KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Danajamin Nasional Bhd (Danajamin) has appointed Muhamad Shahril Othman as its new non-independent non-executive director, effective Oct 19, 2018.
“We are confident that Muhamad Shahril’s valuable experience in investment, financing and risk matters will complement our existing BOD members.
“This will enable us to step confidently into the next phase of growth and perform our mandated role as the nation’s first financial guarantee insurer,” said Danajamin managing director and chief executive officer, Mohamed Nazri Omar, in a statement today.
Muhamad Shahril holds a Bachelor of Business Administration with Honours (Marketing) from Universiti Teknologi MARA, and a master’s degree in International Economics and Finance from University of Queensland, Australia.
He is currently serving in the Ministry of Finance as senior private secretary to secretary-general of the treasury.
-- BERNAMA
Wednesday, October 31, 2018
Chinese real estate industry moves to Smart Life System
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Guangzhou-based Seedland Real Estate is indicating its ongoing Smart Life System construction and systematic analysis for future Chinese residential life.
Seedland's idea has not only brought forth a brand new concept of life, it will also provide a new sample mode for future direction of Chinese real estate industry.
The real estate company shared that during the ‘Seedland Leads Smart Life’ media press conference in Beijing, China recently.
The company in a statement also said, it designed technological smart household products for different domestic projects – such as smart bed, smart wardrobe, smart shoe cabinet and more.
Based on the easy access between cloud data and service information, Seedland also builds up the true ‘smart health’ community medical environment with the comprehensive smart system and practices the medical service concept of timely service, high efficiency and individual caring in actual projects.
Moreover, it also setting up the information file for every residential member – serving the convenience for the data circulation between real estate, commercial supporting, health, industry and even third party diversity.
During the press conference, some collaborative partners of Seedland also shared their practices, experiences, exploration and staged results in the areas of real estate, membership, household, community, health and others.
--BERNAMA
ODAKYU GROUP STARTS SELLING 4 PACKAGE TOURS ALLOWING FOREIGN TRAVELERS TO ENJOY CHARMS ALONG ODAKYU RAILWAY LINES
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TOKYO, Oct. 31, 2018 /Kyodo JBN- AsiaNet/ --
The Odakyu Group comprising Odakyu Electric Railway Co., Ltd., UDS Ltd. and ELLISTA Inc. began in October 2018 to sell four types of day tours allowing travelers from abroad to enjoy tourist attractions in areas along the Odakyu lines, which link Tokyo's Shinjuku with popular tourist spots such as the Hakone area and the Enoshima-Kamakura area in Kanagawa Prefecture.
On these tours, participants can visit 1) Yoyogi Uehara near Shinjuku and Shibuya in downtown Tokyo; 2) Shimokitazawa well known for young people's subculture; 3) nature-rich, sacred mountain Oyama also known as a historic site; and 4) Odawara, which is the gateway to Hakone and where there is a station on the Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train line. All the four tours are day trips requiring advance reservations. On all these tours, guides provide detailed information in English on local tourist attractions in these four respective areas.
Reservations for these tours can be made online as well as at INBOUND LEAGUE and Odakyu Sightseeing Service Center Shinjuku West for foreign tourists, both situated in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward.
The Odakyu Group is determined to continue organizing tours for foreign travelers to allow them to enjoy tourist attractions along the Odakyu lines.
Details: https://ellista.jp/category/tour/ (ELLISTA)
https://www.odakyu.jp/english/support/lineup/#tour-admission-ticket
(Odakyu Electric Railway)
Overviews of the four tours
1. Yoyogi Uehara
1) Name: YOYOGI UEHARA Tasting Traditional Foods & Exploring Historical Spots
2) Price: 4,500 yen (campaign price: 4,000 yen)
3) Schedule: Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays
4) Duration: Two hours from 14:00 to 16:00
Photo1: YOYOGI UEHARA
https://kyodonewsprwire.jp/img/201810299668-O1-5pSi4u2k
2. Shimokitazawa
1) Name: SHIMOKITAZAWA Local Neighborhood Walk & Bar Hopping
2) Price: 6,000 yen (campaign price: 5,000 yen)
3) Schedule: Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays
4) Duration: Two hours from 17:00 to 19:00
Photo2: SHIMOKITAZAWA
https://kyodonewsprwire.jp/img/201810299668-O2-jvR5P19D
3. Oyama
1) Name: OYAMA Sacred Mountain Hike, 1 Hour from Shinjuku: 1-Day Hiking with
Locals to Mt. Oyama in Kanagawa
2) Price: 15,000 yen (campaign price: 14,000 yen)
3) Schedule: Thursdays and Fridays
4) Duration: Approximately six hours from 10:25 to 16:00
Photo3: OYAMA
https://kyodonewsprwire.jp/img/201810299668-O3-w34HxT1U
4. Odawara
1) Name: ODAWARA Castle Samurai Photo Tour
2) Price: 6,000 yen (campaign price: 5,000 yen)
3) Schedule: Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays
4) Duration: Two hours from 11:00 to 13:00
Photo4: ODAWARA
https://kyodonewsprwire.jp/img/201810299668-O4-8AZ12bIg
Ticket counters
- ELLISTA at "INBOUND LEAGUE," a co-working space for providers of tourism-
related services for travelers from abroad
Tour desk: https://inbound-league.jp/en/service/
- Odakyu Sightseeing Service Center Shinjuku West:
https://www.odakyu.jp/english/support/center/
- ELLISTA website: https://ellista.jp/category/tour/
Other information:
Each tour is carried out on condition that at least two people participate. Each tour will be sold at its campaign price for a certain period following its release. (The date of termination has not been decided.)
