TALKWALKER ACCELERATES BRANDS TO ACTIONABLE CONSUMER INTELLIGENCE

 

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Talkwalker announces two new products to reinforce its Consumer Intelligence Acceleration Platform(TM), and help deliver customer-centricity across enterprises. Talkwalker ( https://bit.ly/3uecU10 ), the #1 consumer intelligence company, announced today the launch of two new products. These will strengthen its Consumer Intelligence Acceleration Platform(TM) alongside the growth of its social listening capabilities. These new products will deliver brands actionable consumer intelligence to drive business impact. Talkwalker's platform, powered by Blue Silk(TM) technology, now includes three industry-leading products: - Market Intelligence: Provides consumer trends analysis and real-time industry datasets, with an app per category, to fast-track innovation. Covering a variety of industries including consumer goods, entertainment, health & wellness. - Customer Intelligence: Creates a unique single customer view by combining customer and consumer data, social, ratings, and reviews. Providing brands with real-time actionable insights, that they can profit from immediately. - Social Intelligence: An expansion of its deep social listening capabilities at scale, to help companies protect, measure, and promote their brands. "The future of consumer intelligence is upon us," said Tod Nielsen, Talkwalker CEO. "Our new products and platform expand our deep listening capabilities into new areas, arming brands with insights that they can benefit from immediately. Only Talkwalker can help them get closer to their customers than ever before, and enable them to shape products, campaigns, and services to meet the market's ever-growing demands." New professional services - Talkwalker Activate Talkwalker also introduced its professional services Talkwalker Activate team, which offers a broad range of customer services, including training, onboarding and insights, to help clients accelerate their time to value with Talkwalker technologies, from investment to real-world results. This is a culmination of Talkwalker's most recent efforts to consolidate its position in the marketplace. In July, Talkwalker was declared a Leader in The Forrester New Wave(TM): AI-Enabled Consumer Intelligence Platforms, Q3 2021. ( https://bit.ly/3iaP7KM ) It's also built on its offerings by acquiring Social Content Ratings ( https://bit.ly/3AXCI3W ) last year, and more recently, Reviewbox ( https://bit.ly/3zIW0c3 ), to provide brands with more consumer and direct customer insights. Twitter Official Partner Talkwalker was also announced as a Twitter Official Partner, recognized as a vetted, best-in-class solution to help brands innovate and scale their business. Only 13 companies from across the world have received this partner accreditation, with Talkwalker now positioned to further help brands to tap into the world's public conversation on Twitter and turn insight into action. The new offerings were announced live at Talkwalker's Dare to accelerate, a customer event in Paris that brought together industry leaders to inspire the next generation of consumer intelligence. At the event, Talkwalker demonstrated how the platform can be used across all aspects of the business for social listening, market research, customer intelligence, and product development. "It most certainly doesn't stop here though," Nielsen continued. "We will continue to listen forward and ensure our technologies and solutions are fit for purpose. This will enable brands to profit from actionable consumer intelligence to drive business impact." Additional resources: - Check out the Talkwalker Careers page ( https://bit.ly/3CO5ftj )for open positions. - Contact us ( https://bit.ly/3AScVdO ) to learn more about Talkwalker's consumer intelligence platform. About Talkwalker Talkwalker is the #1 Consumer Intelligence Acceleration platform for brands to drive business impact. Recognized by Forrester as a Leader in Consumer Intelligence and Social Listening, the platform combines a multitude of internal and external data sources with AI powered by Blue Silk(TM) technology, for the most expansive view of consumers. Talkwalker Activate professional services team can augment, accelerate, or fully service brands' insights needs to increase their ROI from the Talkwalker platform. With offices around the globe, Talkwalker helps over 2,500 brands to maximize profits with actionable consumer intelligence. To discover more about Talkwalker, please visit www.talkwalker.com. Contact Nigel Choo Marketing APAC, Talkwalker n.choo@talkwalker.com +65 3159 2399 (ext 619) SOURCE: Talkwalker Image Attachments Links: Link: http://asianetnews.net/view-attachment?attach-id=402184 Caption: Talkwalker Positioning Launch --BERNAMA

ASIA DIGITAL BANK HELD FRUITFUL MEETING WITH THE MALAYSIA-CHINA BUSINESS COUNCIL

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 (Bernama) -- Asia Digital Bank Ltd. (AsiaDB) (Registration No. LL16434) (Licensed Labuan Investment Bank) (License No. 200134BI) Chairman, Mr. Liu Xuming, together with the Secretary-General of Malaysia Jiangsu Entrepreneurs Business Association (MJEBA), Mr. Sun Keqiang and representatives of member companies visited the Malaysia-China Business Council (MCBC). Both parties had a cordial and in-depth discussion with Malaysia's Special Envoy to China and the Chairman of MCBC, Dato’ Sri Tiong King Sing, along with other members of the Board. Both sides discussed possible areas of cooperation between Malaysia and China in the post-epidemic era, focusing on digital economy and digital finance.

Dato’ Sri Tiong King Sing extended a warm welcome to Mr. Liu and his delegation. He said in the meeting that the rapid development of China's economy, especially the rapid recovery after the pandemic has brought huge development opportunities for Malaysia, and there is room for exchange and cooperation between the two countries in various fields with broad prospects. The entry of China’s vaccines into Malaysia will help Malaysia overcome the pandemic as soon as possible.

“I hope to work together with Asia Digital Bank and the Malaysia Jiangsu Entrepreneurs Business Association to deepen the cooperation between Malaysia and China, further enhance the friendship between the people and enterprises of the two countries and achieve common development and prosperity," Dato’ Sri Tiong added.

Mr. Liu expressed his sincere gratitude to the Special Envoy for receiving the bank and the Malaysia Jiangsu Entrepreneurs Business Association amid his busy schedule.

"China and Malaysia are good neighbours, good friends, good partners and have achieved fruitful cooperation in recent years in the fields of economic, trade, investment, and human resources exchanges. In the fight against the pandemic, China and Malaysia are helping each other to overcome the difficulties. The pandemic has accelerated the arrival of the digital era, and in recent years the government agencies of both countries have introduced a number of new policies to support the integration and development of the digital economy and traditional industries. Asia Digital Bank is willing to leverage its own resources in the field of digital finance to support the Malaysian government while helping Malaysian enterprises to grow and innovate in this field," stated Mr. Liu.

During the meeting, both sides also exchanged views on how to further strengthen cooperation in tourism, agriculture, aquaculture, transportation, infrastructure and construction in the future. Both parties expect to further clarify their cooperation ideas after the meeting, and further define the cooperation program and giving full play to the resource advantages of both sides. They will work together to help Malaysia build a new momentum of economic recovery and a new model of financial development after the pandemic.

Asia Digital Bank was launched by Nanjing Zijin Investment Group Co Ltd, a China state-owned enterprise, and established in Labuan, Malaysia. It was officially granted a digital banking license by Labuan Financial Services Authority (LFSA) in November 2020 and held its online launching ceremony on May 26, 2021. Asia Digital Bank is one of the first licensed digital investment banks in the world to provide a self-financing service system based on blockchain technology, providing global enterprises and individuals with digital asset management and transaction services that are compliant, secure, convenient and efficient while building a global digital asset ecosystem.

