Friday, May 26, 2023

UAE's Technology Innovation Institute Unveils Open-source Large Language Model





KUALA LUMPUR, May 26 (Bernama) -- The Technology Innovation Institute (TII) announced that "Falcon 40B", the United Arab Emirates (UAE)'s first large-scale AI model, is now open source for research and commercial use, will strengthen its growing international influence in the field of artificial intelligence (AI).

TII is a leading global scientific research centre and the applied research pillar of Abu Dhabi’s Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC).

In a statement, TII said this pioneering move demonstrated Abu Dhabi's commitment to fostering collaboration across sectors and driving advancements in generative AI.

“As the new fuel that drives technological innovation, the move to offer such support will be game-changing in enhancing the capabilities of innovators, and enabling them to push the boundaries of their projects to achieve remarkable advancements,” said its Chief Executive Officer, Dr Ray O. Johnson.

Falcon, a foundational large language model (LLM) with 40 billion parameters, trained on one trillion tokens, grants unprecedented access to researchers and small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) innovators alike.

TII is providing access to the model’s weights as a more comprehensive open-source package, with the aim of enabling access to powerful LLM capabilities, promoting transparency and accountability, as well as supporting innovation and research in the field.

While the majority of LLMs have granted exclusive licences solely to non-commercial users, TII has taken a key stride in offering researchers and commercial users access to the Falcon 40B LLM.

In conjunction with the release of Falcon 40B as an open-source model, TII has launched a call for proposals, inviting scientists, researchers and visionaries who are enthusiastic about harnessing the potential of the foundation model.

They are encouraged to contribute their innovative ideas and leverage the model to build inspiring use cases or explore further possibilities for its application to cover areas including engineering, healthcare, sustainability and coding.

As an incentive for exceptional research proposals, selected projects will receive “training compute power” in the form of investment, enabling innovators to leverage robust computational resources for accelerated data analysis, complex modeling and new discoveries.

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Metalpha’s Next Generation Fund I Gains Anchor Investment From Crypto Leader

KUALA LUMPUR, May 25 (Bernama) – Metalpha Technology Holding Ltd, a global crypto-based wealth management company, announced its Next Generation Fund I (The Fund), formed in partnership with NextGen Digital Venture Limited, has secured a US$5 million anchor investment from the world’s leading crypto company (The Investor). (US$1=RM4.60)

“We are excited about the future of our licensed funds products. We aim to capitalise on the fast growing digital assets industry here in Hong Kong and provide our clients with competitive, compliant products worldwide,” said Metalpha President, Adrian Wang in a statement.

Meanwhile, NextGen Digital Venture Limited Founding Partner, Jason Huang said: “We extend our gratitude to Metalpha for their unwavering support and appreciate the recognition from the Investor.”

This strategic investment comes at a time of high growth for Metalpha’s licensed fund products, serving broad market demand among institutional investors, family offices and high-net-worth individuals for exposure to crypto.

The Fund provides a regulated and compliant channel to invest in Grayscale Investments LLC's products through structured derivatives. The Fund is raising US$100 million in capital from global investors and has secured US$20 million as of March 2023.

Based in Hong Kong, Metalpha aims to provide customers with high-quality investment products and trading capabilities and is committed to delivering the best structured derivative products to cryptocurrency market participants.

-- BERNAMA 

Wednesday, May 24, 2023

Toshiba Unveils High Voltage, Low Current Consumption LDO Regulators




KUALA LUMPUR, May 23 (Bernama) -- Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation (Toshiba) has launched the TCR1HF series of Low-Dropout (LDO) regulators that deliver high voltages, a wide input voltage range, and the industry’s lowest stand-by current consumption.

According to Toshiba in a statement, the first three products in the new series are “TCR1HF18B”, “TCR1HF33B”, and “TCR1HF50B”, which offer output voltages of 1.8 volt (V), 3.3V and 5.0V, respectively.

To reduce the power consumption of an electronic product in a standby mode when using a power supply circuit with an LDO regulator, it is necessary the power supply is directly connected to the regulator, and power consumption is reduced by turning off the internal circuit.

The new products support a wide input voltage range of 4V to 36V, which allows them to connect to the 4V to 20V power supply used for USB Power Delivery (PD), and to 24V power supply.

They also feature a stand-by current consumption which is the lowest in the industry, allowing electronic equipment to maintain stand-by operation with very low power consumption.

Toshiba will continue to expand the TCR1HF series line-up by adding products with different functions or output voltage values for diverse applications.

The company is 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 large-scale integrations (LSIs) and hard disk drives (HDD) products.

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Friday, May 19, 2023

VONAGE PARTNERS WITH META TO ENABLE SECURE AND INSTANT PAYMENTS THROUGH WHATSAPP IN SINGAPORE

Vonage Conversational Commerce, Powered by Jumper.ai, Enables Full Messaging-First eCommerce for Customers

SINGAPORE, May 18 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Vonage, a global leader in cloud communications helping businesses accelerate their digital transformation, has partnered with WhatsApp as a Business Solution Provider, to launch payments on the messaging app in Singapore. With this new capability, Vonage Conversational Commerce, powered by Jumper.ai, enables businesses and consumers to benefit from seamless, end-to-end shopping experiences, from discovery to engagement and payments, all within WhatsApp.

Vonage Conversational Commerce enables brands to create omnichannel, messaging-first customer buying experiences across popular messaging, social and web platforms such as WhatsApp, Messenger, Apple Business Chat, Instagram, Twitter, SMS, LINE, Google Business Messages, brand websites, and more. As messaging becomes more important to consumers across the globe as a quick and direct way of connecting with their favourite brands, Vonage’s application meets the needs of major global brands, helping them to connect with consumers, while also turning these conversations into richer AI-enabled customer experiences.

Additional value and scalability are provided by Vonage’s Communications APIs, including the capability to seamlessly invite buyers to a live video interaction with an in-store associate or customer service agent in just one click. This allows consumers to engage in personal conversations about products from anywhere while helping retailers build trusted relationships with customers.

Seamless and secure payments on WhatsApp in Singapore, enabled for businesses by Vonage Conversational Commerce, will transform the way people and businesses in Singapore connect. With an estimated 1 billion+ users connecting with businesses across Meta’s messaging services every week¹, the ability to process payments securely through WhatsApp will enable companies to deliver a differentiated, and real-time customer experience, which will boost customer engagement and build loyalty. 

Thursday, May 18, 2023

APR SHOWS RECORD HIGH Q1 PERFORMANCE WITH KRW 122.2 BILLION IN SALES AND KRW 23.2 BILLION IN OPERATING PROFIT

  • Its 60% on-year sales rise and profit rate of 19.0% proves status as “global beauty tech” company
  • Robust overseas sales for cosmetics and beauty devices
  • The continued rapid growth trend gives greenlights to the trillion won business valuation, signaling positive effects for IPO
 
SEOUL, South Korea, May 18 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- APR Corp. (APR) (CEO: Byunghoon “Victor” Kim), a global beauty tech company, announced that it posted a fresh record high operating profit and profit rate of KRW 122.2 billion in sales and KRW 23.2 billion in operating profit in Q1 of 2023.

On the 15th, APR disclosed its sales and operating profit for Q1 2023 through the DART system of the Financial Supervisory Service of South Korea. APR’s sales increased 60% year-on-year, and operating profit rose to the highest ever in its history.

The most notable aspect of its quarterly performance is the record-high operating profit. APR has been in the black since Q2 2022. Operating profit of KRW 23.2 billion in Q1 2023 was 11.8% higher than KRW 20.7 billion in Q4 2022 when it reported quarterly operating profit in the KRW 20 billion range for the first time.

