SINGAPORE, Sept 4 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Partnerize, a leading provider of partner automation solutions for global brands, today announced that Gerald Lim has joined the Singapore office as a Customer Success Manager. In this new role, Gerald will oversee Partnerize clients across Southeast Asia, specifically in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia. He will be based in the company’s Singapore office.
“I am thrilled that Gerald is joining our team to lead our customer success efforts across Southeast Asia,” said Alix Simpson, VP Customer Success APAC at Partnerize. “We have more than 50 clients in the APAC region and we are excited to be investing even more into Southeast Asia specifically.”
He joins Partnerize from BCD Travel, with previous customer and account management roles at TripAdvisor, WeGo and Fuji Xerox. Said Gerald, “The partnerships opportunity across Southeast Asia is growing so rapidly and I’m excited to be a part of the APAC team supporting leading customers in-region and enabling brands to discover the power of partnership.”
Adding Gerald to the Singapore office is enabling Partnerize to further focus on the Southeast Asia partnerships market. “The support we receive from Partnerize is excellent, and it’s highly beneficial for us to have someone in Southeast Asia who can come and spend more time with our team to discuss and to tackle potential issues we face in fully automating the way how we do affiliate partnerships,” said Rizal Prasetya, Regional Associate Manager - Affiliate at ZALORA.
About Partnerize
Partnerize is the leader in partnership automation. The AI-powered Partnerize Partner Automation Platform delivers the data-driven intelligence and industry-leading management tools that are essential for unlocking unprecedented ROI from this fast-growing sales channel. The world’s leading companies, including 63 top retailers, 11 international airlines, 8 of the largest telecoms, and more than 200 other global brands rely on Partnerize to drive and manage more than $6B in partner sales and $500M in partner payments every year. For more information on how Partnerize can grow your partnerships and business, please visit https://partnerize.com.
Media Contact:
Diane Anderson
WIT Strategy for Partnerize
415.254.9086
danderson@witstrategy.com
A photo accompanying this announcement is available at: https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/5a44aa18-772c-47be-81f9-9287a4c59b8e
SOURCE : Partnerize
Wednesday, September 4, 2019
A VIEW INTO SNOMED CT'S GLOBALLY RECOGNIZED CLINICAL TERMINOLOGY WITH THE RELEASE OF SNOMED INTERNATIONAL'S GLOBAL PATIENT SET
London, United Kingdom, Sept 4 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Picture an elderly patient navigating orthopaedic care across primary, acute and rehabilitative sectors; a woman moving through breast cancer diagnosis and treatment in a developing digital health environment; or gathering critical patient information in the midst of a conflict, epidemic or disaster. These scenarios represent instances in which the Global Patient Set (GPS) can make an impact in non-SNOMED CT enabled countries.
A slice of SNOMED CT, the GPS is a managed collection of existing reference sets, available to any user at no cost. The GPS offers clinical content across dentistry, renal, family & general practice and nursing areas, and includes IHE, DICOMand HL7 International Patient Summary (IPS) domains and activities. SNOMED International's General Assembly Chair, Lies van Gennip, is encouraged by what the GPS represents, including easier specification of EHR requirements through clinical documents such as a patient summary. Van Gennip shares, "The GPS is a step towards increased clinical information sharing across borders, bridging the interoperability divide through the use of structured terminology."
Those not presently engaged in SNOMED International membership or party to an affiliate license have the most to gain from the GPS. The GPS can support the nascent use of clinical terminology within a developing health system, the sharing of patient summary information across borders with existing SNOMED International Member countries or affiliates, as well as promoting use in specification development and research. CEO Don Sweete offers, “The impetus driving the GPS is to introduce a facet of SNOMED CT’s global terminology where it can be put to good use, whether that’s supporting cross border interoperability or enhancing digital maturity.” SNOMED International has elaborated on these use cases, or scenarios, and has made them openly available.
