E-COMMERCE-CENTRIC BLOCKCHAIN ABEY ANNOUNCES STARTLING ADOPTION

Infographic showing growth of e-commerce-centric fast blockchain aBey in first year of release. (Photo: Business Wire)

VADUZ, Lichtenstein, July 31 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- July 30, 2019-The aBey Foundation today announced adoption rates of the world’s first e-commerce-centric fast blockchain, on the one-year anniversary of its public release. Dr. Ciprian Pungila, chief scientist and co-creator of aBey said, “Since public launch of aBey on July 30, 2018, we have amassed more than 100,000 active users within the first twelve months of that date. aBey’s growth rate exceeds Bitcoin’s early growth by a factor of more than eight times.”

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Major early adopter, aPay Systems, based in Malta, a high-volume online payments processor, chose the aBey blockchain as the technical underpinning of the company’s service. Philipp Saurborn, CEO said, “As a payments processor with inter-chain operability and up to 100K transactions per second, our B2B and B2C users demand speedy transaction completions. Before we migrated to aBey’s blockchain, transactions written to popular blockchains would require hours, even days to complete. Now, with aBey, we can complete every single transaction in milliseconds. There is no other blockchain on earth which can deliver such speed and flexibility, which is demanded by business and consumers.”

Mr. Saurborn said, “One of the future’s great revenue models for any company relying on the provision of quality data is to reward audiences for providing data willingly, and for interaction on their platform. The aBey blockchain allows retailers to reward buyers for providing data, for sharing, for completing surveys, for using offers, for referrals, voting, comparing, reviewing, liking, promoting, testing, using — the possibilities are endless with aBey. They aBey blockchain empowers retailers to attract, retain and motivate their customers while building trust relationships, all of which are key for conversion and retention.”

aBey’s key features include speed, supporting up to 100K transactions per second (verified in SpringerNature and Academia.edu), refundable transactions (a world’s first), intrinsic lending, including on-the-spot lending with instant compliance checks using Vault Lending Gateways (a world’s first), support for affiliate marketing referrals and payment of commissions using Trusted Payments Gateways (a world’s first), payment processing on chain and a simple crypto wallet. Optional account names that can replace long cryptic numbers are intrinsic to aBey and are not a paid service as with other blockchains, greatly enhancing users’ discovery of other permissionless users in their networks. A richly-featured WordPress plugin, aBeyWPP, will be released in early 2020, bringing click-to-buy and transaction status functionality to more than 75 million websites.

Mr. Saurborn said, “Integrating aBey’s permissionless blockchain and distributed ledger technology into our permissioned aPay blockchain service means peace of mind for us, our clients and regulators.”

“aBey was designed and built to be the world’s fastest and most flexible open-source blockchain,” Pungila said. “We’re seeing spectacular adoption, and we can’t wait to see what other applications will be built on aBey.”

The non-profit aBey Foundation, based in Lichtenstein, provides governance for the free open-sourced aBey blockchain. http://abey.org

Please download the aBey media backgrounder kit in English http://bit.ly/abey3 or Chinese http://bit.ly/abey5 and visit http://abey.com

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Contact

Simon Cousins, +1 347 850-3360

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Triton Digital supply-side platform wins best new product award

KUALA LUMPUR, July 17 (Bernama) -- Triton Digital has bagged ExchangeWire’s The Wires APAC 2019 Best New Product or Service – Sell Side for their supply-side platform, Yield-Op.

Triton Digital is a global technology and services leader to the digital audio and podcast industry.

Yield-Op is a built-for-audio supply-side platform that enables broadcasters, podcasters and music streaming services to connect and manage their programmatic demand sources efficiently.

The platform also allows users to manage access, regulate pricing and establish ad quality settings in the a2x marketplace, as well as configure both open and private marketplace deals with specific buyers, brands or sales houses.

The Wires APAC recognises the best use of ad tech across all aspects of media sales and buying within the Asia Pacific region, including East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, Australia and New Zealand.

ExchangeWire provides global data and insight on marketing and advertising technology, as well as programmatic advertising.

Various ad tech vendors, marketing automation providers, media buying agencies, trading desks, agency trading desks, advertisers and publishers have sent submissions for the award.

