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Verkada Releases API, Boosting Seamless Integration with Core Business Systems

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Verkada’s API provides real-time insights to the rest of an enterprise’s business systems; reference integrations with Okta, Splunk, and PagerDuty accelerate time to value

SAN MATEO, Calif., Feb. 3, 2021 — Verkada, the leader in cloud-managed enterprise building security, today announced the launch of its API for enabling seamless integration with core business systems, including Okta, Splunk, and PagerDuty.

Verkada’s set of APIs allow businesses to programmatically access and consume data in a simple, secure, and scalable manner, removing barriers to enterprise automation and increasing ROI from their physical security systems.

"Providing critical and timely information to our customers enables faster incident response and more efficient business operations," said Steve Gross, Senior Director, Strategic Ecosystem Development at PagerDuty. "We’re excited to be a launch partner with Verkada on their new API, delivering simplified workflows for both our customers while continuing to bring greater real-time visibility to the incidents that matter most."

With the available APIs, Verkada customers can create workflows to address the following use cases:

  • Integrate critical notifications into your SIEM platform of choice: Build customized workflows using insights to triage and resolve critical issues effectively and efficiently.
  • Automate IT workflows around provisioning and status: Capture important information and data pertaining to the devices deployed across your organization.
  • Integrate people and vehicle counts into retail analytics or facilities management platforms: See timestamps with associated person and vehicle counts for increased operational efficiency and marketing insights.
  • Create, view, delete, and update Person of Interest: Track a continuously changing set of individuals, such as VIPs, customers with special needs, or past offenders.
  • View an inventory of cameras and their details: Help manage inventory and use to determine camera IDs for use with people and vehicle counts API.
  • Integrate with identity management platforms: Manage users and permissions across your organization using solutions like 2-factor authentication and single sign-on.

"Physical security has become a critical system for enterprise businesses, and as a modern solution, Verkada continues to drive valuable business insights back into organizations," shared Brandon Davito, VP of Product and Operations at Verkada. "With the launch of our API and integration partners, we’re positioned to make Verkada an integral part of existing IT infrastructure while unlocking new possibilities and workflows for business operations."

Verkada’s API and partner integrations are available to all customers and can be found in our reference documentation. To learn more about this latest offering, please contact sales@verkada.com.

About Verkada
Verkada is the leader in cloud-managed enterprise building security. Verkada combines an all-in-one hosted software platform with hardware powered by industry-leading, edge-based processing to provide customers with a real-time view into every part of their organization. Designed with simplicity in mind, Verkada’s video security cameras, access control solution, and sensors natively integrate with our platform and are virtually effortless to install, maintain, and manage across hundreds of sites.

Verkada protects more than 4,200 organizations, including more than 30 of the Fortune 500, with the latest security technology without maintenance overhead or unpredictable costs over time. Visit verkada.com to learn how Verkada is setting the new standard for enterprise building security for customers such as Moapa Valley Water District, Zionsville Community Schools, and Carolina Ingredients and join us on LinkedIn, Twitter, or Facebook.

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SKG launches its new F5 massage gun with hot compress

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Portable, lightweight massage device, with embedded heating function make this the perfect Valentine’s Day gift

NEW YORK, Feb. 2, 2021 — SKG, an award-winning high-tech company specialized in developing massage devices, today announced the launch of its new massage gun, the F5 portable, lightweight massage device with embedded heating function. The F5 percussion massager, specifically designed for female, is the latest addition to SKG’s growing portfolio of massage devices designed for customers of various lifestyles and activity levels. This beautifully designed massage tool helps to target problem areas that are hard to reach and to aid the improvement of muscle inflammation and tension with deep muscle release. 

SKG F5 Mini Massage Gun
SKG F5 Mini Massage Gun

Massage is undoubtedly beneficial for people with varying activity levels due to the technology-driven lifestyle. On top of that, a range of present factors mean that effective muscle relaxation has never been more important: the financial and emotional tolls of the pandemic are severe, and hastily designed home offices lacking ergonomic rigor are the norm. Thus, offering a relaxing at-home massage to one’s significant other with the F5 massage gun will undoubtedly be an ideal Valentine’s Day gift idea for girlfriend or wife in lockdown.

SKG has a strong track record of building products that enhance relaxation, ease muscle tension and promote recovery. The company prioritizes design and customer experience. It has over 400 of patents on the market and the F5 is their latest iteration of this rich tradition. It’s a wonderful, on-the-go tool for recovery post exercise, alleviating muscle tension or simple relaxation.

"We designed the F5 to be beautiful looking and effective, but we really think its lightweight is the major differentiation," said Jack Liu, CEO of SKG. "It’s small enough to fit in a purse and to be used whenever and wherever it’s needed."

