KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 30 -- Revolve Group, Inc. today announced the launch of upgraded service levels in New Zealand and Singapore to further elevate customer experience.
For the first time, REVOLVE customers in New Zealand and Singapore have access to hassle-free returns at no cost, free two to three day express shipping, and a local toll-free number to reach customer service agents.
The service enhancements in New Zealand also reflect all-inclusive pricing, with applicable taxes included in the purchase price, eliminating “sticker shock” at checkout and significantly streamlining the process for returns.
The launch of upgraded customer experiences in New Zealand and Singapore follows REVOLVE’s success in offering elevated service levels for customers in the United Kingdom, Western Europe and Australia.
“We are constantly looking to raise the bar and exceed expectations of our customers,” said Kai Li, Vice-President of International.
“We have always encouraged customers to use their home as their fitting room to experiment with styles and sizes where they are most comfortable.”
-- BERNAMA
Friday, January 31, 2020
HIMSS-ELSEVIER EUROPEAN DIGITAL HEALTHCARE AWARD CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS OPEN
BERLIN, Germany, Jan 24 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) and Elsevier, the global information analytics business specializing in science and health, are proud to announce the call for submissions for the Annual HIMSS-Elsevier Digital Healthcare Award 2020, European edition.
Established in 2013, the global HIMSS-Elsevier Digital Healthcare Award has recognized 218 submissions across 30 countries and 120 organisations, impacting over 41 million patients in the Asia Pacific, Middle Eastern and European regions.
The HIMSS-Elsevier Awards team are recognizing professionals in two categories:
Deadline for submissions is March 27, 2020.
The HIMSS-Elsevier Awards are being hosted in Europe for the fourth time and have previously been celebrated in the Asia Pacific region for over six years, in the Middle East region for four and in Brazil and the Latin American region for the first time, earlier this year. It reflects Elsevier’s ongoing global commitment to supporting healthcare providers to continually evolve, in order to meet the needs of a changing population and changing health care.
The Awards will be presented during the HIMSS Europe & Health 2.0 Conference 2020 in Helsinki, Finland (26-28th May, 2020)
About HIMSS
HIMSS is a global advisor and thought leader supporting the transformation of the health ecosystem through information and technology. As a mission driven non-profit, HIMSS offers a unique depth and breadth of expertise in health innovation, public policy, workforce development, research and analytics to advise global leaders, stakeholders and influencers on best practices in health information and technology. Through our innovation engine, HIMSS delivers key insights, education and engaging events to healthcare providers, governments and market suppliers, ensuring they have the right information at the point of decision. Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, HIMSS serves the global health information and technology communities with focused operations across North America, Europe, the United Kingdom, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific. Our members include more than 80,000 individuals, 480 provider organizations, 470 non-profit partners and 650 health services organizations. www.himss.org
About Elsevier
Elsevier is a global information analytics business that helps institutions and professionals advance healthcare, open science and improve performance for the benefit of humanity. Elsevier provides digital solutions and tools in the areas of strategic research management, R&D performance, clinical decision support and professional education, including ScienceDirect, Scopus, SciVal, ClinicalKey and Sherpath. Elsevier publishes over 2,500 digitized journals, including The Lancet and Cell, more than 38,000 e-book titles and many iconic reference works, including Gray's Anatomy. Elsevier is part of RELX Group, a global provider of information and analytics for professionals and business customers across industries. www.elsevier.com
Karen D. Groppe
Senior Director, Strategic Communications
Mobile 312.965.7898 | Twitter @Karen_D_Groppe
SOURCE: HIMSS
--BERNAMA
Established in 2013, the global HIMSS-Elsevier Digital Healthcare Award has recognized 218 submissions across 30 countries and 120 organisations, impacting over 41 million patients in the Asia Pacific, Middle Eastern and European regions.
The HIMSS-Elsevier Awards team are recognizing professionals in two categories:
· Outstanding ICT Achievement - focuses on harnessing information and technology to successfully advance patient care and safety.
· Outstanding ICT Innovation - focuses on creatively leveraging existing technology or developing ground-breaking new solutions to enhance ICT adoption, patient care and outcomes.
· Outstanding ICT Innovation - focuses on creatively leveraging existing technology or developing ground-breaking new solutions to enhance ICT adoption, patient care and outcomes.
Submit your project here: https://www.himsseuropeconference.eu/helsinki/2020/himss-elsevier-digital-healthcare-awards
Deadline for submissions is March 27, 2020.
The HIMSS-Elsevier Awards are being hosted in Europe for the fourth time and have previously been celebrated in the Asia Pacific region for over six years, in the Middle East region for four and in Brazil and the Latin American region for the first time, earlier this year. It reflects Elsevier’s ongoing global commitment to supporting healthcare providers to continually evolve, in order to meet the needs of a changing population and changing health care.
The Awards will be presented during the HIMSS Europe & Health 2.0 Conference 2020 in Helsinki, Finland (26-28th May, 2020)
About HIMSS
HIMSS is a global advisor and thought leader supporting the transformation of the health ecosystem through information and technology. As a mission driven non-profit, HIMSS offers a unique depth and breadth of expertise in health innovation, public policy, workforce development, research and analytics to advise global leaders, stakeholders and influencers on best practices in health information and technology. Through our innovation engine, HIMSS delivers key insights, education and engaging events to healthcare providers, governments and market suppliers, ensuring they have the right information at the point of decision. Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, HIMSS serves the global health information and technology communities with focused operations across North America, Europe, the United Kingdom, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific. Our members include more than 80,000 individuals, 480 provider organizations, 470 non-profit partners and 650 health services organizations. www.himss.org
About Elsevier
Elsevier is a global information analytics business that helps institutions and professionals advance healthcare, open science and improve performance for the benefit of humanity. Elsevier provides digital solutions and tools in the areas of strategic research management, R&D performance, clinical decision support and professional education, including ScienceDirect, Scopus, SciVal, ClinicalKey and Sherpath. Elsevier publishes over 2,500 digitized journals, including The Lancet and Cell, more than 38,000 e-book titles and many iconic reference works, including Gray's Anatomy. Elsevier is part of RELX Group, a global provider of information and analytics for professionals and business customers across industries. www.elsevier.com
Karen D. Groppe
Senior Director, Strategic Communications
Mobile 312.965.7898 | Twitter @Karen_D_Groppe
SOURCE: HIMSS
--BERNAMA
PHOTO STORY - AMBANK GROUP MANAGEMENT TEAM WISHES HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR 2020
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 24 (Bernama) --
From left (front row) – Syed Anuar Syed Ali, Executive Vice President, Group Corporate Communications & Marketing, AmBank Group, Aaron Loo, Managing Director, Retail Banking, AmBank (M) Berhad, Penelope Gan, Group Chief Human Resource Officer, AmBank Group, Dato’ Sulaiman Mohd Tahir, Group Chief Executive Officer, AmBank Group, Tan Sri Azman Hashim, Chairman, AmBank Group, Raja Teh Maimunah Raja Abdul Aziz, Managing Director, Wholesale Banking, AmBank Group, Goh Mei Lee, Chief Group Strategic Transformation Officer, AmBank Group and Faradina Mohammad Ghouse, Group Chief Compliance Officer, AmBank Group.
From left (back row) – Seohan Soo, Chief Executive Officer, AmInvestment Bank Berhad, Anthony Dass, Head, AmBank Research, AmBank Group, Shamsul Bahrom Mohamed Ibrahim, Group Chief Internal Auditor, AmBank Group, Noor Azam Mohd Yusof, Chief Executive Officer, AmMetLife Takaful Berhad, Derek Roberts, Chief Executive Officer, AmGeneral Insurance Berhad, Christopher Yap, Managing Director, Business Banking, AmBank Group, Eqhwan Mokhzanee, Chief Executive Officer, AmBank Islamic, Jeroen Thijs, Group Chief Risk Officer, AmBank Group, Ramzi Toubassy, Chief Executive Officer, AmMetLife Insurance Berhad and Datuk Iswaraan Suppiah, Group Chief Operations Officer, AmBank Group.
Source: AmBank Group
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Thursday, January 30, 2020
Japan's Chiba to serve food charms in Singapore this February
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 29 -- Japan’s Chiba Prefectural Government set to publicise the charms of its foods via publicity event and food fair in Singapore this February.
In a statement, Chiba welcomes visitors to the event and fair as there will be a full array of excellent food from the largest prefectures in Japan engaged in farming and fisheries.
The publicity event will be held on Feb 1 from 2pm to 5pm at OUE Social Kitchen, providing visitors to experience the charms of foods from Chiba by tasting original cuisine prepared by local chef Michael Lau.
Meanwhile, CHIBA (Japan) Food Fair 2020 will be held from Feb 1 until Feb 29 at the Japanese restaurant, Kuriya Dining in Great World City.
Food products will be sold at four shops in Tampines 1, JEM, Jurong Point (WAttention Plaza) and Great World City. As Great World City is being refurbished, sales will start around early or mid-February.
Marine and agricultural products including seasonal sweet potatoes and strawberries, as well as cookies and the like recommended by the Chiba government will be sold at the above-mentioned shops.
On Feb 2, Chiba Prefecture's mascot ‘CHI-BA+KUN’ will appear at Jurong Point between 11am and 1.30pm and between 3pm and 5pm at Tampines, as part of an effort to liven up the food fair.
-- BERNAMA
In a statement, Chiba welcomes visitors to the event and fair as there will be a full array of excellent food from the largest prefectures in Japan engaged in farming and fisheries.
The publicity event will be held on Feb 1 from 2pm to 5pm at OUE Social Kitchen, providing visitors to experience the charms of foods from Chiba by tasting original cuisine prepared by local chef Michael Lau.
Meanwhile, CHIBA (Japan) Food Fair 2020 will be held from Feb 1 until Feb 29 at the Japanese restaurant, Kuriya Dining in Great World City.
Food products will be sold at four shops in Tampines 1, JEM, Jurong Point (WAttention Plaza) and Great World City. As Great World City is being refurbished, sales will start around early or mid-February.
Marine and agricultural products including seasonal sweet potatoes and strawberries, as well as cookies and the like recommended by the Chiba government will be sold at the above-mentioned shops.
On Feb 2, Chiba Prefecture's mascot ‘CHI-BA+KUN’ will appear at Jurong Point between 11am and 1.30pm and between 3pm and 5pm at Tampines, as part of an effort to liven up the food fair.
-- BERNAMA
Wednesday, January 29, 2020
Mary Kay celebrates milestone anniversaries worldwide this year
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 -- This year, Mary Kay Inc will celebrate milestone anniversaries in some of its most important markets globally via festivities, volunteer opportunities and special events.
According to a statement, the markets are as follows - five years in Colombia; Armenia (10 years); Moldova (15 years); 20 years each in Kazakhstan, Malaysia, the Philippines and Slovakia; 25 years each in China and Portugal; and, Argentina (40 years).
“While our innovative skin care, on-trend colour cosmetics, fragrances and body care products have been loved for more than 56 years by millions of consumers around the world, our company was founded with much more than lipstick in mind,” said Mary Kay chief operating officer, Deborah Gibbins.
“Our founder, Mary Kay Ash, built her dream company with two goals: create economic independence for women through entrepreneurship, and make the world a better place.”
The iconic Mary Kay Ash founded her namesake brand in 1963 and it quickly developed into a worldwide phenomenon with millions of independent beauty consultants in nearly 40 countries.
-- BERNAMA
According to a statement, the markets are as follows - five years in Colombia; Armenia (10 years); Moldova (15 years); 20 years each in Kazakhstan, Malaysia, the Philippines and Slovakia; 25 years each in China and Portugal; and, Argentina (40 years).
“While our innovative skin care, on-trend colour cosmetics, fragrances and body care products have been loved for more than 56 years by millions of consumers around the world, our company was founded with much more than lipstick in mind,” said Mary Kay chief operating officer, Deborah Gibbins.