Also noteworthy is that its quarterly operating profit improved both in qualitative and quantitative terms. APR’s operating margin in Q1 2023 came to as high as 19.0%. This is higher than Q4 2022, which had been the highest on record.

The beauty sector, the biggest contributor to the quarterly performance, recorded KRW 99.2 billion in sales, growing 92.5% from the same period in 2022. The concurrent growth of cosmetics and beauty devices is also noticeable. “MEDICUBE AGE-R,” a beauty device, demonstrated great popularity as it sold over 250,000 units in Q1 alone. MEDICUBE cosmetics, such as “ZERO PORE PAD” and “COLLAGEN LINE,” led APR’s growth in Q1 by recording a 35% increase in sales on-year. Moreover, other beauty brands, including “APRILSKIN” and “FORMENT,” succeeded in branding and contributed to the growing trend.

The overseas performance also played a noticeable role in the results. APR’s overseas sales in Q1 came to KRW 38.1 billion, up 37.1% on-year. AGE-R beauty device sales also rose overseas. In the same period last year, APR’s beauty device sales overseas were not significant as it was in the initial phase after the product launch. This year, however, has witnessed five times more beauty devices sold, particularly in the United States and Japan, the primary countries of export. In China, a market with high potential, APR’s beauty device sold about 4,000 units in just one month of March, indicating APR’s beauty device sales are stabilizing in the market.

APR’s performance in Q1 2023 is expected to serve as a positive factor for the company’s business valuation in the trillion won range as it resulted from its accomplishment to maintain a high growth trend. Assuming that the performance in Q1 continues into the end of the year, APR’s sales and operating profit for 2023 will not be any inferior to those of 2022 when the company had achieved significant growth. In particular, it is very encouraging that APR recorded quarterly sales of approximately KRW 120 billion as of Q4 2022, and therefore an operating profit larger by more than KRW 2 billion. APR reported KRW 700 billion in its valuation last year through a pre-IPO before the annual performance disclosure.

APR plans to accelerate its establishment as a global beauty tech company, as well as achieve sustainable growth and a successful IPO. It is also committed to developing new technologies and products, securing production capacity, and carving out the overseas market through the ADC (APR Device Center), an R&D center and a beauty device research subsidiary opened in January this year.

Byunghoon Kim, CEO of APR, said, “We, as a beauty tech company, were able to produce the record quarterly performance yet again thanks to the solid growth of our cosmetics and beauty devices. We will achieve the business valuation of trillion won range and successfully lead the market listing process by maintaining our high growth.” 

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Zoom, Anthropic Partnership To Bolster Federated Approach to AI

KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 (Bernama) -- Zoom Video Communications Inc announced a strategic partnership with and investment in Anthropic, an artificial intelligence (AI) safety and research company working to build reliable, interpretable and steerable AI systems.

The collaboration with Anthropic will further bolster Zoom’s federated approach to AI by allowing Anthropic’s AI assistant, Claude, to be integrated with Zoom’s platform (which includes Team Chat, Meetings, Phone, Whiteboard, Zoom IQ), starting with Zoom Contact Center.

“Partnering with Anthropic also furthers our commitment to providing customers with our federated approach to AI, optimised to deliver outstanding customer experience outcomes.

“Additionally, with our investment, we are advancing leading-edge companies like Anthropic and helping to drive innovation in the Zoom ecosystem and beyond,” said Zoom chief product officer, Smita Hashim in a statement.

Meanwhile, Anthropic chief executive officer and co-founder, Dario Amodei said: “Partnering with a leading collaboration platform like Zoom allows us to put robust, steerable AI into the hands of more people and unlock its potential to help streamline everyday processes.”

As the next step in evolving the Zoom Contact Center portfolio, (Zoom Virtual Agent, Zoom Contact Center, Zoom Workforce Management), Zoom plans to incorporate Anthropic AI throughout its suite, improving end-user outcomes and enabling superior agent experiences.

The Zoom Contact Center suite of solutions elevates the quality of customer experiences through better self-service and the ability to accurately understand customer intent.

It intelligently guides customers to the best resolution, surfaces actionable insights that managers can use to coach their agents, and improves productivity by providing a unified communications and contact centre experience.

In the near future, Zoom will also use AI to provide the right resources to agents, so customers receive exceptional service experiences regardless of their reason for calling.

Also announced, Zoom Ventures has made an investment in Anthropic, strengthening the relationship between both companies, with Anthropic’s research and development aims to create steerable, trustworthy and responsible large-scale AI systems.

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Wednesday, May 17, 2023

CLOUDFLARE'S R2 IS THE INFRASTRUCTURE POWERING LEADING AI COMPANIES

R2 provides an affordable, zero egress solution to support the architectural freedom needed to train AI models

Groundbreaking generative AI companies, including Character.ai, Leonardo.ai., Lexica.art, and SiteGPT.ai, rely on Cloudflare

SAN FRANCISCO, May 17 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Cloudflare, Inc. (NYSE: NET), the security, performance, and reliability company helping to build a better Internet, today announced that Cloudflare R2 Storage, the distributed object storage that eliminates egress costs, is providing essential infrastructure for leading generative artificial intelligence (AI) companies. Cloudflare is announcing several partnerships with AI infrastructure companies to help companies avoid vendor lock-in and make training generative AI models accessible and affordable.

Generative AI requires massive amounts of computing power and relies on graphics processing units (GPUs) to quickly and efficiently process enormous amounts of data to train the large language models (LLMs) that are at the core of their offerings. With the sudden acceleration of generative AI companies coming on the market, these companies are now facing a scarcity of processing power from their cloud providers. This requires companies to move data across multiple clouds or regions to find available GPUs, resulting in skyrocketing costs that cloud providers typically charge for data transfer – especially transfers that are frequent or over large distances. In addition, as new GPU chips optimized for AI workloads are released, AI startups want the flexibility to use the best technology available and not be locked into a single ecosystem. Cloudflare R2 Storage solves both these challenges by providing zero-cost egress – making it simple to migrate large volumes of data across clouds and easily use best-in-class technology.

“Cloudflare is providing the first developer platform built for the age of AI,” said Matthew Prince, co-founder and CEO of Cloudflare. “AI companies understand that Cloudflare is designed for speed and efficiency, enabling them to be competitive in this rapidly changing market. As they grow in popularity and traffic, we’re there to help with storage, security, and performance as costs and bots sneak up on them. Our global network and zero egress fees means these developers can focus on innovating fast, and worry less on the cost and technical decisions that sneak up on them.”

“AI has always put a high demand on storage needs, and Generative AI will only accelerate that trend,’ says Dave McCarthy, Research Vice President at IDC. “While the cloud has become a logical place to store data, 64% of technology decision makers claim they are spending more than their budgets. The secret is out – data transfer fees are a big factor in overall cloud costs.”