Highlights of the F5 include:

  • Look: The F5 is beautifully designed with a stylish pistol-shape, satin finish and gradient light. 
  • Portability: While massage guns are great after a sweat session, they shouldn’t be a workout to carry. The F5 weighs only 0.66 lbs – less than half the weight of the Theragun Mini – and can be carried anywhere. The handle of the product is designed to give customers an easy to hold grip.
  • First ever built in heat compress: In addition to the percussion therapy offered via the massage gun the F5 contains a heating mechanism embedded in the bottom of the gun’s handle to help loosen muscles. It has three levels of temperature 40, 48 and 53 degrees Celsius, and marks a first time ever that this feature is embedded in a device of this nature.
  • Noise and performance: Its 5V brushless motor and high-quality bearing allow for an almost silent massage, with three frequency levels of up to 3200 rpm and noise level lower than 45dB.

"While all our products go through rigorous testing and iterations, the F5 is perfectly aligned with both modern life’s hectic pace and the unique challenges COVID has brought. We created it to help our customers better cope with the challenges and improve their healthier lifestyles," said Liu.

The F5 massage gun is currently available for purchase on Amazon for $136. To elevate customer experience, SKG not only provides quality in-house customer service and but also supports options after purchase.

For more information, visit www.skg.com or join the conversation on Facebook or Instagram

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About SKG

Founded in 2007, SKG is a high-tech R&D company specialized in developing massage devices. SKG combines the best of fashion and technology, and packs everything great into beautifully-designed massage products that enable healthier lifestyle. SKG’s products have received recognition from the international design community, including the Red Dot Design Award and IF Design Award. In a modern world of fast living and full of stress, SKG is committed to delivering health and relaxation products that help people live healthier, longer and better lives. 

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Building a Prosperous Partner Ecosystem, H3C Initiates Channel Kickoff 2021 in Malaysia

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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Feb. 2, 2021 — H3C, a leader in digital solutions has initiated its first virtual event of the year here in Malaysia — H3C Channel Kickoff 2021, Moving your business forward. H3C global business has seen a 166% year-on-year (YoY) of revenue growth. So far, H3C Channels has certified 355 partners and 245 engineers. In Malaysia, H3C has also successfully certified more than 60 partners and at least 100 engineers. With the theme of "Moving your business forward", the virtual event encourages global partners to embrace new challenges and seize opportunities alike, to create more business value with H3C in the new year. Representatives of local partners and industry customers in Malaysia have been invited to attend the virtual event.

Themed at “Moving your business forward”, H3C Channel Kickoff 2021 in Malaysia has been launched virtually on February 2, 2021.
Themed at “Moving your business forward”, H3C Channel Kickoff 2021 in Malaysia has been launched virtually on February 2, 2021.

Gary Huang, President of the International Business and Senior Vice President of H3C, said "As the foothold of Southeast Asian economic development, Malaysia is actively implementing its digital transformation vision. H3C will continue to increase investment in the local market development in Malaysia, providing a full range of services from end-to-end integrated solutions to top-level design, and work closely with ecological partners to continue to optimize the global market layout to help global customers realize digital transformation."

During the virtual event, H3C highly affirmed its Malaysian partners with the 2020 Partners Awards. The awards were given out by H3C to appreciate its partners’ contribution in the past year. In the ceremony, eight of its Malaysian partners were rewarded the Top Sales Elite Award, Industrial Market Development Award, Solution Sales Elite Award, Top Service Sales and Delivery Award, and lastly, the Best Collaboration Award.

According to one of the representatives of the award-winning partner, "2020 is indeed a difficult year. In order to overcome the challenges brought by the epidemic, we have carried out closer cooperation with H3C, achieved major breakthroughs in many fields, and achieved good performance. We are looking to constantly explore new opportunities to expand digitalization into broader and deeper fields, hand in hand with H3C to achieve business growth."

During the virtual event, H3C highlighted its digital solutions for various sectors including government, education, healthcare, finance, and etc. The company’s AI-oriented digital solutions have an ABC converged platform consisting of a seer network with intelligent products which can provide a comprehensive intelligent solution from H3C’s cloud, to the network, to their end-users. The company also introduced a series of new products, including the WW First AI-Powered Aggregation Router.

H3C’s HCI (Hyper-Converged Infrastructure) products UIS (Unified Infrastructure System) 7.0 (seventh generation) have recently won two major awards in the field of financial technology (fintech) for their outstanding contributions in promoting financial informatisation applications and improvements in financial services. In partnership with Spirent, the global-leading provider of automated tests and solutions for networks, H3C has successfully completed the industry’s first-ever, large-scale 400G test with its latest 400G Port.

