IIJ STARTS ONLINE SALES CHANNEL FOR SAFOUS, ZERO-TRUST NETWORK ACCESS SERVICE TARGETING GLOBAL MARKET

 TOKYO, Apr. 28, 2022 /Kyodo JBN-AsiaNet/ -- 

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Internet Initiative Japan Inc. (IIJ, TSE Prime: 3774), one of Japan's leading Internet access and comprehensive network solutions providers, announced on April 28 the launch of an online sales channel for Safous, its zero-trust network access (ZTNA) (*) service released last year. Until now, IIJ only offered Safous through its group's local offices (in the U.S., Mainland China, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, and Japan). However, the addition of an online sales channel allows customers to apply for services without being tied down by a country or region. Customers can now start using Safous, with a lead time that can be as short as 30 minutes, by simply selecting the required plan and options on the Safous website.

(*) ZTNA: A type of zero-trust solution that provides seamless and secure remote access to internal applications. Instead of authenticating at the boundaries of a corporate network, authentication is performed through a trusted broker system each time an application is accessed.

This service securely connects users to corporate information resources, such as business applications in the customer's office or the cloud. Safous utilizes robust authentication and has authorization control from a user terminal or IoT device. IIJ has deployed access points (PoP: Point of Presence) for authorization to customers' specified locations prior to the start of their service. This configuration will eliminate the need to allow users to access corporate networks from outside and mitigates the risk of attacks targeting corporate networks.

Background
There has been a large shift towards hybrid work and an increase in working from home in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This shift towards the ability to work from anywhere can be observed overseas and in Japan. The challenge that emerged with this shift is that companies need to create an environment where business resources can be securely utilized from various locations while maintaining the same convenience that existed before the pandemic. To respond to this need, IIJ released Safous last year. Additionally, security threats, such as cyberattacks aimed at companies' supply chains, are continuing to increase. In particular, global companies that do not have strong security controls over their overseas locations are requesting immediate implementation of services that will enable employees to securely and seamlessly access internal resources from outside the company. For this reason, IIJ has added an online sales channel that allows customers to subscribe from any country or region, and to start using the service right away.

Characteristics of Safous' online sales
The contract procedure can be completed online, and customers can instantly deploy security measures against cyber threats whenever needed. Simply select a plan on the dedicated website, register the users and groups, specify the business resources that customers want to allow access to, set the access policies, and customers can begin using Safous in as short as 30 minutes. There is no need to install any additional agents on the terminal, nor does Safous require a dedicated infrastructure. Safous is available from a minimum of 10 accounts. With its online sales channel, IIJ can now assist customers who want to try out security threat countermeasures by focusing on users and targeted operations.
For details of this service, refer to the following site:
https://www.safous.com/

Online sales channel: https://www.safous.com/pricing

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Safous' Global Service Director, Miki Tanaka, said, "We are very pleased to be able to offer this service to our customers. We believe that the addition of Safous' online sales channel as a ready-to-use ZTNA product has the potential to significantly lower the bar for ZTNA adaptation. With the current global situation, security threats are becoming more and more prevalent and more aggressive, and we believe that implementing ZTNA is the first step in protecting our own company. We will further expand the security functions of Safous so that many of our customers can smoothly balance the challenges of COVID-19, such as diversification of work styles and optimization of IT infrastructure, with the strengthening of security measures."

IIJ will continue to actively expand the functions of this service and strengthen its sales system so that customers can balance the optimization of IT infrastructure in line with the diversification of working styles and the strengthening of security measures smoothly.

About IIJ
Founded in 1992, IIJ is one of Japan's leading Internet-access and comprehensive network solutions providers. IIJ and its group companies provide total network solutions that mainly cater to high-end corporate customers. IIJ's services include high-quality Internet connectivity services, system integration, cloud computing services, security services and mobile services. Moreover, IIJ has built one of the largest Internet backbone networks in Japan that is connected to the United States, the United Kingdom and Asia. IIJ was listed on the Prime Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in 2022. For more information about IIJ, visit the official website: https://www.iij.ad.jp/en/

The statements within this release contain forward-looking statements about IIJ's future plans that involve risk and uncertainty. These statements may differ materially from actual future events or results.

*All company, product and service names used in this press release are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

Source: Internet Initiative Japan Inc.

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Personetics Launches Sustainability Insights, a Next-Generation Solution for Banks to Help Customers Reduce Their Carbon Footprint

New customer transaction data-driven solution enables banks to show customers their carbon footprint and suggests ways to reduce emissions with greener spending choices and climate-friendly financial goals

NEW YORK & TEL AVIV, April 28 (BUSINESS WIRE)--

Personetics, the leading global provider of financial data-driven personalization, customer engagement, and advanced money management capabilities for financial institutions, today announces the launch of Sustainability Insights. This new offering, included within the Personetics engagement platform, will help banks meet growing customer demand and regulatory expectations for environmentally responsible banking and sustainable finance. Personetics is partnering with industry-leading impact fintech ecolytiq, whose Sustainability-as-a-Service® solution enhances the data models of Sustainability Insights, making them more precise, personalized, and actionable.

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The Personetics Sustainability Insights solution is the world’s first to show banking customers the carbon footprint of every banking transaction and recommend personalized actions to reduce carbon emissions – such as by making purchases from lower-carbon merchants or categories or saving for climate-friendly financial goals. Sustainability Insights are fully embedded into the Personetics financial data-driven engagement platform, based on advanced data analytics of billions of customer transactions.

Beyond just tracking carbon emissions and showing customers their personal carbon footprint, Sustainability Insights is a complete integrated approach that also assesses other factors, such as overall ESG company information to further calculate the individual impact. It also enables banks to recommend their own existing products which may help a customer take more sustainable financial decisions.

