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Five Arrows Acquires Majority Stake in Leading Emergency Preparedness & Response Software Business

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Partnership between Juvare and Five Arrows provides foundation for international expansion

NEW YORK, July 29, 2020 — Juvare LLC, the leader in critical incident preparedness and response software, announced today that Five Arrows – the corporate private equity arm of Rothschild & Co – has completed the purchase of a majority investment of Juvare from Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. The terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.

Juvare’s suite of emergency preparedness and response software and solutions, which includes the industry-standard WebEOC, and the revolutionary Juvare Exchange, empower all response stakeholders, including federal, state, and local emergency management agencies, first responders, emergency medical personnel and corporate clients to work together to serve their communities and organizations in critical incidents of all types.

“We are thrilled to be working with Five Arrows on our next chapter of growth in the US and more internationally,” said Robert ‘Bob’ Watson, CEO of Juvare. “We liked the Five Arrows focus and track record of creating value in businesses with non-discretionary product offerings in critical front line sectors. Their strong local networks and distinctive strength in Europe made them our partner of choice.”

Five Arrows is organizing this investment through its European fund (Five Arrows Principal Investments) and its US fund (Five Arrows Capital Partners). Both funds have a shared goal of investing in entrenched B2B data & software businesses with high recurring revenue and a proven history of organic growth.

“Juvare is the type of company we love to invest in – a market leader that has embedded technology serving an installed base of loyal customers in resilient end markets with must-have products,” remarked Vivek Kumar, Partner at Five Arrows Principal Investments. “This investment is a great opportunity for our European and North American private equity teams to work seamlessly to help deliver Bob’s strategic objectives.”

Ari Benacerraf, Partner at Five Arrows Capital Partners, further commented that “We are absolutely delighted to be partnering with Bob and his team given their track record of serving customers with mission-critical technology that provides complete situational awareness by organizing the essential information needed into a real-time common operating picture.”

“We sincerely appreciate our partnership with Bob and the rest of the talented Juvare team. Over the last few years, Juvare has grown significantly by diversifying its business and broadening and deepening its relationships with customers around the world,” said Laura Grattan, Managing Director at Thomas H. Lee Partners. “We believe Juvare is well-positioned for continued success and wish the team and Five Arrows well in the years ahead.”  

In recent years, Juvare’s solutions have been used to prepare for and respond to major emergencies and adverse incidents including hurricanes Harvey, Maria, Irma, and Dorian; the California wildfires; active shooter incidents including the Orlando Pulse Nightclub and Las Vegas Route 91 Harvest Festival shootings; planned events such as Super Bowls and other major public events; as well as global preparedness and response efforts including: Covid-19, H1N1 (Swine Flu), H5N9 (Avian Flu), Ebola (EVD), and the SARS outbreak.

Juvare technology connects over 80% of state public health agencies, 3,500+ hospitals, 50+ federal agencies, and 500+ Emergency Management operations across the U.S., as well as a rapidly expanding international presence. Today the company has clients in over 25 countries with an increasing take-up by corporates, particularly in highly regulated end markets.

Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Juvare currently has an additional United States office in Washington D.C., a European office in Kaunas, Lithuania, and an Asia-Pacific office in Wellington, New Zealand.

Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc served as financial advisor and Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP and Morris, Manning & Martin LLP served as legal advisors to Juvare and Thomas H. Lee Partners. Raymond James Investment Banking acted as financial advisor and Troutman Pepper acted as legal advisor to Five Arrows.

ABOUT JUVARE
Juvare is a worldwide leader in emergency preparedness and critical incident management and response software. Juvare solutions empower government agencies, corporations, healthcare facilities, academic institutions, and volunteer organizations to leverage real-time data to manage incidents faster and more efficiently, protecting people, property, and brands. For more information, visit www.juvare.com.