Cloudflare Partners with AI Infrastructure Companies

Cloudflare is announcing several new partnerships to support generative AI companies using R2 Storage as part of the infrastructure for their training models. These partnerships will ensure that the innovation around AI-specialized and distributed GPUs works the way it was intended, eliminating vendor lock-in and making training generative AI models accessible and affordable:
  • CoreWeave is a specialized cloud provider, delivering a massive scale of GPUs on top of the industry’s fastest and most flexible infrastructure. "At CoreWeave, we build infrastructure for compute intensive use cases, empowering businesses to transform how we engage with technology through Generative AI and LLMs. This specialization unlocks access to the scale and variety of GPUs that our clients require, on an infrastructure purpose-built for performance, agility, and efficiency that AI workloads rely on," said Max Hjelm, VP of Sales, CoreWeave. "By partnering with Cloudflare’s R2 Storage, we're able to further alleviate data lock-in driven by ballooning egress fees on the hyperscalers and empower multi-cloud for businesses that benefit from it in a meaningful way."
  • Lambda, Inc. is the world’s best deep learning cloud and the only public cloud designed for and focused on training LLMs & foundation models. “Lambda provides the easiest way to launch training and inference jobs on NVIDIA GPUs - and with our latest on-demand NVIDIA H100 launch at world’s best price - you can go from signing up to the cloud platform to train or finetune a Gen AI/LLM model within minutes,” said Mitesh Agrawal, Lambda COO and head of cloud. “Our partnership with Cloudflare R2 will help joint customers extend this amazing solution with a best of breed object storage solution without having to worry about egress costs, which is a very common issue in the multi-cloud world."
  • MosaicML helps customers easily train and deploy large AI models with full data privacy and model ownership, and will now support R2 in their open source libraries and training platform. “With the MosaicML training platform, customers can efficiently use Cloudflare R2 as the durable storage backend for training LLMs on any compute provider with zero egress fees,” said Naveen Rao, CEO and co-founder, MosaicML. “AI companies are facing outrageous cloud costs, and they are on the hunt for the tools that can provide them with the speed and flexibility to train their best model at the best price.”
AI Companies Rely on Cloudflare

AI companies like Character.ai, Leonardo.ai, Lexica.art, and SiteGPT.ai rely on Cloudflare to provide the tools needed to serve up real-time inferences, images, conversations, and more with users around the world.
  • "Character AI is building the next generation of dialog agents across industries spanning entertainment, education, and more. R2 has been the glue behind our multi-cloud architecture for training and processing requests. We are now able to store our training and production data in R2 for access by any cloud, without egress fees, and get the best prices and performance across multiple cloud providers. Cloudflare is helping us rapidly expand our infrastructure and envision the future of conversational AI." – Myle Ott, Founding Researcher, Character AI
  • Leonardo.ai brings AI-powered creative tools to users like indie game developers and creators. After launching, our explosive growth was a near existential crisis – the exorbitant data transfer costs from other providers were not sustainable for an early stage, high-growth startup in a data intensive space. Cloudflare’s R2 saved the day. The API compatibility meant switching over our apps was a breeze, with minimal engineering effort. The dashboard tool for migrating our existing data worked flawlessly. And the pricing is unbeatable, the best we found both on a per-GB and egress cost basis.” – Pete Werner, Head of AI, Leonardo.ai
  • "Lexica's users are generating millions of images per month, letting them unleash their creativity and express themselves in new ways. Lexica.art wouldn't be possible without R2 and Workers. Using these products has given us a lot of control over the images we serve and helps us keep the website snappy and responsive. With the number of requests we serve, it would easily cost 100x more on Amazon." – Sharif Shameem, founder, Lexica.art
  • "SiteGPT is working to make personalized chatbots accessible to every website. We use Cloudflare for everything – storage, cache, queues, and most importantly for training data and deploying the app on the edge, so I can ensure the product is reliable and fast. It's also been the most affordable option, with competitors costing more for a single day's worth of requests than Cloudflare costs in a month. The power of the developer platform and performance tools made it an easy choice to build with Cloudflare." – Bhanu Teja Pachipulusu, founder, SiteGPT.ai
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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 awarded by Reuters Events for Global Responsible Business in 2020, named to Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies in 2021, and ranked among Newsweek's Top 100 Most Loved Workplaces in 2022.

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The forward-looking statements made in this press release relate only to events as of the date on which the statements are made. Cloudflare undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements made in this press release to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this press release or to reflect new information or the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required by law. Cloudflare may not actually achieve the plans, intentions, or expectations disclosed in Cloudflare’s forward-looking statements, and you should not place undue reliance on Cloudflare’s forward-looking statements.

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Tuesday, May 16, 2023

EDGE REINFORCES PRESENCE IN SOUTHEAST ASIA WITH IMPRESSIVE PRODUCT DISPLAY AT LIMA 2023




Seven of EDGE’s portfolio companies will exhibit industry-leading advanced maritime and aerospace solutions at Malaysia’s leading biennial event


ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, May 16 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- EDGE, one of the world’s leading and fastest growing advanced technology and defence groups, is proud to be bolstering its presence in Southeast Asia by participating at the 16th edition of Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA) 2023, one of the most significant maritime and aerospace exhibitions in the Asia-Pacific region. EDGE will showcase a diverse product portfolio that can be tailored to the region’s specific requirements in line with its ambition to expand its global footprint.

This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: 
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230516005061/en/ 
 
 
With a clear focus on autonomous systems and smart weapons, EDGE will highlight its technologically-advanced defence solutions throughout the five-day event, which takes place on the island of Langkawi, Malaysia, from 23 to 27 May. It also enables EDGE to strengthen its partnerships within the local industry ecosystem, drive support for indigenous defence in important markets such as Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam, and to showcase its broad range of capabilities.

Mansour AlMulla, Managing Director and CEO of EDGE, said: “We are proud to be showcasing our advanced capabilities across air, land, and maritime domains at LIMA 2023, as well as developing strategic relationships in Southeast Asia. The UAE and Malaysia share a warm history of cooperation, and we are committed to strengthening these ties even further by developing valuable partnerships across the region. Following the visit of His Majesty Al-Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah the King of Malaysia to the UAE earlier this year, I personally look forward to attending this event to engage with industry leaders and key stakeholders. LIMA provides us with a unique opportunity to grow local supply chains, and assist in the development of air and naval defence capabilities in Malaysia and beyond.”

During the exhibition, seven of EDGE’s portfolio companies will display innovative solutions that provide high levels of mission flexibility, exemplifying EDGE’s advanced designs and manufacturing capabilities in the area of autonomous air and land systems, naval systems, precision-guided munitions, and small arms.

In the domain of autonomous air systems, EDGE will showcase the HUNTER SP (Soldier Portable) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the tube-launched HUNTER 2-S swarming UAV system, and the REACH-S unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV). The QX-1, QX-2, QX-3 loitering munitions will also be displayed, along with the GARMOOSHA rotary-wing UAV.

Autonomous land systems and solutions will be represented by MILREM’s THeMIS Combat unmanned ground vehicle (UGV).

EDGE’s advanced naval capabilities will include the 160 ITEP (Inshore Tactical Engagement Platform), 120 FIP (Fast Inshore Platform), 510 OPV (Offshore Patrol Vessel), as well as the launch of a new corvette that meets regional requirements.

EDGE will also showcase its multi-range DESERT STING air-to-surface precision-guided munitions, the SKYKNIGHT air defence missile, the AL TARIQ-S (Standard Range), and AL TARIQ-LR (Long Range) advanced, modular precision-guided munitions, in addition to the RASH 1-M, RASH 2-H, and RASH 2-M precision-guided munition systems.

For small arms and ammunition, EDGE will display its CARACAL F pistols, CMP 9 submachine guns, the CAR 816 assault rifle, the CSR 50 sniper rifle, underscoring an innovative approach to producing accurate, modular firearms. Additionally, EDGE will display its full range of small calibre ammunition, including 40mm, 60mm, 81mm, and 120mm ammunition in multiple grains and variants such as tracer, armour piercing, and full metal jacket.

Attendees of LIMA 2023 can visit EDGE at stand A07 at the Mahsuri International Exhibition Centre (MIEC) in Langkawi, Malaysia.

About EDGE

Launched in November 2019, the UAE’s EDGE is one of the world’s leading advanced technology groups, established to develop agile, bold and disruptive solutions for defence and beyond, and to be a catalyst for change and transformation. It is dedicated to bringing breakthrough innovations, products, and services to market with greater speed and efficiency, to position the UAE as a leading global hub for future industries, and to creating clear paths within the sector for the next generation of highly-skilled talent to thrive. With a focus on the adoption of 4IR technologies, EDGE is driving the development of sovereign capabilities for global export and for the preservation of national security, working with front-line operators, international partners, and adopting advanced technologies such as autonomous capabilities, cyber-physical systems, advanced propulsion systems, robotics and smart materials. EDGE converges R&D, emerging technologies, digital transformation, and commercial market innovations with military capabilities to develop disruptive solutions tailored to the specific requirements of its customers. Headquartered in Abu Dhabi, capital of the UAE, EDGE consolidates more than 20 entities into four core clusters: Platforms & SystemsMissiles & WeaponsElectronic Warfare & Cyber Technologies, and Trading & Mission Support.

