7TH NEW CHITOSE AIRPORT INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FILM FESTIVAL HELD FROM NOVEMBER 20 (FRIDAY) TO NOVEMBER 30 (MONDAY)

CHITOSE, Japan, Nov. 30, 2020 /Kyodo JBN-AsiaNet/ --

The New Chitose Airport International Animation Film Festival was held at New Chitose Airport and online for 11 days from November 20 to November 30, 2020. During the film festival, a variety of programs were held, including the screening of invited works at the New Chitose Airport Theater and online.   (Images: https://kyodonewsprwire.jp/release/202011247606?p=images)   PR clip for "NEW CHITOSE 2020": https://youtu.be/0NDkTSKDEMo   The competition screening, which is the main event of the annual festival, screened 105 films carefully selected from over 2,200 submissions (including short films and feature films). An award ceremony was held on November 23 on the "SUPER DOMMUNE," a livestreaming channel.   Awards Grand Prix for Short Films: "Wood Child & Hidden Forest Mother" Stephen Irwin, United Kingdom   Japan Grand Prix: "The Mark of Emi" Furukawahara Momoka, Japan   New Talent Award: "Black Sheep Boy" James Molle, France   Grand Prix for Feature Films: "My Favorite War" Ilze Burkovska Jacobsen, Latvia   Best Student Film: "Rain Pot" Gordon Moore, United States   Best Music Animation: "Angklung Life" KOKOFREAKBEAN, United States   And Jury's Awards and Sponsor Awards.   All winning works can be found on the official festival website ( https://airport-anifes.jp/en ).     SOURCE: New Chitose Airport International Animation Festival Executive Committee  http://mrem.bernama.com/viewsm.php?idm=38815

Netpoleon Publishes The Report For Business Email Compromise (BEC)

 

- How does it attack your business and how can you prevent it? -

SINGAPORE, Nov 25 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Netpoleon Solutions Pte Ltd (hereinafter: Netpoleon), a leading provider of integrated security, networking solutions and value added services, publishes the report “Business Email Compromise (BEC): How does it attack your business and how can you prevent it?”. The report was written by Macnica Networks Corp. (hereinafter: Macnica Networks) that is the parent company of Netpoleon and analyzes threats targeting Asia’s organizations and provides security solutions in Japan.

This report summarizes the reality of fraud, the flow from careful preparation to transfer to the account prepared by the attacker, the measures that we believe have a certain effect at this point in the system and accounting departments and the incident response required when faced with BEC. It is the result of an analysis based on many emails obtained by Macnica Networks.

Macnica Networks has analyzed not only BEC email received by group affiliates of Macnica Group from 2015 to 2019, but also BEC email received by trading partners purporting to be from Macnica Group, as well as BEC cases handled through the incident response service provided by Macnica Networks and has exposed the methods used by attackers. Furthermore, with the cooperation of Itochu’s ITCCERT, which has provided analysis results regarding the daily BEC attacks on the Itochu Group, as it continues to expand around the world, we have now been able to shed even more light on the methods and identities of attackers.

We should pay more attention to BEC. According to the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), within a period of less than five years from October 2013 to May 2018 the number of reported cases of business e-mail compromise (BEC) was a little less than 80,000, and the total cost of damages came to approximately 12.5 billion USD (approximately 1.4 trillion yen).

[Examples]

• Pretending to be the CEO of a trading partner

The e-mail address of the sender has a domain name unrelated to the trading partner, which makes this fraud relatively easy to spot. However, because the e-mail purports to be an urgent request from the CEO of a trading partner, the thought of not wanting to be seen as rude by showing suspicion creates a situation in which it is hard to reject the request.

• Registration of similar domains

The attacker had acquired a domain very similar to the actual domain of Netpoleon and was using that to make a BEC attack on the client. Fortunately, the client realized there was something suspicious about the domain name, and the attack was thwarted.

Netpoleon will endeavor to contribute to cyber security measures by investigating, analyzing, and disclosing information on attacks.

[URL for downloading the report]

https://www.netpoleons.com/news/netpoleon-publishes-the-report-for-business-email-compromise-bec

Netpoleon Company profile

Netpoleon Group is a Value-Added Distributor (VAD) of Network Security products, headquartered in Singapore with various full-fledged offices across APAC region in Australia, India, Indonesia, Cambodia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam.
https://www.netpoleons.com/about-us.html

* Company names mentioned in the text are registered trademarks or trademarks of each company.