The GPS contains SNOMED CT unique identifiers, fully specified names, preferred terms in international English, and status flags. While valuable in many ways to various healthcare actors and their supporting digital environments, it’s important to note that the GPS as a whole is not a clinically curated list; it excludes SNOMED CT’s inherent relationships and hierarchies; fundamental to the nature of an ontology and its ability to enable clinical data analytics, decision support, and power artificial intelligence, etc. The complete set of concept synonyms and definitions are also not part of the GPS.
Chief among the benefits of SNOMED International membership includes access to terminology that enables interoperability, reduced clinical risk, large scale public health reporting and research, and a wealth of organization resources including education, tooling, creation of national extensions, representation on governance bodies, and dedicated on-boarding and user support.
Offered under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License, the GPS is available to any interested party, at no cost, simply by visiting SNOMED International’s GPS information page and registering your use. The GPS will be updated and released annually to reflect changes to the underlying terminology, including concept inactivations and additions. Implementation guidance has been created and can be found as part of the GPS file as well as on SNOMED International’s GPS information page.
For more information on this exciting product, contact gps@snomed.org.
About SNOMED International
SNOMED International is a not-for-profit organization that owns and develops SNOMED CT, the world's most comprehensive healthcare terminology product. We play an essential role in improving the health of humankind by determining standards for a codified language that represents groups of clinical terms. This enables healthcare information to be exchanged globally for the benefit of patients and other stakeholders. We are committed to the rigorous evolution of our products and services, to deliver continuous innovation for the global healthcare community. SNOMED International is the trading name of the International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation
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A slice of SNOMED CT, the GPS is a managed collection of existing reference sets, available to any user at no cost. The GPS offers clinical content across dentistry, renal, family & general practice and nursing areas, and includes IHE, DICOMand HL7 International Patient Summary (IPS) domains and activities. SNOMED International's General Assembly Chair, Lies van Gennip, is encouraged by what the GPS represents, including easier specification of EHR requirements through clinical documents such as a patient summary. Van Gennip shares, "The GPS is a step towards increased clinical information sharing across borders, bridging the interoperability divide through the use of structured terminology."
Those not presently engaged in SNOMED International membership or party to an affiliate license have the most to gain from the GPS. The GPS can support the nascent use of clinical terminology within a developing health system, the sharing of patient summary information across borders with existing SNOMED International Member countries or affiliates, as well as promoting use in specification development and research. CEO Don Sweete offers, “The impetus driving the GPS is to introduce a facet of SNOMED CT’s global terminology where it can be put to good use, whether that’s supporting cross border interoperability or enhancing digital maturity.” SNOMED International has elaborated on these use cases, or scenarios, and has made them openly available.
The GPS contains SNOMED CT unique identifiers, fully specified names, preferred terms in international English, and status flags. While valuable in many ways to various healthcare actors and their supporting digital environments, it’s important to note that the GPS as a whole is not a clinically curated list; it excludes SNOMED CT’s inherent relationships and hierarchies; fundamental to the nature of an ontology and its ability to enable clinical data analytics, decision support, and power artificial intelligence, etc. The complete set of concept synonyms and definitions are also not part of the GPS.
Chief among the benefits of SNOMED International membership includes access to terminology that enables interoperability, reduced clinical risk, large scale public health reporting and research, and a wealth of organization resources including education, tooling, creation of national extensions, representation on governance bodies, and dedicated on-boarding and user support.
Offered under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License, the GPS is available to any interested party, at no cost, simply by visiting SNOMED International’s GPS information page and registering your use. The GPS will be updated and released annually to reflect changes to the underlying terminology, including concept inactivations and additions. Implementation guidance has been created and can be found as part of the GPS file as well as on SNOMED International’s GPS information page.
For more information on this exciting product, contact gps@snomed.org.
