KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 (Bernama) -- JAGGAER announced that Gartner has positioned it as a Leader in the 2021 Magic Quadrant for Procure-to-Pay Suites (P2P), evaluated based on both Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute.
JAGGAER continues to show growth after a strong showing in the 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Contract Lifecycle Management, as well as being named a 2021 Customers' Choice for P2P suites.
“We’re always thrilled to be recognised in these reports, not because we want to pat ourselves on the back, but because it means we’re achieving our ultimate goal of customer success,” JAGGAER Chief Executive Officer, Jim Bureau said in a statement.
“After the challenges everyone faced in 2020, we went back to the drawing board, got back to basics and really homed in on ensuring that everything we do is through the lens of helping our customers solve their biggest challenges.
“From our revamped vertical strategy, massive investments in our user experience, innovative capabilities and long-term roadmap, as well as our continued efforts in the areas of sustainability, diversity and inclusivity, we’re confident that we will continue to stand out as a market leader.”
JAGGAER develops and provides comprehensive source-to-settle SaaS-based solutions, including advanced Spend Analytics, Category Management, Supplier Management, Sourcing, Contracts, eProcurement, and Invoicing.
More details at www.jaggaer.com.
-- BERNAMA
Friday 29 October 2021
INNIO SHAPES ENERGY LANDSCAPE, JOINING SCIENCE BASED TARGETS INITIATIVE AND "RACE TO ZERO" CAMPAIGN
INNIO furthers commitment to sustainability by signing on with SBTi to set science-based emissions reduction targets and joining the United Nations' "Race to Zero" campaign (Photo: Business Wire)
- INNIO joins the Science Based Targets initiative for emissions reductions
- INNIO’s participation is part of its relentless commitment to reduce carbon emissions in line with the Paris Agreement
- INNIO will also underline its commitment to sustainability by joining the United Nations’ campaign “Race to Zero”
JENBACH, Austria, Oct 29 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- INNIO announced today that it has signed on to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) to set science-based emissions reduction targets in line with 1.5°C emissions scenarios, criteria and recommendations. This commitment builds on INNIO’s leading position as a shaper of the energy transition. In addition, INNIO is proud to join the Race to Zero, a global campaign established by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to bring together global leadership for a healthy, resilient, and zero-carbon future.
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INNIO
is a leading provider of renewable gas, natural gas, and hydrogen-based
solutions and services for power generation and gas compression at or
near the point of use. With its Jenbacher and Waukesha engines, INNIO
contributes to the energy supply of communities, industry and the
public.
“At INNIO, we are relentlessly addressing the threat of climate change by developing carbon reduction actions across our businesses and aligning with external impactful policies that support delivering net-zero emissions,” said Dr. Olaf Berlien, president and CEO of INNIO. “The Science Based Target initiative is an essential part of our commitment to reduce carbon emissions.”
INNIO’s bold sustainability ambitions include that its engines be ready to be powered by 100% climate-neutral gases by 2025 and that 100% of its material inputs be recycled, renewable or reclaimed.
INNIO also is committed to the reduction of greenhouse gases within its value chain and therefore has pledged to lower these emissions at its production and office sites by 50% by 2030. In addition, INNIO suppliers will commit to achieving the same target in the same timeframe, and distributors will be encouraged to follow suit. INNIO used 2020 as the baseline for setting targets and ambitions.
INNIO has taken bold steps to ensure that its sustainability journey is a collaborative process involving all parts of its Jenbacher and Waukesha organizations, from employees to communities to customers to suppliers. Most recently, INNIO published its inaugural Sustainability Report, “Together for a Sustainable Future”; joined the United Nations Global Compact, the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative; and received a Silver Medal rating from EcoVadis, placing INNIO Jenbacher in the top 17% of its peers working toward sustainability.
More detailed information regarding INNIO’s path to a sustainable future can be found at www.innio.com/en/company/sustainability.
About INNIO
INNIO is a leading provider of renewable gas, natural gas, and hydrogen-rich solutions and services for power generation and gas compression at or near the point of use. With our Jenbacher and Waukesha gas engines, INNIO helps to provide communities, industry and the public access to sustainable, reliable and economical power ranging from 200 kW to 10 MW. We also provide life-cycle support and digital solutions to the more than 53,000 delivered gas engines globally, through our service network in more than 100 countries. We deliver innovative technology driven by decarbonization, decentralization, and digitalization to help lead the way to a greener future. Headquartered in Jenbach, Austria, the business also has primary operations in Welland, Ontario, Canada, and Waukesha, Wisconsin, U.S. For more information, visit the company's website at www.innio.com. Follow INNIO on Twitter and LinkedIn.
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Contact
Susanne Reichelt
INNIO
+43 664 80833 2382
susanne.reichelt@innio.com
Source : INNIO
“At INNIO, we are relentlessly addressing the threat of climate change by developing carbon reduction actions across our businesses and aligning with external impactful policies that support delivering net-zero emissions,” said Dr. Olaf Berlien, president and CEO of INNIO. “The Science Based Target initiative is an essential part of our commitment to reduce carbon emissions.”
INNIO’s bold sustainability ambitions include that its engines be ready to be powered by 100% climate-neutral gases by 2025 and that 100% of its material inputs be recycled, renewable or reclaimed.
INNIO also is committed to the reduction of greenhouse gases within its value chain and therefore has pledged to lower these emissions at its production and office sites by 50% by 2030. In addition, INNIO suppliers will commit to achieving the same target in the same timeframe, and distributors will be encouraged to follow suit. INNIO used 2020 as the baseline for setting targets and ambitions.
INNIO has taken bold steps to ensure that its sustainability journey is a collaborative process involving all parts of its Jenbacher and Waukesha organizations, from employees to communities to customers to suppliers. Most recently, INNIO published its inaugural Sustainability Report, “Together for a Sustainable Future”; joined the United Nations Global Compact, the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative; and received a Silver Medal rating from EcoVadis, placing INNIO Jenbacher in the top 17% of its peers working toward sustainability.
More detailed information regarding INNIO’s path to a sustainable future can be found at www.innio.com/en/company/sustainability.
About INNIO
INNIO is a leading provider of renewable gas, natural gas, and hydrogen-rich solutions and services for power generation and gas compression at or near the point of use. With our Jenbacher and Waukesha gas engines, INNIO helps to provide communities, industry and the public access to sustainable, reliable and economical power ranging from 200 kW to 10 MW. We also provide life-cycle support and digital solutions to the more than 53,000 delivered gas engines globally, through our service network in more than 100 countries. We deliver innovative technology driven by decarbonization, decentralization, and digitalization to help lead the way to a greener future. Headquartered in Jenbach, Austria, the business also has primary operations in Welland, Ontario, Canada, and Waukesha, Wisconsin, U.S. For more information, visit the company's website at www.innio.com. Follow INNIO on Twitter and LinkedIn.
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Contact
Susanne Reichelt
INNIO
+43 664 80833 2382
susanne.reichelt@innio.com
Source : INNIO
SPHERA: COMPANIES LACK WELL-DEFINED ROADMAP FOR SAFETY IMPROVEMENT MEASURES IMPLEMENTATION
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 (Bernama) -- While most companies have embraced safety as part of their corporate culture, there are still hurdles to overcome to improve their process safety and personal safety performance, Sphera’s new Safety Report reveals.
Sphera®, a leading global provider of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) performance and risk management software, data and consulting services, surveyed nearly 350 risk, process safety and health and safety professionals.
“An effective safety culture and efficient safety process helps ensure a healthy workforce and enhanced business performance. However, we are still seeing a gap in how companies link safety and business performance, which highlights a need for a more holistic approach through data, software and expertise,” said Sphera Chief Executive Officer and President Paul Marushka.
Results show that while 75 per cent of the respondents said safety was part of their organisation’s corporate culture, only 40 per cent said they had a well-defined safety performance roadmap in place, based on a statement.
According to Sphera’s Safety Report, creating a safety culture is just as important as being compliant, which has impacted the prioritisation of performance safety drivers.
Respondents indicated the top three key safety performance drivers are reducing operational and major accident hazard (MAH) risk exposure (60 per cent), regulatory compliance (48 per cent), and corporate and board priority (37 per cent).
Employer awareness of the safety hazards facing their workforce has been heightened during the pandemic. Over a quarter (27 per cent) of respondents indicated that the adoption of centralised Health and Safety processes was lagging.
For five years, Sphera produced the highly anticipated Process Safety Management/Operational Risk Management (PSM/ORM) report exploring industry trends in process safety and operational risk management.
However, with the 2021 report Sphera has expanded the overall safety landscape to include health and safety as well. While the occupational safety and health sector has especially felt pressure, companies across all sectors have had to make constant structural adjustments to keep workers safe.
More details at www.sphera.com.
-- BERNAMA
APAC Vonage Convo Virtual Nov 11 to drive better connections, business outcomes
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 -- Vonage, a global leader in cloud communications, is hosting the APAC Vonage Convo Virtual on Nov 11 for business decision makers to connect, network, and learn how programmable cloud communications enable customer engagement that is more flexible, intelligent and personal to drive better connections and business outcomes.
The three-hour virtual event will focus on how the pandemic has changed customer interactions forever, the implications for industries—including retail, healthcare, education and finance—and how people will want to interact with brands in the future.
In addition to a keynote from best-selling author Safi Bahcall, attendees will also hear from Joy Corso, Chief Marketing Officer, Vonage and Sunny Rao, Vonage Global Senior Vice President.
Throughout the event, participants will gain valuable insights through interactive experiences and demonstrations as they explore new ways to revolutionise customer engagement.
Attendees will also have the opportunity to learn from customer experience innovators and technologists across industries, including leaders from Curious Thing, Carousell, Visionflex, Paidy, Tuya Smart and LG CNS, and get details on the latest Vonage innovations.
“We’re excited to host the APAC Convo Virtual event to showcase the power of programmable communications to accelerate connections and build lasting relationships with existing and future customers,” said Vonage Chief Marketing Officer, Joy Corso in a statement.
“Through our advanced Vonage Communications Platform, we are enabling businesses to build solutions that are agile, scalable, and intelligent to meet the evolving demands of customers, and Convo attendees will have the chance to experience that firsthand - virtually.”
To find out more about Vonage, visit www.vonage.com.