Presented during the virtual event is the highlight on SYABAS (Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor Sdn. Bhd.), the largest water operator in Malaysia, one of H3C’s customers deploying AD-Campus (SDN) solution. SYABAS is responsible for the distribution of water services to over 10 million people. H3C offers SYABAS to interoperate with third-party wireless networks, syncing user accounts with LDAP server, providing consistent policies across the network, as well as cameras and printers batch onboarding system. H3C is committed to supporting customers to accelerate digital transformation and boost business agility amid the rapidly changing market conditions.

H3C is looking to collaborate with more partners by placing their priority on satisfying customers’ needs while improving its partners’ business performance altogether. Rockies Ma, Country Manager of H3C Malaysia said, "We would like to express our gratitude to all of our partners. Through today’s event, we hope to inspire and gather high-value ecological partners and together, we contribute to the digital transformation of Malaysia."

As a leading Digital Solutions provider, H3C is committed to becoming their customers’ most trustworthy partner for their business innovation and digital transformation. Collaborating with its partners in building a prosperous ecosystem and growing together, H3C will forge gloriously ahead in the New Year to create more outstanding achievements.

About H3C

H3C is an industry leader in the provision of Digital Solutions and is committed to becoming the most trusted partner to our clients in their quest for business innovation and digital transformation. H3C offers a full portfolio of Digital Infrastructure products, spanning across compute, storage, networking, security and related domains, and provides a comprehensive one-stop digital platform that includes cloud computing, big data, interconnectivity, information security, new safety, Internet of Things (IoT), edge computing, artificial intelligence (AI) and 5G solutions, as well as end-to-end technical services.

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Boozt launches Live Video Shopping at Stockholm Fashion Week – in partnership with Bambuser

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STOCKHOLM, Feb. 2, 2021 — Boozt, the leading Nordic fashion and lifestyle e-commerce tech company, makes the first move to integrate Live Video Shopping powered by Swedish mobile live streaming technology partner Bambuser at Stockholm Fashion Week 9 – 11 February.

As a strategic partner of Stockholm Fashion Week (SFW), Boozt is the first e-commerce retailer to hold a live video shopping event as part of the fashion week schedule.  The Boozt Watch & Shop will be a daily event featuring highlights from the SFW schedule, allowing users to engage in an interactive shopping experience in real-time within the video broadcast.

"We continue to invest in cutting-edge technology designed to elevate the shopping experience for our more than 2 million customers. By introducing the "Boozt Watch & Shop" live video shopping events we want to invite our community to connect with the fashion industry – engaging everyone around Nordic brands, sustainable choices and trends. We look forward to launching this with SFW and the strong Nordic fashion brands, looking into trends 2021," says Dorte Tandrup, Sales & Marketing Director at Boozt.

Boozt Watch & Shop live shopping SFW schedule

  • 9 February: Boozt Live on Sustainable fashion, hosted by Elina Grothén, Fashion Director at Elle Sweden
  • 10 February: Boozt Live on SFW Trends, hosted by Jahwanna Berglunds, Fashion Editor at Odalisque Magazine and Susan Stjernberger, Influencer @styleinscandinavia
  • 11 February: Boozt Live on Nordic designers, hosted by Katinka Island, Senior Buying Manager at Boozt and Sarah Jane Wilson, Fashion Editor at Boozt

"Technology is playing an increasingly important role in the fashion industry, and in the past year, it’s become even more critical as brands are challenged to engage audiences via digital channels. We could not be happier to see Live Video Shopping be integrated into the main schedule for Stockholm Fashion Week and believe that it will be a key component in scaling strong and sustainable Nordic players like Boozt," says Maryam Ghahremani, CEO at Bambuser.

"As TechCrunch puts it, Sweden is a tech superstar from the North. We want to encourage and develop entrepreneurship and innovation within the Swedish fashion industry and to showcase how our technologies help push boundaries to showcase Swedish brands," says SFW Organiser Catarina Midby, Secretary General at Swedish Fashion Association.

Contact information

Maryam Ghahremani, CEO Bambuser | press@bambuser.com | +46 8 400 160 02

Emma Holmberg, Communication Manager, Boozt  | emho@boozt.com | +46 73 024 74 45

Catarina Midby, General Secretary, Swedish Fashion Association | info@swedishfashionassociation.se

About Bambuser

Bambuser is a software company specializing in interactive live video streaming. The Company’s primary product, Live Video Shopping, is a cloud-based software solution that is used by customers such as global e-commerce and retail businesses to host live shopping experiences on websites, mobile apps and social media. Bambuser was founded in 2007 and has its headquarters in Stockholm.

About Boozt

Boozt is a leading Nordic technology company selling fashion and lifestyle online. Founded in 2011, Boozt has over 2 million active customers and offers a curated and contemporary selection of fashion and lifestyle brands primarily through its multi-brand webstore Boozt.com. The company is focused on using cutting-edge technology and local Nordic operations to curate the best possible customer experience.