About Odakyu Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
Odakyu Electric Railway, established in 1948, is one of Japan's major private railway companies. With the "Shinjuku" central transportation terminal in the capital of Japan, Odakyu lines extend to "Hakone," one of Japan's foremost hot spring tourist destinations, and "Enoshima-Kamakura," the historical seaside town close to the city center, and they are used not only for sightseeing but also by two million commuters traveling to work every day. In addition to transportation, Odakyu conducts a variety of other businesses, primarily in the Tokyo and Kanagawa areas, such as department stores, supermarkets, real estate, hotels and restaurants.
Source: Odakyu Group
--BERNAMA
Tuesday, October 30, 2018
Terns Pharmaceuticals completes US$80 million Series B financing to treat NASH and cancer
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 30 (Bernama) -- Terns Pharmaceuticals Inc announced the closing of US$80 million (RM334.4 million) Series B financing. (US$1 = RM4.18). The global biopharmaceutical company is focused on discovering and developing molecularly targeted, oral, small-molecule drugs to treat NASH and cancer.
According to a statement, the proceeds will be used to support development of clinical and preclinical NASH candidates.
The financing was led by new investors Vivo Capital and OrbiMed, joined by new investor Decheng Capital – existing investor Lilly Asia Ventures also participated to provide continuous support.
“Terns leverages a combination of expertise in disease biology, medicinal chemistry and extensive clinical development capabilities to build its high-quality and diverse pipeline for the treatment of NASH, offering an incredible opportunity to bring potentially promising new therapies to patients,” said Vivo Capital's Managing Partner and Co-CEO, Shan Fu.
President and CEO of Terns, Weidong Zhong said: “We are excited about the progress we’ve made on our clinical and preclinical programs. Our lead programs TERN-101 and TERN-201 are on track to enter the clinic in the first half of 2019 and additional NASH programs are advancing rapidly towards preclinical development.
“The progress so far has put us one step closer to our goal of discovering effective and safe combination therapies for patients with NASH and liver fibrosis,” added Zhong.
More details at www.ternspharma.com
--BERNAMA
According to a statement, the proceeds will be used to support development of clinical and preclinical NASH candidates.
The financing was led by new investors Vivo Capital and OrbiMed, joined by new investor Decheng Capital – existing investor Lilly Asia Ventures also participated to provide continuous support.
“Terns leverages a combination of expertise in disease biology, medicinal chemistry and extensive clinical development capabilities to build its high-quality and diverse pipeline for the treatment of NASH, offering an incredible opportunity to bring potentially promising new therapies to patients,” said Vivo Capital's Managing Partner and Co-CEO, Shan Fu.
President and CEO of Terns, Weidong Zhong said: “We are excited about the progress we’ve made on our clinical and preclinical programs. Our lead programs TERN-101 and TERN-201 are on track to enter the clinic in the first half of 2019 and additional NASH programs are advancing rapidly towards preclinical development.
“The progress so far has put us one step closer to our goal of discovering effective and safe combination therapies for patients with NASH and liver fibrosis,” added Zhong.
More details at www.ternspharma.com
--BERNAMA
Saturday, October 27, 2018
Friday, October 26, 2018
Japan´s SHISEIDO releases online film capturing 'The Power of Makeup´
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 26 (Bernama) -- Japan’s SHISEIDO Co Ltd has presented ‘The Party Bus’, an online film that pushes the boundaries of imagination to entice new explorations into beauty and self-expression through ‘The Power of Makeup’.
Through harnessing ‘The Power of Makeup’ the heroine discovers a unique personal expression that empowers her with the courage to chart her own course and follow her true desires, a statement said.
The film showcasing Japan's ultra-precise 3D animation technology, capturing the vitality of a fantasy world in a deeply immersive way centered on three protagonists, Princess Kaguya, her lover Dracula and the mysterious Samurai Zombie.
When technology meets creativity in the medium of film, an entirely new visual experience is conceptualized, elevating the familiar into a completely new genre: Makeup Entertainment.
‘The Party Bus’ is the second and latest installment of the company's original web-based films after the award-winning, ‘High School Girl?’ which garnered over 10 million YouTube views after its release in 2015.
It was created from the imagination of critically acclaimed Director Show Yanagisawa to celebrate the beauty of individuals and champion the expression of one's true self in its purest form featuring mythical beings in a powerful story of personal courage and revelation.
The online film is available at YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3DDjKMWkTw or more details on https://www.shiseido.co.jp/gb/thepartybus
SHISEIDO is the first Western-style pharmacy in Japan. By merging artful science and Japanese aesthetics, it has become known around the world as the premier cosmetics brand with roots in Japan.
-- BERNAMA
Through harnessing ‘The Power of Makeup’ the heroine discovers a unique personal expression that empowers her with the courage to chart her own course and follow her true desires, a statement said.
The film showcasing Japan's ultra-precise 3D animation technology, capturing the vitality of a fantasy world in a deeply immersive way centered on three protagonists, Princess Kaguya, her lover Dracula and the mysterious Samurai Zombie.
When technology meets creativity in the medium of film, an entirely new visual experience is conceptualized, elevating the familiar into a completely new genre: Makeup Entertainment.
‘The Party Bus’ is the second and latest installment of the company's original web-based films after the award-winning, ‘High School Girl?’ which garnered over 10 million YouTube views after its release in 2015.
It was created from the imagination of critically acclaimed Director Show Yanagisawa to celebrate the beauty of individuals and champion the expression of one's true self in its purest form featuring mythical beings in a powerful story of personal courage and revelation.
The online film is available at YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3DDjKMWkTw or more details on https://www.shiseido.co.jp/gb/thepartybus
SHISEIDO is the first Western-style pharmacy in Japan. By merging artful science and Japanese aesthetics, it has become known around the world as the premier cosmetics brand with roots in Japan.