For more information, visit edgegroup.ae

*Source: AETOSWire
 
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CLOUDFLARE EQUIPS ORGANIZATIONS WITH THE ZERO TRUST SECURITY THEY NEED TO SAFELY USE GENERATIVE AI

Now companies can give their teams the productivity and innovation of emerging generative AI – while reducing risk with built-in security and governance controls over the flow of data

SAN FRANCISCO, May 16 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Cloudflare, Inc. (NYSE: NET), the security, performance, and reliability company helping to build a better Internet, today extended its single-vendor SASE platform, Cloudflare One, to generative artificial intelligence (AI) services. Cloudflare One for AI, a suite of Zero Trust security controls, will enable enterprises to safely and securely use the latest generative AI tools without putting intellectual property and customer data at risk.

With every transformative step forward in technology, from mobile phones to cloud computing, there are new security threats that rise to the surface. Major companies have banned the use of popular generative AI chat apps because of sensitive data leaks, and Italy instituted a temporary ban on generative AI tools for inadequate user data protections. According to a KPMG survey on generative AI, AI is expected to have an enormous impact on business, but the majority of US executives surveyed are years away from implementing it; cyber security (81%) and data privacy (78%) are the most top of mind concerns for leaders. CISOs and CIOs need to strike a balance between enabling transformative innovation through AI and still maintaining compliance with data privacy regulations. Whether it’s an employee experimenting with AI, or a company initiative, once proprietary data is exposed to AI, there is no way to reverse it.

"AI holds incredible promise, but without proper guardrails it can create significant risks for businesses. It is far too easy, by default, to upload sensitive internal or customer data to AI tools. Once the data is used for training AI, it is virtually impossible to get it out," explained Matthew Prince, co-founder and CEO of Cloudflare. "If you were going to let a class of university students rummage around in your internal data, you'd of course put clear rules in place on what data they can access and how it can be used in their education. Cloudflare's Zero Trust products are the first to provide the guard rails for AI tools, so businesses can take advantage of the opportunity AI unlocks while ensuring only the data you want to expose gets shared."

Cloudflare One for AI provides a simple, fast, and secure way for companies to safely build using the latest generative AI technologies, without compromising security or performance. With Cloudflare One, companies can gain visibility into and measure AI tool usage, prevent data loss, and manage integrations:
  • Cloudflare Gateway helps companies observe how many employees are experimenting with AI services, and adds context when planning for budgets and enterprise licensing.
  • Service tokens give administrators a clear log of API requests, control over the specific services that can access AI training data, and the ability to revoke tokens with a single click when building ChatGPT plugins for internal and external use.
  • Cloudflare Tunnel provides an encrypted, outbound-only connection to Cloudflare’s network. Every request will be checked against the access rules configured for services protected by Cloudflare One or when teams are ready to allow an AI service to connect to their infrastructure.
  • Cloudflare’s Data Loss Prevention (DLP) service provides a safeguard to close the human gap in how employees may share data. Simple pre-configured options can check for data that looks like social security numbers or credit card numbers, and custom scans can look for patterns based on data configurations for a specific team. More granular rules can even allow select users to experiment with projects containing sensitive data, with stronger limitations on the majority of teams and employees.
  • Cloudflare's cloud access security broker (CASB) service gives comprehensive visibility and control over SaaS apps. Soon, Cloudflare CASB will be able to scan the AI tools that your team uses to detect misconfiguration and misuse.
Generative AI is an exciting technology with the promise to transform how we work. As this technology evolves and new tools and plugins are developed, Cloudflare’s platform approach to security will ensure that enterprises everywhere can embrace these productivity enhancements without creating bottlenecks and ensure compliance with the latest regulations.

To learn more, please check out the resources below:
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 awarded by Reuters Events for Global Responsible Business in 2020, named to Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies in 2021, and ranked among Newsweek's Top 100 Most Loved Workplaces in 2022.

Forward-Looking Statements

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The forward-looking statements made in this press release relate only to events as of the date on which the statements are made. Cloudflare undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements made in this press release to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this press release or to reflect new information or the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required by law. Cloudflare may not actually achieve the plans, intentions, or expectations disclosed in Cloudflare’s forward-looking statements, and you should not place undue reliance on Cloudflare’s forward-looking statements.

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SEAMLESS INTEGRATION OF MULTIPLE TECHNOLOGIES NECESSARY FOR SOUTHEAST ASIA TO ACHIEVE CARBON NEUTRALITY: BLACK & VEATCH

Black & Veatch to share its strategies for integrating renewable energy, liquefied natural gas (LNG) and hydrogen at Future Energy Asia

BANGKOK, May 15 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Southeast Asia must continue to prioritize the integration of renewable energy and the addition of new natural gas infrastructure to achieve an affordable, resilient and sustainable energy future, according to Black & Veatch, a global leader in critical infrastructure solutions.

Further, the industry and governments in the region must continue to collaborate on enabling long-term conditions that facilitate the deployment of future technology solutions across hydrogen and ammonia, carbon capture, energy storage and bidirectional, cross-border grids.

“A successful and equitable energy transition involves planning for and integrating multiple technologies to ensure that everyone has access to a stable and reasonably priced energy supply. Working in tandem with renewable energy, highly flexible and dispatchable generation, such as gas-fired power generation and small and mid-scale LNG project development, are essential to accomplishing these goals,” says Narsingh Chaudhary, Executive Vice President and Managing Director, Asia-Pacific, Black & Veatch.

Gas-fired power generation has the quick ramp-up and ramp-down capabilities needed to adapt to changing grid energy demands. Advanced gas turbines in a simple cycle configuration can supply more than 400 MW to the grid in 10 minutes and are designed to reach full combined cycle load in 30 minutes to one hour.

New gas turbine technologies can operate at low loads of less than 25 percent of their baseload capacity in some cases and ramp at 10 to 15 percent of their full load capacity per minute. Most modern turbine technology can co-fire emissions-free hydrogen, and by 2030, most original equipment manufacturers predict that new turbines will be 100 percent hydrogen capable.

Additionally, Floating LNG (FLNG) liquefaction facilities and floating storage and regasification units (FSRUs), can function as alternative and proven delivery mechanisms in LNG value chain. Black & Veatch’s bankable and cost-efficient LNG solutions help accelerate production, monetize gas fields and bring pipeline gas to market, faster.

These features of gas-fired generation make it suitable for baseload generation and stabilizing the grid alongside an expected increase in battery energy storage system deployments.

survey conducted by Black & Veatch before the ongoing energy crisis indicates that gas-fired power plants have a future as an investment class in Asia. Approximately half of the respondents believe that over the next five years there will be “more investment” in gas or LNG-to-power facilities combined with carbon capture.

At this year’s Future Energy Asia Exhibition & Summit 2023, Chaudhary will discuss how expanding gas-fired generation can help to keep power grids with high variable renewable energy generation in balance.

In addition to presenting strategies for integrating renewable energy, LNG and hydrogen, other topics Black & Veatch subject matter experts will discuss at Future Energy Asia include:
  • Best practices from a regional hybrid solar deployment.
  • The potential of Combined Heat and Power (CHP) and improved energy efficiency.
  • The multiple roads to green hydrogen viability.
  • Plans to achieve grid parity of alternative fuels like green hydrogen and ammonia.
  • LNG business opportunities in Thailand and the potential of small-scale LNG technology.
Contact Black & Veatch for more information.