“Our founder, Mary Kay Ash, built her dream company with two goals: create economic independence for women through entrepreneurship, and make the world a better place.”
The iconic Mary Kay Ash founded her namesake brand in 1963 and it quickly developed into a worldwide phenomenon with millions of independent beauty consultants in nearly 40 countries.
-- BERNAMA
Tuesday, January 28, 2020
CollabNet VersionOne, XebiaLabs to create integrated Agile DevOps platform
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22 -- CollabNet VersionOne (CollabNet) and XebiaLabs have merged to create an Agile, end-to-end, DevOps platform for enterprises.
The combination, backed by TPG Capital, unites CollabNet’s upstream Agile planning and enterprise version control functionality with XebiaLabs’ downstream release orchestration and deployment automation capabilities.
In connection with the transaction, Ashok Reddy, an accomplished industry veteran and former Broadcom executive, has joined the combined company as chief executive officer (CEO).
Derek Langone, current CEO of XebiaLabs, will serve as president of the combined company while Stephen Gregorio will serve as the combined company’s chief financial officer.
According to TPG Capital’s Nehal Raj and Art Heidrich, the combination will provide enterprise customers with end-to-end visibility and management capabilities needed to develop software quickly, reliably and securely, helping accelerate digital transformation and drive business outcomes.
XebiaLabs’ existing shareholders, Susquehanna Growth Equity and Accel, have sold their respective stakes in the company as part of the combination. Additional terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
-- BERNAMA
The combination, backed by TPG Capital, unites CollabNet’s upstream Agile planning and enterprise version control functionality with XebiaLabs’ downstream release orchestration and deployment automation capabilities.
In connection with the transaction, Ashok Reddy, an accomplished industry veteran and former Broadcom executive, has joined the combined company as chief executive officer (CEO).
Derek Langone, current CEO of XebiaLabs, will serve as president of the combined company while Stephen Gregorio will serve as the combined company’s chief financial officer.
According to TPG Capital’s Nehal Raj and Art Heidrich, the combination will provide enterprise customers with end-to-end visibility and management capabilities needed to develop software quickly, reliably and securely, helping accelerate digital transformation and drive business outcomes.
XebiaLabs’ existing shareholders, Susquehanna Growth Equity and Accel, have sold their respective stakes in the company as part of the combination. Additional terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
-- BERNAMA
Saturday, January 25, 2020
Meridian launches high-fidelity polymerase to offer robust amplification
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 24 -- Meridian Bioscience Inc has launched a High-Specificity Pfu HS Mix that not only provides high-fidelity amplification, but also offers market-leading amplification for companion diagnostic and clinical testing.
High-fidelity amplification is essential for applications whose outcome depends upon the correct DNA sequence, such as next generation sequencing (NGS), cloning and genotyping.
However, results from such amplifications can be compromised by a DNA polymerase incapable of evenly amplifying diverse types of sequences or if samples contain inhibitors.
The Life Science Division of Meridian Bioscience has addressed these challenges by developing High-Specificity Pfu HS Mix as a high-fidelity amplification solution, with market leading properties in terms of inhibitor resistance, multiplexing and low GC bias.
It is a perfect tool for NGS technologies applied to the clinical market, especially in the field of genetic testing and cancer screening, i.e., the development of panels for tumour or mutation profiling.
Meridian is a fully integrated life science company that develops, manufactures, markets and distributes a broad range of innovative diagnostic products. More details at www.meridianbioscience.com
-- BERNAMA
High-fidelity amplification is essential for applications whose outcome depends upon the correct DNA sequence, such as next generation sequencing (NGS), cloning and genotyping.
However, results from such amplifications can be compromised by a DNA polymerase incapable of evenly amplifying diverse types of sequences or if samples contain inhibitors.
The Life Science Division of Meridian Bioscience has addressed these challenges by developing High-Specificity Pfu HS Mix as a high-fidelity amplification solution, with market leading properties in terms of inhibitor resistance, multiplexing and low GC bias.
It is a perfect tool for NGS technologies applied to the clinical market, especially in the field of genetic testing and cancer screening, i.e., the development of panels for tumour or mutation profiling.
Meridian is a fully integrated life science company that develops, manufactures, markets and distributes a broad range of innovative diagnostic products. More details at www.meridianbioscience.com
-- BERNAMA
Friday, January 24, 2020
AMINVESTMENT BANK WINS TWO AWARDS AT THE ASSET TRIPLE A COUNTRY AWARDS 2019
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 (Bernama) -- AmInvestment Bank Berhad (“AmInvestment Bank”) was presented with the coveted “Malaysia’s Best Corporate and Institutional Adviser – Domestic” at The Asset Triple A Country Awards 2019. Leong Hup International Berhad’s RM1.19 billion IPO won the “Best IPO” award. AmInvestment Bank acted as a joint bookrunner and joint underwriter for this transaction. The awards ceremony was organised by The Asset, in Hong Kong on Thursday, 16 January 2020.
“We are extremely honoured to receive these awards. This recognition is an affirmation of our continuing commitment to offer innovative and differentiated financing solutions that will serve the ambitions of our clients. We will continue to build on this positive performance to maintain our market leadership and strengthen our footprint across the regional markets.” said Dato’ Sulaiman Mohd Tahir, Group Chief Executive Officer, AmBank Group.
Commenting on the awards, Seohan Soo, Chief Executive Officer, AmInvestment Bank said, “These awards are a testimony of our strengths in our business, the dedication of our staff and our relentless quest to exceed client’s expectations. We also share this award with our clients who, with their support of and trust in us, have helped in our achievements.”
About AmBank Group
AmBank Group is a leading financial services group with over 40 years of expertise in supporting the economic development of Malaysia. We have over three million customers and employ over 8,000 people.
The Group was listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia in 1988. It is the sixth-largest banking group by assets in Malaysia, with a market capitalisation of around RM13.7 billion and assets of RM158.8 billion as at 31 March 2019.
AmBank Group serves over three million individual and corporate customers. It provides services in wholesale banking, retail banking, business banking, investment banking and related financial services which include Islamic banking, underwriting of general insurance, stock and share broking, futures broking, investment advisory and management services in assets, real estate investment trust and unit trusts.
For more information, please visit ambankgroup.com
Source: AmBank Group
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“We are extremely honoured to receive these awards. This recognition is an affirmation of our continuing commitment to offer innovative and differentiated financing solutions that will serve the ambitions of our clients. We will continue to build on this positive performance to maintain our market leadership and strengthen our footprint across the regional markets.” said Dato’ Sulaiman Mohd Tahir, Group Chief Executive Officer, AmBank Group.
Commenting on the awards, Seohan Soo, Chief Executive Officer, AmInvestment Bank said, “These awards are a testimony of our strengths in our business, the dedication of our staff and our relentless quest to exceed client’s expectations. We also share this award with our clients who, with their support of and trust in us, have helped in our achievements.”
About AmBank Group
AmBank Group is a leading financial services group with over 40 years of expertise in supporting the economic development of Malaysia. We have over three million customers and employ over 8,000 people.
The Group was listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia in 1988. It is the sixth-largest banking group by assets in Malaysia, with a market capitalisation of around RM13.7 billion and assets of RM158.8 billion as at 31 March 2019.
AmBank Group serves over three million individual and corporate customers. It provides services in wholesale banking, retail banking, business banking, investment banking and related financial services which include Islamic banking, underwriting of general insurance, stock and share broking, futures broking, investment advisory and management services in assets, real estate investment trust and unit trusts.
For more information, please visit ambankgroup.com
Source: AmBank Group
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Thursday, January 23, 2020
China's Hainan achieves breakthrough in economic transformation, development
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22 -- The People’s Government of Hainan Province last year actively promoted the construction of the free trade zone and free trade port.
The province’s economic society showed steady progress, better structure, stronger momentum, improved benefits and more sustainable high-quality development.
Last year, Hainan’s export-oriented economic development and transformation achieved positive results, bringing a lot of highlights and vitality to the development of foreign investment, foreign trade and other fields.
In addition to Hong Kong, Singapore and the United States (US), foreign direct investment in Hainan Province from Germany, Canada and other developed regions in Europe and the US also achieved breakthroughs.
For tropical agricultural development, Hainan actively facilitated the integration of primary, secondary and tertiary industries and put emphasis on the three pillar industries of rubber, coconut and betel nut, and the research, development and production of winter fruits and vegetables.
Hainan’s Internet industry was developing rapidly, and its support for key industries and major projects was strengthened in terms of the financial industry.
The province also actively developed emerging land, sea and air industries, extending the oil and gas industry chain and expanding the development space of the pharmaceutical industry.
In terms of tourism, Hainan received 83.112 million domestic and foreign tourists in 2019, bringing the total tourism revenue to RMB 10.578 million. Among them, 1.4359 million inbound tourists were received, up 13.6 per cent year on year. (RMB 100 = RM59.06)
-- BERNAMA
The province’s economic society showed steady progress, better structure, stronger momentum, improved benefits and more sustainable high-quality development.
Last year, Hainan’s export-oriented economic development and transformation achieved positive results, bringing a lot of highlights and vitality to the development of foreign investment, foreign trade and other fields.
In addition to Hong Kong, Singapore and the United States (US), foreign direct investment in Hainan Province from Germany, Canada and other developed regions in Europe and the US also achieved breakthroughs.
For tropical agricultural development, Hainan actively facilitated the integration of primary, secondary and tertiary industries and put emphasis on the three pillar industries of rubber, coconut and betel nut, and the research, development and production of winter fruits and vegetables.
Hainan’s Internet industry was developing rapidly, and its support for key industries and major projects was strengthened in terms of the financial industry.
The province also actively developed emerging land, sea and air industries, extending the oil and gas industry chain and expanding the development space of the pharmaceutical industry.
In terms of tourism, Hainan received 83.112 million domestic and foreign tourists in 2019, bringing the total tourism revenue to RMB 10.578 million. Among them, 1.4359 million inbound tourists were received, up 13.6 per cent year on year. (RMB 100 = RM59.06)
-- BERNAMA
Gain Theory named Strong Performer in Marketing Measurement and Optimization Solutions
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 17 -- Gain Theory, a WPP global marketing effectiveness consultancy has been named a Strong Performer in The Forrester Wave™: Marketing Measurement and Optimization Solutions, Q1 2020.
The report recognises Gain Theory’s work measuring marketing’s impact on both short and long-term business objectives and helping clients develop plans to optimise multiple objectives simultaneously.
Gain Theory received the highest score possible for 10 criteria including: Unified Measurement Methodology; Training and Change Management Services; Marketing Strategy Consulting; Engagement Structures; Marketing Dashboards and Reports; and, Global Strategy.
“We are delighted to be recognised as a Strong Performer in Forrester’s Wave report,” said Gain Theory Global chief executive officer, Manjiry Tamhane.
“It confirms for us the unique value that we deliver to our clients globally, who trust us to make a meaningful difference to their business performance through our focus on improving marketing efficiency, growing market share and seeing baseline profits and share price grow.”
Forrester gives Gain Theory high marks for Unified Measurement approach which ‘leverages a system of models that iterate and inform each other’. Gain Theory’s approach is unified at three levels, namely data; analytics and outcomes; and, crafted to individual client needs.
Also cited is Gain Theory Sensor™ which combines individual and aggregate data to measure the value of individual campaign tactics, and conduct in-campaign tests. Sensor is a component of Gain Theory’s Unified Measurement approach but can also be used as a stand-alone solution.
More information at https://www.gaintheory.com.
-- BERNAMA
The report recognises Gain Theory’s work measuring marketing’s impact on both short and long-term business objectives and helping clients develop plans to optimise multiple objectives simultaneously.
Gain Theory received the highest score possible for 10 criteria including: Unified Measurement Methodology; Training and Change Management Services; Marketing Strategy Consulting; Engagement Structures; Marketing Dashboards and Reports; and, Global Strategy.