SOURCE : Asia Pacific Investment Bank (APIB)

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Phoenix Software unveils JES3plus® V1R1 general availability

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 -- Phoenix Software International Inc, a systems software development company has announced the general availability of JES3plus V1R1, a derivative work based on IBM’s z/OS® JES3.

This release integrates SPOOL I/O performance enhancements made available to JES3plus customers through continuous delivery earlier this year.

According to a statement, this is the first release of the JES3 technology to contain enhancements since early 2015 and coincides with z/OS 2.5, the last release of z/OS to include JES3.

“We knew early on that enhancing JES3plus to use the latest I/O techniques would be a priority,” said Chief Technology Officer at Phoenix Software International, Ed Jaffe.

“Much of the credit for the smooth rollout of this new, enhanced JES3plus release goes to our ISV partners and Early Test participants whose eager participation and incredible patience contributed greatly to this successful launch.”

JES3plus V1R1 supports two newer channel programming techniques to improve performance.

It is ACKD – channel programmes with a shortened prefix that can process an entire track instead of one record at a time; and zHPF – channel programmes that leverage the z/Architecture fibre-channel-extensions (FCX) facility to transfer the entire channel programme to the device for processing rather than having CCWs transferred as they are encountered.

Phoenix Software’s JES3plus Customer Advisory Council is actively helping to prioritise the product’s enhancement roadmap, so customers should expect to see additional enhancements delivered in 2022 via continuous delivery.

Phoenix Software has refreshed its product line this month. Product downloads are available to customers via the Phoenix Software International Support portal.

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

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FIRST-EVER GLOBAL BUSINESS FORUM ASEAN TO EXPLORE UNTAPPED POTENTIAL IN SOUTHEAST ASIAN MARKETS

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Sept 28 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- The huge economic potential of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the wealth of opportunities that the region offers businesses and investors in the UAE will be in the spotlight at the first ever Global Business Forum (GBF) ASEAN, which takes place December 8-9, 2021 at the Dubai Exhibition Centre, Expo 2020 Dubai.

 

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Organised by Dubai Chamber in partnership with Expo 2020 Dubai under the theme “The New Frontiers”, GBF ASEAN 2021 is the first event in the GBF series to focus on the ASEAN region. The high-level forum brings together government and business leaders from ASEAN markets and the UAE to explore new avenues of economic cooperation and emerging investment opportunities.

The two-day forum will examine the changing dynamics of ASEAN region in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, as well as new opportunities being created by digital transformation and trade partnerships. Other topics on the agenda include plans among ASEAN members and their counterparts to create the world’s largest free trade area, based on the Regional

Comprehensive Economic Partnership agreement that will add an estimated $186 billion to global GDP by 2030.

Public and private sector stakeholders attending the forum will also discuss new ways that ASEAN countries can develop a low-carbon economy to build a more resilient and sustainable future, with Southeast Asia one of the world’s regions most at risk from climate change. Other issues include whether there is such a model as Southeast Asian or Middle Eastern brand of entrepreneurship and how much can Dubai and Singapore, as global hubs for their respective regions, can learn from each other.

GBF ASEAN forms part of Dubai Chamber’s Global Business Forum series that was launched in 2012 as a platform to drive trade and explore opportunities between the UAE and some of the world’s fastest growing markets.
 

Visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mPn7rISN1I


About Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Established in 1965, Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry is a non-profit public entity, whose mission is to represent, support and protect the interests of the business community in Dubai by creating a favourable business environment, supporting the development of business, and by promoting Dubai as an international business hub. www.dubaichamber.com

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Contact

Ruba Abdel Halim, Manager, PR & Corporate Communications, +97142028450
ruba.halim@dubaichamber.com

Source : Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry

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Toshiba begins sample shipments of pre-driver IC for automotive brushless motors

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 -- Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation (Toshiba) has begun shipping test samples of ‘TB9083FTG’, a pre-driver IC for automotive applications that include brushless motors for electric power steering systems and electric brakes.

According to a statement, Toshiba will ship final samples in January next year, and will start mass production in December the same year.

TB9083FTG is a three-phase pre-driver that controls and drives external N-channel power MOSFETs for driving a three-phase brushless DC motor.

It supports ASIL-D functional safety and its compliance with ISO 26262 2nd edition allows use in for highly safety-critical automotive systems.

The new IC has a built-in three-channel pre-driver for the safety relays that control and drive the relays for motors and power supply, eliminating the need for external components and helps reduce the part count.

Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation, a leading supplier of advanced semiconductor and storage solutions, draws on over half a century of experience and innovation to offer customers and business partners outstanding discrete semiconductors, system LSIs and HDD products.

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TELEDYNE TO DISPLAY INDUSTRIAL AND SCIENTIFIC IMAGING TECHNOLOGY COMPREHENSIVE PORTFOLIO AT VISION 2021

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 (Bernama) -- Teledyne, a part of Teledyne Technologies and a global leader in machine vision technology, will exhibit newest technologies at Vision 2021 taking place Oct 5-7, in Stuttgart, Germany.

According to a statement, Teledyne will display the world’s most comprehensive, vertically integrated portfolio of industrial and scientific imaging technology including the latest from newly acquired Teledyne FLIR.

Teledyne will participate in the Industrial Vision Days with keynote and technology presentations taking place Oct 6, whereby Teledyne DALSA’s Matthias Sonder delivers his presentation entitled ‘Clarity at High Speed’ and, Teledyne e2v’s Sergio Morillas speaks about ‘Highly reliable 3D imaging for challenging applications with Time-of-Flight’.

New products introduced by Teledyne companies include Linea HS 16K Multifield features charge-domain CMOS TDI sensor technology with 16k x (64+128+64) TDI arrays and a 5x5μm pixel size. It is the industry’s first TDI camera capable of capturing up to three images simultaneously in a single scan.

In addition, Sapera™ Vision Software offers field-proven image acquisition, control, image processing and artificial intelligence functions to design, develop and deploy high-performance machine vision applications.

In this new release, the AI tool AstrocyteTM allows learning at runtime for increased flexibility and performance on deployed systems.

Also introduced are Topaz CMOS Sensors, new 2MP and 1.5MP CMOS sensors featuring a low noise global shutter pixel; and, FLIR Lossless Compression.

From aerospace through industrial inspection, scientific research, spectroscopy, radiography and radiotherapy, and advanced MEMS and semiconductor solutions, Teledyne offers worldwide customer support and the technical expertise to handle the toughest tasks.

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PPRO INTEGRATES INTO PAYPAL COMMERCE PLATFORM FOR PAYMENT SERVICE PROVIDERS

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 (Bernama) -- PPRO has announced its integration of the PayPal Commerce Platform.

The move further cements PPRO’s market-leading position as one of the go-to providers of local payments infrastructure for payment service providers (PSPs), banks, and gateways.

PPRO’s integration allows customers to significantly reduce the time to integrate PayPal Commerce Platform solutions and give customers access to the PayPal Wallet, giving PPRO’s customers the opportunity to enable their merchants’ access to PayPal's user base of more than 403 million active accounts across 200 markets.

In a statement, PPRO Chief Commercial Officer Claire Gates said: “The benefits for partners of joining PPRO’s platform are clear: we save them time and money, and provide the quality of payment method integrations that lead to high conversion rates.