About SNOMED International
SNOMED International is a not-for-profit organization that owns and develops SNOMED CT, the world's most comprehensive healthcare terminology product. We play an essential role in improving the health of humankind by determining standards for a codified language that represents groups of clinical terms. This enables healthcare information to be exchanged globally for the benefit of patients and other stakeholders. We are committed to the rigorous evolution of our products and services, to deliver continuous innovation for the global healthcare community. SNOMED International is the trading name of the International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation
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Kelly Kuru, Executive Lead, Communications
SNOMED International
1 416 566 8725
kku@snomed.org
SOURCE : SNOMED International
MYCC ACCEPTS UNDERTAKING FROM THE SABAH TOURIST GUIDES ASSOCIATION (STGA)
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 3 (Bernama) -- The Malaysia Competition Commission (MyCC), has accepted an official undertaking from the Sabah Tourist Guides Association (STGA). This undertaking was made on behalf of all its 477 members regarding the competition concern in relation to the fixing of tourist guides’ professional fees set by STGA.
To address MyCC’s concerns, the members of STGA have undertaken to rescind the issued Minimum Tourist Guides Professional Fees dated 1 March 2009. They have also undertaken not to hold any form of discussion in relation to the tourist guides’ fees applicable to STGA members. At the same time, the members have also undertaken on halting implementation of the proposed STGA Sabah Professional Guiding Fee Rates discussed at STGA’s Extraordinary General Meeting held on 20 April 2017. The STGA also undertook to remind all members to fully comply with the Competition Act 2010 and will not hesitate to provide full cooperation to MyCC in the event of any future complaints made against their members in the future.
“MyCC has successfully resolved this case which would greatly benefit the consumers and tourism industry in Sabah. Any act of price fixing is prohibited under the Act as it hinders efficiency, innovation and entrepreneurship within the industry and consumers will not be able to enjoy the benefit of quality services, competitive pricing and choices. The MyCC will not hesitate to take stern action against any anti-competitive conducts to protect the interest of Malaysian consumer. We encourage the public to come forward with any information with regards to potential anti-competitive behaviour," said Encik Iskandar Ismail, Chief Executive Officer of the MyCC regarding the matter.
The undertaking is available for public viewing on the MyCC website, www.mycc.gov.my. The undertaking of STGA is attached herewith as Attachement A.
Click here to view the STGA Undertakinghttp://mrem.bernama.com/pdf/STGA%20Undertaking-compressed.pdf
About Malaysia Competition Commission (MyCC)
Established in June 2011, MyCC is an independent body responsible for enforcing the Competition Act 2010, which was implemented to create healthy competition which would in turn stimulate productivity and innovation, thus creating wider choices of products for consumers, with better quality, at reasonable prices. The Act applies to all commercial activities conducted within and outside Malaysia that affect competition in the Malaysian market. It provides a regulatory framework including powers to investigate, adjudicate and impose penalties on the perpetrators of anti-competitive practices/conduct under the competition laws. For more information on the Act and the MyCC’s activities, log on to www.mycc.gov.my.
Click here to view the Editors Notehttp://mrem.bernama.com/pdf/EDITOR%20NOTE.pdf
To address MyCC’s concerns, the members of STGA have undertaken to rescind the issued Minimum Tourist Guides Professional Fees dated 1 March 2009. They have also undertaken not to hold any form of discussion in relation to the tourist guides’ fees applicable to STGA members. At the same time, the members have also undertaken on halting implementation of the proposed STGA Sabah Professional Guiding Fee Rates discussed at STGA’s Extraordinary General Meeting held on 20 April 2017. The STGA also undertook to remind all members to fully comply with the Competition Act 2010 and will not hesitate to provide full cooperation to MyCC in the event of any future complaints made against their members in the future.
“MyCC has successfully resolved this case which would greatly benefit the consumers and tourism industry in Sabah. Any act of price fixing is prohibited under the Act as it hinders efficiency, innovation and entrepreneurship within the industry and consumers will not be able to enjoy the benefit of quality services, competitive pricing and choices. The MyCC will not hesitate to take stern action against any anti-competitive conducts to protect the interest of Malaysian consumer. We encourage the public to come forward with any information with regards to potential anti-competitive behaviour," said Encik Iskandar Ismail, Chief Executive Officer of the MyCC regarding the matter.