“We are delighted to be recognised as a Strong Performer in Forrester’s Wave report,” said Gain Theory Global chief executive officer, Manjiry Tamhane.
“It confirms for us the unique value that we deliver to our clients globally, who trust us to make a meaningful difference to their business performance through our focus on improving marketing efficiency, growing market share and seeing baseline profits and share price grow.”
Forrester gives Gain Theory high marks for Unified Measurement approach which ‘leverages a system of models that iterate and inform each other’. Gain Theory’s approach is unified at three levels, namely data; analytics and outcomes; and, crafted to individual client needs.
Also cited is Gain Theory Sensor™ which combines individual and aggregate data to measure the value of individual campaign tactics, and conduct in-campaign tests. Sensor is a component of Gain Theory’s Unified Measurement approach but can also be used as a stand-alone solution.
More information at https://www.gaintheory.com.
-- BERNAMA
SENIOR EXECUTIVES AND ACCOUNTANTS CAN NOW EARN A PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE IN DIGITAL BUSINESS LEADERSHIP, COURTESY OF MIA AND APU
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22 (Bernama) -- Acknowledged as a leading advocate of digital business transformation for board and management executives as well as finance and accountancy professionals, the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA) is now collaborating with other leaders in professional development and education to expand its range of continuing professional education programmes geared towards Industrial Revolution (IR4.0) and digital economy.
In January 2020, MIA successfully completed its first joint programme with a Premier Digital Tech University, Asia Pacific University of Technology and Innovation (APU) – the MIA-APU 3-day Professional Certificate in Digital Leadership (PCDL). “This is aligned with our MIA Digital Technology Blueprint which encourages collaboration and partnership to hasten digital adoption and boost value creation and nation building,” said MIA CEO Dr. Nurmazilah Dato’ Mahzan.
The PCDL aims to equip business leaders and executives with digital knowledge and skills to map and manage digital transformation of their organisations for better business performance.
Day 1 focused on the big picture of the digital economy and the developments disrupting organisations. Day 2 focused on digital strategy and data analytics, and transformation of the finance function using appropriate technologies. Day 3 focused on digital marketing strategies and managing talent in digital transformation.
At the end of the programme, participants were awarded with a Professional Certificate. They also shared the following takeaways:
• Boost in Awareness and Knowledge.
- The programme provided an excellent and simplified snapshot of the different components and aspects of digital transformation and the roadmap for digital transformation.
- Participants said they now understand a great deal more about the theory and science behind digital transformation and the benefits for business organisations.
- They are also now aware of the different digital tools in the market for marketing, analytics, financial statement analysis, audit planning, documentation and practice management to boost productivity and reduce human error.
- The programme also effectively overcame their personal barriers and fears of digital disruption.
• Ease of Knowledge-sharing.
- Many participants noted that they will be sharing the roadmap and materials with their colleagues to accelerate implementation of their organisation’s digital roadmap.
• Continuous Learning.
- They welcomed the idea of follow-up workshops focusing on diverse industries to help guide the real-world implementation exercises.
• Needed - Management/Owner Mindset Change.
- Feedback from accountants in small and medium practices (SMPs) indicate that SMP owners and management’s resistance to change is the biggest stumbling block to digital transformation for SMPs that make up over 90% of the accountancy firms in Malaysia.
G. Shanmugam, Executive Director of Strategy and Development, MIA welcomed the feedback and look forward to further strengthen future programmes for digital competency building. “MIA is continually striving to support businesses and talent in digital transformation. We will integrate the feedback to further improve this professional certification programme to create and upskill agile executives who can lead and manage digital transformation in the IR4.0 economy.”
NOTE TO EDITOR:
About the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA)
Established under the Accountants Act 1967, MIA is the national accountancy body that regulates, develops, supports and enhances the integrity, status and interests of the profession in Malaysia. MIA accords the Chartered Accountant Malaysia or “C.A. (M)” designation. Working closely alongside businesses, MIA connects its membership to an unmatched range of information resources, events, professional development and networking opportunities.
Presently, there are more than 36,000 members making their strides in businesses across all industries in Malaysia and around the world.
MIA’s international outlook and connections are reflected in its membership of regional and international professional organisations such as the ASEAN Federation of Accountants (AFA), and the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC). For more information on MIA, visit www.mia.org.my
SOURCE: Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA)
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In January 2020, MIA successfully completed its first joint programme with a Premier Digital Tech University, Asia Pacific University of Technology and Innovation (APU) – the MIA-APU 3-day Professional Certificate in Digital Leadership (PCDL). “This is aligned with our MIA Digital Technology Blueprint which encourages collaboration and partnership to hasten digital adoption and boost value creation and nation building,” said MIA CEO Dr. Nurmazilah Dato’ Mahzan.
The PCDL aims to equip business leaders and executives with digital knowledge and skills to map and manage digital transformation of their organisations for better business performance.
Day 1 focused on the big picture of the digital economy and the developments disrupting organisations. Day 2 focused on digital strategy and data analytics, and transformation of the finance function using appropriate technologies. Day 3 focused on digital marketing strategies and managing talent in digital transformation.
At the end of the programme, participants were awarded with a Professional Certificate. They also shared the following takeaways:
• Boost in Awareness and Knowledge.
- The programme provided an excellent and simplified snapshot of the different components and aspects of digital transformation and the roadmap for digital transformation.
- Participants said they now understand a great deal more about the theory and science behind digital transformation and the benefits for business organisations.
- They are also now aware of the different digital tools in the market for marketing, analytics, financial statement analysis, audit planning, documentation and practice management to boost productivity and reduce human error.
- The programme also effectively overcame their personal barriers and fears of digital disruption.
• Ease of Knowledge-sharing.
- Many participants noted that they will be sharing the roadmap and materials with their colleagues to accelerate implementation of their organisation’s digital roadmap.
• Continuous Learning.
- They welcomed the idea of follow-up workshops focusing on diverse industries to help guide the real-world implementation exercises.
• Needed - Management/Owner Mindset Change.
- Feedback from accountants in small and medium practices (SMPs) indicate that SMP owners and management’s resistance to change is the biggest stumbling block to digital transformation for SMPs that make up over 90% of the accountancy firms in Malaysia.
G. Shanmugam, Executive Director of Strategy and Development, MIA welcomed the feedback and look forward to further strengthen future programmes for digital competency building. “MIA is continually striving to support businesses and talent in digital transformation. We will integrate the feedback to further improve this professional certification programme to create and upskill agile executives who can lead and manage digital transformation in the IR4.0 economy.”
NOTE TO EDITOR:
About the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA)
Established under the Accountants Act 1967, MIA is the national accountancy body that regulates, develops, supports and enhances the integrity, status and interests of the profession in Malaysia. MIA accords the Chartered Accountant Malaysia or “C.A. (M)” designation. Working closely alongside businesses, MIA connects its membership to an unmatched range of information resources, events, professional development and networking opportunities.
Presently, there are more than 36,000 members making their strides in businesses across all industries in Malaysia and around the world.
MIA’s international outlook and connections are reflected in its membership of regional and international professional organisations such as the ASEAN Federation of Accountants (AFA), and the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC). For more information on MIA, visit www.mia.org.my
SOURCE: Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA)
http://mrem.bernama.com/viewsm.php?idm=36603
Wednesday, January 22, 2020
WEF Annual Meeting sees Guangzhou Night debut
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22 -- The Guangzhou Night event was organised at the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting for the first time in Guangzhou, China recently.
Guangzhou Night was co-organised by the People’s Government of Guangzhou Municipality and Cedar Holdings, a Guangzhou home-grown conglomerate. Cedar Holdings ranked 301st on the Fortune Global 500 with US$40.6 billion in total revenue. (US$1 = RM4.06)
Guangzhou introduced itself to the world, shared information on its development opportunities and communicated its willingness to be open and cooperative, according to a statement.
Government representatives from dozens of countries and regions, senior executives of Fortune Global 500 companies and WEF participants from dozens of countries and regions attended the event.
With sophisticated creative design, Guangzhou Night brought the urban landscape, Cantonese food and cultural & artistic performance unique to Guangzhou to Davos in winter, showcasing the vitality and culture of this thousand-year-old trade hub.
During the Guangzhou Night, a SPA was signed that sees Cedar Holdings purchase the entire share capital of Stemcor, a Top three global independent steel and raw materials trading company headquartered in the United Kingdom.
-- BERNAMA
Guangzhou Night was co-organised by the People’s Government of Guangzhou Municipality and Cedar Holdings, a Guangzhou home-grown conglomerate. Cedar Holdings ranked 301st on the Fortune Global 500 with US$40.6 billion in total revenue. (US$1 = RM4.06)
Guangzhou introduced itself to the world, shared information on its development opportunities and communicated its willingness to be open and cooperative, according to a statement.
Government representatives from dozens of countries and regions, senior executives of Fortune Global 500 companies and WEF participants from dozens of countries and regions attended the event.
With sophisticated creative design, Guangzhou Night brought the urban landscape, Cantonese food and cultural & artistic performance unique to Guangzhou to Davos in winter, showcasing the vitality and culture of this thousand-year-old trade hub.
During the Guangzhou Night, a SPA was signed that sees Cedar Holdings purchase the entire share capital of Stemcor, a Top three global independent steel and raw materials trading company headquartered in the United Kingdom.
-- BERNAMA
Tuesday, January 21, 2020
Cloudflare launches free programme to protect US election campaigns
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 20 -- Cloudflare Inc will offer free security services to help political campaigns in the United States (US) and worldwide defend against cyberattacks and election interference.
According to a statement, these services will be provided at no cost to eligible US campaigns, and for a fee to other campaigns in the US and globally.
The Cloudflare for Campaigns programme will allow any eligible campaign to access a variety of the company’s security services including enhanced firewall protection, denial-of-service (DDoS) attack mitigation, as well as internal data management and security controls.
The programme will ensure that the same type of security services that are available to the largest campaigns are also available to smaller campaigns.
Cloudflare will provide business-level services to candidates for the duration of their campaigns, including Cloudflare Load Balancing, Cloudflare Rate Limiting, enhanced firewall protection, DDoS attack mitigation, Cloudflare for Teams and bot management.
To provide these services for free to eligible US campaigns, Cloudflare is working with Defending Digital Campaigns (DDC), a non-profit, non-partisan organisation providing access to cybersecurity products, services and information, regardless of party affiliation.
In May 2019, DDC received approval from the Federal Elections Commission to provide free or discounted cybersecurity services to federal candidate committees and national party committees.
Cloudflare has provided services to 16 of the 17 2016 US Presidential campaigns and has provided service to 18 of the 32 2020 US Presidential campaigns. More details at https://www.cloudflare.com/campaigns/
-- BERNAMA
According to a statement, these services will be provided at no cost to eligible US campaigns, and for a fee to other campaigns in the US and globally.
The Cloudflare for Campaigns programme will allow any eligible campaign to access a variety of the company’s security services including enhanced firewall protection, denial-of-service (DDoS) attack mitigation, as well as internal data management and security controls.
The programme will ensure that the same type of security services that are available to the largest campaigns are also available to smaller campaigns.
Cloudflare will provide business-level services to candidates for the duration of their campaigns, including Cloudflare Load Balancing, Cloudflare Rate Limiting, enhanced firewall protection, DDoS attack mitigation, Cloudflare for Teams and bot management.
To provide these services for free to eligible US campaigns, Cloudflare is working with Defending Digital Campaigns (DDC), a non-profit, non-partisan organisation providing access to cybersecurity products, services and information, regardless of party affiliation.
In May 2019, DDC received approval from the Federal Elections Commission to provide free or discounted cybersecurity services to federal candidate committees and national party committees.