Sustainability Insights is based on Personetics’ four pillars of sustainable finance strategy:

Integrated: The Sustainability Insights are fully integrated into the existing financial data-driven engagement platform and accessible within each participating financial institution’s digital channels; customers can now see their carbon footprint and receive recommendations within their bank’s mobile app.
Relatable: Sustainability Insights are based on each customer’s own financial transaction data. People can see the carbon emissions of their everyday spending decisions – and get advice on how to reduce carbon emissions with their financial choices.
Interactive: Sustainability Insights are easy to understand and engaging for banking customers, with an easy-to-use digital banking user experience.
Actionable: Customers can quickly take action to reduce their carbon emissions, such as by opening a savings account to save money for solar panels or an electric vehicle or deciding to purchase a different product or shop at a more climate-friendly store.

Key capabilities of the Sustainability Insights offering include:

Providing a personalized, holistic financial map that visually demonstrates the carbon emissions of customer spending or investments.
Giving customers the ability to take action to reduce their carbon emissions with personalized insights and advice, depending on their financial situation. For example, the solution might suggest alternative merchants that are more carbon friendly, suggest a savings goal for installing solar panels, offer green investment products, or allow a customer to set a carbon target and track their progress through their spending.
Personalization and Engagement: Actively engaging with the user to increase the accuracy of the insights via quizzes and feedback insights.

To provide banking customers with the most precise, and actionable climate impact data, Personetics has integrated ecolytiq's country level models with its own proprietary capabilities. ecolytiq provides financial institutions with country-specific data sources and models to help them achieve best-in-class carbon impact calculations.

For increased depth of data, Personetics’ Sustainability Insights also partners with additional global providers of carbon emission research to offer various merchants footprint or spending categories within specific countries.

Personetics’ Sustainability Insights will empower financial institutions to be leaders in environmentally responsible banking and will help customers take action to choose a more sustainable lifestyle with better-informed financial choices. Data from Deloitte shows 28% of consumers have already stopped purchasing certain brands or products due to sustainable or ethical concerns, and dozens of the world’s banks are already committing to change through the UN’s Principles for Responsible Banking.

Banks will also be able to feed insights from the Personetics platform into their ESG reporting by tracking and measuring the actions customers are taking to reduce their carbon footprint. This can help financial institutions demonstrate significant leadership in supporting their customers while fighting climate change.

David Sosna, CEO of Personetics, said:

“We are excited to launch our new Sustainability Insights, backed by the industry-leading data sources of our partner ecolytiq. Personetics Sustainability Insights are the next evolution of sustainable finance – beyond just showing bank customers their carbon footprint, we offer them specific actions that they can take today to reduce their carbon impact, choose climate-friendly savings goals, and push the industry in a greener direction.

“Sustainability Insights also drive business impact for financial institutions by improving customer engagement, creating new occasions for targeted cross-selling, and recommending specific banking products and new accounts in a way that is personalized for each customer’s financial situation and future goals. This will create deeper relationships with banking customers and ultimately support banks’ ESG reporting. Every financial institution can be a leader in green banking with Sustainability Insights.”

Ulrich Pietsch, CEO, ecolytiq said:

“The financial industry will play a major role in fighting climate change. This starts by providing people with the information they need to make greener decisions. Banks that act now by embracing sustainability will be the first to reap its benefits for years to come. By partnering with Personetics, we’re excited to be able to help even more financial institutions across the world with in-depth data about their customers’ carbon footprint, so they can suggest actions to improve it.”

The new Sustainability Insights offering is now available on the Personetics platform and is ready to be activated by Personetics’ existing global network of 80 financial institutions with a combined reach of 120 million bank customers.

About Personetics:

Personetics is the global leader in financial data-driven personalization, customer engagement, and advanced money management capabilities for financial services. We are creating the future of “Self-Driving Finance,” where banks can proactively act on their customers’ behalf to help improve their financial wellness and achieve financial goals.

Our industry-leading data analytics solutions harness customer financial transaction data to provide day-to-day actionable insights, personalized recommendations, product-based financial advice, and automated financial wellness programs. We offer solutions for mass market consumer banking, SMB banking, wealth management, and credit card issuers.

We drive business impact for financial institutions by improving relevant product targeting for accurate, efficient cross-selling and upselling. We help financial institutions deepen their customer relationships, increase core deposits and customer retention, expand share of wallet, and boost Customer Lifetime Value.

Personetics currently serves over 80 financial institutions spanning 30 global markets, reaching 120 million customers. We are backed by leading venture capital and private equity investors, with offices in New York, London, Tel Aviv, Singapore, Rio de Janeiro, Tokyo, Paris, Madrid, and Sydney. Learn more at personetics.com

About ecolytiq:

The Sustainability-as-a-Service® solution from ecolytiq enables banks, fintech companies and financial service providers to show their customers the individual impact their purchasing behavior is having on the environment in real time. The ecolytiq software calculates personal environmental impacts, such as CO2 values, on the basis of payment transactions and educates consumers on sustainable spending habits through climate insights. Learn more at www.ecolytiq.com

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Contact

Media inquiries
Toby Earnshaw / Aimee Cashmore
personetics@pancomm.com

Michal Milgalter, Head of Global Marketing
Michal.milgalter@personetics.com

Media contact ecolytiq:
Yuki Hayashi I ecolytiq GmbH I media@ecolytiq.com
phone: +49 30 2201232-80

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CSR: NX INDIA BUILDS, DONATES SCHOOL BUILDING IN KARNATAKA STATE

KUALA LUMPUR, April 27 (Bernama) -- Nippon Express (India) Private Limited (NX India), a company of the Nippon Express Holdings Inc group, recently completed construction of a school building on the premises of the Government Kannada Boys Model School as part of its long-standing commitment to CSR activities. 