“With the addition of the PayPal Commerce Platform - and the ability to offer the PayPal Wallet - this offering can’t be ignored by anyone operating in the global e-commerce space.”

By partnering with PPRO, PSPs, banks, platforms, and enterprises with payment platforms not only benefit from access to the PayPal Commerce Platform, but from a vast range of local payment methods (LPMs) globally.

PPRO’s global payment expertise, platform engineered for performance and innovation, value through PPRO’s network of LPMs and PSPs are all accessible with just one contract and one integration, a simplicity which removes complexities surrounding local payments, increases speed to market, and helps boost sales for merchants.

PPRO and PayPal will host a livestream on Oct 7 to discuss their partnership and how companies worldwide could achieve high conversion rates by offering the payment method customers know and trust.

The news of the PayPal Commerce Platform integration comes after PPRO announced earlier this year that it had raised US$180 million, taking the firm’s total value to over US$1 billion. (US$1 = RM4.180)

-- BERNAMA

CRADLEPOINT NEW SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF SALES TO DRIVE NEXT GROWTH STAGE IN APAC

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 (Bernama) -- Cradlepoint, the global leader in cloud-delivered LTE and 5G wireless network edge solutions, has announced the appointment of Nathan McGregor to the role of Senior Vice President Sales, Asia Pacific (APAC).

Based in Sydney, Australia, McGregor will report to Mark Pugerude, Cradlepoint Chief Sales Officer for global sales and he will be responsible for all sales in the APAC region, including carrier and indirect partner sales.

“Nathan brings to Cradlepoint a wealth of APAC sales leadership and business development experience that spans multiple stages of company growth,” said Pugerude in a statement.

“He is the right person with the right experience to drive our next phase of growth across the Asia Pacific region, leveraging our recently appointed distributor and growing pool of partners.”

McGregor has over 20 years’ of leadership experience in the telecommunications and IT industry working for prominent companies, including Cisco Meraki, Hitachi, and Juniper Networks.

Working closely with indirect channel and carrier partners, he has a strong track record in supporting customers success in the use of innovative technologies to drive business value.

“In addition to providing businesses with industry leading 4G and 5G networking solutions, my goal is to ensure our partners and customers achieve an unfair advantage from our IT-centric cloud-managed and true zero-touch deployment capabilities,” said McGregor.

McGregor joins Cradlepoint from Cisco Meraki, where he spent over two years as Australia and New Zealand Country Manager. He was previously Vice President Data Analytics and IoT, APAC at Hitachi Vantara.

-- BERNAMA

TEAMLAB PLANETS IN TOKYO OFFERS DINING EXPERIENCE, ART SPACE, FLOWER SHOP ON OCT 8

Soy Sauce Vegan Ramen (Photo: Business Wire)

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 (Bernama) -- teamLab Planets TOKYO in Toyosu, Tokyo welcomes ‘Vegan Ramen UZU Tokyo’ from Kyoto; a new artwork space; and a flower shop where visitors can take home the orchids used in one of the museum’s artworks.

‘Vegan Ramen UZU Kyoto’ opened in Kyoto in March last year, becoming hugely popular with hour-long wait times. At ‘Vegan Ramen UZU Tokyo’, vegan ramen can be enjoyed in the Reversible Rotation - Non-Objective Space or Table of Sky and Fire artwork spaces.

There will also be a new flower shop, ‘teamLab Flower Shop & Art’, where visitors can take home orchids used in the artwork Floating Flower Garden: Flowers and I are of the Same Root, the Garden and I are One, in which visitors become one with over 13,000 orchids.

All of these facilities open on Oct 8 to the public, not just to teamLab Planets museum-goers, according to a statement.

At ‘Vegan Ramen UZU Kyoto’, teamLab was responsible for designing the space and other aspects of the restaurant, where guests can enjoy vegan food while surrounded by art.

‘Vegan Ramen UZU Tokyo’ which will open at teamLab Planets, will have vegan ramen available for takeout. Flower Vegan Ramen, Green Tea Vegan Ramen, and Vegan Ice Cream will also be available only at ‘Vegan Ramen UZU Tokyo’.

For Reversible Rotation - Non-Objective Space, the artwork space is freed from the physical boundaries of the surfaces of tables or chairs.

Meanwhile, for Table of Sky and Fire, this table reflects the sky and the Universe of Fire Particles Falling from the Sky. The table is connected to the artwork and to the sky.

teamLab Planets is a museum where you walk through water, and a garden where you become one with the flowers. There are four massive exhibition spaces and two gardens.

teamLab is an international art collective, an interdisciplinary group of various specialists such as artists, programmers, engineers, CG animators, mathematicians and architects whose collaborative practice seeks to navigate the confluence of art, science, technology, and the natural world.

More details at https://planets.teamlab.art/tokyo/

-- BERNAMA

 

GUANGXI-ASEAN OPEN UP PROSPECTS FOR SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION COOPERATION

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 (Bernama) -- The 9th Forum on China-ASEAN Technology Transfer and Collaborative Innovation was recently inaugurated in Nanning.

The China-ASEAN Technology Trading Platform and the Innovation Space for China-ASEAN Science and Technology Talents were officially launched at the conference, according to a statement.

In recent years, the Department of Science and Technology of Guangxi has made full use of the geographical advantage of Guangxi, such as being adjacent to ASEAN countries.

This included implementation of ‘the Belt and Road’ Science, Technology and Innovation Action Plan, strengthened the construction of China-ASEAN Technology Transfer Center (CATTC), and strived to open up a new situation in cooperation in scientific and technological innovation between Guangxi and ASEAN.

Under the guidance of the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Department of Science and Technology of Guangxi has pioneered a new mode of technology transfer, helped CATTC to establish inter-governmental bilateral technology transfer mechanisms with nine ASEAN countries including Thailand, Laos and Cambodia.

It also set up joint technology transfer working groups with seven ASEAN countries, and established a China-ASEAN technology transfer cooperation network covering 10 ASEAN countries and some countries of the Belt and Road Initiative with over 2,600 members, which has given a strong boost to the cooperation between China and ASEAN countries in scientific and technological innovation.

The Department of Science and Technology of Guangxi has actively cooperated with universities and institutes at home and abroad to establish innovation platforms such as China-ASEAN Technology Transfer Center Bangkok Innovation Center.

Meanwhile, to cope with regional development problems, the Department of Science and Technology of Guangxi has actively promoted the joint research, development and promotion of key generic technologies between the scientific research institutions and enterprises of Guangxi and ASEAN countries.

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MOU SIGNING BETWEEN SAM AND UPM BOOST TALENT POOL IN AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIST

(From left) Dean of Faculty of Agriculture, UPM Prof. Madya Dr. Nur Azura Adam, Vice Chancellor of UPM, Professor Dr. Mohd Roslan bin Sulaiman, Strat Aero Malaysia Chairman Dato’ Sri Azharuddin Abdul Rahman, Strat Aero Malaysia Chief Executive Officer Dato’ Lester Tay Kean Boon

SELANGOR, Sept 28 (Bernama) -- Strat Aero Malaysia (SAM) and Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) have inked a deal to initiate collaboration for future research and development in Aerospace Engineering and Agricultural Application by using Augmented Intelligence Technology (AIT).

