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HUAWEI MatePad Pro Hands On
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Asia Pacific Predator League 2020 Postponed to 2021
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[Podcast] Tech & Tonic Special : Sitdown with Alex Tan of HID International about Biometrics and Security
In this special, we sat down with Mr. Alex Tan, the Director of Sales for the ASEAN Region for Physical Access Control Systems from HID Global. We had a conversation about some of the emerging trends in the industry on…
New Report With 33 Expert Tips on Circular IT Management
STOCKHOLM, June 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The new report from TCO Development, the organization behind the global sustainability certification for IT products TCO Certified, explains how everyone who buys and uses IT products can implement circular and more sustainable practices.
New report with 33 expert tips on circular IT management
"Circular solutions are already available. We now need to use them," says Clare Hobby, Global Purchaser Engagement Director at TCO Development.
The report, Impacts and Insights: Circular IT Management in Practice, sets out how the circular economy helps solve many of the most pressing sustainability challenges linked to IT products. Today’s linear consumption causes substantial carbon dioxide emissions. Natural resources are being rapidly exhausted and vast amounts of hazardous e-waste piles up, with more than 50 million metric tonnes being discarded every year, of which only 20% is being responsibly taken care of. The circular economy can help us reduce the pressure we’re putting on the planet.
As a pioneer of circular procurement, Aalborg municipality has seen the effects of acting with greater circularity.
"The amount of CO2 we can save by keeping IT products longer surprised me. Using laptops for another three years will save emissions equivalent to heating and powering all municipality buildings for a year," says Birgitte Krebs Schleemann, project manager for sustainability procurement at Aalborg municipality.
The circular transition is a paradigm shift that will require both big and small changes. In the report, experts in the frontline of circularity and IT share 33 concrete tips.
"We want to go beyond theory — this report provides practical help for those who want to take the next step," says Clare Hobby.
Some of the tips:
- Use your IT-products longer — it’s the single most important thing you can do to save natural resources and cut greenhouse gas emissions.
- Work to gradually implement circular practices, such as take-back programs.
- Think circular when you’re purchasing IT products. Use circular criteria.
- Give your IT products a second life by reselling them.
- Acknowledge that circularity is a team effort and no one can do it alone. Both internal and external cooperation is key!
About TCO Certified
TCO Certified is the world-leading sustainability certification for IT products. Our comprehensive criteria are designed to drive social and environmental responsibility throughout the product life cycle. Covering 11 product categories, compliance is independently verified, both pre and post certification.
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Samsung A31 Joins Ever Expanding A Series in Malaysia
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Hotlink Goes Unlimited From MYR 3/day!
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Coocaa Announces Increased Collaboration with JDID as Monthly Growth Soars
SHENZHEN, China, June 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — On the JDID e-commerce platform, Coocaa smart television sales have soared, with monthly sales growth recently increasing by 50%. As a result of this success, Coocaa has decided to strengthen its cooperation with JDID, and plans to exlusively launch its 32 S6G and 43 S6G smart televisions on JDID on June 10.
Coocaa new product launch in Indonesia
The nearly bezel-less 32 S6G and 43 S6G are designed to be the ideal base for building a smart home ecosystem. In addition to integrated YouTube, Netflix, Google Play, they feature Google Assistant compatibility, enabling users to change channels, stream movies, play music, search for information, and much more with a simple voice command. Android 9.0 offers a fast and responsive Google Assistant UI, a reduced memory footprint, and a 25% reduction in mic latency. Plus, based on users’ viewing histories, the most frequently used apps and programs are immediately made accessible on the home page.
The Coocaa Audio Surround System delivers crystal-clear audio and surround sound, and thanks to full HD, users can enjoy a fully immersive viewing experience with every detail rendered with stunning clarity. Plus, high-performance processors (CA53 quad-core CPU and Mali470 triple-core GPU) take everything from gaming to watching live sports to escaping to new worlds in films and television series to a new level.
The 32 S6G and 43 S6G also feature USB, HDMI, LAN, and SPDIF ports, enabling users to use their televisions to enjoy and enhance a variety of media. Using the USB port, they can play films or music in multiple formats and display photos on a large screen; using the HDMI port, they can view the content on their computers on a larger screen; they can also connect external speakers to enjoy surround sound.
On June 10, Coocaa will host its product exclusively launch for the 32 S6G and 43 S6G on JDID, which will also be their official debut in Indonesia. To celebrate, Coocaa will be offering significant discounts, its lowest prices of the 618 Anniversary Sale. To learn more, search for "Coocaa 32 S6G" and "Coocaa 43 S6G" on JDID.
About Coocaa
Coocaa has won 25 global design awards, including the 2018 Design Award from AWE and the 2017 Red Dot Design Award. The company also holds 968 invention patents, 1326 innovation patents, and 833 design patents.
