Extraordinary Dinner served in a Fantastical Space with Projection Mapping
TOKYO, June 28 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo (KPH), one of Japan’s most prestigious international hotels located in Shinjuku, Tokyo is proud to announce its collaboration with NAKED Inc., the creative production company, to host an innovative dining experience until September 30 (Monday), 2019 at our All Day Dining Restaurant “Jurin”. Projection mapping, candle lighting and other features have been introduced in the 60 seat back area of “Jurin” to create a fantastical space for this extraordinary dinner experience for our guests to enjoy.
NAKED Inc. produces special projection mapping video contents based upon the three themes of “Wind, Water and Flowers, Summer in Japan”, “Candles, the Light of Peoples’ Hearts”, and “Celebration” to be shown every 20 minutes. The “Wind, Water and Flowers, Summer in Japan” video content shows various scenes closely associated with the Japanese summer including goldfish, water wheels, flowing water and blooming sunflowers. The “Candles, the Light of Peoples’ Hearts” content depicts scenes of guests enjoying the various services and experiences at our Hotel, with scenes of the West Shinjuku nightscape surrounding our hotel. Also, the decorated tree is also illuminated in coordination with the Luminara candles to create a romantic ambience. The “Celebration” content, which will be shown from July 12, includes images of presents highlighted by summertime fireworks. The price of the five course dinner with free flow beverages is JPY6,600 per person.
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Saturday, 29 June 2019
Friday, 28 June 2019
Virgin Hyperloop One targets Washington, presents transit technology
KUALA LUMPUR, June 27 (Bernama) -- Virgin Hyperloop One (VHO) is currently showcasing its industry-leading technology at the ‘Hyperloop On The Hill’ event in Capitol Hill, Washington D.C. to members of Congress and federal stakeholders.
The world’s only hyperloop company to successfully test its technology at scale, continues to broaden support of revolutionary transportation technology globally.
The company’s demonstration focuses on a new mode of transportation that will change the movement of passengers and cargo in a safe, sustainable and efficient way.
Virgin Group founder, Richard Branson said: “We are seeing growing interest and excitement in the hyperloop vision from across the United States (US), Europe and India at both local and federal level.”
This summer, VHO will travel across the US to showcase its XP-1 vehicle, connect with communities and educate local and state governments on the tangible benefits of hyperloop.
VHO’s technology would transport passengers and goods three times as fast as high-speed rail and enable regional cities to connect just as local city subways connect neighbourhoods.
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The world’s only hyperloop company to successfully test its technology at scale, continues to broaden support of revolutionary transportation technology globally.
The company’s demonstration focuses on a new mode of transportation that will change the movement of passengers and cargo in a safe, sustainable and efficient way.
Virgin Group founder, Richard Branson said: “We are seeing growing interest and excitement in the hyperloop vision from across the United States (US), Europe and India at both local and federal level.”
This summer, VHO will travel across the US to showcase its XP-1 vehicle, connect with communities and educate local and state governments on the tangible benefits of hyperloop.
VHO’s technology would transport passengers and goods three times as fast as high-speed rail and enable regional cities to connect just as local city subways connect neighbourhoods.
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Thursday, 27 June 2019
Metronome unveils cross-blockchain token transfer capability
KUALA LUMPUR, June 27 (Bernama) -- Metronome, a wholly autonomous cryptocurrency has initiated the first-of-its-kind transfer of MET tokens from one blockchain to another – Ethereum ($ETH) to Ethereum Classic ($ETC).
The chainhop feature advances the vision of a built-to-last cryptocurrency which is available to all Metronome users, representing a significant step in how the financial and technology industries could approach cryptocurrencies as an enduring asset class.
The cryptocurrency-to-native-blockchain relationship potentially jeopardises the safety of one’s digital assets as it is wholly dependent on the stability of the community that maintains the currency and its blockchain, according to a statement.
With the introduction of Metronome’s chainhop capability, the Metronome team shows it is possible to maintain user’s holdings in a cryptocurrency and choose the blockchain ledger that most suits one’s requirements for stability and governance.
The cross-chain capability is available via the Metronome desktop wallet (Windows, MacOS, and Linux), as well as the mobile wallets for iOS and Android, while for developers, all components are available on GitHub.
For more information, contact https://metronome.io.
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The chainhop feature advances the vision of a built-to-last cryptocurrency which is available to all Metronome users, representing a significant step in how the financial and technology industries could approach cryptocurrencies as an enduring asset class.
The cryptocurrency-to-native-blockchain relationship potentially jeopardises the safety of one’s digital assets as it is wholly dependent on the stability of the community that maintains the currency and its blockchain, according to a statement.
With the introduction of Metronome’s chainhop capability, the Metronome team shows it is possible to maintain user’s holdings in a cryptocurrency and choose the blockchain ledger that most suits one’s requirements for stability and governance.
The cross-chain capability is available via the Metronome desktop wallet (Windows, MacOS, and Linux), as well as the mobile wallets for iOS and Android, while for developers, all components are available on GitHub.
For more information, contact https://metronome.io.
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Vista Global launches world´s first private aviation marketplace
KUALA LUMPUR, June 27 (Bernama) -- Vista Global Holding has launched XO, the first global digital marketplace for private aviation.
In a statement, the private aviation group founded by Thomas Flohr said the marketplace which was powered by JetSmarter technology, marks the beginning of a new world for all private aviation customers.
Built by combining the trusted operational and customer-centric expertise of XOJET with the speed and convenience of technology originally developed by JetSmarter, the new brand will provide elevated services for On Demand private jet travel.
The launch of XO demonstrates the speed of change and comprehensive range of solutions that Vista Global brings to the business aviation market.
As demand moves towards digital solution, customers can instantly request a flight or book a seat on the XO app or online, with access to thousands of private jets across all categories, from light, midsize, super-midsize and long-range aircraft.
XO Members can also benefit from preferential pricing and guaranteed access and receive 24/7 assistance from XO’s Aviation Advisors.
For more information, visit flyXO.com
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Wednesday, 26 June 2019
Phun utility tokens available globally
KUALA LUMPUR, June 26 (Bernama) -- Phun utility tokens are now available for purchase in the international market, according to Texas-based Phunware Inc, a fully-integrated enterprise cloud platform for mobile.
Phunware chief operating officer, Randall Crowder said Phun allowed the international community to participate in blockchain-enabled data exchange and mobile loyalty ecosystem, driving towards mainstream global adoption and future exchange listings.
The company recently launched its dual token structure to comply with the current regulatory landscape.
While Phun is a utility token that enables consumers to monetise their digital activity as they engage in profitable behaviour with brands, PhunCoin remains a compliant security token that enables consumers to monetise digital identity and offers token holders a PhunCoin dividend.
Given the current regulatory environment, Phun will initially be available only outside the United States and Canada. Investors outside both the countries can purchase Phun by registering on https://buy.phuntoken.com/
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Phunware chief operating officer, Randall Crowder said Phun allowed the international community to participate in blockchain-enabled data exchange and mobile loyalty ecosystem, driving towards mainstream global adoption and future exchange listings.
The company recently launched its dual token structure to comply with the current regulatory landscape.
While Phun is a utility token that enables consumers to monetise their digital activity as they engage in profitable behaviour with brands, PhunCoin remains a compliant security token that enables consumers to monetise digital identity and offers token holders a PhunCoin dividend.
Given the current regulatory environment, Phun will initially be available only outside the United States and Canada. Investors outside both the countries can purchase Phun by registering on https://buy.phuntoken.com/
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Tuesday, 25 June 2019
Vricon selected to build One World Terrain for US Army
KUALA LUMPUR, June 25 (Bernama) -- Vricon, world-leading 3D geodata and 3D visualisation solutions provider has been awarded an Other Transaction Agreement to build One World Terrain (OWT) by the United States (US) Army.
“For the first time in history, the Army will be able to train every soldier in the exact same digital environment that they will have at their disposal when the time comes to deploy active operations anywhere on the planet,” said vice-president, Isaac Zaworski.
OWT aims to provide an accurate and realistic 3D global terrain that replicates the military’s operational environment. Specifically, OWT is part of the Synthetic Training Environment's Common Synthetic Environment (CSE), according to a statement.
CSE, the platform enabler of the Synthetic Training Environment, will allow units and soldiers to conduct realistic, multi-echelon collective training worldwide.
The Vricon OWT solution starts with the Globe in 3D commercial foundation data layer to create a geo-specific, high-resolution whole-Earth representation that accurately reflects the complexities of operational environments.
It will bridge the gap between future STE training operations and actual operational requirements for GEOINT analysis, mission planning, mission rehearsal and sensor fusion.
Vricon is headquartered in McLean, Virginia. For more information, contact https://www.vricon.com.
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“For the first time in history, the Army will be able to train every soldier in the exact same digital environment that they will have at their disposal when the time comes to deploy active operations anywhere on the planet,” said vice-president, Isaac Zaworski.
OWT aims to provide an accurate and realistic 3D global terrain that replicates the military’s operational environment. Specifically, OWT is part of the Synthetic Training Environment's Common Synthetic Environment (CSE), according to a statement.
CSE, the platform enabler of the Synthetic Training Environment, will allow units and soldiers to conduct realistic, multi-echelon collective training worldwide.
The Vricon OWT solution starts with the Globe in 3D commercial foundation data layer to create a geo-specific, high-resolution whole-Earth representation that accurately reflects the complexities of operational environments.
It will bridge the gap between future STE training operations and actual operational requirements for GEOINT analysis, mission planning, mission rehearsal and sensor fusion.
Vricon is headquartered in McLean, Virginia. For more information, contact https://www.vricon.com.
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AxiomSL, Refinitiv partner for global shareholding disclosure data enrichment
KUALA LUMPUR, June 25 (Bernama) -- AxiomSL, a regulatory reporting and risk management solutions provider, has partnered with Refinitiv, one of the world’s largest providers of financial market data and infrastructure.
The partnership combines AxiomSL’s robust Global Shareholding Disclosures solution with Refinitiv’s reference data enabling financial institutions to automatically enrich client positions while managing regulatory obligations across multiple jurisdictions.