-- BERNAMA
Thursday 28 October 2021
Linking ports, bulk commodities, trading with indexes, provide ‘bellwether’ for industry development
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 27 -- At the 2021 ‘Belt and Road’ Land-sea Linkage Qingdao Summit held recently, the Global International Shipping Center Index - Northeast Asia Report (2021), Xinhua-Shandong Port Bulk Commodity Index and trade connectivity index report of RCEP member states (2021) were published.
Experts believe that through accurate depiction of the changes of port bulk commodity trade in the form of indexes and establishment of the efficient linkage among ports, bulk commodity and trade, the competitiveness of ports will be enhanced.
In addition, trade transformation and upgrading will be expedited, and the ability to stabilise the price and supply of bulk commodities will be strengthened, so as to provide a ‘bellwether’ for the development of the industry, according to a statement.
The ‘Global International Shipping Center Index’, established by China Economic Information Service with support of the Baltic Exchange, is another world-class port and shipping evaluation index launched globally, on the basis of the ‘Xinhua-Baltic International Shipping Center Development Index’.
The first phase of the index focused on Northeast Asia, and 17 ports in China, Japan, South Korea and Russia were selected as sample ports.
Meanwhile, Xinhua-Shandong Port Bulk Commodity Index was developed and established by Shandong Port Group Co Ltd in collaboration with China Economic Information Service.
It is an important move for the Port to probe into the possibility of taking the index as the starting point to enhance the ability of global resource allocation.
In the trade connectivity index report of RCEP member states (2021), a number of bilateral trade network relations were established in terms of trade exchanges, capital flows and key commodities to show the overall trade status and future evolution among RCEP member states, and reflect the development level of trade interoperability of RCEP member states.
The report also points out that major member states of RCEP are highly complementary in terms of industrial structure and have a close trade and investment relation in import and export, with a promising prospect for future cooperation.
-- BERNAMA
Claritas secures FDA 510(k) clearance for iRAD™ medical image enhancement software
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 27 -- Claritas HealthTech Pte Ltd (Claritas), a healthcare technology company, announced it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market iRAD™.
Claritas iRAD™ is an image processing software that enhances MRI, CT, and X-Ray images through noise reduction and improvement in contrast and entropy, according to a statement.
“We are pleased to receive the FDA 510(k) clearance for iRAD, and now look forward to entering the US market through partnerships with leading medical and academic institutions,” said Director of R&D, Dr Laszlo Neumann.
Claritas has developed iRAD™, an advanced proprietary image enhancement product that produces a significantly enhanced image while ensuring there is no alteration or degradation to the image.
iRAD™ integrates easily into radiologists’ existing PACS becoming part of the clinicians’ workflow, where enhanced images can be compared with the original image.
The image enhancement can be done locally on site (if required by the institution) or on the cloud, providing ease of access. The product provides physicians with adjustable controls to calibrate the degree of enhancement of each parameter.
iRAD™ addresses key challenges faced by the medical imaging industry, namely, the quality and clarity of radiology images. It enhances medical images to help radiologists in improved interpretation of MRI, CT and X-Ray images, thereby achieving correct diagnosis faster and alleviating bottlenecks.
The iRAD™ image enhancement technology forms the foundation of the company’s product suite including its AI based predictive diagnostic solutions.
More details at www.claritashealthtech.com.
-- BERNAMA
RMIT UNIVERSITY-LED RESEARCHERS DEVELOP AI-POWERED GLAUCOMA SCREENING TEST WITH RAPID RESULTS
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 (Bernama) -- A new rapid screening test for glaucoma could help advance early detection of the disease, a leading cause of irreversible blindness.
Developed by a research team of engineers and ophthalmologists led by RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia, the test uses infra-red sensors to monitor eye movement and can produce accurate results within seconds.
According to a statement, about 80 million people worldwide have glaucoma, with more than 111 million expected to be living with the disease by 2040.
Currently, glaucoma is diagnosed through a 30-minute eye pressure test delivered by an ophthalmologist. The new AI-powered test takes just 10 seconds to show if there is a risk of glaucoma, making it ideal for use in a national screening programme.
Lead researcher Professor Dinesh Kumar, RMIT, said early detection, diagnosis and treatment could help prevent blindness, so making screening faster and more accessible was critical.
“This research will allow a non-contact, easy-to-use and low-cost test that can perform routinely at general clinics. It could also promote a community-wide screening programme, reaching people who might not otherwise seek treatment until it's too late,” he added.
The pioneering technology differentiates between glaucoma and healthy eyes by analysing changes in pupil size. In the study, published in IEEE Access, pupils were measured 60 times per second using a low-cost commercial eye tracker.
Under ambient light conditions, patients looked at a computer screen while custom software measured and analysed specific changes in their pupil size. The software then compared the results against existing samples of glaucoma and healthy eyes to determine the risk of glaucoma.
The team is now looking to adapt the technology to work with smartphone cameras instead of the eye tracker used in the study. They are also looking for a commercial partner ahead of a clinical trial planned for 2022.
With further research, the software could also be extended to detect other neurological conditions.
-- BERNAMA
NTHU-DAICEL TIE FIVE-YEAR JOINT PROJECT TO INTEGRATE INNOVATIVE MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEM
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 (Bernama) -- National Tsing Hua University (NTHU) and the well-known Japanese chemical company DAICEL, have announced a five-year joint project to integrate an innovative microfluidic system developed by scholar Kitamori Takehiko into the chemical manufacturing industry.
Total investment in the project is 450 million Japanese yen (approximately NT$110 million), and its potential to reduce energy consumption while lowering the production of carbon and waste is expected to set a new standard for sustainability in the chemical industry. (NT$100 = RM14.92)
Prof Kitamori, a world-renowned pioneer in microfluidic and nanofluidic technology and the former vice president of the University of Tokyo, has been serving as the Yushan Honorary Chair Professor of the Institute of Nanoengineering and Microsystems, Department of Power Mechanical Engineering at NTHU since 2020.
Kitamori explained it could be quite difficult to instantaneously mix several large barrels of chemicals with different temperatures and reaction speeds, and there might even be an explosion if the materials were not handled carefully.
Thus, the preferred way of blending chemicals is by passing it through a microchannel, which makes it possible to precisely control the amount of raw materials used, as well as the mixing sequence and conditions, thereby optimising the quality of the final product.
Kitamori said the aim of the project was to reduce the size of chemical production equipment, so that what was currently produced by a factory measuring 20 x 20 metres can be miniaturised into a system only two square metres in size.
What’s more, such a system would use less energy and materials, making it less expensive, and would also produce less carbon, according to a statement.
Years ago, when DAICEL president Ogawa Yoshimi heard about the microfluidic technology developed by Kitamori, he was deeply impressed, and is now highly pleased that DAICEL is going to integrate this innovative technology into its operations.
He is also looking forward to cooperating with NTHU in introducing this epoch-making manufacturing process to the world, which he also sees as a way of promoting sustainability and the circular economy.
-- BERNAMA
CYBLE EXPANDS PRESENCE IN ANZ REGION THROUGH PARTNERSHIP WITH CAPELLA CONSULTING
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE, Australia, Oct 28 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Cyble,
an AI-powered, Blackbird, Xoogler, and Y Combinator-backed, cyber
threat intelligence company that empowers organisations with surface
web, deepweb, darkweb monitoring and mitigation services, today
announced a strategic partnership with Capella Consulting to spearhead
Cyble's expansion into New Zealand. This news follows the establishment
of Cyble's offices in Melbourne and Sydney, along with the appointment
of Tim Youm as Cyble's Regional Sales Director – Australia & New
Zealand.
This strategic partnership has been forged to address the growing concerns associated with organisations in the ANZ region being increasingly targeted by sophisticated and organised cyberattacks and also due to a strong demand for Cyble’s products and services. Deeply engaged in the cybersecurity partner ecosystem, Cyble is proud to announce that its new partnership with Capella Consulting is directed at growing and enhancing the delivery of cybersecurity services to organisations in New Zealand.
Tim says, "Until now, most clients in the ANZ region have been raising concerns about the lack of visibility of threats targeting their organisation. This is further aggravated by the multitude of false positive alerts while waiting for timely and relevant threat intelligence. This partnership will combine Cyble's expertise as a global provider of threat monitoring and mitigation solutions with the expertise of Capella Consulting. The presence of Cyble's dedicated ANZ region team of security researchers focused on the region will provide a significant advantage to this collaboration."
Founded in 2001, Capella Consulting is a known leader in New Zealand, providing clients with comprehensive IT and Cybersecurity consulting services. "Cyble is a global threat intelligence SaaS provider with the dedicated ANZ region researcher team which enhances our Cybersecurity practice such as techsafe.nz to help our clients uncover their cyber risks in the surface web, deepweb, and darkweb to mitigate against sophisticated and organised cyberattacks," says Eamonn Kelly, MD at Capella Consulting.
“Capella Consulting is an ideal partner for Cyble. This new collaboration will enable Cyble to deliver valuable threat intelligence and provide innovative darkweb and cybercrime monitoring and mitigation solutions to customers in New Zealand. This is in line with Cyble's vision for enabling a stronger and safer digital economy in the New Zealand market. The collaboration strengthens our shared objectives of the development, education, and growth of our community of cybersecurity partnerships," says Mandar Patil, VP- International Market and Customer Success at Cyble.
Beenu Arora, co-founder and CEO of Cyble says, "Capella Consulting has established longstanding client relationships in New Zealand based on the excellence of their services. This is an exciting strategic partnership for Cyble, directed at bolstering our efforts to better serve and solve the cyber risk challenges faced by clients in the region. We look forward to working with Capella Consulting to deliver the most timely and actionable cyber intelligence to the New Zealand client community."
About Cyble:
Cyble is a global threat intelligence SaaS provider that helps enterprises protect themselves from cybercrimes and exposure in the surface web, deepweb, and darkweb. Its prime focus is to provide organisations with real-time visibility to their digital risk footprint. Backed by Blackbird Ventures, Xoogler and Y Combinator as part of the 2021 winter cohort, Cyble has also been recognised by Forbes as one of the top 20 Best Cybersecurity Start-ups, along with several other industry recognitions. Headquartered in Georgia, United States and with offices in Australia, Singapore, and India, Cyble has a global presence. To learn more about Cyble, visit www.cyble.com.
