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Celgard Successful in UK Appeal Court, Keeping Injunction Against Senior UK Battery Separator Imports Through Trial

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CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Oct. 13, 2020 — Following a September 29 appeal hearing, the UK Court of Appeal on October 9 dismissed Senior’s appeal of the UK High Court’s July 30 Judgement, and August 6 Order, granting an injunction through trial in the terms sought by Celgard that blocks Senior’s import of Battery Separators into the UK through trial. In its first decision to consider the EU Trade Secrets Directive and equivalent domestic Regulations, the UK Court of Appeal upheld the decision of the UK High Court to grant an interim injunction under the Regulations to prevent the import of allegedly "infringing goods" into the UK. The Court of Appeal’s dismissal of Senior’s appeal supports the UK High Court’s Judgement in favor of Celgard, which not only granted the injunction against Senior, but also held that Celgard had established an arguable case that Senior had used its trade secrets in developing and manufacturing battery separators and that England was the proper forum for the importation dispute.

Celgard® coated and uncoated dry-process microporous membranes are used as separators that are a major component of lithium-ion batteries. Celgard’s battery separator technology is important to the performance of lithium-ion batteries for electric drive vehicles, energy storage systems and other applications.
Celgard® coated and uncoated dry-process microporous membranes are used as separators that are a major component of lithium-ion batteries. Celgard’s battery separator technology is important to the performance of lithium-ion batteries for electric drive vehicles, energy storage systems and other applications.

Celgard, LLC (Celgard), a subsidiary of Polypore International, LP (Polypore) first obtained an ex parte interim injunction Order against Shenzhen Senior Technology Material Co., Ltd. (Senior) on May 7. On July 30, following a full substantive hearing, the UK High Court gave Judgement continuing the injunction and on August 6 made a corresponding Order in the terms sought by Celgard that blocks Senior’s import of Battery Separators into the UK through trial. 

Earlier, on March 2, Celgard filed a Complaint against Defendants Shenzhen Senior Technology Material Co. Ltd. (Senior-China), Shenzhen Senior Technology Material Co. Ltd. (US) Research Institute (Senior-California), Xiaomin (Steven) Zhang, Sun Town Technology, Inc., Global Venture Development, LLC, and Global Venture Development, Inc. (collectively, Global Venture) (collectively, WDNC Defendants) in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina (WDNC) for trade secret misappropriation, unfair and deceptive trade practices and unfair competition, civil conspiracy, unjust enrichment and conversion. The WDNC Complaint alleges the WDNC Defendants, including a former Celgard employee, Xiaomin (Steven) Zhang, now CTO of Senior-China who changed his name to Bin Wang at the request of Senior-China, purposely and unlawfully misappropriated Celgard’s trade secrets and confidential information and continue to do so. Several other violations of the law are also alleged. See Release.

Additionally, on August 6, Celgard filed a Third Amended Complaint against Defendants including Shenzhen Senior Technology Material Co. Ltd. (US) Research Institute (Senior-California), Farasis, and others (collectively, NDCA Defendants) for patent infringement, breach of contract and breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California (NDCA). The NDCA Third Amended Complaint alleges the NDCA Defendants infringe Celgard’s United States Reissued Patent RE47,520 (the ‘520 patent), formerly United States Patent 6,432,586 (the ‘586 patent), and Celgard’s United States Patent No. 6,692,867 (the ‘867 patent). 

In September 2019, Celgard successfully settled a patent infringement lawsuit against Targray International. See Release. Celgard also successfully settled two suits in June 2019, against MTI Corporation. See Release.

Celgard intends to fully pursue its trade secret case against Senior in the UK and in the US. The UK Court of Appeal win, the UK High Court interim injunction, and the successful outcome of the Targray and MTI cases further solidify the integrity of Celgard’s intellectual property (IP) regarding trade secrets and coated and uncoated separators for lithium-ion batteries. Celgard will continue to prevent the unfair exploitation of its technology and IP to safeguard its assets and customers.

About Celgard and Polypore

Celgard specializes in coated and uncoated dry-process microporous membranes used as separators that are a major component of lithium-ion batteries. Celgard’s battery separator technology is important to the performance of lithium-ion batteries for electric drive vehicles, energy storage systems and other applications.

Celgard, LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Polypore International, LP, an Asahi Kasei Company.

Polypore is a global company with facilities in nine countries specializing in microporous membranes used in electric and nonelectric vehicles, energy storage systems and specialty applications. Visit www.celgard.com and www.polypore.com.