The combination also enables market participants to understand data and report issues to successfully comply with shareholding disclosure requirements globally.
In addition, the collaborative approach reduces the burden on clients to source and integrate market data while enhancing the automation of the entire end-to-end monitoring process.
AxiomSL (Europe, the Middle East and Africa) general manager, Ed Royan said the partnership would address the challenges of data transparency requirements set out by global regulatory authorities when rules differed.
“This partnership unlocks many benefits from streamlining and automating complex rules to seamlessly ingesting and aggregating disparate data resulting in a rapid go-live process.”
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The partnership combines AxiomSL’s robust Global Shareholding Disclosures solution with Refinitiv’s reference data enabling financial institutions to automatically enrich client positions while managing regulatory obligations across multiple jurisdictions.
The combination also enables market participants to understand data and report issues to successfully comply with shareholding disclosure requirements globally.
In addition, the collaborative approach reduces the burden on clients to source and integrate market data while enhancing the automation of the entire end-to-end monitoring process.
AxiomSL (Europe, the Middle East and Africa) general manager, Ed Royan said the partnership would address the challenges of data transparency requirements set out by global regulatory authorities when rules differed.
“This partnership unlocks many benefits from streamlining and automating complex rules to seamlessly ingesting and aggregating disparate data resulting in a rapid go-live process.”
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Terns Pharmaceuticals, GENFIT to develop, commercialise elafibranor in Greater China Region
KUALA LUMPUR, June 25 (Bernama) -- Terns Pharmaceuticals Inc has announced an exclusive licensing and collaboration agreement with GENFIT (GNFT) to develop and commercialise elafibranor in the Greater China Region.
GNFT is a late-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery and development of innovative therapeutic and diagnostic solutions in metabolic and liver-related diseases. Elafibranor is GENFIT’s lead pipeline product candidate.
Under the terms of agreement, Terns acquires the exclusive right to develop, register and market elafibranor for the treatment of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) in mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.
GNFT will receive a US$35 million upfront payment and will be eligible to receive up to US$193 million in subsequent payments, based on achieving clinical, regulatory and commercial milestones. (US$1 = RM4.14)
Both companies will also collaborate on research and development moving forward in NASH and PBC, according to a statement.
The licensing and collaboration agreement with GENFIT follows the 2018 announcement that Terns acquired the global, exclusive rights to develop and commercialise three NASH assets from Eli Lilly and Company.
For more information, contact https://www.ternspharma.com.
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Aliyun Innovation Center for entrepreneurship, innovation platform
KUALA LUMPUR, June 25 (Bernama) -- The Aliyun Innovation Center (Chongqing) was recently launched in Chongqing Liangjiang Digital Economy Industrial Park.
The 11, 280 sq metre centre is an entrepreneurship and innovation incubation services platform, serving internet, cloud computing, big data and digital economy industries.
The centre was jointly established by Chongqing Liangjiang New Area, Alibaba Cloud Computing Co Ltd and Tsinghua Technology & Innovation Holdings Co Ltd.
Targeting incubation of small and medium-sized digital economy enterprises, the centre aims to create a digital economy closed loop ecosystem, including state-of-the-art technologies of cloud computing, big data, Internet of Things, artificial intelligence, mobile Internet and virtual reality.
As the largest cloud computing platform in China, Aliyun will provide innovative and entrepreneurial enterprises with a high technical starting point, enabling them to enjoy the same technical platform as world-renowned Internet companies, according to vice-president of Aliyun intelligent China division, Chen Bin.
He said Alibaba, one of the largest digital economies in the world, could offer good support for the cooperation of underlying platforms for innovation and entrepreneurship.
The centre also launched its CloudX plan recently, which included the projects to establish an ecological community of professional technical developers, form a circle of innovative peers of CloudX and operate a cloud intelligent college in service of regional digital economy industry talents.
The innovation centre has 10 enterprises stationed, and it plans to incubate more than 100 high-tech firms in cloud computing, big data, Internet of Things, artificial intelligence and mobile Internet.
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Monday, 24 June 2019
Game on: Razer-Visa partnership transforms Southeast Asia payments
KUALA LUMPUR, June 24 (Bernama) -- Razer, the leading global lifestyle brand for gamers has partnered Visa, the world leader in digital payments to transform payments in Southeast Asia.
The partnership will integrate Visa prepaid solution in Razer Pay e-wallet to enable users making payments at 54 million merchant locations on Visa’s global network and brings financial inclusion to Southeast Asia’s unbanked and underserved population.
“Together, Visa and Razer Fintech have the opportunity to transform the payment experience for not only the gaming community but many of Southeast Asia’s unbanked and underserved consumers, as well,” said Visa Regional President (Asia Pacific), Chris Clark.
Under the initiative, Razer’s financial technology arm, Razer Fintech and Visa will develop a virtual Visa prepaid solution to be embedded in the Razer Pay e-wallet, allowing up to 60 million Razer users to make payments wherever Visa is accepted.
The prepaid solution will complement Razer Pay’s existing offerings, including mobile top-ups, leading virtual credits and entertainment purchases for music and streaming services.
The integrated prepaid card solution will also offer users the same convenient top-up and cash-out methods available on Razer Pay, underpinned by an advanced privacy and security framework.
The collaboration also aims to empower this segment of early adopters and introduce interactive and straightforward financial planning capabilities to enhance the financial literacy levels of the Southeast Asia population.
Razer Fintech and Visa have anticipated rolling out these solutions progressively in selected countries across Southeast Asia in the coming months, before expanding globally.
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The partnership will integrate Visa prepaid solution in Razer Pay e-wallet to enable users making payments at 54 million merchant locations on Visa’s global network and brings financial inclusion to Southeast Asia’s unbanked and underserved population.
“Together, Visa and Razer Fintech have the opportunity to transform the payment experience for not only the gaming community but many of Southeast Asia’s unbanked and underserved consumers, as well,” said Visa Regional President (Asia Pacific), Chris Clark.
Under the initiative, Razer’s financial technology arm, Razer Fintech and Visa will develop a virtual Visa prepaid solution to be embedded in the Razer Pay e-wallet, allowing up to 60 million Razer users to make payments wherever Visa is accepted.
The prepaid solution will complement Razer Pay’s existing offerings, including mobile top-ups, leading virtual credits and entertainment purchases for music and streaming services.
The integrated prepaid card solution will also offer users the same convenient top-up and cash-out methods available on Razer Pay, underpinned by an advanced privacy and security framework.
The collaboration also aims to empower this segment of early adopters and introduce interactive and straightforward financial planning capabilities to enhance the financial literacy levels of the Southeast Asia population.
Razer Fintech and Visa have anticipated rolling out these solutions progressively in selected countries across Southeast Asia in the coming months, before expanding globally.
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Teijin eats into BARLEYmax´s Asian exclusive sales rights
KUALA LUMPUR, June 24 (Bernama) -- Teijin Limited has reached an agreement with The Healthy Grain Pty. Limited, an Australian venture company, to acquire the exclusive sales rights in Asia to BARLEYmax.
BARLEYmax is a non-genetically modified barley rich in resistant starch and water-soluble dietary fibre, such as β-glucan and fructan. It is developed by Australia’s national science agency, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation.
Teijin has started sales where market expansion is expected, based on its judgment that further global business expansion is essential, according to a statement.
The agreement grants Teijin exclusive marketing rights in Korea, China, Taiwan, Thailand, Indonesia and Singapore. It initially focuses on these markets, targeting the prompt launch of products in cooperation with local companies and exporting processed foods from Japan.
Having entered into an exclusive agreement with Healthy Grain to jointly develop BARLEYmax in Japan in 2015, Teijin has expanded domestic sales, conducted clinical trials, developed products by leveraging the special characteristics of various ingredients and implemented marketing to improve recognition.
Teijin is a technology-driven global group offering advanced solutions in the areas of environmental value. For more information, contact https://www.teijin.com.
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BARLEYmax is a non-genetically modified barley rich in resistant starch and water-soluble dietary fibre, such as β-glucan and fructan. It is developed by Australia’s national science agency, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation.
Teijin has started sales where market expansion is expected, based on its judgment that further global business expansion is essential, according to a statement.
The agreement grants Teijin exclusive marketing rights in Korea, China, Taiwan, Thailand, Indonesia and Singapore. It initially focuses on these markets, targeting the prompt launch of products in cooperation with local companies and exporting processed foods from Japan.
Having entered into an exclusive agreement with Healthy Grain to jointly develop BARLEYmax in Japan in 2015, Teijin has expanded domestic sales, conducted clinical trials, developed products by leveraging the special characteristics of various ingredients and implemented marketing to improve recognition.
Teijin is a technology-driven global group offering advanced solutions in the areas of environmental value. For more information, contact https://www.teijin.com.
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Saturday, 22 June 2019
Druva raises US$130 million to power data protection
KUALA LUMPUR, June 21 (Bernama) -- Druva Inc, a leader in cloud data protection and management, announced a US$130 million investment led by Viking Global Investors, making the total capital raised to US$328 million (US$1 = RM4.15).
The investment will be used to fuel growth and global expansion, as well as drive new product innovations.
The round also involved new investors’ participation including certain funds advised by Neuberger Berman and Atreides Management, as well as existing investors including Riverwood Capital, Tenaya Capital and Nexus Venture Partners.
Druva’s founder and chief executive officer, Jaspreet Singh, said the funding would help the company to power data protection for the cloud era and accelerate its momentum to better serve the needs of enterprise customers.
The company’s success has been fueled by the rapid growth of enterprise cloud adoption, a massive proliferation in data, and an evolving regulatory landscape.
To date, over 4,000 enterprise customers have placed their trust in Druva, including 10 per cent of the Fortune 500 such as Flex, Hitachi, Live Nation, Marriott and Pfizer.
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The investment will be used to fuel growth and global expansion, as well as drive new product innovations.
The round also involved new investors’ participation including certain funds advised by Neuberger Berman and Atreides Management, as well as existing investors including Riverwood Capital, Tenaya Capital and Nexus Venture Partners.
