Monthly Archives: October 2020

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New Features in Waze, New Experiences on Waze

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Finding it difficult to search for routes while driving? Waze’s new features are helping drivers to get back on the road safer and faster (Not driving faster, mind you). So far there are seven new features from Waze that is now available in app.

Nearly everyone uses Waze to get to another destination these days (at least in Malaysia). Thanks to users everywhere, Waze is able to partner with municipalities and transit authorities to ease traffic and reduce congestion. The community based app, in some sense, has done more for the motorists than governments.

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Waze will now provide all sorts of new information to drivers before even leaving for a drive. Waze delivers information such as travel times, or even traffic predictions based on past and current driving history. It even gives you personalised recommendations based on your driving data.

Waze can now also show drivers the recent destinations so that drivers would not need to keep searching for an address again within the Waze app. They are now what Waze calls “Front and center” on the app for easy access. No more fumbling with your smartphone in the car.

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The app now also saves Live data for your convenience. Again, using past and current driving and navigation data, even your input, Waze keeps your itinerary for you. That allows you to technically just turn on the app every morning, for example, and start driving to work, wherever it is. The app will also tell you when is the best time to leave for work depending on the conditions on the road on specific days.

It is dangerous for you to work with your smartphone on-the-move, especially when you are driving. You would want to minimise your interaction with the smartphone. Thing is, when your car is running out of fuel, you might panic and start fumbling the device to search for the nearest petrol kiosk. Panic not, quickly open the Waze app and with the quick search, helpful location badges and bubles, including fuel stations will appear to you.

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Lane Guidance is a livesafer in a lot of cases. It is a feature that is long awaited on the ever popular navigation app. The new feature Lane Guidance will tell users which lane to be in to ensure that you do not miss a turning.

2020 is an odd year. With the pandemic situation, it is difficult to not just move around. It is difficult to predict traffic. Waze has somehow improved their brilliant ETA (Estimated Time of Arrival) algorithm. That means it is even more accurate in areas with less drivers, and it is better at predicting changes in traffic patterns.

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The most exciting new feature is the Batman Theme. The Waze users can activate the Batman experience on Waze either selecting the famous voice of Batman (Kelvin Conroy) or The Riddler (Wally Wingert) to let them drive with new experience with English, Portuguese and Spanish until 30 October 2020. The Waze app is a free app available on Android and iOS devices on Google Play Store and Apple App Store respectively.

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TietoEVRY and Zwipe join forces to deliver biometric payments to banks in the Nordic and Baltic regions

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OSLO, Norway and HELSINKI, Oct. 8, 2020 — Biometric fintech Zwipe and TietoEVRY, the leading provider of software and digital banking services in the Nordics, have agreed to jointly roll-out biometric payment solutions based on the Zwipe Pay ONE platform.

With the recent surge in demand for safer and more secure payments, TietoEVRY is embracing biometric payment innovations that enable more hygienic, secure and convenient payments for consumers.   

"We are excited to roll-out the Zwipe Pay ONE platform in close collaboration with Zwipe, a pioneer and innovator in biometric payments. We selected Zwipe as the most interesting partner for mass market deployment. Together, we will support banks to roll-out biometric payment cards and wearables at scale. From recent discussions with issuers, we already see broad interest for such innovations. Clearly, now is the time to take action," says Jarmo Rouhiainen, Head of TietoEVRY Card Production and Personalization Services.

As part of this commercial agreement, Zwipe will provide TietoEVRY with technical support towards biometric payment card integration, enrollment solutions, and a complete end-to-end advisory offering aimed at helping banks successfully deploy biometric payment solutions. TietoEVRY will source their Zwipe Pay ONE-based cards through their network of card manufacturers.

"Partnering with TietoEVRY is a significant milestone for Zwipe. TietoEVRY’s deep relations with a large number of banks in the Nordics, Baltics and beyond will be a strategic complement to Zwipe’s technology leadership, accelerating the deployment of next generation contactless payments. Partnering closely with one of Europe’s strongest players in payment services, we are further showcasing the value-add we deliver to the ecosystem," says André Løvestam, CEO of Zwipe.

This is information that Zwipe AS is obliged to make public pursuant to the Continuing obligations of companies admitted to trading on Oslo Børs Merkur Market, Nasdaq First North Growth Market and the EU Market Abuse Regulation. Certified Adviser on Nasdaq First North is FNCA Sweden AB, info@fnca.se, +46 (0) 8528 00 399. The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact person set out above, at 12:00 CET on 8 October 2020.