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Stamus Networks Announces Availability of Splunk® Application

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Splunk Enterprise users can now tap into the unique network security insights available from the Scirius Security Platform™ as well as open source Suricata sensors

INDIANAPOLIS and PARIS, Oct. 13, 2020 — Stamus Networks, a fast-growing cybersecurity software company, today announced the general availability of its application for Splunk – enabling threat hunters, incident responders and other security practitioners who use Splunk to easily gain access to the data and insights provided by Scirius Security Platform (SSP) or Suricata to more effectively do their job. The Stamus Networks App for Splunk is available immediately on Splunkbase.

"Many of our customers have been using Splunk for some time to view the basic data provided by Stamus Networks Probes through their direct Splunk connection," said Éric Leblond, co-founder and chief technology officer of Stamus Networks. "But, in order to unlock access to the advanced consolidated network capabilities of Scirius Security Platform, including host-centric insights and advanced high-fidelity threat detection, we needed to provide a custom application that adheres to Splunk’s Common Information Model."

In addition to providing numerous reports and dashboards for the Scirius Security Platform, the Stamus Networks Splunk App also provides a powerful set of dashboards for users of the open source Suricata IDS/NSM. These dashboards include one specifically designed to assist Zeek users in becoming familiar with the advanced Suricata network security monitoring features such as TLS information from SMB or Kerberos activity, HTTP hosts and many other protocol transactions.

To learn more about the Stamus Networks Splunk App, visit the Stamus Networks website blog post detailing the application.

About Stamus Networks 

Stamus Networks believes cyber security professionals should spend less time pouring through noisy alerts and more time investigating true indicators of compromise (IOC). Founded by the creators of the widely deployed open source SELKS platform, Stamus Networks offers Scirius Security Platform solutions that combine real-time network traffic data with enhanced Suricata threat detection and an advanced analytics engine to create an entirely new class of enriched threat hunting solution. With Scirius, you get unprecedented visibility and meaningful insights into your organization’s security posture, giving you the tools to rapidly detect and respond to incidents. For more information visit: stamus-networks.com

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QYNAPSE (France) and TRUE POSITIVE MEDICAL DEVICES (Canada) are partnering to provide the most advanced AI platform for brain diseases

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Strategic partnership in brain imaging and AI

PARIS, MONTREAL, and QUEBEC CITY, Oct. 13, 2020 —

  • Acquisition of TRUE POSITIVE MEDICAL DEVICES by QYNAPSE
  • A strategic collaboration that covers 15 patents, including 9 issued in the U.S. and Canada
  • A unique technology alliance to improve clinical trials performance and personalize brain diseases management

QYNAPSE SAS, a French medical technology company, today announces the acquisition of the Canadian company TRUE POSITIVE MEDICAL DEVICES Inc. (TPMD), a spin-off from the universities of McGill and Laval. The objective of this strategic collaboration is to combine TPMD’s technologies, patents and expertise with Qynapse’s know-how and product line – and thus form the most advanced artificial intelligence (AI) platform in the field of imaging of brain diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and multiple sclerosis.

The QyScore application
The QyScore application

Over the past fifteen years, the founders of TPMD, Prof. Louis Collins (McGill University, Montreal, Canada) and Prof. Simon Duchesne (Université Laval, Quebec City, Canada) have established one of the most impressive scientific and technological asset bases in brain imaging and AI applied to this field, supported by more than 500 publications and scientific communications. These technologies are already being used in Canada by leading research consortia and private international players in studies specifically related to neurodegeneration, such as Alzheimer’s disease.

QYNAPSE is already marketing its first QyScore® medical device to clinical centers in Europe and the United States. Its platform is also used in clinical trials involving dozens of centers worldwide. The collaboration with TPMD will allow QYNAPSE to extend the applications of its QyScore® software to other brain diseases such as stroke, epilepsy, autism, schizophrenia, and head trauma – and also to develop new software to predict clinical progression for individual patients and optimize enrollment in clinical trials.

QYNAPSE’s acquisition of TPMD covers 15 patents, including 9 issued in the United States and Canada, grouped into nine technological asset families. The founders of TPMD will join QYNAPSE’s scientific board, setting the stage for a long-term collaboration.

According to Prof. Louis Collins: "QYNAPSE is a very promising partner for TPMD and both McGill and Laval universities, which will allow us to accelerate the regulatory approval and marketing of the technologies we have developed in recent years". Prof. Duchesne adds, "Indeed, with QYNAPSE we will have access to a partner that is already well established in the medical field. We look forward to providing clinicians with the tools they need to improve the accuracy of their diagnosis, facilitate prognosis and guide treatment for diseases such as dementias and cerebrovascular diseases."