About Stockholm Fashion Week

Stockholm Fashion Week was founded in 2005 with the objective of putting Stockholm and Swedish fashion on the international fashion scene. Stockholm Fashion Week was initially a physical event held twice per year. It has been relaunched in a digital structure since August 2020. Visit Stockholm Fashion Week for a schedule of events and presentations occurring February 9-11, 2021.

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AMTD Announced Strategic Acquisition of Nexia TS, Calvin Choi became the non-executive Chairman of Nexia TS

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HONG KONG, Feb. 2, 2021 — AMTD teams up with Nexia TS to create a Pan-Asian Digital Professional Services Platform headquartered in Singapore and develop Singapore’s professional talents with a hiring plan of additional 100 local staff, especially mid-career Singaporeans, with at least 60% women in the next twelve months.

AMTD Group, a leading comprehensive financial service conglomerate in Asia, announced today that it will officially set up a new business arm – AMTD Services Group ("AMTD Services"), which represents a new add-on to the AMTD’s IDEA strategy ("AMTD IDEAs"), including AMTD International (HKIB:NYSE; HKB:SGX), AMTD Digital, AMTD Education and AMTD Assets. AMTD Services today announced its acquisition of a controlling stake in the non-assurance business of Nexia TS Group (‘Nexia TS’), a Singapore Top 10-ranked homegrown accounting and consulting firm, and an independent member firm of Nexia International network. Calvin Choi, Chairman and CEO of AMTD Group, will also become the non-executive Chairman of the overall Nexia TS Group.

This is AMTD’s fourth controlling stake acquisition in Singapore following the acquisitions of PolicyPal, Singapore’s leading InsurTech company and the first graduate from Monetary Authority of Singapore’s FinTech Sandbox; FOMO Pay, the one-stop QR code and digital payment solutions provider in Southeast Asia; and CapBridge, Singapore’s first regulated securities exchange for digital assets and private companies and Singapore’s leading integrated private market ecosystem platform.

After the acquisition, Nexia TS will be a core subsidiary member within the AMTD Group. It will become the pivotal platform under AMTD Services, AMTD’s digital professional services arm to serve Asian SMEs. This is part of AMTD’s endeavour to build a comprehensive digital solutions platform for Asian SMEs with capabilities in digital finance, digital community and ecosystem connect, supply chain solutions and digital professional services. Last month, AMTD signed a strategic collaboration agreement with GlobalLinker, a key participant in the Business-Sans-Borders initiative to jointly build a digital community and digital tool portal for Asian SMEs.

Nexia TS provides a wide range of services including tax compliance & advisory, IPO services, risk advisory, business valuation, M&A advisory and due diligence services, forensic advisory etc. In order to help Asian companies accelerate their digitalization and better serve SMEs, Nexia TS has various digital platforms which include cloud accounting, payroll and data analytics together with cybersecurity, data protection, blockchain advisory services and virtual collaboration tools in response to the growing market needs. On an overall basis, Nexia TS Group has served over 90 listed companies and assisted 38 IPO listings. Nexia TS embraces diversity and women leadership with over 40% of its directors being women.

Calvin Choi, Chairman and CEO of AMTD Group, commented, "High quality professional services with local know-how and in-depth insights, enriched by solid understanding into local dynamics and culture are key to the success and sustainability of SMEs. Nexia TS’s comprehensive range of solutions provide businesses with smart tools to improve internal processes and controls and increase productivity.

Women leadership and diversity are also part of AMTD’s strategy and core values. We welcome Nexia TS, Henry and his team to join the AMTD family to strengthen our digital offerings and provide a true one-stop user journey to SMEs. We strive to help accelerate the digitalisation of SMEs in Singapore and beyond, and serve their different needs across their lifecycles through a Pan Asian Digital Professional Services Group. Most importantly, through Nexia TS Group, we are committed to contributing to and developing Singapore into a professional services talent hub with a local hiring plan of over 100 local staff in the next 12 months with a particular focus into women talents to comprise at least 60% of the hiring."

Henry Tan, Group CEO and co-founder of Nexia TS, added, "We are excited to be on this journey with AMTD to further develop our 3Ps growth strategy – Prepare, Position and Progress. This pandemic is a catalyst of digital acceleration for businesses to thrive in a crisis. With our expertise and knowledge in the professional services arena, I am confident that we can add value to the AMTD SpiderNet ecosystem and assist SMEs in their digitalization roadmap while embracing capabilities and network of the AMTD family. Given that AMTD has comprehensive investment banking capabilities in Singapore, Hong Kong, and the U.S. markets, the synergies are mutual and will be well-complemented with our IPO and M&A experience in the region".