CONTACT:

Contact persons:

Zwipe: 
André Løvestam, CEO
Email: info@zwipe.com
Tel: +47 991 66 135  

TietoEVRY: 
Jarmo Rouhiainen – Head of Card Personalisation
Email: jarmo.rouhiainen@tietoevry.com  
Tel: +358 40 558 3077

About Tieto EVRY

TietoEVRY creates digital advantage for businesses and society. We are a leading digital services and software company with local presence and global capabilities. Our Nordic values and heritage steer our success. TietoEVRY Financial Services Solutions create digital advantage for millions of customers every day, helping a wide range of Nordic and global companies in the financial services industry to digitalize business processes, secure operational efficiency and growth in an environment of constant regulatory change. Our portfolio provides a comprehensive range of services and processes, based on flexible modules and innovative scalable software platforms, from innovative real-time solutions within payments, cards and credit to running full stack operations and BPO services. To learn more, visit tietoevry.com

About Zwipe

Zwipe is pioneering the next generation contactless payments experience, providing biometric payment cards and wearables that enable consumers to authorize transactions with their fingerprints without compromising their privacy. Together with an ecosystem of partners including global brands within digital security and financial services, Zwipe is "Making Convenience Safe & Secure" for banks, merchants and consumers. Zwipe’s solutions address the hygiene and data theft pitfalls inherent in traditional authentication methods. Headquartered in Oslo, Norway, with a global presence, Zwipe is leading the next great shift in payments from contactless to contact free. To learn more visit www.zwipe.com

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Infosys Named a Global Leader in Digital Process Automation Services

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BENGALURU, India, Oct. 8, 2020 — Infosys (NYSE: INFY), a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting, announced today that Forrester has named Infosys a global leader in Digital Process Automation (DPA) Services, in its recent report entitled "The Forrester Wave™: Digital Process Automation Service Providers, Q3 2020". Infosys ranked highest in the "current offering" category and among the top two in the "strategy" category. The report notes Infosys’ long history in process automation and a deep, impressive expertise in executing large and sophisticated projects across North America, Europe, and Asia.

For the report, Forrester assessed 13 service providers through its 22-criteria evaluation of DPA services. The report recognizes Infosys for its investments in unique IP to ease the development experience on DPA platforms and strengths in process discovery, modeling, and documentation. The report also acknowledges Infosys’ mature customer experience.

Dinesh Rao, EVP and Global Head – Enterprise Application Services, Infosys, said, "We see global enterprises moving towards a cloud economy that makes them adaptable, flexible and interoperable. Our innovative digital process automation offerings, part of Infosys cobalt, help enterprises accelerate this cloud journey. Our FLUID DPA strategy, a core differentiator together with our digital capabilities, including low code application development, deliver perceptive experiences and responsive business value chains. This helps organizations in accelerating their speed to market and evolving towards becoming a resilient live enterprise. Being recognized as a Leader by Forrester validates for us the excellence of our capabilities and investments made in this space."

Rob Koplowitz, Vice President, Principal Analyst Serving Application Development & Delivery Professionals and John Bratincevic, Senior Analyst at Forrester, wrote in the report, "Infosys excels in areas related to wide technology deployment. Process discovery, modeling, and documentation are all strengths — with extensive partnerships to match. Its work enabling citizen developers is also industry-leading, with investments in unique IP to ease the development experience on DPA platforms and provide in-context feedback through virtual coaches. Infosys’ customer experience methodology is also very mature, and reference client feedback indicated strong customer experience results. Infosys is a good choice when you have a wide range of sophisticated DPA needs that require deep technical and process expertise."

A complimentary copy of the Forrester Wave for Digital Process Automation Services, Q3 2020 report can be accessed here – https://www.infosys.com/services/digital-process-automation/insights/positioned-leader-forrester-wave-2020.html

Related Reading – https://www.infosys.com/services/digital-process-automation/overview.html 

About Infosys

Infosys is a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting. We enable clients in 46 countries to navigate their digital transformation. With nearly four decades of experience in managing the systems and workings of global enterprises, we expertly steer our clients through their digital journey. We do it by enabling the enterprise with an AI-powered core that helps prioritize the execution of change. We also empower the business with agile digital at scale to deliver unprecedented levels of performance and customer delight. Our always-on learning agenda drives their continuous improvement through building and transferring digital skills, expertise, and ideas from our innovation ecosystem.