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Microland’s IIoT Prowess Gains PTC’s Global System Integrator Status
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BENGALURU, India and LONDON and ATLANTA, June 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Microland today announced its inclusion in PTC Inc’s elite list of Global System Integrators and Management Consultants, an ecosystem of digital transformation experts and industrial innovation thought leaders. This recognition is a validation of Microland’s resolute focus on cross-industry digital transformation.
"Microland’s strategic relationship with PTC has enabled us to accelerate the Industry 4.0 digital transformation journey of our clients. Leveraging PTC’s ThingWorx® platform, we have built smart, connected, and integrated Industrial IoT solutions for several of our clients. Our IT-OT integration expertise, along with PTC’s industrial automation suite, power our Industrial IoT solutions to drive higher efficiencies, increase productivity, enhance experiences and reduce operational risks," says Manjanath Nayak, Senior Vice President – Head of Global Industrial IoT Business, Microland.
Microland’s IIoT business has enabled several enterprises to pursue an accelerated path to realise industrial process transformation. Microland’s offerings under the IIoT service line include: 3-Step Accelerator (PoC led solutions), Integrated Smart Factory, Industrial Monitoring, Connected Enterprises and Managed Services.
Microland has been working with PTC since 2017. Over the last three years the PTC-Microland collaboration has seen significant momentum with several jointly developed solutions deployed across multiple customer engagements.
"Microland has demonstrated innovative thinking in solution development around our platform and have been proven in the most challenging of client engagements," says Rajkiran Chakkalongara, Senior Director & Head, IOT/AR Business, PTC, India.
Microland’s industrial and software engineers, working alongside solution consultants, deliver ambitious IIoT system thinking and innovation, using analytics and artificial intelligence to drive predictable operations and unlock new opportunities. The focus is to enable enterprises to solve complex industrial challenges through IIoT system thinking and rapid prototyping to achieve a steady stream of quick wins with minimum investment.
Ravi Asrani, SVP, Global System Integrators & Management Consulting, PTC added, "PTC values Microland’s system integration capability across industry sectors and its ability to deliver high-value business outcomes. Together, we can address the transformation promises that IIoT presents for the world."
The success of this partnership spans multiple geographies and industry verticals — one example being a successful implementation of smart manufacturing for TRL Krosaki Refractories, one of the largest refractory manufacturers in India.
Kumar Heramba Narayan Naik, CIO, TRL Krosaki, said, "We have embarked upon a program of modernising our manufacturing facilities leveraging Industrial IoT solutions with a primary objective of improving refractory brick quality.
Microland has been instrumental in the success of this modernization program. With an outcome driven approach, Microland helped us develop the business case and demonstrated strong system integration expertise across IT, OT and Analytics. They led the program of implementing PTC ThingWorx® resulting in real time operational visibility, digital workflows and asset performance tracking resulting in quicker decision making, reduced breakdowns and efficient workforce."
About Microland
Microland’s delivery of digital and "Making Digital Happen" allows technology to do more and intrude less. We make it easier for enterprises to adopt nextGen Digital infrastructure. We enable this using our expertise in Cloud and Data Centers, Networks, Digital Workplace, Cybersecurity and Industrial IoT–ensuring the embrace of brilliance is predictable, reliable, and stable.
In the COVID impacted world, Microland is making digital happen for enterprises with a laser focus on services that are more relevant to our clients and prospects than ever before:
- Modern Workplace Services: Enabling working-from-home via VDI, desktop-as-a-service, unified end point management and collaboration tools roll-out & adoption
- Network Services: Supporting the "new normal" of working by designing, deploying and scaling network infrastructure including Software defined LAN & WAN rollouts
- Cloud Services: Accelerating the digital transformation journey by enabling hybrid cloud deployment to support critical workloads and ensuring business continuity
- Smart Security Operations Center: 24x 7 Operations center monitoring of all points along a digital journey ensuring that clients are covered in their pursuit to support a world in transition
- Industrial Safety Services: Establishing robust connectivity channels with remote production assets and environmental parameters to improve safety of operations and reduce risks and exposure
Incorporated in 1989 and headquartered in Bengaluru, India, Microland has more than 4,500 digital specialists across offices and delivery centers in Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East and North America.
Read more here: https://www.microland.com/
ThingWorx is a registered trademark of PTC Inc. in the United States and other countries.
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Blackbaud Customers Around the World Rely on Technology to Support COVID-19 Research and Innovation
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Higher education and healthcare institutions turn to Blackbaud solutions to power fundraisers for COVID-19 vaccines, lifesaving equipment
CHARLESTON, South Carolina, June 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB), the world’s leading cloud software company powering social good, is supporting key higher education and healthcare institutions around the world with the technology needed to effectively fundraise for COVID-19 research and essential equipment, including potential vaccine breakthroughs, low-cost ventilator production and methods to treat the virus and slow its spread.