Druva’s founder and chief executive officer, Jaspreet Singh, said the funding would help the company to power data protection for the cloud era and accelerate its momentum to better serve the needs of enterprise customers.
The company’s success has been fueled by the rapid growth of enterprise cloud adoption, a massive proliferation in data, and an evolving regulatory landscape.
To date, over 4,000 enterprise customers have placed their trust in Druva, including 10 per cent of the Fortune 500 such as Flex, Hitachi, Live Nation, Marriott and Pfizer.
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Friday, 21 June 2019
Unveiling new innovations, Shopify globally transforms commerce technology
KUALA LUMPUR, June 20 (Bernama) -- Shopify Inc, the leading multi-channel commerce platform has unveiled new innovations in commerce technology for merchants and consumers globally at the Shopify Unite annual conference.
This year, Shopify is transforming commerce by announcing platform enhancements and updates, focusing on giving direct-to-consumer brands everything needed to build and manage businesses.
The innovations include a newly updated Shopify Plus platform for enterprise brands with more global capabilities. The company has also expanded its offering with a fulfilment network which allow merchants of all sizes to deliver their products fast and at low cost.
Also unveiled at the conference was Shopify Plus, a platform providing single view of a merchant’s entire business and tools that facilitate a consistent experience across stores, as well as an easier-than-ever way to create new stores.
Meanwhile, Shopify POS software provides retailers with a simple interface, new customer service shortcuts, and access to all Shopify POS app extensions.
The company has also introduced 11 new language capabilities in the Shopify Admin globally, including Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Hindi, Malay, Norwegian, Swedish, Korean and Thai.
For more information, visit https://news.shopify.com.
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This year, Shopify is transforming commerce by announcing platform enhancements and updates, focusing on giving direct-to-consumer brands everything needed to build and manage businesses.
The innovations include a newly updated Shopify Plus platform for enterprise brands with more global capabilities. The company has also expanded its offering with a fulfilment network which allow merchants of all sizes to deliver their products fast and at low cost.
Also unveiled at the conference was Shopify Plus, a platform providing single view of a merchant’s entire business and tools that facilitate a consistent experience across stores, as well as an easier-than-ever way to create new stores.
Meanwhile, Shopify POS software provides retailers with a simple interface, new customer service shortcuts, and access to all Shopify POS app extensions.
The company has also introduced 11 new language capabilities in the Shopify Admin globally, including Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Hindi, Malay, Norwegian, Swedish, Korean and Thai.
For more information, visit https://news.shopify.com.
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Thursday, 20 June 2019
Sophie Riottot is Tinubu Square's newly-minted group sales director
KUALA LUMPUR, June 20 (Bernama) -- Tinubu Square, a credit insurance, surety and trade finance solutions provider, has named Sophie Riottot as group sales director.
In a statement, Tinubu Square said the appointment was a strategic engagement for the company to restructure sales approach to reinforce rapid global growth.
As a Tinubu Square executive committee member, Riottot is responsible for spearheading the company’s expansion into international markets beyond Europe, where fast growth offers significant potential.
She will explore fresh approaches to partnerships and evangelise the role of Tinubu and its software solution to ensure smooth digital transformation processes for customers.
Tinubu Square will rely on her expertise as it restructures with a focus on attracting new businesses in markets, recruiting talent and introducing its solutions to an ever-increasing pool of customers.
Riottot joins Tinubu Square from Dhatim, a French start-up specialising in AI-powered invoice services, where she was responsible for sales strategy and partnership development.
Prior to this, she was with Microsoft for over 17 years, in a variety of prominent sales and management positions, including head of finance in the Services Division.
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In a statement, Tinubu Square said the appointment was a strategic engagement for the company to restructure sales approach to reinforce rapid global growth.
As a Tinubu Square executive committee member, Riottot is responsible for spearheading the company’s expansion into international markets beyond Europe, where fast growth offers significant potential.
She will explore fresh approaches to partnerships and evangelise the role of Tinubu and its software solution to ensure smooth digital transformation processes for customers.
Tinubu Square will rely on her expertise as it restructures with a focus on attracting new businesses in markets, recruiting talent and introducing its solutions to an ever-increasing pool of customers.
Riottot joins Tinubu Square from Dhatim, a French start-up specialising in AI-powered invoice services, where she was responsible for sales strategy and partnership development.
Prior to this, she was with Microsoft for over 17 years, in a variety of prominent sales and management positions, including head of finance in the Services Division.
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SALIHIN SHARIAH ADVISORY SIGNED MEMORANDUM OF COOPERATION WITH INTERNATIONAL SHARI'AH RESEARCH ACADEMY FOR ISLAMIC FINANCE (ISRA) AND ISLAMIC BANKING AND FINANCE INSTITUTE MALAYSIA (IBFIM)
KUALA LUMPUR, June 20 (Bernama) -- SALIHIN Shariah Advisory (SSA), a Shariah advisory firm registered with the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) that provides advisory and consultancy works on all Shariah-based products and services regulated by SC, fintech solutions, training and education, research, development and publication. SSA is also a member firm under SALIHIN Consulting Group, an established bumiputera accounting firm, is honoured to conclude and sign two (2) memorandum of cooperation (MOC), each with ISRA and IBFIM during its Syawal@SALIHIN 2019 celebration at Sime Darby Convention Centre Bukit Kiara on 18 June 2019.
The MOC is established for both parties to promote and market Islamic Finance publications locally and internationally. In this collaboration, SSA has been appointed as the distribution partner for the books published by ISRA and IBFIM. As the distribution partner to a globally recognized research academy and banking industry training institution respectively, SSA is pleased to contribute to the marketing effort in elevating the presence of the publications to its branch networks in Malaysia, Middle East and Africa region as well via its online bookstore. This collaboration also exhibited commitment and support by ISRA to promote the books published by SSA in I-FIKR portal. This mutual cooperation among the parties demonstrated the practise of Islamic finance in the commercial business transactions which is not only focus on the personal interest of one organization but, to promote mutual assistance for the benefit of the ummah as a whole and to achieve maqasid al-shariah. It is hope that this small effort could further contribute to the development of Islamic finance through quality publications and various circulation platforms for everyone to acquire the right knowledge on the subject matter.
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The MOC is established for both parties to promote and market Islamic Finance publications locally and internationally. In this collaboration, SSA has been appointed as the distribution partner for the books published by ISRA and IBFIM. As the distribution partner to a globally recognized research academy and banking industry training institution respectively, SSA is pleased to contribute to the marketing effort in elevating the presence of the publications to its branch networks in Malaysia, Middle East and Africa region as well via its online bookstore. This collaboration also exhibited commitment and support by ISRA to promote the books published by SSA in I-FIKR portal. This mutual cooperation among the parties demonstrated the practise of Islamic finance in the commercial business transactions which is not only focus on the personal interest of one organization but, to promote mutual assistance for the benefit of the ummah as a whole and to achieve maqasid al-shariah. It is hope that this small effort could further contribute to the development of Islamic finance through quality publications and various circulation platforms for everyone to acquire the right knowledge on the subject matter.
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China´s Nanning project approval service system saves time, steps
KUALA LUMPUR, June 20 (Bernama) -- China’s National Nanning Economic & Technological Development Area has implemented a ‘housekeeper-style’ service system for project approval, beginning April this year.
The service system aims to optimise and simplify the approval of industrial project construction, accurately and effectively serving enterprises, as well as continuously stimulate market vitality and social creativity.
According to a statement from the National Nanning Economic & Technological Development Area Management Committee, the system has reduced a total number of application documents for construction project approval and optimised the processing steps required.
The Administrative Approval Bureau of National Nanning Economic & Technological Development Area has provided ‘General Housekeeper’ and ‘Professional Butler’ for all industrial project and guide enterprises to shorten the time for construction project approval.
The ‘one-stop acceptance, one-stop training, one-stop guidance, one-stop processing’ management model provides government services for enterprise project approval with ‘unconditional acceptance for review, barrier-free coordination, whole-process follow-up, and seamless communication’.
National Nanning Economic & Technological Development Area will further streamline and optimise approval process and extend the service system from industrial enterprises to other areas.
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The service system aims to optimise and simplify the approval of industrial project construction, accurately and effectively serving enterprises, as well as continuously stimulate market vitality and social creativity.
According to a statement from the National Nanning Economic & Technological Development Area Management Committee, the system has reduced a total number of application documents for construction project approval and optimised the processing steps required.
The Administrative Approval Bureau of National Nanning Economic & Technological Development Area has provided ‘General Housekeeper’ and ‘Professional Butler’ for all industrial project and guide enterprises to shorten the time for construction project approval.
The ‘one-stop acceptance, one-stop training, one-stop guidance, one-stop processing’ management model provides government services for enterprise project approval with ‘unconditional acceptance for review, barrier-free coordination, whole-process follow-up, and seamless communication’.
National Nanning Economic & Technological Development Area will further streamline and optimise approval process and extend the service system from industrial enterprises to other areas.
-- BERNAMA
Wednesday, 19 June 2019
All eyes on China's Chen Jinggu Cultural Tourism Festival
KUALA LUMPUR, June 19 (Bernama) -- The Chen Jinggu Cultural Tourism Festival and the ceremony to name the Gutian Linshui Palace as ‘Cross-Strait Cultural Exchange Base’ were held at the Linshui Palace Ancestor Temple in Fujian province, China recently.
According to the Publicity Department of CPC Gutian County Committee, as part of the 11th Strait Forum, the event was attended by more than 2,000 people, including Taiwanese guests.
With a history of thousands of years, the Chen Jinggu folklore belief has grown to be an integral part of Fuzhou Culture, Fujian and Taiwan Culture, and Maritime Silk Road Culture with its attractions and influence.
By taking advantage of the Chen Jinggu culture, Gutian County has drawn the attention of Taiwanese companies and organisations to Gutian's industry landscape and introduced Taiwan's experiences in agriculture and cultural innovation.