Visit www.infosys.com to see how Infosys (NYSE: INFY) can help your enterprise navigate your next.

Safe Harbor

Certain statements in this release concerning our future growth prospects, financial expectations and plans for navigating the COVID-19 impact on our employees, clients and stakeholders are forward-looking statements intended to qualify for the ‘safe harbor’ under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties relating to these statements include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties regarding COVID-19 and the effects of government and other measures seeking to contain its spread, risks related to an economic downturn or recession in India, the United States and other countries around the world, changes in political, business, and economic conditions, fluctuations in earnings, fluctuations in foreign exchange rates, our ability to manage growth, intense competition in IT services including those factors which may affect our cost advantage, wage increases in India, our ability to attract and retain highly skilled professionals, time and cost overruns on fixed-price, fixed-time frame contracts, client concentration, restrictions on immigration, industry segment concentration, our ability to manage our international operations, reduced demand for technology in our key focus areas, disruptions in telecommunication networks or system failures, our ability to successfully complete and integrate potential acquisitions, liability for damages on our service contracts, the success of the companies in which Infosys has made strategic investments, withdrawal or expiration of governmental fiscal incentives, political instability and regional conflicts, legal restrictions on raising capital or acquiring companies outside India, unauthorized use of our intellectual property and general economic conditions affecting our industry and the outcome of pending litigation and government investigation. Additional risks that could affect our future operating results are more fully described in our United States Securities and Exchange Commission filings including our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020. These filings are available at www.sec.gov. Infosys may, from time to time, make additional written and oral forward-looking statements, including statements contained in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and our reports to shareholders. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements that may be made from time to time by or on behalf of the Company unless it is required by law.

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Samsung Holds the AI Forum 2020 via YouTube in November 2020

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‘Samsung AI Forum 2020’ Explores the Future of Artificial Intelligence (A.I.)! This is an interesting forum that highlights the future of AI and a platform to exchange ideas, researches and insights . It will be held via its Youtube channel for two days from the 2nd November 2020 to 3rd November 2020. The most exciting part is that the forum gathers industry experts from various industries in a discussion on the future of A.I.

As you know, Samsung is one of the largest technology company in the world and delivers the world with transformative ideas. They make some of the best selling and highly acclaimed electronics in the world too. Samsung technically makes nearly all sort of electronics; including televisions, smartphones, tablets, digital appliances, network systems, LED solutions, memory, and even network systems.

The forum on the first day of the conference, on the 2nd of November, will be hosted by Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT). Dr. Kinam Kim, Vice Chairman and CEO of Device solutions at Samsung Electronics will deliver opening remarks in the forum. There will be no shortage of presentations by the world’s most renowned A.I. Experts on “AI Technologies for Changes in the Real World.”

Many of the professionals will have sharing sessions on day 1 especially the winner of the 2018 Turing Award (it is like the “Nobel Price” in computing), Professor Yoshua Bengio will be co-chairing for the forum in this event. On the first day of the event, the “researcher of the year” award will be presented to the winner as well as a US$ 30,000 prize.

Day 2, themed “Human-Centered AI”, will see Dr. Sebastian Seung the president and head of Samsung Research engage with A.I. experts to deliver a speech and share their different insights. Professor Christopher Manning, a conspicuous expert will also deliver the current status and future of Natural Language Processing (NLP) that required for Human-Centered AI. He has been working with Samsung on Q&A and dialogue modelling on the overall of NLP technologies development.

Samsung’s AI forum, as mentioned earlier, will be held on the 2nd November 2020 onward. It will be held exclusively on their YouTube page, which also means that it will be absolutely free to watch and ‘attend. You might want to register and look for more information on the Forum in their website too.

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ChipMOS REPORTS SEPTEMBER 2020 AND 3Q20 REVENUE, REPRESENTING A QUARTERLY SIX YEAR HIGH

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HSINCHU, Taiwan, Oct. 8, 2020 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES INC. ("ChipMOS" or the "Company") (Taiwan Stock Exchange: 8150 and NASDAQ: IMOS), an industry leading provider of outsourced semiconductor assembly and test services ("OSAT"), today reported its unaudited consolidated revenue for the month of September 2020 and for the third quarter ended September 30, 2020.  All U.S. dollar figures cited in this press release are based on the exchange rate of NT$28.95 to US$1.00 as of September 30, 2020.