ABOUT FIVE ARROWS
Five Arrows Principal Investments (FAPI) and Five Arrows Capital Partners (FACP) are respectively the European and US corporate private equity arms of Rothschild & Co’s Merchant Banking business. Merchant Banking manages over $16bn globally which includes approximately $4 billion dedicated to corporate private equity, as well as a series of funds dedicated to senior and junior credits, primary and secondary fund investing and co-investments, with offices in Paris, London, New York, Los Angeles and Luxembourg.

FAPI and FACP are focused on investing in middle-market companies with highly defensible market positions; strong management teams; business models with high visibility of organic unit volume growth and strong free cash flow conversion; and multiple operational levers that can be used to unlock latent value. Sectors are limited to data and software, technology-enabled business services and healthcare. For more information, please visit https://www.rothschildandco.com/en/merchant-banking/corporate-private-equity.

ABOUT THOMAS H. LEE PARTNERS:
THL invests in middle market growth companies, headquartered primarily in North America, exclusively in four sectors: Consumer, Financial Services, Healthcare and Technology & Business Solutions. We couple our deep sector expertise with dedicated internal operating resources to transform and build great companies of lasting value in partnership with management. Since 1974, we have raised more than $25 billion of equity capital, invested in over 150 companies and completed more than 400 add-on acquisitions representing an aggregate enterprise value at acquisition of over $200 billion.  With dedicated sector and operating teams, THL brings deep domain expertise and resources to build great companies by helping to accelerate growth, improve operations and drive long-term sustainable value in partnership with management. For more information on THL, please visit THL.com.

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For Juvare:
Josh Byrd
VP, Marketing 
(866) 200-0165
josh.byrd@juvare.com 

For Five Arrows:
Emma Rees
Tel: +44 7703 715763
emma.rees@rothschildandco.com

For THL:
Devin Broda/Cameron Seligmann
Sard Verbinnen & Co
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NEOM launches infrastructure work for the world’s leading cognitive cities in an agreement with stc

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– NEOM’s next generation cognitive cities will support its cutting-edge urban environments, improving the lives of residents and businesses far beyond the capabilities of today’s smart cities

– stc will deliver an advanced 5G and IoT network to support the development of NEOM

NEOM, Saudi Arabia, July 28, 2020 — NEOM Co. announced its first step to create the world’s leading cognitive cities that rely on leading technology for digital services after signing a contract with stc group to establish a 5G network infrastructure that will accelerate NEOM’s digital ambitions. In addition to the one-year contract to develop the network, the partnership also includes the development of an innovation center in NEOM to explore new 5G opportunities.

Cognitive Cities in NEOM
Cognitive Cities in NEOM

NEOM’s next generation cognitive cities will support its cutting-edge urban environments, improving the lives of residents and businesses far beyond the capabilities of today’s smart cities. NEOM will use one of the most advanced 5G technology in the world, to enable the proactive exchange and analysis of data between NEOM residents and city infrastructure.  

stc will build a wireless 5G network enabling present and future 5G applications across NEOM. With a speed and capacity 10 times higher than standard 4G networks, 5G in NEOM will enable numerous segments such as Internet of Things (IoT), data analytics, virtual reality, augmented reality, smart homes, and autonomous vehicles. It will also provide the public safety network for NEOM security services.

Commenting on the agreement, NEOM CEO Nadhmi Al Nasr said: “We are glad to form this partnership with a leading national digital enabler such as stc to support our ambition and goal to be an accelerator of human progress and to create the world’s leading digitally sustainable, cognitive cities. NEOM’s infrastructure will utilize AI, robotics, and human-machine fusion to deliver greater predictive intelligence and enable faster decision making across all NEOM sectors. The procurement and deployment of a future-proof wireless network is a critical first for NEOM in realising our goal of driving innovation in the future digital economy.”

The CEO of stc Group, Eng. Nasser bin Sulaiman Al Nasser, added: “This agreement reflects stc’s commitment to enabling digital transformation and providing digital solutions across the Kingdom. We are proud to have been chosen to build the infrastructure for the 5G network and an innovation centre in NEOM – the land of the future and a model for sustainability, innovation, development, and prosperity. This agreement comes in line with stc’s vision as a digital enabler to develop infrastructure and provide the latest technologies that will enrich the experience of societies and foster innovation, which in turn will contribute to improve the customer experience and moving the digital transformation forward.”

