BEYOND2020 INTENSIFIES WATER ACCESS FOR 18,000 FILIPINOS IN UPLAND RURAL AREAS

 

Beyond2020 Philippines (Photo: AETOSWire)

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 16 (Bernama) -- Beyond2020 has returned to Southeast Asia following key sustainable engagements in Indonesia and Cambodia, with a deployment that is uplifting the lives of 18,000 people in The Philippines by enhancing water access and reducing water costs by 85 per cent.

Four hydraulic ram pumps and 13 kiosks are being used to impact 3,000 residents in the village of Cabagnaan in the Province of Negros Occidental and 15,000 people in 14 villages across Altavista in the Province of Leyte.

The innovative technology is an enhancement of a system created more than 240 years ago that brings water uphill without the use of electricity or fuel and the emission of harmful gasses, according to a statement.

Launched by the Zayed Sustainability Prize in partnership with several leading organisations, the Beyond2020 initiative exemplifies the humanitarian legacy of the UAE’s founding father, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan by donating sustainable technologies and solutions to vulnerable communities worldwide.

The Philippines marks the 10th deployment of Beyond2020, which effectively addresses some of the world’s most pressing sustainable development challenges, providing quality healthcare, nutritious food, essential energy, and access to safe water for drinking and sanitation.

The communities of Cabagnaan and Altavista, that are located on different islands, share the same challenges, whereby water is not available and has to be fetched from a source located further downhill from the community.

The deployment utilises a holistic ram pump water system by the Alternative Indigenous Development Foundation Inc (AIDFI), a 2020 Zayed Sustainability Prize finalist under the ‘Water’ category.

Ten deployments have been rolled out to date, under the umbrella of Beyond2020, with another nine in progress. Completed deployments include vital energy, health, water and food-related solutions in Nepal, Tanzania, Uganda, Jordan, Egypt, Cambodia, Madagascar, Indonesia, Bangladesh, and The Philippines.

More details at https://zayedsustainabilityprize.com/

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INTUITIVE SURPASSES 10 MILLION PROCEDURES PERFORMED USING DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEMS

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 15 (Bernama) -- Intuitive, a global technology leader in minimally invasive care and the pioneer of robotic-assisted surgery, announced that the number of robotic-assisted surgical procedures performed worldwide by surgeons using da Vinci surgical systems has surpassed 10 million.

“Surgeon use of da Vinci surgical systems in more than 10 million procedures reflects the benefits that high-quality, minimally invasive surgery conveys to patients, families, and the healthcare systems that care for them,” said Intuitive Chief Executive Officer, Gary Guthart.

“While we are proud of this milestone and momentum, this is really a moment to look at what we’ve learned from these 10 million procedures and ask ourselves how we can apply that to improving the field of surgery for years to come.”

“We will continue to drive outcomes-focused innovation for our customers to help their patients for the next 10 million procedures and beyond.”

Cleared for use by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration in 2000, there are more than 6,500 da Vinci surgical systems installed in 67 countries, and more than 55,000 surgeons worldwide have trained on the use of da Vinci systems.

Intuitive plans to continue taking its deep and broad experience from these procedures and putting it to work for customers in the form of personalised surgical training programmes, continued innovation in systems, instruments and accessories, and an expanded ecosystem of customer services, evidence development, and digital support and solutions.

There are nearly 70 representative clinical uses for da Vinci systems, spanning clinical specialties, including urology, gynaecology, thoracic surgery, general surgery, and transoral surgery.

Intuitive’s latest, fourth generation of robotic systems, the da Vinci X, Xi, and its single-port system (SP), have continued to evolve through technology, as well as the addition of instruments, features, and digital support.

More details at www.intuitive.com.

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METAP INC.: ANNOUNCING THE NEW PROJECT "METAVERSE X GAMEFI", WHITELIST AND COMMUNITY REGISTRATION CAMPAIGN IS UNDERWAY!

Gensokishi Online -Meta World- (Graphic: Business Wire) 

TAIPEI, Taiwan, Dec 16 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Gensokishi Online has announced the release of its official website "Gensokishi Online -META WORLD-" in Dec. 2021.

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This project is a new version of "Gensokishi Online", which won the "Game of the year, Gold Award" in 2012 in Taiwan and has been played by a total of 8 million users. Gensokishi aims to build a new fantasy world economy with blockchain technology, incorporating NFT and GameFi elements into a 3D MMO world metaverse.

"Gensokishi Online", a Japanese 3D MMO title licensed from "Elemental Knights Online", has been trusted and proven for more than 13 years on various apps, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation4.

In the world created by WEB3.0, Metaverse, and GameFi, Gensokishi will realize the three features of "Free to Play", "Play to Earn", and "UGC to Earn".