Revenue for the third quarter of 2020 was NT$5,686.2 million or US$196.4 million, representing an increase of 5.3% from the third quarter of 2019, and an increase of 4.8% from the second quarter of 2020.

Revenue for the month of September 2020 was NT$1,897.1 million or US$65.5 million, representing an increase of 8.4% from September 2019, and a decrease of 0.3% from August 2020.  

The Company noted this represents a quarterly six year high.  ChipMOS continues to benefit from strong growth in its DDIC revenue following a tightening of the supply chain, inventory and capacity in the first half of 2020, as it works with customers to efficiently meet higher demand levels.

Consolidated Monthly Revenues (Unaudited)

September 2020

August 2020

September 2019

MoM Change

YoY Change

Revenues

(NT$ million)

1,897.1

1,902.5

1,749.6

-0.3%

8.4%

Revenues

(US$ million)

65.5

65.7

60.4

-0.3%

8.4%

Consolidated Quarterly Revenues (Unaudited)

Third Quarter
2020

Second Quarter

2020

Third Quarter

2019

QoQ Change

YoY Change

Revenues

(NT$ million)

5,686.2

5,428.1

5,399.1

4.8%

5.3%

Revenues

(US$ million)

196.4

187.5

186.5

4.8%

5.3%

About ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES INC.:

ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES INC. ("ChipMOS" or the "Company") (Taiwan Stock Exchange: 8150 and NASDAQ: IMOS) (https://www.chipmos.com) is an industry leading provider of outsourced semiconductor assembly and test services. With advanced facilities in Hsinchu Science Park, Hsinchu Industrial Park and Southern Taiwan Science Park in Taiwan, ChipMOS provide assembly and test services to a broad range of customers, including leading fabless semiconductor companies, integrated device manufacturers and independent semiconductor foundries. 

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Contacts:

In Taiwan

Jesse Huang

ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES INC.

+886-6-5052388 ext. 7715

IR@chipmos.com

In the U.S.

David Pasquale

Global IR Partners

+1-914-337-8801

dpasquale@globalirpartners.com

 

Computers, Health, Lifestyle, Mobile, News

The HONOR MagicBook Pro and Watch GS Pro is now Available in Malaysia for MYR 3,559 and MYR 999!

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HONOR is a brand that is very well known for their value-for-money devices. They launched their HONOR MagicBook earlier this year and challenged nearly every other PC maker in the segment by halving or undercutting their prices with their own offering. In that sense, HONOR is one of those brands that makes us wonder whether or not we should spend that much on a device.

Recently, HONOR just launched their MagicBook Pro and Watch GS Pro in Malaysia. The two devices lining up with HONOR’s direction of pushing the digital lifestyle boundaries this year. These are probably the most exciting devices that is coming out of HONOR this year.

Honor MagicBook Pro

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The Honor MagicBook Pro was designed to help professionals to enhance their productivity with an AMD Ryzen 5 4600H processor alongside an integrated Radeon Graphics for a snappy and smooth performance even when handling complex tasks. The notebook PC is designed to allow for 20% more airflow than traditional cooling fans with minimal noise. With a 56Wh battery that is quoted to last up to 11 hours on a single charge, you can also use the notebook with peace of mind, knowing it will last you a whole work day.

The Honor MagicBook Pro weighs only 1.7kg and is only 16.9mm thick. Thanks to the lightweight construction and petite packaging, lugging it around is a breeze in your backpacks. The best part of the HONOR MagicBook Pro, if you are using an HONOR device, is that you can reply texts, answer calls and even watch videos with your smartphone, on the notebook. To keep everything secure and safely locked in the notebook, the HONOR MagicBook has a 2-in-1 power button with a fingerprint scanner.

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HONOR Watch GS Pro

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The HONOR Watch GS Pro is a guide for all sorts of adventures. Its high-precision built in dual satellite positioning systems is built to ensure that you know where you are going at all times. It is also stress tested in all kinds of environments so that you can bring it out for all your outdoor activities. Of course, this being an all around activity tracker, it has multiple activity modes for you to easily access specific data for specific work outs and exercises.