NEOM will also trial and test 5G solutions that will allow it to lead in fast-growing, future-focused sectors such as robotics, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and human machine interface technologies. Leveraging such technology will open up the enormous potential of NEOM as a new economic driver across a range of industry sectors for the Kingdom.

About NEOM

NEOM is an accelerator of human progress and a vision of what a New Future might look like. It is a region in northwest Saudi Arabia on the Red Sea being built from the ground up as a living laboratory – a place where entrepreneurship will chart the course for this New Future. It will be a destination and a home for people who dream big and want to be part of building a new model for exceptional livability, creating thriving businesses, and reinventing environmental conservation.  

NEOM will be the home and workplace to more than a million residents from around the world. It will include hyperconnected, cognitive towns and cities, ports and enterprise zones, research centers, sports and entertainment venues, and tourist destinations. As a hub for innovation, entrepreneurs, business leaders and companies will come to research, incubate and commercialize new technologies and enterprises in ground-breaking ways. Residents of NEOM will embody an international ethos and embrace a culture of exploration, risk-taking and diversity – all supported by a progressive law compatible with international norms and conducive to economic growth. 

For further information, visit: www.neom.com.

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Supermicro and Scality Collaborate to Simplify Deployment of Enterprise Software Defined Storage

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Supermicro Delivers an Optimized Software-Defined Storage Solution for Large Scale On-Premises Management of Unstructured Data in Partnership with Leading Software Company

SAN JOSE, California, July 28, 2020 — Super Micro Computer, Inc. (SMCI), a global leader in enterprise computing, storage, networking solutions, and green computing technology, announced today a new solution leveraging the Scality® RING offering, enabling enterprises to scale and protect their most valuable assets — their data, in on-premises or hybrid cloud deployments.

Scality RING is a software defined native file and object storage solution for large scale on-premises storage and management of unstructured data. RING enables both performance-optimized and capacity-optimized storage with automated data durability levels using multiple data protection methods including geo-distribution capabilities. The Supermicro and Scality solution delivers a petabyte-scale storage framework offering cost-effective scaling, performance, and resiliency paired with Supermicro’s optimized hardware configurations that provides users an appliance-like deployment and service levels to meet enterprise requirements.

“As part of our ongoing commitment to work with leading software organizations, Supermicro is teaming with Scality to bring a simple, scalable, and powerful storage solution to the most demanding environments today,” said Vik Malyala, senior vice president, Supermicro. “Customers will quickly see how easy it is to deploy the Scality RING software on Supermicro servers and storage systems. Our reference architectures allow us to design and implement solutions based on customer requirements from our flexible Building Block Solutions ® approach.”   

This flexibility makes it possible to construct capacity-optimized RINGs or performance-optimized RINGs. In all cases, the RING software abstracts the underlying physical servers and hard disk drives. RING can exploit the lower-latency access characteristics of NVMe to maintain its internal metadata. RING is designed to scale out over time, across server generations, as well as the increasing storage densities expected as a normal part of the RING platform lifecycle

“We are thrilled to create a joint solution with Supermicro that benefits our customers,” said Wally MacDermid, vice president of strategic alliances at Scality. “Innovative organizations looking to transform their infrastructures for today’s digital economy want solutions that are easy to deploy and maintain while protecting their most important asset, their data. Supermicro’s highly-configurable systems with the latest storage interface technologies combined with Scality’s industry leading RING, gives customers business agility, resiliency and efficiency to solve data storage and orchestration challenges at petabyte-scale.”

For detailed information about the Supermicro Solution for Scality RING, please visit: https://www.supermicro.com/en/solutions/scality-ring

About Super Micro Computer, Inc.

