BRANDSAFWAY™ FORMS NEW INNOVATION COUNCIL

Kennesaw, Georgia, June 28 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BrandSafway, a leading provider of work access and specialized services to the global industrial, commercial and infrastructure markets, has formed an innovation council to identify, develop and launch new, forward-thinking ideas.

“We take our role as the industry’s leader in safety, engineering and innovation seriously,” said Bill Hayes, president and CEO of BrandSafway “The BrandSafway Innovation Council will focus on harnessing internal creativity in the development of new processes and tools.”

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THE WALT DISNEY STUDIOS SELECTS CISCO AS AN INNOVATION PARTNER OF THE WALT DISNEY STUDIOS STUDIOLAB

SAN JOSE, Calif., June 27 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cisco today announced that it has been selected by The Walt Disney Studios as a founding member and Innovation Partner of The Walt Disney Studios StudioLAB. StudioLAB will be based on The Walt Disney Studios Lot in Burbank, California.

The announcement was made on stage at the first annual “XR On the Bay” Conference hosted by the Advanced Imaging Society at Cisco corporate campus in San Jose, California.

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MOBILEIRON MODERNIZES MULTI-FACTOR AUTHENTICATION FOR THE CLOUD

MobileIron Authenticator is the next step toward simple and smart security for modern work

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., June 27 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- MobileIron (NASDAQ:MOBL), the secure foundation for modern work, today announced the addition of MobileIron Authenticator to its comprehensive MobileIron Access cloud security solution. MobileIron Authenticator is a new mobile application that allows organizations to verify a user’s identity using the phone as a second factor of authentication.

Passwords are failing

According to the 2018 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report, compromised credentials are the top cause of reported data breaches. The best solution is to move beyond passwords, as MobileIron already does with seamless single sign-on for trusted devices and apps. But when that is not possible because of legacy devices or untrusted environments, many organizations look to multi-factor authentication (MFA) as additional evidence to confirm a user’s identity. Traditional MFA, however, uses hardware tokens that are easily lost or software tokens that require inconvenient activation through QR codes. Neither of these is an ideal user experience.

MFA must be simple and smart

MobileIron Authenticator is differentiated from existing MFA solutions because it provides a one-touch set-up process for end users, leverages smartphones instead of hardware tokens, and integrates MFA into a comprehensive security workflow that establishes not just user trust, but also device and app trust.

“MFA is often a silo in a company’s security workflow, a separate solution that requires custom integration and creates frustration for end users,” said Vijay Pawar, VP of product management at MobileIron. “MobileIron Authenticator integrates MFA into the broader security workflow and simplifies adoption by end users.”

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Kony named leader among top Digital Experience Development Platforms vendors

KUALA LUMPUR, June 28 (Bernama) -- Kony Inc -- a digital experience development platform and application company -- was named as leader among the top Digital Experience Development Platforms vendors by independent research firm, Forrester Research Inc.

Chairman and chief executive officer at Kony, Thomas E. Hogan said the company is committed to setting the pace for next-generation digital innovation by helping customers successfully accelerate their digital strategy.

"We believe Forrester´s rigorous evaluation and recognition of Kony as a leader among the top Digital Experience Development Platforms vendors is a strong validation of this commitment, " he added.

In The Forrester Wave: Digital Experience Development Platforms, Q2 2018 report, Forrester researched, analysed and scored nine most important vendors based on a comprehensive 33-criteria evaluation of current offering, strategy and market presence using surveys and scenario-based demos.

Kony has achieved the highest score in ‘Current Offering´ for the developer experience and integrated portfolio offerings criteria, along with highest possible score in the product vision, road map, planned enhancements and supporting products and services criteria, a statement said.

The report includes Kony´s understands on the importance and urgency of moving to a platform-driven approach to building digital experiences which drives the company´s strong vision and road map.

Kony is a recognised industry leader among digital experience development platform providers. It helps organisations of all sizes stay ahead by accelerating their digital success. More information at www.kony.com.

HIGHER LEARNING INSTITUTION LEVERAGING FUSIONEX DATA TECHNOLOGY

Pinpointing demand by analyzing customer and market data
 

SINGAPORE, June 28 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Fusionex, a multi-award-winning data technology provider specializing in Big Data Analytics (BDA), the Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Deep Learning has rolled out a data analytics solution for an institute of higher learning of high repute in Asia to elevate its market intelligence by accurately determining market demand.
 