The HONOR Watch GS Pro comes with a quoted 25-day battery life. That is theoretically the longest battery life that any smartwatch can have in the current market, beating even the Garmins. This also means that even in harsh environments, the HONOR Watch GS Pro will keep you company for as long as you need it to. This actually gives you a whole new world with endless possibilities and probably some new experiences.

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Pricing and Availability

The HONOR MagicBook Pro is now available via HONOR’s official online store, their online retail partners, and all HONOR official stores nationwide. The HONOR MagicBook Pro will set you back MYR 3,599 and will be bundled with HONOR’s Magic Earbuds, a Bluetooth mouse, and a Backpack. If you purchase them through Shopee or Lazada, your purchase comes with a free Microsoft Office 365 Personal subscription, a Bluetooth mouse, and a Backpack.

The HONOR Watch GS Pro is also available now via HONOR’s official online store and all its retail partners including Shopee and Lazada. Keep in mind you can only purchase the Charcoal Black variant as of now. The Marl White variant will be available 15 October onward, but pre-orders start now. The Watch GS Pro will set you back MYR 999. Currently, every purchase of the Watch GS Pro entitles you to a free HONOR Sport Pro wireless earphones.

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Appian Named a Leader in Gartner’s 2020 Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Low-Code Application Platforms

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Named a Leader for second consecutive year

MCLEAN, Virginia, Oct. 8, 2020 — Appian (NASDAQ: APPN) today announced it has been named a Leader by Gartner in its September 2020 Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Low-Code Application Platforms (LCAP). The report evaluated 18 vendors and their product offerings and named Appian a leader for the second consecutive year. For more information and to download a complimentary copy of the Gartner report, visit the Appian website.

Appian Named a Leader in Gartner’s 2020 Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Low-Code Application Platforms
Appian Named a Leader in Gartner’s 2020 Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Low-Code Application Platforms

According to Gartner, "IT leaders are facing mounting challenges around application delivery. Developer shortages and skill-set challenges are impacting their ability to deliver increasing levels of business automation in a rapid and reliable fashion. In response, the vendors of low-code application platforms (LCAPs) have been improving the ease at which business applications can be delivered, providing broader capabilities requiring smaller and less specialized teams of developers."

In addition, Gartner states, "By 2023, over 50% of medium to large enterprises will have adopted an LCAP as one of their strategic application platforms."

The Appian Low-Code Automation Platform allows enterprises to build applications up to 20x faster than traditional code. By providing a single interface that unifies data, process, people and the digital workforce, Appian helps organizations improve digital innovation and optimize business outcomes. Many of the world’s largest organizations use Appian to improve customer experience, achieve operational excellence, and simplify global risk management and compliance.

Appian customers include 9 of the world’s top 10 biotech and pharma companies, 6 of the world’s top 10 insurance companies, and 13 of the world’s top 20 global banks.

"Business applications are also business processes. Appian’s enterprise low-code platform provides the full-stack automation required to manage the most complex workflows and the RPA and AI to eliminate mundane, repetitive tasks," said Michael Beckley, Founder and CTO, Appian. "Our low-code automation platform unifies IT and business users for maximum agility and sustainable reusability. This is why we are confident offering the Appian Guarantee, delivering enterprise business applications in just eight weeks."

To access the report, go to https://ap.pn/3cQIolf.

Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Low-Code Application Platforms, Paul Vincent, Yefim Natis, Kimihiko Iijima, Jason Wong, Saikat Ray, Akash Jain, Adrian Leow, 30 September 2020.

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About Appian

Appian provides a low-code automation platform that accelerates the creation of high-impact business applications. Many of the world’s largest organizations use Appian applications to improve customer experience, achieve operational excellence, and simplify global risk management and compliance.

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EZVIZ Smart Home Camera Wins 2020 Good Design Award (G Mark) in Japan

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HANGZHOU, China, Oct. 8, 2020 — EZVIZ, a global-leading smart home company, announced that its C8PF Dual-lens Outdoor Pan-Tilt-Zoom Camera from its newly launched C8 lineup has won the "Good Design Award 2020." Presented by the Japan Institute of Design Promotion (JDP), the award is one of the four most-renowned international design awards, with about 5,000 entries submitted from all over the world each year.