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WORLDREMIT AND DIGICEL INTERNATIONAL PARTNER TO ENABLE MOBILE WALLET TRANSFERS IN PACIFIC ISLANDS

Customers can send to mobile wallet accounts in Fiji, Samoa and Tonga 

SYDNEY, Nov 25 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE)  -- WorldRemit, a leading global digital payments provider and Digicel International, have partnered to enable international money transfers to mobile wallets for customers in Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga.

Globally, customers can now make international transfers via digicelinternational.com to Digicel MyCash mobile wallet accounts in Fiji, Samoa and Tonga. Money is received by the recipient securely into their mobile wallet within minutes, and is ready to spend on what they need by making purchases or transferring money straight from their MyCash wallet.

Digicel International is a digital one-stop-shop providing a suite of services, which enable transactions for people to support their loved ones, bringing them together from all corners of the world shortening the distance between them. This new website and app enables Top Up, Send Money, Bill Pay, and other transactions under one single platform. When customers visit digicelinternational.com, they will be able to send money directly to MyCash wallets, an important feature of the digital ecosystem in the Pacific Islands.

Scott Eddington, WorldRemit’s Managing Director for Asia Pacific, said: “We are proud of our history of helping customers send money back home to friends and family in the Pacific Islands, and this new partnership with Digicel will strengthen our offering and give even more choice to consumers. It couldn’t come at a better time – travel restrictions continue to impact on tourism and the movement of seasonal workers, and COVID-19 has created a step-change shift in consumer behaviour towards digital options such as mobile wallets.”

“Longer term, partnerships like this help us to reduce the costs of remittances to the Pacific, putting more money in the pockets of loved ones back home. It also helps to support our financial inclusion goals, ensuring funds can flow to recipients even where they do not have a traditional banking relationship,” Mr. Eddington said.

Pacific Island countries rely heavily on remittances for basic living expenses, with remittances to Tonga representing around 40 percent of the country’s GDP – the highest proportion in the world according to the World Bank.

According to the International Organization of Migration (IOM)*, there has been a significant shift to digital remittances in the Pacific Islands as lockdown measures in both sending and receiving countries have made it more difficult to send and receive cash remittances. 

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Bitcoin Latinum announces official pre-sale launch

Bitcoin Latinum (Photo: Business Wire)

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 25 -- Bitcoin Latinum, the next-generation Bitcoin fork capable of massive transaction volume, digital asset management, cyber security, and capacity is announcing its official pre-sale launch.

It will trade under the symbol LTNM with a total supply of 888,888,888 LTNM [verifiable by LTNM] and is now available for pre-sale on bitcoinlatinum.com and will be available on exchanges in 2021, according to a statement.

The Bitcoin Latinum algorithm and infrastructure break barriers and speed limits that have prevented some virtual currencies from achieving practical, real-time use.

Bitcoin Latinum taps into the new wave of crypto DeFi — decentralised finance — for its role in independent digital transactions.

Its tokens are a part of a blockchain ecosystem being adopted by companies in media, gaming, storage, cloud, and telecommunications.

In addition, it adds security around inflight transactions and enhanced mining node protection based on memory scanning technology.

Bitcoin Latinum has selected Hong Kong's Hex Trust, the leading digital asset custody platform for the banking sector, to be a digital asset custodian for the new token.

Bitcoin’s market cap is nearing US$200 billion and makes up approximately 84 per cent of the cryptocurrency market. (US$1 = RM4.084)

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Taiwan-made bicycle spins wheel of fortune over global demand

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 24 -- Bicycle manufacturing has long been Taiwan's standout industry, having earned the reputation as ‘The Bicycle Kingdom’ with nearly 70 per cent of the global mid-to-high-end bicycle demand fulfilled by Taiwan yearly.

Annually, Taiwan exports over two million traditional bicycles globally. Road bike exports have comprised a stable 20-30  per cent in the past few years, while mountain bikes now take up 60 per cent of the exports to the United States as mainstream demand is on the rise.

In contrast, due to the increasing popularity of various high-profile cycling events and of leisure riding recently, the demand for road bikes in the European market is almost equivalent to that of mountain bikes, and the Asian market also shows a similar rising trend year by year.

Giant and Merida, the two major bicycle companies in Taiwan, have become leading brands in the world, and their road bikes are often selected by professional cyclists and their teams for competitions.

Besides the two leading brands, other rising Taiwanese brands such as DIZO, BESV, and VOLANDO also hold prominent places in the road bike industry, according to a statement.

DIZO derives its name from the Taiwanese homophony ‘customised’, indicating that its products are made in Taiwan and tailored to customer needs, featuring unique and bespoke designs.