"We are delighted to partner with two of the world’s leading experts in brain imaging, and to expand our scientific and clinical collaborations with two major centers of excellence in this field." said Olivier Courrèges, CEO of QYNAPSE. "This collaboration will create a unique technological structure, strengthening our ability to deploy powerful tools to address two major challenges: clinical trial performance and personalized management of brain diseases, which affect more than one in six people worldwide."

Once finalized, TPMD will be integrated into QYNAPSE CANADA Inc. and TPMD’s scientific and commercial partnership contracts will be operated by this new entity.

About QYNAPSE

Founded in 2015, QYNAPSE is a French medical technology company, a spin-off from the CATI consortium of neuroimaging research laboratories. The company develops and markets solutions utilizing the potential of quantitative imaging and artificial intelligence to optimize diagnosis, prognosis and monitoring of patients with neurological diseases.
QYNAPSE is headquartered in Paris (France) and in Boston (USA).
www.qynapse.com 
www.qynapse.com/qyscore-software/ 

About TRUE POSITIVE MEDICAL DEVICES (TPMD)

Founded in 2011, TRUE POSITIVE MEDICAL DEVICE Inc. is a spin-off from the work of Prof. Simon Duchesne at the CERVO Brain Research Center and Université Laval and Prof. Louis Collins at the Montreal Neurological Institute and McGill University. The company designs, validates and operates a brain image processing platform to aid in the diagnosis and prognosis of neurological and psychiatric diseases.
TPMD is based in Montreal and Quebec City (QC, Canada).
www.truepositivemd.com  

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Teradata Vantage Now Available on Google Cloud

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Teradata Becomes Only Data Warehouse and Analytics Provider with Hybrid Multi-cloud Offerings Across Top Three Public Cloud Vendors

SINGAPORE, Oct. 13, 2020 — Teradata (NYSE: TDC), the cloud data analytics platform company, today announced general availability of Teradata Vantage on Google Cloud. This as-a-service offering provides access to Vantage – the powerful data and analytics platform that unifies analytics, data lakes and data warehouses – using increasingly popular Google Cloud resources. Teradata provisions and maintains secure, scalable environments on Google Cloud so that customers can focus on using data as one of their greatest assets.

This expansion of cloud data analytics options gives Teradata customers deployment flexibility. Teradata is the only data warehouse and analytics company to provide consistent features and software across on-premises, hybrid and multi-cloud environments on all three of the top public clouds. This flexibility includes both license and application portability that makes migrations to Google Cloud faster, with lower risk.

"Teradata is committed to providing the best enterprise data analytics in the cloud. For us, this means offering our customers modern data analytics, but also flexibility with deployment options that don’t limit choice or lock them in. Customers seem to appreciate this strategy, as our annual recurring revenue from cloud offerings doubled in 2019 and is on track to double again this year," said Hillary Ashton, Chief Product Officer at Teradata. "Every company’s cloud strategy is different: for customers interested in cloud data analytics offerings using Google Cloud, Teradata is the only partner to meet their needs today, as well as tomorrow as their needs evolve."

Subscriptions to Vantage on Google Cloud include the latest Teradata software, Google Cloud compute and storage resources, and environment management. Standard benefits of using the cloud for data analytics – agility to respond quickly to emerging situations as well as freeing up money and time to focus on more valuable activities – are amplified with as-a-service offerings. Teradata manages the performance, security, availability, and operations of a customer’s analytics infrastructure using Google Cloud, including detailed tasks like software patches, version upgrades and security monitoring with a 99.9% availability SLA.

"Organizations need to drive real value from their data, and we are delighted to partner with Teradata to help them do so," said Kevin Ichhpurani, Corporate Vice President, Global Ecosystem at Google Cloud. "Bringing Teradata Vantage to Google Cloud provides our joint customers with a seamless path to hybrid cloud data storage and analytics, leveraging global, scalable infrastructure as well as Google Cloud’s differentiated capabilities in AI/ML."