Themed, ‘Thousands of Years Kinship with Linshui and One Cross-Strait Family’, the festival was organised by the Chen Jinggu Cultural Exchange Association of the Gutian Linshui Palace Ancestor Temple.
The event was jointly organised by the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang Ningde City, Ningde Cultural Tourism Bureau, Women's Federation of Ningde City, and Taiwan Shuntian Goddess Society.
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According to the Publicity Department of CPC Gutian County Committee, as part of the 11th Strait Forum, the event was attended by more than 2,000 people, including Taiwanese guests.
With a history of thousands of years, the Chen Jinggu folklore belief has grown to be an integral part of Fuzhou Culture, Fujian and Taiwan Culture, and Maritime Silk Road Culture with its attractions and influence.
By taking advantage of the Chen Jinggu culture, Gutian County has drawn the attention of Taiwanese companies and organisations to Gutian's industry landscape and introduced Taiwan's experiences in agriculture and cultural innovation.
Themed, ‘Thousands of Years Kinship with Linshui and One Cross-Strait Family’, the festival was organised by the Chen Jinggu Cultural Exchange Association of the Gutian Linshui Palace Ancestor Temple.
The event was jointly organised by the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang Ningde City, Ningde Cultural Tourism Bureau, Women's Federation of Ningde City, and Taiwan Shuntian Goddess Society.
-- BERNAMA
Tuesday, 18 June 2019
You Bank the Digital Asset Banking Platform Presents at UNCHAIN 2019 in Berlin
SINGAPORE, June 18 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Blockchain Conference UNCHAIN 2019 was held in Berlin, Germany, from June 14 to 15, 2019. You Bank, a digital asset banking platform, attended and delivered a speech at the conference. You Bank has henceforth made a brilliant appearance in the European market and officially opened the prelude of the global layout!
You Bank’s Digital Asset Banking Platform, the Federal Reserve of the Digital World
You Bank, a world-class multinational blockchain financial service platform, is a well-deserved global leader in the field of digital asset management. Headquartered in Singapore, You Bank was founded by the Richmond family, one of the nine Jewish families known as the "Rothschild" family in the digital world.
You Bank Global CEO Daniel attended and delivered a speech at the conference. He introduced that the original intention of You Bank was to establish a digital bank which could operate world-widely in the digital economy era. You Bank will cover digital asset management, digital asset trading, global asset allocation, digital fund, digital trust, digital asset insurance and other comprehensive services. You Bank’s Digital Asset Banking Platform is committed to providing global users with "one-app-for-all" digital asset management and financial services, becoming the "Federal Reserve" of the digital world.
In addition, You Bank currently has more than 150 financial product developments, asset management, trading, technology research and development personnel worldwide, and currently manages more than 60,000 BTCs.
You Bank Creates a Real Boundless Block Chain App Ecology
You Bank will make relentless efforts for enterprise progress and social development, and ultimately create a "digital ecological community" in the digital world, where we can create, possess, build, share and win collectively. There will be a time for all the projects to converge on the platform created by You Bank, which will eventually build a boundless and sharing "digital ecological community", an ecological platform for global financial and commercial resources convergence.
You Bank Anchors the Value of Digital Currency
In addition, You Bank is the first and only platform in the world that can anchor the value of digital currency. You Bank has fundamentally changed the business structure of the entire digital economy. Digital currency closely anchors the long-term value of You Bank global ecosystem, and holding the digital assets of You Bank can continuously generate high value returns.
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Contact
You Bank
CHEN YING
ybt@youbank.top
https://twitter.com/youbank5
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You Bank’s Digital Asset Banking Platform, the Federal Reserve of the Digital World
You Bank, a world-class multinational blockchain financial service platform, is a well-deserved global leader in the field of digital asset management. Headquartered in Singapore, You Bank was founded by the Richmond family, one of the nine Jewish families known as the "Rothschild" family in the digital world.
You Bank Global CEO Daniel attended and delivered a speech at the conference. He introduced that the original intention of You Bank was to establish a digital bank which could operate world-widely in the digital economy era. You Bank will cover digital asset management, digital asset trading, global asset allocation, digital fund, digital trust, digital asset insurance and other comprehensive services. You Bank’s Digital Asset Banking Platform is committed to providing global users with "one-app-for-all" digital asset management and financial services, becoming the "Federal Reserve" of the digital world.
In addition, You Bank currently has more than 150 financial product developments, asset management, trading, technology research and development personnel worldwide, and currently manages more than 60,000 BTCs.
You Bank Creates a Real Boundless Block Chain App Ecology
You Bank will make relentless efforts for enterprise progress and social development, and ultimately create a "digital ecological community" in the digital world, where we can create, possess, build, share and win collectively. There will be a time for all the projects to converge on the platform created by You Bank, which will eventually build a boundless and sharing "digital ecological community", an ecological platform for global financial and commercial resources convergence.
You Bank Anchors the Value of Digital Currency
In addition, You Bank is the first and only platform in the world that can anchor the value of digital currency. You Bank has fundamentally changed the business structure of the entire digital economy. Digital currency closely anchors the long-term value of You Bank global ecosystem, and holding the digital assets of You Bank can continuously generate high value returns.
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https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190618005408/en/
Contact
You Bank
CHEN YING
ybt@youbank.top
https://twitter.com/youbank5
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Zinier participates in Singapore´s CommunicAsia conference
KUALA LUMPUR, June 17 (Bernama) -- Zinier, a leading provider of intelligent field service automation will participate in the three-day CommunicAsia conference in Singapore, beginning June 18.
This year, CommunicAsia will focus on the latest trends in 5G, the Internet of Things (IoT), smart cities and connected devices and vehicles, according to a statement.
Zinier’s native platform is purpose-built to enhance field service operations with AI-driven processes. It eases the pressure on organisations’ back offices by identifying issues based on field data, then automatically creating work orders and matching each to most qualified technician.
Organisations can supercharge their field force by creating step-by-step mobile workflows and automating tedious tasks such as close-out package completion.
Zinier will present two on-stage demonstrations to illustrate how its AI-driven platform can use IoT devices to automatically trigger a preventive maintenance work order, and present five-minute demonstrations of its intelligent field service automation platform at its booth.
For more information, contact https://www.zinier.com.
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This year, CommunicAsia will focus on the latest trends in 5G, the Internet of Things (IoT), smart cities and connected devices and vehicles, according to a statement.
Zinier’s native platform is purpose-built to enhance field service operations with AI-driven processes. It eases the pressure on organisations’ back offices by identifying issues based on field data, then automatically creating work orders and matching each to most qualified technician.
Organisations can supercharge their field force by creating step-by-step mobile workflows and automating tedious tasks such as close-out package completion.
Zinier will present two on-stage demonstrations to illustrate how its AI-driven platform can use IoT devices to automatically trigger a preventive maintenance work order, and present five-minute demonstrations of its intelligent field service automation platform at its booth.
For more information, contact https://www.zinier.com.
-- BERNAMA
S BLOCK CO-HOST WITH WORLD BLOCKCHAIN FORUM SINGAPORE & WORLD BLOCKCHAIN AWARD ASIA
BERN, Switzerland, June 17 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Asia's highly anticipated blockchain event World Blockchain Forum · Singapore & World Blockchain Award · Asia will be held on June 22-23, 2019 at the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore. The conference will bring together more than 4,000 global elites from government, associations, regulatory agencies, investment institutions, blockchain project parties, financial technology, and media to discuss industry trends and innovations, jointly recognizing industry pioneers and contributions to promote the industry and achieve healthy and rapid development!
The World Blockchain Forum Singapore & World Blockchain Award Asia will be co-hosted by S BLOCK. As a fast-growing digital asset management platform, S BLOCK was developed for the blockchain industry. This rapidly growing platform aims to serve the digital financial ecosystem and aims to commercialize by the end of 2019. The slogan of S BLOCK is “unleash your digital asset.” The platform also provides investors access to mainstream cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), as well as niche cryptocurrencies, to better democratize market access for investors. With an excellent corporate culture and leading technical experience, S BLOCK is poised to become the market leader in the blockchain industry.
WBF Singapore will aggregate top institutions like EY, PwC, R3, Lenovo, Huawei, Dubai Blockchain Centre and more, to share their opinions and projects to the general public. Trending topics such as RegTech, Compliance and Emerging Technologies will be discussed in detail. Our eminent speakers will share exclusive insights on multinational policies and benefits of blockchain, sharing the latest trends and predicting the future of blockchain. WBF Singapore gathers all blockchain practitioners and enthusiasts to participate the event. We are anticipating to aggregate the top minds of Asia, to dissect blockchain with innovative ideas, high-end technologies and precise analysis.
Numerous celebrities and industry experts will gather to discuss the latest industry trends, introduce innovative projects, research industry prospects and complete global distribution on the encrypted world economic map. S BLOCK's appearance at the forum will be highly anticipated by the participants. With blockchain technology gradually gaining mainstream recognition and the long-term low-level adjustment of the cryptocurrency market, S BLOCK will continue to leverage its strengths to facilitate the inside and outside of the industry. S Block will continue to work hard with the top founding team, excellent corporate culture and leading technical experience.
Contact
SBLOCK FOUNDATION PTE. LTD
Jennifer Bialek
contacts@sblock.com
www.sblock.com
Source : SBLOCK FOUNDATION PTE. LTD
http://mrem.bernama.com/viewsm.php?idm=34751
The World Blockchain Forum Singapore & World Blockchain Award Asia will be co-hosted by S BLOCK. As a fast-growing digital asset management platform, S BLOCK was developed for the blockchain industry. This rapidly growing platform aims to serve the digital financial ecosystem and aims to commercialize by the end of 2019. The slogan of S BLOCK is “unleash your digital asset.” The platform also provides investors access to mainstream cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), as well as niche cryptocurrencies, to better democratize market access for investors. With an excellent corporate culture and leading technical experience, S BLOCK is poised to become the market leader in the blockchain industry.