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Willis Lease guarantees spare engine availability for European airline

KUALA LUMPUR, July 10 (Bernama) -- Willis Lease Finance Corporation is set to provide ConstantAccess™ Platinum to a major European airline operator involving 40 engines.

The agreement offers guaranteed availability of spare engines for both planned and unplanned removals.

Willis Lease corporate development senior vice-president, Austin C. Willis said: “We are finding a greater number of airlines, both legacy operators as well as low cost carriers, opting to contract with us to provide them with spare engine coverage on a ‘just in time basis’, rather than maintaining a portfolio of underutilised assets.”

The company leases large and regional spare commercial aircraft engines, auxiliary power units and aircraft for airlines, aircraft engine manufacturers, and maintenance, repair and overhaul providers in a total of 120 countries.

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Japanese company adopts Cloudian software for high-performance storage

KUALA LUMPUR, July 10 (Bernama) -- A leading Japanese telecommunications and media company has deployed Cloudian’s HyperStore object storage software to meet the evolving needs of its niconico video streaming service.

As a result, Dwango will be able to repatriate application development workflows from the public cloud, taking advantage of HyperStore’s full S3 storage compatibility and accelerating these workflows.

Dwango cloud service department, datastore section manager, Toshiya Kato said: “We needed an integrated, scalable and easy-to-manage solution to keep costs low and support our rapidly growing storage footprint.

“Since adopting Cloudian, the operational load and cost of storage have been greatly reduced, as we are able to manage all our storage from a single point.

“We expect our data to at least, double over the next one to two years, with content demands also increasing.”

Before turning to Cloudian, Dwango built and operated individual storage solutions for a wide range of entertainment projects, including the niconico service.

As Dwango data continues to grow and demands for using that data increased, the company sees greater storage costs and inefficiencies.

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PREQIN PRIVATE EQUITY DATA NOW AVAILABLE THROUGH FACTSET

LONDON, July 16 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Preqin today announced that its industry-leading private equity data will be available via FactSet, a global provider of integrated financial information, analytical applications, and industry-leading service. Subscribers will be able to access the data via the FactSet workstation, allowing users to seamlessly integrate private market data into their workflows.
 
Clients will be able to see an integrated live feed of Preqin data on private equity fund managers, investors and performance alongside FactSet’s own datasets. This will enable users to conduct in-depth analysis of private equity performance, powered by both Preqin and FactSet data, all in one platform.
 
Preqin’s Global Head of Partnerships, Ayo Akindele, commented, “We are very pleased to announce this forthcoming collaboration with FactSet, which makes two best-in-class financial information resources available side-by-side. This evolution further reflects our ongoing commitment to our Preqin Anywhere program. Allocators will now be able to get unparalleled analysis that spans every asset class, while deal makers will have access to a wealth of added insights on potential buyers and sellers to optimise their deal sourcing.”
 
“Investments in private equity are growing and clients require corresponding data to manage these investments effectively,” said Justin Strand, Senior Vice President and Chief Content Officer, FactSet. “They need the ability to integrate alternative asset information seamlessly into workflows, and we are excited they can now utilize Preqin’s content within the FactSet workstation.”
 
Subscribers to both Preqin and FactSet will be able to request Preqin data in their FactSet platform from 15th July. FactSet subscribers who are not also Preqin subscribers will be able to obtain Preqin subscriptions through FactSet directly.
 
About Preqin:

Preqin is the Home of Alternatives^TM, the foremost provider of data, analytics and insights to the alternative assets community. From pioneering rigorous methods of data collection to developing a revolutionary platform, we have committed ourselves to furthering the understanding of alternatives for over 16 years. Through close partnership with our clients, we continuously build innovative tools and mine new intelligence to enable them to make the best decisions every day.
 
For more information, contact our dedicated press team at press@preqin.com or call (+44) 20 3207 0265.

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William Clarke 
william.clarke@preqin.com 
+44 20 3207 0265

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VRICON LAUNCHES NEW CITYSUITE PRODUCT AT ESRI USER CONFERENCE

Vricon tailors its Smart Foundation to create CitySuite, helping users with urban geospatial requirements
 
McLean, VA, July 11 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vricon is pleased to announce the launch of CitySuite, its newest 3D data product to meet the ever-changing demands of the geospatial market. CitySuite is derived from Vricon’s Globe in 3D, which offers users the entire world in highly accurate, immersive 3D at an affordable price. The company made the announcement at the Esri User Conference in San Diego, where conference attendees can experience CitySuite in the Vricon booth, #1931.