Supermicro (Nasdaq: SMCI), the leading innovator in high-performance, high-efficiency server technology, is a premier provider of advanced Server Building Block Solutions® for Data Center, Cloud Computing, Enterprise IT, Hadoop/Big Data, HPC and Embedded Systems worldwide. Supermicro is committed to protecting the environment through its “We Keep IT Green®” initiative and provides customers with the most energy-efficient, environmentally-friendly solutions available on the market.

Supermicro, Server Building Block Solutions, BigTwin, SuperBlade, and We Keep IT Green are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Super Micro Computer, Inc.

All other brands, names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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The New ASUS ROG STRIX gaming Notebooks with Liquid Metal Cooling Comes to Malaysia!

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Standing out in the world today is difficult. This statement cannot be truer in the gaming notebook PC segment. Everywhere you look, gaming notebooks look very similar to each other. At this point too, every gaming notebook have nearly the same design language – understated, simple, clean. Do not get us wrong though. We are not saying that they look bad, quite the opposite. There is nothing wrong too with the ‘blended in’ look and goal.

Still, we also understand that there are some who still wants something outrageous. There is still a market for a ‘different’ looking hardware. Something that stands out, but still looks decently fitting in a meeting room anyway. Something like an ASUS ROG STRIX.

The SCAR Edition

The ASUS ROG STRIX SCAR Edition has always been one of our favourite series of gaming notebooks. The new ROG STRIX SCAR 15 for 2020 comes with an Intel Core i7-10875H CPU and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (up to) combination for raw horsepower in AAA titles. You get up to 16GB (8GB x 2) RAM configuration within the beastly body of the STRIX SCAR 15 as well for a crazy amount of Google Chrome tabs open at the same time.

Of course, as with the SCAR 15 naming scheme, you get a 15.6-inch Full HD display. It is an amazing display to work with though. 240Hz refresh means you can see everything clearly. 3ms response time means there is no noticeable delay from input to action. 100% sRGB means you get colours and depth like no other.

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Of course, all these things combined will produce a vast amount of heat. In addition to ASUS’s cooling technology, ASUS have replaced the thermal paste for the CPU and GPU with liquid metal for better cooling efficiency and effectiveness.

STRIX G – for Gaming

The liquid cooling technology does not stop at the SCAR edition ASUS ROG STRIX notebooks though. The ASUS ROG STRIX G15 and G17 also gets the liquid metal treatment for better cooling in heavy usage. We start with the STRIX G15.

The ASUS ROG STRIX G series comes packing with plenty of power still. It is no SCAR, but it still has the power of an Intel Core i7-10750H hexa-core processor. The combination of the powerful CPU and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 is still plenty enough to run AAA games at higher settings. You still get 16GB (8GB x 2) of RAM memory too, to take advantage of the powerful CPU and GPU.

Storage comes in a 1TB SSD flavour. In case that is not enough, there is two more M.2 slots for upgrades. HDD tray? That is so last year.

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The ASUS ROG STRIX G15 comes with a reasonably fast 15.6-inch Full HD display too. You get 144Hz out of it still. It is no pantone validated display though. Still, the IPS technology is known for its highly accurate and vibrant colours.

The ASUS ROG STRIX G17 on the other hand comes with a larger 17.3-inch Full HD display. It refreshes at 144Hz as well. It is a much faster responding display at 3ms response time though. This would be the one that you want to work with if you are into accurate colours too at 100% sRGB colour gamut rating.

Pricing & Availability

The ROG STRIX SCAR 15 starts at MYR 7,499 (G532L-VAZ069T) and tops out at MYR 7,999 (G532L-WAZ085T). The ASUS ROG STRIX G15 and G17 starts at MYR 6,699 (G512L-VHN146T) and MYR6,199 (G712L-UH7082T), respectively. The ASUS ROG STRIX G17 tops out at MYR 6,699 (G712L-VEV067T) though. The ASUS ROG STRIX SCAR Edition and STRIX G series is now available in Malaysia.