The building was donated to the school at a handover ceremony held last month, according to a statement.

A ‘model school’ equates to a combined elementary and junior high school in Japan, and approximately 700 students attend this school for eight years from age six.

Upon learning that India's growing population had created a shortage of classrooms, NX India decided to build and donate a two-story school building featuring six classrooms with tiled floors and ventilation equipment not found in other classrooms.

A completion ceremony and prayer preceded the handover ceremony, where school officials warmly welcomed NX India representatives and expressed thanks.

The NX Group has developed alongside society by transporting goods and thereby, connecting people, companies and communities, and it will continue fulfilling these responsibilities as well as actively engaging in social contribution activities.

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

-- BERNAMA

Juniper Research: Future Digital Awards for Smart Cities & IoT Innovation 2022 opens

KUALA LUMPUR, April 28 (Bernama) -- Juniper Research has announced the opening of the Future Digital Awards for Smart Cities & IoT Innovation 2022.

Since 2008, the Future Digital Awards have been awarded to tech companies at the forefront of their respective fields: companies that deliver imaginative and innovative products or services that have the potential to disrupt their ecosystems and provide significant benefits to their target audience.

According to a statement, these awards aim to reward the most innovative vendors and solutions in the rapidly evolving smart cities & IoT markets, in the context of an unprecedented focus on sustainability gains through technological advancement.

This year’s Smart Cities & IoT Innovation Future Digital Awards cover the following categories.

IoT Innovation: Best IoT Security Platform (Platinum & Gold); Most Innovative Edge Computing Solution; Best IoT Device Management Platform (Platinum & Gold); Smart Agriculture Solution Innovation (Platinum & Gold); eSIM Innovation of the Year (Platinum); and, Private Cellular Network Innovation (Platinum & Gold).

Meanwhile, Sustainability & Smart City Innovation: among others are Best Smart Traffic Management Solution (Platinum & Gold); Best Smart Parking Solution (Platinum & Gold); Innovation in Smart Urban Lighting (Platinum & Gold); Urban Smart Grid Innovation (Platinum & Gold); and, Best MaaS Platform (Platinum & Gold).

While the rest of the awards focus on products and solutions, the Judges’ Choice awards focus on the people and organisations at the forefront of driving true innovation in global smart city deployment.

Judges’ Choice comprising Juniper Research Award for Urban Technology Leadership; Juniper Research – Pathway to Net Zero Award; and, IoT Mover & Shaker Award.

Entries close on May 27, 2022, before being assessed by Juniper Research’s expert panel of analysts. The awards will be announced on June 28, 2022.

Entrants can apply for the awards at https://www.juniperresearch.com/future-digital-awards/smart-cities-iot-innovation.

-- BERNAMA

Control Risks announces technology offering expansion with Reveal

KUALA LUMPUR, April 27 (Bernama) -- Control Risks, the specialist risk consultancy, has announced expansion of its technology offering with Reveal, the global provider of the leading AI-powered eDiscovery and investigations platform.

Reveal uses adaptive AI, behavioural analysis, and pre-trained AI model libraries to help uncover connections and patterns buried in large volumes of unstructured data.

“Corporate legal and compliance teams, and their outside counsel, are looking to technology to better understand data, reduce risks and costs, and extract key insights faster across an ever-increasing volume and variety of data.

“We look forward to leveraging Reveal’s data visualisation, AI and machine learning functionality to drive innovation with our clients,” said Brad Kolacinski, Partner, Control Risks in a statement.

Control Risks will leverage the platform globally to unlock intelligence that will help clients mitigate risks across a range of areas including litigation, investigations, compliance, ethics, fraud, human resources, privacy and security.

Meanwhile, Reveal CEO, Wendell Jisa said: “By taking full advantage of Reveal’s powerful platform, Control Risks now has access to the industry’s leading SaaS-based, AI-powered technology stack, helping them and their clients solve their most complex problems with greater intelligence.”

Control Risks, a specialist global risk consultancy that helps to create secure, compliant and resilient organisations in an age of ever-changing risk will initially provide Reveal-Brainspace in the US, Europe and Asia Pacific.

For more information, visit www.controlrisks.com.

-- BERNAMA

Big Idea Ventures launches Alternative Protein Pavilion at 5 Asian Food & Hospitality events

KUALA LUMPUR, April 25 (Bernama) -- Big Idea Ventures, a global leader in early-stage investments in the food technology sector, has partnered with the leading global trade show organiser Informa Markets to create an Alternative Protein Pavilion at five Food & Hospitality events across Asia this year.

According to a statement, BIV’s Pavilion will host eight to 10 alternative protein companies worldwide under one roof, with booths made available to the selected companies at a special rate.

There are still booth spaces left within the pavilion and Big Idea Ventures is opening applications to the best alternative protein companies globally. Availability will be on a first-come, first-served basis.

At FHA-Food & Beverage held in September in Singapore, the BIV Pavilion will be part of the Alternative Protein Asia (APA) feature area, which will comprise a New Protein Tasting Bar, a dedicated Alt-Protein Start-ups Village for entrepreneurs, and a FoodTech Theatre hosting four days of thought-leadership content.

With over 100,000 people expected to attend the Food & Hospitality events across South Korea, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand and Japan, the featured companies will have a unique opportunity to focus on Asian markets and showcase their products and innovative technologies to a wide range of partners, customers, and potential investors.