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An institution of higher learning that has educated students for over 30 years, the client currently has a student enrollment of more than 11,000 strong and offers courses in Accounting, Communications, Computer Science, Early Childhood Education, Economics, Engineering, Hospitality and Tourism, Law, and Psychology.
 
The data management solution involves capturing information from online interactions on the client’s web portal and other domains for analysis to accurately discern student interest, course relevance, potential roadblocks against enrolment, and other such acumen.
 
Fusionex revamped the client’s web portal, transforming it into an intelligent data gathering platform capable of tracking user data. Specifically the web portal could measure how each user uniquely interacts with it and produces insights from this data to form a true 360-degree view of each customer. It can also determine which pages failed to capture user interest, causing them to drop off from the web portal. Such insights paint a more comprehensive and precise picture regarding the fluctuating levels of interest throughout a customer’s journey as they browse through the client’s web portal.
 
By leveraging on such comprehensive data collection and cognitive computing capabilities, the client could also monitor patterns of visit to their web portal via social media platforms such as Facebook as well as from online ads, giving the client a better understanding of their sales conversion rates and return on advertising investment.
 
Furthermore, the data management solution allows for the monitoring of popular online job portals and peer web portals, granting a holistic overview of the market; enlightening the client concerning popular jobs, courses peer web portals are offering, and the shifting tides of supply and demand in the industry. Such insights can play a vital role in cluing the client as to what strategies and plans to adopt to attract prospective students.
 
Fusionex will be advancing the client’s online visibility and presence via Search Engine Optimization, Machine Learning, AI, and Search Engine Marketing techniques while simultaneously running the client’s solution on Fusionex Cloud, leveraging the storage flexibility and cost savings it provides.
 
Ivan Teh, Fusionex Founder & Group CEO, commented: “We are delighted to deploy this robust data management solution as we look forward to it generating powerful insights for the client. This will enable the client to create relevant targeted offerings for prospective students and for students to find the most suitable courses that match with their individual talents and interests.”
 
About Fusionex
 
Fusionex is an established multi-award winning data technology provider specializing in Analytics, Big Data, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence (AI). Its offerings are focused on helping clients unlock the value and derive insights from data. Fusionex is the largest Big Data Analytics company and market leader in ASEAN, bringing state-of-the-art, innovative and breakthrough data-driven solutions to its stable of clientele (including Fortune 500, FTSE companies, large conglomerates as well as a wide array of small and medium enterprises (SMEs)) that spans across the United States, Europe as well as Asia Pacific.

Fusionex has entered into a strategic partnership with Alibaba Cloud to drive digital transformation across the region.
 
To learn more about Fusionex, visit www.fusionex-international.com

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Contact
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THE NEW DIGITAL WORKPLACE DIVIDE: SINGAPORE'S SUCCESSFUL DIGITAL WORKPLACES DRIVE EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT, PRODUCTIVITY AND TALENT RETENTION WITH POSITIVE IMPACTS ON THE BOTTOM LINE

SINGAPORE, 27 June 2018 /Medianet-AsiaNet/
 
-- Singaporeans see Artificial Intelligence and IoT as key to their future
 
The key to keeping digital workers productive and engaged and retaining top talent? Arm them with up-to-date technology, according to a new study by Unisys Corporation (http://www.unisys.com/) (NYSE: UIS) that explores the importance of deploying current and future digital capabilities in the workplace.
 
The New Digital Workplace Divide: Why a Technology-Enabled Workplace is Critical to Business Success surveyed 1,003 adults in Singapore (April 2018) and found a significant "digital divide" between employers based on the technology their employees use in their jobs– "technology leaders" and "technology laggards".  The study examines the human impact of new digital workplace trends.
 