The collaboration was made official during a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signing ceremony held at Office of Vice Chancellor, UPM. The MoU was signed by Vice Chancellor of UPM Professor Dr. Mohd Roslan Sulaiman and Strat Aero Malaysia Chief Executive Officer Dato’ Lester Tay Kean Boon. Present to witness the ceremony were Dean of Faculty of Agriculture, UPM Professor Madya Dr. Nur Azura Adam and SAM Chairman Dato’ Sri Azharuddin Abdul Rahman.

Professor Dr. Mohd Roslan pointed out “Food is everyone basic needs. To support national food consumption, implementation of unmanned technology is required to enhance the food production UPM has talent pool to working with SAM to support society needs”

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CIMB SHINES THE SPOTLIGHT ON YOUTH PERSPECTIVES ON SUSTAINABILITY AT THE COOLER EARTH SUSTAINABILITY SUMMIT

The final day of the Summit is dedicated to the voices of youths alongside representatives from ASEAN and global brands and NGOs in discussing sustainability risks and opportunities faced by future generations.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 (Bernama) -- CIMB Group Holdings Berhad’s (“CIMB” or “the Group”) is shining the spotlight on youth perspectives on driving the sustainability agenda as part of The Cooler Earth Sustainability Summit (“The Cooler Earth” or “the Summit”) today called ‘Youth Day: Voices of the Next Generation’. In recognition of the central role of the next generation in accelerating the adoption of sustainable lifestyles and business practices, the Youth Day which marks the end of this year’s Summit seeks to address prevalent issues concerning the youth and offer practical solutions that can help them to be part of the solution.

The Cooler Earth’s Youth Day sessions were fully curated by the management trainees in CIMB’s The Complete Banker (“TCB”) programme, featuring a series of panel discussions, talks, masterclasses and even a debate session on meat consumption. In keeping with the focus on amplifying youth voices, speakers included young representatives from academia and the CIMB ASEAN Scholarship Programme, in addition to representatives from ASEAN and global brands and NGOs. The day’s sessions cover topics that are a central part of the lives of youths, including fashion and dietary habits, ways to address social issues and inequalities, the importance of future-proofing our youths, and the challenges we face in providing access to quality education for all.

CIMB SHINES THE SPOTLIGHT ON YOUTH PERSPECTIVES ON SUSTAINABILITY AT THE COOLER EARTH SUSTAINABILITY SUMMIT

SKY'S THE LIMIT WITH TREVOR MERSZEI DESIGNATED JSSI BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT VICE PRESIDENT FOR APAC

 

JSSI appoints Trevor Merszei vice president of business development for APAC. (Photo: Business Wire)

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 (Bernama) -- Jet Support Services Inc (JSSI), the leading independent provider of maintenance support and financial services to the business aviation industry, has appointed Trevor Merszei as vice president of business development for the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region.

Based in Thailand and having notched over 14 years of experience in international business jet sales, marketing, and executive leadership, his role will focus on increasing awareness of the company’s key offerings in the region, including Conklin & de Decker, JSSI Advisory Services, JSSI Parts & Leasing, and SierraTrax maintenance tracking software.

“We are thrilled to welcome Trevor to our team in APAC as JSSI continues to expand its suite of services to aircraft owners and operators,” said Mark Winzar, JSSI’s senior vice president of business development for EMEA and APAC.

“His leadership and depth of market knowledge will be of great value in the post-Covid era, helping to not only support new entrants into our sector but also existing customers within the region.”

Meanwhile, Merszei, with a unique professional background spanning from competitive snowboarding to sitcom acting, said: “I am proud to join JSSI as the company continues to enrich the aircraft ownership experience with innovative products and services to support our clients throughout this region.”

He was most recently CEO at OrientSKYs, a Bangkok-based jet charter company, where he oversaw notable acquisitions including the world’s first pre-owned Gulfstream G650, and the first privately owned Boeing Business Jet in Thailand.

Based on a statement, JSSI is responsible for maintaining in excess of 2,000 business jets, regional jets and helicopters worldwide, serving customers through an infrastructure of certified technical advisers.

-- BERNAMA

WINGS CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC ANNOUNCES CLOSING OF $500,000,000 SECURED LOAN FACILITY

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Sept 24 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Wings Capital Partners LLC (“Wings”) announced today the closing of a $500 million secured loan facility with a syndicate of four major international banks. The five-year loan facility contains a two-year acquisition period and can be upsized to $750 million. The facility will be used to acquire a portfolio of predominantly young, in-demand, narrow-body commercial jet aircraft.

The lending group consists of Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Credit Agricole Securities, Natixis S.A. and Royal Bank of Canada. Goldman Sachs Bank USA acted as structuring agent for the facility.

“We are very pleased with the closing of this transaction. It provides access to efficient debt capital that allows Wings to execute on its business plan. Wings remains committed to the aviation leasing sector and the facility will support our growth initiatives for the platform. The support from our banking partners demonstrates the confidence the financial community has in our capabilities and business model,” said Jakob Gallagher, Vice President – Treasurer & Capital Markets.

About Wings Capital Partners

Wings Capital Partners LLC (Wings) is a private, full-service aircraft leasing platform primarily investing in single-aisle, in-production commercial jet aircraft on lease to airlines around the world. Led by best in class management team with significant aviation leasing experience (33 years average for senior team) and long-standing airline, lessor, banking, investor and legal relationships.

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

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Contact

Cathy Egan
info@wingscap.com

Source : Wings Capital Partners LLC

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WE Communications study reveals consumers want brands to rectify fractured world

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 -- WE Communications has released results from its latest Brands in Motion report, ‘The Bravery Mandate’, with the data exposed escalating tension between expectations for brands to drive stability in a fast-changing, fractured world and heightened skepticism about purpose-washing.

“We’ve reached an inflection point where people are craving businesses to fill the leadership void. To be the driving force of positive societal impact, brands should ask themselves, ‘If not us, who?’ and take bold, brave action,” said WE Communications Global Chief Executive Officer, Melissa Waggener Zorkin.

According to a statement, the number of global study respondents saying they expect brands to create stability in uncertain times rose 30 per cent since 2019 — with brands now viewed as important a pillar of society as educators and friend-and-family networks.

Despite those rising expectations, brands’ perceived impact for societal good remains flat, with 52 per cent saying that attempts to impact societal issues are anchored in trying to sell more products or services. 

Consumers and B2B decision-makers are voting with their wallets to measure brand support. Two out of three respondents say they are more likely to purchase or recommend products or services from brands that address societal issues that matter to them.

Although two-thirds of survey respondents are open to brands speaking and acting on societal issues, one third are not. Navigating this divide requires active engagement with key stakeholders, including employees, shareholders, customers and community members, to illuminate long-term goals and values.

In addition, the Brands in Motion report dug into expectations when it comes to defining and demonstrating brand purpose. It’s clear that expectations are high and at times nuanced — taking a stance on social issues requires agility and long-term commitment.

Over the past five years, Brands in Motion global studies have surveyed more than 90,000 consumers and B2B decision-makers worldwide to understand the impact of how perceptions shift over time.