The Big Idea Ventures Alternative Protein Pavilion will be at the Food & Hospitality events this year including Seoul Food and Hotel in Seoul from June 7-10; Jakarta Food & Hotel Indonesia in Jakarta (July 26-29); Food & Hotel Asia in Singapore (Sept 5-8); Food & Hotel Thailand in Bangkok (Sept 22 to Oct 25); and, Japan Food Ingredients for Taste in Tokyo (Oct 12-14).

Big Idea Ventures (BIV) is solving the world's greatest challenges by supporting the world's best entrepreneurs. To date, it has invested in more than 70 alternative protein companies across 17 countries.

-- BERNAMA

Cellebrite Named a Leader in Inaugural IDC MarketScape on Digital Forensics

Cellebrite is recognized for cutting-edge solutions paired with end-to-end investigative workflow innovation

PETAH TIKVA, Israel and TYSONS CORNER, Va., April 25, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cellebrite DI Ltd. (NASDAQ: CLBT), a global leader in Digital Intelligence (DI) solutions for the public and private sectors, today announced that it has been named a Leader in the inaugural IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Digital Forensics in Public Safety 2022 Vendor Assessment (doc #US48999722) April 2022.

This IDC MarketScape assessed six vendors across 11 core capabilities, including customer satisfaction, data discovery, data analysis, usability, reporting and pricing, and 9 different strategic areas such as growth, innovation, sales, distribution, and deployment. It is the first time this growing market has been analyzed as an IDC MarketScape and the report offers unrivalled insight into the current vendor landscape.

According to the report, “Cellebrite's investment in R&D is a sizeable component of its total revenue; customer references confirmed the value that this brings to its product suite.” It also quotes a Cellebrite customer saying, "research and development keeps them at the forefront of technological development and therefore offers cutting edge solutions."

The IDC MarketScape explains that “[Cellebrite’s] user interface feels like best-in-class, fresh, next-generation technology; it is intuitive and easy to use, yet also both thorough and speedy.” It also states that Cellebrite customers “noted that the scope of the devices supported is unmatched by its competitors.”

The report also acknowledges that “Cellebrite is focused on cloud delivery models to provide flexibility and agility in data processing and AI for workflow automation, specifically in image processing,” and that “Cellebrite has some considerable IP in visual analytics.”

Yossi Carmil, CEO of Cellebrite, comments: “Law enforcement agencies across the globe are relying heavily on vendors in this space to collect, manage, and analyze the growing volume of digital evidence that is essential to running more effective and efficient investigations to keep the public safe. We are proud that IDC MarketScape has named Cellebrite a Leader in digital forensics in public safety, which is a key part of our overall end-to-end digital intelligence offering.”

Dr Alison Brooks, Research Vice President for IDC’s Worldwide and US Public Safety practice, comments: “In recent years, the digital forensics market has grown significantly, and the landscape of vendors has become more complex. Cellebrite understands the nuanced ways criminal activity has evolved with more stealth and encrypted platforms. Its position in the Leaders Category reflects its cutting-edge R&D and end-to-end investigative workflow innovation, as it seeks to enable its customers with solutions to address the challenges and rising complexity of digital investigations.”

To learn more about Cellebrite, its capabilities and position as a Leader in the IDC MarketScape Assessment visit: https://cellebrite.com/en/idc-marketscape-names-cellebrite-a-leader/

About IDC MarketScape

IDC MarketScape vendor analysis model is designed to provide an overview of the competitive fitness of ICT (information and communications technology) suppliers in a given market. The research methodology utilizes a rigorous scoring methodology based on both qualitative and quantitative criteria that results in a single graphical illustration of each vendor's position within a given market. IDC MarketScape provides a clear framework in which the product and service offerings, capabilities and strategies, and current and future market success factors of IT and telecommunications vendors can be meaningfully compared. The framework also provides technology buyers with a 360-degree assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of current and prospective vendors.

About Cellebrite

Cellebrite’s (NASDAQ: CLBT) mission is to enable its customers to protect and save lives, accelerate justice, and preserve privacy in communities around the world. We are a global leader in Digital Intelligence solutions for the public and private sectors, empowering organizations in mastering the complexities of legally sanctioned digital investigations by streamlining intelligence processes. Trusted by thousands of leading agencies and companies worldwide, Cellebrite’s Digital Intelligence platform and solutions transform how customers collect, review, analyze and manage data in legally sanctioned investigations. To learn more visit us at www.cellebrite.com, https://investors.cellebrite.com, or follow us on Twitter at @Cellebrite.

Caution Regarding Forward Looking Statements

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Investors
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Anaqua fortifies AQX IP management with automated IDS solution

KUALA LUMPUR, April 21 (Bernama) -- Anaqua, the leading provider of innovation and intellectual property management technology, has announced plans for the release of its new automated information disclosure solution as part of its AQX IP management offering for corporations and law firms.

The new system will help IP professionals save time and money by streamlining and automating the IDS process.

By integrating with USPTO (Private PAIR) and leveraging optical character recognition (OCR) technology on PTO forms (892 and 1449), and international forms and search reports, Anaqua’s IDS system automatically extracts and processes data into an IDS form (SB/08) in just one click.

The system also uses external patent data (AcclaimIP), machine learning, and AI tools to automate citation workflow, allowing IP professionals to be in control in managing citations.

“We are committed to delivering capabilities that drive value for our clients in every aspect of the IP management lifecycle and in this case automating the IDS process,” said Anaqua CEO, Bob Romeo in a statement.

“Our team is responding to our clients by delivering one of the most efficient and intuitive IDS management systems in the market.

“We look forward to our customers experiencing increased efficiency and accuracy during their IDS management processes with this release.”

Anaqua’s global operations are headquartered in Boston, with offices across the U.S., Europe, and Asia.

