FASTLY RECOGNIZED AS A LEADER IN EDGE DEVELOPMENT PLATFORMS, ONLY VENDOR WITH DIFFERENTIATED RANKING IN SECURITY

Independent Research Firm ranks Fastly as one of only two leaders in new report on emerging edge development platforms

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 28 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Fastly, Inc. (NYSE: FSLY), a global edge cloud platform provider, today announced it was named a Leader in The Forrester New Wave™: Edge Development Platforms, Q4 2021 report. Fastly’s Compute@Edge was given differentiated scores, the highest possible, across six criteria, including vision, roadmap, developer experience, platform execution model, and day-two-plus experience. Fastly was also the only vendor to receive a differentiated rating in the security criterion, and believes this validates the strength of the company’s current serverless compute offering.

According to the Forrester New Wave report, Fastly’s Compute@Edge “offers secure edge compute with negligible cold starts” and “starts within the time it takes to complete a transport layer security handshake. The result: no more pre-warming for maximum serverless performance. Fastly’s custom-built runtime isolates requests on a per-instance basis and supports Rust and Javascript software development kits.”

“When we built Compute@Edge, our goal was to empower developers to architect globally distributed applications faster and more securely on the network edge. Years of investment in custom-built technology have allowed us to do this, and today we are honored to be recognized as a leader by Forrester in the New Wave report for Edge Development Platforms,” said Tyler McMullen, CTO at Fastly. “I’m particularly thrilled to have maintained our commitment to security and the developer experience, allowing our customers to enjoy a more secure, higher-performing serverless compute environment designed to build the next era of modern applications. ”

Fastly’s Compute@Edge received differentiated scores in the following criteria, all of which have been foundational priorities for Fastly’s Compute@Edge from the beginning:

· Security: Compute@Edge leverages Fastly’s unique isolation technology that creates and destroys a sandbox for each request flowing through its platform in microseconds. This effectively eliminates an entire class of security vulnerabilities and side-channel attacks while simultaneously and holistically minimizing attack surface area.

· Developer Experience: We empower developers to build applications and execute custom logic in languages they know and love. Compute@Edge workloads run directly on Fastly’s globally distributed edge cloud platform, using features such as real-time logging and stats, enhanced CLI functionality, Terraform API support, and more to provide the most developer-centric serverless option on the market. Fastly's Developer Hub also helps developers push application logic to the edge with ready-to-deploy code examples, structured tutorials, and API documentation.

· Vision and Roadmap: Just as virtual machines and containers enabled previous generations of technology, Fastly's WebAssembly-based approach builds on open standards to give developers a trusted platform on which to build their most important apps. Fastly aims to fuel the momentum behind its serverless compute environment by continuing to contribute to these open standards, setting new expectations for how fast and secure edge serverless should be.

By building advanced applications and custom logic on the edge, organizations can reduce infrastructure cost, scale instantly, and enhance the most latency-sensitive use cases. Fastly continues to see strong traction for Compute@Edge with steady growth across a variety of geographies and industries, as more customers tap into its powerful serverless compute environment. Popular use cases include A/B testing, enhanced API performance, authentication, and more.

Learn more about Compute@Edge by visiting: https://www.fastly.com/products/edge-compute/serverless. 

The Forrester New Wave: Edge Development Platforms, Q4 2021 report evaluated nine total vendors across 10 criteria. To view a complimentary copy of the full report, visit https://learn.fastly.com/forrester-new-wave-edge.html. 

About Fastly

Fastly helps people stay better connected with the things they love. Fastly’s edge cloud platform enables customers to create great digital experiences quickly, securely, and reliably by processing, serving, and securing our customers’ applications as close to their end-users as possible — at the edge of the internet. Fastly’s platform is designed to take advantage of the modern internet, to be programmable, and to support agile software development with unmatched visibility and minimal latency, empowering developers to innovate with both performance and security. Fastly’s customers include many of the world’s most prominent companies, including Pinterest, The New York Times, and GitHub. 

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APAC Vonage Convo Virtual Nov 11 to drive better connections, business outcomes

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 -- Vonage, a global leader in cloud communications, is hosting the APAC Vonage Convo Virtual on Nov 11 for business decision makers to connect, network, and learn how programmable cloud communications enable customer engagement that is more flexible, intelligent and personal to drive better connections and business outcomes.

The three-hour virtual event will focus on how the pandemic has changed customer interactions forever, the implications for industries—including retail, healthcare, education and finance—and how people will want to interact with brands in the future.

In addition to a keynote from best-selling author Safi Bahcall, attendees will also hear from Joy Corso, Chief Marketing Officer, Vonage and Sunny Rao, Vonage Global Senior Vice President.

Throughout the event, participants will gain valuable insights through interactive experiences and demonstrations as they explore new ways to revolutionise customer engagement.

Attendees will also have the opportunity to learn from customer experience innovators and technologists across industries, including leaders from Curious Thing, Carousell, Visionflex, Paidy, Tuya Smart and LG CNS, and get details on the latest Vonage innovations.

“We’re excited to host the APAC Convo Virtual event to showcase the power of programmable communications to accelerate connections and build lasting relationships with existing and future customers,” said Vonage Chief Marketing Officer, Joy Corso in a statement.

“Through our advanced Vonage Communications Platform, we are enabling businesses to build solutions that are agile, scalable, and intelligent to meet the evolving demands of customers, and Convo attendees will have the chance to experience that firsthand - virtually.”

To find out more about Vonage, visit www.vonage.com.

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JUNIPER RESEARCH: ROAMING REVENUE LOSSES TO SURPASS $2 BILLION GLOBALLY BY 2026; NECESSITATING NEW CLEARING PROCESSES FOR OPERATORS

BASINGSTOKE, England, Oct 25 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- A new Juniper Research study has found operators will lose around $484 million in roaming revenue from the misidentification of roaming data traffic this year. These losses are expected to rise to $2.1 billion by 2026; representing absolute growth of 331%. The report found the inability to distinguish between 4G and 5G data traffic using current standards will result in greater losses as the travel industry returns to pre-pandemic levels and 5G adoption increases.

In response, the new research, Data & Financial Clearing: Emerging Trends, Key Opportunities & Market Forecasts 2021-2026, cited the support by operators for the BCE (Billing & Charging Evolution) protocol as being a key strategy to minimise the extent of revenue leakage. BCE is an end-to-end industry-wide standard defined by the GSMA that introduces new capabilities that identify roaming data traffic over different network technologies.