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OKEx Launches Its 3rd Elite Team Trading Contest with a 150,000 USDT Prize Pool

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VALLETTA, Malta, July 28, 2020 — OKEx (www.okex.com), a world-leading cryptocurrency spot and derivatives exchange, has announced the launch of its third Elite Team Trading Contest following two previous successful events. Starting from 10:00 am UTC on Aug. 10, the contest will last for two weeks until 10:00 am UTC on Aug. 24. The competing team leaders’ recruitment will take place between 10:00 am UTC on July 27 and 10:00 am UTC on Aug. 3, and the formation of teams will be from 10:00 am UTC on Aug. 3 to 10:00 am UTC on Aug. 10.

The top 10 teams and top 50 individuals ranked by trading yield — as well as the 10 most popular captains — will each win a share of the 150,000 USDT prize pool. All OKEx users can participate in the contest by trading futures, perpetual swaps, options and spot/margin products on the platform. 

The OKEx Elite Team Trading Contest has been held for two sessions already, with previous competitions showing very encouraging results. Some teams achieved an average return rate of more than 15% for all their members within two weeks, demonstrating a strong trading capability.

“OKEx regards team trading contests as the best way to give back to our global users while promoting mutual learning among themselves and the exchange. In the past two team trading contests, we saw many outstanding traders, staging highly impressive trading strategies and leading their teams to gain excellent rankings and considerable rewards,” said OKEx CEO Jay Hao. 

“We believe that traders can grow continuously through events such as these. I would like to wish all contestants the best of luck this time around.”

After a dull period marked by yearly lows in trading volume and a lengthy, uncharacteristic lack of volatility in the Bitcoin market, the crypto industry appears to be reactivating. Enthusiasm for trading has been reawakened, with BTC surging by more than 11% in the past five days, and ETH showing stellar momentum, which has registered a rise of over 37% in the same time frame. Also rekindling the renewed interest in trading is the popularity of DeFi and the large gains being made by many traders in this space as the industry continues to grow — with nearly $4 billion of value locked into its leading protocols.

Elite Team Trading contests have now become regular events of OKEx, attracting more and more traders to participate in order to win rewards. The third iteration of this competition comes at an opportune time for traders, and the exchange hopes to replicate and even improve upon the success of its previous sessions.

For further information, please visit: https://bit.ly/3018hdl

About OKEx

A world-leading cryptocurrency spot and derivatives exchange, OKEx offers the most diverse marketplace where global crypto traders, miners and institutional investors come to manage crypto assets, enhance investment opportunities and hedge risks. We provide spot and derivatives trading — including futures, perpetual swap and options — of major cryptocurrencies, offering investors flexibility in formulating their strategies to maximize gains and mitigate risks.

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The ASUS ROG Zephyrus S is Back – Priced from 13,999

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Think gaming PC and thing ASUS ROG. This brand that stems out of one of the largest PC makers in the world is quite a household name in the PC gaming industry. With the announcement of the ROG Phone 3 last week, they are not just cornering the PC gaming market anymore. They are now the producer of the most powerful smartphone money can buy so far with the ROG Phone 3.

Back to PC gaming though. They are also the makers of some of the most innovative and desirable gaming PCs in the market. Their gaming notebooks are especially tantalising. They make some of the best-looking stuff in the market and some of the most powerful too. Take this new 2020 spec of ASUS ROG Zephyrus S17 for example.

The Zephyrus line-up is known for their super thin body. The Zephyrus S17 is no different at a thickness of 18.7mm. Pair that to a total weight of 2.6kg, this 17.3-inch machine could be the perfect work and play companion anywhere, anytime. The 240w adapter that you would require to give it enough juice and power to game is also redesigned to be smaller and lighter than before.

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The first thing that greets you when you open this puppy up is a Full HD display that kicks off at 300Hz and responds at 3ms. Thanks to modern display technology, fast display does not mean bad colours too. This is a pantone validated disokay with 100%sRGB and G-sync packed. No wonder, it costs so much.