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KUNIHIKO HIRABAYASHI IS ASEAN-JAPAN CENTRE SECRETARY GENERAL

Mr. Kunihiko Hirabayashi, the Secretary General of the AJC (Photo: Business Wire)

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 (Bernama) -- The ASEAN-Japan Centre (AJC) has announced the appointment of Kunihiko Hirabayashi as Secretary General of the AJC in Tokyo, as of Sept 1.

Hirabayashi is the former Regional Advisor Regional Chief of Health, UNICEF East Asian and Pacific Regional Office, Bangkok, Thailand, having worked as technical adviser and representative of regional offices for United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) for more than 18 years from May 2003 to August this year.

Prior to that, he engaged in technical assistance in hospitals in developing countries for around 10 years. He obtained Ph.D. in Physiology and Medicine from the University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.

Hirabayashi devoted much of his four-decade long professional life in the best interests of people and children in Asia-Pacific and ASEAN countries, listening to among others, decision makers, health professionals, business and community leaders and displaced persons, refugees and people with disabilities.

In a statement, he said: “The ASEAN-Japan Centre has a 40-year history of excellence in serving as a bridge between ASEAN Members States and Japan to promote trade, investment, tourism and people-to-people exchanges.

“With my trusted colleagues, I will play an integral role in re-engineering the Centre and will commit myself to contributing toward a sustainable, integrated, peaceful and stable future for people in ASEAN Member States and Japan.”

An inter-governmental organisation established by the ASEAN Member States and Japan in 1981, AJC has been promoting exports from ASEAN to Japan while revitalising investment, tourism as well as people-to-people exchanges between the ASEAN Member States and Japan.

-- BERNAMA

WOMEN'S ENTREPRENEURSHIP ACCELERATOR CELEBRATES 2ND ANNIVERSARY, ANNOUNCES IMPACTFUL INITIATIVES TO DRIVE CHANGE

Women’s Entrepreneurship Accelerator logo (Graphic: WEA)

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 (Bernama) -- The Women’s Entrepreneurship Accelerator (WEA), a strategic multi-partnership initiative established by five UN agencies and Mary Kay Inc is celebrating its second-year anniversary by announcing progress on several programmes designed to impact five million women worldwide by 2030.

The programmes and knowledge products, which further demonstrate WEA’s commitment to maximising the development impact of women’s entrepreneurship in achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), will be rolled out in the fourth quarter of this year, according to a statement.

The strategic programmes, all shaped with a unique focus on gender, are the joint outcome of the collaboration between the International Labour Organization (ILO), the International Trade Centre (ITC), UN Global Compact (UNGC), UN Development Programme (UNDP) and UN Women with the strategic support and funding of Mary Kay.

In collaboration with ITC SheTrades, the Accelerator will offer a guided curriculum supplemented by on-the-ground training for women from developing countries interested in entrepreneurship and/or planning to integrate into regional and global value chains. The 2021 in-country training sessions will take place virtually in Brazil, Colombia, India, and Mexico.

As part of WEA’s objectives for 2020-2021, the ILO is focusing on strengthening advocacy for women’s entrepreneurship development in Mexico and Brazil. In Mexico, WEA and ILO will be releasing findings from an assessment on framework conditions that impact women’s entrepreneurship development.

Gender-responsive procurement (GRP) can have a transformational impact on domestic and international economies and contribute to women’s economic empowerment.

WEA has participated in the Generation Equality Forum in Paris (June 30-July 2) through the ‘Drivers of Change’ Programming, hosting a panel titled ‘Building a Transformative Strategy for Gender-Responsive Procurement’, aiming to create awareness around the complex and interconnected barriers of women’s entrepreneurship and to promote GRP.

UN Women’s main contributions to the Accelerator’s GRP line of work in 2021 include establishing the Business Case for GRP through the launch of a community of practice (CoP) in July in collaboration with UN Global Compact to engage stakeholders from the private sector.

On Sept 28, the Accelerator will hold a virtual event titled ‘Joining Forces to Drive Change’, convening the senior management of ILO, ITC, UNDP, UNGC, and UN Women with introductory remarks from Mary Kay.

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AMBANK GROUP CONTRIBUTES TO YAYASAN RAJA ZARITH SOFIAH NEGERI JOHOR FOR THE PURCHASE OF TABLETS FOR B40 STUDENTS

The tablets were distributed to 55 needy students from 12 primary schools in Johor.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 (Bernama) -- AmBank Group has contributed RM50,000 to Yayasan Raja Zarith Sofiah Negeri Johor (YRZSNJ) for the purchase of 55 tablets bundled with one (1) year internet data subscription for underprivileged students in the State of Johor to facilitate home-based teaching and learning (PdPR) sessions.

Tan Sri Azman Hashim, Chairman, AmBank Group said “In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we, at AmBank Group have reached out to provide financial and healthcare assistance for hospitals and those who were severely affected due to loss of jobs and reduced monthly disposable income. The closure of schools has also posed unprecedented challenges for teachers, students and even parents particularly when normal classrooms studies have all been conducted virtually at home.

Hence, we hope our contribution in collaboration with Yayasan Raja Sofiah Foundation Negeri Johor will be able to provide the much-needed digital access and invariably help minimise the students’ education disruption. In this regard, I would like to commend Her Majesty’s efforts in helping the underserved and bridge the gap caused by the pandemic,” Tan Sri Azman added.

“As a Johor Royal foundation chaired by Her Majesty Raja Zarith Sofiah binti Almarhum Sultan Idris Shah, Permaisuri Johor, we are committed to continuously assist students and their families because we firmly believe in every child’s right for education, especially during these challenging times, where having access to tools and technologies is essential to continue an educational journey. We would like to thank AmBank Group via its Foundation whom generously helped us achieve this goal in such a swift timeframe.” said Hishamuddin Abdul Rahim, Chief Executive Officer of YRZSNJ.

AMBANK GROUP CONTRIBUTES TO YAYASAN RAJA ZARITH SOFIAH NEGERI JOHOR FOR THE PURCHASE OF TABLETS FOR B40 STUDENTS

INNIO UNDERSCORES COMMITMENT AS SUSTAINABLE, GREENER ENERGY FUTURE CONTRIBUTOR

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 (Bernama) -- INNIO has announced the publication of its inaugural Sustainability Report, ‘Together for a Sustainable Future’, as part of its ongoing commitment to environmental stewardship.

The theme of this report encompasses engagement of everyone -- with ‘together’ being the key word indicating responsibility of all stakeholders in a journey to shape a sustainable future, according to a statement.

The report highlights INNIO’s commitment to instituting a culture of transparency, providing progress updates and direction on INNIO’s global approach to sustainability covering its environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance for 2020.

In continuing its sustainability journey, INNIO’s leadership and its Sustainability Review Board (SRB) laid out the company’s ESG goals and strategy which included the development and publication of its first Sustainability Report. 

The report details how INNIO is working responsibly to deliver communities, industry, and the public with access to sustainable, reliable, and economical power while creating and maintaining an innovative, diverse, inclusive, pleasant and safe working environment for its employees.

Further, as INNIO’s Jenbacher and Waukesha products, services and digital solutions help unlock the transition to a carbon neutral future, INNIO’s Sustainability Report provides its stakeholders with indicators on commitment and progress to reducing greenhouse emissions and initiatives around responsible resource management.