CitySuite is designed to meet the many and variable demands of 3D geospatial users who require accuracy at a city scale, but need reasonably priced options. Vricon 3D geodata is being used by emergency responders who want to reduce response times for urban residents. It also can be used by city planners who want to leapfrog aging infrastructures. Insurance companies use 3D imagery to analyze flood patterns, while transportation companies want to enhance efficiencies.

Vricon 3D analytics and data models depict the world the way it really is. We provide data globally based on your areas of interest in a process that uses commercial satellite imagery and big-data analytics to create high-resolution, accurate 3D models without ground control points. Vricon 3D solutions power automated, detailed analysis at scale.

“All urban innovation—whether it involves small pilots or larger Smart City initiatives—requires smart data to plan for the best citizen experience,” says Magnus Brege, Vricon CEO. “Vricon CitySuite scales to our users’ needs, from citywide asset management to smart 3D mapping. But unlike other source options, CitySuite provides geospatial products that fit with state and local government budgets.”

Vricon CitySuite is designed to help planners with a range of activities, from citywide asset management to smart 3D mapping. Derived from our 50cm 3D Surface Model, all Vricon CitySuite products are perfectly aligned and include:

• 2m Digital Terrain Models
• 3D Building Vectors
• 3D Vegetation Vectors
• 4D Bridge Vectors

Vricon uses satellite imagery, patented algorithms, and machine learning to create all the products in our Smart Foundation. Each incorporates exceptional source data accuracy: 1m LE90/CE90 relative, 3m LE90/CE90 absolute.

Over 400 U.S. cities are available today, and the inventory is growing weekly. Contact Vricon today to learn more or schedule a demonstration of CitySuite.

About Vricon
Vricon serves the global professional geospatial market with world-leading 3D geodata and 3D visualization solutions. Vricon is headquartered in McLean, Virginia. For further information, visit www.vricon.com.

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APTORUM GROUP’S SUBSIDIARY ANNOUNCES TOKEN AVAILABILITY ON EXCHANGE PLATFORMS

KUALA LUMPUR, July 11 (Bernama) -- Aptorum Group Limited subsidiary, Smart Pharmaceutical has announced the Smart Pharma Token (SMPT token) will be available for trading on IDAX and LATOKEN cryptocurrency exchange platforms.

According to a statement, SMPT token will commence trading on IDAX on or around July 10, and shortly thereafter, on LATOKEN.

The SMPT token is an ERC-1404 security compliant token with ERC-20 and ERC233 compliance on the Ethereum blockchain.

It tokenises rights to a portion of the royalty income derived from the eventual commercialisation of intellectual property rights of drug candidates to be discovered under Smart-ACTTM platform.

The Smart-ACTTM platform is a re-purposed and new drug discovery platform launched by the Smart Pharma Group which intends to revolutionise drug discovery, re-purposing and re-positioning.

Aptorum Group Limited is a pharmaceutical company dedicated to developing and commercialising a broad range of therapeutic and diagnostic technologies to tackle unmet medical needs.

For more information, contact http://www.aptorumgroup.com.

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Lumina Networks solution benefits CSPs move towards 5G

KUALA LUMPUR, July 9 (Bernama) -- Lumina Networks has introduced version 9.1 of its Lumina Flow Manager, providing communications service providers (CSPs) with advanced network traffic engineering and logical slicing as they move toward 5G.

The key product in Lumina’s SD-Core solution portfolio is able to improve reliability for disaggregated greenfield networks by supporting intent based slicing to help operators decongest their traditional MPLS cores and modernise the edge.

Automated replication points and redundant ingress links with dynamic software control simplifies provisioning of e-tree services and increases availability of the services while minimising programming to support network disruptions.

Lumina Flow Manager has been tooled to help CSPs leverage open source solutions in heterogeneous environments to break free from vendor lock-in and deliver more customised, on-demand services.

Lumina Networks chief executive officer, Andrew Coward said: “As our customers continue to transform, controlling disparate network silos remains one of the biggest challenges as we head toward 5G.

“We are pleased that this Lumina Flow Manager update has been proven in a live Tier-1 network - supporting five times growth in switches and 15 times growth in services - to help bridge the silos gap and improve efficiencies for transforming networks.”