That kind of display requires plenty of power to run though. That is handled by a combination of an Intel Core i7-10875H processor and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q GPU (Up To). To ensure that these things do not fry themselves, ASUS has taken a step forward in cooling the PC. Liquid Metal now replaces the regular thermal paste in all ASUS ROG notebooks with Intel’s 10th Generation Core processors.

Memory comes in the form of a 16GB RAM and 1TB SSD storage combination. Yes, not many notebook PCs come with a 16GB RAM out of the box. There is more good news with the 16GB RAM though, there is another free RAM slot for you to upgrade your RAM to make the Zephyrus S17 even more of a monster. There is even more good news on the front of storage, there is another M.2 SSD slot for you to upgrade your memory banks. No HDD slot though.

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If 17-inch notebooks are not your cup of tea, there is a 15-inch variant. The Zephyrus S15 comes with everything that is great about the S17. You still get the same powerpacks that powers the Zephyrus S17 to life. You get the latest Intel Core i7-10875H and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q GPU. You also get the large 16GB RAM and 1TB of storage to work with. The only difference, apart from the price tag, is the screen size at 15.6-inch.

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Still a little too rich for your blood? But still want a powerful thin and light? What about the ASUS ROG Zephyrus M15. The 15.6-inch display is still a Full HD display with pantone validation and 100%sRGB colour gamut display. It does not refresh at 300Hz. 240Hz though should still be more than enough to handle for the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660Ti it packs. You still get a 10th Generation Intel Core i7-10750H too with that and 8GB of RAM to work with. 1TB of memory is still plenty enough to work with.

Now the price. The ROG Zephyrus S17 and S15 is now available in Malaysia for MYR 13,999 (GX701L-WSHG043T) onward. For that money you are getting an ROG Zephyrus S17 packed with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 super instead of the RTX 2080 Super. Still powerful, but not as powerful as the MYR 16,999 (GX701-XSHG043T) packaged ROG Zephyrus S17. The ROG Zephyrus S15 (G502L-XSHF042T) with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super will set you back at MYR 15,999. On the other hand, the baby Zephyrus M15 (GU502L-UAZ087T) sets you back MYR 6,999.

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Yellowfin Bolsters Partnership with Exasol to Offer Customers Unrivalled Analytics Performance

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MELBOURNE, Australia, July 28, 2020 — Yellowfin, a world-leading and innovative analytics vendor, today announced one-stop purchase capability for its flagship analytics and business intelligence (BI) platform with Exasol the analytics database. Together, the two companies deliver unrivalled performance for better data-driven decision-making. Find out more here https://www.yellowfinbi.com/campaign/exasol          

Yellowfin and Exasol - Fast Analytics
Yellowfin and Exasol – Fast Analytics

Yellowfin’s sales capability for Exasol deepens a technology partnership that began in 2017. Exasol is one of the world’s most respected analytics database providers, with over 500 global installations in more than 30 countries around the world.

“Yellowfin is proud to work closely with many of the best-known names in enterprise software. Offering the Exasol in-memory database alongside Yellowfin adds value not only to both our companies’ products, but more importantly, gives our customers added convenience, assurance and simplicity,” noted Yellowfin CEO Glen Rabie. “Operational speed is a vital and continuing challenge in BI performance, which makes this partnership hugely beneficial to Yellowfin users.”

Exasol brings users even greater flexibility with a database that can be rapidly scaled—a necessity in the age of massive data collection. When working with Exasol and Yellowfin, a unique analytics suite that combines action-based dashboards, automated data discovery, and data storytelling, users will experience enhanced power and versatility.

“Customers can expect an amazing experience when using Yellowfin and Exasol together,” commented Exasol CEO Aaron Auld. “The compatibility of our two platforms offers enterprise users exceptionally fast data analytics and the ability to derive insight using the latest BI, AI and machine learning technologies.”

Unlike many enterprise solutions, Yellowfin and Exasol are each designed to complement your existing and future technology choices, making it easy to avoid lock-in with individual platforms. Yellowfin will continue to give customers choice and flexibility in their data analysis, as they can choose from their native database technology stack or leverage the Exasol engine for rapid insights for larger data sets. The combination of Yellowfin and Exasol provides organizations with the power to transform data into valuable insights at speed.