Cloudflare has provided services to 16 of the 17 2016 US Presidential campaigns and has provided service to 18 of the 32 2020 US Presidential campaigns. More details at https://www.cloudflare.com/campaigns/
-- BERNAMA
'Hina-Matsuri' Girls' Doll Festival Art Exhibition begins Feb 1, at Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 21 -- Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo (KPH) will host the ‘Hina-Matsuri Girls’ Doll Festival Art Exhibition’ to help guests celebrate Japan’s cultural event known as Girls’ Doll Festival or Hina-Matsuri from Feb 1 to March 26.
KPH is one of Japan’s most prestigious international hotels located in Shinjuku, Tokyo, according to a statement.
This highly popular event is held annually and displays some 6,800 magnificent and ornate hanging art ornaments made by hand from old silk cloth. These ornaments are carefully crafted for this exhibition and symbolically reflect the hopes for health and happiness of children.
In addition, peach flowers are featured as a theme for the exhibition, concerts and workshops in this year’s event in keeping with the ‘Peach Festival’ and the belief that peaches lead to longevity as they drive off evil spirits.
Flower-themed works of art exhibition will be held in the 3rd floor Art Lobby area. ‘Exhibition of Flower Vases without Flowers’ displaying vases made of lacquer, pottery, bamboo and other materials will demonstrate the special beauty of vases.
The Japanese painting artist, Masatsugu Ito will display his dynamic paintings of ‘Sakura’ cherry blossoms on traditional Japanese sliding-door panels to show guests the elegant beauty of Japanese paintings.
Meanwhile, flower arrangement artist, Hiroki Maeno will give a lecture regarding the meaning and pleasures of ‘Ikebana’ Japanese flower arrangement twice a month on Wednesday.
Special menu items commemorating the ‘Hina-Matsuri’ Girls’ Doll Festival will be served at seven of the hotel restaurants and lounge during February and March.
More details at https://www.keioplaza.com.
-- BERNAMA
"HAFH" - JAPANESE SERVICE OFFICIALLY CO-OPERATES WITH TWO MALAYSIAN BRANDS
NAGASAKI, Japan, Jan 20 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- KabuK Style Co., Ltd. (Japan) announces cooperation with two Malaysia-based brands, the travel company Apple Vacation group and Le Apple Boutique Hotel, to create co-working and co-living space since Jan 1st, 2020. These companies hope to boost these local activities and bring benefits inside and outside these countries.
Co-operation’s purpose
Recently, HafH which operates the co-living, co-working space in Japan has been expanded to Europe and America. By collaborating facilities in Le Apple Boutique Hotel and HafH system, these companies hope to establish new branch in Malaysia. Moreover, HafH has been developing the linked facilities in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where HafH directly manages the facilities, with other cities including Melaka, Ipoh, Penang and Kota Kinabalu. Through this collaboration, KabuK hopes to boost the expansion towards Asia and the world.
Monday, January 20, 2020
TELEDYNE E2V EXPANDS ITS EMERALD IMAGE SENSOR FAMILY WITH NEW 36 MPIXEL HIGH-SPEED CHIP
GRENOBLE, France, Jan 14 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Teledyne e2v, a Teledyne Technologies [NYSE: TDY] company and global innovator of imaging solutions, announces its new Emerald 36M, a 37.7 Megapixel image sensor specifically designed for demanding industrial and outdoor applications requiring both high resolution and high speed.
Emerald 36M uniquely combines 6k square resolution and superior frame rate, providing low noise, high quantum efficiency and wide angular response. It also offers excellent image quality that benefits the most challenging applications. The sensor is available in an ultra-high speed and a high-speed version, respectively providing 86fps and 43fps at full resolution.
The sensor is designed to provide easy integration and compatibility with cost-effective FPGAs. It comes in a ceramic µPGA package fitting standard Four Thirds optics, making it the world’s highest resolution global shutter sensor to fit these compact lenses. In addition, Emerald 36M is pin-to-pin and optically compatible with Emerald 67M, so that multiple resolutions and speed grades are possible from a single camera design.
Marie-Charlotte Leclerc, Marketing Manager at Teledyne e2v, said, “We are delighted to release the Emerald 36M. The sensor is already gathering interest from vision system designers looking forward to improved accuracy and throughput with optimized inspection system paths. And beyond the factory floor, Emerald 36M enables surveillance over wider fields of view and provides higher autonomy for aerial mapping and security solutions.”
Evaluation kits and samples of Emerald 36M are available now.
Please visit the product page or contact us for more information.
For media enquiries, please contact:
Jessica.Broom@teledyne.com | + 44 (0)1245 453607
Notes to Editors:
Teledyne e2v is part of the Teledyne Imaging Group. Their innovations lead developments in healthcare, life sciences, space, transportation, defence and security and industrial markets. Teledyne e2v’s unique approach involves listening to the market and application challenges of customers and partnering with them to provide innovative standard, semi-custom or fully-custom imaging solutions, bringing increased value to their systems.
For more information, visit imaging.teledyne-e2v.com
Teledyne Imaging is a group of leading-edge companies aligned under the Teledyne Technologies [TDY] umbrella. Teledyne Imaging forms an unrivalled collective of expertise across the spectrum with decades of experience. Individually, each company offers best-in-class solutions. Together, they combine and leverage each other’s strengths to provide the deepest, widest imaging and related technology portfolio in the world. From aerospace through industrial inspection, radiography and radiotherapy, geospatial surveying, and advanced MEMS and semiconductor solutions, Teledyne Imaging offers world-wide customer support and the technical expertise to handle the toughest tasks. Their tools, technologies, and vision solutions are built to deliver to their customers a unique and competitive advantage.
For more information, visit www.teledyneimaging.com
SOURCE: Teledyne e2v
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Emerald 36M uniquely combines 6k square resolution and superior frame rate, providing low noise, high quantum efficiency and wide angular response. It also offers excellent image quality that benefits the most challenging applications. The sensor is available in an ultra-high speed and a high-speed version, respectively providing 86fps and 43fps at full resolution.
The sensor is designed to provide easy integration and compatibility with cost-effective FPGAs. It comes in a ceramic µPGA package fitting standard Four Thirds optics, making it the world’s highest resolution global shutter sensor to fit these compact lenses. In addition, Emerald 36M is pin-to-pin and optically compatible with Emerald 67M, so that multiple resolutions and speed grades are possible from a single camera design.
Marie-Charlotte Leclerc, Marketing Manager at Teledyne e2v, said, “We are delighted to release the Emerald 36M. The sensor is already gathering interest from vision system designers looking forward to improved accuracy and throughput with optimized inspection system paths. And beyond the factory floor, Emerald 36M enables surveillance over wider fields of view and provides higher autonomy for aerial mapping and security solutions.”
Evaluation kits and samples of Emerald 36M are available now.
Please visit the product page or contact us for more information.
For media enquiries, please contact:
Jessica.Broom@teledyne.com | + 44 (0)1245 453607
Notes to Editors:
Teledyne e2v is part of the Teledyne Imaging Group. Their innovations lead developments in healthcare, life sciences, space, transportation, defence and security and industrial markets. Teledyne e2v’s unique approach involves listening to the market and application challenges of customers and partnering with them to provide innovative standard, semi-custom or fully-custom imaging solutions, bringing increased value to their systems.
For more information, visit imaging.teledyne-e2v.com
Teledyne Imaging is a group of leading-edge companies aligned under the Teledyne Technologies [TDY] umbrella. Teledyne Imaging forms an unrivalled collective of expertise across the spectrum with decades of experience. Individually, each company offers best-in-class solutions. Together, they combine and leverage each other’s strengths to provide the deepest, widest imaging and related technology portfolio in the world. From aerospace through industrial inspection, radiography and radiotherapy, geospatial surveying, and advanced MEMS and semiconductor solutions, Teledyne Imaging offers world-wide customer support and the technical expertise to handle the toughest tasks. Their tools, technologies, and vision solutions are built to deliver to their customers a unique and competitive advantage.
For more information, visit www.teledyneimaging.com
A photo accompanying this announcement is available at https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/bc46174d-49f5-4b9e-b1af-ec5cf8700046
SOURCE: Teledyne e2v
--BERNAMA
Saturday, January 18, 2020
Seaborn announces high capacity connectivity to key global Internet exchange locations
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 17 -- Seaborn Networks (Seaborn), a leading developer-owner-operator of transoceanic sub-sea fibre optic cable systems recently announced a new high capacity connectivity from their Seabras-1 IP Network directly into key global IX locations.
The locations which are already live now are Amsterdam - AMS-IX; Frankfurt - DE-CIX; and, London - LINX.
Meanwhile, San Jose - Equinix IX (SV1); Los Angeles - CoreSite Any2 IX (LA1); and, Ashburn - Equinix IX (DC4) will go live by month-end.
Seaborn COO, Andy Bax said: “We continue to see tremendous growth across our high-quality IP Network as we develop new and innovative connectivity options for our customers through our transit and peering fabric or by enabling direct, high capacity connectivity to our IX partners.
“Through these high capacity IX connections, we want our customers to enjoy remote peering services across an ever-growing number of strategic global exchanges.”
-- BERNAMA
The locations which are already live now are Amsterdam - AMS-IX; Frankfurt - DE-CIX; and, London - LINX.
Meanwhile, San Jose - Equinix IX (SV1); Los Angeles - CoreSite Any2 IX (LA1); and, Ashburn - Equinix IX (DC4) will go live by month-end.
Seaborn COO, Andy Bax said: “We continue to see tremendous growth across our high-quality IP Network as we develop new and innovative connectivity options for our customers through our transit and peering fabric or by enabling direct, high capacity connectivity to our IX partners.
“Through these high capacity IX connections, we want our customers to enjoy remote peering services across an ever-growing number of strategic global exchanges.”
-- BERNAMA
ViaBTC holds biggest share of BSV mining, supports ´one-click switch´
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 17 -- The highest ViaBTC’s BSV has reached 717.52PH/s, accounting for 54.8 per cent of the hashrate of the BSV entire network, with 40,000 BSV coins mined, makes it the highest hashrate mining pool.
This is according to miningpoolstats (https://miningpoolstats.stream/), as of Jan 15.
Its return per T is about 2.08 yuan per day, the highest figure being 106 per cent higher than the rate of return on BTC and about 59.2 per cent higher than that on BCH. (1 yuan = RM0.59)
ViaBTC announced that users can switch BSV hashrate with only ‘One click’. In one month from Jan 15, users can enjoy zero rate in BSV mining.
ViaBTC is also expected to launch the activity of BSV mining rewards sharing.
According to CoinEx, BSV skyrocketed 321 per cent in a week. The market expects BSV will lead the halving trend in 2020, pushing up the value of other tokens involved in halving.
-- BERNAMA
This is according to miningpoolstats (https://miningpoolstats.stream/), as of Jan 15.
Its return per T is about 2.08 yuan per day, the highest figure being 106 per cent higher than the rate of return on BTC and about 59.2 per cent higher than that on BCH. (1 yuan = RM0.59)
ViaBTC announced that users can switch BSV hashrate with only ‘One click’. In one month from Jan 15, users can enjoy zero rate in BSV mining.
ViaBTC is also expected to launch the activity of BSV mining rewards sharing.
According to CoinEx, BSV skyrocketed 321 per cent in a week. The market expects BSV will lead the halving trend in 2020, pushing up the value of other tokens involved in halving.
-- BERNAMA
Thursday, January 16, 2020
Apollo World Touring, Westbrook Inc power World Tour in iconic cities, come March
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 15 -- Apollo World Touring, an independently financed entertainment company and Westbrook Inc will co-produce World Tour, a new multi-genre event-series, staged in the world’s most iconic cities.
The World Tour will kick off in Melbourne, Australia on March 14, alongside the Formula 1 ®Rolex Australian Grand Prix. After Melbourne, it will touch down in other exciting world cities including Montreal, Berlin, Milan, Seoul, Taipei, Osaka and Miami.
Each live event will feature internationally-acclaimed A-list artistes, locally celebrated superstars and globally-recognised DJs. Fans will be able to engage globally through exciting content formats on multiple platforms.