The Sustainability Report publication follows recent sustainability activities that include INNIO’s recognition by EcoVadis with a Silver business sustainability rating, and INNIO’s joining the United Nations Global Compact.

Each of these efforts underscores INNIO’s holistic and structured approach to incorporating sustainability across the company, considering the environment, employee development, health and safety, diversity and inclusion, as well as corporate responsibility.

Headquartered in Jenbach, Austria, INNIO is a leading provider of renewable gas, natural gas, and hydrogen-rich solutions and services for power generation and gas compression at or near the point of use.

More details at www.innio.com.

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'HIDDEN GEM' ARRIVES IN ROTTERDAM TO BE TRANSFORMED INTO NODULE COLLECTION VESSEL FOR THE METALS COMPANY

 

• 228-meter-long ship is expected to be the first to be Classified as a sub-sea mining vessel under American Bureau of Shipping
• Equipment integration underway to accommodate pilot nodule collector vehicle and riser system engineered and currently being built by Allseas
• Factory acceptance testing has commenced for system components that will be integrated into the vessel.

NEW YORK, Sept 22 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Metals Company (Nasdaq: TMC) today announced that the 228-meter-long former drill ship renamed the Hidden Gem has arrived in Rotterdam, The Netherlands to begin its conversion into what is expected to be the first ship classified as a sub-sea mining vessel by the American Bureau of Shipping. TMC’s strategic partner Allseas acquired the former ultra-deep-water drill ship, which can accommodate 200 people, in March of 2020, as her configuration is well-suited for modifications that will enable the deployment at sea of a 4.5 kilometer-long riser to bring polymetallic nodules up from the seafloor.

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In partnership with The Metals Company (formerly DeepGreen Metals Inc.), Allseas is developing a deep-sea mineral collection system to responsibly recover polymetallic nodules from the ocean floor and transfer them to the surface for transportation to shore. The nodules contain high grades of nickel, manganese, copper and cobalt—key metals required for building electric vehicle batteries and renewable energy technologies.

“We are very happy to see the Hidden Gem over here in Europe and to see Allseas making such tremendous progress with her,” said Gerard Barron, Chairman and CEO of The Metals Company. “The vessel has successfully embarked on the dry dock maintenance phase, which bodes well for a smooth and timely conversion in advance of our pilot mining project in 2022.”

The Metals Company recently completed its SPAC merger and public listing on the Nasdaq and strategic partner Allseas, a global leader in offshore engineering, congratulated the company. “As a significant existing investor in the company and investor in the PIPE, we further strengthen our strategic relationship with The Metals Company. We share their vision to develop the world’s largest estimated source of battery metals, which will be critical in the green transition,” said Allseas Founder and President Edward Heerema.

TMC and Allseas expect the vessel to be operational for pilot nodule collection tests by mid-2022. 

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PROCORE TO BUY LEVELSET, SIMPLIFYING CONSTRUCTION LIEN MANAGEMENT WORKFLOWS

Burdensome compliance workflows contribute to the construction industry’s median of 90 days sales outstanding and 74 days payable outstanding, the slowest of all industries surveyed across the globe. (Graphic: Business Wire)

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 (Bernama) -- Procore Technologies Inc, a leading provider of construction management software, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Levelset, an acquisition adding lien rights management to the Procore platform and enabling it to manage complex compliance workflows and improve construction payment process.

It also presents future growth opportunities for Procore, including capitalising on the companies’ complementary data assets.

Procore Founder and CEO Tooey Courtemanche said: “Construction work is hard enough — getting paid shouldn’t be. Levelset helps the construction industry get paid faster, and their offering will be a perfect addition to the Procore platform.

“This acquisition will also give Procore access to industry data, including payments and compliance activity, allowing us to deliver valuable risk intelligence to our customers, and to develop innovative financial products.”

In construction, the risks and complexity of moving money between stakeholders traps vast sums of critical working capital each year, causing cash stress to contractors, increasing working capital and bonding expenses, and negatively impacting construction jobs.

According to a statement, burdensome compliance workflows contribute to the construction industry’s median of 90 days sales outstanding and 74 days payable outstanding, the slowest of all industries surveyed worldwide.

Levelset CEO Scott Wolfe Jr said: “Together with Procore, we can further empower the industry to get paid faster, with better visibility and smoother documentation.”

Procore has agreed to acquire Levelset for a purchase price of approximately US$500 million, which will consist of approximately US$425 million in cash, subject to customary adjustments for working capital, transaction expenses, cash and indebtedness, and approximately US$75 million in Procore common stock. (US$1 = RM4.192)

Over one million projects and more than US$1 trillion in construction volume have run on Procore's platform. Headquartered in Carpinteria, California, Procore has offices worldwide.

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Fastly acknowledged Challenger in Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for WAAP

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 -- Fastly Inc, a global edge cloud platform provider, has announced it was named a Challenger in the August 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Web Application and API Protection (WAAP).

This marks the first year in which Gartner has recognised Fastly as a Challenger, after two consecutive years of Signal Sciences being named a Visionary.

The move acknowledges Fastly’s significant gains in its ability to execute, its expanded WAAP portfolio, and a powerful integration of Signal Sciences’ world-class web application and API security solutions into Fastly’s large global network and distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) protection capabilities.

“We believe this year’s move into the Challenger’s quadrant recognises our continued investments in the Signal Sciences integration into Fastly.

“By bringing these two powerful offerings together under one unified portfolio, teams can confidently provide indepth web application and API protection without compromising performance or deployment flexibility,” said Fastly Chief Product Architect, Sean Leach in a statement.

Fastly recently announced the beta availability of its next-gen web application firewall (WAF) edge-based agent on the Fastly edge cloud platform.

This is a major integration milestone in its continued work to protect apps and APIs in every environment - in the cloud, on-prem, hybrid, and now at the network edge.

Fastly’s acquisition of Signal Sciences continues to support its commitment to empower developers with superior detection capabilities and reliable attack indicators that go above and beyond traditional WAFs.

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Anaqua’s AQX platform heightens ConvaTec innovation management

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 21 -- Anaqua, the leading innovation and intellectual property management technology provider, has announced that global medical products and technologies group ConvaTec will use Anaqua’s AQX platform to help more effectively manage their valuable patent and trademark portfolios.

According to a statement, the agreement further strengthens Anaqua’s position in the medical solutions markets, with a growing number of clients from these sectors collaborating with Anaqua as their preferred IP management provider.

“For our part, we look forward to helping ConvaTec protect their innovation and IP management needs. We are also delighted to add another global company to our growing portfolio of clients in the healthcare and life sciences sectors,” said Anaqua Chief Executive Officer, Bob Romeo.

With operations in over 100 countries, ConvaTec is a global medical and technologies company focused on therapies for the management of chronic conditions, with leading market positions in advanced wound care, ostomy care, continence care, critical care, and infusion care.

ConvaTec products provide a range of clinical and economic benefits including infection prevention, protection of at-risk skin, improved patient outcomes and reduced total cost of care.

ConvaTec will use Anaqua’s AQX platform for patent and trademark management, annuities and renewals (in conjunction with Anaqua Services), and patent analytics through integration with Anaqua’s AcclaimIP.