Editor’s Notes:
  • Black & Veatch’s integrated and complete offerings of LNG solutions stem from more than 50 years of developing LNG technology with an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) mindset, offering design, procurement, fabrication and construction for LNG production, storage, regasification and send out facilities. Our proven and simple PRICO® liquefaction technology safely brings LNG to the market faster, and is ideal for onshore, offshore and nearshore applications.
  • Black & Veatch is involved in five of the world’s nine FLNG vessels commissioned, in advanced stage of construction or awarded.
  • Black & Veatch’s expertise and technology are integral to FLNG projects including Eni’s (formerly Exmar’s) Tango FLNG, and three FLNG vessels developed by Golar LNG. On these projects, Black & Veatch provided topside engineering and procurement services.
  • Black & Veatch has been appointed by The Green Solutions (TGS) to study the production and storage of green hydrogen in Vietnam utilizing solar or wind power supplied through the grid.
  • Black & Veatch has been selected by Mitsubishi Power Americas and Magnum Development, co-developers of what will be the world’s largest industrial green hydrogen production and storage facility, to provide EPC services for the Advanced Clean Energy Storage project in Utah, United States of America.
About Black & Veatch

Black & Veatch is a 100-percent employee-owned global engineering, procurement, consulting and construction company with a more than 100-year track record of innovation in sustainable infrastructure. Since 1915, we have helped our clients improve the lives of people around the world by addressing the resilience and reliability of our most important infrastructure assets. Our revenues in 2022 were US$4.3 billion. Follow us on www.bv.com and on social media. 

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Monday, May 15, 2023

4TH TRACKINSIGHT GLOBAL ETF SURVEY 2023 RESULTS NOW AVAILABLE

Trackinsight announces the release of the 2023 Global ETF Survey in partnership with J.P. Morgan Asset Management and State Street.

Paris, France, May 15 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Trackinsight, the leading independent ETF database platform, is pleased to announce the release of its 4th Global ETF Survey 2023 in partnership with J.P. Morgan Asset Management and State Street. 

The full report, available for free on trackinsight.com, details the key findings and ETF trends from over 500 professional investors who manage almost $900 billion of assets through ETFs.

The survey provides a comprehensive overview of the current usage of ETFs and insights into how the industry is expected to evolve in the coming years. Here are highlights drawn from the data:
  • Investors’ interest in ETFs remains high, with 56% of respondents planning to increase their exposure to Equity ETFs and 40% to Fixed Income in the next 2 to 3 years.
  • ETFs have gained popularity among investors because they offer attractive features like low fees, easy diversification, and accessibility. Tax efficiency also plays an important role in ETF popularity in the Americas.
  • Active strategies continue to build pace globally. The percentage of respondents having between 6% and 40% of their portfolio invested in actively managed ETFs is higher than ever.
  • Investors are ready for Active ETFs, especially in the Americas, where they also use these products for Fixed Income and Thematic investing, while interest is mainly on equity in Europe. Nearly 80% of respondents in the Americas stated they would be more inclined to invest in an active strategy if packaged as an ETF rather than a mutual fund.
  • Thematic investing strategies are all the rage, with 40% of respondents anticipating an increase in their allocation over the next few years, mainly for diversification and long-term strategies.
  • ESG investing faces greenwashing concerns, and investors expect increased transparency; 60% of respondents have cited the inconsistencies of ESG analytical grids and guidelines as the main hurdle to investment.
  • Investors look for Crypto solutions (single and multi-cryptocurrencies strategies) wrapped into ETPs as an easy way to access this market and get rid of wallet management issues.
"We are excited to release the Global ETF Survey 2023 in collaboration with our partners, J.P. Morgan Asset Management and State Street," said Philippe Malaise, CEO and Co-Founder of Trackinsight. "This report offers an in-depth analysis of the ETF market, and the survey's findings will provide investors with valuable insights into the industry's trends and outlook."

“The momentum in the ETF market shows no sign of letting up, and this survey provides an important view of the trends fueling this growth, » said Sean Cunningham, Head of APAC ETF Distribution at J.P. Morgan Asset Management. “Zooming in even further, an active ETF revolution is underway, with nearly 70% of global ETF buyers predominantly using active ETFs for equity, fixed income and thematic exposures. It’s critical that we understand the drivers of value and investor perspectives as we move forward on this journey. » 

"We are proud to be a sponsor of the Global ETF Survey 2023 as it provides powerful data for our clients and amplifies the broader trends we are seeing in the ETF market," said Frank Koudelka, Senior Vice President, ETF Product of State Street. "Overall, the survey findings validate our recently published research ‘2023 Outlook for ETFs: Innovation and Growth Continues’ which touches on many key ‘megatrends’ we are observing from our perch as the largest global servicer of exchange traded funds."

In addition to the full report, Trackinsight and its partners are delighted to offer additional content with thought leadership articles and weekly updated industry league tables, freely accessible from trackinsight.com, allowing everyone to shed light on the ETF market.

For more information on the 2023 Global ETF Survey, please visit trackinsight.com

About Trackinsight
Trackinsight is a leading platform for ETP selection and analysis, offering investors a range of tools to assess and compare ETPs listed globally. With over 9,000 ETPs covered, Trackinsight provides detailed information on each fund, including holdings, fees, performance, and risk characteristics. The platform is used by institutional investors, financial advisors, and private investors to make informed investment decisions. 

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Sunday, May 14, 2023

TDCX INC. TO REPORT FIRST QUARTER 2023 RESULTS

SINGAPORE, May 12 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- TDCX Inc. (“TDCX” or the “Company”) (NYSE: TDCX), an award-winning digital customer experience solutions provider for innovative technology and other blue-chip companies, plans to announce its first quarter unaudited financial results on May 31, 2023, U.S. Eastern Time, after the U.S. market closes.

On that day, the TDCX senior management will host a conference call to discuss the unaudited financial results.

A live webcast of this conference call will be available on the TDCX website. Access information on the conference call and webcast is as follows:

Date and time: 

May 31, 2023, 8:30 PM (U.S. Eastern Time)
June 1, 2023, 8:30 AM (Singapore / Hong Kong Time)

Webcast link:

Dial in numbers:

USA Toll Free: +1 855 979 6654    
United States (Local): +1 646 787 9445
Singapore: +65 3163 4602             
Hong Kong: +852 5803 3413
UK Toll Free +44 800 358 1035     
All other locations: +44 20 3936 2999
 
Participant Access Code: 644840

A replay of the conference call will be available at TDCX’s investor relations website (investors.tdcx.com). An archived webcast will be available at the same link above.

About TDCX Inc.

Singapore-headquartered TDCX provides transformative digital CX solutions, enabling world-leading and disruptive brands to acquire new customers, to build customer loyalty, and to protect their online communities.

TDCX helps clients achieve their customer experience aspirations by harnessing technology, human intelligence, and its global footprint. It serves clients in fintech, gaming, technology, home sharing and travel, digital advertising and social media, streaming, and e-commerce. TDCX’s expertise and strong footprint in Asia have made it a trusted partner for clients, particularly high-growth, new-economy companies, looking to tap the region’s growth potential.

TDCX’s commitment to delivering positive outcomes for our clients extends to its role as a responsible corporate citizen. Its Corporate Social Responsibility program focuses on positively transforming the lives of its people, its communities, and the environment.

TDCX employs more than 17,800 employees across 28 campuses globally, specifically Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, Mainland China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Japan, India, Romania, Spain, Colombia, Türkiye, and Vietnam. For more information, please visit www.tdcx.com.

