Phoenix Software unveils JES3plus® V1R1 general availability

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 -- Phoenix Software International Inc, a systems software development company has announced the general availability of JES3plus V1R1, a derivative work based on IBM’s z/OS® JES3.

This release integrates SPOOL I/O performance enhancements made available to JES3plus customers through continuous delivery earlier this year.

According to a statement, this is the first release of the JES3 technology to contain enhancements since early 2015 and coincides with z/OS 2.5, the last release of z/OS to include JES3.

“We knew early on that enhancing JES3plus to use the latest I/O techniques would be a priority,” said Chief Technology Officer at Phoenix Software International, Ed Jaffe.

“Much of the credit for the smooth rollout of this new, enhanced JES3plus release goes to our ISV partners and Early Test participants whose eager participation and incredible patience contributed greatly to this successful launch.”

JES3plus V1R1 supports two newer channel programming techniques to improve performance.

It is ACKD – channel programmes with a shortened prefix that can process an entire track instead of one record at a time; and zHPF – channel programmes that leverage the z/Architecture fibre-channel-extensions (FCX) facility to transfer the entire channel programme to the device for processing rather than having CCWs transferred as they are encountered.

Phoenix Software’s JES3plus Customer Advisory Council is actively helping to prioritise the product’s enhancement roadmap, so customers should expect to see additional enhancements delivered in 2022 via continuous delivery.

Phoenix Software has refreshed its product line this month. Product downloads are available to customers via the Phoenix Software International Support portal.

More details at https://www.phoenixsoftware.com.

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MFINE SECURES US$48 MILLION SERIES C FUNDING TO CONSTRUCT INDIA'S LARGEST VIRTUAL HOSPITAL

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 (Bernama) -- India’s leading Digital Health startup MFine has announced a US$48 million Series C funding round co-led by Moore Strategic Ventures and BEENEXT, with participation from existing investors, Stellaris Venture Partners, SBI Group Japan, SBI Ven Capital Singapore, Heritas Capital, Prime Venture Partners, Y’S Investment Pte Ltd. and Alteria Capital. (US$1 = RM4.186)

MFine aims to build one of the Largest Virtual Hospitals in the world and make high quality healthcare more accessible and effective with the use of AI and mobile technologies.

Towards that vision, MFine is enabling clinical decision support for doctors using AI and bringing vitals monitoring and health management to consumers’ smartphones.

Since its inception, over three million users have used MFine services with the platform clocking over 300,000 monthly transactions that include doctor consultations, diagnostic tests, e-pharmacy and in-patient procedures.

While over 100,000 users use MFine for booking diagnostic tests every month, MFine grows 15 per cent month on month, amidst exponential adoption of telemedicine and digital health in India since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Over 500 corporates have partnered with MFine to enable wide ranging services covering over 500,000 employees.

In a statement, MFine CEO & cofounder, Prasad Kompalli said: “We will continue to invest in deep tech to transform every smartphone into a health companion for consumers and a decision support assistant to all doctors.

“We will also be looking to expand our network across India and make our services available widely. We are very excited about the future of digital health in India and we look forward to working with our partners, investors and the government to build and scale this further.”

BEENEXT Managing Partner Hero Choudhary said: “MFine’s model, coupling AI technology with a strong provider network, is powerful in providing healthcare services on-demand and changing the way we think about care delivery for millions across the world.”

For details, visit https://www.mfine.co/.

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Toshiba begins sample shipments of pre-driver IC for automotive brushless motors

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 -- Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation (Toshiba) has begun shipping test samples of ‘TB9083FTG’, a pre-driver IC for automotive applications that include brushless motors for electric power steering systems and electric brakes.

According to a statement, Toshiba will ship final samples in January next year, and will start mass production in December the same year.

TB9083FTG is a three-phase pre-driver that controls and drives external N-channel power MOSFETs for driving a three-phase brushless DC motor.

It supports ASIL-D functional safety and its compliance with ISO 26262 2nd edition allows use in for highly safety-critical automotive systems.

The new IC has a built-in three-channel pre-driver for the safety relays that control and drive the relays for motors and power supply, eliminating the need for external components and helps reduce the part count.

Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation, a leading supplier of advanced semiconductor and storage solutions, draws on over half a century of experience and innovation to offer customers and business partners outstanding discrete semiconductors, system LSIs and HDD products.

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MELISSA INCREASES SALES AND SUPPORT FOR CHINA BUSINESS

Growing Asia Pacific focus reflects foundational nature of address management in global business operations and customer communications

RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, Calif., Sept 28 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Melissa, a leading provider of global data quality and address management solutions, today announced its increased sales and support for China business, extending the company’s reach and reflecting the importance of rapidly expanding Asia Pacific markets seeking data quality tools and services.

Melissa recognizes that smart address management is foundational to smooth business operations. The company’s tools are global in nature and optimized to drive improved business communications, more profitable customer relationships, and competitive advantage. Services are broadly applicable to any firm with a diverse customer base, and largely deployed in financial services, healthcare, and ecommerce.