Learn more about Yellowfin and Exasol’s partnership here.

About Yellowfin

Yellowfin is a global BI and analytics software vendor with a suite of world-class products powered by automation. Yellowfin is recognized as an innovator by the world’s leading analyst firms. More than 29,000 organizations and over 3 million end-users across 75 countries use Yellowfin every day. For more information, visit www.yellowfinbi.com.

About Exasol 

Exasol is the analytics database. Its high-performance in-memory analytics database gives organizations the power to transform how they work with data, on-premises, in the cloud or both—and turn it into value faster, easier and more cost effectively than ever before. To learn more about Exasol, please visit www.exasol.com.

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Workplace technology critical in attracting casual talent, research shows

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Survey shows casual employees may consider leaving a company that doesn’t have technology that automates communication and shift management

SYDNEY, July 28, 2020 — Eighty-three percent of casual workers in Australia prefer working for companies offering automated workplace technologies, research from Humanforce, a Sydney-based global provider of workforce management solutions, has found.

Workplace technology critical in attracting casual talent, research shows
Workplace technology critical in attracting casual talent, research shows

A further 22% of casual workers also said they would consider leaving a company if it did not offer technology that helped them to manage their work.

“Offering casual workers the technological tools that they clearly want, and that will help them to succeed in their roles, will show them that they are valued employees that a company is willing to invest in,” said Clayton Pyne, CEO of Humanforce. “On top of feeling valued, use of technology will make the day-to-day working lives of casual workers much easier and increase the chances of them wanting to stay in a role longer.”

Casual worker respondents said the work tasks that they thought held the most value in being automated by technology included accepting and swapping shifts (48%), communication around work availability (46%), easier and faster app-based communication (45%) and online rosters and timesheets (43%).

“There is a common misconception out there that casual workers don’t stay in one job or at one company for very long, and therefore they don’t require the same access to technology or supports as full-time employees do. Flying in the face of this, our research actually found that the majority of casual workers stayed in their casual jobs for longer time periods.”

The largest group of casual workers – 29% – said they had stayed in the one job for over five years, while a further 20% had stayed two to five years, followed by another 18% for over 12 months. At the shorter-term end of the scale, only 2.5% of casual workers had only stayed at one job for less than a month, 5.7% for less than three months and 13% less than six months.

“Casual workers are at the front-line of customer service, acting as the face of an organisation to the public. Engaged, long-term casual employees can better serve the public through a greater company, product and service knowledge. Having the right workplace technologies in place to support the work of casual employees should be a focus for all companies across Australia, especially now at a time when customer loyalty is challenged and positive customer service interactions have never been more important.”

Using apps and digital tools, advanced workplace management solutions automate a range of tasks that are commonly required of casual workers. These include employee availability, shift management, communication with management and teams, online rosters and timesheets, leave management and onboarding.

Casual workers said that they would gain most benefit from these automated technologies if they received training from their company (51%) or online (46%).

Find out more about Humanforce

Methodology

Humanforce surveyed 503 Australian part-time and casual workers in April 2020 using a research platform.

About Humanforce 

Humanforce is a global provider of workforce management solutions for companies who need flexibility to manage complex workforces. Companies use Humanforce to manage everything from time and attendance, employee rostering, onboarding and availability. Humanforce has strong partnerships with industry leading payroll providers, with over 100 integrations and enable customer employees in over 9000 locations globally.

Humanforce was founded in Sydney in 2002, and today has offices across Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and the UK. For more information: www.humanforce.com 

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Leading software development agency Titansoft selects PeopleStrong to power their HR Tech

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SINGAPORE, July 28, 2020 — PeopleStrong announced today that it has secured an agreement to power the HR technology for leading software development agency – Titansoft.