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Contact
Medha Roy Chowdhury
EMAIL: Enquiries@Cyble.com
MOBILE: +1 678 379 3241
Source : Cyble
This strategic partnership has been forged to address the growing concerns associated with organisations in the ANZ region being increasingly targeted by sophisticated and organised cyberattacks and also due to a strong demand for Cyble’s products and services. Deeply engaged in the cybersecurity partner ecosystem, Cyble is proud to announce that its new partnership with Capella Consulting is directed at growing and enhancing the delivery of cybersecurity services to organisations in New Zealand.
Tim says, "Until now, most clients in the ANZ region have been raising concerns about the lack of visibility of threats targeting their organisation. This is further aggravated by the multitude of false positive alerts while waiting for timely and relevant threat intelligence. This partnership will combine Cyble's expertise as a global provider of threat monitoring and mitigation solutions with the expertise of Capella Consulting. The presence of Cyble's dedicated ANZ region team of security researchers focused on the region will provide a significant advantage to this collaboration."
Founded in 2001, Capella Consulting is a known leader in New Zealand, providing clients with comprehensive IT and Cybersecurity consulting services. "Cyble is a global threat intelligence SaaS provider with the dedicated ANZ region researcher team which enhances our Cybersecurity practice such as techsafe.nz to help our clients uncover their cyber risks in the surface web, deepweb, and darkweb to mitigate against sophisticated and organised cyberattacks," says Eamonn Kelly, MD at Capella Consulting.
“Capella Consulting is an ideal partner for Cyble. This new collaboration will enable Cyble to deliver valuable threat intelligence and provide innovative darkweb and cybercrime monitoring and mitigation solutions to customers in New Zealand. This is in line with Cyble's vision for enabling a stronger and safer digital economy in the New Zealand market. The collaboration strengthens our shared objectives of the development, education, and growth of our community of cybersecurity partnerships," says Mandar Patil, VP- International Market and Customer Success at Cyble.
Beenu Arora, co-founder and CEO of Cyble says, "Capella Consulting has established longstanding client relationships in New Zealand based on the excellence of their services. This is an exciting strategic partnership for Cyble, directed at bolstering our efforts to better serve and solve the cyber risk challenges faced by clients in the region. We look forward to working with Capella Consulting to deliver the most timely and actionable cyber intelligence to the New Zealand client community."
About Cyble:
Cyble is a global threat intelligence SaaS provider that helps enterprises protect themselves from cybercrimes and exposure in the surface web, deepweb, and darkweb. Its prime focus is to provide organisations with real-time visibility to their digital risk footprint. Backed by Blackbird Ventures, Xoogler and Y Combinator as part of the 2021 winter cohort, Cyble has also been recognised by Forbes as one of the top 20 Best Cybersecurity Start-ups, along with several other industry recognitions. Headquartered in Georgia, United States and with offices in Australia, Singapore, and India, Cyble has a global presence. To learn more about Cyble, visit www.cyble.com.
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Contact
Medha Roy Chowdhury
EMAIL: Enquiries@Cyble.com
MOBILE: +1 678 379 3241
Source : Cyble
CLOUDFLARE RANKED LEADER AMONG EDGE DEVELOPMENT PLATFORMS
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 (Bernama) -- Cloudflare Inc, the security, performance, and reliability company helping to build a better Internet, has been named by Forrester Research Inc as a Leader in The Forrester New Wave™: Edge Development Platforms, Q4 2021 report.
The Cloudflare Workers Developer Platform was ranked as differentiated in eight criteria, including developer experience, programming model, integrations, and roadmap.
“With Cloudflare’s Workers platform, we hope to empower the next billion dollar enterprise to be built entirely on Cloudflare,” said Cloudflare co-founder and CEO, Matthew Prince in a statement.
“Whether you are an individual developer, a small business, or large enterprise, it’s truly powerful to build apps that can solve real-world problems and can run in seconds, globally, all with less code and faster.”
In the Forrester New Wave™: Edge Development Platforms, Forrester notes: “Cloudflare has an intuitive developer experience, fast, global deployment of updated code, and minimal cold start times.”
The report continues: “the global reach and breadth of Cloudflare’s edge development platform makes it a good solution for development teams that want to build high-performance web sites, support personalised content, and defend against malicious attacks.”
Launched in 2017, the Cloudflare Workers edge-based serverless platform helps developers to deploy code instantly across the globe for exceptional performance, reliability, and scale. Workers runs at global scale by default because it automatically routes traffic across Cloudflare’s network of more than 250 cities in over 100 countries.
Today, more than a hundred thousand developers worldwide use Cloudflare Workers to Release Code Instantly Worldwide; Get Security and Reliability Out-of-the-Box; and, Integrate Smoothly with Other Tools.
More details at www.cloudflare.com.
-- BERNAMA
The Cloudflare Workers Developer Platform was ranked as differentiated in eight criteria, including developer experience, programming model, integrations, and roadmap.
“With Cloudflare’s Workers platform, we hope to empower the next billion dollar enterprise to be built entirely on Cloudflare,” said Cloudflare co-founder and CEO, Matthew Prince in a statement.
“Whether you are an individual developer, a small business, or large enterprise, it’s truly powerful to build apps that can solve real-world problems and can run in seconds, globally, all with less code and faster.”
In the Forrester New Wave™: Edge Development Platforms, Forrester notes: “Cloudflare has an intuitive developer experience, fast, global deployment of updated code, and minimal cold start times.”
The report continues: “the global reach and breadth of Cloudflare’s edge development platform makes it a good solution for development teams that want to build high-performance web sites, support personalised content, and defend against malicious attacks.”
Launched in 2017, the Cloudflare Workers edge-based serverless platform helps developers to deploy code instantly across the globe for exceptional performance, reliability, and scale. Workers runs at global scale by default because it automatically routes traffic across Cloudflare’s network of more than 250 cities in over 100 countries.
Today, more than a hundred thousand developers worldwide use Cloudflare Workers to Release Code Instantly Worldwide; Get Security and Reliability Out-of-the-Box; and, Integrate Smoothly with Other Tools.
More details at www.cloudflare.com.
-- BERNAMA
ADAGENE COLLABORATES FOR ADG106 CLINICAL TRIAL COMBINING WITH NIVOLUMAB FOR SINGAPORE CANCER PATIENTS
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 (Bernama) -- Adagene Inc (Adagene), the National University Cancer Institute, Singapore (NCIS) at the National University Hospital in Singapore, National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS), and the Singapore Translational Cancer Consortium (STCC), announced initiation of a phase 1b/2 clinical trial of the anti-CD137 agonist antibody, ADG106, in combination with the anti-PD-1 antibody, Nivolumab.
The trial will be led by Professor Goh Boon Cher, Senior Consultant, Department of Haematology-Oncology and Deputy Director (Research) at NCIS, and Associate Professor Daniel Tan, Head of the Division of Clinical Trials and Epidemiological Sciences and Senior Consultant, Division of Medical Oncology, NCCS.
Both Professor Goh and Associate Professor Tan lead the STCC’s Cancer Clinical Trials & Investigational Medicine Unit that brings together centres in Singapore for scaled up capacity, efficiency and expertise in conducting cancer clinical trials, according to a statement.
ADG106 is being developed by Adagene for the treatment of advanced solid tumours and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. The phase 1b/2 trial will evaluate this novel combination in advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients who have progressed on prior therapies.
“We are excited to support this trial evaluating ADG106 in combination with Nivolumab, another leading anti-PD-1 therapy to be combined in clinical trials with ADG106 as a potential best-in-class treatment targeting CD137,” said Co-founder, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Adagene, Peter Luo, Ph.D.
The phase 1b/2 open label trial is designed to evaluate safety, tolerability, and anti-tumour activity of the combination in up to 53 patients with advanced NSCLC who have progressed after prior treatment.
The trial will also include exploratory biomarker analyses, including immune cell profiling in response to treatment.
The trial will involve work under the Lung Cancer programme that is supported by the RIE2020 Open Fund - Large Collaborative Grant (OF-LCG) programme, administered by the Singapore Ministry of Health’s National Medical Research Council (NMRC) and supported by the National Research Foundation Singapore.
OF-LCG is composed of a multi-disciplinary team of clinician-scientists, clinicians, researchers, molecular biologists and computational biologists across various research institutes in Singapore.
-- BERNAMA
The trial will be led by Professor Goh Boon Cher, Senior Consultant, Department of Haematology-Oncology and Deputy Director (Research) at NCIS, and Associate Professor Daniel Tan, Head of the Division of Clinical Trials and Epidemiological Sciences and Senior Consultant, Division of Medical Oncology, NCCS.
Both Professor Goh and Associate Professor Tan lead the STCC’s Cancer Clinical Trials & Investigational Medicine Unit that brings together centres in Singapore for scaled up capacity, efficiency and expertise in conducting cancer clinical trials, according to a statement.
ADG106 is being developed by Adagene for the treatment of advanced solid tumours and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. The phase 1b/2 trial will evaluate this novel combination in advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients who have progressed on prior therapies.
“We are excited to support this trial evaluating ADG106 in combination with Nivolumab, another leading anti-PD-1 therapy to be combined in clinical trials with ADG106 as a potential best-in-class treatment targeting CD137,” said Co-founder, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Adagene, Peter Luo, Ph.D.
The phase 1b/2 open label trial is designed to evaluate safety, tolerability, and anti-tumour activity of the combination in up to 53 patients with advanced NSCLC who have progressed after prior treatment.
The trial will also include exploratory biomarker analyses, including immune cell profiling in response to treatment.
The trial will involve work under the Lung Cancer programme that is supported by the RIE2020 Open Fund - Large Collaborative Grant (OF-LCG) programme, administered by the Singapore Ministry of Health’s National Medical Research Council (NMRC) and supported by the National Research Foundation Singapore.
OF-LCG is composed of a multi-disciplinary team of clinician-scientists, clinicians, researchers, molecular biologists and computational biologists across various research institutes in Singapore.
-- BERNAMA
Wednesday 27 October 2021
UNIQUE NETWORK INCREASES US$11.3 MILLION FOR NEXT-GENERATION NFT INFRASTRUCTURE
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 26 (Bernama) -- Unique Network, a next generation NFT chain for Polkadot and Kusama, has announced raising US$11.3 million in the second round of its pre-sale, bringing its total raised to US$16 million. (US$1 = RM4.150)
The investment round was led by Web3 investment pioneers Outlier Ventures, who were joined by some of the most well-known NFT investors.