“Excellence in customer data is grounded in the basics of correct, complete addresses – providing a strong foundation for critical activities that ideally occur in real-time, such as Know Your Customer initiatives, identity verification and anti-fraud measures, and seamless customer onboarding,” said, Edmund Ng, Regional Sales Director, Asia Pacific, Melissa. “With our current global footprint, we are a proven data resource for businesses based in Japan, Hong Kong, and Singapore. We value a high level of local support and technical expertise, and now can add even greater value to Asia Pacific markets.”

Melissa’s global offices offer convenient, in-country access to Melissa services and personnel. The company’s worldwide footprint also includes offices in North America, Germany, the United Kingdom, India, Australia, and Singapore. Call +65-8-2997442 or email info.cn@melissa.com to connect directly with staff supporting Melissa’s Asia Pacific business. To connect with other members of Melissa’s global intelligence team, visit https://www.melissa.com/ or call 1-800-MELISSA.

About Melissa
Since 1985, Melissa has specialized in global intelligence solutions to help organizations unlock accurate data for a more compelling customer view. More than 10,000 clients worldwide in arenas such as retail, education, healthcare, insurance, finance, and government, rely on Melissa for full spectrum data quality and ID verification software, including data matching, validation, and enhancement services to gain critical insight and drive meaningful customer relationships. For more information or free product trials, visit https://www.melissa.com/ or call 1-800-MELISSA (635-4772).

Media contacts
Greg Brown
Vice President, Global Marketing, Melissa
greg.brown@Melissa.com
+1-800-635-4772 x1130 

Jacqueline Zerbst
MPowered PR for Melissa
pr@mpoweredpr.com
+1-877-794-6777

Source: Melissa

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CLOUDFLARE EMAIL SECURITY ENTRY TO OVERCOME CHALLENGES, GIVING CUSTOMERS MORE CONTROL

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 (Bernama) -- Cloudflare Inc, the security, performance, and reliability company helping to build a better Internet, has announced its entry into email security with new offerings to help solve email challenges in an easy-to-use way that gives customers more control. 

Now, users will be able to create custom email addresses, manage incoming email routing, and prevent email spoofing and phishing on outgoing emails—all for free, according to a statement.

Cloudflare also announced that customers can sign up for early access to its Advanced Email Security Suite, tightly integrated with all of Cloudflare’s Zero Trust solutions, for a more holistic way to keep businesses and their employees secure and productive.

“Customers have asked us to address email security for years. Today, we’re announcing new tools that will help close the biggest remaining network security risk that Cloudflare hasn’t already covered, until now,” said co-founder and chief executive officer of Cloudflare, Matthew Prince.

“We want to be the network that businesses of any size can plug into for all of their needs. While today marks our first step into this space, we ultimately hope to become the leader in email security.”

Creating, managing, and securing email services can be complex tasks requiring technical expertise. Cloudflare has announced two features that customers can take advantage of, to help with this.

First, Cloudflare is providing customers with powerful new email routing tools to streamline email management. Second, Cloudflare is providing tools to help anyone with an email address better protect their brand against phishing and spam.

Cloudflare customers can take advantage of these free features to create custom email addresses in a few clicks; consolidate multiple email accounts into one unified inbox; and, help secure their domain from phishing and spoofing attacks, among others.

Cloudflare also announced its Advanced Email Security Suite, tightly integrating email protection with Cloudflare One, including Browser Isolation. 

More details at www.cloudflare.com.

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GUPSHUP BUYS RCS BUSINESS MESSAGING GLOBAL INDUSTRY LEADER DOTGO

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 (Bernama) -- Conversational messaging leader, Gupshup has announced the acquisition of New Jersey-based Dotgo, the global industry leader in RCS business messaging (RBM), with award-winning technologies such as the RichOTP®, RichSMS™, Bot Store®, and MaaP (Messaging as a Platform) fostering the growth of RCS Business Messaging.

A strong partner of Google, Mavenir, Synchronoss, Vodafone, and Orange, Dotgo manages RBM in several markets, and operates the world’s largest RBM Hub with global connectivity to RCS users worldwide.

Dotgo will significantly strengthen Gupshup’s conversational messaging platform that enables businesses and developers to build rich customer experiences. Gupshup also plans to leverage Dotgo’s strong experience and presence in Africa to expand there.

“Conversational experiences are becoming the key to business-customer interactions, and the RCS messaging channel is a critical enabler,” said Gupshup co-founder and CEO, Beerud Sheth in a statement.

“Dotgo’s product innovation, market traction, and thought leadership in the RCS ecosystem is truly impressive. Together, we’ll be able to offer a broader range of conversational messaging solutions to businesses and developers. We are excited to welcome them to the Gupshup family.”

Inderpal Singh Mumick, co-founder and CEO of Dotgo, said: “RCS business messaging is destined to change the way businesses communicate with their customers.

“With the addition of RCS, Gupshup will undoubtedly be the strongest IP messaging company, and thus helps us accelerate our mission.”

RCS will be a key messaging channel in Gupshup’s Conversational Messaging Platform, supplementing 30 other messaging channels available to customers via Gupshup’s Single API for messaging.

For more information, visit www.gupshup.io.