Although BESV and VOLANDO Innovation joined the industry later, they still have been able to quickly make their bikes by leveraging the groups' inherent competitive advantages based on high-end golf heads and electronic control system development.

Also, the road bikes, specifically electric road bikes, from both companies have won the coveted Taiwan Excellence Award.

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EDGE CLOUD SERVICES PROVIDER ZENLAYER SELECTS JUNIPER NETWORKS TO POWER A BETTER-CONNECTED WORLD

Juniper’s MX series routers deliver full-featured support of segment routing traffic engineering, strong telemetry capabilities and future-proof scaling for the cloud provider experiencing exponential growth

BEIJING, Nov 24 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Juniper Networks (NYSE: JNPR), a leader in secure, AI-driven networks, today announced that Zenlayer has selected Juniper Networks for datacenter network upgrades to help drive its rapid growth as a global edge cloud services provider and to better deliver its vision of providing instantaneous worldwide connectivity and a superior digital user experience through its software-defined platforms.

As a leading global edge cloud services provider, Zenlayer has experienced stellar growth to now offer its on-demand bare metal cloud, SD-WAN, cloud networking and managed services from a global footprint of over 180 nodes across six continents. From a longer-term growth perspective, Zenlayer has identified the enablement of the rapid rise of emerging markets as a key priority, having expanded and developed its operations across regions such as Southeast Asia, South America, Russia, the Middle East and North Africa. By providing secure, stable and sustainable access to networking resources, Zenlayer helps enterprises across its markets to deploy applications near their users, expand their global presence and improve the digital experience offered to their end customers.

To ensure continued scalability alongside its substantial growth momentum, Zenlayer required a significant expansion of its global networking infrastructure. This would allow the company to address several priorities, including the capacity to support the ever-increasing demand for lower latency services across industries like gaming and video streaming, as well as the ability to step up its research and development efforts in areas such as intent-based networking.

Having forged a long-term relationship driving Zenlayer’s growth as its major network vendor over the years, Juniper Networks was selected again for Zenlayer’s latest upgrade and to further introduce agile, automated and AI-driven innovation across its network.

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Vonage selected to drive Fisher & Paykel’s customer service communications

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 23 -- Vonage, a global leader in cloud communications, has been chosen by global appliances manufacturer, Fisher & Paykel, to drive customer service communications for customers in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Fisher & Paykel is using Vonage’s Messages API to provide instant maintenance support notifications via SMS and enhance post-sale services.

The Vonage Messages API embedded within Fisher & Paykel’s platform delivers automated and instant SMS confirmations and reminders on all technician appointments, including self-service links for customers to easily cancel or reschedule the appointment.

Fisher & Paykel also uses Vonage to send follow up messages for customer feedback once a job is completed to make ongoing service improvements, according to a statement.

“Vonage APIs allow companies to instantly reach their customers through their preferred channels at reduced costs, enabling businesses to effectively communicate with their customers and create a better customer experience,” said Vonage Senior Vice-President and General Manager for the Asia Pacific region, Sunny Rao.

With an ever-growing network of over one million registered developers, the Vonage Communications Platform makes it easy for businesses to use APIs to disrupt their industries, and enable the type of business continuity, remote work, and remote delivery of services.

More details at www.vonage.com.

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Singapore's largest job portal Monster keen to bring people back to work

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 24 -- Asia’s leading job site, Monster has supported COVID-19 impacted employees through specific campaigns aimed at finding alternate employment at the earliest and is committed to playing a significant role in bringing people back to work.

To bridge the gap between job seekers and job opportunities, Monster has added thousands of new jobs across industries and functions making it Singapore’s largest job portal.

With 80K plus new jobs, Monster has become the first port of call for job seekers in the region, offering unique solutions to facilitate virtual career fairs, college placement programmes & virtual recruitment process support to ensure seamless interaction between candidates and companies.

Monster SEA Head, John Sujo, said in a statement: “Our expertise in providing a platform to match job seekers belonging to any industry and skill set with the right employer will aid organisations to hire the right local talent.

“Additionally, Monster's huge database of local talent and a plethora of services help businesses to hire best-in-class employees for in-demand jobs.”

The pandemic has left businesses rethinking their strategies and investment to focus on recovery. Global markets took a breather after months as businesses reopened under limited capacity.

Government bodies, businesses, and communities in Singapore have invested heavily in upskilling human resources and strengthening the local economy.

More details at www.monster.com.sg.

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Lithium Werks announces Power cell manufacturing continued growth

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 20 -- Lithium Werks has continued to manufacture the Best in Class patented Lithium Iron Nanophosphate™ Power cells for the most demanding markets.

