Rapyd connects businesses and platforms to more than 2.3 billion global customers. Its growing network of networks currently links bank transfer, eWallet and local debit schemes for funds-in across more than 100 markets and funds-out across more than 170 pay-out markets.
Among Rapyd’s partner and client relationships include SafetyPay, BancoRendimento, ImpalaPay, FlutterWave, Paga, iRemit, Instarem, Evolve Bank & Trust, Neosurf, InPay and TSI, a statement said.
The company’s made-to-order financial network and compliance solutions ensure a single integration to unlock the world’s locally-preferred payment methods including cash, ATM and bank transfers, eWallets, real-time debit and other local payment methods.
It empowers e-commerce merchants, gig platforms, banks, remittance companies, online lenders and other on-demand platforms to break free of transaction infrastructure limitations and accelerate their global growth.
Rapyd is also embracing collaboration with established regional experts worldwide via one smooth integration to enhance clients’ and partners’ access to customers without sacrificing localised expertise. More details on https://www.rapyd.net.
-- BERNAMA
Wednesday, 10 October 2018
JPMorgan Chase Bank launches offer to purchase cash-settled exchangeable bonds referable to Dufry due 2021
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 10 (Bernama) -- JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. today launched the offer to purchase to holders of its USD 350,000,000 zero coupon cash settled exchangeable bonds due 2021 (XS1748457352). (USD 1 = RM 4.15)
The company is offering to purchase any and all of the Bonds for cash at the purchase price of USD 185,000 per USD 200,000 in principal amount of the Bonds validly tendered by Bondholders pursuant to the Offer, a statement said.
J.P. Morgan Securities plc is acting as Dealer Manager while The Bank of New York Mellon, London Branch is acting as Tender Agent, each in relation to the Offer.
The launch date of the Offer is on Oct 10 at 4.00 p.m. (London time) on Oct 16, Oct 23 and Oct 30.
The company intends to settle Bonds accepted for purchase (if any) on the corresponding Interim Settlement Date which shall be the date falling three London and New York Business Days following the relevant Interim Settlement Deadline.
The Expiration Deadline will be on Nov 6 at 4.00 p.m. (London time) while expected Final Settlement Date will be on Nov 9.
The company also announced the launch of an offering of cash-settled exchangeable bonds due 2021 (the New Bonds) in minimum aggregate principal amount of USD 150,000,000 which are referable to ordinary shares of Dufry AG. Exchange rights in respect of the New Bonds will be cash-settled only.
Requests for information in relation to the terms of the Offer should be directed to Attention: J.P. Morgan equity-linked team, telephone: +44 207 134 2650 or email: Eql_LM@jpmorgan.com.
--BERNAMA
The company is offering to purchase any and all of the Bonds for cash at the purchase price of USD 185,000 per USD 200,000 in principal amount of the Bonds validly tendered by Bondholders pursuant to the Offer, a statement said.
J.P. Morgan Securities plc is acting as Dealer Manager while The Bank of New York Mellon, London Branch is acting as Tender Agent, each in relation to the Offer.
The launch date of the Offer is on Oct 10 at 4.00 p.m. (London time) on Oct 16, Oct 23 and Oct 30.
The company intends to settle Bonds accepted for purchase (if any) on the corresponding Interim Settlement Date which shall be the date falling three London and New York Business Days following the relevant Interim Settlement Deadline.
The Expiration Deadline will be on Nov 6 at 4.00 p.m. (London time) while expected Final Settlement Date will be on Nov 9.
The company also announced the launch of an offering of cash-settled exchangeable bonds due 2021 (the New Bonds) in minimum aggregate principal amount of USD 150,000,000 which are referable to ordinary shares of Dufry AG. Exchange rights in respect of the New Bonds will be cash-settled only.
Requests for information in relation to the terms of the Offer should be directed to Attention: J.P. Morgan equity-linked team, telephone: +44 207 134 2650 or email: Eql_LM@jpmorgan.com.
--BERNAMA
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