Patrick Tay, Assistant Secretary-Generals of the National Trades Union Congress, added, "I am glad to see AMTD teaming up with Nexia TS to create a Pan-Asian Digital Platform headquartered in Singapore to provide comprehensive professional and financial related services. In particular, I am elated to hear of the organisation’s focus and efforts to develop Singaporean talents and its commitment to hire an additional 100 local PME staff, especially mid-career Singaporeans, with a particular focus on hiring female talents, in the next twelve months."

About AMTD Group

AMTD Group is a leading comprehensive financial services conglomerate, with core businesses in investment banking, asset management, digital financial solutions; and non- financial services areas including education and real estate investment.

AMTD International (NYSE: HKIB; SGX: HKB), a subsidiary of AMTD Group, is the largest independent investment bank in Asia and one of Asia’s largest independent asset management companies, and has been a leading investor in FinTech and new economy sectors. AMTD International was successfully listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 2019, representing the first Hong Kong headquartered financial institution listed on NYSE. On April 8, 2020, AMTD International completed its successful listing on SGX- ST, which marks a series of historical milestones, including:

The first company ever to be dual listed on NYSE and SGX;
The first company featuring dual-class shares (DCS) listed on SGX; and
The first company to conduct a digital listing ceremony in Singapore.

AMTD Digital, the digital solutions arm of AMTD Group, is headquartered in Singapore engaging in digital financial services, digital marketing and data intelligence, digital connectors and ecosystem building, and digital investments. AMTD Digital aims to build a one-stop, comprehensive, cross-market, and innovative digital solutions platform.

About Nexia TS

Nexia TS provides a wide range of services including tax compliance & advisory, IPO services, risk advisory, business valuation, M&A advisory and due diligence services, forensic advisory etc. In order to help Asian companies accelerate their digitalization and better serve SMEs, Nexia TS has various digital platforms which include cloud accounting, payroll and data analytics together with cybersecurity, data protection, blockchain advisory services and virtual collaboration tools in response to the growing market needs. On an overall basis, Nexia TS Group has served over 90 listed companies and assisted 38 IPO listings. Nexia TS embraces diversity and women leadership with over 40% of its directors being women.

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Pactera Achieves Silver-Level Delivery Provider Certification From Blue Prism

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HONG KONG, Feb. 2, 2021 — Pactera today announced it has achieved silver-level delivery provider certification from Blue Prism. Pactera is an industry-targeted global leading IT solution company from China, with 25 years of history and 29,000 employees, providing worldwide services covering digital consulting, experience interaction, technology implementation, and operations.

Pactera and Blue Prism have been collaborating in the implementation of RPA and intelligent automation services across a variety of industries and sectors, including banking, insurance, retail, and manufacturing. This announcement promotes a stronger relationship to expand the offering of digital workforce services and solutions to their clients across Asia and Oceania initially including the Greater China Region, Australia, Japan, Malaysia and Singapore.

"Our clients expect the highest level of work quality from Pactera and in the domain of RPA. Achieving official certification from leading technology vendor Blue Prism means we are delivering according to the highest standards set by the solution provider itself. It has been a very rewarding journey with Blue Prism and we are working towards reaching the next and other levels of certification so that we can deliver more successes to our clients," says Andy Fung, general manager of Pactera Hong Kong and program executive of Pactera’s Intelligent Automation Practice in APAC.

Pactera holds a leading position in APAC as an intelligent automation implementation service provider given its broad network of Asia Pacific and Oceania practitioners skilled in software robotics and automation. Pactera’s locally based teams help clients to improve their operations and navigate the challenges of the intelligent automation journey via an ideal mix of strong technical know-how and a native, cultural understanding of the Asia/Oceania business environments.

"This certification is official recognition of Pactera’s growing expertise and track record in successfully implementing Blue Prism intelligent automation projects for clients in the region," remarked Gareth Lane, VP of partners in APAC, Blue Prism.

About Pactera

Pactera is a global technology company with 29,000 employees worldwide committed to delivering digital-themed consulting, UX interaction, IT implementation and operations services to customers. Pactera creates business value for Fortune 2000 companies by accelerating business innovation, enabling new growth, improving operational efficiency and transforming the user experience.

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About Blue Prism

Blue Prism is the global leader in intelligent automation for the enterprise, transforming the way work is done. At Blue Prism, we have users in over 170 countries in more than 2,000 businesses, including Fortune 500 and public sector organizations, that are creating value with new ways of working, unlocking efficiencies, and returning millions of hours of work back into their businesses. Our digital workforce is smart, secure, scalable and accessible to all; freeing up humans to re-imagine work. Blue Prism’s vision is to provide a digital workforce for every enterprise. To learn more visit www.blueprism.com and follow us on Twitter @blue_prism and on LinkedIn.