According to a statement, the company’s 26650 Nanophosphate™ cells are used as single cells, as well as to build cell-packs and modules like its Lithium Werks P40-24 battery modules.

They are implemented by customers in a wide variety of power, pulse, and stand-by applications, whereby the market-leading Power, Safety, and Life of the company’s LFP cells makes them ideal for use in many critical applications.

The 18650 and 26650 cells are used in business sectors such as energy storage, UPS, communication technologies, aerospace, emergency and other lighting applications, industrial equipment, medical devices, and consumer goods.

Lithium Werks can produce millions of 18650 and 26650 cells a month in its state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in China due to the continued demand from customers across a wide spectrum of applications.

More details at https://lithiumwerks.com/products/cells/

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Teledyne Imaging unveils new generation of CMOS sensors, cameras

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 19 -- Teledyne Imaging, part of Teledyne Technologies, has announced the development of a new generation of CMOS sensors and cameras.

The initiative involves several groups within Teledyne Imaging, focused on the development, fabrication, and supply of CMOS detectors and cameras for the scientific research and commercial markets including astronomy, soft X-ray, microscopy, spectroscopy and biomedical imaging.

In a statement, Teledyne Digital Imaging Group President, Edwin Roks said: “This is a natural extension of our legacy of sensor and camera development in both CCD and CMOS, and is designed to meet the needs of emerging markets and applications.

“It represents the strength of the Teledyne organisation, and the value of the acquisition strategy we have implemented, by combining our expertise across several business units, from sensor design to cameras and system interface.”

These new initiatives will meet the increasing demand for higher performing sensor technology by combining essential elements of both CCD and CMOS sensors in a new generation of devices that are distinctly different from anything currently available on the market.

The first sensor and camera prototypes will be available in Q4 2021, with full scale production in 2022.

From aerospace through industrial inspection, scientific research, spectroscopy, radiography and radiotherapy, geospatial surveying, and advanced MEMS and semiconductor solutions, Teledyne Imaging offers worldwide customer support and the technical expertise to handle the toughest tasks.

More details at www.teledyne.com.

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Computer vision company Chooch AI closes US$20 million Series A round

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 17 -- Computer vision AI platform, Chooch AI has announced its US$20 million Series A round led by venture capital firm Vickers Venture Partners. (US$1 = RM4.104)

Additional institutional funding include from 212, Streamlined Ventures, Alumni Ventures Group and Waterman Ventures, among others.

Chooch replicates human visual tasks and processes using a complete computer vision deployment process across a wide variety of industries.

According to a statement, the proprietary technology has been deployed at scale for enterprise applications including geospatial, healthcare, security, media, industrial and retail.

Clients include Fortune 500 companies and the US Government. This series A Growth round will serve to build out the strategic engineering team, top data scientists, and the creation of a global sales force.

Chooch AI is a member of the NVIDIA Inception and Metropolis programmes and can be mass deployed on GPU-powered edge devices and PCs. It allows remote management of AI models, devices and video streams from the Chooch AI dashboard in the cloud.

Unlike single-purpose computer vision systems, Chooch Al can rapidly ingest and process visual data from any spectrum, generating AI models in hours that can detect objects, actions, processes, coordinates, states, and more.

More details at https://chooch.ai

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AKWEL reports upturn in activity for Q3 2020

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 13 -- AKWEL, an automotive and HGV equipment and systems manufacturer, has reported consolidated turnover of €649.1 million for the first nine months of 2020, limiting the decline to -21.4 per cent  from the same period last year. (€1 = RM4.88)

The upturn in AKWEL’s activity was confirmed in September, generating turnover growth of 0.9 per cent in the third quarter of 2020 (+6.7 per cent comparing like-for-like figures), and continued to outperform global automotive production.

The main performance factors were the continued positive impact of the Opel/PSA merger, which expanded the customer scope; a high level of aftermarket activity on SCR tanks; and, the ramp-up of activities in China.

According to a statement, the net cash continued to increase in the third quarter, totalling €42.2 million (excluding IFRS 16 impact) at the end of September 2020.

The signs of recovery seen in the third quarter must be tempered in a context of new restrictions associated with the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, especially in Europe and the United States.

AKWEL continues to operate in a low-visibility market by relying on the flexibility and effectiveness of its business model and prioritising investments to support market trends, particularly in clean vehicles.

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Spotify's Megaphone acquisition will bring podcast full potential

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 11 -- Spotify Technology S.A., the world’s most popular audio streaming subscription service, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Megaphone, one of the world’s most innovative podcast advertising and publishing platforms.