EZVIZ C8PF Dual-lens Outdoor Pan-Tilt-Zoom Camera
EZVIZ C8PF Dual-lens Outdoor Pan-Tilt-Zoom Camera

Established in 1957, the award recognizes various tangible and intangible products and items that demonstrate exceptional engineering to fulfill a purpose. Companies and designers from both inside and outside of Japan participate in the competition to enhance the quality of human life through design. G Mark, the symbol of the award, has been recognized widely as an icon of good design.

With auto zoom and smart tracking, the C8PF camera automatically zooms in on and follows moving subjects and alerts users to the incident in real time, offering state-of-the-art protection. Displaying both the panoramic view, recorded with the 2.8 mm lens, and the close-up view, recorded by the 12 mm lens in the same window, the camera gives users a wide, clear picture.

Compared against conventional PTZ cameras, the C8PF camera’s lightweight design makes it a great fit for homes which need an extra eye in the courtyard, backyard, front door, etc. The camera’s friendly, contemporary design evades the sense of surveillance and intrusion often posed by the larger, more imposing security cameras of the past.

"We’re thrilled that the C8PF from our C8 series has been awarded a Good Design Award" said Mr. Zhu, head of EZVIZ’s Industrial Design team. "EZVIZ is committed to providing innovative and intuitive smart home products and applications that enable customers to see, capture, share and protect what’s valuable to them. This award inspires us to keep up the good work and offer more intelligent and easy-to-use products, like the C8PF camera, to empower our customers to live a safe, convenient, and smart life."

With over seven years of technical experience and expertise in the smart home domain, EZVIZ has been recognized by other prestigious awards, including the CES Innovation Awards, the iF Design Award, and the RedDot Award. Winning the Good Design Award marks another milestone for EZVIZ.

The company also plans to debut its very first outdoor PT camera from this C8 camera range later this year – the EZVIZ C8C Outdoor Wi-Fi Pan-Tilt Camera with color night vision and AI-Powered person detection. The EZVIZ C8C combines an exquisite appearance and comprehensive functionality and is designed for homes and small businesses.

About EZVIZ

Established in 2013, EZVIZ dedicates itself to creating a safe, convenient, and smart life for users through its intelligent devices, cloud-based platform, and AI technology. The innovative products and services from EZVIZ can be applied to homes, workplaces, stores, schools, and more. EZVIZ empowers partners to share our unique cloud services, and together we build a thriving IoT ecosystem.

For more info: www.ezvizlife.com

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Introducing maaiiconnect LITE: A Flexible Business Engagement Solution for Both Customers and Staff

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HONG KONG, Oct. 8, 2020 — maaiiconnect launches the LITE Plan, a flexible and scalable business engagement solution for e-commerce retailers, SME’s, and start-ups. Organisations can quickly hit the ground running with tools optimised to curate customer experiences that convert online traffic to sales, and connect remote staff with rich multimedia engagement.

Digitally transforming with the right solution opens growth opportunities and sets a new benchmark in competitive industries. Survey results show that the main benefits of digital transformation are increased operational efficiency, meeting customer expectations, and faster time to market[1]. With maaiiconnect LITE, organisations can quickly open new growth opportunities, and convert online traffic to customers with the essential maaiiconnect multimedia web communication and smart management features. LITE’s flexible licence structure enables organisations to scale up or change tact at any moment to fit their business needs and changing market conditions.

Centralised Communications for Experience-led Business Engagement

Research by Forrester Consulting found that it pays to be an experience-led businesses – with 1.9x higher average order value, 1.7x higher customer retention, 1.9x return on spend, 1.6x higher customer satisfaction rates, and 1.5x higher employee satisfaction rates[2]. By centralising all of an organisation’s key stakeholders and communication together in one platform, maaiiconnect LITE optimises business engagement with smart capabilities:

Customer Engagement that Delivers Conversions

Widen the sales funnel and reduce bottlenecks of the customer purchase journey, reduce manpower spent handling enquires, and improve response rates with maaiiconnect LITE:

  • Add the web widget for live chat and call to web stores
  • Create dynamic corporate tags on the web widget that display for specific pages, products, or campaigns to direct traffic to the best staff
  • Enable a staff directory to allow customers to connect instantly to a certain staff for interviews, meetings, or consultations
  • Set up smart routing to intelligently connect enquiries to the right staff based on pre-set criteria
  • Improve engagement rates for EDM and SMS campaigns by adding web links for direct call and chat
  • Add QR codes for direct call and chat to product packing and printed materials to maintain valuable customer relationships

Multimedia Team Collaboration for a Borderless Office

Quickly identify colleagues or teams and start a chat or call from anywhere, and with any device. Create a group chat, launch an audio and video call, screen share, and securely send files.