-- BERNAMA

Juniper Research: Global regtech spend exceeds US$204 billion by 2026

KUALA LUMPUR, April 21 (Bernama) -- A new study from Juniper Research has found that global regtech spend will exceed US$204 billion by 2026; accounting for over 50 per cent of all regulatory compliance spend for the first time. (US$1 = RM4.283)

According to a statement, this spend will grow from US$68 billion in 2022; representing growth of over 200 per cent over the next four years.

The report identified the integration of regtech services with BaaS (Banking-as-a-Service) models as key to realising this future market growth.

The new research, Regtech: Emerging Trends, Regulatory Impact & Market Forecasts 2022‑2026, predicts that BaaS models, which include outsourcing regtech services such as digital onboarding, will be key in accelerating AI-based automation for online document verification and KYC (Know Your Customer) processes.

AI-powered onboarding enables financial institutions to benefit from real-time progress reporting and automation, which help meet rising client expectations and reduce compliance cost.

According to the research, 26 per cent of digital onboarding processes in the banking market will use AI systems by 2026, compared to just eight per cent in 2022.

Beyond digital onboarding, the report suggests that regtech will leverage BaaS models to swiftly expand the use of AI in banking for more comprehensive tasks, including fraud detection and mitigation.

Research author Harshada Thok explains: “Whilst the current benefits of AI are clear to regtech vendors, the immediate focus must be on ensuring the algorithms are fed the most relevant data to maximise their efficiency in verifying digital identities and future use cases. 

“In turn, this will provide a differentiation point for regtech vendors in an increasingly competitive market.”

Juniper Research provides research and analytical services to the global hi-tech communications sector; providing consultancy, analyst reports, and industry commentary.

-- BERNAMA

IMAGINE COMMUNICATIONS ADDS SUREFIRE VIDEO AD SERVER TO MONETISATION SOLUTIONS SUITE

KUALA LUMPUR, April 21 (Bernama) -- Imagine Communications has announced the addition of SureFire™ video ad server to its suite of monetisation solutions, addressing decade-old gaps in the cost, yield, and quality of advertising on digital video streams.

According to a statement, the game-changing product will be shown for the first time at the 2022 NAB Show (April 24–27, Las Vegas Convention Center).

SureFire provides the linear-like control and brand protection needed to directly sell inventory on OTT platforms, enabling media companies to sell and fulfil campaigns across their entire audience. 

It also enables media companies to lower overall costs by eliminating silos, while increasing margins and keeping more ad revenue via direct sales ― eliminating intermediaries that take a percentage of revenue.

The result is more revenue, higher eCPM prices and improved fill rates, as well as a great advertiser and viewer experience.

SureFire, combined with Imagine’s unified monetisation solution, consolidates cross-platform workflows, enabling media companies to increase revenue opportunities, reduce total cost of ownership (TCO), and deliver a consistent, quality experience for streaming OTT and VOD.

SureFire operates as a managed cloud service on Amazon Web Services (AWS), so it has flexibility and scale to meet the needs of any media company.

Auto-scaling enables SureFire to support millions of ad requests per second, with sub-100ms response times even under heavy load. It uses the advertising industry-standard VAST and VMAP protocols to communicate dynamic ad insertion instructions with AWS Elemental MediaTailor.

Using open APIs, SureFire has been pre-integrated with Imagine’s Landmark™ Sales ad management platform, providing media companies a smooth path to unified monetisation of OTT and linear TV.

SureFire is also fully compatible with the recently announced Imagine Aviator™ cloud-native, unified origination and monetisation platform, providing broadcast-quality ad decisions to monetise OTT and FAST channels created by Aviator.

The first customer deployments of SureFire are expected in the summer of 2022. 

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

-- BERNAMA

TDCX reinforces global English capabilities via new India site

KUALA LUMPUR, April 21 (Bernama) -- TDCX Inc (TDCX or the Company), a high-growth digital customer experience (CX) solutions provider for technology and blue-chip companies, has announced the launch of its operations in India.

According to a statement, the move is part of TDCX’s strategy to expand its geographic coverage, thereby enabling it to better serve client needs through a mix of different locations.

Group Chief Information Officer and Executive Vice President, Malaysia and India, Byron Fernandez said: “India has long been known for its advantages as an outsourced market, both from a talent and cost perspective.

“Our latest location in India adds to our existing capabilities and enables us to help clients optimise their CX strategy and achieve their goals more quickly and efficiently.”

TDCX has set up a 45,000 square foot office at Sky View 20, located within the heart of the Hyderabad Information Technology and Engineering Consultancy City (HITEC City), a technology hub that is home to leading multinational and innovative companies.

TDCX’s Indian site complements its wide footprint of delivery centres across Asia, parts of Europe and a Latin America site to serve domestic, regional and global markets.

In addition to serving India’s fast-growing domestic market, the site reinforces TDCX’s ability to serve the global English market through a mix of offshore and nearshore locations.

As an enabler of the digital economy, technology forms a key pillar in the way TDCX delivers high-value services to its clients. Through its office in Hyderabad, it aims to attract more technologists to develop innovative solutions that enhance the end user experience and drive better business outcomes.

In determining the location of its Hyderabad office, TDCX also ensured that it was in a space that promoted employee health and wellbeing.

The building where TDCX’s office is located incorporates abundant greenery, natural light, and optimised air circulation and is LEED Gold and International WELL Building Institute certified, making for a welcoming, productive and inspiring work environment.

More details at www.tdcx.com.

-- BERNAMA

DESKTOP METAL UNVEILS S-MAX® FLEX, MAKING SAND 3D PRINTING AFFORDABLE TO GLOBAL FOUNDRIES

KUALA LUMPUR, April 20 (Bernama) -- Desktop Metal has announced the launch of the ExOne S-Max® Flex, a scalable, large-format binder jetting system that 3D prints sand tooling, which foundries use to quickly cast complex metal designs for the aerospace, automotive, and energy industries, among others.