“World Tour will feed global audiences hungry for great content – bringing the best in entertainment to provide a unique platform which will celebrate the best that our host cities have to offer,” said Apollo World Touring chairman and co-founder, Paul Morrison.
International superstar Robbie Williams is announcing his only Australian public performance of 2020 as one of the headline artistes, with other incredible acts to be announced shortly.
“We are gathering some of the biggest names in music to celebrate cities around the world and the amazing creativity found there. We cannot wait for everyone to join us on the World Tour,” said Westbrook Inc president, Tera Hanks.
The schedule of live events, complemented by multi-platform media elements, will make World Tour a non-stop, year-round experience for audiences and brand partners, uniting millions of fans globally.
More details on https://www.worldtouring.com.
-- BERNAMA
The World Tour will kick off in Melbourne, Australia on March 14, alongside the Formula 1 ®Rolex Australian Grand Prix. After Melbourne, it will touch down in other exciting world cities including Montreal, Berlin, Milan, Seoul, Taipei, Osaka and Miami.
Each live event will feature internationally-acclaimed A-list artistes, locally celebrated superstars and globally-recognised DJs. Fans will be able to engage globally through exciting content formats on multiple platforms.
“World Tour will feed global audiences hungry for great content – bringing the best in entertainment to provide a unique platform which will celebrate the best that our host cities have to offer,” said Apollo World Touring chairman and co-founder, Paul Morrison.
International superstar Robbie Williams is announcing his only Australian public performance of 2020 as one of the headline artistes, with other incredible acts to be announced shortly.
“We are gathering some of the biggest names in music to celebrate cities around the world and the amazing creativity found there. We cannot wait for everyone to join us on the World Tour,” said Westbrook Inc president, Tera Hanks.
The schedule of live events, complemented by multi-platform media elements, will make World Tour a non-stop, year-round experience for audiences and brand partners, uniting millions of fans globally.
More details on https://www.worldtouring.com.
-- BERNAMA
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
VistaJet World offers Japanese adventure celebrating Chinese New Year
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 10 -- VistaJet, the first and only global private aviation company has unveiled one-of-a-kind Japanese adventure as part of VistaJet World, a comprehensive portfolio of unique multi-stop travel experiences across the world.
Holidaymakers across Asia will take to the skies for the Chinese New Year this month, and Japan is proving to be one of the most popular destinations this year, according to a statement.
“We have seen double-digit year-on-year growth in both the China and Japan markets in the third quarter of 2019, which is one of the reasons VistaJet World is bringing customers this ultimate bespoke Japanese experience for Chinese New Year holidaymakers,” said VistaJet chief commercial officer, Ian Moore.
From discovering the secrets of Sumo in Tokyo, to the serenity of rural Karuizawa, the geisha culture of Kyoto and the country traditions of Oita, VistaJet’s uniquely tailored itinerary of Japan’s most exclusive and authentic experiences promises to restore mind, body and soul.
In Tokyo, customers can learn the ways of the Samurai by taking a sword-fighting lesson with Kill Bill choreographer, Tetsuro Shimaguchi, while food lovers can visit Tokyo’s Tsukiji Fish Market guided by a local master chef to sample some of Japan’s finest delicacies.
Besides Karuizawa’s serenity, VistaJet customers are welcome to Shishi-iwa House, a boutique hotel designed by Pritzker prize-winning architect Shigeru Ban as it prepares specially tailored service at its newly opened restorative sanctuary.
“VistaJet Members are not only guaranteed aircraft availability during the peak travel season, and simply only pay for the hours they fly, but also enjoy unparalleled access to some of the world’s most incredible personalised experiences accompanied by VistaJet’s above-and-beyond service,” said Moore.
More details at https://www.vistajet.com/privateoffice.
-- BERNAMA
Tuesday, January 14, 2020
CLOUDFLARE ENTERS NEW SECURITY MARKET: LAUNCHES CLOUDFLARE FOR TEAMS TO MAKE THE INTERNET EXPERIENCE FASTER AND SAFER FOR ENTERPRISES AND THEIR EMPLOYEES
New solutions give global teams a safer and faster way to browse the Internet, access internal applications, and do their best work
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 10 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Cloudflare, Inc. (NYSE: NET), the security, performance, and reliability company helping to build a better Internet, today announced that it has launched Cloudflare for Teams™, a set of solutions that will secure corporations and their employees globally, without sacrificing performance. Cloudflare for Teams is centered around two core products—Cloudflare Access™ and Cloudflare Gateway™.
Cloudflare Access
Cloudflare Access is a Zero Trust identity and access management solution that secures, authenticates, and monitors user access to ensure that employees and devices are who they say they are. To do this, Cloudflare is working with identity providers, including Okta, OneLogin, and Ping Identity. Cloudflare also works with major endpoint security providers, including VMware Carbon Black, Malwarebytes, and Tanium to ensure that users’ devices accessing applications have the latest protections and updates.
With employees and contractors spread around the world, the traditional VPN model is slow, clunky and a pain to work with. As a result, employees often try to circumvent corporate VPNs, creating additional security risks for themselves and for their companies. Because Access is built on Cloudflare’s existing global network, which spans 200 cities in more than 90 countries, it sits within 100 milliseconds of nearly all of Cloudflare’s users. With this scale, Cloudflare can deliver an experience to teams that is safe and fast, no matter where they are in the world.
Cloudflare Gateway
Cloudflare Gateway is a new solution being developed that will secure and filter outbound Internet traffic to protect employees from threats on the public Internet. Gateway will also ensure that Internet-browsing employees don’t bring malware or vulnerable code into the organization. Existing technologies can slow down the user experience or are not effective at stopping attacks. Gateway will instead keep employees and their devices safer online, without sacrificing performance. Cloudflare is also partnering with cloud networking partners including Ciphercloud and Cloudgenix to deliver these solutions to enterprises.
Gateway will replace firewall appliances in offices, negate the need for new hardware, eliminate expensive MPLS fees, and deliver anti-malware scanning and software closer to the user, stopping threats before they hit the network.
Three versions are in development that will be available:
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 10 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Cloudflare, Inc. (NYSE: NET), the security, performance, and reliability company helping to build a better Internet, today announced that it has launched Cloudflare for Teams™, a set of solutions that will secure corporations and their employees globally, without sacrificing performance. Cloudflare for Teams is centered around two core products—Cloudflare Access™ and Cloudflare Gateway™.
Cloudflare Access
Cloudflare Access is a Zero Trust identity and access management solution that secures, authenticates, and monitors user access to ensure that employees and devices are who they say they are. To do this, Cloudflare is working with identity providers, including Okta, OneLogin, and Ping Identity. Cloudflare also works with major endpoint security providers, including VMware Carbon Black, Malwarebytes, and Tanium to ensure that users’ devices accessing applications have the latest protections and updates.
With employees and contractors spread around the world, the traditional VPN model is slow, clunky and a pain to work with. As a result, employees often try to circumvent corporate VPNs, creating additional security risks for themselves and for their companies. Because Access is built on Cloudflare’s existing global network, which spans 200 cities in more than 90 countries, it sits within 100 milliseconds of nearly all of Cloudflare’s users. With this scale, Cloudflare can deliver an experience to teams that is safe and fast, no matter where they are in the world.
Cloudflare Gateway
Cloudflare Gateway is a new solution being developed that will secure and filter outbound Internet traffic to protect employees from threats on the public Internet. Gateway will also ensure that Internet-browsing employees don’t bring malware or vulnerable code into the organization. Existing technologies can slow down the user experience or are not effective at stopping attacks. Gateway will instead keep employees and their devices safer online, without sacrificing performance. Cloudflare is also partnering with cloud networking partners including Ciphercloud and Cloudgenix to deliver these solutions to enterprises.
Gateway will replace firewall appliances in offices, negate the need for new hardware, eliminate expensive MPLS fees, and deliver anti-malware scanning and software closer to the user, stopping threats before they hit the network.
Three versions are in development that will be available:
- Gateway will include DNS-based filtering and audit logging
- Gateway Pro will secure all Internet-bound traffic
- Gateway Enterprise will deliver data loss prevention and include always-on browser isolation from the newly-acquired S2 Systems Corporation
“With the rise of SaaS, cloud, and an increasingly mobile workforce, existing security solutions don’t work for modern-day employees or their employers,” said Matthew Prince, co-founder and CEO of Cloudflare. “Employees need to access their applications quickly and securely, browse the public Internet without threatening company security, and be able to do all of this no matter where they are. Cloudflare for Teams gives companies and their employees a better way to do work, without added inconvenience.”
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SOUL MACHINES RAISES US$40M SERIES B FROM GLOBAL INVESTMENT COMMUNITY TO ADVANCE THE WAY HUMANS AND MACHINES COLLABORATE
Round Led by Temasek With Participation From Lakestar and Salesforce Ventures Along With Further Investment From Horizons Ventures
AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Jan 10 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Soul Machines, the ground-breaking company re-imagining how humans connect with machines, today announced its US$40 million series B financing. Soul Machines is an AGI Research company developing the world’s leading Autonomous Animation platform to help humanize brands and the ways people engage with them. The investment was led by Temasek from Singapore, with participation from Lakestar, a leading European Venture Fund, and Salesforce Ventures, along with further investment from existing investors Horizons Ventures, University of Auckland Inventors Fund and others from their earlier rounds. With the funds, Soul Machines plans to continue expanding globally with specific focus on R&D and increasing its operating footprint around the world to meet growing demand.
Soul Machines was founded by Academy Award winner Mark Sagar and serial entrepreneur Greg Cross in 2016 when it was spun out of the University of Auckland. Together, technology pioneers Sagar and Cross are fusing AI, computational brain models and experiential learning to usher in a new era of customer experience. With Soul Machines’ technology, their clients’ Digital Heroes are able to democratize personal experience in a way that has not been previously possible.
“We have enjoyed getting to know and work with the teams at Temasek, Lakestar and Salesforce Ventures and believe they are the perfect partners to help as we continue to expand and grow our business, technology and client base globally,” said Greg Cross, Co-Founder and Chief Business Officer, Soul Machines. “We are very grateful for the continued support from Horizons Ventures who are highly valued partners that understand how great technology businesses are built."
Soul Machines has deployed its HumanOS™ platform and created Digital Heroes for some of the biggest global brands in retail, automotive, banking and finance with customers including Procter & Gamble, Bank ABC, The Royal Bank of Scotland and more. Key initiatives in the education and healthcare fields are underway as well with Soul Machines. The Soul Machines’ technology creates a new kind of customer experience and overall engagement. Brands now have the opportunity to create a digital version of their ambassadors or an entirely digitally employee, like a service agent, to more effectively interact with their fans and customers in meaningful ways.
“We’re proud to announce Salesforce Ventures’ investment in Soul Machines because it has an obsessive focus on improving customer experience by using artificial intelligence technology in new ways,” said Rob Keith, Head of Australia, Salesforce Ventures. “We look forward to continuing to work with Soul Machines as it scales and realises its global aspirations.”
ABOUT SOUL MACHINES™
Soul Machines™ is a ground-breaking, high-tech company of AI researchers, neuroscientists, psychologists, artists, and innovative thinkers, re-imagining how we connect with machines. The company brings technology to life by creating incredibly lifelike, emotionally responsive, Digital Heroes with personality and character that allow machines to talk to us face-to-face. Their vision is to humanize artificial intelligence to better humanity. Soul Machines™ is now deploying the world’s first digital humans with some of the biggest corporate brands in the world in Banking and Finance, Software and Technology, Automotive, Healthcare, Energy, and Education industries. Soul Machines currently has over 120 employees with offices in San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York City, London, Tokyo, Melbourne and Auckland. The company has a deep research and engineering talent pool with 4 Professors and 18 PHDs. For more about Soul Machines™, visit www.soulmachines.com.