-- BERNAMA
Thursday, October 25, 2018
DAMCO RAIL INTRODUCES WEEKLY BLOCK TRAIN SERVICE FROM CHINA TO EUROPE
The launch comes just twelve months after Damco established its first block train on the same route, a testimony that the customer demand for rail services to transport their cargo is on the rise.
The Hague, The Netherlands, Oct 24 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Damco’s growth in the rail sector further contributes to A.P. Moller - Maersk’s goal to expand in the non-ocean segment and connect and simplify supply chains. Damco’s block train service offers a fast, cost-effective, flexible and reliable way to transport cargo from China into Europe. Block trains are customer-dedicated rail transport services that transport goods from origin to destination without splitting them up en route. This not only helps simplify customers’ supply chains, but together with Damco’s “no-rolling” policy where the container is directly loaded from the warehouse onto the train, brings further reliability to the service by providing a faster and more flexible service.
Kasper Krog, Head of Rail at Damco commented, “The continued rail growth is evident in the increased China-to-Europe freight train capacity of 69% the China Railway Corporation recorded for the first half of 2018. However, we also see continued rail growth due to the competitive advantages the service provides for our customers who demand speed, reliability and sustainability.” He continued, “We have cleared the clutter, complexity and disruption that add time and costs to our customers’ supply chains and created a reliable, weekly end-to-end service that can also be incorporated as part of a multi modal solution where two or more different modes of transport are being used.”
The Damco block train solution leverages the experience within the A.P. Moller-Maersk organization to ensure that the customers benefit from a wider range of options to transport their goods whether via ocean, air or rail. “Our target is to continue the expansion of the rail and intermodal footprint, in close corporation with our customers and to play an active role in helping to keep their business on track” says Krog.
The block train is able to cover the ca. 11,000 km journey from China to Europe in 18-20 days thanks to the prioritizations that rail operators are able to grant the train throughout its route. By using the latest technologies, customers are also given visibility of their goods during the transportation. This service makes it easy for the customer to place a booking with a dedicated specialist team who handle the cargo all the way to its final destination. Furthermore, with carbon emissions comparatively lower than those for air, the block train service offers a more environmentally conscious option for the transport of goods.
Caroline Wu, Area Manager for Greater China at Damco added: “Approximately 4.3% of cargo between China and Northern Europe is moved via rail. So, although it is still a relatively small contributor to global trade, it is a service which is poised for growth.” Caroline continues, “Due to the government’s support and efforts made in developing the Belt and Road Initiative, we are now seeing great opportunities and strong interest from our customers in using our rail services.”
For more information on Damco’s rail service as well as customer case studies please visit: www.damco.com/DamcoRail
About Damco
Damco is at the forefront of developing innovative supply chain solutions. We fuse our global network and depth of expertise with pioneering digital innovations to enable our customers to stay ahead. Our vision is to connect and simplify supply chains across the globe.
We are experts in the field of complex, rapidly changing markets such as fashion, retail, chemical, FMCG and technology. With a presence in over 100 countries, where we employ more than 10,000 people worldwide, we combine global reach with depth of local understanding. In 2017, we generated turnover of 2.7 billion US dollars, managed 664 thousand TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) of ocean freight and 206 thousand tons of air freight.
From 1 January 2019, Damco Rail will go to market as Maersk Logistics and Services.
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The Hague, The Netherlands, Oct 24 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Damco’s growth in the rail sector further contributes to A.P. Moller - Maersk’s goal to expand in the non-ocean segment and connect and simplify supply chains. Damco’s block train service offers a fast, cost-effective, flexible and reliable way to transport cargo from China into Europe. Block trains are customer-dedicated rail transport services that transport goods from origin to destination without splitting them up en route. This not only helps simplify customers’ supply chains, but together with Damco’s “no-rolling” policy where the container is directly loaded from the warehouse onto the train, brings further reliability to the service by providing a faster and more flexible service.
Kasper Krog, Head of Rail at Damco commented, “The continued rail growth is evident in the increased China-to-Europe freight train capacity of 69% the China Railway Corporation recorded for the first half of 2018. However, we also see continued rail growth due to the competitive advantages the service provides for our customers who demand speed, reliability and sustainability.” He continued, “We have cleared the clutter, complexity and disruption that add time and costs to our customers’ supply chains and created a reliable, weekly end-to-end service that can also be incorporated as part of a multi modal solution where two or more different modes of transport are being used.”
The Damco block train solution leverages the experience within the A.P. Moller-Maersk organization to ensure that the customers benefit from a wider range of options to transport their goods whether via ocean, air or rail. “Our target is to continue the expansion of the rail and intermodal footprint, in close corporation with our customers and to play an active role in helping to keep their business on track” says Krog.
The block train is able to cover the ca. 11,000 km journey from China to Europe in 18-20 days thanks to the prioritizations that rail operators are able to grant the train throughout its route. By using the latest technologies, customers are also given visibility of their goods during the transportation. This service makes it easy for the customer to place a booking with a dedicated specialist team who handle the cargo all the way to its final destination. Furthermore, with carbon emissions comparatively lower than those for air, the block train service offers a more environmentally conscious option for the transport of goods.
Caroline Wu, Area Manager for Greater China at Damco added: “Approximately 4.3% of cargo between China and Northern Europe is moved via rail. So, although it is still a relatively small contributor to global trade, it is a service which is poised for growth.” Caroline continues, “Due to the government’s support and efforts made in developing the Belt and Road Initiative, we are now seeing great opportunities and strong interest from our customers in using our rail services.”
For more information on Damco’s rail service as well as customer case studies please visit: www.damco.com/DamcoRail
About Damco
Damco is at the forefront of developing innovative supply chain solutions. We fuse our global network and depth of expertise with pioneering digital innovations to enable our customers to stay ahead. Our vision is to connect and simplify supply chains across the globe.