“To achieve our vision of Additive Manufacturing 2.0, we need to make production 3D printing practical in terms of speed, cost, and material availability for a broad range of applications,” said Co-Founder and CEO of Desktop Metal, Ric Fulop in a statement.

“We designed the all-new S-Max Flex from the ground up leveraging SPJ technology with the idea of making premium sand 3D printing accessible to every foundry, so that more companies can take advantage of the benefits of AM 2.0, such as distributed, local production, and remain competitive for the long term.”

ExOne, which was acquired by Desktop Metal in late 2021, is the leading digital sand printing solution provider for foundries.

The new S-Max Flex combines ExOne’s sand printing expertise in process and materials with proprietary Desktop Metal SPJ technology in an affordable architecture to deliver new value to foundries that have long wanted an S-Max but found the premium price out of reach.

The S-Max Flex will debut at CastExpo 2022, North America’s largest metalcasting trade show, from April 23-26 in Columbus, Ohio. 

Additional early buyers of the new S-Max Flex include Founders Service & Manufacturing Co Inc of Deerfield, Ohio, and HTCI Co. of New Carlisle, Ohio.

Desktop Metal’s high throughput SPJ technology delivers a build rate up to 115 l/h, which offers foundries quick and reliable production to operate more efficiently in times of ongoing labour shortages, as well as a faster return on investment.

The S-Max Flex joins the premium S-Max® and S-Max® Pro solutions that are used in foundries worldwide.

Based in Burlington, Massachusetts, Desktop Metal Inc is accelerating the transformation of manufacturing with an expansive portfolio of 3D printing solutions, from rapid prototyping to mass production.

More details at www.desktopmetal.com.

-- BERNAMA

upGrad doubles down on Vietnam, addressing digital-first education demand

KUALA LUMPUR, April 20 (Bernama) -- upGrad, Asia’s higher EdTech major with a strong presence across the APAC, doubles down on the Vietnam region to address the strong local demand for digital-first education, as the country heads towards Industry 4.0.

The Edtech major has recently appointed Ex-OYO Dushyant Dwibedy as the Vietnam Country Head with a mandate to build a strong local team, initiate corporate and university partnerships, and also build long-lasting learning outcomes for the Vietnamese workforce.

“Ambition levels in Vietnam are soaring and we want to be at the heart of making career-changing courses as also being the LifeLongLearning partner for students and working professionals.

“Outside of our offerings in certification, diplomas, degrees, and doctorates, we also see a large market for our upGrad Abroad initiative as Vietnam is one of the larger markets for aspiring locals looking to go overseas for higher education,” clarifies Dushyant Dwibedy.

According to a statement, Vietnam has over 1.5 million people joining the workforce every year, adding to its attractive market size for Lifelong Learners and those requiring in-depth subject knowledge and cutting-edge skill sets for all the careers of tomorrow.

Commenting on the same, Zubin Gandevia, CEO - APAC, upGrad said: “We are assembling an advisory board here in Vietnam, forging strong partnerships with universities, and working on making all that we do very affordable, accessible, and career-changing for our learners.

“Vietnam offers very interesting opportunities and hence, our local and targeted focus will yield great results.”

“For upGrad, more than 35 per cent of our revenues will come from the International markets and therefore, our country-wise local focus is the way to go forward, as we contribute to the overall 1.3 billion global knowledge workers looking to fast forward their careers in this decade,” concluded Mayank Kumar co-founder & MD upGrad while commenting on the all-encompassing growth plan to penetrate deeper into the region.

Started in 2015, upGrad is a pioneer in the online education revolution, focused on powering career success for a global workforce of over 1.3 billion

-- BERNAMA

GLOBAL MUSIC, SPORTS, MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT HEAVYWEIGHTS INVEST $87 MILLION IN MOONPAY

More than 60 high profile strategic investors believe Web3 will transform art, fan engagement, intellectual property & creative value

USA, April 14 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- APRIL 13th, 2022 -- MIAMI:  Today, MoonPay, the leading global crypto payments infrastructure provider, announced that more than 60 influential figures and organizations from the worlds of music, sports, media & entertainment have collectively invested $87 million in the company. The strategic investors represent industries on the cusp of transformation by Web3 technology, which is changing the way creatives, artists, and athletes approach art, fan engagement, and intellectual property management.  

Named investors include the following (in alphabetical order by first name):

·         Anthony Kiedis of the  Red Hot Chili Peppers
·         Ashton Kutcher and Guy Oseary’s Sound Ventures
·         Austin Rosen’s Electric Feel Ventures
·         BLOND:ISH
·         Brent Faiyaz & Jayne Andrews,Ty Baisden
·         Brie Larson*
·         Bruce Willis
·         Connect Ventures
·         Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike
·         Diplo
·         Drake & Adel 'Future' Nur's Dreamcrew
·         Eric Eisner*
·         Eva Longoria
·         Gee Roberson
·         G-Eazy
·         Gibson Hazard
·         Gwyneth Paltrow & Moj Mahdara's Kinship Ventures
·         James Corden
·         Jamil Davis and Matt Bauerschmidt's Revels Group Ventures
·         Jason Derulo
·         Justin Bieber
·         K5 Global
·         Kate Hudson
·         Katie McGrath*
·         Kevin and Rick Yorn's BroadLight Capital
·         Kimberly Blackwell*
·         Larry Gagosian
·         Lil Baby
·         Lil Durk
·         Marc Benioff’s TIME Ventures
·         Marcy Venture Partners
·         Maria Sharapova
·         Matte Babel
·         Matthew McConaughey
·         Michael Ovitz
·         Mindy Kaling*
·         Nancy Twine*
·         Palm Tree Crew
·         Paris Hilton
·         Paul George
·         PLUS Capital
·         Post Malone
·         Questlove*
·         Ryan Tedder of One Republic
·         Sam Feldt
·         Scooter Braun
·         Shailene Woodley*
·         Shawn Mendes, FEWOCiOUS & Andrew Gertler’s AG Ventures
·         Shay Mitchell
·         Snoop Dogg & Nick Adler, Karan Wahder, Champ Medici
·         Stacey Bendet*
·         Steve Aoki & Matt Colon
·         The Chainsmokers' Mantis VC
·         The Weeknd & Amir “Cash” Esmailian
·         Trina Spear*
·         Yara Shahidi, Keri Shahidi, Afshin Shahidi*
·         Zoe Saldaña*
 