WBF Singapore will aggregate top institutions like EY, PwC, R3, Lenovo, Huawei, Dubai Blockchain Centre and more, to share their opinions and projects to the general public. Trending topics such as RegTech, Compliance and Emerging Technologies will be discussed in detail. Our eminent speakers will share exclusive insights on multinational policies and benefits of blockchain, sharing the latest trends and predicting the future of blockchain. WBF Singapore gathers all blockchain practitioners and enthusiasts to participate the event. We are anticipating to aggregate the top minds of Asia, to dissect blockchain with innovative ideas, high-end technologies and precise analysis.
Numerous celebrities and industry experts will gather to discuss the latest industry trends, introduce innovative projects, research industry prospects and complete global distribution on the encrypted world economic map. S BLOCK's appearance at the forum will be highly anticipated by the participants. With blockchain technology gradually gaining mainstream recognition and the long-term low-level adjustment of the cryptocurrency market, S BLOCK will continue to leverage its strengths to facilitate the inside and outside of the industry. S Block will continue to work hard with the top founding team, excellent corporate culture and leading technical experience.
Contact
SBLOCK FOUNDATION PTE. LTD
Jennifer Bialek
contacts@sblock.com
www.sblock.com
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http://mrem.bernama.com/viewsm.php?idm=34751
Monday, 17 June 2019
UPSI WINS ACA CHAMPIONSHIP MALAYSIA 2019, TO REPRESENT MALAYSIA IN THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP IN NEW YORK, USA
KUALA LUMPUR, June 17 (Bernama) -- Acestar Sdn. Bhd. has officially announced the winners of the ACA Championship Malaysia 2019 Grand Finale at the 4th SEA Connect – The Creative Conference 2019 on the 13th June 2019 at the Grand Nexus, Connexion, Bangsar South City, Kuala Lumpur. Adobe Certified Associate Championships (ACA) is a prestigious inaugural global competition that identifies and recognizes the next generation of design professionals using Adobe® design software such as Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign. The organizer would like to send our heartiest congratulations to all the winners of the ACA Championship Malaysia 2019 Grand Finale in their respective category as below:
- Grand Champion: Muhammad Luqman Hakim bin Mohd Hanapiah (21) of Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Trip to New York, USA (Worth RM18,000)
- 1st Runner-up: Yeoh Sean Hui (20) of Han Chiang University College of Communications, HP Workstation Z2 G4S (Worth RM 9,800)
- 2nd Runner-up: Kung Sin Yee (21) of PIA College Ipoh, HP DreamColor Z24x (Worth RM 4,600)
Ms Surina Shukri, CEO of Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC), Mr Siva G, Director - Solutions & Strategy Consulting of Adobe Systems Inc and Ms Natalie Sit, Group CEO of Acestar Sdn Bhd officially presented the awards to the winners. Muhammad Luqman Hakim bin Mohd Hanapiah from Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris will be representing Malaysia at the World Championship Round, which will be held in New York from 28th to 31 July 2019. The competitors, aged between 13 to 22, will be given instructions, project requirements, and assets to complete a real-world design challenge. Top competitors are invited to represent their respective countries at the World Championship. The competitors’ artwork submitted to the competition will help raise funds and promote civic consciousness, while getting themselves exposed to industry professionals. Acestar Sdn. Bhd. will be sponsoring Muhammad Luqman to compete against the rest of the world in this prestigious event.
Muhammad Luqman Hakim bin Mohd Hanapiah of Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) said: "I am extremely honored to have been selected as the Winner of the ACA Championship Malaysia 2019. Throughout my journey, I have faced various challenges, however this has only strengthened me to be more focused as a goal-oriented achiever today. I would like to dedicate my win to my seniors and lecturers who have inspired me during my education at UPSI, and I am confident that I will be a strong Malaysian representative for the World Championship in New York."
Ms. Natalie Sit, Acestar Group CEO and Creative Cloud Community (CCC) Founder, said “The ACA Championship Malaysia 2019 is a perfect platform to encourage the younger generation to pick-up and fine tune their creative skills. I believe the youths will be able to have a better understanding of the creative industry by having the opportunity to have industry exposure.”
The SEA Connect – The Creative Conference 2019 recorded an attendance of approximately 2000 delegates across South East Asia. This year’s conference featured various exciting programs, including seminars and talks by prominent personnel and public figures, stage performances, networking session, luncheon, ACA Championship Malaysia 2019 Grand Finale and the official launching of “Creative Cloud Community ELITE”.
Acestar Group CEO and CCC Founder Ms. Natalie Sit, and Adobe’s Director Solutions & Strategy Consulting Mr. Siva G. delivered as keynote speakers during the event while Ms. Surina Shukri, CEO of Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) attended as the Guest of Honor.
About Acestar Sdn. Bhd. (Acestar)
Acestar was formed by Natalie Sit in 2008. As the Adobe Platinum Partner of Malaysia, Acestar has its focused in Education & Commercial Industry (SME/Enterprise markets). With a team of very capable & self-motivated professionals, Natalie was able to ignite their passion with her Acestarian work culture, thereby delivering a unique personal experience to its Customers. Both Natalie & Acestar were recently recognized by Star Media as Best Female Entrepreneur of the Year Award and Best Employer of the Year (Silver Award) respectively during the SOBA Awards Presentation Ceremony in January 2017. For more information, visit Acestar at http://www.acestar.my.
Please click here for photos : SEA CONNECT - CREATIVE CONFERENCE
Source: Global Creative Media Agency (GCMA)
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Name: Natalie Sit
Group CEO Acestar Sdn. Bhd.
Email: natalie@acestar.my
Tel: +6012-505-5250 / +603-2242-3202
Name: Lavinesh
PR & Corporate Communications
Global Creative Media Agency (GCMA)
Email: lavinesh@gcma.tv
Tel: +6013-323-0717 / +603-7733-4262
--BERNAMA
Muhammad Luqman Hakim bin Mohd Hanapiah of Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) said: "I am extremely honored to have been selected as the Winner of the ACA Championship Malaysia 2019. Throughout my journey, I have faced various challenges, however this has only strengthened me to be more focused as a goal-oriented achiever today. I would like to dedicate my win to my seniors and lecturers who have inspired me during my education at UPSI, and I am confident that I will be a strong Malaysian representative for the World Championship in New York."
Ms. Natalie Sit, Acestar Group CEO and Creative Cloud Community (CCC) Founder, said “The ACA Championship Malaysia 2019 is a perfect platform to encourage the younger generation to pick-up and fine tune their creative skills. I believe the youths will be able to have a better understanding of the creative industry by having the opportunity to have industry exposure.”
The SEA Connect – The Creative Conference 2019 recorded an attendance of approximately 2000 delegates across South East Asia. This year’s conference featured various exciting programs, including seminars and talks by prominent personnel and public figures, stage performances, networking session, luncheon, ACA Championship Malaysia 2019 Grand Finale and the official launching of “Creative Cloud Community ELITE”.
Acestar Group CEO and CCC Founder Ms. Natalie Sit, and Adobe’s Director Solutions & Strategy Consulting Mr. Siva G. delivered as keynote speakers during the event while Ms. Surina Shukri, CEO of Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) attended as the Guest of Honor.
About Acestar Sdn. Bhd. (Acestar)
Acestar was formed by Natalie Sit in 2008. As the Adobe Platinum Partner of Malaysia, Acestar has its focused in Education & Commercial Industry (SME/Enterprise markets). With a team of very capable & self-motivated professionals, Natalie was able to ignite their passion with her Acestarian work culture, thereby delivering a unique personal experience to its Customers. Both Natalie & Acestar were recently recognized by Star Media as Best Female Entrepreneur of the Year Award and Best Employer of the Year (Silver Award) respectively during the SOBA Awards Presentation Ceremony in January 2017. For more information, visit Acestar at http://www.acestar.my.
Please click here for photos : SEA CONNECT - CREATIVE CONFERENCE
Source: Global Creative Media Agency (GCMA)
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Name: Natalie Sit
Group CEO Acestar Sdn. Bhd.
Email: natalie@acestar.my
Tel: +6012-505-5250 / +603-2242-3202
Name: Lavinesh
PR & Corporate Communications
Global Creative Media Agency (GCMA)
Email: lavinesh@gcma.tv
Tel: +6013-323-0717 / +603-7733-4262
--BERNAMA
Friday, 14 June 2019
Toshiba image recognition processor key component in Toyota vehicle systems
KUALA LUMPUR, June 11 (Bernama) -- Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation (Toshiba) has announced its Visconti(™)4 image recognition processor was a key component in the driver assistance systems of Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) vehicles.
Toyota has recorded industry-leading scores in the 2018 Japan New Car Assessment Program (JNCAP), the Japanese Government programme that assesses the road safety of new vehicles.
Toshiba is contributing to a future of safe vehicles by channelling its know-how in deep neural networks and sensor, and imaging technologies into the Visconti(™) series of image processor LSIs for advanced driver assistance systems.
The LSI’s ability to process luminance differences between objects and their backgrounds, realises better detection of pedestrians at night and in low light conditions.
This has helped the Toyota vehicles win high scores in assessment of collision avoidance braking for pedestrians.
The Alphard/Vellfire integrating the system received a high score of 126 points and took the Grand Prix Award for preventive safety performance assessment, and all of the Toyota models integrating Visconti(™)4 were evaluated as Advanced Safety Vehicle (ASV)+++.
Toshiba is now developing Visconti(™)5, which will deliver advanced Deep Neural Network IP and expects to start sample shipments in September this year.
-- BERNAMA
Thursday, 13 June 2019
CROWN BIOSCIENCE ANNOUNCES FOUR NEW PRECLINICAL NASH MODELS IN DEVELOPMENT
- Reaffirms Commitment to NASH Drug Discovery -
SAN DIEGO, June 13 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Crown Bioscience, a global drug discovery and development services company providing translational platforms to advance oncology, inflammation, cardiovascular and metabolic disease research, today announced four new preclinical translational NASH models in development.
NASH is a degenerative liver disease that affects up to 12 percent of the adult population worldwide and without treatment is expected to become the leading cause for liver transplant by 2020. Today there are no approved drugs to treat NASH.
CrownBio is steadfast in its commitment to the NASH drug development community through continued research and development of translatable preclinical NASH models. This dedicated investment will result in the availability of four new models over the next 12 months.