The undertaking is available for public viewing on the MyCC website, www.mycc.gov.my. The undertaking of STGA is attached herewith as Attachement A.
Click here to view the STGA Undertakinghttp://mrem.bernama.com/pdf/STGA%20Undertaking-compressed.pdf
About Malaysia Competition Commission (MyCC)
Established in June 2011, MyCC is an independent body responsible for enforcing the Competition Act 2010, which was implemented to create healthy competition which would in turn stimulate productivity and innovation, thus creating wider choices of products for consumers, with better quality, at reasonable prices. The Act applies to all commercial activities conducted within and outside Malaysia that affect competition in the Malaysian market. It provides a regulatory framework including powers to investigate, adjudicate and impose penalties on the perpetrators of anti-competitive practices/conduct under the competition laws. For more information on the Act and the MyCC’s activities, log on to www.mycc.gov.my.
Click here to view the Editors Notehttp://mrem.bernama.com/pdf/EDITOR%20NOTE.pdf
Source: Malaysia Competition Commission (MyCC)
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Tuesday, September 3, 2019
AM Best downgrades credit ratings of Oriental Insurance Company Limited
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 29 (Bernama) -- AM Best has downgraded the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) to B+ (good) from B++ (good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) to ‘bbb-’ from ‘bbb+’ of Oriental Insurance Company Limited (Oriental), India.
The outlook of the FSR has been revised to negative from stable, while the outlook of the Long-Term ICR remains negative.
The ratings reflect Oriental’s balance sheet strength, which AM Best categorised as very strong, marginal operating performance, neutral business profile and marginal enterprise risk management (ERM).
The rating downgrades follow a deterioration in AM Best’s view of Oriental’s operating performance and ERM fundamentals, according to a statement.
Oriental has recorded a sizeable underwriting loss of INR38 billion (US$549 million) in fiscal year 2019, equivalent to 32 per cent of its capital base in the prior year. (INR100 = RM5.87).
The marginal assessment on ERM reflects the company’s inability to control its underwriting performance, coupled with the negative impact on its balance sheet strength and earnings.
The negative outlooks reflect AM Best’s expectation that Oriental’s rating fundamentals may weaken further if the company is unable to stabilise its risk-adjusted capitalisation and operating performance over the near term.
AM Best is a global rating agency and information provider with a unique focus on the insurance industry. More information at www.ambest.com.
-- BERNAMA
The outlook of the FSR has been revised to negative from stable, while the outlook of the Long-Term ICR remains negative.
The ratings reflect Oriental’s balance sheet strength, which AM Best categorised as very strong, marginal operating performance, neutral business profile and marginal enterprise risk management (ERM).
The rating downgrades follow a deterioration in AM Best’s view of Oriental’s operating performance and ERM fundamentals, according to a statement.
Oriental has recorded a sizeable underwriting loss of INR38 billion (US$549 million) in fiscal year 2019, equivalent to 32 per cent of its capital base in the prior year. (INR100 = RM5.87).
The marginal assessment on ERM reflects the company’s inability to control its underwriting performance, coupled with the negative impact on its balance sheet strength and earnings.
The negative outlooks reflect AM Best’s expectation that Oriental’s rating fundamentals may weaken further if the company is unable to stabilise its risk-adjusted capitalisation and operating performance over the near term.
AM Best is a global rating agency and information provider with a unique focus on the insurance industry. More information at www.ambest.com.
-- BERNAMA
MyKasih Foundation receives US$10,000 to mark Halliburton's 100th anniversary
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 27 (Bernama) -- The Halliburton Company recently granted US$10,000 to Malaysia’s MyKasih Foundation to celebrate its 100th anniversary. (US$1 = RM4.20).