For more insights, download our free whitepaper: Mobile Roaming & the $2 Billion Revenue Leakage Problem

5G Roaming to Drive Roaming Market Evolution

This issue of misidentifying roaming data will only be exacerbated by the rising number of 5G subscribers roaming internationally. The report forecasts there will be over 200 million 5G roaming connections by 2026; rising from 5 million in 2021. This growth is driven by increasing 5G adoption and a return to pre-pandemic levels of international travel. In response, it urges operators to identify emerging areas of potential revenue leakage by leveraging machine learning in roaming analytics tools to efficiently assess roaming behaviour and data usage.

In addition, the report found to effectively mitigate the growing complexity of clearing processes arising from increased demand for data when roaming, operators must move away from established roaming clearing practices in favour of BCE.

Research author Scarlett Woodford remarked: “By combining BCE with AI-enabled roaming analytics suites, operators will be ideally positioned to deal with the rise in roaming data. Separating roaming traffic by network connectivity is essential to allow operators to charge roaming partners based on latency and download speed, and maximise overall 5G roaming revenue.” 

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JAGGAER NAMED LEADER IN 2021 GARTNER® MAGIC QUADRANT™ FOR PROCURE-TO-PAY SUITES

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 (Bernama) -- JAGGAER announced that Gartner has positioned it as a Leader in the 2021 Magic Quadrant for Procure-to-Pay Suites (P2P), evaluated based on both Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute.

JAGGAER continues to show growth after a strong showing in the 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Contract Lifecycle Management, as well as being named a 2021 Customers' Choice for P2P suites.

“We’re always thrilled to be recognised in these reports, not because we want to pat ourselves on the back, but because it means we’re achieving our ultimate goal of customer success,” JAGGAER Chief Executive Officer, Jim Bureau said in a statement.

“After the challenges everyone faced in 2020, we went back to the drawing board, got back to basics and really homed in on ensuring that everything we do is through the lens of helping our customers solve their biggest challenges.

“From our revamped vertical strategy, massive investments in our user experience, innovative capabilities and long-term roadmap, as well as our continued efforts in the areas of sustainability, diversity and inclusivity, we’re confident that we will continue to stand out as a market leader.”

JAGGAER develops and provides comprehensive source-to-settle SaaS-based solutions, including advanced Spend Analytics, Category Management, Supplier Management, Sourcing, Contracts, eProcurement, and Invoicing.

More details at www.jaggaer.com.

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VONAGE VIRTUAL CONVO EVENT TO HIGHLIGHT HOW APAC BUSINESSES CAN DRIVE CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT THROUGH TECHNOLOGY

 ● Attendees will learn how to leverage communications APIs to power meaningful customer interactions

● Sessions include keynote with author Safi Bahcall, presentations from Vonage leadership, as well as customers who will share success stories 

SINGAPORE, Oct 28 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Vonage (Nasdaq: VG), a global leader in cloud communications helping businesses accelerate their digital transformation, is hosting the APAC Vonage Convo Virtual on 11 November 2021 at 1:00pm (SGT) designed for business decision makers to connect, network, and learn how programmable cloud communications enable customer engagement that is more flexible, intelligent and personal to drive better connections and business outcomes.

The three-hour virtual event will focus on how the pandemic has changed customer interactions forever, the implications for industries—including retail, healthcare, education and finance—and how people will want to interact with brands in the future. In addition to a keynote from best-selling author Safi Bahcall, attendees will also hear from Joy Corso, Chief Marketing Officer, Vonage and Sunny Rao, Vonage Global Senior Vice President.

Throughout the event, participants will gain valuable insights through interactive experiences and demonstrations as they explore new ways to revolutionize customer engagement. Attendees will also have the opportunity to learn from customer experience innovators and technologists across industries, including leaders from Curious Thing, Carousell, Visionflex, Paidy, Tuya Smart and LG CNS, and get details on the latest Vonage innovations.

“We’re excited to host the APAC Convo Virtual event to showcase the power of programmable communications to accelerate connections and build lasting relationships with existing and future customers. The events of the past 18 months have completely changed the way that customers and businesses interact, with increasing focus on omnichannel, flexible engagement,” said Joy Corso, Chief Marketing Officer, Vonage. “Through our advanced Vonage Communications Platform, we are enabling businesses to build solutions that are agile, scalable, and intelligent to meet the evolving demands of customers, and Convo attendees will have the chance to experience that firsthand - virtually.”

The Vonage Communications Platform has more than one million registered developers and offers a full suite of programmable voice, video, messaging, and email services to forward-thinking businesses throughout the Asia-Pacific market and worldwide. Through its partners, Vonage’s platform is at the centre of many notable transformational projects in the region, and a de facto for startups.
 

To find out more about the event and register to attend, please visit - https://www.vonage.com/events/convo-apac/. 

To find out more about Vonage, visit www.vonage.com. 

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CLOUDFLARE RANKED LEADER AMONG EDGE DEVELOPMENT PLATFORMS

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 (Bernama) -- Cloudflare Inc, the security, performance, and reliability company helping to build a better Internet, has been named by Forrester Research Inc as a Leader in The Forrester New Wave™: Edge Development Platforms, Q4 2021 report.

The Cloudflare Workers Developer Platform was ranked as differentiated in eight criteria, including developer experience, programming model, integrations, and roadmap.

“With Cloudflare’s Workers platform, we hope to empower the next billion dollar enterprise to be built entirely on Cloudflare,” said Cloudflare co-founder and CEO, Matthew Prince in a statement.

“Whether you are an individual developer, a small business, or large enterprise, it’s truly powerful to build apps that can solve real-world problems and can run in seconds, globally, all with less code and faster.”

In the Forrester New Wave™: Edge Development Platforms, Forrester notes: “Cloudflare has an intuitive developer experience, fast, global deployment of updated code, and minimal cold start times.”

The report continues: “the global reach and breadth of Cloudflare’s edge development platform makes it a good solution for development teams that want to build high-performance web sites, support personalised content, and defend against malicious attacks.”

Launched in 2017, the Cloudflare Workers edge-based serverless platform helps developers to deploy code instantly across the globe for exceptional performance, reliability, and scale. Workers runs at global scale by default because it automatically routes traffic across Cloudflare’s network of more than 250 cities in over 100 countries.

Today, more than a hundred thousand developers worldwide use Cloudflare Workers to Release Code Instantly Worldwide; Get Security and Reliability Out-of-the-Box; and, Integrate Smoothly with Other Tools.

More details at www.cloudflare.com.