Together, Spotify and Megaphone will help advertisers and podcast publishers realise the full potential of podcasts.

The two companies will achieve this through the power of the Megaphone Targeted Marketplace and by making Streaming Ad Insertion available to third-party podcast publishers for the first time.

With this acquisition, Spotify continues to deliver against its goal to become the world’s leading audio platform and focus on growing audio monetisation across the industry.

The acquisition follows Spotify’s launch of Streaming Ad Insertion, an innovative podcast ad technology that delivers the intimacy and quality of traditional podcast ads with the precision and transparency of modern day digital marketing.

Advertisers will now be able to activate across Spotify’s Original & Exclusive podcasts while scaling reach through the Megaphone Targeted Marketplace.

For podcast publishers, the acquisition will unlock innovative tools that will help them earn more from their work, including the opportunity to opt-in to have their content monetised, matching their listeners with even greater demand from advertisers.

Following transaction close, Spotify will soon make Streaming Ad Insertion available to all podcast publishers on Megaphone, the first time this technology will be made available to third-parties. 

The closing of the transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals.

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Graforce, Berlin Hotel unveil negative emissions technology

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 13 -- The Mercure Hotel MOA Berlin is set to become the first hotel and event location worldwide with a negative CO₂ balance when generating heat.

This is due to Graforce-developed methane plasmalysis technology, whereby the MOA Berlin will not only generate its heat without any emissions. It will also be able to extract CO₂ from the atmosphere – while heating.

According to a statement, the MOA Berlin is no longer heating with natural gas but with hydrogen from biogas as the methane plasmalysis technology splits the biogas into hydrogen and solid carbon.

Using electricity from renewable energies, methane plasmalysis is just as climate-friendly as electrolysis – but the costs are significantly lower.

For the zero-emission heating process, the MOA Berlin uses modified gas condensing boilers fuelled by a mixture of green hydrogen and biogas. The mixing ratio is controlled by the methane plasmalyser.

The solid carbon can be used as an industrial raw material, for paints and ceramics or, as in the case of the MOA Berlin, for producing asphalt.

Thus, Graforce offers the worldwide first market-ready technology for CO₂ reduction and a green alternative to the controversial CCS storage.

The German company Graforce has developed new plasma applications for inexpensively producing green hydrogen and other valuable industrial gases from residual materials. Details at www.graforce.com/EN.

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The Machinery Expo & Investment Fair takes off in Longyan, China

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 13 -- The Machinery Expo & Investment Fair recently kicked off in Longyan, Fujian Province was hosted by the China Machinery Industry Federation.

The event was supported by the China Chamber of International Commerce, the Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office of Fujian Province, the Fujian Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, the Fujian Provincial Department of Commerce and various other chambers of commerce and associations in Taiwan.

The Publicity Department of Longyan Municipality in a statement said the event, themed ‘Cross-Strait Cooperation for a Win-win Development Path’, was guided by the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council and the People's Government of Fujian Province.

The exhibition covered an area of 30,000 square metres and divided into six exhibition areas including Industrial Development; Engineering and Environmental Protection Machinery; Special Vehicles and Emergency Equipment; and, Taiwan Machinery.

More than 600 construction machines, environmental sanitation machines, special vehicles, items of military-civilian, emergency, and intelligent manufacturing equipments, as well as over 5,000 instruments, tools, functional parts and accessories were displayed.

The event also included more than 20 sessions and activities including the Industry Development Summit Forum, the inaugural Internet Conference of Longyan & the Longyan Digital Industry Development Project Meeting 2020 and the Cross-Strait Youth Entrepreneurship and Employment Forum (Longyan).

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B-school demand increases amid COVID-19 - GMAC

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 11 -- The Graduate Management Admission Council™ (GMAC™), a global association of leading graduate business schools, has released its annual 2020 Application Trends Survey.

“The opportunity cost of leaving a job to pursue an MBA or business master’s lessens as economies begin to regress, as a result we are now seeing more people thinking about b-school to grow or improve their career prospects,” said GMAC President and Chief Executive Officer Sangeet Chowfla.

GMAC delayed the release of this year’s report, initially scheduled for publication in mid-October, to further gauge the impact of COVID-19 on application trends in regions worldwide, according to a statement.

New research shows applications to graduate business school programmes are up, with variations in growth rates by region and programme due to online learning, travel, and visa concerns.

As institutions adopted a range of admission policies to aid candidates amid COVID-19, the report, known for assessing growth trends with an emphasis on the flow of international students crossing borders, highlights shifts in enrollment trends across Asia Pacific, Canada, Europe and the United States.