* Kinship Ventures LP 

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Tugu Insurance Company Limited Credit Ratings affirmed - AM Best

KUALA LUMPUR, April 15 (Bernama) -- Global credit rating agency, AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B+ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of ‘bbb-’ (Good) of Tugu Insurance Company Limited (TIC) Hong Kong. The outlook of these Credit Ratings (rating) is stable.

According to a statement, the ratings reflect TIC’s balance sheet strength, which United States-headquartered AM Best assesses as strong, as well as its marginal operating performance, limited business profile and marginal enterprise risk management (ERM).

TIC’s risk-adjusted capitalisation, as measured by Best’s Capital Adequacy Ratio (BCAR), remained at the strongest level and is supportive of the strong balance sheet strength assessment.

Over the past five years, the company’s capital and surplus experienced some volatility, mainly due to revaluation gains or losses arising from its concentrated investment properties, while the underwriting results remained marginal.

TIC’s overall profitability over the past few years was affected by significant reserve movement, and some large losses from its commercial lines of business, for example, property damage, goods in transit, and employees’ compensation.

While TIC reported robust premium growth rate in 2021, it continued to record an elevated level of expense ratio due to the small premium base. The company’s operating profitability is supported by its investment return, which mainly consists of a stable stream of rental income, dividend, and interest income.

The annual revaluation of TIC’s investment properties may pose some volatility to its net profits or losses from year to year, with AM Best expecting TIC’s overall profitability to remain thin over the next few years.

TIC remains a small player in Hong Kong’s highly competitive and fragmented non-life market. While oil and gas business from its parent company, PT Pertamina (Persero), continued to form a large proportion of its underwriting book, TIC expands more actively in other overseas business, such as goods in transit, and domestic Hong Kong business over the short to intermediate term.

TIC’s risk management framework continues to evolve. The company has refined its risk appetite statements and risk policies, performed multiple stress and scenario tests, and projected its capital position under the upcoming regulatory solvency requirements with the assistance of external consultants.

AM Best has regional offices in London, Amsterdam, Dubai, Hong Kong, Singapore and Mexico City.

For more information, visit www.ambest.com.

-- BERNAMA

Jumio declares Stuart Wells chief technology officer, unveils new innovation lab

KUALA LUMPUR, April 14 (Bernama) -- Jumio, the leading provider of orchestrated end-to-end identity proofing, eKYC and AML solutions, has announced the appointment of Stuart Wells as its new chief technology officer. In addition, Jumio has unveiled its new Innovation Lab in San Diego.

Wells joins Jumio’s executive team after nearly a decade at FICO, where he served as executive vice president and chief product & technology officer.

He brings decades of technical leadership experience from leading companies in Silicon Valley such as Avaya, where he served as senior vice president and president of global communications solutions, and Sun Microsystems, where he served as executive vice president.

“Stuart joining our team as CTO signals a new era for Jumio as we continue to redefine the end-to-end identity space,” said Jumio CEO, Robert Prigge.

“Stuart’s extensive industry knowledge is a major asset as Jumio reaches its next stage of growth and continues to drive innovation in the identity space,” he said in a statement.

As CTO, Wells will lead Jumio’s IT, AI, machine learning and engineering teams. He will also oversee Jumio’s Innovation Lab in San Diego and AI Lab in Montreal.

“Jumio’s vision of making the internet a safer place has resonated with me as it’s such a critical issue today that impacts everyone online,” said Wells.

“Serving as CTO, I will lead Jumio’s engineering teams to continue to deliver on this promise by providing innovative fraud prevention solutions that keep up with the constantly evolving methods of fraud.”

Jumio’s newest Innovation Lab in San Diego focuses on research and development for the broader technology landscape, enabling Jumio to facilitate innovation on a larger, long-term scale.

For more information, visit www.jumio.com.

-- BERNAMA

TDCX PRESENTATION AT HSBC VIRTUAL SERIES: ASEAN SOFTWARE AND IT SERVICES, APRIL 19

KUALA LUMPUR, April 13 (Bernama) -- TDCX Inc (TDCX or the Company) has announced that senior management will make presentation at investor conference: HSBC Virtual Series: ASEAN Software and IT Services on April 19.

The presentation will be available on the investor relations section of the TDCX website investors.tdcx.com, according to a statement.

TDCX, a high-growth digital customer experience solutions provider for technology and blue-chip companies, provides transformative digital CX solutions, enabling world-leading and disruptive brands to acquire new customers, to build customer loyalty and protect their online communities.

Singapore headquartered-TDCX employs more than 14,000 employees across 26 campuses globally, specifically Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, Mainland China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Japan, India, Romania, Spain and Colombia.

More details at www.tdcx.com.