Specifically designed, cloud-first elements in Teradata Vantage add further benefits for joint Teradata-Google Cloud customers:

  • Size and Scale: With support for large configurations (up to 128 virtual machines) and a 99.9% availability guarantee, Vantage on Google Cloud offers customers with exceptional data needs a new public cloud solution.
  • First Party Service Integration: Users can join with and query data in Google Cloud Storage, Persistent Disk, and soon also Dataproc, as well as integrate with preferred data pipeline, business intelligence, and visualization tools such as Pub/Sub, Cloud Functions, Data Fusion, Looker, and more.
  • Customer Experience: Google Cloud’s Live Migration technology helps Vantage on Google Cloud customers mitigate the impact of both planned and unplanned maintenance by migrating running instances to new ones instead of requiring them to be rebooted, soothing business interruptions.
  • Separation of Compute and Storage: Coupled with simple point-and-click elasticity, independent resource scaling enables Vantage on Google Cloud to more efficiently match customer workload demands.
  • Vantage Software Consistency: Customers can re-use previous Teradata investments and eliminate recoding when migrating from on-premises to Google Cloud, thereby saving money and reducing risk.

As with all Vantage delivered as-a-service deployments, Vantage on Google Cloud provides near real-time data analytics with multi-dimensional scalability and concurrency. Workload management on Vantage offers unrestricted data analytics and a seamless user experience that does not require knowledge about where a particular dataset resides. Support for many popular data analytics languages – SQL, R, Python, SAS and Java – is included and simplified budgeting via predictable subscription pricing with no hidden fees eliminates billing surprises to ensure financial clarity.

Availability

Teradata Vantage on Google Cloud is now generally available worldwide. Google Cloud regions from which Vantage on Google Cloud can be delivered are in countries including Australia, Canada, Germany, United Kingdom and the United States.

About Teradata

Teradata is the cloud data analytics platform company, built for a hybrid multi-cloud reality, solving the world’s most complex data challenges at scale. We help businesses unlock value by turning data into their greatest asset. See how at Teradata.com.

Note to Investors

This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements generally relate to opinions, beliefs and projections of expected future financial and operating performance, business trends, and market conditions, among other things. These forward-looking statements are based upon current expectations and assumptions and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially, including the factors discussed in this release and those relating to: the global economic environment and business conditions in general or on the ability of our suppliers to meet their commitments to us, or the timing of purchases by our current and potential customers; the rapidly changing and intensely competitive nature of the information technology industry and the data analytics business; risks inherent in operating in foreign countries, including foreign currency fluctuations; risks associated with the ongoing and uncertain impact of COVID-19 on our business, financial condition and operating results, including the impact of COVID-19 on our customers and suppliers; the timely and successful development, production or acquisition and market acceptance of new and existing products and services; recurring revenue may decline or fail to be renewed; and other factors described from time to time in Teradata’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including its annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 and subsequent quarterly reports on Forms 10-Q, as well as the Company’s annual report to stockholders. Teradata does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

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Developing the Global Digital Asset Ecosystem: HashKey Pro Signs MOU with Archax to Enhance Strategic Cooperation

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Building Regulated Digital Asset Marketplaces is Essential to Serving an Increasing Roster of Institutional Investors

HONG KONG, Oct. 13, 2020 — HashKey Pro, HashKey Group’s digital asset trading platform, announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Archax, a leading global digital security exchange and custody service. The two firms will partner to better serve institutional clients and drive the development of the global digital asset ecosystem.

According to the MOU, HashKey Pro and Archax will pursue the joint development of common standards to further promote the development of the global institutional digital asset securities market. The two companies will work on standards and processes to support growth in liquidity and quality in asset listings across regions, sharing insights on local regulator developments in digital securities as they develop. 

Ben El-Baz, Chief Ecosystem Officer of HashKey Group, comments, "Linking up Asian and global digital asset markets is a key foundation of HashKey’s businesses. As we start to see more and more regulated markets for digital securities in different jurisdictions begin to launch, it is pivotal that we build an inclusive network that works together on common standards that will help grow institutional liquidity for issuers. We are excited to expand this partnership with Archax, a trailblazer in the regulated digital securities exchange market."   

With an increasing number of institutional investors showing an interest in the digital assets and securities markets, it is more important than ever to provide both secure and wide-ranging product offerings. As the first ever FCA-regulated digital securities exchange and custodian in the UK, Archax provides an excellent offering to institutional investors. Through the cross-border partnership between Archax and HashKey, investors in each market can enjoy an expanded overseas product offering from exchanges with a focus on regulatory compliance.