The investors included The LAO, Flamingo, Nalu Capital and over 200 other investors, including a number of follow-on investments from its previous funding round, especially with the quality and quantity of investors involved, positioning Unique Network well for the upcoming launch of Quartz, its NFT chain for Kusama.
“Despite all the current buzz around NFTs, there is still a massive barrier to entry,” said Unique Network co-founder and CEO Alexander Mitrovich in a statement.
“Gas fees, the need to purchase cryptocurrencies, storage, and even the fact that NFTs have limited features for artists to express their vision, all hold the industry back.
“Unique Network and our Kusama chain, Quartz, are built to solve the economic and storage problems with Ethereum-based NFTs and create new levels of interaction and malleability that will take NFTs to the next level.”
Unique Network will participate in the upcoming parachain auctions for Kusama, during which they aim to secure a parachain slot for Quartz, their new canary network for Kusama. Beginning Oct 27, interested parties can participate in the crowdloan to help Quartz win the auction.
In the five months since its first investment round, Unique Network has announced various partnerships including with the UN-led DigitalArt4Climate Campaign with GloCha, RMRK, Art Curators Grid, Forever Has Fallen, and more.
With the impending launch of Quartz, Unique Network will be able to help even more projects and artists develop their NFT marketplaces and experiences.
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FORMER HSBC COO ANDY MAGUIRE IS NAPIER NEW CHAIR
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 27 (Bernama) -- Napier, provider of advanced anti-financial crime compliance solutions, has announced former HSBC Chief Operations Officer, Andy Maguire, will take the helm as Board Chair for the fast-growing RegTech.
Maguire has been working with Napier in an advisory role since February and is now elected to preside over the Board in full as the company moves into a new phase of growth.
He has over 30 years’ experience in the international finance sector and is currently Chair of the BCG Banking Practice, Chair of Thought Machine and Board Member at AIB.
In a statement, founder and CEO at Napier, Julian Dixon said: “An early adopter of digital transformation in the banking sector, Andy’s experience is simply incomparable when it comes to understanding financial crime and operational risks on a global scale.
“Ever since he joined us in February, we’ve been benefitting from his vast wealth of knowledge and guidance. I am delighted that we stand to leverage so much more from his greater involvement in the business as its Chair moving forward.”
Napier’s Board of Directors also includes Deutsche Bank’s former technology COO, Neil Smith, as well as senior partners from Big Ideas Group, Rosa Howard and its founder Sebastian Gray, while Wall Street veteran John Neary and ex-PwC partner John Barnsley sit in global advisory roles.
Maguire said: “From the bottom up, the talent at Napier is the true driving force of this rapidly expanding RegTech.
“I am honoured to be elected Chair and to be able to work so closely alongside a leadership team that knows this industry inside out and, importantly, knows how to win.”
As provider of choice to over 200 clients including tier one banks, payment providers, FX, crypto and other financial institutions, such as Dow Jones, Australia Post and Refinitiv, Napier doubled its annual revenues in 2020 by providing its award-winning AI-enhanced platform for intelligent AML and financial crime compliance.
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Maguire has been working with Napier in an advisory role since February and is now elected to preside over the Board in full as the company moves into a new phase of growth.
He has over 30 years’ experience in the international finance sector and is currently Chair of the BCG Banking Practice, Chair of Thought Machine and Board Member at AIB.
In a statement, founder and CEO at Napier, Julian Dixon said: “An early adopter of digital transformation in the banking sector, Andy’s experience is simply incomparable when it comes to understanding financial crime and operational risks on a global scale.
“Ever since he joined us in February, we’ve been benefitting from his vast wealth of knowledge and guidance. I am delighted that we stand to leverage so much more from his greater involvement in the business as its Chair moving forward.”
Napier’s Board of Directors also includes Deutsche Bank’s former technology COO, Neil Smith, as well as senior partners from Big Ideas Group, Rosa Howard and its founder Sebastian Gray, while Wall Street veteran John Neary and ex-PwC partner John Barnsley sit in global advisory roles.
Maguire said: “From the bottom up, the talent at Napier is the true driving force of this rapidly expanding RegTech.
“I am honoured to be elected Chair and to be able to work so closely alongside a leadership team that knows this industry inside out and, importantly, knows how to win.”
As provider of choice to over 200 clients including tier one banks, payment providers, FX, crypto and other financial institutions, such as Dow Jones, Australia Post and Refinitiv, Napier doubled its annual revenues in 2020 by providing its award-winning AI-enhanced platform for intelligent AML and financial crime compliance.
-- BERNAMA
MICHAEL GUYONNET APPOINTED VICE PRESIDENT OF NETWORKS, GALLIUM SEMICONDUCTOR
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 27 (Bernama) -- Gallium Semiconductor, an innovative supplier of RF Gallium Nitride (GaN) semiconductor solutions for 5G mobile communications, has announced the appointment of Michael Guyonnet as Vice President of Networks.
In a statement, Gallium Semiconductor Chief Executive Officer Kin Tan said: "I am thrilled that Michael will be joining us as our VP of Networks.
“Michael brings a rare combination of technical and business expertise that will be critical in helping us deliver market leading products for our 5G customers,” said Kin, adding that Guyonnet was highly experienced in the semiconductor and network communications industry.
Guyonnet joins Gallium Semi from Renesas Electronics, a global leader in microcontrollers, analog, power and SoC products, having previously served in technical and marketing leadership roles at Ampleon, MACOM and NXP.
He began his career as a design and modeling engineer at Freescale, and received his PhD and Master’s degrees from Université de Limoges and a Bachelor's degree from Université d'Orléans.
Guyonnet, who will be based in Toulouse, France and oversees product teams across France, the Netherlands and the US, said: "I am excited to join Gallium Semi. I look forward to working with Kin and the team in executing our technology and product strategy that addresses our customers’ most challenging problems."
Gallium Semiconductor combines the best global talents from engineering to manufacturing operations with experienced business leaders to cost effectively deliver the highest performance and efficiency semiconductors for next generation RF, microwave and millimeter-wave systems.
For more information, visit www.galliumsemi.com.
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In a statement, Gallium Semiconductor Chief Executive Officer Kin Tan said: "I am thrilled that Michael will be joining us as our VP of Networks.
“Michael brings a rare combination of technical and business expertise that will be critical in helping us deliver market leading products for our 5G customers,” said Kin, adding that Guyonnet was highly experienced in the semiconductor and network communications industry.
Guyonnet joins Gallium Semi from Renesas Electronics, a global leader in microcontrollers, analog, power and SoC products, having previously served in technical and marketing leadership roles at Ampleon, MACOM and NXP.
He began his career as a design and modeling engineer at Freescale, and received his PhD and Master’s degrees from Université de Limoges and a Bachelor's degree from Université d'Orléans.
Guyonnet, who will be based in Toulouse, France and oversees product teams across France, the Netherlands and the US, said: "I am excited to join Gallium Semi. I look forward to working with Kin and the team in executing our technology and product strategy that addresses our customers’ most challenging problems."
Gallium Semiconductor combines the best global talents from engineering to manufacturing operations with experienced business leaders to cost effectively deliver the highest performance and efficiency semiconductors for next generation RF, microwave and millimeter-wave systems.
For more information, visit www.galliumsemi.com.
-- BERNAMA
KYRIBA REPORT DECLARES NORTH AMERICAN/EUROPEAN CORPORATIONS' US$27.87 BILLION FX VOLATILITY EARNINGS
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 27 (Bernama) -- Kyriba’s Currency Impact Report (CIR), a comprehensive quarterly report that details the impacts of foreign exchange (FX) exposures among 1,200 multinational companies based in North America and Europe, reveals US$27.87 billion in total impacts to earnings from currency volatility. (US$1 = RM4.145)
According to a statement, the combined pool of corporations reported US$23.62 billion in tailwinds and US$4.25 billion in headwinds in the second quarter of 2021.
North American companies experienced greater headwinds than their European counterparts, reporting US$2.32 billion in FX-related negative impacts — a decrease of 153 per cent from the previous quarter.
By comparison, European corporations reported US$1.93 billion in negative impacts — a decrease of 45 per cent from the previous quarter.
“Headwinds and tailwinds reveal the vulnerability North American and European multinational corporations’ revenues and earnings per share have to currency movements,” said Chief Evangelist for Kyriba, Wolfgang Koester.
“With many reporting 10 per cent or more of earnings were the direct result of currency gains or losses, CFOs have a long way to go to mitigate risk.”
Highlights from the October 2021 Kyriba Currency Impact Report include the average earnings per share (EPS) impact from currency volatility reported by North American companies in Q2 2021 held steady at US$0.03 — three times greater than the recommended standard of US$0.01 EPS impact.
In addition, publicly traded North American companies that qualified to be monitored in the Q2 2021 CIR reported a combined US$22.93 billion in positive currency impacts, and US$2.23 billion in negative currency impacts.
Meanwhile, publicly traded European companies that qualified to be monitored in the Q2 2021 CIR reported a combined US$686 million in positive currency impacts, and US$1.93 billion in negative currency impacts.
The U.S. dollar (USD) remained the currency most mentioned as impactful by European companies on earnings calls for the fourth quarter in a row, followed by the euro and the Brazilian real ranking third.
All companies analysed in the report conduct business in more than one currency, with at least 15 per cent of their revenue coming from nations located outside of their headquarters.
More details at www.kyriba.com.
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According to a statement, the combined pool of corporations reported US$23.62 billion in tailwinds and US$4.25 billion in headwinds in the second quarter of 2021.
North American companies experienced greater headwinds than their European counterparts, reporting US$2.32 billion in FX-related negative impacts — a decrease of 153 per cent from the previous quarter.
By comparison, European corporations reported US$1.93 billion in negative impacts — a decrease of 45 per cent from the previous quarter.
“Headwinds and tailwinds reveal the vulnerability North American and European multinational corporations’ revenues and earnings per share have to currency movements,” said Chief Evangelist for Kyriba, Wolfgang Koester.
“With many reporting 10 per cent or more of earnings were the direct result of currency gains or losses, CFOs have a long way to go to mitigate risk.”
Highlights from the October 2021 Kyriba Currency Impact Report include the average earnings per share (EPS) impact from currency volatility reported by North American companies in Q2 2021 held steady at US$0.03 — three times greater than the recommended standard of US$0.01 EPS impact.