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Fastly acknowledged Challenger in Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for WAAP

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 -- Fastly Inc, a global edge cloud platform provider, has announced it was named a Challenger in the August 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Web Application and API Protection (WAAP).

This marks the first year in which Gartner has recognised Fastly as a Challenger, after two consecutive years of Signal Sciences being named a Visionary.

The move acknowledges Fastly’s significant gains in its ability to execute, its expanded WAAP portfolio, and a powerful integration of Signal Sciences’ world-class web application and API security solutions into Fastly’s large global network and distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) protection capabilities.

“We believe this year’s move into the Challenger’s quadrant recognises our continued investments in the Signal Sciences integration into Fastly.

“By bringing these two powerful offerings together under one unified portfolio, teams can confidently provide indepth web application and API protection without compromising performance or deployment flexibility,” said Fastly Chief Product Architect, Sean Leach in a statement.

Fastly recently announced the beta availability of its next-gen web application firewall (WAF) edge-based agent on the Fastly edge cloud platform.

This is a major integration milestone in its continued work to protect apps and APIs in every environment - in the cloud, on-prem, hybrid, and now at the network edge.

Fastly’s acquisition of Signal Sciences continues to support its commitment to empower developers with superior detection capabilities and reliable attack indicators that go above and beyond traditional WAFs.

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INNIO PUBLISHES ITS INAUGURAL SUSTAINABILITY REPORT, UNDERSCORING INNIO'S COMMITMENT AS A CONTRIBUTOR TO A SUSTAINABLE AND GREENER ENERGY FUTURE

JENBACH, Austria, Sept 23 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- As part of its ongoing commitment to environmental stewardship, INNIO today announced the publication of its inaugural Sustainability Report, “Together for a Sustainable Future.” The theme of this report encompasses engagement of everyone -- with “together” being the key word indicating responsibility of all stakeholders in a journey to shape a sustainable future. The report highlights INNIO’s commitment to instituting a culture of transparency, providing progress updates and direction on INNIO’s global approach to sustainability covering its environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance for 2020.

This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: 
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In continuing its sustainability journey, INNIO’s leadership and its Sustainability Review Board (SRB) laid out the company’s ESG goals and strategy which included the development and publication of its first Sustainability Report. The report details how INNIO is working responsibly to deliver communities, industry, and the public with access to sustainable, reliable, and economical power while creating and maintaining an innovative, diverse, inclusive, pleasant and safe working environment for its employees.

Further, as INNIO’s Jenbacher and Waukesha products, services and digital solutions help unlock the transition to a carbon neutral future, INNIO’s Sustainability Report provides its stakeholders with indicators on commitment and progress to reducing greenhouse emissions and initiatives around responsible resource management.

In his opening note to the Sustainability Report, INNIO president and CEO, Carlos Lange, laid out key priorities and accomplishments:

Sustainability Goals

“As we continue to implement our enterprise strategy for profitable growth, we are also underlining our commitment to climate challenges and sustainable growth. INNIO’s Sustainability Goals are related to safety, energy and emissions, water, waste, building efficiency, circular economy, jobsite efficiency and sustainability of our products, services and solutions.”

Uninterrupted Access to Products and Services

“Along with our distributors and suppliers, INNIO is working to help ensure uninterrupted access to the products and services that our global customers rely on to support society during these difficult times. The recent COVID-19 global pandemic presented new challenges around the world, and INNIO was designated by many governments as an ‘essential’ enterprise since our products, parts and services support key infrastructure in the supply of natural gas and electrical energy. Customers use our products to provide primary and standby power & heat to homes; essential facilities such as hospitals, utilities, or district heating plants; and other businesses that must continue to operate.”

Technology Leadership: Hydrogen

“In Hamburg, INNIO Jenbacher and HanseWerk Natur recently collaborated to commission the world’s first large-scale gas engine in the 1 MW range capable of running on a variety of hydrogen-natural gas mixtures or on 100% green hydrogen. It’s also the world’s first natural gas engine conversion to hydrogen in the field. Again, INNIO technology is ahead of the game, demonstrating the future-proof nature of the installed base, this time by offering the ability to convert to carbon free, 100% hydrogen capabilities.”

Digitalization

“Through digitalization, we can constantly improve our products’ design and construction in our advanced factories, flawlessly execute our services, and move beyond reactive to predictive data solutions. At our manufacturing plants, we have embraced digitalization and are continuously refining our operations, accelerating innovation and improving our customers’ experience.”

The Sustainability Report publication follows recent sustainability activities that include INNIO’s recognition by EcoVadis with a Silver business sustainability rating, and INNIO’s joining the United Nations Global Compact. Each of these efforts underscores INNIO’s holistic and structured approach to incorporating sustainability across the company, considering the environment, employee development, health and safety, diversity and inclusion, as well as corporate responsibility.

INNIO’s Sustainability Report was developed in collaboration with external ESG advisors and subject matter experts as well as internal directors from diverse backgrounds.

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.