We are experts in the field of complex, rapidly changing markets such as fashion, retail, chemical, FMCG and technology. With a presence in over 100 countries, where we employ more than 10,000 people worldwide, we combine global reach with depth of local understanding. In 2017, we generated turnover of 2.7 billion US dollars, managed 664 thousand TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) of ocean freight and 206 thousand tons of air freight.
From 1 January 2019, Damco Rail will go to market as Maersk Logistics and Services.
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GameXCoin to eliminate transaction intermediaries in trading digital goods
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 25 (Bernama) – By combining game and blockchain, GameXCoin (GXC) is trying to deliver the benefits to gamers and developers by eliminating intermediaries when transaction of trading digital goods takes place.
According to a statement, securing massive global audiences is critical for the gaming blockchain. GameXCoin said it will expand its sales activities toward many countries including Japan, Taiwan and Europe within a month.
Partnership with over 10 different game companies also draw the attention to GXC; namely Neowiz Bless Studio and XLGames.
The statement also said that after the first presale finished within one hour in Korea, GXC is starting its first ICO global sales in Singapore on Oct 25.
The Singapore crypto exchange is called Kryptono. It is ranked around top 50 in the world and strong in Asia with more than half of its members are located in Indonesia, Vietnam and other Southeast Asian countries.
The GXC team is strong with 20 years of development background of its chief executive officer, developers being members of Decipher (Blockchain Research Group at Seoul National University) and also talented employees with unique experiences.
-- BERNAMA
According to a statement, securing massive global audiences is critical for the gaming blockchain. GameXCoin said it will expand its sales activities toward many countries including Japan, Taiwan and Europe within a month.
Partnership with over 10 different game companies also draw the attention to GXC; namely Neowiz Bless Studio and XLGames.
The statement also said that after the first presale finished within one hour in Korea, GXC is starting its first ICO global sales in Singapore on Oct 25.
The Singapore crypto exchange is called Kryptono. It is ranked around top 50 in the world and strong in Asia with more than half of its members are located in Indonesia, Vietnam and other Southeast Asian countries.
The GXC team is strong with 20 years of development background of its chief executive officer, developers being members of Decipher (Blockchain Research Group at Seoul National University) and also talented employees with unique experiences.
-- BERNAMA
Wednesday, October 24, 2018
New software benefits media agency to track PR results
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 24 (Bernama) – Tribe Builder Media has announced the rollout of its comprehensive new analytics software – taking proven results-driven media agency to the next level.
Tribe Builder Media said in a statement, now it can provides clients with comprehensive AI and data-science backed tools to leverage publicity and build business.
The new software features full-fidelity data and comprehensive campaign reporting – clients can now listen, analyze and optimize its PR campaign/strategy in real-time.
These tools quantify PR’s influence on business results and enable clients to build the most effective communication strategies.
The analytics also include benchmark performance, competitive comparison, measure brand value, quantify impact of coverage on goals and use social and traffic analytics to identify.
"Our goal is to change the narrative around PR, which tends to have a bad rap due to lack of accountability and ability to measure PR's impact,” said Tribe Builder Media chief executive officer, Danielle Sabrina.
“Brand communication is more than just shooting out a press release with the latest company news, and content creation is more than just ghost-written blog posts. It’s about developing a voice, a story, a stance and most importantly, an experience to achieve buzz-worthy, sales-driving results," she added.
Tribe Builder Media also includes the new analytics service in its monthly PR retainers at no additional cost. More information at tribebuildermedia.com
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Tribe Builder Media said in a statement, now it can provides clients with comprehensive AI and data-science backed tools to leverage publicity and build business.
The new software features full-fidelity data and comprehensive campaign reporting – clients can now listen, analyze and optimize its PR campaign/strategy in real-time.
These tools quantify PR’s influence on business results and enable clients to build the most effective communication strategies.
The analytics also include benchmark performance, competitive comparison, measure brand value, quantify impact of coverage on goals and use social and traffic analytics to identify.
"Our goal is to change the narrative around PR, which tends to have a bad rap due to lack of accountability and ability to measure PR's impact,” said Tribe Builder Media chief executive officer, Danielle Sabrina.
“Brand communication is more than just shooting out a press release with the latest company news, and content creation is more than just ghost-written blog posts. It’s about developing a voice, a story, a stance and most importantly, an experience to achieve buzz-worthy, sales-driving results," she added.
Tribe Builder Media also includes the new analytics service in its monthly PR retainers at no additional cost. More information at tribebuildermedia.com
-- BERNAMA
RDC CUSTOMER SCREENING PLATFORM SELECTED BY TRANSFERGO
Global deal with Leading Money Transfer provider to achieve efficient, comprehensive customer screening
NEW YORK & LONDON, Oct 24 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Regulatory DataCorp, Inc. (RDC), the global leader in compliance screening, today announced that TransferGo, a leading UK-headquartered money transfer company, has chosen RDC as their KYC/AML screening partner.
With more than 700,000 global users across 48 countries, TransferGo continues to experience rapid growth. With this however, comes the challenge of balancing the need to quickly and efficiently onboard new customers while responsibly and thoroughly screening customers for all risk factors. Using RDC Client Review, TransferGo now uses their configurable filtering that reduces match rates by 30%, all while screening against Sanctions, Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) and Adverse Media. In addition, RDC’s Portfolio Monitoring now provides TransferGo with automated, daily client screening via a secure, cloud-based platform that offers the long-term scalability required by this developing business.
“RDC helps us to safely fulfill all our obligations to regulators and provide a quick and seamless experience for our customers,” said Daumantas Dvilinskas CEO of TransferGo. “RDC’s system ensures that our client database is constantly screened with newest information available, therefore we can quickly react and re-evaluate any risk posed on an ongoing basis.”