In addition, publicly traded North American companies that qualified to be monitored in the Q2 2021 CIR reported a combined US$22.93 billion in positive currency impacts, and US$2.23 billion in negative currency impacts.
Meanwhile, publicly traded European companies that qualified to be monitored in the Q2 2021 CIR reported a combined US$686 million in positive currency impacts, and US$1.93 billion in negative currency impacts.
The U.S. dollar (USD) remained the currency most mentioned as impactful by European companies on earnings calls for the fourth quarter in a row, followed by the euro and the Brazilian real ranking third.
All companies analysed in the report conduct business in more than one currency, with at least 15 per cent of their revenue coming from nations located outside of their headquarters.
More details at www.kyriba.com.
-- BERNAMA
Tuesday 26 October 2021
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU, MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS, TAIWAN: WITH ITS CAPABILITY TO INTEGRATE VARIOUS ITC TECHNOLOGIES, TAIWAN HAS BECOME A TRUSTED PARTNER IN THE SOUTHEAST ASIAN SUPPLY CHAIN FOR SMART METERS
With Its Capability to Integrate Various ITC Technologies, Taiwan Has Become a Trusted Partner in the Southeast Asian Supply Chain for Smart Meters
TAIPEI, Taiwan, Oct 26 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- A smart meter system consists of a smart electricity meter, a communication system, and a meter information management system. By enabling two-way interactions between end-users and utilities through a cloud-based platform, it is the most important infrastructure component of a modern smart grid system. Supported by the Industrial Development Bureau, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Taiwan’s four leading smart meter manufacturers – Acbel Polytech, Arch Meter, Tatung Company, and DAS Technology – all have a comprehensive set of technical capabilities in system development and have secured international certifications for their products. Their expertise encompasses key components, system integration, and value-added applications.
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Southeast
Asia has emerged as a major regional market for smart grid solutions in
recent years. To realize its smart grid vision, Malaysia is aiming for
the total adoption of smart meters by 2026. Achieving this target means
that an estimated 9.1 million households across the country will be
fitted with a smart meter. With the arrival of the peak period for smart
meter installations in Malaysia, Taiwan is offering a unique chance for
a wide range of collaborations. Together, Taiwanese and Malaysian
companies can develop total smart grid solutions and related services.
At the same time, the supply chains of the two countries can synergize
and thereby form a trusting partnership within the smart grid sector.
Taiwan possesses the capabilities to develop the core technologies of a smart meter system. These include IC design, network hardware, inspection equipment, and other key components. Among Taiwanese smart meter manufacturers, Arch Meter is a major developer for the key components deployed in a smart grid. The company focuses on power monitoring, advanced power management and integration of networking technologies. Its high-efficiency and automated solutions are adopted by utilities, manufacturers, enterprises, and homeowners. To further expand its presence in the high-end segment of the smart meter market, Arch Meter is developing premium products that combine AI-based power measurement with cutting-edge communication technologies. At the same time, it is forming R&D partnerships with other players to ensure successful market entry for its products.
Taiwan has established a complete system for the manufacturing, sales, and transportation of its products. It reaches almost every country of the major regions including North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Southeast Asia. Take Tatung Company for example. It collaborates with world-class companies such as Trilliant, Cyan, and Schneider with respect to smart grid solutions. After the acquisitions of several important certifications (e.g., JIS, TIS, and SIRIM), Tatung is now successfully marketing its products in Southeast Asia and Japan. Besides Tatung, DAS Technology is another Taiwanese smart meter manufacturer that maintains a solid reputation among international clients. For a long time, DAS has been a technological partner of ITRON, an American company and a global leader in automated meter reading systems. Thanks to this relationship, DAS has developed the capability to offer customized products that meet the specific needs of different countries.
Taiwanese smart manufacturers are also recognized for enhancing products with value-added applications. In the case of Acbel Polytech, it has been a specialist in power management technologies. With this foundation, the company is now proactively developing new solutions that connect smart meters with other applications such as EV charging and PLC. Likewise, DAS is searching for new ways to integrate advanced communication technologies into smart meters so that its hardware can serve under a general power management system, a home automation system, a 4G communication module, an IoT platform, etc. By leveraging IoT, smart meter manufacturers are going to create bigger opportunities for their products across different applications. Acbel is currently working to make its smart meters an essential element of the EV charging infrastructure. Meanwhile, DAS is extending the application scope of its products to the field of power management.
As smart meters are already deeply embedded in many countries’ grid systems, governments around the world have begun drawing up a list of qualified suppliers in this field in order to reduce the risks related to national and cyber security. Since Taiwan plays a crucial role in the supply chains for semiconductor chips and communication equipment, it can provide solutions that fully integrate smart meters with the necessary information security technologies. In sum, Taiwan can become a trusted partner in the global smart grid supply chain.
TechNews has released a new video introducing Taiwan’s smart meter industry on its YouTube channel. If you wish to contact related Taiwanese manufacturers to further discuss business opportunities, please email your inquiries to Ms. Kelly Chou at: kelly@itri.org.tw
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Media
Ms. Kelly Chou
Industrial Development Bureau, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Taiwan
kelly@itri.org.tw
Source : Industrial Development Bureau, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Taiwan
Taiwan possesses the capabilities to develop the core technologies of a smart meter system. These include IC design, network hardware, inspection equipment, and other key components. Among Taiwanese smart meter manufacturers, Arch Meter is a major developer for the key components deployed in a smart grid. The company focuses on power monitoring, advanced power management and integration of networking technologies. Its high-efficiency and automated solutions are adopted by utilities, manufacturers, enterprises, and homeowners. To further expand its presence in the high-end segment of the smart meter market, Arch Meter is developing premium products that combine AI-based power measurement with cutting-edge communication technologies. At the same time, it is forming R&D partnerships with other players to ensure successful market entry for its products.
Taiwan has established a complete system for the manufacturing, sales, and transportation of its products. It reaches almost every country of the major regions including North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Southeast Asia. Take Tatung Company for example. It collaborates with world-class companies such as Trilliant, Cyan, and Schneider with respect to smart grid solutions. After the acquisitions of several important certifications (e.g., JIS, TIS, and SIRIM), Tatung is now successfully marketing its products in Southeast Asia and Japan. Besides Tatung, DAS Technology is another Taiwanese smart meter manufacturer that maintains a solid reputation among international clients. For a long time, DAS has been a technological partner of ITRON, an American company and a global leader in automated meter reading systems. Thanks to this relationship, DAS has developed the capability to offer customized products that meet the specific needs of different countries.
Taiwanese smart manufacturers are also recognized for enhancing products with value-added applications. In the case of Acbel Polytech, it has been a specialist in power management technologies. With this foundation, the company is now proactively developing new solutions that connect smart meters with other applications such as EV charging and PLC. Likewise, DAS is searching for new ways to integrate advanced communication technologies into smart meters so that its hardware can serve under a general power management system, a home automation system, a 4G communication module, an IoT platform, etc. By leveraging IoT, smart meter manufacturers are going to create bigger opportunities for their products across different applications. Acbel is currently working to make its smart meters an essential element of the EV charging infrastructure. Meanwhile, DAS is extending the application scope of its products to the field of power management.
As smart meters are already deeply embedded in many countries’ grid systems, governments around the world have begun drawing up a list of qualified suppliers in this field in order to reduce the risks related to national and cyber security. Since Taiwan plays a crucial role in the supply chains for semiconductor chips and communication equipment, it can provide solutions that fully integrate smart meters with the necessary information security technologies. In sum, Taiwan can become a trusted partner in the global smart grid supply chain.
TechNews has released a new video introducing Taiwan’s smart meter industry on its YouTube channel. If you wish to contact related Taiwanese manufacturers to further discuss business opportunities, please email your inquiries to Ms. Kelly Chou at: kelly@itri.org.tw
View source version on businesswire.com:
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Industrial Development Bureau, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Taiwan
kelly@itri.org.tw
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JUMIO LAUNCHES END-TO-END ORCHESTRATION FOR ITS KYX PLATFORM TO DELIVER HOLISTIC VIEW OF CONSUMER IDENTITIES AND RISK
Next-generation
platform combines digital identity proofing, compliance verification
and anti-money laundering checks at scale to ensure smooth business
operations and unmatched user experience
PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct 26 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Jumio, the leading provider of AI-powered end-to-end identity verification, eKYC and AML solutions, today announced the launch of an intuitive no-code orchestration layer for its KYX Platform that unifies an entire set of risk and fraud detection capabilities to address identity proofing, compliance verifications and AML use cases. Jumio pioneered the ID + selfie approach to identity verification and is now significantly expanding its platform capabilities for business customers. The KYX Platform will now provide multi-layered, end-to-end risk detection with flexible workflows, increasing visibility by showing a holistic view of the consumer identity and any underlying risk.
As fraudsters become increasingly sophisticated, businesses are having to layer in countless risk signals from multiple vendors in an attempt to protect their ecosystems. The Jumio KYX Platform addresses these pain points by enabling its customers to orchestrate the controls and assurances needed to know and trust their end users — all through a single API layer powered by AI and automation, achieving record high catch rates and low false positives.
“Jumio’s next-generation KYX orchestration platform reimagines the process from one-off authentication to holistic user recognition and verification,” said Jumio CEO Robert Prigge. “Rather than treating all users as potential threats, the platform puts the business customer at the center of the verification process. This delivers a more seamless user experience that verifies consumer or employee data coupled with enhanced authentication using a document such as a government-issued ID.”
With the addition of an orchestration layer, Jumio’s platform leverages its best-in-class identity verification technology to address today’s market challenges caused by the rampant theft of personally identifiable information (PII) via large-scale data breaches. Jumio’s ability to quickly verify and validate consumers, via government-issued IDs and other data sources and risk signals, completely differentiates the next-generation KYX Platform from other providers who rely on data that have been compromised in breaches. The engine behind the platform allows enterprises to create custom risk and fraud workflows using a no-code interface and presents a unified risk score to provide a single outcome across multiple risk checks.