Anyone can create an account for free and buy and sell the NFT items and tokens they acquire.

In the future, Gensokishi plans to offer "UGC (User Generated Contents)," which will allow users and companies to create and sell NFT items, as well as the right to freely create land, place objects, natural environments, characters, and monsters in the metaverse.

Gensokishi operates on top of Polygon (MATIC), better known as an Ethereum based protocol that allows players to get the benefits of high transaction capabilities and low costs.

Furthermore, this initiative also includes participation from key personalities in the video game industry.

The MV token will be on Uniswap on Dec. 23, 2021. For more information, please see the white paper.

About the Campaign

Various campaigns are being held to celebrate the announcement of Gensokishi Online.

Community Registration Campaign

A campaign is currently being held to distribute "Limited Equipment NFT" to all those who join the community by Dec. 27, 2021.

Whitelist

Starting Dec. 7, Gensokishi is running a $10,000 Whitelist Campaign, and if you enter by Dec. 19, you will be entitled to purchase up to $100 worth of token at private sale prices.

Official Community
Twitter
Telegram
Discord

Service Outline
Description: Gensokishi Online -META WORLD-
Languages: English, Chinese, Japanese
System Requirements: PC, Android, iOS
Source : Taiwan Gensokishi Online Project Metap.


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Contact

Metap Inc.
Maxi Kuan
Phone number: +886935312638
E-mail address: info@genso.game 

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Uniphore-Cisco collaboration to enable better customer experiences

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 15 -- Uniphore, the leader in Conversational Automation, announced it has joined Cisco SolutionsPlus, an industry-leading partner program that helps enterprise buyers design and implement complete end-to-end customer solutions.

“Cisco has been delivering solutions for enterprise business challenges for decades and we’re really pleased to be part of their ecosystem,” said Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder of Uniphore, Umesh Sachdev.

“Being a part of Cisco’s SolutionsPlus Program further validates the value our conversational automation platform brings to businesses in a wide range of industries. We are thrilled to continue working closely with Cisco, a partner, supporter, and recent investor.”

Through Cisco’s SolutionsPlus Program, Cisco’s customers and channel partners can purchase Uniphore’s conversational automation products to enable more efficient, frictionless and secure conversations between customer service agents and customers. 

For Cisco partners, this means they can resell and upsell, bringing additional customer experience innovation and value to their customers, according to a statement.

In addition to joining Cisco’s SolutionsPlus Program, the companies continue their work on developing new capabilities in AI, conversational automation, and real-time call and sentiment analysis.

These types of advances are transforming customer experience across contact centres for global enterprises.

Cisco Investments participated in Uniphore’s Series D round in March 2021. The investment supports the development of new capabilities in AI, conversational automation, and real-time call and sentiment analysis.

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LEDDARTECH TO SHOWCASE CRITICAL SENSING AND PERCEPTION SOLUTIONS ENABLING ADAS AND AUTONOMOUS DRIVING AT CES LAS VEGAS 2022

LeddarTech invites LiDAR manufacturers, Tier 1-2 suppliers, system integrators and automotive OEMs to discover the latest in ADAS and AD sensing and perception technologies at booth 7061 January 5-8 at CES 

QUEBEC, Dec 14 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LeddarTech^®, a global leader in providing the most flexible, robust and accurate ADAS and AD sensing technology, is pleased to announce its participation at five CES Las Vegas locations, January 5-8 ’22. The LeddarTech Showcase location will demonstrate four new leading solutions that enable OEMs, Tier 1-2 suppliers, system integrators and LiDAR manufacturers to solve critical ADAS and AD sensing and perception challenges across the entire value chain of the automotive, mobility and off-road vehicle markets. In addition, LeddarTech will also be present at four other Ecosystem Partner locations.

Introducing the LeddarTech Showcase (Booth #7061, LVCC West Hall) 

The theme of LeddarTech’s CES destination booth (#7061) is “Solving Critical Sensing and Perception Challenges in ADAS and AD.” The booth, located in the all-new LVCC West Hall, in the heart of the Transportation/Vehicle Technology section, will feature groundbreaking technologies and solutions. 

LeddarTech welcomes CES delegates to see firsthand solutions that address critical issues facing customers: 

1.  Uncover the benefits of raw data fusion with LeddarVision™
A comprehensive open sensor fusion and perception solution for automotive and off-road industrial vehicle ADAS and autonomous L2-L5 driving applications.

2.  Maximize LiDAR performance with LeddarSteer™ DBSD
A scalable, adaptable and reliable solid-state, automotive-grade digital beam steering device (DBSD) for LiDAR manufacturers and vision system developers enhances range and resolution while optimizing costs and form factors.