ABOUT LAKESTAR
Lakestar is one of Europe's leading venture capital firm investing in technology companies led by exceptional entrepreneurs. Early investments included Skype, Spotify, Facebook and Airbnb. Since raising a first fund in 2013, Lakestar manages an aggregated volume of EUR 1bn across three early stage funds, and more recently a growth fund. Lakestar has expanded and broadened their portfolio, with more recent investments in Harry's, Opendoor, Oscar, GYG, Glovo, Sennder, Eigen, FiveAI and Revolut. Lakestar has presence in Berlin, Zurich and London. Lakestar helps companies to identify new markets and expand into them rapidly, with a focus on the US and Europe. The team advises and supports portfolio companies in business development, recruitment, technology and marketing. The investments range from early stage companies to those in their growth stage.
ABOUT SALESFORCE VENTURES
Salesforce Ventures—Salesforce’s corporate investment group—invests in the next generation of enterprise technology to help companies connect with their customers in entirely new ways. Portfolio companies receive funding as well as access to the world’s largest cloud ecosystem and the guidance of Salesforce’s innovators and executives. With Salesforce Ventures, portfolio companies can also leverage Salesforce's expertise in corporate philanthropy by joining Pledge 1% to make giving back part of their business model. Salesforce has invested in more than 150 enterprise cloud startups since 2009. For more information, please visit www.salesforce.com/ventures.
Contact:
For Soul Machines
Alyssa Ross
+1 732-221-9036
media@soulmachines.com
SOURCE: Soul Machines
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AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Jan 10 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Soul Machines, the ground-breaking company re-imagining how humans connect with machines, today announced its US$40 million series B financing. Soul Machines is an AGI Research company developing the world’s leading Autonomous Animation platform to help humanize brands and the ways people engage with them. The investment was led by Temasek from Singapore, with participation from Lakestar, a leading European Venture Fund, and Salesforce Ventures, along with further investment from existing investors Horizons Ventures, University of Auckland Inventors Fund and others from their earlier rounds. With the funds, Soul Machines plans to continue expanding globally with specific focus on R&D and increasing its operating footprint around the world to meet growing demand.
Soul Machines was founded by Academy Award winner Mark Sagar and serial entrepreneur Greg Cross in 2016 when it was spun out of the University of Auckland. Together, technology pioneers Sagar and Cross are fusing AI, computational brain models and experiential learning to usher in a new era of customer experience. With Soul Machines’ technology, their clients’ Digital Heroes are able to democratize personal experience in a way that has not been previously possible.
“We have enjoyed getting to know and work with the teams at Temasek, Lakestar and Salesforce Ventures and believe they are the perfect partners to help as we continue to expand and grow our business, technology and client base globally,” said Greg Cross, Co-Founder and Chief Business Officer, Soul Machines. “We are very grateful for the continued support from Horizons Ventures who are highly valued partners that understand how great technology businesses are built."
Soul Machines has deployed its HumanOS™ platform and created Digital Heroes for some of the biggest global brands in retail, automotive, banking and finance with customers including Procter & Gamble, Bank ABC, The Royal Bank of Scotland and more. Key initiatives in the education and healthcare fields are underway as well with Soul Machines. The Soul Machines’ technology creates a new kind of customer experience and overall engagement. Brands now have the opportunity to create a digital version of their ambassadors or an entirely digitally employee, like a service agent, to more effectively interact with their fans and customers in meaningful ways.
“We’re proud to announce Salesforce Ventures’ investment in Soul Machines because it has an obsessive focus on improving customer experience by using artificial intelligence technology in new ways,” said Rob Keith, Head of Australia, Salesforce Ventures. “We look forward to continuing to work with Soul Machines as it scales and realises its global aspirations.”
ABOUT SOUL MACHINES™
Soul Machines™ is a ground-breaking, high-tech company of AI researchers, neuroscientists, psychologists, artists, and innovative thinkers, re-imagining how we connect with machines. The company brings technology to life by creating incredibly lifelike, emotionally responsive, Digital Heroes with personality and character that allow machines to talk to us face-to-face. Their vision is to humanize artificial intelligence to better humanity. Soul Machines™ is now deploying the world’s first digital humans with some of the biggest corporate brands in the world in Banking and Finance, Software and Technology, Automotive, Healthcare, Energy, and Education industries. Soul Machines currently has over 120 employees with offices in San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York City, London, Tokyo, Melbourne and Auckland. The company has a deep research and engineering talent pool with 4 Professors and 18 PHDs. For more about Soul Machines™, visit www.soulmachines.com.
ABOUT LAKESTAR
Lakestar is one of Europe's leading venture capital firm investing in technology companies led by exceptional entrepreneurs. Early investments included Skype, Spotify, Facebook and Airbnb. Since raising a first fund in 2013, Lakestar manages an aggregated volume of EUR 1bn across three early stage funds, and more recently a growth fund. Lakestar has expanded and broadened their portfolio, with more recent investments in Harry's, Opendoor, Oscar, GYG, Glovo, Sennder, Eigen, FiveAI and Revolut. Lakestar has presence in Berlin, Zurich and London. Lakestar helps companies to identify new markets and expand into them rapidly, with a focus on the US and Europe. The team advises and supports portfolio companies in business development, recruitment, technology and marketing. The investments range from early stage companies to those in their growth stage.
ABOUT SALESFORCE VENTURES
Salesforce Ventures—Salesforce’s corporate investment group—invests in the next generation of enterprise technology to help companies connect with their customers in entirely new ways. Portfolio companies receive funding as well as access to the world’s largest cloud ecosystem and the guidance of Salesforce’s innovators and executives. With Salesforce Ventures, portfolio companies can also leverage Salesforce's expertise in corporate philanthropy by joining Pledge 1% to make giving back part of their business model. Salesforce has invested in more than 150 enterprise cloud startups since 2009. For more information, please visit www.salesforce.com/ventures.
Contact:
For Soul Machines
Alyssa Ross
+1 732-221-9036
media@soulmachines.com
SOURCE: Soul Machines
--BERNAMA
Monday, January 13, 2020
Saturday, January 11, 2020
Tokyo 2020 Games: Tokyo Media Center now accepts accreditation card applications
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 10 -- The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has established the Tokyo Media Center (TMC) to serve as a media coverage base for domestic and international media during the Tokyo 2020 Games.
Beginning today, accreditation cards can be applied through the TMC official website, according to a statement.
By obtaining an accreditation card, the media can make use of the TMC’s workspace and other facilities during the Games, as well as utilise its services, including press conferences and media tours.
Along with this news, the TMC has announced its official concept ‘Connect in Tokyo’, as well as published a message from Governor Koike on its official website.
Those media who do not have accreditation for the Tokyo 2020 Games can also use the TMC’s services. Among the services provided include workspace, meeting rooms, interview rooms, free Internet connectivity and concierge service.
The TMC is located at Tokyo Sports Square 2-3F (Address: 3-8-3, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo). More details at https://tokyo.mediacenter.jp.
-- BERNAMA
Beginning today, accreditation cards can be applied through the TMC official website, according to a statement.
By obtaining an accreditation card, the media can make use of the TMC’s workspace and other facilities during the Games, as well as utilise its services, including press conferences and media tours.
Along with this news, the TMC has announced its official concept ‘Connect in Tokyo’, as well as published a message from Governor Koike on its official website.
Those media who do not have accreditation for the Tokyo 2020 Games can also use the TMC’s services. Among the services provided include workspace, meeting rooms, interview rooms, free Internet connectivity and concierge service.
The TMC is located at Tokyo Sports Square 2-3F (Address: 3-8-3, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo). More details at https://tokyo.mediacenter.jp.
-- BERNAMA
Friday, January 10, 2020
RENTOKIL'S PESTCONNECT SYSTEM TRANSFORMS PEST MANAGEMENT WITH DIGITAL SOLUTIONS
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 9 (Bernama) -- As the general populace increasingly demands for proper food preparation processes, industries are continuously looking to improve food safety management systems to deliver safe food to the consumers' table. Over the years, Rentokil has understood this need and brought countless of new pest management innovations to the market, and our efforts have culminated into PestConnect.
The PestConnect system is an ecosystem of wireless devices, connected to one another through the use of an internet connection. This system allows for remote monitoring in customer premises and collects pest activity data up to 200 devices. This data is then uploaded onto myRentokil for our customer to check at their convenience. The PestConnect system provides customers with 24/7 monitoring, rapid responses and total visibility in data transparency.
As connected solutions are the future in better pest management, Rentokil has continuously enhanced the PestConnect system to stay one step ahead of pests. In line with this, Rentokil is proud to launch the Rat Riddance Connect, the latest and most powerful arm of the PestConnect system.
Rat Riddance Connect is a spring-driven snap trap incorporating sensors and wireless connectivity. It is able to identify whether the trap was activated by a rat or otherwise and digitally communicates the status for prompt action by Rentokil pest control technician.
PestConnect and Rat Riddance Connect are fully integrated with the Rentokil customer portal, myRentokil. This provides 24/7 monitoring of pest activity and reporting capabilities, interactive site plans, in depth analytic tools and site recommendations. This enables customers to meet their local legislation and audit requirements.
Carol Lam, Managing Director for Rentokil Malaysia, Philippines and Brunei commented, “The Rat Riddance Connect is our latest innovation to provide our commercial customers a non-toxic solution in the control of rats on their premises. Our customers have access to data such as catchments, pest activities, and historical trends all through myRentokil which PestConnect is directly integrated with.”
The new device gives an additional level of pest protection in high risk areas, preventing infestations, cross contamination, and supporting legislative and auditing requirements. Rat Riddance Connect and PestConnect system grants our customers unrivalled protection against pests and safeguards their reputation and customer perception. Furthermore, the Rat Riddance Connect is only the first of many connected solutions. Many new innovations will be arriving to Malaysian shores in the days to come.
For more information on Rentokil’s innovative digital pest control solutions, visit
https://www.rentokil.com.my/digital-pest-control/connected-solutions/
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xBgpkdhXwlbE3yv9a9cAocUhgPQuSKXY/view?usp=sharing
About Rentokil
Rentokil is the global leader in pest control, bringing expert, reliable and professional service to customers in over 80 countries worldwide. Our 12,000 qualified technicians have extensive experience across a wide range of industry sectors and provide tailored solutions to minimise the threat of pest infestations in businesses.
SOURCE: Rentokil Initial (M) Sdn Bhd
http://mrem.bernama.com/viewsm.php?idm=36529
The PestConnect system is an ecosystem of wireless devices, connected to one another through the use of an internet connection. This system allows for remote monitoring in customer premises and collects pest activity data up to 200 devices. This data is then uploaded onto myRentokil for our customer to check at their convenience. The PestConnect system provides customers with 24/7 monitoring, rapid responses and total visibility in data transparency.
As connected solutions are the future in better pest management, Rentokil has continuously enhanced the PestConnect system to stay one step ahead of pests. In line with this, Rentokil is proud to launch the Rat Riddance Connect, the latest and most powerful arm of the PestConnect system.
Rat Riddance Connect is a spring-driven snap trap incorporating sensors and wireless connectivity. It is able to identify whether the trap was activated by a rat or otherwise and digitally communicates the status for prompt action by Rentokil pest control technician.
PestConnect and Rat Riddance Connect are fully integrated with the Rentokil customer portal, myRentokil. This provides 24/7 monitoring of pest activity and reporting capabilities, interactive site plans, in depth analytic tools and site recommendations. This enables customers to meet their local legislation and audit requirements.
Carol Lam, Managing Director for Rentokil Malaysia, Philippines and Brunei commented, “The Rat Riddance Connect is our latest innovation to provide our commercial customers a non-toxic solution in the control of rats on their premises. Our customers have access to data such as catchments, pest activities, and historical trends all through myRentokil which PestConnect is directly integrated with.”
The new device gives an additional level of pest protection in high risk areas, preventing infestations, cross contamination, and supporting legislative and auditing requirements. Rat Riddance Connect and PestConnect system grants our customers unrivalled protection against pests and safeguards their reputation and customer perception. Furthermore, the Rat Riddance Connect is only the first of many connected solutions. Many new innovations will be arriving to Malaysian shores in the days to come.