At INNIO, we recognize that the growth of global economies and the industrialization that has accompanied this growth are directly impacting the future of our planet. We agree with the goals of the Paris Agreement—to stop global warming and lower temperatures to pre-industrial era levels by 2050. That’s why we took important steps in 2020 to address INNIO’s sustainability strategy, diving into the material issues we identified as the touchpoints to our customers and stakeholders. Our society faces unprecedented economic, environmental, social, and cultural challenges, and we are convinced that sustainability is the key to transforming these challenges into opportunities. Our sustainability strategy recognizes INNIO’s social and environmental responsibility. We must act now on this responsibility.

INNIO’s Sustainability Report is a non-financial disclosure presented for calendar year 2020. 

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TOSHIBA RELEASES 40V/2.0A STEPPING MOTOR DRIVER WITH RESISTORLESS CURRENT SENSING

- Reduces External Components and Contributes to Space-Saving Circuit Boards

TOKYO, Sept 22 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation ("Toshiba") has added “TB67S539FTG” to its lineup of stepping motor driver IC series that support constant current control, for office automation, commercial and industrial equipment. The new driver carries out constant current motor control without a current sense resistor.

This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: 
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210921005534/en/

 

TB67S539FTG incorporates Toshiba’s latest DMOSFET device^[1], which allows it to realize a motor output voltage rating of 40V and a motor output current rating of 2.0A^[2]. Use of a current detector for constant current motor control eliminates the need for an external current sense resistor. The H-bridge circuit for motor control has an Nch/Nch configuration, and a built-in charge pump circuit for output stage control. In addition, the new driver does not require the external capacitor that is generally used to drive the gates on the H-bridge, because it is incorporated in the product. This helps saving the space on printed circuit boards.

TB67S539FTG supports 4.5V to 34V motor drive power supplies, and can be used for applications driven by 24V, and in applications with 12V drivers, including surveillance cameras and projectors.

TB67S539FTG adopts a compact QFN32 package to reduce heat dissipation during use. Low On-resistance (upper + lower) between the output transistor drain and source, 0.8Ω (typ.), reduces heat generation.

Notes:
[1] As of September 2021.
[2] Actual driven motor current depends on the use environment and such factors as ambient temperature and power supply voltage.

Applications
- Office automation, commercial and industrial equipment

Features
- No need for a current sense resistor
- No need for an external capacitor for the charge pump circuit
- Low power consumption in sleep mode: I_M1=1μA (max) @sleep mode 

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AVIDBOTS® EXPANDS NEO'S CAPABILITIES WITH DISINFECTION ADD-ON FOR AUTONOMOUS SANITATION OF HIGH-TOUCH SURFACES

KITCHENER, Ontario, Sept 22 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Avidbots, one of the world’s leading robotics companies, announced today the launch of its Disinfection Add-On, expanding the functionality of the company’s fully autonomous floor-scrubbing robot, Neo. With the Disinfection Add-On, customers can now autonomously disinfect high-touch, 3-D surfaces with Neo 2, in addition to floor care, delivering an even more efficient, consistent and measurable clean.

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“The days of having single-purpose robots for specific tasks are behind us. A robot must be multi-functional to meet the ever-evolving needs of customers,” said Pablo Molina, CTO, VP of Product, Chairman and Co-founder, Avidbots. “With the Disinfection Add-On, our customers can disinfect surfaces for a few hundred dollars per month—this is more than 10x savings when compared to having a separate robot or human completing the same task. The Disinfection Add-On truly multiplies the value of the Neo platform. As facilities across the globe reopen and welcome back their employees, customers and visitors, Neo provides disinfection at a low cost to help our customers keep up with the new normal, creating a safe and healthy environment.”

Spraying touch surfaces with a disinfectant is widely used, but not all operators are cleaning properly or consistently. Facility managers are working hard to meet increased cleaning protocols and show proof that facilities are safe, but it can be a significant time commitment to disinfect high-touch surfaces like seating, work surfaces, garbage cans, doors and kiosks, to name a few. The Disinfection Add-On reallocates labor to value-add activities and, most importantly, creates a healthier and safer environment for customers.

“As we welcome students, faculty and staff back to campus, we are focused on ensuring the safest environment possible. Innovation is the cornerstone of the Rochester Institute of Technology, and we’re always looking for breakthrough technology that can solve our day-to-day challenges,” said Derek Sylvester, Director of Building Environmental Services at Rochester Institute of Technology. “One of the most pressing challenges is not only maintaining a clean campus, but people wanting to see what’s being done to keep them healthy. The visibility of our Neo fleet autonomously disinfecting common area touch points and cleaning floors provides peace of mind. Through Neo and its new sprayer add-on, we know with certainty that we are achieving an effective and consistent clean every time.”

The CDC recommends the daily cleaning of high-touch surfaces to sufficiently remove the virus that causes COVID-19, including the Delta variant, and help maintain a healthy facility. More frequent cleaning of surfaces is encouraged if the space is a high traffic area, which can increase the risk of infection from touching surfaces.