 
View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230511005410/en/

Contact

For enquiries:
Investors / Analysts: Jason Lim, lim.jason@tdcx.com
Media: Eunice Seow, eunice.seow@tdcx.com

Source : TDCX INC. 

--BERNAMA

Thursday, May 11, 2023

Cellebrite Announces First-Quarter 2023 Results

Revenue of $71.2 million, 14% year-over-year increase due primarily to
27% growth in subscription revenue;

ARR of $261.3 million, up 30% year-over-year;

Adjusted EBITDA of $7.3 million, 10.3% adjusted EBITDA margin

PETAH TIKVA, Israel and TYSONS CORNER, Va., May 11 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cellebrite (NASDAQ: CLBT), a global leader in Digital Intelligence (“DI”) solutions for the public and private sectors, today announced financial results for the three months ending March 31, 2023.

“Our first-quarter results demonstrate that we are off to a strong start in 2023 as we work closely with our customers to help them modernize their investigative workflows,” said Yossi Carmil, Cellebrite’s CEO. “During the quarter, we made tangible progress with key strategic initiatives aimed at advancing innovation by delivering important breakthroughs with our Collect and Review capabilities. It is gratifying to see customers increasingly turn to Cellebrite for our powerful digital intelligence software solutions, which is translating into higher usage of our Collect and Review solutions and increasing traction for additional growth engines such as our Investigative Analytics and our Case and Evidence Management offerings. As a result, we move forward with solid momentum in a healthy marketplace, which is reflected in our ARR and NRR metrics. With a strong first quarter behind us and attractive opportunities ahead, we believe that we are on track to achieve our original FY23 financial targets.”

First-Quarter 2023 Financial Highlights

  • Revenue of $71.2 million, up 14% year-over-year

  • Subscription revenue of $61.3 million, up 27% year-over-year

  • Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) of $261.3 million, up 30% year-over-year

  • Recurring revenue dollar-based net retention rate (NRR) of 128%

  • GAAP gross profit and gross margin of $58.8 million and 82.6%, respectively; Non-GAAP gross profit and gross profit margin of $59.2 million and 83.1%, respectively

  • GAAP net loss of $40.6 million; Non-GAAP net income of $6.9 million

  • GAAP diluted net loss per share of $(0.21); Non-GAAP diluted EPS of $0.03

  • Adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin of $7.3 million and 10.3%, respectively

First-Quarter 2023 and Recent Digital Intelligence Highlights

  • Closed 21 large deals in the first quarter, each valued at $500,000 or more. Notable deals included:
      
    • A large national agency in Latin America expanded its Premium licensing, added Guardian and Pathfinder, and became the first customer in this region to integrate cryptocurrency data and insights within its Cellebrite DI solutions. This customer’s ARR increased by a factor of 13x to $1.6 million.  

    • Two police departments serving mid-sized U.S. cities added Premium to support their digital forensic labs and began deploying Pathfinder to accelerate their investigations and Guardian to securely share digital evidence among examiners, investigators and prosecutors. ARR for one of these customers quadrupled to nearly $600,000 and ARR for the other customer increased by over 10x to just under $300,000.  

    • A specialist intelligence agency in Western Europe upgraded its digital intelligence collection capabilities by expanding its use of Premium ES nationwide while also renewing the licenses for other Collect & Review offerings. As a result, this customer’s ARR increased by over 60% to $1.2 million.

  • Launched Pathfinder X, an elevated suite of artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled investigative analytics for digital evidence that helps law enforcement agencies resolve cases faster and more efficiently. New Pathfinder X features include cloud deployment options on AWS and Azure virtual private cloud, a deployment format optimal for geographically dispersed teams and a new user management system.  

  • Announced integration between Cellebrite’s LegalView Physical Analyzer and Relativity’s RelativityOne, bringing more ease and speed to corporate investigations in the private sector.  

  • Received Frost & Sullivan’s 2022 North American Customer Value Leadership Award for its digital intelligence solutions.

Supplemental financial information can be found on the Investor Relations section of our website at https://investors.cellebrite.com/financial-information/quarterly-results.

Financial Outlook

“Having largely completed our transition to subscription software, we are starting to see our subscription software and ARR growth rates converge, which is consistent with our prior expectations,” said Dana Gerner, Chief Financial Officer of Cellebrite. “Looking ahead, we anticipate continued success in increasing wallet share from existing customers and further expanding our global customer base with new logo wins. Based on our results to date and the opportunities we see to drive top-line growth, in combination with our prudent spending plans, Cellebrite is well positioned to drive improved year-over-year profitability and strong free cash flow over the coming quarters. We reiterate our full-year 2023 guidance.”

  • Full year 2023 revenue is expected to be between $305 and $315 million, representing 13-16% year-over-year growth.  

  • December 2023 ARR is expected to be between $300 and $310 million, representing 21-25% year-over-year growth.

  • Full year 2023 adjusted EBITDA is expected to be between $35.0 and $40.0 million, representing 11-13% margin.

Conference Call Information

Cellebrite will host a live conference call and webcast later this morning to review the Company’s financial results for the first quarter of 2023 and discuss its full-year 2023 outlook. Pertinent details include:

Date: Wednesday, May 10, 2023
Time: 8:30 a.m. ET
Call-In Number: 203-518-9814
Conference ID: CLBTQ123
Event URL: https://investors.cellebrite.com/events/event-details/cellebrite-q1-23-earnings
Webcast URL: https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/u58372yq


In conjunction with the conference call and webcast, historical financial tables and supplemental data will be available on the quarterly results section of Company’s investor relations website at https://investors.cellebrite.com/financial-information/quarterly-results. A transcript of the call will be added to this page along with access to the replay of the call later in the day.

Non-GAAP Financial Information

This press release includes non-GAAP financial measures. Cellebrite believes that the use of non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP operating income and Adjusted EBITDA is helpful to investors. These measures, which the Company refers to as our non-GAAP financial measures, are not prepared in accordance with GAAP.

The Company believes that the non-GAAP financial measures provide a more meaningful comparison of its operational performance from period to period, and offer investors and management greater visibility to the underlying performance of its business. Mainly:

  • Share-based compensation expenses utilize varying available valuation methodologies, subjective assumptions and a variety of equity instruments that can impact a company’s non-cash expenses;

  • Acquired intangible assets are valued at the time of acquisition and are amortized over an estimated useful life after the acquisition, and acquisition-related expenses are unrelated to current operations and neither are comparable to the prior period nor predictive of future results;

  • To the extent that the above adjustments have an effect on tax (income) expense, such an effect is excluded in the non-GAAP adjustment to net income;

  • Tax expense, depreciation and amortization expense vary for many reasons that are often unrelated to our underlying performance and make period-to-period comparisons more challenging; and

  • Financial instruments are remeasured according to GAAP and vary for many reasons that are often unrelated to the Company’s current operations and affect financial income.

Each of our non-GAAP financial measures is an important tool for financial and operational decision making and for evaluating our own operating results over different periods of time. The non-GAAP financial measures do not represent our financial performance under U.S. GAAP and should not be considered as alternatives to operating income or net income or any other performance measures derived in accordance with GAAP. Non-GAAP measures should not be considered in isolated from, or as an alternative to, financial measures determined in accordance with GAAP. Non-GAAP financial measures may not provide information that is directly comparable to that provided by other companies in our industry, as other companies in our industry may calculate non-GAAP financial results differently, particularly related to non-recurring, unusual items. In addition, there are limitations in using non-GAAP financial measures because the non-GAAP financial measures are not prepared in accordance with GAAP, and exclude expenses that may have a material impact on our reported financial results. Further, share-based compensation expense has been, and will continue to be for the foreseeable future, significant recurring expenses in our business and an important part of the compensation provided to our employees. In addition, the amortization of intangible assets is expected recurring expense over the estimated useful life of the underlying intangible asset and acquisition-related expenses will be incurred to the extent acquisitions are made in the future. Furthermore, foreign exchange rates may fluctuate from one period to another, and the Company does not estimate movements in foreign currencies.