For more information on Rentokil’s innovative digital pest control solutions, visit
https://www.rentokil.com.my/digital-pest-control/connected-solutions/
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xBgpkdhXwlbE3yv9a9cAocUhgPQuSKXY/view?usp=sharing
About Rentokil
Rentokil is the global leader in pest control, bringing expert, reliable and professional service to customers in over 80 countries worldwide. Our 12,000 qualified technicians have extensive experience across a wide range of industry sectors and provide tailored solutions to minimise the threat of pest infestations in businesses.
SOURCE: Rentokil Initial (M) Sdn Bhd
http://mrem.bernama.com/viewsm.php?idm=36529
S2 Systems Corporation acquisition brings patented technology to Cloudflare for Teams
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 8 -- Cloudflare Inc, the security, performance and reliability company helping to build a better Internet, has acquired S2 Systems Corporation (S2) and is expected to add S2’s technology to Cloudflare Gateway.
Cloudflare Gateway, part of Cloudflare for Teams, is a new security suite that is designed to protect corporate employees and data without sacrificing performance.
Based in Kirkland, Washington, S2 has developed patented browser isolation technology to make everyday web browsing safer and faster, according to a statement.
The solution keeps security threats away from the device, only sending rendering instructions to the viewer’s browser. Users navigate the Internet without adding risk posed by threats across the public Internet.
Cloudflare expects that S2’s technology will be able to protect endpoints from zero-day vulnerabilities without sacrificing speed, website compatibility or user experience.
As a result of the acquisition, the S2 team has joined Cloudflare and is located at Cloudflare’s new office in the Seattle metropolitan area.
More information at www.cloudflare.com.
-- BERNAMA
Cloudflare Gateway, part of Cloudflare for Teams, is a new security suite that is designed to protect corporate employees and data without sacrificing performance.
Based in Kirkland, Washington, S2 has developed patented browser isolation technology to make everyday web browsing safer and faster, according to a statement.
The solution keeps security threats away from the device, only sending rendering instructions to the viewer’s browser. Users navigate the Internet without adding risk posed by threats across the public Internet.
Cloudflare expects that S2’s technology will be able to protect endpoints from zero-day vulnerabilities without sacrificing speed, website compatibility or user experience.
As a result of the acquisition, the S2 team has joined Cloudflare and is located at Cloudflare’s new office in the Seattle metropolitan area.
More information at www.cloudflare.com.
-- BERNAMA
Thursday, January 9, 2020
smartTrade Announces Strong Growth for 2019 Which Is Set to Continue In 2020
AIX EN PROVENCE, France, Jan 8 (BUSINESS WIRE)--
smartTrade, a global leader in multi-asset electronic trading solutions, announces that the company has gone through significant growth in 2019. Multiple initiatives such as geographical and market segment expansion have contributed to these excellent results.
New markets penetration and market shares increase: smartTrade continues to develop its footprint in Australia, Japan, Hong Kong, the Netherlands, North America, Singapore, Switzerland, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States. The company has onboarded customers in new regions such as Central America, Israel, Liechtenstein and Turkey. smartTrade plans to continue to grow in emerging and developing countries as the market making automatisation demand for local currencies is high and continues to grow.
Market segment opportunities: Buy side firms are adopting smartTrade’s solutions seeking more sophisticated features, workflows and pre/post allocations support to increase their performance and flexibility whereas sell side companies show an increased demand for algos and internalisation. The adoption of LiquidityFX, smartTrade’s Foreign Exchange trading platform, is boosted by the addition of new asset classes such as cryptocurrencies, money markets and options. The demand for smartFI, smartTrade’s Fixed Income trading platform, is accelerating, as it is a perfect fit for fixed income buy and sell side firms seeking to differentiate their offering and firms looking to solve fragmentation and lack of liquidity.
Global expansion: To better serve its growing customer base and strong demand in Switzerland, smartTrade has opened a new subsidiary in Geneva. smartTrade is also growing its sales team and new positions are open nearly in all departments and subsidiaries: Aix en Provence, Geneva, London, Milan, New York, Singapore and Tokyo. With the significant number of customers, the company is hiring to continue delivering very high-quality services to its clients.
Recognised expertise: In 2019, smartTrade’s solutions received strong market recognition by industry experts and won multiple awards: Best OMS, Best Crypto Trading Platform, Best Trading System, Best Buy-Side EMS, Best Liquidity Aggregation.
David VINCENT, CEO of smartTrade Technologies said: “For several years, smartTrade has experienced strong growth in its number of customers, projects and employees. I am very happy to have set up an organizational structure that allows us to grow in an efficient and focused way. Our goal is to continue to ensure maximum satisfaction for our clients and employees.”
About smartTrade Technologies:
smartTrade Technologies, a multi-asset electronic trading solutions pioneer, delivers innovative and intelligent technology enabling you to focus on your trading and grow your business while lowering total cost of ownership and allowing you to quickly adapt to changing market requirements.
smartTrade Technologies provides agile end-to-end trading solutions supporting Foreign Exchange, Fixed Income, Equities and Derivatives asset classes with connectivity to over 120 liquidity providers, aggregation, smart order routing, order management, pricing, distribution, risk management capabilities and a HTML5 user interface. We work with a variety of clients ranging from banks, brokers and hedge funds to proprietary trading desks. LiquidityFX for FX and smartFI for Fixed Income, are solutions available as software only or as a fully managed and hosted service, colocated in all the main market places globally. smartANALYTICS, our cross-asset big data analytics solution, allows the creation of historical and real-time dashboards and reports to interact in a more efficient way with the markets and end clients. For more information, visit www.smart-trade.net
View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200107005011/en/
Contact
Lise Grant – Content Director smartTrade Technologies – lgrant@smart-trade.net
Source : smartTrade Technologies
smartTrade, a global leader in multi-asset electronic trading solutions, announces that the company has gone through significant growth in 2019. Multiple initiatives such as geographical and market segment expansion have contributed to these excellent results.
New markets penetration and market shares increase: smartTrade continues to develop its footprint in Australia, Japan, Hong Kong, the Netherlands, North America, Singapore, Switzerland, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States. The company has onboarded customers in new regions such as Central America, Israel, Liechtenstein and Turkey. smartTrade plans to continue to grow in emerging and developing countries as the market making automatisation demand for local currencies is high and continues to grow.
Market segment opportunities: Buy side firms are adopting smartTrade’s solutions seeking more sophisticated features, workflows and pre/post allocations support to increase their performance and flexibility whereas sell side companies show an increased demand for algos and internalisation. The adoption of LiquidityFX, smartTrade’s Foreign Exchange trading platform, is boosted by the addition of new asset classes such as cryptocurrencies, money markets and options. The demand for smartFI, smartTrade’s Fixed Income trading platform, is accelerating, as it is a perfect fit for fixed income buy and sell side firms seeking to differentiate their offering and firms looking to solve fragmentation and lack of liquidity.
Global expansion: To better serve its growing customer base and strong demand in Switzerland, smartTrade has opened a new subsidiary in Geneva. smartTrade is also growing its sales team and new positions are open nearly in all departments and subsidiaries: Aix en Provence, Geneva, London, Milan, New York, Singapore and Tokyo. With the significant number of customers, the company is hiring to continue delivering very high-quality services to its clients.
Recognised expertise: In 2019, smartTrade’s solutions received strong market recognition by industry experts and won multiple awards: Best OMS, Best Crypto Trading Platform, Best Trading System, Best Buy-Side EMS, Best Liquidity Aggregation.
David VINCENT, CEO of smartTrade Technologies said: “For several years, smartTrade has experienced strong growth in its number of customers, projects and employees. I am very happy to have set up an organizational structure that allows us to grow in an efficient and focused way. Our goal is to continue to ensure maximum satisfaction for our clients and employees.”
About smartTrade Technologies:
smartTrade Technologies, a multi-asset electronic trading solutions pioneer, delivers innovative and intelligent technology enabling you to focus on your trading and grow your business while lowering total cost of ownership and allowing you to quickly adapt to changing market requirements.
smartTrade Technologies provides agile end-to-end trading solutions supporting Foreign Exchange, Fixed Income, Equities and Derivatives asset classes with connectivity to over 120 liquidity providers, aggregation, smart order routing, order management, pricing, distribution, risk management capabilities and a HTML5 user interface. We work with a variety of clients ranging from banks, brokers and hedge funds to proprietary trading desks. LiquidityFX for FX and smartFI for Fixed Income, are solutions available as software only or as a fully managed and hosted service, colocated in all the main market places globally. smartANALYTICS, our cross-asset big data analytics solution, allows the creation of historical and real-time dashboards and reports to interact in a more efficient way with the markets and end clients. For more information, visit www.smart-trade.net
View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200107005011/en/
Contact
Lise Grant – Content Director smartTrade Technologies – lgrant@smart-trade.net
Source : smartTrade Technologies
WI-FI ALLIANCE® BRINGS WI-FI 6 INTO 6 GHZ
Wi-Fi 6E will rapidly deliver benefits in 6 GHz once available
AUSTIN, Texas, Jan 7 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Wi-Fi Alliance® is introducing new terminology to distinguish forthcoming Wi-Fi 6 devices that are capable of 6 GHz operation, an important portion of unlicensed spectrum that may soon be made available by regulators around the world. Wi-Fi 6E brings a common industry name for Wi-Fi® users to identify devices that will offer the features and capabilities of Wi-Fi 6 – including higher performance, lower latency, and faster data rates – extended into the 6 GHz band. Wi-Fi 6E devices are expected to become available quickly following 6 GHz regulatory approvals, utilizing this additional spectrum capacity to deliver continuous Wi-Fi innovation and valuable contributions to consumers, businesses and economies.
Wi-Fi is ready to utilize 6 GHz spectrum as it becomes available around the world. Wi-Fi Alliance continues to support international advocacy efforts to make this additional spectrum available to Wi-Fi users, while also protecting existing devices in the band. Wi-Fi has been recognized as a foundational technology for the Internet of Things, a necessary complement to delivering 5G, an important tool bringing communication networks to underserved areas, and a strong contributor to global economies. 6 GHz is well suited to facilitate Wi-Fi’s continued growth in these areas due to its adjacency to 5 GHz where Wi-Fi already operates, greater availability of wider channel sizes, and accessibility to clear spectrum with less interference from legacy Wi-Fi 4 or Wi-Fi 5 devices.
“If the regulatory landscape permits, we expect companies to move forward aggressively with products that operate in 6 GHz because they understand the tremendous value brought to their customers by this portion of unlicensed spectrum,” said Phil Solis, research director at IDC. “If spectrum is made available early this year, we expect momentum of products that support operation in 6 GHz to ramp very quickly. The capacity of 6 GHz is enormous and will be efficiently used by Wi-Fi 6 and newer versions of Wi-Fi. The U.S. is taking a big lead on the 6 GHz market, with Europe and APAC regions also exploring access to this band.”
Once 6 GHz is made available by regulators, analysts predict the first Wi-Fi devices to use the band will include Wi-Fi 6E consumer access points and smartphones, followed by enterprise-grade access points. Industrial environments are also expected to see strong adoption from Wi-Fi 6E to deliver applications including machine analytics, remote maintenance, or virtual employee training. Wi-Fi 6E will utilize 6 GHz to deliver much anticipated augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) use cases for consumer, enterprise, and industrial environments.
“6 GHz will help address the growing need for Wi-Fi spectrum capacity to ensure Wi-Fi users continue to receive the same great user experience with their devices,” said Edgar Figueroa, president and CEO, Wi-Fi Alliance. “Wi-Fi Alliance is introducing Wi-Fi 6E now to ensure the industry aligns on common terminology, allowing Wi-Fi users to identify devices that support 6 GHz operation as the spectrum becomes available.”