"Throughout the world, many of our customers are on the frontlines of COVID-19 relief and having the cloud software in place to support their missions has never been more critical," said Mike Gianoni, president and CEO, Blackbaud. "We have been continually amazed by our customers globally and their ingenuity during this time and are proud to support their efforts through reliable and highly effective technology."
Fundraising for COVID-19 Vaccine Research in Australia
Blackbaud recently helped the University of Queensland (UQ) in Brisbane, Australia launch a peer-to-peer fundraising campaign for COVID-19 vaccine research. Blackbaud’s leading peer-to-peer fundraising solutions enable social good organisations to quickly create fundraising campaigns driving current and new supporters to share their passion for an organisation’s mission. UQ researchers need to raise $4.5 million in addition to the support they’ve received from the government and philanthropic partners, to help them develop a vaccine to end COVID-19.
"We are incredibly grateful for Blackbaud’s support in our efforts to facilitate philanthropic giving to accelerate COVID-19 vaccine development at The University of Queensland," said Jennifer Karlson, pro-vice-chancellor of advancement, University of Queensland. "The technology has been a critical gateway for the UQ community to give to this important cause."
Learn more about the approach the UQ COVID-19 vaccine researchers are taking to quickly develop and manufacture a vaccine for the world.
Pushing Toward Bioscience Breakthroughs in Manhattan
Within a month, supporters of The Rockefeller University donated more than $16 million for COVID-19 research, a testament to their confidence in the abilities of Rockefeller’s scientists and the relationships the university has built through its advancement team, which relies daily on Blackbaud fundraising and relationship management solutions, including Blackbaud CRM™ and Blackbaud Internet Solutions™. Beyond the total, the speed of the donations has been critical in this moment of world crisis, when time is of the essence, and federal grant funding could take months to secure.
The Manhattan-based university – a research-driven institution that has seen 25 of its scientists receive the Nobel Prize – closed campus early on in the crisis, except for critical operations laboratories, which currently include 20 labs doing COVID-19 research. The labs are not only collaborating with each other but also across the scientific community, and in some cases internationally, to advance ideas to slow the momentum of the pandemic and identify new therapies.
At the same time, Rockefeller’s advancement team members have used Blackbaud cloud-based solutions as they’ve worked remotely to educate their donor network on the university’s COVID-19 research and related needs. This falls in line with the informative way the university seeks to introduce new friends – providing lectures, seminars and community events to build an appreciation of their scientists’ work and the greater institution. While recent events have been canceled, postponed or shifted to virtual gatherings because of the pandemic, supporters have been encouraged to direct their table and ticket purchases to research, and to consider making an additional gift to support COVID-19 research, as well.
Learn more about Rockefeller’s fundraising success in the wake of COVID-19 and donation opportunities.
The Race to Create Lifesaving Ventilators in Canada
In March, Blackbaud customer, the Montreal General Hospital Foundation and the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center announced the Code Life Ventilator Challenge, a two-week sprint among engineering and scientific communities to gather the best ideas from around the world to design low-cost and easy to produce emergency ventilators. The challenge received hundreds of submissions from 94 different countries. Nine concepts were selected for an intensive round of testing and three finalists have emerged. The three finalists will receive $200,000, $100,000 and $50,000 CAD in compensation for their design and for sharing it with the world in the fight against COVID-19. Montreal General Hospital Foundation relied on Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT® to power the fundraising component that has made this challenge possible. Montreal General Hospital Foundation is currently preparing a second challenge specifically to expedite refinement, cost-reduction and regulatory compliance of the final designs.
Stay up to date on the Code Life Ventilator Challenge by following updates here.
To learn more about how Blackbaud is supporting its global customers during COVID-19, visit Blackbaud.com/COVID-19-resources.
About Blackbaud
Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB) is the world’s leading cloud software company powering social good. Serving the entire social good community—nonprofits, higher education institutions, K–12 schools, healthcare organisations, faith communities, arts and cultural organisations, foundations, companies and individual change agents—Blackbaud connects and empowers organisations to increase their impact through cloud software, services, expertise and data intelligence. The Blackbaud portfolio is tailored to the unique needs of vertical markets, with solutions for fundraising and CRM, marketing, advocacy, peer-to-peer fundraising, corporate social responsibility, school management, ticketing, grantmaking, financial management, payment processing and analytics. Serving the industry for more than three decades, Blackbaud is headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina, and has operations in the United States, Australia, Canada, Costa Rica and the United Kingdom. For more information, visit www.blackbaud.com or follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook.
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