The models include:
SAN DIEGO, June 13 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Crown Bioscience, a global drug discovery and development services company providing translational platforms to advance oncology, inflammation, cardiovascular and metabolic disease research, today announced four new preclinical translational NASH models in development.
NASH is a degenerative liver disease that affects up to 12 percent of the adult population worldwide and without treatment is expected to become the leading cause for liver transplant by 2020. Today there are no approved drugs to treat NASH.
CrownBio is steadfast in its commitment to the NASH drug development community through continued research and development of translatable preclinical NASH models. This dedicated investment will result in the availability of four new models over the next 12 months.
The models include:
- A chemically-enhanced murine model using carbon tetrachloride
- Modified diet models such as amylin, MCD or other choline deficient diets which more closely mimic a western diet and exacerbates fibrosis
- An accelerated diet-induced murine model
- An accelerated diet-induced NHP model
These models will join the existing CrownBio NASH platform which include the MS-NASH model (formerly known as FATZO), a next generation murine model of obesity, dysmetabolism and diabetes that exhibits accelerated and exacerbated liver fibrosis under administration of carbon tetrachloride, and a spontaneously obese, dysmetabolic, and diabetic NHP model, which develops NAFLD/NASH similarly to humans.
“We continue to demonstrate our deep commitment to developing new and relevant preclinical models of NASH,” said Jim Wang, senior vice president cardiovascular and metabolic disease research. “The addition of these new models will establish a market-leading platform to accelerate NASH drug discovery.”
Supporting International NASH Day 2019:
To support NASH Day, CrownBio will host a webinar that presents solutions to the challenges associated with preclinical modeling of NASH. CrownBio will donate $25 for each person that attends the webinar to the Global Liver Institute.
Visit https://www.crownbio.com/nash-day-webinar to register.
New NASH Research:
CrownBio recently presented two posters on the MS-NASH model at the 79th Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association earlier this week.
“We continue to demonstrate our deep commitment to developing new and relevant preclinical models of NASH,” said Jim Wang, senior vice president cardiovascular and metabolic disease research. “The addition of these new models will establish a market-leading platform to accelerate NASH drug discovery.”
Supporting International NASH Day 2019:
To support NASH Day, CrownBio will host a webinar that presents solutions to the challenges associated with preclinical modeling of NASH. CrownBio will donate $25 for each person that attends the webinar to the Global Liver Institute.
Visit https://www.crownbio.com/nash-day-webinar to register.
New NASH Research:
CrownBio recently presented two posters on the MS-NASH model at the 79th Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association earlier this week.
- Accelerated Hepatic Fibrosis in Western Diet-Fed Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis Mice Model by Small Dosage of Carbon Tetrachloride
- Progressive Liver Dysfunction Resulted from a High-Fat, High-Fructose Diet in MS-NASH (FATZO) Mice
About Crown Bioscience Inc.
Crown Bioscience, a JSR Life Sciences company, is a global drug discovery and development services company providing translational platforms to advance oncology and metabolic disease research. With an extensive portfolio of relevant models and predictive tools, Crown Bioscience enables clients to deliver superior clinical candidates.
For more information visit:
https://www.crownbio.com
https://www.jsrlifesciences.com
Media Enquiries:
Jody Barbeau
Crown Bioscience Inc.
marketing@crownbio.com
SOURCE : Crown Bioscience
Terns Pharmaceuticals initiates clinical trial for NASH treatment
KUALA LUMPUR, June 13 (Bernama) -- Terns Pharmaceuticals Inc, a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company has announced the initiation of a Phase 1 clinical trial of TERN-101, a farnesoid X receptor (FXR) agonist, developed for the treatment of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).
The Phase 1 trial of TERN-101 is a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study designed to evaluate the safety, pharmacokinetics and plasma biomarkers of FXR pathway activation in participants receiving placebo or TERN-101 at various dose levels for seven days.
According to a statement, the initiation of the study in the United States (US) follows US Food and Drug Administration clearance of the Investigational New Drug application for TERN-101 filed earlier this year.
“We look forward to evaluating data from this trial later this year as we assess the potential benefits of TERN-101 in the treatment of NASH,” said Terns chief medical officer, Erin Quirk, M.D.
Initially discovered and developed by Eli Lilly and Company, TERN-101 was previously advanced through a Phase 1 study and demonstrated clinical pharmacokinetic properties consistent with once daily dosing.
Last year, Terns announced a global, exclusive agreement with Eli Lilly to develop, manufacture and commercialise TERN-101 for the treatment of NASH. The company also plans studies in China as part of the TERN-101 development plan.
For more information, contact https://www.ternspharma.com.
-- BERNAMA
Juniper Networks wins ´Best of Show´ top awards at Interop Tokyo 2019
KUALA LUMPUR, June 13 (Bernama) -- Juniper Networks has bagged multiple top honours at Interop Tokyo 2019 for the 13th consecutive year.
The long-running recognition reflects Juniper’s commitment towards delivering engineering simplicity, in which the company strives to consistently solve the world’s most difficult networking problems by removing complexities for customers.
Juniper triumphed in six categories this year. The awards are ‘Best of Show’ Grand Prix Award (Security); ‘Best of Show’ Grand Prix Award (AI); ‘Best of Show’ Grand Prix Runners-Up Award (Cloud Infrastructure); ‘Best of Show’ Special Award (NFV/SDI); ‘Best of Show’ Special Award (Management); and, ‘Best of ShowNet’ Grand Prix Award.
The ‘Best of Show’ awards regularly receives hundreds of nominations across the industry, being evaluated annually by a prominent judging panel of industry experts and executives.
As one of the largest network computing trade shows in Asia, Interop Tokyo is renowned for being a top global business technology event, showcasing cutting-edge networking products, solutions and services offered by worldwide vendors.
-- BERNAMA
The long-running recognition reflects Juniper’s commitment towards delivering engineering simplicity, in which the company strives to consistently solve the world’s most difficult networking problems by removing complexities for customers.
Juniper triumphed in six categories this year. The awards are ‘Best of Show’ Grand Prix Award (Security); ‘Best of Show’ Grand Prix Award (AI); ‘Best of Show’ Grand Prix Runners-Up Award (Cloud Infrastructure); ‘Best of Show’ Special Award (NFV/SDI); ‘Best of Show’ Special Award (Management); and, ‘Best of ShowNet’ Grand Prix Award.
The ‘Best of Show’ awards regularly receives hundreds of nominations across the industry, being evaluated annually by a prominent judging panel of industry experts and executives.
As one of the largest network computing trade shows in Asia, Interop Tokyo is renowned for being a top global business technology event, showcasing cutting-edge networking products, solutions and services offered by worldwide vendors.
-- BERNAMA
Yokogawa leverages enterprise resource planning solutions to Southeast Asia
KUALA LUMPUR, June 13 (Bernama) -- Yokogawa Electric Corporation is establishing new business units at its Singapore regional headquarters and Thailand subsidiary, offering enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions to process and manufacturing industry customers in Southeast Asia.
According to a statement, the new business will leverage Yokogawa’s expertise and resources at this field in Japan, and will officially commence on July 1.
With the addition of ERP solutions to its portfolio in Southeast Asia, Yokogawa will be able to provide its industrial customers a full range of control and enterprise solutions, from sensors on the plant floor to business planning support for top management.
The company will start offering consultation and implementation for solutions, including Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations; mcframe (production management system); FLEXSCHE (powerful production scheduler) and eServ (maintenance management system).
Each solution is highly flexible, and can be adapted to customers’ specific needs in a wide variety of industries from chemicals, oil & gas, and energy to food, pharmaceuticals and automobile manufacturing.
For more information, contact https://www.yokogawa.com.
-- BERNAMA
According to a statement, the new business will leverage Yokogawa’s expertise and resources at this field in Japan, and will officially commence on July 1.
With the addition of ERP solutions to its portfolio in Southeast Asia, Yokogawa will be able to provide its industrial customers a full range of control and enterprise solutions, from sensors on the plant floor to business planning support for top management.
The company will start offering consultation and implementation for solutions, including Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations; mcframe (production management system); FLEXSCHE (powerful production scheduler) and eServ (maintenance management system).
Each solution is highly flexible, and can be adapted to customers’ specific needs in a wide variety of industries from chemicals, oil & gas, and energy to food, pharmaceuticals and automobile manufacturing.
For more information, contact https://www.yokogawa.com.
-- BERNAMA
Wednesday, 12 June 2019
EATON TRANSFORMS CIRCUIT BREAKERS WITH CONNECTIVITY, INTELLIGENCE INTO NEXT GENERATION IOT TECHNOLOGY SUPPORTING FAIL-SAFE BUILDINGS AND PROCESSES
- Eaton’s Power Defense molded case circuit breakers provide game-changing intelligence for essential power system component in global applications
- The Power Defense platform enables predictive diagnostics and real-time monitoring to dramatically improve maintenance and power system protection
SINGAPORE, June 12 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Power management company Eaton has unveiled its latest innovation in circuit protection technology with the release of the Power Defense™ molded case circuit breakers. Eaton’s new and globally certified molded case circuit breaker provides in-depth system visibility and predictive diagnostics in a foundational electrical system component. The Power Defense circuit breakers generate real-time, data-driven insights that can improve system reliability and cost savings, and optimize operational efficiency for global original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), commercial construction and data center applications.
By 2040, Asia-Pacific will account for over 40 percent of the world's cumulative energy investments. As Southeast Asia undergoes urbanization, it will need to add 354 gigawatts of extra capacity for power generation within the same time frame. With the building and construction sector being one of the biggest energy consumers in ASEAN, the region is developing a Green Building Code to drive sustainable building practices. Anticipating the rising demand for better energy efficiency and levels of sustainability, Eaton offers the Power Defense circuit case breakers as part of its range of power management solutions to address these needs.