6 GHz addresses Wi-Fi spectrum shortage by providing contiguous spectrum blocks to accommodate 14 additional 80 MHz channels and 7 additional 160 MHz channels which are needed for high-bandwidth applications that require faster data throughput such as high-definition video streaming and virtual reality. Wi-Fi 6E devices will leverage wider channels and additional capacity to deliver greater network performance and support more Wi-Fi users at once, even in very dense and congested environments. Wi-Fi Alliance is working on the development of interoperability testing for Wi-Fi 6E that will deliver benefits to Wi-Fi users once the spectrum is available.
About Wi-Fi Alliance®
www.wi-fi.org
Wi-Fi Alliance® is the worldwide network of companies that brings you Wi-Fi®. Members of our collaboration forum come together from across the Wi-Fi ecosystem with the shared vision to connect everyone and everything, everywhere, while providing the best possible user experience. Since 2000, Wi-Fi Alliance has completed more than 50,000 Wi-Fi certifications. The Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ seal of approval designates products with proven interoperability, backward compatibility, and the highest industry-standard security protections in place. Today, Wi-Fi carries more than half of the internet’s traffic in an ever-expanding variety of applications. Wi-Fi Alliance continues to drive the adoption and evolution of Wi-Fi, which billions of people rely on every day.
Media contacts:
Andrea Torres
Highwire PR for Wi-Fi Alliance
wi-fi@highwirepr.com
310-592-6341
SOURCE: Wi-Fi Alliance
--BERNAMA
AUSTIN, Texas, Jan 7 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Wi-Fi Alliance® is introducing new terminology to distinguish forthcoming Wi-Fi 6 devices that are capable of 6 GHz operation, an important portion of unlicensed spectrum that may soon be made available by regulators around the world. Wi-Fi 6E brings a common industry name for Wi-Fi® users to identify devices that will offer the features and capabilities of Wi-Fi 6 – including higher performance, lower latency, and faster data rates – extended into the 6 GHz band. Wi-Fi 6E devices are expected to become available quickly following 6 GHz regulatory approvals, utilizing this additional spectrum capacity to deliver continuous Wi-Fi innovation and valuable contributions to consumers, businesses and economies.
Wi-Fi is ready to utilize 6 GHz spectrum as it becomes available around the world. Wi-Fi Alliance continues to support international advocacy efforts to make this additional spectrum available to Wi-Fi users, while also protecting existing devices in the band. Wi-Fi has been recognized as a foundational technology for the Internet of Things, a necessary complement to delivering 5G, an important tool bringing communication networks to underserved areas, and a strong contributor to global economies. 6 GHz is well suited to facilitate Wi-Fi’s continued growth in these areas due to its adjacency to 5 GHz where Wi-Fi already operates, greater availability of wider channel sizes, and accessibility to clear spectrum with less interference from legacy Wi-Fi 4 or Wi-Fi 5 devices.
“If the regulatory landscape permits, we expect companies to move forward aggressively with products that operate in 6 GHz because they understand the tremendous value brought to their customers by this portion of unlicensed spectrum,” said Phil Solis, research director at IDC. “If spectrum is made available early this year, we expect momentum of products that support operation in 6 GHz to ramp very quickly. The capacity of 6 GHz is enormous and will be efficiently used by Wi-Fi 6 and newer versions of Wi-Fi. The U.S. is taking a big lead on the 6 GHz market, with Europe and APAC regions also exploring access to this band.”
Once 6 GHz is made available by regulators, analysts predict the first Wi-Fi devices to use the band will include Wi-Fi 6E consumer access points and smartphones, followed by enterprise-grade access points. Industrial environments are also expected to see strong adoption from Wi-Fi 6E to deliver applications including machine analytics, remote maintenance, or virtual employee training. Wi-Fi 6E will utilize 6 GHz to deliver much anticipated augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) use cases for consumer, enterprise, and industrial environments.
“6 GHz will help address the growing need for Wi-Fi spectrum capacity to ensure Wi-Fi users continue to receive the same great user experience with their devices,” said Edgar Figueroa, president and CEO, Wi-Fi Alliance. “Wi-Fi Alliance is introducing Wi-Fi 6E now to ensure the industry aligns on common terminology, allowing Wi-Fi users to identify devices that support 6 GHz operation as the spectrum becomes available.”
6 GHz addresses Wi-Fi spectrum shortage by providing contiguous spectrum blocks to accommodate 14 additional 80 MHz channels and 7 additional 160 MHz channels which are needed for high-bandwidth applications that require faster data throughput such as high-definition video streaming and virtual reality. Wi-Fi 6E devices will leverage wider channels and additional capacity to deliver greater network performance and support more Wi-Fi users at once, even in very dense and congested environments. Wi-Fi Alliance is working on the development of interoperability testing for Wi-Fi 6E that will deliver benefits to Wi-Fi users once the spectrum is available.
About Wi-Fi Alliance®
www.wi-fi.org
Wi-Fi Alliance® is the worldwide network of companies that brings you Wi-Fi®. Members of our collaboration forum come together from across the Wi-Fi ecosystem with the shared vision to connect everyone and everything, everywhere, while providing the best possible user experience. Since 2000, Wi-Fi Alliance has completed more than 50,000 Wi-Fi certifications. The Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ seal of approval designates products with proven interoperability, backward compatibility, and the highest industry-standard security protections in place. Today, Wi-Fi carries more than half of the internet’s traffic in an ever-expanding variety of applications. Wi-Fi Alliance continues to drive the adoption and evolution of Wi-Fi, which billions of people rely on every day.
Media contacts:
Andrea Torres
Highwire PR for Wi-Fi Alliance
wi-fi@highwirepr.com
310-592-6341
SOURCE: Wi-Fi Alliance
--BERNAMA
Tuesday, January 7, 2020
CES 2020: Sharp to leverage 8K+5G ecosystem
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 6 -- Sharp Corporation is set to return to CES 2020, showcasing the latest installments in its evolving ecosystem of products and services that leverage the benefits of Ultra-HD 8K video and advanced 5G wireless technology.
Sharp’s 8K+5G Ecosystem comprises end-to-end solutions for the recording, editing, storage and delivery of 8K content, with potential benefits extending to such diverse fields as industry, security, health, education, automotive as well as smart offices and homes.
One much-anticipated addition to a constantly expanding portfolio is the new dynabook 8K video editing PC system, which with its 15.6-inch screen will provide a compact, convenient, prosumer-ready platform for viewing and processing of 8K materials.
Meanwhile, striking examples of Sharp’s 8K+5G Ecosystem on display at CES 2020 will include a drone-mounted system developed, in conjunction with various external stakeholders for the real-time capture and transmission of 8K footage for purposes including racehorse training and infrastructure surveys.
It is one of various cross-disciplinary collaborations currently undergoing trials in order to bring the practical benefits of 8K and 5G directly to businesses and consumers.
More details at https://global.sharp/brand/globalevents/ces2020/
-- BERNAMA
Saturday, January 4, 2020
BIOPAC announces new eye tracking glasses for academic research
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 3 -- BIOPAC Systems Inc, a premier choice for life science hardware and software, has announced a new eye tracking integration for researchers who conduct experiments from mobile participants in diverse locations.
The ETVision (EYE-ETV) eye tracking glasses now integrate with BIOPAC wireless systems and software, allowing researchers to collect and analyse real-world eye tracking data including from subjects in the lab, field and at work.
Mobile data logging allows physiology data to be collected in different field environments including places of work, vehicles, sports arenas and training centres, according to a statement.
Eye tracking data can now be synchronised with this physiology data and researchers can review the eye tracking video with the physiology data in AcqKnowledge data collection and analysis software.
Researchers will use the data to develop insights in ergonomics, product development, usability, user experience, group dynamics, performance development and training, among others.
The eye tracking glasses contain miniature eye cameras that view each eye, scene camera that views the scene in front of the participant, microphone and a controller. The glasses can be worn over prescription eyeglasses and are mobile and portable.
The glasses connect to the controller that wirelessly transmits data to the eye tracking software on a computer or collects data for up to five hours via an SD card that can collect data locally if WiFi is not available.
More information at https://www.biopac.com.
-- BERNAMA
The ETVision (EYE-ETV) eye tracking glasses now integrate with BIOPAC wireless systems and software, allowing researchers to collect and analyse real-world eye tracking data including from subjects in the lab, field and at work.
Mobile data logging allows physiology data to be collected in different field environments including places of work, vehicles, sports arenas and training centres, according to a statement.
Eye tracking data can now be synchronised with this physiology data and researchers can review the eye tracking video with the physiology data in AcqKnowledge data collection and analysis software.
Researchers will use the data to develop insights in ergonomics, product development, usability, user experience, group dynamics, performance development and training, among others.
The eye tracking glasses contain miniature eye cameras that view each eye, scene camera that views the scene in front of the participant, microphone and a controller. The glasses can be worn over prescription eyeglasses and are mobile and portable.
The glasses connect to the controller that wirelessly transmits data to the eye tracking software on a computer or collects data for up to five hours via an SD card that can collect data locally if WiFi is not available.
More information at https://www.biopac.com.
-- BERNAMA
Thursday, January 2, 2020
Wednesday, January 1, 2020
EV Growth exceeds target, achieves US$250 million fund
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 -- Singapore-based venture capital firm EV Growth has hit the hard cap of its first fund at US$250 million, exceeding the firm’s initial target of US$150 million. (US$1 = RM4.09)
According to a statement, this milestone is the result of its admission of new Limited Partners which include several Asian-based family offices and two of Asia’s largest sovereign wealth funds.
Some of its recent investments include Indonesia’s leading Edutech, Ruangguru (US$150 million Series C round) and regional cashback startup, Shopback (US$45 million round).
Other major follow on rounds in Indonesia also include the latest round of two unicorns, Tokopedia and Traveloka; SME lending, Koinworks; premium online-to-offline coffee chain, Fore Coffee; and leading media company, IDN Media.
Presently, EV Growth has deployed more than 50 per cent of its total funds in 20 deals. A total of 80 per cent of EV Growth’s portfolio companies are Indonesian, where the fund’s IRR stands at 36 per cent.
Managing partner of EV Growth and co-founder of East Ventures, Willson Cuaca, said: “We plan to deploy US$325 million for Southeast Asian startups combining active funds size, for both seed and growth stage.”
Launched in March 2018, EV Growth is a joint venture between East Ventures, SMDV and Yahoo! Japan Capital that focuses on providing growth capital to startups in Indonesia and the rest of Southeast Asia with an industry agnostic focus.
The company is led by three partners – Cuaca, Roderick Purwana from SMDV, and Shinichiro Hori from Yahoo! Japan Capital.
-- BERNAMA
According to a statement, this milestone is the result of its admission of new Limited Partners which include several Asian-based family offices and two of Asia’s largest sovereign wealth funds.
Some of its recent investments include Indonesia’s leading Edutech, Ruangguru (US$150 million Series C round) and regional cashback startup, Shopback (US$45 million round).
Other major follow on rounds in Indonesia also include the latest round of two unicorns, Tokopedia and Traveloka; SME lending, Koinworks; premium online-to-offline coffee chain, Fore Coffee; and leading media company, IDN Media.
Presently, EV Growth has deployed more than 50 per cent of its total funds in 20 deals. A total of 80 per cent of EV Growth’s portfolio companies are Indonesian, where the fund’s IRR stands at 36 per cent.
Managing partner of EV Growth and co-founder of East Ventures, Willson Cuaca, said: “We plan to deploy US$325 million for Southeast Asian startups combining active funds size, for both seed and growth stage.”
Launched in March 2018, EV Growth is a joint venture between East Ventures, SMDV and Yahoo! Japan Capital that focuses on providing growth capital to startups in Indonesia and the rest of Southeast Asia with an industry agnostic focus.
The company is led by three partners – Cuaca, Roderick Purwana from SMDV, and Shinichiro Hori from Yahoo! Japan Capital.
-- BERNAMA
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