Key highlights from the Singapore results:
- Technology laggards breed employee frustration and attrition- 56 percent of Singaporeans working for technology laggards feel negative toward their employer- 40 percent saying the technology they use at work makes them feel frustrated with their employer and 16 percent say that it makes them want to work elsewhere.
- Devices are the biggest pain point for workers at technology laggard organisations- 42 percent of digital workers in technology laggard organisations complain they are held back from being more productive by outdated devices, compared to only 22 percent at technology leader organisations.
- Singapore is doing better than the global average, but work remains to be done– Only 35 percent of Singaporeans describe their employer as being ahead of their competitors in their use of technology "leaders" which is higher than the global average of 31 percent; however, still represents a little more than one-third of workers.
- Security needs to be a priority in Singapore- The "Bring Your Own Device" to work movement, allows greater access to company information and brings with it potential security risks. Seventy percent of digital workers in Singapore say they download apps and websites not supported by their organisation's IT group because they are "better than what my company provided" or "their company did not provide an alternative." This compares to the global average of 63 percent. Additionally, 77 percent of digital workers in Singapore admit to using workarounds that bypass security protocols– six percentage points higher than the global average.
 
The survey also found that 72 percent of Singaporeans digital workers use laptops (compared with 56 percent globally) and 71 percent have the ability to work remotely (versus 60 percent globally). Fifty-five percent of digital workers use their personal smartphone for work, indicating there is a clear appetite to for technology that allows them to be more mobile.
 
"The research underscores how the digital workplace encompasses a wide ecosystem of people, culture, technology and processes– it's not just about how up to date your IT is or whether you can log in from home," said Mr Leon Sayers, Consulting Practice Lead, Unisys Asia Pacific. "How you work defines your workplace– and vice-versa. To achieve successful digital transformation employers must take a holistic approach to organisational change."
 
The Correlation between Technology, Productivity and the Bottom Line While many business leaders know that unhappy employees cost them money, many would be shocked at how high that cost actually can be. Organisations who invest in employees have 4.2 times the average profit of those who do not.[1] And the impact on the bottom line to replace a salaried employee is commonly predicted six to nine months' salary on average[2].
 
"The cost of not engaging employees in the workplace has real consequences. Personal productivity is a key motivator that not only impacts an employee's ability to do their job efficiently, but also how engaged and committed they are to their employer. Designing and implementing an effective digital workplace requires effective organisational change management and consultation to ensure employees have the right technology to do their jobs, and they are comfortable using it," said Mr Sayers.
 
Impact of emerging technologies in the workplace– friend of foe? Singaporean employees predict Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Internet of  Things (IoT) as having the greatest potential to improve the working environment in the next five years. Such enthusiasm is tempered- 55 percent of employees at technology leader organisations believe their job could be done entirely by machines in the next five years (ahead of the 44 percent globally).
 
"AI benefits sectors with clear decision protocols such as credit card application assessments. Whereas industries that rely on workers being able to monitor situations in the field, such as social workers or police, will benefit from IoT. Employees should not fear these powerful emerging technologies- those organisations who modernise their technology and business processes in the right way will be best positioned to lead. Technology innovation will enhance the workplace, with humans and machines working together to increase productivity," said Mr Sayers.
 
Download the full reports of Singapore and global results or details on the research methodology here:
http://outreach.unisys.com/DigitalWorkplaceDivideSingapore?src=pr.
 
Download the New Digital Workplace Divide infographics and other information here:
https://www.unisys.com/digitalworkplacedivide/singapore.
 
[1] Harvard Business Review: Why the Millions We Spend on Employee Engagement Buy Us So Little
(https://hbr.org/2017/03/why-the-millions-we-spend-on-employee-engagement-buy-us-so-little)
[2] PeopleKeep: Employee Retention - The Real Cost of Losing An Employee
(https://www.peoplekeep.com/blog/bid/312123/employee-retention-the-real-cost-of-losing-an-employee)
 
About Unisys
Unisys is a global information technology company that builds high-performance, security-centric solutions for the most demanding businesses and governments on Earth. Unisys offerings include security software and services; digital transformation and workplace services; industry applications and services; and innovative software operating environments for high-intensity enterprise computing. For more information on how Unisys builds better outcomes securely for its clients across the Government, Financial Services and Commercial markets, visit www.unisys.com.sg. Follow Unisys on Twitter (http://twitter.com/UnisysAPAC) and LinkedIn (http://www.linkedin.com/company/unisys).
 