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CJC Strengthens Commercial Management Services Through Global Expansion And Strategic Initiatives

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CJC is expanding their Commercial Management business to help global clients adopt more compliant and cost-effective commercial management processes around the sourcing, licensing and reporting of market data.

LONDON, Feb. 2, 2021 — Driven by increasing client demand, CJC is expanding their Commercial Management business through several strategic initiatives and growing their consultancy teams in London and Hong Kong to provide extended service capabilities and support coverage across multiple time zones for their global clients.

 

 

Launching in Q1 of 2021, the enhanced managed service offering includes invoice processing, inventory management and business reporting services. Complemented with local consultancy offerings such as business cost and risk management, CJC is better positioned to help clients manage and improve their market data commercial environments.

Several strategic initiatives comprise of improving service management functions and reporting as well as integrating best-practice methodologies for process and documentation management. Additionally, various cross-regional projects have also been launched such as workflow automation, toolset optimization and customer onboarding efficiency.

To ensure cultural cohesion, a critical success factor entails leveraging the diversity of skillsets and capabilities of consultants across regions. This involves subject matter experts in business analysis, inventory, data licensing and audit based in London collaborating with client solution specialists in Hong Kong with technical backgrounds in accounting, finance and systems integration.

Janet Mail, Global Head of Commercial Management at CJC, commented: "By bringing on board additional industry-certified expertise and developing a diversity of skillsets and capabilities, we are able to deliver more cost-effective management processes, consistency in service quality and drive best practice standards for clients. Our enhanced solutions have been developed with the goal of improving client experience which I believe is our competitive advantage when compared to alternative offerings."

Yan Shih, Head of Asia at CJC, commented: "Developing Commercial Management capabilities in Asia has been a key milestone for us. By leveraging CJC’s global expertise combined with our regional consultancy services, we are continually improving our offering as a strategic value-add and cost-effective commercial management solution for financial institutions and other market data consumers in Asia."

With an increased global footprint and extended service capabilities alongside a strong culture of collaboration, CJC is better positioned to support existing and new managed service assignments, respond with greater agility to new requirements and introduce new, region-specific propositions. Existing clients will benefit from enhanced service quality with greater confidence in the running of their market data environment, while new clients will enjoy faster integration with their internal environment and processes.

About CJC Ltd.

CJC is a leading independent market data technology consultancy and services firm. We have over twenty years’ experience in design, build and operate services for multi-vendor market data environments for the financial services community. Our Commercial Management business focuses on helping clients address the complexity of sourcing, licensing and obligatory reporting of market data from vendors and exchanges.
www.cjcit.com 

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cjccm@cjcit.com

For press enquiries, please contact: 
Katie Goldsmith (katie.goldsmith@cjcit.com) +44 (0)203 328 7543

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SKEMA deploys its first advances in AI

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PARIS, Feb. 2, 2021 — One year after the launch of its strategic plan 2020-2025, SKEMA is pleased to announce several concrete advances especially in artificial intelligence:

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With SKEMA AI Institute, AI is being rolled out across all programmes and campuses.

A forerunner in 2019 with the opening of an AI research centre in Montreal, SKEMA is gaining momentum with the creation of the SKEMA AI Institute, a global system that brings together some twenty professors and experts around AI and deploys the school’s AI strategy – from research to concrete applications in all the school’s programmes – while drawing on the territories and ecosystems of its various campuses in France and abroad.

In this context, the school’s historical cooperation with the UCA (University Côte d’Azur), and more particularly, the Institut 3IA Côte d’Azur, is worth mentioning.

For Alice Guilhon, Dean of SKEMA Business School: "It was essential to introduce AI into all of SKEMA’s academic programmes. It even constitutes one of the pillars of SKY25: it’s what we call hybridisation. This hybridisation is one of the levers of our ambition to become an ‘Avant-Garde’ school by proposing the hybridisation of 100% of our programmes: AI at the service of the business world."

Among the advances in the field of AI, we can note the following:

  • Constitution of a SKEMA "AI Faculty", composed of more than 20 professors and researchers divided into 4 interdisciplinary fields: AI Fundamentals; IA, Economics & Finance; IA, Marketing & Management; IA, Operations, Supply Chain & Information Systems.
  • Integration of an "AI" specialisation within the Global BBA programme.
  • Launch of a new Specialised Master® programme for "AI project managers" in autumn 2021, currently in the process of being approved by the "Conférence des Grandes Ecoles" organisation.

Asma Hanafi, a student in the Master in Management programme (Grande Ecole Programme) who has chosen the "IA for managers" programme, says: "The added value of such an AI training programme lies, above all, in its technical nature. Being a business school student and applying for an internship while having skills in machine learning and programming make us attractive profiles with an edge. I felt this advantage during the interviews for my internship search because it aroused the curiosity of several recruiters. Today, AI is an integral part of all sectors of activities. It contributes to research, innovation, and decision-making, whether it be for marketing, human resources, finance, etc. Data management and analysis are issues that all companies face. It is therefore essential for the manager of tomorrow to know how to master such central subjects."