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Wolters Kluwer launches new regulatory software, first on cloud

KUALA LUMPUR, July 8 (Bernama) -- Wolters Kluwer’s Finance, Risk & Reporting (FRR) business has launched a software-as-a-service (SaaS) Regulatory Reporting solution.

The solution marks the first time that the company’s OneSumX regulatory software has been made available on the cloud, providing predictability of cost and lower total cost of ownership.

Wolters Kluwer FRR is also unveiling a major upgrade to its OneSumX Regulatory Engine, which will be rolled out for on-premise installations of OneSumX for Regulatory Reporting.

In a statement, the company said it would be immediately available in the new SaaS offering for clients across Europe and Asia Pacific.

The new Regulatory Engine will be characterised by its enhanced performance and better user- experience, in terms of speed, automation and scalability.

The upgraded platform enables clients to capture source data into regulatory defined reports and run validation, adjustments and auditing before submitting data to regulators.

More details on https://wolterskluwer.com/ 

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AI technologies continuously impact organisations - report

KUALA LUMPUR, June 18 (Bernama) -- The Project Management Institute (PMI) has reported large-scale disruption of artificial intelligence (AI), with 81 per cent of organisations impacted by AI technologies.

PMI’s 2019 Pulse of the Profession In-Depth Report: AI Innovators: Cracking the Code on Project Performance, provides an in-depth look at how AI impacts organisations and the project management profession.

Supporting the result, 37 per cent of respondents said adopting AI technologies was high priority for organisations, with professionals expecting a proportion of the projects using AI to jump from 23 to 37 per cent, over the next three years.

The report has also identified six AI technologies impacting organisations globally, with three AI technologies currently impacting the greatest number of organisations, while another three would grow over the next three years.

Knowledge-based systems; machine learning; and decision management are AI technologies that currently impact organisations, while over the next three years, the impact of expert systems; deep learning; and robotic process automation are expected to grow.

Also reported are the five key principles applied by organisations for their AI investments. Organisations which embrace these key principles are called AI Innovators and more likely, than organisations which do not embrace any of the principles.

PMI is the world's leading association for those who consider project, programme or portfolio management as their profession. For more information, contact https://www.pmi.org.

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YOKOGAWA TO START OFFERING ERP SOLUTIONS TO INDUSTRIAL CUSTOMERS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA

SINGAPORE, June 13 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Yokogawa Electric Corporation (TOKYO:6841) announces it is establishing new business units at its Singapore regional headquarters and Thailand subsidiary that will be dedicated to the marketing, sales, and engineering of best-in-class enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions to process and manufacturing industry customers in Southeast Asia. The new business will leverage Yokogawa’s expertise and resources in this field in Japan, and will officially commence on July 1^st.

Yokogawa has over 40 years’ experience in delivering its industrial automation (IA) control systems, field instruments, and solutions that improve operating efficiency and safety to customers throughout Southeast Asia. During that time, the region has grown into a globally competitive processing and manufacturing powerhouse, and it is estimated that Japanese listed corporations alone now have around 2,500 major manufacturing facilities in Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries. In recent years, industrial manufacturers have been looking to take advantage of advances in information technology (IT) to better manage and leverage data across their organization and thereby enable better visibility into operations, more efficient production, and faster decision making.

Yokogawa’s new operation will directly draw upon the company’s deep experience in this field in Japan, where it has been providing to industrial customers the necessary enterprise-level IT solutions alongside its highly-trusted plant automation and control technology. With the addition of ERP solutions to its portfolio in Southeast Asia, Yokogawa will be able to provide its industrial customers in the region a full range of control and enterprise solutions, from sensors on the plant floor to business planning support for top management.

From July 2019, the new business units will start offering consultation and implementation for the following solutions:

• Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations - a cloud-based ERP solution from Microsoft with high usability
• mcframe – an ERP package from Toyo Business Engineering optimized for use as a production management system
• FLEXSCHE – a powerful production scheduler developed by FLEXSCHE Corporation that supports production planners
• eServ – Yokogawa’s original cloud-based maintenance management system.

Each solution is highly flexible, and can be adapted to customers’ specific needs in a wide variety of industries, from chemicals, oil & gas, and energy through to food, pharmaceuticals, and automobile manufacturing.