Reports and Insights

Access comprehensive reports for customers, staff, enquiries and more to better understand customer behaviours.

Secure, Certified, and Compliant

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Olay partners with Shopee to accelerate e-commerce growth in Southeast Asia with Adult Fearlessly campaign targeting millennials

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MANILA, Philippines, Oct. 8, 2020 —  Empowering women with the confidence to navigate adulthood, P&G-owned skincare brand Olay partners with Shopee, one of the leading e-commerce platforms in Southeast Asia and Taiwan, to launch Adult Fearlessly campaign. The campaign seeks to reach and engage with digital natives in Southeast Asia, empowering millennial women to #adultfearlessly and overcome the perceived challenges of ‘adulting’ and invest in quality products catered to their skincare needs. The refreshed brand campaign will be held exclusively on Shopee and rolled out in phases across six markets including Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Shankar Viswanathan, Senior Vice President - P&G Market Operations - Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam and E-Commerce - Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa with Ian Ho, Shopee Regional Managing Director
Shankar Viswanathan, Senior Vice President – P&G Market Operations – Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam and E-Commerce – Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa with Ian Ho, Shopee Regional Managing Director

This second collaboration between Olay and Shopee builds on the previous success of Olay’s regional campaign which launched the Retinol 24 product line last April. The campaign surpassed targets by almost double due to Olay and Shopee’s hyper localised marketing strategy, enabling them to reach the right audiences. Adult Fearlessly aims to ramp up Olay’s growth momentum on e-commerce with a digital-led campaign leveraging Shopee’s marketing tools and core engagement features, such as Shopee Live stream and Shopee Games.

A study on over 16,000 consumers across Asia-Pacific revealed that 58% of millennial consumers are more influenced by online brand videos when choosing brands, including decisions about beauty and skincare needs[1]. As such, Olay teamed up with Shopee to conceptualise and co-create content, such as the campaign hero video, "Fearless with your choices", to capture the attention of millennial female consumers.

"We want to focus on how our consumers are integrating their lifestyle with their skin needs," said Lucy Moran, Olay and Personal Care Senior eCommerce Director, Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa.

"As one of the top facial skincare brands in the world, we are continually innovating and advancing the way we connect with our consumers. With e-commerce driving a major shift from offline to online sales, there is potential to achieve further growth in this segment. Riding on this momentum to broaden our reach in Southeast Asia, we are partnering with Shopee once again to bring more engaging  and convenient experiences online, where consumers are able to access Olay products– all at the click of a button," she adds.

Ian Ho, Regional Managing Director of Shopee said, "The Health & Beauty category is one of the top-performing on Shopee, and the new normal has driven even more consumers to browse and buy skincare products online. We are proud to be able to support Olay in their e-commerce growth through this campaign. Our shared consumer insights and widening base of millennial users have enabled a hyperlocal strategy for Olay to deliver the best online shopping experience. We are confident in supporting Olay to achieve another successful campaign with us."

The Adult Fearlessly campaign is brought to life in the "Fearless with your choices" video, which strives to shift the mindsets of millennials as they confront their fears of turning 30. Olay seeks to inspire women by highlighting the positive aspects of this journey. With personal and financial independence that comes with age, women can make choices fearlessly, and invest in skincare products that are of good quality and value to make ‘adulting’ easier. 

Watch the video here.

The Olay Super Brand Day will run from Oct 18-20. Find out more about the Olay Adult Fearlessly Campaign here

[1] "What makes Asia−Pacific’s Generation Z different?", published 29 June 2020 by McKinsey & Company.

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About Shopee

Shopee is the leading e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia and Taiwan. It was launched in 7 markets in 2015 to connect consumers, sellers, and businesses in the region. Shopee offers an easy, secure, and engaging experience that is enjoyed by millions of people daily. It offers a wide product assortment, supported by integrated payments and logistics, as well as popular entertainment features tailored for each market. Shopee is also a key contributor to the region’s digital economy with a firm commitment to helping brands and entrepreneurs succeed in e-commerce.Shopee is a part of Sea Limited (NYSE:SE), a leading global consumer internet company.

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