Anaqua’s AQX platform combines best practice workflows with big data analytics and tech-enabled services to create an intelligent environment designed to inform IP strategy, enable IP decision-making, and streamline IP operations.

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PRITZKER MILITARY MUSEUM & LIBRARY SELECTS FINALISTS FOR COLD WAR VETERANS MEMORIAL DESIGN COMPETITION

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 (Bernama) -- In April, the Pritzker Military Museum & Library, located in Chicago, launched an international competition for the new Cold War Veterans Memorial to be built in Somers, Wisconsin.

After reviewing an impressive number of inspiring design concepts, four finalists have been selected to advance to Stage II of the competition.

The finalists are representatives from the US, Italy, Japan, and Jordan. These individuals and groups achieved the highest scores against strict criteria, including individuality, relevance, and conceptualisation.

The finalists include INFINITE LIFE - Michele De Lucchi con Francesco Forcella (project architect), Nicholas Bewick, Junmei Liu, Emanuele Novembre, Guido Tarantola, Mayya Sargsyan of AMDL CIRCLE in Milan, Italy.

The others are THE CONFLICT - Mai Abu-Shanab and Jalal Al-Sadi of m+j architect studio atelier in Amman, Jordan; ORBITS OF TIME - Jenny Wu and Dwayne Oyler of Oyler Wu Collaborative in Los Angeles, California, USA; and, ETERNAL CIRCULATION - Shinsaku Munemoto of Shinsaku Munemoto & Associates, Architects in Kyoto, Japan.

According to a statement, the Cold War Veterans Memorial will be a critical piece of the Pritzker Archives and Memorial Park Center (PAMPC) currently under development.

The design challenge was to provide a conceptual design for the Cold War Veterans Memorial that embraces the mission statement, exemplifies the guiding vision, and achieves the design goals.

In Stage II, the four groups of selected finalists will evolve their concepts for the Memorial and create more fully defined design concepts by late February 2022. Procedures in this stage include a virtual competition briefing, Q&A, mid-course review, and design exhibit.

The Competition Leadership Group will conduct an individual review of each design submittal and provide an advisory report of its findings to the Jury.

The winning design will be announced publicly in March next year.

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ZYNGA ANNOUNCES REVAMP, THE FIRST MULTIPLAYER SOCIAL DECEPTION GAME FOR SNAPCHAT

 

Zynga Announces ReVamp, the First Multiplayer Social Deception Game For Snapchat (Graphic: Business Wire)

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 20 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Zynga Inc. (Nasdaq: ZNGA), a global leader in interactive entertainment, announced today that ReVamp, an upcoming multiplayer social deception game, will launch soon in select markets exclusively for Snapchat. The vampire-themed game will be the first social deception title on Snapchat, giving Snapchatters their first chance to sink their teeth into this popular genre.
 

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ReVamp is a real-time multiplayer imposter game where players aim to reveal who the vampire player is among their group of friends while they renovate the rooms of an old mansion. In the game, human players must complete renovation tasks, such as demolition and building, to improve their chances of survival while identifying and defeating the vampire during the voting phase. Vampire players must avoid suspicion while picking off human players by completing a list of fake tasks throughout the mansion.

"We are excited to continue our partnership with Snap to create fun new snackable games that fit seamlessly with their platform’s highly social mechanics," said Bernard Kim, President of Publishing at Zynga. "ReVamp reimagines the social deception game genre for Snapchat’s human and vampire players of all skill levels."

“Zynga was one of the first developers to launch a title on Snapchat. Since our partnership began, we’ve been impressed by how their development teams work to define the social gaming space as well as bring fun new game concepts and content creation to our community,” said Pany Haritatos, Snap’s Head of Snap Games. “As our games platform continues to grow, titles like ReVamp highlight the platform’s evolution and potential.”

ReVamp is Zynga’s third game to be released exclusively for Snapchat, following Zynga and Snap’s multi-game partnership announcement in June 2020. Zynga has been an original partner for Snapchat since the launch of the Snap Games platform, previously releasing Bumped Out and Tiny Royale for exclusive play on the platform.

Players can visit www.zynga.com for further updates on ReVamp. Snap Games is designed for mobile gameplay between friends and built on the powerful PlayCanvas game engine. The platform, which launched in April 2019, features a curated selection of original and third-party titles.
 

To view the supporting assets, please click here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/a29lhiski2s1o2e/AAA9PeeZwKA9DXhCVGUW1whva?dl=0

About Zynga Inc.

Zynga is a global leader in interactive entertainment with a mission to connect the world through games. With massive global reach in more than 175 countries and regions, Zynga has a diverse portfolio of popular game franchises that have been downloaded more than four billion times on mobile, including CSR Racing^TM, Empires & Puzzles^TM, Hair Challenge^TM, Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells^TM, High Heels!^TM, Merge Dragons!^TM, Merge Magic!™, Queen Bee^TM, Toon Blast™, Toy Blast™ and Words With Friends^TM. With Chartboost, a leading mobile advertising and monetization platform, Zynga is an industry-leading next-generation platform with the ability to optimize programmatic advertising and yields at scale. Founded in 2007, Zynga is headquartered in California with locations in North America, Europe and Asia. For more information, visit www.zynga.com or follow Zynga on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook or the Zynga blog.


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Contact

Zynga Media Contact:
Kenny Johnston
kjohnston@zynga.com 

Brian Parvizshahi
bparvizshahi@zynga.com 

Source : Zynga 

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FUSIONEX SIGNS MOU WITH ALLIANCE ISLAMIC BANK TO ACCELERATE SMES' HALAL BUSINESS GROWTH

PETALING JAYA, Malaysia, Sept 20 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Artificial Intelligence and Big Data technology market leader Fusionex recently signed an MoU with Alliance Islamic Bank Berhad to boost the bank’s Halal in One program.

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Halal in One is a halal ecosystem that offers support to business owners venturing into the halal space. The program also helps SMEs obtain halal certification, business advisory and matching services, access to market opportunities and customized financing for certification costs, premises renovation, equipment hire purchase or working capital.

Fusionex will design, develop and deploy a one-stop digital platform to help halal businesses registered with the Halal in One program grow and thrive. Its consolidated digital platform leverages an array of smart AI and Big Data Analytics solutions to help digitally transform SMEs, enabling them to predict market trends, meet customer demand, automate operational processes and scale their business. The cutting-edge platform also improves accessibility to the halal industry by centralizing data to enhance visibility and simplifying procedures, which help save time, lower costs and greatly reduces IT complexity to decrease the number of steps needed to enter the halal market.

“We are pleased to be collaborating with Alliance Islamic Bank on their Halal in One program to nurture and develop the halal SME segment via digitalization. I believe that Fusionex’s digital platform will be able to help Halal in One clients with their digital transformation journey. This will take their businesses from offline to online, adopt a hybrid business approach and utilize omnichannel strategies to expand their market reach – future-proofing operations to weather challenges that may come their way. With the collaborative efforts from all parties, this partnership introduces new ecosystems and connectivity that will generate new revenue streams, transform the way business is conducted, and empower these SMEs to achieve their fullest potential,” said Fusionex Group CEO Dato' Seri Ivan Teh.