Graham Rodford, CEO of Archax, comments, "We are really only at the very start of the digital asset revolution in financial markets, but the opportunity is immense. To succeed in this nascent but rapidly evolving space, partnerships are key. As the first FCA-regulated digital securities exchange based in London, establishing relationships with leading players in other regions is part of our strategy for growth. HashKey’s presence in Asia make them an ideal partner for us, and we look forward to working with them to extend our reach and establish global standards as momentum builds in the digital assets space."  

Prior to the signing of the MOU, HashKey Pro has also clearly demonstrated a significant commitment to regulated markets within the overall institutional digital asset securities ecosystem. In 2019, HashKey Pro partnered with Blockstack PBC to list the Stacks (STX) token on its exchange, a positive move in the pursuit of regulatory compliance in the digital assets market. In March of 2020, HashKey Pro joined the Travel Rule Information Sharing Architecture (TRISA) Consortium as Founding Member, an important milestone in its mission to building compliant, institutional-grade digital asset market infrastructure. Finally, in August, HashKey Pro joined other key players in the global digital token business in creating the Veriscope Governance Task Force and the onboarding framework for Veriscope, a decentralized compliance framework and smart-contract platform for Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs).

About HashKey Group

HashKey Group is a leader in digital asset management and blockchain solutions. The Group provides a complete ecosystem across the entire digital asset landscape, ranging from capital, to custody, to technologies, trading, and exchange. HashKey’s senior team has deep investment, governance, and technology expertise gained at tier-one banks, regulators, and fintech ventures. HashKey identifies high potential opportunities and deliver end-to-end solutions that operate within regulatory frameworks with high compliance standards. The Group has operations in Hong Kong, Singapore and Japan, and extensive partnerships with fintech and blockchain solutions providers, academic institutions, and associations. Official Website: https://www.hashkey.com/ 

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HPD Lendscape Partners With Emirates Development Bank to Launch New National Supply Chain Finance Platform

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LONDON, Oct. 13, 2020 — HPD LendScape, a leading international secured lending platform vendor, today announces it has partnered with Emirates Development Bank (EDB) to launch UAE’s National Supply Chain Finance (SCF) platform, giving UAE businesses improved access to working capital, particularly as they cope with the added pressures of the COVID-19 pandemic.

SCF solutions enable suppliers to gain quicker access to money they are owed, while buyers get more time to pay off their balances and the new platform will offer a simple, fast and transparent way for bank lenders to onboard both buyers and suppliers. The initial phase of the project offering a payables finance solution has now gone live. The next phase is set to provide a comprehensive suite of buyer and supplier centric SFC variations, including Islamic Finance products.

Bringing together buyers, suppliers and banks onto one platform, the National Supply Chain Finance solution helps simplify and automate operations, mitigate risk more effectively and make SME finance easily accessible – much needed in the UAE today.

Claudia Perri, Regional Commercial Director Southern EMEA for HPD LendScape, commented: "We are delighted to announce this new partnership with Emirates Development Bank and launch the National Supply Chain Finance platform. Through this platform, UAE banks and other lenders have the opportunity to help businesses optimise supply chains, improve working capital and streamline their operations – never more critical than during the pandemic."

Faisal Aqil Al Bastaki, Chief Executive Officer of EDB, said: "With SME’s facing an unprecedented challenge, accessing efficient finance is vital. In our role as the UAE’s development bank, EDB is filling the gap and has launched a first class National Supply Chain Finance Platform, powered by one of the best names in the business, HPD LendScape. Such a sophisticated and digitally enhanced SCF platform is a crucial resource to any well-functioning economy; lenders and buyers should take advantage of it to ensure that SMEs continue to play their part in the UAE’s economic growth, long after Covid-19 has passed."

Kevin Day, CEO of HPD LendScape, said: "We’re thrilled to work together with EDB on this landmark partnership. Going live in record time and fully implemented remotely, the project demonstrates the value of a truly collaborative approach, with ourselves, EDB and the IFC all working successfully together to ensure project success."

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Beyond the COVID-19 Crisis: Frost & Sullivan’s 2020 Intelligent Mobility Summit to Highlight Role of Digital Transformation in Mobility Industry’s Future

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LONDON, Oct. 13, 2020 — Digital initiatives are at the core of disruptive innovation across the mobility landscape. Advances in connectivity, autonomous, shared and electric technologies have been accompanied by the emergence of new, digitally-enabled business models and value-added services. To understand how digitalization is moving the needle across various domains in the mobility industry, the theme of Frost & Sullivan’s 2020 Intelligent Mobility summit is "The Digital Acceleration."