PeopleStrong will implement Alt Recruit (next-generation recruitment system), Alt Worklife (leading HRMS Software which provides a Hire to Retire solution) and Alt Performance (talent and performance management solution to enable faster outcomes).

“We chose PeopleStrong as our HR system service provider because of its flexibility to adapt to our agile way of work and unique HR practices. Other suppliers did not have systems that looked like they could be flexible enough to suit our needs. Another major factor is the comprehensiveness of the system which would enable us to have a digital touch point at every step of the employee journey,” said Joanna Zhan, Team Lead, People Operations, Titansoft. “For employees and candidates alike – we hope to be able to provide a better end-to-end experience. In a world where HR is embracing tech, we hope the new partnership with PeopleStrong would help us to stay ahead of the curve with data that is easily accessible for informed business & policy decisions. It will also reduce redundancies and free up more time for HR team to be involved in strategic initiatives.”

Ankur Sehgal (Regional Director, APAC, PeopleStrong) added, “We are happy to have Titansoft onboard PeopleStrong’s integrated people experience platform. PeopleStrong’s Mobile-first HCM solution will help Titansoft digitise their employee experience on a single unified multi-country platform. We look forward to partnering with Titansoft on this journey towards New Code of Work.”

PeopleStrong is Asia’s leading Work and HR Technology company, headquartered in India. With a million users from 350+ enterprises across industries, PeopleStrong impacts people productivity and experience agenda of enterprises and accelerates their journey towards the #NewCodeofWork. PeopleStrong’s product suite includes next-gen applications in the space of HR Technology (Talent Acquisition, Human Capital Management, Talent Management), Productivity, Analytics and Platform. Known for its penchant to innovate, PeopleStrong has many firsts to its name, the recent one being the application of Machine Learning in Recruitment (through Match Making) and Employee Experience (through Asia’s first HR Chatbot Jinie). PeopleStrong is the first company in the space to be successfully assessed on SSAE18 and recently won the prestigious CIO’s Choice Award for Talent Management on Cloud.

Contact:
Adrian Tan
Adrian.tan@peoplestrong.com 
+65-98523746

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KIIT Deemed to be University Announces Free Education for Children of COVID Deceased in Odisha

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BHUBANESWAR, India, July 27, 2020 — The COVID-19 pandemic has infected millions and caused much panic across the globe, including India and Odisha. The number of new coronavirus infections is increasing by day in Odisha. Many have also lost their lives. KIIT has always reached out to the distressed people at the time of natural calamities in the state. It has become the pride of Odisha as it has always stood by the people of the state at the time of their need. 

Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) Deemed to be University
Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) Deemed to be University

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted and devastated normal life and livelihoods of the people of Odisha. Now, KIIT Deemed to be University has extended a helping hand to the families of the COVID deceased. Acting on a proposal by the Founder of KIIT & KISS, Dr. Achyuta Samanta, KIIT-DU has decided to provide technical and professional education absolutely free of cost to the children of the COVID deceased in Odisha.

Sons and daughters of the COVID deceased in Odisha, who are interested, can apply to different technical and professional courses of KIIT-DU, including ITI and Diploma Engineering, as per their eligibility for admission. This facility will be available for two academic years, 2020-21 and 2021-22 only, informed KIIT authorities. Preference will be given to the children of COVID deceased from BPL, SC, ST and SEBC categories. The move will provide relief to the people of Odisha who have been made helpless by the pandemic.

KIIT is the only university in India and abroad to extend such humanitarian gesture to the families of the COVID deceased.

Besides this benign initiative, KIIT Deemed to be University has been running four standalone COVID Hospitals in Odisha with 1200 bed capacity and over 200 critical care units for the last five months. KIIT is also at the frontline of the state’s war against coronavirus by contributing in the fields of food and medical supplies provision to the needy, reaching the unreached, creating awareness and animal care since the beginning of the lockdown.

Media Contact:
Dr. Shradhanjali Nayak
shradhanjali@kiit.ac.in
+91-674-2725636
Director, PR
KIIT Deemed to be University 

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