Overall, 67 per cent of the more than 1,000 programmes participating in this year’s survey report an increase in application volume. This includes 66 per cent of MBA programmes and 67 per cent of business master’s programmes.

Recent GMAC Application Trends reports have noted the disparity in application growth rates across competing regions.

This year, growth is present in some form across nearly all geographies and programme types, but this increased demand is realised in a context of increased deferments due to concerns about online learning, travel, and the ability to secure visas.

More details at www.gmac.com

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LATEST VERSION OF UNISYS STEALTH(R) FEATURES NEW AUTOMATION AND VISUALIZATION TOOLS TO ACCELERATE DEPLOYMENT AND SIMPLIFY MANAGEMENT

BLUE BELL, Pa, Nov. 11, 2020/ Medianet International-AsiaNet/--

Stealth(TM) 6.0 helps organizations achieve zero trust security quickly and provides real-time insights and security metrics to improve decision making   Unisys Corporation ( https://www.unisys.com/ ) (NYSE: UIS) today announced the availability of Unisys Stealth(R)( https://stealthsecurity.unisys.com/ )  6.0, which features enhanced visualization and dashboard tools to simplify an organization's IT reporting and deployment – strengthening security posture and allowing businesses to reduce the complexity of their IT environment with the appropriate security policies. Stealth(TM) features artificial intelligence (AI)-driven automation to dramatically speed up installation, configuration and deployment in the enterprise in a matter of minutes.   Stealth 6.0, which uses micro-segmentation, encryption and dynamic isolation to contain threats and protect public, private, hybrid, multi-cloud and on-premises environments, is available for enterprise use to provide additional protection across the world's largest cloud computing platforms, including Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services Cloud and Google Cloud. Stealth also provides virtual agent support across operating systems, including macOS, iOS, iPadOS and Android, enabling support for the broadest array of digital infrastructure in the IT industry.   For many organizations, security teams have a lot of critical data to monitor and manage. When security architectures are not fully integrated, these teams often must spend significant time and resources manually analyzing security logs and data among solutions. A recent survey ( https://blog.checkpoint.com/2020/06/12/cutting- complexity-to-strengthen-security-why-consolidation-matters/ ) of global security leaders found that more than half (53%) said that setting and managing policies and complex deployments served as the biggest challenges to their organizations, while 51% cited the manual work needed for integration among solutions. http://mrem.bernama.com/viewsm.php?idm=38654

LEGENDARY ENTERTAINMENT SELECTS WASABI FOR CENTRALIZED CLOUD STORAGE ENVIRONMENT

Leading entertainment company cuts storage costs, streamlines media management and improves remote collaboration through hot cloud storage solution

Boston, MA, Nov 11 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Wasabi, the hot cloud storage company, announced it was selected by Legendary Entertainment, the production company behind films such as Pokémon Detective Pikachu, Enola Holmes, the Godzilla franchise, and the highly anticipated Dune (2021), to provide a sustainable and flexible cloud solution to streamline the company’s content storage. Legendary will use Wasabi to cut storage costs and solve the data management challenges associated with the production, development and delivery of film, television and digital assets.

LEGENDARY ENTERTAINMENT SELECTS WASABI FOR CENTRALIZED CLOUD STORAGE ENVIRONMENT

Zynga makes available third quarter 2020 financial results

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 -- Zynga Inc has released financial results for its third quarter ended Sept 30, by posting management’s Q3 2020 Quarterly Earnings Letter on its Investor Relations website.

“We delivered strong results in Q3, ahead of guidance across all key financial measures, including our highest ever quarterly revenue and bookings and best Q3 operating cash flow,” said Zynga Chief Executive Officer, Frank Gibeau.

“Execution of our multi-year growth strategy has driven our tremendous results to date and generated positive momentum across our live services and overall business.

“Extending our strength in live services, we recently launched one of our key franchises Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells to global fanfare and positive player reviews and closed our acquisition of Rollic on Oct 1 – marking our entry into the high-growth, hyper-casual games category.

“Today, we are raising our full year 2020 guidance and are uniquely positioned to be an interactive entertainment growth leader in 2021 and beyond.”

Zynga is a global leader in interactive entertainment with a mission to connect the world through games. Zynga’s games are available in more than 150 countries and are playable across social platforms and mobile devices worldwide. More details at www.zynga.com.

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Cummins unveils 2 Digital Master Controls to PowerCommand products

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 -- Cummins Inc has added two new Digital Master Controls (DMC), DMC2000 and 6000 to its suite of PowerCommand® power system paralleling products.