3.  Explore a LiDAR development solution that reduces risk, costs and time, enabling faster time-to-market with the LiDAR XLRator™
A versatile LiDAR development platform and auto-grade reference design solution. The XLRator is powered by the LeddarEngine (SoC and signal processing software) and critical components from development collaborators, ams OSRAM, STMicroelectronics and TE First Sensor that enable LiDAR manufacturers and Tier 1-2s and system integrators to develop automotive-grade LiDAR sensors meeting the specific requirements of OEMs. The XLRator platform also integrates the LeddarSteer DBSD. 

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WOLTERS KLUWER FRR TRIUMPHS IN APAC LEADERSHIP, REGULATORY REPORTING AND RISK AWARDS

SINGAPORE, Dec 16 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Wolters Kluwer’s Finance, Risk & Regulatory Reporting (FRR) business has won a number of major awards for the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. Regulation Asia has named Wolters Kluwer’s OneSumX for FRR the “Best Solution in Regulatory Reporting” in its prestigious Awards for Excellence for the third time in four years and APAC Insider has recognized the company’s leading position in risk and regulatory reporting, as has RegTech Insights. The company’s Managing Director for APAC, Rainer Fuchsluger, has also won an executive leadership award from CEO Monthly magazine.

Regulation Asia is a leading online publication, providing actionable regulatory intelligence for APAC markets. Since its inception in 2013, its audience has grown to include regulatory bodies, exchanges, banks, asset managers and service providers, allowing it to play a key role in the regulatory agenda. Its free to enter Awards for Excellence program recognizes companies that have shaped the regulatory landscape across APAC, providing independent verification of excellence and innovation.

Regulation Asia judges noted how “in July, more than 30 banks in Singapore went live with the revised MAS 610 reporting requirement, smoothly and without incident, using OneSumX.” The judges also noted how “OneSumX for Regulatory Reporting enables financial institutions to address increasingly complex regulatory data and reporting requirements, leveraging an upgraded regulatory engine that dramatically improves execution speed and performance.”

CEO Monthly magazine, meanwhile, has recognized the regional leadership of Fuchsluger, naming him RegTech Executive of the Year, APAC, 2021. With 20 years of experience in leading various financial services teams, Fuchsluger joined Wolters Kluwer in 2018 from SS&C Technologies where he was Regional Managing Director, Asia, of the Institutional and Investment Management business. Prior to this he held senior leadership roles at global FinTech firms across Europe and Asia. He is an Executive Member of Wolters Kluwer’s Sustainability Governance Board.

Other independently judged awards recently won by Wolters Kluwer FRR APAC include:

• RegTech Insights: Best Vendor Solution for MAS 610, APAC, 2021
• RegTech Insights: Best Regulatory Reporting Solution, APAC, 2021
• APAC Insider: Regulatory Reporting Provider of the Year – Singapore, 2021
• APAC Insider: Best Risk Firm of the Year, APAC, 2021
• APAC Insider: Best Regulatory Reporting Technology Firm of the Year, APAC, 2021

Wolters Kluwer’s FRR business, which is part of the company’s Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) division, is a global market leader in the provision of integrated regulatory compliance and reporting solutions. These solutions support regulated financial institutions in meeting their obligations to external regulators and their own boards of directors.

Last month Wolters Kluwer announced that it has enjoyed its most successful year ever in the widely followed Chartis RiskTech100^® report. The company has been named this year's Category Winner in four areas - Regulatory Reporting – Banking, Liquidity Risk, Regulatory Intelligence and OpsTech – Tax Processing. This comprehensive and independent study of the world’s leading risk and compliance technology companies is compiled by Chartis Research, part of Infopro Digital, publishers of Risk.net and Waters Technology.

The other banking and regulatory compliance business of Wolters Kluwer GRC is Wolters Kluwer Compliance Solutions - a market leader and trusted provider of risk management and regulatory compliance solutions and services to U.S. insurers, banks and credit unions, and securities firms. The division’s legal solutions businesses are Wolters Kluwer CT Corporation and Wolters Kluwer ELM Solutions.

About Wolters Kluwer Governance, Risk & Compliance

Governance, Risk & Compliance is a division of Wolters Kluwer, which provides legal and banking professionals with solutions to help ensure compliance with ever-changing regulatory and legal obligations, manage risk, increase efficiency, and produce better business outcomes. GRC offers a portfolio of technology-enabled expert services and solutions focused on legal entity compliance, legal operations management, banking product compliance, and banking regulatory compliance.