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FIRST-EVER GLOBAL STUDY OF DIVERSITY IN GRADUATE MANAGEMENT EDUCATION SHEDS LIGHT ON GAPS IN RACE AND GENDER

Report finds higher participation of African Americans in U.S. business schools than their white counterparts while women worldwide remain underrepresented, particularly in Europe

RESTON, Va., Oct 27 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Graduate Management Admission Council™ (GMAC™), a global association of leading graduate business schools, today released a special report, “The Global Diversity of Talent – Attainment and Representation,” a first reference guide of its kind to better understand representation for graduate management education (GME) degree attainment worldwide. Understanding that education systems across the globe experienced disruption due to the pandemic, GMAC turned to its leading research capability as universities sought to adapt with a renewed attention to issues of student access and equity, as well as diversity and representation in tertiary educational attainment. The report provides a global overview, seven regional outlooks, and separate reports for 69 locations or countries with an estimated 25,000 or more people in the student-aged population of 20 to 34 who have attained a master’s degree in the subject of business, administration, or law. In addition to a separate appendix that reviews data on 111 other countries, it also examines the representation of women globally and underrepresented groups in the United States.

“At GMAC, we recognize that a diverse student body in gender, race and background lifts us all as it creates a richer student experience and increases sensitivity to the issues that affect others,” said Sangeet Chowfla, president and CEO of GMAC. “This report – the first global state of the industry view about diversity in graduate management education – is intended not only to serve as an informative guide, but also as a base to target outreach and advocate for the value of graduate business degrees to underrepresented populations around the globe.”

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CROCUS TECHNOLOGY EXPANDS HIGH PRECISION PORTFOLIO OF ISOLATED CURRENT SENSORS OVER INDUSTRIAL AND AUTOMOTIVE TEMPERATURE RANGES

The CT425 family of XtremeSense® TMR products offers high accuracy isolated current sensing with Common Mode Field Rejection at 1 MHz bandwidth

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct 26 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Crocus Technology Inc., the leading supplier of disruptive Tunnel Magneto-Resistance XtremeSense® sensors, today announces the CT425, CT426, CT427 and CT428 isolated current sensors with <1% total error over the full operating temperature range without sacrificing accuracy or bandwidth. The high-speed operation and accurate output allow customers to optimize system design for smaller size and higher efficiency.

The CT42x with less than 300 ns response time greatly simplifies the solution in EV Charging applications which are utilizing GaN (Gallium Nitride) or SiC (Silicon Carbide) transistors to improve power density. Likewise, the CT42x offers improvements in terms of performance and size compared to the classic isolated current sense solutions which utilize a shunt resistor, amplifier, and digital isolator to sense the voltage and convert this signal into a current measurement. The CT42x directly senses the flow of current through the package avoiding errors in conversion and provides inherently faster and more accurate measurements. With industry leading response time of 300 ns, high power architectures like the CCM Totem-Pole PFC can provide higher power density solutions. The fast switching frequency of Wide Bandgap (WBG) power devices requires a current sensor that can detect fast transients to prevent potential cascading failures. The integration in a space saving SOIC-8 package also reduces the total PCB footprint size by up to 8 times smaller compared to existing solutions.

The CT42x has robust built-in immunity to common-mode fields which allows the device to reject greater than 99% of external stray magnetic fields without the need for external shielding while maintaining <1% total accuracy. Crocus’ proprietary TMR technology inherently offers a very high signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) which allows for high resolution measurements required for precision control or monitoring applications.

“The expansion of this product family brings more options to our customers to experience the high precision performance of our XtremeSense TMR products in more demanding applications,” states Zack Deiri, President and CEO of Crocus Technology. “Previously our customers would select products that offered them good performance on one parameter over temperature and then they would adjust their design to compensate for the other parameters. With Crocus products they are finding they can achieve high precision and high bandwidth offering them a comprehensive high performance solution.” 

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ANNOUNCED: UNIPHORE UNITE PARTNER PROGRAMME TO HASTEN GLOBAL AI, AUTOMATION INNOVATION

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 27 (Bernama) -- Uniphore, the leader in Conversational Automation, has announced its Uniphore Unite partner programme is set to support a rapidly expanding market that is seeing the benefits of using Artificial Intelligence (AI) and automation technology to significantly improve customer experience (CX).

Uniphore Unite is a robust partner programme that includes essential resources to support the partner lifecycle end-to-end and enables partners to leverage Uniphore’s best-of-breed, innovative technology to expand their portfolio and profitability. 

“With the launch of Uniphore Unite, we enhance the value of our industry-leading AI and automation solutions by partnering with world-class services and complementary technology firms,” said SVP, Global Head of Channel Alliances & Partnerships at Uniphore, Jafar Syed.

“Uniphore Unite provides structure and foundation for enhanced partner collaboration and will facilitate the creation of a strong community built around the mission to transform CX across the board.”

Uniphore provides a unique value proposition that combines improved CX along with a great return-on-investment, increasing customer satisfaction while driving cost savings, according to a statement.

Customers can now view and take advantage of the services expertise, capabilities, and complementary technology of the partners in Uniphore’s Unite programme to achieve these returns.

There are three programme levels in the reseller and Business Process Outsourcer (BPO) programmes, providing support for partners of all sizes, namely Uniphore Reseller/Unite BPO; Unite Pro; and, Unite Pro+.

Partners who join Uniphore Unite will benefit from the programme in numerous ways, including Significant Partner Resources; Partner Helpdesk; Marketing Development Funds (MDF); and, Partner Advisory Council.

The launch of Uniphore Unite is yet another milestone indicative of Uniphore’s accelerating momentum in the market. More details at www.uniphore.com.

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WINGS CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC DECLARES ADDITIONAL AIRCRAFT PURCHASES

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 27 (Bernama) -- Wings Capital Partners LLC (Wings) has announced the purchase of three narrowbody commercial aircraft, adding two Boeing 737-800 aircraft and one Airbus A320-200 aircraft to its portfolio.

According to a statement, the aircraft are on lease to prominent United States and Europe airlines.

“These purchases, along with our commitment to purchase two additional aircraft in the coming weeks, show Wings’ intention to continue to grow our portfolio with high quality assets,” said Nicolas P. Stable, Senior Vice President, Head of Aircraft Transactions.

Wings is a private, full-service aircraft leasing platform primarily investing in single-aisle, in-production commercial jet aircraft on lease to airlines worldwide.