According to a statement, the new Master Control products are enhanced to meet market needs while supporting a wide range of configurations suiting various design complexities.

The pre-engineered system level controls will enable faster delivery time to customers at an optimised price.

Cummins’ new DMC products are designed to directly interface with Cummins Power Generation PowerCommand generator sets and switchgear and ATS to deliver a truly integrated power control solution.

This integrated power system solution seamlessly provides reliability and dependability in critical applications like hospitals, airports, data centres, telecommunications or high-tech manufacturing facilities.

Both DMCs will complement the already-existing DMC8000 by offering integrated control solutions that meet market demand for a wide range of site designs where the completely customisable DMC8000 exceeds site specifications.

The new products also provide comprehensive design flexibility, control modularity, enhanced user interface experience, and more than 1,200 failure scenarios that have been analysed, tested and mitigated to ensure complete power control.

Headquartered in Columbus, Indiana, Cummins Inc is a corporation of complementary business segments that design, manufacture, distribute and service a broad portfolio of power solutions.

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FIRSTSOURCE PARTNERS WITH UNIPHORE TO DELIVER EXCEPTIONAL CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE LEVERAGING THEIR AI AND AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGY

Exclusive deal aligns industry leaders around the Digitally Empowered Contact Center solution and brings new capabilities for Associates

LOUISVILLE, Ky. & PALO ALTO, Calif., Nov 5 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Firstsource Solutions Limited (NSE: FSL, BSE:532809), a global provider of Business Process Management (BPM) services and a RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group company, today announced a strategic partnership with Uniphore, the global leader in Conversational Service Automation (CSA), to utilize its platform as an important component to Firstsource’s Digitally Empowered Contact Center (DECC).

This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20201105005372/en/

The agreement centers on both Firstsource and Uniphore bringing together global expertise, deep domain experience, and cutting-edge technology to deliver enhanced Customer Experiences (CX). This multi-million dollar deal will create tremendous value for our clients over the next few years.

“Business landscape is changing rapidly, and organizations need to deliver new and innovative CX capabilities to stay ahead constantly. Our DECC solutions fueled by Uniphore’s Conversational Service Automation platform will help our clients deliver seamless customer experiences that will become a strategic advantage for them and positively impact their bottom line,” said Venkatgiri Vandali, President, Health Plan and Healthcare Services, Firstsource.

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BearingPoint to sell RegTech business unit to Nordic Capital

Kiumars Hamidian, Managing Partner BearingPoint (Photo: Business Wire)

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 -- Management and technology consultancy BearingPoint will sell its independent Regulatory Technology (RegTech) business unit, a regulatory reporting software solutions provider to Nordic Capital.

According to a statement, Nordic Capital is a leading private equity investor, developing technology companies and enabling global growth.

The transaction is the result of a strategic process to enable accelerated growth for RegTech as a software company with specialised professional and managed services along the regulatory value chain.

With Nordic Capital as the new owner, the RegTech business will boost its leading market position and push ahead with international expansion against the backdrop of regulatory harmonisation.

BearingPoint will continue to serve as a strategic consulting partner and retain a minority stake in RegTech.

The current RegTech management team will remain and work in close partnership with Nordic Capital. RegTech’s customers will not be impacted by the transaction.

The closing of the transaction with Nordic Capital is subject to customary regulatory approvals.

The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The entire transaction has been managed by the M&A practice in BearingPoint’s Capital unit.

-- BERNAMA

WORLD FIRST CRYPTO CURRENCY TRADED WITH FIXED PRICE

SINGAPORE, Nov 3 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Around June 2020, Easybook had launched its cryptocurrency, Easybook Coin (EBO) from Brunei to the online customers in ASEAN. Within 3 months, nearly half a million USD worth of EBO coins was sold. EBO is being traded in its trading platform i.e. https://ebo.easybook.com and is usable in Easybook.com, the largest land and sea ticketing platform in ASEAN, focusing on the long-distance express bus, ferry, and train tickets. (company travel website: https://www.easybook.com )

It is the first in the market to have a fixed-trading price cryptocurrency by marking the trading price to appreciate gradually to hit 2x in value by end of the first year, and 4x in value by end of 2nd year. The price of the EBO will fluctuate from the 3rd year onward. The intention of marking the price is to protect all the customers/purchasers from monetary losses after acquiring EBO. Despite trading, the EBO coins can be used to purchase any ticket from Easybook.com. Start from the 3rd year, EBO will be listed across to other trading platforms.