-- BERNAMA

RYAN KAVANAUGH'S PROXIMA STUDIOS ANNOUNCES START OF PRODUCTION OF SKILL HOUSE STARRING BRYCE HALL, DIRECTED AND WRITTEN BY JOSH STOLBERG - WRITER OF JIGSAW AND SPIRAL - OF THE SAW FRANCHISE

 First-of-its-kind film to be "listed" on the entertainment stock exchange allowing fans to participate and invest in the film via ESX.io


LOS ANGELES, April 14 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Based on an original idea by EGOT Megaproducer (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony) Nominee Ryan Kavanaugh, Skill House is the first of a franchise and is slated to start principal production in June 2022 with an expected early 2023 release date. It is financed and controlled by Proxima Studios and written and directed by horror film legend Josh Stolberg, co-writer of horror films such as Spiral: From the Book of Saw (starring Chris Rock and Samuel L. Jackson), Jigsaw, Piranha 3D, Sorority Row, as well as the next Saw film (tentatively titled Saw X) and starring social media phenomenon Bryce Hall, who is one of the world's most-followed Social Media Stars with over 50 Million Followers across his social media channels.

Skill House will be the first film to be "listed" on the entertainment stock exchange ("ESX"), a first-of-its-kind platform allowing users to invest in the film and trade in or out of the film and its upside.

Starring social media personality Bryce Hall, Skill House takes a stab at social media influencers and will be an unflinching take on fame and what new celebrities are willing to do to attain it. It will be shot in the Sway House, a mansion in Bel Air, made famous by many of Tik Tok's biggest stars. It will skewer the landscape of young celebrities who will do anything for a "click."

"I've worked with some of Hollywood's biggest stars, including Chris Rock and Sam Jackson, Carrie Fisher and Dwayne Johnson… but my kids are more excited about this project than any other I've worked on," said Stolberg. "Working with Bryce Hall and Ryan Kavanaugh, this is sure to be a first of a new horror genre. These social media personalities are the new Hollywood, and they are reinventing what it means to be a star. When a young kid from Maryland, like Bryce, with nothing but a cell phone and a ring light, can attract tens of millions of followers on Tik Tok and Instagram, it evens the playing field for everyone. But there's a dark side to this new entertainment landscape, and I'm excited to flip that rock over."

"The film will be a "hard R" horror film and will have a gritty approach to what it takes to succeed in a business that relies on fans "liking you." Stolberg added, "there's nothing I love more than writing a watercooler kill scene… and we're already over budget with the amount of blood we're going to use. While this concept could play for parody, I'll be taking a more serious approach and leaning into scares and horror over humor. I'm not pulling punches. I've been given the green light to go for it. And I can't wait!"

Kavanaugh, the 24th highest-grossing producer of all time, has produced and or financed over 200 films such as Fast and Furious 3,4,5,6, Social Network, 300, Mamma Mia!, Limitless, Fighter, Zombieland, and many more. Kavanaugh also previously owned Rogue Pictures, which launched over 60 horror movies, including Strangers, The Unborn, and My Soul to Take.

"This film intends to break the boundary between the short-form social media phenomenon and long-form content," said Kavanaugh. "Bryce is one of the most recognized and polarizing influencers with over 50 million followers and will certainly be a crossover star. The film digs deep into the human psyche and the new generation's thirst for stardom, asking how far they would go? It will be bloody, it will be dark, and it will certainly be talked about."

Daniel Herther, who oversees production and creative development at Proxima, will serve as executive producer. Before joining Proxima, Herther produced the Nic Cage thriller Inconceivable and held executive roles at Relativity Media and WB's Hollywood Gang (300).

This will be the first time fans can actually invest into a feature film and participate in the upside of the film via ESX.

Bryce Hall is repped by Brad Baskin of Panther Management and Ryan Kavanaugh and Proxima are repped by Neil Sacker.

About Proxima and Ryan Kavanaugh

Founder of Proxima Media, co-founder of Triller, Ryan Kavanaugh is one of the most accomplished, prolific, and honored executives in entertainment industry history. Using an intelligent financial model of film finance, he was dubbed the creator of "Moneyball for movies." He produced, distributed, and/or structured financing for more than 200 films, generating more than $20 billion in worldwide box office revenue and earning 60 Oscar nominations. He is the 25th highest-grossing film producer of all time. His productions include Fast and Furious 3-6, 300, Social Network, Limitless, Fighter, Talladega Nights, Step Brothers, and Mamma Mia! Kavanaugh and Proxima pioneered an innovative finance deal for post-bankruptcy Marvel, making the studio and finance structure that led to Marvel Cinematic Universe. He built the SVOD (streaming) category with Netflix, which boosted that company's market capitalization from $2 to $10 billion. Kavanaugh is the co-founder of Triller, one of the three fastest-growing social media apps. He recently led the acquisition, merger, and re-launch of the social media and music app.

He also created the powerhouse television company, now known as Critical Content, producing hit shows like Catfish on MTV and Limitless on CBS, which he sold for $200M. The company had 40 television series across 19 networks before its sale. Kavanaugh has earned several achievements and awards, from Variety's Producer of the Year Award to The Hollywood Reporter's Leadership Award, from Fortune's 40 Under 40 Most Influential People in Business to Forbes' Fortune 400, Billion-Dollar Producer by the Daily Variety and the 100 Most Influential People in the World by Vanity Fair.

About Entertainment Stock Exchange ("ESX")

Entertainment Stock X (ESX), a first-of-its-kind platform allowing users and fans to invest in film and entertainment projects via the Jobs Act, is an innovative platform for financing entertainment. The company fills the need for new and more efficient financing for filmmakers. ESX allows filmmakers to generate a valuable direct marketing relationship with fans and will enable fans to invest in film for the first time. More information is available on ESX.io

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