Contact: 
Lisa Richardson
Unisys
+61-402-896-829
lisa.richardson@unisys.com
 
 
Unisys and other Unisys products and services mentioned herein, as well as their respective logos, are trademarks or registered trademarks of Unisys Corporation. Any other brand or product referenced herein is acknowledged to be a trademark or registered trademark of its respective holder.
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SOURCE: Unisys Australia

CHINA'S BEAUTY BRAND CHANDO PROMOTES WORLD CUP MASKS IN TAIWAN, SINGAPORE AND AUSTRALIA

BEIJING, June 25 (Bernama) -- Chinese leading cosmetics producer JALA Group Co. joined hands with Alibaba's Tmall.com to promote its national beauty brand CHANDO and high-end brand MAYSU at pop-up stores in Taiwan, Singapore and Australia from June 15 to 18.

Taking rides of the on-going World Cup heat, JALA Group presented its World Cup fan glacier water masks that offer customers facial cares while staying up late cheering for their beloved teams. Meanwhile, AR technology was applied to help customers try on cosmetics in the stores.

Made with Himalayan glacier water and other natural ingredients, CHANDO's World Cup special mask also features with signature patterns of eight national teams including Brazil, France, Spain, Argentina, Belgium, England, Germany, Portugal and a dark horse team.

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CONSTELLATION DISTRIBUTES DAG TOKEN & LAUNCHES FLAGSHIP PRODUCT, ORION, TO MOBILIZE DEVELOPER COMMUNITY

Portal launch comes after Constellation raised $33.7 million USD in its private pre-sale

San Francisco, CA, June 25 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Constellation Labs (Constellation), the horizontally-scalable blockchain for consumer-grade applications, announced the launch of its flagship product, Orion. Orion, a membership portal to the Constellation ecosystem, will serve as a platform where the Constellation team, developers, and community members can communicate, share resources, and contribute to the network within a token compensation model. Constellation token holders will be able to stake tokens to gain access to the incentivized community or developer tier of membership, with a free tier available to view the portal’s various channels and message boards. The portal became fully active on June 18, when Constellation's DAG tokens were also distributed. Constellation's permissioned testnet launches at the beginning of August, at which time token holders will need to stake DAG tokens to run a node and validate test transactions. Nodes will earn validator rewards (ERC-20 DAG) based on their transaction throughput and reputation score, with rewards paid proportionally to testnet participants. At full functionality, this system will be the world's first ever incentivized cross-chain testnet (Constellation DAG to ERC-20).

Orion will allow developers and community members to earn tokens for contributing to the network across a range of activities, from bug reporting to correcting whitepaper mistranslations, in addition to providing general support to the community. The basic reward structure — a point-based system, awarded on productive activity — will create an organic hierarchy and encourage positive community behavior. Once tokens are staked, they will be locked for the duration of the six-month membership period. Over the next six months, Constellation will be running monthly airdrops and giving away two tiers of DAG totals that are locked and open membership to the Orion portal.

Constellation CEO Brendan Playford said: “We want to empower our community to help shape, build, and grow the ecosystem efficiently, while encouraging our developers and community members to stake their tokens. At Constellation, we are eager to create a way to digitally capture and quantify trust that exists between people in the world, and use it to secure the network. It’s our hope that by opening up this incentivized portal and encouraging the staking of our token, we will mobilize the Constellation community at large to address the obstacles to scaling the network.”

Constellation’s unique Proof-of-Meme protocol is designed to let individuals directly contribute to the improvement and monitoring of the blockchain by utilizing computing power from their own mobile phones, laptops, tablets, and other smart devices. Proof-of-Meme rewards behavior that improves a node’s overall reputation within the system. Orion is an extension of this approach, providing the tools for the community to build and earn rewards by adding value to Constellation's protocol.

Constellation CTO Wyatt Meldman-Floch said: “The Constellation protocol aims to solve the primary challenge of scalability in blockchain, providing a solution that is highly resource-efficient and exponentially scalable; Orion’s community and developer portal is a reflection of that vision. The Constellation testnet will ultimately be launched through Orion, providing a safe testing environment for core and future development on the network.”

In January 2018, Constellation raised $33.7 million USD in its private pre-sale, which was open to accredited investors, funds, and institutional investors. A total of 730,124,835 tokens were sold, of which roughly 14% were liquid at the Constellation DAG token distribution on June 18. The first airdrop will open on July 7, and is the first of six scheduled token allocations for 2018.

Constellation CEO Brendan Playford and CTO Wyatt Meldman-Floch are available for interview.