Led by best-in-class management team with significant aviation leasing experience (33 years average for senior team) and long-standing airline, lessor, banking, investor, and legal relationships.

Wings is owned by active investors, Corrum Capital Management, Sightway Capital, a Two Sigma Company, and the Wings Management Team.

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ADAGENE COLLABORATES FOR ADG106 CLINICAL TRIAL COMBINING WITH NIVOLUMAB FOR SINGAPORE CANCER PATIENTS

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 (Bernama) -- Adagene Inc (Adagene), the National University Cancer Institute, Singapore (NCIS) at the National University Hospital in Singapore, National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS), and the Singapore Translational Cancer Consortium (STCC), announced initiation of a phase 1b/2 clinical trial of the anti-CD137 agonist antibody, ADG106, in combination with the anti-PD-1 antibody, Nivolumab.

The trial will be led by Professor Goh Boon Cher, Senior Consultant, Department of Haematology-Oncology and Deputy Director (Research) at NCIS, and Associate Professor Daniel Tan, Head of the Division of Clinical Trials and Epidemiological Sciences and Senior Consultant, Division of Medical Oncology, NCCS.

Both Professor Goh and Associate Professor Tan lead the STCC’s Cancer Clinical Trials & Investigational Medicine Unit that brings together centres in Singapore for scaled up capacity, efficiency and expertise in conducting cancer clinical trials, according to a statement.

ADG106 is being developed by Adagene for the treatment of advanced solid tumours and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. The phase 1b/2 trial will evaluate this novel combination in advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients who have progressed on prior therapies.

“We are excited to support this trial evaluating ADG106 in combination with Nivolumab, another leading anti-PD-1 therapy to be combined in clinical trials with ADG106 as a potential best-in-class treatment targeting CD137,” said Co-founder, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Adagene, Peter Luo, Ph.D.

The phase 1b/2 open label trial is designed to evaluate safety, tolerability, and anti-tumour activity of the combination in up to 53 patients with advanced NSCLC who have progressed after prior treatment.

The trial will also include exploratory biomarker analyses, including immune cell profiling in response to treatment.

The trial will involve work under the Lung Cancer programme that is supported by the RIE2020 Open Fund - Large Collaborative Grant (OF-LCG) programme, administered by the Singapore Ministry of Health’s National Medical Research Council (NMRC) and supported by the National Research Foundation Singapore.

OF-LCG is composed of a multi-disciplinary team of clinician-scientists, clinicians, researchers, molecular biologists and computational biologists across various research institutes in Singapore.

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2021 TAIWAN INNOTECH EXPO MARKS MAIDEN VIRTUAL, PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT INTEGRATION

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 26 (Bernama) -- The 2021 Taiwan Innotech Expo held its grand opening recently, marking the first year that the Expo integrated both virtual and physical environments to hold three themed expositions online and offline.

Among them was the ‘Innovation Pilot’ Pavilion, which focused on innovative technologies implementable in industries within the next five years, according to a statement. 

Apart from technology displays, the exposition also branched out to international fora, technology presentations, and more. This Expo invited everyone to a technological symposium populated with over 300 inventions.

As the pandemic experienced a slowdown, the event host and organisers decided to bring back the familiar physical displays, and the Industrial Development Bureau put 45 innovative technologies on display, as well as many creative highlights online.

In the Innovation Pilot Pavilion, the Industrial Development Bureau hosted three exciting technology presentations and matchmaking conferences, with the first theme on the day of its grand opening being ‘Smart Innovation’.

Virtual exhibits and fora continued online after the physical exhibits, and the 8th Innovative Technology Strategic Partnership conference, led by the Department of Industrial Technology, featured the heads of scientific development from five countries: the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia.

Experts in government, business, academia, and research institutes from Taiwan and abroad came together to discuss the post-pandemic development of technology, aiming to open up a new round of technological exchanges between Taiwan and Southeast Asian countries on the topic of emerging technologies in the post-pandemic era.

The Industrial Development Bureau, the Department of Industrial Technology, the Small and Medium Enterprise Administration, the National Development Council, and the Ministry of National Defense used their whole bag of tricks in presenting the innovative masterpieces of Taiwan’s industrial sector, displaying technological innovations across six areas.

The areas, namely Smart Manufacturing, Digital Transformation, Smart Living, Advanced Medicine, Defense & Aerospace, and Tech Treasures, demonstrate Taiwan’s incredible potential for research and development and its worldwide reach.

This 2021 Taiwan Innotech Expo featured 3D exhibits of cutting-edge technologies, technology fora, technology presentations, and other exciting activities every single day until its closing.

More details at https://tie.twtm.com.tw/

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UNIQUE NETWORK INCREASES US$11.3 MILLION FOR NEXT-GENERATION NFT INFRASTRUCTURE

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 26 (Bernama) -- Unique Network, a next generation NFT chain for Polkadot and Kusama, has announced raising US$11.3 million in the second round of its pre-sale, bringing its total raised to US$16 million. (US$1 = RM4.150)

The investment round was led by Web3 investment pioneers Outlier Ventures, who were joined by some of the most well-known NFT investors.

The investors included The LAO, Flamingo, Nalu Capital and over 200 other investors, including a number of follow-on investments from its previous funding round, especially with the quality and quantity of investors involved, positioning Unique Network well for the upcoming launch of Quartz, its NFT chain for Kusama.

“Despite all the current buzz around NFTs, there is still a massive barrier to entry,” said Unique Network co-founder and CEO Alexander Mitrovich in a statement.

“Gas fees, the need to purchase cryptocurrencies, storage, and even the fact that NFTs have limited features for artists to express their vision, all hold the industry back.

“Unique Network and our Kusama chain, Quartz, are built to solve the economic and storage problems with Ethereum-based NFTs and create new levels of interaction and malleability that will take NFTs to the next level.”

Unique Network will participate in the upcoming parachain auctions for Kusama, during which they aim to secure a parachain slot for Quartz, their new canary network for Kusama. Beginning Oct 27, interested parties can participate in the crowdloan to help Quartz win the auction.

In the five months since its first investment round, Unique Network has announced various partnerships including with the UN-led DigitalArt4Climate Campaign with GloCha, RMRK, Art Curators Grid, Forever Has Fallen, and more.

With the impending launch of Quartz, Unique Network will be able to help even more projects and artists develop their NFT marketplaces and experiences.