“Like many FinTech companies, TransferGo’s success is tightly coupled with their ability to rapidly onboard new customers and get their accounts opened,” said Tom Walsh, CEO of RDC. “RDC’s market-leading customer screening platform gives them the KYC/AML protection they need together with operational efficiency and scalability to match their exciting growth trajectory.”
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NEW YORK & LONDON, Oct 24 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Regulatory DataCorp, Inc. (RDC), the global leader in compliance screening, today announced that TransferGo, a leading UK-headquartered money transfer company, has chosen RDC as their KYC/AML screening partner.
With more than 700,000 global users across 48 countries, TransferGo continues to experience rapid growth. With this however, comes the challenge of balancing the need to quickly and efficiently onboard new customers while responsibly and thoroughly screening customers for all risk factors. Using RDC Client Review, TransferGo now uses their configurable filtering that reduces match rates by 30%, all while screening against Sanctions, Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) and Adverse Media. In addition, RDC’s Portfolio Monitoring now provides TransferGo with automated, daily client screening via a secure, cloud-based platform that offers the long-term scalability required by this developing business.
“RDC helps us to safely fulfill all our obligations to regulators and provide a quick and seamless experience for our customers,” said Daumantas Dvilinskas CEO of TransferGo. “RDC’s system ensures that our client database is constantly screened with newest information available, therefore we can quickly react and re-evaluate any risk posed on an ongoing basis.”
“Like many FinTech companies, TransferGo’s success is tightly coupled with their ability to rapidly onboard new customers and get their accounts opened,” said Tom Walsh, CEO of RDC. “RDC’s market-leading customer screening platform gives them the KYC/AML protection they need together with operational efficiency and scalability to match their exciting growth trajectory.”
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Sigma Systems adds new leaders for sales team in Asia and North America
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 (Bernama) -- Sigma Systems -- a global leader in catalog-driven software -- has expanded its sales team in Asia and North America with the addition of Ivan Evans and Berlin Bedesse.
“Ivan and Berlin both have extensive experience in managing accounts at Tier 1 communications service providers and their addition will allow us to support our existing customer base while simultaneously propelling us forward into 2019,” said Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer at Sigma Systems, Simon Muderack.
Ivan joined Sigma Systems as the Vice President of Sales for Asia-Pacific from Sandvine. He spent 15 years with Alcatel and Newbridge Networks in various sales leadership roles working with Tier 1 communications service providers (CSPs), a statement said.
Berlin has 25 years of experience in the technology and communications industry and joined Sigma from Sandvine where he managed key business-to-consumer (B2C) and business-to-business (B2B) accounts with Tier 1 communications service providers in Canada.
Previously, Berlin held senior sales roles at Openet, Cisco and Nortel. In his new role as Account Director, Berlin will focus on driving the sales growth strategy within Sigma’s home market of Canada.
Sigma Systems is the global leader in catalog-driven software solutions for communications, media and high-tech companies. It serves over 80 customers in 40 countries with its award-winning products. More details on www.sigma-systems.com.
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Indonesia´s online travel agency uses OAG´s solution
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 24 (Bernama) – Indonesia’s fastest-growing online travel agency (OTA), tiket.com has partnered with OAG, a global provider of digital flight information, to use its Dynamic Schedules solution.
By using the OAG’s real-time schedules solution, tiket.com will differentiate its flight selection offerings and bring greater value to its customers.
Delivering real-time updates to flight schedules all the time, tiket.com will also integrate OAG’s single data feed to offer more choice and accuracy to its customers as well as flight status alerts service.
The partnership is a part of its wider ongoing business transformation programme undertaken by tiket.com to enable it to deliver a seamless booking experience for its users, a statement said.
Chief executive officer (CEO) of OAG, Phil Callow said Indonesia is one of the world’s fastest growing air markets and OAG are delighted to work with the team at tiket.com to support its growth plans.
“Demand for real-time schedules information is thriving and being at the forefront of this market means we can help market leaders transform and deliver greater value to their customers,” Callow added.
CEO of tiket.com, George Hendrata said the partnership helps to expand further into regional and international markets.
tiket.com is an OTA pioneer since August 2011 and it is the top agent for Indonesian airlines and the number 1 online partner for PT Kereta Api Indonesia.
Indonesia is the sixth largest air market in the world in terms of scheduled seats and the third fastest growing market over the last three years.
More details at www.oag.com and www.tiket.com
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By using the OAG’s real-time schedules solution, tiket.com will differentiate its flight selection offerings and bring greater value to its customers.
Delivering real-time updates to flight schedules all the time, tiket.com will also integrate OAG’s single data feed to offer more choice and accuracy to its customers as well as flight status alerts service.
The partnership is a part of its wider ongoing business transformation programme undertaken by tiket.com to enable it to deliver a seamless booking experience for its users, a statement said.
Chief executive officer (CEO) of OAG, Phil Callow said Indonesia is one of the world’s fastest growing air markets and OAG are delighted to work with the team at tiket.com to support its growth plans.
“Demand for real-time schedules information is thriving and being at the forefront of this market means we can help market leaders transform and deliver greater value to their customers,” Callow added.
CEO of tiket.com, George Hendrata said the partnership helps to expand further into regional and international markets.
tiket.com is an OTA pioneer since August 2011 and it is the top agent for Indonesian airlines and the number 1 online partner for PT Kereta Api Indonesia.
Indonesia is the sixth largest air market in the world in terms of scheduled seats and the third fastest growing market over the last three years.
More details at www.oag.com and www.tiket.com
-- BERNAMA
SolarWinds introduces new APM solution powered by AppOptics
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 24 (Bernama) -- SolarWinds, a provider of powerful and affordable IT management software, has released a new Application Performance Monitor (APM) powered by AppOptics™.
The Texas-based company said in a statement, the solution will be able to simplify monitoring and troubleshooting with rich application performance insights and distributed transaction tracing.