Frost & Sullivan's Intelligent Mobility 2020 Virtual Summit
Frost & Sullivan’s Intelligent Mobility 2020 Virtual Summit

The annual flagship event, scheduled across two days on November 24-25, 2020, will move online this year. As always, it will feature thought-provoking debates, panel discussions, and networking sessions. An interactive platform will provide attendees with an enriched virtual experience that includes a main auditorium for speaker sessions, a resource library for information on panel topics, sponsor booths with live chat representatives, and downloadable content related to key event themes.

For more information and to register, please visit www.intelligentmobilityevent.com.

"Today, more than ever, digital transformation is emerging as a growth catalyst, propelling the mobility industry to a future beyond the COVID-19 crisis," said Robin Joffe, Partner-President, Frost & Sullivan, Japan. "Digitalization is driving greater resource efficiencies, sparking innovation, and opening up unprecedented opportunities for growth. By upturning traditional value chains, it is encouraging stakeholders to look anew at business models, partnership strategies, and investment focus."

Connectivity technologies are enabling in-vehicle functionalities that improve the overall driving experience. Cars are being converted into lucrative new channels for online retail and, in keeping with current demands, promoting the health, wellness and well-being of vehicle occupants. Simultaneously, digital connectivity is boosting productivity and asset utilization across freight and logistics operations.

This has been a touchstone year for digital retail. A host of select online services and digital elements have amplified the number of customer access points, streamlining the customer journey from purchase to delivery while creating more meaningful customer experiences. As new and used car sales, vehicle-related services, and downstream vehicle functions undergo rapid digital transformation, dedicated digital retailing strategies will become crucial.

Electrification agendas are gaining momentum, compelling automakers to revisit traditional vehicle and platform architectures. Electrification is only one aspect of the move toward a more sustainable future. Circular economy practices will increasingly be part of the industry’s efforts to "Innovate to Zero."

New work dynamics triggered by the COVID-19 crisis, like work from home; new concepts like Mobility as a Service (MaaS); new markets like food delivery; and new dimensions of mobility, like air taxis, will all have profound implications for the future of the automotive industry.

"In addition, new business models underpinned by a partnership/collaborative approach are set to proliferate across the value chain," said Vivek Vaidya, Associate Partner and Senior Vice President, Mobility Practice, Asia-Pacific, Frost & Sullivan. "These new paradigms will maximize the opportunities created by digital transformation, support greater agility and competitiveness, and set the foundation for a more resilient, future-focused mobility industry."

To learn more about how these trends are likely to play out, Frost & Sullivan has brought together leading representatives from industry and government. Featured speakers at the Summit include Ashwani Gupta, Director, Representative Executive Officer, COO/CPO, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.; Peter Veigel, Head of Connectivity, Daimler Trucks Asia, Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation; Dr. Jan Wei Pan, Global Vice President, Technology and Partnership, AutoX Inc.; and Timothy Tam, SVP, Regional Head of Motors, Lazada Group.

About Frost & Sullivan

Frost & Sullivan, the Growth Partnership Company, works in collaboration with clients to leverage visionary innovation that addresses the global challenges and related growth opportunities that will make or break today’s market participants. For more than 50 years, we have been developing growth strategies for the global 1000, emerging businesses, the public sector and the investment community. Contact us: Contact us: Start the discussion.

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Soul App is a cutting-edge, AI-driven social app now available in Korea and North America

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Soul App uses AI technology to create effective social interaction, providing users with a friendly and safe communication platform

SHANGHAI, Oct. 13, 2020 — Soul App recently launched in the Korean and North America markets. A new generation social media app with cutting edge technology, SOUL uses AI algorithms to match users with their ideal soulmate, giving users a safe and effective platform for communicating, sharing feelings, and finding new friends.

Soul App providing users with a friendly and safe communication platform.
Soul App providing users with a friendly and safe communication platform.

SOUL’s Product Development Team designed SOUL with the target audience of young people who feel lonely and find it difficult to make meaningful connections. The SOUL team believes that while technology is helping the world to become more convenient, the amount of real, meaningful interaction between people is also becoming limited. Young people today have a harder time finding the time and space for real, in-depth interaction especially with the limited, shallow social media options available on the market today. The SOUL team created Soul App to solve this problem using technology so young people can have a safe, friendly way to express themselves, have deep conversation, listen and be heard.

SOUL has two goals in creating a social app: the first goal is to provide a place for users to express their thoughts and feelings in a safe, open, and free environment; the second is to create a space for users to make deeper connections. SOUL believes that young people who are feeling lonely and having a hard time sharing their thoughts and finding deep connections will find a healthy outlet and new sense of purpose in Soul App.