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KYRIBA REPORT DECLARES NORTH AMERICAN/EUROPEAN CORPORATIONS' US$27.87 BILLION FX VOLATILITY EARNINGS

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 27 (Bernama) -- Kyriba’s Currency Impact Report (CIR), a comprehensive quarterly report that details the impacts of foreign exchange (FX) exposures among 1,200 multinational companies based in North America and Europe, reveals US$27.87 billion in total impacts to earnings from currency volatility. (US$1 = RM4.145)

According to a statement, the combined pool of corporations reported US$23.62 billion in tailwinds and US$4.25 billion in headwinds in the second quarter of 2021.

North American companies experienced greater headwinds than their European counterparts, reporting US$2.32 billion in FX-related negative impacts — a decrease of 153 per cent from the previous quarter.

By comparison, European corporations reported US$1.93 billion in negative impacts — a decrease of 45 per cent from the previous quarter.

“Headwinds and tailwinds reveal the vulnerability North American and European multinational corporations’ revenues and earnings per share have to currency movements,” said Chief Evangelist for Kyriba, Wolfgang Koester.

“With many reporting 10 per cent or more of earnings were the direct result of currency gains or losses, CFOs have a long way to go to mitigate risk.”

Highlights from the October 2021 Kyriba Currency Impact Report include the average earnings per share (EPS) impact from currency volatility reported by North American companies in Q2 2021 held steady at US$0.03 — three times greater than the recommended standard of US$0.01 EPS impact.

In addition, publicly traded North American companies that qualified to be monitored in the Q2 2021 CIR reported a combined US$22.93 billion in positive currency impacts, and US$2.23 billion in negative currency impacts.

Meanwhile, publicly traded European companies that qualified to be monitored in the Q2 2021 CIR reported a combined US$686 million in positive currency impacts, and US$1.93 billion in negative currency impacts.

The U.S. dollar (USD) remained the currency most mentioned as impactful by European companies on earnings calls for the fourth quarter in a row, followed by the euro and the Brazilian real ranking third.

All companies analysed in the report conduct business in more than one currency, with at least 15 per cent of their revenue coming from nations located outside of their headquarters.

More details at www.kyriba.com.

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FORMER HSBC COO ANDY MAGUIRE IS NAPIER NEW CHAIR

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 27 (Bernama) -- Napier, provider of advanced anti-financial crime compliance solutions, has announced former HSBC Chief Operations Officer, Andy Maguire, will take the helm as Board Chair for the fast-growing RegTech.

Maguire has been working with Napier in an advisory role since February and is now elected to preside over the Board in full as the company moves into a new phase of growth.

He has over 30 years’ experience in the international finance sector and is currently Chair of the BCG Banking Practice, Chair of Thought Machine and Board Member at AIB.

In a statement, founder and CEO at Napier, Julian Dixon said: “An early adopter of digital transformation in the banking sector, Andy’s experience is simply incomparable when it comes to understanding financial crime and operational risks on a global scale.

“Ever since he joined us in February, we’ve been benefitting from his vast wealth of knowledge and guidance. I am delighted that we stand to leverage so much more from his greater involvement in the business as its Chair moving forward.”

Napier’s Board of Directors also includes Deutsche Bank’s former technology COO, Neil Smith, as well as senior partners from Big Ideas Group, Rosa Howard and its founder Sebastian Gray, while Wall Street veteran John Neary and ex-PwC partner John Barnsley sit in global advisory roles.

Maguire said: “From the bottom up, the talent at Napier is the true driving force of this rapidly expanding RegTech.

“I am honoured to be elected Chair and to be able to work so closely alongside a leadership team that knows this industry inside out and, importantly, knows how to win.”

As provider of choice to over 200 clients including tier one banks, payment providers, FX, crypto and other financial institutions, such as Dow Jones, Australia Post and Refinitiv, Napier doubled its annual revenues in 2020 by providing its award-winning AI-enhanced platform for intelligent AML and financial crime compliance.

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MICHAEL GUYONNET APPOINTED VICE PRESIDENT OF NETWORKS, GALLIUM SEMICONDUCTOR

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 27 (Bernama) -- Gallium Semiconductor, an innovative supplier of RF Gallium Nitride (GaN) semiconductor solutions for 5G mobile communications, has announced the appointment of Michael Guyonnet as Vice President of Networks.

In a statement, Gallium Semiconductor Chief Executive Officer Kin Tan said: "I am thrilled that Michael will be joining us as our VP of Networks.

“Michael brings a rare combination of technical and business expertise that will be critical in helping us deliver market leading products for our 5G customers,” said Kin, adding that Guyonnet was highly experienced in the semiconductor and network communications industry.

Guyonnet joins Gallium Semi from Renesas Electronics, a global leader in microcontrollers, analog, power and SoC products, having previously served in technical and marketing leadership roles at Ampleon, MACOM and NXP.

He began his career as a design and modeling engineer at Freescale, and received his PhD and Master’s degrees from Université de Limoges and a Bachelor's degree from Université d'Orléans.

Guyonnet, who will be based in Toulouse, France and oversees product teams across France, the Netherlands and the US, said: "I am excited to join Gallium Semi. I look forward to working with Kin and the team in executing our technology and product strategy that addresses our customers’ most challenging problems."

Gallium Semiconductor combines the best global talents from engineering to manufacturing operations with experienced business leaders to cost effectively deliver the highest performance and efficiency semiconductors for next generation RF, microwave and millimeter-wave systems.

For more information, visit www.galliumsemi.com.

-- BERNAMA

LAUNCH: 2021 HAINAN FREE TRADE PORT WORLDWIDE TALENT ATTRACTION PROGRAM

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 26 (Bernama) -- Oct 24, having aimed to recruit talents from over 1,000 higher education institutions, students and scholars associations, social groups, and organisations in China and abroad, saw the highest annual pay released for the first batch of over 36,000 positions, at more than US$350,000. (US$1 = RM4.150)

This was according to the Publicity Department of Hainan Party Committee in a statement.

Head of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security of China, Zhang Jinan, says the 2021 Hainan Free Trade Port Worldwide Talent Attraction Program is to recruit talents of all fields from around the world to meet the urgent needs of Hainan Free Trade Port.

The Program is co-hosted by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security of China and the People's Government of Hainan Province.

The recruitment is from October 2021 to June 2022, focusing on pillar industries with Hainan characteristics, strategic and emerging industries, and high-tech and cutting-edge industries, especially the three major industries -- tourism, modern services industries, and high-tech industries.

Since the Master Plan for the Construction of Hainan Free Trade Port was released and started to be implemented in 2020, the main economic indicators of Hainan Province, including GDP of Hainan, fixed assets investment, total retail sales of consumer goods, have witnessed rapid growth.