“Our intent is to take the heavy lifting of fraud prevention out of the hands of our customers. By leveraging our KYX Platform, complete with flexible workflows, no-code orchestration and multi-layered risk signals, organizations can assess not only the risk of the individual, but also the devices associated with them, the IDs they furnish and their facial biometrics — all in one platform through a single API layer,” said Bala Kumar, chief product officer of Jumio. “We want to enable our customers to focus on their primary business and leave the fraud prevention to us. We are their first and strongest defense for bringing in valuable customers while keeping the bad actors out. Suspicious transactions will get pushed to our integrated case management solution so fraud and compliance analysts can quickly triage and resolve any issues.”
Latam fintech pioneer, Rappi, is one of the first Jumio customers to sign up for early access to the next-generation Jumio KYX Platform.
“We’re excited to work with a platform that gives us the flexibility to add data sources, maximize conversions and optimize the user workflow and overall customer experience,” said Juan Pablo Ortega, Rappi co-founder. “This vision aligns and supports our expansion ambitions and goals for the future.”
Visit jumio.com/KYX to learn more.
About Jumio
When identity matters, trust Jumio. Jumio’s mission is to make the internet a safer place by protecting the ecosystems of businesses through a unified, end-to-end identity verification, eKYC and AML platform. The Jumio KYX Platform offers a range of identity proofing and AML services to accurately establish, maintain and reassert trust from account opening to ongoing transaction monitoring.
Leveraging advanced technology including AI, biometrics, machine learning, liveness detection and automation, Jumio helps organizations fight fraud and financial crime, onboard good customers faster and meet regulatory compliance including KYC, AML and GDPR. Jumio has carried out more than 400 million verifications spanning over 200 countries and territories from real-time web and mobile transactions.
Based in Palo Alto, Jumio operates globally with offices in North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia Pacific and has been the recipient of numerous awards for innovation. Jumio is backed by Centana Growth Partners, Great Hill Partners and Millennium Technology Value Partners.
For more information, please visit www.jumio.com.
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U.S. Media Contact
Diana Gallagher
10Fold Communications
jumio@10fold.com
408-656-9699
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FleishmanHillard UK
gemma.lingham@fleishman.com
+44-752-569-9347
Source : Jumio
PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct 26 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Jumio, the leading provider of AI-powered end-to-end identity verification, eKYC and AML solutions, today announced the launch of an intuitive no-code orchestration layer for its KYX Platform that unifies an entire set of risk and fraud detection capabilities to address identity proofing, compliance verifications and AML use cases. Jumio pioneered the ID + selfie approach to identity verification and is now significantly expanding its platform capabilities for business customers. The KYX Platform will now provide multi-layered, end-to-end risk detection with flexible workflows, increasing visibility by showing a holistic view of the consumer identity and any underlying risk.
As fraudsters become increasingly sophisticated, businesses are having to layer in countless risk signals from multiple vendors in an attempt to protect their ecosystems. The Jumio KYX Platform addresses these pain points by enabling its customers to orchestrate the controls and assurances needed to know and trust their end users — all through a single API layer powered by AI and automation, achieving record high catch rates and low false positives.
“Jumio’s next-generation KYX orchestration platform reimagines the process from one-off authentication to holistic user recognition and verification,” said Jumio CEO Robert Prigge. “Rather than treating all users as potential threats, the platform puts the business customer at the center of the verification process. This delivers a more seamless user experience that verifies consumer or employee data coupled with enhanced authentication using a document such as a government-issued ID.”
With the addition of an orchestration layer, Jumio’s platform leverages its best-in-class identity verification technology to address today’s market challenges caused by the rampant theft of personally identifiable information (PII) via large-scale data breaches. Jumio’s ability to quickly verify and validate consumers, via government-issued IDs and other data sources and risk signals, completely differentiates the next-generation KYX Platform from other providers who rely on data that have been compromised in breaches. The engine behind the platform allows enterprises to create custom risk and fraud workflows using a no-code interface and presents a unified risk score to provide a single outcome across multiple risk checks.
“Our intent is to take the heavy lifting of fraud prevention out of the hands of our customers. By leveraging our KYX Platform, complete with flexible workflows, no-code orchestration and multi-layered risk signals, organizations can assess not only the risk of the individual, but also the devices associated with them, the IDs they furnish and their facial biometrics — all in one platform through a single API layer,” said Bala Kumar, chief product officer of Jumio. “We want to enable our customers to focus on their primary business and leave the fraud prevention to us. We are their first and strongest defense for bringing in valuable customers while keeping the bad actors out. Suspicious transactions will get pushed to our integrated case management solution so fraud and compliance analysts can quickly triage and resolve any issues.”
Latam fintech pioneer, Rappi, is one of the first Jumio customers to sign up for early access to the next-generation Jumio KYX Platform.
“We’re excited to work with a platform that gives us the flexibility to add data sources, maximize conversions and optimize the user workflow and overall customer experience,” said Juan Pablo Ortega, Rappi co-founder. “This vision aligns and supports our expansion ambitions and goals for the future.”
Visit jumio.com/KYX to learn more.
About Jumio
When identity matters, trust Jumio. Jumio’s mission is to make the internet a safer place by protecting the ecosystems of businesses through a unified, end-to-end identity verification, eKYC and AML platform. The Jumio KYX Platform offers a range of identity proofing and AML services to accurately establish, maintain and reassert trust from account opening to ongoing transaction monitoring.
Leveraging advanced technology including AI, biometrics, machine learning, liveness detection and automation, Jumio helps organizations fight fraud and financial crime, onboard good customers faster and meet regulatory compliance including KYC, AML and GDPR. Jumio has carried out more than 400 million verifications spanning over 200 countries and territories from real-time web and mobile transactions.
Based in Palo Alto, Jumio operates globally with offices in North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia Pacific and has been the recipient of numerous awards for innovation. Jumio is backed by Centana Growth Partners, Great Hill Partners and Millennium Technology Value Partners.
For more information, please visit www.jumio.com.
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Contact
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10Fold Communications
jumio@10fold.com
408-656-9699
Europe Media Contact
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FleishmanHillard UK
gemma.lingham@fleishman.com
+44-752-569-9347
Source : Jumio
Krista Software expands APAC footprint with new strategic partnership, customers
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 -- Krista Software has announced a new strategic customer and distributor for its intelligent automation platform and new telecommunications customer, SmarTone.
SmarTone will utilise Krista to increase customer service levels and customer retention and support executive decisions via its intuitive conversational automation and reporting capabilities.
According to a statement, Krista enables enterprises to construct conversation-based applications to streamline business processes and better serve internal and external customers supporting digital transformation projects.
“We're very excited to partner with Connect APAC. Together, we will expand intelligent automation use in Asia and help enterprises grow their businesses and better serve customers,” said Chief Revenue Officer at Krista Software, Satendar Bhatia.
Krista Software expands its reach in the Asia Pacific through a new distribution partnership with Connect APAC, a leading Business Process Outsourcing consultancy.
In addition to using Krista to streamline internal IT and customer service processes, Connect APAC serves as a strategic distributor in the region. It is through this strategic partnership that Connect APAC will help deliver Krista to SmarTone.
“Krista is a differentiated solution and will help our businesses streamline and automate electronic processes to serve customers better,” said CTO of SmarTone, Stephen Chau.
“We value Connect APAC's dedication to advising on products like Krista and bringing them to our local markets to help with go-to-market initiatives and cost-saving opportunities.”
Krista Software produces Krista, a modern Intelligent Automation platform. Krista empowers businesses to leverage existing IT assets by building low-cost automation applications.
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Monday 25 October 2021
Joint venture company, SOL Energy starts Vietnam rooftop solar generation business
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 -- Sojitz Osaka Gas Energy Company Ltd (SOGEC), a joint venture company between Sojitz Corporation (Sojitz) and Osaka Gas Co Ltd (Osaka Gas), has partnered with Looop Inc (Looop) to establish a new joint venture company SOL Energy Company Limited (SOL Energy) as of Oct 21.
Moving forward, SOL Energy will begin operations of a rooftop solar power generation business geared towards industrial and commercial customers in Vietnam, according to a statement.
SOL Energy’s solar power business will utilise financial support from the Ministry of the Environment of Japan’s Financing Programme for JCM Model Projects in FY2021, and this project will be conducted in cooperation with the Vietnamese and Japanese governments.
SOL Energy plans to install rooftop solar panels that can provide over 10MW of solar power to customers at the Sojitz-operated Long Duc Industrial Park in southern Vietnam’s Dong Nai Province.
Installation of solar panels is expected to reduce CO₂ emissions for Long Duc Industrial Park as a whole by approximately 5,800 tonnes annually.
In addition to supplying customers with solar power over the long term, SOL Energy will use the surplus electricity to supply the industrial park’s operating companies.
In doing so, SOL Energy will contribute to utilisation of renewable energy and decarbonisation at the Long Duc Industrial Park. The company also plans to expand its solar business beyond Long Duc Industrial Park.
Sojitz, Daigas Group (an Osaka Gas group brand), SOGEC, and Looop will actively promote the spread of renewable energy through SOL Energy’s rooftop solar power generation business, thereby contributing to Vietnam’s sustainable development and the realisation of a low-carbon society.
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ALR TECHNOLOGIES RELEASES SELECT RESULTS FROM MARKET RESEARCH ON DIABETIC PET INDUSTRY; MARKET DEMAND HIGH FOR INNOVATION
· GluCurve is the world’s first continuous glucose monitor (CGM) for diabetic dogs and cats
· GluCurve eliminates need for manual, costly and cumbersome “glucose curves” that are today’s standard of care
· 2017 AVMA Report shows between 28,000-32,000 veterinary practices in U.S.
· 97% of DVM survey respondents indicated they’d use a pet CGM system to diagnose and manage diabetic dogs and cats as soon as available
· 2017 AVMA Report shows between 28,000-32,000 veterinary practices in U.S.
· 97% of DVM survey respondents indicated they’d use a pet CGM system to diagnose and manage diabetic dogs and cats as soon as available
SINGAPORE, Oct 22 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ALR Technologies (“ALRT” or the “Company”) (OTCQB: ALRT), the diabetes management company, is pleased to release select results from comprehensive market research conducted by the consulting firm SmartPharma, evaluating the current approach to diabetes diagnosis, glucose monitoring and insulin treatment in cats and dogs. The conclusions speak strongly about the market demand for innovation to modernize the arcane standard of care today, which ALRT interprets as highly favorable for introducing the GluCurve™ Pet CGM (continuous glucose monitoring) as a simple, accurate, reliable and pain-free system to treat the approximately 4.5 million diabetic dogs and cats worldwide.