The company also granted the same amount to seven other non-profit organisations throughout its Asia Pacific operational region, according to a statement.
The recipients were Child Rights and You (India); Royal Flying Doctor Service (Australia); Australian Red Cross (Australia); Habitat for Humanity (Indonesia); The People’s Association (Singapore); Migrant Children’s Foundation (China) and, Baan Songkhla Orphanage (Thailand).
“The Halliburton spirit of giving started with our founder, Erle P. Halliburton, who long ago established our company’s commitment to honouring the communities where we live and work,” said Halliburton Asia Pacific Region senior vice-president, Sid Whyte.
“We are happy to continue his legacy and contribute to non-profit organisations whose work contributes so greatly to those in our region’s key operating areas.”
The HAL100 grant recipients for the region include the organisations whose giving goals align with the Halliburton Pillars of Giving: STEM-related education, environment, health and safety and social service.
Founded in 1919, Halliburton celebrates its 100 years of service as one of the world's largest providers of products and services to the energy industry. The company is giving US$10,000 grants to 100 non-profit organisations globally throughout the remainder of 2019.
More information at https://www.halliburton.com.
-- BERNAMA
The company also granted the same amount to seven other non-profit organisations throughout its Asia Pacific operational region, according to a statement.
The recipients were Child Rights and You (India); Royal Flying Doctor Service (Australia); Australian Red Cross (Australia); Habitat for Humanity (Indonesia); The People’s Association (Singapore); Migrant Children’s Foundation (China) and, Baan Songkhla Orphanage (Thailand).
“The Halliburton spirit of giving started with our founder, Erle P. Halliburton, who long ago established our company’s commitment to honouring the communities where we live and work,” said Halliburton Asia Pacific Region senior vice-president, Sid Whyte.
“We are happy to continue his legacy and contribute to non-profit organisations whose work contributes so greatly to those in our region’s key operating areas.”
The HAL100 grant recipients for the region include the organisations whose giving goals align with the Halliburton Pillars of Giving: STEM-related education, environment, health and safety and social service.
Founded in 1919, Halliburton celebrates its 100 years of service as one of the world's largest providers of products and services to the energy industry. The company is giving US$10,000 grants to 100 non-profit organisations globally throughout the remainder of 2019.
More information at https://www.halliburton.com.
-- BERNAMA
WEEKEND WARRIOR SPORTS GO DIGITAL
As popularity of E-Sports sky rockets traditional amateur sports look to keep up with home-grown apps like Huddle.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 28 (Bernama) -- With all the hype around e-sports there may be cause to assume traditional sports are falling behind in digital transformation. In professional sports, the digital experience is an expected part of the game from being able to watch games live on your phone, up to the second statistics updates, to real time telestration of plays happening on the field. Are amateur and community sports fated to fall behind on this trend? A company out of Kuala Lumpur has created an app to ensure that traditional amateur sports are brought into the digital age. Huddle is a mobile app that is part Instagram newsfeed, part ESPN, and part social network with the aim of bringing everyday athletes together.
Designed for amateur sports enthusiasts, the app helps you get into the game whether you are a weekend warrior looking to join a community football league or a parent looking for the best coach in town for your kid’s tennis skills. Huddle helps to showcase the fragmented sports market so users can simply search, buy, and join from a vast network of partners and sports organisations. In addition, the app tracks players’ participation in various competitions providing a unified “career” view regardless of which organiser or association is in charge. In this way, the highly fragmented sports community is unified.
League organisers and venue operators also stand to benefit by going digital and providing value to its communities. These days no game is played without at least a photo and video of the action. With Huddle, organisers can better tell the story of their competition and the heroes that play by featuring livestreams, player and club profiles, standings, and statistics. In this way, players and fans can support the games just like professional sports. Parents can catch all their kids performances. Coaches can scout for upcoming games. Overall, with the increase in the digital reach in the amateur and community sports, more sponsorship money can be driven into the industry which will benefit all.