A reconciliation of each of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most comparable GAAP measure is set forth in a table included at the end of this press release, which is also available on our website at https://investors.cellebrite.com.  

In regard to forward-looking non-GAAP guidance, we are not able to reconcile the forward-looking Adjusted EBITDA measure to the closest corresponding GAAP measure without unreasonable efforts because we are unable to predict the ultimate outcome of certain significant items including, but not limited to, fair value movements, share-based payments for future awards, tax expense, depreciation and amortization expense, and certain financing and tax items.

Key Performance Indicators

This press release also includes key performance indicators, including annual recurring revenue and dollar-based retention rate.

Annual recurring revenue (“ARR”) is defined as the annualized value of active term-based subscription license contracts and maintenance contracts related to perpetual licenses in effect at the end of that period. Subscription license contracts and maintenance contracts for perpetual licenses are annualized by multiplying the revenue of the last month of the period by 12. The annualized value of contracts is a legal and contractual determination made by assessing the contractual terms with our customers. The annualized value of maintenance contracts is not determined by reference to historical revenue, deferred revenue or any other GAAP financial measure over any period. ARR is not a forecast of future revenues, which can be impacted by contract start and end dates and renewal rates.

Dollar-based net retention rate (“NRR”) is calculated by dividing customer recurring revenue by base revenue. We define base revenue as recurring revenue we recognized from all customers with a valid license at the last quarter of the previous year period, during the four quarters ended one year prior to the date of measurement. We define our customer revenue as the recurring revenue we recognized during the four quarters ended on the date of measurement from the same customer base included in our measure of base revenue, including recurring revenue resulting from additional sales to those customers.

About Cellebrite

Cellebrite’s (NASDAQ: CLBT) mission is to enable its customers to protect and save lives, accelerate justice, and preserve privacy in communities around the world. We are a global leader in Digital Intelligence solutions for the public and private sectors, empowering organizations in mastering the complexities of legally sanctioned digital investigations by streamlining intelligence processes. Trusted by thousands of leading agencies and companies worldwide, Cellebrite’s Digital Intelligence platform and solutions transform how customers collect, review, analyze and manage data in legally sanctioned investigations. To learn more, visit us at www.cellebrite.com and https://investors.cellebrite.com.

Note: References to our website and the websites of third parties mentioned in this press release are inactive textual references only, and information contained therein or connected thereto is not incorporated into this press release. 

Caution Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This document includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as “forecast,” “intend,” “seek,” “target,” “anticipate,” “will,” “appear,” “approximate,” “foresee,” “might,” “possible,” “potential,” “believe,” “could,” “predict,” “should,” “could,” “continue,” “expect,” “estimate,” “may,” “plan,” “outlook,” “future” and “project” and other similar expressions that predict, project or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters. Such forward-looking statements include estimated financial information for fiscal year 2023 and certain statements related to being on track to achieve our original FY23 financial targets, being well positioned to drive improved year-over-year profitability and strong free cash flow over the coming quarters, and reiterating our full-year 2023 guidance. Such forward-looking statements including those with respect to 2023 revenue and annual recurring revenue, profitability and earnings as well as commentary associated with future performance, strategies, prospects, and other aspects of Cellebrite’s business are based on current expectations that are subject to risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to: Cellebrite’s ability to keep pace with technological advances and evolving industry standards; Cellebrite’s material dependence on the purchase, acceptance and use of its solutions by law enforcement and government agencies; real or perceived errors, failures, defects or bugs in Cellebrite’s DI solutions; Cellebrite’s failure to maintain the productivity of sales and marketing personnel, including relating to hiring, integrating and retaining personnel; intense competition in all of Cellebrite’s markets; the inadvertent or deliberate misuse of Cellebrite’s solutions; failure to manage its growth effectively; Cellebrite’s ability to introduce new solutions and add-ons; its dependency on its customers renewing their subscriptions; the low volume of business Cellebrite conducts via e-commerce; risks associated with the use of artificial intelligence; the risk of requiring additional capital to support the growth of its business; risks associated with higher costs or unavailability of materials used to create its hardware product components; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; lengthy sales cycle for some of Cellebrite’s solutions; near term declines in new or renewed agreements; risks associated with inability to retain qualified personnel and senior management; the security of Cellebrite’s operations and the integrity of its software solutions; risks associated with the negative publicity related to Cellebrite’s business and use of its products; risks related to Cellebrite’s intellectual property; the regulatory constraints to which Cellebrite is subject; risks associated with different corporate governance requirements applicable to Israeli companies and risks associated with being a foreign private issuer and an emerging growth company; market volatility in the price of Cellebrite’s shares; changing tax laws and regulations; risks associated with joint, ventures, partnerships and strategic initiatives; risks associated with Cellebrite’s significant international operations; risks associated with Cellebrite’s failure to comply with anti-corruption, trade compliance, anti-money-laundering and economic sanctions laws and regulations; risks relating to the adequacy of Cellebrite’s existing systems, processes, policies, procedures, internal controls and personnel for Cellebrite’s current and future operations and reporting needs; and other factors, risks and uncertainties set forth in the section titled “Risk Factors” in Cellebrite’s annual report on Form 20-F filed with the SEC on April 27, 2023 and in other documents filed by Cellebrite with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), which are available free of charge at www.sec.gov. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made, in this communication or elsewhere. Cellebrite undertakes no obligation to update its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, should circumstances change, except as otherwise required by securities and other applicable laws.

Contacts:

Investor Relations
Andrew Kramer
Vice President, Investor Relations
investors@cellebrite.com
+1 973.206.7760

Media
Victor Cooper
Sr. Director of Corporate Communications + Content Operations
Victor.cooper@cellebrite.com
+1 404.804.5910


 
Cellebrite DI Ltd.
First-Quarter 2023 Results Summary
(U.S Dollars in thousands)
 
  For the three months ended 
  March 31, 
  2023  2022 
  (Unaudited)  (Unaudited) 
Revenue  71,234   62,385 
Gross profit  58,828   51,402 
Gross margin  82.6%  82.4%
Operating income (loss)  136   (1,946)
Operating margin  0.2%  (3.1)%
Net (loss) income  (40,605)  55,438 
Cash flow from operating activities  12,476   (10,537)
         
Non-GAAP Financial Data:        
Operating income  5,653   2,634 
Operating margin  7.9%  4.2%
Net income  6,899   1,420 
Adjusted EBITDA  7,304   4,082 
Adjusted EBITDA margin  10.3%  6.5%


 
Cellebrite DI Ltd.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(U.S. Dollars in thousands)
 
  March 31,  December 31, 
  2023  2022 
  Unaudited  Audited 
Assets      
Current assets      
Cash and cash equivalents $98,972  $87,645 
Short-term deposits  54,740   51,335 
Marketable securities  48,938   44,643 
Trade receivables (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,264 and $1,904 as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively)  69,594   78,761 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  20,259   17,085 
Contract acquisition costs  6,377   6,286 
Inventories  11,405   10,176 
Total current assets  310,285   295,931 
         
Non-current assets        
Other non-current assets  2,657   1,731 
Marketable securities  18,521   22,125 
Deferred tax assets, net  11,894   12,511 
Property and equipment, net  16,725   17,259 
Intangible assets, net  10,458   11,254 
Goodwill  26,829   26,829 
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net  15,320   15,653 
Total non-current assets  102,404   107,362 
Total assets $412,689  $403,293 
         