GluCurve™ is the world’s first and only CGM for cats and dogs. Once applied to the pet, it automatically collects blood glucose readings every 5 minutes for up to 14 days. Over the course of 24 hours, 288 data points are transmitted via Bluetooth to the pet owner’s synchronized device and then to the ALRT portal where the data is analyzed and presented to the veterinarian to quickly and effortlessly facilitate optimal care.
“The market research included veterinarians from across the United States and ranged from small private practices to large corporate clinics, and the responses were simply fantastic, as they validated our contention that GluCurve™ would fill a large void in animal health care,” commented Sidney Chan, Chairman and CEO of ALR Technologies. “We have developed a turnkey system that eliminates pain points across the complete spectrum of diabetic pet care by bringing cutting edge technology into the companion animal market, a development vets, pets and pet owners can all appreciate. We look forward to the commercial launch of GluCurve™ as the survey indicated that the veterinary clinics will be making orders from the outset.”
Background
SmartPharma was commissioned for, amongst other things, the purpose of gaining preliminary product concept for the GluCurve™ Pet CGM, including the evaluation of attribute tradeoffs that could increase or decrease utility and use, as well as determining expected uptake and ongoing use of a novel CGM product designed specifically for DVM (Doctor of Veterinary Medicine) use in cats and dogs.
Typically, for each pet diagnosed with diabetes, a DVM will perform a “glucose curve,” an unpleasant day-long process involving multiple blood draws that must be repeated throughout the year to determine a proper insulin dosing regimen. Due to the inevitable stress of the process on the pets, blood glucose data is often skewed, driving costs higher and creating challenges with accurate insulin prescriptions.
Leveraging leading technology developed by ALRT for monitoring and managing diabetes in humans, including all requisite hardware and software to consistently deliver accurate results, GluCurve is redefining the standard of care in diabetic companion animals by providing precise and effortless glucose readings while the pet is in the comfort of their home. The system is expected to come with the added benefit of being competitively priced below the average cost of in-clinic glucose curves or using a human CGM off-label.
Brian Zorn, Pharm.D., co-founder and managing partner, SmartPharma LLC commented, “In over a decade of conducting market research on new products with clinicians of all types, the veterinarian ratings on likelihood to use this product were among the highest we have ever seen.”
Saturday 23 October 2021
Uniphore Unveils the Industry’s Broadest and Most Comprehensive Conversational Automation Platform
Uniphore completes the acquisition of Jacada and rolls out a powerful platform that will transform the Customer Experience Market
PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct 22 (BUSINESS WIRE) --
Uniphore announced today that it has completed its acquisition of Jacada and is unveiling the industry’s most comprehensive platform that will further enable enterprises to transform customer experiences.
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Uniphore’s integrated Conversational Automation platform now combines Conversational AI, workflow automation, Robotic Process Automation (RPA), low-code/no-code capabilities and a business user friendly UX to transform and democratize customer experiences. This empowers contact center agents to deliver highly effective, personalized and empathetic interactions.
Digital transformation is key to contact centers providing the ultimate modern day customer service experience and how conversations are handled during the entire customer journey — pre, during and post interaction.
Top enhancements and benefits of Uniphore’s Conversational Automation platform include:
Industry’s Most Advanced Agent-Assist Solution
Uniphore’s advanced conversational AI for sentiment, intent and emotion analysis, together with Jacada’s workflow and desktop automation empower agents with the most comprehensive agent-assist solution, U-Assist.
With U-Assist, agents are guided in real-time during calls with next-best action based on customer intent, conversation content, sentiment and emotion. After the call, agents’ promises made during the call are registered and automation is used to ensure their fulfillment. This merger adds a new level of best-in-class automation to real-time agent-assisted interactions, and a superior agent performance and customer experience.
Superior Business User Friendly UX
The integration of Jacada’s business user friendly UX that drives both self-service and agent- assisted interactions with Uniphore’s industry-leading CA platform bridges the gap between legacy systems of contact center process automation and modern-day automation powered by AI. This empowers business users to accelerate the rapid development and quick implementation of next-gen customer experience applications across self-service and agent-assisted interactions.
The intuitive and simple-to-use UX allows business users to use the same business logic and call flows to rapidly develop and implement self-service and agent-assisted applications.
Enhanced Self Service with Multimodal Capabilities
Uniphore’s U-Self Serve, a conversational self-service solution is enhanced with the addition of Jacada’s multimodal and visual IVR (Interactive Voice Response) capabilities. With the enhancement, customers are now able to seamlessly self-service routine interactions with minimal friction across all channels and leverage digital capabilities on IVR interactions.
Attended and Unattended RPA
Availability of both attended and unattended RPA increases agent efficiencies with knowledge base integration during in-call with customers to improve accuracies and productivity. The availability of both attended and unattended RPA capabilities helps improve automation of agent interactions (both intelligent virtual agents and human agents) during the call as well as post call to help drive better customer and agent experience.
“I’m extremely proud of the work that the teams at Uniphore and Jacada have done to make the integration of the Jacada platform into ours smooth and seamless,” said Umesh Sachdev, CEO and Co-founder of Uniphore. “The power of the two platforms coming together, along with our future innovations in the conversational automation space will truly transform the customer experience in a range of industries, from sales and marketing, to education, HR, healthcare and beyond.”
“Conversational Automation really is the next frontier in digital transformation. Organizations have an urgent need for platforms that provide end-to-end support for the customer experience,” said Dan Miller, Lead Analyst and Founder at Opus Research. “With the acquisition of Jacada and the integration of its low-code/no-code interface and unattended RPA capabilities, the potential for Uniphore’s platform grow beyond contact centers and customer service to truly enterprise-wide applications.”
With the successful close of the Jacada acquisition, Uniphore will continue to expand globally including enhancing its centers of excellence around the world.
For more insights about Uniphore’s future plans, click here to watch a discussion between Umesh Sachdev, CEO and Co-founder of Uniphore, Yochai Rozenblat, former CEO of Jacada and Jeannie Walters, CEO of Experience Investigators.
About Uniphore
Uniphore is the global leader in Conversational Automation. Every day, billions of conversations take place across industries — customer service, sales, HR, education and more. Whether they are human to human, human to machine or machine to machine, conversations are at the heart of everything we do, and the new currency of the enterprise. They relay intent, tone, emotion and sentiment.
At Uniphore, we believe companies that best understand and take action on those conversations will win. We have built the most comprehensive and powerful conversational automation platform that combines conversational AI, workflow automation and RPA (Robotic Process Automation) with a business user friendly UX in a single integrated platform to transform and democratize customer experiences across industries.
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Friday 22 October 2021
AMEDEO AND AURA AERO ANNOUNCE A STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT AND A LETTER OF INTENT TO PURCHASE 200 ELECTRIC REGIONAL AIRCRAFT ("ERA")
DUBLIN, Oct 20 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- AURA AERO has created a clean sheet design while integrating new technologies, as well as existing technologies such as fly by wire, and is driving digital efficiencies to build revolutionary momentum in creating an electrical aircraft. With its current prototype aircraft, INTEGRAL, AURA AERO is achieving design and production maturity at a fraction of the cost and will carry that to the commercially sized 19- seater, Electric Regional Aircraft named ‘ERA’.
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“Amedeo are delighted to have signed an LOI for 200 Electric Regional Aircraft ‘ERA,’ that draws the commercial aviation industry closer to achieving its goal of net-zero by 2050. We are very pleased to be partnered with AURA AERO in leading such an important climate supporting initiative for the future. For Amedeo, sustainable aviation is more than aspirational and we are committed and focused on partnerships in sustainable aviation that will define the next three decades in aerospace. We have seen various concepts showcased in the market and AURA AERO has an edge with the skillset, talent and design that we stand behind. Their prototype INTEGRAL, is the first stepping stone to a larger electrical regional aircraft,” said Gabriella Lapidus, Chief Commercial Officer at Amedeo.
“We are proud to be partnered with Amedeo. Their expertise in structured finance solutions across multiple asset classes is instrumental to where we are taking AURA AERO and look forward to our close collaboration going forward. We are pleased, thanks to our expertise and industrial capability, to build up the future of aeronautics,” said Jérémy Caussade, Co-founder & President of AURA AERO.
AURA AERO, based in Toulouse at the heart of the world leading aeronautic hub, is a three-year-old aerospace company developing design and manufacturing processes for fully digital electric aircraft, initially starting with 19 pax and a cargo version, while already flying an aerobatic capable training aircraft that will go electrical in 2022, becoming the trainer of choice for airline flight schools, military ab-initio and advanced programs.
STREAM I.T. CONSULTING LTD JOINS ALIDA PARTNER NETWORK, OPTIMISING ASIA CUSTOMER EXPERIENCES
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 (Bernama) -- Alida, a leader in Total Experience Management (TXM), has announced Stream will join its Partner Network to deliver industry-leading customer experience (CX) and insights to organisations in Asia Pacific.
“We are fortunate to welcome Stream to our Partner Network as they are industry leaders in CX consultancy and in supporting organisations to navigate the new demands of the digital economy,” said Senior Vice President and General Manager of APAC, Steven Medeiros.
“We are excited to grow our partnership and presence in Thailand and across the APAC region through delivering innovative technology that helps businesses build meaningful relationships with their customers.”
Meanwhile, Senior Executive Vice President at Stream, Pongsak Noonchoo said: “Alida’s deep experience and leading-edge Total Experience Management platform complement our insights digital expertise and enable us to expand the services we offer to our clients.”
The Alida Partner Network enables growth for organisations of all sizes by providing the software, enablement and expert support needed to put customers' truth into action, according to a statement.
As the global authority in building engaged and online communities for ongoing customer feedback, partners entrust Alida’s software to help them deliver powerful insights and a competitive advantage for their clients.
Stream collaborates with its clients across banking, insurance, healthcare, telco, retail, and manufacturing industries to create unparalleled strategic solutions to improve digital customer journeys using industry leading CX solutions.
Together with Alida’s TXM platform, Stream can strengthen its solution and expertise to support its clients in their continued growth in capturing the voice of their customers to elevate the customer experience.
More details at www.alida.com.