The estimated size of the amateur sports participation market in South East Asia is estimated anywhere between USD $10 billion - $30 billion. This number increases significantly if you take into account sports apparel sales and sports medicine. According to co-founder, Rezhan Majid, “Within this fragmented market lies a sizeable opportunity. We believe Huddle is the platform that can unite the market and unlock the value of the entire industry as a whole. In this way, traditional amateur sports can keep up with the competing trend of e-sports.” Developed by AirUpThere Technologies Sdn Bhd and launched with seed funding from Cradle Fund Sdn Bhd in early 2019, the app was selected as a finalist for the World Football Summit Asia StartCup competition of the top sports technology startups in the region. Since then the app has partnered with over 35 leagues and academies with nearly 10,000 players participating. Huddle has partnered with the likes of Football Association Selangor (FAS) affiliate leagues and the Malaysian Basketball Association, as well as many private community leagues and tournaments. While the company aims to double the number of traditional sports partners by the end of the year, Rezhan Majid hasn’t ruled out including e-sports on the app, “and as long as it brings people together for the love of the game, we believe there is a place for it on Huddle.”
Huddle is available on Google Play and the Apple App store.
http://mrem.bernama.com/viewsm.php?idm=35339
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 28 (Bernama) -- With all the hype around e-sports there may be cause to assume traditional sports are falling behind in digital transformation. In professional sports, the digital experience is an expected part of the game from being able to watch games live on your phone, up to the second statistics updates, to real time telestration of plays happening on the field. Are amateur and community sports fated to fall behind on this trend? A company out of Kuala Lumpur has created an app to ensure that traditional amateur sports are brought into the digital age. Huddle is a mobile app that is part Instagram newsfeed, part ESPN, and part social network with the aim of bringing everyday athletes together.
Designed for amateur sports enthusiasts, the app helps you get into the game whether you are a weekend warrior looking to join a community football league or a parent looking for the best coach in town for your kid’s tennis skills. Huddle helps to showcase the fragmented sports market so users can simply search, buy, and join from a vast network of partners and sports organisations. In addition, the app tracks players’ participation in various competitions providing a unified “career” view regardless of which organiser or association is in charge. In this way, the highly fragmented sports community is unified.
League organisers and venue operators also stand to benefit by going digital and providing value to its communities. These days no game is played without at least a photo and video of the action. With Huddle, organisers can better tell the story of their competition and the heroes that play by featuring livestreams, player and club profiles, standings, and statistics. In this way, players and fans can support the games just like professional sports. Parents can catch all their kids performances. Coaches can scout for upcoming games. Overall, with the increase in the digital reach in the amateur and community sports, more sponsorship money can be driven into the industry which will benefit all.
The estimated size of the amateur sports participation market in South East Asia is estimated anywhere between USD $10 billion - $30 billion. This number increases significantly if you take into account sports apparel sales and sports medicine. According to co-founder, Rezhan Majid, “Within this fragmented market lies a sizeable opportunity. We believe Huddle is the platform that can unite the market and unlock the value of the entire industry as a whole. In this way, traditional amateur sports can keep up with the competing trend of e-sports.” Developed by AirUpThere Technologies Sdn Bhd and launched with seed funding from Cradle Fund Sdn Bhd in early 2019, the app was selected as a finalist for the World Football Summit Asia StartCup competition of the top sports technology startups in the region. Since then the app has partnered with over 35 leagues and academies with nearly 10,000 players participating. Huddle has partnered with the likes of Football Association Selangor (FAS) affiliate leagues and the Malaysian Basketball Association, as well as many private community leagues and tournaments. While the company aims to double the number of traditional sports partners by the end of the year, Rezhan Majid hasn’t ruled out including e-sports on the app, “and as long as it brings people together for the love of the game, we believe there is a place for it on Huddle.”
Huddle is available on Google Play and the Apple App store.
http://mrem.bernama.com/viewsm.php?idm=35339
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