Head of the Organization Department of Hainan Party Committee, Xu Qifang says Hainan has introduced 260,000 talents since June 2020, a year-on-year increase of 391 per cent compared with that before the release of the Master Plan.

To facilitate overseas talents to work in Hainan, Hainan has made 38 types of professional qualification examinations available to overseas talents including registered architect qualification and licensed pharmacist qualification, and has recognised 219 professional qualifications acquired overseas.

In terms of healthcare, Hainan spends 3,000 to 10,000 yuan to purchase commercial health insurance for groups for every high-end talent working full time in Hainan.

In addition, Hainan implements many attractive talent-related programmes. Those teams rated as ‘Hainan Excellent Talents Teams’ will be granted 10 to 30 million yuan as construction fund.

-- BERNAMA

ACINO BUYS ASPEN MEDICINE BRANDS IN SOUTH AFRICA

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 (Bernama) -- Acino and Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Limited and its subsidiaries (collectively, Aspen) have signed an agreement for Acino to acquire six South African prescription medicines for over €105 million (R1.8 billion). (€1 = RM4.832)

“This agreement will fortify Acino’s presence in South Africa and enable us to expand our diverse portfolio of high-quality, innovative treatments that help improve people’s lives,” said Acino Chief Executive Officer, Steffen Saltofte.

Meanwhile, Aspen’s Group Chief Executive, Stephen Saad said: “The acquisition of these trusted brands in South Africa represents excellent scaling and commercial opportunities for Acino as it expands its footprint in South Africa by adding these products to its existing product portfolio.”

The acquired medicines are used for the treatment of gastroenterology, erectile dysfunction and cardiovascular diseases. The acquisition will further strengthen Acino’s footprint in South Africa by expanding their offering in these important therapeutic segments.

According to a statement, the transaction includes the Trustan®, Altosec®, Zuvamor®, Ciavor®, Grantryl® and Aspen Granisetron® brands.

To secure uninterrupted patient access to these medicines, the parties have also signed a manufacturing and supply agreement in terms of which Aspen will supply the Aspen manufactured products to Acino for a period of seven years.

This partnership is a compelling affirmation of Acino’s long-term strategy and purpose to increase people’s access to affordable healthcare in the areas where they need them most.

This acquisition comes on the heels of a series of other strategic investments, including the acquisition of a women’s health portfolio in Russia earlier this year and Takeda’s primary care portfolio in 2020.

The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals. It is anticipated that the transaction will complete by Dec 31.

Acino is a Swiss pharmaceutical company headquartered in Zurich with clear focus on selected markets in the Middle East, Africa, Russia, the CIS Region, and Latin America. More details at www.acino.swiss.

-- BERNAMA

INTELSAT DECLARES IMPENDING RETIREMENT OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER STEPHEN SPENGLER

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 (Bernama) -- Intelsat S.A., operator of the world’s largest and most advanced integrated satellite and terrestrial network announced Chief Executive Officer Stephen Spengler has decided to retire as CEO upon the Company’s emergence from its financial restructuring process and the naming of a successor.

Until that time, Spengler will continue as CEO and lead Intelsat through the final stages of this process, ensuring a smooth transition, according to a statement.

“We are nearing the conclusion of our restructuring with enhanced financial strength and are ideally positioned to embark on an exciting new business strategy for the next generation of 5G network connectivity,” said Spengler.

“This is the right moment to make my retirement plans clear so that work can begin on identifying a new leader for the long term.”

Board Chairman, Dave McGlade said: “Steve has served Intelsat for more than 18 years in various senior leadership capacities and as CEO for the last six and a half years.

“His deep understanding of our customers’ needs resulted in many years of commercial success. His steadfast stewardship of the Company as we undertook our financial restructuring has also been commendable. He has helped build the foundation for a strong future, and we are grateful.”

Egon Zehnder, a leading executive search firm, has been engaged to lead the search process for a new CEO.

Intelsat is building the future of global communications with the world’s first hybrid, multi-orbit, software-defined 5G network designed for simple, seamless, and secure coverage precisely when and where customers most need it. 

-- BERNAMA

Uniphore Unveils the Industry’s Broadest and Most Comprehensive Conversational Automation Platform

Uniphore completes the acquisition of Jacada and rolls out a powerful platform that will transform the Customer Experience Market

PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct 22 (BUSINESS WIRE) --

Uniphore announced today that it has completed its acquisition of Jacada and is unveiling the industry’s most comprehensive platform that will further enable enterprises to transform customer experiences.

This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20211021005521/en/

 

Uniphore’s integrated Conversational Automation platform now combines Conversational AI, workflow automation, Robotic Process Automation (RPA), low-code/no-code capabilities and a business user friendly UX to transform and democratize customer experiences. This empowers contact center agents to deliver highly effective, personalized and empathetic interactions.

Digital transformation is key to contact centers providing the ultimate modern day customer service experience and how conversations are handled during the entire customer journey — pre, during and post interaction.

Top enhancements and benefits of Uniphore’s Conversational Automation platform include:

Industry’s Most Advanced Agent-Assist Solution
Uniphore’s advanced conversational AI for sentiment, intent and emotion analysis, together with Jacada’s workflow and desktop automation empower agents with the most comprehensive agent-assist solution, U-Assist.

With U-Assist, agents are guided in real-time during calls with next-best action based on customer intent, conversation content, sentiment and emotion. After the call, agents’ promises made during the call are registered and automation is used to ensure their fulfillment. This merger adds a new level of best-in-class automation to real-time agent-assisted interactions, and a superior agent performance and customer experience.

Superior Business User Friendly UX
The integration of Jacada’s business user friendly UX that drives both self-service and agent- assisted interactions with Uniphore’s industry-leading CA platform bridges the gap between legacy systems of contact center process automation and modern-day automation powered by AI. This empowers business users to accelerate the rapid development and quick implementation of next-gen customer experience applications across self-service and agent-assisted interactions.

The intuitive and simple-to-use UX allows business users to use the same business logic and call flows to rapidly develop and implement self-service and agent-assisted applications.

Enhanced Self Service with Multimodal Capabilities
Uniphore’s U-Self Serve, a conversational self-service solution is enhanced with the addition of Jacada’s multimodal and visual IVR (Interactive Voice Response) capabilities. With the enhancement, customers are now able to seamlessly self-service routine interactions with minimal friction across all channels and leverage digital capabilities on IVR interactions.