With the new functionality, facilities can more efficiently follow these recommendations, leveraging the latest electrostatic spraying technology and ensuring uniform 3-D coverage of surfaces. This includes hidden and indirectly sprayed ones, for the most complete coverage. Additionally, the sprayer uses less chemical solution compared to traditional methods. This proven approach ensures disinfection chemicals do not dry out in the air before reaching the target, effectively covering and ensuring proper dwell time on high-touch surfaces.

“At Avidbots, we’re creating the future today, enabling our customers to focus on what they do best today, tomorrow and for years to come,” says Faizan Sheikh, CEO, and Co-founder of Avidbots. “We’re proud to release the Disinfection Add-On, expanding our offerings, setting a more robust standard for cleaning and leveraging the significant value of robotics.”

Like Neo, the Disinfection Add-On is powered by the Avidbots AI Platform, and takes the guesswork out of disinfection while delivering full autonomy. Neo truly understands its operating environment, avoiding anyone or anything, and takes actions to maximize cleaning and disinfection productivity while minimizing human intervention. At the same time, the Avidbots Command Center provides detailed reporting and performance measurement for monitoring, managing and tracking Neo remotely and in real time.

Avidbots robotics solutions are used throughout the world in various high-traffic environments such as manufacturing, warehousing, healthcare, education, retail, airports and transit hubs. To learn more about the Disinfection Add-On or to request a demonstration, visit the Avidbots Disinfection Add-On page.

See Avidbots Disinfection Add-On in action.

About Avidbots

Avidbots is a robotics company with a vision to bring robotic solutions into everyday life to increase organizational productivity and to do that better than any other company in the world. Their groundbreaking product, the Neo autonomous floor scrubbing robot, is deployed around the world and trusted by leading facilities and building service companies. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Kitchener, ON, Canada, Avidbots is offering comprehensive service and support to customers on five continents. Avidbots is backed by top global venture capital firms, including True Ventures, Next47, GGV Capital, BDC, Felicis Ventures, Real Ventures and Golden Ventures.

For more information, visit Avidbots.com. 

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​SPOTIFY USES READSPEAKER TO POWER CUSTOM VOICES FOR CAR THING SMART PLAYER

ReadSpeaker’s industry-leading neural text-to-speech technology to power custom in-vehicle voice assistant

UPPSALA, Sweden, Sept 21 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- ReadSpeaker, the most trusted, independent digital voice partner for global businesses, today announced that Spotify uses ReadSpeaker’s text-to-speech (TTS) technology to deliver custom voices for Spotify’s newest exploration in the US - a limited release of Car Thing, a smart player for your car. ReadSpeaker’s technology currently powers the custom voice available in Car Thing.

Similar to the way the business world evolved from relying on websites to mobile apps as smartphones became popular, as the world moves beyond touchscreens and into a touchless future, consumers will become increasingly reliant on voice commands. ReadSpeaker believes that all brands have their own independent voice assistant, and custom voices will be critical in enabling brands to stand apart from competitors.

Spotify uses ReadSpeaker’s technology and the ReadSpeaker VoiceLab because of the company’s deep expertise in custom branded voices powered by deep neural networks. Further, ReadSpeaker’s embedded and cloud-based solutions as well as a broad range of natural-sounding voices were a key differentiator as Spotify searched for a voice partner.

“As voice assistants gain popularity and companies look to develop their own custom voices to audibly personify their brands in the era of voice-enabled technology, Spotify is leading the charge in creating a seamless, multimodal experience for users,” said Roy Lindemann, CMO at ReadSpeaker. “As leaders in our respective industry areas, this partnership is particularly exciting—we challenge each other around the voice field, and each come up with ideas and strive to drive the boundaries of innovation even further.”

Interested in learning more about custom branded voices? Imagine what your branded voice persona will sound like by visiting readspeaker.ai. For more information on Car Thing visit carthing.spotify.com

About ReadSpeaker:

ReadSpeaker is the most trusted, independent digital voice partner for global brands. With more than 20 years of industry experience, ReadSpeaker offers brands sophisticated text-to-speech solutions and expert hands-on assistance to create the most engaging bespoke voice interfaces. ReadSpeaker offers both SaaS and licensed solutions to support varying channels and devices, and consistently maintains brand trust through its commitment to data privacy. To date, the company – which provides more than 35 languages and 110 voices – has created more than 10,000 digital voice interfaces for brands around the world. For more information, visit https://www.readspeaker.com/ and follow the company on Twitter and LinkedIn. 

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ACCELERATING CARBON NEUTRALITY "INNOVATION FOR COOL EARTH FORUM (ICEF2021) -ONLINE-"

TOKYO, Sept. 17, 2021 /Kyodo JBN-AsiaNet/ --

The ICEF Secretariat announced on September 17 that Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) will host "Innovation for Cool Earth Forum 8th Annual Meeting (ICEF2021)" online from October 6 to 7.
 
ICEF2020:
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-Innovation for Cool Earth Forum (ICEF2021)
Every year since 2014, METI and NEDO have hosted the Innovation for Cool Earth Forum (ICEF) to gather leading international figures in Tokyo to discuss how to combat climate change through technological innovation.
 
ICEF's mission is to nurture discussion and collaboration among participants and to disseminate the industry's latest innovations in energy and environmental technologies by providing a place where experts can share their knowledge on how to tackle the 21st century's greatest environmental challenge.
 