SolarWinds® APM will also deliver deeper performance insights and distributed transaction tracing capabilities across applications hosted in or across on-premise, hybrid IT and cloud environments.
According to the company, APM will help users prove where and when end-user experiences do not meet intended-for service levels through performance information for each element of a request.
“With APM powered by AppOptics, technology professionals can incorporate traditional monitoring capabilities with tracing – polled and observed metrics can now work together to provide meaningful, actionable insights,” said executive vice president of products, SolarWinds, Christoph Pfister.
He added: “We believe that we are uniquely able to deliver integrated solutions designed to meet the individual needs of IT operations, DevOps and business teams, bringing these users together to deliver the best application performance for the business.”
The solution is now available with pricing starting at US$2,995 (RM12,459.20). For a free 30-day trial, visit www.solarwinds.com or call 866.530.8100. (US$1 = RM4.16)
-- BERNAMA
The Texas-based company said in a statement, the solution will be able to simplify monitoring and troubleshooting with rich application performance insights and distributed transaction tracing.
SolarWinds® APM will also deliver deeper performance insights and distributed transaction tracing capabilities across applications hosted in or across on-premise, hybrid IT and cloud environments.
According to the company, APM will help users prove where and when end-user experiences do not meet intended-for service levels through performance information for each element of a request.
“With APM powered by AppOptics, technology professionals can incorporate traditional monitoring capabilities with tracing – polled and observed metrics can now work together to provide meaningful, actionable insights,” said executive vice president of products, SolarWinds, Christoph Pfister.
He added: “We believe that we are uniquely able to deliver integrated solutions designed to meet the individual needs of IT operations, DevOps and business teams, bringing these users together to deliver the best application performance for the business.”
The solution is now available with pricing starting at US$2,995 (RM12,459.20). For a free 30-day trial, visit www.solarwinds.com or call 866.530.8100. (US$1 = RM4.16)
-- BERNAMA
HITACHI VANTARA COMPLETES REAN CLOUD ACQUISITION
Deal Strengthens Hitachi Vantara’s Ability To Accelerate Customers’ Digital Transformation Journeys
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct 24 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hitachi Vantara, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501), today announced the completion of its acquisition of REAN Cloud LLC, a global cloud systems integrator, managed services provider and solutions developer of cloud-native applications across big data, machine learning and emerging internet of things (IoT) spaces. Through this acquisition, Hitachi Vantara gains critical capabilities and industry-leading expertise in cloud migration and modernization, instantly elevating its cloud offering portfolio and managed services capabilities.
Directly complementing the strength of its Hitachi Enterprise Cloud (HEC) and on-premises deployments, Hitachi Vantara’s solutions offer unified cloud management for workloads across public, private and hybrid cloud environments. By combining REAN Cloud’s expertise in public cloud and intelligent data governance with its robust global delivery ecosystem, Hitachi Vantara will now be better positioned to meet the growing infrastructure and analytics-based needs of its customers.
According to Gartner Inc.: “Most Gartner clients are facing the challenge of adopting public cloud services while maintaining existing IT responsibilities for on-premises infrastructure and private clouds. To meet this challenge, the IT department must evolve into a broker of IT-based services by blending traditional services with both public and private cloud services. Gartner calls this evolution ‘hybrid IT.’” 1
Hitachi Vantara aims to address this gap with its new offerings, providing cloud migration and managed services that enable customers to operate across hybrid and multicloud infrastructure. Additionally, 47Lining, acquired by REAN Cloud last year, provides deep capabilities in cloud-based analytics and machine learning that powerfully expand Hitachi Vantara’s ability to maximize data-driven value for its customers focused on vertical IoT solutions.
“In the last year, we have expanded our investment in agile and flexible infrastructure as an engine for driving our customers’ digital transformations,” said Brian Householder, chief executive officer of Hitachi Vantara. “This acquisition underscores our commitment to meeting the ever-changing needs of the digital enterprise, as well as pioneering offerings that set the standard for excellence within intelligent analytics.”
“We are thrilled to welcome REAN Cloud into our Global Services organization,” said Bobby Soni, chief solutions and services officer at Hitachi Vantara. “Adding REAN Cloud to our portfolio strengthens the value we bring to transformation projects through advanced multicloud and analytics capabilities, and also extends our fully managed offerings targeting deep domain use cases.”
About REAN Cloud
REAN Cloud, a global cloud systems integrator and Managed Service Provider (MSP), is a Premier Consulting Partner in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner Network (APN) and a Microsoft Azure Silver Partner. REAN Cloud offers managed services and solutions for hyperscale-integrated IaaS and PaaS providers, and is one the few systems integrators capable of supporting the entire cloud services life cycle. Backed by extensive security DNA and deep compliance IP and expertise, REAN Cloud specializes in helping enterprise customers that operate in highly regulated environments – Financial Services, Healthcare/Life Sciences, Education and the Public Sector – accelerate their cloud investments while extracting maximum value from use of the cloud itself.
About Hitachi Vantara
Hitachi Vantara, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd., helps data-driven leaders find and use the value in their data to innovate intelligently and reach outcomes that matter for business and society. We combine technology, intellectual property and industry knowledge to deliver data-managing solutions that help enterprises improve their customers' experiences, develop new revenue streams, and lower the costs of business. Only Hitachi Vantara elevates your innovation advantage by combining deep information technology (IT), operational technology (OT) and domain expertise. We work with organizations everywhere to drive data to meaningful outcomes. Visit us at www.hitachivantara.com.
About Hitachi, Ltd.
Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, delivers innovations that answer society’s challenges, combining its operational technology, information technology, and products/systems. The company’s consolidated revenues for fiscal 2017 (ended March 31, 2018) totaled 9,368.6 billion yen ($88.4 billion). The Hitachi Group is an innovation partner for the IoT era, and it has approximately 307,000 employees worldwide. Through collaborative creation with customers, Hitachi is deploying Social Innovation Business using digital technologies in a broad range of sectors, including Power/Energy, Industry/Distribution/Water, Urban Development, and Finance/Social Infrastructure/Healthcare. For more information on Hitachi, please visit the company's website at http://www.hitachi.com.
HITACHI is a trademark or registered trademark of Hitachi, Ltd. All other trademarks, service marks, and company names are properties of their respective owners.
Media Contacts
Nick Fuentes
Hitachi Vantara
nick.fuentes@hitachivantara.com
+1 415.690.9355
Ashley Paula
Weber Shandwick for Hitachi Vantara
apaula@webershandwick.com
+1 415.262.5975
1 Gartner, Utilizing Hybrid Architectures for Cloud Computing, Alan D. Waite, November 10, 2017
SOURCE : Hitachi Vantara Corporation
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct 24 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hitachi Vantara, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501), today announced the completion of its acquisition of REAN Cloud LLC, a global cloud systems integrator, managed services provider and solutions developer of cloud-native applications across big data, machine learning and emerging internet of things (IoT) spaces. Through this acquisition, Hitachi Vantara gains critical capabilities and industry-leading expertise in cloud migration and modernization, instantly elevating its cloud offering portfolio and managed services capabilities.
Directly complementing the strength of its Hitachi Enterprise Cloud (HEC) and on-premises deployments, Hitachi Vantara’s solutions offer unified cloud management for workloads across public, private and hybrid cloud environments. By combining REAN Cloud’s expertise in public cloud and intelligent data governance with its robust global delivery ecosystem, Hitachi Vantara will now be better positioned to meet the growing infrastructure and analytics-based needs of its customers.
According to Gartner Inc.: “Most Gartner clients are facing the challenge of adopting public cloud services while maintaining existing IT responsibilities for on-premises infrastructure and private clouds. To meet this challenge, the IT department must evolve into a broker of IT-based services by blending traditional services with both public and private cloud services. Gartner calls this evolution ‘hybrid IT.’” 1
Hitachi Vantara aims to address this gap with its new offerings, providing cloud migration and managed services that enable customers to operate across hybrid and multicloud infrastructure. Additionally, 47Lining, acquired by REAN Cloud last year, provides deep capabilities in cloud-based analytics and machine learning that powerfully expand Hitachi Vantara’s ability to maximize data-driven value for its customers focused on vertical IoT solutions.
“In the last year, we have expanded our investment in agile and flexible infrastructure as an engine for driving our customers’ digital transformations,” said Brian Householder, chief executive officer of Hitachi Vantara. “This acquisition underscores our commitment to meeting the ever-changing needs of the digital enterprise, as well as pioneering offerings that set the standard for excellence within intelligent analytics.”
“We are thrilled to welcome REAN Cloud into our Global Services organization,” said Bobby Soni, chief solutions and services officer at Hitachi Vantara. “Adding REAN Cloud to our portfolio strengthens the value we bring to transformation projects through advanced multicloud and analytics capabilities, and also extends our fully managed offerings targeting deep domain use cases.”
About REAN Cloud
REAN Cloud, a global cloud systems integrator and Managed Service Provider (MSP), is a Premier Consulting Partner in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner Network (APN) and a Microsoft Azure Silver Partner. REAN Cloud offers managed services and solutions for hyperscale-integrated IaaS and PaaS providers, and is one the few systems integrators capable of supporting the entire cloud services life cycle. Backed by extensive security DNA and deep compliance IP and expertise, REAN Cloud specializes in helping enterprise customers that operate in highly regulated environments – Financial Services, Healthcare/Life Sciences, Education and the Public Sector – accelerate their cloud investments while extracting maximum value from use of the cloud itself.
About Hitachi Vantara
Hitachi Vantara, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd., helps data-driven leaders find and use the value in their data to innovate intelligently and reach outcomes that matter for business and society. We combine technology, intellectual property and industry knowledge to deliver data-managing solutions that help enterprises improve their customers' experiences, develop new revenue streams, and lower the costs of business. Only Hitachi Vantara elevates your innovation advantage by combining deep information technology (IT), operational technology (OT) and domain expertise. We work with organizations everywhere to drive data to meaningful outcomes. Visit us at www.hitachivantara.com.
About Hitachi, Ltd.
Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, delivers innovations that answer society’s challenges, combining its operational technology, information technology, and products/systems. The company’s consolidated revenues for fiscal 2017 (ended March 31, 2018) totaled 9,368.6 billion yen ($88.4 billion). The Hitachi Group is an innovation partner for the IoT era, and it has approximately 307,000 employees worldwide. Through collaborative creation with customers, Hitachi is deploying Social Innovation Business using digital technologies in a broad range of sectors, including Power/Energy, Industry/Distribution/Water, Urban Development, and Finance/Social Infrastructure/Healthcare. For more information on Hitachi, please visit the company's website at http://www.hitachi.com.
HITACHI is a trademark or registered trademark of Hitachi, Ltd. All other trademarks, service marks, and company names are properties of their respective owners.
Media Contacts
Nick Fuentes
Hitachi Vantara
nick.fuentes@hitachivantara.com
+1 415.690.9355
Ashley Paula
Weber Shandwick for Hitachi Vantara
apaula@webershandwick.com
+1 415.262.5975
1 Gartner, Utilizing Hybrid Architectures for Cloud Computing, Alan D. Waite, November 10, 2017
SOURCE : Hitachi Vantara Corporation
Tuesday, October 23, 2018
NTT COMMUNICATIONS RATED FIRST FOR GROWTH IN CUSTOMER LOYALTY
TOKYO, Oct 23 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com), the information and communications technology (ICT) solutions business within the NTT Group (TOKYO: 9432) announced today that it earned the ‘valued partner’ accolade in 5 out of 12 categories according to the second edition of Digital Zenith Benchmark, a report recently published by Ocean82 that measures customer-centric evolution.