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity        
         
Current Liabilities        
Trade payables $4,918  $4,612 
Other accounts payable and accrued expenses  37,198   45,453 
Deferred revenues  157,903   152,709 
Operating lease liabilities  4,723   5,003 
Total current liabilities  204,742   207,777 
         
Long-term liabilities        
Other long term liabilities  5,577   5,394 
Deferred revenues  48,384   42,173 
Restricted Sponsor Shares liability  28,574   17,532 
Price Adjustment Shares liability  46,126   26,184 
Warrant liability  29,824   20,015 
Operating lease liabilities  10,105   10,353 
Total long-term liabilities  168,590   121,651 
Total liabilities $373,332  $329,428 
         
Shareholders’ equity      
Share capital *) *)
Additional paid-in capital  (119,061)  (125,624)
Treasury share, NIS 0.00001 par value; 41,776 ordinary shares  (85)  (85)
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income  (135)  331 
Retained earnings  158,638   199,243 
Total shareholders’ equity  39,357   73,865 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity $412,689  $403,293 


*)   Less than 1 USD


 
Cellebrite DI Ltd.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
(U.S Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)
 
  For the three months ended 
  March 31, 
  2023  2022 
  (Unaudited)  (Unaudited) 
Revenue:      
Subscription services $47,367  $36,361 
Term-license  13,915   11,824 
Total subscription  61,282   48,185 
Other non-recurring*  2,918   5,972 
Professional services  7,034   8,228 
Total revenue  71,234   62,385 
         
Cost of revenue:        
Subscription services  4,492   3,768 
Term-license  2   250 
Total subscription  4,494   4,018 
Other non-recurring*  2,981   2,207 
Professional services  4,931   4,758 
Total cost of revenue  12,406   10,983 
         
Gross profit $58,828  $51,402 
         
Operating expenses:        
Research and development  21,131   19,576 
Sales and marketing  27,601   23,259 
General and administrative  9,960   10,513 
Total operating expenses $58,692  $53,348 
         
Operating income (loss) $136  $(1,946)
Financial (expense) income, net  (38,775)  56,400 
(Loss) Income before tax  (38,639)  54,454 
Tax expense (income)  1,966   (984)
Net (Loss) income $(40,605) $55,438 
         
(Loss) earnings per share        
Basic $(0.21) $0.29 
Diluted $(0.21) $0.27 
         
Weighted average shares outstanding        
Basic  186,338,076   180,545,126 
Diluted  198,184,236   196,142,739 
         
Other comprehensive (loss) income:        
Unrealized loss on hedging transactions  (44)  (1,150)
Unrealized income (loss) on marketable securities  177   (49)
Currency translation adjustments  (598)  402 
Total other comprehensive loss, net of tax  (465)  (797)
Total other comprehensive (loss) income $(41,070) $54,641 


*Other non-recurring is composed of hardware sales, usage fees and perpetual licenses, and was previously referred to “Perpetual license and other.” Changing the name for this type of revenue reflects that perpetual license revenue has declined to relatively insignificant levels with hardware sales now representing the majority of this type of revenue.
  


Cellebrite DI Ltd.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow
(U.S Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)
 
  For the three months ended 
  March 31, 
  2023  2022 
  (Unaudited)  (Unaudited) 
Cash flow from operating activities:      
Net (loss) income $(40,605) $55,438 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:        
Share based compensation and RSUs  4,457   2,858 
Amortization of premium, discount and accrued interest on marketable securities  (171)  17 
Depreciation and amortization  2,447   2,112 
Interest income from short term deposits  (684)  (62)
Deferred income taxes  560   (924)
Remeasurement of warrant liability  9,809   (17,083)
Remeasurement of Restricted Sponsor Shares  11,042   (13,506)
Remeasurement of  Price Adjustment Shares liabilities  19,942   (25,759)
Decrease in trade receivables  9,627   7,015 
Increase (decrease) in deferred revenue  10,468   (5,916)
Increase in other non-current assets  (927)  (33)
(Increase) decrease in in prepaid expenses and other current assets  (3,637)  750 
Changes in operating lease assets  1,367    
Changes in operating lease liability  (1,562)   
Increase in inventories  (1,225)  (1,347)
Increase (decrease) in trade payables  264   (352)
Decrease in other accounts payable and accrued expenses  (8,879)  (11,085)
Increase (decrease) in other long-term liabilities  183   (2,660)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities  12,476   (10,537)
         
Cash flows from investing activities:        
         
Purchases of property and equipment  (1,064)  (2,305)
Investment in marketable securities  (16,352)  (29,276)
Proceeds from maturity of marketable securities  16,073    
Investment in short term deposits  (16,000)  (7,000)
Redemption of short term deposits  13,279   25,181 
Net cash used in investing activities  (4,064)  (13,400)
         
Cash flows from financing activities:        
         
Exercise of options to shares  2,106   3,627 
Proceeds from Employee Share Purchase Plan, net  624    
Net cash provided by financing activities  2,730   3,627 
         
Net increase (decrease)  in cash and cash equivalents  11,142   (20,310)
Net effect of Currency Translation on cash and cash equivalents  185   56 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period  87,645   145,973 
Cash and cash equivalents  at end of period $98,972  $125,719 
         
Supplemental cash flow information:      
Income taxes paid $3,625  $1,287 
Non-cash activities        
Purchase of property and equipment $  $133 


 
Cellebrite DI Ltd.
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Information
(U.S Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)
 
  For the three months ended 
  March 31, 
  2023  2022 
  Unaudited  Unaudited 
       
Cost of revenue $12,406  $10,983 
Less:        
Share based compensation  386   246 
Acquisition related costs  13    
Non-GAAP cost of revenue $12,007  $10,737 


  For the three months ended 
  March 31, 
  2023  2022 
  Unaudited  Unaudited 
       
Gross profit $58,828  $51,402 
Share based compensation  386   246 
Acquisition related costs  13   - 
Non-GAAP gross profit $59,227  $51,648 


  For the three months ended 
  March 31, 
  2023  2022 
  Unaudited  Unaudited 
       
Operating expenses $58,692  $53,348 
Less:        
Share based compensation  4,071   2,612 
Amortization of intangible assets  796   664 
Acquisition related costs  251   1,058 
Non-GAAP operating expenses $53,574  $49,014 


  For the three months ended 
  March 31, 
  2023  2022 
  Unaudited  Unaudited 
       
Operating income (loss) $136  $(1,946)
Share based compensation  4,457   2,858 
Amortization of intangible assets  796   664 
Acquisition related costs  264   1,058 
Non-GAAP operating income $5,653  $2,634 


 
Cellebrite DI Ltd.
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Information
(U.S Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)
 
  For the three months ended 
  March 31, 
  2023  2022 
  Unaudited  Unaudited 
       
Net (loss) income $(40,605) $55,438 
One time tax income     (1,825)
Share based compensation  4,457   2,858 
Amortization of intangible assets  796   664 
Acquisition related costs  264   1,058 
Tax expense (income)  1,194   (425)
Finance expense (income) from financial derivatives  40,793   (56,348)
Non-GAAP net income $6,899  $1,420 
         
Non-GAAP Earnings per share:        
Basic $0.04  $0.01 
Diluted $0.03  $0.01 
         
Weighted average shares outstanding:        
Basic  186,338,076   180,545,126 
Diluted  198,184,236   196,142,739 


  For the three months ended 
  March 31, 
  2023  2022 
  Unaudited  Unaudited 
       
Net (loss) income $(40,605) $55,438 
Financial expense (income), net  38,775   (56,400)
Tax expense (income)  1,966   (984)
Share based compensation  4,457   2,858 
Amortization of intangible assets  796   664 
Acquisition related costs  264   1,058 
Depreciation expenses  1,651   1,448 
Adjusted EBITDA $7,304  $4,082 


Source: Cellebrite Inc.