Traditional thermal magnetic breakers are designed to protect people and equipment from overcurrent or electrical overloads, but do not provide data on what originally caused the event or where it occurred. By adding connectivity and intelligence to circuit protection, Eaton created an integrated, automated solution that provides both industry-leading circuit protection and the ability to generate actionable breaker and power management data. Now, in the event of a fault, Eaton Power Defense circuit breakers provide visibility into where and why a fault occurred, making it easier and faster to restore power.
“Tapping into our ethos of making what matters work, Eaton builds upon our established leadership in circuit protection technology to empower customers with greater oversight,” said Jimmy Yam, vice president of sales for Eaton’s Electrical Sector in East Asia. “The Power Defense circuit breakers bring extensive predictive capabilities that enhance the safety and reliability of any power management system. Now, customers can adopt a proactive maintenance approach that ensures resources are better allocated, and downtime is minimized.”
With Power Xpert® Release electronic trip units, Eaton Power Defense circuit breakers provide off-the-shelf communications, energy metering and sophisticated algorithms that deliver critical data about the power distribution system and energy usage. The trip units monitor and report current, voltage and real power consumed, while also providing data to generate waveforms and visually analyze safety and power availability.
The Power Defense technology incorporates Eaton’s ArcFlash Reduction Maintenance System™ and Zone Selective Interlock (ZSI) technology to advance safety. Eaton’s ArcFlash Reduction Maintenance Technology is designed to reduce dangerous incident energy levels, and can be activated remotely by personnel, while ZSI helps protect equipment by intelligently selecting faster trip times. The Power Defense circuit breakers also enable personnel to perform ZSI system testing with visual status indication to improve productivity.
The globally accredited Power Defense platform meets a variety of industry standards, including applicable UL®, International Electrotechnical Committee (IEC), China Compulsory Certificate (CCC) and Canadian Standards Association (CSA).
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Having served various countries in Asia Pacific for more than 40 years, Eaton is equipped with a deep understanding of the region’s unique energy landscape – from emerging economies to developed markets. Spurred by the power needs and trends of tropical data centers, smart buildings, utilities and digital transformation programs, Eaton in Asia Pacific has grown rapidly to address the region's technology and energy demands.
About Eaton
Eaton is a power management company with 2018 sales of $21.6 billion. Its energy-efficient solutions help customers effectively manage electrical, hydraulic and mechanical power more reliably, safely and sustainably. The company is dedicated to improving the quality of life and the environment through the use of power management technologies and services. Eaton employs 99,000 people worldwide, and sells products to customers in more than 175 countries. For more information, visit Eaton.com.
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Mercer unveils new worldwide trends in asset allocation
KUALA LUMPUR, June 12 (Bernama) -- Mercer has launched its report on asset allocation and investment trends, impacting pension fund assets of almost US$5 trillion in assets under management (AUM). (US$1 = RM4.16)
The report titled ‘Growth Markets Asset Allocation Trends: Evolving Landscape’ involves trends across Latin America, Middle East, Africa and Asia.
Of the AUM analysed, 56 per cent of assets were from corporate and government pension schemes in Asia.
Globally, average allocations were to fixed income (46 per cent), equities (40 per cent), alternatives (four per cent) and cash/others (10 per cent).
This positioning represents an increase in equity and a decline in fixed income over the measurement period, from 32 per cent and 57 per cent, respectively.
Mercer also noted an increase in foreign assets relative to domestic assets. This shift was notable in Japan, South Korea, Malaysia and Taiwan as investors sought greater geographic diversification.
On the other hand, Malaysia-based Employees Provident Fund (EPF) has increased its foreign equity allocation and increased efforts to diversify portfolios, including higher exposure to alternatives.
Both the EPF and government pension fund (KWAP) combined asset allocation maintains a strong bias for domestic equities and Malaysian Government fixed income securities.
Mercer Wealth Leader for Growth Markets, Fiona Dunsire said: “Investors seek to achieve better investment outcomes, but in many cases also face regulatory restrictions on the amount of assets they can invest outside their home country, all while addressing ongoing political, economic and demographic shifts.
“As investors diversify their portfolios globally, they need to assess how to access the best investment opportunities and at the right cost.”
-- BERNAMA
The report titled ‘Growth Markets Asset Allocation Trends: Evolving Landscape’ involves trends across Latin America, Middle East, Africa and Asia.
Of the AUM analysed, 56 per cent of assets were from corporate and government pension schemes in Asia.
Globally, average allocations were to fixed income (46 per cent), equities (40 per cent), alternatives (four per cent) and cash/others (10 per cent).
This positioning represents an increase in equity and a decline in fixed income over the measurement period, from 32 per cent and 57 per cent, respectively.
Mercer also noted an increase in foreign assets relative to domestic assets. This shift was notable in Japan, South Korea, Malaysia and Taiwan as investors sought greater geographic diversification.
On the other hand, Malaysia-based Employees Provident Fund (EPF) has increased its foreign equity allocation and increased efforts to diversify portfolios, including higher exposure to alternatives.
Both the EPF and government pension fund (KWAP) combined asset allocation maintains a strong bias for domestic equities and Malaysian Government fixed income securities.
Mercer Wealth Leader for Growth Markets, Fiona Dunsire said: “Investors seek to achieve better investment outcomes, but in many cases also face regulatory restrictions on the amount of assets they can invest outside their home country, all while addressing ongoing political, economic and demographic shifts.
“As investors diversify their portfolios globally, they need to assess how to access the best investment opportunities and at the right cost.”
-- BERNAMA
Friday, 7 June 2019
OTSUKA CHEMICAL SUCCEEDED PART OF THE CEFIXIME BUSINESS FROM ASTELLAS PHARMA
TOKYO, June 7 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Otsuka Chemical Co., Ltd. (Head office: Chuo-Ku, Osaka; President & Representative Director: Takeharu Harashima; hereinafter “Otsuka Chemical”) announces that it has succeeded part of the Cefixime business from Astellas Pharma, Inc. (Head Office: Chuo-Ku, Tokyo; President & CEO: Kenji Yasukawa, Ph.D.; hereinafter “Astellas Pharma”).
Through this agreement, Otsuka Chemical acquires the business of Cefixime from Astellas Pharma to supply the API (Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient) to overseas licensees along with assets such as contracts belonging to the licensing business and the trademark. This means our company’s entry into the API business, resulting in strengthening the integrated antibiotic-related business from intermediates to API.
Cefixime developed by Astellas Pharma is a third-generation cephalosporin with antibacterial activity against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria and it is extensively prescribed worldwide.
In addition to the main business field of chemicals, Otsuka Chemical will continue strengthening the manufacturing technology of high-quality API and their marketing and brand power to promote pharmaceutical-related business and CMO business by taking advantage of key technologies cultivated in the field of organic and inorganic chemicals.
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Through this agreement, Otsuka Chemical acquires the business of Cefixime from Astellas Pharma to supply the API (Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient) to overseas licensees along with assets such as contracts belonging to the licensing business and the trademark. This means our company’s entry into the API business, resulting in strengthening the integrated antibiotic-related business from intermediates to API.
Cefixime developed by Astellas Pharma is a third-generation cephalosporin with antibacterial activity against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria and it is extensively prescribed worldwide.
In addition to the main business field of chemicals, Otsuka Chemical will continue strengthening the manufacturing technology of high-quality API and their marketing and brand power to promote pharmaceutical-related business and CMO business by taking advantage of key technologies cultivated in the field of organic and inorganic chemicals.
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COHESITY APPOINTS WILLIAM HO AS VICE PRESIDENT OF SALES TO ACCELERATE GROWTH IN ASIA PACIFIC REGION
Ho Brings More Than 20 Years of Experience Growing Revenue and Market Share for Leading Brands and Will Help Customers Solve Mass Data Fragmentation Challenges
SAN JOSE, Calif., June 7 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Cohesity today announced that William Ho has joined the company’s leadership team as vice president of sales, Asia Pacific, to accelerate the company’s momentum in the region.
Ho brings more than 20 years of enterprise technology leadership experience to Cohesity. He will play a key role in helping Asia Pacific customers and partners solve mass data fragmentation challenges.
With mass data fragmentation, massive volumes of non-mission-critical data -- data used for backup, archiving, testing and development, file shares and object stores, and analytics -- sit in silos that don’t integrate and can be incredibly challenging, costly, and time-consuming to back up and manage. Cohesity consolidates data silos and applications onto one easy-to-use platform, empowering customers in the Asia Pacific region and around the world increase IT efficiency, reduce costs and compliance challenges, and derive powerful insights that can create better business outcomes.
Ho previously served as senior vice president, Asia Pacific and Japan, for the telecommunications equipment manufacturer ARRIS, where he focused on service provider and enterprise business. He joined ARRIS in 2017 when the company acquired Ruckus, where Ho worked as vice president, Asia Pacific and Japan, since 2013.
Ho began his career as a software engineer with Bell Northern Research in Canada, which later became Nortel Networks, serving the company as director, wireless solutions, Asia Pacific, and then as managing director, Intelligent Business Unit, Asia Pacific, overseeing Nortel’s enterprise networking business in the region. In 2005, he joined Cisco, where he was a key executive responsible for building Cisco’s business in Asia and China. Over a period of nearly ten years, Ho led Cisco’s Mobile Service Provider business and strategy for Asia Pacific, and later served as the senior vice president of Cisco China.
Cohesity has grown its presence in the Asia Pacific region as more enterprises reduce their reliance on legacy point products and instead embrace modern data management solutions. Recently signed customers in the region include True Alliance and Vita Group. Cohesity has partnered with leading resellers and cloud service providers Data#3, Nexion Networks, Secure Agility, and Spectrum Consulting in Australia and New Zealand.
“William has an incredible track record driving growth within enterprise technology companies and we’re excited to have him lead sales in a market that is critical to Cohesity’s success,” said Mark Parrinello, vice president of worldwide sales, Cohesity.
“The innovations that Cohesity has introduced will completely transform enterprise IT environments, and I’m thrilled with the opportunity to bring this revolutionary technology to new partners and customers in the Asia Pacific region,” Ho said.