A distinguished steering committee, consisting of members from all around the world, strives to bring the best minds together to develop a program which addresses forces of change while ensuring they are based on solid evidence.
 
-Highlight
World Movements of "Innovation" for a Decarbonized Society
 
In the world, a variety of initiatives across industry, government and academia are being rapidly accelerated toward a Decarbonized Society. There are many diverse climate change challenges, and all stakeholders in society, including the private sector and governments, are called upon to tackle specific actions from short- and long-term perspectives.
 
-Outline
Innovation for Cool Earth Forum 8th Annual Meeting (ICEF2021)
 
-Theme
Pathways to Carbon Neutrality by 2050:
Accelerating the Pace of Global Decarbonization
 
-Date
October 6-7, 2021 9:00 a.m.- (JST)* / 0:00 a.m.- (UTC)*
*All sessions and events will take place during the daytime hours, Japan Standard Time, and will be distributed online.
 
-Venue
Virtual Forum (Live & On-demand)
 
-Co-Hosts
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)
New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA)
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF)
Ministry of the Environment (MOE)
 
-Institutional Partners
International Energy Agency (IEA)
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
 
-Registration
https://www.icef.go.jp/register/ (Free of charge)
 
-Program
https://www.icef.go.jp/program/
The program is subject to change; information is updated regularly.
For more details, please visit:
https://kyodonewsprwire.jp/attach/202109139949-O1-v5AFmJUn.pdf
 
 
Source: ICEF Secretariat 

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CLOUDFLARE TO SPEED UP MILLIONS OF WEBSITES, AUTOMATICALLY AND FOR FREE

New technology can help browsers make the Internet 30% faster

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 17 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Cloudflare, Inc. (NYSE: NET), the security, performance, and reliability company helping to build a better Internet, today announced it's the first to implement server support at scale for Early Hints, a new Internet standard that can help speed up websites on its network by 30% or more for free. By working with prominent browsers, Cloudflare will save Internet users time and create faster, more seamless experiences for businesses and their users.

"Everyone should have access to the fastest, most reliable Internet possible and we have built our global network to deliver exactly that," said Matthew Prince, co-founder and CEO of Cloudflare. "Now we're taking it a step further and working together with leading browsers like Google Chrome to speed up millions of your favorite websites and applications, completely for free.”

Today when you visit a website, browsers cannot load it for you until they receive instructions from a server about all of the different elements, like images and text, that need to be displayed. Now Cloudflare is working directly with browsers to save an extra step, and time, for websites to load. Cloudflare will provide early hints to browsers to let them know to start loading critical webpage elements before the server even completes the processing time to load the page. This reduces the time between someone typing in a website URL and that website completing loading. What’s more, Cloudflare is able to do this, without requiring any additional action from the server, due to a combination of the scale and speed of its global network and its use of machine learning.

"Entrepreneurs know that first impressions matter. Shopify's own data shows that on average, when a store improves the speed of the first page in the buyer journey by 10%, there is a 7% increase in conversion," said Colin Bendell, Director Performance Engineering at Shopify. "We see great promise with Early Hints as another tool to help improve the performance and experience for all merchants and customers."

To learn more about Early Hints, please check out the resources below or sign up for the beta here.

• Cloudflare Speed Week
• Blog: Introducing Early Hints

About Cloudflare
Cloudflare, Inc. (www.cloudflare.com / @cloudflare) is on a mission to help build a better Internet. Cloudflare’s suite of products protect and accelerate any Internet application online without adding hardware, installing software, or changing a line of code. Internet properties powered by Cloudflare have all web traffic routed through its intelligent global network, which gets smarter with every request. As a result, they see significant improvement in performance and a decrease in spam and other attacks. Cloudflare was named to Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top Company Cultures 2018 list and ranked among the World’s Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company in 2019. Headquartered in San Francisco, CA, Cloudflare has offices in Austin, TX, Champaign, IL, New York, NY, San Jose, CA, Seattle, WA, Washington, D.C., Toronto, Lisbon, London, Munich, Paris, Beijing, Singapore, Sydney, and Tokyo.

© 2021 Cloudflare, Inc. All rights reserved. Cloudflare, the Cloudflare logo, and other Cloudflare marks are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Cloudflare, Inc. in the U.S. and other jurisdictions. All other marks and names referenced herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.
 

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Madison Realty Capital provides US$450 million loan to The Rabsky Group

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 15 -- Madison Realty Capital, a vertically integrated real estate private equity firm, has provided a US$450 million loan to The Rabsky Group, to complete development of a 1,098-unit, 35-story multifamily and retail mixed-use property at 625-635 Fulton Street at the intersection of Flatbush Avenue in Downtown Brooklyn, New York. (US$1 = RM4.162)

Managing Principal and Co-Founder of Madison Realty Capital, Josh Zegen, in a statement said: “This transaction represents Madison Realty Capital’s ability to deliver speed, certainty, and execution to top-tier borrowers in highly attractive submarkets.”