To date, more than 70% of SKEMA’s programmes include the AI dimension in their teaching. With the SKEMA AI Institute and its new programmes, the school prefigures what will eventually become a specific entity under the name "SKEMA AI School for Business".

For more details on these initiatives, take a look at the SKEMA AI for Business brochure: http://bit.ly/2YnnLGL.

Contact: Christine Cassabois, Christine.cassabois@skema.edu

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ILIAS Biologics announces the 2nd POC study, showing anti-inflammatory effects of ILB202 on preterm birth

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– The study provides a novel approach to treat the fetus as a patient with an innovative drug delivery system via exosome

– ILIAS proves the expandability of its pipeline with the second POC study result using its EXPLOR® technology

DAEJEON, South Korea, Feb. 2, 2021 — ILIAS Biologics, Inc. announced that its latest research in collaboration with researchers at The University of Texas Medical Brand at Galveston (UTMB) is published in the journal Science Advances(Link: https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/7/4/eabd3865). The study showed successful results in preventing preterm birth and improving the fetus viability with ILB-202, ILIAS’s anti-inflammatory exosomes developed through its EXPLOR® platform technology.

This study result is the second proof of concept that suggests significant anti-inflammatory effects of the same exosome (ILB202) from ILIAS Biologics, Inc. In April 2020, the researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) and the ILIAS team published the same exosome’s substantial efficacy in the septic mouse model in Science Advances(Link: https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/6/15/eaaz6980). With this second POC study showing anti-inflammatory effects on premature birth, ILIAS Biologics, Inc. proved its pipeline’s expandability using EXPLOR®.

Preterm birth is the leading cause of infant deaths, and rates are increasing over the past few decades. Infection and inflammation in the uterus are known to cause preterm birth and affect fetal mortality. Several studies are set out to explore new drugs inhibiting the inflammatory transcription factor NF-κB. Very few of these studies have progressed to clinical trials, and none are clinically in use.

Using an innovative technology called EXPLOR®, Exosomes engineering for Protein Loading via Optically Reversible protein-protein interaction, researchers in this study have injected the engineered exosomes that contain an inhibitor of NF-κB, super-repressor IκB(ILB202) into the maternal side. These engineered exosomes carrying an anti-inflammatory drug can cross the placental barrier through the mouse model’s maternal bloodstream and reach the fetus, which is an innovative approach to effectively deliver the medicine to the fetus and prevent the preterm birth. This study has suggested novel therapeutics for delaying preterm birth and increasing the survival rate of the fetus via regulation of inflammatory cytokine expression and activation of inflammatory cells in maternal and fetal tissues by ILB202 exosome delivery.

"Exosomes are natural nanoparticles or vesicles in our bodies, and we have trillions of them circulating through us at all times. By packaging the medicine inside a bioengineered exosome and injecting it into the mother intravenously, the exosomes travel through the blood system, cross the placental barrier and arrive in the fetus, where they deliver the medicine," explains Dr. Ramkumar Menon, the corresponding author of the study and a professor in UTMB’s Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Cell Biology.

"The study result suggests the possibility of the safe and effective treatment to prevent preterm birth by solving the problem of current medications – that cannot cross the placental barrier – with EXPLOR® technology and proves the enormous expandability of exosome-based treatment," said Chulhee Choi, CEO at ILIAS Biologics, Inc.

ILIAS is investing the proceeds of successful series B funding in 2020 to advance its platform technology and manufacturing capability, backed up by its strong R&D capability and intellectual properties. The company is also in active discussion with multiple global pharmaceutical companies for R&D collaboration and potential licensing out of its lead pipelines. Its successful POC study results have been published by international journals, and EXPLOR® technology has been granted the patent in the United States last July. Recently, ILIAS selected initial public offering (IPO) organizers and completed pre-audit aiming IPO in 2022.

Preterm Birth:

Preterm birth is when a baby is born too early, before 37 weeks of pregnancy have been completed. In 2019, preterm birth affected 1 of every 10 infants born[i]. According to World Health Organization, an estimated 15 million babies are born preterm, and 1 million among them die every year. It is estimated that 80% of death and half of neurological complications in infants are caused by preterm birth.  

There are no medications to delay preterm birth and intervene in premature labor but only temporary measures to stop labor to improve a premature baby’s prognosis. The global market size of medication to prevent and manage preterm birth is estimated at $1.1 billion (US dollar) in 2019, and it is estimated to grow to $2.8 billion in 2029. In the United States, it takes $20,000 to $100,000 for treatment/management of a premature baby, and total annual spending in the United States amounts to $26.5 billion[ii].