SOUL creates a fun, safe, and friendly environment where users can express themselves, discover new interests, and create their own opportunities for more rich experiences. Upon downloading and registering for the Soul App, a user or "Souler," as they are called on the app, takes a free, proprietary "Soul Mode" quiz, which assesses their communication style, outlook on life, and other interesting individual characteristics. SOUL uses this information to match Soulers with similar views who are most likely to make the deepest connections with each other. Soulers then have full access to the app, which includes functions like Soul Cam, Audio Call, one-to-one chat, and a public social area named "Explore" where people can post pictures, feelings and thoughts, and short videos for the entire SOUL community to see. SOUL uses AI algorithms to provide Soulers with the most relevant and interesting content. SOUL doesn’t plan to pay anyone famous to promote the platform; everyone has the potential to become an influencer on SOUL by posting interesting content that other Soulers like and promote. 

Soul App is dedicated to creating a fun, safe, friendly environment for all Soulers. SOUL does not tolerate hate or obscenity and has implemented a rigorous system to create an environment free of illegal and unwanted content. Soul App’s dedication to bringing a positive experience and environment helps create a space for Soulers to have deeper connections without fear. 

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iClick Interactive Deepens Commitment to Smart Retail Leadership through Expanded Stake in Changyi

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Enhanced collaboration to further accelerate development of iClick’s Enterprise and Marketing Cloud Platform

HONG KONG, Oct. 12, 2020 — iClick Interactive Asia Group Limited ("iClick" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: ICLK), an independent online marketing and enterprise data solutions provider in China, today announced that it has increased its controlling interest in Changyi (Shanghai) Information Technology Co., Ltd ("Changyi"), a leading independent software vendor ("ISV") in China which provides intelligent retail and CRM solutions, through which iClick has further enhanced its data-driven Enterprise Solutions business.

iClick’s increased ownership and new investment funding enables continual strategic alignment and business growth between the two companies, combining Changyi’s expertise in social e-commerce solutions and iClick’s superior data analytics capabilities, as well as their client bases and resources. iClick is confident that its Enterprise and Marketing Cloud Platform offers leading integrated consumer full-cycle solutions to help brands quickly adapt to rapid market changes and make smart and efficient operational decisions, especially as the trend towards digitalization has been accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. With its commitment in providing tailored digitalization services to brand customers, iClick will integrate and launch products on four key platforms – Programmatic Marketing Platform, Consumer Experience Platform, Social Commerce Platform, and Consumer Lifecycle Data Management Platform – which empower clients to boost sales from different combinations of product lines.

Building on its success in the China market, iClick also anticipates the synergies generated from its increased stake in Changyi will help it expand into the regional market as well, especially the ASEAN market where the Company has already formed strategic partnerships with top local partners.

"Our clients are continually looking for ways to increase operational and marketing efficiencies as they tackle the challenges of doing business in China and the region," said Jian "T.J." Tang, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of iClick. "Through expanding our stake in Changyi, we will be better positioned to continually enhance our existing Enterprise SaaS solutions and advanced omni-channel automated marketing data services allowing us to effectively address the demand that we are seeing."

T.J. continued, "iClick’s Enterprise Solutions offering has generated strong demand for clients targeting the China market, and we are very optimistic about its prospects in the ASEAN market, where we already have signed on leading local partners. Looking ahead, we would like to reiterate our commitment and relentless efforts towards developing our Enterprise and Marketing Cloud Platform. With the resources from our recent financing activities, we will speed up our investment organically in both R&D and inorganically in exploring M&A opportunities to support rapid regional growth."

About iClick Interactive Asia Group Limited

iClick Interactive Asia Group Limited (NASDAQ: ICLK) is an independent online marketing and enterprise data solutions provider that connects worldwide marketers with audiences in China. Built on cutting-edge technologies, our proprietary platform possesses omni-channel marketing capabilities and fulfils various marketing objectives in a data-driven and automated manner, helping both international and domestic marketers reach their target audiences in China. Headquartered in Hong Kong, iClick was established in 2009 and is currently operating in ten locations worldwide including Asia and Europe.

For more information, please visit ir.i-click.com.