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HDFC BANK IS NUMERO UNO IN INDIAN FINANCIAL SECTOR: ASIAMONEY POLL

 

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  Secures coveted honour for 2^nd year in a row

 
MUMBAI, India, Nov 3 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- HDFC Bank Ltd. has been voted ‘Most Outstanding Company – Financial Sector’ in India, in a poll conducted by the well-known publication Asiamoney. Over 824 fund managers, buy-side analysts, bankers and research analysts voted across 12 markets in Asia. More than 4,000 votes were received for publicly listed companies. Asiamoney asks participants in the poll to consider the company’s overall performance including its financials, management team, IR activities and CSR initiatives.

Click here to watch a video by Mr Srinivasan Vaidyanathan, CFO, HDFC Bank

Known as Asia's Outstanding Companies Poll, it aims to identify and recognise listed companies in 2 categories: by country and by sector. HDFC Bank has bagged this honour for the 2^nd consecutive year.

The 12 markets covered were China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.

To view the full results, click here.

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For media queries please contact:
Neeraj Jha
Head, Corporate Communication
HDFC Bank Ltd., Mumbai.
Tel: 91 - 22 - 6652 1308 (D) / 6652 1000 (B)
Mobile: 9323620828
Neeraj.Jha@hdfcbank.com
Twitter: @NeerajHDFCBank

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CHRISTIE INTRODUCES GROUNDBREAKING FAR-UVC LIGHT FIXTURE WITH PATENTED CARE222 TECHNOLOGY FOR UV DISINFECTION THAT MAY BE USED AROUND PEOPLE

Christie CounterAct aims to reduce pathogens in commercial indoor venues

CYPRESS, Calif., Oct 30 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Christie® is pleased to announce the launch of the Christie® CounterAct™ line of commercial UV disinfection products with patented Care222® far-UVC light technology for cinemas, theme parks, museums, sports complexes and other indoor spaces. Unlike comparable products, the Christie fixture uses Ushio’s patented narrowband filtered Care222 excimer lamps that emit far-UVC 222nm light - the only UV technology shown to continuously and significantly reduce pathogens, like coronaviruses, that may also be used while people are present, when used in accordance with specified parameters. Mass production of the new Christie CounterAct fixture starts in January 2021.

Developed by Christie’s parent company, Ushio Inc., based on technology licensed from Columbia University, the revolutionary Care222 far-UVC, mercury-free excimer lamp—highlighted in FORTUNE magazine’s annual Change the World list¹ in 2020, includes a proprietary short pass filter that prevents the emission of longer wavelengths of UV light (230nm and higher) that are capable of penetrating human skin and eyes, an especially important feature that other 222nm and far-UVC products do not have.

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NIPPON EXPRESS LAUNCHES "NEX-SPEED SUPER-FAST! ATLANTA" HIGH-SPEED CONSOLIDATED AIR CARGO SERVICE TO U.S. SOUTHEAST

TOKYO, Nov. 2, 2020 /Kyodo JBN-AsiaNet/ --


On Tuesday, October 13, Nippon Express Co., Ltd. launched its "NEX-SPEED Super-Fast! Atlanta" high-speed consolidated service for air cargo being shipped out of Haneda Airport in Japan to the southeastern U.S. via Atlanta Airport.

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"NEX-SPEED Super-Fast! Atlanta" achieves the fastest shipping time available by loading cargo conveyed to Haneda Airport in the morning onto a direct flight bound for Atlanta that same day; once the cargo arrives at Atlanta Airport, the Atlanta Branch of Nippon Express USA, Inc., promptly takes receipt of the cargo from the airline's terminal.

Nippon Express is the only forwarder with a work facility handling both domestic and international cargo inside Haneda Airport, allowing it to sort cargo arriving on domestic flights within the airport and then load the cargo aboard international flights. The company has its own facility (CFS) in close proximity to Atlanta Airport, and this, combined with the (optional) emergency delivery service offered by the Atlanta Branch, enables same-day delivery. With operations at both the departure and arrival points being handled in-house, lead time is about a day and a half less than that of Nippon Express' conventional services.

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- Same-day delivery area for Nippon Express' emergency delivery service Cargo arriving at Atlanta Airport can be delivered that same day within a radius of approximately 300 km from Atlanta, an area that covers most of Georgia and Alabama as well as portions of other neighboring states.

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Nippon Express will be continuing to develop services that meet emergency transport needs and endeavoring to optimize customers' supply chains.

Nippon Express website: http://www.nipponexpress.com/

Official LinkedIn Account: NIPPON EXPRESS GROUP
https://www.linkedin.com/company/nippon-express-group/


Source: Nippon Express Co., Ltd.

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