“Accordingly, we are pleased to provide The Rabsky Group, a highly sophisticated and experienced developer with significant holdings throughout the New York metropolitan area, with a large and flexible financing solution.” 

Brooklyn is New York City’s most populous borough and is home to one of the most diverse economies in the country. Proximity to major employment hubs and education centres have made Downtown Brooklyn one of New York’s fastest growing residential markets. 

The property is located within the Brooklyn Tech Triangle, an area comprising Downtown Brooklyn, DUMBO, and the Brooklyn Navy Yard that has emerged as New York City’s largest cluster of tech activity outside of Manhattan and is within two blocks of 10 different subway lines.

Designed with two interconnected residential towers atop a five-storey podium, the property will offer 590,096 rentable residential square feet across 342 studios, 492 one-bedroom and 264 two-bedroom units and 30 per cent of the units will be affordable through the Affordable New York programme.

Residents will enjoy top-of-the-line amenities including a fitness facility, spa, recreation areas, in-unit washers and dryers, lounges, and a rooftop outdoor pool with views of Manhattan and Brooklyn. 

More details at www.madisonrealtycapital.com.

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ZOOM INTRODUCES ZOOM PHONE BYOC RESELLER PARTNER PROGRAMME

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 17 (Bernama) -- Zoom Video Communications Inc at Zoomtopia Partner Connect has announced its reseller partners will have the opportunity to sell Zoom Phone Bring Your Own Carrier (BYOC) licences.

They will also be able to connect customers who use enhanced cloud peering to access PSTN to Zoom Phone Provider Exchange, a new way to discover providers and follow a self-service journey to provision phone numbers securely.

Zoom is currently running a pilot programme for select resellers that meet the requirements to sell Zoom Phone BYOC and expects to welcome a wider pool of resellers by year-end, according to a statement.

Built on Zoom’s intuitive platform, Zoom Phone is a full-featured cloud phone system for businesses of all sizes. Zoom Phone BYOC provides enterprise customers with the flexibility to keep their current PSTN service providers by redirecting existing voice circuits to the Zoom Phone cloud, or implement a hybrid solution with Zoom Calling Plans.

This high-value capability allows customers to enjoy all of the benefits of Zoom Phone while keeping their existing service provider contracts, phone numbers, and calling rates with their preferred carrier of record.

Previously, only Zoom Master Agents had the opportunity to refer deals for Zoom Phone and Zoom Phone BYOC. Now Zoom’s reseller partners from around the world who meet the requirements and qualify will be authorised to resell Zoom Phone BYOC.

Zoom Phone BYOC customers who use enhanced cloud peering to connect to PSTN will also soon be able to access Zoom Phone Provider Exchange which offers a streamlined experience for Zoom Phone BYOC customers to select the provider of their choice, and provision phone numbers directly in the Zoom portal.

“As our channel programme continues to evolve, I’m excited to introduce the Reseller Program for Zoom Phone BYOC as a new opportunity for our reseller partners,” said Laura Padilla, Head of Global BD and Channel.

“We’ve seen a lot of success in selling Zoom Phone, reaching two million seats in just 10 quarters, and I see a lot of opportunity for our resellers with our Zoom Phone BYOC programme.”

To learn more about becoming a Zoom Partner, visit https://partner.zoom.us.

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POLYPLASTICS IDENTIFIED SOLUTIONS TO HELP PROCESSORS LIMIT GAS BURN OCCURRENCE DURING INJECTION MOLDING

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 15 (Bernama) -- Polyplastics Co Ltd, a leading global supplier of engineering thermoplastics, has identified several solutions to help processors limit the occurrence of gas burns during the injection molding process. 

According to a statement, the company used its Gas Investigation Method in Injection Molding (GIMIM) test method to analyse the phenomenon and help pose preventative measures.

Gases produced during molding have no place to escape and are compressed, thus resulting in a hot, burned resin surface which threatens continuous molding. 

First, the study examined gas resulting from energy loss at the time of injection. The nozzles of typical injection machines comprise a drastically contracted structure, and energy loss arises due to the shape. 

Potential solutions include lowering the injection speed, using multiple gates or cavities, and increasing the size of the gate and nozzle.

The GIMIM method also determined that vent clogging is caused by the workings of a complex relationship between the volumes of low boiling and high boiling substances, and the total volume of substances within decomposition gas. 

Corrective measures include lowering cylinder temperature and using a rag or similar object to frequently wipe away mold deposits that are lightly stuck to the gas vents.

Since GIMIM can detect substances in units of ppm, it can be used to verify whether the purging process was conducted properly through only a small number of machine shots.

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ZOOM UNVEILS PLANS FOR INNOVATIONS TO IGNITE THE NEXT ERA OF COMMUNICATIONS

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 15 (Bernama) -- Zoom Video Communications Inc has kicked off Zoomtopia 2021, unveiling plans for innovations across its platform designed for today’s dynamic working environments, and to ignite a new era of connection and collaboration

According to a statement, Zoom is developing new products, features, and partnerships designed to empower and engage the modern workforce with connected workstreams.