Wolters Kluwer (AEX: WKL) is a global leader in information services and solutions for professionals in the health, tax and accounting, risk and compliance, finance and legal sectors. Wolters Kluwer reported 2020 annual revenues of €4.6 billion. The company, headquartered in Alphen aan den Rijn, the Netherlands, serves customers in over 180 countries, maintains operations in over 40 countries and employs 19,200 people worldwide.

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Contact

Paul Lyon
Global Corporate Communications Director: Global Marketing, Communications & Planning
Governance, Risk & Compliance Division
Wolters Kluwer
Tel: +44 20 3197 6586
Paul.Lyon@wolterskluwer.com

Source : Wolters Kluwer

FROST & SULLIVAN NAMES VONAGE ASIA-PACIFIC COMMUNICATIONS PLATFORM AS A SERVICE (CPAAS) COMPANY OF THE YEAR FOR THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR

HOLMDEL, N.J. Dec 16 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Vonage (Nasdaq: VG), a global business cloud communications leader helping businesses accelerate their digital transformation, has been named Asia-Pacific Communications Platform as a Service (CPaaS) Company of the Year by Frost & Sullivan for the third consecutive year.

Vonage was recognised for its API Platform, which allows for the integration of fully programmable communications application programming interfaces (APIs) into existing products, workflows and systems. Vonage provides businesses worldwide with the power and flexibility to integrate multiple communications channels − video, voice, chat, messaging, email and verification − into their applications, products, and workflows to create new paradigms in their industries.

Vonage was selected as Company of the Year by Frost & Sullivan following a rigorous analytical process, involving a detailed evaluation of best practices’ criteria across two dimensions - visionary innovation and performance, and customer impact.

“The pressing need for organisations to deliver enhanced engagements to customers and partners and improve internal employee collaboration quickly makes CPaaS the central element in the business communications market,” said Sherrel Roche, Industry Principal ICT Practice, Frost & Sullivan.

Roche continued, “Vonage reinvigorated the market through its integrated communications APIs, unified communications, and contact centre solutions on a cloud platform. Its platform abstracts the complexities of the global communications networks and delivers voice, messaging, and authentication capabilities in the form of APIs that developers can easily embed into third-party applications. Vonage’s focus on developing innovative solutions, local market understanding, extensive industry-specific use cases, an extensive developer network, and a robust partner ecosystem are the cornerstone of the company’s success in Asia-Pacific.”

"It is an honour to be recognised by Frost & Sullivan for the third consecutive year,” said John Lee, Vonage Vice President, APAC Sales. "This award is testament to our continued leadership, innovation and growth within the industry and especially in the Asia-Pacific region. In an age where customers expect ultra-fast, seamless and dynamic communications and engagement, Vonage is meeting new and existing customer needs now and is positioned to meet their evolving needs well into the future.”

Vonage APIs make it easy for businesses to build solutions to disrupt their industries, and enable the type of business continuity, remote work, and remote delivery of services that is so essential in today's environment. Through its partners, Vonage’s platform is at the centre of many notable transformational projects in Asia-Pacific.

Singapore-based HeyHi is an interactive online educational platform, powered by the Vonage Video API, with a mission to provide outstanding online classroom learning experiences to schools, learning centres, tuition centres and private tutors around the world. The value that Vonage brings to HeyHi goes beyond technology, as Vonage product managers and engineers provide HeyHi with expert guidance and support whenever needed - no matter the issue.

"HeyHi and Vonage engineering teams work in close collaboration to solve problems, innovate our solution and not only meet, but exceed our customers' expectations," explains Yueh Mei, Founder/CEO of HeyHi. "As a small company, it is an honour and a privilege to have a direct line of contact with the Vonage team of sales support and engineers and work directly with the source. That connection is a very unique, important element of this partnership and just one reason why we're so confident that Vonage is the perfect fit for our needs."

To find out more about Vonage, visit www.vonage.com.

About Vonage

Vonage (Nasdaq:VG) is redefining business communications once again. We're making communications more flexible, intelligent, and personal, to help enterprises the world over, stay ahead. We provide unified communications, contact centers and programmable communications APIs, built on the world's most flexible cloud communications platform. True to our roots as a technology disruptor, our flexible approach helps us to better serve the growing collaboration, communications, and customer experience needs of companies, across all communications channels.

Vonage Holdings Corp. is headquartered in New Jersey, with offices throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia. To follow Vonage on Twitter, please visit www.twitter.com/vonage. To become a fan on Facebook, go to www.facebook.com/vonage. To subscribe on YouTube, visit www.youtube.com/vonage.

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Contact

Media: Nicola Brookes, +44 (0)207 785 8888, nicola.brookes@vonage.com

Investor: Monica Gould (212) 871-3927, ir@vonage.com

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