About Changyi

Changyi (Shanghai) Information Technology Co., Ltd. ("Changyi") is a subsidiary of iClick Interactive Asia Group Limited (NASDAQ: ICLK). It is a designated independent software vendor for Tencent’s Smart Retail, and a service provider for Tencent Cloud, Tencent’s Smart Retail, WeCom, WeChat Pay, Tencent Live and Mini Programs platforms. Based on the WeChat ecosystem, Changyi provides enterprises with smart retail solutions to serve high-net-worth consumers, helping build connections with consumers and providing data intelligence and tailored operation services. Changyi helps brands retain consumers, manage social e-commerce traffic, lock in super users, and realize growth from smart retail. In the six years since its foundation, Changyi has expanded its clients worldwide including a number of tier-1 luxury brands as well as renowned brands in retail and other sectors.

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This announcement contains forward-looking statements, including those related to the Company’s business strategies, operations and financial performance. These statements constitute "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "will," "expects," "anticipates," "future," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates," "confident" and similar statements. Such statements are based upon management’s current expectations and current market and operating conditions and relate to events that involve known or unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond the Company’s control. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement, including but not limited to the following: the Company’s fluctuations in growth; its success in implementing its mobile and new retail strategies, including extending its solutions beyond its core online marketing business; its success in structuring a CRM & Marketing Cloud platform; relative percentage of its gross billing recognized as revenue under the gross and net models; its ability to retain existing clients or attract new ones; its ability to retain content distribution channels and negotiate favorable contractual terms; market competition, including from independent online marketing technology platforms as well as large and well-established internet companies; market acceptance of online marketing technology solutions and enterprise solutions; effectiveness of its algorithms and data engines; its ability to collect and use data from various sources; ability to integrate and realize synergies from acquisitions, investments or strategic partnership; fluctuations in foreign exchange rates; and general economic conditions in China and other jurisdictions where the Company operates; and the regulatory landscape in China and other jurisdictions where the Company operates. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in the Company’s annual report on Form 20-F and other filings with the SEC. All information provided in this press release and in the attachments is as of the date of this press release, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law.

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Western Digital Announces the Black SN850 SSD with 7GB/s and 5.3GB/s Read/Write speeds – The New Speed King

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Western Digital (WD) has stolen the limelight of Samsung with their latest announcement of their newest PCIe 4.0 Solid State Drive (SSD) offering a serious performance for gamers, along with an NVMe SSD add-in-card, plus a game dock. They call it the Black, and it it serious. It is seriously fast.

Source: Western Digital

The latest WD Black SN850 is the fastest SSD to boot currently, faster than Samsung’s recently announced Samsung SSD 980 Pro. At least in write speeds, it is. The WD Black SN850 offers up to 7000MB/s and 5300MB/s (300MB/s faster than the Samsung) with a brand new cache technology that should help reduce load times on PC or in games.

Furthermore, WD also mentions that the SN850 offers a smooth and responsive gaming experience with up to 1,000,000 random read IOPS. The new drive is powered by the WD/Kioxia BiSCS4, which is a 96-layer TLC 3D NAND memory. What does that mean? It just means that your games will never run the same. That, or you will never play your games the same way.

Source: Western Digital

WD will also sell the SN850 with an optional heatsink. The heatsink features a gamer-aesthetic sleek design, along with an RGB lighting system that is customizable with the WD Black Dashboard software. The RGB system only comes with the heatsink-equipped WD Black SN850 drives, so if you are a fan of RGB, you know your pick. With that kind of read/write speeds too, you might want to ensure that your SSD remains cool to work with.

PCIe 4.0 drive became the most demanded type of drive since the Sony PlayStation 5 (PS5) demo and introduction, with good reason. While Sony hasn’t exactly published any sort of official compatibility list for the drives that can work best on the new console, WD has already marked the WD Black SN850 as PS5 compatible. We wonder if the WD Black SN850 with a heatsink would fit well on the PS5’s PCIe 4.0 M.2 slot.

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Maintaining that compelling price-performance ratio, the SN850 will likely prove a potent challenger for Samsung’s 980 Pro when WD’s drive goes on sale before the end of October (a heatsink-equipped version of the SN850 will follow in 2021, costing a bit more). The new drives come with an optional heatsink, RGB lighting, and comes in 500GB, 1TB, and 2TB capacities. If you want one, the 500 GB variant without the heatsink will set you back US$ 149.99 (MYR 618*), the 1TB will set you back US$ 229.99 (MYR 949*), and the 2TB (which we suspect might not make it to Malaysia) will set you back US$ 449.99 (MYR 1,862*). The heatsink will add US$ 20 (MYR 83*) to your purchase.

* Based on Approximate Rate US$ 1 = MYR 4.14 as of 12/10/2020