Attended and Unattended RPA
Availability of both attended and unattended RPA increases agent efficiencies with knowledge base integration during in-call with customers to improve accuracies and productivity. The availability of both attended and unattended RPA capabilities helps improve automation of agent interactions (both intelligent virtual agents and human agents) during the call as well as post call to help drive better customer and agent experience.

“I’m extremely proud of the work that the teams at Uniphore and Jacada have done to make the integration of the Jacada platform into ours smooth and seamless,” said Umesh Sachdev, CEO and Co-founder of Uniphore. “The power of the two platforms coming together, along with our future innovations in the conversational automation space will truly transform the customer experience in a range of industries, from sales and marketing, to education, HR, healthcare and beyond.”

“Conversational Automation really is the next frontier in digital transformation. Organizations have an urgent need for platforms that provide end-to-end support for the customer experience,” said Dan Miller, Lead Analyst and Founder at Opus Research. “With the acquisition of Jacada and the integration of its low-code/no-code interface and unattended RPA capabilities, the potential for Uniphore’s platform grow beyond contact centers and customer service to truly enterprise-wide applications.”

With the successful close of the Jacada acquisition, Uniphore will continue to expand globally including enhancing its centers of excellence around the world.

For more insights about Uniphore’s future plans, click here to watch a discussion between Umesh Sachdev, CEO and Co-founder of Uniphore, Yochai Rozenblat, former CEO of Jacada and Jeannie Walters, CEO of Experience Investigators.

About Uniphore

Uniphore is the global leader in Conversational Automation. Every day, billions of conversations take place across industries — customer service, sales, HR, education and more. Whether they are human to human, human to machine or machine to machine, conversations are at the heart of everything we do, and the new currency of the enterprise. They relay intent, tone, emotion and sentiment.

At Uniphore, we believe companies that best understand and take action on those conversations will win. We have built the most comprehensive and powerful conversational automation platform that combines conversational AI, workflow automation and RPA (Robotic Process Automation) with a business user friendly UX in a single integrated platform to transform and democratize customer experiences across industries.

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STREAM I.T. CONSULTING LTD JOINS ALIDA PARTNER NETWORK, OPTIMISING ASIA CUSTOMER EXPERIENCES

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 (Bernama) -- Alida, a leader in Total Experience Management (TXM), has announced Stream will join its Partner Network to deliver industry-leading customer experience (CX) and insights to organisations in Asia Pacific.

“We are fortunate to welcome Stream to our Partner Network as they are industry leaders in CX consultancy and in supporting organisations to navigate the new demands of the digital economy,” said Senior Vice President and General Manager of APAC, Steven Medeiros.

“We are excited to grow our partnership and presence in Thailand and across the APAC region through delivering innovative technology that helps businesses build meaningful relationships with their customers.”

Meanwhile, Senior Executive Vice President at Stream, Pongsak Noonchoo said: “Alida’s deep experience and leading-edge Total Experience Management platform complement our insights digital expertise and enable us to expand the services we offer to our clients.”

The Alida Partner Network enables growth for organisations of all sizes by providing the software, enablement and expert support needed to put customers' truth into action, according to a statement.

As the global authority in building engaged and online communities for ongoing customer feedback, partners entrust Alida’s software to help them deliver powerful insights and a competitive advantage for their clients.

Stream collaborates with its clients across banking, insurance, healthcare, telco, retail, and manufacturing industries to create unparalleled strategic solutions to improve digital customer journeys using industry leading CX solutions.

Together with Alida’s TXM platform, Stream can strengthen its solution and expertise to support its clients in their continued growth in capturing the voice of their customers to elevate the customer experience.

More details at www.alida.com.

-- BERNAMA

5G capabilities fuel US$12 billion private cellular networks expenditure by 2023 - Juniper Research

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 20 -- A new report by Juniper Research has found the enhanced capabilities of 5G are driving enthusiasm and awareness of private cellular networks; bringing annual spend on network hardware and services to almost US$12 billion globally by 2023, growing 116 per cent from the US$5.5 billion expected for 2021. (US$1 = RM4.154)

5G deployments have a key role to play here: over 60 per cent of base stations used in these deployments in 2023 will be 5G, thanks to its ultra-low latency, and signal propagation properties that allow deployment in environments where conventional networks struggle.

The new report, Private Cellular Networks: Spectrum Assessment, Business Models & Forecasts 2021-2026, notes these networks will be almost entirely business driven. The most prominent sectors will be manufacturing, mining, and the energy industry; accounting for 59 per cent of spend in 2023.

The report notes that, despite their dominant position in public cellular networks, traditional operators risk missing out on much of the private network market.

Instead, Juniper Research believes telecommunications network vendors, like Ericsson and Nokia, are in the best position to capitalise on private networks; offering their hardware and value-added services directly to businesses looking to utilise private networks.

“With private networks frequently entirely separate from public networks, the role of traditional mobile network operators can be minimal in many cases,” remarked research author James Moar in a statement.  

“This means that hardware providers and systems integrators will play more dominant roles, given the right regulatory framework.”

The report notes private network deployments are uneven globally, with the largest markets being those with the most open or flexible spectrum allocation. Germany and the United States are among the most advanced; offering localised leasing and general spectrum availability.

As a result, these two countries will account for 30 per cent of global private network spend in 2023, although this will decline as other countries release spectrum for private network usage.

-- BERNAMA

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY SPECIALTY INSURANCE ANNOUNCES GLOBAL NETWORK EXPANSION

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 20 (Bernama) -- Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced it has expanded its global network to encompass owned offices and network partners that can provide BHSI customers with locally admitted insurance policies in 170 countries worldwide.

“We are very pleased to welcome so many outstanding partners around the globe to the BHSI family,” said BHSI Head of Multinational, David Valzania in a statement.

 “Each of these carriers share BHSI’s values, and align with our product offerings, focus on excellent customer service, and commitment to the CLAIMS IS OUR PRODUCT® philosophy.”

Meanwhile, Vice President, Multinational, BHSI, Amy Bowman said: “Our multinational capabilities have been growing rapidly. With our expanded network, we look forward to providing consistently world-class products and services to our multinational customers around the globe.”

BHSI undertook a rigorous search, evaluation and due diligence process to select the carrier partners best suited to represent the Berkshire Hathaway brand and its customers. Policies issued by network partners receive the backing of BHSI’s financial strength.

BHSI provides multinational programmes across all lines of business, including commercial property, casualty, executive & professional lines, surety, and accident & health programmes.