Alliance Islamic Bank CEO Rizal IL-Ehzan Fadil Azim said, “We strongly believe in the strength of partnerships to support the growth of SMEs. Fusionex offers various digital solutions that help SMEs stay competitive. For example, their analytics intelligence provides insights into customer segments, enabling our Halal in One clients to boost their business performance, agility and growth using the data provided.”

Teh added, “I applaud Alliance Islamic Bank's Halal in One program for providing SMEs with a one-stop business solution to help accelerate SMEs’ growth and boost Malaysia's standing in the international halal market. Our platform’s loyalty management features let entrepreneurs not only entice new customers but retain them via attractive, personalized rewards and gratifications.”

With intelligent tools to help gain a deeper understanding of its customers, Fusionex offers local SMEs the opportunity to create personalized shopping experiences to meet ever-evolving consumer demand. By replacing guesswork with concrete insights gleaned from hard data, it allows SMEs to optimize resources, deliver targeted marketing campaigns and boost sales.

About Fusionex

Fusionex is an established multi-award-winning data technology leader specializing in Analytics, Big Data Management, IR 4.0, Internet of Things, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence. Its state-of-the-art offerings are focused on helping clients unlock value and derive insights from data.

Featured on Forbes, Bloomberg, Gartner, IDC, Forrester, Edison, and Huffington Post, Fusionex is the largest Big Data Analytics company and market leader in ASEAN, bringing state-of-the-art, innovative, and breakthrough data-driven platforms to its stable of clientele (including Fortune 500, FTSE companies, large conglomerates, as well as a wide array of small and medium enterprises [SMEs]) that spans across the United States, Europe, as well as Asia Pacific. Fusionex is also a MDEC Global Acceleration and Innovation Network (GAIN) company as well as an MSC R&D MGS award recipient.

Gartner’s report on Modern Analytics and Business Intelligence shortlisted and commended Fusionex’s data technology platform. In addition, Fusionex has been identified as a Major Player in IDC’s MarketScape Report for Big Data & Analytics. Fusionex is the only ASEAN-based company to be featured in both reports, cementing its credentials in the data technology market for this region.

To learn more about Fusionex, visit www.fusionex-international.com.

About Alliance Islamic Bank

Alliance Islamic Bank Berhad (AIS) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Alliance Bank Malaysia Berhad (Alliance Bank). It offers a wide complement of Shariah-compliant products and services for consumers and businesses.

AIS is an ardent promoter and supporter of initiatives that create positive impact on business, the community, and the environment. 

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ZYNGA CAPTURES ANIMAL FUN IN UPCOMING MOBILE FARMVILLE 3 TITLE SNEAK PEEK VIDEO

_{Zynga Debuts “Sneak Peek” for Upcoming Mobile FarmVille 3 Title (Graphic: Business Wire)​}

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 21 (Bernama) -- Zynga Inc, a global leader in interactive entertainment and creator of the popular FarmVille franchise, has unveiled a sneak peek video for its upcoming mobile title, FarmVille 3, capturing the fun and affectionate interactions among animals such as cuddly sheep and dancing cows as they excitedly await their new farm owners.

Since it launched in 2009, the FarmVille franchise has continued to roll out fresh new ways for players to experience the games, including FarmVille 2: Country Escape and FarmVille 2: Tropic Escape.

According to a statement, one of the new gameplay features in FarmVille 3 will be the breeding and nurturing of adorable baby animals from more than 150 unique varieties, including horses, pigs, alpacas and arctic foxes.

The 20-second preview video opens with a family of cows rejoicing over the arrival of their calf and continues with a lamb jumping with excitement as it is engulfed in love by its parents. A montage of lovable animals can be seen in the beautifully crafted countryside where they interact with friendly farmhands and their surroundings, bringing the entire farm to life.

Fans now can share the excitement and delight for FarmVille 3 with fun social features, including Zoom backgrounds and animal selects with fun facts.

Founded in 2007 and headquartered in California, Zynga has a mission to connect the world through games.

With massive global reach in more than 175 countries and regions, Zynga has a diverse portfolio of popular game franchises, including CSR Racing™, Empires & Puzzles™, Hair Challenge™, Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells™, High Heels!™, among others.

For more information, visit www.zynga.com.

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MCKL STUDENTS BAGS TOP CAMBRIDGE A LEVEL AWARDS

MCKL Celebrates 245 Outstanding Scholars for the Cambridge International A Level June 2021 Examination Series

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 20 (Bernama) -- Methodist College Kuala Lumpur (MCKL) celebrated 245 Cambridge A Level (CAL) students who achieved various awards for the Cambridge International June 2021 Examination Series which was recently announced by the Cambridge Assessment International Education (CAIE).

MCKL’s Cambridge International June 2021 Examination Series witness 63% of students scoring 3As and above breaking all previous records. Another remarkable achievement recorded by the June 2021 examination series is the 83% of distinctions in Further Mathematics and above 73% of distinctions in Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics and Biology. These results have given MCKL a 100% average passing rate for 8 consecutive years from 2014 to 2021.

“We proudly congratulate all 245 Outstanding Scholars, recipients of the Excellence Awards for CGPA over 3.7, and the Subject Prize Winners. Amidst the pandemic, and the swift implementation of hybrid learning, MCKL continues to succeed with new records, and excellent results adding more recognitions for us to celebrate this year.” said Ms Angela Pok, CEO of MCKL.

This year, MCKL celebrated three (3) awardees – the Overall Academic Excellence recipients for Cambridge A Level are Kim Byungjoo (Combination of Science and Arts), Renee Foo Sheng Li (Pure Science) and Ng Jou Yan (Pure Arts).

Kim Byungjoo also received the prestigious Bishop Denis C Dutton Award 2021 for best performance in the GCE A Level Examination June 2021 in MCKL.

Upon receiving the mentioned awards, Kim Byungjoo (20) said “I feel happy to receive such award, but at the same time, I feel compensated for the hard work I have done. There had been a worldwide pandemic from the start of my year, so we had to learn mostly online. Great thanks to my lecturers, I could continue my studies while in this situation.”


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‘INNOVATION FOR COOL EARTH FORUM 8TH ANNUAL MEETING’ KICKS OFF OCT 6 - 7

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 17 (Bernama) -- The ICEF Secretariat has announced that Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) will host ‘Innovation for Cool Earth Forum 8th Annual Meeting (ICEF2021)’ online from Oct 6 to 7.

Every year since 2014, METI and NEDO have hosted the Innovation for Cool Earth Forum (ICEF) to gather leading international figures in Tokyo to discuss how to combat climate change through technological innovation, according to a statement.

ICEF's mission is to nurture discussion and collaboration among participants and disseminate the industry's latest innovations in energy and environmental technologies by providing a place where experts can share their knowledge on how to tackle the 21st century's greatest environmental challenge.

A distinguished steering committee, consisting of members from worldwide, strives to bring the best minds together to develop a programme which addresses forces of change while ensuring they are based on solid evidence.

In the world, a variety of initiatives across industry, government and academia are being rapidly accelerated toward a Decarbonized Society.

There are many diverse climate change challenges, and all stakeholders in society, including the private sector and governments, are called upon to tackle specific actions from short and long-term perspectives.

Registration is free of charge and available at https://www.icef.go.jp/register/

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