“We have released hundreds of new features, enhancements, and capabilities this past year alone and we have exciting new features in our development pipeline,” said Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Zoom, Eric S. Yuan.

Zoom’s recent study on the role of video communications in daily life examined people’s preferences for how they envision using this technology in a future world. Globally, the majority of respondents agree that everything will have a virtual element – including celebrations and events.

Zoom Events Conference is a new event type that Zoom plans to make available this fall on Zoom Events, which will allow hosts to organise multi-track and multi-day events in a sophisticated format, with rich functionality, including, event lobby, chat and networking.

Zoom is also working to arm customers with innovative technology solutions designed to create new opportunities for business growth. Future potential projects include Zoom Video Engagement Center (VEC); Zoom Whiteboard; and, Zoom Rooms Smart Gallery.

In addition, Zoom is virtually replicating the various ways users interact in real life, and beyond. Zoom Meetings, Chat, Webinars and Phone all work together as one unified communications solution, with the ability to navigate between them.

Zoom Apps; Zoom Chat Huddle View; Zoom Phone Video Voicemails; Zoom Continuous Collaboration; and, Zoom Widget are planned innovations that will help to create a more efficient, collaborative, and engaging user experience, while also simplifying processes by connecting and organising workstreams.

Every year at Zoomtopia, the company highlights the creative and unique ways its customers are using Zoom with the Zoomtopia Innovation Awards. The contest recognises the Zoom customers that most embody innovation, inspiration, and creativity in using Zoom solutions.

Founded in 2011 and headquartered in San Jose, California, Zoom is an intuitive, scalable, and secure choice for individuals, small businesses, and large enterprises alike.

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MADISON REALTY CAPITAL ORIGINATES $450 MILLION CONSTRUCTION LOAN FOR 1,098-UNIT MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT IN DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN

NEW YORK, Sept 15 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Madison Realty Capital, a vertically integrated real estate private equity firm focused on debt and equity investment strategies, today announced it has provided a $450 million loan to The Rabsky Group, one of the largest residential and commercial developers in Brooklyn and Queens, to complete development of a 1,098-unit, 35-story multifamily and retail mixed-use property at 625-635 Fulton Street at the intersection of Flatbush Avenue in Downtown Brooklyn, New York.

Josh Zegen, Managing Principal and Co-Founder of Madison Realty Capital, said, “This transaction represents Madison Realty Capital’s ability to deliver speed, certainty, and execution to top-tier borrowers in highly attractive submarkets. Accordingly, we are pleased to provide The Rabsky Group, a highly sophisticated and experienced developer with significant holdings throughout the New York metropolitan area, with a large and flexible financing solution.
 
Downtown Brooklyn is an ever-expanding neighborhood and new multifamily housing options, particularly of this caliber, will be quickly absorbed. We are glad to support a property under development that will offer significant affordable housing options and look forward to expanding our relationship with The Rabsky Group for additional projects that positively impact New York City.”

Brooklyn is New York City’s most populous borough and is home to one of the most diverse economies in the country. Proximity to major employment hubs and education centers have made Downtown Brooklyn one of New York’s fastest growing residential markets. Moreover, Downtown Brooklyn has also become a technology and innovation hub and is home to 25 percent of New York City-based tech firms. The property is located within the Brooklyn Tech Triangle, an area comprised of Downtown Brooklyn, DUMBO, and the Brooklyn Navy Yard that has emerged as New York City’s largest cluster of tech activity outside of Manhattan and is within two blocks of ten different subway lines. 

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ANAQUA DELIVERS ENHANCED IP MANAGEMENT TO BAUSCH HEALTH

Anaqua’s AQX platform to provide patent and trademark management with integrated IP analytics

BOSTON, Sept 14 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --Anaqua, the leading innovation and intellectual property management technology provider, today announced that Bausch Health Companies Inc. has selected Anaqua’s AQX platform to deliver enhanced IP management across the health care products company’s global operations.

Bausch Health will be using Anaqua’s AQX as their primary IP management system - both for patent and trademark management - replacing their previous IP services provider. Bausch Health will take advantage of Anaqua’s broad range of IP offerings including AcclaimIP for patent analytics, Anaqua Services for patent annuities and trademark renewals, as well as AQX modules for IP contract and financial management.

Commented Bob Romeo, CEO of Anaqua: “Bausch Health is an innovative health care company delivering on its commitment to help people around the world. We are proud to be working with them and to better serve their valuable IP assets through Anaqua’s enhanced innovation and IP management solutions.”

About Anaqua

Anaqua, Inc. is a premium provider of integrated intellectual property (IP) management technology solutions and services. Anaqua’s AQX platform combines best practice workflows with big data analytics and tech-enabled services to create an intelligent environment designed to inform IP strategy, enable IP decision-making, and streamline IP operations. Today, nearly half of the top 100 U.S. patent filers and global brands, as well as a growing number of law firms worldwide use Anaqua’s solutions. Over one million IP executives, attorneys, paralegals, administrators, and innovators use the platform for their IP management needs. The company’s global operations are headquartered in Boston, with offices across the U.S., Europe, and Asia. For additional information, please visit anaqua.com, or on LinkedIn.

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