Exosomes: 

Exosomes are a type of extracellular vesicles, sized from 50nm to 200nm, released by cells in the body. Exosomes act as intercellular messengers delivering a variety of materials including RNA, Proteins, etc. Due to this unique function as a messenger between cells, exosomes are developed as treatments and a novel drug delivery system to carry drugs into the target cells in various diseases with significant unmet medical needs.  

ABOUT ILIAS Biologics, Inc.:

ILIAS Biologics, Inc. was established in 2015 in South Korea to develop exosome-based therapeutics. Its platform technology, EXPLOR®, makes it possible to load large therapeutic molecules into exosomes. ILIAS Biologics, Inc. is actively developing various therapeutic exosomes, Exo-Targets®, as potential treatments for sepsis, pre-term birth, and various hard-to-treat diseases in inflammatory, metabolic areas, and oncology. To learn more about ILIAS Biologics, Inc., visit the website at www.iliasbio.com. 

ABOUT EXPLOR® technology:

EXPLOR® technology is a novel protein-loading method that enables the active loading of large therapeutic cargo proteins into the lumen of exosomes—nanosized extracellular vesicles—through cellular biogenesis processes. This process involves controllable and reversible detachment of cargo proteins from the membrane of exosomes once they load into exosomes, which increases the efficiency of delivery of payload proteins into the cytoplasm or nucleus of target cells. While exosomes have been actively studied as novel therapeutic vehicles for intracellular drug delivery, the controllable loading of therapeutic cargo proteins as free forms in the exosomal lumen has remained a technical hurdle. ILIAS’s technology provides a unique solution to overcome this challenge and is expected to provide solutions for treating various diseases with significant medical unmet needs. The technology has been first published by Nature communication in 2016, and ILIAS has provided its first POC study result in sepsis in Science Advance in Apr. 2020. EXPLOR® technology has been granted the patent in the United States (July 2020) and in South Korea (May 2017). IILAS has applied for the patents in 7 other countries including Japan, China, India and Europe.

[i] (Ref. WHO, GLOBAL PRETERM BIRTH ESTIMATES, http://ptb.srhr.org) & (Ref. WHO, Born too soon: the global action report on preterm birth, 2012, WHO | Born too soon)

[ii] (Ref. Future Market Insights, 2020)

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MPI Advanced Semiconductor Test Division (AST) Moves into New Facility

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MPI’s Advanced Semiconductor Test Division (AST) proudly announces a move into a new 5-floor facility located next to the original MPI Corporate Headquarters in Hsinchu, Taiwan. The expansion is a necessary and significant step as a result of MPI’s growth over the last several years.

HSINCHU, Feb. 2, 2021 — MPI Corporation’s Advanced Semiconductor Test Division, a leading provider of accurate and innovative wafer level test solutions for the semiconductor industry, is moving into a new facility in Hsinchu, Taiwan. MPI Corporation is responding to increased industry demand for its semiconductor test equipment due to growing technology inflections points such as 5G wireless, artificial intelligence and machine learning.

"We are very pleased to announce the opening of a new facility," says Scott Kuo, CEO of MPI Corporation. "This is not only an opportunity to bring our relatively new Advanced Semiconductor Test and Thermal Divisions directly within the MPI corporate park, but it also allows us to further expand our manufacturing capabilities and meet the growing needs of the semiconductor test market."

The new Advanced Semiconductor Test facility plant comprises over 90,000 square feet, along with several areas designated for office, production, application, demonstration, training center and a first floor loading dock.

"Our team could not be prouder of the achievements these past few years, as the Advanced Semiconductor Test Division became an undisputed innovation and a market leader in several segments within our served available market," says Dr. Stojan Kanev, General Manager of the Advanced Semiconductor Test Division. "In our new production site, the division will achieve even greater flexibility to meet the exceed customer demands, such as accelerated support, delivery and overall response times."

The new location has begun operation, and the first systems will be delivered to customers starting in January 2021.

About MPI Corporation

Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Hsinchu, Taiwan, MPI Corporation is a global technology leader in Semiconductor, Light Emitting Diode (LED), Photo Detectors, Lasers, Materials Research, Aerospace, Automotive, Fiber Optic, Electronic Components and more. MPI’s four main business sectors include Probe Card, Photonics Automation, Advanced Semiconductor Test and Thermal Divisions. MPI products range from various advanced probe card technologies, probers, testers, material handlers, inspection and thermal air systems. Many of these products are accompanied by state-of-the-art Calibration and Test & Measurement software suites. The diversification of product portfolio and industries allows a healthy environment for employee growth and retention. Cross pollination of product technologies allows each new innovation to provide differentiation in areas that are meaningful to our precious customer base.

For more information please visit: mpi-corporation.com