About Cohesity
Cohesity makes your data work for you by consolidating secondary storage silos onto a hyperconverged, web-scale data platform that spans both private and public clouds. Enterprise customers begin by radically streamlining their backup and data protection, then converge file and object services, test/dev instances, and analytic functions to provide a global data store. Cohesity counts many Global 1000 companies and federal agencies among its rapidly growing customer base and was named to Forbes’ “Next Billion-Dollar Startups 2017,” LinkedIn’s “Startups: The 50 Industry Disruptors You Need to Know Now,” and CRN’s “2017 Emerging Vendors in Storage” lists. For more information, visit our website www.cohesity.com and blog https://cohesity.com/blog/, follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/cohesity and LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/3750699/ and like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/cohesity/.
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SAN JOSE, Calif., June 7 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Cohesity today announced that William Ho has joined the company’s leadership team as vice president of sales, Asia Pacific, to accelerate the company’s momentum in the region.
Ho brings more than 20 years of enterprise technology leadership experience to Cohesity. He will play a key role in helping Asia Pacific customers and partners solve mass data fragmentation challenges.
With mass data fragmentation, massive volumes of non-mission-critical data -- data used for backup, archiving, testing and development, file shares and object stores, and analytics -- sit in silos that don’t integrate and can be incredibly challenging, costly, and time-consuming to back up and manage. Cohesity consolidates data silos and applications onto one easy-to-use platform, empowering customers in the Asia Pacific region and around the world increase IT efficiency, reduce costs and compliance challenges, and derive powerful insights that can create better business outcomes.
Ho previously served as senior vice president, Asia Pacific and Japan, for the telecommunications equipment manufacturer ARRIS, where he focused on service provider and enterprise business. He joined ARRIS in 2017 when the company acquired Ruckus, where Ho worked as vice president, Asia Pacific and Japan, since 2013.
Ho began his career as a software engineer with Bell Northern Research in Canada, which later became Nortel Networks, serving the company as director, wireless solutions, Asia Pacific, and then as managing director, Intelligent Business Unit, Asia Pacific, overseeing Nortel’s enterprise networking business in the region. In 2005, he joined Cisco, where he was a key executive responsible for building Cisco’s business in Asia and China. Over a period of nearly ten years, Ho led Cisco’s Mobile Service Provider business and strategy for Asia Pacific, and later served as the senior vice president of Cisco China.
Cohesity has grown its presence in the Asia Pacific region as more enterprises reduce their reliance on legacy point products and instead embrace modern data management solutions. Recently signed customers in the region include True Alliance and Vita Group. Cohesity has partnered with leading resellers and cloud service providers Data#3, Nexion Networks, Secure Agility, and Spectrum Consulting in Australia and New Zealand.
“William has an incredible track record driving growth within enterprise technology companies and we’re excited to have him lead sales in a market that is critical to Cohesity’s success,” said Mark Parrinello, vice president of worldwide sales, Cohesity.
“The innovations that Cohesity has introduced will completely transform enterprise IT environments, and I’m thrilled with the opportunity to bring this revolutionary technology to new partners and customers in the Asia Pacific region,” Ho said.
About Cohesity
Cohesity makes your data work for you by consolidating secondary storage silos onto a hyperconverged, web-scale data platform that spans both private and public clouds. Enterprise customers begin by radically streamlining their backup and data protection, then converge file and object services, test/dev instances, and analytic functions to provide a global data store. Cohesity counts many Global 1000 companies and federal agencies among its rapidly growing customer base and was named to Forbes’ “Next Billion-Dollar Startups 2017,” LinkedIn’s “Startups: The 50 Industry Disruptors You Need to Know Now,” and CRN’s “2017 Emerging Vendors in Storage” lists. For more information, visit our website www.cohesity.com and blog https://cohesity.com/blog/, follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/cohesity and LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/3750699/ and like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/cohesity/.
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MARVEL Super War game begins closed beta test today
KUALA LUMPUR, May 28 (Bernama) -- NetEase and Marvel Entertainment today revealed the first content from their collaboration, MARVEL Super War, gathering Super Heroes and Super Villains from across the Marvel Universe into one colossal clash.
This free-to-play MOBA mobile game has officially begun its closed beta test (data resets) for Android and iOS devices in Southeast Asia and India.
The game’s key pillar is its unique utilisation of the Marvel characters’ wide variety of powers.
Unlike traditional MOBAs on mobile, MARVEL Super War is focused on fair combat and balanced gameplay.
From the Avengers and X-Men to the Guardians of the Galaxy and Spider-Man, players can take some of their favourite characters straight into combat, using their abilities to create epic moments on the battlefield.
MARVEL Super War is now available on both Android and iOS devices for its closed beta test in Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines and India.
More details at www.MARVELSuperWar.com
-- BERNAMA
Monday, 3 June 2019
Saturday, 1 June 2019
DATA SCIENCE FIRM THEMATHCOMPANY TO EXPAND ITS GLOBAL PRESENCE WITH FUNDING FROM ARIHANT PATNI
SINGAPORE, May 31 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- TheMathCompany, a data science firm, based in Bengaluru, Chicago and Singapore, is excited to announce funding from Arihant Patni, from the Patni Computers Family Office. Since its inception in September 2016, TheMathCompany works with over 30 Fortune 500 clients and is one of the fastest growing Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning start-ups in the world. The funding will be utilized to expand TheMathCompany’s footprint globally, build next generation platforms and enhance customer experience.
Founded by industry leaders, Sayandeb Banerjee, Aditya Kumbakonam and Anuj Krishna, TheMathCompany employs over 250 data scientists, data engineers, and visualization experts. The company has clients from industries like CPG, Retail, Insurance and Banking, across the US, UK, Singapore, Hong Kong, Europe and the Middle East. This will be the Series A round of funding for TheMathCompany, in tune with their estimated revenue of US$10 Million.
Sayandeb Banerjee, Co-founder and CEO of TheMathCompany said, “In Arihant, we have found not just a financial investor, but also a strategic partner who brings along with him the experience of setting up and scaling global enterprises. Together, we are excited to embark on this journey in building a world-renowned next-gen data and analytics organization. We are changing the way organizations go about enterprise-wide transformations, by defining and executing comprehensive and robust analytics strategies. We are glad to have a partner with the experience and the ambition to work with us towards this vision.”
Arihant Patni, Entrepreneur, Venture Capitalist added, “Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning solutions are redefining business processes and generating immense business value. TheMathCompany has seen tremendous growth in a short span and the founders have a unique vision towards enhancing enterprise intelligence, combined with deep expertise in this space. Having been part of the evolution of Patni computer services, transforming the software delivery space, I see similar potential in TheMathCompany to grow and expand their reach to customers around the world. This is not just a financial investment but a relationship with a team that shares my passion for data science and a commitment to backing the team in the future. I believe their strategy and commitment to customer satisfaction would help the company scale and it gives me great pleasure to be part of the growth.”
About Arihant Patni
Arihant is an entrepreneur and an active venture capitalist and directly engaged in three-sector focused VC funds. He is the Managing Director of Ideaspring Capital, a new early-stage fund in collaboration with established IT entrepreneurs, that focuses on enterprise technology. He is also the Managing Director and Co-founder of The Hive, a Silicon Valley ‘Big Data’ incubator with offices in Palo Alto, Mumbai and Bangalore. He is the Director and Co-founder of Nirvana Ventures, a fund focused on the Internet space. Lastly, he actively invests in his personal capacity via his family office, and works closely with portfolio companies.
About TheMathCompany
TheMathCompany is an Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning firm that helps organizations transform intelligence, create demonstrated value and makes them analytically self-sufficient. TheMathCompany has been recognized as one of the fastest growing start-ups in the world. With a holistic range of services across data engineering, data science and solution deployment, the company is consistently disrupting the analytics services and product space.
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Founded by industry leaders, Sayandeb Banerjee, Aditya Kumbakonam and Anuj Krishna, TheMathCompany employs over 250 data scientists, data engineers, and visualization experts. The company has clients from industries like CPG, Retail, Insurance and Banking, across the US, UK, Singapore, Hong Kong, Europe and the Middle East. This will be the Series A round of funding for TheMathCompany, in tune with their estimated revenue of US$10 Million.
Sayandeb Banerjee, Co-founder and CEO of TheMathCompany said, “In Arihant, we have found not just a financial investor, but also a strategic partner who brings along with him the experience of setting up and scaling global enterprises. Together, we are excited to embark on this journey in building a world-renowned next-gen data and analytics organization. We are changing the way organizations go about enterprise-wide transformations, by defining and executing comprehensive and robust analytics strategies. We are glad to have a partner with the experience and the ambition to work with us towards this vision.”
Arihant Patni, Entrepreneur, Venture Capitalist added, “Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning solutions are redefining business processes and generating immense business value. TheMathCompany has seen tremendous growth in a short span and the founders have a unique vision towards enhancing enterprise intelligence, combined with deep expertise in this space. Having been part of the evolution of Patni computer services, transforming the software delivery space, I see similar potential in TheMathCompany to grow and expand their reach to customers around the world. This is not just a financial investment but a relationship with a team that shares my passion for data science and a commitment to backing the team in the future. I believe their strategy and commitment to customer satisfaction would help the company scale and it gives me great pleasure to be part of the growth.”
About Arihant Patni
Arihant is an entrepreneur and an active venture capitalist and directly engaged in three-sector focused VC funds. He is the Managing Director of Ideaspring Capital, a new early-stage fund in collaboration with established IT entrepreneurs, that focuses on enterprise technology. He is also the Managing Director and Co-founder of The Hive, a Silicon Valley ‘Big Data’ incubator with offices in Palo Alto, Mumbai and Bangalore. He is the Director and Co-founder of Nirvana Ventures, a fund focused on the Internet space. Lastly, he actively invests in his personal capacity via his family office, and works closely with portfolio companies.
About TheMathCompany
TheMathCompany is an Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning firm that helps organizations transform intelligence, create demonstrated value and makes them analytically self-sufficient. TheMathCompany has been recognized as one of the fastest growing start-ups in the world. With a holistic range of services across data engineering, data science and solution deployment, the company is consistently disrupting the analytics services and product space.
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