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“We are fortunate to welcome Stream to our Partner Network as they are industry leaders in CX consultancy and in supporting organisations to navigate the new demands of the digital economy,” said Senior Vice President and General Manager of APAC, Steven Medeiros.
“We are excited to grow our partnership and presence in Thailand and across the APAC region through delivering innovative technology that helps businesses build meaningful relationships with their customers.”
Meanwhile, Senior Executive Vice President at Stream, Pongsak Noonchoo said: “Alida’s deep experience and leading-edge Total Experience Management platform complement our insights digital expertise and enable us to expand the services we offer to our clients.”
The Alida Partner Network enables growth for organisations of all sizes by providing the software, enablement and expert support needed to put customers' truth into action, according to a statement.
As the global authority in building engaged and online communities for ongoing customer feedback, partners entrust Alida’s software to help them deliver powerful insights and a competitive advantage for their clients.
Stream collaborates with its clients across banking, insurance, healthcare, telco, retail, and manufacturing industries to create unparalleled strategic solutions to improve digital customer journeys using industry leading CX solutions.
Together with Alida’s TXM platform, Stream can strengthen its solution and expertise to support its clients in their continued growth in capturing the voice of their customers to elevate the customer experience.
More details at www.alida.com.
-- BERNAMA
Thursday 21 October 2021
CLOUDFLARE COLLABORATES WITH MICROSOFT AND MAJOR SEARCH ENGINES TO HELP IMPROVE WEBSITES' SEARCH RESULTS
Initiative introduces a new way for website owners to instantly drive higher quality search engine results, and helps improve efficiency of the web
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 20 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Cloudflare, Inc. (NYSE: NET), the security, performance, and reliability company helping to build a better Internet, announced it will work with Microsoft, Yandex, and other leading search engines to help businesses get the most timely and relevant search results to their customers. By participating in the IndexNow.org initiative, Cloudflare will allow websites to automatically notify search engines whenever content is created, updated, or deleted so they can be more efficiently crawled. Now, all Cloudflare customers can ensure users see the most up-to-date version of their content, all with a single click.
Search engines use a complex network of bots to crawl the ever-changing content on the Internet so people can find relevant, timely content. Today, approximately 45% of Internet traffic comes from web crawlers and bots. To help improve the efficiency of crawlers on the web, Cloudflare launched Crawler Hints–an easy way to signal to bot developers when content has been changed or added to a site, so they can make more efficient choices about what to crawl. What’s more, website owners will be able to improve site performance by reducing unnecessary bot traffic and to provide timely content, which ultimately helps improve search rankings. Now, Cloudflare is using the IndexNow standard to bring Crawler Hints to major search engines.
“A fast, reliable website and timely search results are at the heart of any growing business, whether it’s a startup or Fortune 500 company. Since the beginning, we’ve worked to help our customers to give them the speed, reliability, and security they need to do business,” said Matthew Prince, co-founder and CEO of Cloudflare. “Today, we're taking that one step further by working with Microsoft and other major search engines to help any website owner reduce inefficiencies while also delivering their users reliable, relevant and timely online experiences.”
Cloudflare’s global network spans more than 250 cities in over 100 countries and powers millions of Internet properties. Now any Cloudflare customer can opt into Crawler Hints–for free–with a single click in their dashboard to automatically begin sending hints to search engines when content has been changed on their site.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 20 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Cloudflare, Inc. (NYSE: NET), the security, performance, and reliability company helping to build a better Internet, announced it will work with Microsoft, Yandex, and other leading search engines to help businesses get the most timely and relevant search results to their customers. By participating in the IndexNow.org initiative, Cloudflare will allow websites to automatically notify search engines whenever content is created, updated, or deleted so they can be more efficiently crawled. Now, all Cloudflare customers can ensure users see the most up-to-date version of their content, all with a single click.
Search engines use a complex network of bots to crawl the ever-changing content on the Internet so people can find relevant, timely content. Today, approximately 45% of Internet traffic comes from web crawlers and bots. To help improve the efficiency of crawlers on the web, Cloudflare launched Crawler Hints–an easy way to signal to bot developers when content has been changed or added to a site, so they can make more efficient choices about what to crawl. What’s more, website owners will be able to improve site performance by reducing unnecessary bot traffic and to provide timely content, which ultimately helps improve search rankings. Now, Cloudflare is using the IndexNow standard to bring Crawler Hints to major search engines.
“A fast, reliable website and timely search results are at the heart of any growing business, whether it’s a startup or Fortune 500 company. Since the beginning, we’ve worked to help our customers to give them the speed, reliability, and security they need to do business,” said Matthew Prince, co-founder and CEO of Cloudflare. “Today, we're taking that one step further by working with Microsoft and other major search engines to help any website owner reduce inefficiencies while also delivering their users reliable, relevant and timely online experiences.”
Cloudflare’s global network spans more than 250 cities in over 100 countries and powers millions of Internet properties. Now any Cloudflare customer can opt into Crawler Hints–for free–with a single click in their dashboard to automatically begin sending hints to search engines when content has been changed on their site.
Jumio's record-breaking quarter fuelled by government, healthcare initiatives
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 20 -- Jumio, the leading provider of AI-powered end-to-end identity verification, eKYC and AML solutions, has announced another record-breaking quarter, with new business growing more than 130 per cent in Q3 2021 from Q3 2020.
This growth spans the globe and multiple industries, including healthcare and government, and reflects the innovation of Jumio’s AI-powered solutions portfolio.
Jumio also celebrated the first anniversary of its acquisition of Beam Solutions’ AML platform by marking another record quarter for its end-to-end AML compliance solutions, which help organisations that move money know their customers, detect suspicious activity, manage investigations and submit regulatory filings — all in the cloud.
Q3 was also a record quarter for Jumio’s channel programme, which continues to welcome partners who create groundbreaking solutions that address customer pain points including fraud detection, streamlined onboarding and AML and KYC compliance.
According to a statement, Jumio’s Q3 sales also reached an all-time high.
“Whether you’re creating an account for social media, healthcare or a bank, identity is the keystone, and as the digital identity space evolves, Jumio continues to expand and innovate to support accelerated digital transformation and online transaction growth across geographies and industries,” said Jumio CEO Robert Prigge.
Other notable highlights in the third quarter included: Board Expansion; Industry Recognition; and, Key Executive Hire.
In September, Jumio appointed Jennifer N. Harris to serve on the company’s Board of Directors, and it was named to the 2021 AIFintech100 List, showcasing the world’s most innovative solution providers using AI to solve challenges and improve efficiency in the financial services sector.
Palo Alto-based Jumio which operates offices in North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia Pacific is backed by Centana Growth Partners, Great Hill Partners and Millennium Technology Value Partners.
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NEUROPHARMACOLOGIST GRAHAM BIRRELL JOINS GEORGE CLINICAL TO LEAD APAC OPERATIONS
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 20 (Bernama) -- George Clinical, a global scientifically-backed clinical research organisation, has announced the designation of Graham Birrell, PhD, MBA, a researcher and neuropharmacologist with significant clinical research experience in the EU and Asia-Pacific region, as Head, Project Operations, APAC.
He will also join the scientific leadership of George Clinical with a neurology focus, according to a statement.
In his new role with George Clinical, Birrell will be based in the Asia Pacific region overseeing the extensive project teams the firm has throughout Australia, New Zealand, China, Taiwan, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and South Korea.
“Graham is a natural lead for our diverse APAC operations given his multifaceted background in operations, management and developing business with strategic clients,” said Chief Medical Officer Maria Ali.
“With the burgeoning interest running trials across APAC, Graham will be critical in helping sponsors leverage our best-in-class CRO networks and expertise.”
Meanwhile, Birrell said: “I’m excited to serve George Clinical clients and teams across this diverse region and partner with our business teams around the globe as we continue setting the standard in APAC clinical research.”
Birrell’s more than 30 years of biopharmaceutical industry experience includes drug discovery and development including positions with GSK, Pfizer and Servier, clinical operations, project management, regulatory consulting, and business development.
Formerly serving as VP, Clinical Development, Travecta Therapeutics, he has also held senior management roles in the UK and Singapore with CROs such as Parexel, ICON, IQVIA and most recently Syneos Health.
Over the last two decades, he has worked on more than 50 clinical development programmes, including the management of 14 Phase II-III global programmes for central nervous system (CNS), oncology, rheumatology, diabetes, respiratory, ophthalmology and vaccine therapies which were successfully launched into the market.
More details at https://www.georgeclinical.com.
-- BERNAMA
Wednesday 20 October 2021
MINTIE DELIVERS PROVEN WORLDWIDE COVID SURGE CAPACITY SOLUTION
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 20 (Bernama) -- With the worldwide healthcare industry commemorating International Infection Prevention Week, Oct 17-23, MINTIE LLC, a third-generation healthcare product innovator and an Alliance Environmental Group company, continues its efforts at infection prevention in the fight against COVID-19 and the Delta Variant.
According to a statement, the company introduced its first line of Environmental Containment Units (ECUs) in 2003 to control the spread of harmful airborne particles during construction or maintenance activities.
Since then, MINTIE has continued to push the innovation process forward and now, its ECU4 mobile environmental containment units are currently being used to support surge requirements for airborne isolation in the continued fight against the transmission of COVID-19.
Since January this year, over 1,500 ECU4s have been deployed in 400+ Japanese healthcare facilities to provide temporary airborne isolation support as part of Japan’s effort to control the spread of COVID-19.
The MINTIE ECU4 also played a critical role during the Tokyo Summer Olympics – supporting 20 Olympic designated healthcare facilities with additional airborne isolation capabilities.
The adoption of MINTIE’s ECU4s in hundreds of hospitals has drawn the attention of a number of Asian media outlets, including Japan's News 8 and TVK news station as well as in South Korea on MBN TV News, Money Today, MBC News, KBS News and JIBS News.
In the US, MINTIE has been named a finalist in the Los Angeles Business Journal’s inaugural 2021 International Business Forum & Awards in the Global Trade Leader of the Year and Private Company — Medium Sized Business categories.
The ECU4 is patented and has been clinically evaluated and rigorously tested for efficacy of particle containment, ventilation, and stability in healthcare environments where ICRA containment requirement sits in levels 1 to 4.
If a hospital is a step away from reaching ICU capacity for COVID-19 patients, ECU4s can be set up with negative air machines to provide temporary, total isolation rooms.
More details at https://www.mintie.com/.
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