Toshinari Miyamoto, president and CEO of Yokogawa’s Singapore-based regional headquarters, Yokogawa Engineering Asia, commented on the expectations for the new business units. “Industrial customers in Southeast Asia are facing increasing pressure to optimize their plant and business operations in line with the global standards of their organizations. The IT solution implementation resources and expertise we are bringing to the region from our operations in Japan will enable Yokogawa to become a truly strategic partner for our customers as they transform their operations and management.”

About Yokogawa

Founded in 1915, Yokogawa engages in broad-ranging activities in the areas of measurement, control, and information. The industrial automation business provides vital products, services, and solutions to a diverse range of process industries including oil, chemicals, natural gas, power, iron and steel, and pulp and paper. With the life innovation business, the company aims to radically improve productivity across the pharmaceutical and food industry value chains. The test & measurement, aviation, and other businesses continue to provide essential instruments and equipment with industry-leading precision and reliability. Yokogawa co-innovates with its customers through a global network of 113 companies spanning 60 countries, generating US$3.6 billion in sales in FY2018. For more information, please visit www.yokogawa.com.

The names of corporations, organizations, products, services and logos herein are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Yokogawa Electric Corporation or their respective holders. Microsoft and Dynamics are Microsoft Corporation's registered trademark or trademark in the USA and other countries.

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Contact

Singapore
Tan Su-Lynn
Corporate & Marketing Communications
Yokogawa Engineering Asia Pte Ltd.
M: +65-8128-7750
Email: sulynn.tan@sg.yokogawa.com

Global
Phil Lewis
Public Relations Manager
Yokogawa Electric Corporation
2-9-32 Nakacho, Musashino-shi
Tokyo, Japan 180-8750
Tel: +81 422-52-5530
Email: Yokogawa-pr@cs.jp.yokogawa.com

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NTT Com swoops two awards at Telecom Asia Awards 2019

KUALA LUMPUR, June 7 (Bernama) -- NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com) has bagged the Best Asian Telecom Carrier and Best International Wholesale Carrier awards at the Telecom Asia Awards 2019.

The company was named Best Asian Telecom Carrier, the award’s top prize, in recognition of it being the best performing telecom operator in Asia for innovative product portfolio and business models, business execution, financial performance, market and technology leadership and customer care.

The Best International Wholesale Carrier award recognises global carriers creating innovative business models that redefine the standards of service and commitment to the customer.

Questex Media, Regional Content and Strategy Director (Enterprise Solutions), Allan Tan said: “NTT Com’s win represents a shining example of redefining innovation standards in the digital economy.”

Now in its 22nd year, the awards are the region’s longest-running and most prestigious telecom industry awards.

The winners were chosen by a panel of 10 independent judges on the basis of innovation, financial performance, technology, market leadership and corporate governance.

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OmniComm launches Innovation Forum in Asia

KUALA LUMPUR, May 27 (Bernama) -- New drug innovation, patient-centric eClinical solutions and the latest trends in pharmaceutical research topped the agenda at the Innovation Forum Asia, an inaugural customer summit hosted by OmniComm Systems, Inc, a leading global provider of clinical data management technology.

Co-hosted by Tri-I Biotech, the Shanghai-based event attracted a larger-than-anticipated crowd of attendees and speakers.

“This was a great event for OmniComm in China. I am so happy to see the rapid growth of OmniComm’s business in the region, and I want to thank Tri-I for its great partnership with us during the past four years,” said OmniComm China General Manager, Feng Cheng.

The two-day Innovation Forum Asia drew a large crowd of representatives from nearly 50 life science organisations.

Attendees heard presentations from thought leaders, academic researchers and OmniComm customers who achieved significant gains in productivity, automation, data quality, operational efficiency and compliance, among others, using OmniComm’s EDC products.

During the event, OmniComm featured several eClinical products, including TrialMaster® Version 5, Acuity Analytics, AutoEncoder, IRTMaster, TrialOne® and T1xpress.

“Our regional and global networking events are designed to provide a forum for our customers to discuss key industry topics, exchange thoughts and best practices, and showcase OmniComm’s commitment to innovation and ongoing development in the clinical research industry,” said OmniComm Systems President and Chief Executive Officer, Stephen Johnson.

For more information, visit www.omnicomm.com.

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