About Constellation:
Constellation is a horizontally-scalable blockchain microservice operating system. Its serverless architecture ensures high transaction throughput, allowing for consumer grade distributed applications to be built on the system. Constellation uses a protocol called Proof-of-Meme to achieve consensus. This method incorporates a node’s historical participation into delegate selection, rewarding benevolent behavior. An intuitive user interface provides a frictionless on-ramp for non-technical users to develop distributed applications on Constellation. For more information, visit constellationlabs.io

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SHYFT UNVEILS BOARD OF ADVISORS COMPRISED OF TOP CRYPTO, INDUSTRY, AND REGULATORY LEADERS UNITED TO REDEFINE IDENTITY, REGULATORY COMPLIANCE AND PRIVACY FOR ALL

St. Michael, Barbados, June 22 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Shyft, a leading blockchain-based solution that is building a trusted ecosystem to enable secure and private data transfers, has announced its high profile Board of Advisors. Shyft’s inaugural group of advisors bring deep industry knowledge from international business and finance, blockchain, economics, and Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti Money Laundering (AML) compliance. The Board of Advisors will play a critical role in providing strategic guidance across multiple dimensions in Shyft’s mission to make the global economy more efficient and effectively regulated.

Shyft International Chairman Joseph Weinberg says: “At Shyft, we are ambitiously working to redefine the broken way our world uses and thinks about data, the same data that today defines our identity. Our group of advisors understand the dire need for a new system that allows attested data to not only be shared securely and privately, but also a system that can help build reputational identity from this data that can be used globally across borders. This type of identity based on trustworthiness and credibility helps build a global economy that empowers the 3.5 billion people that are currently ‘underidentified’ and ‘unbanked,’ meaning that they are unable to participate in regulatory economies. Our caliber of advisors is second to none in the industry, which a testament to the enormity of the problem and to Shyft as the solution.”

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TELENOR SELECTS BUSINESS SPEND MANAGEMENT LEADER COUPA TO POWER GLOBAL PROCURE-TO-PAY INITIATIVE

Coupa will enable global telco to streamline policy-compliant purchasing

SAN MATEO, Calif., June 22 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Coupa Software (NASDAQ:COUP), a leader in business spend management (BSM), today announced that Telenor, one of the world’s largest telecommunications companies, has selected Coupa to transform its global procurement capability and drive efficiencies across its 25,000 employees. Global service provider KPMG will support the deployment.

“Telenor is embarking on the beginning of its digital transformation journey to among other things, digitize and simplify its internal processes,” said Jon Omund Revhaug, CEO, Telenor Procurement Company. “We are excited to have Coupa and KPMG as our partners in this journey because of their innovation and strong subject matter expertise, which promise an effective outcome.”

The telecommunications leader will first deploy a pilot to employees in Denmark and Singapore before embarking on a rollout for Telenor’s Business Units in Norway, Sweden, and across Asia. The project will simplify policy-compliant purchasing for Telenor’s 25,000 employees who in turn service Telenor’s 178 million customers around the world.

“Standardizing and streamlining procure-to-pay processes across Telenor’s diverse businesses across Europe and Asia required a solution that could be rapidly deployed and easily configured in the cloud,” said Revhaug.

“We are delighted to work with Telenor on this project to help drive increased visibility into the company’s BSM processes,” said Mark  Riggs, chief customer officer, Coupa. “Telenor needed a modern, agile cloud platform and a deployment approach squarely focused on its desired business outcomes. We are thrilled that Telenor selected Coupa and KPMG to be a key part of its transformation.”

Coupa and KPMG were selected by Telenor after an extensive evaluation of potential solutions.

About Coupa Software
Coupa Software (NASDAQ:COUP) is the leading provider of business spend management, or BSM, solutions. We offer a comprehensive, cloud-based BSM platform that has connected hundreds of organizations with more than four million suppliers globally. Our platform provides greater visibility into and control over how companies spend money. Using our platform, businesses are able to achieve real, measurable value and savings that drive their profitability. Learn more at www.coupa.com. Read more on the Coupa Blog or follow @Coupa on Twitter.

About Telenor
Telenor Group connects its 178 million customers to what matters most. Connecting the world has been Telenor’s domain for more than 160 years and we currently operate in 12 markets across Scandinavia, Central Eastern Europe and Asia. Our 30,000 employees are committed to responsible business conduct and driven by the ambition of empowering societies. For more information, please visit https://www.telenor.com/

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Coupa Software
Global Public Relations
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