More details at www.bhspecialty.com.

-- BERNAMA

GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT OF TIENS GROUP: SWAP, TRANSCENDENCE AND SUCCESS BOOK PUBLISHED GLOBALLY

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 20 (Bernama) -- A book, Global Development of TIENS Group: Swap, Transcendence and Success has been grandly published globally in October.

In 2015, a private company organised more than 6,700 employees to travel to Nice, France, setting a Guinness World Record which in turn, was reported by mainstream media in 167 countries worldwide and became a global news.

The interpretation, secrets and answers of the company’s 26 years of development all lay in the book, Unlocking the Emperor's Door which was published in London in January this year and in the book, Global Development of TIENS Group: Swap, Transcendence and Success.

Based on a statement, these two books, together with Li Jinyuan and TIENS Group, New Swap and Transcendence Theory, form the wisdom theory system of TIENS Group.

Li Jinyuan and TIENS Group records the entrepreneurial stories; New Swap and Transcendence Theory presents the theoretical innovation; Open the Emperor’s Door records the development process; and, Global Development of TIENS Group: Swap, Transcendence and Success integrates the theoretical system.

Chairman of TIENS Group, Li Jinyuan, hopes the four books can guide everyone to open the door of wisdom, embark on the road of pursuit, step into the dream hall, and finally reach the top of their own glory.

The Global Development of TIENS Group: Swap, Transcendence and Success book combines new innovative practices to form theoretical improvement.

Through empirical analysis and comparative study, it comprehensively elaborates that how a global enterprise group, on the basis of ‘replacement and reorganisation’, integrate the latest business practices, information technology, and, network management and communication technology, among others, to realise the close combination of traditional business and modern network information technology, and realise ‘self-subversion and transcendence’ on this basis.

More importantly, this book deeply analyses the key factors of success, and lists typical cases of these factors promoting the development of enterprises, which plays a very important reference and guiding role for the global layout and development of enterprises.

More details at https://www.tiens.com/

-- BERNAMA

UNIVERSAL THERAPEUTICS PARTNERS DOCTORONCALL FOR STRATEGIC DISTRIBUTION AND ADMINISTRATION OF COVID-19 SELF-TEST KITS IN MALAYSIA

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Oct 18 (Bernama) -- Universal Therapeutics, a multinational pharmaceutical and biotech company based in Malaysia, today announced its partnership with DoctorOnCall, Malaysia’s first and largest digital health platform. Consumers can now visit DoctorOnCall’s website and purchase COVID-19 self-test kits at a transparent, fixed price, and have the kits delivered to their homes.

The partnership addresses the prevalent issue of errant distribution and inconsistent price points of COVID-19 self-test kits in Malaysia. 
 
“Our focus has always been on providing safe and high-quality pharmaceutical and medical products to enhance people’s health and quality of life,” said Sidney Soares, Chief Executive Officer of Universal Therapeutics. “Being able to do so through responsible partners, such as DoctorOnCall, is extremely important to us, so as to ensure that our consumers and patients continue to receive the best care that they need.” 
 
“We resonate with Universal Therapeutics’ mission of providing safe and excellent medical products,” said Hazwan Najib, Co-Founder of DoctorOnCall Malaysia. “In fact, DoctorOnCall was founded to provide quality and affordable healthcare to Malaysians. We reduce waiting time at clinics and hospitals by shifting health consultations online. It is especially critical to provide this service now via a telehealth platform, considering the current pandemic. We are proud to be working with Universal Therapeutics to bring COVID-19 self-test kits to more consumers via our online platform, and look forward to continuing this strong partnership.”

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TIBET TO LAUNCH TOURIST ROUTE FEATURING COUNTRYSIDE EXPERIENCE

LHASA, China, Oct. 15, 2021 /Xinhua-AsiaNet/ --

A tourist route around Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, will be launched to offer countryside experiences, according to local tourism authorities. The route will include Tibetan villages, farming and herding areas and folk craft sites with distinct local characteristics, as well as diverse types of natural landscapes. Improving local infrastructure is expected to boost the popularity of the route, which will help villagers along the route increase their income, said Ni Rong, deputy head of the Lhasa tourism development bureau. With over 3,000 hours of sunshine on average per year and a rich trove of cultural relics, Lhasa is a world-renowned ancient cultural city and tourist destination. Statistics showed that in 2020, Lhasa received more than 20.08 million domestic and foreign tourists, with tourism revenue amounting to 30.1 billion yuan (4.64 billion U.S. dollars). Source: The Lhasa tourism development bureau --BERNAMA

MATTERMOST LAUNCHES MODERN PROJECT, WORKFLOW MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS FOR DEVELOPERS

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 14 (Bernama) -- Mattermost Inc has announced several new additions to its open source project at KubeCon® + CloudNativeCon North America 2021, launching and integrating modern project and workflow management solutions into its popular developer collaboration platform.

Built for technical teams, Mattermost provides flexible alternatives to tools like Slack®, Trello®, and Notion® through a unified platform for increased collaboration and productivity across a wide range of software development processes.

“With developers reporting that nearly 40 per cent of their workweek is wasted due to tool fragmentation, manual tasks, fragile workflows, and service-impacting incidents and outages, we see a huge opportunity to help every R&D team in the world improve their operations and productivity with collaboration solutions built specifically for the way they work,” said co-founder and CEO of Mattermost, Ian Tien.

With heightened awareness around the urgency for remote collaboration and modernisation of enterprise processes, developers have been increasingly asked to circumvent fragile processes, talent shortages, and security risks to deliver performance, innovation, and digital operations at scale.

According to a statement, the newest update to the core Mattermost® platform emphasises the complexities of these staggering objectives and the need for dynamic solutions that empower R&D teams with autonomy, flexibility, and security.

The launch of Mattermost’s modern project and workflow management solutions also reflects the company’s evolution beyond secure messaging to enable team alignment and operational agility across sophisticated R&D use cases.

This update to the Mattermost platform is now available to all users and features enhanced navigation and multiple tightly integrated collaboration tools, including Channels; Playbooks; Boards; Connections; and, Controls.

Founded in 2016, Mattermost has powered over 800,000 developer workspaces worldwide and has a community of over 4,000 open source contributors who have updated the platform over 30,000 times since its initial release.

Mattermost’s commercial offerings are used by over 800 organisations, including European Parliament, NASA, Nasdaq, Samsung, SAP, the United States Air Force, and Wealthfront.

More details at www.mattermost.com.

-- BERNAMA