This press release features multimedia. View the full release here:https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20181022005018/en/
A total of 866 people, who work for large and multi-national enterprises, were interviewed about their experiences with global service providers, generating about 1,000 evaluations and 6,000 points of data, over the last 12 months. The data was analyzed using an algorithm to calculate a cooperation coefficient, which is denoted by DZ and named DIZEME.
The report can be viewed here.
The ‘valued partner’ benchmark represents the point at which the level of cooperation between supplier and customer takes root and flourishes. It has a value of 100. Scores above the benchmark illustrate the gradation of firm customer loyalty (advocates and valued partners) and those below the benchmark illustrate the gradation of a fragile or deteriorating customer loyalty (habitual or convenience purchases). To obtain a ‘valued partner’ rating a service provider must exceed the ‘valued partner’ benchmark. This is achieved through a company-wide commitment to providing an outstanding customer experience. It requires that service providers demonstrate exceptional customer satisfaction to earn the firm loyalty of their customers. NTT Com is rated as a valued partner, for a high level of customer engagement, at the time of innovation, purchase consideration, first purchase, service selection and growth from transformation.
According to Janet Watkin, Managing Director at Ocean82, “transformation in the digital age requires that global service providers earn and sustain the trust of their customers to become valued partners. The emotion is the force for growth and user sentiment is often revealed at those times during the purchase cycle that most impacts growth”.
Links:
Analyst Reports
Awards
About Ocean82
Ocean82 is an established marketing services firm specializing in benchmarking the customer service experience for the information & communication technologies industry. It is known for its track record in "Voice of the customer" analysis of competitive positioning, business strategy, branding, post-purchase care, channel management and pre-sales support, among other areas. It has experience in 30 countries and 10 languages, often making Ocean82 the first-choice supplier for organizations requiring international marketing research and analysis covering emerging technologies. www.ocean82.com
About NTT Communications Corporation
NTT Communications solves the world’s technology challenges by helping enterprises overcome complexity and risk in their ICT environments with managed IT infrastructure solutions. These solutions are backed by our worldwide infrastructure, including industry leading, global tier-1 public and private networks reaching over 190 countries/regions, and more than 400,000m2 of the world’s most advanced data center facilities. Our global professional services teams provide consultation and architecture for the resiliency and security required for your business success, and our scale and global capabilities are unsurpassed. Combined with NTT Data, NTT Security, NTT DOCOMO and Dimension Data, we are NTT Group.
www.ntt.com | Twitter@NTT Com | Facebook@NTT Com | LinkedIn@NTT Com
View source version on businesswire.com:
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20181022005018/en/
Contact
For more information
NTT Communications
Yukari Nomura (Ms.) / Aoi Funagoshi (Ms.), +81-3-6700-4010
Public Relations
ar-cp@ntt.com
Source : NTT Communications Corporation
This press release features multimedia. View the full release here:https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20181022005018/en/
A total of 866 people, who work for large and multi-national enterprises, were interviewed about their experiences with global service providers, generating about 1,000 evaluations and 6,000 points of data, over the last 12 months. The data was analyzed using an algorithm to calculate a cooperation coefficient, which is denoted by DZ and named DIZEME.
The report can be viewed here.
The ‘valued partner’ benchmark represents the point at which the level of cooperation between supplier and customer takes root and flourishes. It has a value of 100. Scores above the benchmark illustrate the gradation of firm customer loyalty (advocates and valued partners) and those below the benchmark illustrate the gradation of a fragile or deteriorating customer loyalty (habitual or convenience purchases). To obtain a ‘valued partner’ rating a service provider must exceed the ‘valued partner’ benchmark. This is achieved through a company-wide commitment to providing an outstanding customer experience. It requires that service providers demonstrate exceptional customer satisfaction to earn the firm loyalty of their customers. NTT Com is rated as a valued partner, for a high level of customer engagement, at the time of innovation, purchase consideration, first purchase, service selection and growth from transformation.
According to Janet Watkin, Managing Director at Ocean82, “transformation in the digital age requires that global service providers earn and sustain the trust of their customers to become valued partners. The emotion is the force for growth and user sentiment is often revealed at those times during the purchase cycle that most impacts growth”.
Links:
Analyst Reports
Awards
About Ocean82
Ocean82 is an established marketing services firm specializing in benchmarking the customer service experience for the information & communication technologies industry. It is known for its track record in "Voice of the customer" analysis of competitive positioning, business strategy, branding, post-purchase care, channel management and pre-sales support, among other areas. It has experience in 30 countries and 10 languages, often making Ocean82 the first-choice supplier for organizations requiring international marketing research and analysis covering emerging technologies. www.ocean82.com
About NTT Communications Corporation
NTT Communications solves the world’s technology challenges by helping enterprises overcome complexity and risk in their ICT environments with managed IT infrastructure solutions. These solutions are backed by our worldwide infrastructure, including industry leading, global tier-1 public and private networks reaching over 190 countries/regions, and more than 400,000m2 of the world’s most advanced data center facilities. Our global professional services teams provide consultation and architecture for the resiliency and security required for your business success, and our scale and global capabilities are unsurpassed. Combined with NTT Data, NTT Security, NTT DOCOMO and Dimension Data, we are NTT Group.
www.ntt.com | Twitter@NTT Com | Facebook@NTT Com | LinkedIn@NTT Com
View source version on businesswire.com:
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20181022005018/en/
Contact
For more information
NTT Communications
Yukari Nomura (Ms.) / Aoi Funagoshi (Ms.), +81-3-6700-4010
Public Relations
ar-cp@ntt.com
Source : NTT Communications Corporation
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